sbdcsierra Chapter 461 A Group of Dirty Teenagers
Chapter 461 A Group of Dirty Teenagers
I went back home and picked out the mushrooms and preserved them carefully. I planned to pick for two more days while no one was interested in picking them. More than 200 kilograms would be enough to take me to Yunzhou, and it would be a good deal to earn more than 20 taels for free.
That night, the villagers set out in groups. Those who had borrowed bicycles rode on them, while those who had not had to walk, carrying their belongings on their backs.
At this time, Wang Fugui and several other families came to the door and asked about the sales in the capital city. Zhou Guo did not hide anything from them and even told them the price. This shocked everyone. They did not expect that a pound of mushrooms could be sold for more than 100 coins. They were very worried, but they had a car and knew the road.
Several families could no longer sit still and got up and left.
Only Wang Fugui did not leave and asked Zhou Guo when he would go to the provincial capital next time.
Zhou Guo said meaningfully: "Uncle, I just came back. Even if I want to go, I don't have that much stuff. I have to wait for two more days. If you want to go, go ahead. You can have a companion. If you leave those mushrooms for another two days, I'm afraid they won't be good."
After hearing her words, Wang Fugui got up and left. The world was in such a mess that they had to travel together.
Zhou Guo sighed. It seemed that they might not be able to complete the Yunzhou line. It was a pity that Yunzhou was so prosperous. It was probably richer than Cheng Ding and the others.
The old man couldn't help but glance at her and said, "It's already been released, why are you still sighing? Are you reluctant to let it go?"
Zhou Guo said: "Who would be willing to give up such a big market in Yunzhou..."
He paused for a moment, then said happily, "Yes, it's such a big market, who says I can't go there?"
It is true to say that she is God's own daughter and has a connection with Buddha. Those who went there in bicycles or on foot returned the next day covered in dust, in disgrace and panic.
The villagers were shocked. “What happened? How did it become like this?”
"Don't mention it. This road is really difficult to walk on. We walked at night and took several detours. It took us a long time to get out. Not only that, we finally reached the main road. When we were halfway there, a group of refugees suddenly appeared from nowhere. They looked at the mushrooms in our baskets and backs and surrounded us like crazy to rob us. They even robbed our baskets and took away all the money on our bodies. If we weren't so many people, we would have been stripped of our clothes."
The driver was not having a smooth journey either, as he encountered a dozen gangsters on the road. If it weren't for the five or six strong men on his side who desperately protected the car, his car would have been robbed.
After the hooligans stole the things, they ran all over the mountain. They couldn't chase them, nor did they dare to chase them, for fear that there might be people waiting for them inside. If they found a den of hooligans, it would be even worse. All the mushrooms they brought would be snatched away, so they had no choice but to come back.
Zhou Guo sighed. Yunzhou is still relatively well governed now. If the area within its jurisdiction is so chaotic, who knows how chaotic things are outside.
She hesitated again about developing several routes. No matter how powerful she was, she only had one pair of hands. As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. Even if she encountered such a thing, she probably wouldn't get any advantage.
The old man asked, "Why, are you scared?"
Zhou Guo asked: "Master, you said that it's so chaotic outside, how do those peddlers transport their goods to their destinations?"
The old man said, "Who is like you, doing everything by yourself? If you want to go this route, you have to hire people, just like escorting. Without a few escorts, the escort can be robbed at will. How can you make a living?"
When it comes to hiring people, Zhou Guo hesitates. He props his chin with both hands and says, "Where can I hire thugs? Besides, I'm just selling wild mushrooms. I can only sell them for half a month at most. Once this half month is over, I won't need anyone. How can I hire anyone?"
In her mind, if she wanted to hire someone, she would have to hire him for at least a year.
The old man stroked his beard and said, "In this world today, everyone earns as much as they can live. If you give them one more meal, they will be grateful that you gave them one more day of life."
Having said this, he let out a long sigh.
Zhou Guo pondered over what he said, and after a while he thought of something. He stood up and slammed the table excitedly, saying, "You're right, Master. I'll go right away!"
After saying that, he went back to the house and put all the steamed buns in the basket into a small backpack. Then he went to the backyard to lead the horse out, jumped on the horse, whipped the horse and ran away.
The action was done in one go and so fast that by the time the Li family members came to their senses, the man had already run far away.
Li chased after him, only to see the horse's rear end running away. She stamped her feet and said, "Where are you going? At least tell me. Are you not going into the mountains today?"
Several people went back to ask the old man.
The old man took a sip of tea, looked at the anxious looks of the few people, and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious? The child has grown up and has her own ideas. She knows what to do and what not to do. If you worry about her safety, then there is no need to worry. She has the kung fu I taught her and such supernatural powers. Ordinary people can't do anything to her. And she rode her own horse away..."
When talking about the horse, the old man looked envious, "That's a good horse. Even if it can't win, it can still escape faster than most people."
After hearing this, the Li family members stopped asking and asked the old man, "Then are we still going into the mountain?"
The old man said, "Come in, why not? We can't give up our lives just because that girl is not at home."
Zhou Guo rode the horse for an hour in one breath, covering more than seventy miles. Following the words of the villagers, he came to a valley surrounded by mountains. He waited for a while, but no one came down.
She dismounted, let the horse eat grass and drink water by itself, put down the backpack, took the steamed bun inside and ate it, taking a bite of the bun and drinking a sip of water.
After running for so long, I felt a little dry in the mouth and hungry in the stomach, so the food tasted especially sweet.
After a while, she heard some noise coming from behind. She turned around and saw a group of young men around 15, 16, 17, or 20 years old rushing out from the woods behind.
At a quick glance, there were about twenty of them. Their clothes were so dirty that you couldn't tell their original color. Their hair was tangled, and their faces were covered in black and white spots. It was so dirty that no one knew what was on them, and you couldn't even see their facial features.
Compared with other refugees, except for his clothes which are relatively neat, everything else is even better.
But Zhou Guo was already very satisfied. Everything else was easy to deal with. The most important thing was that the clothes were neat and tidy. She didn't want to hire someone and spend extra money to buy clothes for them. As for the rest, they could just be washed.
Only then did I understand the helplessness of the villagers. Although they all looked pale and thin, they were outnumbered and would just steal things and run into the mountains. The villagers driving ox carts really couldn't do anything to them.
The group was stunned when they saw Zhou Guo. They looked at each other, and then looked at the horse not far away that was leisurely grazing with its tail swinging. They didn't understand how it could be a child of eight or nine years old. Shouldn't the person riding the big horse be an adult?