More than ten miles southeast of Tonghai City, close to the river, a village called Xiaolizhuang, the village is not big, there are more than a dozen households, all of them are surnamed Li, it is an ancestor handed down, more than 50 people.

The villagers usually make a living by fishing and cultivating the fields, the village is too small, and there is not even a serious lizheng, and the person who is in charge of the affairs of the village on weekdays is a clan elder in the village.

It started to rain in the afternoon, and in the evening, it became heavier.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, the clan elder sat on the edge of the table, worried and happy at the same time.

The rice harvest is about to be harvested, and once the crops in this field are blown down by the wind, the harvest will be much reduced.

God can't be two days late! Fortunately, I had already paid homage to my ancestors yesterday, and seeing that the weather was bad, I was one day earlier than usual, just to avoid the heavy rain.

The youngest son of the clan elder approached his father at this time, "Father, it is raining too much today, and there is such a strong wind, that, that, yesterday I saw that the roof of the ancestral hall was a little translucent, if it was blown down by the wind tonight, it would be ......."

The patriarch glanced at his son and didn't say anything. In fact, he also knew that the small ancestral hall had not been repaired for many years.

Or more than 20 years ago, a cousin in the west of the village who did not produce five suits, after more than ten years of hard study, finally became a student, that is, a Xiucai, but the old and young in the village were very happy.

This is the first talent since the Li family moved here for seven generations. After discussion, each family decided to donate a little money to build an ancestral hall in the center of the village and present the tablets of their ancestors.

Every festival and major day, sacrifice is offered, hoping that the ancestors will bless them, and the descendants of the Li family will soar and glorify their ancestors.

It's a pity that the ancestral hall has been built, and the annual ancestor worship is also very grand, but the ancestors estimate that they went out to visit friends, and Xiucai never took a step forward, and the descendants are still the same.

Although there are a few children who look quite smart, none of them have become students, and the ancestor worship is still very grand every year, but the ancestral hall is slowly aging, and no one mentions the maintenance anymore.

The patriarch himself couldn't help sighing, but he still told his youngest son to take a look, no matter how bad it was, he couldn't let the ancestral hall fall, and it ruined the fortune of his descendants.

After thinking about it for a while, he was still not at ease, so he asked his younger son to go next door and call the eldest son who had separated to go with him.

The patriarch thought that there were still two nephews living next to the ancestral hall, and a few people found some wood to support them, at least they should be able to block it tonight.

Looking at the ancestral hall swaying in the wind, the brothers were also worried, it was originally an earthen wall, but when it rained heavily, it turned into muddy water, the roof was about to be turned over, and thatch flew everywhere.

Fortunately, almost all other people's houses on the side of the ancestral hall were somewhat blocked, otherwise they would have crossed early. The eldest son of the clan went to the side to find a big stick, and then found a board, ready to see if he could hold up the earthen wall first.

A few people were right to think about it, so they could only brave the heavy rain and prepare to support the wall. Just when a few people arrived at the wall with the bastard, there was a sudden bang, and the ancestral hall collapsed at this time.

The brothers looked at the mess and were dumbfounded.

Just when a few people didn't know what to do, dozens of steps away, there was a faint shout.

Heavy rain, strong winds, like the end of the world, in the dark, a little farther can hardly be seen, not a small village, everyone is familiar with it, and I am afraid that it will not be heard.

This is the shout of the talented lady in the west, and several people can hear it. Xiucai Lady came out of the butcher's house, with a loud voice and great strength, and the average middle-aged man is not the same as her.

While they were amazed, a large number of people came running from the rain, and a child in front of them was crying as he ran, shouting that the robbers had killed someone, and the robbers had killed someone.

When a few people heard this, they were taken aback, and quickly clenched the bastard in their hands.

Only then did I see that it was Xiucai's thirteen-year-old son running in front, and there were several people in strange costumes behind him, holding a bright knife in their hands, muttering something.

A few people didn't hesitate, they were all strong young men, and they stepped forward with big sticks, and when they saw the knives in their hands, they knew that it was not their own family.

The youngest son of the clan is young and strong, and the stick in his hand is a little thicker, so he can only hold it with two hands, and he will face the person in front.

The man in front of him was only chasing forward, and when he saw the stick and wanted to hide, it was too late, and he slammed it and was picked up by the stick.

This is also a rainy day, the rain is heavy, there is water in the hands, and the stick goes out and slips a little, otherwise, the bandit will be beaten to death with a stick.

That's it, although the bandit was not killed on the spot, he was directly swept into the sternum, and the entire chest collapsed directly, and he fell to the ground with no air intake.

The three brothers over there are also three, and the stick still has an advantage, looking at the few who are holding the knife, the stick in his hand is directly knocked up.

The eldest son of the clan elder has worked hard in the militia for a few years, and he has been trained, and he has already taken a slightly handy wooden stick.

The brothers were all doing farm work, and they had a lot of strength, not to mention the fierceness of the bandits who were chasing, but within a few blows, four or five people were knocked to the ground.

