usatvline Chapter 211: Hand over grain and no killing
Chapter 211: Hand over grain and no killing
In the early morning light, there was a loud knock on Bei Jingchu's door: "Yangyang, get up quickly!"
"There's a fight outside. The enemy has broken through the city gate and is rushing in!"
In the dream, Bei Jingchu heard the voice of Aunt Yu and suddenly opened her eyes.
Her head buzzed.
Although she had guessed that a war would break out when Tu Ning tried to kidnap her, the sudden change in the situation overnight still caught her off guard.
She turned over and got up from the bed. Yan Wei from next door heard the noise and came out.
Bei Jingchu opened the door and saw Nanny Yu holding Xin'er and standing at her door.
There was no time to ask anything else, time was running out.
"Yan Wei went to call Nian'er, let's run away quickly."
"Aunt Yu, does anyone else in the Ma Mansion know about the small courtyard you rented to us?"
Ah Yu shook his head and said, "No, I know that wealth should not be shown off, so I never told anyone."
Bei Jingchu nodded to show that she understood, and made a decisive decision: "Let's escape there."
Before Lei Nian'er had time to wash up, she was wrapped in a cloak and was taken away by Yan Weiti.
Of course, Bei Jingchu and the others were not in a much better situation.
There was chaos in the county magistrate's mansion. Yan Wei stole a horse, tied it to a carriage, jumped on the carriage as a coachman, and escaped with four people.
Xin'er, who had always been spoiled, didn't say anything at this time. She just opened her big, round eyes and curled up uneasily in A Yu's arms.
Bei Jingchu and his men did not waste a moment and escaped before the enemy troops entered the city to control the streets.
Those who were reluctant to part with their property and took a long time to pack up their gold and silver valuables were not so lucky. They were stopped on the spot and killed on the spot.
Only after arriving at the place did Bei Jingchu find the opportunity to ask Aunt Yu about the details.
"Where's the county magistrate?"
"He escaped."
"I was giving morning lessons to the ladies of the Ma residence when I heard Madam yelling that the county magistrate had fled during the siege last night."
[During the siege last night... That's right, the officials must have received the news early in the morning.]
But Bei Jingchu was very angry: "As an official appointed by the imperial court, not only did he not command and dispatch troops during the war, but he actually abandoned the city and fled!"
She let out several long breaths in silence.
"Let's not talk about abandoning the city and fleeing. From what you said, he was teaching the ladies in the morning. Didn't he take his wife and children with him?"
"Not even a word to let them run away?"
Yu Ma Ma tucked in the children's clothes neatly and replied while making a charcoal fire: "I don't know about that, but seeing that they were calm at first, as if nothing had happened, they probably didn't know."
Bei Jingchu pursed her lips in silence, cursing in her heart: [Scumbag.]
[He left his wife and children in the mansion to make people believe that he was not running for his life, so that they would let him leave the city.]
[Who would have thought that this man would become so selfish that he would not care about his wife, children or heirs.]
A Yu's yard was difficult to rent because a murder had occurred there, so this gave them a place to take refuge at this critical moment.
There was some rice, grain and charcoal left in the yard, which were left by the previous family who lived there.
Ah Yu prepared the hot water bottle, and several people sat together to keep each other warm. In these precarious times, they also gave each other strength.
Bei Jingchu looked at the sky outside.
[I saw in **(system) a few days ago that Aye has already called up the troops and the army is about to arrive in Dezhou.]
[If we calculate the schedule now, if nothing unexpected happens, in about five or six days, it will be time for the Yue Dynasty to turn the tables. ]
Bei Jingchu leaned in Lei Nian'er's arms and kept encouraging herself: [Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. ]
The few people who heard the voice had a little hope in their dim eyes.
Bei Jingchu wanted to check the system again to see the army’s route.
But when I clicked on it, it was blank.
I touched my neck, but sure enough, I didn't feel anything.
Bei Jingchu was shocked, and then she touched her whole body, but still found nothing.
"It's over."
Lei Nian'er came over and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Bei Jingchu: "It's okay, it's okay. There is no way out when the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will sink when it reaches the bridge."
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"I finally understand what it means that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone."
"Yangyang, what happened?"
Bei Jingchu buried her head in her palms and gritted her teeth to force herself to calm down.
【The more difficult the situation, the less anxious you should be. 】
There was a fire burning anxiously in my heart, but my mind was becoming clearer and clearer.
There was a shout from outside: "Fellow villagers, the Tuning Army is all good people, they will not hurt the common people--"
"Everyone, gather up your remaining food. The soldiers will come to take it later--"
"They only want money and food, not to hurt anyone—"
"It'll be fine if you don't resist—"
The shouting sound was repeated over and over again, gradually fading away.
Ah Yu patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Tu Ning is not going to hurt us. We just need to pay the money and food."
"As long as we are still alive, it's good. Although I don't want to give up these things, I can still earn them."
Bei Jingchu, who was leaning in Lei Nian'er's arms, was full of hesitation. She said to herself: "A lamb to be slaughtered can believe what the jackal says. Won't it eat its own words?"
"I remain skeptical of the words of foreign enemies."
Bei Jingchu got up and said to Ah Yu, "Aunt Yu, don't hand over all your belongings."
"We took out our oldest clothes, cut them up, and dressed in rags and poverty."
"Money, just pay a little."
Ah Yu hesitated and said, "But if we are found out and we lie..."
Bei Jingchu didn't want to make a big fuss and draw attention to herself, but after thinking for a long time, she decided: "Don't be too honest with the enemy. Let's just hide everything carefully."
Soon, two Tuning soldiers rushed in and A Yu handed them the money and food.
The two men counted the things in the bag, glanced at the bare yard and the few elderly, weak and sick people gathered together, and left without saying a word.
Ah Yu smiled thankfully: "It turns out that what they said was true. They really don't hurt anyone."
Bei Jingchu was not so optimistic. She recalled the scene when the Tuning soldiers came in just now, and suddenly thought of something.
"With the door wide open, everyone can see everything."
"Everyone thinks it's safe and no one is running for their lives. Can we count the number of people, men, women, old and young?"
Ah Yu was so frightened that he sat stiffly on the kang, stammering, "No, no way."
Bei Jingchu prayed in her heart: [I just hope it won’t happen...]
"Aunt Yu, we need to find a place to take shelter."
"We cannot pin our hopes of survival on the enemy."
All the details told her that everything would not be that simple.