The city gate of Lin'an Prefecture was closed, and the people from Hongwei Escort finally chose to stay in Shenjia Village.
The villagers expressed their warm welcome.
Without him, the heroic appearance of several people beating the bandits last night has been deeply engraved in their minds. Each move was so domineering that everyone in the Shen family village was in admiration.
This is a bodyguard with great martial arts skills!
Still 6!
The name of Hongwei Escort Agency is famous throughout Lin'an Prefecture, and people in eight nearby villages have heard of the thrilling deeds of the escort agency during their journey.
Such a powerful person wouldn't have stayed in their village if it hadn't been for the city gate being closed. With such a great opportunity in front of them, only those with a bad mind would let it go.
Stay, must stay!
The villagers reached a consensus without any discussion, and no one objected.
"A few heroes helped us fight the bandits, but they are the benefactors of the village!"
"That's right! Since they are benefactors, they are naturally one family. How can there be any reason to talk about two families?"
"Stay, you must stay!"
"The village We just built a few houses, and we can just live in them."
"I still have a few useless quilts at home, why don't I bring them over to some heroes?"
"I have cotton-padded clothes at home!"
The villagers' ideas were simple. It was so messy outside. No matter what will happen, it is natural to unite all the forces that can be united.
With these people in the village, why are they afraid of bandits?
nonexistent.
"Isn't this bad? Your life is not easy either."
The escorts obviously couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the villagers. A row of strong men stood awkwardly and were at a loss.
It's so enthusiastic!
If they had encountered such a thing two months ago, they would have thought it was quite normal.
But the problem is that during the period from Kyoto to Lin'an Prefecture, he experienced all kinds of tragic things along the way. He encountered countless villains and even lost many brothers.
The forward and backward reversal was too great, and my brain couldn't turn around for a while, and it completely shut down.
"Brother Xi, why are they different from people in other villages?"
"Yes, there was a group of villagers who wanted to steal our food yesterday."
"Auntie is so enthusiastic, I always feel uncomfortable."
Several people They gathered together and whispered, their foreheads almost sweating.
"Go ahead!"
Father Cheng arrived at the right time and made the decision for them with a wave of his hand.
"Thank you all, I have to worry about the cotton-padded clothes and quilts for my sisters-in-law, but I don't need the food. I, Cheng Daqian, can still starve my brothers!" In one sentence, he
guaranteed the future rations of the six escorts.
Of course, Cheng Daqian asked his son-in-law for his opinion before coming.
Shen Xingluo naturally had no objection. In fact, he had prepared food for several people, but now he was just following the trend.
"This is great, I will arrange some supplies for you!"
Shen Manyun happily slapped his thigh.
He took his mother-in-law to each house to sort out the unused cotton clothes and quilts, and turned the wooden house that was used as a temporary resting place for the escorts last night into their long-term residence.
At noon that day, the wooden house had changed drastically.
"Look if you need anything else, just ask me."
The wooden house now is completely different from that in the morning. The empty space is packed full of tables, stools and chairs.
This treatment can be said to be excellent.
Zhang Xi, Ke Changan and others were greatly moved, "This is already very good. Thank you Li Zheng for taking the trouble." "
It's not my fault, it's you who took the trouble. I heard Xing Luo said that you went to see the village outside the village in the morning. Is it a trap?"
The bodyguards were indeed not idle. Knowing that there were many bandits nearby, they decisively followed the patrol throughout Shenjia Village.
This time, I was shocked!
"Speaking of this, Shen Lizheng, the traps in your village are really great!"
Several people couldn't help but give a thumbs up, with expressions of amazement on their faces.
Those five steps, one deep pit, ten steps, and one icy edge made their scalps numb. If they had wandered in without knowing it, there was no guarantee that they would not be hurt at all.
Today was an eye-opener.
Brother Cheng's son-in-law is not a scholar, he is obviously a martial arts master!
Shen Mantun was overjoyed when he heard it. He was almost praised to the heavens, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes never faded away at all.
"Hey, we are just making small fuss, and we are just doing our best in front of you. I wonder if you have any suggestions?"
Suggestions?
There really is!
As an escort, he naturally knows a lot of tricks, so a few pointers will be no problem.
So in the next half day, I walked around the village again, strengthening the traps one after another, and the defense level instantly increased a lot.
Shen Manyun's heart became more stable.
"It's better now, don't worry about the bandits coming again!"
More than 50 people were killed last night, and even the third boss in the village was left behind. The other bandits will come sooner or later.
There will be a big battle to be fought.
Shen Manyun and the patrol team did not dare to take it lightly.
Now that the escorts have joined, it can be said that there is a sense of security.
***
New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve.
Even with the threat of bandits coming at any time, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the people in Shenjia Village for celebrating the festival.
As soon as the sky darkened, smoke was already rising from the kitchens of every house, and the laughter of children and adults came from the yard one after another, creating a scene of harmony.
In the small courtyard of the Shen family, Cheng Xi was taking Shen Xingqi to prepare dinner.
Lin'an Prefecture belongs to the central and northern region, and the staple food is not so clear. It eats both rice and pasta.
"Tonight we will eat dumplings stuffed with cabbage and meat."
The hostess's voice directly determined the staple food of the New Year's Eve dinner.
The Shen brothers and sisters have no preference when it comes to staple food - in fact, Cheng Xi's superb cooking skills make it difficult for people to have a preference, even when it comes to staple food.
Take out two large cabbages from the cellar, mince them with the pork, and finally add various seasonings.
Cheng Xi cut the mixed noodles into equal-sized pieces and rolled them out with a rolling pin until the dough was thin. Shen Xingqi sat on the opposite side and started adding fillings to make dumplings.
Often after rolling out one piece, they wrap it up on the other side. The two of them sit opposite each other, and they work together seamlessly.
"Sister-in-law, can you really eat so many dumplings?"
Two big cabbages, two big pots were used just to prepare the fillings!
Normally, it would be enough for the three of them to eat for a long time.
Cheng Xi is not worried about this at all, "Don't worry, Uncle Xizi and the others are celebrating the New Year at our house tonight. I'm afraid it won't be enough." The men in their
thirties are all muscular and they are martial arts practitioners. How can they eat less? Woolen cloth?
No need to worry at all.
In case she didn't have enough dumplings, she went to the ancestral hall and exchanged two skinned wolves with Shen Mantun.
Put it on the fire and roast it later.
In modern times, we have roasted whole lamb, but we have roasted whole wolf, which sounds domineering!
"Okay, this is the last one."
Cheng Xi put down the rolling pin, stretched his legs that were numb from sitting for a long time, turned around and went to the kitchen.