"This is simple. Just explain everything to the village chief, and she'll surely find a way."
Qi Jinghe wasn't worried about this at all.
"Will the village chief believe us?"
"Have you forgotten, Husband Master?"
"Our village is located right on the border between two countries. Many years ago, it also endured wars of all sizes.
"Those who are a little older can still remember the scenes from decades ago, when wars raged everywhere and the people struggled to survive."
In the end, no one knew how Qi Jinghe explained things to the village chief. In any case, the village chief directly led the villagers into an underground air-raid shelter.
Under the village chief's persuasion, the two nearby villages also hid away with their food, quilts, and clothes.
Su Qiao and Qi Jinghe sent the old man and Little Yue'er into the air-raid shelter in the mountains, then hurried to the cave where the landmines and rockets were hidden.
Su Qiao took the man's large hand. "Are you afraid?"
Qi Jinghe squeezed her palm and smiled faintly. "With Husband Master here, I'm not afraid."
"Husband Master, the Empress has nineteen husbands. If one day you really..."
To be honest, whenever Qi Jinghe thought about this, he wanted to take her to Da Jin or some other country.
Su Qiao said without much interest, "Even if I had the chance, I wouldn't want to become that Empress. Wouldn't that be exhausting?"
Qi Jinghe fell silent for a moment, then pressed on.
"I heard that the princes, dukes, and nobles in the capital all have quite a few husbands. Whenever they go out, they have crowds of attendants surrounding and serving them."
Su Qiao's mind was entirely focused on the battle ahead, and she hadn't caught on yet.
"I suppose so. Even