After a while, everyone had some farm tools in their hands, and the men looked a little funny as they seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Ahem... Now that we've recovered these farm tools, let's take a couple of days off and start clearing the wasteland!"
Everyone: Lost and found? This is clearly robbery. The whole village didn't even have a hundred farm tools, and now everyone has one.
Everyone was a little panicked, and at the same time, they were also a little worried about the elderly people in the village. They all hung their heads and just walked, and no one spoke.
Tang Youyou approached Tang Wen and Tang Wu, "Mother... Mother is gone!"
The two of them paused, knelt on the ground with a plop, tears streaming down their faces.
Liao's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly pushed through the crowd, "What happened?"
"Sister-in-law, mother... mother is gone!"
Hearing this, Liao staggered and almost fell, covering her mouth in extreme sadness.
Seeing this, the people around didn't know how to persuade them. They cursed the bandits and refugees in their hearts, and at the same time secretly cursed themselves for being incompetent.
Tang Youyou shook her head and wiped away her tears, "Don't cry, the rest of the people have gone into the mountains. We don't know what the situation is in the village now. We have to speed up."
So everyone hurried towards the village.
As soon as we arrived at the village entrance, an ox cart followed behind.
"Tang, this is the food that Master Li sent over. He also told me to tell you to guard the village well during this period. There's news that refugees have entered various villages!"
Tang Youyou bowed and thanked him. This cart of food was really a timely help.
The bailiff approached and whispered, "The master said the city gates will be closed soon. Everyone, protect yourselves. If you encounter any refugees, arrest them first!"
She understood: "Tell the master that if you need me, just let me know!"
If we don’t get closer now, when will we?
Yesterday, if there were a few people in the family who knew how to fight, Tang's mother would not have died. The idea of becoming a powerful person was infinitely magnified at this moment.
She wanted to protect her loved ones and live a carefree retirement life. She had finally made the journey through time and space, and she didn't want to live her life in a muddle.
Everyone was walking on the village road, feeling very uncomfortable seeing the mess everywhere.
"Why are you crying? As long as there is green mountain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"
She glanced at everyone and began to give orders: "Da Tang, you guys take a couple of days to recuperate, then build your house. For the next few days, just stay with the villagers!"
More than a hundred members of the Bai and Liu families looked at everyone with gratitude, tears streaming down their faces.
Butcher Zhang patted the hall's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. The villagers are easy to get along with. Oh, and they are also from the Liu family!"
"Brother Zhang, take your men up the mountain to look for those people. The remaining people will be divided into three groups. One group will guard the village entrance, one group will bury the dead, and the other group will clean up the mess!"
She seemed to be the backbone of everyone, and everyone spontaneously divided into four groups and started working.
After returning to the Tang family, he took one last look at Tang's mother's body, turned his head away and waved his hand: "Bury her. Mother is afraid of the heat, remember to find a cool place!"
"Sister, won't you come with us?"
Tang Youyou shook her head, "I can't go, I have to guard the village, big brother, mother's only wish is that we live well!"
She couldn't utter any more words of comfort. At this moment, she experienced firsthand the meaning of "a child wants to take care of his parents but they are no longer there", and returned home trembling.
After arriving at the cellar and buying a lot of food, salt, cotton clothes and shoes from the mall, he sat down on the doorpost, leaning against the wall and staring blankly at the ground.
I don’t know how long it took, but then Lin Huahua’s voice came, “Mom…”
She wiped her tears and forced a smile, "It's okay, are you all back?"
Seeing this, several children couldn't help sobbing softly.
"Stop crying, let's clean up the yard first!" Lin Huahua took the lead.
Tang Youyou then noticed the farm tools and grains scattered in the yard and sighed heavily, "Don't worry, this kind of thing will never happen again."
She made up her mind that she would not care about clearing the wasteland, building houses, and looking for mushroom sticks in the future. She would sit at the entrance of the village every day waiting for the refugees who wanted to be reincarnated!
She took out a large bag of salt and handed it to Xue'er, "Give it to the village chief and have him distribute it to the villagers!"
The most important thing right now is to overcome the difficulties together.
A moment later, the village chief came limping over, supported by the army.
His face was filled with guilt: "Niece, it's my fault that I was incompetent and failed to protect your mother. I'm so ashamed!"
Tang Youyou looked at his tearful appearance and felt very uncomfortable.
"Village Chief, it's not your fault, I understand!"
Their families lived in the innermost part. If the situation in front had not been under control, someone would definitely come and tip off. She did not want to shift the blame to others.
The village chief hurriedly shook his head, "No... It's my fault. I thought that I had just dealt with the refugees this morning, so anyone with that intention would definitely be a little afraid. I didn't expect that there would be bandits. Niece, I'm sorry for your family!" As he said that, he was about to kneel down.
Tang Youyou quickly supported him, "Village Chief, I don't blame you. You're trying to embarrass me. There are too many things going on in the village right now, and we still need you to take charge. The more than one hundred people who have just been assigned to the village are from the same village as us!"
The meaning is self-evident. Although there are only more than a hundred people here, there are more than thirty households, so building houses is not easy.
"Don't worry, niece. The weather is getting cold now. Let's keep some people to help build the house. The rest of us will clear the land and go up the mountain to look for mushroom sticks!"
Tang Youyou reminded: "Twenty men will be selected every day to guard the village entrance. Just treat it as a break, and I will be in charge personally!"
The village chief burst into tears and looked at Da Jun. Da Jun understood and quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Sister, you are our clan's benefactor. Please accept my greeting!"
She sighed and didn't stop him.
"The dead are gone, don't be too sad!" Da Jun whispered to comfort him.
She nodded slightly, "I understand. Staying alive is the most important thing right now!"
The village chief wiped his tears and said, "Yes, staying alive is the most important thing. Now that the government is not doing anything, we must protect the village. Niece, the whole village depends on you!"
Although this was a bit unreasonable, there was no other way. He could only beg shamelessly for the sake of the entire village.
So, Tang Youyou came to the village entrance carrying two bundles of sticks.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
"Sharpen the wood and use it as weapons! There's nothing else to do, so let's all get moving! We can use the rest to make a fence, so these thorny flowers can survive next year."
Everyone started to move, and for a moment the sadness disappeared. Everyone understood that self-preservation was the most important thing at the moment!
The entire Xiangyang Village turned grief into strength. Everyone worked together and was confident that they could survive. In contrast, the other two villages were in a miserable state.
Chengjia Village:
"How can we survive these damn bandits? Wuuuuu..." An old lady cried loudly.
"Alas, now we have no food and no farm tools, so we have no choice but to go up the mountain to look for wild vegetables!"
"Fortunately, the county magistrate didn't stop us from going up the mountain. In my opinion, we might as well go to the bandit's lair and take a look. Maybe we can get some extra rewards!"
So, a group of men bravely went to the place where the bandits had been entrenched to check.
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