You are my golden finger

After listening to Xihui's report, he was told to tell the tribe leader to light a torch on the top of the camphor tree and immediately beat the gong to gather the villagers overnight. Xihui took the order and left. Lin Xijin jumped out of the back door and flew up the back mountain. After a few whistles, the big tiger and the wolves came to the front soon.

Lin Xijin gave each of them a piece of raw beef and asked them to eat it. He patted the heads of the big tiger and the wolf leader and said to them, "Come down the mountain with me later. You don't need to do anything. Just stand beside me and scare the bad guys. Do you understand?"

After hearing her words, the big tiger and the wolves lengthened their voices and howled, as if to tell Lin Xijin that they understood.

There was a rapid sound of gongs in the distance, and Lin Xijin knew that the chief was gathering the villagers. So he led the tiger and the wolves to march towards the camphor tree.

A circle of blazing torches illuminated the top of the camphor tree like daylight. The clan leader and the village chief stood on a stone bench next to the big camphor tree, looking as majestic as gods. In front of them, Wang Erma, who was beaten with a streaky stick, was kneeling. Next to him were the tools used in the crime - a long bamboo pole with a hook, the duck eggs stolen tonight, half a bucket of duck eggs found in his house, and more than a dozen copper coins under the mat.

As witnesses, Uncle Muxiong and Uncle Jianan stood on both sides with their six children. In front of them stood a mass of three or four hundred villagers.

Seeing this situation, Lin Xijin whistled again and led the big tiger and the wolves into the arena one after another.

"Ah! Why are the tigers and wolves coming down the mountain?"

"How scary! Why are there so many wolves? Will they eat people?"

Most of the villagers were frightened and almost ran away.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. These are the tiger king and wolf king from our back mountain. They are sent by the mountain god to protect our village. As long as everyone does not do bad things, works diligently and lives with their heart, they will protect us."

As soon as Lin Xijin finished speaking, the big tiger and the wolves howled in unison.

When the villagers saw this scene, the horror in their eyes turned into admiration and gratitude. The third wife immediately knelt down, kowtowed and chanted: "Thank you for the protection of the mountain god! Thank you for the protection of the tiger king and the wolf king!"

The villagers followed suit and knelt down on the ground. Even the clan leader and the head of the village jumped off the stone bench and knelt down to kowtow.

"Thank you for the protection of the mountain god! Thank you for the protection of the tiger king and the wolf king!" Everyone expressed their gratitude in unison.

Lin Xijin held his forehead with his hand. He just wanted to use the villagers' fear to intimidate those scoundrels, but how did it turn into such a worship ceremony? !

I could only move aside, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Fortunately, the clan leader and the village head quickly regained their senses and asked everyone to stand up.

"A few days ago, Wang Laowu discovered that the duck eggs in the duck farm were stolen and hurried to report it. Tonight we planned to catch the thieves. Now everyone has seen that Mu Xiong and Jian An brought Xihui and six other children and caught them red-handed. What do you think we should do with these traitors?" said the head of the village.

Lin Xijin signaled Da Hu and the wolf leader to come forward, and one of them stepped on Wang Erma Gan with his claws. Wang Erma Gan was so scared that he peed on the ground.

"Hey Tiger King! Hey Wolf King!"

"Sink the pond to feed the fish!"

I didn't expect the villagers to be so cruel. That's right, stealing collective things is also taking food from their mouths, who wouldn't hate the poor farmers!

"Everyone, how about this? Wang Ermagan stole something from the collective for the first time. Although it's hateful, it's not punishable by death. We'll give him a small punishment and a big warning. We'll make him stand before the camphor tree for three days, cancel his share of the duck farm's dividends this year, and drive him out of the village if he does it again. Do you agree?"

"Agree!" The answer was unanimous and powerful.

"Let's let Jin'er speak next." The head of the village said.

Lin Xijin had no choice but to go into battle.

"Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters: During this period of time, everyone has worked hard from dawn to dusk. The harvest is about to come and we will live a good life. However, there are always some people who are lazy and greedy, and want to steal the fruits of everyone's labor. Are you happy?"

