Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 82

"I know that everyone is very tired now. They haven't slept all night and are very sleepy. The reason why everyone is gathered here at noon is because I have several things to arrange. These few things are related to everyone's wealth and life. "Chen Mo glanced at everyone with a serious expression.

Hearing this, the villagers who were originally enveloped in thoughts suddenly became energetic and pricked up their ears. Their lives were at stake, how could they not care.

"First of all, although we killed the officers and soldiers who left the city this time and achieved an initial victory, don't think that just this time, the government will not dare to come. That would be a big mistake."

Chen Mo said loudly: "There are thousands of garrison troops in the city and they are well-equipped. Once they come out of the city to surround us, it will be difficult for us to deal with it."

Although it is better to report the good news rather than the bad news in the current situation, Chen Mo currently does not have enough money or food. In order to prevent them from slacking off, the rope that was finally twisted is scattered into threads. Chen Mo must always ask them to tighten the string. , let them understand that they are not out of danger yet.

Only in this way can Chen Mo lead them better.

After all, if you want to survive, you have to listen to me, and you can't go against it.

"In order to make everyone worry-free, I plan to set up a patrol team. The candidates for the patrol will be young people from Fuze Village and Wangjiazhuang for the time being. Zhang He will be the captain of the patrol team." Chen Mo pointed to Zhang He.

Zhang He immediately took a step forward and showed his face in front of everyone, stretching his neck a little. He was secretly happy that he had become an official, but his expression was pretending to be serious and he couldn't help but look at Han Wu.

"Master Chen Xian, what is the use of this patrol team?" said a person from Wangjiazhuang.

"Of course it is related to our safety. I plan to build a sentry post on a small mountain ten miles away from the county seat. Patrollers will stand guard day and night. Once they see officers and soldiers leaving the city, they will report back to the village as soon as possible. In addition, patrol the village to maintain public order. , protecting the village is also the duty of the patrol team." Chen Mo said.

Hearing this, the young people in Fuze Village and Wangjiazhuang felt inexplicably excited. They had been busy in the fields for half their lives and were surrounded by loess every day, but they could actually do work similar to government servants.

For a moment, they felt a sense of mission in their hearts.

In order to mobilize their enthusiasm when there was no money or food, Chen Mo also said: "Those who perform well among them will be confirmed by Zhang He and approved by me. Zhang He can teach you the sword technique, and this sword technique is mine." What I personally taught Zhang He is something only a master martial artist can do."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was extremely excited.

They were all farmers picking food in the fields, and they had never seen any big scenes. When they heard the sword technique mentioned by Chen Mo, they thought it was something very powerful. Some people even regarded this sword technique as a fairy magic, thinking that after learning it, they could be like Like Chen Mo, he can kill people from a distance with just one swing of his knife.

Even Han Wu was excited and eager to try.

Chen Mo naturally noticed Han Wu and said: "The same goes for you. From tomorrow on, you and your group will be called the fishing team. Han Wu, you are the captain. Tomorrow I will teach you the sword skills in person. After you learn it, you can Teach the top performers on your team.”

"Thank you, Immortal Master Chen." Han Wu thanked him immediately.

"Master Chen Xian, what about us?" The remaining villagers who were not named couldn't help but ask.

"The remaining people will directly follow my orders. From tomorrow, we will explore the mountains and forests to start building a stronghold and build a defense system at the pass. In this way, once there are too many officers and soldiers leaving the city, after the sentry in front has been notified, we can bring our own The family fled into the mountains," Chen Mo said.

As soon as the words fell, the people in the patrol team and the fishing team suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. After all, Han Wu and Zhang He could not compare with Chen Mo.

"Wang Ping." Chen Mo said.

"I'm here."

"Take someone to register the patrol team, fishing team, and people who directly take orders from me into a book for everyone to check," Chen Mo said.

"No." After explaining everything, Chen Mo's mouth was dry and he pursed his lips. He looked around at the crowd and finally said:
"I hope everyone will work hard and don't be lazy, because it is you who will be hurt. If the officers and soldiers come to kill me, I will just go up the mountain and leave you alone. But what about you? Even if the government is kind and spares your life, when the time comes, You will go back to the way you were before, with endless food to eat, endless taxes to pay, and endless suffering."

Everyone nodded.

"Okay, Zhang He, Han Wu stays."

Chen Mo waved his hand: "Everyone else should leave. Just take a rest and do whatever you need to do."

The villagers dispersed in twos and threes, but there were still dozens of people standing there motionless. These people were all from Qingting County.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you want?"

These villagers looked at each other and said stutteringly: "Master Chen Xian, when will you bring our families over?"

After the words fell, Han Wu also looked at Chen Mo.

Although most of the 810 people are from Pingting County, some are from Qingting County, and they are also worried about their relatives at home.

Chen Mo was silent about this.

It was quite a distance from Fuze Village to Qingting County. It was almost dark when we rushed there.

The Yamen of Pingting County went out of the city to arrest people early this morning, and Qingting County would not be any slower. By the time he led people there, their family members might have been arrested by the Qingting County officials.

The worst possibility is that if you rush over there, you might end up in a trap.

Chen Mo actually planned to give up in his heart, but they have initially united. If he said it directly, it might disturb people's hearts.

He looked at them, pondered for a while, and then said: "At night, I will ask Han Wu to take you home to investigate. If your family is captured by the government and brought into the city, then there is nothing I can do. If no one , bring them here directly, and I will protect them."

They were actually prepared, but they still felt a little relieved when they heard Chen Mo's heartfelt words.

Not to mention Han Wu, when he and Han San killed officials on the way to Fengxian, he was prepared to lose his family.

Chen Mo kept Han Wu, mainly to tell him to do a good job in Dadong Lake, and even gave him a target for how much fish he would catch every day. Even if he could not reach it, he should try his best to get closer to this target.

After all, Dadong Lake is their current important source of food.

Afterwards, Chen Mo pulled Han Wu aside alone and said: "When you return to Qingting County tonight, if you find strong men who escaped from Fengxian Road like you, you can find a way to win them over to us. Come this way.”

If Chen Mo wants to expand his power, he must have a sufficient population base to support him.

Qingting County captured a thousand prisoners, but now there are only about a hundred people under his command, including Han Wu and others.

If the remaining strong men and their families can be brought over, then everything will be promising.

(End of this chapter)