Zhu Cheng nodded: "Don't worry, Sister Tangli, I'm smart, it's okay."
Zhu Cheng was about to go out when Lanhua stopped him and made a few gestures.
Zhu Cheng nodded, and Lanhua ran away.
Tang Li looked at Li Youcai and said, "Brother Li, go get all the villagers to gather at the medicine bag factory, regardless of gender or age."
Li Youcai nodded: "Okay."
"Keep an eye on Du Xiaohe and Li Tiemu. Don't give them a chance to tip off."
"Yes." Li Youcai said and walked into the dark night.
Uncle Li also pulled Aunt Gao along: "Village Chief, we're with you."
Then he followed.
After a while, Lanhua came back with a cotton jacket in her hand and put it on Zhu Cheng.
"Zhu Cheng, tell my husband to go to the county government office to find Lao Zeng and tell him about the bandits coming down the mountain." Tang Li said.
"Sister Tangli, I've got it." Zhu Cheng said as he walked outside.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and kissed Lanhuaer on the face.
"Lanhua, wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he strode away.
Lanhua stood at the door, sticking her head out and looking at his back eagerly.
Tang Li looked at Doctor Su and said, "Doctor Su, go prepare the medicine for the wound, the medicine for stopping the bleeding, the medicine for bandaging, everything."
Doctor Su also went to work.
The second and third babies sat quietly with their big eyes open, neither crying nor making a fuss.
Tangli touched the two babies' heads and said, "Don't worry, mother is here."
The two babies nodded.
Tang Li was actually quite nervous. After all, she was a mortal. Facing the vicious bandits, she could only try her best to find ways to deal with them, but she had no guarantee of victory.
However, no matter what, she would fight to the death to protect these two babies.
After a while, a few villagers came to the medicine bag factory.
Everyone had a look of panic on their face. Obviously, Li Youcai had already told them about the bandits.
"Why did the bandits target our village? Our village is so poor! What's going on?"
"We're poor, but there are a few wealthy families. Some of them have lavish banquets. They're attracting attention, aren't they?"
"You're cursing right after you put down your bowl! I see you're enjoying your meal tonight! Don't other villages have money? These bandits are robbing whoever they want!"
"Alright, stop arguing, don't worry about who started it, let's figure out how to solve it first!"
"Yes, bandits not only rob things, but also kill people. What should we do?"
It was a noisy scene.
After a while, Li Youcai came with a few men, bringing Li Tiemu and Du Xiaohe with them. The two men's hands were tied.
Tang Li didn't even glance at them, but asked Li Youcai directly: "Brother Li, did you find out anything?"
Li Youcai's face was grim. "I found out it's these two bastards colluding with the bandits! The bandits will take action tonight!"
Li Youcai was almost mad with anger and kicked Li Tiemu several times: "What a beast! The entire Lijia Village is going to be ruined by you!"
Li Tiemu screamed from being kicked.
Upon hearing this, the villagers also started to curse Li Tiemu and Du Xiaohe crazily.
For a time, Li Tiemu and Du Xiaohe became the target of public criticism.
Du Xiaohe raised his head and cursed, "You guys are so mean to me, but when the bandits come down, I'll kill you one by one!"
"Du Xiaohe, are you still human? You've harmed everyone in the village. You're a beast!"
"You are the beasts, bullying us because we are small in number! You target us with everything you do! You deserve to be slaughtered by the bandits!"
Du Xiaohe was deeply resentful. No matter what she said, the villagers would criticize her! They charged her for growing medicinal herbs, and when she stopped growing them, they stopped charging her! How could this not be a trap for her?
A distant relative of Du Xiaohe is a bandit, so she tried every possible means to join the bandits and teach these beasts a lesson!
Of course, the most important thing is that her distant relative agreed to give her five taels of silver as a guide fee!
Li Youcai said nothing, but slapped Du Xiaohe and Li Tiemu several times, leaving them speechless.
The villagers were in chaos.
"Brother Li, let's all be quiet for a moment!" Tang Li said.
Li Youcai immediately shouted, "Everyone, stop arguing. It's getting late. The bandits will be coming to the village soon. We have to find a solution."
"What should we do? Village chief! They're bandits!"
"How about we hide? We can hide under the bed or in the water tank!"
"The bandits burned the house down in one go. It's no use hiding anywhere!"
"Then let's escape from the village!" said a young man.
"If I don't run away, I won't be able to survive without the village."
"Yeah, what's the point of people running away? We'll lose everything and starve to death."
"The village is where we live and work. Even if we lose our lives, we cannot lose our homes. Moreover, if the bandits take action, they will send people to guard the road out of the village to cut off the village from the outside world and prevent anyone from leaking the information," said Li Youcai.
He remembered that when he was a child, everyone ran to the village entrance together, and the bandits were waiting at the entrance. Whoever ran out would be chopped down.
"Yes, they are waiting at the entrance of the village. Let's kill them one by one!" Du Xiaohe said viciously.
Tang Li slapped Du Xiaohe in the face, knocking him unconscious.
In fact, before this, Li Youcai had already discussed a countermeasure with Tang Li. As the village chief, it would be more prestigious for him to speak it out.
"Let's split up into two groups. The elderly, women, and children will hide in a safe place. All the young and strong will follow me to where the bandits are coming down the mountain and wait. Let's fight them head-on! What do you think?"
"Okay, let's fight!"
"Those are bandits. Can we defeat them?!" Some people still felt scared.
"You have to fight even if you can't win, otherwise they will burn your house, steal your wife, and kill your children!" said Li Youcai.
Li Youcai's words aroused everyone's passion.
"Yes, we have to fight even if we can't win!"
"Okay, I'll listen to the village chief!"
Tang Li pulled Li Youcai and said, "Village Chief, try not to force a fight. Just buy time until Wei Qing and the others arrive."
Li Youcai nodded: "Sister-in-law Wei, I understand."
"Remember the most important thing, save your life." Tang Li instructed.
Li Youcai grinned: "Don't worry, Sister Wei, we will definitely come back alive to see you. Sister Wei, the elderly, the weak, the women and the children will stay in your medicine bag factory?"
Tang Li shook his head: "This medicine capsule factory is not safe. The bandits have set foot here. They must know that there is something in this medicine capsule factory. Their first target is here."
"Go to the ancestral hall." someone said.
"Yes, let's go to the ancestral hall! The ancestral hall can hold so many people!"
The people were divided into two groups: Tang Li, Madam Su, and Aunt Gao, who took the elderly, women, and children to the ancestral hall.
There were fifty or sixty households in the village, with more than a hundred elderly, weak, women and children. They marched towards the ancestral hall in the dark.
After entering the ancestral hall, Tang Li closed the door. Aunt Gao had already lit the candles. About a hundred people were crowded in there, and everyone had a look of panic on their faces.
She worried about her husband, her son, and whether bandits would break into the ancestral hall.
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