"Captain, don't worry. We are from the frontier army. How could we be ungrateful?"
"That's right, if you don't look at anything else, just look at these clothes, shoes and socks. We can't be lazy."
"This way I have food, drink and clothes, and the wages are free. I save some money, and maybe I can marry a wife and have some chubby babies in the future!"
He Shan fiddled with his shoes and laughed along, and couldn't help but think of the chubby little baby from the Tai family.
If we get married, it wouldn't be bad to have a cute daughter like that...
"Okay, let's tidy up and get to work." He Shan clapped his hands and shouted to his brothers to stop chatting and get down to business.
"I guess the troublemakers will only come in the next two nights. Everyone should be alert and be careful not to alert the enemy. It will be difficult to catch them later."
"Understood, Captain."
"Don't worry, Captain, this is all trivial. It's much easier than catching horse thieves and red-haired people on the grassland."
Everyone responded, then carefully took off their clothes, shoes and socks and put them away properly.
Just for fun, but for now I still have to wear my old clothes.
If we catch some bad guys these days and see blood, all the good stuff will be wasted.
Not to mention the veterans who vowed to catch the bad guys, even the whole village, young and old, who were sleeping on the warm kangs, wished they could keep one eye open.
The clan leader said that everyone should be alert these days. If they hear any noise, the men should grab their weapons and go to help, while the elderly and children should hide and not hinder them.
It’s not that they aren’t afraid, but the patriarch also said that no one’s wealth comes in vain.
If a landlord produces two more bags of grain, he would be afraid of bandits coming to his door. Now that the clan has this workshop and is making a fortune every day, it is normal for the bad guys to be jealous.
As long as everyone works together, we can defeat anyone who comes!
The workshop in the Tai family's backyard was also closed for the holiday. No, to be more precise, it worked during the day and people could take their work home to do at night.
Yang Lihua naturally couldn't say that she was worried about the women's safety. She had a ready-made excuse: most of the orders had been completed, so there was no need to stay up late to finish the work.
The women didn't think there was anything wrong. Although the big kang in their home was not as comfortable as the one in the Tai family's house, and the food was not as delicious as the one in the Tai family's house, they felt more at ease being able to look after the elderly and children.
After nightfall, Mr. Tai and his two sons divided the tasks.
The father and his two sons would each keep watch for an hour at night, always carrying a hatchet and a wooden stick, and constantly monitoring the movements in and outside the yard.
Of course, Zhizhiqiu, the main force of the night watch, needs to follow through from beginning to end. As for being sleepy, he can sleep freely during the day.
Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang took Zhuzhu with them and cleaned up the side room to sleep in for two days.
When the house was first built, this location was originally a cellar. Later, it was enclosed in the house to keep it warmer and to store vegetables in the winter.
Unexpectedly, it has now become a temporary place to avoid suspicion.
It can be said that the whole village has made arrangements to be relaxed on the outside and tight on the inside, just waiting for the "foreign enemy" to invade.
But the enemy disappeared mysteriously. Not only the patrol team, but even He Shan and others could not find any trace of the enemy. It seemed as if the enemy had completely left.
The old man was a little unsure, so he held his granddaughter and checked the fortunes of the whole family. He was relieved when he didn't hear that anyone was black.
In a flash, two or three days passed. At dusk, it was time to get off work in the Tai family workshop after a busy day.
The door to the backyard opened, and the old and young women came out of the house, stretched themselves habitually, relaxed their sore backs, arms and legs, and chatted with each other.
"Aunt San, what delicious food did you make? I can smell the fragrance from here!"
"Haha, I don't know either. My daughter-in-law is a hardworking person. Her cooking skills are not as good as Dong Niang's, but the food she cooks tastes good too!"
"Oh, Third Aunt is such a good mother-in-law. I hear you praising your daughter-in-law every day!"
"Isn't it true? It's a blessing to marry into Third Aunt's family."
"Haha, if you ask me, any girl who can marry into our village is blessed. She can earn more money with her craft than the old men, and she won't have to suffer any hardships, so her life will certainly be better. When the corn harvest comes in the fall, we can go to the city to buy cloth to make new dresses, buy silver hairpins, and build a big house for our family. No matter how you think about it, you will be happy!"
"Yes, other people don't know, but my family is determined to build a new house. In a few years, I'll find a beautiful wife for my son!"
"It's just that I'm worried about my daughter. I really don't want her to marry off to another village. It would be so reassuring to have her under my watchful eye. But we're all from the same clan in our village, so she can't stay married off."
"When we have free time, we will go out and visit more often to find a good family for our daughter. But since we are living a good life and can support our daughter, we should also think more when the in-laws bully her."
"That's right. If you dare to bully our Tai family's daughter, tell the clan leader and bring a few uncles and brothers to scare the idiot to death!"
"Haha, that's right, that's right!"
The women gathered together and talked endlessly, chattering so much that it almost caused a quarrel.
Aunt Tai San turned her head occasionally and saw Sun Meihua coming in at some point in time.
She started yelling, "Sun Meihuaer, you're not going to work either, so why are you here?"
Sun Meihua was holding a basket and trying to put it on the top of the half-broken wall when she was suddenly shouted at. She was so startled that she dropped the basket.
There were some messy vegetables and a bloody net bag in the basket.
When the women heard the noise, they subconsciously looked over and frowned.
Aunt Tai stepped forward and asked, "Sun Meihua, what bad things have you done again? What's in this basket? Why did you bring it in?"
Sun Meihua hurriedly packed up the basket, tried to hide it behind her, and timidly replied, "Um... I didn't do anything! I just... I just wanted to send some food and drinks over."
Eat and drink?
Everyone's expressions looked better, but their eyes were still filled with contempt and disdain.
This fool had done so many bad things before that everyone hated her and Yang Lihua hadn't let her work in the workshop. Now she was coming to deliver food, perhaps she wanted to work in the workshop.
Aunt Tai curled her lips and sneered, "The orders are almost finished. Even if you bring food and drinks here, step-grandmother-in-law won't let you come to work."
Sun Meihua was originally trembling with panic, but after hearing this, she suddenly regained her composure and shouted, "Yes, yes, I said I just want to come here to work! I will definitely work hard and earn some money to marry Xiaobao off."
It just so happened that Yang Lihua was leading Zhuzhu over from the front yard, with Zhimaqiu running behind them.
"What's wrong? Everyone hasn't gone home yet?" Yang Lihua asked.
Before Aunt Tai San and others could respond, she saw Sun Meihua again.
Thinking of Sun Meihua's attempt to interfere in Chunhong and Erya's marriage, Yang Lihua's face turned sour and she asked, "Why did you come in?"
Sun Meihua laughed dryly and stepped back, responding vaguely, "I'm just taking a look. I'll leave right away..."
At this moment, Zhuzhu suddenly pulled her mother's hand hard, pointed at Sun Meihua's basket and shouted, "Mom, it stinks! The things in the basket stink!"
Sesame Ball also twitched his nose and rushed forward to try to pry open the basket.
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