In Shihe Village, broad beans are getting easier to sell, and the places where they are sold are getting farther and farther away. I heard from the wealthy officials and servants who bought them from outside that this product has already spread in the capital, and praises are endless.

The better the reputation, the more people came to inquire. While the villagers of Shihe Village were happy about this, they also began to worry.

After all, the people who came were not only those who bought, but also those who took the opportunity to make up their minds.

Jiang Dafu looked at the strangers who had been circling around the village for the past few days, feeling angry and anxious, and under great pressure.

These people can't be driven away, and warnings are useless. After a long time, he is afraid that someone who doesn't pay attention will be taken advantage of.

On this day, Tian Lin and Jiang Li sent those abandoned children to Shihe Village one by one.

After the two handed him over to Jiang Dafu, they had time to ask him about what had happened recently.

"Dafu, why are you in such a bad mood?" Tian Lin looked at Jiang Dafu, who was a little out of shape, and frowned.

These days, they were in their respective villages, preparing for the next spring plowing. They hadn't come back for a long time, and they hardly knew what happened in Shihe Village.

Jiang Li didn't speak, but looked at Jiang Dafu, quietly waiting for his answer.

Jiang Dafu was silent and sighed.

"When you came, did you see anyone wandering around the village?" Jiang Dafu asked without answering.

Tian Lin and Jiang Li looked at each other and nodded together.

"Dafu, those people, what's going on, could it be that they want to find an opportunity to attack our broad beans and potatoes?" Jiang Li asked with a frown, but he already had an answer in his heart.

Tian Lin sighed, not knowing what to do.

Since the pea sprouts were stolen last time, Xiao's family in the town and shopkeeper Li in the county seat paid Shihe Village a large sum of money, and even set up a shop.

Those local hooligans knew that Shihe Village was a poor place full of outsiders, and seeing them get good things, they wanted to come and loot it.

Unexpectedly, Shihe Village has already undergone changes. The people who came here ran away in desperation after suffering.

After learning of the result, the rest of the rogues who were eager to move gradually restrained themselves. Some weighed the pros and cons and stopped thinking directly, but some didn't give up and always wanted to try.

Those people didn't dare to go to the village, so they chose to surround them at the place where they went to the town. Jiang Dafu was not used to it, so he directly reported to the officials and asked Wan Lizheng to solve it.

After this incident, these people completely rested their minds.

But broad beans became famous, and at some point, this group of people was aroused into the hearts of gamblers again.

They guarded the edge of the village, did not disturb the villagers' work, and would help out from time to time. Although the villagers of Shihe Village were very resistant, there was nothing they could do about them.

They didn't do anything, and they helped from time to time, so how could they report to the officials!
"I just don't know what their purpose is, so I'm worried!"

Jiang Dafu shook his head and said helplessly.

"Where's the grass? You didn't find the grass?" Tian Lin asked.

"Qingcao has gone to the county seat. I mentioned it to her when I delivered the goods, but she said that she has nothing to do. Let me think about it first. If she has something to do, she will come back and tell me."

Jiang Dafu was bitter, it had been five or six days, he didn't wait for Liu Qingcao to come back, and he didn't think of a good way, so he could only rely on the old way to support himself.

But that was not the solution after all, the six people patrolled the village day and night, no matter how young and strong those people were, they couldn't afford to spend so much.

What's more, these people are the pillars of the family. If you miss a day, you will lose a day of work. After a long time, even the best relationship will have complaints.

"Here, let's add up the total?" Jiang Li looked at the two of them, and said hesitantly.

Jiang Dafu nodded. After all, one person counts against one's shortcomings, and three people count on one's strengths.

……

After half an hour!
"No, Dafu, none of these methods will work..." Jiang Li said dejectedly, feeling depressed for a while.

The same is true for Tian Lin, but he is more ashamed.

The three of them big men are actually inferior to a little girl, it really makes people feel ashamed.

"Why don't we spend some money to hire a few ruffians and let them fight on their own?" Jiang Dafu gritted his teeth and suggested.

……

"Liu Xiao, they haven't figured out a solution yet?" Liu Qingcao sat on the carriage and asked Liu Xiao who was sitting quietly beside her.

Liu Xiao nodded, "No, Village Chief Jiang has lost some weight recently."

"..."

Liu Qingcao froze for a moment, then sighed again.

"Is it almost there?"

"It's almost here, girl, there's still time for a cup of tea." Liu Xiao looked outside, and answered tentatively.

"You take the things in the carriage back to the house later, I'll go find Brother Jiang first." Liu Qingcao thought about it, and decided to go to Jiang's house first, and then return to her own house.

The carriage quickly drove into Shihe Village and stopped at the gate of Jiang's house.

The three people in the house heard the sound of the carriage, got up in unison and walked quickly towards the outside of the house.

"grass!"

"grass."

"Qingcao, are you back?"

The voices of the three people were different, but Liu Qingcao could clearly feel the excitement in their hearts.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Tian, ​​Brother Jiang Li, you are all here!" Liu Qingcao twitched the corners of her mouth and greeted them.

