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

Chapter 289 It’s really here
The deafening shouting made the people of Shanghe Village across the river look at them with awe, wondering why the people of Xiahe Village were so excited. Could it be that the Li family had started to give out Mid-Autumn Festival gifts?

Judging from the noise, I’m afraid the holiday gift is quite big?
Tsk, this Li family, not only are they rich, but now that they are rich, they are really kind to their workers.

No one knew what the excitement in Xiahe Village was about. After all, no matter how loud the sound of the pomegranates was, it could not be heard outside the village.

She looked at the people below, waving and shouting with red faces and thick necks, and she couldn't help but feel the blood rushing back through her body, and she was so excited that she couldn't control herself.

Born in a peacetime, she only felt the excitement when watching TV, but now she felt the excitement so clear, profound and inspiring.

No matter what time, morale is very important. Shi Liu couldn't help but clench his fists, full of confidence. With this fighting spirit, everyone has already won by four points.

The remaining six points need to be carefully planned. She is not talking nonsense. As long as the bandits dare to come, they in Xiahe Village will definitely not be slaughtered by them!
Of course, she also had to be considerate of all aspects. Although morale was there, they were all honest farmers. How could they compare with the ruthless bandits who killed countless people? When they really faced each other, some people would be scared and retreat, affecting morale.

Besides, they are all fellow villagers, and she doesn't want to see any casualties, so since she has made preparations, she has to be thorough.

Therefore, after returning home after the meeting, she gathered all the guards in the house together, and asked the head of the village to pick out some agile and strong young men from each family and give the guards temporary training. Although it was a last-minute cram, it was better than nothing. At least they could gain some experience in fighting, so that they would not be panicked when the time came.

In addition, we will send people to the farm tomorrow and ask Hu Zhen to bring some people back. More people means more guarantees. After all, all the family members are there.

Somehow, the more Shi Liu arranged things, the more her eyelids twitched. She had a feeling that the bandits would definitely come.

I just don’t know when it will come——

Everything was ready. Early the next morning, more than a hundred households in the village, including children under ten years old and pregnant women, a total of two to three hundred people, were escorted by Zuo Cheng and a dozen people organized by the village out of the village and headed for Dazaozhuang, more than ten miles away.

This commotion was bound to attract the attention of the surrounding villages.

In Shanghe Village, at the home of Clan Chief Fan, Clan Chief Fan's eldest daughter-in-law strode into the house and told Clan Chief Fan about the noise happening across the street.

Patriarch Fan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "The county yamen runners came here yesterday, and their village is already responding today?"

Fan Yan, the second grandson of the Fan clan leader who had just rushed back from the city yesterday, couldn't help but say, "I haven't heard that the bandits have entered Luoshui County. They are just too timid. I heard from my classmates that the thousand households in Baying Village are making all kinds of movements. I'm afraid they are preparing to suppress the bandits. No matter how evil the bandits are, there are only a hundred of them. Once the guards go out, they can quickly wipe out the bandits! We don't need to be so nervous."

Chief Fan glanced at his second grandson and said, "I won't say whether they are timid or not. I just admire their quick response. They sent the children and pregnant women away to hide. It's a good omen to live in peace. There is a capable girl in the opposite village!"

He pondered for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, I don't know if your information is accurate. If the bandits really come here, our two villages will definitely be sitting ducks."

Just one look at the row of blue brick and tile houses from the outside and you will know that this is a prosperous village.

Fan Yan glanced at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, you don't want to follow the example of the other side and send all the children in our tribe away to avoid disaster, do you? I think there is no need to do that. It's not that easy for bandits to come here."

What a capable little girl! No matter how capable she is, she is still just a girl. She is just a bit smart in business. Can she take the imperial examination?
Patriarch Fan took the tea and drank it without responding to his grandson's words.

The Fan family would not send all their people away to avoid disaster. After a hundred years of operation, the family has their own ways to avoid disaster.

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As soon as evening came, the newly formed patrol teams in the village officially took up their posts. One team was on duty at Li Jishu's home at the west end of the village, one team was on duty at Chen Qicai's home at the south end of the village, one team was on duty at Dong Qifu's home next to the stone bridge over Xishui River in the east of the village, and one team was on duty at Liu Pingzhong's home at the north entrance of the village. Each team was divided into two groups and kept alert at all times during the day and night.

The first night was uneventful.

The second and third nights were still uneventful.

The fourth night was still peaceful.

Seeing that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the villagers thought that the bandits would definitely not come. After all, Qianping County is still a day's journey away, so how could they easily enter Luoshui County?

The villagers, who had been living in fear for several days, finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that since there was a festival tomorrow, should they go to the village today to pick up the children so that they could celebrate the festival tomorrow?
But when he woke up in the morning, Pomegranate's eyelids were twitching and he was very panicked. When he learned about everyone's idea, Pomegranate immediately refused and asked everyone to be alert tonight.

We can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, so this year doesn’t matter.

Hearing Shi Liu say this, the villagers, who had breathed a sigh of relief, took up their guard again and continued on their mission without changing their defenses.

That night, it was dark, windy and everything was silent.

The first group that had been on patrol at night yawned and woke up the second group to take over the shift. The second group, who had slept in the first half of the night, went out for a patrol in high spirits. When everything was normal, they returned to the house to have a midnight snack. The villagers made two-ounce buns filled with meat for everyone on duty every night, so that they could fill their stomachs at night.

I felt a little embarrassed after eating this for several nights in a row.

At this time, the second team on duty at Chen Qicai's house at the southern end of the village had just returned to the house after a patrol and was about to eat some buns.

"Did you hear any noise?" Li Rongfa was holding a bun in his hand, but his ears moved slightly, and then he paused and asked others.

"No?" Li Jicai said from the opposite side.

"No! There was a real noise!" Li Rongfa's expression became serious. He threw away the bun in his hand, grabbed a stick and went out.

When the others saw this, even though they didn't hear anything, they hurriedly followed them out, treating it as another patrol.

But as soon as I walked out of the house, I saw there seemed to be some lights moving on the mountain. There were not many, maybe just one or two torches, but they were moving in the dark night and were particularly conspicuous.

If everyone was asleep at this moment, no one would notice it. After all, it was just a tiny fire and there was no loud noise. Who could notice this when they were sleeping soundly and had nothing to do?
What would have happened if they hadn't kept watch?
It was a cool night, and more than a dozen people in Group 2 were so frightened that they broke out in sweats.

"Quick! Strike the gong, strike the gong!" Liu Fulai, the oldest among them, said hurriedly, his voice trembling.

There was a series of sounds of swallowing saliva. Li Rongbai reacted quickly and ran back to the house, grabbed the gong, rushed out of the yard, and ran towards the village.

While running, he turned his head and looked back, only to see that the fire was getting closer and closer, and was about to come down the mountain, so he quickly struck the gong.

"Clang, clang, clang! clang, clang, clang!"