OBS Chapter 151 All Together
Chapter 151 All Together
Aunt Zhou also came out with a lantern and two other women to meet them. She was a bold woman. She walked closer and looked around. The bound foreigner was talking incoherently, and she couldn't understand what he was saying.
Judging from his expression, he must be cursing.
Aunt Zhou kicked it, then spat, "Is this the beast that burned the south side before?"
Lin Chang'er could understand it. In her later life, she had specifically learned the language of that place, not for doing business, but for cursing.
Back when she was in school, she made a debater from that region cry, and was attacked online for lacking the demeanor of a great power.
Lin Chang'er didn't care at all.
Although we are in different times and spaces, everything seems to correspond. Although the person speaks with an accent and some awkward slang, it is still understandable.
Isn't that just insulting them? They even threatened to do this and that to their whole family!
If the men hadn't been so careful with their strength, leaving one alive for questioning, she would have wanted to twist that bastard's head off right now.
Lin Chang'er picked up the two long knives from the ground and held them upside down in her hand. "It should be. Judging from the noise, their people seem to have made their way along the river to the village entrance. What do you think, Aunt and Sister-in-law?"
When Huo Dahe first mentioned that incident, Lin Chang'er, Wu Qingfeng, and Old Huo all thought that these bastards would sneak in from the end of the village.
So they lined up six people to patrol at the end of the village and four at the entrance.
Unexpectedly, the reversal of the Heavenly Gang allowed these people to exploit a loophole.
At this moment, everyone rushed to the village entrance to provide support, and the shouts and cries over there were deafening, so the defense at the end of the village fell into disarray.
Several women's homes were located at that end of the village. Lin Chang'er wanted to go and help them, but who knew if bandits would sneak in from the other end of the village? Besides, the Gu family had children and a pregnant woman with them.
She can't leave.
When asked this question, Aunt Zhou remembered her relatives and kinsmen.
The other women also realized what was happening, but they had no idea what was going on over there. Their men had already gone, so would they be able to help? Would they just be a hindrance?
The women looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.
The younger ones, emboldened by their recent victory, said, "Let's go ahead and scout out what's going on, then we'll come back and tell our aunties."
As she was about to take a step, Lin Chang'er reached out, half-raised her hand, and then withdrew it. She took the lamp from Aunt Zhou's hand and handed it to her, saying, "Be careful not to get hurt. Gun'er, take good care of your younger brothers."
The younger ones responded and charged off like wild horses.
Lin Chang'er watched the small figures disappear into the night. Some people's path to growth is filled with flowers and applause, while others' is full of mud and thorns. And some people have struggled in death and blood since birth.
If this is a necessary step in their growth, she will let go and allow them to grow freely.
Lin Chang'er turned to the women behind her and said, "Aunties and sisters-in-law, let the men fight ahead. We'll guard the end of the village and prevent these beasts' accomplices from sneaking in again."
"Everyone pick something handy to use for self-defense. Two people, throw this dog thing into the yard and keep an eye on it."
"Two more people, bring the firewood and come with me to the crossroads. The rest of you, stay alert and guard the gate."
"I'll go with you!"
"I'll go with you too!"
"Third Aunt, we'll go with you too."
The speakers were several women, along with Xiao Niu, Xiao Shan, Xiao Shu, and Da Tou, and a few other children.
Finally, Lin Chang'er, along with Aunt Zhou and two other daring women, led a few boys out with firewood in baskets on their backs. They set up a pile of firewood at the crossroads and lit it with a cloth soaked in lard.
Because of the lard, the fire in the bonfire quickly grew stronger.
Beyond the campfire, the reeds swayed, as if another traveler had come seeking them under the cover of night.
Without a doubt, they must be accomplices of those scoundrels. Lin Chang'er glanced around at the women and children behind her, but ultimately dared not confront them head-on.
Holding the captured knife high, he shouted towards the other side: "Your companions have been wiped out. Tonight, not a single bandit who dares to step into my Linshui Village will leave alive. If you are not afraid of death, come on over."
The silver props, illuminated by the interplay of firelight and moonlight, gleamed with an even more chilling light, enough to send shivers down one's spine at a single glance.
Several children and women nearby shouted, "Come and try if you're not afraid of death!"
"Come on over, we've already heated the oil and are waiting for you."
A few breaths later, the sound of the wind in the reeds gradually subsided.
Lin Chang'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but reminded by the earlier mention of the hot oil, she turned to look at the nearest few houses.
With such a commotion, it was impossible for people to still be asleep. However, not knowing what had happened, they hid behind the courtyard gate and peeked around.
Without hesitation, Lin Chang'er shouted, "Bandits have entered the village! A fight has already broken out up ahead. We just killed one and captured another. There might be more behind."
"Hiding won't help. Since you're awake, come and lend a hand. If you have a pot, bring one; if you have firewood, bring some."
"Put a pot on the crossroads and boil water. If any thieves dare to break in, splash them with hot water."
But it would have been better if she hadn't spoken; as soon as she opened her mouth, the courtyard gate slammed shut with a series of loud bangs.
Lin Chang'er: "..."
Lin Chang'er said helplessly, "Villages in the south have already been slaughtered. If we don't stand up for ourselves, we'll only be slaughtered. Fellow villagers, whether you want to lie down and be slaughtered or stand up and fight back depends entirely on your decision..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the doors that had just been closed were opened again, and people jogged towards them one after another.
By the light of the fire, Lin Chang'er could finally see that they were honest, simple faces; some were carrying firewood, some were carrying pots, and some were carrying water.
Lin Chang'er's mind was stirred, but she quickly calmed down and began to instruct her neighbors to set up pots and boil water.
Hearing the commotion, the Gu family members, along with the women who stayed behind, came out to help. Zhou Yi and Gu Xiaoman sat obediently in the baskets, carried by Gu Dalang and Gu Erlang.
Soon, firewood was piled up and pots were set up to boil water at every intersection at the end of the village, and the firelight illuminated almost half of the village.
With someone taking the lead, the villagers who were originally hiding in the courtyard also came out, some carrying poles, some carrying hoes, some carrying machetes and setting up fires, guarding the various forks in the road, and some of the bolder ones even ambushed each other.
The shouts gradually moved from the village entrance to the village exit.
Meanwhile, at the end of the village, they were already on high alert.
Those pirates who came to plunder were originally the so-called samurai and ronin of that place. Lin Chang'er didn't know if they were skilled in martial arts, but they certainly couldn't all of them be skilled. Many of them were probably just vagrants.
At the village entrance, another wave of attacks had already been expended, and now, being chased and crushed by the coastal defense team, they were like stray dogs, unable to fight back against the overwhelming force of the villagers wielding sticks and hoes. They had no chance to resist.
Lin Chang'er, along with the women, killed seven or eight more pirates before the sound of the gong gradually subsided.
Lin Chang'er and the villagers who were guarding the road breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Zhou even scooped up a ladle of hot water, blew on it, and handed it to Lin Chang'er, saying, "Chang'er, have some water!" She had been directing and coordinating all night, and her voice was almost hoarse.
Lin Chang'er's throat was indeed very dry at the moment. Not caring about hygiene, she took the ladle and was about to drink when she saw a large group of people approaching in the distance. Her heart, which had just settled down, instantly jumped again...