Mrs. Qi came over to take a look and said with a smile: "Ling'er is hungry and needs milk. Mrs. Cheng may not have breastfed Ling'er for a while."

The woman in military uniform had a blushing face, but she didn't know that Mrs. Qi spoke so loudly. She nodded in embarrassment, looking quite at a loss.

Mrs. Qi joked and said: "It is natural for a mother to breastfeed her infant child. Why is Mrs. Cheng so shy? I have been here too." After saying that, she looked around and lowered her voice and said, "We are all women here, not outsiders."

, I guess Mrs. Cheng will feed Ling'er here."

The woman in military uniform blushed with embarrassment, and the blood on her face made her look even better. However, she didn't know how to refute, and was speechless for a long time.

The old man surnamed Qi who had just been teased was not far away. He saw the mother of a woman in military uniform holding a baby on the city wall. She didn't know what was going on and looked over. Mrs. Qi spat: "This old man is not serious, he is really a coward."

sky."

A woman next to me shouted loudly: "Old scholar, what are you looking at!"

The old man was startled and said angrily: "This is unreasonable. I can't even see whether it is possible for me to become an old man!"

"Bah, do you want to watch my wife breastfeed? I'm not serious, I'm an adult!"

The old man was stunned, trembling with anger, stamped his feet suddenly, turned around and left, saying as he walked: "It is an insult to politeness, it is simply an insult to politeness."

The woman in military uniform looked unhappy. Mrs. Qi quickly pulled the shouting woman away and scolded: "Please keep your voice down, for fear that others won't know. It's so loud that even those robbers heard it."

The woman stuck out her tongue, smiled, and kept silent.

The woman in military uniform said calmly: "No matter what Mr. Qi's character is, he has done his part for Xiuchuan County. He is still much better than those who abandoned the city and fled. I will spare others when I can, but you won't do anything else in the future."

If we arrange him like this again, he will be alone and his life will be hard enough."

"Madam, you are kind-hearted. This Qi Xiucai has done many unethical things..."

"Okay, what kind of immoral thing can he do as a scholar? He can't carry his shoulders, he can't lift his hands, he doesn't have much to earn a living from, and he thinks he's noble and doesn't want to beg on the street. If you don't let him sneak some food and drink, he won't starve to death long ago.

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Besides, Qi Xiucai had a problem with stealing things, but he was also good-natured and he was a warm-hearted person.

Also, who has seen with his own eyes what happened to the widow of the Zhang family and the scholar Qi? Everyone has heard about it and told these invisible things, but are they not afraid of chewing their tongues?" Mrs. Qi stood up and rebuked everyone for the woman in military uniform.

The crowd murmured, but there were actually many kind-hearted people in the crowd. Otherwise, a habitual criminal with a habit of stealing would have been sent to the government for custody long ago. How could he still be allowed to live today?

Everyone knows that this man has always had the problem of taking advantage of others. He has never starved to death in these years, but most people still turn a blind eye.

"Who says it's not the case? In fact, the life of an old scholar is quite bitter when you think about it." Some people said the first sentence, while others said the second sentence.

"I heard that he used to be very knowledgeable and was selected as a scholar. Later, during the government examination, someone used money to replace his name. The old scholar couldn't stand it for a while, so he got a psychotic syndrome. He never got better, and that's why he is what he is today.

With this look, otherwise, even if he doesn't pass the exam, why would it be difficult for him to go to a private school to teach his children how to read and write to support his family?"

"Yeah, yeah, I've heard people say it, it's so pitiful." A few people whispered. The battle had just ended, but there was still time to talk about the family's shortcomings.

The woman in uniform shook her head and shook the baby in her arms.

The middle-aged woman cautiously glanced outside the city, then hurriedly retreated, patted her chest, and asked sadly with a lingering fear: "Wanci, when do you think Cheng'er can come back?"

"Mom, don't worry, he will come back. Just go down first with Ling'er in your arms."

The middle-aged woman took the baby, but the baby was a little unhappy again. The woman in uniform hurriedly came closer and touched the baby's face, hummed a few times, listened to the baby's babbling, and finally suppressed the crying.

The middle-aged woman looked at the situation on the city wall, gently patted and coaxed the child, and lowered her voice and asked: "Wanci, do you think mother can do something to help everyone?"

Mrs. Qi smiled and said: "Sister Cheng, don't worry. Take good care of Ling'er and don't let Mrs. Cheng get distracted. That will be a great achievement."

Mrs. Qi looked at the woman in military uniform, then at the baby boy in the middle-aged woman's arms, and sighed with envy, "Sister Cheng, tell me how kind and virtuous you were in your previous life. Needless to say, Mr. Cheng is versatile in both civil and military affairs.

You can't find another one for hundreds of miles.

Look at Mrs. Cheng again. She is also a woman who can't be found even if she holds a lantern. They are truly a match made in heaven, which is enviable."

The middle-aged woman smiled modestly and said, "Mrs. Qi, your son is also a talented person."

"How can he be considered a talent? He is far inferior to Mr. Cheng."

When the woman in military uniform saw that the two of them were actually complimenting each other, she couldn't laugh or cry. She hurriedly beat the middle-aged woman and carried Ling'er down the city wall.

After the two people left, the woman in military uniform looked cold and calm. The stones, rolls and logs under the arrow piles on the city wall were sparsely scattered, and not much was left.

Looking at the people in the city who were gritting their teeth and holding on, the woman in military uniform's heart gradually sank. Even if she could defend the city from the rogues once, she might not be able to defend it the next time.

There are still two days left. I don't know where they are now, and I don't know if these bandits will attack the city again.

The woman in military uniform murmured. Although she had extravagant hopes, she also knew that these bandits were like flies that had seen blood and would not retreat easily until they were sucked clean. Fortunately, the bandits did not have siege equipment and the city wall was still intact, otherwise the situation would have been even worse.

difficult.

The people in the city were able to survive these days with the help of a city wall that was not high, but strong enough to resist rogue bandits.

Once rogue bandits attack the city and see the bloodshed so close to them, the women in military uniforms dare not ask for anything else. They just hope that these fellow villagers who have never experienced fighting will not faint from fright.

The city is still there, but it is in danger, but women in uniform cannot appeal to others, lest they upset the people's hearts.

The woman in military uniform took a deep breath and decided to hold on to Xiuchuan City no matter what, waiting for them to come back. A trace of determination flashed in the woman's heart. Only by taking the risk and giving it a try could there be a glimmer of hope for survival.

The woman in military uniform glanced around and saw that there were more than 500 people on the city wall, less than 10% of whom were men, and they could be counted with one strong hand. There was no other way at the moment. If I waited any longer and just waited for death, it would be better to take advantage of it as soon as possible.

Give it a try.

The woman in military uniform made up her mind and summoned those who could run and still had some strength to go out of the city with her to carry rolling logs and rocks.
Chapter completed!