Zhao and Su Xiyuan were enthusiastically invited to stay by the Song family and had a sumptuous lunch before leaving. Song Laosi also borrowed the Jiang family's ox cart to take them to the entrance of their village.

Su Xiyuan bent down to pick up the bamboo basket on the ground, and was almost dodged. The bamboo basket that was supposed to be empty was filled with potatoes, radishes, cabbage, a bag of wheat, and a pound of bacon - this was more than what they had brought there.

There are so many things!

Mrs. Zhao shook her head helplessly. Looking at these things, she felt much more at ease. The better the Song family's life, her daughter and granddaughter would not face the situation of starvation. That's good!

Song Laosi and Zhao Changsheng sent the captured thieves to the government, but their expressions were not good when they came back. There was drought in the early part of this year and heavy rains in the later part of the year. Many villages had no harvest. In order to survive, many people chose to take risks and steal.

, grab, pickpocket, take...

Wulei County has received many similar cases, but what can we do? The prisons are full, and the county government still has to provide food to support them! Some prisoners were beaten and released, but they held the prison in front of the county government office.

The stone lion was crying and making a fuss and refused to leave. What a good prison, with food and drink, which is much better than waiting to starve to death at home!

Zhao Changsheng sighed and said: "The county magistrate said, let us persist. King Chen has sent people to the south to purchase grain. Soon there will be cheap grain for sale in the town. Those people who are hungry and red-eyed will not

They’ll be watching us!”

But Old Man Song said worriedly: "So what if there is cheap food? In the past few years, everyone's wealth has been emptied out. How can you have money to buy food?"

"King Chen loves his people as his own son, so he won't ignore them, right? Didn't he distribute relief grains last year?" Song Laosi was quite optimistic.

Zhao Changsheng glanced at him and shook his head in his heart: Chongzhou is not a wealthy place. King Chen has been helping the victims for two consecutive years, and even if his family has a lot of money, it has been almost wiped out! He ponders in his heart whether he should leave him in the mountains.

What about the discovery that I dedicated to King Chen?

Thinking of his beloved wife at home and his own identity, Zhao Changsheng quickly gave up this idea: He, Zhao Changsheng,’s only mission is to protect this family and...her!

The village chief invited all the heads of more than fifty households in the village together and held a meeting to discuss the establishment of a village protection team.

The village chief smoked his pipe, glanced at the silent villagers in front of him, and said earnestly: "I know, it's freezing cold, and everyone doesn't want to participate. But, have you ever thought about it, our village has no

The news about the disaster has spread in eight nearby villages. If something like last night happens, there will be two. The next person who will be emptied of food is probably you! Joining the village protection team is to protect you.

My own home!!”

"Village Chief, it's not that we don't want to participate. It's so cold here in winter. After being frostbitten outside all night, we're all stiff! How can we protect the village and patrol?" A man in his thirties hit his hand.

He breathed hot air, stamped his feet, and his words were full of helplessness.

The village chief looked at Zhao Changsheng and asked: "Changsheng, you know how to work hard and have been with others, so you must have more experience than us. Is there anything you can do?"

Zhao Changsheng thought for a while and said, "I do have some immature opinions."

"Tell me about it!" the village chief's eyes lit up and he urged.

Zhao Changsheng went through the topography of Houshan Village in his mind, pondered for a moment and said: "You can pick the tallest trees in the four directions of the village, the southeast and northwest, and build a tree house. The tree house can protect you from wind and rain, and can overlook the whole village.

It is used for lookout and warning. People inside can use the burning brazier to keep warm. Choose another place as a resting place for the escort, and go out on patrol every once in a while."

Well, in this way, we have both a watchtower and a patrol team, a double guarantee!

Old Man Song said: "No one lives in our Song family's ancestral house, and it is at the entrance of the village. We can lend it to the village protection team to rest!"

Several good carpenters also stepped forward: "We will build wooden houses and make sure they are warm and strong!"

Zhang Orion said: "I have a few skins at home that I can lend to people on guard to wear. Those things are the warmest!"

Seeing this, other people also expressed their active cooperation one after another and followed the instructions in all actions.

The village chief saw that everyone was thinking about one thing, working hard in one direction, nodding his head repeatedly, and his eyes were warm.

Old Man Song returned home and said to his five sons: "It's settled that one person from each family will join the guard, and your brothers can take turns! After all, this is a major matter concerning our own safety!"

Song Laosi said: "It's not like we go every day. Our family only goes once every few days. We only go for half a night at a time. I can do it alone!"

Boss Song shook his head and said: "We are a family, how can we put everything on your shoulders? Follow dad's arrangements, and we and the four brothers will take turns!"

Wait a minute, four brothers? Song Qingmo said hurriedly: "Brother, have you forgotten me?"

Boss Song looked up and down his frail body, and said with a hint of disgust in his eyes: "Didn't your husband say that you should give it a try next year? It's only been a few months, so you'd better be more Wen Wenshu. If you can pass the exam to be a scholar,

When you come back, you will be able to contribute to the family."

Old Man Song banged his pipe and pot and echoed: "What your elder brother said is right. Please don't get involved with the village protection team, lest you get cold and have to spend money to treat you!"

Not long after Old Man Song came back, Old Fourth Song was called away by the village chief again. There were six or seven strong men standing in the village chief's house, including Zhang Orion and Zhao Changsheng. Fourth Song seemed to have guessed the intention of the village chief.

Sure enough, the village chief looked at them and said slowly: "The village is going to set up a village protection team. There is no benefit or anything. It's okay for one or two days, but it will definitely have to be dispersed after a long time. I was wondering if you guys could come in again."

Mountain, bring back some prey as a reward for the village protection team?"

Song Laosi took a breath in his heart, could it be so easy to enter the mountain? If it hadn't been for the sharp blade that his mother gave him last time, there's no telling whether the Autumn Hunting Team could have returned intact! Now, in the cold weather

Damn it, how many times does the hunting difficulty need to be increased?

Zhao Changsheng came down first and said, "I have no problem!"

The sadness on Zhang Orion's face disappeared in an instant, and he immediately said: "As long as Brother Zhao is there, I'll have no problem!"

No one in the village knew that Zhang Changsheng was good at martial arts. He once killed a dozen wolves by himself. With him here, the safety factor has been raised to a new level. Coupled with the words of the fourth son of the Song family, Zhang Orion was full of confidence in this winter hunt.

confidence.

Other villagers thought the same way, and when Song Laosi agreed to join, everyone else nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!