In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

Xu Xiaoya had no idea that she had already made a name for herself with her parents, and she had already strolled out of the main house to look for Li Goudan and her friends.

"Xiao Ya, come quickly and see what we caught."

I saw Li Goudan holding a rat snake in his hand. After spring came and flowers bloomed, there were more snakes and insects on the mountain, and it was dangerous everywhere.

Xu Xiaoya shook her head in disgust. She didn't want to look at this thing.

“It’s almost lost!”

Xu Xiaoya doesn't like snakes, but Li Goudan said, "This is a snake, you can eat it. You really don't know what it's made of. But you're still young, you'll know how delicious it is in the future!"

Which child in the mountains has never eaten snake meat? It’s just a matter of personal preference.

Xu Xiaoya was too lazy to pay attention to Li Goudan, and Li Goudan was not angry. He took the dead rat snake to find his grandfather and asked his grandfather to peel the snake skin and stew the snake meat.

But Xu Xiaoya called out to the other friends: "Tomorrow there will definitely be some Japanese soldiers coming to kill people. Do you want to kill them?"

A group of little brats, who had no idea what fear was, expressed their desire when they heard Xu Xiaoya's question.

This is exactly the effect Xu Xiaoya wanted. Those damn Japanese devils are not human beings at all. They don’t even let children go. So let them see what children are capable of.

"Get your bows and arrows ready. Ten arrows per person. Don't waste them. Tomorrow we'll also kill the Japs!"

The child's height advantage is like a bug in the mountains and forests, and the Japanese will definitely regret showing up here.

"Little girl, your grandma will definitely not allow us to kill the Japs!"

There are also some precocious children who raise a practical question.

Xu Xiaoya said: "I'm here, just follow my instructions when the time comes!"

In order to ensure the smooth operation, they told the adults that they were going to pick wild vegetables, and then a group of little kids went into the mountains and forests.

Children in the mountains have been playing in the forests since they were young, so adults don’t worry too much. The area around the village has been cleaned up, and the children can identify traps, so there is no need to worry about accidents.

But none of the adults thought that a group of children would do anything big, so no one paid attention to them.

Xu Xiaoya took out all the good things she had accumulated in the space, set up a lot of traps, and gave each child a bag of medicine powder. If they were unlucky enough to be caught by the Japanese, they must open the bag of medicine powder and sprinkle it at the Japanese.

"This is a good thing. It will make them weaklings in an instant. You can run away again!"

Xu Xiaoya felt a little pain when she took out such a good thing, but thinking about forming a future army of children to kill the Japanese devils, she had to give it up.

Little Stone was the first to respond: "Listen to me!"

The other children also shouted, as if they regarded Xu Xiaoya as their leader.

Xu Xiaoya was very satisfied with the result and patted Xiao Shitou's shoulder proudly: "Grandson, I was right about you!"

Little Shitou smiled brightly. Since he came here with Xu Xiaoya, he has been well fed and well clothed. His previous big-headed baby look has faded away. He has grown a lot taller now, and his limbs have gained some flesh, making him look much more coordinated.

No matter who persuaded him, Xiao Shitou still insisted on calling Xu Xiaoya "Auntie".

As a result, all the children in the village followed suit and called her "Auntie".

Later, Old Lady Xu also tacitly approved of their behavior and told Xu Xiaoya that if she became a aunt, she would have to protect those little ones.

Xu Xiaoya was alone in her previous life. Her life revolved around school, home, and cram school. She didn't even have time to make friends.

This life is completely different from the previous one. She has released her nature and doesn't think there is anything wrong with playing with a group of little kids.

"Grandma, don't worry, what do you have to worry about when I do things?"

The little adult's appearance made Old Lady Xu very amused, so she let Xu Xiaoya do whatever she wanted.

There were not many children in Huaishu Village, but many children fled there later. Xu Xiaoya captured the trust of all the children by giving them pieces of malt candy and other good things from time to time.

When Xu Xiaoya was setting the trap with the children, Old Lady Xu also learned how Hu Mazi's wife escaped and was targeted by the Japanese devils.

She was not in the mountains at the time, but had returned to her parents' home. When she returned to the village, she learned that something had happened. Although she started hiding, she was later exposed and had to run for her life.

"My dear, you can live here peacefully. We will slowly settle the score with the Japanese for your man's vengeance!"

Old Lady Xu had already told the woman that the Japanese devils were dead, including the second Japanese devil, but the woman still thought it was not enough, she wanted to kill all the Japanese devils.

That kind of hatred towards a race is the driving force that supports women to survive.

"Okay, let's get well before we kill!"

The woman's name is Hongxiu. She is a person who will avenge her enemies and repay her kindness.

So Hongxiu stayed, but because she was still injured, Old Lady Xu asked her to rest in the house. She had to go talk to the village chief about killing the Japanese devils and could not stay with Hongxiu all the time.

Fortunately, there is a pregnant woman named Xu's mother at home. She is free and can chat with Hongxiu.

When Hongxiu looked at Xu's mother's belly, tears came to her eyes again. She also had two children, but unfortunately they both died.

Damn Japs.

On this day, everyone had something to do and was nervously preparing for a head-on battle with the Japanese. However, after waiting for two days, not a single Japanese soldier showed up.

