Chapter 39 Sudden uninvited guests in the forest
The next day, there was nothing to do, and Witt and his group of five people continued to clean the main village until dusk, when the carbon slag of the main village was barely cleaned. The source of food is still the edible meat left behind the fire, and there is not much change.
On the third day, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of the main village, as well as the layout of various living utensils and defense facilities in the main village, everyone began to use all kinds of tools that could be used after the fire to cut wood in the nearby forest area and make wooden planks and simple fences for walking on the chain bridge. It took two days and two nights for the crowd to lay two layers of thick wooden planks on the chain bridge and put a simple fence for defense at the entrance of the cliff cave in the main village.
Each thick plank on the chain bridge is equipped with several small holes on both sides, and is pierced with thick ropes woven from vines, and tightly tied to the chain bridge. The two layers of thick planks on the bridge are staggered, and the thick planks of the upper layer are placed between the two thick planks of the lower layer, which can not only share the pressure of the upper planks with the lower two planks, but also prevent them from falling off the cliff from the bridge in a desperate situation.
When everything was almost ready, Witt instructed the people to go to the main village first. Although there are no comfortable houses in the main village, and they can only sleep on straw beds, the fence of the front village has long been burned down, and the news of the destruction of the bandits in Shuangfeng Village has spread, and danger will appear at any time. Wittur is cautious and puts safety first, so that living conditions can slowly improve in the future.
As soon as the main village took shape, Witt asked Bandney to start training the three rum brothers on a regular basis. The region of Fesdena is in chaos, and one day something life-threatening can happen, and it is better to sweat now than to shed blood in wartime. Witt was not idle, in addition to taking some time every day to go into the forest to cut some wood to make all kinds of perfect facilities, hunting for the brothers in the village to add some food, every day also to the Qianzhai training ground to train bows and arrows, let Banderi practice with him in actual combat, and at night when there was nothing to do, he would study books under the light until he fell asleep.
Although the three Rum brothers lived in the forest for a long time and knew how to set traps for hunting, they were still not as efficient as Witt's direct hunting. Because the trap is not set up to catch prey every time, and the seven or eight mouths in the stockade have to eat every day. The wear and tear of arrows is also a headache, although Witt can now make simple arrows, but they can barely be used for hunting, and if they are used against robbers in animal skin armor, the function of simple arrows will be greatly weakened.
However, Witt also used the improvised arrows he made to practice the three Rum brothers' bow and arrow skills. Witt's own time is also limited, and it is impossible for all the food sources in the village to be solved by himself in the future. He is also a small leader no matter how he says, and hunting with his own hands will not only weaken his majesty, but also greatly occupy his time for the strategic layout of the village.
Recently, Wittur has clearly felt the unrest near Shuangfeng Village. The hunting traps set by Rum and others either did not fail to catch any wild beasts, and there were no traces of wild beasts around, but they were inexplicably destroyed; Either the prey is caught in the trap, but it is gone, leaving only the animal hair in the trap, which is puzzling. Moreover, the frequency of prey in the woodland near Shuangfeng Village is also less than before, and there are many more relics after the bonfire is extinguished.
The unusual signs made Witt suspicious, and Witt guessed that there must be an increase in the flow of people around Shuangfeng Village, and in terms of action, the outlaws were the most likely. As for whether it was a bandit or a robber, it is difficult to guess. If it is a robber, it will be more difficult to deal with than bandits, and sticking to the main village is the best choice. But sticking to the main village is equivalent to giving the source of things to the other party, and it is you who will hurt your vitality when the time comes.
Witt meditated for a few days, but neither attacking nor defending it, but what about it? Although it was difficult to ride a tiger, Witt decided to break the boat, and instead of sitting and waiting, it was better to take the initiative to attack, and the best defense was to attack. Witt instructed Rum to accompany Bandney to the woods near Twin Peaks where the most people were spotted. Banderi was born in the military, and the knowledge of reconnaissance is more or less understood, and there is no dispute about sending him. As for Rum, Witt just wanted him to practice this ability, and one more skill would never make him suffer. As the leader, Witt naturally grasped the overall situation and did not stick to the details, ordering the others to continue to complete the daily tasks at hand, and the young mother had to weave thick ropes in the main village every day while taking care of the children. But this rich second-generation businessman's son gave Witt a headache, although his attitude was not bad, it was difficult to succeed, and doing something ink for a long time made Witt's head bigger. If it weren't for the fact that he had made a mistake that day and promised to send him back to Riwache, he would have driven him out of Shuangfeng Village immediately, but he just wanted to send him away as soon as possible when he was free.
