Moreover, you have to eat more to farm now. How can you have the energy to work if you don’t have enough food? In the end, only the village chief’s family and Brother Dahu’s family each chose one acre of land to try farming.
Jiang Tuantuan's side was also about to start work. Twenty acres of land required at least three people, but Jiang Dafeng had to teach and Jiang Lide had to study, so only Li Jingchen was left.
Just when I was worrying about not having enough manpower, I heard someone knocking on the door.
After Li Jingchen opened the door, the servant panted and said, "Our county magistrate requests the deputy general to lead the troops to suppress the bandits."
Li Jingchen readily agreed. Although Jiang Tuantuan didn't like him very much, he was the father of his child after all, so he went back to the house and took out a pair of knee pads he had bought some time ago from the cabinet and gave them to him.
He also warned: "Be careful. If you can't win, run away. Your life is more important."
Li Jingchen was amused by her words and took her into his arms, "I will be back safely soon, don't worry."
It was only on the way to suppress the bandits that we learned that this group of bandits were actually a few refugees. A few days ago, when the relief food from the court arrived, they ran down frantically to rob it.
Xian Wei hurriedly took people to chase after them, but there were not enough people in the county government office. In addition, the bandits occupied a good terrain, which led to Xian Wei being injured. He had no choice but to ask for support from the deputy general.
Only when they reached the foot of the mountain did they understand the difficulty, because the mountain was quite high and they occupied the best spot at the top.
When climbing up, it is inevitable to make noise, and then the bandits will throw stones down, making it extremely difficult to go up. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The county government sent out all the personnel it could, but there were only eight of them. Li Jingchen decided to sneak up in the dark.
But these bandits will definitely send people to keep an eye on us, so we need to disguise ourselves.
Although it is winter now, the wild grass on the mountain is still very tenacious. It is not completely convex, but lying motionless on the ground. You can't see it unless you look carefully.
Li Jingchen asked everyone to cut the weeds, braid them together, and cover themselves with them. Even the knives were covered with weeds, otherwise they would be easily exposed in the moonlight at night.
As soon as it got dark, everyone quietly started climbing up from the bottom of the mountain, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible and holding their breath. The moonlight was very dark, and with a little moonlight, they could barely see the front clearly.
When I climbed halfway up the mountain, I looked up and saw a man holding a torch and staring at the surroundings.
Li Jingchen and his group slowed down even more. A wild rabbit suddenly jumped out and stepped directly on one of their heads.
The man could only endure it and not move. Even though his back felt itchy, he had to endure it until the hare had had enough and left on its own.
There are only five meters left to the top of the mountain. It is already midnight, the time when people sleep the deepest.
The man who was watching with the torch also began to feel drowsy.
Li Jingchen rushed forward and before the man could start shouting, he was hit hard on the back of his neck by a machete and fainted.
The remaining people were tied up one by one.
Just when he was about to tie up the last person, he suddenly stood up, picked up the stick beside him, and was about to hit the servant in front of him.
The boy couldn't dodge in time and was hit by a stick. The three men rushed up and started fighting with the man, but they were no match for him and none of them could subdue him.
Li Jingchen walked straight forward. Dark clouds covered half of the moon, and only the torch could barely illuminate the figures of the two.
The man had a full beard and was extremely fast. As he flashed, Li Jingchen also took a big step forward.
The stick hit Li Jingchen's shoulder hard, and the bearded man's chest was also hit hard by the back of the knife. In the endless darkness, the man's blood gushed out of his throat.
Everyone worked together to tie him up. The man yelled frantically, "You don't have to look down on me. Just use the blade. Why use the back of the knife?"
Li Jingchen said calmly, "Because you haven't killed anyone, it doesn't mean you're unforgivable. You're just a pitiful person in this world."
Dragging the five captured people and a bag of grain, they arrived at the gate of the county government office at dawn. When County Magistrate Zhao heard the news, he immediately found his clothes, put on his shoes, and ran out without washing his face or combing his hair.
"As expected of Lieutenant General Li, he is truly extremely brave!"
After silently listening to County Magistrate Zhao's praise, Li Jingchen asked, "How are you going to deal with these five people?"
Magistrate Zhao thought for a moment and said, "These five men haven't committed any serious crimes. They only stole a bag of grain, and they haven't committed any murder. There's no need to report them. We can send them to other places nearby that are short of laborers. But we don't have the manpower to send them there right now, so they'll just have to stay in jail for now."
Li Jingchen nodded after hearing this, "Then they are blessed because they have food to eat and don't have to starve to death."
County Magistrate Zhao frowned. There was not enough food to begin with.
Li Jingchen didn't sleep all night. He just wanted to get back to his wife, so he left quickly.
The morning wind was very cold. He pulled his collar closer and rode home quickly.
When I got home, I saw that Jiang Li had woken up and was boiling hot water for the whole family to use in the morning in the kitchen. There was a pile of freshly cut firewood next to him.
Jiang Li said, "Brother Jingchen is back. How was the bandit suppression? Do you want to wash your face with hot water before going to rest?"
Li Jingchen thought about it and decided to wash up. He was indeed a little dirty after climbing the mountain all night. He replied, "The suppression of the bandits was a success."
After washing up, she quietly opened the door and saw Jiang Tuantuan still sleeping. It had been almost a month since she gave birth, and Jiang Tuantuan would sleep until noon every day.
Li Jingchen took off his clothes, but felt cold. Afraid that Jiang Tuantuan would be frozen, he ran to the brazier and warmed himself.
Looking at Yubao who was sleeping soundly in the crib, I wanted to reach out and pinch his chubby face, but then I thought that if I woke him up I would have to coax him myself, so I had to give up the idea.
Since Yubao was born, the family has not hired a special maid to take care of him. The main reason is that Feng Xiaoli likes Yubao very much. She takes care of him herself during the day, and Li Jingchen takes care of him at night. Jiang Tuantuan only feeds Yubao when he is hungry and teases him normally, so she is not tired at all.
After warming himself up, Li Jingchen lifted a corner of the bed and gently lay down on it. He stretched out his strong arms to hug Jiang Tuantuan, but was pushed away.
Jiang Tuantuan is not used to sleeping with someone, but Li Jingchen is already very satisfied. After all, Jiang Tuantuan didn't let him get on the bed at the beginning. Although he can't hug her now, at least he can get next to her.
Although he didn't understand why his wife became like this, Li Jingchen still felt a little guilty, thinking that he had been away from home for too long, which led to some unfamiliarity.
After just one hour of sleep, Yubao started crying. Li Jingchen had no choice but to put on his coat and quickly get out of bed. He gently held Yubao's body with his left arm, stretched out his nose to smell it, and it smelled really bad!
It was time to change the diaper. I untied the dirty diaper, threw it away, wiped the butt clean, wrapped it with new muslin, and tied it in an ugly way. The whole action was done in one go.
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