Cui Hongyu understood what Chen Xiaobei was worried about!
Think about it, if there are women and children at home, Chen Xiaobei will not be able to let go if the bandits really come.
But what Chen Xiaobei thinks is that as long as Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer are not at home, if bandits really come, he can still escape if he can't fight them.
Early the next morning, Chen Xiaobei was awakened by a crisp sound of gongs. The person who struck the gong was Chen Anbang, the head of the village.
, Chen Xiaobei is the captain of the village protection team."
Knocking and shouting, he walked around the village three times.
Soon Dachun shouted Chen Xiaobei's name through the wall.
"Xiaobei, what's going on? Why did you become the captain?"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head helplessly, "Brother Dachun, I, I am being pushed to the top, and I don't want to be one."
Chen Dachun chuckled, "This one is good, this one is good, I can get hundreds of coins a year."
Chen Xiaobei said to his heart that you only saw a little salary, but you didn’t see the sacrifices of being a village protection team leader.
"Brother Dachun, if you feel good about it, then you can do this job."
Chen Dachun retracted his head in an instant. Chen Xiaobei thought for a while and shook his head. It was really ridiculous. Chen Dachun was going to the city soon. How could he take a fancy to the position of village guard captain?
After breakfast, Chen Xiaobei took a stroll and rushed to the entrance of the village.
No matter what, when it's your turn to stand guard on the first day, you have to look good.
Some villagers who came out of the village to farm saw Chen Xiaobei standing at the entrance of the village carrying a gong and greeted him warmly.
Seeing the smiling faces one by one, Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but sigh.
In his memory, these people usually looked cold and cold when they saw him, but now they all wanted to hold Chen Xiaobei in their arms and kiss him twice.
People, it’s so realistic.
At this time, Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer were not idle either. Cui Hongyu took the umbrella net and pulled Chen Qiaoer towards the river.
Cui Hongyu put a few meat bones in the umbrella net and put them into the water. Then he followed the example and tied the rope to a reed nearby.
However, she neither waited too long nor waited for the reeds to sway, and slowly pulled the umbrella net over.
What he wants is not big fish, he wants fry.
After a day and a night, the depression has been filled with river water and turned into a high-standard fish pond.
So I have to put more fry in it.
Cui Hongyu really caught a lot of fish in this net. There were dozens of small fish. He reached into the mesh and carefully picked them out one by one.
Put it in the wooden barrel that has been prepared long ago. There is a little water in the barrel.
Qiao'er carried the wooden bucket and carefully came to the pond, slowly poured the fish in the bucket into the fish pond, and watched the fish swimming happily, and she clapped her hands happily.
The two of them were so busy fishing and releasing, that it was almost noon before they knew it.
Chen Xiaobei stood at the entrance of the village for a while and saw that all the villagers were returning home. He knew it was time for lunch, but when he came to the door of his house, he saw no one.
This startled him, but when he looked carefully, he saw that the door was bolted, which meant it was not an accident.
After thinking for a moment, he walked out of the village.
From a distance, he smiled when he saw Cui Hongyu and Qiaoer working.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei coming, Qiaoer quickly ran over and grabbed his lapel, "Brother, brother, we caught a lot of fish in the morning and put them in the fish pond. My sister-in-law said that when the fish grow up, we can exchange them for money."
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Chen Xiaobei nodded and patted Qiao'er's head gently, "I caught a lot. Now it's time to take a rest. How about we go home for dinner?"
Chen Qiaoer happily agreed and ran to Cui Hongyu, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's go home for dinner."
At this time, Chen Daqiang, a member of the village protection team, went to work in the fields in the morning, came back and had a bowl of porridge at noon, and was about to lie down in bed and take a rest.
But I heard someone coughing in the yard.
Chen Daqiang is a single man, he lives alone at home, and no one comes here on weekdays.
The sudden coughing startled him, and he jumped out of bed. As soon as he reached the door of the room, the door was pushed open.
The sudden light prevented him from seeing the face of the visitor. He squeezed his eyes and tried to adapt, which almost scared him to the point of peeing.
"Er Mao."
As soon as he shouted two words, his mouth was blocked by Chen Ermao.
"Brother Daqiang, don't shout. I'll let go of you. Don't make any more noise. I'm just here to ask you a few words."
Chen Daqiang turned his eyes and saw two figures in the yard.
Even if I gave him some more courage, he wouldn't dare to shout anymore.
"Brother Ermao, you, why are you back?"
Chen Ermao lowered his voice, "Let me ask you who arrested Yang Dazhi and the others yesterday? Was it Chen Ping?"
Chen Daqiang shook his head, "No, no, when our village protection team arrived, Yang Dazhi had already been tied up. It is said that Cui Hongyu knocked him over."
"How could Cui Hongyu, a weak woman, defeat Yang Dazhi?" Chen Ermao looked incredulous.
Chen Daqiang quickly added, "Well, that was Chen Xiaobei's doing."
"By the way, it was Chen Xiaobei who drove the carriage and asked Chen Ping and the others to send the people to the county government office overnight, saying it was a long night and many dreams."
Chen Ermao spat fiercely, "Chen Xiaobei, I'm not done with you."
After scolding Chen Xiaobei, he then asked, "By the way, I saw Chen Xiaobei walking around the village entrance this morning carrying a gong. What's going on?"
Chen Daqiang laughed along with him, "Brother, it's strange to say that after sending those two bandits, no, no, two heroes to the county government, Chen Ping resigned from his job as captain of the village protection team when he came back.
And let Chen Xiaobei do the roll call."
Chen Ermao also looked surprised, "You mean Chen Xiaobei is now the village guard captain?"
Chen Daqiang nodded, "Yes, he is the village guard captain, he is on duty today."
After hearing these words, Chen Ermao thought for a moment and smiled.
"Brother Daqiang, I'm tired. I'll let you rest here for a while. By the way, you'll get us some food later."
Chen Daqiang opened his mouth in surprise, "No, Brother Ermao, you, you..."
Chen Ermao chuckled, "Don't worry, we'll leave as soon as it gets dark."
Chen Daqiang looked at the two people in the yard and shook his head helplessly. He was secretly greedy. He was afraid that he would not have any meat buns to eat in the future.
As night fell, after dinner, Chen Xiaobei personally sent Cui Hongyu and Qiaoer to Dachun's house, gave them some more instructions, and then hurried to the big locust tree in the middle of the village.
There are two rooms next to the big locust tree.
There are several beds inside, yes, they are just beds, the bare kind, but these few beds are already better than the beds in many other people's homes.
After all, this is where public officials live.
It was still early and everyone couldn't sleep. Some were lying on the bed, while others were sitting there, chatting.
The first group patrolling was Chen Daqiang and another person.
The two of them went out for a walk early and then came back for business.
Seeing this performance, Chen Xiaobei frowned, this was too perfunctory.
At this time, several dark shadows quietly arrived outside Chen Xiaobei's home.