After evacuating the enemy's warehouse, carry supplies through the disaster year

Chapter 76 Price Increase
"Father, we can't separate the family, we still have to rely on you and mother to take care of the whole family.

I'm going to discuss it with Daniel's mother! "Old Daqiu Xiaoshan was the first to stand up and said.

Qiu Xiaochuan and Qiu Xiaohe expressed their opinions one after another, and took their respective wives into the house to discuss.

In the end, the three daughters-in-law took out all their dowry, and scraped together a small bundle of copper coins, silver ornaments, embroidery, and netting.

Lao Qiu took out all the silver coins from the public, not a single copper coin was left.

Four adult men from the Qiu family quietly left the village with their burdens.

There were also cries in the stick field outside the village. Although the Qiu family felt sorry for them, they didn't say anything to remind the villagers.

Right now, the survival of his family is the most important thing.

There is no lack of smart people in Dongliu Town, and those who react quickly have surrounded the grain store.

"Cob noodles cost 90 cents a liter, and black noodles cost 60 cents a liter!"

The shop assistant put on a new price tag and did not forget to announce the price loudly.

"Why has the price increased again? The black noodles are only 40 cents a liter in the morning." Someone said dissatisfiedly.

"Don't buy it if you think it's expensive, it will only be available for half a day from tomorrow."

The shopkeeper, who settled the accounts, glanced impatiently at the people who crowded the shop.

No matter how dissatisfied people heard that it only sold for half a day, no one dared to fight against the grain shop at this juncture, so they had to resign themselves to their fate and took out their pockets.

This phenomenon is happening all over the North at the same time.

...

The royal caravan, the long grain transport team crossed the canal plain, getting closer and closer to the border.

In the leeward col, a group of people gathered around the fire to keep warm and eat dinner by the way.

Xiao Wu, He Qi, Niu Ba and other ten brothers exchanged glances, and they slowly moved to warm up together.

"Fifth Brother, you will reach the border after crossing this mountain.

Don't you think there's something wrong with this trip! "He Qi whispered.

"It was discovered early in the morning that half of the food had been consumed.

The farther north you go, the higher the price of grain, but you haven't sold a single grain, so there must be a problem.

I didn't see him buying any goods, but the servants bought a lot, all of them were young adults and young women.

Watch my gestures for a while! "

Xiao Wu decided not to wait any longer, he had a bad premonition that if he didn't get out early, he would die here.

The few people gathered together secretly nodded in agreement.

Several people have been running caravans with Wang Xingwang for several years, and they have a certain tacit understanding with each other.

Those who have ideas join groups of three or four, gather for dinner, brag, and occasionally whisper a few words.

After a large group of people had dinner, they got into their tents to rest.

All the way, I rely on my feet to walk, and I am so tired that my legs and feet are not my own.

Sitting at the door of the tent, Xiao Wu stared at the small tent not far away through the curtain, his mind spinning rapidly.

"Damn it, I fell for it!" Xiao Wu slapped his thigh violently and shouted in a low voice.

He got up and patted the brothers in the tent to wake them up one by one, whispering.

"We're sold!"

"What, how is it possible!" Niu Ba exhaled softly, not believing Xiao Wu's words at all.

"Think about it, the only thing you buy on the road is servants.

And they are all young and middle-aged, and women also choose young and beautiful ones to buy.

Going further down is the border, which is enough to explain the problem. "Xiao Wu said anxiously.

"But that doesn't mean we've been sold!

We signed ten-year leases of life, and we didn't sell them. "

He Qi was in a hurry, and there was still a family to support. Without him as the main labor force, the family was waiting to die.

"Don't worry about it, Chou is running away, we can't wait any longer." Xiao Wu said decisively.

Several people nodded secretly, and no one dared to say anything, no matter whether it was true or not, they dared not gamble.

In the middle of the night, the flames of the fire gradually diminished.

The night watchman sat by the fire and dozed off bit by bit.

There was a sound of snoring in the temporary camp, and Xiao Wu and the others who were not sleeping were forced to listen to the movement outside.

In Chou Shizhong, Xiao Wu carried the burden on his back, cut a gap in the tent, and took the lead to get out.

The rest of the people climbed out immediately, and amidst the flickering firelight, a small group of people quietly disappeared into the darkness.

Several black shadows followed one after another, disappearing into the snowy night.

...

"Da da da……"

The rapid sound of horseshoes, which was extremely startling in the silent mountain valley, awakened everyone in their sleep.

A group of people in disheveled clothes just got out of the tent and confronted the sharp gun points, shivering and squatting down with their heads in their hands.

The night watchman drew out the big knife at his waist, opened the tents one by one, and drove out the people hiding inside.

When the person on duty opened a tent and found that there was no one inside, he opened the scratched place with a knife.

A string of traces in the snow is extremely conspicuous under the firelight.

"Lieutenant General, someone has escaped!"

"Lieutenant General, someone has escaped here!"

The searchers reported to a man in armor leading a tall black horse.

"Search, those who violate the order will be killed!" The rough voice revealed endless cruelty.

In the eyes of this person, human life is even worse than nothing.

There were less than fifty sergeants, and the tip of their sharp guns pointed at more than [-] people in the field.

Everyone in the arena crouched with their heads in their hands and shivered, unable to muster up the courage to resist.

The bought woman collapsed on the ground suppressing her crying.

The night watchman led more than [-] soldiers and followed the trail with torches.

With black lights and no familiarity with the terrain, the traces of Xiao Wu's gang were quickly exposed to the torches.

"stop!"

The night watchman let out a shout, and the people behind him rushed forward like wolves and tigers.

The change was only in an instant, and the clever people fled in all directions.

Ordinary people who are not familiar with the terrain and do not have torches to illuminate them are no match for a group of tigers and wolves.

Soon they were bound and strung together in a string, and under the pressure of sharp blades, they were escorted back to the col.

Xiao Wu, He Qi, and Niu Ba lying on the bottom of the ditch all had blades gleaming coldly in their eyes.

There was still a dead head lying at the feet, Niu Dacheng stared at them, his eyes were full of unwillingness.

No one would have thought that the Wang family would be so bold as to betray them to the sergeant.

This is something they have been in business for many years, which is unheard of.

This was something that Xiao Wu didn't expect. At that time, he only thought that the Wang family would sell a group of them as coolies.

Who would have thought that the Wang family had ulterior motives to sell them to the border army.

This is obviously to let them die!

He Qi said tremblingly as there were only the breathing sounds of the three of them.

"Little Fifth Brother, what shall we do next?"

If the Wang family did such a thing, they would definitely not be able to return home, so what should they do.

"Leave here first, rush back at all costs.

Walk! "

Xiao Wu didn't have time to bury Niu Dacheng, and after a while to count the number of people, he would definitely find that the three of them were not there.

The three of them at this time were all grasshoppers on the same rope.

With only one person's strength, it is extremely difficult to return from Hewan Mansion to Jiangfu Plain.

"Listen to Brother Wu, it's important that we leave here first." Niu Ba agreed.

The three of them stopped talking and touched the other side of the ditch.

...

After successfully handing over, Wang Jiayu took out a thick stack of banknotes and handed them to the armored man who only showed his face.

There was a hint of a smile on the bearded face, and he shook the thick bank note in his hand, nodding with satisfaction.

"That's right, the benefits of the Wang family will not be forgotten after the matter is completed."

(End of this chapter)