Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 236: Countermeasures

“Ah Ze!” Lian Fang Zhou frowned and scolded: “Are you making a joke? You think it will be easy to deal with seven or eight wolves? Besides, these are wolves in the winter!”

Winter was cold and there was a lack of food.
Who knew if these wolves were hungry? People could do cruel things when they were starving, let alone some wolves.

At this time, the howls of the wolves became more hostile, sharp and loud until it seemed they were shaking the sky and the earth, straight to the stars.
The sound also seemed to be close to the ear, hitting the heart hard and making the body tremble!

Amid the howling, the hoarse cries for help became more and more desperate, filled with extreme fear and despair.

These two sounds intertwined, and the impact and fear they brought was beyond words.

“Ah Jian, Ah Jian! Help! Ah Jian, help!” Suddenly, the call for help changed and several voices screamed for Ah Jian, a mix of women and children crying.

Lian Fang Zhou and the others were shocked.

Lian Ze’s pupils shrank and he sneered: “Now they think of Brother Ah Jian!”

Lian Fang Zhou had the same thoughts in her heart but she knew that if Ah Jian did not go to save those people, they would definitely be angry.

Sometimes people’s hearts were strange.

Obviously, Ah Jian, like everyone else, had no obligation or responsibility to save people at a time like this but if he didn’t go, he would be blamed.

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but look at Ah Jian anxiously, her eyes a bit angry.

“No one knows if these hungry wolves would target our house, I originally planned on cleaning them out!” Ah Jian smiled at her.

“What should we do?” Lian Fang Zhou reluctantly smiled back and asked in a low voice.

“Just a few of us can’t manage it, I will go to the compound to bring back Sun Zhang Xing and the workers.
Ah Ze, you go out quietly.
Be alert and explain everything to the neighbors.
Have everyone prepare torches, sticks, and metal utensils that can make a loud noise.”

He thought for a while and then added: “Aunt Zhang’s yard is large and the location is good.
I will take the men to gather there, you wait for me to come back.”

Lian Ze nodded.

Ah Jian no longer hesitated and went out.
Lian Fang Zhou whispered “Careful!” He nodded and disappeared into the thick night.

Lian Ze was about to leave when Lian Fang Zhou grabbed him and said solemnly: “If someone is unwilling, you tell them that if they aren’t willing to work together to kill the wolves, they definitely can’t come and taste the sweetness afterwards, alright?”

“I understand!” Lian Ze nodded.

Lian Fang Zhou sighed: “You be careful, don’t be brave, okay?”

She was afraid that Lian Ze’s youth would make it hard to control his impulsive temperament and added: “If you disrupt your Brother Ah Jian’s plan, it will be terrible!”

The lethality of this sentence was indeed huge.
Lian Ze nodded firmly and said: “Don’t worry, Sister, I won’t mess around!”

“Protect yourself!” Lian Fang Zhou finally gave in and said: “I will take Third Aunt, Qing’er, and Che’er to Aunt Zhang’s house.
When you are finished, go quickly!”

Lian Ze agreed and asked her to be careful before slipping out quietly.

The three siblings helped Third Aunt up from the ground.
Lian Fang Zhou sighed: “Third Aunt, did you hear that? We shouldn’t be too late! Let’s go to Aunt Zhang’s house.
If nothing else, there will be more people to work together! Can you go?”

Seeing they were calm, Third Aunt gradually calmed down as well.
She nodded: “Okay, good! Yes, yes!”

Third Aunt thought to herself: They should indeed go to Aunt Zhang’s house.
The mores people, the better.
Even if a wolf did enter, the chance of being bitten would be lower, right…

Lian Fang Zhou did not know Third Aunt’s thoughts.
She took a deep breath and ordered them to prepare torches and sticks.
She took out the metal pots and pans and the four of them each carried a few things as they quietly hurried to Aunt Zhang’s door.

No one was asleep at this time and the whole family was gathered together.
Lian Fang Zhou’s knock and soft calls were heard almost immediately by Aunt Zhang’s family.
After a moment, Aunt Zhang realized who it was.
Horrified, Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, and Li San He hurriedly rushed out to open the door and quickly pull the Lian family inside.

“Why are you here?” Aunt Zhang demanded.
Before Lian Fang Zhou could answer, she asked: “Where are Ah Jian and Ah Ze? Oh no, are you trying to save Wang Qi Lang’s family? How could they ask this, are you dead? And how could you be so foolish! No matter how powerful you are, you can’t take such a heavy risk lightly!”

“Ah Jian and Ah Ze are not people who don’t understand the importance, don’t worry! First listen to what Fang Zhou has to say.” Uncle Li said hurriedly, coughing lightly and looking at Aunt Zhang.

Aunt Zhang’s words were, or course, full of concern for Lian Fang Zhou’s family, which was not wrong but if someone overheard this and told the Wang family, they’d be severely offended.

Aunt Zhang snapped out of her daze, looking embarrassed.
She hurriedly said: “I just care about Fang Zhou, ah!”

“I understand!” Lian Fang Zhou nodded and quickly instructed Third Aunt and the children not to repeat Aunt Zhang’s words just now.
Then she explained Ah Jian’s plan.

Uncle Li, Aunt Zhang, and Li San He heard that there were at least seven or eight wolves and the three of them couldn’t help but feel their legs start to go weak.

If even just one wolf was left to run around, it was enough to disturb the whole village!

Aunt Zhang patted her chest, gasping and said: “No wonder the howling is so loud…”

Don’t be fussy, let’s listen to Ah Jian.
Hurry up and prepare!” Uncle Li stomped and sighed bitterly: “Ah Jian is right.
If these wolves are not eliminated, the harm will be great.
Who knows who’s turn it will be tomorrow!”

Everyone said yes and broke apart to get ready.

Aunt Zhang, Lian Fang Zhou, Third Aunt, and Madam Zhao went to collect things while Li Shu, Li San He, and his son stood behind the courtyard gate holding sticks, reading to let people in when someone knocked on the door.

This matter was not trivial.
Unless you were stupid, anyone knew that wolves were something that could not be messed with lightly.
Now that someone had come forward to take the lead, everyone was privately relieved and felt that they had a backbone.
Everyone choose to forget the things they had said about Lian Ze’s family in the past.

More and more, people dragged their families to Aunt Zhang’s house.
Soon, her house and yard were crowded with people.

Although it was crowded, it was not noisy.
Even when there was the occasionally conversation, the speakers would lower their voices, afraid of attracting the wolves.

The children who had been frightened and cried because there were too many people slowly became more courageous and stopped crying under the coaxing from the adults.
Some curiously opened their dark eyes and looked around.

The people were no longer as scared as before but the atmosphere was still tense and solemn.

TW: The next two chapters will have animal deaths.
The scenes are not graphic but it does describe animals injured and in pain.
If you are uncomfortable with this, you can skip these two chapters without losing any important information other than some scenes showing Ah Jian’s martial skills.