The place where Chenxi is located is a wide-open space.
This is probably where villagers thresh and dry their grain. There are many stones around it, which is probably where villagers sit and rest on weekdays.
Shenxi pointed to the stones and said, "Let's all find a place to sit down and have a good talk."
The villagers were still hesitant. Could they sit down after speaking to someone in a higher position?
Zheng Ankang said to the village chief, "If the leader tells you to sit down, then sit down. You've been hiding all night, you must have been terrified."
Seeing this, the village chief obediently sat down on a rock not far from the sinking stream.
Upon seeing this, the other villagers also found a place to sit down.
But most of them had their heads down, as if they were students waiting to be scolded.
Shenxi asked, "Those people who came last night were thieves. Your house was ransacked, and they probably took all the valuables. Have you thought about how you're going to live?"
The village chief was named Lu Zhuang. He was in his forties, with a dark red face and strong limbs, and looked like a martial arts expert.
"Sir, don't worry about us. We don't have anything valuable. If we have anything of value, we either carry it with us or hide it in a very secluded place. We don't keep it at home."
"I think this time the bandits will leave empty-handed."
"But strangely enough, they didn't burn down the village, which is fortunate."
Shenxi was a bit strange. Usually, bandits would set fires after looting, especially after they had nothing to show for it. They might set fires to vent their anger.
Chen Xi suddenly shuddered and asked Leng Aofu, "Aunt Leng, did you save the villagers in the village?"
Leng Aofu didn't understand why Chen Xi asked that, but still replied, "No, it's halfway to Qiao Town."
A chill ran down Shen Xi's spine, and he immediately ordered Zheng Ankang: "Ankang, quickly send someone to inform Li De to bring his infantry here immediately."
Then he instructed the villagers, "Come with me down the mountain immediately."
The villagers were stunned. Why would they leave the village now that the bandits had left?
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