I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ji Xiaobei: You... I really can't take you with me. This remote place is not suitable for you to survive. Besides, what will happen to Ji Decai if you go to my house?

Ma Debiao glanced at Ji Xiaobei, growled, and took a few steps back.

Jiaojiao touched Baiju's neck, pulled its reins and said softly, "Brother Biao is going home! You two must be well from now on!"

Ma Debiao nodded: Yes, yes, Madam Jiaojiao is right!

Baiju watched Ma Debiao leave reluctantly.

Fu Jichang: Damn it, Ma Debiao was so flirtatious and even after being burned into that state, he still had a romantic encounter. I’m so jealous!

They first went to the grain store, packed up the grain, and paid the money.

When they reached the suburbs, Ji Xiaobei asked Heita to get some hay and put it on the cart to cover the bags of grain.

Ji Xiaobei lay lazily on the food.

I have been out for more than ten days and I don’t know how things are going at home.

Ji Xiaobei was a little worried. Many of the bandits he encountered that time were martial artists. Once they invaded the village, they would have no ability to resist at all.

Thinking of this, she felt a little anxious.

Before leaving, she told Shitou where to bury the big knife and where the cave she had her eyes on was, where food was buried.

Hopefully everything goes well and she won't have to use her big knife or the cave she prepared in advance.

After she and Fu Jichang encountered the bandits, they began looking for a hiding place and brought some food with them.

Only the two of them and the stone knew all this.

……

Jijia Bay has been very uneasy these days.

The night before yesterday, Shitou was on duty with the patrol team and saw several unfamiliar faces wandering around the village entrance stealthily.

Later, Ji Lizheng was called over.

Ji Lizheng was sure that they were not from Shangyou Village. These people had beards, bandages on their heads, and seemed to have weapons on their waists.

He increased the number of patrol officers and told the villagers to lock their doors early in the evening and to be careful about what they were doing at night.

He went to the village head that night and told him the situation.

The head of the village nodded and said, "I know about this. I will ask the yamen runners stationed in the village to visit your village more often. Nothing will happen, don't worry! Wasn't the bandit leader wiped out a while ago?"

The tone of the village head clearly showed that he was overwhelmed. How could he handle it all? Several villages had already reported abnormal situations.

There are only a few yamen runners stationed in the village, so they should at least be given time to rest.

He is also busy with his own affairs.

After leaving the village head's office, Ji Lizheng felt uneasy.

We can't just sit there and wait for death.

But he didn't know what to do.

I have never encountered this situation before.

With a frown on his face, he returned to the east end of the village. People from the martial arts training ground surrounded him and asked him what the headman had said.

He repeated the words of the headman.

Everyone was at a loss as to what to do. Everyone could tell that the headman was trying to refuse and clearly didn't want to get involved.

Shi Tou's heart was beating loudly and he clenched his fists secretly.

When my sister left, she told me that if there was anything unusual, I should tell Ji Lizheng about the big knife and the cave.

Ji Li was squatting at the foot of the wall, wiping his sweat.

Shitou came over and said, "Li Zheng, come here for a moment!"

Ji Lizheng glanced at the strong Shitou. In the patrol team, he was the only one who could perform a few moves. No one else could do it.

Shitou pulled him to a place where there was no one and repeated what his sister had said.

"What? Your sister had anticipated this before she left?" Ji Lizheng widened his eyes with a bright gleam in them.

He is now particularly looking forward to Ji Xiaobei's immediate return.

She is the backbone. Without Ji Xiaobei, he doesn't know who to discuss with when he encounters problems.

Ji Li was pulling the stone excitedly and running towards the foot of the mountain.

Sure enough, more than a dozen shining swords were found on the edge of the cliff in the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain.

Ji Lizheng was surprised and happy, but then he became worried.

The knife is a good one, but the government has regulations that prohibit private possession of knives and guns!

"Grandpa Village Head, let's bring some people with knives and intensify the training!" Shitou said happily.

Shitou always goes out with a big knife to practice at night, because my sister said we are not allowed to take the knife out during the day.

He wondered if he could take it out openly now.

"Shitou, we can't take out the knife. If the guards find out, we'll all be arrested. Find ten people and train them tonight!"

When Shitou heard what Li Zheng said, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. The Li Zheng was indeed very thoughtful.

"But what if someone tells others?" asked Shi Tou.

"Don't worry about it. Grandpa has his own way." Ji Lizheng said confidently.

The two of them walked further along the cliff and saw two large caves connected to each other.

It can accommodate about a hundred people and is very spacious.

Ji Lizheng has lived in the village for so many years and never noticed that there was a cave here.

The main reason is that ever since the two sons of Ji Sannai and Ji Ernai were attacked by wild beasts in the mountains, no one dared to come to the mountains.

Ji Li was digging up a few bags of grain in the weeds outside the earth cliff.

He and the stone returned to their original state.

He told Shitou not to tell anyone about this.

Stone nodded vigorously.

After hearing that there were strangers wandering around the village, Mrs. Lin has been packing up these days.

After lunch every day, she, Xiaoju and Shitou pushed the cart up the mountain.

"Aunt Lin, what are you doing in the middle of the day?"

"Put the manure from my donkey shed on the field. You can't just plant the herbs and not take care of them!" Mrs. Lin said with a smile.

The flatbed cart was covered with broken grass and contained fabrics, ready-made clothes, bracelets, etc.

……

After lunch, Ji Lizheng called a dozen people from the patrol team to his home and closed the door.

"Everyone has seen the situation in our village. The head of the village has no time to take care of it. We have to rely on ourselves!" Ji Lizheng paused.

Everyone stared at Ji Lizheng, asking him to make the decision.

"I got a dozen swords and buried them in the mountains. I want to dig them out and give one to each of you. You can practice with them at night. If bandits really attack our village, you will be responsible for protecting the villagers!"

As soon as Ji Lizheng finished speaking, someone said, "But, Lizheng, the government does not allow people to hide knives privately..."

Ji Lizheng frowned and said seriously: "If the government can't protect us, are we just going to die?"

The room fell silent again.

"If anyone doesn't want to go, they can withdraw!" Ji Lizheng said.

"I'll go!" Shi Tou was the first to speak out.

"Count me in!" said the tree root.

"Count me in too!" Song Laohei said immediately.

Then five or six more people signed up.

Suddenly someone said, "Li Zheng, there are more than a dozen of us charging in the front. What if someone dies? What about the whole family?"

The questions he raised were realistic and sharp, and were also the questions that Ji Lizheng feared the most.

He also has only one son, and he is afraid too!

He was at a stalemate for a moment and didn't know how to answer this question.

What if something happens to the tree roots, leaving them as an orphan and a widow? How will they live?

Ji Lizheng and others lowered their heads!

They can't face death...