The man by the river was having sex passionately when he suddenly heard the rapid sound of a gong coming from the village.
"Why are the damn bandits here?!"
The men immediately ran towards the village crazily, carrying hoes and hatchets.
Jin Feng, who was squatting on the roof of the kiln to check the fire, also felt his scalp numb. The first thought that flashed through his mind was that the bandits from Maomao Mountain were coming!
what to do?
Jin Feng glanced at the back mountain subconsciously.
But I immediately gave up this idea.
If you escape by yourself, what should Guan Xiaorou and Tang Dongdong do?
Runniang, what should Xiao'e do?
No, even if you want to escape, you have to take them with you!
Thinking of this, Jin Feng turned around and ran towards the village.
His family didn't live at the entrance of the village, so it would take time for the bandits to get there.
He must take Guan Xiaorou and others away before the bandits find his home!
With this thought in mind, he gritted his teeth and ran wildly.
"How did it come so fast? Didn't Brother Liang say that his brother was watching Maomao Mountain?"
Jin Feng felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
The brick kiln was not close to home. When Jin Feng rushed into the yard, there was no one in the workshop.
When bandits enter a village, they have the habit of killing people to establish their authority. The men all go to the brick kilns, and the women also work in the workshops. There are only children in the village.
So as soon as they heard the gong, the women ran out crying, ready to find their children.
Zhang Mancang was in the blacksmith shop, hurriedly loading arrows into the quiver.
Tang Dongdong and Runniang were busy burying the money bag in the stove. Guan Xiaorou was holding Xiao'e, trembling slightly.
Xiao'e was so frightened that her face turned pale, but she closed her mouth tightly and did not dare to make a sound.
Children in the village all know that crying children will have their heads chopped off by bandits.
"Master, the autumn harvest is still far away. Why are the bandits here?"
Seeing Jin Feng's return, Guan Xiaorou suddenly found her backbone and asked anxiously: "Isn't it a bandit?"
Rabbits bite people when they are anxious. It is already difficult for the people to survive. Under normal circumstances, the bandits will only come to the village once a year to collect grain. If they collect twice, they will force the people to work hard with them.
The bandits from Iron Can Mountain had already come to harvest the New Year's grain last fall. If there are no unexpected circumstances, they won't come again until this fall.
When bandits come to collect grain in the spring, the most likely scenario is that the bandits in Iron Can Mountain have been killed by other bandits, and the new bandits are here to establish their authority.
Notify each village that the person collecting the annual grain will be changed in the future.
"It's not about changing the bandits... Come here and get your crossbows. We'll go to the back mountain right away."
Jin Feng didn't have time to explain to Guan Xiaorou about the bald head, so he quickly rushed into the shop and grabbed his crossbow.
When he got the crossbow, Jin Feng felt a little more at ease.
If you really can't run away, you can still resist.
There are also several pairs of crossbows on the table. Zhang Mancang took the time to give them to Guan Xiaorou, Tang Dongdong and the others. The styles are the same as Jin Feng's.
At Jin Feng's request, the training of several girls never stopped during this period, but the training venue was changed to Zhang Mancang's home.
The training effect is also very good. Tang Dongdong's target hit rate from 20 steps away has reached over 95%.
What surprised Jin Feng the most was Runniang. Since she was busy cooking every day, she had the least amount of training time and looked weak. However, she was extremely talented. Her target-hitting rate in twenty steps was second only to Tang Dongdong, surpassing
Ninety percent.
The most important thing is that her shooting speed is 30% faster than Tang Dongdong.
Zhang Liang said that if she trained well, Runniang's archery skills would soon surpass his.
On the contrary, the two sisters, Guan Xiaorou and Xiao'e, had average results and often missed the target even ten steps away.
"Mancang, let's go to the back mountain."
Jin Feng strung up his crossbow and shouted to Zhang Mancang, who was still busy at work.
"Brother Feng, my brother went to the county to deliver goods. My mother and sister are both at home, so I can't leave."
Zhang Mancang shook his head and grabbed a crossbow: "You should leave quickly, otherwise the bandits will come later and you will not be able to leave."
After saying that, without waiting for Jin Feng's reply, he limped out of the courtyard with his crossbow in his arms.
Jin Feng knew that Zhang Mancang was preparing to attract the bandits' attention and buy time for his side.
"What a stick!"
Jin Feng scolded Zhang Mancang, but felt a little moved in his heart: "Xiaorou, I'm going to help Mancang, you guys run to the mountains quickly."
After saying that, he picked up the crossbow and ran out after Zhang Mancang.
Tang Dongdong seemed to realize something. He gritted his teeth and rushed into the blacksmith shop to pick up a crossbow: "Sister Xiaorou, please go. I'll help Brother Feng."
"Sister Xiaorou, it's time to change the bandits. We can just pay the annual rations. Why do we have to go to the back mountain?"
Runniang was confused and asked: "Why does Brother Feng still hold a crossbow? The bandits will kill people when they see the weapons."
For her before, the bandits' annual rations were a huge sum that could kill someone, but now she is responsible for cooking, and no one knows how much food Jin Feng's family has at home better than her.
It is easy to pay the annual grain of several people.
Why does Jin Feng still look like he's fighting the bandits?
"I don't know either."
Guan Xiaorou, like Runniang, couldn't figure out what happened.
"Then what should we do?" Runniang asked.
"The husband sings and the wife follows. If the head of the household wants to fight the bandits, I have to follow."
Guan Xiaorou also rushed into the blacksmith shop: "Xiao'e, you and Runniang go to the back mountain. If your brother-in-law and I don't go to find you, you will go back to Guanjiawan to find your parents. Do you understand?"
"Sister Xiaorou, I don't want to go to the back mountain, I want to go with you."
Runniang, who was always determined, also shook her head.
"I won't go to the back mountain. There are wolves in the back mountain and they will eat Xiao'e."
Xiao'e also cried and shook her head: "I won't go back to Guanjiawan. My sister-in-law will starve to death if I don't give her food."
"you……"
Guan Xiaorou stamped her feet: "Forget it, if the leader dies, none of the three of us will survive. Being killed by bandits is better than starving to death. If you don't want to leave, then come together."
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Jin Feng and Zhang Mancang ran to the entrance of the village, and from afar they saw villagers surrounding several people on horseback.
However, there was no conflict and the village chief seemed to still be laughing.
The young man wearing a blue robe who was riding the horse at the front seemed to be smiling too.
"Are all bandits today so approachable?"
Jin Feng felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
When bandits enter a village, shouldn't they cry loudly and shout to be beaten and killed?
What is it like to be so harmonious?
Simply weird.
Is there something wrong with the host's memory?
The bandits are not here to rob, but to bring warmth to the countryside?
Jin Feng turned his head and glanced at Zhang Mancang, and found that this guy also looked confused.
Oh, it seems that there is something wrong not with the host's memory, but with these bandits.
wrong!
When did the bandits have such good horses and such neat armor?
"Ahem, Jin Feng, you are finally here."
The village chief also saw Jin Feng with a puzzled look on his face, and shouted from afar: "The children in the village have mistakenly recognized the wrong person and mistook the noble man for a bandit. Put down your bows and arrows quickly, don't dare to hurt the noble man."