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

"Lao Hei, I'm so scared!" Aunt Song cried, hugging the man's waist.

"Wife, don't be afraid. When something happens, we have to deal with it. Staying at home means death, but rushing out doesn't necessarily mean death. What do you think? We have to give it a try..."

Song Laohei really worked very hard. Aunt Song felt that he didn't work so hard even on the night of his wedding...

The patrol team is on duty day and night, and they will definitely have to clash with the bandits first. No one can say whether they will live or die by then.

After the two men were dressed, Aunt Song, with weak legs and red eyes, sent the man to the door. After giving him a few more instructions, she turned around and went back into the house.

As for the remaining ten or so people, some of them no longer had any surplus food at home, so they were only interested in the land and the money that Ji Xiaobei begged for.

Encouraging them to go on patrol.

Some people also go for training first to see the situation.

Mrs. Lin was reluctant to leave Shitou, but Shitou was the only one who was good at kung fu, and Xiaobei was not at home, so as the only male in the family, he had to go.

Haixia Niang kept nagging: "Tell me, what's the point of a scholar like you wielding swords and guns? You might as well study hard and get a job as an official..."

"Mom, we were invited by Sister Xiaobei. She's not here. If we back out at this time, will we be worthy of Sister Xiaobei?"

Haixia disagrees with his mother's opinion.

Ma Xiaoqi also pouted and said, "Yes, if I were older, I would go with my brother. If Sister Xiaobei was here, she would definitely be the first to go to the patrol team."

Haixia's mother remained silent and lowered her head to do the needlework in her hands.

She was in great distress, as she was reluctant to leave her son, but if the bandits really came and Jijia Bay was in trouble, they would be homeless again.

After dinner, Haixia went out.

In the twilight, about ten people went to the small river west of the village one after another.

Ji Lizheng counted the number of people and found that everyone was there, not a single person was missing. He was very satisfied.

He led them to dig out the knives, one for each of them.

"Wow, Ji Lizheng, where did you get this knife?" someone asked.

“Who the hell cares where it comes from? If it’s handed to you, just practice it well.

After you finish practicing, go back and hide it at home. Do not take it out during the day. If people find out, before the bandits come, the government will arrest you and punish you first!"

Ji Lizheng raised his leg and kicked the young man in the butt.

Everyone nodded like chickens pecking at rice, looking at the knife in their hands with joy.

This is much better than the knife that Ji Lizheng asked for from the village chief.

Shitou took them to the open space in the bamboo forest, and taught everyone what Heita had taught him.

However, due to different physical fitness levels, some people get too tired after just a few training sessions.

Song Laohei, Shugen and a few other young guys are all doing quite well in their training.

Shitou divided them into two groups to practice different projects.

Ji Li was sitting on the side watching, thinking to himself: Shi Tou has grown up, and when he practices Kung Fu he really has the style of Ji Xiaobei. He nodded secretly.

It was dark and the villagers stayed indoors, so no one saw them practicing in the woods.

After practice, one group went on patrol.

The other group went back to rest, and they were on duty during the day.

Rotation every two days.

For three consecutive days, there were no unusual situations, and the people in the patrol team became a little slack.

Ji Lizheng called them over and criticized them harshly.

Ji Lizheng organized a meeting for the villagers, and the patrol team went around the village banging iron basins, which meant there was danger.

The whole village quickly ran to the woods beside the creek, and then organized everyone to run to the mountains.

Everyone nodded seriously.

There were no unusual situations for several days in a row, and Ji Lizheng organized another meeting, which made some people unhappy.

"The village head is always in meetings, and there's work to do at home. The bandits might not even come. They're making a fuss out of nothing. Really."

"That's right. No other village is as chaotic as ours... Holding meetings and patrolling every day is such a waste of time!"

"The head of the village is also doing this for the good of our village!"

……

The villagers said all kinds of things.

Ji Lizheng pretended not to hear. He would do his best to protect the safety of the villagers. If someone didn't listen, then so be it.

When we had the second meeting, there were obviously fewer people.

Ji Lizheng sighed, feeling sorry for himself and Ji Xiaobei.

When she left, she found a cave for everyone to hide in.

In fact, she could just ignore everyone else and let Shitou take his family to evacuate safely.

Ji Xiaobei is such a good man. I can only do my best and take as much as I can.

Ji Xiaobei, who was far away in Qingfeng County, sneezed.

She wiped it with her hand and thought, "Who is thinking about me?"

"A-choo, A-choo!" He snorted twice in a row.

"Damn it, who is scolding me?" Ji Xiaobei cursed.

Fu Jichang came back and complained, "Are you catching a cold? You insisted on spending the night on the donkey cart yesterday!"

"I have so many things on the donkey cart, what if it gets lost?"

"I said, you are worried about letting the Black Tower watch over you!" said Fu Jichang.

"Heita is asleep, and his snoring is so loud that it will definitely attract thieves!" said Ji Xiaobei.

Heita urged Ma Debiao to remain silent: How come I don’t know that I am snoring?

These days, Ji Xiaobei ate at the inn and slept on the donkey cart.

Fu Jichang covered the donkey cart with a layer of soft straw, and on top of that was the thick mattress given by Jiaojiao, which was quite comfortable.

Fu Jichang and Heita suffered, as they could only sleep on the floor.

The whole night was filled with mosquitoes and flies, it was miserable.

Heita felt sorry for his master and let him sleep in the inn.

Fu Jichang shook his head: "I have suffered a lot. When we were in the northern border, you forgot that we slept in the ice and snow. It's a good time to recall the past!"

Heita stopped talking. His master had fought in the war in the northern border, had to sleep in the open air, had no food to eat, suffered from hunger and cold, and had experienced all kinds of hardships. But he didn't want his master to suffer anymore.

But the master insisted and there was nothing he could do.

He just couldn't understand why his master was so nice to Ji Xiaobei. What was the reason?

Does Ji Xiaobei have any clues to the case?

It's impossible. After knowing her for so long, she is just a village woman and has nothing to do with the case.

The master is a handsome man, but he doesn't even like the girls from the marquis' and baron's mansions in the capital. Could it be that he has fallen for Ji Xiaobei?

It’s incredible!

However, he could not find any fault with Ji Xiaobei. He was good in every aspect except that he was a little fat, and was gaining weight visibly, getting fatter day by day.

Heita felt that Ji Xiaobei would surpass him sooner or later.

"Heita, go to the inn and get some hot water and soup. Mr. Ji seems to have a cold! And get some wine and food!" said Fu Jichang.

Heita withdrew his thoughts, got up and went to the inn not far away.

After a while, Heita came over carrying a big food box and a food bucket.

Ji Xiaobei was enjoying the beautiful sunset when he suddenly saw Heita placing delicious food on the grass.

Her eyes widened, she was so angry: I told them that I would not eat dinner tonight, they must have done it on purpose, buying something to tempt me?