SFS Chapter 173 Going to the Mountain Village
Chapter 173 Going to the Mountain Village
But the key problem is that, not to mention that there is not enough drugs, even if there are enough drugs, there is no way to bring them with you. What if the bandits are cunning enough and search you?
Li Jingshu was very careful and reminded Shen Zhiqiu in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"If you really plan to go up the mountain, you have to change your shoes, otherwise people will ask you how you did it, which will be a problem!"
As for the candidates, the Gao brothers Shuangxi and Shuangfu, Shen Mazi, Shen Fugui, eldest brother-in-law Wang Fuxi, Li Quan and Dahu selected 15 strong laborers who were brave and hardworking.
Mr. Meng also said that he could send his son and a servant to follow, but Shen Zhiqiu was cautious and they also had a tacit understanding among themselves.
Let them stay at the foot of the mountain and protect the food and the carts together. There are so many old people and women here.
Now that Erhu has stayed, Shen Zhiqiu can feel more at ease.
However, when it came to Shen Zhiqiu taking the lead to go up the mountain, his elder brother said he would go himself and asked him to stay. They all knew how to make distilled liquor, and they were studying the brewing of wine.
To be honest, if he didn't have to lead the team himself, he would definitely not go.
But he really didn't feel comfortable letting others go on their own.
Before leaving, Shen Zhiqiu arranged tasks for them. You should not be idle. You are responsible for so many Kudzu vines, so dig more to make Kudzu powder. If any refugees want to learn, just tell them directly. But good intentions are good intentions.
The food should also be well protected, and the food should be sold together as much as possible. If someone really wants to steal it, try to protect the food.
But if the other side has a lot of people and we can't defeat them, we shouldn't fight hard. We can still find a way out even if we lose something. The most important thing is that we have to stay alive.
Shen Zhiqiu didn't have bad intentions. He just wanted to let these people know that even if they didn't fight with them for food, they could still have other food to fill their stomachs.
As long as they are not in danger of survival, most people will not choose to rob at the risk of their lives.
There are also many kudzu vines in the mountains. As long as you pay attention to leaving a piece when digging the kudzu roots, it won't have any impact.
"middle!"
The men who stayed behind nodded in response, while the women couldn't help but wipe away their tears secretly.
Because they believe that people who go up the mountain are in greater danger, like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
Mr. Shen was already upset because Shen Zhiqiu had to take risks this time, and when he saw his niece and grandniece's wives crying, he couldn't help but get angry:
"Are you crying? Think about it. They have gone up the mountain. How are you going to protect your parents, your children and your belongings when you return?"
What can they cry about? They cry about the hardship of life, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and they cry about the most capable people in their group having to risk their lives to go up the mountain. They are just worried.
Master Shen was helpless: "When will we have an easy time?"
These words hit home. Yes, even if people did not flee famine, weren't they working desperately year after year for food, clothing, firewood, rice, oil and salt?
Even though I had good food while fleeing famine, I still suffered a lot. I felt like I was challenging myself to new limits every day.
I ran until my legs were broken and my waist was tired, and there were both wild boars and wild wolves.
You should have gotten used to it by now, why are you crying now?
You can't just go up the mountain directly. You have to do the whole show. Shen Zhiqiu first took a dozen men for a walk in the woods, changed direction, and then went up the mountain.
They didn't bring any proper weapons, just a few machetes and axes, just to give the other side the illusion that they were just ordinary people.
Shen Youyou looked at the disappearing backs of her father and uncles, feeling very depressed. She actually wanted to say that she would go with them, because she was not fully developed at her age and her gender was difficult to tell.
But she didn't say it because she knew his father too well and knew he would definitely not agree.
In fact, it was not just Shen Youyou. Shen Zhiqiu and the other fifteen people went up the mountain, but they took away everyone's concerns.
Shen Zhiqiu and the others turned left and right and headed for the entrance of Wangshan Valley. His mind was not idle, and he kept thinking about what he was going to say next.
"Stop! What are you doing?!"
They were still a long way from the valley entrance when someone called them.
Shen Zhiqiu was still worried. He thought that this group of people wouldn't have any spies at the foot of the mountain. He hoped that there would be more people in their group, so even if there were spies, they wouldn't notice them.
Shen Zhiqiu stepped out and said, "Brother, we heard that our boss is the most righteous person, so we want to go to the mountain to seek refuge with him. Does our village still accept people?"
The man looked at Shen Zhiqiu and laughed: "You have good vision, but you can't surrender just because you say so."
After saying this, he nodded to the people around him, and dozens of people came up and surrounded them.
"Don't be nervous. If you want to enter the village, you have to be searched first."
In fact, Shen Zhiqiu and the others' heartbeats were nearly jumping out of their throats, but they still had to pretend to be calm, but their pretense was not very convincing, and it looked more real.
How could an ordinary person not be nervous when seeing such a big scene? So the man did not have any doubts at all.
Shen Mazi was still thankful in his heart that he didn't bring too many drugs. He only put some in the bamboo hairpins on everyone's head.
In fact, it was called a hairpin, but it was just a bamboo stick as long as a hairpin. The drug was put into it, and Shen Youyou sealed the mouth with resin.
When you need to use it, just remove the seal.
Shen Zhiqiu and his companions had only a few broken machetes and hoes in their hands, a small piece of bamboo on their heads, and a bamboo tube of wine, which was the only wine they had left.
He did not take the rest with him, and gave all the banknotes that Shen Zhiqiu had on him to his daughter for safekeeping.
That bandit should be the team leader of this mountain stronghold or something. As a result, he smelled the bamboo tube in Shen Zhiqiu's hand and showed a greedy expression. This is wine!
You know, although there is no shortage of people and money in the mountains, because the drought has lasted for too long, there is not much food, let alone alcohol.
Let’s just say that even the leader of the village probably hasn’t tasted wine for a long time.
To be honest, the reason why the village can support so many people is that they robbed several wealthy families, and the eldest brother also often sent people to the territory of King Yan to sell grain.
In order not to attract the attention of King Yan's men, they had to be careful and sell a little here and a little there.
In the words of my eldest brother, it is better to be safe than sorry, as we brothers will have great wealth and glory in the future!
Only Shen Zhiqiu didn't know about this, otherwise he would definitely say that if you met them and blocked the way to Shenjia Village, you probably wouldn't be able to go far.
Shen Zhiqiu said flatteringly: "Brother, you don't know that my ancestors made wine. This is our family's secret recipe. I want to surrender to our eldest brother, so I want to use this recipe as a token of my loyalty, right?"
When the bandit heard this, he looked up to Shen Zhiqiu. He didn't expect that this man was not just an ordinary farmer, but had a secret recipe at home.
And the boss will definitely like this secret recipe. Maybe this person can become a popular figure around their boss in the future. So they should build a good relationship with him and get close to him first.
"Brother, the knives you have are too shabby. If you follow me up the mountain, maybe the boss will be happy and give you some good weapons. I'll let you keep these broken knives for now."
The meaning is very clear. He can take you up the mountain, but you can't bring any weapons before you meet the big brother.