There is an open space at the entrance of Xihewan Village, which is the village's threshing floor. Meetings and other meetings in the village will be held here.
In the past, before the textile factory was established, half the village would gather here with bowls in their hands when it was time to eat, deliberately showing off the few oil stars in the bowl and bragging.
Even if there is no meeting or meal, there will still be a group of children playing crazy here.
But at this time, the threshing floor lost its usual bustle and seemed deserted.
Not only here, but the entire Xihewan Village is like this. It is eerily quiet, just like the ghost village in the movie, with no sound at all.
Only a wooden chair stood alone on the edge of the threshing floor.
Jin Feng walked out of the village with Zhang Liang and sat down on the chair calmly.
Zhang Liang held a black knife and stood silently behind Jin Feng.
After a while, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
Didn't Zhang Liang say that the bandits are still three miles away?
How could it come here so quickly?
Jin Feng frowned slightly and raised his ears.
Then he suddenly turned around and looked at the village behind.
Liu Tie appeared from the corner of the path, holding a hatchet in his hand.
Then there are Li Mazi, Zhang Guzi...
One by one, men walked out from around the corner.
The weapons carried in their hands were also various, including hatchets, sickles, iron forks, and even a few people carried wooden sticks.
Except for Hu Zi who was injured and was still in the county house, as well as the companions who took care of Hu Zi, the entire escort team was present.
They didn't know their arrangements and confidence. They could all come at such a time. It was obvious that they had made the decision to fight against the bandits with Jin Feng.
This surprised Jin Feng.
The veterans have not officially started the escort mission until now. They have been training. Liu Tie, Zhang Guzi and others are still doing the task of escorting the goods.
Jin Feng knew the dangers of escort missions, so he added various rewards to their wages, which were basically the same as those of veterans.
The people in the mountains are honest and have simple ideas.
Perhaps in the minds of Liu Tie and others, Jin Feng paid them such a high salary, which was equivalent to buying their lives.
Although Jin Feng was surprised that they could come, he could still figure it out.
But what puzzled him was that after the escort came out, the village chief also came with some men who worked in the brick kilns and construction sites.
You know, their daily wages are only two or three copper coins, which is about the same as wages in the city.
Why are you here too?
And it wasn't over yet. After the village chief and others came over, the old patriarch of Guanjiawan also came out with a group of men.
Following the old patriarch was Jin Feng's eldest uncle, Guan Zhuzhu.
Guan Zhuzhu was holding a hatchet in his hand. Seeing that Jin Feng was still a little nervous, he smiled at Jin Feng cautiously and then lowered his head and hid behind the old patriarch.
"Uncle Liu, Third Grandpa, why are you here?"
Jin Feng stood up slowly and asked with complicated eyes.
"We have all taken the wages from you. There is no reason for the bandits to come. We hide and let you deal with them alone."
The old village chief said: "Although I am old, it is still good for me to come here to strengthen you."
Hearing what the village chief said, Jin Feng's face suddenly turned red.
Not excited, but a little embarrassed.
Although he made life in the village easier, the people in the village also created value and helped him make money.
Therefore, the plan this time was just to test whether anyone in the village went to inform the bandits for the sake of survival or profit, telling the bandits that he had recruited a large number of veterans and the news of Qing Mulan's arrival.
For the Iron Can Mountain bandits to have grown to this point and to have Master Zhou as their backer, their leader must not be a reckless man. If he knew that Jin Feng had been training veterans, he would definitely investigate and investigate before taking action.
But we came here yesterday to provoke, and we came here early this morning with a large force to show off our power, but obviously we did not receive any information.
Jin Feng was already very satisfied with this result.
From beginning to end, Jin Feng didn't expect anyone in the village to stand up and help him fight against the bandits.
Finally, someone stood up.
Although not all the men in the village came, less than half did.
Jin Feng even saw Xiaoyu hiding secretly in the crowd.
"thank you all!"
Jin Feng bowed to the crowd and reminded: "Don't worry, everyone. The bandits know my relationship with Lord Qing and don't dare to hurt me. They are just here to scare me. So when the bandits come, everyone
Just stand aside and watch the show, don't act rashly."
Although Jin Feng was moved by the appearance of Liu Tie and others, it also disrupted Jin Feng's plan.
He was worried that someone could not help but take action and cause unnecessary losses.
"By the way, there is also Lord Qing!"
Only then did the two village chiefs remember Qinghuai's existence.
Knowing that the bandits did not dare to harm Jin Feng, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and asked the villagers to take a few steps back.
"Brother Liangzi, why didn't you see the man running with you? Is he hiding somewhere and preparing to ambush the bandits?"
Liu Tie approached Zhang Liang and asked.
The other men also looked at Zhang Liang curiously.
But Zhang Liang didn't answer, as if he didn't hear Liu Tie's words.
Even now, no one can guarantee that everyone is reliable.
What if I told you a specific battle plan and someone rebelled when the bandits arrived, it would be a huge sin.
Liu Tie touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, the bandits did not embarrass him for too long. They turned around the foot of the mountain in groups and came menacingly.
Hundreds of bandits don't sound like much, but they are walking on a path in the mountains stretching for dozens of meters. Each of them is holding a long knife and has a ferocious face, which makes them look quite powerful.
Normally, when bandits come to collect the New Year's grain, only a few dozen people come, but this time it can be said that they came out in full force, and the formation was much larger than that of collecting the New Year's grain.
Some of the villagers who were excited just now began to tremble now, regretting that they were too impulsive.
Isn't it good to hide in the back mountains? Why come here to be a big-headed ghost?
But now that the matter has come to this, it is no longer possible to go back, so we can only try to stay as far back as possible.
Jin Feng also noticed this situation, but said nothing. He sat back on the chair and turned all his attention to the bandits who were getting closer and closer.
"Brother, Shuanzi said there may be sharp archers in Xihewan. You'd better go there later to avoid falling into their hidden arrows."
The second master drove his horse and ran a few steps to catch up with the first master: "I'll go talk to Jin Feng first."
"What kind of sharp archers are they? They are just a few hunters who can shoot arrows at most. We have brought hundreds of brothers here to kill a few random hunters. How many can they kill?"
The boss sneered and said: "Don't worry, even if you give Jin Feng some courage, he won't dare to touch me!"
The second master thought about the truth and no longer forced it.
The team entered the threshing floor, the leader waved his hand, and all the bandits stopped.
"drive!"
The leader drove his horse up to Jin Feng and asked condescendingly: "Are you Jin Feng?"