After picking up the daughter of the lucky star, the whole village prospered

The old man Jiang methodically commanded his two grandsons to draw their bows to the full and let them point the arrows in the direction where the bandits were about to appear.

"Hold the bow firmly, and the arrow cannot be slanted. Be careful not to accidentally injure your second and third uncles."

"Yeah." Jiang Cheng and Jiang Quan agreed, crunching and drawing the bow.

With the help of her eldest daughter-in-law, Jiang Liu finally climbed up the steep slope and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

The little granddaughter Yingbao untied the rope around Wen Shu's waist, and then slid downhill holding the rope.

"Bao'er!" Chunniang exclaimed, and quickly looked down, only to see that the girl wrapped the rope around Yoyo's waist after going down the slope, and asked Aniang, the eldest aunt and the second aunt to pull up the slope.

You must not lose it, it is still useful.

Chunniang and Yanru and Zhou's worked together to pull the rope up, and youyou was very smart and knew how to climb up, so she quickly pulled it up.

"Bao'er! It's your turn!" Chunniang cried.

Yingbao took the thrown rope and hurriedly went to tie the mule again.

"Bao'er come up quickly!" Chunniang was dying of anxiety, "I don't want the mule anymore!"

Yingbao shook her head: "No way! We can't take many things with us without mules."

"I'll do it!" Jiang Cheng also slid down, took the rope from his little cousin and began to tie the mule.

There were still two large bags of grain on the mule, which were thrown off by Jiang Cheng in two.

Food is optional, but this mule cannot.

Although Chun Niang on the slope was angry, she didn't dare to hesitate, and she and her sister-in-law pulled the mule up with all their strength.

Now only the Wen family's horses are left.

At this time, Jiang Sanlang and others had already withdrawn from the bamboo forest, and the gangsters behind him followed closely.

The old man Jiang, who had taken over the bow and arrow from his eldest grandson, suddenly shot several arrows at the gangsters, and together with the arrows from his second grandson, they forced them back to the bamboo forest and did not dare to show their faces.

"Come up!" Chunniang almost screamed.

Ying Bao looked at the Wen family's horses and the food on the ground with a look of pity, and grabbed the rope together with the big brother, and was pulled up by A Niang and the others.

As soon as Jiang Cheng went up, he picked up the bow and arrow that his grandfather had made last night, and shot continuously at the gangsters who took the lead, to buy time for the third and second uncles to come back.

Fortunately, the old man Jiang and his sons cut a lot of bamboo arrows last night, otherwise they really couldn't stop those bandits.

In the end, when Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang were pulled up, they were still holding the basket that Dani Erni Yanru and the others dropped.

But Wen Fu was more calm. He pushed off the things on the horse's back and tied the rope to the horse's belly, so that the people above could put the horse up first.

Later, seeing Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang shooting arrows on the top together, he tied the sacks with the ropes thrown down, and asked them to pull up the sacks and beddings one by one.

Finally, he carried his own things on his back, and then climbed up the rope.

Chunniang and the others were so exhausted that they collapsed, but they also felt very relieved.

All the food and bedding from my family and Wen's family were brought up, and even mules and horses were brought up.

After the gangster was shot and wounded several people, he withdrew into the bamboo forest and did not show up again.

But the Jiang family did not relax and kept watching the movement below.

Chunniang and the others untied the rope, took a short rest, put the two sacks of grain back on the mule's back, and let it carry it.

This steep slope is actually the ridge of the southern slope. After turning over here, you will descend to the other side, and you will see a large wilderness.

The Jiang family was worried that the bandits would also climb up, and they had no chance of winning at all, so they didn't stop and continued to walk down.

Seeing that her father, uncle, and uncle Wen were both injured, Yingbao quickly took out the medicine she had prepared and handed it to them, and took out some pills to distribute to others.

A Niang and the others' clothes were soaked, and if they didn't take some anti-cold medicine, some people might get sick soon.

In fact, the Jiang family is still in good health, even if they are a little tired, they can bear it. Even the Jiang Liu family is growing stronger and stronger, and their steps are as steady as those of their children and grandchildren.

But Mrs. Wen, mother, daughter and nanny seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. They were walking more and more slowly, almost unable to keep up with the team.

"Why don't you find a place to rest first." Chunniang looked at it and was quite worried.

