She transmigrated into a widow and farmed to raise vests.

For ordinary people like them, such matters are not their concern.

However, Qin Yu held control over oil mills, spice factories, agricultural cooperatives, cotton, and wine, among other things.

It's not just about the economy.

Everything is also related to people's livelihood.

Once the war started, the shutdown of all factories became insignificant.

But once the city falls, the city is taken away.

That means all of these things will end up outside the domain.

With a little thought, or by taking all the existing workers away and putting them under control.

They will all resume investment and production.

This is not a good thing for them!

That's not what they wanted to see.

Therefore, the attack on the granary was not a good thing for them!

"Once the granary is destroyed, we can quickly replenish our food supplies with the grain we have in the city!"

"But this means that the people in the city and we will all face food shortages!"

They can endure it, but they can't hold out for too long.

But they didn't know if they could hold out until the imperial court requisitioned provisions.

All we can do now is for everyone to take extra care of themselves and keep an eye on news from the county government.

They cut back on food and clothing and kept their doors and windows closed.

"Here's a firework, take it!"

Qin Yu gave the items to everyone and taught them how to use them!

"If anything goes wrong, send this message. If I see it, I'll have Zhuifeng help you, or I'll report it to the authorities!"

"Don't worry, Zhui Feng has some skills!"

Qin Yu didn't dare to say that he would help them.

All I can say is that the wind will blow.

Lu's mother was already very familiar with Zhui Feng.

I also know that Chasing the Wind is quite capable.

So, Lu's mother didn't think there was a problem.

"You guys go back first, and be careful!"

Even if she had the idea of ​​protecting the granary, she couldn't tell everyone.

If you speak up now, they will only try to stop you.

But no one expected that on that very night, November 23rd...

Sure enough, a group of bandits and robbers came into the city.

Just as the city gate was about to close, a group of bandits rushed in from the north gate.

The soldiers guarding the city were killed.

After wandering around the city and robbing several wealthy families,

He turned and disappeared into the night without stopping.

Because it was late at night, and the incident happened suddenly.

Those who didn't take precautions beforehand are now in deep trouble.

They kidnapped several maids and stole a lot of grain.

This forced the few households that were previously relatively well-off to tighten their belts.

The city became even more turbulent because of the bandits' entry.

The old man in the county government office is almost bald.

They quickly dispatched more men to guard the city gate.

But there aren't that many people in this county government office.

There was no other option but to start conscription on the spot.

Have each household send one or two able-bodied men or servants to form a team.

But who would be willing to do something that's suicide?

The magistrate had no choice but to say that each conscript would receive a subsidy of one tael of silver, and that his family would receive a pension after his death.

Only then did some of the fearless individuals step forward.

They stood guard at the city gate that very night.

For two consecutive nights, Xiao Si and Zhuang Ding, who were in a team, lost ten people.

The residents of the city also suffered heavy losses.

Originally, the Wang family only had the eldest son, his sister-in-law, Wang Jiaojiao, and Wang Xin left.

Upon hearing this, the group decided they couldn't delay and had to leave immediately.

Unexpectedly, the bandits surrounded the Wang family's house in the latter half of the next night!

The bandits completely surrounded the gate of the Wang family's house.

The Wang family members, who were still asleep, were awakened by a burst of flames and a commotion.

At this time, only Wang Xin, the eldest son and his sister-in-law, and Wang Jiaojiao, who was to be married in two months, remained in the Wang family.

The rest of the Wang family had already gone to Yuzhou.

"Young Master, quick...quick! We're surrounded by bandits outside!"

The servant rushed in before the person on the bed could react.

Then I heard someone shouting for help!

Wang Jian'an pulled his wife to quickly get dressed.

He pushed the lady out of the window.

"You'd better get out of here before they catch you!"

After Wang Jian'an finished speaking, he threw several bundles out as well.

They had originally planned to leave the city in the next couple of days, but they didn't expect the bandits to arrive so quickly!

Wang Xin pulled Wang Jiaojiao to Wang Jian'an's room.

"Brother, sister-in-law!"

"Third brother, Jiaojiao, hurry up and crawl out of here!"

Wang Jian'an only remembered his younger sister when he saw her, so he quickly pulled her over and pushed her towards the window.

"Big brother, third brother, what are we going to do?"

Wang Jiaojiao fell to the ground, turning back to look at her two older brothers with some reluctance.

"We're men, if we get caught we'll just get beaten up, but you won't get that. Stop talking and get out of here!"

Wang Jian'an didn't dare to say anything more. He pulled Wang Jiaojiao's arm away and closed the window!

"Big brother, are you scared?!"

Wang Xin felt a pang of panic, but when she saw her younger sister and sister-in-law leave, she felt relieved.

Before he could even ask a question, the door to the room was kicked open from the outside.

"it's here!"

"There's someone here!"

When the two realized they had been seen, they stopped talking!

Several people wearing headscarves walked in and pulled the two people out one after the other.

It was thrown directly onto the ground in the Wang family compound.

"Young Masters Wang, we are not heinous criminals. However, in these chaotic times of war, there is no food left in the mountains. We have come to ask you for some money and food!"

The leader sat on a bench in the yard, not afraid at all!

Clearly, they had already assessed the situation inside the city and determined that their forces were insufficient.

So they got scared and started coming and going openly.

They completely disregarded the yamen runners.

"Hero, take whatever you want from the house! We don't have much money or food left!"

Wang Jian'an wasn't lying.

The Wang family has money stored in money shops.

However, this is a small place without banks, so they all keep their money in Yuzhou.

After the war, the Wang family moved most of their assets to Yuzhou.

Originally, their aim was to preserve their strength and avoid disaster. In case of an emergency in the city, they would only keep some money to clear the way.

Most of the money has already been put into the sister-in-law's bundle.

"Brother, brother!"

The man called "Big Brother" looked at the group of people.

"Look, brother, we caught these two women in the backyard, and here are some more!"

The bundle was thrown on the ground; inside was a stack of silver notes and some jewelry.

The elder sister-in-law's face was flushed red, clearly indicating that she had been slapped.

Wang Jiaojiao stood in front of her sister-in-law, glaring angrily at everyone.

"You bandits! When the nation is in peril, you still burn, kill, and rob! You are worse than pigs and dogs!"

Wang Jiaojiao was furious and started cursing first.

Wu De looked at Wang Jiaojiao's somewhat spoiled appearance and laughed.

"This girl is sharp-tongued and has such a temper, she'd be perfect to be my wife!"

When Wang Jiaojiao saw the man's hand reaching out, she spat directly into his palm.

Seeing this, Wu De, in a rather perverse manner, brought his palm close to the tip of his pen.

He liked Wang Jiaojiao more and more.

He looked at the money on the ground and smiled.

"As expected, they are indeed a wealthy family; they are so generous!"