The young couple from the farm fights back

Seeing Jiang Li's stubborn attitude, Third Uncle Jiang's eyes rolled, and he immediately changed his attitude to a submissive one. He said with a sad face, "Big girl, Third Uncle has been unfair to you in the past, but you can't just stand by and watch him die. Your younger brother worked at the docks, and he was also captured by the soldiers a while ago. The two of us old people are really left without anyone to rely on."

Aunt Jiang San heard this and took over the conversation. She also nodded repeatedly and squeezed out two tears at the right time: "Big girl, even if you don't consider our relationship, you should consider the fact that I raised you all those years ago. You can't destroy my livelihood."

Jiang Li rolled her eyes. She was not surprised at all that the child from the third branch of the Jiang family was captured by soldiers. Yesterday, Dashuan went to the town to lead the shopkeeper to the village to collect yams. He mentioned that many strong laborers doing odd jobs in the town were all taken away by soldiers.

If you don't want to be taken away, you must be rich and have connections, such as the wealthy families in the city. Any able-bodied male in the family, whether in school or not, can easily avoid being drafted as long as you can pay the money.

This war seemed imminent and the situation was urgent, so Daqing would spare no effort to mobilize all the men in the country to protect the royal family and the country.

"I don't have the time to waste on you. Today will be the last time for me to provoke you. If you dare to provoke me again, don't blame me, the Jiang family, for being rude to you."

Hearing Jiang Li's merciless words, Uncle Jiang just raised his brows, but suddenly, he took two steps forward, raised his neck and howled to the sky.

"Ouch——!!!"

The cry of wolves was chilling, and facing the wolf's fierce stare, Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang couldn't help but shrink their necks.

He gritted his teeth and cursed Jiang Li hundreds of times in his heart. He was so angry that his face turned blue, but he dared not say anything.

Jiang Li sneered, then turned and walked into the yard, holding a child in one hand. Before she finished, she gestured to Aowu, saying, "Stay outside first. We don't want anyone to covet our pigs. If anyone has bad intentions, just bite them to death."

Aowu seemed to understand and roared again, baring his fangs and staring fiercely at the trembling old couple in front of him.

Aunt Jiang was so frightened that her legs went weak. She wanted to run but didn't dare: "Boss, what should I do?"

Seeing this, Third Uncle Jiang dared not stay any longer, no matter how angry he was, unless he found a way to kill the wild animal. By then, Jiang's family would be pregnant and carrying several children. Without this wild animal to guard the house, they would have plenty of opportunities to make Jiang bow to them.

He made up his mind and immediately turned around with his wife, saying, "Let's go. We'll go back and think of a way to come back."

“——Ah?” Aunt Jiang San, who didn’t react for a moment, almost staggered, fearing that the wild wolf would pounce on them.

Jiang Li washed the basket containing pig feed and heard the footsteps gradually fading away outside the yard. A hint of coldness flashed across her drooping eyes.

Human greed is often a bottomless pit. The third wife of the Jiang family will come again. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, she is now pregnant and the children around her are useless. The only one who helps her resist external forces is Awoo, a wolf cub.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li shouted to the outside of the courtyard door: "Awoo, come in."

Hearing the shout, he ran back to the yard and circled in front of Jiang Li, as if asking for a reward.

Jiang Li glared at it unhappily and said, "Listen carefully, from now on, no matter who gives you meat or game, you are not allowed to eat it except from our family. If you want to eat live animals, you have to go up the mountain every morning to find them. Do you understand?"

Aowu blinked his dark green eyes and let out a "Aowu" towards the sky. Jiang Li's mouth curled up slightly when he saw this, he must have taken what he said to heart.

Jiang Li placed the dustpan on the rack to dry it. Turning back, she saw Que Ge'er and Heng Ge'er standing by with worried faces. She couldn't help but say slowly, "It's still early. Go back to your room and practice calligraphy. I'll make you some bone soup later."

