After the gate was closed, the courtyard of the ancestral hall gradually quieted down, and almost two hundred crop men honestly looked at the dozen old people on the steps in front of them.

The courtyard was lit only by a hundred-watt light bulb, and the rest of the place was pitch black, and the sound of pins falling could be heard in the silence of the courtyard.

The old man took a step forward and said loudly: "Today, there are two things to say. ”

"The first thing is to change a family rule, and the ancestral home will be copied out of a few copies, and as long as you are an adult, you can view it freely."

There was a whisper below, after all, no matter how serious the occasion was, for these villagers, what should be discussed still had to be discussed.

There was no harm in this matter for them, except for one or two people with bad brains, but no one raised opinions and complaints.

The old man waited for the people below to have almost finished drinking, and then said, "Quiet." ”

Immediately, everyone quieted down, and on the occasion of the ancestral hall, it was quite solemn, and the prestige of the old man would also be set off tall and majestic.

If it is on other occasions, maybe the old man's words will also have an effect, but it can't do such an effect.

The ancestral hall is the old man's talking field, if Li Chen stands up and speaks in this place, no one will listen, it is so magical.

As soon as you enter the ancestral hall, every villager will follow an idea in their hearts, which is also a rule passed down from generation to generation, that is, no matter how high you are outside, once you enter the ancestral hall, you must respect the elders.

"It's not a big deal, so I won't say more." The old man continued: "But at the moment, there is a second big thing, this matter is related to the prestige of the village in the nearby villages in the future, if it is done well, the people of our village will puff up their chests when they go out to talk, and proudly face outsiders!" ”

The crowd below suddenly became impassioned, discussing excitedly, and they were about to break the sky.

After all, they have been aggrieved for too long, although others look down on them and will not say it openly, but it is the pointing behind them, the contempt in their eyes, and the politeness of their actions and words that make them very hurt, and they accumulate in their hearts one by one, which makes people breathless, and gradually forms a feeling of being a little inferior in their speech.

Li Chen is also excited, remembering that every time he goes out to do something, after doing it, he will end with a "thank you", but it is not a salty response.

Although this is out of politeness, but it also shows the lack of confidence, this is living in such an atmosphere for a long time, unconsciously brought the habit, if you want to break, you have to do a big event that is enough to affect this area, so that the villagers can break the barrier of cowardly hearts, so that people from other villages respect them, and even... Awe.

"Quiet." Another shout.

"I got the news that tonight a group of thugs from the city will come to our village to spread wilderness, and they want to harm the people in the village, at least a few dozen people, and they may bring knives and even guns."

After the old man finished speaking, there was silence for a while, and then suddenly broke out, some were afraid to ask what to do, some were scolding and scolding, some were rational and analyzed, and some were silent and waiting for the old people in front of the hall to decide.

Li Chen looked at the fourth uncle with gratitude, after all, the old man took him out, and it changed from a personal matter to an overall matter.

Although the villagers will know the specific reasons later, what the fourth uncle said is not unreasonable, and it is indeed of great benefit to their village, so they should not say anything, and then Li Chen will try to make amends and eliminate some small complaints.

The following is the voice after a while, maybe it is the solemnity of the occasion, maybe it is the aura brought by a dozen old people in front of the hall, and it can't help but quiet down.

After the old man saw that everyone was quiet, he continued: "Do you know why our village is known as 'strong', but it is looked down upon everywhere? ”

"Because 'tough', what we are talking about now are the old people, and it is the prestige we fought with swords and guns back then." The old man pointed to the dozen or so old people in front of the hall, and then to the villagers in the courtyard: "And you, some of you are just cowardly. ”

The old man drank: "Remember, you are not qualified to inherit the title of 'Tough'." ”

None of the villagers in the courtyard spoke, some bowed their heads in shame, some were expressionless, and they didn't know what they were thinking, of course, some were unconvinced and glared, but no one spoke.

The atmosphere was depressed for a while, and the old man continued: "If you don't want future generations to be looked down upon, and you don't want to be poked in the backbone by future generations, then the enemy is coming, what should I do?" ”

"Kill him as a son of a bitch."

"Kill them."

"Let them see how powerful we are, and there will be no cowardly people in our village."

"Fourth uncle, what do you say..."

“……”

The old man listened to the impassioned words of the villagers and nodded, "Those who came tonight may be gangsters who have seen blood, and there are a lot of people, whether you want to go or not, you decide for yourself, after all, there may be casualties, so if you want to go, go home and get shotguns or knives to gather here, and if you don't go, don't tell about it." You decide what your mother-in-law says, but don't let them know about it. ”

……

After the crowd dispersed, Li Chen stepped forward and said, "Fourth uncle, so many people have guns, will it affect too much?" ”

The old man waved his hand, "Hehe, Xiao Chen, you still have a lot to learn." Not to mention that they are gangsters who want to commit murder, the law does not blame the public, as long as no one is killed, the most they can do is come and collect the shotgun, and the town will still sell us old men face. ”

"......" Li Chen was really taught, he didn't expect that the people on the edge of the mountains could be so fierce, and his previous worldview was completely ruined, okay.

"Then I'll go back first, and I'll come back later."

"Go ahead." The old man waved his hand.

……

……

Li Chen returned home, and before he entered the yard, a mouse came out, with a miniature tape recorder tied to his stomach, and he thought that he had been back for a while, but he didn't see him, so he waited here.

Squatted down and patted it on the head, gave it some aura, and took off the tape recorder.

Clicked on it and listened, and there were long words inside, to the effect that the people called by Zhao Sanqian had arrived, a total of more than 30 people, all in two small classes, and now they were parked in a mountain path not far from the village and waited for dark.

There, Li Chen knew that the road was the road they had opened when they were cutting down trees in the mountains since they were here, for the car to enter, but it had not been used for a long time, and it was already overgrown with mountain grass.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Sanqian even found a place to park.

And through the news from this mouse, Zhao Sanqian and the two had already driven out of the village just now, and two rats followed under the car.

Thinking that Zhao Sanqian was going to meet that group of people, he just didn't know when or how he would come over at night. However, since he came to trouble him, he should not pass directly through the village, so he could only walk around the small dirt road on the edge of the mountain.