When Jiang Dafu saw Liu Qingcao came back, he immediately shook off those worries and became refreshed.

"Qingcao, are you done with your county affairs?" Jiang Dafu asked curiously as he walked.

Liu Qingcao nodded, smiled and followed them into the house.

In the house, Liu Qingcao took a sip of tea and looked at the three of them.

Without exception, they all looked at themselves expectantly.

"Get busy, Brother Jiang." Liu Qingcao smiled at the three of them and said.

This group of people are afraid because they have too many worries.

Liu Qingcao thought, maybe, after a few more months, when material conditions improve, they will change.

"Qingcao, have you already thought of a way when you come back this time?" Jiang Dafu asked directly without beating around the bush.

Liu Qingcao nodded, "Brother Jiang, there is a way, but I don't know if you want to use it."

Jiang Dafu was taken aback for a moment, and looked at her in confusion, and waited for a while before he opened his mouth.

"Tell me about Qingcao."

Tian Lin and Jiang Li were also surprised when they heard what Liu Qingcao said. Thinking about it, this method is unusual.

"Brother Jiang, I heard from you earlier that this group of people guarded the village all day long and occasionally helped, but they didn't do anything beyond the rules, right?" Liu Qingcao was silent before speaking softly and slowly. Open your mouth slowly.

"Yeah, for such a long time, I don't know what they want to do."

"Brother Jiang, have you ever asked them?" Liu Qingcao raised her head and hinted slightly.

Jiang Dafu sipped his tea, his face turned red, and he thought to himself that he seemed to have forgotten this.

"Brother Jiang, maybe they have been waiting for you?"

"Well, I was too cautious. I didn't think of this." Jiang Dafu suddenly realized that this group of people hadn't done anything, and they were rushing to help. Presumably, they were different from the previous group.

"Dafu, let's go and have a look."

Tian Lin and Jiang Li understood the meaning of Liu Qingcao's words, so they didn't want to delay and wanted to ask.

Jiang Dafu found a breakthrough point, and he didn't want to wait any longer. After taking a sip of tea, he got up and walked outside.

Liu Qingcao naturally went together.

The four of them hurried to the entrance of the village and saw the group of people squatting on the ground, looking enviously at the people in the field, they didn't move at all, they didn't even notice the arrival of Jiang Dafu and the others.

Seeing that they were too serious, Jiang Dafu was afraid that they would startle them by making a sudden noise, so he kicked the dirt clod to attract their attention.

"Club clusters..."

The ruffian closest to them heard the sound, turned his head and looked over, and saw that the person who came was his elder brother who had been waiting for every day, and stood up excitedly.

But after squatting for too long and getting up too violently, he suddenly became dizzy and fell forward.

When he thought he was about to fall to the ground, he was caught by one hand.

"Thanks, thank you, Village Chief Jiang." The local ruffian settled down, stabilized his body and quickly thanked him.

Jiang Dafu glanced at him, waved his hands, and spoke calmly.

"You have been here for some time, why?"

After listening to the ruffian, with a flattering smile on his face, he grinned and said nothing.

"Mr. Jiang, our eldest brother asked us to wait for you here."

Jiang Dafu nodded, turned to look at Liu Qingcao, seeing his calm expression, secretly made up his mind to learn more from her in the future.

After a while, a burly man wearing a straw hat and a suit of clothes wrapped himself tightly walked over to them.

When he reached three steps away from Jiang Dafu, he stopped.

The man's face was covered by a straw hat, and Liu Qingcao couldn't see his face.

And he was wearing a strange outfit, which made Liu Qingcao very curious.

According to the news Liu Xiao gave him, the eldest brother of this group of people is a tall and burly man with rough appearance, but he is always wrapped in black clothes, with cloth strips wrapped around his mouth and nose, and wearing a straw hat, which is very strange.

Liu Qingcao looked at him fixedly, then looked at the sun above her head, and called him amazing.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm bothering you."

The straw hat man looked at Jiang Dafu with a deep and hoarse voice.

Jiang Dafu looked at his strange appearance, looked him up and down, then nodded and asked.

"Why are you waiting for me here?"

The man in the straw hat paused, took his breath away, and opened his mouth slowly.

"We want to come here to find a job to earn some money for food. I don't know if Village Chief Jiang needs someone here."

Jiang Dafu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he can't decide what this person said.

Jiang Dafu turned his head, looked at Liu Qingcao, and asked her to make a choice.

Liu Qingcao received Jiang Dafu's wink and nodded slightly, indicating that she could accept it.

"There are live ones, but you have to abide by the rules of our village, otherwise I can't keep you."

Jiang Dafu explained his words in advance, the man in the hat nodded in agreement, and then waved behind him.

"There are 15 people in total, and they can go to work today." The man in the hat said when he saw that everyone was behind him.

Jiang Dafu was stunned, and didn't know how to answer. He looked at this group of people, and his intuition told him that they were good, but he was still a little worried. He was afraid that he would lead the wolf into the house. After all, none of these men were weak.

Seeing Jiang Dafu hesitated in a daze, Liu Qingcao stepped forward to look at the man in the hat, and said word by word.

"Are you just here for one bite?"

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