"unwilling!"

"Okay! Now there are two ways. One is to ask the tiger king and the wolves to help patrol at night; the other is to set up a sentry box at the entrance of the village, and then set up a patrol team in the village, recruiting men between the ages of fifteen and forty to participate. Send out two groups of patrols every night, one group of six people, one group patrols the first half of the night, and the other group patrols the second half of the night. Each person will be temporarily subsidized five copper coins every night. In the future, when the village has more income, it can be increased and paid from the village public account. Do you agree?"

The villagers discussed Lin Xijin's words. Of course, those who had men of suitable age in their families all agreed, but a few felt that they were at a disadvantage because their families did not earn any money, so they were not happy about it.

"Everyone should take a long-term view. The head of the village, the clan leader, and Jin'er have thought carefully for everyone. The crops and medicinal herbs grown in our village fields, the fruit trees planted on the roadside and in the backyards, the fish and ducks raised in the ponds and rivers, which one is not money? Are you willing to let others steal it?" Grandma San wiped her tears as she analyzed to everyone.

Grandma San's words awakened those who had ulterior motives, and in the end the village's decision was passed unanimously.

The head of the village and the clan leader waved their hands and asked the villagers to disperse. They also asked Mu Xiong and Jian An to tie Wang Erma Gan to the wooden stake of the stage. Finally, they left.

The boys were extremely excited and not afraid at all. They surrounded the big tiger and the wolves and howled.

"Sister Jin, can we touch the Tiger King and the Wolf King?"

“Just give it a try!”

Several people approached the big tiger and the wolf leader cautiously. Although the big tiger and the wolf leader were not happy to let these guys touch them, they reluctantly let them touch them at Lin Xijin's signal. These guys touched the big tiger and the wolves one by one, and they were still not satisfied. In the end, they did not go home, but followed Xihui and Xinfeng to their home to rest on the bed.

Lin Xijin brought the big tiger and the wolf to the backyard, fed them until they were full, then opened the back door and let them go back to the back mountain.

Lin Xijin would not really let them go down the mountain to patrol unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, human nature could not stand the test, let alone animal nature! I was afraid that if the big tiger and the wolf pack were annoyed, it would be bad if they hurt people. It was enough to use them to intimidate the villagers today and leave their legend.

The June sun was shining brightly early in the morning, and mottled halos of light seeped through the gaps between the camphor tree leaves. A group of people gathered around a stone table under the tree to sign up for the patrol. The sun shone on their dark faces, adding a lot of masculinity to them, making these ordinary men dazzling.

"Everyone signed up for the patrol team to protect the village's property and the safety of the villagers. You have to sacrifice your rest time at night, which is very hard. You are not here to get a title and get paid. Have you thought about it?"

"We've thought about it. We're not afraid of hard work!"

In the end, a total of 60 people joined the patrol team, with Mu Xiong and Jian An as the captain and deputy captain, and ten groups under them, each with a team leader. Two groups were arranged for patrol every night, and rewards were given for finding problems, and those who were found to be cheating were immediately expelled.

After arranging the patrol team, the village head and the clan leader immediately organized people to build a simple shack at the entrance of the village. Lin Xijin thought that he still had bricks, stones and tiles at home, so he simply asked Uncle Jianan to drive the ox cart to pull them out and build a slightly lower brick and tile house to avoid leaks and unsafe conditions when it rains in the future.

It is said that Wang Erma was tied to a pillar of the stage, and the sun made him dizzy. Some young children threw small stones at him and called him a "bad guy" and "egg thief".

Wang Ermai tried to fight back at first, but soon he ran out of strength. After all, he had only drunk a bowl of porridge given by the head of the village in the morning.

His demonstration had a greater effect than any other village education meeting in the past. Of course, the legend that the mountain god sent the tiger king and the wolf king to guard the stone nest was more like a spring breeze, which was known to everyone and had a great deterrent effect.