vrcanaries Chapter 1166 Deep Mountain
Chapter 1166 Deep Mountain
Zhou Guo said: "Use this to buy some food for your mother and children. Don't do this again. Even if you want to sell wild mushrooms, you should do the same as the ladies in your village and pick out edible ones to sell.
Flower mushrooms and cloud ears, even if they are wild vegetables, people don’t dare to buy them if they don’t know them. Even if you buy and eat them, you are responsible for a person’s life. It is not worth it in any way.”
The man held the money in disbelief, unable to believe that there was such a good thing and such a good person. He knelt down and kowtowed several times, crying bitterly, "Thank you, benefactor, I will remember your words!"
Zhou Guo nodded, "Go ahead."
The man stood up and staggered away, holding the money tightly in his arms, his eyes shining brightly. Although he was beaten, it was worth it. He would have to sell so many mushrooms to get that much money. The food he could buy with that money would be enough to get through the winter.
Zhou Guo looked at Dashu and asked, "This is all the money you have?"
Dashu said innocently: "This is the only string I have. The rest are all silver. He has so much silver, maybe he will be robbed. I am thinking about him."
One thousand wen, for such a big string, it’s not a small amount.
Zhou Guo asked, "Don't you have a purse? Is this how you carry money?"
Dashu chuckled, "Yes, but I only have one, and it's my favorite, so I can't bear to give it to you."
Zhou Guo waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see our county magistrate."
The county magistrate had already gotten up and was walking around the yard. He was very happy to see Zhou Guo coming. "Mr. Zhou, I'm much better now. Look, in two days, I'll be able to follow you around. Wait until I'm better, and I'll take you around the whole county. There's no rush."
Although he said he was not in a hurry, he did not stop.
She noticed the dense beads of sweat on his forehead and asked, "How long have you been gone, sir?"
The county magistrate smiled and said, "It didn't take long, only two or three rounds."
Zhou Guo said nothing.
The old servant at the side said, "The master got up before dawn, and after eating, he walked around in circles in the yard with his body erect. He doesn't listen to anyone. Sir, please try to persuade him."
Zhou Guo disagreed, "After all, your body has been damaged before. You need to take good care of it every day. Two laps in the morning are enough. I don't need to explain the truth that too much is as bad as too little, right?"
He looked at the old servant and asked, "Why don't you help your master into the house and sit down?"
The old servant responded happily and stepped forward to coax him, "My lord, my lord, the young master also said that it is not good to walk too long. We need to take a proper rest. Let's go into the house. There is a charcoal basin in the house."
The adult wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling tired, and obediently went into the house.
Zhou Guo followed her. If she could rest, sit instead of standing, lie down instead of sitting, and do whatever is comfortable for her, this is the attitude of recuperation. Do whatever you are told to do and eat whatever you are told to eat. Only in this way can she get better quickly.
Two people sit down.
Take out the map and continue discussing what we didn’t finish yesterday.
This county is not big and there are not many villages, but most of them are in the mountains.
Before starting to sell fertilizer, she decided to take a walk. Not to mention walking around the entire county, but still to visit some villages.
The county magistrate said, "I will go with you."
Zhou Guo said, "No, I'm just going down to take a look. I don't need you now. You should take good care of your health. When spring comes, you will be useful. You still have busy days to come."
The county magistrate thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then I won't go this time. I'll let a few constables follow you. With them following you, the people below won't dare to do anything to you."
Zhou Guo didn't refuse either.
She has seen a lot over the years. There are indeed many simple and honest people in the countryside, but there are also many calculating ones. When they are poor to a certain extent, some people will do anything.
Especially in such deep mountains, where outsiders rarely come, such a village will be extremely united on certain matters.
Seeing that she did not refuse, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief and warned her, "As the saying goes, poverty breeds evil schemes. When you enter these villages, you must be careful about everything. A rich young man like you, some old guys who have lived a long life, will not take you seriously because they rely on their longevity."
And in the deep mountains, anything can happen.
Zhou Guo said solemnly: "I understand. Thank you for your reminder, sir. I will be careful."
She decided to start from the farthest old mountain village.
On that day, the county magistrate called back all the constables outside.
Not many, only sixteen came back in total.
The next day, Zhou Guo took these people to Laoshan Village.
Xiaoshu was puzzled, "Master, why do you attach so much importance to this county? There are so many counties in the south, are you going to visit all the villages in these counties?"
Zhou Guo said, "How many years will it take me to visit all these counties? The world is so big, I can't do that even if I grow old."
She just felt that this county was particularly typical, being poor, remote and with a small area. If she could make everyone in this county live a good life, she would definitely feel a sense of accomplishment.
As for other counties, those places have plenty of money and people like Wu Jiang and Wu Lazi can handle it, so she doesn't necessarily have to go there.
The group left the main road and walked onto a small path. At first, the horses could still walk, but later even the horses could not walk. The group had to abandon the horses and walk into the village.
Only two constables were left to guard the horses.
Up and down the mountains, valleys, deep streams, cliffs...
Everyone walked away breathless and out of temper.
The days of Dashu were fine, as I had some exercise on my body, but I didn’t feel very tired.
The detectives couldn't stand it anymore and didn't understand why anyone could live in such a haunted place.
There are obviously places to live outside, so do we have to live deep in the mountains?
They didn't know how long they walked. They walked quite fast, and by the time they saw the village from afar, it was already afternoon.
The detectives looked at the village in the distance and lamented, "Oh my god, why is it still so far? We have to walk for at least an hour!"
"Why would they build their home here? Wouldn't it be better to be closer to the outside world?"
Zhou Guo said: "Because few people come here."
It’s so far that most people would turn back halfway, which is really a torture.
Xiaoshu said: "It's good here, but there are also many bad things. I don't know if there is a doctor in the village. If there is no doctor, what should I do if I get sick?"
Dashu said: "How many poor people in this world can afford to see a doctor? Some people have never seen a doctor in their entire lives."
Zhou Guo nodded, "That's the truth."
Life and death are determined by fate.
After a short rest, everyone set off again.
The head constable said, "Sir, it's getting late now. I'm afraid we can't go back today."
There are no lights on this mountain road, so it is too dangerous to walk on it at night. There are so many cliffs, and if you are not careful, you may fall down and leave no trace.