No wonder he failed the imperial examination. With such a small amount of courage, what can he possibly accomplish?

"Nephew Zhongyi, you young people are so quick-witted! I'll get on it right away!"

Having come up with an idea, the village chief found the clan chief, and together they selected many strong and healthy men from the village to serve as the village's guard.

Joining the guard team wasn't free; each household had to contribute some grain as rations for the guard team.

While other villages were being attacked and robbed, the Lin family village group was relatively safe.

After all, the gleaming machetes and the strong, burly guards would scare away most of the refugees.

With the arrival of the guard team, the timid elderly, women, and children in the village seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

The team's speed increased significantly on the rest of the journey.

After all, in the previous few days, the villagers didn't dare to sleep at night and had to travel during the day, so their bodies simply couldn't take it.

Nowadays, there are guards on duty day and night, and the villagers take the time to rest whenever they get a break, making the most of it.

Unlike the previous few days, they no longer had dark circles under their eyes, looked haggard, or were exhausted.

"Second brother, this is for you!"

When serving the food, the eldest sister-in-law scooped out the thickest bowl and gave it to Lin Xue.

He scooped all the meat out of the pot into his bowl.

The old lady was very satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law's performance.

She used to be firmly opposed to having meat at every meal.

If it weren't for the eldest daughter-in-law saying that all the meat would go to his second son, everyone could have had some meat broth to nourish their bodies.

Grandma Lin estimated that she could guard that big bucket of meat and prevent anyone from getting close.