Before a few people came back to their senses, Xiucai's son shouted on the side, coming from behind, and there were many, many more.

Indeed, a few people looked at the west entrance of the village, and many faint figures were chasing this side.

The eldest son of the clan has been in the militia group, and he has seen this kind of thing somewhat, while calling a few younger brothers to retreat and defend themselves, while shouting to his cousin to quickly ring the gong to let the villagers run away.

He shouted to Xiucai's son and told the villagers to take refuge on a hill to the east of the village.

At this time, the benefits of being familiar with the village came out, and the brothers knew that if they couldn't stop these people, the parents, mothers-in-law, and children of the family would lose their lives.

Xiao Zhuzhuang is fortunately not big, it is only a small piece, a few people here shouted directly, and Xiucai's son over there knocked on the door again, and shouted again, and in just a few minutes, more than ten families hurriedly ran out of the door.

The villagers of Xiaozhuzhuang would like to thank Xiucai Niangzi, a mother-in-law who is used to being dominant in the village.

Before her father-in-law became a student, to be honest, she was a little disdainful, she didn't work every day, and she relied on her alone at home and abroad.

Later, he became a Xiucai, but his temper was only a little better, mainly for the sake of his son and daughter.

The main reason is that his son is very smart and has been very talented in reading since he was a child, and many talented classmates have praised him.

The lady was sharpening several sickles for harvesting rice tonight, two of which had not been used for a long time, and they were all rusty.

While sharpening her knife, she nagged with Xiucai, it was nothing more than some heavy rain, and the rice in the field would pour a large piece of rice if it was not good, and the rice yield would be reduced again this year.

Xiucai can't eat as a meal, and he doesn't know how to go out to earn some money, and his son still needs to spend money to go to school......

Xiucai looked at the book silently, as if he hadn't listened at all, and seemed to have listened to it, and a smile appeared on his face, but Xiucai's lady seemed to be used to it, and she didn't want to see his reaction at all.

Suddenly, I only heard two bangs, the sound was too loud, Xiucai and the lady were shocked, such a big wind and rain, the family may not fall anywhere.

The talented lady stood up first, and with a sickle in her hand, she was ready to open the door and take a look.

To say unlucky, the first bandit was the most unlucky, as a small leader, he got off the boat with a dozen people, and rushed forward directly along the road.

This is a group of pirates, all of whom are composed of dwarf ghost people, and belong to the department of Yokoi Ichiro.

They dispatched more than 700 people this time, and in the second half of last night, they directly took advantage of the darkness to enter the territory of Tonghai, and all the bandits hid in a river southeast of Xiaolizhuang.

There is a large area of reeds there, and staying in it for a day can make these ronins so hot that it doesn't rain a little in the afternoon, and it is estimated that at least a few fainted.

Shortly after the evening, these people couldn't wait, and after eating a little dry food, they landed.

There were more than 50 pirates on their boat, and they said at the beginning that they would go straight to the county seat to kill which boat would dock first and which boat would not have to wait.

After more than 50 of them went ashore, a bandit leader asked the small leader to take more than 10 people to the front to explore the road first, and he himself took more than 30 people to follow behind.

The little leader and the other two pirates kicked open the courtyard door, and rushed to the main house with a knife, walked to the door, and kicked at the door.

You said that it was a coincidence or not, the talented lady also happened to walk to the door, flicked the latch, and opened the door.

I only heard a pop, it was originally a muddy water, and the little leader used all his strength to kick in the air, and the entire right leg had completely drooped down the threshold, and the two ** were directly stuck on the threshold, only to hear him howl, and he didn't come up in one breath, and he fainted.

In fact, there were two bandits in the back, but they were just two steps away, and they happened to follow to the door, and they were ready to kill them directly, but they never thought that this would happen, and they didn't have time to help the little leader.

At this time, the spicy energy of the Xiucai lady played a role, and when she saw that the person who came was stuck on the threshold with one foot inside and one outside the door, she was still a little confused, and the little leader's machete fell to the ground with a bang, and she reacted immediately.

This is what she is, if she were an ordinary person, she would be so frightened that she would shout.

She usually doesn't say anything, but when she encounters problems, sometimes the young men in the village are beaten by her, and they are not ambiguous at all

There was no time to get the guy, so she swung her scythe and slashed at one of the pirates on the left.

When the Xiucai lady was at home, she often helped her father kill pigs and cut meat, and she had the skills to kill pigs, and she also had the strength, and this sickle went down, and the neck of the bandit on the left was directly opened, and the blood came out directly, and the bandit didn't even scream, and fell to the ground.

The other bandit was also taken aback, so he reacted and hurriedly swung his knife and slashed at the Xiucai lady.

Xiucai Niangzi took a step back, and directly threw the sickle at the bandits, who hurriedly took two steps back and opened the sickle with the knife, but they didn't dare to rush into the house rashly.

Xiucai lady threw the sickle here, didn't even look at it, and shouted directly at Xiucai, who was still staying, and ran with the child to call someone.

She hurried to the table and picked up a machete, the one she had used for more than ten years, the most convenient boning knife she had ever used.