Seeing that Xu Qingying was still silent, the head of Zhangjia Village felt unsure. He thought Xu Qingying disagreed, so he gritted his teeth and made a concession first, "How about half of it per person."

Xu Qingying was a little surprised.

But the village chief immediately knelt down and shed tears, "Please, Your Majesty, leave a way for the villagers of Zhangjia Village to survive. The harvest in the fields this year is not good, so the villagers live on this little corn mixed with some wild vegetables. Life is very tight. Several people have starved to death in the winter village this year. If the king takes away all the food, the little ones will really have no way to survive——"

Xu Qingying had no choice but to help the village chief up again, "Old man, you get up first."

"If the king does not agree, I will have no choice but to kneel down."

Zhao Qiaonian pulled the village chief up, sat him down in a chair, and said in a rough voice: "If the girl asks you to get up, just get up. Don't worry, old man, our girl is kind-hearted. What do you have to say to her?" !”

The village chief was so frightened by Zhao Qionnian that he was sitting on pins and needles in his chair. Although he was facing a young man with delicate features and kind eyes, how could the village chief dare to ignore a man who could kill the leader and quickly stabilize the war situation with just a few sticks of incense?

When it comes to food and grass, no one, no matter how soft-hearted, will give in easily.

The head of Zhangjia Village was already prepared to be scratched, and he only hoped that the king could leave them a mouthful of food to survive.

So many young adults in Zhangjiacun have died. These little kids must be protected, otherwise the roots of Zhangjiacun will be broken!

Zhangjia Village Chief saw Xu Qingying summoning another tall, thin man with a dark face. The two of them whispered, and the man stood behind her and refused to leave.

The head of Zhangjiacun felt even more uneasy now.

Could this be the executioner?Are you going to chop off his head later?

"Village Chief, you have difficulties, and I also have difficulties. I won't say more. More than half of your casualties in Zhangjia Village tonight, half of the food is enough to get you through this winter. Just as you said, we will take away half of the food. .”

"what."

The village chief of Zhangjia Village did not expect that the negotiation would go so smoothly, and he opened his mouth in disbelief.

"The half of the grain we took away was not for nothing. I bought it with money. Now that grain is priced at the same price a day, I really don't know what price to give it to you. In this way, I will settle the settlement of 300 taels directly to you. If you give more to the families who were killed or injured tonight, consider it as my pension."

The village chief of Zhangjia Village thought he heard wrongly, but the dark-faced man next to Xu Qingying had already taken out three banknotes and handed them to him, "Old village chief, this world is difficult, and it is not easy for us. We can only We will do our best. Don’t worry, we will definitely restrain our men and there will never be a second Zhangjiacun!"

Xu Degui's words made the head of Zhangjia Village burst into tears.

If he hadn't seen that Xu Qingying sincerely didn't like to kneel down, he would have really wanted to kneel down and kowtow to her, "How can this make... Li Datou is the one who committed all these sins, how can I let you girls spend money..." Get up, you are the saviors of our Zhangjia Village..."

"Old man, there is no need to refuse. This money should be enough for you to live through the winter. My father is right, the world is in chaos, and it will not be easy for everyone. We will temporarily borrow the treasure land tonight, and I will take them away from Zhangjiacun tomorrow. "

The village chief of Zhangjia Village was relieved now that he could see that Xu Qingying and her team were completely different from these gangsters. He could trust Xu Qingying, but he could not trust the people under her gang.

How could a little girl hold down more than 1000 people?

Village Chief Zhang naturally hoped that they would leave as soon as possible, "Your Majesty, are you planning to go to Lan County?"

"I see that Lan County is quite large on the map. It should be considered a relatively wealthy county."

Village Chief Zhang hesitated for a moment and just nodded in agreement: "Yes, Lan County is a well-known wealthy family near us. It is a large and high-class county. It is said that the county magistrate even opened a warehouse to distribute grain in October. I think it must be There is food in stock.”

Old man Zhang wanted to say that Nalan County might have closed its city gates long ago, but he wanted to send these giant Buddhas away quickly, so he kept silent and only singled out Lan County.

Xu Qingying set the tone, "Okay, let's go to Lan County."

Fang Xun reminded: "Little Master Xu, these two months have passed, and it is very likely that we will not even be able to enter Lan County. If Qielan County is a well-known and wealthy county, then it is possible that, like Ye County, it has been People grab it.”

Zhang Cunzi's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that the king still had a few capable people under his command.

Xu Qingying said: "We have no other choice but to take the risk."

After a moment of silence, Village Chief Zhang excused himself and retreated.

