Forced deception

Before Shen Yuexi returned home, the news that the Xirong army was approaching had spread throughout Xiaogang Village.

The men in the village spontaneously went to help at the pass, while the women cooked at home. The whole village was enveloped in a tense atmosphere.

In the past, the people from Xirong came to Xiaogang Village just to grab some things, but now they actually sent troops to visit. It was like a bolt from the blue.

As the old saying goes: Wherever the army passes, not a blade of grass will grow.

If we cannot withstand the enemy's attack, Xiaogang Village will no longer exist. Everyone's only hope now is Xiao Zhuo and his 500 soldiers.

When Shen Yuexi arrived at the village square, the elderly Li was standing on a platform made of adobe, talking to a large group of women gathered below.

"...As long as Mr. Pei is here, nothing will happen to us."

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, a woman in the crowd screamed loudly: "He is very powerful. No matter how powerful he is, he can beat several Xirong people. This time, a thousand people from Xirong came!"

The women around were also in a commotion, talking among themselves.

Shen Yuexi looked into the crowd and saw that the woman shouting was Yang Cong's mother.

This woman, I heard that when the centurion from Xirong came before, she took the initiative to surrender her daughter. Everyone thought that she was also from the same village, so they didn't care about her. They didn't expect that this time she would disturb people's hearts here again.

"We'd better run quickly, how can we fight against the Xirong army," Yang Cong's mother said to the women around her, "and don't send food to the front. If you leave too late, everyone will die."

Li Zheng raised his hand to appease everyone and said, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Believe in Mr. Pei, he will protect us."

"An outsider," Yang Cong's mother said sarcastically, "is simply unreliable!"

She turned to the thin woman next to her and said, "He killed so many Xirong people. The Xirong people have raised an army to take revenge. In my opinion, he might be the first one to run away."

The skinny little woman nodded and said: "Onion Lady is right. Let's call our man back as soon as possible. I heard that Xirong will only arrive in the evening. We still have time to run now."

After the thin woman finished speaking, several other women spoke out in agreement.

"Yes, we ordinary people cannot fight against the Xirong army."

"Sister, don't hesitate. My family has a car. Let's go to the southern border together."

"Then we need to call my family back quickly."

The women were talking among themselves, and some of them were impatient and were about to leave. Li Zheng was helpless for a moment and could only shake his head and sigh.

At this time, a young woman's voice sounded from behind the crowd:

"etc."

Everyone turned back one after another, and even the woman who was about to leave stopped.

Everyone recognized Shen Yuexi and stepped back to make way for her.

Shen Yuexi walked to the stage and said to Li Zheng, "Li Zheng, I have a few words to say to everyone."

Li Zheng couldn't control the situation and had a headache. Seeing Shen Yuexi coming, he quickly said: "Ms. Pei, you don't have to be polite, just say it."

After saying that, Li Zheng stood aside.

Shen Yuexi stood on the stage and took a deep breath to calm down her nervousness so that her legs would stop shaking.

Regardless of her past life, she had never spoken in front of so many people. When she stood on the stage for the first time and saw dozens of eyes from the audience focused on her, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

But now that things have come to a point, she must not retreat, and must hold on even if she bites the bullet.

If these women were allowed to call back their men and run away with their families and their families, it would be a heavy blow to the morale of the soldiers defending the pass. Originally, Xiao Zhuo had a small enemy with a large number, and the five hundred soldiers did not even have weapons. If the rear was Another panic. This battle is lost.

"Uh...everyone," Shen Yuexi stuttered, "Everyone, listen to me."

"What do you have to say," Yang Cong's mother shouted: "With your man protecting you, you have nothing to fear."

"Yes, her husband-in-law can protect her and escape, but what about us people?" The thin woman also shouted, "She has nothing to worry about, but we are not."

Shen Yuexi shook her head and said, "No, everyone... I'm actually very scared too."

She did not confront Yang Cong's mother directly, but admitted directly and frankly. This move was beyond the expectations of the women, and the crowd suddenly became quiet.

"Everyone, look around," she raised her eyes and looked around, "We have lived here for generations. After many times of plundering by the Xirong people, and after three months of severe drought, those who should leave have already left. And us people...why are we still here?"

"This is our home." A woman responded honestly, "I can't bear to leave."

Everyone looked at Shen Yuexi. Shen Yuexi felt as if there was a power within her body, and this power made her speak more fluently.

"Yes, our home. It used to be lifeless here, and everyone was afraid and struggling to survive. Now... there are chickens and ducks croaking here. Now you can hear the laughter of children. We have just sown crops on the land. "

The crowd listened to Shen Yuexi quietly.

She was right, there was a dying patient in this village before. Now the patient is recovering. There is a vibrant green on its dark brown face, there is laughter on its body, and its life is getting better and better.

Shen Yuexi raised her finger and pointed to the fields in the south of the village: "Everyone, look at the young seedlings in those fields. We can harvest cabbages and radishes during the Chinese New Year... and sell them for a lot of money."

She still has two chicks at home, waiting for them to grow up and lay eggs and lay chickens in an endless cycle.

"Yes, Mrs. Pei is right," a woman said with a smile, "When the cabbage in my field is harvested, I can sell it for a lot of money, and I can buy new clothes for my baby during the New Year."

"I heard that Dongji Town is harvesting radishes. Do you want to replace the land where my family grows leeks with radishes?"

"Sister, please say goodbye. My leeks have just been harvested and sold for two taels of silver in Dongji Town. They are growing very fast."

Seeing the crowd gradually drifting away, Shen Yuexi quickly stopped everyone's discussion and returned to the topic:

"Everyone, the Xirong people are coming in the evening, and my husband will lead his soldiers to attack the Xirong people at the pass. As long as we all work together, we will definitely defeat the enemy."

"But there are a thousand people on the other side." Someone reminded worriedly.

Shen Yuexi has now adapted to speaking on the stage. She smiled confidently: "We have formulated a strategy. Please believe that we can win. This is our hometown and we will never hand it over to Xirong." people. "

Maybe it was her confident smile, maybe it was her vow to protect her hometown, but the crowd was moved.

Li Zheng, who was standing next to him, also stepped forward and said: "Dear fellow villagers, Mrs. Pei is right. Our ancestors live in this Xiaogang Village, and we will never give it away."

Mr. Pei and Mrs. Pei were able to guard Xiaogang Village so resolutely when they first arrived here. However, native people like them had to run away, which was simply a shame.

"Ms. Pei, what should we do?" a woman shouted.

"Yes, tell us what to do," the other woman also raised her hand, "we will listen to you."

Seeing everyone looking at Shen Yuexi expectantly, Yang Cong's mother could only mutter to herself angrily:

"You have all been fooled by this girl."

"Everyone should continue sending meals to the soldiers on the front line," Shen Yuexi smiled mysteriously, "but I hope everyone will donate their own oil and send it to the front line."

"Oil? What is it for?" The women looked at each other in confusion.
Chapter completed!