The village chief looked at all the villagers, exhaled a long breath, and said loudly, "There will definitely be times when you go out this time and you will be desperate. If any of you wants to follow, you must have thought carefully about it. If you are afraid of death and don't want to go, no one will complain. You, as long as you go there, you must obey orders. If you are too timid to swing a knife and harm your brothers, don't blame everyone for looking down upon you!"
A bachelor stepped forward and shouted, "Village chief, count me among them. , I'm just an old man, and I'm not afraid of dragging down others even if I die. I watched Gou Sheng grow up, these bandits are so wicked, they can't touch our children!"
"Yes, you can't touch anything. Child! These people must die, count me among them! I have killed all the wild wolves, are there still a few bandits left? Let us eliminate harm for the people!"
"Yes, eliminate harm for the people!"
"In the future, I will be bragging when I go out. , Kill wolves and bandits, who is better than me!"
It must be said that on the way into the mountains, the young men in the village have been tempered by hardships and become more ferocious, and they no longer look honest and cowardly.
In the blink of an eye, all the young men stood up, and no one backed down in fear of death.
The village chief, Uncle Zhao and others were extremely happy, and Aunt Wu and Uncle Wu even cried and kowtowed.
"We kowtow to everyone, woo woo, thank you everyone for saving Gou Sheng. When Gou Sheng grows up, let Gou Sheng take care of everyone in their old age."
The bachelor pulled the two of them together and replied nonchalantly, "They are all from my own family. How could you not rescue the child? When Gou Sheng grows up and becomes successful, just buy us a few more jars of wine to drink."
The village chief discussed with Uncle Zhao, Li Laosi and Liu Biao for a few words, and then started Assignments.
Prepare sacks stuffed with hay to pretend they are grain.
But the silver is best to be real. It can be less than a hundred taels. You can use more copper coins to increase the weight and make it look like a lot.
To prevent being discovered by bandits and losing the opportunity, when paying in this way, you can also take advantage of the bandits to check the money, catch the bandits off guard, and gain an advantage for the villagers.
Everyone brought hatchets, bows and arrows, thicker clothing, and three days' worth of dry food.
Each family searched for all the white clothes or sheets and distributed them to help everyone hide their whereabouts...
Orders were passed down one by one, and the entire camp and various caves became busy.
There was a piece of ivory-white material in the package from the Li family, and there were more than a dozen sorghum flour pancakes for lunch, all of which were taken by Tao Hongying.
Mrs. Li took out the pocket containing money at home. Jiayin ran over and hugged her grandma's knee. She was also thinking about Gou Sheng, wiping his nose and always following An Jiaxi to tease her.
Mrs. Li quickly took out the silver coin given by Mr. Wen, added a few extra pieces of broken silver, and a large handful of copper coins, collecting more than ten taels, and then stuffed the rest of the silver back.
She whispered as she carried her granddaughter down the vine ladder.
"Fu Niu, we don't feel bad about money. Every family in the village doesn't have much money, so I'm afraid they won't be able to raise much. Grandma took a little more, but our family will always have a chance to earn it back in the future. Poor Gou Sheng is only eight years old. He must be rescued, otherwise his parents will not survive."
In fact, she was also distressed. It was not easy for her family to save some money, so just taking it out was like ripping out her heart.
But things have to be prioritized, and in order to save people, we can't be stingy at this time.
Think about it, if Jiaan Jiaxi was arrested today, the people in the village would definitely do their best to help.
Every family thought as Mrs. Li expected. While the men were stuffing hay into their bags, the women were taking out their money and putting it on the table.
There were scraps of silver and copper coins, and Sister-in-law Sun even brought over the five taels of silver that Mr. Wen had given her earlier even with her injuries.
Aunt Wu San couldn't bear to cry anymore. This was the foundation of every family, and she had to sacrifice it for her son at this time.
Mr. Wen also gave more than 20 taels of silver as a gift. "We only have this money with us. I hope it can be of help. Speaking of which, those bandits may have followed us, and we have caused everyone trouble."
The village chief said. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wen, don't say that. These bandits are too close to us. Even if they didn't follow you here yesterday, they will always come back in the future. If you can hide from the first grade of junior high school, you can't hide from the fifteenth grade. Everyone is still unprepared, no It's your fault."
Everyone in the village nodded, regretting their lack of vigilance before.
But there is no point in regretting, I can only try my best to make up for it.
Li Laosi and Liu Biao shook their money bags, and when they saw the weight difference, they put them away.
Everyone checked their hatchets, bows and arrows, dry food and fire breakers, and then set off.
At this time, Doctor Zhang came over, followed by Sister-in-law Qiong.
Doctor Zhang took out a small medicine bottle and said, "Here are some poisons that I kept for self-defense. After you pass by, if you can find an opportunity, pour it into the water and keep it for the bandits to drink. They will be dead in half a quarter of an hour." ."
Everyone gasped and subconsciously thought about whether they had offended this old man.
There is no separation between medicine and poison. Whoever makes the old man unhappy doesn't know how he died...
Doctor Zhang saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, raised his chin proudly, and snorted arrogantly.
On the other hand, Sister-in-law Qiong on the side took the medicine bottle, stuffed it into her arms, and said, "I know how to make light bodies, and my wife asked me to go with you to save people."
Neither Li Laosi nor Liu Biaotou refused, and the poison was If they join with experts, they will have greater confidence in this trip.
Jiayin lay on grandma's back and shouted softly, "Daddy, daddy!"
