Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 832: Huaishan Movement 2

The old man nodded. "That's right. Someone has to go to deliver letters and posts. She can't deal with the servants in Beppu herself. She can't do it without a few people around her."

He also spent a long time in Song County.

The Li family members had no idea, as they had never lived in a wealthy family.

Now that I think about it, it seems that every time I attend a banquet at someone else's house, I have a few capable people around me.

Wu Ya smiled and said, "The people who came to our house today said they wanted to go to your study room to take a look. Second Aunt evaded them, but they were still not satisfied. When they went back, I saw that they saw two people guarding the door of your study room, and their faces changed. They were very scared."

The effect is good.

Zhou Su said, "Sister's study room cannot be shown to others. Anyway, my study room has not been decorated yet, so if they want to see it, let them see it."

Li laughed and said, "You think you can hide? I will let them see enough today. I will look through all your study rooms."

Zhou Mai was puzzled. "Aren't our study rooms all the same? What's so good about it?"

Zhou Guo said, "Just to watch the fun. I guess I want to get one for my children. Now many families in the village have some money. Their children are in school. In addition, they have built new houses in recent years. Isn't there room for a study?"

"That's right." Li said, "I've seen many people want their children to take the imperial examinations, so I plan to keep sending them there."

In this world, when you have no money, you think all day long about how to fill your stomach. Once your stomach is full, you have to think about how to keep it full so that you will never be hungry again and let your children have a good livelihood.

Zhou Mi shook his head and said, "There are a few older ones who are useless from my perspective. As soon as they get to school and open their textbooks, they close their eyes. The teacher reads like a curse, and they fall asleep faster than anyone else. I can't learn anything."

Zhou Gu laughed and said, "That's not the same as me. I'm the same way too. I get a headache when I see books. I've only learned a few words in the past few years."

Or it's because he has to learn it, otherwise he won't be able to learn it even if you beat him to death.

The old man coughed. Actually, he was almost the same. He didn't understand what kind of magic the ant characters on the book were. He couldn't see them clearly even if he was blind. He said, "I still can't see them clearly."

The others smiled.

Zhou Guo said: "Master, you are presbyopic, don't you want to go see a doctor?"

The old man said, "I've never heard of anyone being able to cure blurred vision. People get this disease when they get old."

Zhou Guo didn’t know how to cure her disease, and she didn’t have glasses, so she decided to take good care of her eyes.

After dinner, she said, "I'm leaving for Huaiyang tomorrow."

The family nodded and continued their conversation.

I was not surprised at all that she was going to Huaiyang. It was as casual as saying that she would eat steamed buns tomorrow morning. She had to go out even when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow, let alone at this time.

The next morning, Zhou Guo set out early, but this time she was not the only one going out. Huzi and Erpang, Dashu and Xiaoshu also followed her.

Li was relieved and said, "It's really a good thing that she transferred Huzi and Erpang back. Now there are people following us wherever we go. Otherwise, I would be worried if they always go out alone at such a young age. I was afraid that something might happen."

After all, she is still too young. If she encounters any problem, she has no one to help her. Even if she is very capable, she will not be at ease.

Wu Ya smiled and said, "You can rest assured now. Er Pang and Hu Zi are both more capable than the other. I think the two newcomers are not bad either. Just listen to her and stand at the door of the study like two gatekeepers."

The old man watched their backs as they walked away, then carried his hoe and went to the vegetable garden. The vegetable garden in Song County was no longer under his management, but he still had to take care of this one at home.

The villagers saw five people riding on horses passing by in a flash, and saw that the one in the front was Zhou Guo. They said enviously: "It's amazing, tall horses, and she is the only one running in the front. How impressive!"

"I really want to try what it feels like to ride on a horse. I think you can see very far."

"That's not easy. The Zhou family has horses. You'll know when you go to their house and try. They will definitely be willing to ride them."

"You wish. I heard that horses can recognize people and can read people's expressions better than people. If they see that you don't know how to ride a horse, they will kick you with their hind hooves. If you can't get out of bed for ten days or half a month, it will be troublesome."

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Zhou Guo led his men to Huaiyang, and Laizi Tou got the news and came out two miles away to meet them.

Seeing Zhou Guo coming with Hu Zi and Er Pang, he laughed and said, "The big boss is really powerful. Wherever he goes, he brings Hu Guanshi and others with him. With Hu Guanshi's ability, ordinary people can't get close to you."

Hu Zi has grown taller and taller in the past few years, and he has been practicing martial arts day and night, so most people can be knocked down with just one punch.

Zhou Guo asked, "Why, you don't want to be the village head anymore, so you want to be my follower?"

"Really?" Baldy's eyes lit up, "Can I really come?"

Zhou Guo laughed, "You really want to come?"

The bald-headed man said, "It's boring for me to stay here all the time. I've seen so many farms on this mountain and they're just like that. Boss, please find someone to replace me someday. I'm willing to run around with you."

Running around is much more interesting than staying here. I can encounter interesting things every day.

Zhou Guo said: "You stay here and I'll replace you when I find someone. You are not suitable to stay here all year round."

Escorting is still the best job for him. It's hard to find a escort leader these days.

When the bald man heard this, he nodded happily, "I understand. I'm not in a hurry. As long as you still remember me, it's fine. I'm just afraid that you will forget me, and I will have to stay here forever."

She spoke like a resentful woman in the boudoir.

Zhou Guo rolled her eyes at him, and when they got to the manor, she asked in a low voice, "What is it that you are talking about in your letter?"

The bald-headed man's smile faded. "We have been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in Huaishan. Ten days ago, there was a sudden movement. Groups of troops retreating from the north were gathering towards Huaishan. I thought it was a small force at first, but after a few days of guarding, I found out it was a large force. We didn't dare to stay any longer. If we caught them, we would be beheaded. So I asked them to retreat."

Zhou Guo nodded. "You are right. Since the troops in the north retreated quietly, we should just pretend that we don't know anything. Tell the people below to keep their mouths shut. If anyone leaks it, I will throw them into the pond to feed the crabs."

The bald-headed man also knew how powerful they were, "Don't worry, Boss. I will definitely keep an eye on them."

Zhou Guo nodded and decided to go and see it in person tonight.

In the dark night, Zhou Guo sat on a big tree, watching the sparse torches moving at the foot of the mountain.

If you listen carefully, you can hear heavy footsteps, which sound like long queues.