"Mr. Xu, what did you say above? What are Xu Jiajun going to do?"
"The fairy rice I just planted, and seeing it growing better and better, I can't bear to part with it!"
The villagers were talking all over the place, and they were all in a panic.
Mrs. Xu took the document, took a deep breath to calm down, and raised her hand to ask everyone to quiet down.
She has been a female leader in the church for so long, and has used her own actions to complete the transformation from a landowner's wife to a female official of the Xu family army. The villagers are very convinced of her.
The women in the church immediately helped Xu stabilize the chaotic situation.
The villagers fell silent and looked at Xu eagerly.
Xu said loudly: "Don't panic, everyone. The Xu family army has been prepared for this crisis for a long time. As long as our military and civilians work together, we will be able to get through this crisis smoothly!"
"Everyone saw it just now. As soon as there is news from above, the messenger will come over immediately to inform everyone. So, we have to believe in Xu Jiajun!"
After hearing these words, everyone seemed to have taken a reassurance.
Over the past few days, the strength of the Xu Jiajun has been obvious to all. They are by no means the unorganized, undisciplined, and chaotic rebels of the past.
The Xu family's army is well-equipped, has strong soldiers and horses, and has the power of the gods to help them. They will definitely win!
"What's more, the Xu Jiajun still has tens of millions of our peasant compatriots and a mere 10,000 or 20,000 imperial troops. Why should everyone panic?!" Mrs. Xu sneered coldly, having great confidence in the Xu Jiajun.
She was also disturbed by the sudden news before, but now she calms down and thinks about it carefully. The population of Yuyang County is much larger than that of the imperial army, so there is no need to be afraid!
The villagers thought, "Yes, we are not fighting alone! We are all fighting together!"
Everyone, you look at me, and I look at you. My eyes changed from panic to determination.
"I will risk my life for my few acres of fairy rice! Whoever dares to touch my grain or my land, I will fight with him!" Zhao Er raised his fist and shouted angrily.
The villagers were all startled. Their eyes widened when they looked at the man in front of them, who was not tall and had a dark face. They couldn't believe that Zhao Er, a well-known soft-boiled guy in the village, could actually have such a bloody character.
Yang Wazi, who was standing next to Zhao Er, first looked at his father who said such harsh words in shock, and then Yang Wazi, who had grown into a young man, smiled.
He said with bright eyes: "Dad, I want to join the Xu family army and fight off all the imperial troops!"
Hearing Yang Wazi's words, the enthusiasm of the young men nearby was also aroused, and they shouted that they also wanted to be soldiers of the Xu family.
Seeing that these young people were about to come, Xu shouted in a deep voice: "No one is allowed to mess around. The war preparation documents have been issued. Our current task is to prepare for the war according to the instructions in the documents. No one is allowed to do anything at this juncture."
Sing against Xu Jiajun!"
"Especially you guys, please be more honest. It's not time for you to play yet!"
Yangwazi and others immediately smiled sheepishly, saying that they would be obedient and never cause trouble to the Xu family army.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief and called out the peasant representatives and asked them to notify other captains and hold a meeting in the church to interpret the war preparation documents issued by the superiors.
What the villagers want to do and what they can do are clearly written in the documents, and everything is down to the smallest detail.
After the meeting, the villagers got busy under the leadership of their respective captains.
Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Yu also rushed home at this time.
In addition to the Liu family, the Yan family's Xia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the three brothers Gongsun Ying, Gongsun Yi, and Gongsun Yun who had returned from Xujiazhuang Academy, everyone was present except for Gongsun An who was still busy with logistics preparations.
Even Gongsun Ying's younger brother, who was invisible at home, was sitting in the corner of the hall, staring at everyone quietly with his big black eyes open.
The conference had just ended. Mrs. Xu had been talking all day. She was very thirsty, so she just carried a teapot and drank while pouring it. She looked bold and bold, completely losing the attitude of a lady in the past.
But now no one in the family dares to speak against her. Even Sun Yan, the eldest son of the family, has to give his sister-in-law a bit of slack.
The reason is also very simple, because she is the only aunt in the Xu family.
Because of this, Xu is extremely precious about the opportunity she has now, and she also likes the feeling of having a certain amount of power.
Especially when she saw her old sister-in-law Yan's half-dead look like a resentful woman, she felt even more refreshed and her chest was straighter than before.
This 'arrogant' look made Mrs. Yan shudder every time she saw her. But this time, she had to endure her nausea to face this concubine-in-law, who had achieved enlightenment, chickens and dogs, and ascended to heaven.
"I shouldn't say sarcastic words at this time, but I think you are all fascinated by the Xu family's army now. Mrs. Xu, don't forget that in addition to being the aunt of the Xu family, you are also a woman of our Gongsun family!
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"I won't talk about your appearance outside. I'm just talking about now. Have you ever thought about what will happen to your husband, sons, and grandchildren after the Xu family's army is defeated? You are rebels!"
"If we lose, the imperial court will never let you go! It will also affect the entire Gongsun family!" Yan said bitterly.
Mrs. Xu was startled, then took a sip of mint tea and said in a funny tone, "Isn't sister-in-law forgetting that your natal family also has a good nephew named Yan Min?"
"This shouldn't be you, but us! We are all like grasshoppers on a rope now. If the court doesn't spare me, the aunt of the Xu family, can it spare you, the aunt of the Yan family?"
Mrs. Xu put down her tea, looked at her eldest brother and her husband Gongsun Yu, who had just been persuaded by Mrs. Yan, and said seriously:
"If the Xu family's army wins, we will live. If the Xu family's army loses, we will die together. No one in the entire Yuyang County's former aristocratic families can escape from this."
"Furthermore, does my sister-in-law really think that everyone really hopes that the Xu family's army will be defeated? Let's not talk about other families, but your natal Yan family. They took advantage of the Xu family's military cloth sales and made a lot of money!"
"In the past, the government was suppressing us. They had the final say on taxes, and they could raise taxes as they pleased. All the hard-earned money earned by everyone went into their pockets. How much can we lose?"
"But look at the merchants doing business with Xu Jiajun now. Which one is making more money than before? Businessmen from several neighboring counties have heard about it and want to do business in Xu Jiajun's territory. Look at who is willing to give up Xu Jiajun now!"
Mrs. Xu looked at the stunned old sister-in-law and said sternly: "Sister-in-law, you have been attending the literacy class for a few months. Don't you still understand that we can support ourselves with our own hands?"
With so many benefits to women, she couldn't figure out why her sister-in-law wanted to go back step by step!
