vrcanaries Chapter 872: Lu County Wang Family
Chapter 872: Lu County Wang Family
Finally, the only ones left were the Liu family. There was no other way. Among this group, the master of the Liu family was the most powerful and had the closest relationship with Zhou Guo.
Mr. Liu looked at Zhou Guo and rubbed his hands involuntarily.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master Liu, don't take it too seriously. I'm not targeting you. We both know each other. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to deal with you so often, right? You know who I am. Even if I have the will, I don't have the ability. I'm not the emperor. Can I confiscate their property and exterminate their clan? I'm just trying to scare them so that they can't do whatever they want. I have no other choice. If I don't say that, wouldn't the North be in chaos?"
After hearing what she said, Master Liu's unnatural expression softened a lot. He breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the carriages, and whispered, "Then your threats are too scary. You want to kill everyone in the family right away."
In terms of ruthlessness, these people are far inferior to them.
Zhou Guo said: "If I don't say that, why would they be afraid? The people of the North are the foundation of the North. The general would not want the North to be in chaos. Chaos in the North is not a good thing for any of us. Anyone who has such an idea is not a good person. If he really wants to do this, even if I can't do anything to him, there will always be someone who can control him."
When Mr. Liu saw her like this, he thought of what she had just said in the flower hall, and a chill ran up from the soles of his feet.
Only now did he begin to understand what kind of person this girl, who was not even as old as his granddaughter, was. If she really got into trouble, she would not be much softer than old men like them. She might even be more ruthless and show no mercy at all.
Master Liu cupped his hands and said solemnly, "Miss Zhou, I'm leaving now. I'll go back and wait for your good news."
Zhou Guo returned the greeting and said, "Goodbye."
This was the first time she was called "little lady" by a wealthy man in the North, and she thought it was pretty good!
The carriage went away until it was out of sight, and then Zhou Guo turned back.
The people in the car were so scared that they drove for more than ten miles before they dared to stop the car.
A group of people gathered together and no one dared to speak for a while.
"Brother Liu, please say something."
Master Liu opened his eyelids and said calmly, "What did I say? Is what he said wrong? If the Northland really gets in chaos, even if she can't control it, is there no one else on top? The court is now in a state of panic, and the emperor changes more frequently than anyone else. The real king of the Northland now is the one at the pass. They are one family!"
The group of people were silent.
"Damn it, he really is worthy of being a general, he kills without blinking an eye!! His heart is harder than anyone else's!"
The one who was humiliated made a fool of himself today. Now that Zhou Guo was not around, he dared to say anything. He sneered, "You listen to her bragging, but she only dared to talk. If she encounters trouble, she might run faster than anyone else. Now that the grain seeds have been stolen, she dares to hide in this small farm and doesn't even dare to go home. She still claims that she is the son of a general. In my opinion, she may be a bastard from somewhere!"
No one dared to respond and looked at Master Liu furtively.
Mr. Liu had closed his eyes long ago and seemed to have fallen asleep.
The man cursed for a while but felt unsatisfied, so he started nagging again, "She also said that the prosperity of the North was earned by the people of the North growing crops and paying taxes. This is really a big joke. The people only have a few plots of land, how much tax can they pay? If there were no big families like us in the North, Xu Jiajun would have starved to death long ago. How could she be so arrogant in front of me? Besides, the death of a few people will cause chaos in the North? How can she be so arrogant..."
Mr. Liu waved his hand, signaling the driver to drive away quickly. If you listen to such things too much, you will get into trouble. If you stay with such people for a long time, your brain will become stupid.
When the others saw that Mr. Liu had left, they also got into their carriages and fled.
A small family like theirs can't afford to suffer any trouble. Life is good now and they don't want any trouble to happen.
Everyone had left, and the man who was talking lost interest. He spat harshly at the departing crowd, then got on the carriage and left.
Zhou Guo saw them off and went up the mountain alone.
Sit cross-legged on the largest rock on the mountain, look at the distant mountains, then close your eyes and meditate.
She didn't know how long it had been before she heard a crackling sound beside her.
When I opened my eyes, I saw the old man sitting not far away, eating fruit, and he was enjoying it very much.
She couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you tired of eating? How come you've recovered in just a few days?"
The old man chewed the fruit and said vaguely, "Isn't this quite normal? I can pick it up on the mountain with just a stretch of my hand. It's hanging right in front of my eyes, bright red. How can I live without eating it?"
Zhou Guo looked around, reached out to pick one, wiped it casually on his lapel, and started to eat it.
The master and disciple just sat on the stone, looking at the scenery in the distance and chewing sweet fruits.
After eating a fruit, Zhou Guo felt much better. He stood up and said, "Master, shall we have grouper tonight? Big Fatty just brought in dozens of them. They are all plump and delicious."
There is no grouper in Kang'an at present.
The old man nodded and said, "Let's eat it. Braised it in red sauce. I think braised sauce tastes best."
The two of them went down the mountain together.
The next day, fewer people came to see Zhou Guo.
On the third day, someone from the Yang family came.
Zhou Guo still said the same thing, what was lost was the grain seeds.
After a few days, all the upper-class wealthy people in the north had met Zhou Guo, and everyone had more or less an idea in their minds.
There are only a few people who can dare to challenge this gentleman.
Everyone was talking openly and secretly in front of the head of the Wang family, asking if they could get involved in such a good thing. After all, it was several thousand stones of grain seeds, which was much more than the one hundred acres or dozens of acres of seeds that Zhou Guo promised to give them.
The head of the Wang family was so angry that he felt so wronged!
Even if he wanted to, he would not do such a thankless task. The grain seeds are already out. In just two years, every citizen in the north will be able to grow grain. Why would they be afraid of not having enough to grow by then?
Is it worth it for him to ask people to steal the seeds? ?
And his Wang family is short of this? ? Whose family doesn’t have grain seeds?
Although Zhou Guo is not a big deal in the Zhou family, the people behind her are no small minions. It would be a waste of time for the Wang family to confront them head-on and nothing good would come of it.
But everyone in the north wants to throw the dirty water on his Wang family. How can the head of the Wang family tolerate this? He is not a soft persimmon.
The matter became a big deal and was about to be uncovered, so he started to investigate it himself. He found that it was indeed related to his Wang family.
The head of the Wang family: "...Wang family of Lu County, is he tired of living?"
The Wang family in Lu County was also wronged. "I asked someone to check it out. It's not this year's new grain. It's just ordinary grain. Her seeds were not lost at all!"
The head of the Wang family closed his eyes and said angrily, "Idiot! Someone set a trap for you and you just went in like that?!"
After a pause, he said, "This matter has become too big. If it continues, we will not be able to deal with it. They want an explanation from their superiors. For the sake of this family, you should handle it yourself."