I'm worried that if I tease them too much, they'll be harder to appease later...
The fourth brother tried to comfort her, "Shishi, don't listen to your ninth brother, what Sister Jing said is true..."
Please give her greetings to everyone, including Shishi, of course...
The ninth brother continued to fan the flames, "Fourth brother, you're just trying to cover it up. Did the eldest young lady say something about the eldest brother?"
As he spoke, he deliberately winked at the fourth brother.
The fourth brother remained silent.
Wen Shishi tilted her head back, glancing at Ninth Brother, then at Fourth Brother, and then back at Ninth Brother again...
Her features scrunched up, preparing to fake cry...
The seventh brother coaxed with a smile, "Shishi, do you like your eldest brother?"
Wen Shishi stopped, her eyes widening, seemingly not understanding.
The seventh brother explained, "Someone likes you, the person you like..."
Are you happy?
Before Wen Shishi could react, she heard her eldest brother deny it, "Seventh brother, this concerns a woman's reputation, you can't talk nonsense..."
Wen Shishi frowned, even more puzzled...
What are you guys talking about?
The seventh brother smiled at his eldest brother and continued to speak to Wen Shishi, "What does Seventh Brother mean...?"
Whether Sister Jing is referring to her older brother or to Shishi herself...
Anyway, they're all people Shishi likes, so there's no difference, right?
Wen Shishi's eyebrows and eyes were furrowed, as if she understood but didn't...
She scratched her head in frustration, her frantic little face making her brothers laugh.
Finally, it was the second brother who made the final decision.
"If you keep talking like this, Shishi will get confused!"
Alright! Fourth brother, you take a break and go help Shishi grill a fish. She'll be done in no time!
"Don't even mention Sister Jing, I've forgotten about my eldest and second brothers too!"
The brothers burst into laughter.
Wen Shishi noticed her brothers' teasing and glanced speechlessly at her second brother...
Seeing her fourth brother get up and prepare to return to the courtyard, her eyes lit up instantly, and she forgot all the teasing her brothers had just given her.
The older brother's smile faded. "Alright! Now let's start discussing how to make the cooperation happen!"
Song Chenghou had always suspected that the deputy clan chief's confidence stemmed from having sufficient military strength to rival the clan chief...
Financial resources are indispensable.
However, Limushan was almost completely cut off from the outside world. Not to mention money, even the weapons and knives of his men were a problem.
Based on the last trip up the mountain, it seems the villagers didn't have smelting techniques and could only hammer iron tools...
But where does the iron come from?
The clan chief assigned Li Jing to patrol the mountains, while the safety of the village was entrusted to the deputy clan chief, Lin Hong...
If safety is the priority, shouldn't the safety of the village be entrusted to Li Jing, and the safety of the area down the mountain to Lin Hong?
Does the clan chief also suspect that Lin Hong is colluding with external forces and using the opportunity of patrolling the mountain to make contact with them?
Song Chenghou shared his guess, and after thinking about it, his younger brothers all agreed.
"Yes! I also wondered at the time, where did their confidence come from?"
"With so many villagers following Lin Hong and his son, there must be something to gain, right?"
But what could Lin Hong and his son promise them? I was also wondering at the time…”
......
Regardless, everyone felt that once the eldest brother spoke, the speculation would be basically confirmed.
"Big brother, what should we do now?"
"Hold your positions and get a clear picture of the situation first."
Song Chenghou looked at his second brother, "Second brother, prepare more explosives and arrows, starting today..."
Every day, three brothers are assigned to circle around Limu Mountain, observing who is preparing to go up or down the mountain...
"Just observe, don't interrupt, summarize the situation, and then we'll discuss it further."
Lao Ba suddenly spoke up, "Big Brother, another typhoon is probably coming in two or three days..."
If we can't reach an agreement in time, we'll transport the timber back to reinforce the roof and doors, and then...
Song Chenghou nodded, "Haste makes waste, there's nothing we can do about it. We've all seen the internal problems within the Li ethnic group..."
Achieving cooperation is not something that can be done overnight.
The eighth brother nodded helplessly; the situation was indeed as his elder brother had described.
"Typhoon? Dude, is another typhoon coming?"
Wen Shishi looked up at her older brother.
Song Chenghou lowered his head, "Is Shishi scared?"
Wen Shishi licked her lips, "Do the brothers prepare lots of dried fish and food in advance again?"
With her eldest brother, second eldest brother, and other brothers around, she wasn't afraid at all!
But, eldest brother, second brother, please don't get hurt again...
The fourth brother came out carrying a skewer of grilled fish, and that's when he heard Wen Shishi say that.
He said with a smile, "We should learn from our sister's spirit, no matter what kind of wind it is, including a typhoon..."
They don't care about anything, they still eat well, and life goes on!
The brothers chuckled, but Wen Shishi didn't hear a word. Her eyes were fixed on her fourth brother's hand, oblivious to her brother's teasing...
Grilled fish, wow! It smells so good!
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