Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 432: Conscripted Men 5

No one responded after hearing this. No matter how much more was said at this point, the incident was still bound to happen.

Lu Chuanben had been thinking that the situation at the foot of the mountain might be safer in the next two days, and he wouldn't have to go to the entrance or guard the mountain every day. But when the news came out, he quickly changed his mind.

"Then starting from tomorrow, Master and I will not come back for dinner. We will stay outside for a while until the conscription is over."

The Taoist priest continued, "We want to go together, so let's start tomorrow."

Xu Han warned worriedly, "There are many people in the mountains, you must be very careful in your actions."

The Taoist priest raised his chin with great confidence and said, "Don't worry, girl. The people in the mountains pose no threat except that there are more of them. With our skills, they can't hurt us. If we are careful, they won't be able to find us."

Xu Han and Grandpa Zhao had seen the two's skills and were particularly confident in them. After hearing what they said, they didn't say anything more.

Sometimes Xu Han often thought that with the abilities of the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, it was really a waste of their talents to stay in this deep mountain.

How could I have the ability and virtue to allow these two giant Buddhas to stay in the mountains to serve as my bodyguards and doctors?

However, this idea was immediately suppressed by Xu Han as soon as it came up, because from the very beginning, Xu Han and Lu Chuan knew that the Taoist priest came with a purpose.

Although the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao only ate food from their homes during the disaster years, they both relied on Xu Han's space to survive. Even during the disaster years, they had water and food and would not starve.

But then again, they have paid for their food and drinks, and have also been helping to take care of the family's fields, so no one has eaten for free.

Besides, Xu Han knew clearly that with the status of the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, they would be able to survive even if they did not live here during the disaster years, and they would live a pretty good life, at least they would not have to worry about food and drink.

Xu Han and Lu Chuan were not unaware of this. Although everyone had their own purpose at the beginning, as they spent a long time together, their feelings for each other naturally became very deep, and they already regarded each other as family.

I thought that after the natural disaster was over, the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao would leave the mountains, but they never mentioned it. Lu Chuan and Xu Han were benefiting from it, so naturally they wouldn't say anything...

After things were settled, the few of them lived more cautiously, fearing that their presence would be discovered.

Fortunately, this kind of thing had happened before the natural disaster, so everyone did not feel uncomfortable.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest observed for three consecutive days and found that the situation in the mountains was normal and nothing outstanding happened.

It was not until the fourth day when Lu Chuan went down the mountain for inspection that he clearly discovered that there were many more officers and soldiers coming to search. Moreover, they were no longer searching only on the periphery as they had done some time ago. Today they came straight into the mountains.

Without any warning, a group of farmers, hiding in the mountains without any defense, were caught red-handed by the officers and soldiers.

When the others saw that things were not going well, they immediately started to flee in all directions. For a moment, the birds in the forest were startled and flew away, and people and horses fell to the ground.

Some people who reacted slowly were caught on the spot, while those who ran fast ran aimlessly deeper into the mountain.

Originally, everyone was just hiding in the outskirts of the mountains, but after this arrest, they no longer cared about being afraid and went straight into the mountains.

Lu Chuan hid in a hidden place and watched the arrest, shaking his head helplessly.

By lunch time, the officers and soldiers had captured about five or six hundred people in the mountains before they began to march back.

The frightened people didn't know whether the soldiers had left or not, and they didn't dare come back to get the things they hadn't had time to take away when they were escaping.

Although many people escaped the disaster, they also lost survival supplies such as dry food and bedding.

They had no choice but to go hungry or find some wild fruits in the mountains to fill their stomachs.

Although they were very hungry, almost no one dared to go home. Going back at this time would undoubtedly be a trap. If they were caught, all the suffering they had endured in the mountains for so many days would be in vain.

After seeing that all the officers and soldiers had left, Lu Chuan quietly walked up the mountain. After reuniting with the Taoist priest, he told him again what had just happened.

"I also found the same situation on the other side of the mountain. It seems that the government has already started to take action.

If this continues, they will definitely continue to go into the mountains to capture men tomorrow, so we have to be careful."

"Well, when these soldiers are arresting people, they are not as easy to talk to as before. If someone wants to escape, the soldiers will whip them directly and threaten them with knives. If they have arrested enough heads today, they will definitely come again tomorrow."

The Taoist sighed, but didn't say anything else. "Let's go home. They won't dare to go into the mountains for a while, so we don't have to stay here. The soldiers will definitely come earlier tomorrow than today, so we have to come earlier then."

The two men walked home while talking about the conscription of men.

It was already mid-afternoon when they got home. Xu Han was a little surprised that the two of them came back so early today.

"What's wrong? Why did you come back so early today?"

After Lu Chuan came in, he closed the gate and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk."

Then he said to Ze'er who was counting ants on the ground, "Ze'er, go to the backyard and call your great grandfather over, and tell him that Daddy wants to see him."

After Ze'er got the small task, he threw away the small wooden stick in his hand and ran to the backyard happily.

When Grandpa Zhao heard Lu Chuan calling him at this time, he knew that something must have happened again. Without any delay, he put down his book and went to the front yard.

As soon as the person came in, he asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xu Han poured a glass of water for everyone and sat down to listen.

The Taoist priest sighed and slowly explained, "Today, the soldiers went into the mountains to arrest people. Xiaochuan took away five or six hundred people, and I also took away three or four hundred people. It seems that the front line is really short of people. The speed of action is really fast."

"So fast? What's the situation in the mountains now?"

Lu Chuan drank the water in the cup, wiped his mouth and said, "Those who reacted slowly were caught, and those who reacted quickly ran to the mountains. But they are still some distance away from us. I don't know if anyone took the opportunity to go deeper. I don't think they have the courage to do so."

Xu Han said awkwardly, "That's not necessarily true. When people are pushed into a corner, they can do anything."