Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

Chapter 405: Miss Wu - Heading to Taipei City

The first wife was furious, but seeing her fourth son remaining silent, she was helpless and ended up just telling him to get out.

The young couple was not affected by this incident.

In these troubled times, the peaceful days are counted on fingers.

The situation suddenly seemed to be in chaos. Bandits were rampant, and the caravan of the Wu and Zhang families was intercepted by bandits. The caravans used horse-drawn carriages to transport goods, which was not fast. The leader of the caravan had his leg broken and was carried back by everyone.

The two families reported the matter to the authorities, and the county has organized a campaign to suppress the bandits.

This group of bandits is not a local force, but a group of people who came here from other places. There are more than 50 of them in total. After arriving here, they annexed local bandits and expanded to more than 100 people. Recently, almost all caravans have been intercepted, which has also caused all caravans to retreat in the county.

Every family in the county has some dealings with the government. Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. With the pressure piled up, preparations for suppressing the bandits have been completed.

The bandit suppression was very successful. After all, a mob of bandits could not defeat the soldiers. However, I heard that the bandit leader and a few of his cronies ran away.

When the bandit-suppression brigade was greeted by the county's residents, they had no idea that a difficult and brutal war had already begun.

There were no customers in the grain shop in the early morning, but the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the street. The shopkeeper looked at the people in the caravan not far away outside, shouting as they were counting the goods and checking the items. Just as he was sighing that life had returned to normal, his phone rang.

The shopkeeper picked up the phone, and it was Wu Fengyue's voice: "Let my eldest brother answer the phone."

"Hold on."

"Boss, Boss, the Third Miss called."

As Wu Fengjun listened to his sister's few words on the phone, he felt as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his brain.

"I understand. You go ahead and I'll go home to discuss this. Be careful and don't forget to let me know you're safe."

After hanging up the phone, the shopkeeper saw that the boss's face was pale, and he asked anxiously: "Boss? What happened?"

"It's just some private matter at home. You take care of the shop. I'll go back for a while."

Wu Fengjun called a rickshaw and went home quickly. Along the way, he was thinking about his third sister's words. Japan had launched an aggressive war, Deputy Commander Chang and his men had already begun organizing the battle, and Wu Fengyue was going to board a plane to the United States tomorrow. She said she would go first, and if the Wu family wanted to go, they should wait for her news.

When Wu Fengyue goes there, she is the Wu family's retreat and Deputy Commander Chang's vanguard.

Wu Fengjun's army was in great confusion. Troubled times were approaching, and he didn't know what to choose or what kind of life he should lead with his family. Should he go to the United States, a place with a different language and culture, and start over?

The huge study was silent without a sound. The sun rose high in the sky and the sunlight fell on the table. As the saying goes, it is hard to leave one's hometown. Wu Fengjun could not bear to leave the house, land and family business here. He thought about staying here and guarding the land where the Wu family had lived for generations.

No matter how slowly news spreads, it will eventually get out. The county was filled with an atmosphere of panic, and at this time Zhou Leng and Zhang Shouhe had already boarded the bus to Taipei.

As the saying goes, enemies often meet in a narrow road. At the station, the two met Yang Yunqi, who was also going to Taipei.

Both parties nodded without talking.

Neither the Wu family nor the Zhang family wanted to leave their homeland, but they were afraid of having no way out, so the young couple was sent to Taipei, where the third aunt of the Wu family left them a property to facilitate future contact.

The couple went to Taipei City and quit their jobs in the county.

There was not much scenery outside the train, and the couple were in a heavy mood.

Zhou Leng looked out the window. She was a person who only focused on the mission, but she was also sad for what this nation was about to experience. She felt heavy-hearted as if something was stuck in her chest. She suddenly felt a little confused, not knowing whether to go with the flow or make use of her remaining energy.

Zhang Shouhe looked at the sadness between his wife's brows and whispered to comfort her, "Don't be afraid. My father-in-law said that someone is guarding the yard left by the third aunt. It is the sixth aunt I met in Beicheng last time. The war is the government's business. We civilians just need to do our own jobs well."

Zhang Shouhe didn't know whether he was comforting himself or his wife. Was it really that it had no effect on them?

"I know, but I'm still worried. We can't just sit there and do nothing."

"In this situation, many people will flee overseas. After I arrive, I will contact my former classmates and my job will not be a problem."

Zhou Leng nodded and said nothing more.

The courtyard that Wu Fengyue stayed in was not as magnificent as Chang Mansion, but an ordinary courtyard in the alley. The courtyard was not big, with only two rooms, but fortunately it had its own door and courtyard.

After knocking on the door for a while, a middle-aged woman came to open the door. Zhou Leng had seen her before. It turned out that she was serving the Third Aunt. She called her Sixth Aunt.

"Oh, Miss, the son-in-law is here. I estimate that he will be here in the next two days. Come in and talk."

Although the yard is small, it is very clean. It has a main room, a side room, and a simple warehouse in the corner.

The three of them went to the main room, and the Sixth Aunt took out a wooden box, saying, "Now that the young lady is here, I feel relieved. Otherwise, the things that the madam told me would always weigh on my mind. This is what the madam left for the young lady, and I haven't touched it. Also, this is the key to the front door. There is food in the warehouse, which I bought yesterday, and it is enough for the young lady to eat for a while. I live far away, on the other side of Mazi Hutong. If the young lady has anything to do, she can come to the hutong to find me. My home is the second house after entering the hutong."

Sixth Aunt said a lot of things in one breath. She put the wooden box and key on the table and felt much more relieved.

"Thank you, Aunt Six."

"What are you thanking me for? These things in this room were bought by my wife. I have never used them. I just come here to guard the door during the day."

Zhang Shouhe said politely, "I see there is a restaurant at the entrance of the alley. Let's eat together. It's a token of our gratitude for watching over you."

"You are too polite, sir. How dare I neglect the madam's order? You have to pick up the things as soon as you arrive. I will go back first. Come find me if you have any problems."

The two of them saw off Aunt Six and began to look at the two rooms. Although small, they had everything they needed, and they were not noticeable in the busy city. Zhou Leng saw that all the things she needed were ready, and she was also impressed by Wu Fengyue's thoughtfulness and attentiveness.

Zhou Leng opened the wooden box. Inside the box was a cloth bag containing a letter and the title deed of the house.

The envelope was addressed to Wu Chenmin.

Zhou Leng read the letter. The content was not complicated. Wu Fengyue asked Zhou Leng to help manage the magazine. The letter briefly introduced the situation of the magazine.

Wu Fengyue had originally established good relations with the ladies of Taipei through the magazine, but now that the war had broken out, the ladies of the rich and powerful had already gone abroad. The magazine was her hard work, and it would be a pity to abandon it, so she let Zhou Leng take over temporarily.

"Third Aunt, do you have something to tell me?"

Zhou Leng put away the letter and said, "No, it's just that she has a magazine company, and many people rely on the magazine company for their livelihood. Third Aunt was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to close it, so she asked me to help manage it first. Of course, I'll get 50% of the money."

When Zhang Shouhe saw his wife clasping her hands in obsession with money, he rarely smiled.

"What's the name of the magazine?"

"Rosewood Magazine."

Zhang Shouhe frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "This magazine sounds... sounds like it doesn't care about current affairs?"

"You're right. It's about strange stories and infatuated men and women."

“Does anyone still watch it now?”

"nature."

Zhang Shouhe felt that once the war broke out, no one would continue to read these things, and everyone would focus on the war and people's livelihood.

"hope so."

The two did not dwell on this issue any more. They started to clean up the room and put their belongings in order. Their life in Taipei was about to begin.