I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Chapter 175 This damn woman is getting bolder and bolder!

The room was dead silent!

There was only the sound of a few people breathing.

Suddenly, Stone sniffed and stood up.

"My father went out to fight in the war and never came back for years. He didn't care about our lives. I hated him and tried to forget him.

But Mr. Haixia taught me to read. He said that my father was a hero who guarded the border and had the spirit of "wearing golden armor and fighting a hundred battles, and never returning until Loulan was conquered."

Without soldiers guarding the border, bandits might come and kill us, and no one would survive.

I didn't understand it at the time, but I understand it now, Grandpa Lizheng. Just like our Jijiawan, someone must stand up to protect Jijiawan. There will inevitably be some sacrifices. I am not afraid. I will be the captain and charge forward!"

The fifteen-year-old Shitou stood straight and spoke in a loud and clear voice, shocking everyone present.

Everyone stared at Shi Tou blankly, as if they didn't know him anymore.

Ma Haixia was so moved that his eyes turned red. This young man is teachable! His efforts were not in vain.

Shitou is his proudest student.

Mr. Haixia straightened his chest and stood up: "Tou Daddy protects the country, and Tou and I protect our little home. Although I am not from Jijiawan, my family has benefited from Jijiawan, and I have the responsibility to protect Jijiawan!"

"Good, good job, good boy!" Ji Lizheng wiped away tears.

"Dad, I'm joining in too!" said Shugen, straightening up.

Kiritsugu nodded with mixed feelings.

After hearing what Teacher Haixia said, the other people present were full of admiration. He was indeed a scholar, as what he said was so obscure and difficult to understand.

They all expressed their willingness to go along.

Song Laohei said, "Uncle Lizheng, Shitou is just a child after all, let me and Shugen be the captain!"

Ji Lizheng nodded in agreement.

He knew in his heart that although the words of Stone and Strait were inspiring, once danger came, these words would be like fart and would be of no use at all.

They must get tangible benefits.

This is human nature!

Ji Lizheng frowned and said, "Jijiawan depends on you. There will definitely be dangers. If anything happens to any of you, I will take good care of your family and give you five acres of good farmland as a subsidy.

If everything goes well, your work won't be in vain, and each of you will get an acre of good farm.

Xiaobei went to Anzhou. Before she left, she told me that she heard that there was a kind man in Anzhou and she wanted to go there to beg for alms for our village. If she could get alms back, she would give you some money..."

Shitou looked at Ji Lizheng in confusion: How come I didn’t know that I was going to beg for alms!

Ji Lizheng: I don’t know either. I’m just lying for now. Begging for alms is a matter of fate. If the fate is not good, no one can do anything.

Everyone:

: As long as you work hard, you can get an acre of good farmland. This thing can be done! The bandits may not really come!

: If you die, you will be compensated with five acres of good farmland. If it is a good year, that would be fine.

In fact, I don’t necessarily have to die. If I don’t die, I can get an acre of good farm, which is barely acceptable.

: Ji Xiaobei has always been very efficient in his work. Maybe he can really succeed in begging for alms. With money, he can buy whatever he wants and he won’t have to worry about his family’s life.

Everyone's thoughts were shown on their faces, and Ji Lizheng, having lived to such an old age, could see through it at a glance.

"All of you go back and tell your families, and if they agree, go directly to the river west of the village after dinner."

Ji Lizheng said.

After the people left, Ji Li was pacing back and forth.

"Oh, that's enough, the rat hole is about to be collapsed by you!" said the headman's wife in a muffled voice as she lit the oil lamp.

"I wonder how many people will go there at night?" the head of the village said to himself.

"Our Shugen won't go. It was you who came up with the idea. If you want to go, go ahead. I only have this one son. If something happens, who can I rely on for the old and the young?"

The headman's wife turned on the light and mended clothes for Shugen.

"Bah, bullshit!" The head of the village spat and his saliva directly extinguished the oil lamp.

"Your son can avoid death if he doesn't join the patrol and stays in the village? The bandits are coming with knives. They kill people like chopping vegetables. No one can survive."

The wife of the village head was about to explode, but after hearing what the old man said, she opened her mouth wide and froze in her place...

"Old man, are those bandits really coming?" she asked tremblingly.

"I don't know. Anyway, there are strangers appearing in several surrounding villages. Bandits are coming, and no one can escape. Do you think I want my son to charge forward and die?"

Kiritsugu said anxiously as he stood up and sat down again.

"Well, what do you think?" The headman's wife pushed him.

"I gave the knives I got to Shugen and his men so that they could practice with them in advance. If bandits come, the unarmed villagers won't be able to fight back, and Shugen will have weapons to protect our family..."

The headman's wife opened her eyes wide and said hurriedly, "Old man, you are thoughtful... Then we have to go to the tree root..."

Ji Lizheng let out a long sigh and cursed, "You are such a jerk with long hair and short knowledge. Why don't you light the lamp and serve the rice so that Shugen and the others can come and eat."

The headman's wife dared not make a sound. She lit the lamp, slipped under the kang, and asked the daughter-in-law next door to serve her some rice.

Shugen’s wife brought the meal over with red eyes.

"Why are you crying? You have long hair but little knowledge.

The tree root has a knife on it. If the bandits really come, he can protect you and your son. We will die when we get old, but nothing can happen to you. Cook more good things these days and have enough to eat..."

The village head's wife scolded her daughter-in-law.

Shugen’s wife was not angry, but she shed even more tears.

"Mom, if we want to live, we have to live together. Nothing can happen to you and Dad!" said Shugen's wife with sobs.

Ji Li was just coming in through the door curtain. When he heard what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law said, the breath he had been holding in his heart suddenly rose to his head again: "Nothing has happened yet, but you're already thinking about who's going to die. You're just saying depressing things."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't dare to speak. After the family finished their meal, Shugen and Ji Lizheng went out one after another.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cried in the house with red eyes.

While eating, Song Laohei told Aunt Song about the matter.

Aunt Song asked with a pale face, "Did you give the knife to our family?"

Song Laohei was stunned. He thought his wife would stop him from going, fearing that there would be danger, and would even cry and scream.

I didn't expect her to ask this question.

Song Laohei nodded disappointedly and buried his head in eating again.

"If the sword is ours, bring it back after you're done practicing, and let me practice for a while. Then make me a wooden sword. When the time comes, when you're not around, I can protect the two children..."

Aunt Song had a solemn expression on her face. She had been feeling anxious for days when she heard that Ji Li was about to send out knives to train the patrol team.

She felt a little relieved.

Song Laohei looked up at his wife: This woman has been following Ji Xiaobei for a while, and has become more and more courageous. She even wants to practice boxing.

Aunt Song looked at the man's surprised eyes, walked up to him and asked, "Why, you men can practice boxing, but women can't?"

"Yes, yes!" Song Laohei chuckled, stretched his neck, and gave his wife a kiss on the face.

Aunt Song slapped him and said with a blushing face: "What are you doing? What are you doing? Let the children see..."

She yelled into the house again, "Kuangtou, go to the ancestral hall to pick up your sister. You don't have to come back so soon. Help Aunt Lin with some work. Aunt Lin always gives you food..."

Kantou hummed and walked out of the yard with his short legs.

Song Laohei looked at his shy wife and thought: This damn woman always does this when she encounters something, but he likes his wife to do this...

He put down his bowl, hugged her by the waist and carried her into the house...

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