On the threshing floor, the atmosphere was very warm, and both men and women, young and old, were willing to join.

Zhu Yiyuan was in a good mood, he counted with Tan Qiye and others, and got a total of 57 first-class strong men, 85 second-class men, and 153 healthy women.

The rest of the old and infirm children, seventy-three.

The so-called first-class strong man is a strong man, who is of the same age, can afford to hold a sword, and after training, can go into battle to kill the enemy. Originally, Tan Laoqi picked out more than 30 people to protect the villagers.

Now there are twenty or thirty more people, it was when Xie Qian's subordinates robbed the village that they ran away, and now that the people are gone, they have come back.

Because they didn't share the hardships with the villagers, these people were not treated very well, and even some elders scolded them, saying that they were all bad seeds, abandoned their families and businesses, threw away their wives and children, and followed them in the future, and there was no good end.

These people have no other way but to be scolded silently.

Zhu Yiyuan is very tolerant, and when disaster comes, who is not greedy for life and afraid of death...... It's just that from now on, the big guys will work together, and there are rules, if anyone wants to run away again, they will be punished, and even beheading is not uncommon.

In addition to these first-class strong men and second-class men, like the old man Pang Qing, they can still do farm work, and they can also move around and inquire about news. But it's not good to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.

Zhu Yiyuan did not discriminate against them, on the contrary, he valued these old people more.

"As the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure. You've been through a lot and you're familiar with the situation around you. We can't just be brave and ruthless, we also have to fight with wit, and we must do everything we can to try to survive. Inquiring about the situation, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, these things are indispensable to you. ”

Pang Qing nodded, "The old man understands, don't look at us old, but we are not wasted." Those who can walk and jump, you are young and strong, just practice the ability to kill, and we will find a way to do other things. ”

Zhu Yiyuan nodded again and again, and the rest was a woman.

They also have heavier burdens on their shoulders, and in addition to caring for the wounded, caring for their homes, sewing clothes, carrying food, and working in the fields, they are no exception.

Even outside of these three categories, those underage children have to learn to pass on messages, run errands, and help adults do things.

Zhu Yiyuan concluded: "What we have to do is to twist into a fist, face difficulties together, help each other in the same boat, and never give up!" ”

Other people don't understand, it's human instinct to survive in a group.

The villagers nodded one after another, indeed, only in this way can they survive in this cannibalistic world.

The scattered villagers have been integrated together, with a rough division of labor, and a new look. The haze of panic on people's faces was swept away, and they all smiled.

We're also people with a team.

Zhu Yiyuan finally had a smile on his face, but he knew very well that this was only the first step, and there were many problems in the future.

The first is the food problem...... The ten stone grains hidden by the Zhu family, and the two stone grains that Father Zhu begged for, have almost eaten in the past five days.

Three or four hundred people, without other food, even if they cook porridge, two meals a day, it will cost more than five buckets with one stone. Of course, you can also give rare porridge that can shine on people, then it is not life, but the elimination of old and weak women and children.

"Zhu Gongzi, when we went back to transport the deed account book, we also turned five horses, two carriages, and eight stones of grain. It turned out that the villagers' food was eaten up by Xie Qian's people and snatched away. With this little food, we won't be able to last a few days. Tan Qiye said: "Especially if we have to train young and strong, dance and sword, and prepare for war." One person doesn't have two catties of food a day, but he can't. ”

The family is not good, open the door is firewood, rice, oil and salt, you can't eat enough, even if you are your own mother.

If you want to pull up a group of soldiers and horses and do a little business, the first thing is what these people eat, drink, and how to support their families...... If you can't solve these problems, you don't need others to fight, and you will disintegrate and disappear by yourself.

Zhu Yiyuan thought about it a little, "Most of the fields in Qingshiji have been cultivated this year, although there are some losses, but we will get the fields back and don't have to pay field rent." After the autumn harvest, there is still enough food to eat. There is still a month and a half before the autumn harvest, and we need to find a way to solve the difficulties. ”

At this time, Liu Bao suddenly said: "Zhu Gongzi, Xie Qian defeated the Zhang family and robbed thousands of stones of grain, can we borrow grain from him?" ”

Tan Qiye immediately shook his head, "What to borrow?" You haven't seen Xie Qian's virtue yet? owes him a favor, maybe he will kidnap us as rogues. ”

Liu Bao was speechless for a while, but if you don't look for Xie Qian, where will you get food, is it possible that we will also find a big family to kill it?

