Now that there are only the old and weak women and children left in the village, the responsibility of He Shan and others is particularly important. Almost all the crops in the fields were harvested, and their patrol was set around the village, especially at the foot of the mountain.

Because the beasts in the mountains also have to prepare for the winter, eat and drink more to save their autumn fat, which is their confidence to withstand the severe cold.

With so much food in the village, it is inevitable that they will become their target.

But this night, He Shan and the others did not encounter wild beasts, but encountered a few figures who secretly went to the village!

"Who?" He Shan and the others were divided into three teams, and there were only four people in his team, so they could only open their mouths and drink, intending to scare away the thieves.

I don't want the thief not only not to run, but to be stunned in place.

He could only shout one more sentence, "Who the hell are you, why do you come out and walk around at night?" Hurry up, dare to take a step forward, don't blame the knife and arrow in my hand for not having eyes! ”

This time, the other side finally reacted, and someone responded, "Brother He, it's us back!" ”

He Shan heard that it was Tai Jizu's voice, and he was surprised, but the knife in his hand was still confiscated.

"Brother step-ancestor, are you back?"

Tai Jizu groped forward and laughed in a low voice, "Yes, we have all come back from the border pass." I don't know what the situation is in the village, so I can only sneak into the village at night. I didn't expect to run into you! ”

When he said this, several other villagers also stepped forward, including Tie Dan's father, Tai San's son, etc., all of whom were familiar with each other on weekdays.

He Shan was completely relieved, took the knife and instructed, "You guys hurry up and enter the village, everyone is fine, but there are a lot of people in other villages who have been conscripted and left, so we can't make a noise." We continued to patrol and say hello whenever something happened. ”

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, let's go back first, and we'll talk about it more carefully later." Tai Jizu was worried about it, and after a few gossips, he hurriedly took the villagers into the village.

Everyone slept, and naturally it was dark.

Tai Jizu took a few people to the door of his house, and after thinking about it, he instructed Tie Dan'er's father, "Go and invite the patriarch, and don't alarm the rest of the people first." ”

Iron Daddy hurriedly went, and at this time, the sesame ball that was keeping vigil in the courtyard also smelled a familiar smell, and hurriedly ran inside after screaming.

Soon, oil lamps were lit in the hall.

Old Man Tai pulled his shoes and walked out quickly, opened the door, and welcomed everyone in. He looked at everyone one by one, and said one after another, "Okay, okay, just come back!" ”

Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang also heard the movement, did not alarm the children, and hurriedly came out to help boil the water.

When Tai Sanye was dressed in clothes and stumbled over, everyone was already holding a bowl and snoring and eating.

Tai Sanye also breathed a long sigh of relief, and Gao Ti's heart was completely put down.

You know, it's a risky thing to leave the whole village with half of the children.

If there is a bad guy outside, the Tai clan will be finished.

The stomachs of the people were full, their bodies were warm, and they also came to their senses, and began to talk about what they had seen and heard along the way.

Tai Jizu also took out the silver money of the bud rice seeds and held it to Tai Sanye with both hands.

Tai Sanye thought about it, and said to the old brother, "This time, everyone avoided conscription, and went to the government to leave favors, all of them were paid by you, even the fines were paid by you!" Therefore, put this silver here first, and when the matter of forced labor is over, everyone will come back, and then we will calculate it slowly, and we will not be in a hurry. ”

The old man nodded, called Yang Lihua, asked her to collect the silver ticket, and instructed, "Keep the accounts, and explain to everyone later." ”

"Got it, Dad." Yang Lihua put away the silver ticket and asked, "Do you want to go back to the mountain tonight, do you need to prepare dry food?" ”

The old man thought about it and said to everyone, "You go home tonight and report your safety to your family." Come here before dawn tomorrow morning, carry some rice and noodles up the mountain, and stay in a wooden house on the mountain for a few days.

"If anyone is worried about their home, they should discuss with each other, and they will come back half every night in turn, but they must not be present in the village during the day. Got it? ”

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison, and they were all overjoyed.

Tai Sanye also said, "I don't know what the situation is in this conscription, we can be regarded as a trick and spend money to escape." It's really hard for outsiders to know, and it will cause a red mouth and a quarrel. You should also be careful in the mountains, and don't make too much noise. After staying for half a month, you can come back after the incident. ”

"Yes, Uncle San, we all know."

"Yes, we must be careful."

"Isn't it just that you are on the mountain during the day and go home at night, and you should go to work in the mountains."

Everyone responded, all of them looking relaxed.

Old Man Tai saw that there was nothing wrong, so he dispersed with everyone.

Needless to say, the families were very excited because of the return of their relatives, but they still knew the severity and did not make much noise.

Early in the morning of the second day, before the sky was bright, Yang Lihua opened the warehouse and took out three bags of sorghum rice, one bag of white rice, and some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, all of which were packed.

When everyone came out of the house rubbing their eyes, they also brought some vegetables from the garden, and they really looked like they had gone to the mountains to live.

Aunt Tai San actually carried a basket on her back, and said to Yang Lihua, "My step-grandfather and daughter-in-law, I also followed up the mountain, these old men don't take a spoon on weekdays, and I'm afraid it won't be possible to fire on the mountain by myself."

"If the forest burns down, something will happen, I'll go cook with me, and I'll come back in the evening." I only have my daughter-in-law and little grandson left in my family, you can help me take care of it. ”

Yang Lihua hurriedly responded, "Okay, don't worry, auntie, I'll leave it to me at home." Tomorrow, someone else will go to the mountains to cook, and it will be about half a month in total, and everyone will help each other. ”

When the first rays of morning light fell on Taijia Village, everyone who should go up the mountain went up the mountain, and everyone who should know that they had left and returned also knew it!

Although the village is still as quiet as ever, there is a vague sense of joy hidden in it.

It's Tai Sanye's cigarette pouches and pots that are wielded more powerfully than in the past, and he almost jumps when he walks like an old naughty boy!

As the women gathered together to work, they couldn't help but whisper.

"I don't know who will come back tonight, my old thing is probably going to carry a bag of dirty clothes and pants back for me to wash!"

"Actually, it's okay to come back or not, just know that they're okay."

"Yes, I heard that the third aunt has gone up the mountain, they have food and drink, and they don't have to work, and the days are simply beautiful!"

And the old and young masters on the mountain are indeed like the women guessed, eating and drinking enough, and having nothing to do, they hunt rabbits and pheasants near the wooden houses.

Some young and strong people are not afraid of the cold, and they even went to the creek to take a good bath, and I don't know if they were worried about going home with a stinky sweat and being disgusted by their daughters-in-law......