kingnovel Chapter 1137 Can I Follow You?
Chapter 1137 Can I Follow You?
The brave will die of overeating, while the timid will die of starvation. There are more than a thousand people. Apart from the army, even ordinary bandits have to consider whether they have the tolerance to do so.
Even if Zhou Guo really has some conspiracy, it is not certain who will win or lose.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I'm not asking you to work like slaves. If you do a good job as a bodyguard, you can earn a lot every month, and you can get a reward at the end of the year. It's much better than being a bandit. No matter how much you earn, you can earn that much every month. It's more stable.
When you are a mountain bandit, after you rob one group, you don’t know when the next group will come. If they don’t come for a few years, you won’t have any income for several years.”
Wu Lazi slapped her thigh and said excitedly: "That's not the case. In recent years, there are fewer and fewer merchants passing through."
She looked at Zhou Guo and said, "How come you know so much? It seems like you have been a bandit before."
Zhou Guo: “…”
Dashu and the others almost laughed out loud, because their master was also known as the boss.
The few of them discussed until late at night, and Zhou Guo went to sleep.
Wu Lazi couldn't sleep yet. Almost everyone on the mountain, except the children, was still asleep.
For them, tonight is a sleepless night. It is the key point that determines whether their future life will be good or bad. From now on, they will embark on another path.
Wu Lazi went downstairs to arrange things. The brothers in the mountain would leave tomorrow, so she had to remind them of some things.
Zhou Guo waited until everyone left, opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, opened the window, and went out quietly.
The whole village is still awake. Firelight can be seen from every house. When you walk outside the door, you can still hear voices coming from inside.
"Don't cause trouble when you go out. I think the young man who came today is a good person and a good child. You should follow her and work hard. Don't worry about home. Everything is good at home..."
She sneaked forward and saw that people were packing their luggage.
She couldn't help but recall that her family packed her luggage in the same way every time she went on a long trip.
After listening for a while, she went down the mountain quietly.
He jumped down the mountain by touching the rocks and trees with his toes, and the sentry at the gate didn't notice anything unusual.
Five or six miles away from the mountain pass, Wu Jiang and his brothers had been waiting there.
Hearing the noise in the dark, everyone immediately became alert and drew their knives.
Zhou Guo whispered, "It's me."
Only then did everyone feel relieved.
Wu Jiang said: "Master, what's going on on the mountain? Should we take action?"
Zhou Guo said: "Not for the time being. I will lead these people down the mountain tomorrow. You will see my signal at that time. If something is wrong, lead the brothers to rush up. If everything is fine, retreat to the foot of the mountain before we go down the mountain, and lead the brothers to greet us at the foot of the mountain."
Wu Jiang responded, "I brought two thousand brothers with me this time, most of whom were retired from the main force of the Xu family army, and some were borrowed from several county magistrates. I told them that we wanted to suppress the bandits, and the county magistrate agreed very readily and lent them to us."
Who dares not to lend?
Standing behind the Zhou family is the Xu family. Although they are only county magistrates, they have heard about the Zhou family's business in the south for the past two years from the Lord of the Mansion no less than ten times.
It's still about suppressing bandits. They've heard of the bandits here and they've been having a lot of headaches over the years, but they have too many people and they've never been able to really defeat them. Now that the Zhou family has taken over this job, that's perfect. They don't have to put in any effort themselves and can put down this gang of troublemakers.
Zhou Guo discussed the specific deployment with them and then left.
It is still quite cold in the mountains in winter, but fortunately everyone is wearing plenty of clothes and they are all strong men, so they can still get through one or two nights.
She wasn't too worried, thinking about how they had spent the previous month in the mountains.
They didn't dare to make a fire in the dark, not even a torch, for fear of being discovered. There were so few of them, and not enough to feed each person on the opposite side.
She returned to the mountain and found that the people in the village had gradually become quiet and the fire had gone out. They must have fallen asleep.
It was an ordinary night, but for the people in the mountains, it was definitely unusual.
The next day, early in the morning, Wu Lazi came to find Zhou Guo.
She had just finished practicing and was sweating and was washing up.
Wu Lazi was surprised and asked, "What have you been doing this morning? Why are you sweating in the middle of winter? It's just like us who practice martial arts all year round."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Why are you so rushed so early in the morning?"
Wu Lazi said, "I came to have breakfast with you. By the way, I want to tell you that the brothers are ready. We can go down the mountain with you after breakfast. But can I come with you?"
Zhou Guo was stunned. "Now that you, the head of the village, are gone, what will happen to this village? What will happen to the young and old in this village?"
Wu Lazi said, "Aren't there still the second and third in command? Even though they don't usually take care of things, they can still take care of things when I'm not around."
Zhou Guo was very curious, "Who is it? Have I seen him before?"
It is normal for such a large village to have a second or third in command.
But Wu Lazi shook her head and said, "No, they didn't come out yesterday. They are old and have retired. If I go down the mountain with them this time, they will come out to manage the affairs."
Zhou Guo nodded, ignoring their issues, and only answered Wu Lazi's previous question, "It's OK if you go with us. After all, these people have just arrived. With you in charge, we can save a lot of effort. I believe we will be able to get started in a short time."
Although escorting sounds simple, as long as the goods are escorted from here to there, it is not so easy to actually carry out.
There are many dangers along the way and everything needs to be taken into consideration. If these people don't obey orders, there will definitely be a lot of trouble.
Having been used to being a bandit, living a free life in the mountains, he suddenly entered a escort agency bound by rules. I am afraid he will not be able to adapt for a while.
Wu Lazi said happily: "Really? Can I really go?"
Zhou Guo laughed, "Of course, all your brothers can go. It doesn't make sense that you, the big boss, can't go. Compared to them, it's obvious that you are much more capable than them. I don't need people like you, but I need people as capable as you even more."
There is a real shortage. As the territory conquered by the Xu family army grows larger, more and more people are needed. She is in urgent need of people now. There are not many people in Old Tang's group who can be used. Even if they can be used from next year, they have to start from small management. If they want to really be in charge of a matter, they still need some years of experience.
Wu Lazi said, "Then I'll go back and prepare as well."
Although being the boss is more prestigious than being a bodyguard, after the brothers went down the mountain, only the old people, children and women were left on the mountain. Without them, she, the boss, would be of no use, so it would be better for her to go with them.