Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The storm is coming, and Xiao Yunxi is also making intensive preparations.

Tang Hao, Hu Zi, and Daniu went to the surrounding villages to find hunters to buy bows and arrows, as well as spears and other weapons that could be used.

Lujiazhuang used to be a military household, so they had quite a few arrowheads.

Uncle Tang made a repeating crossbow according to the design. The workmanship was a bit rough, but it was fine as long as it worked.

The workers who were building the house stopped working and helped make arrows and install the arrowheads. When the iron arrowheads were used up, they simply sharpened the heads with wooden sticks.

The village chief convened a meeting of villagers.

"The bandits in the mountains are causing trouble, and the county magistrate is worried they might attack us. Everyone should remain vigilant for the next two nights. When the gong sounds, gather at Uncle Tang's house immediately."

"Protect the women and children, and the men should take up arms..."

Xiao Yunxi and Murong Chen didn't tell the truth. The villagers were already pale when they saw the bandits. If they were told that they were the army, they would probably give up resistance.

They were betting that Wu Sigui would not dare to send troops openly. Since the other party did not expose himself, they pretended to be confused.

Time is too tight and there is too little to do. They just hope that everything goes smoothly on Murong Hai's side and that they can capture him before Wu Sigui takes action. Only then will they be safe.

however,

Wu Sigui was very decisive.

at night,

Xiao Yunxi was alone, sitting on the roof looking at the stars. Since then, even when facing the village head, she only felt it was troublesome and did not feel that there was any threat to herself.

This time is different.

The commander-in-chief has a large number of troops under his command, and her personal strength is not worth mentioning in front of the army. She is unable to protect the children, let alone the villagers.

Murong Chen didn't sleep either.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I think it's time to overthrow this rotten imperial court."

Murong Chen's mouth twitched.

"Aren't you afraid of being arrested for telling me this?"

"Do you know?"

Murong Chen shook his head:

"You're right."

He is not one of those old-fashioned people who do nothing all day and just shout slogans, such as "the ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister." "Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" are all nonsense.

Being down-to-earth and serving the people, and upholding national justice, is what scholars should do, instead of flattering the emperor all day long.

Xiao Yunxi was a little surprised:

"I didn't expect you to have such awareness."

Murong Chen felt that Xiao Yunxi was very similar to himself. She was not bound by worldly affairs and was about to face life and death. He also became sentimental and talkative.

"Those people in the court always say that if the monarch wants his subjects to die, then the subjects must die. But the sages said that the monarch should treat his subjects with courtesy and the subjects should serve with loyalty. They all know this, yet they pretend not to know. They even claim to be scholars, claiming to inherit the unique knowledge of the sages. But what they inherit is just taking the sages' words out of context to please the imperial power? Your Majesty always emphasizes that the people are more important than the monarch, but in fact, in his eyes, the lives of the people are not worth mentioning. Just take half a year ago..."

Murong Chen kept talking, probably because he felt that tonight was a dead end, and he said everything he could and couldn't say.

He was too upright in the capital, and had planned to learn to be diplomatic when he came to the northwest, but he found that he couldn't do it in the end.

Xiao Yunxi said seriously:

"You are a good official."

Most people choose to go with the flow, but there are still a few people who persist. As long as there is hope for this society, Murong Chen is probably one of them.

Xiao Yunxi is essentially this kind of person, and this is probably because they appreciate each other.

Pee...

At this moment, a low bamboo whistle sounded in the distance. Xiao Yunxi stood up and signaled Tang Hao to strike the gong.

bang bang bang!

The sound of gongs and drums tore through the silent night sky. The village instantly became lively and a scream was heard.

“There’s a thief!!”

A torch lit up, probably in the direction of Ma Cuilan. Xiao Yunxi and Murong Chen frowned. If it was Wu Sigui's men, they should attack them, right?

Could it be that Wu Sigui’s information was wrong?

On the official road outside the village, a team of well-trained cavalrymen were lined up, but they were suddenly stunned when they saw the sound of gongs and drums in the village.

"Sir, has the news leaked?"

The leading man drew his saber:

"Light the torches and charge!"

in the dark,

Torches lit up outside the village, one by one, two by two, then connected into a string, stretching out. Then the torches began to move, faster and faster, and the ground began to shake.

They were cavalry, at least a hundred of them, and they were obviously heading towards Tangjia Village.

Xiao Yunxi was a little confused.

The people outside the village should be Wu Sigui's men. Then who are the people who entered the village? Did they sneak in in advance and cooperate with the outside forces?

Is it necessary to be so cautious?

Ma Cuilan's home,

The horse owners who broke in were all confused. They entered the village carefully without disturbing anyone. Why were there suddenly people beating drums and gongs?

He didn't have time to think.

"Charge into the Ma family and kill them all!"

The Ma family thought they had weapons and that the sleeping Ma family would not be able to react, but the result was the exact opposite.

As soon as they rushed into the yard, they were greeted by spears and hoes. He dodged quickly and his subordinates fell to the ground on the spot.

What’s even more outrageous is that the villagers reacted extremely quickly. Everyone had weapons in their hands, including spears and hoes, and surrounded the Ma family as if they were caught in a jar!

"Come in!"

Ma Hu has gone crazy and is about to kill Ma Cuilan.

Ma Cuilan's sons were able to knock down two people just now, it was purely a blind cat catching a dead mouse. The bandits rushed over with knives in hand, and they were in a panic.

They waved their weapons recklessly and retreated repeatedly. There were many villagers, but the gate was so small that no one dared to rush in. The Ma brothers retreated to the door of the house.

The fifth brother was the first to run in, followed closely by the third and fourth brothers. The second brother was a little slow and was hit on the back by the horse owner with a knife, and fell on the threshold.

"Ah!"

"The boss!"

The second son's wife burst out with unprecedented courage and tried to rush forward, but was pushed back by the third and fourth sons and fell to the ground.

Ma Hu didn't even look at her, he raised his knife and chopped towards Ma Cuilan, his target was clear, Ma Cuilan pushed a little girl next to her out,

Phew,

The knife hit the little girl, and she fell in a pool of blood, her eyes wide open, her body twitching.

The second daughter-in-law was heartbroken.

"Daya!"

She roared and climbed up, pounced on Ma Hu, opened her mouth and bit his neck. Ma Hu was already blood-red with anger, and he shook her off and slashed at Ma Cuilan again.

The vicious Ma Cuilan once again threw the second daughter out to block the knife. Just when the knife was about to hit the little girl, she kicked her away:

When the second child was chopped down, Xiao Yunxi rushed over and saw Ma Cuilan pushing her granddaughter out, but she was too late to stop him. She quickly dealt with the people around Ma Hu and tried her best to save the little girl.

The second son's wife got up and cried loudly while hugging her daughter on the ground. When she looked at Ma Cuilan, there was no longer any fear in her eyes, but hatred engraved in her bones.

"Carry all the wounded away and get out of here!"

The cavalry is coming, and only the fortifications they have set up can resist them. Staying here is seeking death.

As for the horse owners,

Just now, the second son's wife bit his aorta and blood was flowing all over the floor. He felt his body getting colder and colder. He covered his neck and his consciousness returned to darkness.