Farming and reading family

After hesitating for a moment, the bandit leader rode his horse forward.

These bandits are desperate criminals who seek wealth and honor through risk. They must make up for today's losses.

Just as he was about to rush forward, Lei Ming swung his sledgehammer and hit the horse's head accurately. The horse fell to the side without even having time to neigh.

Luo Dagang seized the opportunity and took advantage of the moment when the bandit leader was caught to kill him.

Unfortunately, it was a little off, and the bandit had another chance to roll down, so the fine iron only hit the bandit's legs.

When the bandits behind saw their leader fall off his horse and get injured, they immediately stopped rushing forward.

"Save me!" the bandit leader shouted.

Luo Dagang was about to attack again, but was blocked by someone.

"Brother Luo." Ge Wei called out.

Luo Dagang was stunned and stopped exerting his strength. Ge Wei carried the bandit leader and ran away, pulling an uninjured horse and jumping on it.

The uninjured bandits also ran away.

When the villagers saw that the bandits were easily driven away, they excitedly chased after them.

"What should we do with these bandits?" Chen Qing did not chase after them.

"Break one leg of each of them and drive them away," Gao E ordered.

It is obviously unrealistic to send them to the county government office at this time. Letting them go will allow these people to continue to harm others, but keeping them will not allow us to watch them die.

and so……

Die somewhere else.

Chen Qing led his men over and broke the legs of all the bandits.

This will allow them to escape and not cause any harm in the future.

Zheng Xiaoshun and Peng Can also encountered two people over there. They were in the dark and were familiar with the place, so they subdued them directly.

After driving the bandits away, they brought the two men over.

When he heard that someone would break one leg to drive him away, Peng Can broke one of their legs without saying a word and kicked them away.

The bandits ran away, and those with a broken leg ran slowly. There were still a few horses left, and no one knew what was happening as it got dark.

Peng Can and Lu Hao were very cunning. They quietly led any horse that could move to the Chen family's side.

As for those that were smashed and unable to move, the villagers worked all night to kill and eat them the next day.

Some people lit torches and cleaned down there to see if anyone was hiding or had left anything behind.

Gao E went straight to find the village head.

After this incident, they should all be more vigilant.

"Are you worried that more bandits will come?" Zheng Fengan was also worried.

"Bandits are scary, but we just need to drive them away. What I'm worried about is that someone will come and seek refuge with us," Gao E said directly.

Zheng Fengan frowned.

"I know it's normal for some relatives to help out, but our ability is limited, and we can't help this one and not that one." Gao E saw that the head of the village didn't say anything.

The Zheng family is a big family in Baotou Village, so they must have many relatives outside.

"What I mean is that our village is in a state of disrepair. Anyone who can help build the village can stay, such as craftsmen." Gao E did not say anything definite.

"Let me be honest with Uncle Zheng. No matter how carefully we manage our food, we can't let so many people survive until spring buds appear." Gao E said solemnly.

Zheng Fengan looked up at Gao E. This was the key.

"So we have to think of other ways during this period." Although Gao E didn't know what solution there was at this time.

Zheng Fengan nodded: "I understand."

"Actually, our Chen family formed a village collective not because one of us has to listen to the other, but because we all work together to make our lives a little better." Gao E wanted to persuade Uncle Zheng to join.

Once Uncle Zheng joins, the rest of the families will probably join as well, making it easier to manage.

"Just like this time, fighting against bandits requires our joint efforts. One person can only pick up some things outside the mountain, two people can go inside the mountain to find some things, and three people can go deep into the mountain to find some things."

"If we unite and have a clear division of labor, everyone can live a better life." Gao E said seriously.

Zheng Fengan also listened carefully, and after a long silence, he asked, "If our Zheng family joins, will your Chen family have the final say over our land?"

"It can't be said that our Chen family has all the final say. The land belongs to everyone and we can discuss it. It's just that there are better farming methods that we can try." Gao E explained.

"Well, let's try it for three years. After three years, if everyone feels that this doesn't work, then we can disband and go back to the way it was before. At least let the villagers get over this hurdle." Gao E gave a deadline.

When Zheng Fengan heard it was only three years, he became even more excited: "Let's discuss it."

"Okay." Gao E felt that the matter was almost settled. "Even if the village is a collective from now on, Uncle Zheng will still be the head of the village, and Uncle Zheng will still be in charge of village affairs."

This made Zheng Fengan feel better.

Gao E returned home and saw that the yard was crowded with people, none of whom were asleep.

"Did we win?" Yang came out and asked uncertainly.

"Yeah." Gao E nodded.

Yang still felt it was unrealistic. Those were bandits, they were dumbfounded and didn't even blink an eye. How long did it take to beat them back?

"Is someone dead?" Yang became worried.

"Everyone in the village is fine." Gao E comforted and recounted the general process.

After saying this, Gao E lowered her eyes. It seemed that she would have to talk to Luo Dagang tomorrow.

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay." Yang pressed her chest.

On the other side, Jiang Shi didn't know what she was thinking when she heard Gao E say this, and she didn't say a word.

The Chen family members came back one after another, but they were not sleepy at all and felt that what happened tonight was a little unreal.

All the Chen family members who did not go out stayed in the first cave. It was a bit stuffy because there were so many people in the cave, so Gao E took the child in, fed him, and then came out.

"What did you talk about with Uncle Zheng?" Chen Ke was sitting at the entrance of the cave. When he saw Gao E come out, he gave the stool to her.

"We didn't say anything, just discussed having their family join the village collective."

Chen Ke was stunned: "Uncle Zheng will never join."

Gao E did not deny Chen Ke: "We'll see tomorrow."

The bandits left tonight, but what about tomorrow?

Chen Ke hesitated for a moment: "Those bandits came up and asked for pearls. Could it be that Uncle Wang and his group were targeted while they were selling pearls?"

Gao E felt that it was not easy for Chen Ke to think of this: "Do you think that if the bandits set their sights on the Wang family father and son, they would leave the pearls alone?"

"No." Chen Ke was sure.

"Then why did the bandits know that we had pearls in Baotou Village after the Wang family's father and son's pearls were robbed?" Gao E pretended to be confused.

Chen Ke thought for a moment and said, "Rongxiu's man is a gangster from He County. He knows a little bit about everyone."

"Another point. This bandit knows the situation in the old village, so he sent two people to come from another road. Does Rong Xiu know the old village?"

"I don't know." Chen Ke was very sure, "After Rongxiu got married, even her uncle's family went to the city to visit her parents, and her husband only came to our village once or twice."

"Then who do you think knows our village so well?" Gao E continued to guide.

Chen Ke thought about it seriously: "Wang family father and son."