Chapter 289 It’s Really Here
The loud shouts made the people in Shanghe Village across the river look at each other with suspicion, thinking, what’s so exciting about Xiahe Village? Could it be that the Li family has started giving out Mid-Autumn Festival gifts now?
Listening to this commotion, I am afraid that it is not a small gift?
Tsk, this Li family, if they don’t make a fortune, they are really kind to their workers.
No one knows what is happening in Xiahe Village. No matter how loud the pomegranate sound is, it cannot be heard outside the village.
She looked at the people below who were blushing, waving and shouting, and she couldn't help but the blood flowing all over her body was so excited that she couldn't help it.
Born in a peaceful era, she only had the excitement that would arise when watching TV, but this time it suddenly arose, and it was still so clear, profound and exciting.
Morale is very important at any time. Pomegranate couldn't help but clench his fists and burst with confidence. With this fighting spirit, everyone has already won by four points.
The remaining six points should be carefully planned. She is not lying. As long as the bandits dare to come, their Xiahe Village will definitely not be at the mercy of the bandits!
Of course, she also wants to be well-rounded in all aspects. Although her morale is low, everyone is an honest farmer. How can she compare to the ruthless bandits who have killed countless people? When the time comes, I'm afraid some people will be frightened and shrink back, which will affect their morale.
And since they were all villagers, she didn't want to see any casualties. Now that she had made preparations, she had to be safe.
So, when she returned home after the meeting, she gathered all the nursing homes at home together, and then asked the head of the neighborhood to select some agile and strong young people from each home, and asked the nursing homes to It's a temporary training. Even though it's temporary training, it's better to hold him than not to hold him. At least I can gain some experience in fighting, so I won't panic when the time comes.
In addition, wait until tomorrow to send people to Zhuangzi, and let Hu Zhen bring some people back. More people and more guarantees. After all, their whole family is here.
Somehow, the more arrangements were made, the more Pomegranate's eyelids jumped. She had a hunch that the bandits would definitely come.
I just don’t know when it will come——
Everything was prepared. Early the next morning, more than a hundred households in the village, including children under ten years old and pregnant women, a massive two to three hundred people, were organized by Zuo Cheng with the village. A dozen or so people escorted him out of the village and headed to Dazaozhuang, which was more than ten miles away.
This movement is bound to attract the attention of surrounding villages.
In Shanghe Village, Patriarch Fan’s house, Patriarch Fan’s eldest daughter-in-law strode into the house and told Patriarch Fan what was happening on the other side.
Hearing this, Patriarch Fan raised his eyebrows, "The county government officials just came here yesterday, and now their village is ready to deal with it?"
On the side, he just came back from the city yesterday. Fan Yan, the second grandson of Patriarch Fan, couldn't help but said: "I haven't heard that the bandit entered Luoshui County. They This is also too cowardly. I heard from my classmate that all the movements of thousands of households in Bayingzhuang are probably preparing to suppress the bandits. No matter how evil the bandits are, they can only be a hundred or ten people. As soon as the guards come out, they can quickly kill those people. The bandits have all been wiped out! We don’t need to fight like this.”
Patriarch Fan couldn't help but glance at his second grandson, "I'm not saying he's a coward. I just admire their quick response. They sent the young children and pregnant women out first to escape. How could they have left the green hills without fear of running out of firewood?" , there is a capable little girl in the village opposite!”
< br>He pondered for a while, "Speaking of which, I don't know if your news is accurate. If the bandits really come over, our two villages will definitely be easy targets."
As long as we stand outside, Just by looking at the rows of green brick houses, you can tell that this is a prosperous village.
Fan Yan glanced at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, you don't want to imitate the other side and send all the children in our clan away to avoid trouble, do you? I say it's not necessary. How can bandits come so easily? "
What kind of capable little girl is this? No matter how capable she is, she is just a woman. She only has some brains for business. How can she pass the imperial examination?
Patriarch Fan brought tea and drank it, but did not respond to his grandson's words.
The Fan family is not going to send everyone out to avoid disaster. After a hundred years of management, the family has a way to avoid disaster.
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As soon as the evening arrives, the patrol team freshly prepared in the village officially takes up duty. One team was on duty at Li Jishu's house at the west end of the village, one team was on duty at Chen Qicai's house at the south end of the village, one team was on duty at Dong Qifu's house on the east side of the village next to the stone bridge over the Xishui River, and one team was on duty at Liu Pingzhong's house in the north of the village near the village entrance. They were divided into two groups and kept alert at all times throughout the day and night.
The first night was uneventful.
The second and third nights were still uneventful.
The fourth night was still uneventful.
Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is tomorrow, everyone in the village is thinking that the bandits will not come. After all, Qianping County is only one day away, so how can it be so easy to get in? Coming from Luoshui County.
The villagers who had been on tenterhooks for a few days breathed a sigh of relief. They were thinking about celebrating the festival tomorrow. Should they go to Zhuangzi today to pick up the children so that they could celebrate the festival tomorrow?
But when she woke up early in the morning, Shiliu's eyelids were twitching non-stop, and her heart was very panicked. After learning what everyone was thinking, Shiliu immediately refused and told everyone to be vigilant and vigilant tonight.
The Mid-Autumn Festival can be celebrated every year, no less than this year.
Seeing what Shiliu said, the villagers who breathed a sigh of relief also became concerned again, and continued without changing their defense.
It is night, the night is dark and windy, and everything is silent.
The first group who had been patrolling the whole night yawned and woke up the second group to change shifts. The second group, who had slept for the first half of the night, went out for a patrol full of energy and found that everything was normal, so they returned to the house. We planned to have some late-night snacks, so the villagers made two-pack buns stuffed with meat cubes for the people on duty every night, so that they could keep their stomachs occupied at night.
After eating for several nights in a row, I was really embarrassed.
At this time, the second team on duty from the Chen Qicai family at the south end of the village patrolled around. They had just returned to the house and had taken the buns and were about to eat them.
"Did you hear any noise?" Li Rongfa asked the others while holding the bun in his hand. His ears twitched slightly and his movements stopped.
“No?” Li Jicai said from the opposite side.
"No! There was really a noise!" Li Rongfa looked serious. As soon as he dropped the bun in his hand, he grabbed the stick and went out.
Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed him out even though they didn't hear anything, thinking it was just another patrol.
But as soon as I left the house, I saw that there seemed to be fire moving on the mountain. There were not many, maybe just one or two torches, but they were moving in the dark night and were particularly conspicuous.
If everyone was asleep at this moment, it would be impossible to notice it. After all, it was just a small fire and there was no loud noise. Who would be able to notice this while sleeping soundly and doing nothing?
What would have been the consequences if they had not kept vigil?
The night was cool, and the dozen or so people in the second group were all startled to sweat.
"Quick! Beat the gong, knock the gong!" Liu Fulai, the eldest person inside, said hurriedly, his voice trembling.
The sound of swallowing was heard one after another. Li Rongbai, who reacted quickly, ran back to the house, grabbed the gong, rushed out of the yard and ran towards the village.
While running, he turned his head and looked back, and saw that the fire was getting closer and closer, and was about to go down the mountain, so he hurriedly struck the gong.
"Dang Dang Dang! Dang Dang Dang!"