"The second brother is really reckless."

As soon as Luo Yun stepped into the courtyard gate, he heard such a complaint, and it can also be said that this sentence simply explained everyone's views on the incident of the patriarch agreeing to borrow grain. Following the prestige, I saw that it was the third uncle Li Zhencai who spoke, at this time he was walking around the hall anxiously, repeating this sentence in his mouth, even if he had an opinion on his own brother, he couldn't say anything serious. To Luo Yun's surprise, the fourth uncle, who had always been short-tempered, was very quiet at this time, Xu couldn't stand the heat of the summer night, he didn't sit on a stool, and sat cross-legged on the bamboo mat on the side, revealing his bronzed skin with his bare upper body. The two hands kept rubbing a pair of calloused soles.

Uncle Wu, who was guarding the door, was the first to see Luo Yun enter the door, got up and greeted him, asked if he was hungry, and then turned around and went to the backyard to get food for Luo Yun. Luo Yun took off his straw sandals and entered the house, finding a random place to sit down. Not many people came to this temporary meeting, and it can be said that the number of participants in Lijiazhai's decision-making meeting was the smallest. There are only two old men, Li Zhencai, Li Zhenxing, Li Chenglin and Luo Yun.

As soon as Luo Yun sat down, the second grandfather, who had been frowning and silent, spoke, but he first scolded Li Zhencai: "Sit down!" What a frizzy look! When will you be able to stabilize the focus, think about doing business every day, do business, just qualify what you can do! Although Li Zhencai knew that the old man was angry, he didn't dare to refute it, and shrugged his head and sat down on the chair honestly. Li Zhenxing gloated twice when he saw that the third child was deflated, and then the old man's eyes glared, knowing that the old man had a bad temper now, Li Zhenxing didn't dare to touch his head, so he hurriedly put on his socks and sat on the chair.

Seeing that the atmosphere was stiff, the third grandfather broke the silence with a dry cough: "Luo Yun, didn't Cheng Lin go to you first?" Why did you come back so late? ”

Hearing this, Luo Yun took his eyes off Li Chenglin, who was full of worries, and smiled slightly: "Hehe, Yun'er hasn't congratulated the third grandfather yet." During the day, I knew that the third grandfather's house must be lively, so I didn't go to make fun, and in the afternoon, I went to the back mountain to pick some fresh fruits, and when I came back, I went to visit Brother Ji and my sister-in-law first. ”

If there is no news brought back by the second uncle today, it should be the happy day of the third grandfather, who was originally going to set up a banquet in the evening to invite the neighbors, but after hearing the news, he could only find an excuse to change the day. The third grandfather thought of his great-grandson who had been missing him for so many years, and even if he was worried, he couldn't help but laugh twice, and then asked, "Luo Yun, you didn't say anything to your brother, did you?" I saw that he was so happy that he was stupid today, so I didn't tell him. ”

"Third grandfather, don't worry, this is not a big deal. This is Brother Wei'er's happy day, there is no need to spoil the mood with this kind of thing. As soon as Luo Yun's words came out, the room full of people breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot. It's not that they all want to hide it from Li Huan, but Luo Yun's words set a tone for this matter: 'It's not a big deal'. As a great contributor to Lijiazhai's survival of the drought, he said so, so he must have come up with some way to deal with it.

The brothers and sisters of the Li family's family are fraternal, and they have fought side by side to kill the enemy, and the relationship is needless to say. Li Zhencai complained for a long time before, but he began to check the accounts after receiving the news in the afternoon, and at this time, when Luo Yun took the food sent by Uncle Wu, he stood up and began to report the accounts: "Luo Yun will pad his stomach first, and I will tell you about the food stored in our cottage first." In the afternoon, as soon as Cheng Lin informed me of the news, I went to the granary of the clan to go through the accounts again, and now it is not counted as the self-storage of each family, we have a total ......"

Luo Yun ate the baked wheat cake with a little water, he was not very hungry. I ate some fruit in the afternoon, and when I was at Li Huan's house, Aunt Mei was still there and ate some things before coming back. It's just that he didn't come up with a perfect solution for an afternoon, after all, he is not omnipotent. There is only so much grain, and it is not something he conjured out of thin air, the second uncle wants to borrow grain, what basis can poor mountain people like them have to say not to borrow it to the yamen? If you really don't borrow it, in the future, the Li Jiazhai rent and adjust all aspects of the yamen will not be tossed as much as they want. Since it has reached the point where you have to borrow it, and you have to borrow it if you don't borrow, what's the use of being sad. So Luo Yun just said that this is not a big deal to comfort everyone. At this time, listening to the third uncle's account, he could only discuss with the elders to leave enough seeds and food for the winter, and borrow the surplus if he could, and sell it all.

