The village was robbed in the middle of the night, and there was more than one thief!
The home of the victim was drugged; if they hadn't had a dog, who knows what would have happened!
Jiang Yue felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this. Wu Family Village had only been enjoying a good life for a short time before it was targeted by thieves!
Fortunately, everyone worked together, and since many households kept dogs, whose keen sense of smell allowed them to quickly help the humans catch one of the thieves!
The man is now tied up and bound to a big tree at the village entrance, guarded by several strong men. He will be taken to the county government office at dawn!
"Luckily we discovered it early, otherwise..."
Aoyama wiped the sweat from his forehead, exchanged a glance with his younger brother, and the two brothers exchanged thoughts.
It seems we need to be more careful with the yard wall and nighttime security; his family is probably the richest in the whole village...
"This can't go on like this. If each household could send one person to work in three shifts at night, that would be much better."
Upon hearing about the use of sleeping pills, Jiang Yue guessed that this was no ordinary petty thief, but rather someone who had planned the crime.
Although we caught one person, another escaped!
If those who escaped were to regroup their thieves and return to the village, then...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
“Mother, you are still recovering from your injuries. Leave these matters to your sons. You can focus on recovering.”
"Yes, Mother, my brother and I are men. Protecting our family is our responsibility. You focus on recovering, and leave the rest to us brothers."
Qingshan and Qingsong hurriedly comforted their mother, persuading her to go back to the house to rest.
As for them, they were discussing how to prevent petty theft and how to get the whole village to take this matter seriously...
The method my mother just mentioned is not impossible.
If there's no benefit to being on night duty, why would someone do it?
After thinking it over, they each calculated the amount of money they had.
The two brothers spoke frankly and discussed the matter until dawn...
As soon as it was light, people came to the old house. It was my eldest uncle and second uncle. Qingshan welcomed them in.
“Your grandparents were so worried. They called us to come and see your mother and your wife. They were terrified.”
"Uncle, everything's fine at home. How are Grandpa and Grandma?"
"Oh, your grandpa sprained his ankle, and your grandma stayed home to take care of him."
"What happened? How did I sprain my ankle?"
"Oh dear, the old man heard the noise and was worried about your house, so he tried to sneak over in the dark, but he twisted his ankle as soon as he stepped out of the yard."
"This is serious! No, I'll carry Grandpa to town to see a doctor!"
"I'm going too!"
Wu Dalang and Wu Erlang were dumbfounded. They had been ordered to check on their third brother's wife's family, but their two nephews had tricked them into revealing information...
"Big brother, second brother, go back and tell Dad that the pharmaceutical factory is closed today, so he doesn't need to guard the gate. It's alright, seeing a doctor is the priority."
Jiang Yue was helped out of the house by the Ye sisters, who gave her a few earnest words of advice.
Oh dear, what a mess! Everyone, young and old, is injured.
......
After this incident, every household became like a frightened bird, treating their own dogs even better than pigs.
Do pigs give warnings at night?
Won't!
Dogs can do that!
Secondly, the village chief and clan elders announced the establishment of the Wu Family Village Patrol and Guard Team, and recruited twelve able-bodied men!
Two people patrol the village every night, divided into the first half of the night and the second half. They change shifts every three days and rest for one day. Their wages are two hundred copper coins a month!
It's a three-day work week with one day off; it's not like I'm staying up all night every day.
The villagers were quickly persuaded and mobilized their men and sons to sign up.
After three days of selection, the candidates were quickly chosen. They were given two sets of brand-new work clothes, and each person had a red silk cloth tied around their left arm with the words "Peace" embroidered on it.
When Jiang Yue saw it while strolling around with nothing to do, she couldn't help but give it a thumbs up.
Uncle Village Chief, you've really learned almost everything she used at the pharmaceutical factory!
She was very curious about where the money for this patrol and guard team came from.
You wouldn't know unless you asked, and once you did, you'd be amused.
It seems the village chief is wasting his talents by not doing business!
It turned out that the tuition fees paid by the children from other villages in the school, the monthly profit promised by the pharmaceutical factory, and the money that each household voluntarily donated after being persuaded by the village chief were all quite substantial, enough to pay these people's wages!
The village chief also told her that he planned to register with the government and buy some bows and arrows, machetes, and shields, just in case.
Normally, the government wouldn't approve of something like this.
However, considering that a petty thief from Wujia Village had confessed to having a whole gang of thieves behind him, Magistrate Liu nodded in agreement for safety reasons!
From this perspective, Magistrate Liu can be considered a good official who cares about the people.
However, with just this much, it's far from enough to withstand a large-scale bandit invasion.
Jiang Yue offered some suggestions, such as setting up wooden fences at the entrance and exit of the village, which could at least deter some bad guys if they really came.
Then there are kerosene cans, which are extremely dangerous.
The village chief immediately understood, recalling the commotion caused by Jiang's injury last time, and wrote it down without saying a word.
Next, we need to buy bows and arrows. We'll coat the arrowheads with something, like a sleeping potion, or something that won't kill but will cause trouble.
The village chief stroked his beard, thinking to himself, "Indeed, nothing is more poisonous than a woman's heart."
Fortunately, it was a woman from his Wu family village!
The old man and the young man found themselves getting along very well as they chatted.
Jiang Yue never expected that the village chief would accept all her underhanded tricks without hesitation.
The village chief, however, hadn't expected that the Jiang family had such an endless array of tricks to torment people. He should learn from their methods to better protect the villagers!
In this way, every household cooperated in protecting Wujia Village.
Wujia Village remained calm until the end of the month. It was precisely at times like this that the village chief and others became even more vigilant!
The patrol team members, paid by the village and dedicated to protecting their homeland, dared not slack off even for a moment, conscientiously guarding their posts and patrolling diligently every night...
Just then, a group of well-trained men in black, carrying machetes, crept forward in the dark, preparing to infiltrate Wu Family Village...
Coincidentally, the villagers sold their medicinal plants today, earned money, and happily bought meat and vegetables to feed their dogs.
"Woof woof woof~"
Suddenly, the village chief's dog, Xiao Hei, jumped up. It wouldn't eat the bone its young owner had just thrown into its bowl; it bared its teeth, widened its eyes, and pawed incessantly at the ground with its left paw...
"Grandpa, Grandma, you stay inside the house, don't go anywhere!"
Yin put down her chopsticks and immediately sensed something was wrong.
Suspecting that a thief might have entered the village, they told their grandparents not to leave home.
Where are you going?
The village chief, having lived to such an old age, had seen it all. He immediately took a carrying pole from behind the door and handed it to his grandson for self-defense, while he himself took a wood-chopping knife and weighed it in his hand.
"I'll go warn the rest of the villagers. Don't worry, sir, I'm quick and agile, I can run really fast."
Youyin said smugly, then left through the back door, telling her grandparents not to open it...
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