After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1147 Desertion Disaster [2]

"Yes, yes, we're very resilient, and with the village chief's family's good fortune protecting us, we'll definitely survive!" Old Man Chai was almost incoherent, and then said, "But Mother, you're about to give birth, how are you going to deliver on the road?"

Chai Panniang got pregnant earlier than Qin Xiaogu, and the female doctor at the herbal medicine shop gave her a due date of only ten days to half a month away.

The thought of my grandson being born on the road, facing the devastation of war from birth, and being so young, makes me wonder if he will survive.

As Old Man Chai thought about it, he was about to faint from fright again.

"Hey, the village chief is here! The village chief has come to pick us up!" Old Hu shouted, grabbing his gong and running towards Grandpa Qin's carriage.

Miao Bo quickly stopped the car to avoid hitting the villagers.

"Village chief, village chief!"

"Brother Qin, Brother Qin!"

The villagers shouted, and their shouts were mixed with sobs.

When Old Man Chai and the other villagers saw their leader, they couldn't help but cry; the children, who were already scared, also cried when they heard the adults crying.

In an instant, the sound of weeping filled the air.

Grandpa Qin: "...Don't cry, don't cry, don't be afraid. We're following the government troops through the second gate, and there are soldiers protecting us along the way."

“Brother Chai, don’t worry. There are female doctors and a team of midwives led by Granny Guan Jiachen along the way. We’ve also arranged two carts specifically for women in labor to give birth.”

"Waaah, Brother Qin, Brother Qin..." Old Chai grabbed Grandpa Qin's arm, wiping away tears, not knowing what to say to express his gratitude, but at least the old man was not so scared anymore.

Seeing his old friend who was still recovering from the torment of fleeing famine, Grandpa Qin felt sorry for him and continued to comfort him: "Don't cry, don't cry, there's nothing to worry about. Your family is traveling with my caravan. If anything happens, just call out... There are still a large number of soldiers ahead defending against the enemy. The Eastern Desert people won't be able to reach us so quickly."

Old Man Chai: "Hey, hey, I'll listen to Brother Qin, I won't cry anymore."

Grandpa Qin: "You need to eat more and rest more. If we old folks take good care of our health, the younger generation won't have to worry about taking care of us."

"Brother Qin is right." Old Man Chai finally came to his senses and cheered up again.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Dangdang Dangdang!
Grandpa Qin called out again: "Fellow villagers, don't rush, don't be afraid. After you've packed up, then go to town... During these three days of gathering, you can stay at the herbal medicine shop. There aren't many people in our village, so there's enough room!"

Zhang Niuwang, Huang Lao'er, and other leaders from various surnames echoed, "Thank you, village chief!"

Grandpa Qin nodded, and after reassuring the villagers, he went to the west of the village to see the imperial house... The house was already half-built, and it was time to install the window frames.

Unfortunately, construction has to be halted.

These half-built houses might even be burned down by the enemy.

Fortunately, some valuable timber, gold paint, stone, copper and iron materials had already been transported to the foothills by Ling Baihu and his men and buried in pits.

"Master craftsman Bi, all the foremen and craftsmen, thank you for your hard work." After looking at the house for a while, Grandpa Qin bowed to the craftsmen to express his gratitude.

"You're too kind, Master Qin. This is an imperial decree, and we are acting under orders." Master Bi added, "Your family's willingness to take us to the capital city makes you our benefactor, and we should be the ones thanking you."

When news of the attack from the Eastern Desert spread, the craftsmen wept, but they did not blame the Qin family, since it was the emperor who had ordered them to come here to work.

Upon hearing this, and remembering the convenience the Qin family had provided for their escape, they all thanked Grandpa Qin, saying, "Thank you so much, Elder Qin, for saving our lives!"

He also promised, "If you need anything along the way, please let us know, Elder Qin, and we will definitely help!"

Grandpa Qin hurriedly returned the greeting: "Thank you, thank you all, craftsmen."

The one with the most resentment was not the craftsmen, but Lord Shi of the Ministry of Works... He cursed General Chi and General Liang several times in his heart.

