Chapter 214 Are the bandits coming?

Xinghua looked dark and strong, and was not angry even when being driven away. "Village chief, other families have already sent people away, and our family can't be left behind."

"What's the matter? Your father passed away long ago, and there are only you and your mother in your family. Your mother is not in good health. Who would say bad things about you because of this? Tell me, I won't forgive him."

The men nodded one after another. The mother and daughter were having a hard time and everyone should take care of them.

"That won't do. Our family needs someone. I've heard Aunt Gu say that women are no less capable than men. I...I want to fight bandits too."

Old Master Qin's face wrinkled. "Why are you so stubborn, girl? Be obedient and go home quickly. There are so many young and old men in our village. We really don't need you."

Xinghua hugged the rake tightly and shook her head, saying, "I just won't leave. Even though there's no man in my family, I still have to send someone out."

Qin Ling glared at her, but Xinghua looked away.

"Okay, Uncle Qin, that's it." Gu Mingyu waved his hand. "Miss Xinghua is right. Women are as good as men. If you want to learn martial arts, that's a good thing. Just stay."

"Women are allowed to do that too?" a woman watching the fun in the crowd shouted weakly.

Gu Mingyu smiled and said, "Of course you can. During the time of Taizu, there was a female general who defeated the enemy."

"Then... can I do it?"

"If she can do it, then I'll do it too. I've got nothing to do anyway. I'm really not good at embroidery. My hands are clumsy." The woman said embarrassedly.

Gu Mingyu smiled. "Anyone who wants to come is welcome. But I have to tell you in advance that we were all trained soldiers before, so we are a bit hardened and have strict requirements. Now that you are here, we will not treat you differently just because you are a woman. We will also strictly require you. If you are willing, you can come. We will practice for two hours every afternoon. Let's start with the most basic training."

"Come, when I'm weeding, I'm no worse than a man. I can endure any hardship."

"I'll come too, so I won't be looked down upon by those stinky men."

Xinghua raised her eyebrows and said, "Village Chief, look, it's Uncle Gu who's the better choice. You...tsk tsk..."

"You little bitch, you don't take me seriously even though I haven't done anything yet?" Qin Ling pretended to hit her, but he really couldn't bear to do it.

After the women joined, there were quite a few of them. Excluding the elderly and children, more than half of the villagers came. The remaining half either came to learn embroidery from Gu Lan or really couldn't leave their homes.

He got down to work right away. Old Master Qin found them a piece of vacant land where they would train in the future.

The two brothers of the Gu family now have work to do, which is much more interesting than staying at home all day.

Although the common people were not as well-trained as the soldiers, they still had a lot of fun during training. The two brothers would always share some at the dinner table, making everyone laugh.

"Training the villagers may seem like a waste of effort, but it actually helps us. If the bandits really come, they can also help us."

Li Mumu nodded and said, "I will come, I will definitely come."

Because Shi Aoxue colluded with the bandit leader to deal with the Li family.

This time, the hatred between her family and the Li family was not deep. She wanted to marry her third uncle but failed, and Shi Wen was in jail, so the feud was completely formed.

Li Mumu felt that Shi Aoxue would definitely collude with the bandits. With so many people in the village, she could ensure that the Gu family was safe, but she couldn't bear it if someone was hurt.

So she thought this method of training militia was great.

"The Gu family is really capable of making trouble." Wang Yufen said, "I thought it was back when they were in the capital. They gathered a bunch of ragtag people to train, thinking they could fight. I think they even have women."

Shi Aoxue frowned deeply, "Could it be that the Gu family heard something?"

"What's the rumor?" Wang Yufen asked. "You said the bandits are coming? They're coming to rob our family. They're the only family in the whole village with money and food. We've lived here for so many years, and the bandits haven't come once."

Shi Aoxue frowned, thinking that it was impossible, "I'll go out for a while."

"Where have you been, girl? You haven't been home lately."

"Don't worry about it." Shi Aoxue shouted in a bad tone, then went out.

Wang Yufen sighed and muttered to herself, "Chinese New Year is almost here, and I don't know if Wen'er will be able to have a hot meal."

Shi Aoxue naturally felt that the Gu family could not accomplish anything by getting a group of ordinary people to help them, but she was worried that they might know that the bandits were coming.

She also met the second-in-command of the bandits by accident. Originally, the bandits wanted to rob her, but she told them about the Gu family and offered to exchange her for the Gu family's money, which made the bandits change their minds.

Although some women could not practice together, there were still people watching as if they were enjoying the fun.

Shi Aoxue rarely let go of her pride and chatted with the woman beside her, "Why are we training? It's so cold, it's so nice to be at home. Soldiers get paid for their training, and we can even eat a few more bowls of rice while we're training."

"How can it be the same?" The woman didn't think it was Shi Aoxue at first, but when she turned her head to look over, her face darkened.

The Shi family, like the Pei family, are not welcome in this village.

Shi Aoxue suppressed her anger and asked, "Sister-in-law, are the bandits coming?"

The woman snorted, but country folk were simple and didn't like it, but there was no harm in saying something.

"Haven't you heard of it?"

"Then this is..."

"Whether you come or not, just practice. We're idle anyway, and it's freezing and snowy, so we can't find any money." The woman said sourly, "We're all country folk, we're not afraid of hardship."

Shi Aoxue had already gotten what she wanted to know. The people in the village didn't know that the bandits were coming.

That was purely accidental.

If nothing unexpected happens, those people will come the day before the Little New Year.

Why choose this day? Because delicious food will also be eaten on Little New Year, so we can grab more.

After Li Mumu knew Shi Aoxue's thoughts, there was no way she could let him succeed, but it was useless for her to be on guard alone.

Although people came for the Gu family, since they were already here, it was impossible for them to only rob the Gu family. The other families would also suffer.

She was just worrying about how to tell her family when Song Qiang and Gu Mingtang came back from their stall in town with some news.

The bandits robbed a village ten miles away.

"Damn it! If they dare to come to our village, I will make them pay for it." Gu Mingjing said.

Li Mumu rolled her eyes, "Second uncle, why did you want to rob that village?"

"Hiss... I heard that a family in that village made a lot of money doing business in another place, and they were targeted as soon as they returned home. It seems that the bandits got the news early and went straight to their house."

Li Mumu almost clapped her hands in approval. This was exactly what she wanted her second uncle to say. "Then... our family is rich now, so will they come looking for us too? Also, how did they know that family was rich? Who told them?"