After the meal, Witt went to Qianzhai as usual to inspect the village. Walking on the small dirt road in front of the village, the villagers saw Witt saluting and greeting Witt one after another, which made Witt very pleased. With the concerted efforts of the guards and the villagers, the gate of the former village has been repaired, but the wooden road behind the gate has not been demolished in case it is urgently needed in the future. The damage to the walled walls and some houses has been basically repaired, except for some defects that still need to be rectified, and the operation of the village is gradually back on track.

Witt looked around and noticed that the situation of the villagers was somewhat unusual. In the past, the villagers of Fesdena usually sowed in spring and harvested in autumn, and the intermediate period was usually the period of fertilization and maintenance. After the autumn harvest, there will be side jobs, such as selling surplus grain, logging, animal husbandry, etc., so as not to spend time in a panic.

However, due to the fact that Shuangfeng Village is a barren place, and all kinds of facilities inside and outside the village are simple, it has been quite difficult to achieve some achievements in land reclamation. Having said that, after the autumn harvest and before the spring sowing, the activities of the villagers are obviously limited by the facilities, and the villagers stay at home, and in the long run, not only may they languish and lead to illness and bring adverse effects to the cottage, but also the villagers have nothing to do, and may complain to the cottage, bringing all kinds of unpredictable results to the cottage management.

"We have to find a way for the villagers," was the thought that crossed Witt's mind. However, the various conditions of the cottage are very limited, and it is not easy to find another way.

While Witt was pondering, Bandeni came to Witt's side at some point, observed his words, and then said, "Lord! Do you have something on your mind? ”

"Oh! Is it Banderni? It's nothing, you came to me, but what's the matter? It doesn't hurt to be straight! Witt pulled from his mind and replied.

"Yes! The owner of the village, the brothers in the forest ambushed a group of robbers, thinking that they were just ordinary robbers, and were ready to kill them on the spot, but this group of robbers bluntly said that they were here to enter the village. And claimed to be willing to serve the owner of the village, the brothers in the forest were also stunned, the matter was very important, and they did not dare to call the shots without authorization, so they hurriedly came to the cottage to report to the owner of the village, and the owner of the village saw how to deal with this group of people? Bandeni was not secretive and bluntly explained his intentions.

Witt was also a little surprised when he heard the second half of Banderny's words, for no reason, how could there be robbers who came to take refuge? Then he grasped the topic and asked, "How many people are coming?" Where is it now? ”

"There are seventeen or eighteen people who came, and now they have been taken outside the village by the cottage brothers, because the source is unknown, so the cottage brothers have already unloaded their weapons."

"Let's go with me to find out the details in person." Witt still has a lot of questions, but Dante dug the well, and some words are better to say in person.

Witt, under the guidance of Banderni, came to the outside of the village. Not far from the outside of the wall, there was really a group of people, dressed as robbers, wearing animal skin armor, and waiting outside the village under the guard of more than 20 armor-clad cottage guards.

When the guard saw Witt coming, he immediately stepped forward quickly and said, "The master of the village! This gang of robbers claimed to have come to take refuge, and I didn't dare to make a claim, so I brought in to ask Captain Banderney, I didn't want to disturb you! ”

Witt raised his right hand, waved it, and said, "It's okay! Then he went on to ask, "Who is the leader?" Come out and speak. ”

The robber who was the leader heard the conversation between the two guards on the side, and already knew the identity of Witt, and immediately greeted him with a smile and said: "The owner of the village, our brothers are not here to find trouble, but for a long time I have heard that the owner of the village is wise and defeated the regular army, so I came to take refuge, I hope that the owner of the village will take in a few of our brothers regardless of the previous suspicions, and we are willing to serve the owner of the village, and there is no second heart!" "This person is one of the robbers who discussed entering the village in the forest around Feizhuang a few days ago, and he is not the leader of the robbers, and there is no difference in status among them, but he only speaks as a representative.

When Witt heard the other party's words, he immediately asked in surprise: "Why do you know about Feizhuang's attack on the village?" ”

The robber was also stunned, and then continued to say with a smile: "Village master, your heroic deeds of defeating the regular army of Feizhuang are not only well-known in Feizhuang Village, but even the bandits and bandits around Feizhuang are also in a uproar, how can I not know?" ”

The robber really had a slippery tongue, which made Witt a little fluttering for a while. In fact, at first, Witt suspected that the other party was a spy sent by Fesdna, and he was afraid of luring the wolf into the house, so he asked more. Although the other party's tone and language don't seem to be lying, it's better to keep an eye on it.

Shuangfeng Village since Fei Zhuang came to attack, the vitality has been greatly injured, the garrison has been greatly reduced, and it does need some fresh blood to enrich the cottage, in case of unpreparedness, but the good and bad are mixed, and they can't be all collected, and Witt has his own other abacus in his heart, and then said: "It's okay to take refuge in the cottage, but I have the conditions." ”

The robber was overjoyed, and then heard that Witt said that there were still conditions, and immediately asked in surprise: "What is the article of the owner of the village?" ”

Before Witt could answer, Bandni on the side had something to say, and immediately interrupted the robber's words and whispered in Witt's ear: "Think twice, this group of people is unknown, and the garrison in the village is limited, and letting them in at this stage will improve the safety hazards of the cottage!" ”

Witt nodded and said, "I have my own opinions. Then he turned to face the robber and continued: "The cottage has the rules of the cottage, I can let you settle in the village, or I can provide you with a place to live for free, but there are three conditions. ”

"What are the three conditions?" When the robber heard that the entry into the village was so strict, he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the village due to the restrictions, so he immediately became nervous and asked in a low voice.

Witt said unhurriedly: "First, not all people who enter the village can become cottage guards, and they need to be selected by physical fitness before they can be allowed to become cottage guards. Become a Guardian of the Cottage Weapons and armor are equipped by the cottage free of charge, and can be compensated by the cottage on time, without the need to open up the wasteland. However, those who cannot pass the screening qualifications of the cottage guards will become ordinary villagers, and the cottage will still provide accommodation free of charge, but it needs to be cultivated in the wasteland. Is this condition acceptable? ”

The robbers discussed with each other in a low voice, and then it was still the robbers' representatives who came out and said, "Lord, we accept this condition, but what about the other two conditions?" ”

"Second, after becoming a cottage guard, your previous bandit style must not be reproduced, everything is done according to the rules of the cottage, obey the orders of the superiors, and you need to train on time, how about it?"

The robber had already thought of this, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Third, newcomers to the village need to complete the assigned tasks, which is counted as the ceremony of entering the village, and the specific tasks will be said at that time, are you willing?"

The robber was a little surprised when he heard that there was a ceremony 2 in the village, but he had come to this point, so he was reluctant to give up halfway, and after some discussion, he also expressed no objection.

In fact, Witt came up with these three conditions because of the idea of a game. In addition to effectively improving the garrison strength, physical fitness screening can also divide external forces and weaken the rapid expansion of external forces in a short period of time. The second condition is to cultivate a sense of obedience that is clearly visible, and the third condition is also to weaken the outside forces in the village, and at the same time to deal with the possible existence of these robbers who may be Feizhuang's spies, so as to provide more time for the cottage to supervise.

Moreover, Witt had long wanted to provide some additional things for the villagers, and Witt wanted to use this bandit as a basis to form a bandit caravan to transport the materials of the cottage to Riwa and sell them, so as to provide business opportunities for the villagers and increase the commercial atmosphere of the cottage. However, the idea has taken shape and needs to be brewed and further improved.

After agreeing on the verbal terms, Witt asked Banderney to deal with the aftermath, and everything was back to normal.

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