Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 55 Water bandits enter the village
After appointing people, we can start planting konjac as soon as the autumn harvest is over.

The issue of regenerated rice has caused quite a stir in the village. Everyone is busy with the autumn harvest now, and each family cannot spare any spare labor. Yard repairs can only be done after the autumn harvest.

Qin Mengshang was not idle either, and made another large bucket of cold skin in the evening.Once the money is spent, it must be earned again.

I will sell the last batch of Liangpi before the end of summer, and this summer will be over.

But for some reason, there were far fewer vendors in the town today, and the bucket of cold skin was not sold out until noon.

The fishmonger who was familiar with Shang Qin and Meng said: "Hey, wasn't there a wealthy businessman who was robbed by water bandits when he passed by the Xunjiang River? I heard that the losses were heavy. Not only money was lost, but also people were injured! Report to the government, and the government I did send someone to Xunjiang, but where is that place—a water bandit den!"

"The water bandits' den was poked, but the bandits failed to be suppressed. Instead, four or five lives were lost in vain! Those damn water bandits knew that the government couldn't do anything to them, so they became even more rampant and scared many people to the point where they didn't dare to come..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice: "When I was fishing on the river yesterday, I saw their boat going to Shantang Town next door! I didn't dare to look more at that time, so I collected the net and hurried home. . If we mess with them, I’ll probably never be able to eat the cold skin made by the boss lady again!”

It was obviously a very serious matter, but Qin Mengshang felt a little funny when he heard his last words.

"Brother Jiang, what do you think they are doing in Shantang Town? Logically speaking, Sui'an Town is closer to Xunjiang. Even if they want to come, they have to come to us first."

The fishmonger’s surname is Jiang, and his name is Jiang Xun.

He squatted on the side of the road, took a mouthful of Liangpi, and said, "Who knows, maybe it's because our place is so poor that even water bandits don't look down on it."

There is an academy in Shantang Town, which is larger and more prosperous than Sui'an Town.A few years ago, Baitong Academy had a candidate, and even the governor personally revised the book to express his congratulations.Although we don’t know where the last person who held the title of Juren went to become an official, the status of Shantang Town has been rising since then.

Apart from the academy, Sui'an Town is no worse than Shantang Town.

Jiang Xun finished the cold noodles in two big mouthfuls and continued chatting: "Actually, when our county magistrate first came here, he was quite motivated. You can see him going out for inspections every three days. But I don't know what has happened in the past few years. The county magistrate suddenly Just leave it alone. There is nothing we can do about sending people to suppress the bandits this time. Now that the government has lost several lives, we adults are afraid that we will be criticized again."

Qin Mengshang knew very little about the county magistrate, and guessed that Xu was the new official's first firepower. After working for several years without any political achievements, his enthusiasm was exhausted.

The two chatted incessantly until Lu Ximing came back from collecting the bowls. It was just noon.

"Sister, let's go back quickly."

The sudden words made Qin Mengshang stunned for a moment: "What happened?"

Lu Ximing looked solemn: "I just went to the street and heard someone say that water bandits entered Tonghua Village last night to steal food, and also chopped and injured several villagers."

"What?" Jiang Xun stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, "Water bandits entered the village to steal food?!"

Water bandits are rampant in the Xunjiang area, but in the past they only robbed passing merchants, and I have never heard of water bandits entering the village.

If they enter the village, how can they, the weak-legged ones, stand up to those evil people?
Qin Mengshang also realized the seriousness of the matter.Tonghua Village is not far from Sanjiang Village. At present, Tonghua Village has been attacked by water bandits. No one can tell whether they will be targeted next.

Now that the autumn harvest is not over yet, if they are really attacked by water bandits, the villagers may not even be able to pay their taxes.

Her eyes darkened and she said, "Xiao Ming, pack your things and go back first."

Jiang Xun also started to collect things. He had three fish left that he had not sold, so he simply brought a fish to Qin Mengshang, "This fish can't be sold. It won't be fresh after today. We are old acquaintances." You one!"

Qin Mengshang did not refuse, but thanked him and carried his things out of the city with Lu Ximing.

The water bandits entering Tonghua Village to steal food caused panic, and the vendors began to clean up their stalls. "Life is really not easy for humans. Once the water bandits come, business will not be done!"

"Taxes have already been increased by [-]% this year, and now the water bandits are here to interfere again. Will we be allowed to live? If the government doesn't care about this matter, everyone will stop it!"

"The government has just suffered a loss at the hands of water bandits. How long will it care about our life and death? It is better to hope that the government will suppress the bandits than to hope that the water bandits will be in a good mood and retreat to the village today."

There was a lot of discussion.

Qin Meng Shang heard these words and quickly left the city without stopping.

After Sun Dawang delivered the goods to Hedi, he was urged back by Zhou Lingqi.

Although he didn't understand why Zhou Zizai was in such a hurry, he still hurried over.Seeing Qin Mengshang and the others coming out, he jumped out of the car and came over to pick them up: "Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

"It's okay," Qin Mengshang got into the car, "Let's go back first."

Sun Dawang scratched his head for no apparent reason, feeling that both of them were acting weird today?One is more serious than the other.

Qin Mengshang was thinking about the water bandits and didn't notice the look in his eyes.

According to Jiang Xun, the group of water bandits went to Shantang Town yesterday, but why did they suddenly appear in Tonghua Village at night?

Although Shantang Town is adjacent to Sui'an Town, it is separated by a river. It is faster to travel by water and can be reached in two quarters of an hour.But Tonghua Village is in the lower realm and the waterway is blocked. How did the group of water bandits get around it?

No wonder she thought about it, there were too many doubts in it.

Although she had just arrived in Sanjiang Village not long ago, her property and house were all here. If the water bandits really broke in, her efforts this month would be in vain.No matter what, the water bandits must not be allowed to enter Sanjiang Village.

Upon arriving in the village, Qin Mengshang went directly to find Li Zheng.

The news of the food being robbed in Tonghua Village has not yet reached Sanjiang Village, and everyone is busy with the autumn harvest as always.

Li was sitting on the threshold, holding the regulations on cultivating regenerated rice in his hand.There were many words on it that he didn't recognize. He licked his face and asked his grandson several times before he could barely remember the whole process.

At this moment, I saw Qin Mengshang coming to the door. I was about to chat with her about the things in the fields, but I was frightened by her words before I opened my mouth:
"Uncle Li Zheng, there was flooding in Tonghua Village last night."

"What?!" Li Zheng was so frightened that he almost fell off the threshold. "Aren't the water bandits in the Xunjiang area? Why did they suddenly come to the village?"

Qin Mengshang didn't know why the water bandits entered the village. "Those are all desperadoes who kill people and set fires. They can steal food and get on a boat and leave. Even the government can't do anything when they get to the river."

"Can no one take care of such a big thing?"

Li Zheng was shocked when he heard this. He finally managed to survive until the autumn harvest. If he was robbed by water bandits, his work this year would be in vain!
But I couldn't help but tremble when I thought about the ferocious water bandits. They were all farmers. How could they fight against the murderous bandits with two hoes in their hands?
"Daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, what do you think we should do now?"

"Uncle, don't worry too much." Qin Mengshang was very serious when he said this. "The number of water bandits who came down this time is unknown. There are many women and children in the village. I asked everyone to hide their food and money. It is best to send people in Patrol at night, be vigilant at all times, and come back immediately to report anything unusual."

"Okay, okay" Li Zheng stood up hurriedly, "I'll call everyone for a meeting right now!"

　The busy Monday is finally over (◢д◣) Thanks to the lovely Qingyin for the tip~ I will continue to work hard!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)