Pig Killer

Chapter 208

"I don't know yet. There are still 3,000 people outside my city!" Huang Zhongchang said very frankly, "Take a break. Our small county can't accommodate so many people."

"But my second brother needs food and winter clothes, and winter is hard to endure." Huang Bochang said without thinking.

"I know." Shen Hui'e said with her deep black eyes moving gently.

"There is still food in the barn, but there are too many of them, so I don't know how long they can last." Huang Bochang got a headache again after hearing this.

"Attack the small county town." Huang Zhongchang said with flames dancing in his dark eyes.

"The grain stored in this small county is not enough for you to fill your teeth." Shen Hui'e said bluntly, looking at them with her deep black eyes, "If you want to fight, attack Hezhong Prefecture. There are not only granaries, but also grain merchants there."

"Ahem..." Huang Bochang was so shocked that he kept coughing. "My appetite is too big. That's Hezhong Prefecture, where the county governor is located."

"Your appetite is too small and you can't feed us enough." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at them slowly.

"How is the defense of Hedong County?" Huang Zhongchang suddenly asked.

"We'll find out if we go check it out." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her inky black eyes and said, "How strong are the civilians you're leading now? How are their weapons and equipment?"

"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang bit his lips tightly and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Yes, yes. No, no. Why don't you say anything?" Shen Hui'e rolled her eyes.

"There are so many different kinds of weapons, and we can't guarantee that everyone will have one." Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and said honestly.

"What about the combat power?" Shen Hui'e looked straight at him and asked again.

"They are all civilians. They have been trying to escape all the way. Plus, they haven't had enough to eat and don't get enough rest. Their health has not been very good in recent years. It's God's favor that they can escape. Where does the fighting power come from?" Huang Zhongchang said angrily.

"Then why should we attack Hezhong Prefecture?" Shen Hui'e said, looking straight at him with clear eyes.

"The imperial court sent troops south, leaving the rear defense empty. With our numbers, we can take over Hedong County." Huang Zhongchang said confidently, "Let's attack Hedong County. If we don't take action, our brothers will either starve to death or freeze to death." He said, "We might as well give it a try."

"Brother, let's solve the clothes problem first." Shen Hui'e said to them with gentle eyes.

"There are no winter clothes, not even single clothes." Huang Bochang frowned and said worriedly, and then added, "If there is linen, at least put some hay in it. Now there is not even linen."

"We can weave hemp if we have it." Shen Hui'e said with a moving look in her eyes, "The reward is a bowl of wheat."

Huang Bochang's eyes lit up when he heard this and said, "Every household has a loom, and women can weave linen."

"Yes! Organize the sisters to weave cloth and make clothes." Shen Hui'e nodded slightly and said, "First, give me clothes to cover my body." She pointed at Huang Zhongchang's head unceremoniously and said, "We don't have that much medicine to kill lice, and even if we have it, it won't be thorough."

"What do you want to say?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her with burning eyes.

"If you don't mind, I'll shave it all off." Shen Hui'e pointed at her hair and said, "I'll burn all my hair, including the lice and fleas."

"I'm fine. It's just a bald head, isn't it?" Huang Zhongchang said cheerfully. "It's not like I can't grow it back."

"If you shave your head, will it be cold in winter?" Huang Bochang said worriedly.

"Just wrap it in a towel." Huang Zhongchang said briskly.

"There is a dog-skin hat." Da Chong said to his father with his black eyes.

"That's even better." Huang Zhongchang's eyes lit up when he heard that, then he shook his head and said, "But there aren't that many of these dog-skin hats! I'd better not take them. I'll wear them alone, and the brothers won't have any."

"It's impossible to have it all at once. There aren't that many dog ​​skins." Li Nu said, his eyes falling on his mother.

"Don't look at me." Shen Hui'e looked at her with her clear eyes and said, "There are too many people. Even rabbits can't be caught all at once."

Huang Zhongchang's black eyes flashed as he watched the interaction between the mother and the two of them. It seemed that they were living a good life when he was not at home.

"Take your time, your hair isn't really shaved bald, it should be cucumber skin with some stubble." Huang Zhongchang looked at them with his dark eyes and said, "Your hair is still long! You won't feel cold when it grows longer." He smiled and said, "Short hair is good, when you wash your face, you can wash your head too, it dries quickly!"

"This way we have food and clothes." Shen Hui'e looked at Huang Zhongchang with eyes as black as black jade and said, "What about a place to live?"

"Let's just build a shack for now. We can't find a suitable place right now." Huang Zhongchang said with his black eyes moving gently.

"It's very cold this winter, and it's impossible to live in the shack." Huang Bochang said without thinking.

"What should we do?" Huang Zhongchang looked at them with his bright eyes and said, "I really have no other choice. We have been sleeping in the wilderness all this way."

