She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Who wants him to support them?

This girl is perfectly capable of supporting herself.

Unfortunately, Banxia was unaware of this. She walked briskly with a stern face, while the three little brats, oblivious to the situation, clung tightly to the edge of the wheelbarrow, afraid of falling off.

However, the children gained a new understanding of Banxia's strength.

As they walked, Banxia unconsciously rushed to the front and joined Yao Lizheng and the other men in leading the charge.

The men from Yaoli Village who were clearing the way had very interesting expressions as they watched Banxia push so many things with such light steps!

Yao Lizheng, in particular, was filled with admiration.

No wonder this little girl is valued and protected by the young master. She has high combat skills and can even find food. A nine-year-old girl can travel faster than an adult.

Even if you give it to him, he'll still treat it with great care; it's a guarantee of survival on the road to escape famine!

Yao Lizheng watched as the little girl puffed out her cheeks and didn't miss a beat, and nodded to himself.

This young lady has caught the young master's eye; once she arrives in Vietnam, she'll surely rise to great heights.

In the eyes of farmers who can only make a living by farming, being able to climb up to high-ranking officials and nobles is like soaring to the top.

Moreover, this is a scholarly family from Liancheng, Yunzhou, with a history of thousands of years, full of scholars, and officials all over the Great Xia Dynasty.

"..." Banxia met Yao Lizheng's gaze once again.

Why is this old man staring at her like that?

If Banxia knew that Yao Lizheng was using her relationship with Lian Chengmo as a stepping stone to success, she would probably be furious.

Fortunately, Banxia didn't know, but she suddenly became nervous because a bird in the distance was startled and started to cry out.

Banxia paused, instantly tensing up. She was about to call out to Yao Lizheng when she realized that Yao Lizheng had already made a gesture to stop the group!

Birds usually don't call out like that when they take off, unless they've been startled by passersby.

That direction was clearly the woods on one side of the road; there might be an ambush there.

Clearly, Yao Lizheng had also noticed this, and with a serious expression, he stopped the team and sent someone over to check.

Banxia glanced at the terrain and instinctively dragged the wheelbarrow towards the middle of the group. There were three little ones on the wheelbarrow, and safety was the priority.

"What happened?" Lian Chengmo immediately came over when he saw the group stop.

“Something’s not right ahead; there seems to be an ambush,” Banxia explained immediately.

At this moment, she retreated into the protective circle, stopped the wheelbarrow, and drew a long knife directly from the vehicle.

"Banxia, ​​you stay here and watch over them. I'll go over and take a look," Lian Chengmo said, his brows furrowing slightly.

After he finished speaking, he drew a long knife and went directly to find Yao Lizheng.

Because this journey began about ten days later than his previous life, the circumstances he encountered on the road were naturally different from those in his previous life.

However, Lian Chengmo roughly knew what the situation ahead was like.

So when he found Yao Lizheng, he whispered something in his ear.

After listening to Lian Chengmo's speculation, Yao Lizheng looked at him with surprise, a heavy look flashing in his eyes.

"Thank you for informing me, young master." Yao Lizheng clasped his hands in thanks.

"No need for thanks, Yao Lizheng. We're all in the same boat now," Lian Chengmo said calmly, raising his hand in a scholarly gesture.

He meant he was just trying to protect himself, so there was no need to be so polite.

"Then let's do as the young master wishes." Yao Lizheng felt much more at ease when he saw that the other party had bowed to him.

Lian Chengmo simply nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Soon, Yao Lizheng sent another person out to bring back the scout who had gone ahead to explore.

The man returned still somewhat confused.

"Uncle Village Head, why aren't you going again?" the other person asked somewhat naively.

"I must have misjudged. Let's keep going." Yao Lizheng laughed and urged everyone to continue on their way.

After setting off, Lian Chengmo returned to Banxia's side and helped support the wheelbarrow to continue forward.

"What's going on?" Banxia asked in a low voice, somewhat confused. Wasn't there a problem ahead? Why are we still continuing on our way?

"Be on high alert. I've already had Yao Lizheng arrange for someone to flank us from behind."

"Let's just pretend we don't know and continue on our way as usual," Lian Chengmo explained in a low voice.

He didn't know if the other side had arranged for someone to secretly observe them, but they had to pretend they didn't know in order to deceive the other side.

"Okay, I understand," Banxia replied softly, then buried herself in her studies and continued on her way.

However, she soon noticed something was wrong; Yao Lizheng's pace had slowed down.

And the villagers of Yaoli Village, who never waste words during the journey, began to whisper among themselves.

Then, a little while later, some men from the periphery began to slip into the forest under the pretext of going to the toilet. Of course, there were also a few strong women among them.

They were all carrying various kinds of weapons.

Banxia immediately understood that this was all arranged by Lian Chengmo and Yao Lizheng.

But in a village like this, it's one thing for the village head to know how to arrange manpower in this way, but for the villagers to cooperate so readily? That's really strange!

"I'll explain to you after we get past the front." Lian Chengmo seemed to see Banxia's confusion, and with a slight smile, he whispered to her.

"Oh!" Banxia nodded haphazardly, suppressing her curiosity and no longer watching the actions of the Yao Li villagers, and began to bury herself in her journey.

As Lian Chengmo had predicted, they were indeed being watched along the way.

However, only two people were watching them from a distance on the hillside.

These two men were sent by a newly formed bandit gang in the area.

They originally robbed passing refugees along the way, stealing their meager food supplies, and even kidnapping children and women for sustenance.

Yesterday they received intelligence that a big fat sheep would be passing by today, so they didn't touch any of the sheep that passed by this morning because of this big fat sheep.

The fear is that this easy target might get wind of the situation, take a detour, or make some preparations.

When the two men first saw Yao Licun suddenly stop, they wondered if the other had discovered something.

However, the villagers soon became active again, so they were relieved and left one person to keep watch while the other went back to report.

However, the originally very orderly procession in Yaoli Village began to become scattered, with the crowd walking close to the grass by the roadside, and their view being blocked from time to time.

The person keeping watch didn't even notice that many people were missing from the group.

Of course, he would occasionally see a few people stray from the group, but he would just assume they were going to the restroom.

After all, Yao Li Village has a large population, more than 300 people. If the team sends out a few people, it won't be noticeable at first glance.

As they approached the enemy's ambush site, their ranks dwindled to fifty or sixty men, with over forty men and a dozen women remaining.

The one who was keeping watch had already been caught by Yao Dahe after sending out a message by making a bird call.

If Banxia were here right now, she would definitely notice that Yao Dahe was filled with murderous intent, and he was not like an ordinary farmer at all.