Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Gan Sanxi continued, "The village chiefs from several villages met and all felt that they didn't have enough manpower, so they've already sent people to distant villages to ask for reinforcements."

He sighed as he spoke and wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve.

"We not only have to protect the people in our own village, but also those who come to the temple fair tomorrow, villagers from other villages, vendors, and those who have come from afar to sell their skills."

"If anything happens to these people on our territory, our temple fair will be canceled."

"Moreover, the entire surrounding area depends on these few days of temple fair to earn enough to live on for half a year."

Yun Huaikang nodded, his expression becoming more serious.

Without saying anything more, he drove the oxcart straight to his father-in-law's house.

Upon entering the courtyard, I saw my father-in-law, Gan Fushun, squatting by the courtyard wall, repairing a rake.

After two days of recuperation, the old man looked much better, his hands were stronger, and his voice was clearer. When he saw his son-in-law and daughter arrive, he stood up with a smile to greet them.

Gan Yuwan's mother was busy picking vegetables into baskets in the yard, while the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were all gathered around the kitchen, everything was in good order.

The family had already received word that something big was going to happen tonight.

The cellar was already stocked with grain and valuables, and even the family's old hen had been moved to the cellar entrance in the backyard and tied up.

The children were sent to their in-laws' house on the other side of the river in advance. The older brothers each stayed in their own area. The courtyard looked empty, but every corner was arranged clearly.

Yun Huaikang pulled the oxcart into the yard, asked Gan Dacai which gate he was guarding, and left without even taking a sip of water.

Gan Yuwan rolled up her sleeves and joined her mother and sisters-in-law in washing rice and vegetables, while the fire in the stove never went out.

There are many people on night watch tonight, so we need to provide them with meals.

The food was cooked in large pots, one pot after another. Once cooked, it was distributed to each household so that everyone would be full and have the energy to stay up all night.

Everything hinges on tonight.

If we get through tonight, things should be fine...

Meanwhile, Yun Huai'an and his family were riding in an oxcart, happily heading towards the county town.

Liang Dahua sat in the car, straightening her clothes that had been blown askew by the wind, occasionally glancing back to see if the red envelopes were still there.

Yun Huai'an hummed a little tune with a blade of grass in his mouth, a comfortable smile on his face. He had made a fortune from his second brother, and his eldest son's marriage had been arranged with a wealthy man. Good things came in pairs, and he walked with a swagger.

Just a few miles from the county town, Yun Linlin suddenly clutched her stomach and cried out.

"Dad! Dad, stop! My stomach hurts! I need to go to the toilet!"

Yun Huai'an clicked his tongue and stopped the oxcart in displeasure.

Where would there be an outhouse in this desolate place? He waved his hand: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't take too long, your older brother is waiting for us."

Yun Linlin was too scared to go alone, so Yun Yaya had to go with her.

The two girls helped each other walk to the back of a large tree in the distance... and squatted down quietly.

Yun Linlin had just finished fastening her belt and stood up when she suddenly heard a strange noise behind her.

She turned around and was completely terrified.

Several lean men emerged from the woods, dressed in tattered clothes, with sunken eyes, and carrying axes in their hands.

The leader, with a full beard, was so thin that his facial bones protruded, but his eyes were eerily bright, staring straight in their direction.

Yun Linlin screamed and grabbed Yun Yaya, and they ran away.

She had never run so fast in her life. She didn't care that the pebbles under her feet were hurting her, nor did she care that her skirt was torn by tree branches. All she could hear was her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

Hearing the scream, Liang Dahua suddenly stood up and saw the men in the distance. Her face turned pale instantly.

Yun Linlin and Yun Yaya were just young girls after all; how could their two legs outrun a starving man? They were caught up in just a few steps and were grabbed by the shoulders and slammed to the ground.

Yun Yaya's knee hit the stone, and the pain brought tears to her eyes, but she was too scared to even scream.

"Er Ma! Feng Gun!" The bearded leader waved his hand behind him, "Hold the oxcart down! Push everyone off the cart!"

The two men, Er Ma and Feng Gun, had fierce glints in their eyes. They rushed forward and grabbed the reins of the oxcart.

Yun Huai'an, after all, was a man of his age and had seen it all. Despite his panic, his mind wasn't completely blank. He turned and grabbed a shovel from the cart floor, veins bulging on his arm, and swung it around with a whoosh, shouting, "What are you doing! Don't come any closer! Let go of my daughter!"

Three women and one man stood opposite seven or eight burly men whose eyes were bloodshot with hunger. His roar sounded powerful, but the men didn't even blink.

The bearded leader didn't give Yun Huai'an a chance to wield the shovel. He suddenly lowered his body and lunged forward, crashing into Yun Huai'an like a cheetah. He shoved Yun Huai'an hard in the chest with his shoulder, and Yun Huai'an fell backward to the ground with the shovel. The back of his head hit a rock, and he saw stars with a "buzz".

The group of refugees didn't do anything outrageous to the woman, but they swarmed forward, tearing open the red bundles on the cart, carrying up the grain sacks, and turning the betrothal gift boxes on Yun Huai'an's cart upside down.

They stuffed anything edible into their arms, and anything valuable into their waistbands. Even the old blanket that covered the cart floor was taken away.

He also took the eight hundred coins that Yun Huaikang had just given him.

Liang Dahua couldn't stand this. This was all the respect they had done for their eldest son's marriage. Without any of these things, they would lose face in front of the wealthy man!

She let out a scream and pounced on him, grabbing a man's leg and crying and wailing.

His voice was so loud it could shake all the birds out of the trees.

"You damned devils! Put those things down! Those are my family's! Those are my family's betrothal gifts—!!"

The man was so bothered by her that he couldn't move his legs. Frustrated, he turned around and slapped her twice across the face.

"Slap! Slap!"

After two sharp cracks, Liang Dahua was slapped to the ground, blood and foam oozing from the corner of her mouth.

She lay on the ground for a moment, feeling dizzy and disoriented, and then, "pfft," spat out a front tooth.

Yun Linlin and Yun Yaya huddled together, trembling like leaves, too afraid to move. Seeing her mother being beaten, Yun Yaya, with tears streaming down her face, mustered her courage and went to help her mother.

Yun Linlin tugged at her sleeve, terrified.

Their skirts were covered in dirt, their hair was disheveled, their hairpins were torn off, and one of their shoes was missing.

Yun Huai'an tried to struggle to his feet, but the axe was already firmly pressed against his throat, goosebumps rising from his neck to the top of his head. He dared not move, swallowing back the curse that was about to escape his throat.

Seven or eight refugees swept everything they could carry off the vehicle in a whirlwind.

Finally, the bearded man at the head of the group glanced at the oxcart stopped in the middle of the road, strode over, and patted the ox on the back. Without even flinching, he climbed onto the shaft, picked up the whip, and lashed the ox's rump. The ox mooed and turned the empty cart around.

The other men quickly sat down and laughed, making things even easier. They didn't even have to lift anything; they could just drive the car away...