Zhu Yiyuan pondered for a moment and said to everyone: "It's really easy not to ask Xie Qian, or buy, or find those big households with great grievances, in short, we must do our best to feed the villagers." ”

Zhu Yiyuan set the tone, asked the old lady for a piece of gold ingot, and handed it to the old man Pang Qing, asking him to see what he could do...... Now, the Zhu family's money and food are gone, except for a few pieces of dowry jewelry from the old lady, there is nothing else.

Fortunately, these hundreds of folks have gathered, and then it depends on the wisdom of the big guys.

The old man didn't take the gold ingots, but asked Zhu Yiyuan to keep them first, he went to inquire about the news, and with certain food, he paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, so we can't suffer.

Indeed, there are these old people in charge, but Zhu Yiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Together with Tan Qiye, he practiced young and strong, and the content was very simple, that is, walking, sitting and lying, and the order was forbidden. Tan Laoqi's kung fu is good, and he taught the big guy a few knife techniques, practicing queues in the morning and chopping in the afternoon. In the evening, Zhu Yiyuan gathered the big guys in the threshing floor, chatted with the big guys, explained various truths, and rallied people's hearts.

Two days passed.

On the morning of the third day, the old man Pang Qing hurriedly came, and behind him, there was a young man with red cheeks, and obvious slap marks could be seen, which was exactly what Pang Qing played.

The young man was Pang Qing's nephew Xu Zhiyuan, and that day the rebels came to rob, and this bastard ran away directly and threw his mother, who is Pang Qing's sister, behind.

"Do you still have a human heart? You ran away on your own, what about your mother? You'd love her dead, right? ”

The kid cried, "Uncle, you are a master, I was also frightened that day, I didn't think about it so much." You see, these days, I haven't run far, I'm just worried about you and my mother. ”

"Bah, I don't need you, you kid hurry up and tell me, what's going on with those people you saw?"

This kid just said, that day he fled into the Jiagu Mountain to hide, in the past, this kid often hunted, in the mountains to survive a lot of ability, so after a few days, suddenly a group of people also fled into the mountains, and also arrested him, let him act as a guide.

The boy pretended to agree, stayed with them for more than two days, and just escaped.

"The one who led them seemed to be named Wang Qing, and the gang brought with them a lot of gold and silver treasures, as well as horses and grain. I listened to what they meant, and it seemed that I had to contact the Yamen of Zichuan County and ask for Zhao'an. I think these people are all thieves, in case the court doesn't agree, I won't be unlucky, so I took advantage of the dawn and ran out, just happened to meet my uncle. ”

When Zhu Yiyuan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Tan Qiye and Liu Bao, they had already heard it when they entered Zhang's house that day, and the gang attacked several times and almost defeated Xie Qian, and the leader was called Wang Qing.

This guy also asked Zhang Quan to help him get a boss. Originally, he had more than a hundred people, and Xie Qian was holding back to kill him, but this old rabbit on the battlefield was so cunning that the eagle couldn't catch it.

Not only did he run away, but he also abducted a lot of weapons, gold and silver, and his men also took out thirty or forty. As long as he is given some time and re-recruited, he will be a good man again.

This guy is definitely a potential scourge, and Old Man Pang's nephew is really meritorious.

"Seventh Master, do you think we can do it and swallow them?" Zhu Yiyuan asked Tan Qiye, who is the most capable of fighting.

Tan Qiye naturally knew that as long as he swallowed Wang Qing's group and got the money and weapons in their hands, the villagers of Qingshiji would immediately become stronger.

But after thinking about it repeatedly, Tan Qi shook his head, "Childe, what we can take out is dozens of people." Although there are slightly more than Wang Qing's subordinates, we are all young children, and we are not as experienced as others. If you don't get it right, you may send the folks in. ”

Zhu Yiyuan also knows that veterans and newcomers are completely two different concepts. If you really kill it casually, you may really lose all your money.

But just miss it, and I am not reconciled.

After all, he needs to use the fastest time to improve his strength.

At this time, Old Man Pang suddenly said: "Master Zhu, you see that Wang Qing is bent on Zhao'an, can we trick him out and clean him up." ”

Zhu Yiyuan became interested, "Old Pang, this method seems to be feasible, but how can we convince Wang Qing that Old Pang has an idea?" ”

Old man Pang said: "Don't hide it, I also have a cousin who works in the yamen and is a cell boss, I wonder if I can arrest him?" ”

"Catch?" Zhu Yiyuan was taken aback, "Old Pang, isn't he your relative?" ”

Pang Qing snorted angrily: "This unproductive thing, eighty percent of it has already shaved its hair and become a dog slave to the Qing court." ”

Zhu Yiyuan was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "That's it, let's pick a few people to go over." ”