Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 225 Worried, send people to guard the village entrance

After encountering refugees and bandits on the road, Yao Qingnian went to the village chief's house and told him about it.

"What did you say? All the refugees have gathered in the city?"

"Village chief, all the grain stores in the city have been looted. The official road near our village is the only way to the county town. I'm worried that refugees will come to the village." Yao Qingnian expressed his thoughts.

The village chief thought this was a very serious matter. To be on the safe side, he summoned all the men in the village to discuss a solution.

Some people think that the village chief and his men are just bluffing. They are just refugees who will be dealt with by the government. How could they endanger the village? Besides, they will just fight back when they come. Can they kill people or burn things?

Yao Qingnian didn't think so. Although the refugees were all ordinary people, when they were forced into a desperate situation, there was nothing they couldn't do.

"Village chief, I suggest that we observe the situation first. All villagers should stay in the village and don't go out these days. Send two men to guard the entrance of the village every day. We will be the first to know if there is any disturbance."

"Well, that's the only way. Each household will send one person to guard the village entrance day and night in turn. There happens to be an empty house at the entrance. If we clean it up, the people on night duty won't freeze even in the cold weather."

The village chief made the order. Some people were unwilling to do so, but there was nothing they could do. For example, Huang Jiabao thought, "It's so cold. It's so comfortable to be at home with my wife and quilt. But I have to go out to guard the place. It's such a pain. After all, he is the village chief! He can't disobey!"

After the autumn harvest, each family has enough food, so it should not be a problem to get through the winter. If it is not enough, there is still public grain in the village, which can be used to sustain the family until the weather warms up after the New Year. There should be no problem.

So, after the village chief made the decision, there were people on duty in the village day and night. If there were vagrants or bandits entering the village, the first thing they would do was to beat the gongs and drums, and the villagers would come over.

With the Chinese New Year less than a month away, every family is preparing New Year's goods. Children are setting off homemade firecrackers in the village. From time to time, the sound of firecrackers can be heard, filling the air with the flavor of the New Year.

Most of the shops in the city are closed. Yao Qingnian and Madam Yu have discussed the matter and decided that even if the shops were open, few people would come to buy. So they decided to put the embroidery project on hold for the time being and wait until the weather warms up after the New Year and the refugees have dispersed before making further plans.

Yao Qingnian first went to the embroidery workshop to notify them that work would stop and the annual holiday would begin today. After the wages were paid, she also gave each person a big red envelope, asking everyone to go home and have a happy New Year.

In the evening, Yao Qingnian was warming himself by the fire in the yard, while Jiang Jingyi was in a daze in the house, thinking about how he could break up Lu Huaijin and Yao Qingnian.

Suddenly, she felt something running past her feet. She thought she was hallucinating, but a moment later, a mouse ran directly onto her feet: "Ah!!"

She was so scared that she ran out of the yard, losing her shoes, and rushed to Yao Qingnian, hugging her tightly.

"Xiao Lian, what are you doing?! Let me go!"

"I don't! There are...there are mice!" Although she has been practicing martial arts since she was young and is braver than other girls, she is still afraid when she encounters mice or something like that.

"Rats? How could there be rats? Let me go! I'll go check it out." Isn't it normal to have one or two rats in the countryside? What's the big deal? She had to go check it out, otherwise her newly made cabinets would be chewed up and she would have to make new ones.

Lu Huaijin also came back from outside the courtyard at this time: "What's wrong, what are you doing!"

"Brother Huai Jin, there's a mouse in my room!" Jiang Jingyi saw him come in, let go of Yao Qingnian, ran straight to him, and wanted to hug his arm.

"Who are you? Why do you call my dad brother?" Yinuo poked his head out from behind Lu Huaijin with a puffy face. He didn't remember that he had an aunt!

"Your father?" Jiang Jingyi paused, and instantly felt her heart sink. She had never heard that he had a son...

"Yes, my father!" Yinuo looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and became alert. Could this woman be here to steal his father?

Lu Huaijin said, "You guys sit down, I'll go take a look."

Yinuo and Jiang Jingyi stared at each other for a long time, then Lu Huaijin came out carrying two mice.

"Hey! This is so disgusting! Brother Huaijin, please throw the mouse away." Jiang Jingyi got goose bumps all over her body.

"There are two... It seems like I should catch a cat and raise it someday." Yao Qingnian decided to ask Liu Shuyue to ask if there are any kittens in the village, and bring back two to catch mice.

"Huai Jin, there are mice in my room too, come and help me!" Lu Mingchuan came out and was also stunned when he saw that he was holding two mice in his hands.

"I don't know what's going on these past two days, there seem to be so many rats!" Liu Shuyue couldn't help but complain. She had seen several of them.

"Why is there nothing in my room?" Yao Qingnian didn't notice.

"It's getting cold, and the mice are smart. They run to the village to find food." Liu Shuyue sighed.

After a while, Lu Huaijin caught another mouse.

After such a commotion, Jiang Jingyi was traumatized. She was afraid that a mouse would crawl onto her bed while she was sleeping, so she asked the old woman and the maid to guard the house tonight.

Yao Qingnian washed up in the bathroom and returned to her room, preparing to lie down on the bed to sleep. She heard a rustling sound in the corner, and she got up. Ha, there really is a mouse? So she also started to catch mice in the room.

Lu Huaijin heard the noise and pushed the door open, and saw Yao Qingnian with her hands on her hips, stepping on a mouse that was trying to struggle. "You dare to come to your aunt's place? You must be tired of living! I'll catch you and throw you to the village cats to play with."

"..." He thought Yao Qingnian would be scared, but it seems his worry was unnecessary.

"Strange, there seem to be a lot of rats today."

"Well, I have some in my room too! So come over and take a look."

"It's okay, I've dealt with it!" Yao Qingnian grabbed the mouse in his hand, went out to deal with it, and returned to the house. Lu Huaijin hadn't left yet.

"Why haven't you gone back to bed yet?"

"Waiting for you!"

"wait for me?"

"Yeah! I'm worried there are still mice in your house."

"No, I can do it myself, you go back!" Yao Qingnian is not Jiang Jingyi, she is not afraid. She was about to go to bed, when she passed by Lu Huaijin, he suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"You... what are you doing?"

Yao Qingnian's pink lips pouted, tempting him all the time. He leaned closer and was about to do something when Yinuo's small figure ran over and stood outside the door.

"Dad and Mom..." It seems like I came at the wrong time?

Yao Qingnian quickly pushed the man in front of him away and asked, "Yinuo, what's wrong?"

"There is a mouse in my room too. I want my dad to catch it." Yinuo said softly.

"Okay, let's go..."