flstandardbreds Chapter 157: Passerby A died before the escape began 13
Chapter 157: Passerby A died before the escape began 13
When Jiang Yue went to the peach forest, the twins also wanted to go with her, but Jiang Yue had something important to do so she did not take them with her. Because it was early in the morning when Jiang Yue went there, there were not many people around, so this saved them the trouble.
Jiang Yue didn't have to do much, he just had to stay next to the peach tree for a while. The radiation range was not large now, only effective within 10 meters around. By 11 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Yue had already walked through the peach forest. At the current pace, he would be able to eat delicious peaches if he came here two or three more times.
After returning home, mother Chen kept muttering for a while, wondering what Jiang Yue did in the peach forest every day. Jiang Yue smiled and said nothing. After lunch and a short nap, she took the two twins to play in the back mountain.
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Time flies and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the past two years, more and more people have come here to make a living, and it has slowly developed into a small village. The back mountain and wasteland have long been developed, and the harvest is very good, but a few acres of peach orchards have become the most profitable place.
Because Jiang Yue went to the peach forest quite often, some of the peach trees now bore fruits of particularly high quality, and were directly bought up by a prince's family. The Jiang family now had someone to patronize them. You have to know that there are a lot of jealous people these days. About half a year after buying the land here, someone wanted to buy it away by force. There was one time when he went directly to the yamen to change the land deed to his. Only after Bai Ze killed some short-sighted people did things get much better.
In peacetime, you may not be able to keep your position without a backer, let alone in this time of war. Moreover, the old emperor seems to be dying recently, and the competition among the princes has become fierce. Every day, officials go to Caishikou to be beheaded because they chose the wrong side. Jiang Yue followed his father into the city several times. Now the ninth prince is still growing quietly, and there is no news of him in the entire capital.
Speaking of which, it has been a year since the heroine traveled through time. According to the plot, not long after the emperor's death, foreign tribes invaded. The heroine accidentally ran to the Ninth Prince's territory, and was then pulled into the army to do laundry and cooking. Finally, she developed better quality swords that caught the Ninth Prince's attention, and then started her journey as an ancient inventor. Now, she probably hasn't started to flee famine yet.
Today is the day when Father Jiang delivers peaches to the prince's family in the capital. Father Jiang and Bai Ze set out with their men early in the morning. The people who stayed in the village were not idle either. Recently, strangers have been coming here from time to time. The remaining people in the village were building defensive fortifications and organizing patrol teams to patrol the surrounding areas.
During lunch, Chen told Jiang Yue not to run around: "Yuer, your father said that things have been uneasy these past few days, so don't go out to play. And keep an eye on the two troublemakers."
"Mom, we are not troublemakers."
The twins retorted in unison that six-year-olds are sensible, they know what a troublemaker means, Chen started to teach them when they were five years old, and now their family is worried about them going to school, so they can only teach them at home. It has to be said that from ancient times to the present, very few children like to study, and these two in the Jiang family are the ones who don't like to study. Jiang Yue sees Chen getting so angry every day that she puts off doing the homework with a few big characters for a whole day.
Chen rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "You are not the only one. None of the three children is worry-free."
Jiang Yue was about to say something when Chen stopped her: "What do you want to say? Whose girl doesn't stay at home to learn embroidery and housekeeping? She goes out to play every day. You are already a 14-year-old girl. When I was your age, I married your father."
Hearing Chen talking about the topic of getting married, Jiang Yue quickly lowered her head to eat and didn't dare to say anything. Not to mention the ancient times, as long as you travel to a world with parents, you can't avoid being urged to get married. Jiang Yue thought that when she couldn't avoid it anymore, she would just make a puppet to pretend. As for the children, there was nothing she could do. The twins also knew how to read eyes. Seeing that something was wrong, they lowered their heads and started eating. Chen looked at the three people who were eating with their heads down and said, "Wait until your father comes back and let him talk to you. I can't control it anymore, hum!"
After dinner, Jiang Yue accompanied Chen to wash the dishes and ran back to the house. The twin brother and sister also ran very fast. Seeing that Chen was in a bad mood today, they were afraid of being scolded and were all smart people. After Jiang Yue returned to the house and was about to take a nap, Lili ran in. She insisted on sleeping with her sister today. Jiang Yue had no choice but to sleep with her.
While Jiang Yue was getting the pillow, Lili was laughing on the bed. I am a very smart child. It is cooler next to my sister, more comfortable than a room with ice cubes. When Jiang Yue found the pillow and quilt, her pillow and quilt were occupied. Jiang Yue went to bed and patted the piggy rolling around unhappily: "Stop making trouble and go to sleep quickly."
After waking up from a nap, Jiang's father had not returned yet. Chen was worried. Normally, he should have returned long ago. When Chen saw Jiang Yue coming out, she said to her, "Yuer, stay at home and look after Xuanxuan and Lili. I'll go to the village entrance to see if your father has returned. After I leave, you should close the door and open it when your father and I come back, remember."
Jiang Yue nodded and Chen went out. After Jiang Yue and the others left, he closed the door and went back to the room to tutor the twins. With the puppet around, Jiang Yue was not worried about Jiang's father's safety. Puppets were invincible in this world, and with Bai Ze following him, there was even less to worry about. He was probably delayed by something.
They waited until dark. Jiang Yue was a little worried even though she knew nothing would happen. Chen was planning to organize people to go to the capital to look for someone. At this moment, a villager on the observation deck suddenly shouted, "Captain! Someone is coming! It looks like the village chief and his men!"
"Look carefully, don't look at the wrong person, and others be on guard!"
After waiting for a while and getting closer, they confirmed that it was Jiang's father Bai Ze and his group. After confirming that there was no problem, they removed the roadblock. After the convoy entered the village, everyone was covered in dust. Chen ran to Jiang's father to check if he was injured. Although he was covered in dust, at least he was not injured. Chen patted the dust off Jiang's father and asked, "Dad, why did you come back so late today? What happened?"
"The capital was under martial law and we almost couldn't get out. We heard that the emperor was critically ill. We took a long detour to get back. Everyone on the road was arrested by the soldiers. It seems that something big is going to happen."
"Ah? Hasn't the crown prince been decided yet? So the emperor can't be chosen?"
"Hey, how can we ordinary people know what the emperor thinks? Oh, by the way, where are Yue'er and Xuanxuan?"
"I asked them to stay at home. I asked Yue Er to close the door when I left. It should be fine."
Father Jiang talked with Chen for a while and then let her go home. He and Bai Ze arranged the affairs of the village and asked the patrol team to call everyone to a meeting. After a while, when everyone was present, Father Jiang told everyone what happened today: "This is what happened. If the emperor can't make it, something bad will happen. Don't leave the village until the dust settles. If you need anything, borrow it from your neighbors."