Moreover, in fact, these elders here are not confused, if Luo Yun has a way to say as soon as he enters the house, since Li Zhencai is here to report the account, then the matter of borrowing grain will be decided, and the direction of everyone's discussion will change from whether to borrow or not to how much to borrow. Therefore, a room full of people listened carefully to Li Zhencai's accounts, calculating how much they had to keep, how much they could borrow, and whether they could borrow less. And these things really can't even be intervened by Luo Yun, a person who doesn't know anything about farming.

On the tip of the moon, the specific number of stones that can be lent has finally been determined. But it doesn't mean that Li Jiazhai will honestly load these grains and send them to the city tomorrow. The matter has been discussed, and the second grandfather's heart has been completely put down, and he took a sip of tea and said lightly: "San Lang, you remember this number first, and you don't need to make any preparations." This matter is just the news that Erlang asked Chenglin to bring back in advance, that is, if he really wants to borrow food, the yamen will definitely send someone to come back with Erlang. And it's not our turn to be anxious, so be it, the yamen is anxious, I estimate that Rijiro will come back at the latest. Tell him more about it then. Alas, this reckless man. has a soft heart, but he can't see people suffering, and when he sees people starving, he thinks about sending the family's food out, and he doesn't think about this big family. When he returns, I'm going to punish him!" ”

All the juniors in the room bowed their heads and were silent, and it was not their turn to speak. The third grandfather was in a good mood today, and after hearing these angry words, he comforted with a smile: "Hehe, Zhensheng is such a personality." Isn't it just borrowing some food, we can't starve our own family. There is no harm in this, the yamen has received such a great benefit from our Li family, and it will be more convenient for Erlang to run the yamen in the future. ”

"The third grandfather is right, maybe the county commander is grateful and can send an errand to the second uncle to do, and ...... when the time comes" Luo Yun didn't finish speaking, he was interrupted by a loud bang on the door, and he turned his head in surprise, only to see Li Kun sweating profusely and breaking into the door, his breath was so short that he didn't bother to glance at it, and he opened his mouth and shouted: "Father is not good!" Someone slipped into the cottage! The granary door was smashed open! ”

"What!" There was a hula and everyone stood up at the same time. I just thought about borrowing grain, and the granary was bad, and the thief couldn't do it? Li Zhenxing was most anxious and hurriedly asked, "When did you find out?" Found out that the thief didn't!? ”

"I ......"

"Bell! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! The rapid sound of the gong resounded throughout the valley, and the Lijiazhai of Yunshan had not sounded the gong of this warning for many years. Although Li Chenglin, Li Kun, and Luo Yun's generation are young, their reactions at this time are much worse than their uncles. The third uncle Li Zhencai and the fourth uncle Li Zhenxing just grabbed the door with a stride, Cheng Wu had already copied a spear and ran to the courtyard gate, and threw two spears with his backhand, Li Zhencai and Li Zhenxing took the spear and the three of them opened the courtyard door and ran out.

The remaining two elders and three children in the house looked at each other for a while, and the second grandfather ordered: "Hmph, this black and white are all aimed at our Li family's food." But without the consent of our host, I'll see who can take it!" Kun'er, Chenglin, you go to find a weapon, although our Li Jiazhai has been stable for so many years, what should we do with the police These people haven't forgotten! Let's go to the ancestral hall first to find out the situation. ”

After being drunk by the second grandfather, Li Kun and Li Chenglin woke up, and ran out in response, each picked up a stick, and escorted the two old men and Luo Yun to go out. Luo Yunmengmeng was hugged by the two grandfathers in the middle, and he didn't react until he went out and was blown by the cool breeze. Look at the posture before and after, and smile bitterly. When I went to Li Huan's cousin's house, I was afraid of frightening my sister-in-law, so when I returned to the mountain, I let Xiaoyou stay in the back mountain. At this time, he became the weakest one, protected by the old and the young. At this time, the second grandfather grabbed his wrist tightly with a serious face, as if he was afraid that he would lose it, but in the face of this unprecedented situation, Luo Yun didn't know what to do.

