Yun Yiyi also understood that in the village, adults were busy working and had little time to discipline their children. They usually let their children do whatever they wanted.

Like the children of the Yun family, most of them were raised in a free-range environment. To be more precise, the older children looked after the younger ones, and they grew up slowly.

However, Zhang and Yun the Butcher have always been involved in the growth of Yun Yiyi and the others. They remember every important moment of the children.

Because there were candied haws hanging in front, Brother Yun San kept urging everyone to eat quickly.

After everyone finished their meal, he started to clean up the dishes diligently without being told.

Everyone looked at the abnormal Third Brother Yun, smiled and said nothing.

Yun Yiyi took the initiative to go to the car and take out the remaining two strings of candied haws.

"Third brother, look, candied haws."

Brother Yun happily took the candied haws and said, "Yiyi, how many strings of candied haws did Dad buy?"

Xie Zirui was a little surprised. He didn't expect that at this time, Third Brother Yunyun would still want to ask.

He thought that Third Brother Yun would just pick up the candied haws and eat them directly. It seemed that he had wronged Third Brother Yun.

Yun Yiyi handed another string of candied haws to Zhang. "Mom, try it too. It's delicious."

Zhang happily took the candied haws and said, "I never thought that I could eat the candied haws my daughter bought for me."

"Haha, Mom, when I make money in the future, I will buy you more delicious food."

"Yiyi, come here, I'll give you a candied haws." Zhang stuffed a hawthorn ball covered with sugar into Yun Yiyi's mouth.

"Mom, you eat too." Yun Yiyi said hurriedly.

"Okay, mom will eat too." Zhang said as she stuffed a hawthorn ball into Xie Zirui's mouth.

Zhang ate a hawthorn ball herself, and then she handed the remaining candied haws to Yun Yiyi.

"Third brother, I bought three strings of candied haws in total. You, the eldest brother, and the second brother can eat them together."

"Okay, then I'll come and eat."

"Eat it, Third Brother. It's delicious."

The three brothers of the Yun family shared a string of candied haws, and Yun Yiyi, Zhang, and Xie Zirui shared a string of candied haws.

Although we didn't eat much, the candied haws tasted very good and everyone enjoyed it very much.

Yun Yiyi looked at Third Brother Yun's unsatisfied expression and said, "Third Brother, Dad said we have candy and a lot of fruit at home. If we have time one day, we can ask Mom to make candied haws for us."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Brother Yun said, and then turned to Zhang, "Mom, when will you make it for us?"

Zhang gently patted Third Brother Yun's shoulder and said, "You are such a greedy little cat. Wait a few days, when the weather is a little cooler."

"You can make more when the time comes, and we can save it for later consumption."

"Mom, you are so kind."

"Wait, if I have time in a few days, I will definitely make it for you.

Everyone was happy when they heard what Zhang said. Zhang always kept her word. If she said she would do something, she would definitely do it. The only thing left was the question of when to do it.

"Yiyi, what happened to you guys in town today? Your dad was so worried that he didn't even have a smile on his face."

"Mother, we found out in the town today that if we follow the official road, we will soon come across a mountain stronghold."

"That mountain stronghold was originally a den of bandits. However, two months ago, the bandits lived and worked peacefully in the mountains and did not harass the people living below the mountains."

"However, this situation has been broken since a group of bandits from the north captured Qingfeng Village two months ago."

"The bandits in Qingfeng Village now come to the foot of the mountain once a month to collect food from the people. They also rob the wealthy families passing by.

In the previous two months, the people of Qingfeng Village could still afford the grain collected by the bandits in the village and the people living at the foot of the mountain.

However, according to the information we learned today, the bandits in Qingfeng Village will collect a lot more grain next month than this month.

They probably anticipated that the villagers down the mountain would not have enough food to pay, so they asked the government officials to spread the word.

If there is not enough food at home, people can be used to make up for it. Men or women are fine. However, the bandits in Qingfeng Village will choose their own people.

Only those they choose can be used as food, those they don’t choose don’t count.

This news was recently leaked by government officials and is highly credible.

"Yiyi, are there many bandits in Qingfeng Village? Why don't the people living down the mountain resist?"

"Second brother, the people living at the foot of the mountain rebelled. However, they were suppressed by the bandits from Qingfeng Village."

It is said that the bandits of Qingfeng Village killed many people who resisted when they first collected grain. Later, the people agreed to hand over grain to Qingfeng Village.

According to the people in the town, there are more than 600 bandits in Qingfeng Village, and they are all strong laborers. They are all good at fighting.

"Yiyi, we are in big trouble. Can we bypass Qingfeng Village?" Zhang looked at Yun Yiyi nervously.

"Mom, I am very disappointed to tell you that we have no way to bypass Qingfeng Village. Because Qingfeng Village is right next to the official road ahead."

"If we want to take the official road, we will definitely run into the bandits from Qingfeng Village. There is no way to avoid them."

"Also, I secretly asked the people in the town, and they said that we can also take a small road to bypass Qingfeng Village."

"But the path is very narrow and cannot be used by vehicles. Horse-drawn carriages, mule-drawn carriages, and donkey-drawn carriages like ours cannot pass through."

"Yiyi, we can't not move the cart. We have so many things, and it's hard to push them all on a cart."

"The key is that we don't have anywhere to buy a cart. Almost every family in our village has a donkey cart. It would be very inconvenient if we gave up the donkey cart."

"Not only is it inconvenient, but our speed will also be much slower. We don't even know when we can reach where we want to go."

"But if we take the official route, we will just be sending our heads to the bandits in Qingfeng Village."

Yun Yiyi sighed, "I heard that the bandits in Qingfeng Village just robbed a wealthy family and stole two carts of silver and money."

"In our village, every family has a car. We know we are poor, we have no food and no money, but the bandits in Qingfeng Village don't know that."

"Yes, they might take us as fat sheep and rob us. Even if they find out that we have no food or money, we still have people."

"That's exactly what I mean. Qingfeng Village is short of money, food, and people right now."

"It's useless to think so much. Let's wait until Dad comes back. Maybe the villagers can find out other ways."

"Yiyi, I was wondering why your father was so worried. Now that I've heard what you said, I'm worried too." Zhang sighed deeply.

"Mom, there's no point in worrying. Let's just choose a path and move on. This place isn't suitable for us to stop and settle down."

"What Yiyi said makes sense. Just look at Qingfeng Village. I don't know of a good place here."

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