The sky is not yet bright, and the shadow of the moon is still lingering.

At the head and tail of Shihe Village, the whole place is extremely lively.

"Dafu, are you awake?" Xiong Wu went out with his load on his shoulders. Seeing that there were already many villagers on the dirt road, he thought to himself that it was a bit late for him to go out now.

In fact, it's not that he wants to be late, the main reason is that he has the least pea field in the village. Naturally, there are not many peas, and it doesn't hurt to get up later.

Seeing him carrying the basket, Jiang Dafu nodded with a smile, "Xiong Wu, after today is over, you should have finished picking your pea pods."

"Yeah, those kids didn't pick up many potatoes. I was alone and I didn't have much land. Now that I think about it, I feel like I'm in a panic. Why didn't the kids dig more, haha." Xiong Wu joked.

"Ha, our family has a lot of land. Yesterday my father still said bluntly that he should go to open up some wasteland and not stay idle in the house." Jiang Dafu shook his head, amused.

"Haha, let your father be at ease. The good fortune of our village is beyond the imagination of others. It's good to have something." Xiong Wu comforted.

"Yes, a few days ago, shopkeeper Zhang of Four Seasons Restaurant said the same thing, we should be content." Jiang Dafu nodded, looking at the sky and reminded.

"Let's hurry up, it will be dawn in a while, and we still have to rush to deliver the goods."

"Well, it's getting late."

The two talked and laughed, and rushed all the way to the field. As soon as they arrived, Xiong Wu's eyes were full of anger.

"Dafu, go and see the forest, Jiang Li's land." Xiong Wu yelled at Jiang Dafu, his voice anxious and sullen.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Dafu stopped, and asked where the light of Xiong Wu's torch was puzzled.

"Xiong Wu, what's the matter?"

"Dafu, the green peas in our field are gone, go and have a look at the field at the entrance of the village!" Xiong Wu replied as he walked, his heart sank as he walked further away.

After Jiang Dafu heard this, he hurried to the field at the head of the village. Other villagers not far away also quickened their pace to go to the field after hearing the sound.

When Jiang Dafu came to the entrance of the village with a torch, the fire illuminated the corner of the field, and Jiang Dafu stepped from the ridge of the field to the field.

"What's the matter, where is Dou?" Jiang Dafu was shocked, and walked towards the middle of the ground.

The more he walked in, the more angry Jiang Dafu became.

All the peas in the field at the head of the village disappeared overnight, leaving only messy footprints and sparse empty bean stalks.

The light of the torch passed through the fields at the head of the village, and the light of the fire gradually became weaker.

Xiong Wu rushed from the field to the village, staggering a bit.

"Dafu, your field is empty, how about here?"

"Xiong Wu, the village is empty too..." Jiang Dafu choked up, but his dignity as a man made him not allow him to shed tears.

Xiong Wu was startled, and turned his head to look at the black-gray night sky in a daze, his fists were clenched by his legs, his expression was solemn, and a layer of pain crept up in his eyes.

"empty……"

"It's gone here too! Dafu, our village has been robbed!" Zhao Cheng patted his thigh, looking at the endless black sky, with a sad and painful voice.

"It's all gone. This damned thief didn't even leave us bean seeds." Xie Guang gathered to Jiang Dafu's side with a torch, cursing angrily, as if he wanted to release all the bitterness in his heart.

Jiang Dafu was already suffering from a breath of foul air in his heart, but now he heard Xie Guang mention this side, he almost couldn't breathe, and suffocated himself to death.

"It's okay, the green grass is at the foot of the mountain, those people won't touch it." Jiang Dafu took a long breath, calmed down, looked at the foot of the mountain, and prayed in his heart.

"Let's go and see if the potatoes and broad beans have been spoiled by these people. After a while, the village will gather outside my house for a meeting."

Seeing everyone's frowning faces, Jiang Dafu refused to bear it, and persuaded them to turn their attention to other places first. After all, some villagers are not young.

At the end of the village, Liu Qingcao and Liu Xiao stood in the field, looking at the pea seedlings that had lost most of them, feeling angry and hurt in their hearts.

"Girl, this, why is this gone?" Liu Wu was dumbfounded and almost cried.

These pea sprouts can be sold for a lot of money, and two days ago, the girl said that she would reserve two plots of land, one for planting and one for her family to eat.

Now there is only a small half left, and there is no food to eat, let alone sell to restaurants and shops.

