It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 207

Jiang Yan almost believed that the Baishui County government had extremely strong control over the people under its jurisdiction, so that even if they were worried about war, they would not dare to leave the city early for refuge.

When she shook off the tail of the robber who was either robbing her of her money or her life and entered the weir without stopping, she realized that the servant had exaggerated the ability of the Baishui County Magistrate.

The talk of trusting the government and strict management was simply that the conflict was far from Baishui County. And with barely a natural barrier between them, the ordinary people of Baishui County were relatively safe, so there was no need to rush and leave.

The same situation applies to Yankou and Xiakou counties.

In that extremely simple map, there was a huge lake between Xiakou County and Rongding County. It was roughly estimated that the distance between the two places was more than three times longer, giving people relatively ample time to escape.

As for the people who had been affected by the war, even if they ran as fast as they could, because the journey was too long, only a few of them arrived at the weir today, and they happened to be met by Jiang Yan who was walking in the city and listening to the sounds in all directions.

Jiang Yan speculated that more people might have taken a detour and fled to Changning Mansion. Putting herself in their shoes, she knew they would definitely take their entire family and hide in Changning Mansion.

After all, it was a civil war in Heding Prefecture. Hiding in Changning Prefecture would not only ensure that the local fighting capacity was still sufficient to resist, but also the rebels might not have any intention of expanding into other prefectures for the time being.

Who made these people who are called rebels but are actually insurgents use the banner of overthrowing corrupt officials and returning home to reunite with their families?

But Jiang Yan was just thinking about it. She wanted to go back to Dongshan Village to reunite with her family, inherit the ancestral land, and then go home to farm.

Her deceased grandparents left her three mu of land of their own and eight mu of land allocated by the village. Because the population of Dongshan Village has decreased dramatically in recent years and there is enough arable land per capita, the eight mu was not reclaimed for the time being and was left to her for use.

In addition, the village also allocates an extra acre of land to underage girls for export grain and tax payment. After two years, when she becomes an adult, she can get another half acre.

Although these lands are at best of average quality, and most are of lower-middle quality, and some have become barren after the flood, it is still better to have land than to have no land.

Jiang Yan had been "wandering" for so long that she had inquired and compared the price of farmland many times. It was really too expensive, so expensive that her first reaction was that someone was speculating on the land!

For example, in Zhongyuan Prefecture, even if Jiang Yan spent all his fortune, he could only buy one or two acres of good farmland or four or five acres of medium-quality farmland in a remote county, and he could be driven away or occupied by the powerful at any time for any reason.

Even if she went to Changning Mansion, the little money she had left was not enough to buy a house or land. It would be better to spend it on land cultivation in Dongshan Village.

Jiang Yan pulled back his scattered thoughts. The most urgent thing was to think about how to return to Dongshan Village safely.

The weir was built halfway up the mountain. Jiang Yan found a small window and looked out. He could vaguely see the city and houses at the foot of the mountain. That was Xiakou County.

Jiang Yan held his chin with his hands and thought about it for a long time. He decided to go down the mountain to Xiakou County tomorrow and stay there for three, four, five or six days to wait and see the situation of the battle in front.

According to the distribution, Rongyang County, Rongcheng County, Rongding County, Xiakou County... If the front line can be stabilized in Rongyang County, she will seize the opportunity to rush back within a week.

If General Lu led his subordinates to defeat along the way, she would wait for a few more days. It would not be too late to go back until General Lu and his men were completely defeated or even wiped out.

Thinking about the geographical disadvantages of the area between Rongyang County and Baishui County, which used to be difficult to travel and relatively poor due to its narrow and isolated terrain, the situation has now changed...

Jiang Yan urgently retracted her arbitrary assertion of a "security advantage." She was simply overthinking things and had forgotten the important information she had just learned.

Jiang Yan used a charcoal pencil to mark on the map. There was a large lake in the mountains not far from Yankou and Xiakou County.