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Tucked away in a pool of water, surrounded by swamps and reeds, the new cottage is a small island in the middle of the lake, and it is also very secluded.

The island is not very big, you can see the end at a glance, and there are already several houses on the island, which should have been made before Mabaoshan.

Ma Xiulian, who was arranging the personnel, heard that Fang Yu and them were back, and immediately rushed out happily to greet them.

"Uncle, third uncle. Seeing Hu Qingniu and Fang Yu, Ma Xiulian's face was full of smiles.

However, seeing Ma Xiulian, Fang Yu and Hu Qingniu's faces were very heavy.

"Huh. Ma Xiulian saw Ma Youlu, who they brought back from the coma, and then the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

Ma Youlu is the person next to her father, basically not leaving an inch, but now Ma Youlu is seriously injured and unconscious, and Ma Xiulian did not see her father in the crowd.

"Me, where is my father?" asked Ma Xiulian, her voice trembling a little.

"Great niece. Hu Qingniu said: "Your father fled to the mountains without defeating the Yuan soldiers, and there is no news yet." "

"Ahh

"Big niece!" Hu Qingniu hurriedly helped her up: "Your father didn't fall into the hands of the Yuan people." When we arrange the people here, we will organize people to go to the mountains to find your father. "

"En. Ma Xiulian nodded in agreement.

"By the way, what about Shanshan, isn't she with you?" asked Hu Qingniu.

Hu Shanshan was evacuated with Ma Xiulian, since Ma Xiulian came out, how could Hu Shanshan not see her figure!

"Uncle. Ma Xiulian looked at Hu Qingniu with tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with Shanshan?" Seeing Ma Xiulian's appearance, Hu Qingniu's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt bad.

"Sansa is missing! I haven't seen her since we got out of the mountains. Ma Xiulian said.

"What!" As soon as Hu Qingniu's hand was loosened, Ma Xiulian spread on the ground again, and then Hu Qingniu also sat down on the ground.

Hu Shanshan is his only child. His wife died after giving birth to Shanshan, and Hu Shanshan was raised by Hu Qingniu as a father and mother.

Now that Hu Shanshan is gone, if she is caught by the Yuan people! Hu Qingniu didn't dare to think about it anymore.

The big boss is not there, the second boss is distracted, and now the one who can call the shots is the third master who is still fractured. Therefore, the eyes of everyone on the island were all on Fang Yu.

The facilities on the island are very simple, just a few houses made of dried reeds for shelter, and nothing else, not even pots for cooking.

Therefore, it is imperative to quickly solve the daily necessities so that people can live safely here. At least you can have a hot meal in the evening.

"Chongba, you take people out to catch some fish, and then see if there are any villages around, buy some chickens, buy some ducks, and buy some rice and come back. By the way, pay attention along the road to see if there is any trace of Hu Shanshan. Fang Yu commanded.

"Big brother, what about you?" Fang Yu had not yet broken a bone, so Zhu Chongba was a little worried.

"I'm fine! It's all my own family here, what are you afraid of!" Fang Yu said.

"Oh yes! Pick something smart, but look honest. Be careful not to touch Yuan Bing outside!" Fang Yu instructed again.

"Yes. "

After picking out a few women who looked older, Zhu Chongba left by boat.

As for why no man was chosen, because the prime of life in the village was taken to an ambush by Ma Baoshan, and life and death were uncertain. The rest are the old and infirm.

"Everyone!" Fang Yu shouted loudly.

He was lifted up by the men of the musket squad so that it could be seen by all.

Everyone on the island looked at Fang Yu.

Everyone here has lost their husbands, their sons, their brothers, their friends. "

Hearing Fang Yu's words, everyone's faces showed sadness.

"But they died so that we could survive! We can't just bask in grief and fail their efforts to keep us alive. So we need all of us to work together to make this island our new home. When they come back, they can have a good meal and take a hot bath!"

"Next, those who know how to carpenter will be gathered together, and those who can cook rice will be gathered together ······."

In order to settle down as soon as possible, Fang Yu began to assign tasks according to the different skills of the people on the island, striving for everyone to contribute to the construction of the island.

And Fang Yu's musket team was responsible for the security of the island, of course, not to defend the people on the island, but to protect the people inside the waterproof berth. Because according to Ma Xiulian, there are many water bandits in the water pool.

With so many of them coming, it will definitely alarm the bandits, so they need to be on guard at all times.

In the evening, a thick cloud of smoke rose in the distance, sweeping the entire sky. Everyone on the island stopped what they were doing and stood still, silently watching the smoke that looked like a black dragon ascending to the sky.

Everyone present knew that it was the Yuan soldiers who burned down the cottage where they had lived for seven or eight years! They will never be able to return to their original home!

When the sun set and the moon rose, a bonfire rose on the island, and Zhu Chongba also came back with people.

They brought back a lot of things, including iron pots, chopsticks, tables, etc., and all the daily necessities they needed.

"You guys aren't going to rob it, are you?" Seeing that Zhu Chongba had brought back so many things, Fang Yu asked suspiciously.

He only gave Ke Zhu less than ten taels of silver, and he couldn't buy so many things at all, and besides, which village would sell the guy he ate to!

"There is a village nearby, and the people in it have fled to hide from the Yuan soldiers, and it has become an empty village. These things were all moved from empty villages. Zhu Chongba explained.

No wonder!

When they had finished eating, they went back to their houses. There are quite a lot of houses on the island, which fully meet their living needs.

Fang Yu arranged for people to patrol at night, after all, it was a new place, so it was better to be careful.

The next day, Fang Yu sent three teams. One was led by Ma Xiulian and went to the mountains to search for Ma Baoshan; one was led by Zhu Chongba to find out Hu Shanshan's whereabouts; and one was led by a woman named Chang Xiangning in the village, who took all the money on the island and went to Yingzhou City to buy oil, salt, sauce and vinegar and other daily necessities, and by the way, they also went to the city to inquire about the news.

As for the others, they continued to be commanded by Fang Yu and built new homes.

When it was getting late, Ma Xiulian was the first to come back, and with them were seven or eight young people covered in blood.