From the red building to penetrate the heavens

Chapter 37 Another World 2: Negotiation

The clan leader paused for a long time and said hesitantly: "I'm afraid my body will drag you down."

Jia She's eyes were firm and sincere as he said: "Patriarch, not many people in our village have traveled far. At most, they only work in the county and visit relatives and friends in neighboring villages. Without your command, and in such a world, we can't go out of the county. In the county town, I’m afraid we won’t be able to save even one out of ten.”

The patriarch pursed his lips in thought. He had heard his elders talk about ancient times when he was young, and he knew that Jia She's words were not an exaggeration.

"What do you think?"

Jia She nodded, "Indeed."

"Say it."

"Yanqing County has 210 towns and 350 villages. Each village has 200 to 45 people. If you add one yuan, there are about [-] people. If you find that most of the county magistrates and county officials have left, so have the wealthy gentry and wealthy households. Most of the time, Yanqing County will be really in chaos, and we won’t be able to leave even if we want to.”

"The most important thing is that it is not safe to follow a large army. If someone is hungry and red-eyed and rushes to grab it, how can the thirteen households in our village, with about 150 people and more than fifty strong laborers, be able to defeat hundreds of people?" Thousands? While we are fighting them, what if someone takes advantage of the chaos to rob the food and take away the women and children?"

It is for this reason that Jia She cannot just take care of his own family.Two fists are hard to beat with four hands. Although his martial arts is high, if dozens or hundreds of refugees swarm up, the goal is not to kill people, but to grab food and people, and then run away after grabbing it, hiding in the woods and caves to eat, which is a violation. , what can he do?There is no point in killing people anymore.

But if he ignores the people of Lao Zhan's family and walks away calmly by himself, Jia She really can't do it now. After all, he has taken over the original owner's body, and the people of Lao Zhan's family treat the original owner first-class. It really makes people unable to do it with conscience.

Hey, this is really troublesome, I wish I were wearing it this time too.

Feeling irritated, Jia She continued slowly: "After much thought, I think we have to leave as early as possible, tomorrow, the first batch to leave, so as to leave the large troops behind far behind. Only in this way will we be safer. "

"When encountering a porridge provider, we rush ahead and get something to drink without having to fight too much with other refugees. When we get to the town, we might be able to go in and buy food and do some casual work. When we get to a place where we can stay, the court said There may be some tax-free preferential policies, but even if there aren’t, we can give priority to choosing a relatively good one in the villages and towns where we will settle.”

The clan leader nodded in agreement, "Constitution."

Jia She said: "I think besides rice, grain and salt water, a cart is also indispensable when escaping from famine. There are nearly one-third of the elderly and children in our village. They cannot travel for a long time. If there is a cart, the whole family can change it." It will be much better. I suggest asking the uncles in the clan to help, at least get a trolley for each family. If we all do it together, I think we can finish it this afternoon."

"As for the women and children, the half-year-old boy will inform his mother-in-law, and the rest will clean up the house and make dry food for at least two days. We will try not to cook for two days after setting off tomorrow. Chief, do you think it is feasible?"

The clan leader thought about the pros and cons for a long time, nodded and said: "Not bad."

"Go ahead and beat the gong. Beat it once, pause for a while, and then beat it again. Do you understand?"

"Well, I understand."

In response, Jia She went to the kitchen to bring two bowls of water to the patriarch and the old lady, and advised: "Chief, we are about to leave, so don't be reluctant to part with the water anymore. Drink it quickly, otherwise we won't be able to talk about it later." talk?"

The original owner has no fame at the moment. If it were him, trouble aside, the villagers might not believe it. Why bother?

The patriarch understood what Jia She meant, took it and drank it quickly. He then carefully fed the other bowl to the old lady.

"Chief, I'm waiting for you at the grain drying farm." Jia She took the gong and hammer from the house, said hello and walked out.

"Dong dong dong..."

Jia She walked around the village with the gong and looked at it from time to time at the foot of the surrounding mountains and forests.

There is no way, except for the old and the very young, almost everyone in the village looks for food in the mountains. If they don't knock at the foot of the mountain, people entering the forest may not hear it at all.After about half an hour, the villagers gathered in the grain drying field after putting their backpacks back home. The patriarch repeated Jia She's words in detail.

"I stress again, we will set off on time at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning; the food rations must be made for two days at a time; anyone who wants to take relatives and friends of the mother-in-law's family to go with me, please inform me as soon as possible, but don't let me mess around outside, everyone can hear No."

Of the thirteen households in Qianxi Village, except for one who came here with his daughter to settle down, the rest are all members of the Zhan clan.The patriarch is also a scholar, has been working for nearly 40 years, and took over the responsibility from the patriarch's father. It can be said that his prestige is unmatched by anyone in the village.

At this time, the clan leader said something and made a decision. After hearing this, the villagers had no objections.

It was almost noon, and if we didn't hurry up, we would definitely not be able to get things done. Therefore, after everyone dispersed, they had no intention of chatting. They all rushed home to pack their luggage, which was in full swing.

"Mancang, tell me what's going on, why are you running away?" Lao Zhan stepped into the house for the first time, grabbed Jia She and asked worriedly.

The rest of the people also looked at Jia She.

Jia She said helplessly: "Sir, just like what the clan leader said, it's impossible to leave. What I wanted to say last night turned out to be a mistake."

With that said, Jia She looked at the younger ones and said, "Go and close the courtyard door."

Several children looked at each other and hurriedly closed the door.

The adults in the courtyard looked at Jia She's formation and felt a little expectant in their hearts.

Li Meihua held her breath and asked cautiously: "Mancang, what's going on?"

Jia She glanced at everyone, the corners of his lips could not help but raise slightly, and he looked at Zhan Manliang, the 12-year-old eldest cousin of his second uncle Zhan Dashan's family, and said: "Manliang, watch your younger brothers and sisters, don't let them follow you, you know ?"

Zhan Manliang walked towards his third cousin Zhan Manfu, who was always the naughtiest, and said, "I know."

Jia She looked at the adults at home and said mysteriously: "Come to my room and talk."

With that said, Jia She held Lao Zhan's head and walked towards the north room, followed by the others.

After entering the house, everyone quickly discovered what was behind the door.

"What is all this?" Everyone couldn't believe it, their eyes wandering around Jia She's body and supplies.

"My classmate gave it to me. It was just to bring them back last night that I couldn't bear it and fell down." Jia She explained with a smile.

Zhan Daliang said suspiciously: "Then what did I see yesterday? I only saw the chaff you bought for the villagers."

Jia She: "I was afraid that my uncles and aunts would ask us to separate them after I brought them back, so I hid them on the road. I woke up and brought them back quietly."

Gao Erya stroked Jia She's shoulder distressedly, "Does your shoulder hurt? Mom will rub some medicinal wine for you later."

Zhan Dashan laughed and praised: "Mancang is indeed a scholar, and his brains are better than ours. It's a good thing that you run to the city every day, otherwise we will suffer when chaos breaks out."

With that said, Zhan Dashan raised his hand and wanted to pat Jia She on the shoulder, but seeing Jia She's current small body, he didn't dare to do it.

(End of this chapter)