A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Gu Xixi drove out of the village, just as dawn was breaking.

He Jinglan looked back at the wisps of smoke rising from the village chimneys, clutching her small bundle, looking somewhat melancholy.

"Hey……"

She sighed, "Hopefully, after we leave, those bastards will stop eyeing your house and Huachidu Village."

According to He's secret guards, the village's defenses inside and outside are much denser than before, making it look like an iron barrel.

It is evident that Mu Nanzhao secretly left behind even more people before he left last time.

In addition, the black-clad assassins have already lost too many men.

It's virtually impossible for those powerful figures behind the kidnapping of Gu Xixi and He Jinglan to send people into the village.

Therefore, Xiaohua probably found the kerosene on the edge of the village.

It's a warning and a threat.

They threatened to burn down the entire village if the resistance continued.

Last night, Gu Xixi and He Jinglan thought of this key point, which is why they said that the kerosene was accidentally dropped by a passerby.

This was to put the rest of the family at ease, and also to give the two of them a reason to leave home this morning.

Gu Xixi said, "Now they're throwing a small canister of kerosene as a test, aren't they just trying to force us to leave this shelter?"

"Then let's go out openly and let them see where we went."

Gu Xixi did this for the safety of her family, to prevent her hard-earned fortune from being destroyed, and to avoid implicating innocent people in the village.

However, neither she nor He Jinglan had such a noble idea as "willing to die for others".

When coerced, it would be foolish to do nothing and simply choose to sacrifice yourself or offer your head as a sacrifice.

The He family's bodyguards accompanied He Jinglan on her trip, and they were all following her in the shadows at this moment.

Having learned from past mistakes, firstly, the person behind the scenes will definitely not take action against them along the way.

Some of the He family's secret guards would arrive at the estate in advance.

Once Gu Xixi and He Jinglan move into the estate, they will have the opportunity to set up defenses.

Then we'll see who acts faster and who has the better strategy.

If you really can't defend against it, the best of the thirty-six stratagems is to flee.

Tianzhuang is close to the county town and adjacent to the official road, making it easily accessible in all directions. With many people around, it is much more convenient to escape and hide than Huachidu Village.

Gu Xixi paused, then sighed, "It's just that you've suffered. I swore I would protect you and never let you risk your life with me again."

He Jinglan waved her hand dismissively and said, "I was originally partly responsible for this too."

"Who told me my surname is He, and my brother is He Jinghui? We're both in the same boat, so let's not try to figure out who has the bigger problem."

She shifted forward slightly and asked in a low voice, "However, arson is a serious crime."

"Do you think they'll really pour kerosene and set the village on fire if we insist on not leaving the village?"

Gu Xixi's lips curled into a cold smile, "When a dog is cornered, what won't it do? But..."

She gazed intently at the road stretching ahead, her eyes burning. "The more anxious these people are, the more advantageous it is for the Northwest Army and your brother's side in the capital."

He Jinglan chuckled softly, her eyes like a hunter spotting its prey, "So they're afraid."

"Having no other way to stop the army's advance, they can only target you and me."

"What a bunch of useless trash."

Gu Xixi said in a low voice, "So, we can't get caught."

He Jinglan nodded, "We can't hold each other back!"

Gu Xixi tugged at the reins and turned her head slightly to look behind her. "What I mean is... the more confident the Northwest Army is of victory, the greater the conditions for exchanging hostages will be, even to the point that no fool would accept them."

He Jinglan thought for a moment and said firmly, "I still believe that my brother and Mu Nanzhao will not abandon us to our fate."

Gu Xixi sighed silently, "I don't doubt their character."

"Think about it again. So many soldiers in the Northwest Army have followed the General through thick and thin. And the He family has many allies in the court in the capital. At that time, whether or not to rescue the hostages will not be a decision that your brother, your childhood friend, and General Huo can make."

He Jinglan felt a jolt in her heart, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

She murmured, "That's right. The commander's decision has lost the hearts of the people, and the soldiers have staged a mutiny to force him to surrender. This has happened before."

"But you can't blame anyone for this. If the bowstring is fully drawn and the arrow is on the string, hesitating and retreating at this point will only hurt yourself and others."

"Even if the Empress Dowager's faction accepts surrender, everyone knows that no one can guarantee that they won't be completely wiped out later."

The two fell silent again, with only the sound of mules running in the background.

Gu Xixi drove the car directly into the farm, then put the threshold on, closed the door, and bolted it shut.

He Jinglan helped unload the truck and said, "I feel a little more at ease when I'm inside."

Gu Xixi said, "Don't rush to relax yet, there's still a lot to do. Recruit all your people."

Laifu was eating wild grass in the open space in front, and the bedding and luggage on the cart were still there as they were.

Gu Xixi and He Jinglan walked across the vast fields to the two small houses.

Gu Xixi took out her key and opened the left-hand room, which was filled with clutter.

In a situation like this, you wouldn't want to tidy up clutter and clean up first, would you?

He Jinglan was puzzled.

Gu Xixi pulled off a felt cloth against the wall.

No one had been here for a long time, and thick dust rose up, covering the two men from head to toe.

He Jinglan coughed, choked by the fumes.

She heard a sound, opened her eyes and looked, and saw Gu Xixi bending over, dragging out one item after another.

A spiked board made entirely of iron, a bronze hammer with a thick hemp rope attached, a bronze pot of unknown purpose...

He Jinglan's eyes widened in surprise, and she said to the outside, "You guys, hurry up and come in and move the things!"

She squatted down and worked with Gu Xixi to drag things out of the mountain of clutter.

The He family's secret guards consist of twelve people, plus one coachman; they are all here.

When He Jinglan left the capital, she did not expect the journey to be so long, so she only brought seven bodyguards and a coachman who knew martial arts.

Until the war broke out in the Northwest, He Jinghui took precautions and sent five more top-class bodyguards to He Jinglan's side.

These five individuals possessed top-notch martial arts skills and each had their own area of ​​expertise, making them comparable to the top guards in the imperial palace.

They now only obey He Jinglan's orders.

Someone jumped into the river at the farmland the female protagonist bought, and she rushed to save them.

The male lead is upset and jealous. "You're partnering with An Qinghe to run a workshop?" He Jinglan adds insult to injury, "It's like a husband-and-wife business. Who told you you didn't have the ability?"

3. Anqing and others delivered fertilizer, and the whole village planted millet. The story describes the reactions of Grandpa Gu, Second Grandpa Gu, and Third Grandpa Gu. (The male protagonist helps solve the problem again.) It describes Second Grandpa Gu feeling guilty, afraid that Gu Xixi would not take them along and would make things difficult for them by increasing the price of pesticides. He discusses with Grandpa Gu what to do.

3. We started planting on the land we bought, and it lasted until early winter. We wrote that everyone had a good harvest this autumn, thanked the female lead, and received a refund.

Zhao Niangzi helps sell apples. Manager Liao buys grain and helps the female protagonist purchase land.