Jiang Sanlang looked back, seeing that there were no bandits chasing after him, he was slightly relieved. "Let's talk about it in the woods ahead."

In this unobstructed place, it will be troublesome if the gangsters catch up.

And the woods can at least cover their whereabouts, and they can hide from the rain under the trees,

Yingbao led Yoyo and walked forward quickly, and Yoyo carried Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu on their backs. The two boys still had their little black rhubarb in their pockets in front of them.

Seeing that Wen Shu couldn't move anymore, Ying Bao stuffed her with some boiled water chestnuts: "Sister Wen, eat something and you'll be strong."

After the water chestnuts were boiled, she soaked them in Wudingzhi for a long time. Eating them should relieve fatigue.

Wen Shu's face was pale, he took the water chestnut, thanked him in a low voice, and began to eat slowly.

Yingbao handed a few more to Mrs. Wen and Nanny.

After they ate the water chestnuts, they seemed to have gained some strength in their legs and feet, and they barely managed to walk into the woods ahead.

It is gratifying that there have been no bandits chasing after him, which made everyone heave a sigh of relief.

After entering the woods, Jiang Sanlang went in and looked around, and found an old tree.

The branches of the old tree are gnarled, but the bottom of the tree can shelter from the rain.

So everyone rested under the tree, Chun Niang took out steamed buns and pickles for everyone, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Quan both carried water hyacinths, and poured some water for everyone.

Jiang Quan shook the gourd and muttered, "The water is almost gone."

Yingbao glanced at her second cousin, but said nothing.

There is a lot of water in her cave, so I don't worry about this problem at all.

The only worry is whether their house will be burned down by bandits.After all, Dad and the others have hurt a lot of bandits.

Walking to the side of the deer, he quietly took out some dried gold earplugs and stuffed them into its mouth, allowing it to chew slowly to restore its strength.

The mules and horses were both carrying heavy loads, and were lowering their heads to eat the turf and moss on the ground. Yingbao also stuffed a handful of broken golden ears for them to eat.

Jiang Sanlang climbed up the tree, stood at the highest point and looked into the distance.

There were no gangsters on the other side of the ridge, maybe they really retreated.

"Where are we going next?" Jiang Dalang asked his second brother.

Jiang Erlang was also uncertain about paying attention, "Why don't you ask Saburo."

Anyway, they couldn't go back to the village for the time being, they had to find a safe place to live first.

They didn't know that a large number of bandits had entered Chuanhe Town. These bandits were stationed here, preparing to gather enough people to attack Qinchuan County.

If there are too many people to eat, it becomes a problem. Hundreds of thousands of people consume at least hundreds of catties of grain a day, so the gangsters searched everywhere for villagers who escaped with grain and livestock.

Hundreds of gangsters entered Beishan along the mountain road and began to search with a net.

At this moment, the villagers hiding in Beishan panicked and fled to the depths of the forest desperately, leaving behind their cattle and sheep.

Some old people were overtaken by gangsters because of their slow legs and feet, and they lost their lives when they stabbed down.

……

After the break, everyone finally decided to go east, to Jiangjia Village in Ershilipu.

Jiangjia Village is located in a remote area and far away from official roads, so the chance of being harassed by bandits is relatively small, so it is safer for them to go there.

"Follow me. I know the way to Jiangjia Village the most." Old Jiang Jiang took the lead, "I traveled all over the surrounding villages back then."

In the evening, the group finally arrived near Jiangjia Village.

Jiang Sanlang was worried, and proposed to go and have a look first.

"Then be careful. If something goes wrong in the village, run away." Chunniang was very worried about her husband.

"I know." Jiang Sanlang tightened his belt, tied his leggings again, and then ran to Jiangjia Village.

Before reaching the entrance of the village, I heard the dogs in the village start barking.

Jiang Sanlang slowed down, observing the surroundings while walking.

Jiangjia Village is a real mountain village, built on the hillside, with many trees.

Looking from a distance, the whole village is hidden in the woods, but there are no houses in the woods. Only when the smoke rises, can one find a village here.

The rain had stopped now, but the road surface was muddy, and Jiang Sanlang's soles were soon covered with thick mud again, making it difficult to walk.

Scraping off the mud from the soles of his shoes on a stone, Jiang Sanlang came to the door of his uncle's house.