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

Mrs. Lin's legs felt weak and she could hardly stand.

When Xiaobei is at home, she is not afraid no matter what happens.

Why can't I handle things when Xiaobei is not around?

She managed to stand up straight and said to Haixia Niang, "Don't worry, hold on!"

Haixia Niang: I'm not anxious, but you are a little unstable!

Xiaoju said, "Mom, we own the shop, and we won't let them come on holiday. If they want to come, they can come. We won't pay them anyway."

Mrs. Lin raised her eyes and looked towards the yard: They are really here!

In the distance, I saw more than twenty women forming a circle and walking towards the ancestral hall in a mighty manner.

"Ju, go close the door, close the door!" said Mrs. Lin in a trembling voice.

Before Xiaoju could leave, Xiaohua ran to close the door.

"Haixia, lock the door, lock the door quickly!"

Haixia's mother also felt that something was wrong. The women in the village were very fierce. They even beat up the fierce Aunt Song and brought people to the door.

The job in Jijiawan is really not easy.

After locking the door, several people peeked out through the crack.

The women put Aunt Song on the stone bench.

"Auntie Lin, we can't take a holiday because we haven't finished our work yet." A young wife shouted outside.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Aunt Song said with a grin, "Stop yelling. The boss said he would pay the wages and give us a holiday, so he is going to give us a holiday. How dare you threaten him!"

"No, we want to ask the boss for help!"

"Yes, we really don't need to rest. Even if the bandits come, we can still hold our posts..."

……

Mother Lin opened the door with a bang: "What? The bandits are here, and you still want to work in the ancestral hall? That won't do. You can ask the bandits to pay you. I'm on holiday today!"

She turned to Aunt Song again: "Aunt Song, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Aunt Song felt pain in her legs and heartache, "The boss gave you a holiday for your own good. Bandits might really come. After you get your wages, go home and pack your things. You might want to flee from famine!"

When the bandits were mentioned, everyone fell silent, as they were also afraid that they would come.

Aunt Song paid everyone their wages with shaking hands.

The women no longer had the heart to go to Erya's house to watch the fun, and they all went back with cold faces.

Erya's house, which was bustling just now, suddenly became deserted.

Erya's mother was so angry that she stomped her feet.

Erya went out and saw that there was no one else in the yard except her family.

The rule in the countryside is that when a girl gets married, the more people come to watch, the more auspicious it is.

Erya just heard from her sister-in-law that there were originally a lot of people, but Ji Xiaobei's family said something about paying wages, so everyone went to Ji Xiaobei's house.

Erya was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Why did Ji Xiaobei always go against her?

The hunter took her hand and got on the carriage.

Erya's happy event did not bring any joy to the village.

The ancestral hall paid wages and temporarily gave people a holiday, which made the atmosphere even more tense.

Mrs. Lin told Haixia Niang to lock the door, and she and Xiaoju pushed the cart back home.

In the evening, the sky darkened.

The patrol team had been in high spirits all day and was tired.

Ji Lizheng asked everyone to go back and eat.

Just at this moment, Aqi ran into the village panting.

"Grandpa Village Head, something bad has happened, Grandpa Village Head..." There was no one on the training ground in the east of the village. He ran towards the village shouting all the way.

Shitou had just finished his meal and was on duty with the patrol team when he saw a figure running towards them.

The patrol members were startled and stared at the figure running towards them with wide eyes.

"Aqi..." Shitou shouted and ran towards him.

"Brother Shitou, it's bad, it's bad, the bandits are coming."

Aqi's throat was hoarse from running. After he finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and lay down on the ground.

"Aqi, Aqi!"

After pinching his philtrum for a while, Ah Qi finally opened his eyes.

"In Lijiatun, someone was killed, someone was killed...so much blood..."

Lijiatun is closer to the mountains than Jijiawan. If bandits come, they will definitely invade that village first.

The dozen or so people on patrol were shocked when they saw the blood on Aqi's body!

The bandits are really coming!

Shitou snatched the broken basin from a young man's hand, knocked it hard and shouted: "Oh no, the bandits are coming, the bandits are coming..."

Someone had already informed Ji Lizheng.

"What's going on? Qi, please explain it clearly!" asked the head of the village with a pale face.

"I went back to Cishui Town. I wanted to get back before dark, so I took a shortcut. When I passed by Lijiatun Village, I saw several bandits rushing into the village. I secretly followed them and saw that they killed anyone they saw..."

……

Amid the sound of breaking basins, many people carrying things and pushing flatbed carts ran towards the small river west of the village.

Mrs. Lin went to the backyard. The cellar in the backyard was well covered and should not be discovered.

She had already moved most of the valuable things in the house.

She asked Xiaoju to take the packed things, and she went to the backyard in the dark and caught a few chickens. With red eyes, she twisted their necks.

He stuffed it into a cloth pocket and carried it out the door.

There were a lot of people on the street, adults were shouting, children were crying, it was a mess.

Ji Lizheng and his grandfather were standing at the street corner cursing.

"Don't take it, your life is at stake, let's go!"

"If the bandits come, we'll lose our lives, so what's the point of having those things?"

The two young men helped their grandfather away.

Some of the elderly people refused to leave, and Ji Lizheng tried his best to persuade them, but they just wouldn't move.

They refused to leave, and wouldn't let anyone else in the family leave.

A stubborn old man shouted: "What kind of bandits are these? I have lived to this age and have never even seen a hair of a bandit. If they come, I will die here. I will not leave anyway."

"If you don't leave, you have to let the children go. If they really come, they will all die here."

Ji Lizheng was so anxious that he almost knelt down in front of him.

In a hurry, Ji Lizheng picked up the bed sheet hanging in the yard, covered his head with it, and shouted, "Big brother, second brother, carry your father away!"

Two men rushed up, one lifted his legs and the other raised his head, and put them on the door panel.

The daughter-in-law was not to be outdone, so she took a hemp rope and tied her father-in-law to the door.

Ji Lizheng trotted to another house.

Jiniwa and Jinikeng also mobilized every household, and those who were disobedient were directly carried away.

This method was proposed by Ji Lizheng, and the two of them were to carry it out. Anyone who disagreed could go find Ji Lizheng.

Wang Erya's mother was packing her things at home when she was slapped twice by a man and was carried out of the house by her two daughters-in-law. Even her shoes were lost!

There were a lot of people crowding by the creek, waiting for Ji Lizheng to arrive.

Ji Lizheng arranged the patrol team in the village. Once all the villagers retreated to the mountains, they would retreat immediately. Saving their lives was the most important thing.

Ji Li was so anxious that his hair was soaked and he lost his shoes. He got his foot pricked on the way and then he found that there were two pairs of shoes on the road.

He pushed it in hard...

Damn, whose feet are so small?

So Ji Lizheng ran to the river wearing two embroidered shoes and organized people to evacuate...