No one in the town was active outside, and everyone was hiding in their houses. Once the Japanese appeared in the town, they would take the initiative to attack.

"Why aren't these bastards here yet?"

Dazhu was getting anxious and couldn't understand how those Japanese devils could remain so patient.

Just when they were getting a little impatient, there was finally movement in the town, but it was not the Japanese devils, but Li Caogen.

He is smart and can run fast, making him the most suitable person to be a scout.

"The Japs won't come!"

Li Caogen took a big gulp of boiled water, which finally relieved his smoking throat.

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Dazhu grabbed Li Caogen's shoulders anxiously. Li Caogen gritted his teeth and slapped Xu Dazhu's hand away: "Marshal Hu's soldiers are fighting the Japs. They are fighting in the county town now. They have no time to lock up those Japs!"

Who is Marshal Cao?

He was the man who became the king of the province by commanding the army and proclaimed himself the Grand Marshal of the Army.

Originally, Marshal Hu was a soldier with some family background. He started out as a bandit, and later his team grew larger and larger. He also annexed many small units and finally became a local overlord. In the past few years, he had been fighting with other warlords. Later, when the Japanese came, they all stopped fighting.

"Do you know why?"

Father Xu asked hurriedly.

They were at the foot of the mountain, cut off from information, and didn't know many things.

Li Caogen shook his head: "I just heard that they were fighting, and I ran back here because I was afraid you would worry!"

The county town was in chaos, and Li Caogen didn't dare to delay at all, for fear that he would lose his life because of curiosity.

Not knowing why they were doing it didn't stop them from relaxing.

Since there are no Japanese soldiers coming for the time being, they can prepare more.

When the news reached Huaishu Village, Old Lady Xu talked to Hongxiu about the mountain village.

"Marshal Hu?"

When Hongxiu heard Marshal Hu's name, her face changed and she stood up excitedly.

"Auntie, I want to go find Marshal Hu!"

Old Lady Xu hurriedly grabbed her and asked, "Do you know Marshal Hu?"

Hongxiu hummed, "Actually, Hu Mazi is Marshal Hu's son. He fought the Japanese because he went to the mountain stronghold and saw my man's body!"

How could Old Lady Xu and the others know about this kind of family privacy? Thinking that Hongxiu would not talk nonsense in this regard, she reminded her: "Your husband is dead. If you ask Marshal Hu for help, Marshal Hu will not punish you."

Mentioning this, Hongxiu wiped her eyes and said, "Even if he kills me, it's not wrong. I should have died with Hu Mazi!"

Although Hu Mazi, the bandit, is not a good person, he has a good wife.

Old Mrs. Xu did not stop Hongxiu from going to find Marshal Hu, and even prepared some dry food for her, but they could not accompany her.

Hongxiu, carrying her bag, kowtowed three times to Old Lady Xu to thank her for her help.

"Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely come to thank you after I find my father-in-law!"

Hongxiu wanted to repay the favor, but Old Lady Xu sternly ordered her, "Don't tell your father-in-law that we rescued you. Just say you escaped to deliver a letter to him, and that you suffered a lot along the way!"

At first Hongxiu didn't understand what Old Lady Xu meant, but she soon understood.

Old Mrs. Xu was trying to save her life.

How could a warlord who had risen from the bottom be easy to talk to? His son was dead, his grandson was dead, and his daughter-in-law was left. Wouldn't she be the perfect scapegoat?

But even after explaining the interests involved, Hongxiu was still prepared to go find Marshal Hu.

"Auntie, I listen to you!"

Hongxiu was sent down the mountain by Dazhu, and then disappeared on the official road. She had no idea that the road she walked on was full of traps. Once she dared to bring the Japanese back, all kinds of poisonous insects and traps would be waiting for them, and they would never have an easy time.

Without Hongxiu, a stranger, at home, Old Mrs. Xu felt tired. She leaned on the quilt and chatted with Xu's mother in a rambling manner.

"Who are your parents?"

Old Mrs. Xu asked this question out of the blue. Mother Xu's face was stiff and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"I didn't want to ask you at first, but when I was in the provincial capital, I didn't have time to visit your parents. Then something happened, and I rushed back. When I saw Hongxiu today, I remembered that I had never met your parents. This is very rude!"

The daughter-in-law has come to live with her parents, but she has never met her in-laws. This is too much no matter what.

“They are very contradictory people!”

Mother Xu lowered her head, making it difficult to see her expression clearly, but her nasal tone still revealed that she was not in a calm mood.

"Don't think too much. The city is in chaos right now. If they miss you, they can come stay at our house for a while!"

Old Mrs. Xu hurriedly explained, but Mother Xu shook her head: "They won't come, and they have already severed ties with me. From now on, I only have my in-laws!"

Xu's mother's sudden crying made old lady Xu feel helpless. Among her four daughters-in-law, only Xu's mother, the youngest daughter-in-law, was simple-minded and actually very dependent on her.

"It's over, we don't care. Don't cry, if the little girl sees you, she'll think I'm bullying you!"

Before Old Lady Xu could appease Xu's mother, her eldest daughter-in-law came in through the door curtain and knelt down in front of her to beg for mercy.