"I don't know much about the situation in Hezhong Prefecture. If we take it down, there should be places to live. We just need to renovate it." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep and clear eyes.

"Then let's take a break and arrange for someone to investigate Hezhong Prefecture." Huang Zhongchang said to them with sparkling eyes.

"You can't be idle during the rest period." Shen Hui'e looked at him with clear eyes.

"What can we do?" Huang Zhongchang scratched his head.

"Farm the land!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with clear eyes and said, "Help the people to farm, fetch water, chop firewood... Let the people in the county accept you."

Huang Zhongchang's deep eyes flickered and he agreed straightforwardly, "Okay!"

"Don't feel wronged. The grain left in the barn was originally our reserved food and wages." Huang Bochang looked straight at him and said, "I agree with what my sister-in-law said."

"I understand, I get it." Huang Zhongchang said readily.

"We can't keep fighting. Fighting won't solve the problem." Shen Hui'e said to Huang Zhongchang with her deep and bottomless eyes.

"What's the difference between robbery and banditry?" Da Chong couldn't help but say, "We all hate bandits."

Huang Zhongchang shook his head and laughed when he heard this, "I didn't say to rob food! It's okay to rob the imperial court's granary!"

"The grain in the imperial court's granary is also grown by millions of common people like us." The big tiger looked at his father with his dark eyes and said.

"Are you going to the fields too?" Huang Zhongchang looked at his son in surprise.

"Yes! Only when I helped my mother to hold the plow did I realize that every grain of rice is hard-earned." The big tiger looked at him with its round eyes and said.

"Are you as tall as the plowshare?" Huang Zhongchang said to his son with a distressed look.

"Yes!" Da Chong stood up from the bench and gestured his height.

"Our big tiger is holding the plow, and he holds it very steadily!" Huang Bochang said happily.

"If you pick up a sword, you are a soldier. If you carry a hoe, you are a farmer. You must be self-sufficient." Shen Hui'e looked at him with cold eyes and said, "You must be clearly distinguished from the bandits and the soldiers and bandits of the court, only then will you gain the support of the common people."

"The food and fodder must be sent before the troops move out." Li Nu said to his father with eyes like black grapes.

"Do you know a lot?" Huang Zhongchang looked at his children in surprise.

"You don't know this. My sister-in-law taught the children to read." Huang Bochang looked at his second brother with a smile and said, "Now they can do accounts, write IOUs, and use an abacus."

Huang Zhongchang looked at them in surprise and said, "It seems that a lot of changes have happened in our family since I was away."

"Yes! Yes!" Huang Bochang nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "I used to think that learning to read is useless! We can't live well without knowing a single word. After being cheated, I realized the benefits of learning to read."

"Cheated?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him in surprise and asked, "Is the loss big?"

"Not much! Just one thousand copper coins." Huang Bochang said briskly, "Even if I lend money to someone, without a receipt, they won't recognize it. He's very poor, even if I sell him, it won't be worth the price, so I can only consider myself unlucky."

"Brother, it seems that we have to change our original plan." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep black eyes and said.

"What did you think originally?" Huang Zhongchang asked curiously.

"After planting wheat, organize the young and strong men in and outside the county for military training. This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the winter break." Huang Bochang looked at him with his dark eyes and said, "Be careful of the bandits who come to rob us. My father was a soldier before, and I have already asked him how to train."

Huang Zhongchang looked at them with sparkling eyes, "That's a good idea."

"Since you are back, we will train our young and strong men for you. We will have more strength in numbers." Huang Bochang said with a smile.

"No problem." Huang Zhongchang responded readily.

"Big Tiger's father." Shen Hui'e looked at Huang Zhongchang intently and said.

Huang Zhongchang was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he realized that he was being called! He half-jokingly said, "I haven't heard you call me like this for a long time." He looked at her with dark eyes and said, "What do you want to say, Madam?"

"I hope you can control the 3,000 men under your command?" Shen Hui'e said bluntly, "So many people at once will scare people."

"What do you mean?" Huang Zhongchang said with some displeasure, "You dislike us? We have come a long way and survived many dangers to come back. We are not here to be bullied."

"Second brother, how can you talk like that!" Huang Bochang stopped his second brother and said, "If you have something to say, talk nicely. Listen to what your sister-in-law has to say."

Huang Zhongchang rolled his eyes and shook his head, saying, "Speak!"

"Do you know military discipline?" Shen Hui'e looked at the ruffian-like him with her deep eyes, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.

"I understand. Don't worry! We can still enforce strict military discipline." Huang Zhongchang said sarcastically.

"Don't tease decent women." Shen Hui'e looked at him with cold eyes.

What do you think we are? Bad guys? This is really outrageous. Huang Zhongchang clenched his fists and controlled his temper when he heard this, "Okay!"