Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

"Well, we just loved to play around when we were young. I'm sorry to have made a fool of ourselves, Brother Xu." Old Man Gao also felt a little embarrassed.

"Then Brother Gao, can you please tell me in more detail what happened in the county that made you all run away?" Jiacunzheng wanted to know what happened in Lian County. They had been guarding the man named Li here and had not paid attention to other places.

"Alas, we don't even know where to start talking about this matter." Old man Gao sighed as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Brother, just start from when the county magistrate disappeared." The village chief of Liu Village helped him start.

"Okay, let's start with the disappearance of the magistrate of our county. It happened some time ago. During the day, some people saw the magistrate returning home from the government office. Unexpectedly, the next morning, the magistrate and his family were all missing. Because the magistrate of Lian County was not from our place, he did not bring any family with him, only a few servants.

The next day, the yamen runners saw that the county magistrate had not shown up for a long time after the roll call, so they sent people to the back court to look for the county magistrate. When they entered, they found that there was no one inside. All the things were there, but all the people related to the county magistrate were missing. There was no fight in the room, and no bloodstains. It was really strange.

The runners searched the county for several days and found that the county magistrate was really missing. They thought of reporting to the court, but after the report, the prefect did not send anyone to check, let alone to the capital. They did not expect that this delay would lead to trouble.

A few days later, news came from the county that the county magistrate had been murdered, and the murderer might be the yamen runners. At that time, the yamen runners were all in danger, so no one dared to admit the crime, as it would cost them their heads.

"And then?" It's true that the old man's storytelling was quite interesting. Jiacunzheng was listening with great interest and even handed him a bowl of water.

"Then one night, several gangs of people suddenly came to the county, as if they had made an appointment. As soon as they entered the city, they began to burn, kill and rob. The county had lost its magistrate, and no one dared to act rashly recently, so these bandits had an opportunity to take advantage of them. By the time the officers in the county government reacted, the county was already in chaos.

Especially the rich families, they were in a miserable state. Later, the small towns around us also became chaotic. Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly and it was not as bad as in the county. The rich people also ran away early. Then it was our small villages that were next.

The wealthy ones all headed for the capital, and some went to Jiangnan. Those of us who didn't have much money and had nowhere to go planned to go north to Yingzhou Prefecture, which was the closest route.

After the old man finished speaking, everyone present who was unaware of the situation understood now. It was really a coincidence.

"I see. Thank you for your hard work. You should have a good rest here tonight." After hearing this, Jiacunzheng became absent-minded.

"Brother Xu, do you want to go north with us? It's a mess everywhere now. I'm afraid that soon even your place won't be safe." Old Man Gao suggested with concern.

"Yes, Brother Xu, I see there are not many people in your village. Although there are more young and middle-aged people than us, how can they resist those bandits?" Several other village heads also suggested.

"Okay, I'll think about it again. Thank you very much. I will discuss it with the villagers tonight and you guys should go to bed early." Jiacun was actually thinking about how to deal with this group of people and he couldn't make up his mind for the time being.

On the one hand, the fake village was worried that according to what these people said, there might be other villagers passing by here later, and their village was considered one of the routes to Yingzhou Prefecture.

If they were to deal with each wave as they came, they would be exhausted to death. The most important thing is that they have enough hostages and do not need these. If they kill these people, burying them will be a big problem. Besides, with hundreds of people, one or two people may escape no matter what. It is impossible to guarantee that they will be completely killed, and they will have countless troubles later.

After some thought, the resort decided to ignore these people and let them stay there. It's just one night. If the man named Li shows up, with these people here, they will be less likely to suspect their village and it won't affect anything.

"Come on, send a few people to check the road ahead. Report to us as soon as the Li gang appears. We can't wait any longer. We need to hurry. I'm afraid we can't stay here for long."

"Sir, um, this is the situation tonight. Are you sure you want to send someone now? These people are still here and they are about to be discovered. Isn't that bad?" Maybe they have been lazy for too long, these people were a little reluctant to run outside to watch in the middle of the night.

"Am I the adult, or are you?" Jiacunzheng glanced at the other person.

The person who had just spoken immediately shut up and took his men to arrange for tonight's guard duty.

By the second watch, the people in those villages had finally packed up and everything gradually became quiet. A snoring sound began to be heard from the drying yard, and slowly everyone fell asleep.

"Second brother Guang, what's wrong with the adults? Why do they suddenly ask us to come out and guard in the middle of the night? It's already this late and they won't let us sleep." A thin man spoke.

"Hey, it's all because of those villagers. Our original mission was to guard the village and prevent General Li and his men from passing through, delaying time. Now that these people have arrived, I don't know if General Li will pass through here. My Lord has estimated that they should be here soon."

The people on duty tonight are in groups of five, and the one who spoke now is Wu Changguang, the second brother among them.

"Xiaomi, stop talking nonsense. We have no choice but to be bullied by the other teams. Let us do all the hard work." A middle-aged man who looks like an ox in the team said helplessly.

"Oh, I'm so sleepy. Who could be here so late at night? Why don't we just walk around? I think no one will pass by. Even if we fall asleep, no one may know." Fu San had already started to half-close his eyes.

"Yes, yes, then how about we take turns to sleep for a while and walk around in groups of two? I will go with Xiaomi, Brother Fu San will be in a group with Daniu, and Brother Guang Er, you just take a good rest." Zhao An suggested.

"Okay, let's do as Zhao An said. Xiaomi, you and Zhao An will guard it first, and the rest of us will find a place to sleep."

"I agree, I agree." After Kouji finished speaking, the others agreed. Who wouldn't want to be lazy?

"Come on, Brother Xiaomi, let's take a look around first." Zhao An wanted to take the second shift, but since they had made the decision, he had no choice but to do so.

"How about we go there?" Xiaomi was also a lazy guy. He was the only one who had to keep watch recently. He was the only one guarding the cellar before, so this time, he just planned to pretend to be the guard and run to the other side to sleep.

"Let's go, let's go." How could Zhao An not understand what Xiaomi meant? He agreed himself.

The two of them looked around symbolically, then hid in the dark beside a tree and went to sleep.

I thought that after a while, when I had a good sleep, I would ask another group to come over.