"Then you guys should buy some things and take them back quickly, we have to hurry!" Chen Meng lowered his voice very low, whispered in Xu Fan's ear, and then walked quickly in the opposite direction of them.

Xu Fan looked at Jiang Wenming, who was still furious, and the child he was holding tightly in his arms, and felt a headache coming over him.

I've only been in the county for a short time, why are you looking for me now with all this trouble?

Although they did not intend to cause trouble this time, these troubles seemed to have eyes and rushed straight towards them.

Are their physiques really so special that they cause trouble wherever they go?

Jiang Wenming had a gloomy face and silently took his niece from Xu Fan. Then he followed Xu Fan to buy things without saying a word.

After finishing the shopping, the three of them hurried back to the village.

As soon as he entered the village, Xu Fan couldn't wait to ask Zhang An who was looking out at the entrance, "Have Ma Chao and Hu Dahe returned?"

Zhang An just shook his head and replied, "They haven't been seen since they went out!"

Jiang Wenming rushed into the village like a gust of wind, breathlessly telling his father and cousins everything that had happened in the county town.

Everyone suddenly fell into a tense atmosphere, everyone looked solemn, and began to discuss countermeasures.

"Jujia? Are you talking about the in-laws from the fourth brother's family?" Jiang Jiancai frowned slightly, trying hard to recall the people and things related to Jujia Village.

After thinking about it, it seems that only the fourth family can be related to this village.

Jiang Wensong nodded and said, "Yes, they are relatives from my fourth uncle's family. But since we came back, they have come to Wanting several times, but we ignored them all."

At this time, Jiang Wenming, who had been silent all this time, also spoke up: "Besides, there is another thing here. You don't know about Wanting's change of surname, right? In fact, it was because of these people who interfered."

Jiang Wenming then told everyone the whole story of the marriage exchange.

After hearing this, Jiang Wensong was so angry that his face turned red. He clenched his fists tightly and roared angrily: "These guys are really too much! How dare they bully our Jiang family like this? Do they really think we have no one left? Humph, if I had known they were coming, I would definitely not let them off easily and would have taken action directly!"

"Now we are worried that Ju Guilan will go to the Japanese to inform on us. Dad, cousins, we have to prepare for retreat." Jiang Wenming reminded everyone.

Jiang Wenqi said with a serious expression, "Brother Song, the women and children in the village should evacuate to the mountains as much as possible. We can go and clean up the cave we were in before."

Jiang Jibai said, "Then shall we go into the mountains as well?"

Jiang Wenming patted his shoulder and said, "It depends on the situation. If there are many devils coming, we will withdraw. If there are not many devils, we will capture them."

Jiang Jiyun didn't say anything, but just listened silently in Jiang Wenming's arms as they discussed things.

As night falls, the whole village gradually falls into silence.

At this moment, Ma Chao and his companions returned exhausted from the journey. Before they had time to rest for a moment, they were warmly invited by Jiang Wenqi and others who had been waiting for a long time to discuss the defense together.

Jiang Jiyun lay comfortably in the warm bed like a lazy cat, his big eyes rolling around, thinking about how to go to Mr. Dong's house tomorrow to find out the truth.

Should we take advantage of this evening to break into Mr. Dong’s house and take away all his valuables?

As a result, Mr. Dong will have no money to support his Japanese son-in-law. Let's see if he dares to be so arrogant and domineering in the future!

Liu Zhiming, who was standing at the door, glanced into the room from time to time.

Looking at the unusually quiet room, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, so he turned to Xu Fan beside him and whispered, "Hey, Old Xu, why is this little guy so well behaved today? He usually never goes to bed before ten o'clock, but today he actually climbed into bed so early. It's really strange!"

Xu Fan smiled slightly, as if everything was under control. He answered confidently, "Haha... From my perspective, this little brat is probably racking her brains to come up with an excuse so that we can take her to Mr. Dong's house tomorrow!"

Hearing this, Qi Feng on the side immediately became interested and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Oh? Really? Is there something else going on here? Tell us quickly, what happened to you in the county today?"

Xu Fan nodded, cleared his throat, and began to tell the story vividly.

When they were in the county town during the day, they accidentally heard a few members of the Imperial Army chatting about some important information, and they also told them that the woman named Ju Guilan was likely to inform the Japanese.

"Brother Xu, how about we go to Mr. Dong's house tonight to see what's going on?" A head wearing a hat suddenly popped out from the door.

Xu Fan and the others turned around when they heard the voice, only to see that face filled with a flattering smile.

Liu Zhiming looked at the flattering little guy in front of him, sighed helplessly, and asked: "You don't want to steal something from his house at night?"

Jiang Jiyun quickly shook his head, his face full of disapproval, and he retorted anxiously: "Oh, Brother Liu, please don't say that! How can this be called stealing? This is clearly 'taking from the people and giving back to the people'!"

After hearing this, Liu Zhiming, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but repeat these eight words softly, as if he was savoring the deep meaning of them.

Qi Feng nodded in agreement and continued, "That's true. The wealth that those rich people get from exploiting the people is the blood and sweat of the people. It's not an exaggeration to say that they 'take it from the people.'"

At this time, Hu Changhe, who had been silent all the time, suddenly stood up, walked to Jiang Jiyun's side with big strides, patted his chest and said, "How about this, sister, why don't we all go with you!"

However, Jiang Jiyun shook his head firmly and refused, "No need! We are not going to rob openly, we just want to get the things secretly, so, Brother Xu and I can go alone."

Hearing this, Qi Feng frowned and waved his hand worriedly to express his objection: "No, who knows if there will be a group of Japanese soldiers waiting there to catch you? If you two really get into trouble, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape!"

Jiang Jiyun muttered to himself, "If I wasn't afraid that I wouldn't be able to find the way, I would have sneaked over there by myself."

"No need. Just the two of us can do it secretly. If there are too many people, it will easily alert the enemy. You can just ambush and provide support nearby." Xu Fan agreed with Jiang Jiyun's suggestion.

Hearing Xu Fan's agreement, Jiang Jiyun came to his side excitedly, "Brother Xu, shall we set off now?"

"No, let's wait until Brother Ma and the others come back." Xu Fan poked her forehead with his finger.

"Then let's go find Brother Ma. Let's just tell him and go right away!" Jiang Jiyun pulled Xu Fan to leave.

Xu Fan stood up helplessly and followed her to Jiang Wenming's house to find Ma Chao.

When they arrived outside Jiang Wenming's yard, they heard someone talking to them, "Hey? When did you come back, kid?"

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