The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 288 Beware
"Shi Liu, have you heard anything in the city? Today, an official from the county came and said that a group of powerful bandits appeared in Rongjiang County. They massacred many villages and killed many people. They fled to Qianping County a few days ago. They are not far from us. The official said that they should be alert and be careful in each village."

Patriarch Li came up and said.

"Yes, I haven't told everyone in the village about this. I heard that you are back, so why don't you come over quickly and let's discuss a plan. If these bandits really come to kill the villagers and rob them, our village will definitely be invaded by them! Shi Liu, you are smart and have ideas. Think about it carefully. What should our village do about this matter?"

Village Chief Liu was so anxious that he was sweating all over. He had been the village chief for so many years, but he had never encountered such a thing since his father was the village chief.

As the head of the village, he naturally has to worry about the safety of the entire village.

Those are bandits who massacre villages. They are very vicious. If they really come, what good will happen to you?
"What? There are bandits?" After hearing this, Father Li's face turned pale. "What should we do?"

The Li family’s ancestors fled here due to famine, but they have lived in Xiahe Village for several generations and have never experienced any major events, so it is normal for them to panic.

"Isn't it? The bandit massacred the village for money. As soon as he came and asked around, he knew that our village was rich and he would definitely target our village!" said Liu, the head of the village.

Before this, he was content every day that their Xiahe Village was the most prosperous among the surrounding villages. It was not to say that every family was wealthy, but compared to other villages, there was no family in their village that was hungry and cold.

But after such a thing happened, he really couldn't be proud at all. It would be better to go back to the past. Their village now is a sitting duck for the bandits!

If the bandits come, they will definitely massacre people in their village if they don’t massacre people in other villages!

This is really unbelievable!
Shi Liu asked Zuo Cheng to find out more about the situation. He heard that the number of the bandits was at least 70 or 80. They entered the village in the middle of the night, barged into the door and brandished their knives without saying a word. Then they looted the treasures of every house, set fire to them and left without any hesitation.
After massacring so many villages, there was only one village where a teenager in his teens managed to escape the bandits' knives. This detail was told by the teenager.

Seventy or eighty ruthless bandits armed with weapons will wipe out any village they enter. How can ordinary villagers defeat the bandits?

Everyone knew that the bandits would come in the middle of the night, but no one knew which midnight they would come. This fear had already made the villagers panic-stricken and in a bad situation.

But if you don't know, don't tell. Now that you know, Pomegranate will definitely not sit there and wait for death.

This is her home, and the whole village is filled with her closest people. Protecting her home is a must!
Regardless of whether the bandits will come or not, the necessary preparations must be made.

Shi Liu then said, "I have heard about this in the city, and I thought about it carefully on the way back. Uncle Village Chief and Grandpa Clan Chief, are you both willing to listen to me?"

Before he finished speaking, Village Chief Liu said anxiously, "Listen! I will listen to you, Shi Liu. Tell me, how should we defend ourselves?"

No one wants their family to be broken up. He really has no idea, so why did he rush to find Shi Liu?

When Chief Li heard what Shi Liu said, he knew that she had an idea, and he immediately said, "Shi Liu, if you have any rules, just tell us. No one in the village will disobey you."

This is really true. In the whole village, no one will disobey the head of the village, and no one will disobey Shi Liu.

Just listen to her, so she can make arrangements. Shi Liu then said, "In this case, the village head uncle should call a meeting of all the families. Everyone should know about this matter."

When Village Chief Liu saw that Shi Liu had an idea, he nodded and quickly asked his son to ring the gong to notify every household to come to the big mill in the center of the village for a meeting.

Everyone was watching when the yamen runners came into the village in the morning. They thought he was talking about collecting tax grain, but they never gave such a notice at this time in other years, and usually it was the county clerk who came, so they were all curious.

At this moment, when the gong sounded, everyone moved quickly. In just over a quarter of an hour, they all gathered at the village mill, including the workers who had just finished work. "Village head, what's the matter?" an old man asked.

Village Chief Liu raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then told them what the yamen runner had said.

When this matter was mentioned, there was a huge uproar and everyone couldn't sit still.

"What? Bandits are slaughtering the village and fleeing to Qianping County? That can't be far from here!"

"Yeah! What should I do?"

"Oh my! The bandits kill people without blinking an eye! What should we do?"

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Village Chief Liu raised his hand to stop everyone from talking in panic, and shouted, "Don't panic, everyone. We are still not sure whether that group of bandits will come to our Luoshui County! Who knows, they might be wiped out by the government before they even get here! Let's not scare ourselves!"

"Regardless of whether the bandits will come or not, our village should be well prepared. If the bandits really come, at least we won't be confused. Shi Liu has already made the rules. Everyone, be quiet and listen to Shi Liu carefully!"

When they heard that Pomegranate had rules, everyone who had been panicking to the point of their hearts jumping out of their throats gradually calmed down. Yes, Pomegranate was there!

Shi Liu’s family has more than twenty guards!
Shi Liu walked up and glanced at the villagers below who were looking at her with interest. Those familiar faces were extremely kind.

"Everyone listen to me. This is the first one. All children under ten years old in each family, the younger ones still need to be fed and cannot leave their mothers, and the mothers should follow them. As for pregnant women, pack up tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to take them to Dazaozhuang to stay first!"

As soon as the first rule came out, Village Chief Liu and Clan Chief Li nodded their heads, thinking that Shi Liu was smart. They should send the children away first. If the bandits really came, they would not be able to defeat them and would be harmed by them. Their Xiahe Village had not been wiped out yet, and there were still incense sticks left!
It doesn’t matter if they die, as long as the children are alive!

The villagers listened and nodded excitedly. Fortunately, they had pomegranates. Otherwise, even if they wanted to send the child away and hide him, where could they send him?
At this moment, everyone was really calm. Although they were scared, as long as they thought that the children would be fine, they were not so scared anymore. The worst that could happen was that they would have to fight with the bandits!

"Secondly, we all know that the bandits come at night. Starting tonight, all the families in the village will send one strong laborer to form four groups. One group in the east, west, north and south of the village will be on night patrol. If there is any situation, ring the gong to sound the alarm at any time. Each of the four groups can be divided into two groups, one in the first half of the night and the other in the second half. We must ensure that there are people watching all night long."

"Third, everyone should prepare their hoes, iron bars, and sticks. Practice with them when you have nothing to do during the day. Brothers and uncles, you all have a lot of strength. If the bandits really come, we should not panic. We can just pick up our weapons and fight them!
By then, my family's guards will all take action. No matter how many bandits there are, there will only be a hundred or so of them. There are hundreds of men in our village! A few against one, what's there to be afraid of? !

We are grown men, we stand tall and protect our homes, our parents, wives and children. There is nothing to be afraid of! Bandits are also human beings. They will feel pain if they are stabbed. If we open a hole in their heads, they will die! As long as they dare to come, we will fight them! As long as we are not afraid of bandits, we have to be afraid!"

The woman's clear voice resounded in everyone's ears, inexplicably making people excited.

Subconsciously, the men stood up, waved their hands and shouted loudly without even having time to think.

"Fight him! Fight him!"

"Fight! Fight!"

"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"

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