Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

At this time, the sound of the bandits raising their knives and striking could be clearly heard outside the door, which blended with Aunt He's laughter and was particularly creepy in this quiet and cold night.

Yu Qiutao was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She hugged her daughter tightly with both hands and dared not make a sound.

After all, Madam Cui was old, and Zheng'er was fattened by the old lady. It was a bit difficult for her to hold the two-year-old child. She was also frightened by Madam He's madness, and her legs were shaking.

She was about to run out of the inner room, but was knocked down by He who came running over. With a dull thud, the child in her arms fell out.

After a while, the child started crying. Yu Qiutou couldn't see clearly in the dark, but from the noise, she knew that the child must have fallen hard.

Aunt He walked past Nanny Cui and was about to attack the child with a knife in hand, but Nanny Cui grabbed Aunt He's ankle, making it impossible for her to move.

"You dog slave of the Yu family, since you want to die so badly, I will grant your wish!"

As Aunt He spoke, she picked up the teapot on the table beside her and smashed it hard on Aunt Cui's head.

Nanny Cui's head was bleeding, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted, and it was unknown whether she was alive or dead.

Seeing Aunt He closing in step by step, Zheng Ge'er also realized the danger at this time. He cried heartbreakingly and crawled outside while crying.

Aunt He held a knife in her hand, her face ferocious, and the dagger in her hand was raised high, about to fall on Zheng'er's small body, her eyes showed a bloodthirsty light.

"Bang!" A crisp sound of shattering was heard, and Yu Qiutao watched the fragments of the vase slip from her hands.

The dagger in the hand of the unsuspecting Aunt He fell to the ground with a thud. A hot stream flowed down her head and cheeks, and she looked like a demon from hell.

Seeing her bending down to pick up the dagger, Yu Qiutou was so scared that she grabbed her hair and dragged her away, her eyes looking at the little man standing beside the table.

"Juan'er, take your brother and hide!"

After hearing her mother's instructions, Juan'er stepped forward to help Zheng'er up, and without a trace of fear, she walked around the people lying on the ground and entered the inner room.

Yu Qiutao used all her strength and dared not let go. If she did, all three of them would die.

As a mother, she couldn't bear to see the only bloodline of the eldest master left in the world being killed.

In this way, the two of them pulled and wrestled with each other.

Aunt He was fearless and had a lot of strength in her heart. Even though Yu Qiutou was young, she was no match for her and was suppressed by her.

The two rolled on the ground, and saw Aunt He's hand touching the dagger again.

At this critical moment, the door was kicked open by someone from the outside.

Yu Xunmei rushed in with her men, and the torches instantly illuminated the entire room. She glanced at the tragic scene in the room and the two people fighting on the ground.

"Miss, Aunt He has gone crazy. She killed the old lady and is going to kill the young master and the young lady." Yu Qiutou said hurriedly after seeing who was coming.

Without saying a word, he raised his knife and slashed at Aunt He.

Warm blood splashed all over Yu Qiutao's face. She was stunned for a long while before she pushed away Aunt He's body and stood up.

After counting, it was found that the old lady had been stabbed multiple times and had already died.

The wet nurse and Nanny Cui were seriously injured and need to rest for some time.

The two children were taken to another house by Yu Qiutao.

All the bandits that came in from the backyard were captured and killed, but many women and servants of the Yu family suffered casualties.

Seeing her coming back from the backyard, many members of the Yu family who were injured or killed were dissatisfied.

The old lady was dead. Yu Xunmei was already in a bad mood. She raised her eyebrows and said sarcastically, "Why? Your people failed to defend the place, and some of them died. Do you want me to take the blame?"

After being rebuked by her, the tribesmen stopped saying anything even if they were dissatisfied.

Only the fearless one was still muttering, "It was all because of your improper arrangement."

Yu Xunmei tore off his armor and threw it in front of the man.

He said with a gloomy face: "Come on, if you can do it, go ahead!"

The man was frightened by her expression. He took a few steps back, lowered his head, and dared not say a word.

Yu Xunmei glanced at everyone.

"What did the bandits do when they came in? Everyone is not blind, right? If you continue to make trouble and disobey the arrangements, no one will ever see the sun tomorrow! Let's die together!"

There was total silence.

"Deputy General, tonight's night watch is entirely up to you. If anyone disobeys the order, kill them directly. This will save some food!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Yu Xunmei rubbed his aching temple and returned to the backyard.

The Yun family also had a difficult day on defense.

Looking at the few remaining arrows, Yun Zhenchuan frowned, "The weapons are being used up too quickly. Can we still hold out tonight?"

Yun Si: "There are many bandits. After the attack during the day, they will definitely come to attack at night."

"What should we do if the bandits use the wheel tactics?" Yun Jing asked.

He stood beside Yun Zhenchuan. As the eldest son of the second wife, he stood up and fought alongside his father.

Yun Si quickly made arrangements, "While the bandits are quiet now, let's arrange for some people to rest for two hours."

Thinking of what the bandit said yesterday, Yun Si suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"Second Master, is there any tung oil in the house?"

Yun Zhenchuan glanced at his eldest son. All affairs in the mansion were handled by the eldest son and his mother.

Yunjing nodded, "Yes! My mother told me that she wanted to repaint the house before the New Year, so I just ordered a batch of tung oil a few days ago. I will have someone bring it out right away."

Soon, the Yun family servants brought out eight opened barrels of tung oil.

"Is this enough?" Yun Jing asked.

"enough."

Thinking of a possibility, Yun Zhenchuan asked Yun Si, "Are you going to use fire attack?"

Yun Si nodded and asked Yun Jing to find many empty cans to store the tung oil.

This method was told to them by their master a few years ago. It was the same method that his wife had used when they escaped from Pingcheng. It was very effective.

With so much tung oil, Yun Zhenchuan couldn't imagine how tragic the scene would be.

The Yun family filled all the jars they found with tung oil, and there were still two barrels left.

"What should we do with these?" Yun Jing asked.

Yun Si smiled mysteriously, "Keep it, we will have a use for it later."

Everything was ready, and Yun Qi, who had gone out for reconnaissance, came back. The news he brought back was not very good.

"More and more bandits are gathering outside the mansion. The backyard of the Yu mansion was just breached by bandits, and many members of the Yu family died."

Yun Si glanced at the tung oil piled in the corner, his face full of murderous intent, "Instead of waiting for the bandits to attack us tonight, we might as well attack them by surprise."

"What do you mean?" Yun Qi's eyes lit up.

Having been trapped in the Yun Mansion for two days, he had long wanted to kill someone to his heart's content.

Yun Si pulled a few people into the reception room to discuss tonight's action plan.

At noon, thousands of bandits who had been hiding in nearby houses during the day, carrying stones and ladders, quietly sneaked outside the wall of the Yun Mansion.

"Boss, you guessed it right. The people inside slept like dead pigs at night due to our harassment today. Look, it's pitch black inside."

"Tell the brothers to hurry up, wealth and glory are beckoning us."

The bandits outside the wall were discussing freely, not noticing at all that there were three people hiding on the wall, blending into the night.