Fang Xuncai lowered his voice and said: "If the girl wants to leave, now is the best time. We don't need to bear the burden of more than 1000 people."

Xu Qingying frowned.

It's not that she didn't know what Fang Xun was thinking. Fang Xun was definitely not the only one in the team who had this idea.

They have no connections with this group of refugees. First of all, food is a big problem. There is no need for them to bear such a heavy burden for a group of strangers.

Xu Huiming also said: "These mobs have all killed people before. They can't do anything in a hurry. We just suppressed them now, but what about tomorrow? What about next time we run out of food?"

"You mean we just abandon them and leave?"

Xu Qingying was a little undecided.

Xu Degui said: "They are also poor people. You have never been hungry, so you don't know what it feels like. Besides, Qingying has agreed just now, and now she abandons them, which is not what a gentleman does."

Xu Huiming said: "My sister is a woman, not a gentleman by nature."

Xu Qingying asked everyone for their opinions.

Leader Zhao said: "If we leave them behind, I'm afraid they will immediately kill everyone in Zhangjia Village and steal all their food. If this mob is not restrained, the nearby villages will suffer. Then blood will flow. Chenghe, those lives must be counted on our heads."

"To put it bluntly, it's all caused by lack of food, but we don't have food, so sooner or later this disaster will befall us." Xu Huiming saw it clearly, "It's not that I don't sympathize with them, it's just that at critical moments, women must be kind!"

Seeing that the speakers were all men, Xu Qingying intentionally or unintentionally asked Xu Yinxi, Feng'er and other girls to participate.

Qian Zhenniang shook her head and only said that they were pitiful, but she couldn't tell more.

Feng'er said, "Girls always say that with great power comes great responsibility. I think if we work together, we should be able to come up with a solution."

Xu Huiming shook his head and said in disapproval: "Feng'er, you are too naive. Unless food grows in the ground and they are no longer hungry, there is no way to completely solve this matter."

But Feng'er said loudly, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." This was a word she had just learned a few days ago. She didn't understand it at the time, but now that she blurted it out, she realized that this sentence was exquisite.

Xu Huiming was stunned for a moment, and then she stopped laughing, but she couldn't say anything to refute. She just smiled and said, "Miss Feng'er has made great progress in her knowledge."

Xu Yinxi said: "I think we can take people to Lan County to see the situation before making a decision. First, we only have more than 100 people. If we meet other bandits on the road, we have no ability to resist. Second, Ruolan County has food , it’s a good thing that we can find ways to arrange these more than 1000 people.”

Jiang Yongkang's eyes flickered, "Miss Xu, Jinzhou is in chaos, and no matter what you do, you need manpower. I think it's better for you to take them in, and you can buy food while walking -"

Xu Huiming immediately interrupted him, "We have no connection with them, so why should we spend money to support them?"

"A girl is someone who wants to do big things. She will have her own world when she arrives in Qianzhou. Rather than worry about not having enough people under her then, it is better to start training her own people now. You can ask if any of them are willing to sell themselves. You We can sign a contract of sale with them at a very low price. We can use them to deal with bandits on the road. This will greatly increase our chances of reaching Qianzhou safely. Not to mention, when we arrive in Qianzhou, these people can start immediately. Isn’t it a plan to kill two birds with one stone by solving the girl’s problem of employing people?”

Jiang Yongkang's words suddenly opened everyone's minds.

Yes, why didn't you think of this level?
In troubled times, life is like a piece of grass. You can buy someone with only two or three taels of silver.This group of people has nowhere to go, and they are willing to sell themselves into slavery. Isn't this a win-win situation?
Xu Degui said immediately: "But we are from a humble background, and we cannot call slaves or maids."

Jiang Yongkang's eyes sparkled, "Miss Feng'er and Miss Qian are both well-educated, so we can let the two girls handle the matter on their behalf. I believe that with the loyalty of the two girls, they will not betray Miss Xu."

Xu Huiming was made to feel numb by Jiang Yongkang's words. He thought about how his third wife was living cautiously in the Xu family two months ago, so how could he suddenly have thousands of slaves?
He glanced at Xu Qingying's face almost immediately, but saw that her face was calm and she didn't seem to be much shocked. She must have been seriously considering the possibility of accommodating these more than 1000 people.

Xu Huiming suddenly felt a chill on his back.

Sister... what big thing is she planning to do that requires so many people?
If these more than 1000 people are trained and trained, they can be enough to form a personal guard.

