The wind was cold.

Everyone in front of the ancestral hall shivered from the cold, but soon quieted down.

Qin Huaidao knew that he couldn't stand for a long time, so he went straight to the topic: "Everyone, say three things, first, tomorrow when Anhuamen gathers, to transport coal, you need a team to protect the village, limited to middle-aged men, voluntarily sign up, the team will be the standing force of Qinjiazhuang in the future, no need to produce again, one tael of silver per month, including food and accommodation, such as the war dead or disabled, two hundred taels of bereavement, and one hundred taels of minor injuries." ”

It's time to form a full-time escort force in Qinjiazhuang!

The middle man is a man between the ages of 16 and 18, who is strong in blood, dares to fight, and is the most loyal in the village.

When everyone heard that they were paid a tael of silver a month, they were all moved, but when they heard that as long as they were middle-aged men, they were immediately disheartened, and some people shouted unconvinced: "Young master, we can also fight." ”

"Don't make noise, it's the rule." Qin Huaidao didn't want to explain more, it was too cold, it was troublesome to explain, what if one or two froze to death? continued: "The second thing is to speed up the production of honeycomb coal and mud tubes, the more the better, whether you can carry it through this winter depends on these two things." ”

Everyone doesn't know what honeycomb coal and mud cylinders are for, they have never seen it before, Qin Huaidao wants to do it, everyone will do it, as soon as they hear if they can carry it through this winter, they will see these two, and they will be short of breath in an instant, and no one wants to die, especially watching the elderly and children at home freeze to death.

Someone shouted: "Young master, can you take it seriously? ”

Jia Youcai was upset when he heard it, and shouted loudly: "What nonsense, has the young master ever deceived everyone?" Does the young master need to lie to everyone? See for yourselves, who in other villages cares about everyone and helps everyone like the young master? The young master can completely ignore everyone's life and death, why is he still standing here in the cold wind? ”

Everyone was embarrassed by what they said, and they all looked at the person who spoke just now.

The other party explained ashamedly: "Young master, I ......"

"Needless to say, I know you don't have bad intentions, it's too cold for everyone to stand here, listen to me." Qin Huaidao interrupted, his eyes swept the audience, and shouted: "It may not be peaceful recently, from now on, seal the village, you are not allowed to enter unless you are invited, Huang Lao, the young man in the village has to work, organize the old man to help keep an eye on the point, in addition, bury the dead last night, God wants us to die, let's not do it, wipe away our tears, puff up our chests, let's live well." ”

"Live well!"

Everyone roared in unison, venting their sorrow and unwillingness in their hearts.

"It's all gone, hurry up and get to work!" Qin Huaidao shouted, watching everyone disperse, feeling a heavy weight on his shoulders, I hope it will be time, I hope everything is worth it.

Back in the ancestral hall, Qin Huaidao couldn't wait to say, "Uncle Jia, how many guards are there in Qinjiazhuang?" ”

Jia Youcai hurriedly said: "Originally, there were thirty people, but Lao Ma said that he needed help, and the young master explained it, so he transferred ten people over, and there were twenty people. ”

"Tell them to go with me to the coal mountain early tomorrow morning, and the coal must be brought back." Qin Huaidao explained, his eyes fell on Xue Rengui, and added: "Uncle Jia, Brother Xue will go with me, and tomorrow you will guard the ancestral hall to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

The ancestral hall is stocked with silver, which is everyone's hope, and there must be a trustworthy person in charge.

"Whoa!" Jia Youcai and Xue Rengui replied solemnly.

At this time, some teenagers came from outside the ancestral hall, probing their brains, and they were a little scared when they wanted to come in, Qin Huaidao walked out to see, there must be more than 30 people, a little less, but it is not bad, the adult Ding Nan in the village can't move, one has to work, and the other is okay if the coal is lost, Zhuangzi can't be lost, more importantly, the experienced adult Ding Nan must be left to guard, Zhengse asked: "But you want to join the Zhuang protection team?" ”

"Yes!" The crowd answered.

They are all hairy guys, hot-blooded and impulsive, dare to fight, and guide the law, it is definitely a combat force that cannot be ignored, but it will also kill people, Qin Huaidao reminded: "But if you think about it well, you will die." ”

One person said nonchalantly: "Young master, you can't survive anyway, it's better to fight." ”

"That's right, if it weren't for the young master's emergency and giving us food and meat, I'm afraid the little one would have starved to death, someone bullied us, we had to fight back, my father said, protect the village, it's worth dying!"

"Yes, Huzhuang, what are you afraid of?"

"For Qinjiazhuang, if you die, you will die, I am not afraid!"

One by one, they rushed to say, and those who dared to come were hot-blooded teenagers, fearless.

Qin Huaidao was moved, his confidence increased greatly, and he said to Xue Rengui who came out: "They handed it over to you, from today onwards, you will be the captain of the Qinjiazhuang Guardian Team, and everyone will be registered and handed over to Uncle Jia for safekeeping." ”

As soon as Xue Rengui heard that he could lead the troops, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he excitedly agreed: "Young Master Xie trusts, Xue obeys the order, and will never live up to the trust!" ”

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and couldn't bear it, they were all half-old children, but no one could survive if they didn't fight, and he was ruthless, and advised: "I'm afraid that tomorrow's line will be dangerous, but fortunately, after they are all veterans, they still understand the basic killing, but they lack experience, and they don't have weapons to fight, take them to chop bamboo to make throwing guns, and prepare some long bamboos, which should be seven or eight meters long, sharpen the front end, leave some branches, and prevent cavalry." ”

"Understood!" Xue Rengui is a little thorough.

"Go ahead."

"Whoa!" Xue Rengui saluted solemnly and left with a group of teenagers.

"Uncle Jia." Qin Huaidao returned to the ancestral hall again, and advised: "It's hard for you to go to Chang'an, bring a few guards with you, buy some winter clothes and fabrics and come back, the specific size has been asked by Mingyue to ask everyone, take some silver and set off as soon as possible, and rush back before dark." ”

Saying that, Qin Huaidao went to the corner and picked up the bag of ill-gotten gains, which was originally more than 8,000 taels, more than 1,000 taels to compensate the killed coachman, 1,800 taels to buy shops, and about 5,000 taels, and handed over the whole package, and advised: "The remaining food needed to purchase grain and oil, meat and eggs, condiments, etc., the weather is getting colder and colder, and it will be difficult to transport it after a while. ”

"Understood, do you want to prepare over there?" Jia Youcai reminded.

"Don't worry about the house, the saint will reward ten horses of cloth and silk, ten gold, enough for a period of time, and He'er will arrange it."

"That's good, let's go." Jia Youcai was relieved, took the silver and left in a hurry.

Under Qin Huaidao's arrangement, Qinjiazhuang acted quickly and performed its duties, and the haze caused by the collapse of the house last night was swept away, and there was more vitality, and they were full of energy.

The ancestral hall can't be guarded by no one, Qin Huaidao sat down by the bonfire, reviewed everything he had done recently, the bricks were made a lot, but because there was no coke, he had to stop firing, and he could continue to burn when the coal was shipped back tomorrow, and the mud tube used in the coal stove was not enough, see how much he could do in the past few days, he could burn it if he had coal, and he couldn't use it if he didn't burn it.

The mold for making honeycomb coal has been made by Uncle Ma, and it should be enough for two more days to produce honeycomb coal on a large scale, and everyone will have something to heat up and survive this winter.

If the coal is not shipped back, everything will not be discussed.

Must be shipped back!

Qin Huaidao couldn't help but clench his fists, his gaze firm.