kingnovel Chapter 463: Not Transported In
Chapter 463: Not Transported In
"How can that be possible?" The young man said embarrassedly, "I forgot that you are different from us. In that case, we will call you the boss, the young boss. If you give us a bite to eat, you will be our boss!"
The younger brothers behind him shouted in unison, "Young Master!"
Zhou Guo shook his head calmly and nodded, "Okay, Young Master, you're the Young Master. I'm leaving. Remember what I told you to do, you have to clean up yourselves in the next few days. If you're dirty somewhere, I don't want you."
Wu Jiang was startled and said seriously, "I understand. I will make sure not even a speck of mud is left on them."
Zhou Guo took the backpack, and the clever boy had already brought the horse for her.
She flipped over and jumped onto the horse's back, lightly and with a neat and clean posture. Everyone was dazzled by the sight and thought that the posture of jumping onto the horse's back was so beautiful!
Zhou Guo nodded at them, pulled the reins, squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the horse spread its four hooves and rushed out like an arrow.
The rest of the people ate a mouthful of dust, looked at her departing figure with envy, and murmured to themselves, "Will I ever be able to ride such a tall horse in my lifetime?"
More people looked at Zhou Guo as if he were the God of Wealth. Before winter came, they would have money to buy thick clothes and some food, so that they could spend the winter safely. Otherwise, they would be like those people before, starving to death or freezing stiff and purple. Everyone shivered involuntarily when they thought of this.
Zhou Guo said goodbye to everyone and just returned to the village on horseback when he ran into Wang Fugui and his group returning to the village. When the two sides saw each other, they were stunned.
Seeing them looking so dejected as if they had suffered great injustice, she felt bad and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Everyone was about to cry.
Wang Fugui said with a gloomy face, "We haven't reached the city yet. We are probably only five or six miles away from the city gate. The mushrooms on the cart have been robbed. The enemy came up and robbed and beat us. Fortunately, we are good at driving, otherwise even the cart would have been robbed."
"I vaguely heard them say: This is it, I heard it can be sold for 150 coins per pound, so each of us can get a few hundred coins. I think they came specifically for the mushrooms in our car. I guess you guys made such a fuss in Yunzhou last time, and you were noticed by these people. I don't know how many days they have been hiding there. As soon as we showed up, they saw the things in the baskets and backpacks and came up to grab them. Even the baskets were taken away. Fortunately, they didn't come for us, so we are fine."
"Zhou Guo, what do you think we should do? Our mushrooms will be robbed when we get to the city gate. What kind of business is this? It's like giving money away to others."
Zhou Guo frowned slightly. He didn't expect that there were already people waiting at the city gate. "How big is the enemy? How many people are there?"
"I don't know. They looked all ages. They just ran away after grabbing something. There were only seven or eight of us. We felt that they were coming in large numbers. There were people everywhere. Who could count them carefully? We have seen people killed before, but this is at the gate of the city. No one dared to kill anyone in broad daylight. Besides, your aunt and the others were in the car. None of us dared to chase them. It was really like two fists could not beat four hands. I won't go for this deal. I'm not going to lose my life. They all have sharp stones in their hands. Their eyes look wrong, like they are crazy, not like normal people."
Everyone nodded. Fortunately, nothing was seriously wrong. Apart from the bacteria that were lost, the people only suffered some minor skin injuries. This was a blessing.
After the two sides parted ways, Zhou Guo rode on horseback and kept thinking, she didn't know whether Wu Jiang and his men were strong enough to fight. If they couldn't win, wouldn't her goods be stolen too?
Not far from home, she heard a lot of chattering coming from the yard. It was very noisy. She looked at the sky. It was just past noon. Why did everyone come back from the mountains?
I led the horse to the stable in the backyard, fed it some hay and water, and returned to the yard, only to find that there were so many people there. There was a huge crowd of people gathered in their yard, and everyone had a smile on their face, but the smile was somewhat embarrassed.
As soon as she entered the yard, everyone noticed her.
Li was relieved to see her come back, and said to everyone, "Everyone, have some tea and some melon seeds first. We have been talking for so long, I think our mouths must be dry."
Zhou Xing quickly pulled Zhou Guo into the house, and the old man and Zhou Su and others hid inside.
She was stunned. "What's going on? What are these people outside doing here?"
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "They all came to give you advice. They said that if you spend money to buy their mushrooms, you and the old man are so capable that you will definitely be able to transport the mushrooms to Yunzhou. Then they won't join in the fun."
Zhou Gu said: "But they heard that you can sell a pound of mushrooms for more than 100 coins, so the price you offer is not low. We are going to sell it to you for 80 coins per pound."
Zhou Guo laughed. "Eighty coins per pound? How could they come up with that? I work with my head on my belt. Is my life worth so little money? If someone would give me eighty coins per pound, I would rather work in the mountains day and night, as if making money is so easy. I would just ask for eighty coins and not worry about getting a stomachache!"
Everyone rarely saw her lose her temper, and they asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"
Zhou Guo sat down and sighed, "Don't mention it. I ran into Uncle Fugui and his men at the entrance of the village when I came back. They arrived at the city safely, but they were robbed by a group of people who had been squatting there for a long time. From their tone, they must be blocking us. They charge 150 coins per catty. I caught their eye last time. Now I'm afraid that there are people blocking several city gates. It's difficult to transport the fungus into the city safely, and it's even more difficult to bring the money back safely."
"Ah, how could this happen?" Everyone was shocked. "How dare those people rob things at the city gate in broad daylight?"
Zhou Guo said: "Why should we be afraid? There are so many of them. They just robbed and ran away. They didn't beat or kill anyone. They just robbed some mountain products, which is not much. Who would care?"
The old man said: "It may be difficult for the government to intervene. Maybe we have to take action."
Looking at Zhou Guo, "Did you find the person?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "We did find them, but the oldest is only in his twenties, and the youngest is only thirteen or fourteen. There are only about twenty of them in total, and I don't know if they will be of any use."
The old man said: "That's enough. Don't underestimate them. The world is so chaotic. They can live peacefully until now. They must be capable."
He waved his hand and said, "Go out and talk to them yourself."
"Yes." Zhou Guo took a breath, calmed himself down, stood up and went outside.
Zhou Xing and the others were confused. "What are you looking for, sir? You said Guoguo went out to look for someone this morning? What was he doing?"