The days in early spring are getting warmer and warmer, and the warm sunshine warms all corners.

An Ran's thick cotton-padded jacket has been put away and she is wearing a small quilted mandarin jacket.

There is an old peach tree outside the yard. It was still standing after being baptized by the flood last year, but now it has sprouted green buds.

The little flower cubs spend every day under the peach tree teaching them how to climb trees and how to catch food.

"Little flower cub, it's time to eat fish."

Wenbo was holding a wooden basin. Inside was a small white strip, a small fish in the river, as long and thin as a little finger.

An Ran squatted beside the water basin and fished out the fish swimming nimbly inside.

The little flower cub looked anxiously, stretched out the cat's paw and fished it out into the basin. He fished out one fish at a time, and the little fish he fished out was snatched and eaten by the cats before they even bounced on the ground.

An Ran stroked the little flower cub's hair. The hair was smooth, soft and dense, which was different from when she first saw it.

The little flower cub often brings his cub here to eat and drink, as if this is his own home. After eating and drinking, he will lie under the tree and bask in the sun.

"Oh, my little ancestor, his sleeves are wet."

Fang Cuiying saw Fu Bao playing in the water and used her whole hand to catch fish in the basin.

It's just not that cold in early spring, so I still wear warm clothes.

An Ran didn't realize it yet, but when he raised his hand, there was water dripping on his sleeve.

"You stinky boy, who asked you to use this basin to hold fish? Your clothes will stink later when you wash them."

"I know, I'll clean it up later." Wenhua took Wenbo to pick out the small fish.

"Mom, when will brother come back?"

Wenbo trotted up to Zhang Guihua. His brothers had all gone to study, and no one at home took him to play around.

Liu Chunlan was busy cooking. It was almost noon and she had to deliver food to the people in the fields.

"Go and wash the pot, and fill it with water for Grandpa and the others later."

The two people who were assigned the task happily went about their work.

Li Aling has fed a group of chickens and is about to feed the rabbits some rabbit grass.

Huh? Why is this rabbit biting its own fur?

Li Aling squatted beside the cage. The rabbit used its mouth to pull off the fur on its body and piled it in the corner of the cage.

"Auntie, what's wrong with the rabbit? It keeps biting its own fur."

Zhang Guihua looked at the cage to see if there were fleas on the rabbit.

Zhang Guihua opened the cage. The rabbit was very restless and almost bit her hand.

"Don't touch it, it's about to give birth."

"Are you about to give birth?"

Zhang Guihua thought that spring had begun, and the rabbit grass had grown so strong.

"It's pulling its fur to make a nest. There may be a litter of rabbits tonight. This rabbit is so diligent that it will give birth to litters several times a year."

"We are going to have a lot of little rabbits in our house again."

Wenhua and Wenyuan squatted by the cage. How did the rabbit give birth?

"You two, go get a bowl to eat."

Liu Chunlan didn't care about the child's curiosity, otherwise he would be asking endless questions later.

In the fields, Father Wang and his sons were working. They had to remove grass from the paddy fields and turn over the soil below.

This is a laborious job. Once the paddy fields are plowed, the cultivated rice seedlings can be planted.

If you sow melons, you will get beans if you sow melons. In addition to the big crop of rice, the winter wheat they planted last year has turned green again.

If you take good care of it, the whole wheat stalk will be strong and strong when it heads and flowers.

"Uncle Wang, food has been delivered to your house."

Father Wang looked up and saw that it was already noon so soon.

"Changyi, it's time to eat."

Cao Defa crossed two field ridges, sat next to them, and grabbed a grass root.

Father Wang ate with a big mouthful. He stopped and tapped the edge of the bowl with his chopsticks, shaking the rice grains on the tip of the chopsticks into the bowl.

"Changyi, I heard today that Chang Tao was defeated. Seventy-seven or eighty-eight of the hundred thousand soldiers died."

Father Wang's hand holding the chopsticks was beaten, and he was defeated. Changtao still fell.

"Oh~ I don't know if my son is still alive."

A man over fifty years old is confused about time.

Seventy-seven or eighty-eight hundred thousand people died. The losses were so serious.

"The news you heard!"

"It came out of the Yamen. I heard it was lost."

"It's lost! Impossible!" Father Wang stood up suddenly. Chang Tao is the defense line of the south. If it is not defended, it will soon be driven in.

They are present in the middle of several big countries. If the south is lost, it will be cannibalized and divided.

"Dad, is the war really lost? Then the fourth brother..."

Wang Yonglin is currently in Changtao, and with so many people dead, the situation may be in danger.

"Village chief! Oh no! Someone has revolted!"

It was Wang Tieniu who ran over. He was in a panic, panting while talking.

"Speak slowly, what kind of uprising is this?"

Cao Defa and Wang Lao stood up in shock. What kind of righteousness is this?

"It's not like us. Someone from Qingyi on the upper reaches of the Changshui River came into the house on horseback with swords. There were many people."

"Oh! Can we still survive here?"

"What's the situation over there now?"

Wang Tieniu put his hands on his knees and exclaimed: "I don't know what's going on. I heard that there is a lot of chaos over there. I don't know where so many people came from. They are all good at kung fu."

The farmers had no time to plant their fields, so they hurried home.

What is an uprising? If someone wants to rebel, then there is no place to sow it!

Father Wang is barefoot, and his grandchildren are still studying in Mengtang.

"Go get the boys back first."

Mengtang is not far from Qingyi, on the lower reaches, and can be reached by boat in an hour.

An Ran was placed in a basket by her mother, and the other side was filled with various life-saving daily necessities.

Wang Yongye took the boys in the school to take a shortcut and prepared to meet everyone.

Liu Chunlan locked the cellar of her home and covered the outside entrance with a pile of firewood.

"These rabbits are going to give birth to babies if they do this!"

"Where can I take care of things at this time? Let's go hide in the mountains first."

Cao Defa did not organize everyone to work together. There were too many people and the goal was too big.

"Aunt Hua, how are you doing?"

Grandma Hua was carrying a baggage with some grain in it.

"Come with us."

The two old men nodded repeatedly and went to hide in the mountains for a while before taking a look at the situation outside.

As if sensing something, Xiao Hua Zai followed behind with Zai Zi.

Wang Yongan was carrying a basket, with An Ran on one side and various things on the other.

An Ran still had many things in her arms, surrounding her.

Wang Yongping walks very steadily, which is due to the fact that he does a lot of work on weekdays, so such a burden is not heavy at all.

"Dad, have the boys been picked up? Do you think Brother Ye can pick them up?"

Fang Cuiying was worried about the children. They were in the county and Qiu Ming Mountain was remote, so receiving news would be slow.

"Here they are, where are they!" Liu Chunlan hugged her son excitedly.

"Why did you arrive before us?"

Wang Yongye said with a smile: "I used to be a wild man who fished for fish and hunted for birds. I knew where there was no shortcut."

The boys were ashamed, because there was no shortcut for the second uncle, so he had to climb a steep hill to get here.

"Okay, let's take shelter in the mountains first and make plans when the situation outside becomes clearer."

"Dad, there is chaos in the town outside. I heard that the bandits at the top of Qingyi River are the ones who rebelled."

"The imperial court exploited the people too much, and many places could not produce grain, so some people took refuge in bandits."

Father Wang has heard of this group of gangsters, but they have not harmed their poor place.

They make a living by robbing passing merchant ships, and small boats passing by must pay protection fees.
Chapter completed!