With unity, Jingnan will be as stable as Mount Tai. After seeing this scene, Zhu Ping'an was extremely confident.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, fellow villagers. We appreciate your kindness. The Japanese pirates have not yet withdrawn and may attack the city again at any time. The swords are not careful. It is very dangerous on the city wall. Fellow villagers, please go down quickly."
Zhu Ping'an walked over quickly, reached out to support the white-haired old man who was leading the group, thanked the old man and everyone, and reminded people that the Japanese pirates could attack the city at any time, and that there were no mercy on the city walls. For safety reasons, people were asked to get off the city walls as soon as possible.
"My Lord, don't worry about me. I'm already old and I've lived my life to its fullest. We heard you guys were fighting so hard up there. We were very anxious when we heard that you guys had used up all your stones, wooden beams and other city defense equipment. My coffin board is made of jujube wood, which is heavier than wooden beams. This coffin board will definitely smash the little Japanese pirates' heads."
The white-haired old man shook his head, pulled Zhu Ping'an's arm, and let Zhu Ping'an watch six young men carrying the coffin.
"Master Magistrate, if you hadn't fought so hard to protect us, we would have been killed by the pirates long ago."
"Master Magistrate, I brought the millstone from my home. It is more effective than a stone when smashed down."
"My water tank is also very heavy."
People talked one after another, showing the heavy objects they had carried, and moving them down the city wall.
Zhu Ping'an and the young and strong people, yamen runners, and soldiers on the city wall were all deeply moved and hurried forward to help carry the heavy objects. Everyone worked together and soon moved the stones, wooden boards, millstones and other heavy objects to the bottom of the city wall.
The stones, door panels and other city defense tools brought up by the folks are enough to last for a while.
"Master Magistrate, please eat something quickly. You have been fighting for a whole day. You cannot go without food or water."
After moving the heavy objects, people delivered the food they brought to Zhu Ping'an and the young and strong people guarding the city.
It is hard to refuse friendship, and since everyone had been fighting for a long time, it was time to eat, so Zhu Ping'an accepted everyone's kindness.
"Thank you, thank you. Hey, Hua'er? What nonsense! Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to hide in the cellar at home?!"
Zhu Ping'an took the food handed to him by a citizen who squeezed over and thanked him repeatedly. After saying a few words, he suddenly felt that the clothes of the boy who handed him the food looked familiar. He took another look and realized that it was Hua'er, a woman dressed as a man, wearing her own clothes, but her pants and sleeves were a lot longer and didn't fit her at all. Although her face was painted with wood ash, Zhu Ping'an still recognized Hua'er's iconic chubby face at a glance.
"Ahem..."
Hua'er was recognized by Zhu Ping'an, and was shocked like a rat. Her mouth opened into an O shape in shock. She was so surprised that she forgot to breathe. She coughed when she was about to suffocate. No way, I have disguised myself like this, and my son-in-law can still recognize me? I tied my hair into a boy's bun, wore boys' clothes, and smeared ashes on my face. Even after this, my son-in-law can still recognize me
I can't even recognize myself when I look in the mirror.
My uncle actually recognized me?!
My son-in-law is really too familiar with me, isn't he?! Only if he is really, really, really familiar with me can he do this.
It seems that my brother-in-law has been paying attention to me all along, which is why he recognized me even though I was disguised to such an extent.
My uncle-in-law has been paying attention to me.
Thinking of this, the little maid Hua'er's heart began to beat fast, and even through the ashes one could see that her face was blushing.
"Aunt, uncle, you've got the wrong person. I, I'm not Huaer..." Huaer coughed and refused to admit it.
"What did you call me?"
This stupid girl, Zhu Ping'an was speechless, you called me uncle, and you said I recognized the wrong person? !
"Aunt... Uncle..." The chubby little maid answered subconsciously. After she answered, she saw Zhu Ping'an's speechless expression, and then Hua'er realized it belatedly and stretched out her claws to cover her little mouth.
"Ahem, uncle is so amazing that he recognized Huaer at a glance. I couldn't even recognize myself in the mirror. Uncle, please eat quickly. The food is getting cold. I have wanted to come up for a long time, but those soldiers stopped me from coming up. These are all uncle's favorite foods, and they are all made by Huaer himself."
Baozi's maid Hua'er opened the lunch box as if she was presenting a treasure and handed it to Zhu Ping'an attentively, chirping like a happy little sparrow.
How should I put it? The food made by Huaer was really not good enough. The chicken nuggets were burnt, and the knife skills were painful, as the ingredients were cut into different sizes. Her cooking skills were far inferior to Li Shu's.
but
Seeing Hua'er like a dog waiting for praise, with her chin raised and eyes shining as she looked at him, if she were given a tail, she would have cleaned the city wall spotlessly by now. Zhu Ping'an really couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm, so, he put on an approval expression against his will, took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, hmm... As expected, too much salt was added, and Zhu Ping'an's cheeks trembled because of the saltiness. Zhu Ping'an suspected that this girl had beaten the salt seller to death.
"Well, not bad, great progress." Zhu Ping'an praised against his will.
"Ahem, it's not that good..."
Hearing Zhu Ping'an's praise, the chubby little maid Hua'er's face instantly brightened up like the sun. She was obviously so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, but she still pretended to be humble and waved her fat paws. Unfortunately, Hua'er's acting skills were infinitely poor. The humble scene was turned into the look of a villain who had succeeded.
"Oh, it's really not that good... Oh, I was just busy talking, come and eat, the food is getting cold."
Hua'er, the little maidservant who was as cute as a dog, was so happy that she almost forgot to let Zhu Ping'an eat. Only when she saw the lunch box in her hand did she exclaim, "Oh!" and remember the important business, and hurriedly handed the lunch box to Zhu Ping'an.
On the city wall, the elders and villagers also delivered the meals they brought to the people guarding the city. For a while, the city wall was filled with the aroma of food.
“Kill!”
At this moment, the shouts of the Japanese pirates were heard again from the city.
Zhu Pingan quickly put down the lunch box in his hand, looked up and saw that the Japanese pirates outside the city began to gather again. The Japanese archers were already ready. He hurriedly shouted to everyone, "Quick, brothers, raise your shields and hold up the planks to cover the elders and villagers to quickly get down from the city wall. The Japanese pirates are preparing to attack the city again."
"Mr. Magistrate, we are not going down. We want to help defend the city." The white-haired old man led the crowd and shouted.
"Fellow villagers, we appreciate your kindness. But having too many people is not conducive to our defense of the city. Besides, you can help us collect weapons for the defense of the city by staying at the foot of the city. The Japanese pirates are about to attack the city. There is no time to lose. Fellow villagers, please get down from the city wall quickly."
Zhu Pingan said loudly.
After Zhu Ping'an's persuasion that "people outside the city can still help defend the city", the common people were finally convinced.
Zhu Ping'an ordered the young and strong men guarding the city to hold up shields and wooden boards to protect the common people as they got down from the city wall.
"Hurry up, come with me. If you don't listen, I will send you back to the capital." Zhu Ping'an said sternly when he saw Hua'er refusing to leave.
"You ate someone's food, but you're still so mean to them..."
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's threat to retreat back to the capital, Hua'er puffed out her cheeks reluctantly and followed everyone down the city wall.