Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 33: The Real Attack Has Arrived

Originally, they thought that as long as the village head changed his mind and decided not to leave, they wouldn’t have to leave either, at most just make some fuss.

But now...

The women couldn’t help but start to shed tears again.

The village head and his group walked up to the crowd, first taking a look around, and finally, their eyes fell on Er Laizi: "Er Laizi, why is it only you from your family? Where’s your mother?"

"She’s at her mother’s place!" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Er Laizi spat out a melon seed shell: "I say, village head, you guys really take rumors seriously! Saying we’re leaving, giving up such a big family property?"

The village head ignored his nonsense and asked again: "Is your family not packed yet?"

"Pack what? My mother said we’re not leaving. If you leave, leave, anyway when you all leave, your homes will all be mine, don’t blame me if I don’t help you look after your houses then."

Saying this, Er Laizi tossed another melon seed into his mouth.

"You!"

The village head wasn’t surprised that some people would choose to stay, but Er Laizi’s words clearly indicated they intended to occupy the houses left behind by others.

Others were also angry after hearing this.

A hot-tempered man cursed: "Er Laizi, if you dare touch my house, I’ll kill you when I get back!"

"Heh heh heh, sure, as long as you come back alive, I’ll clean my neck and wait for you to kill me."

Er Laizi’s brazen attitude showed he didn’t take such threats seriously.

The man was so angry he was about to make a move, but the village head stopped him with a raised hand: "Listen up, everyone, although we’re leaving here, as long as we’re united and work together, we’ll definitely find a better place to settle!"

"Village head, can’t we not leave? Boo hoo, if we really leave, we don’t have any silver, how will we buy land and build houses?"

"Yes, village head, how about we wait a bit longer? What if those rebels don’t come here?"

Many women in the crowd started pleading.

They really didn’t want to leave.

The village head was about to say something when he heard shouting from afar.

The crowd turned to look and saw the village head’s youngest son running towards the village like his pants were on fire, shouting as he ran: "Quick, run! The rebels are coming!"

The distance was a bit far, and the other was out of breath, so although he shouted loudly, others couldn’t hear him clearly.

But Qi Quanjin, with his keen hearing, immediately changed his expression: "The rebels are coming! Everyone, run!"

"They’re coming? How is that possible!"

Some villagers didn’t believe it and instinctively refuted.

Seeing his son fall and quickly get up to continue running, the village head’s heart sank, and he hurriedly called out: "Quanjin, go over and meet him, see what’s going on."

Qi Quanjin didn’t waste time, set down his basket, and ran out.

Soon, Qi Quanjin returned supporting the breathless young man.

The young man’s hair was disheveled, covered in sweat, pale, with no trace of a flush after running madly, and he said urgently: "The, the rebels have, have attacked the county, they, they’re coming this way, they’re riding, riding on horses, really, really fast, everyone, run, run quickly!"

"Hu Zi, you shouldn’t talk nonsense about this! How could the rebels attack so quickly?"

Some still didn’t believe it.

Ji Hu had no time to deal with them and said to his father, "Dad, my master and the others have all run, and before they left, they told me to hurry back and warn the village. They’re killing people in other villages on the road, they could be here in less than half an hour!"

"They’re really coming."

The village head’s face turned white, and he hurriedly called out: "What are you all standing around for, run! Quickly!"

Saying this, the village head turned and headed towards another exit of the village.

The crowd panicked upon hearing this, and no one was concerned about their homes anymore, just thinking about escaping the rebels.

Er Laizi was dumbstruck: "What? There really are rebels? Then, village head, wait for me! I’ll go home to get my mother, let’s go together!"

Er Laizi said this as he ran towards his house, not even bothering with the melon seeds, throwing them all to the ground.

The village head had no time to deal with Er Laizi.

He had almost the entire village behind him and had to think of so many people.

Qi Zheng followed them a little distance, then suddenly thought of something, hurriedly called the village head: "Village head, we can’t go that way, we have to go up the mountain."

"Ah, Mr. Qi Sr., at a time like this, you still want to cause trouble? Going up the mountain is so laborious! Running on flat ground is faster!"

Someone nearby heard this and immediately refuted.

Qi Zheng ignored him and just looked at the village head.

The village head, pulled to a stop, had calmed down somewhat, looked at Qi Zheng, then at the crowd, finally at the road ahead, and gritted his teeth: "Let’s go! Up the mountain!"

"We can’t go up the mountain, it’s too laborious."

Someone else objected.

Qi Zheng no longer played the role of a background strategist, loudly said: "Everyone think carefully, both exits of our village connect to the county, just one is nearer and one further. If the rebels attack from the county, will they only take one road?"

"If they also take the other road, then we’ll be caught like dumplings! We must go up the mountain!"

Upon saying this, Qi Zheng returned to his family group, finally coldly said: "Go up if you want, anyway, our family is going up the mountain! Go!"

Upon Qi Zheng’s command, the sons of the Qi Family immediately adjusted their direction, pushing carts, carrying things, and headed towards the mountain base.

Yongping Village had two roads leading out, both connecting to the county.

The first road, although wide, was farther.

Later, the villagers opened up a small path to reduce the distance.

The small path wasn’t wide but saved a lot of time. It’s generally fine to travel by day, only at night the forest on both sides could hold wild animals.

Now, with Qi Zheng’s reminder, everyone realized that neither road was safe.

The village head decided decisively: "Our family is going up the mountain too!"

As for what others did, he couldn’t afford to care.

Compared to Er Laizi’s family, he had to consider more villagers first.

But in this situation, he also had to ensure his own family’s safety.

Seeing the village head’s family take the path, others still held a ray of hope, but in the end didn’t dare to separate and go alone.

And so, a group of over two hundred people rushed towards the mountain base.

The path at the mountain base was easy to walk, but it wasn’t so easy further up.

The men pushed wooden carts, carrying baskets, while the women hugged children in one arm and supported their elders with the other.

At this moment, nobody dared to say they were tired, and everyone hurried up the mountain in a state of panic, fearing they’d be left behind if they were too slow.