"Ah, after all, it has attracted people's attention." Liu Qingcao sighed sadly, raised her eyes to look towards the direction of the village entrance, and became worried, "I'm afraid the pea field at the head of the village will not be kept, and the villagers should feel uncomfortable."

"Girl, it's only been one night, we have to report to the officials now, there is still time." Liu Xiao reminded.

"Well, then you can go and see if there are any suspicious people in the town." Liu Qingcao nodded and said calmly.

After Liu Xiao got the mission, he went to Qianfeng Town with the things Liu Qingcao had prepared for him.

Liu Wu looked at Liu Xiao who was leaving, ready to move, Liu Qingcao glanced at her calmly, with many thoughts in her heart.

For a long time, Liu Qingcao looked at the burnt torch, her eyebrows moved slightly.

"Liu Wu, go to Uncle Liu and ask him to ask someone to build two houses at the entrance of the village."

"Yes, girl." Liu Wu's eyes lit up, he put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, and happily went to work.

After the arrangement was settled, Liu Qingcao walked slowly in the field, stopping to observe something from time to time, until dawn, when Xiong Wu came to find him, Liu Qingcao stopped, and followed him to Jiangzhai.

At this time, many people had already come outside Jiang's house, all of them were sad and heartbroken.

When everyone saw Liu Qingcao, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Jiang Dafu looked at Liu Qingcao and Xiong Wu who were coming forward, saw that there were no smiles on their faces, and knew in his heart that the pea sprouts at the foot of Liu Qingcao Mountain did not escape the murderous hands of the thief last night.

"Da Fu, everyone is here, so go ahead." Zhao Cheng lamented, and his voice was no longer as strong as before.

Jiang Dafu nodded, looked around, and said in a hoarse voice.

"I think everyone knows that our village was attacked by thieves last night."

Jiang Dafu paused, looked at the vacant land in the distance, gritted his teeth secretly, but calmly comforted the villagers on his face.

"The stolen pea sprouts have been reported to the town government, so don't get too angry and hurt yourself."

After Jiang Dafu finished speaking, seeing that the villagers were still distressed and numb, he couldn't help feeling worried.

"Everyone, look back and look at the distance. Although we lost peas, we still have broad beans and potatoes. We must cheer up and try to protect them, so we can't be ruined by thieves again."

"Dafu is right. We can't be depressed just because we lost the peas. We should find the murderer and protect the other seedlings in the field. That's what we can really turn around." Xiong Wu's breath was strong, and his voice pierced people's hearts.

After the villagers heard this, their eyes gradually brightened. They all looked back, and patches of green seedlings were reflected in their eyes, making them full of hope again.

"Yes, Dafu and Xiong Wu are right, we shouldn't cheer up and protect the other seedlings." Zhao Cheng said excitedly.

Xie Guang also nodded, "It may take a few days for the Yamen to arrest people. These days, let's be more careful at night, so as not to be taken advantage of again."

"Yes, yes, we can't be thieves anymore." Widow Yang agreed.

"That's right, we have to protect the remaining seedlings, and we can't take advantage of those thieves." Wu Zhi clenched his fists tightly, looking at the seedlings in the ground, his eyes flashed fiercely.

If this group of thieves come again, he will definitely plan to use their legs.

Liu Qingcao looked at the few people, and a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes.

In this village, there are still a lot of capable people, and if they are cultivated more, they are also a right-hand man.

……

Everyone discussed the countermeasures for half an hour outside Jiang Dafu's house, and finally adopted two methods.

One is short-term and the other is long-term.

Liu Qingcao thinks the two methods are good.

Taking turns to watch the night, this is Liu Qingcao's plan from the beginning, the house to be built at the entrance of the village is provided for the night watch villagers.

The construction of the village wall was proposed by Jiang Dafu, and it also received the support of everyone. It's just that if the whole big village wants to be separated by a wall around the boundary, it will not be completed in three or two days.

But the wall was about to be built, and it was undoubtedly the best way for the villagers.

After the meeting was over, Jiang Dafu and Xiong Wu adjusted their mood, drove the ox cart, loaded the last green peas, and went to Qianfeng Town and Xin County.

Liu Qingcao's pea seedlings finally became the key protected objects of Shihe Village. This was done spontaneously by them. Liu Qingcao knew that they didn't want to lose this last pea seed.

Seeing them so nervous, Liu Qingcao sighed helplessly thinking of the piles of pea seeds in the space.

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