It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 210

The situation in Heding Prefecture became increasingly worse.

Jiang Yan had walked among the refugees many times. If these people gave her the feeling of docile domestic dogs quietly sharpening their claws and teeth when Heding Prefecture was just in chaos, now they were like spotted hyenas approaching step by step, ready to snatch their prey at any time.

However, Jiang Yan was not afraid of this. She was experienced in fighting and escaping.

She temporarily formed a partnership with a family in the returning group, just to take care of each other in case of danger, and to provide an extra layer of insurance.

At first, the young wife of this family didn't quite understand why she had to be with a frail girl who looked barely old enough. But one day, she saw Jiang Yan swinging a long stick to beat back the refugees who were surrounding her. Her ferocity and strength were no less impressive than her own parents-in-law's, and she would occasionally stab them with arrowheads, drawing blood...

And after Jiang Yan beat the man, he took out a clean, neatly folded handkerchief from his bosom and wiped the blood and sweat off her face, then smiled gently at her, which made her tremble with fear.

This was the third time Jiang Yan glanced at the young wife of the Shangfang family, Kuiniang, with curiosity, trepidation, and a hint of disapproval.

Jiang Yan could probably guess what this person was thinking, but three times the limit is a sure thing. Staring at him secretly would hinder her perception of the danger around her.

Jiang Yan, who continued to use the pseudonym Jiang Cao, asked Xiang Kuiniang directly, "Is there something wrong with me?"

"No, no, I've never seen a girl as amazing as you, Jiang Xiaomei."

"Uncle Fang, Aunt Fang and Sister Li are all very powerful." This was Jiang Yan's true words. When she was beating people, she seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking under their carrying poles.

"I know that my parents-in-law and sister-in-law are powerful, but..." Kui Niang hesitated for a long time and couldn't say the rest of the words.

After all, they were just casual acquaintances. Jiang Yan felt that what followed the word "but" was not what she wanted to hear, so she was not considerate enough to wait for her to finish, nor could she say any words of encouragement.

But he felt uncomfortable leaving the words halfway through, so Jiang Yan simply helped to finish the sentence.

"But if you think you can't be as good as them, it doesn't matter. There are always refugees watching you along the way. Just seize the opportunity and practice more. When you return home, you will also be a unique and powerful woman."

Kui Niang was choked by Jiang Yan's words and bit her lower lip tightly. Madam Li, who was eavesdropping on their conversation without any concealment, laughed openly.

Her sister-in-law seemed fine at first glance, but after marrying into the Fang family for half a year, she became delicate and frail. She didn't know where she got this problem from.

Sometimes he disliked her and her mother-in-law for their loud voices and vulgar shouting in the yard, sometimes he felt that working in the fields would get his skin tanned, and that his brother-in-law, who had fled, was not worried about being captured and forced to do labor, and was not worried about the safety of his family. Yet, he felt sympathy for the refugees who deserved to be beaten... What a sin.

Jiang Yan didn't want to get involved in the gossip of the two sisters-in-law of the Fang family, but if she knew what Madam Li was thinking, she might suspect that there was a small chance that this Madam Kui was a fellow time traveler.

After all, it is difficult for a drastic change in personality to happen without any special experience. Either you have been pretending to be good before, or you have changed your core like her.

It was she who had to lie in bed for more than two years and was thought to have gone crazy before she had a "subtle" change.

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As they got closer to Rongding County, the number of refugees who plundered recklessly and brutally decreased. When they arrived at the county gate, they were replaced by gatekeepers who exploited them even more severely.

The entrance fee is no longer multiplied several times, but half of the personal belongings you bring with you must be handed over.

Is this reasonable?

The exhausted crowd complained and begged.

The doormen remained unmoved.

They said that since they had chosen to desert the battlefield not long ago and refused to live and die with Rongding County, if they wanted to come back now that it was safe, they would naturally have to pay the corresponding price.

There is some truth in what he said, but Jiang Yan remembered that the magistrate of Rongding County was as exploitative as the magistrate of Rongcheng County... Why did he suddenly become so righteous? It was so hard to get used to him.

Jiang Yan raised his right hand. "Two months ago, I went to visit my relatives in Zhongyuan Prefecture. I heard about the unrest in the prefecture, but I still returned without hesitation. Do I also need to pay according to this regulation?"