It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 265

The noise in the suburbs of the county could not be concealed. After seeing the burning red night sky, County Magistrate Huang sent out all the soldiers and runners that the county government could mobilize. Half of them patrolled the city to prevent trouble from happening inside, and the other half guarded the city gates to let the people who wanted to rescue them leave.

Many people in the city had relatives and friends living in the suburbs of the county. Although they did not dare to open the city gates to receive the fleeing people, there was no hindrance in letting them pass.

The court was almost over, and County Magistrate Huang did not have any assessment pressure, but he was still anxiously running around in his study.

He looked at the silent Fu An below him and urged, "Aren't you very capable? Think of a solution quickly. Where are the people behind you? They don't even come forward to take care of this!"

At that time, General Lu, such a high-ranking official with so many soldiers under his command, was unable to stop the siege by the mob and could only abandon the city and flee in panic, his whereabouts unknown.

He was just a poor county magistrate who was just trying to make a living. He didn't want to be a stray dog ​​and hang his life on his waist.

Fu An raised his eyes and said, "I just sent a letter asking for help. It will take at least a day and a half for them to arrive. The county magistrate might as well ask the wealthy in the city to borrow servants, or organize the people to unite and fight the enemy together."

County Magistrate Huang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "Don't you know that no one in Rongcheng County, whether it's the gentry or the people, is friendly to me?"

Last winter, because he followed the instructions of the person in front of him, after collecting the filial tributes, he carried out a heavy harvest on the rich families in the city. Since then, they have been avoiding him or being sarcastic when they meet him.

The people were consistent, always disliking him, but he had to endure it on weekdays. In the past, he didn't care at all, because not seeing them didn't affect his good life anyway.

But in this situation, if a few smart people come out and raise their arms and shout, and unite to pull him down first...

County Magistrate Huang felt that he was in a dangerous situation and needed to lower his presence, but the person in front of him... He smiled in a particularly flattering way:

"Mr. Fu, with your intelligence, talent, amiability, and unrivaled prestige in my county office, you will surely be highly respected."

Fu An watched as County Magistrate Huang came closer, trying to open his old eyes wide but still looking insincere. Although he was speechless and uncomfortable, he still agreed to do the job.

"That's fine, but I need to borrow the county magistrate's private treasury."

An hour later, Fu An, with his newly assembled men, rode his horse towards the direction of the chaos.

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Zhou Xun and Zhou Huan picked up all the large stones they could find nearby and piled them next to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan had been guarding this position intermittently for three hours. Apart from eating breakfast and stretching his limbs, he had no intention of moving.

Zhou Xun saw his mother sharpening a wooden stick with a kitchen knife without even looking up. He and his sister were free. After a moment's hesitation, he came to Jiang Yan again to discuss, "Zhou Huan and I will guard it. You can rest for a while."

"...Okay." The sun was shining diagonally overhead. Although Jiang Yan was using a cloth to block the sun, he had not slept for the second half of the night and the entire morning, and his consciousness began to dull in this temperature.

Before falling asleep, Jiang Yan emphasized, "If anything goes wrong, wake me up immediately."

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I don’t know how long I slept, but Zhou Xun’s wake-up call and the sound of heavy footsteps beside my ears sounded at the same time.

"Jiang Yan, wake up quickly! Someone is coming up the mountain!"

Jiang Yan's eyes opened instantly, and before he could focus, he sat up and grabbed the stone beside him with his right hand. "How many people? We can't let them get close."

The sun was about to set, and it was difficult to see the faces of the two people below who were carrying light on their backs, wearing tattered clothes and walking with a limp.

Zhou Xun stopped him, "Stop. If you move forward, don't blame us for being rude."