"You may not know this, but the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Dynasty and were gathering a large army to attack Dongjing. When we came out, there was already news that the Jurchens had reached Taiyuan Prefecture."
"They've reached Taiyuan Prefecture? Then wouldn't Tokyo be in danger?" Sun Lizheng looked horrified.
"That's right. Alas, many people don't believe it." The coachman bought five or six large cakes, some salt and rice, and loaded them into the cart.
In the car were his wife, children and old mother, all of them looking tired.
Sun Lizheng saw them leaving and asked quickly, "Where are you going?"
The driver said, "I have a relative who does business in Jiankang. We are going to go there to join him."
Li Zheng Sun asked about several more cars, and they all said they were trying to avoid disaster.
This time, Sun Lizheng was a little dumbfounded.
He was a little bit skeptical. The Great Qian Dynasty was so big and had so many people. How many people did the Jurchens have? How could they capture Taiyuan Prefecture
Jiang Erlang also heard it. He suppressed his worries and asked Doctor Zhang to take his wife's pulse and confirm the diagnosis of his niece.
Yan Ru is four months pregnant and is due in October, around the same time as Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu.
Jiang Erlang then found his third brother and eldest brother and told them what had happened in the town.
"If this is true, Luzhou will not be spared either." Jiang Sanlang pondered for a moment and said, "The next is the county town, and our town is right next to the official road, so it will definitely not be spared either."
Jiang Dalang: "What should we do? Should we go to Jiankang as well?"
Jiang Sanlang shook his head: "It's still early. If they really attack us, Jiankang won't be able to be saved.
Old man Jiang knocked his eye bags and said, "Don't panic. If we really get here, we can just hide in the mountains."
Unless the Jurchens conquered the entire Daqian, they would not search the mountains for people.
The three brothers nodded, feeling slightly relieved.
But this matter still needs to be discussed with the villagers so that they can be prepared.
So Jiang Sanlang got up and went to find Patriarch Chen and the others.
Chunniang and her sisters-in-law were also listening nearby. When they learned that the barbarians were coming to attack, they were all terrified.
Yan Ru's face turned pale with fright.
Now that she is pregnant, it would be troublesome if she really encountered war.
She glanced at Yingbao, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
Yingbao knew what Second Auntie was worried about, and comforted her, "It's okay, I'm here."
Yan Ru was almost in tears and nodded gently.
Yingbao was indeed not too worried, because in her previous life, the Jurchens had never invaded here.
But it’s hard to say about the capital and the provincial capital.
Thinking that Sister Wen and her family were still in Luzhou, Yingbao immediately ran to write a letter.
She wants Sister Wen and the others to come over here.
As soon as I finished writing the letter, Wei Zhan came running over. "Yingbao, I want to go back to the city. Can you lend me a horse?"
"Are you going home?" Yingbao asked.
"Yes! Third uncle said that the foreign barbarians are about to attack the capital, and I want to go back and bring my mother over." When the war breaks out, the cities will be the first to bear the brunt. The small mountain village is much safer than the capital city.
Yingbao: "Okay, I'll lend you my chestnut horse. If you want to take a boat to the county town, just leave the horse at the specialty shop."
Wei Zhan nodded heavily and turned to go to the stable.
Yingbao saw him putting a saddle on Zaohong's horse, so she went to his room to pack his bag.
Clothes, money, water, and a knife for self-defense.
Wei Zhan took the package and asked in a low voice: "Yingbao, I'm going to the county first. Do you have anything to say to Brother Jiang?"
"Yes. Tell him to close the shop and bring his wife and children back to the village. Oh, and bring Jiang Jie and Brother Yuanbao back as well. And you have to go to the hospital to tell Master."
Wei Zhan agreed, tied up the package and put the kettle on his shoulder.
"I also put a letter in your package. If you return to the capital, give the letter to Madam Wen." Ying Bao reminded her, "Don't forget it."
"I know. I will definitely bring it to you."
Wei Zhan stepped on the mounting stone and jumped onto the horse. He kicked the horse's belly, quickly got out of the yard, and ran towards the county town.
Yingbao stood at the door and watched for a while, then quickly walked towards the deer park.
Yoyo is already seven years old. He is a very steady and elegant big deer. He and his mother have a fawn that is only a few months old.
The rest of the deer also gave birth, but the fawns were bought after they were six months old.
When Yoyo saw the little master coming, he ran over quickly and rubbed his head against the little master.
Yingbao took out some green bean stalks and gave them to it, then touched its antlers and said, "If you want to go back to the forest, go back."
Yoyo didn't understand what was going on. He looked at her and then lowered his head to eat the bean stalks.
When the other deer saw the delicious food, they also came running over.
Yingbao simply took out a bunch of seedlings to feed them.
At this time, Zhang Min and Hu Zi Jiang Wu also came to see the deer. Seeing Ying Bao here, they said, "Ying Bao, I also want to go back to Jingzhou."
His parents are in Jingzhou and must have encountered the Jurchens. He must go back to check.
This small mountain village is isolated and if it weren't for the travelers passing by, they would have no way of knowing the news from the outside world.
"It's useless for you to go back. Besides, the big ship to Jingzhou must be gone. How are you going to go back? On horseback? Even if you gallop, you won't be able to reach Jingzhou in ten days or half a month."
This is the truth.
Horses also get tired and need enough time to rest. It is impossible for them to travel for twelve hours a day.
Zhang Min knew the result, so he became even more panicked.
Hu Zi also comforted him: "Brother Zhang Min, don't worry, your parents must be fine."
Zhang Min said nothing, stroked the deer's back, and turned away.
Jiang Wu and Hu Zi followed him closely, and it was unknown what they said.
But the next day, Jiang Wu, Hu Zi and Zhang Min disappeared at the same time.
First, Li Xu came to Jiang Sanlang and asked why Jiang Wu and Hu Zi Zhang Min did not go to school.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Sanlang immediately went to Jiang Wu and Zhang Min's room to check, and found an envelope on the table in the room. The letter said that the three of them accompanied Zhang Min to Jingzhou.
Jiang Sanlang was immediately furious and hurried to his eldest brother's house to look for a carriage.
Sure enough, the three boys took the family carriage away.
"I'll go chase them!" Jiang Sanlang was furious and ran outside immediately.
When Yingbao saw her father running away, she followed him closely.
Zhang Min was really too reckless. He let the two children go to Jingzhou with him. Did he want to kill them
Jiang Sanlang borrowed a horse from Chen Yin and chased after him out of the village quickly.
Yingbao chased after him and shouted, "Dad! Wait a minute, I want to go too!"
But Jiang Sanlang ignored his daughter and whipped the horse to run faster.
Yingbao stamped her feet in anger and turned back to tell her mother.
There were only a few horses in the village, and they had all been used, so there was no way he could catch up.
Oh! How infuriating!
When Chunniang learned that her son had gone with Zhang Min, she was shocked: "How old is he? Why did he go so far away?"
Not to mention the chaos outside, if they were to meet the Jurchens head-on, they would surely die with just a few of them.