Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 125 125 Five more people

Early the next morning, Mu Yu and Yang Erlang got Wang's request to go back to the mountain village with them.

Mrs. Wang came with a gift of thanks, and the first thing she said was to thank them for their rescue.

Mu Yu didn't have much intention to refuse at all, and Wang's side was accompanied by a woman who could speak well, and she even said on the phone that they must accept the thank you gift.

She nodded and took the thank you gift, feeling that it was wrong as soon as she took it, it was too heavy.

Out of curiosity, she opened the wooden box and took a look. Inside was a neatly arranged gold ingot!
Now she can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, and she will not be too surprised to make a fool of herself when she sees this.

Long ago, she had seen a large pile of gold and silver artifacts in the underground darkroom of the manor.

A few days ago, when she and Yang Erlang went to do business with small shops and individuals, many people directly exchanged gold and silver utensils for grain, and the price was very random, one silver bracelet for two catties of grain , There are a lot of transactions like a gold hairpin for five catties of grain.

After seeing a lot, she didn't have much feeling. She only roughly estimated the number.

These gold ingots are ten taels and one ingot, and there are twenty in this box, that is, 200 taels of gold, weighing about twenty or thirty catties.

Speaking of it, this is indeed a large sum of money.

Two hundred gold is 2000 taels of silver.

This is the amount that ordinary people in a family of five would not be able to save for a lifetime without eating or drinking. If you use these to buy a house in Huangsha City, you can buy half a street.

Wang's sincerity can be seen quite enough.

Mu Yu closed the wooden box and said,
"It's too much, we didn't do anything special, it's just a little effort..."

"Your effort to save Madam is of great significance to all of us. We just feel that these vulgar things are not enough to express our gratitude..."

The old woman was eloquent, and Wang followed suit, with a sincere attitude,

"Accept it, so that I will be more at ease in my heart."

Mu Yu put the wooden box aside and said,

"You come here not only for this matter, but also for other matters, let's talk about it together."

In fact, she already knew what they were going to say, and she had already weighed the relative pros and cons.

Taoyuan Village only has [-] people at present, which is not enough at all. It is unrealistic to increase the population by having children, it is too slow, and absorbing the foreign population is the appropriate way.

When I came out this time, in addition to trading supplies, I also had the idea of ​​checking to see if there was anyone I could bring back.

Before meeting Wang's entourage, the main objects of her investigation were those people in the town who bought food from them and heard that their lives were difficult. They might be willing to go to the mountain village with them in order to survive.

In fact, the refugees fleeing famine are the best, and the rootless duckweed is generally easier to take root, but they didn't encounter them all the way.

As for the Wang family and her entourage, that is another possibility. Compared with the refugees, they have both good and bad points.

The good thing is that these people are not ordinary, either they are veterans, they are practicing family members, they have explosive force, they are extremely vigilant, they know how to detect and hide, or they have various skills, such as midwives, cooks, and doctors.

Moreover, they all listen to Wang's words, and Wang's kindness and easy-going, which means that they will be easier to manage.

There are also disadvantages. It is unknown whether the Wang family can really adapt to the life in the mountain village. If they want to leave one day, the village will be more passive and there is a certain risk of being exposed.

But comparatively speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Sure enough, Wang said slowly,
"In the chaotic world, we are homeless and have nowhere to go. I don't know if the girl's previous words are still true, and she is willing to take us in?"

Mu Yu pondered for a while, and did not directly agree, but said,

"It's not impossible to take you in, it's just that the village has village rules, can you promise to abide by them?"

"I just want my child to grow up safely and healthily, and I can listen to you about other things."

Mu Yu has been staring at Wang to judge the truth of her words,

"Can you guarantee that your followers?"

There was a hesitant look on Wang's face, obviously she was not sure.

The mother-in-law and maid Lu Qiao beside her immediately expressed their attitude,

"Madam can guarantee, so can we. We only need Madam to live well."

"What about the others?"

Near noon, another eight attendants drove a carriage and two ox carts to meet up.

Not long after, all fourteen of Wang's attendants came to the yard, earnestly expressing that they would abide by the rules of Taoyuan Village.

Mu Yu, Yang Erlang and his party agreed after a brief discussion.

After lunch, discuss the return route, and set off for the return journey in the afternoon.

……

The return journey was fairly smooth. With the route planned in advance, they did not encounter bandits.

Among them, the sentry and scouting of Wang's entourage on the road played a very important role. Bandits and people who didn't know if they were bandits were discovered more than once, so they detoured in advance to avoid them.

Along the way, people in the Muyu caravan often communicated with Wang's followers.

The entourage answered the key methods of how to hide, how to keep watch, and how to inquire, and the villagers in the caravan also answered them about some things about Taoyuan Village without any privacy, so as to enhance mutual understanding and affection.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain seven days later, the two parties were already very familiar with each other, and even reached the stage where they could call each other brothers.

"After you divide the house, I will send you some rattan furniture and grain baskets for emergency use. My wife is very good at weaving baskets!"

"The millet we grow here is delicious, and I'll give you some to try when the time comes."

"It's a bit late for farming at this time, but it doesn't matter too much. When we settle down, we will all go to help, and the basic fields will be planted soon!"

There were a lot of words like this, and of course the followers all expressed their thanks.

"Don't you have a son? Let him come and learn some boxing skills from me."

"I can teach your children how to do embroidery, which is also considered a craft."

"This is what I have been carrying with me all the time. It is a little gift for you."

"I have nothing else to say, brother, when the time comes, bring your family to my house for dinner, and I'll show you off, I've been a cook for more than 20 years!"

……

Looking at this harmonious scene, Mu Yu unconsciously had a smile on his face. Everything went smoothly than expected, and it was right to bring them back.

Yang Erlang walked up to her and stood with her, folded his arms and said,

"It doesn't take much effort to settle them down depending on the situation, just leave it to me."

Mu Yu nodded, and Yang Erlang stepped forward to chat with his followers.

In addition to getting enough supplies for the entire village for more than half a year when I went out this time, I also brought back fifteen more people.

Among the fifteen people, apart from Mrs. Wang, there are fourteen of her servants, seven women and seven men, only two couples, and the rest are single.

(End of this chapter)