Chapter 38 Bandits
The days passed one by one, and on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Wu finally distributed all the fine flour, and everyone in the village officially had a holiday.
They calculated that after deducting the cost of purchasing sweet potatoes and hiring workers, they had earned a total of 1,200 taels of silver.
As agreed before, three hundred taels were given to the Wei Jing family, and they still had more than nine hundred taels.
More than nine hundred taels of silver were enough to buy a farm of more than two hundred acres. They really made a fortune this time.
At the same time, each person in the village received two taels of silver as wages. On average, each family received about seven or eight taels of silver.
This is enough for the whole family to spend for two or three years.
Therefore, this year, every household in their village bought a lot of New Year's goods, preparing to have a happy New Year.
Of course, except Lin Tiezhu's family.
A few days after Lin Qian left, Sun found out that Lin Wu's business was doing so well, so she came to make a fuss and asked Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu to give them money.
They threw a tantrum and refused to leave. Later, the village chief called in the family rules to punish Lin Tiezhu's family. Only then did Sun, Lin Wen and Zhao leave in disgrace.
However, the family certainly would not give up.
So Lin Wen took advantage of a dark and windy night and sneaked over here to learn the recipe for making fine powder.
As a result, Lin Shuo discovered it, and then Lin Wen's leg was broken again just a few days after healed. The doctor also said that he would never be able to stand up again.
Upon hearing the news, Sun immediately took a kitchen knife and rushed over to fight Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu, but Zhao Xiu knocked out two of her teeth.
Before, Zhao Xiu couldn't take action because of her status, but now she is Lin Changcan's daughter-in-law, and she can beat Lin Tiezhu's family from the same village however she wants.
In the end, the Sun family was defeated.
Later, Lin Wu called all the villagers to come and help. Sun also wanted to come, but Zhao Xiu didn't even say anything.
The aunts and uncles in the village, led by Widow Li, immediately taught Sun a lesson.
Finally, Zhao Xiu heard that Sun ran away wiping away tears.
There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. Lin Tiezhu's family brought this upon themselves and cannot blame anyone else.
Lin Qian's three children don't have to work. Wei Jing and Lin Shuo read and write every day.
In addition to memorizing pharmacology and summarizing the diseases she had encountered before, Lin Qian also had to help Meng Yi copy the medical books in the space.
In short, Lin Qian had a very fulfilling life these days.
The 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month was a rare sunny day, with bright sunshine and no clouds in the sky. However, it was still very dry and cold.
After the family finished having breakfast together, they went their separate ways to do their own work.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard from a distance.
Lin Wu stood up and was about to open the door to see what was going on. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Wei Jing stopping Zhang Yufang and standing at the door.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?" Lin Wu asked.
Wei Jing did not answer Lin Wu's words. He glanced at Lin Qian and said, "Bandits, bandits are coming towards our village!"
Zhang Yufang nodded blankly at this time, her face pale with fear.
Their area is close to the border, so bandits are rampant. When Zhang Yufang was young, she witnessed bandits entering the village.
They burned, killed, looted and used every possible means, which left her with a great psychological trauma.
Wei Jing's home was right next to the village. As soon as he heard the sound of horse hooves, he went out to see what was happening. He saw a group of big men riding horses and holding long swords coming towards the village.
"What?" Everyone in the yard immediately said in shock.
Lin Changcan took two steps back and almost fell to the ground. Lin Shuo supported him and said, "Grandpa, don't worry."
Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu exchanged glances. Lin Wu slapped his thigh and said regretfully, "It must be our business that attracted these bandits!"
As he said this, he glared at me, turned around and went back into the house to get his bow and arrow.
Lin Shuo also let go of Lin Changcan and ran back to the house to get two smaller bows and arrows. These were Lin Shuo and Wei Jing's. They often went up the mountain and bought two bows for hunting.
Lin Qian also went into the house and brought out a small wooden basin. She said, "I picked a lot of Aconitum kusnezoffii earlier. I haven't had time to process them yet. They are all poisonous. Put your arrows in it and soak them for a while."
The three of them immediately did as they were told, and then each of them went out with an arrow on his back.
Lin Qian quickly caught up, and then told Zhao Xiu, "Mom, take good care of my grandfather and the others. I'll go with you."
Zhao Xiu nodded, and Lin Qian also went out and closed the door again.
The sound of horse hooves was so loud that some people in the village had already come out to check. When they saw the bandits, they were scared to death and quickly hid back home, not daring to go out.
"Boss, this is it. I heard that their village has made a lot of money these days."
"Haha, okay, let's make a big profit today, and then go back to have a good New Year!" The bandit leader was a burly man with a big beard. He said with a smile.
There were about thirty bandits in this group, and each of them was carrying a knife.
"Everyone from Linjia Village, come out! If you hand over all the money, I will spare your lives!"
"Count to three more times. If you don't come out, I will set fire to your village." The bandit leader shouted.
The people of Linjia Village had obviously also been baptized by this group of bandits. When they heard what the bandits said, they immediately came out of their homes one by one.
Lin Wu, who was hiding in the dark, frowned. How could these people be so obedient? They just came out when he told them to?
When the bandit leader saw this scene, he immediately burst into laughter.
"You are so obedient! Since you are so obedient, I will show mercy this time. As long as you take out the money, we will leave immediately.
It's Chinese New Year, and we don't want blood on our hands."
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd. She said, "None of us have money. The real rich ones are that family. They make a lot of money from their business!"
The person who spoke was Zhao, Lin Wen's daughter-in-law and Lin Wu's sister-in-law.
"Oh?" The bandit leader said "oh", then looked at Lin Qian's house and found that the door was closed and no one came out. He immediately became angry.
The bandit leader said, "Go! Drag their entire family out. I want to see how long they can hide."
Behind him, four or five bandits immediately appeared, riding on horses, heading towards Lin Qian's house.
No one dared to say a word and watched the bandits' actions.
Just when the five people were about to reach the door of Lin Qian's house, suddenly three arrows were shot at the bandits from three different directions.
The arrows were very accurate, and three bandits were immediately shot in the chest and fell off their horses and died.
"What's going on? Who is it? Come out!" The bandit leader shouted immediately when he saw three people killed.
Before he finished speaking, a petite figure stood up from a distant rooftop and shot another arrow, aiming at the bandit leader.
The bandit leader had some martial arts skills and dodged immediately, but he was unable to dodge the other arrow and was shot through the neck.
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