Chapter 297 There are outsiders coming to the village?
Shen Qing was stunned in the warm room. What was he going out to see?
The third child is always noisy and often yells as if the sky is falling over the smallest things.
But she still stood up, picked up the cloak hanging on the wall, put it on, lifted the curtain and went out.
The cold wind was blowing and it hurt my face.
Jiang Xiangnan shouted in shock, "Mom, there are outsiders coming to our village!"
After saying that, it was Shen Qing who was shocked.
How is that possible? Not to mention that they are hard to find in this mountain area, even in this freezing cold weather and with the New Year approaching, who would travel so far to come here?
She thought of a possibility, "Is he a relative of the Lei family?"
Is it because there are many disaster victims this year and life is hard outside, so they come to the Lei family for help?
Cuihua said that there were several more heavy snowfalls today than in previous years, and life outside is indeed more miserable.
"Mom, you also guessed it was a relative of the Lei family? After we told Second Grandpa, his first thought was a relative of the Lei family, so I just went to the workshop and asked a few brothers from the Lei family to go to the gate to identify them;
Many families in the village have gone to watch the fun. Mom, come with me to see it!" Jiang Xiangnan said happily, his eyes sparkling.
God knows how suffocated they are in this valley!
I don't know how the girls can stay here. The men are eager to go out every day. Even if they can't go out, they are thinking about catching roe deer in the mountains. Unfortunately, the Lei brothers have to saw wood in the workshop to earn wages, and they will not stop working until the holiday.
Now there is finally something new to watch, even if it is not from their family, it is good to meet outsiders.
Shen Qing was speechless.
What's there to see when a few outsiders come? Especially when you don't know them!
Huo Bing suddenly came out of the kitchen, looked at the two of them and said solemnly, "Mom, Third Brother, I want to go take a look."
Jiang Xiangnan was recognized, and his smile became even brighter. He immediately said with a look of being the best in the world: "My sister-in-law and I are the same! Let's go, let's go faster!"
Shen Qing looked at Huo Bing, who had a serious expression on her face. She understood what she was worried about, and she calmly said, "Then I'll go see the excitement too."
Huo Bing originally wanted to tell her not to go because it was cold, but she saw her mother's expression change from indifference to caution, and she instantly realized that her mother had the same idea as her.
She nodded, walked forward to support Shen Qing, and walked towards the village entrance on the thick white snow.
The village entrance is blocked by a two-meter-wide river, and behind it there is a lookout tower and a thick, tall adobe wall.
There are sharp iron nails and wooden spikes of varying heights stuck in front of and on top of the wall. Even though the water in the river has long since frozen into hard ice, the wall cannot be climbed!
The only entrance is the drawbridge at the gate. When it is retracted, it blocks the gate, and when it is lowered, it becomes a bridge for passage.
After all the craftsmen were sent away, there were no outsiders in the village. In addition, the weather was too cold in winter and there was no heating equipment here, so the night watch was cancelled and they changed to checking every half an hour. This was to prevent people or animals from destroying the walls and gates without them knowing.
Jiang Xiangnan walked ahead excitedly, explaining, "It was Feng Meng's turn to patrol today. He said he went there at the end of the afternoon and heard nothing. But when he checked at the afternoon, he saw several men lying on the opposite bank!
I think he fainted from the cold. He originally thought that saving people was his priority, as this kind of weather could really freeze someone to death if it lasted too long. But then he thought about how you often told him not to use his brain and to go back to the village to ask if he had any questions, so he went to find Second Grandpa.
"Second Grandfather told him not to open the door to rescue the person yet, but to go to the workshop and call the Lei brothers to identify him. Only open the door after confirming it is him."
"Feng Meng kept complaining to me, saying that Second Grandpa was too cold-blooded and heartless. Those were human lives out there! They were already frozen unconscious, so why didn't you rescue them in first and then identify them?"
"But after all, he's seen a lot on the way to escape. Even though he complained, he still did what he was told. Mother and sister-in-law, didn't you see how fast Feng Meng ran? He wished he could have Hot Wheels on his feet!"
Huo Bing's expression grew even colder as he listened.
Shen Qing's originally cheerful mood also became heavy, and he intuitively felt that something was wrong.
The end of the Wei hour is three o'clock in the afternoon. I patrol once an hour, and I went again around four o'clock. Could he have fainted from the cold at any time, but why did he faint just when he reached the gate?
It just so happened that several men fainted from the cold at the same time?
But if it's not a coincidence, why did they come...
"Mom, it's okay. We'll know whether it's good or bad soon."
Huo Bing beside him suddenly whispered comfortingly.
Shen Qing hummed inaudibly.
She was not worried about herself, she was only worried about Ah Bing.
Fortunately, after fleeing the famine, the villagers not only did not lose weight, but became stronger. In the past few months since entering the mountains, the entire village has eaten and slept well, and has not slacked off at all. They have been working hard and have become stronger and more powerful.
Especially with the addition of more than 20 members of the Lei family! You have to know that every member of the Lei family is a strong labor force, without any old, weak or disabled people, and their fighting capacity is very strong.
And no matter how busy they were before, they never forgot to take the time to build the wall. Each of these is due to their strength, so they are not panicking at this moment...
The three of them walked quickly. There were already quite a few people gathered at the entrance. The Lei brothers stood on the observation deck and looked out.
"They were lying on top of each other, either face down or sideways, so it was impossible to see clearly."
"It was dark and in the shadows, so I couldn't see clearly."
Lei Dagui and Lei Daming stretched their heads and tried to look, then shook their heads at the people below and sighed.
Lei Sigui's eyes rolled, and he shouted angrily: "I remember my mother said that she had several brothers, and she was sold to the mountains just to get money to marry her brothers;
Even my uncles, if they come here now, they don't have good intentions. They must be here to take advantage of us! Let's go, let's all go. It doesn't matter if we freeze to death. We will have peace and quiet in the future!"
"Yes, it just so happens that my mother is not here, so let's not say anything. In this weather, I estimate that he will be hard in an hour or two." Lei Erfu echoed.
Feng Meng was a little anxious.
He was their biological uncle, their mother's uncle! How could they ignore him?
Even if it's not good, you can just save him and beat him away with your fists. Why let him die at the door? It's so unlucky.
But before Feng Meng could speak, one of the men opposite him had already woken up.
He looked at Lei Sigui on the observation deck and shouted in surprise, "Sigui, I'm your eldest uncle. Below are your second and third uncles. Quickly open the door and help carry them in to warm up!"
The people standing under the observation deck didn’t expect that they were actually relatives of the Lei family!
Since they are real relatives, the most likely reason they came before the New Year is to ask for money and to take some things back to celebrate the New Year.
Okay, these are other people’s family affairs, and they can’t get involved.
Shen Qing always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what it was.
Amidst the commotion, Huo Bing climbed up to the observation deck with great agility and swiftness. After stopping, he looked towards the other side with sharp eyes.
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