Traveling through the mountains and farming

Chapter 120 There is a gang of bandits

He Lizheng widened his eyes in surprise, and He Yunzheng was also stunned.

They walked down the gentle slope, and the closer they got, the more incredible it seemed to them; the archery hit rate of these kids was quite high.

And the little girls, aunts and ladies could all shoot at the target, and some of the little girls could even hit the bull's eye.

Not only were they good at archery, but they were also very good at chopping wooden figures with various knives, and it was obvious that they had practiced before.

"This... really was unexpected." He Lizheng muttered to himself.

At this time, Luo Dashan noticed them, walked over, bowed and said, "He Lizheng, you are here."

He Lizheng came back to his senses: "Brother Luo, what are you doing?"

Luo Dashan explained: "Nowadays, we are in troubled times and facing many dangers. Everyone wants to learn more skills to protect themselves and have a plan to deal with them."

He Lizheng agreed deeply: "That's right, you are really thoughtful. I see you have been practicing this for a long time."

"Since entering this deep mountain to escape disaster, I have been training every day without interruption."

While his father was chatting with Luo Dashan, He Yunzheng looked around and saw the blackboard in the activity area and the teaching content on it through the hole.

I feel that the people in Shanquan Village are truly extraordinary. They are able to manage this place so well under such difficult circumstances and they are also teaching the children to read and write.

I think the person who made such a plan must be extremely far-sighted and wise.

They have a lot to learn, and He Yunzheng thought to himself that he must communicate more with the people here in the future.

At the same time, he also heard his father asking about the details of Luo Dashan and his team's investigation yesterday, and heard Luo Dashan reply that it is possible that someone was deliberately marking the area, and that the direction was coming from outside the mountain into the deep mountains.

He Lizheng's expression suddenly became serious. "This is not a good sign. I don't know if the person coming is an enemy or a friend."

He Yunzheng also looked serious: "Father, we have to make preparations early as well."

Thinking back to when they entered from the outer cave entrance just now, they took a special route to avoid the traps and mechanisms, and how they were discovered by patrolmen as soon as they approached here, they felt that the defense measures here were very good and worth learning from.

He said to Luo Dashan: "We are also taking safety precautions near the valley. Do you have any better methods or suggestions?"

"It's hard to say. I'll take you to see what we did and see if you can learn from it." Luo Dashan said readily.

So they followed Luo Dashan to check out the defensive arrangements.

Along the way, He Yunzheng carefully observed every detail, secretly thinking about how to imitate it when he returned.

After watching, the two hurried back, preparing to return to the secluded valley to speed up the setting of traps.

As soon as they came out of the outer entrance of the secluded cave, they met Li Changli and Li Chongshan carrying an unconscious person towards the cave entrance.

He hurried over and found that it was Fang Yu, an acquaintance. He Yunzheng asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with him?"

Li Changli gasped and said, "When we were clearing those marks, we found him lying on the side of the road."

He Lizheng hurried forward to check Fang Yu's injuries, only to see that he was pale, had no obvious major wounds, and had multiple abrasions and bruises on his body.

"Let's carry him into the cave first." Luo Dashan said.

Everyone helped carry Fang Yu into the cave and directly into Doctor Zhong's house.

Upon seeing this, Doctor Zhong quickly had Fang Yu laid flat on the bed and began to carefully examine his injuries.

"There is a lump on the head, probably because he hit his head and became dizzy, but there should be no internal injuries. We will observe him after he wakes up to see if he has symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and vomiting," said Doctor Zhong.

Then he gave Li Changli a bottle of medicine and asked him to help apply it to the abrasion on Fang Yu.

At this time, Fang Yu slowly opened his eyes and said weakly: "Thank you..."

He Lizheng hurried forward to ask: "Fang Yu, are you dizzy? Are you nauseous? Why did you faint in the mountains?"

A series of questions allowed Fang Yu to see clearly that the person in front of him was a familiar one.

He said anxiously: "Uncle He, there is a group of bandits who are robbing the villagers hiding in the mountains one by one."

Then he struggled to get up and shouted hurriedly: "I need to go back and inform my family to evacuate. I have to hurry up or I'm afraid I'll be too late."

"What happened? How do you know that a group of bandits are robbing in the mountains?" He Lizheng asked anxiously.

"I also found it this morning. I don't know yet whether my father is in their hands." Fang Yu struggled to stand up.

He Lizheng immediately stopped him and said solemnly:

"Child, don't panic. Explain the situation clearly so we can discuss countermeasures."

After hearing He Lizheng's calm words, Fang Yu calmed down a little, and then told him the whole story.

It turned out that a group of bandits had recently roamed around the Xiaoshan area. They specifically robbed the villagers who had fled to the mountains to escape the war, and stole their property and food.

Early this morning, he went to deliver food to his father at the mountain temple and found that the temple was occupied by a group of vicious people.

He searched carefully around but did not see his father.

So he hid outside to spy on the situation, wanting to know whether his father was still in there, and unexpectedly overheard the conspiracy of that group of people.

From their conversation, we learned that they had robbed all the way from the north of Xiaoshan.

They would send people to various places in the mountains to search for the villagers' traces in advance. After finding the places where the villagers were hiding, they would mark them and then gather people to go and rob them together.

"I also heard them mention the mark, and then I found the mark they mentioned in the mountains. After that, I followed the mark all the way. On the one hand, I wanted to see if there was any clue to find my father, and on the other hand, I was worried that they marked the hiding place of my family. So I followed the mark all the way to search, but I didn't expect that I was too focused on the mark, and I slipped and fell down the hillside, and then I fainted."

Lin Wan, who was standing beside him, asked hurriedly, "Do you know the origins of that gang of robbers? How many people are there?"

She had learned before entering the mountain that there had never been any bandits stationed in Xiaoshan, so how come a group of bandits suddenly appeared?

"I've never heard of bandits in our mountain area before. Are there bandits in this area?" Li Changli looked confused.

"Is it because of internal strife in the imperial court, and bandits from other places took the opportunity to come here and commit crimes?" someone speculated.

"I don't know. I was outside the house and couldn't hear it clearly. I heard the noises of at least more than ten people. I don't know exactly how many people were in the mountain temple or whether all of them were there."

Then he stood up and prepared to go out. "No, I have to go back and take my family away. I'm not sure if my hiding place has been targeted by them. I don't know if my father is safe either."

He Lizheng hurriedly stopped Fang Yu, "Don't leave in such a hurry. If you go back rashly like this, you might run into bandits. Not only will you not be able to save your family, but you will also be implicated. Let's make a long-term plan."