As they were talking, Shu Xin and Yu Ansheng came in.

Shu Xin was holding hay, chopped cotton and other things in her hands, while Yu Ansheng was holding two barrels of oil in his hands.

Everyone gathered around and asked what was going on.

Upon learning that this was to be used as torches, Tao Miaomiao and Zhou followed Tao to help.

The men did not dare to delay and quickly lit the fire outside their tent.

After a busy period of work, almost quarter of an hour had passed.

Shuxin and her friends made nearly ten simple torches.

Tao asked Old Lady Tao and Mrs. Zhou to take the three children and Tao Zhiheng and hide in the ox cart together, and not to come out unless necessary.

The others followed her, raised their torches, lit them, and walked out.

Even the most timid Tao Miaomiao participated.

At this time, there was a commotion outside.

I think Du Changchun has already asked the officers to take the news to every household.

Shu Xin stood at the door and looked outside, and saw that every family had lit a fire around themselves.

There were also some torches moving towards this side from a distance, which should be the team of officials.

Shu Xin felt a little relieved. Although Wu Zhiyong and a few others delayed things, fortunately Du Changchun reacted quickly.

All the officers had been gathered together in such a short time.

But the range of the fire was wrong. It was not around the camp as Shuxin had expected.

Instead, it narrows the scope.

I think it's because time is urgent, Du Changchun and his team don't have enough materials, and there is no time to make these preparations.

In this case, the Tao family would have to move quickly towards the circle and enter the fire blockade as soon as possible.

Shu Xin told Tao and Yu Ansheng about her idea.

After hearing this, the two men nodded and were about to call everyone over. They also planned to let Tao Zhixing call Old Lady Tao and the others as well.

However, Tao Zhixing spoke out to stop him.

"Father and mother, the situation is unclear right now, so we'd better not act rashly. It would be safer to wait for Dudutou to send someone to pass on the message."

As he spoke, he glanced at Shuxin.

The meaning is self-evident, implying that Shu Xin was giving blind orders and was not worthy of trust.

For some reason, he just didn't like to feel comfortable.

I always feel that Shuxin's return to the Tao family is taking Tao Jiaojiao's place.

When Yu Ansheng heard what Tao Zhixing said, he looked at Shu Xin and looked embarrassed.

"Xin'er, look..."

Shuxin had a blank expression on her face, but in fact she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Her father is good in every way except that he is too easily influenced and not decisive enough.

But now is not the time to act on impulse.

Time is urgent. Any delay could mean life and death.

After all, no one knew when the wolves would attack them.

She took a deep breath and then spoke out her speculation.

"We are the farthest from the inner circle of the fire and also the closest to the outer circle. If we delay any further, we may not be able to make it."

When Tao Zhixing heard this, he immediately sneered.

"You are joking, sister. Since those officers are responsible for escorting us to Nanzhou, why would they not care about our lives at this time?!"

He raised his head slightly, his expression arrogant and contemptuous, his eyes full of disdain.

Ever since Shu Xin came, Yu Ansheng and Tao have relied on her more.

Obviously, he is the eldest son of the eldest house, and his parents should rely on him more.

This is another reason why Tao Zhixing dislikes Shuxin.

Shu Xin was so angry that she almost laughed.

This elder brother is too stubborn and self-righteous.

No wonder he was easily exploited by Tao Jiaojiao and ended up with his family broken up.

She has such a family, which is really a bunch of useless teammates. They are really a waste of her time.

Shuxin couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"Then you just wait here, big brother!"

She sneered and didn't want to say anything more to Tao Zhixing.

Seeing that something was not right, Old Man Tao spoke up to interrupt the tense exchange between the two men.

"Okay, why are you still arguing at this hour? Go call your grandmother and the others over first!"

Old Man Tao scolded both of them, but he still asked Tao Zhiyi to go and call for help.

Obviously, he also agreed with Shu Xin's statement.

When Tao Zhixing reacted, his face suddenly turned ugly.

He glanced at Shuxin hatefully, his expression cold and stern.

Shu Xin didn't even look at him, not even a glance.

Such behavior made Tao Zhixing very angry.

Old man Tao looked at Tao Zhixing's back and sighed in his heart.

He and his son-in-law Yu Ansheng put all their efforts into training this eldest grandson, but he was too self-righteous, so he had made no progress in medical skills and was almost caught up by the nine-year-old Tao Zhiheng.

On the other hand, the eldest granddaughter who returned home later was farsighted, strategic, and had a plan in mind.

I'm just a little bit cold-tempered, but that's not a big deal.

I guess only the upbringing of a noble family can produce such an outstanding girl.

What a pity it’s a woman!

But I wonder if she is interested in studying medicine...

Old man Tao thought a lot at once.

Everyone was busy, and Mrs. Zhou and Old Lady Tao also came over with their four children.

But at this moment, officers came running over with torches in hand.

"Dudu has ordered everyone to go to the inner circle of the fire within a quarter of an hour!"

"If you don't arrive on time, the inner circle of the fire will be closed, and you will be left to fend for yourself!"

The officer's words hit everyone's heart like a hammer.

Several suppressed cries were heard all around at once.

The place where they camped this time was next to a group of people from the Song family.

The officers' words obviously frightened the women of the Song family.

It was frightening enough to learn that there were wolves, and now Dudutou has given such a strict order.

They felt desperate and frightened in an instant, so they couldn't help crying.

When the officers heard this, they immediately started cursing and scolding.

Everyone in the Tao family looked unhappy when they saw this situation.

They had to be thankful that they had listened to Shu Xin's words and called Old Lady Tao and the others over in advance.

Tao Zhixing reacted and his face was filled with anger.

Ashamed and angry.

I was annoyed that Shuxin could predict the future so well, but I was ashamed of myself for speaking so arrogantly just now.

But he changed his mind and felt that Shu Xin definitely didn't have such insight.

It must be that when she came here just now, she had already asked Du Changchun about his plans in advance.

Therefore, we can quickly learn the decision of the officers.

Thinking of this, he felt much better.

Instead, it was Yu Ansheng who looked at Shu Xin apologetically.

I felt ashamed for not having absolute faith in Shuxin just now.

Tao glared at Yu Ansheng and asked everyone to stand up.

He walked over to Shuxin and apologized to her in a low voice.

"Xin'er, your father is just like that, a sissy, not as decisive as your mother! But he absolutely trusts you, it's just that his old habit came back. Can you forgive him?"

Tao's words were very clever, directly pointing out Yu Ansheng's faults, which made Shu Xin feel much less resentful.

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Shuxin would have laughed.

"Mom, you're joking. He's my father. Why would I bother with him?"

Shuxin responded softly.

In fact, she really thought so.

Thinking about the journey I have been with the Tao family for, I realized that both Mr. and Mrs. Tao have been very good to me.

It's just a momentary decline in thinking, it's nothing.

"I'm glad you think so, Xin'er. I promise you that we will follow your arrangements later."

Tao patted Shuxin's shoulder with an intimate tone.

Shu Xin was stunned for a moment.

What Tao said meant that she would be the one to decide the family's survival tonight.

This……

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