When the group rushed to the door of the ancestral hall, more than a dozen torches had been gathered here, Luo Yun walked in a hurry and only took an oil lamp to illuminate it, and when he saw the firelight, he opened his mouth and asked: "Who!" ”

"It's me! Li Guangxiong! The second grandfather's tone was unprecedentedly loud, and Luo Yun was stunned for a moment. Looking at the two grandfathers' straight backs and walking like flying, I felt that I really underestimated these old people who had survived the troubled times.

"The old man is here!" Two people from the opposite side immediately rushed over with torches, and walked in to see that it was Luo Yun's two cousins.

"Well, have you figured out the situation? Kun'er said that the grain depot was stolen, did anyone catch it? The second grandfather asked eagerly while leading people to the grain depot.

Arrived at the door of the grain depot, the third uncle was guarding here with three people, and when he saw the old man rushing over, he hurriedly greeted him, and said without waiting for the inquiry: "The door of the warehouse was cut by a knife, and I don't know how many bags of grain were lost when it was too dark, Muhu is taking someone to count it, and I skimmed at least ten bags that were removed!" ”

Ten bags? How many catties is this? Before Luo Yun could convert this unit in his mind, he heard the second grandfather shouting: "There are no cars on the mountain, and more than ten bags of grain have been moved, and they must have at least fourteen or fifteen people!" How come so many people didn't come in at all! It's only been a few years of peace, and there's not even a vigil! The keeper of the grain depot! How could you wait until Kun'er found out that it was stolen! ”

Before Li Zhencai, who was so frightened by this series of questions that he shrunk his neck, wiped the saliva on his head, the third grandfather grabbed his arm and ordered: "Block the valley!" They have absolutely no carriages! Arrange people to gather the girls and children, so many people came, and they fought for a while to prevent them from jumping off the wall! ”

Li Zhencai wiped his forehead, I don't know if it was sweat or spittle, and hurriedly responded: "Third uncle, don't worry, the fourth brother has already taken someone to close the mountain." Lao Wu also took a few people to knock on the doors, but nothing happened. ”

Luo Yun calmed down at this time, listened to the arrangements made by the elders one by one, and looked at a person beside him holding a hunting knife and spear, and couldn't help but imagine the beacon years of Lijiazhai during the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty. It has always been said that Lijiazhai Lijiazhai, although there is a family in the east and a family in the west on this mountain, there is really a village gate at the foot of the mountain. There is also a gate in disrepair at the exit of the valley, there has been no one stationed there for so many years, but the wooden fence gate is still there, as long as you take the path and rush over to put down the walled gate, the valley will be completely sealed. Now I just hope that the thieves don't run so fast. But in that case, I'm afraid there will be a tough battle. Alas, I hope that the martial arts of Li Jiazhai have not fallen, and it is good not to have anything happen during the group fight.

As soon as the discussion was over, someone ran over and shouted, "News of fire in the valley!" The gate has fallen, and the valley has been sealed! ”

"Okay, now it's up to them where they're going. San Lang, and then arrange people to gather the families as soon as possible. The rest of the people are ready to search the mountain! The second grandfather gave an order, and everyone was busy and assigned tasks in an orderly manner. Then the two old men took a few people back to the ancestral hall to sit down, and it was no longer their turn to charge into battle.

However, after such a riot arrangement, several people ignored Luo Yun. Seeing that everyone had their own tasks, Luo Yun suddenly felt that he had become an idler again, no more like a burden than usual, and his current self. This taste is not pleasant, Luo Yun smacked his lips, shook his head and smiled bitterly. The crowd dispersed, and it was so dark that he didn't light a torch and no one really noticed him. After thinking about it, Luo Yun didn't plan to follow the second grandfather and them to be protected. He misses Xiao Yu very much now, if Xiao Yu had at least enough confidence in him, he wouldn't have the feeling he has now. So, Luo Yun turned around and slowly walked up the mountain: "There is such a big movement here, if Xiao You didn't run far, he should be able to hear it." ”

The Yunshan Reservoir has long been dismantled due to the severe drought, and is now divided into four slightly smaller pools. There is a sink underneath that communicates, and the pool is covered with a board that looks more like four square tables. They were connected by wooden bridges, and in order to save materials, only the wooden bridges near the exit of the valley were built as the road out of the valley during the rainy season. Because it is flatter, even if it does not rain, the people of Lijiazhai are more willing to walk on this bridge. At this moment, huddled in the shadows under the wooden bridge were nineteen masked men with knives. The leader of the group probed his head behind the pier and looked at the big village gate at the mouth of the valley, the hanging door had fallen, and more than a dozen torches were lit up and down.