When Li Laosi heard this, he stepped forward and pulled his daughter's hat, "Don't worry, daddy will be back soon!"
Jiayin was very worried about the loneliness in her previous life. , making her cherish the family affection she got again, wishing she could protect the whole family like a hen, not being in any danger or suffering in the slightest.
It's a pity that the world doesn't let her get what she wants.
"Dad, come back soon."
"Okay, listen to grandma at home." Li Laosi touched his daughter's face.
Mrs. Li thought about how she was worried about eating alone every day at home, so she talked a little more.
"Fourth, if everything goes well and Gou Sheng is rescued and everyone is safe, let's see if we can grab some food. The food we brought home is almost enough. Those Japonica rice noodles prepared for Fu Niu The bottom has also been reached. If I cook for Mrs. Cui tomorrow, I can only eat sorghum noodles."
These words reminded not only Li Laosi, but also the village chief and Uncle Zhao's eyes lit up.
The village chief immediately responded, "Yeah, I forgot about it. Our family doesn't have much food. Thanks to your family's support on the road, everyone has to pick mountain goods to persevere.
But in the end, the fourth child and his family No matter how good I am, I can't carry a few bags of food, and your family will definitely run out of food. I was thinking of settling down for a few days and letting everyone go hunting more, but this happened."
Uncle Zhao He also nodded and said, "All the children and patients in the family are eating Fu Niu's refined grains. I really can get some refined grains this time, so I can give Fu Niu some more."
Everyone was a little enthusiastic after hearing this, and a man smiled and said, "Let's It was originally to save people, but now it seems like he is going to fight against the bandits?"
Everyone also laughed, and the tense atmosphere was much less tense.
Li Laosi was afraid of wasting the opportunity, so he nodded with the village chief, Uncle Zhao and others, and then shouted to everyone.
"Go, save the children, grab food!"
"Go, go!"
Everyone waved their sharp hatchets and dived into the forest!
The village chief was worried that the bandits would move the tiger away from the mountain, leaving seven or eight people behind.
Therefore, including Uncle Wu, there were a total of twenty young people in the village, plus a sister-in-law Qiong.
Seeing them disappear without a trace, the village chief took a deep breath and loudly ordered the people who stayed behind.
"Hurry up and get water and firewood, and then go into the cave. No one is allowed to come down until the fourth child and the others come back! No one can leave the cave entrance. I have guarded it day and night. Do you understand me?"
"I understand! "The old people, women and children all responded and then got busy.
Carrying water, transporting firewood, and preparing sticks and sickles to put at the entrance of the cave.
The pyre that was once considered convenient for getting firewood has now become a hidden danger for people to easily crawl into the hole. The women pulled and pulled the pyre until it fell down.
Sister-in-law Qiong followed the team to rescue people, but only the sick Mrs. Cui was left in the small cave.
Mrs. Li called Tao Hongying to help before Mr. Wen could speak.
Tao Hongying hesitated and only scooped out two ladles of sorghum noodles, but took some more mountain products.
Mrs. Li hugged her granddaughter and felt guilty when she looked at her almost empty food jar.
She was happy that her granddaughter was very capable, but she was more afraid.
How can there be unreasonable blessings in the world? If the family keeps enjoying the blessings with my granddaughter, will it shorten her granddaughter's life?
Along the way, she never declined to help the people in the village. She also urged the Li family to do more if they could.
The reason is nothing more than to accumulate more virtue!
If you save one more life and do one more good deed, will your granddaughter's blessings be compensated?
She really wanted to beg the gods to find out, but unfortunately she couldn't find the place, so she had to fumble around.
"Hongying, there is no one around Mrs. Cui, please remember to take care of her more."
"I know, mother, it's up to you and the third sister-in-law at home." Tao Hongying responded and was about to leave, but Jiayin dragged her eldest brother along. Follow along.
Sure enough, Mr. Wen was worried, and with the Li family as his companions, he didn't need to avoid suspicion, so he took Wen Hai and stayed in the small cave.
After a whole morning of fuss, it was already noon, and Tao Hongying was busy cooking.
Jiaren sat at the stove, helping to light the fire and practicing left-hand calligraphy on the stone slab.
Sure enough, Mr. Wen noticed it quickly. He sat aside and looked at it for a while, then asked, "Why do you practice left-hand characters?"
"Sir, it's because my right hand is inconvenient." Jiaren responded respectfully, and then put the hidden The right hand in the sleeve stretched out.
Doctor Zhang's medical skills are unquestionable. Although Jiaren's right hand was mutilated, it was treated very well and has now been completely healed.
But because two fingers are missing, it is still a bit ugly.
The remaining three fingers can still move, but they are not as flexible as before.
Tao Hongying felt sorry for her nephew and wanted to leave a good impression on Mr. Wen, so she helped him out.
"We encountered a pack of wolves in the forest earlier. In order to save his brother, this child blocked the wolf's mouth with his hand."
Mr. Wen nodded, and then looked at Jiaren with a bit of appreciation and pity in his eyes, "Left hand The writing will not delay the scientific examination. I have practiced for a few years and can teach you some skills."
Jiayin, who was squatting aside, finally opened his mouth and smiled.
Her eldest brother's injured hand has always been her concern, and now it has attracted Mr. Wen's attention. In the future, she will find an opportunity to make gloves for her eldest brother. They can always be more beautiful. For example, deerskin is very close to the skin color...
Not to mention good news, think about these , only that Li Laosi and others went all the way to the northeast over the mountains and ridges. Halfway through, they actually found two lines of footprints left by the bandits.