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

Ye Shang followed Ye Quan and was responsible for covering their retreat. They were frightened by the bravery and fighting skills of the Longtan soldiers and the Yun family troops.

Fortunately, the old man has a keen eye for talent and believes that Longtan is an existence that the Ye family cannot afford to offend.

The old man has a unique vision, and Ye Shang is not stupid.

The people of Longtan are not bound by blood ties, yet they can stick together.

In just a few years, we have gained a firm foothold in Longtan and have grown rapidly.

The decision-makers in Longtan dared to distribute large tracts of abandoned fertile land to the people who came to seek refuge there.

Transform various farming tools, improve crop cultivation techniques and increase yields.

Even though the country was not wealthy to begin with, the government implemented tax exemption for two years, allowing the people under Longtan's jurisdiction to completely solve the problem of food and clothing.

He had the guts to negotiate terms with the imperial court and implement the salt taxation law. He was extremely courageous!

However, facts have proved that Longtan's series of operations quickly won the hearts of the people.

Even the people under their jurisdiction praised the Lord of Longtan City.

Therefore, when he first learned that the bandits had attacked Nanzhou Prefecture and Longtan had sent troops to support them, his father would not hesitate to dispatch personnel to participate in killing the bandits.

The Yu Mansion was in a gloomy mood. After two days of holding out, the guards and clansmen suffered heavy casualties.

Without any more external assistance, the Yu Mansion might not be able to hold on.

So where can we ask for foreign help?

Everyone looked at each other.

Yu Shida was thousands of miles away and it was impossible for him to come back to save them.

Currently, all the main forces of the bandits are attacking the Yun family.

The Yun family was ruined, and the next one would be the Yu family's turn.

The atmosphere in the Yu family was very depressing. Several pots of fire were lit in the living room for warmth. Everyone lay on the floor with their clothes on. No one spoke in the room except for the sound of breathing.

Everyone was praying for themselves secretly.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone heard screams coming from the street. They were used to it and just listened quietly.

After a long time, a guard finally figured out what was going on.

"It seems like someone is killing the bandits!"

Those who were not asleep sneered, saying that everyone was struggling to protect themselves these days, so who would have the ability to do that?

The more the guard listened, the more he felt something was wrong, so he stood up and climbed up the wall to check.

Many mysterious men in black armor appeared out of nowhere on the street, holding swords and chasing the fleeing bandits.

He saw with his own eyes that the leader of the bandits who had led people to attack the Yu family in the past two days was killed by the sword of a mysterious man in armor.

The mysterious man put away his knife and looked in his direction. The guard was so scared that he almost fell off the ladder.

When he stood firm, the mysterious man killed two more bandits one after another.

One of the bandits' head slammed against their outer wall with a dull thud.

Looking at the head with eyes open, the guard's heart was pounding and he looked outside again in disbelief.

They are saved!

A mysterious man in armor outside is killing the bandits.

The guard quickly climbed down the ladder and ran to Yu Xunmei.

"My dear Miss, there really are people killing bandits outside. I saw it clearly."

Yu Xunmei lifted the blanket covering her body and climbed up the ladder in two steps.

Just as the guard had said, a group of soldiers in black armor came onto the street.

Could it be that he is back?

Thinking of this possibility, Yu Xunmei hurriedly got down the ladder.

"Gather everyone quickly, open the door, go out and fight with them, and drive the bandits out of Nanzhou Prefecture!"

As soon as the door was opened, five or six bandits were driven away in a panic and tried to rush into the Yu family with knives. Yu Xunmei and his men fought hard to resist them.

Just as the two sides were about to fight, a small group of armored soldiers came from a distance.

They quickly stepped forward, surrounded the bandits, and then killed them one by one, with clean and efficient methods without any delay.

Not Yu Shida’s man!

Yu Xunmei could see at a glance that she was a little disappointed.

Behind the crowd, a man in black came forward, took off his mask and smiled at her.

"Miss Yu, we meet again!"

"It's actually you?!"

Yu Xunmei was shocked. She didn't expect that it was someone from Longtan.

"What? Don't you want us to come and rescue you?" Yun Er sneered.

Seeing that Yu Xunmei was not tactful, the elder of the Yu family was afraid that she would offend others, so he hurried forward to pay his respects.

"I would like to thank you for saving my life on behalf of the Yu family!"

"The bandits are on the run, so you should be on guard."

Yun Er said this without stopping, waved goodbye and led the team away.

The Yu family members were curious, and someone stepped forward to ask, "Does the eldest lady recognize this person?"

Yu Xunmei's face turned pale, anger rolled in her eyes, and she squeezed out a few words from between her teeth.

"They are from Longtan, and they are in the same group as Yun Zhenchuan."

The deputy general felt relieved. They came to rescue Yun Zhenchuan, and so the entire Nanzhou city would be saved.

So he immediately ordered people to clean up the bodies of the bandits around Yu Mansion.

Yun Er led his men to search for the bandits hiding in the slums of the city. Looking at the reddish-brown soil on the ground, he curled his lips in disgust.

He stomped on the mud on his feet. These were the new shoes that Aying made for him, and he couldn't get them dirty.

A secret guard came hurriedly to report.

"Second Brother Yun, two bodies of people from Linjia Village were found in a house."

"Who is the Linjia Villager?"

Yun Er couldn't remember who else from Linjia Village remained in Nanzhou Prefecture.

He followed his men to a dilapidated yard and saw two bodies lying there, a man and a woman. They looked like a mother and son. The woman had gray hair and wrinkles on her face, while the man was skinny.

They had been dead for more than three days, their abdomens were swollen, their skin had green spots of decay, and they emitted a strong fishy smell.

Yun Er covered his nose with a handkerchief and identified it carefully.

“So it was them?”

The secret guard asked, "Who is it?"

"Don't worry about them for now, send someone to inform the Yu family."

Yun Er didn't even look at the two men again. He led the secret guards out of the yard, whispered a few words in his ear, and turned away.

If you do a lot of evil, you will eventually get punished.

Yu Qiutao rubbed her stiff knees and returned to the backyard.

The old lady died, and she had to stay by her spirit for several hours every day.

Yu Qiutao sat down and took the hot water handed to her by the maid. Just as she took a sip, she heard a servant coming to the door.

"Aunt Tao, the eldest lady is looking for you. She wants you to go to the front yard for a while."

Yu Qiutao forced a smile and said in a gentle voice, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Putting down the cup of water, she followed the servant to the front yard.

In the front yard reception room, Yu Xunmei, who was sitting on a chair, glanced at her sideways and said calmly, "The Yun family sent a letter saying that your mother and your eldest brother were killed by bandits. Do you want to collect their bodies?"

Yu Qiutao was so shocked that her whole body felt like she was electrocuted. Her eyes widened and her mind went blank. Then her lips began to tremble and her hands couldn't help shaking.

When the bandits came, she had thought about the safety of her mother and elder brother, but she always held a glimmer of hope in her heart, thinking that the place where they lived was remote and simple, and the bandits would not go there. But something happened anyway.