Xu Huiming said: "Jiang Yongkang, you think too highly of my Xu family's third bedroom. Even if our third bedroom makes some money from the soap business, how can we absorb so many slaves? Don't you mean to harm us?"

Jiang Yongkang only stared at Xu Qingying, his eyes flashing with a meaningful cold light, "Miss Xu, if you don't miss this opportunity, please think about it."

Xu Qingying didn't understand what Jiang Yongkang was talking about at first, but then she looked at Jiang Yongkang's solemn look and suddenly realized that what Jiang Yongkang said seemed to be different from what she thought.

Jiang Yongkang...isn't he encouraging her to rebel?
Is this man crazy?

Just rely on these 1000 refugees?

Xu Qingying thought again that Jiang Yongkang's family was killed by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. It was normal for him to have hatred in his heart and to want to overthrow the Zhou Dynasty.

But what is so special about her that makes Jiang Yongkang treat her differently and think she can achieve great things?

Or was Jiang Yongkang simply desperate, completely losing his mind, and encouraging her to rebel without considering the possibility of the whole thing?

Just kidding, rebellion, throughout the ages, how could a child from a non-plane successfully rebel?

How could she, a time-traveling woman, be the chosen one?
Xu Qingying looked away from Jiang Yongkang. She was determined not to answer Jiang Yongkang's words and deliberately ignored him. She said: "I don't like to break my promises. Since I promised them, I can't leave them half way. At least not tomorrow. Just leave them behind.”

Xu Huiming sighed slightly, but she also expected Xu Qingying's choice, "What are you going to do, sister?"

"At least go to Lan County and see if we can send them into the city and give them land to divide the fields. Let them settle down."

The people in the room stopped talking.

This thing is hard.

But no one could object to Xu Qingying's decision.

Xu Qingying ordered everyone to rest one night in Zhangjiacun and set off early the next day.

After a night of high tension, everyone was tired, so everyone gathered firewood and lit a fire. With a little bit of heating, everyone almost fell asleep with their clothes on.

The village chief of the Zhang family ordered people to take the female relatives of the Xu family to live in the village chief's home.

Xu Qingying wanted to say that she would help people in Zhangjiacun renovate their houses, but then she thought about it. Many people in Zhangjiacun probably still hated them, so why would they do such a hypocritical thing.

Isn't it ridiculous to help others clean up the battlefield when everyone has been killed?

She settled in with peace of mind.

That night, she slept peacefully, but she was woken up by someone in the middle of the night. When she woke up, she found that the room was dark, facing the moonlight, and there were several people standing faintly in front of her.

There are thieves? !
"Girl." Ming Xiaoshuang's voice came, making Xu Qingying exhale.

She took a closer look and discovered that it was Bantou Zhao, Ming Xiaoshuang, Liu Dazhuang and others.

"Girl, come out and say it, don't let others know."

Xu Qingying felt nervous and quickly got up and followed Ming Xiaoshuang and the others out.

It was already early in the morning, and the air was so chilly that Xu Qingying felt that her ears were about to freeze off.She followed for a while and walked out of Zhangjiacun. When she arrived under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, her eyes suddenly lit up. It turned out that it was ten of them holding torches in their hands.

Led by Team Leader Zhao, the dispatchers were neatly dressed, carrying bags on their backs, and looked energetic and ready to go.

At this moment, they all looked at her eagerly.

Xu Qingying's heart sank, and the thing she feared most happened.

"Girl!" The ten dispatchers knelt on the ground one after another, and even Zhao Qiaonian also half-knelt.

Xu Qingying let out a long sigh, and the white mist made her face a little blurry.

She still can't keep people.

Zhao Qiaonian said: "Miss Xu, we can't help you. The brothers have discussed it and decided not to go to Qianzhou. Regarding Li Datou's rebellion, the brothers should not get involved in it, for fear of being reported back and losing their lives. Si. After much deliberation, the best way is to leave now and return directly to recover. When the time comes, just tell us that the group we escorted was attacked by rogue bandits and all the prisoners were separated. We can just go back and get a few scoldings, but we won't lose our lives."

Zhao Qiaonian's eyes were a little dodgeful. He didn't even dare to look into Xu Qingying's eyes. He just took out the identity document from his arms and handed it to Xu Qingying, "Miss Xu, you continue walking southwest. When you reach Qianzhou, go to the government office to register. That is, It can prove your identity and prevent you from becoming refugees without household registration. In my opinion, you might as well pretend to be refugees, find a city at random, and spend some money to settle down. Anyway, there are so many refugees now, and the government can’t control them at all. Someone will get to the bottom of it.”


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