Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, Liu Dazhi managed to stand up straight. He looked at Meng Laoda, who had fainted on the ground, and asked Meng Tong, "Is this your older brother?"

"Who do you think you are! How dare you hit my elder brother? You're not getting away today without ten taels of silver..."

Before Meng Tong could reply, Meng Lao Er interrupted, glaring at Liu Dazhi and demanding ten taels of silver.

They're really obsessed with money.

Liu Dazhi was no good person. He glared at Meng Lao Er with a dark face.

Without saying a word, Big Sinus knocked the person down. Luckily, Lu Chuan was fast enough and limped over to pull Meng Tong away, otherwise she, a pregnant woman, would have been caught in the crossfire.

"Who gave you the audacity to run wild in Duanshan Village? Do you really think I'm a village chief for nothing?"

Village, village head?

Meng Lao Er was stunned for a moment. He covered his face and looked up at the furious Liu Dazhi.

"You are the village chief of Duanshan Village."

"Yes," Liu Dazhi said angrily, "It was you who spread rumors in the village, wasn't it?"

"I, I didn't. It's true that refugees came into the village and killed people."

Meng Lao Er is a typical bully at home, but when he encounters someone like Liu Dazhi, he immediately cowers and even stammers when he speaks.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Liu Dazhi's face darkened even more.

He glanced at the Lu family members in the main room, who were hurriedly packing their things, then turned to Meng Tong and Lu Chuan and asked, "Why aren't you packing your things?"

"We are not planning to leave."

"Why?"

While Liu Dazhi was surprised, he also felt a glimmer of hope. If Meng Dani and her husband really had a good way to avoid fleeing the famine, that would be the best for Duanshan Village.

Upon hearing Meng Tong's answer, Meng Lao Er on the ground and the Lu family members inside the house who were listening to the commotion outside both looked at the two of them.

Meng Tong maintained her smile throughout. She looked up at Liu Dazhi and said, "My husband has difficulty walking, I am pregnant, and we have two children."

"This journey of fleeing famine is probably not going to be smooth, so we've decided not to go any further. If we encounter any refugees, we can hide in the mountains and avoid them."

Meng Tong spoke with a sense of helplessness and sadness, as if she had no other choice.

"What do you think?" Liu Dazhi turned to ask Lu Chuan, his eyes glancing intentionally or unintentionally at Lu Chuan's legs.

It would indeed be inconvenient to have someone like that on the same team as them, Liu Dazhi began to consider.

The Lu family was different; they were more than happy that the third branch of the family wouldn't have to flee the famine, as such a family would be a burden on the journey.

Ignoring the stares of others, Lu Chuan said with a cold face, "Let's go into the mountains."

It seems the couple had already discussed it, and Liu Dazhi didn't say anything.

His primary task now is to organize the villagers to leave Laoshan Town as soon as possible; he hasn't considered going into the mountains.

The terrors in the deep mountains are unpredictable, but as for fleeing the famine, as long as everyone unites, we will definitely be able to reach the north safely.

After saying a few casual words, Liu Dazhi rushed home. As for Meng Laoda and Meng Laoer, they were completely ignored at the entrance of the Lu family's courtyard; nobody paid them any attention.

Meng Lao Er was completely taken aback. He hadn't expected Meng Dani to become so fierce, nor had he expected the village chief of Duanshan Village to be so terrifying.

They sheepishly woke up the unconscious Meng Laoda, and the two reluctantly left Lao Lu's house.

Watching the villagers bustling about, Meng Lao Er, whose mind was a bit quick, suddenly smiled. He tugged at Meng Lao Da's sleeve and said loudly, "Brother, let's hurry home and pack our things."

"What are you packing? We don't even have any money yet..."

"Are you stupid! There are so many people who want to leave town right now."

Meng Lao Er looked at Meng Lao Da with his cunning eyes and asked.

Meng Laoda wasn't stupid; his face, swollen like a pig's head, immediately realized what was happening and he laughed, "Quick, quick, let's go home."

Now is the best time to leave Laoshan Town. The people in the town, plus those from other villages, will definitely outnumber the refugees guarding the village entrance. With more people, they can leave safely, and it will be even safer than if they stayed with the people from Pingkou Village.

……

Inside the three rooms, Lu He and Lu Yan stood close to Meng Tong, a hint of fear still lingering in their eyes.

The little girl clung to her sleeve, refusing to let go. "Mother, have refugees really come?"

"Ah."

Did they...kill people?

"kill."

Meng Tong didn't want to hide it from them; in fact, she thought it best to know the truth.

The world is cruel, and she didn't want to create a false impression for them that everything was beautiful. That would not only be bad for her, but would actually harm them.

It would be a tragedy if a girl had no sense of caution and no skills, especially in an era where women already face difficulties.

People only grow through experience.

Squatting down, Meng Tong patted the hair of the two little ones in front of her and asked with a smile, "Are you scared?"

"Don't be afraid," Lu He and Lu Yan said, shaking their heads with wide eyes. "Mother and Father will protect us, right?"

"meeting."

"Protect."

Lu Chuan and Meng Tong's voices rang out at the same time. Lu He and Lu Yan looked at the two of them from the left and right, their eyes filled with joy.

They said, "We will also protect our mother and father."

Even a small promise can be touching. Meng Tong hugged the two little ones and kissed them both on the cheek.

Lu He and Lu Yan's eyes shone brightly as they looked at Meng Tong with delight.

Mother kissed them.

My mother is so gentle.

The atmosphere between the mother and her two daughters was sweet and beautiful, and Lu Chuan saw it and kept it in his heart.

He felt that his wife had changed.

It's gotten better.

……

town.

The once orderly streets were now in complete chaos.

"Ahhh, murder! Murder!"

"Refugees are coming! Run!"

"Run!"

Yes, the refugees who were originally guarding Pingkou Village have entered. They are all strong and powerful, and they are all carrying weapons.

It is clear that these are not ordinary refugees; they are refugee bandits formed through the survival of the fittest among successive waves of refugees.

Not only is he young, but he is also very strong in combat.

Faced with such a group of people, the townspeople were like lambs to the slaughter, powerless to resist, and even if they could, they would only lose their lives innocently.

Within fifteen minutes, several bodies lay on the street, and the screams and shouts of the people were of no avail.

People scattered and fled, some hiding in the deep mountains, others running towards the village.

In short, before Meng Tong and Lu Chuan had finished packing their things, they heard screams coming from the village.

"The refugees are here! The refugees are here!"

"Why so fast?"

Inside the main room, Old Man Lu ran out with a pale face. He crouched down at the gate and peered out, where he saw a man running in the distance, followed by three refugees carrying machetes.

With his face deathly pale and his legs trembling uncontrollably, Old Man Lu quickly closed the courtyard gate and ran back into the house.

"How about that? They actually got in."

Jia asked.

Old Man Lu nodded and said, "Quickly, find a place to hide and take all your valuables with you."

"it is good."

They frantically started closing and locking the door.

In the small, dilapidated house of the third room, Lu Chuan also took out his machete, which he hadn't used in a long time.

"Wife, hide!"

"Need not."

"want."

Lu Chuan was very serious. He pushed Meng Tong to the corner of the bed, covered the mother and daughters with something, and then stood at the door to keep an eye on the situation in the yard.

The entire village immediately fell into a state of high tension.