Chapter 143 Stroke
Chen Sanyou was carried to Uncle Jiang's house and placed on a bamboo bed.
Seeing that Chen Sanyou's mouth and eyes were a little crooked, Yingbao took out the silver needle Mrs. Wen gave her and inserted it into Chen Sanyou.
Take acupuncture points such as Dicang, Jieche, Yamen, Hegu, Tongli, Lianquan, Chengjian, Fengchi, etc., and slowly insert the silver needle.
After pricking the needle, he was given acupuncture to bleed, and then his teeth were pried open and half a bowl of soup mixed with Wuding Zhi was poured into his mouth.
Mrs. Wen also took Chen Sanyou's pulse and confirmed Ying Bao's judgment.
But she has no medicinal materials and can only rely on her young apprentice Ying Bao's treatment.
Yingbao gave Chen Sanyou acupuncture and bloodletting. After the treatment, his face relaxed slightly and he fell asleep quickly.
Chen Yin felt relieved when he saw that his father was calm and talked about the rogue bandits with Jiang Sanlang and others.
"Those bandits are too cruel. They kill everyone they see, even the elderly and children."
Chen Yin wiped his eyes with his sleeves and said in a low voice: "They also went into the mountains to search. When I saw that the situation was not good, I took my family and ran into the mountains. I lost a lot of food on the way."
Jiang Sanlang was curious: "Then how did you come to Jiangjia Village?"
Chen Yin said with a bitter face: "My uncle said he wanted to find a remote village to seek refuge in, so he thought of Jiangjia Village. Because your hometown is here, we might be able to meet you, so we came here."
"What about Chief Chen?" Jiang Sanlang asked.
Chen Yin: "The uncle's family ran away from us and got separated later."
There were no roads in the mountain forest, and there were bandits chasing after them. Dozens of them were in a panic and couldn't decide which way to go. How could they stay together?
"Dad suddenly fainted on the way, and we were all frightened. We were driving all night last night, and we didn't expect to meet you, woo woo woo..."
Chen Yin couldn't help crying when he thought of the panic last night and the ecstasy when he saw Da Lu and Ying Bao this morning.
Jiang Sanlang patted him on the shoulder, silently comforting him.
When Old Man Jiang saw that Chen Sanyou and his family had not eaten, he asked his daughter-in-law to cook a large pot of rice porridge for them using his own rice.
There are more than a dozen people in Chen Sanyou's family, including his parents and children. Although they brought some food, it was not much. Old Jiang was scratching his head.
But they were all from the same village who had fled, and they were acquaintances who got along well with each other. It seemed unreasonable that they should just ignore them, but if they did, they would be gone after the little food they had.
Nowadays, bandits are causing trouble. Even if you have money, you can't buy food. And you don't know when the banditry will end.
Alas, let's take it one step at a time. From now on, everyone can only drink porridge. I hope it can last a little longer.
Not only Old Man Jiang was depressed, but Uncle Jiang was also troubled. He couldn't afford to entertain so many people at once.
After drinking a bowl of porridge, Chen Yin calmed down and realized the problem, so he took five taels of silver and handed it to Jiang Sanlang.
"Third brother, I want to build two thatched sheds first, and our family will live in the sheds. I know you live in tight conditions, so I can't let you get into trouble."
Jiang Sanlang nodded, took the money and handed it to Jiang Jiu next to him: "Brother, I'm sorry to bother you. Use this money to ask the villagers to build two shacks for Uncle Chen's family."
Jiang Jiu didn't refuse, took the money and went out to find someone for help.
Since people are paying to build a shed to live in, that's great.
The village leader of Jiangjia Village was also an enlightened man. He not only agreed with the Chen family to settle in the village, but also allowed them to build thatched huts in an out-of-the-way area of the village.
Money can make a fool of himself, Jiang Jiu gave him five taels of silver, and the villagers all started to help, and soon three thatched sheds were built, with a few arm-thick trees as supports, and the roofs of the sheds were covered with thin bamboo and straw. It is windproof and rainproof.
There were also two large bundles of straw stuffed in the hut to make bedding for them at night.
Chen Yin's family of four squeezed into a thatched hut with his parents. The eldest brother's family and the second brother's family were larger, so they each got one.
Sister-in-law Chen was a little unhappy and muttered to her husband: "What do Jiang Sanlang's family mean? We live in a decent house but let us live in a straw shed. How can we sleep at night in such a small shed?"
There are three children in her family. The eldest son is fifteen years old and the youngest daughter is ten years old. How can they be crowded together with their parents?
Chen Dalang felt unhappy, but his family was a refugee, so it would be great if Jiangjiacun could take him in, so he had the nerve to ask for too much. "Oh, let's just squeeze in. We don't want to live here forever."
Mrs. Chen hummed, spread the bedding on the straw, and began to sort out the items she had brought.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, the patriarch Chen Fu's family, Li Dayong, Li Eryong and others rushed to Jiangjia Village in embarrassment.
There were twenty or thirty people in this group, a large group of old and young.
This time it was Jiangjiacun Muramasa's turn to be shocked and quickly asked Jiang Jiu what was going on.
Jiang Jiu didn't know, so he had to ask Jiang Sanlang.
Jiang Sanlang was talking to Patriarch Chen and others, "So those bandits are searching the village everywhere?"
Li Dayong nodded: "We met many villagers along the way. They were from nearby villages and people from the town. Their homes were robbed by bandits.
Yesterday I also met a country boy. He said that he was defeated when he led them to fight against the bandits. Those bandits were so fierce that they were almost life-threatening, and several of them were injured at once. "
"Third brother, you don't know that the wave of bandits we encountered before was only a small part, and now there are a steady stream of bandits coming."
Li Eryong said: "I met an acquaintance. He had seen bandits holding animal tooth flags. He would pull them into the team and kill them with a knife if they dared to escape or resist."
Patriarch Chen: "So Sanlang, something is wrong. It's not safe for us to stay in Jiangcun. We'd better draw up a charter and get ready early."
He could see along the way that the bandits were attacking the village in an organized manner and seemed to want to use it as a garrison. If so, there would be a fierce battle here.
Jiang Sanlang thought for a moment and said, "Since we can't escape, let's go with them! We can't just wait for the imperial court to rescue us."
Patriarch Chen stroked his beard and nodded: "I think so too, but we have limited manpower and no weapons. How can we fight against the bandits with our bare hands?"
Chen Zhu came down from the battlefield and interjected: "There are wild bamboos in the mountains. Let's buy some ropes from the Jiangcun people and make more bamboo arrows on the spot for long-range attacks. As long as we kill the first batch, we will have melee weapons. ”
Jiang Sanlang suddenly recalled his sneak attack on Chen Guanglu. He thought for a while and said: "If we can't do it openly, let's do it secretly. We can't just sit back and wait for death. Bandits are people too, and they also need to sleep and rest. We might as well strike first." Attack them sneakily."
"This is feasible." Chen Zhu agreed.
Yingbao stood at the door listening to their conversation and began to think in her mind.
The thieves not only have to sleep, but also have to eat. Since they are attacking in an organized manner, the food they robbed will definitely be handed over to the people in power for unified distribution and management. It would be great if they could find the place where they store food, and they can take it all into the cave. .
But this can only be thought about, and it is difficult to put into practice.
"Yingbao, what are you doing?" Wei Zhan ran over and asked curiously when he saw the girl hiding behind the door.
Ying Bao walked over as if nothing had happened and said, "I didn't do anything."
"Then what are you doing hiding behind the door?" Wei Zhan asked, blinking.
"None of your business!" Ying Bao looked sideways at the boy, considering whether to sew his mouth shut.