After watching for a long time, the man retracted his body, turned his head and was about to speak to his companion, when he heard the 'bang! Syllable! Syllable! A rush of footsteps came from far and near, accompanied by a whispered shout, and quickly overhead. The man turned around and poked his head out again, and a row of fire dragons gathered in front of the gate of the wall, squinting his eyes to see the fire reflected from time to time by swords and iron spears.

"This situation is not good, now it is a hard break, and there is not much hope that we can break out." The other said, glancing over the pang.

"I should have rushed over immediately just now, I was afraid that there were more and more of them for a long time, and the more we would suffer in the fight."

"Big brother, we can't wait any longer! Fortunately, if we wait until dawn at night, they take out bows and arrows, and we will all have to explain to this broken ravine! ”

"These poor Shancuo! Is TNND farming? Didn't we end up in a den of thieves by mistake? How fucking fast this reaction is! ”

"That's it! That is, is your news wrong? No matter how you look at them, these people look like mountain bandits! ”

"Don't fuck your eggs! At that time, why didn't you say that when you moved food, it depended on the people in the mountains who didn't know how to prevent wolves and dogs. Can you really compare with us in a fight? Big brother, go straight on, fuck it! ”

The leader thrust his horizontal knife into the ground and shouted, "Close your beaks!" Are you afraid that they won't find us? The sharp gaze swept over everyone, and when they saw that they were all quiet, this person sat on the grain bag under him, and patted it with his hand: "I'm afraid that the old man is right, even if the people in this village are not bandits now, they must have done the work of bandits." You also heard the sound of running over just now, and the soles of each of them were very solid. Those who wield swords and spears are also very skilled, no worse than the soldiers of Nafu. Hard punch ...... I'm afraid it's not good. The gate of the village has been put down, if we really rush over to grab the door now, I'm afraid that before we open the door, the people guarding the mountain should come down, and then ...... The tigers can't stand the wolves......"

When he said this, everyone was silent for a while, and it took a long time for someone to ask timidly: "Big brother, then, what should we do?" Or ...... the grain?"

"Fart! Can you send back the food you get in hand? If we are willing to send it, people will be able to bypass us? Is this a 'misunderstanding' that can be dissipated? ”

"But if you really rush out to fight, you may not be able to win like the eldest brother said, rather than being beaten to death like that, it is better to hand it over and be beaten at most......"

"If you want to go, I won't take the fists of these stinky farms."

"You're amazing, then you're going to open the door and carry the food out by yourself! Let's see if these farmers are willing to agree. ”

"You're ......!"

"Shut up!" The voice of the leader was close to a low roar, if it wasn't far from the gate of the village, I am afraid that the people of Lijiazhai would be able to hear this voice.

"Big brother, you can think of a way, brothers listen to you!"

The person called the eldest brother lowered his head and pondered for a while, looked up at the moon that was almost past the middle sky, saw the dark shadow of the mountain, and rolled his eyes and said: "We can't get out of the mountain, won't we go back to the mountain?"

"Wonderful, big brother. Let's go grab some of their kids......" Before the man finished speaking, he was hit by a stone thrown by the eldest brother.

"Stupid! If you dare to do that, these people won't die with us! Besides, these people reacted so quickly, I am afraid that the women and children of the village have been protected by this time. Still waiting for you to catch it? Use your brains to do things! I mean, while they're all gathered now, let's slip back into the mountains. There must be a road to the mountain behind, and even if you don't, you have to go out of the way. We took refuge in the mountains and forests. Otherwise, when the day comes, they will start searching the mountains with bows and arrows, and we will really have nowhere to hide. At this time, they must have thought that we wanted to get out of the valley, so we went the other way! So that they can't find us. If you're lucky, find a way out of the mountains and let them work here. ”

"That's right! Big brother, this is a good idea, let's go up the mountain. There are not many mountain cliffs in the vicinity, and we will definitely find a way to the back mountain. Let's go! The crowd got up and carried the sacks of grain under them. One man lifted the sack of grain over his shoulder and said to his companion, "It's not always safe in the mountains, there must be jackals and other wild beasts." ”

The companion said indifferently: "What are you afraid of, with our kung fu, even a tiger can skin and roast him!" ”