Jing Ge'er and An Ge'er were playing in the courtyard corridor. When they heard about bone soup, Jing Ge'er almost couldn't hold back his drooling: "Good, soup, the soup is delicious."

Jiang Li couldn't help laughing at her second son. The brat would be the first to drool whenever food was mentioned.

The days in the courtyard passed quietly in the busyness, and soon the first snow came.

That afternoon, Jiang Li was doing needlework in the house. The two boys were sleeping soundly on the kang bed. From time to time, she looked up at the wind and snow outside the window and on the corridor, thinking about Zhou Chunfeng's current situation.

Jiang Li wondered if he was okay. She had been hoping Zhou Chunfeng would send a letter home. She was busy sewing winter clothes for Zhou Chunfeng, but now she didn't even know where he was stationed, let alone what the war situation was like outside.

As she thought about it, her hand couldn't help but touch her increasingly bulging belly, feeling the fetal movement, and her longing for her husband became even stronger.

At this moment, there was a faint knock on the door outside the yard, which pulled Jiang Li away from his depressed thoughts.

She put down the needle and thread in her hand, confirmed that there was indeed someone knocking on the door, slowly stood up, supported her lower back with one hand, and walked out of the main room slowly.

When the gate opened, the scene that came into view almost made Jiang Li drop his jaw in shock.

"Uncle Clan!"

The uncle standing outside the door no longer looked as energetic as before. He was wearing ragged clothes that did not keep him warm in the snowy weather. He was holding a little girl of three or four years old by his side. The little girl looked timid and shy as she hid behind the uncle.

Seeing this, Jiang Li hurriedly welcomed the person into the yard: "Come in quickly."

When the uncle saw Jiang Li's paunchy belly, a moment of hesitation flashed across his old eyes. But facing Jiang Li's eagerness, he couldn't bear to look at his granddaughter, and finally nodded and led the child into the yard.

Jiang Li first ushered them into the main room to warm themselves by the fire. The brazier was burning brightly, making the room cozy and warm. Jiang Li had calculated the time and knew that the two children would soon be getting home from school, so he had lit the brazier in the main room in advance so that the children could practice calligraphy when they returned.

Jiang Li poured two bowls of hot tea for the old man and the child: "Uncle, please have some hot tea first. I'll go get the head of the family's clothes for you to change into."

My cousin's skinny hands tightly grasped the tea bowl, his old eyes were full of gratitude, and his lips were deeply pursed, unable to hide his loneliness.

There were a few sets of winter clothes left by Zhou Chunfeng in the closet. The old man looked thin, but his body was still strong enough to hold up the clothes.

There was always warm water in the kitchen. Jiang Li, with her belly bulging, fetched a basin of hot water for the old man to wash his face and body, and then took the little girl back to the main room to wash her.

The little girl who wiped the dirt off her face looked cute, but she looked reserved and nervous, and she didn't dare to raise her eyebrows to look at Jiang Li the whole time.

There were only boys at home, and no clothes for little girls, so Jiang Li took out the short thick clothes that Heng Ge'er wore last year and gave them to her to change into.

Knowing that his uncle and grandson had not eaten enough for a long time, Jiang Li immediately went to the kitchen to get busy. He cooked millet porridge, steamed some white flour buns, and also steamed a plate of egg cakes for the children.

The old man felt a little guilty when he saw Jiang Li running around for them with her bulging belly.

He had no other choice but to shamelessly bring his granddaughter here to disturb them. Before finding the Zhou family compound, the grandfather and grandson first went to the homes of the clan leader and several elders, but things were different now, and he really couldn't bring himself to be despised by others.

The clan leader's son broke his leg, and two of his family members were taken away by soldiers. Several other clan elders' families were also in turmoil due to the imperial conscription. Although they didn't show it on their faces, it was clear to the elders, who had lived their entire lives, that they could read his expressions.