He's so incompetent that he's driven everyone to the point of fleeing the war! But on the surface, Lord Shi is still amiable.

What can we do if we don't get along?

Could a mere official from the Ministry of Works possibly slap General Liang twice? He didn't even dare to complain to Commander Ling.

Anyone who dares to say to Commander Ling that the Wei army is incompetent in resisting the enemy will be punished with twenty strokes of the military rod by Commander Ling.

"This old man pays his respects to Lord Shi." Grandpa Qin came over and exchanged a few more pleasantries with Lord Shi. It wasn't until the afternoon that he led the villagers to the town's herbal medicine shop.

The town was bustling with activity the day the grain tally reached 50,000 jin.

Dangdang Dangdang!
"Each household, stay close to your village chief, don't crowd, and camp in the area that matches the color of the flag!"

"Keep a close eye on the women and children, and don't let the children run around!"

"Families with pregnant women or infants under one year old, please gather at the town school. You don't need to sleep outside!"

"Keep an eye on your own scoundrels and ruffians. Anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos to steal or take advantage of young women and wives will be dealt with according to wartime military law!"

"General Liang said that the so-called wartime military law is that if one person breaks the law, all the men in his family will be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public, with absolutely no leniency!"

With so many people, things get chaotic, and some wicked people try to take advantage of the situation to do bad things.

To protect the safety of the villagers, General Liang issued this military order, requiring the villagers to monitor each other. If any girl was harmed, people from that village or town would be refused entry to the capital city.

Therefore, the descendants of the major surnames Zhou, Lü, Kong, Miao, and Wu kept shouting, fearing that some evil beast might harm the entire town.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Grandpa Lü shouted, "People from Niutoupo Village, your campsite is under the wall of Qin Family Herbal Medicine Shop. People from the west side of the town are all over there! Come with us!"

Village Chief Niu was overjoyed and called out to the villagers, "Hurry up, let's go, let's go, keep an eye on the children, don't let them fall behind!"

"Hey, hey, hey," the villagers responded, leading, carrying, or basketing the children down the wall of the herbal medicine shop.

That night, the town was bustling with activity for a whole day and night, brightly lit.

The speed and number of people from Taifeng Town who gathered were the fastest and largest in the entire county.

However, some people felt that: "The Eastern Desert people only attacked Tianmang Prefecture. The people of Tianmang Prefecture are helping us hold them off. Why do we need to run away now!"

“Yes, I don’t think we need to run away now. In another half a month or a month, the wheat will be ripe. If we flee now, we’ll be abandoning our grain, which will bring divine retribution!”

"Besides, the capital city is prosperous. The Eastern Desert army is all heading to the capital city and fighting there. They don't care about our small rural places at all. We don't need to run at all!"

"Even if the enemy attacks, we can hide in the mountains for a few days, and then come out and continue our lives after the enemy passes through!"

Cao Laizi, Pan Yaojia, Ma Baodan, Lü Heiwang, and other notorious idiots in town were shouting.

"Damn it, it's you again, Cao Laizi! If you don't understand, shut up! Don't embarrass the Cao family. We share the same surname and worship the same ancestor. I'm truly ashamed!" Village Chief Cao led several villagers and escorted Cao Laizi back to the Cao family village.

Seeing that he still wanted to talk, she covered his mouth.

The clan chief, Lü, satisfied Lü Heiwang's wishes, stood on the square table and shouted, "Since Lü Heiwang's family is unwilling to flee with us from the war, then they can stay... We won't force anyone to flee. Any other members of the Lü clan who want to stay can go home on their own and don't need to come to the assembly!"

Old Scholar Pan also said, "It's the same regardless of whether you have the surname Pan or not. We won't force you. If you want to stay, then go home."

The eldest grandson of the Pan family repeated what Old Master Pan had said three more times.

The Pan family's youngest sons went to look after the old scholar: "Father, don't be angry, it's not worth it. Master Qin said that you are a prominent figure in the town, a celebrity, so you should stay with us as we flee the war and help the villagers."