vrcanaries Chapter 679: Blocked from Going South
Chapter 679: Blocked from Going South
"Yes." Hu Zi rubbed his fists, feeling a little excited. He had been involved in many fights during the years when he was a refugee.
I've followed the master for these years, and although I haven't fought for a long time, I have learned some basic boxing and kicking skills from the old man in the past two years. I haven't tried them on anyone yet, so I don't know how powerful they are.
Hu Zi stood up and yelled, "Brothers, it's time to live!!"
The guys in the oxcart at the back came out immediately and shouted, "Here they come!"
Twenty-one young men stood in a group, looking excited.
The other side was frightened by the scene and retreated a little, not knowing there were so many people.
But when he saw so many empty trucks, he knew without thinking that they were fat sheep. "Don't be afraid. These are kids. How strong can they be? If we do this, we will have food for a long time."
The two sides were on the verge of war.
Zhou Guo took a piece of dried meat and put it in her mouth, chewing it slowly. Speaking of which, she had been running around in several cities for two years, and it seemed that she had not encountered many things like this. She had to see how strong Hu Zi and the others were in fighting.
"Humph, you don't know how to be polite. Brothers, go ahead. We'll each take one of these ox carts!"
Hu Zi was the first one, "Come on!"
The two sides soon started fighting.
Zhou Guo sat on the edge of the cart, holding a piece of dried meat in his mouth, staring at the battle situation in front of him. After a long while, he finally started chewing with peace of mind.
After a while, the twelve adults ran away or begged for mercy.
The group of people on their side were like victorious roosters, with their chins almost raised to the sky.
Hu Zi ran over excitedly and asked, "Master, what should we do with the remaining people?"
Zhou Guo asked, "What are you going to do?"
Hu Zi curled his lips and said, "I searched them, and they only had a few coins on them, nothing valuable. Should we just beat them up and let them go?"
Zhou Guo asked, "Have you asked them about the situation in this area? Are there other bandits? How many people are there in this group? Are all the merchants passing by robbed? How long have they been doing this?"
Hu Zi was stunned, his expression became serious, and he said, "I know."
He walked back with steady steps, grabbed a person on the ground and slapped him a few times...
After a while, he came back and said, "I asked, and they said there is a mountain 20 miles east of here called Wolf Peak Mountain. There is a gang of bandits on the mountain, about 200 people, who have been staying there for several years. They are the newcomers who joined not long ago.
Originally, we were following the second in command in the mountains, but the second in command and his men guarded for a few days and found nothing, so he went somewhere to eat and drink, and just missed us."
Zhou Guo frowned, "Knock them out and throw them out. We can't stay here any longer, let's go."
A group of people beat up the remaining few people, knocked them unconscious and threw them into the mountains, and then left on a ox cart.
Zhou Guo sighed while biting the dried meat. It seemed that this place was not peaceful. She did not have that many people under her command. It was impossible for her to wipe out a bandit's nest of more than 200 people.
How can we get rid of this group of people?
If this group of people behave badly, her journey south will be aborted.
The journey back was smooth.
Zhou Gu and the old man had already made two trips between Chengding and Yunzhou with their rented fleet of vehicles.
They are all waiting for her to come back.
The convoy entered the village in the afternoon.
The people on the mountain had already come out with baskets of mushrooms on their backs. They were extremely happy to see Zhou Guo, "Zhou Guo is back. Have you sold all the mushrooms?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "They've all been sold. Auntie, did your family pick up a lot this year?"
Speaking of this, the woman sighed, "No, I see, there are not as many mushrooms in the mountains this year as in the past two years. In previous years, we could dig up a lot of small ones at this time, but this year we didn't find many small ones. I'm afraid there won't be many left in the future."
Zhou Guo was stunned. She didn't go up the mountain this year and didn't know that the situation was so bad this year.
Is it true that this thing increases every year and decreases every year?
At night, only the family was left. Zhou Guo told them about the bandits he encountered on the way back. "That's the only way to Huaiyang. We have to pass Huaiyang to the east. If we don't get rid of this group of bandits, we won't be able to open this road."
There are so many things at home that I’m afraid I can’t move them out.
When Li heard the bandit's words, she became anxious and asked, "Why don't we take a detour? Didn't you take a detour back in the first place?"
Zhou Guo shook his head. "It's too far. It will take more than half a month longer. Besides, the detours might not be safe either."
The old man nodded, "That's right, things are not peaceful outside right now."
Zhou Gu said: "Then let's not go to Huaiyang. The four prefectures are enough for us to do business. We have lived well these years."
Zhou Mai said: "Nothing is more important than being together as a family."
Zhou Mi also meant this.
Zhou Su and Li Lai nodded heavily.
The whole family has the same idea. Since the road to the south is not safe, we will just not go. It doesn’t matter if we don’t make the money.
Zhou Guo hesitated, "Let me think about it."
Li was anxious. "What are you thinking about? You are not allowed to go. There are more than 200 bandits. No matter how powerful you are, can you defeat them? We can't afford to be without anyone in our family. If something happens to you, what will happen to our family?"
I was so anxious that my eyes turned red.
Wu Ya quickly put her arm around her shoulders.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to say, "Okay, I won't go. I promise not to go south until this group of bandits is dealt with. Okay?"
Li was still worried, "Really?"
Zhou Guo said: "Of course it's true, I haven't lied to you, don't worry, I'm still so young, this life is precious."
Late at night, Zhou Guo quietly entered the old man's room.
"I expected you to come." The old man's voice suddenly rang out in the dark room, startling her.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master, you are really getting better and better. You can even calculate this. You can become a Taoist priest tomorrow."
The old man snorted, "I don't know you yet, tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhou Guo sat on the kang and said, "I'm at my wits' end. How about you come with me to that Wolf Peak Mountain someday to check it out?"
The old man said, "Didn't you promise your mother that you wouldn't get into trouble before this matter is resolved?"
Zhou Guo said: "Yes, I didn't bring any goods with me. I plan to go there by myself to see who these people are and whether they are powerful or not."
The old man heard something strange in her voice and asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Guo said, "Hehe, I don't have many people on my side right now, let's see if I can use this group of people. If all these 200 people are mine, my passage to the south and east will be opened, and I can transport anything out, including fertilizer, fungus and food."