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

Chapter 56 The person in front of me is not the princess
It was noon and the sun was shining.

The villagers huddled under the old locust tree, and the sultry weather made everyone's hearts gradually become impetuous.At this moment, Li Zheng and Qin Meng Shang came out of the crowd one after another.The two of them looked serious, as if something big had happened.

Everyone couldn't help but become serious when they saw their expressions.

Wang Fugui was the first to ask: "Uncle Li Zheng, what happened? Didn't we just have a meeting yesterday?"

"I called everyone here today because I have something very important to announce," Li Zheng exhaled deeply and continued, "Last night, water bandits broke into Tonghua Village. They not only stole food, but also injured the villagers."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces immediately showed expressions of horror.

"Don't the water bandits only rob passing merchants? Why did they enter the village?"

"Tonghua Village is not far from our place. The water bandits robbed Tonghua Village of food. Will it be our turn next?"

"My natal family is in Tonghua Village. Aren't my parents——"

Sanjiang Village and Tonghua Village are not far apart, and many women in the village were married from there.Now that I heard about the incident in Tonghua Village, my voice was already choked with sobs.

In recent years, water bandits have been rampant in the Xunjiang River. The government has sent troops to suppress the bandits several times, but in the end they all failed.

In the past, water bandits only robbed passing merchants on the Xunjiang River and never went to the villages to rob.This year's grain harvest has just been harvested. If it is robbed by water bandits, the whole family will be ruined!
All hearts are heavy.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. The encounter with water bandits in Tonghua Village has given us a warning. In order to preserve food and protect our families, we must respond first!"

Everyone looked at each other. Those were gangsters with blood on their hands. How could they stop them alone?
"There are only a few people in our village, so we won't be able to fight head-on, so we can only fight with our wits!"

Li Zheng waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "There are only two roads into the village, and the road by the river is the most dangerous. Water bandits have been doing evil in the Xunjiang River all year round, and the water is better than us, so that road must be strictly guarded. ! In addition, we cannot relax our vigilance in other places..."

"Everyone should work harder this afternoon. We will lay traps on the two roads into the village to prevent trouble before it happens!"

He learned the term 'preventive measures before they happen' from Qin Meng Shang. When he said this, it sounded quite sophisticated at first glance.

There was silence in the crowd. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing what to do.

Wang Fugui hesitated and said: "Is it okay to dig a trap? Those water bandits have knives, how can we defeat them?"

Before Li Zheng could speak, a childish voice rang out from the crowd: "I also have a knife! I'm not afraid of those water bandits! Whoever dares to rob my family of food, I will beat them all away!"

Qin Mengshang followed the sound and found that it was Old Man Hu's grandson Dajun.

Old Man Hu pulled his grandson back: "What are you kidding about? Can your three-inch-long knife defeat the water bandits?"

"You can't say that," Li Zheng saw the opportunity and interjected in time, "What if the water bandits have knives? Our hoes and shovels are longer than their knives! It's hard for everyone to wait until the autumn harvest, do we have to watch it? Do you want them to take away the food?"

Food is their lifeblood. If someone wants to steal food, we must not tolerate it!
When one person moves, others follow closely.The villagers were very motivated and went back to dig traps for the guy.

Several children headed by Hu Dajun were noisy and wanted to go along.

Li Zhengdao: "You are young, just leave the job of setting traps to the adults. I have another task for you."

Hu Dajun patted his chest: "Grandpa Li Zheng, just give your orders, we promise to complete the task!"

"Okay!" Li Zheng patted him on the shoulder solemnly, "From now on, you will be the captain of our village patrol team and be responsible for the security of the village. However, if you find something abnormal, don't go to it yourself. Come back and tell the adults first." A group of children usually love to run all over the mountains. They know many trails that adults don't know about, and it's perfect to leave the patrolling matter to them.

However, for safety reasons, additional adults had to be sent to patrol outside the village to prevent water bandits from sneaking into the village.

Hu Dajun waved his fists excitedly and summoned a group of half-year-old boys in the village to form a temporary patrol team.

After everything in the village was settled, Qin Mengshang returned home and hid the grain and money boxes.

People's lives are worthless these days. If anything happens, it's trivial to lose money and things. If you lose your life, you won't even have a chance to regret it.Those water bandits are all evil-doers, and even the government doesn't care about them. How can we talk about ordinary people like them?

For now, we can only do our best to protect ourselves.

After locking the cabinet, Qin Mengshang walked around the house. The doors and windows were all clear. The only thing that worried him was the courtyard wall.

Originally, I wanted to wait until the autumn harvest before repairing the courtyard wall, but now it seems that this matter cannot be postponed and must be completed as soon as possible.

The courtyard wall must be at least two feet high, and it is best to add some sharp objects such as glass shards on the top to prevent people from climbing over the wall.

Qin Mengshang sat at the table and thought hard. Now that there is no glass, inserting ceramic shards on the tiles is too extravagant. He painted several tile styles one after another and still felt unsatisfied.

Zhou Lingqi pushed the door open and came in, seeing her holding a piece of paper and drawing over and over again.The ink stains are soaked through, but I still can't bear to throw them away. It's really frugal.

"What are you painting?"

Qin Mengshang was immersed in his own world, completely unaware that there was another person next to him. He responded lazily: "Isn't this a village that was attacked by water bandits? I want to add some thorny tiles to the courtyard wall of my house."

Zhou Lingqi thought for a moment, then took the paper away from her hand and said, "You should be talking about nailed tiles. The nailed tiles are in the shape of sharp corners. This is the type of tile used by the Nanyue Palace Department."

"You?" Qin Mengshang raised his head, and a light slowly gathered in his confused eyes, "can you draw?"

Since he said so, he would definitely do it.

Zhou Lingqi sat down next to her, took the pen, and drew a new drawing.

The nailed tiles have a strange shape, with spikes resembling nails, which is similar to what Qin Mengshang imagined as a wall filled with glass slag.

"The Nanyue Palace was destroyed a hundred years ago. There are very few brick kilns that can make this kind of tiles, but the technique is not complicated." Zhou Lingqi handed her the drawings, "You can take it to the town and ask, if you have experience The craftsmen should be able to make it.”

"Great!" Qin Mengshang grabbed his hand happily, "I'll go to the brick kiln in town tomorrow and ask!"

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The delicate and warm touch made Zhou Lingqi lose consciousness for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he had already left happily humming an unknown tune.

He lowered his eyes and stared at his left hand, as if the moment just now was just an illusion.

After being together for such a long time, he was almost certain that the person in front of him was not his princess, but from the appearance to the voice, and even the mole on the back of her neck, they were exactly the same.
Zhou Lingqi covered up the strange color in his eyes and walked out of the house as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)