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Chapter 42 There are thieves in the mountains

The reason why the two thin men went up to the mountain to join the bandits was to fill their stomachs.

Unfortunately, it was too hot this year and there was another locust plague. The already poor villagers not only became poorer, they even had no food to eat.

The bandits in this mountain used to make a living by robbing the villagers, but now the villagers' life is not good, and they don't have enough to eat.

Now when the lean men said they wanted to eat enough, they didn't care what they would encounter, and nodded quickly: "We are willing to follow you down the mountain, we just ask you to give us a bite of the leftovers when you find something to eat."

Seeing how sensible they were, the lean man showed satisfaction: "Don't worry, I won't let you go hungry."

As he spoke, he led the way, and the two men immediately followed him.

Faintly watching their figures walking in front, Chen Changli fell directly from the tree.

He originally wanted to find out the situation of these bandits, but when he saw bandits coming down the mountain, he was worried that his family would have to follow them.

Fortunately, these three people were not planning to break into the village during the day. Instead, they found a place to hide and seemed to wait until dark before entering.

Chen Changli followed them and guessed their plan when he saw them finding a place to hide.

He took a direct detour and took another trail down the mountain to go home.

When he returned, the village was filled with smoke.

Wang Xiaohui also started cooking.

He came back after a long journey and did not let the younger Chen family see him. Instead, he went directly into the room and saw Wan Shufang who was about to leave the room.

"There are bandits in the mountains. The villagers' food loss is related to the bandits. The village chief has a son who has taken refuge with the bandits."

As soon as he saw Wan Shufang, Chen Changli directly told him what he had discovered.

Wan Shufang was shocked. Why was she related to the bandits?

After carefully processing Chen Changli's words, Wan Shufang took another breath of air. The bandits were so close to the village. If they came down to rob, how could their weak family resist?

"Daughter-in-law, don't be afraid." Chen Changli saw Wan Shufang's face turned pale and knew that she was a little scared, so he quickly hugged her into his arms.

His gentle movements seemed to be protecting his most cherished treasure.

As a treasure herself, Wan Shufang blushed.

She quickly put her hand on his chest and said quickly: "I'm a little scared, but aren't you by my side? I think you will protect me."

As soon as he spoke quickly, his words were not only simple, but also revealed a bit of trust.

Chen Changli smiled softly and said, "Yes, I will protect you. Don't worry too much."

Hearing his promise to protect herself, Wan Shufang's cheeks turned redder.

Her ears felt very hot.

She reached out and touched her ears, feeling the temperature that was about to burn, and she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

After almost a month of getting along, she has become more and more accepting of Chen Changli calling her wife.

Chen Changli himself is very attractive, and his looks are just the way she likes.

She was really worried that if she continued to get along, she would have to entrust her heart to him.

But she didn't even know how Chen Changli felt about her.

Suppressing the blush on her face and suppressing all the inexplicable thoughts in her heart, Wan Shufang said with a serious face: "Although you have been a soldier, you are only one person. Those bandits are numerous, and they don't know how to do it." To be honest with you, you alone are no match for them."

"I think we need to tell the county magistrate about this as soon as possible and let him lead troops to suppress the bandits to avoid future troubles. As for the village chief's son who has colluded with the bandits, we also need to find out to alert the villagers."

Chen Changli heard what she said and said hurriedly: "Three bandits have come down the mountain. We have to deal with them before we can tell the county magistrate about it."

He laughed again when he said this: "I heard that county governments in various places have a rule, that is, if a bandit is caught, he will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

Are there rewards? Wan Shufang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Do you know how many bandits there are on the mountain?"

"The number is not yet certain, but it should not be many. After all, some bandits are villagers. They went up the mountain because they didn't have enough to eat. As long as they didn't do anything bad and the time they went up the mountain was short, then they are not considered bandits for the time being. .”

Thinking of the words of the two thin men, Chen Changli suspected that most of the bandits on the mountain were villagers who ran up the mountain because of the poor harvest this year.

Wan Shufang can also understand what he means.

She just felt bad.

As long as everyone wants to have enough to eat, but the sky is not beautiful, the villagers have to find other ways to survive.

Fortunately, the current world is not chaotic. As long as the villagers who go up the mountain have sufficient excuses, they will not be in serious trouble when they are discovered.

After feeling a little relaxed, Wan Shufang asked: "What are you going to do? Do you want to find a way to catch them first?"

"I wanted to find out how they stole the food, and I followed them to find the place where the food was hidden." Chen Changli sighed, "The villagers are having a hard time. Our family collected some food in advance and waited for the villagers to run out of food. At this time, we may be targeted.”

While growing medicinal materials in the fields during this period, Chen Changli also paid close attention to the situation of the villagers and found that they now only eat one meal a day, and that meal is so clean that it can be seen at the bottom.

Their family has not reached this point yet, and everyone in the family still has their own thoughts, so he has to think more about things.

Wan Shufang had the same worries as him, and now that she heard him mention the food problem, she felt even more uneasy.

But she had no other choice but to listen to Chen Changli first.

"You do what you want first, and then we can discuss it carefully."

"As the saying goes, three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang. We will definitely be able to come up with a solution."

Not wanting Chen Changli to bear the burden of the matter alone, Wan Shufang emphasized the last sentence.

Chen Changli couldn't help but be stunned for a while. Over the years, he had become accustomed to making his own decisions on everything and then taking risks to complete the task.

No one has ever told him to discuss things together, as if he is not a human but a god, and anything that falls into his hands can be easily solved.

But he clearly knows that he is only one person and will get tired.

However, no one could understand him, and he could only move forward with a heavy burden.

Now his wife was completely beyond his expectation, and his heart, which had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but come alive.

This activity after ten years of absence made him look at Wan Shufang more and more tenderly.

His cold voice was gentle and affectionate: "I will listen to your words."

His eyes were very hot, and his voice was indescribably charming.

Wan Shufang was already paying close attention to him, so she naturally noticed that his mood was different at the moment.

She felt that this strangeness had a lot to do with her, and Chen Changli allowed this strangeness to disturb people's emotions.

Her heart was beating wildly like a deer, but she said: "Go and get busy, don't waste time, otherwise you will miss tonight. We still don't know when we will get most of the news about the bandits."

After clearing her throat, Wan Shufang pushed Chen Changli out of the door, and then slammed the door shut. "There seems to be some movement outside. Go and see what's going on."

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