"Zhao Li was originally a butcher in Xishan Town, and he escaped by luck when the Qing soldiers entered the fortress a few years ago, and after returning to Xishan Town, he somehow had a large amount of money, and began to make friends with local scoundrels, bribing the government, and he became a lieutenant. Xishan Town was robbed, a large amount of land was barren and no one cultivated, the original squire either died at the hands of the Qing soldiers, or fled into the city and did not dare to come back, Zhao Li took out a large amount of money to buy land, for several years, most of the fields in Xishan Town were owned by him, and most of the villagers who stayed in the town were his tenants. On the west side of Xishan Town, he built a grange covering an area of 100 acres, with high walls and deep ditches, and suspension bridges and gates, which are like a castle. There are nearly 100 Zhuang Ding thugs who have been raised, and they have become a local tyrant.

Because the Qing soldiers repeatedly entered the customs, the nearby prefectures and counties were hit hard, and Zhao Li vigorously scolded the newly appointed officials, in a remote place like Xishan, there are such rich families to help maintain local order, and the government is naturally very happy. ”

In the room, Yang Zhengping told Chen Yue about Zhao Lidi, who had come from listening.

"It seems that our arrival has threatened Zhao Li's interests." Chen Yue said with a smile.

"Of course, it is rumored that Zhao Lizao regarded the Xishan Inspection Division as his own bag, and went to Fangshan County to operate a long time ago, hoping to obtain the position of inspection of the Xishan Inspection Division. Besides, Zhao Li has made a fortune from a butcher in just a few years, and there must be unknown deeds among them, and our arrival will inevitably hinder him, and he will definitely want to get rid of us quickly! Yang Zhengping concluded.

"So he colluded with Black Wind Village to put us to death." Chen Yue sighed, and told Yang Zhengping what Feng said.

"Heifeng Village is located on Heifeng Mountain, where about more than 100 people are entrenched, robbing past merchants, kidnapping tickets for extortion, and doing a lot of bad things in the past few years, since Zhao Li is in collusion with Heifeng Village, I am afraid that he will attack us soon, we have to be careful!" Yang Zhengping solemnly reminded.

"Well, from tonight onwards, we must be careful to be vigilant, and at night we must assign sentry posts, and the secret sentry shall be placed a mile away, and each person shall be worth an hour, and wear thick cotton clothes and bring spirits, and be careful not to freeze. The others slept in three waves, always on the lookout for their night attacks. Chen Yue commanded.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, it is the time to kill people and set fires, if Chen Yue chooses, he will also choose to do it at night.

"I don't think they're going to do it at night!" Yang Zhengping put forward a different opinion, "There are many blindfolded birds in our family, presumably there are also many under Heifeng Village and Zhao Li, and they can't see the enemy clearly at night, so how to fight, let alone annihilate us, I'm afraid their own people will be messed up." So I think they're going to do it during the day. ”

"Brother Yang is really careful, but I didn't expect this," Chen Yue thought about it and agreed, he took it for granted, and regarded the enemy too much. It must be known that because of malnutrition in recent years, many people suffer from night blindness, and their vision at night is blurry, not to mention night attacks, and even the road cannot be seen clearly. Not to mention that the night is too cold, the north wind blows like a knife, let alone bandits, even the regular army will never act at night.

"The adults are very thoughtful, although most of them will not attack at night, and what should be taken care of is still to be guarded against." Yang Zhengping said.

"Then when does Brother Yang think they will attack us?" Chen Yue humbly asked for advice, Yang Zhengping's experience in the rivers and lakes is much richer than his own, and he thinks more thoughtfully many times.

"I guess it's a sneak attack when we're least on guard." Yang Zhengping thought for a while and said.

"It's time for lunch!" Chen Yue and Yang Zhengping glanced at each other and said in unison.

After a morning of exhaustion, when you are feasting, if there is a sudden attack by bandits from Heifeng Village, and there are Zhao Li's people in the courtyard, the consequences will really be very serious!

"Set it up, starting tomorrow all pikemen must be in groups of three, and they must not be separated for a moment, and the spears must be by their side at all times, even when eating.

The people who work during the day tomorrow must have unfamiliar faces, most of them are Zhao Li or Heifeng Zhai's internal response, they must be secretly staring at these people, but don't let them find out.

All Musketeer ammo must be loaded and the arquebus flint must be ready at all times. Tell Chen Ping to stay by the gate of the outer courtyard with his firecracker, if there is an enemy attacking, first block the gate with a firecracker, wait for the internal response in the courtyard to be wiped out, and then deal with the foreign enemy together! ”

Yang Zhengping solemnly ordered, turned around and walked out of the room, and went to other rooms to convey Chen Yue's order. Chen Yue sat on the bed alone and thought carefully, considering whether there were any loopholes in the plan.

Early the next morning, the family members did not go out to exercise for the first time, but had a rare lazy sleep, until Feng and a few family members on duty made breakfast, and the big guy got up to scrub and eat. Maybe there will be a big show today, and the big guys have to recuperate.

After breakfast, the villagers who worked came to inspect the yamen of the inspection department one after another, Chen Yue carefully observed, and sure enough, he found many unfamiliar faces. In addition to a few indispensable carpenters and masons, and a few acquaintances, there are nearly half of the raw faces.

"There are fifteen new faces, all of whom are first-time visitors!" Chen Ping observed for a long time and whispered to Chen Yue.

"Hmm!" Chen Yue nodded, and instructed Chen Ping to pass it on and stare at these living faces, most of which were estimated to be the bandits' internal responses.

With the arrival of the villagers, the compound became lively again, and several carpenters commanded and put the beams on the lobby of the inspection department of the largest house. More than 20 men worked together to hang the thick beams to the top of the wall. While they were working, Chen Yue observed that many people had bulging pockets around their waists, presumably with short weapons.

"Today is the day of the beam, you have to take care of the delicious food!" Lao Liang, the leader of the craftsman's household, said with a smile and made a request to Yang Zhengping.

"It's better to have wine and meat!" The other craftsmen also laughed.

"Okay, good, enough wine and meat!" Yang Zhengping agreed with a smile, and the villagers immediately cheered. They have lived a bitter and spicy life on weekdays, often do not see wine and meat all year round, it is rare to meet the generous lord now, and now everyone is more energetic, at noon, three beams are erected, and purlin rafters are set on it, as long as the wooden planks are nailed and laid with thatched tiles, this hall will be repaired. With the current efficiency, manpower and materials, this work can be completed this afternoon.

At noon, sure enough, the wine and meat were prepared, the meat was carried when the meat was not finished and the dried meat was not finished, although it was harder, but the taste was still very beautiful after cooking for a morning, the wine was the old wine that was sent to ride a horse from Xishan Town, although it was mixed with more water, it could still be intoxicating.

The craftsmen pushed the cups and changed the lamps, ate and drank with a smile, and toasted to Yang Zhengping, the representative of the owner, from time to time. Yang Zhengping drank them one by one with a smile, and observed through the drinking, and found that those unfamiliar faces refused to drink more for some reason, but kept rolling their eyes, secretly watching the movements of the families in the courtyard.

All the families sat in groups in the courtyard, carrying their rice bowls and began to eat and drink, and the spears were placed within reach.

The two puppies were playing joy in front of Feng's son Xiaobao, rolling and teasing the children, when suddenly the ears of the two puppies stood up, and "Wangwang" let out a crisp and immature bark!