After the donkeys were distributed, the silver was distributed. Five taels of silver were handed directly to the person leading the donkey, with the whole village watching, saving the step of registration and receiving the money.

With the donkey and the silver, everyone was immersed in joy, and whispers among themselves filled the air.

With so many livestock suddenly added, especially donkeys which are quite large, the villagers discussed whether to let them graze on the back mountain.

The old village chief didn't want to spoil the joyous atmosphere, but safety was paramount, and he couldn't let his guard down during such a joyous occasion.

Taking advantage of the large number of people present, he struck the gong. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he concluded: "We must learn from this incident. We don't know how long the chaos outside will last. The village must have patrols and guards. In order to prevent a repeat of what happened to Fan Qian and Fan Dazhu, the guards in the future cannot be from the same family; they must be separated!"

Now that we have enough money in the village, next time we go out, we'll buy more swords and gongs. Two people will be on duty, one for each. If anyone is found slacking off or trying to skip work, we'll just ring the gong and let the whole village see their true colors!

"good!"

"That's exactly how it should be done!"

What happened before the Lunar New Year was too tragic!

If Fan Jin hadn't arrived with his men, Shanshui Village would probably be gone, and these people would be living a life worse than pigs and dogs.

Even so, five lives were lost in the village, and dozens were injured! It was thanks to the Ding family that they provided medicine, bandages, and even helped brew the medicine; otherwise, who knows how many more lives would have been lost among the dozens of injured.

The old village chief was right; we can no longer assign people from the same household to guard the area, to prevent the two from covering for each other.

When you encounter someone who is lazy and cunning, you absolutely cannot be sentimental or concerned about saving face by keeping it from them!

Shui Qing: ...As expected, behind every rule lies a painful lesson.

The old village chief above then mentioned the silver stored in the village and said, "We were able to escape unscathed this time, with no one injured and no loss of property or livestock, except that Shuiqing led the entire village to resist the attack."

Another reason is to thank Ling Ran for finding the governor, and the second is to thank Wen Hua for saving the livestock on the back mountain.

The number of disaster victims and refugees will continue to increase. If more come, even if it's just three or five sneaking to the back mountain, it will be heartbreaking to see our hard-earned livestock destroyed. So I'm thinking of continuing to build a wall along the back of the village. What do you think?

The Shui family, including the Feng family and the four families of Mancang, do not need to participate in this topic.

The four families of Feng Damancang were servants of Shuiqing's family. The silver distributed to them by the village belonged to them, while the livestock essentially belonged to the master's family. However, the livestock originally belonging to Shuiqing's family were all raised by the four families. Even the horses and donkeys distributed to Shuiqing were ultimately raised by the four families together.

They have a large area above them, and there's a mountain behind them, so they don't need to be combined with the villagers of Shanshui Village.

So for now, I'm just listening without offering any opinions.

When livestock are mentioned, even slightly sensible children know their importance and will obediently wait aside without making any noise.

The adults deeply understood what the old village chief had summarized!

These past few days have been filled with anxiety. I've been worried about bandit attacks, whether the people who went out have been found or if they've encountered any mishaps or injuries, and when I think about the livestock that came up behind me, my heart almost jumps out of my chest.

If Hu Wenhua hadn't brought the pigs and sheep back with his men, I probably wouldn't have had the appetite to eat!

They never want to experience that kind of fear again.

"Cover it! Of course we should cover it!"

"The potatoes won't be ready for harvest for another ten days or so, right? Let's take advantage of this lull to build the wall."