Ru Yue Shu Yun Feng Wen Wan

In the winter of the fourth year of Xuanning, the people of Jingzhou in the northern part of Xiqing State fled in panic, as rumors spread that Jingzhou had been captured. This also caused panic among the people of the northern states.

Youzhou, Hejia Village.

"Grandpa, grandpa." He Yufeng ran in and said.

"What are you doing? Just tell me!" Grandfather He said speechlessly as he looked at his grandson who was bent over with his hands on his knees and gasping for breath.

"North, North, Beirong is attacking." He Yufeng said while panting.

"What? Beirong is attacking. Where are they? Tell me in detail." Grandfather He didn't bother with his grandson's heavy breathing and asked hurriedly.

So He Yufeng, who had recovered, immediately replied, "The King of Jingbei was shot and fell unconscious. His soldiers opened the city gate without knowing who it was, and the gate of Jingzhou was broken. Damn it, if I knew who opened the city gate, I would cut him into pieces and drag him to the mountains to feed the wolves..."

He Yufeng, who couldn't control himself for a moment, became angrier and angrier and couldn't help but curse.

"Alright, alright, who are you calling me "old man"? Can you please speak properly and continue?" When Grandfather Yu heard that He Yufeng was about to start swearing, he quickly stretched out his hand and opened his mouth to stop him.

"The Northern Rong are attacking. They have already captured two cities in a row. They will reach us soon. Now people outside are in panic. The rich families in the town have fled south, and many ordinary people have followed suit." He Yurun, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted.

After saying that, they both turned to look at their grandfather, looking ready to go, as if they could immediately call their family to flee with just one order from their grandfather.

When Grandfather He heard this, he stopped talking and began to think:

Jingzhou has never experienced such a situation in the past few years because the King of Jingbei is in charge. The current situation in Jingzhou must be even more urgent.

However, as a former general, he was well aware of the difficulties faced by King Jingbei. Moreover, he retired due to health reasons because he saw the prosperity of Xiqing Kingdom.

However, how could he sit idly by when the court was in such a mess?

He admitted that he was afraid that if he did something four years ago, those old foxes would notice him, an old man who had retired from the army, and bring disaster to his family, so he did not stand up to support the new emperor.

But he did not do nothing. He made a correct decision - two years ago, he sent his eldest grandson to serve under his good friend, King Nanchuan, and now he has made a name for himself.

He has always wanted to contribute to the Xiqing Kingdom, and now it seems that the opportunity is here.

Grandfather He, who had been in seclusion for several years at this time, seemed to have lost his military acumen. He immediately summoned the younger generations in his family and told his second son He Qian'an to lead them to Shuzhou.

The He family had properties in both Chong'an County and Zhong'an County in Shuzhou, but He's grandfather arranged for them to go to Chong'an County.

After arranging the family affairs, he went to the village chief's house to discuss with the prestigious people in the village.

He Qi'an gave He Yu detailed instructions:

"Xi'er, go inform your uncle's fifth sister and Liu Lin, and ask them to get ready. Run'er, go to Lujia Village and call your sixth sister."

"Okay!" He Yuxi had already run out of the door, and his voice was still echoing in the house.

He Yurun also said "OK" and soon Yu Hexi ran to He Ru's house.

In fact, He Ru's home is not far from He's home, but it was too urgent just now and I didn't have time to call He Ru.

"Cousin, cousin, my second uncle asked you to pack up your things and take them over. We will flee together tomorrow. You can come to our house to sleep tonight after you pack up."

As He Yuxi spoke, he showed an excited expression. After all, a twelve-year-old child had not seen much of the world and did not know the hardships of fleeing.

He Ru was stunned when he heard this. "What? What did you say? Why are you running away?"

"Don't worry about it. I've already gone to see the village chief. We'll be leaving the village tomorrow. You'd better hurry up." He Yusheng came out of the house and saw his younger brother's back running away.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

He Ru thought about it and decided that she would flee with her uncle's family.

Because from her observations over the past few days, she knew that her great-uncle was a wise and knowledgeable old man, and his decisions were authoritative.

Moreover, she had just arrived in this world, and her understanding of this world must not be as good as that of the natives here.

"Hurry, pack up your things, we are getting ready to escape." He Ru also got busy.

"Oh, good."

He Ru packed her clothes quickly. It was cold now, so bedding and other things took up a very big bag. There were also pots, pans, food and other things, although the two siblings didn't have much stuff.

One of the four summer sets of clothes is relatively new, and there are only two winter sets.

It's okay for them since they hardly go out in winter. It's better than those families in the village who only have one set of cotton clothes, and whoever goes out wears it while the others stay in bed almost all day.

The reason why they were in a better condition was because of the salary her brother He Yuye and He Yusui sent to them when they joined the army two years ago. However, he joined the Jingbei Army and He Yusui joined the Nanchuan Army.

Unfortunately, He Yuye died for his country in a battle with the Northern Rong people shortly after the march began. He sent back a pension of 100 taels, and there is still more than 50 taels of pension left.

The situation in the court was tense, and the lack of centralized power led to the formation of various factions. In recent years, the competition among the wealthy families was so fierce that prices were driven up. However, at least with the emperor around, the wealthy families did not dare to go too far, otherwise they would be attacked by everyone.

After He Ru and his sister prepared their things, they went to the He family to meet up with their uncles. They had also packed up their things and He Yufeng and He Yuxi were moving things. In the kitchen were their eldest aunt Li, their second aunt Wang and their second cousin Liu Wan.

After respectfully calling someone, He Ru and his brother placed the large items in the yard.

Afterwards, He Yusheng went to his younger brother's house to help move things, and He Ru went to his third cousin Lu Fang and seventh cousin He Huan to look after the children.

It’s not that He Ru is lazy and doesn’t want to help in the kitchen, but it’s not good to rush into someone else’s kitchen when they are short of food and clothing.

He Ru looked at the children in the arms of her third cousin's wife and cousin and thought they were so cute.

One of these two little guys is called He Chuanpei and is from my second cousin He Yufeng’s family, and the other is called He Chuanbei and is from my third cousin He Yuqian’s family.

He Ru is the granddaughter of He grandfather's younger brother. Now the elder of He family's grandfather generation is only great-grandfather He Zhenhai, and the elder of uncle generation is eldest aunt, second uncle, and second aunt.

Then there was He Ru's generation. The He family had not split up, but He Ru's grandfather and great-uncle did.

Therefore, the children of my eldest and second uncles are arranged according to their age.

Since there were no elders in He Ru's family, he was ranked together with them.

They usually don't call their brothers and sisters cousins, but directly call them brothers and sisters, and He Ru also calls them that.

My uncle’s family includes the eldest brother He Yusui, the second brother He Yufeng, the sixth sister He Lan, and the ninth brother He Yuxi.

My second uncle has three elder brothers, He Yuqian, seven younger sisters, He Huan, and eight younger brothers, He Yurun.

Then there is He Ru’s family, with the fourth brother He Yuye, the fifth sister He Ru, and the tenth brother He Yusheng.

He Lan and He Ru are the same age, He Ru is two months older. However, He Lan is already married, and He Ru's family situation is not very good. She only found a marriage partner last month - Tang Shi, the third son of the Tang family from the same village.