Chen Daqiang felt the most guilty. Seeing that Chen Qiaoer and Cui Hongyu were safe and sound, he could finally rest assured.
Everyone gathered around asking questions, but Chen Xiaobei smiled and said nothing. He didn't want to publicize the matter too much, but just because he didn't say it didn't mean others didn't say it.
Chen Xiaowen and Chen Xiaobo immediately became volunteer commentators. After all, eating so many meat buns meant they had to exert some energy.
"Do you know? Our captain is so majestic. He stood at the foot of the mountain with his arms crossed and said to the bandit, go and send the people down, or I will let the army come and destroy your village."
Chen Xiaobo's words caused everyone to stare at him closely, not daring to express their anger.
"Guess what, after a while those bandits really sent the people down."
After hearing his words, everyone looked at Chen Xiaobei in confusion.
What does it mean? is this real?
Chen Xiaobei waved his hand, "Okay, okay, everyone, do whatever you need to do, I haven't eaten yet."
Everyone dispersed, some stayed on duty at the entrance of the village, and some went home to eat. Chen Xiaobei took Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer back to his home.
Although I only left for a day, I felt like I hadn't been back for a long time.
We'll prepare dinner now, but it's too late to prepare anything big, so we can only make some noodle soup.
Before lighting the fire, the door rang and Cuihua from next door walked in.
As soon as he came in, he greeted him affectionately, "Kuyu is back. Oh, you don't know how worried we are about you."
"By the way, brother Xiaobei's food is ready. Let's go and eat together."
Chen Xiaobei refused without thinking, "No, we ate on the way."
Hearing Chen Xiaobei's words, Cui Hongyu felt warm in his heart.
Along the way, there were some things she couldn't ask in front of Chen Xiaowen and Chen Xiaobo.
Now Cui Hongyu couldn't wait to ask how Chen Xiaobei rescued her, so she didn't want to go over to eat.
Cuihua didn't force it, she said a few more words and then turned and left.
After she left, Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Only they two could understand the meaning behind this smile.
After making some noodle soup and boiling some wild eggs, the three of them ate while Cui Hongyu curiously asked if they could rescue the person in just a few words, as Chen Xiaowen and the others said.
Chen Xiaobei didn't hide anything, "Do you dare not to give it? I made it clear to them that if they don't let him go, I will go to the county to ask the county magistrate to send troops to encircle and suppress him. Of course, Big Laohei will be afraid."
Cui Hongyu was skeptical about Chen Xiaobei's remarks.
"Husband, as far as I know, these bandits have been in Centipede Ridge for many years. If I could scare them with just a few words, they wouldn't be where they are today."
Chen Xiaobei looked at Cui Hongyu in surprise, "Then what do you mean?"
"I think these bandits may have other agendas. Do you remember that before we left, the man named Yang Chun said that one day Big Laohei would come to apologize. How could a bandit treat us ordinary people like this?"
After hearing his words, Chen Xiaobei also fell into deep thought.
What Cui Hongyu said makes sense, and it is true. Why should a bandit come to your door to apologize to an ordinary citizen?
That night, Chen Xiaobei tossed and turned and had difficulty falling asleep. Through this incident, he thought of several things. First, it was urgent to reinforce his courtyard wall.
In addition, if he wanted to ensure the safety of Hongyu and Qiaoer, he had to add one more thing, and that was to get two dogs.
At least if someone comes into the house, the dog can bark a few times and alert the village guards.
Of course, the most important thing is to reform the duty system of the village protection team. It is not a problem if several team members are not at home every night.
He did what he said, and early the next morning, Chen Xiaobei came to Lidong's home.
"Brother, what do you think about the house repairs? I want to start as soon as possible."
"The craftsman has already contacted me, and I originally planned to tell you in the next two days, but I heard that something happened to Hong Yu, so I thought you would wait a few days."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and shook his head, "I can't wait any longer. The sooner the better. You'll see when construction can start. It's best to prepare in advance."
"Then let's do it tomorrow. Today I will gather people again and arrange for people to buy all the bricks and tiles."
Chen Xiaobei took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and said, "Are these enough? If not, I will go back and get it for you."
"That's enough, that's enough. Just give me a deposit, and someone will bring back the bricks and tiles when the time comes."
At this time, Chen Xiaobei truly realized the joy of having money.
After going home and having breakfast, Chen Xiaobei picked some green leafy vegetables of his own. He weighed about forty or fifty kilograms first, loaded them on the donkey cart, and then hurried to the county town.
When Wu Zhong saw him coming at the vegetable market, his face burst into laughter.
"Boy, where have you been these past few days?"
Chen Xiaobei could only smile vaguely, "It's nothing, just do some chores at home."
"By the way, Brother Wu, look after the stalls for me and I'll go look around."
Wu Zhong smiled and shook the scale in his hand, "Just go ahead and I will sell it for you if someone buys it."
When Chen Xiaobei arrived, he realized that he didn't have a scale at all. He had to rely on Lao Wu for help when selling vegetables, so he might as well just leave it to him.
Chen Xiaobei's destination is the livestock market in this market. He wants to get two dogs.
When they are not at home, the dog can protect Chen Qiaoer and Cui Hongyu.
But today he was not very lucky. There were donkeys, horses, sheep, and chickens in the market, but there were no dogs.
This made him feel disappointed.
But there is no way. After all, dogs are considered rare these days, and not every family can afford one.
Seeing him come back, Lao Wu directly handed over five big characters.
"A total of five kilograms were sold."
Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly and said, "I don't need the money. Just leave me a few kilograms of vegetables later."
Wuzhong was not polite to him and pretended to be the five big boys.
Chen Xiaobei leaned against the donkey cart and chatted with Wuzhong while selling vegetables.
Suddenly, a voice sounded, "How can I sell these cucumbers?"
Huh? Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but be startled, the voice was a bit familiar.
Looking up, isn't this Xiaoyue?
Yes, it was Xiaoyue who she had given five taels of silver to in the ruined temple.
Xiaoyue looks much better now, but her expression can't be concealed from being haggard.
As soon as he raised his head, Xiaoyue also noticed him and couldn't help shouting in surprise, "Brother Xiaobei."
I.
This somewhat affectionate title still surprised Chen Xiaobei.
Old Wu looked at the two of them in surprise.
"You, you know each other?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded slightly as an answer.
"It's Xiaoyue, you're here to buy groceries!"
Chen Xiaobei talked nonsense.