Witt asked Bandney to go out to reconnoiter the situation in the woods, and sure enough, within two days, Bandney sent information to Witt.
"How? Uncle Banderney, how is Lin Zhong doing lately? Witt asked with a little anxiety when he couldn't see Bandney for two days.
"The situation is bad or bad, and it's good to say it." Bandney summed up this sentence meaningfully, leaving Witt confused, and had to ask rhetorically, "How do you say this?" ”
"Recently, there have been frequent traces of people in the forest, it is not the first-class bandits, nor the first-class robbers, but refugees, and the number is not less than the bandits, conservatively estimated that there are twenty people, but they are relatively scattered, generally a small group of three or five people, wandering in the forest. If handled well, it will not only do us harm, but it will do us a great deal. But if it is not handled well, these refugees may also jump over the wall in a hurry, turn into bandits, forcibly occupy Shuangfeng Village, and it is not impossible to kill us, so Witt, you have to think twice, the lives of the brothers here are in your hands. "Bandney had a lot to say on the way back, and only told Witt about the core here. As for how Witt wanted to act, he naturally had nothing to say. Although Witt saved his life, he will naturally do his best to help him, but if Witt can't hold up the wall, it is difficult for him to say that he will not slip away at the critical moment.
After listening to Bandney's words, Witt also frowned, and first motioned for Bandney and Rum to go down and rest, and thought alone in the same place. Banderey is right, this is indeed a tricky question. If Witt were to use force to force the refugees out, and if they were provoked to fight back, Witt and the others, though much better equipped than the villagers with sticks made of branches, would be outnumbered, and the gains would outweigh the losses. But if Witt had taken in the refugees, they might have been able to live in some relief, and there were plenty of dilapidated but still habitable houses in the village for them to rest for a while. But how to deal with food, this is a big problem, the principle of people to eat as the sky, Witt in the book is a little touched, not thoughtful will inevitably create a greater hidden danger.
As Witt was pacing back and forth in the open space in the middle of the village, the young mother suddenly asked, "Sir, is it good for the refugees?" "The mother had been weaving thick ropes beside her since Bandni had come in, and she had heard of it, but it was inconvenient to say more. Now I see that Witt is worried about this, although he is not familiar with him, but since Witt came, the life of the mother and son has been guaranteed, and he should be grateful to Witt, and he also wants to share some difficulties for him.
Witt has been with this woman for a long time, knowing that her name is Jena, and she usually doesn't say much, but now she suddenly spoke up, she was really a little curious, but she still asked politely: "Sister-in-law is really smart, I don't know what advice my sister-in-law has?" ”
Jena was amused by Witt's sister-in-law, and put her heart at ease and said: "This refugee was born in poverty with me, in the troubled times, which one is not to eat for a living?" If the Refugee gives them a place to live and a place to farm, in my opinion, the refugees must be grateful to him. Mr. not only won the hearts of the people, but also was able to rebuild Shuangfeng Village, why not? It's just that everything is difficult at the beginning, and the matter of plowing the fields is difficult to form in half a year, so it depends on the sincerity of Mr. Jena bowed her head and said nothing, and then braided the rope.
Jena had already thought of these words, but the last sentence really touched Witt, it is up to people to make things happen, not by people. Only after taking the first step, the next things can be easily done, the plan can't catch up with the changes, and it is impossible to design a perfect process and ending to make yourself step by step. Witt decided to recruit the refugees, and immediately informed the whole team, Bandeni stayed in the main village to guard, and the three Rum brothers followed Witt to the Twin Peaks forest to find the refugees.
A few people in the village came to live idlely, and there were suddenly uninvited guests in the forest. The wine in the cup of left and right steps, the young woman said a word.
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