A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

Yang Zhong was a straightforward person, honest and not particular about details. But at this moment he was in a dilemma!

He scratched his head, not knowing which side to follow!

Shen Qingqian respected Yang Zhong very much and didn't want to embarrass him, so she said, "Brother Yang, why don't you just follow them!

We plan to stop by the small town in the northeast to rest first, and then go to Jinyang City from there tomorrow. The journey is a bit slow, but it shouldn't be dangerous.

As for some people who do things without considering the consequences, it would be good to have Brother Yang to keep an eye on them.”

Zhou Qi knew that the "certain people" Shen Qingqian was talking about were talking about him. So, he said, "Brother Yang, you should just follow them, so that they won't accuse us men of isolating the women."

Yang Zhong...why does he feel like he's being disliked?

However, he was a man who took the overall situation into consideration. He thought that Zhou Qi and his group were only there to gather information and did not bring anything with them. Shen Qingqian and the other women were escorting so many things and needed more manpower to protect them, so he immediately made a decision to follow Shen Qingqian and the others.

"Okay, Brother Zhou Qi, I will take the brothers to escort Miss Shen. You should be careful on the road."

Zhou Qi bowed and said, "Don't worry, Brother Yang, we are a group of grown men and nothing will happen to us.

let's go! "

After he finished speaking, he flicked his whip and rode away with his men.

Shen Qingqian looked at Yang Zhong and said, "Thank you, Brother Yang. Let's go too!"

Shen Qingqian waved to everyone and got back into the carriage.

The snow was still falling, the sky was gray, and the earth was covered with a layer of white.

As the carriage passed by, the black soil and white snow mixed together, and the road instantly became muddy, and some parts even turned into dirty ice.

More than an hour later, Shen Qingqian and his group arrived at the town. Fortunately, the snow had stopped when they were halfway there.

Shen Qingqian breathed a sigh of relief. Although the five or six centimeters thick snowfall would affect his moving speed, the impact was not significant.

This town is called Jinguan Town. It is a relatively prosperous town with many villages around it.

As soon as they entered the town, they saw a large group of people gathered at the town gate, talking.

Yingzi said, "Girl, let me go over and see what they are doing!"

"Well, let's go!"

Shen Qingqian said that she also wanted to know what these people were doing there!

After a while, Yingzi came back and said, "Miss, it turns out that the court has posted a notice to recruit soldiers! All men between the ages of fifteen and thirty can volunteer to sign up, and the court will give two taels of silver as a settlement allowance to anyone who signs up."

Shen Qingqian sighed: "So the court has started recruiting soldiers again. It seems that this war will not be over for the time being?"

They found an inn and stayed there. At dinner time, the people in the inn were talking about conscription.

Some people are worried and afraid about this. Shen Qingqian knows that war often means pain and disaster for ordinary people. However, she also understands that sometimes war is inevitable, and only through fighting can the safety of the country and the people be protected.

In addition to the topic of conscription, some people were also discussing the war on the border. There were many different opinions, but Shen Qingqian could tell that everyone was just speculating, and no one knew the real situation of the war.

After all, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly and it takes time to convey information.

The next day, Shen Qingqian and his group set out early and headed towards Jinyang City.

Yang Zhong and his men rode in the front, the goods were in the middle, and Shen Qingqian's carriage was at the end.

It’s not far from here to Jinyang City, and it will take less than two hours to get there.

On the way, you will pass through two villages, Xiahe Village and Shanghe Village.

When they passed by Xiahe Village, they saw a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the village. After asking around, they learned that a conscription notice had been posted in the village.

However, the way of recruiting soldiers in the village is slightly different from that in the town.

In the town, registration is voluntary, but in the village, every family with a male between the ages of fifteen and thirty must choose one to serve in the army.

One thing in common is that they will also receive two taels of silver in supplies.

Recruiting soldiers was nothing new, so Shen Qingqian and his group did not stay for long and set off directly.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at Shanghe Village.

Strangely, they didn't see a single villager in Shanghe Village, and the doors and windows of every house they passed by were closed.

Although Shen Qingqian and the others felt it was strange, they did not think much about it and simply left along the road west of the village.

But not long after they walked out, they heard deafening howling coming from the village behind them.

Then, there were noises and shouts. It seemed like something big had happened!

Shen Qingqian subconsciously lifted the car curtain and looked out, but naturally saw nothing.

Yingzi said, "Girl, it seems something happened in the village, how about I go and take a look?"

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's go and take a look! Zhiqing, you and Yingzi go together."

She then instructed Zhizhu, "Zhizhu, go to the front and tell Brother Yang to stop moving forward and wait for a while."

The three men took the order, jumped off the carriage and left.

Yingzi and the educated youth returned to the village in the direction of the sound, and saw several people in official uniforms beating a man lying on the ground.

The man curled up in a ball, holding his head, unable to fight back. His body was covered in mud and blood, and his face was covered in bruises and scars, looking very miserable.

Not far away, there were three young men tied up and unable to move. Their faces were pale and their eyes were full of fear and despair.

Next to them stood a middle-aged woman and a little girl, both of whom were crying miserably.

In addition, there was a middle-aged man in a navy blue cotton robe who was watching all this coldly, with a look of smugness on his face.

Yingzi and the educated youth looked at each other. Even though they didn't know what was going on, they both had guesses in their minds that it might be the soldiers bullying the common people.

The two walked over quickly, and Yingzi couldn't wait to ask: "What are you doing? Why are you hitting people?"

When Yingzi shouted loudly, everyone turned to look at her.

The soldiers who were beating the women stopped temporarily, and the two women who were crying and shouting also stopped.

The middle-aged man in a cotton robe was the first to react. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in the affairs of Shanghe Village?"