Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 195 Living in a Cave

Ke Muqing didn't cook, so he didn't know how long these children could eat a pound of salt, so he simply took twenty pounds up the mountain.

Now everyone knows that she is strong, so she doesn't have to hide it.

"You are so powerful." The boy looked envious. "If I grow up and have your strength, I can kill a bad guy with one fist."

The boy touched the two sturdy bags, untied them and dug in to take a look.

"You know a lot, you know how to inspect goods." Ke Muqing praised.

"Your rice is very good." The boy tied the rope again. "You are an honest person. I am willing to do business with you."

The boy patted the rice powder on his hands, then took off the old clothes wrapped around his waist, and spread them out layer by layer, revealing the ginseng inside.

"Then take a look at this ginseng, do you want it? We dug it in the mountains. As long as there is sunshine, I will take it out to dry it. You see, the quality is good? There is no sign of mold or rot at all."

The boy looked at Ke Muqing and asked, "If you want it, just make a price."

Ke Muqing really didn't expect that this little wandering kid could have such a good thing in his hands.

The quality of this ginseng is no worse than the ones she dug in her hometown.

Ke Muqing directly turned on the system detection function. When he heard the system's reminder, Ke Muqing asked, "Tell me whether you want money or things."

But Ke Muqing also saw that the little boy in front of him was really smart.

If she deceived them about the herbs, she would not get the good thing ginseng.

If she took advantage of them on the weight of the herbs, she still wouldn't get the good stuff like ginseng.

"Winter is coming soon. Can we have everything we want?" The boy asked tentatively, "What if we need charcoal fire, cotton, and clothing materials? It would be better if you could give us some more pots and pans. ”

"But." Ke Muqing asked, "It's just that you live in the mountains. Maybe you want me to see where you live? If it's not safe enough, I'm afraid I'll give it to you. What if you can't protect it?"

Ke Muqing asked, "Are there any bandits in this mountain?"

The boy shook his head, "There are no bandits in this area, because it borders Chen County and no one comes here on weekdays, so there are no bandits here, but there are many bandits in the area bordering Shu County and the south. You continue to move forward. But be careful."

The boy said, "Old lady, you are an honest person. I can see that you are indeed not a bad person. Then I will take you to see where our brothers live. You are an adult, so you can also see it for us."

Ke Muqing really wanted to help these children. Since these children now trusted her, she would follow them.

The mountains in Zhuang County have tall trees and lush grass, and a group of children chattered to Ke Muqing about their life in the mountains these past few months.

Digging for wild vegetables and fruits is their daily routine. Sometimes they are lucky enough to encounter a hare that has fainted after hitting a tree trunk, or a small animal that is stuck somewhere and cannot get out, so that they can eat some meat.

The minds of these children are really very simple. The people whom the elder brother trusts are equal to half of his people. Ke Muqing followed the child for a long time before he saw a very big cave near the top of the mountain.

The boy pointed to the cave and said, "This is our home. This cave cannot be seen from the bottom of the mountain, but if we stand and walk a little further we can see the bottom of the mountain, so we can know when someone passes by or goes up the mountain."

"This cave is very deep. It can take more than two hours to walk through it. There are undercurrents inside. We don't lack water when we live here. It just gets more humid as we go inside." The boy said, "So we usually don't stay there after getting water. In the depths, stay closer to the cave entrance."

The boy scratched his head and said, "We still lack buckets to fetch water. Recently, we have been fetching water from banana leaves, which is a bit slow."

Ke Muqing followed the children in. These children were indeed what she thought, they didn't even have basic pots and pans.

Their pot is made of naturally grooved stone. After it is cooked, let it cool down a little. Each person eats it in one bite with his hands. After finishing this pot, he continues to cook the next pot.

Ke Muqing walked around and realized that these children did not have the most basic daily necessities, so he knew what to prepare for them. "What price do you want to sell ginseng at?" Ke Muqing asked the leading child.

"Mother-in-law, if you see how it turns out, I believe you." The boy responded with a smile.

"You're so clever." Ke Muqing reached out and tapped the boy and laughed. This was because the kid himself didn't know what the ginseng was worth, but he felt that she knew the goods. He asked for the price himself, so why not let her quote the price?

The boy didn't feel embarrassed when he saw that he had been seen through.

"Do you want ready-made clothes or cloth and cotton for winter clothes?" Ke Muqing asked, "Do you have anyone who can sew clothes?"

"Mother-in-law, I know how to do it, but I need scissors, a ruler, and needle and thread. My mother used to be a tailor in the embroidery room. I studied with her for several years. I can make winter clothes for everyone." One of them was ten years old. The girls on the left and right said, "Ready-made clothes are expensive, and we have time. We can sew them ourselves."

Ke Muqing agreed and discussed with the leading boy roughly what to give him and how much. The boy had been working hard to restrain the ecstasy in his heart. It was particularly interesting for a teenage boy to forcefully conceal his inner emotions.

He thought he was hiding it well, but in fact, everything he felt in his heart was written on his face.

Because of the herbal medicine trade, these children trusted Ke Muqing and gave her the ginseng first.

Ke Muqing carried a lot of herbs down the mountain. Doctor Zhou was shocked when he saw these herbs.

"Those children's hands and feet are so fast." Doctor Zhou couldn't laugh or cry. "We have picked so many herbs, so we can't waste them. Otherwise, if we stay here for a few more days and wait for me to dry these herbs before leaving, I might as well Take advantage of these few days to cook some decoction for everyone to drink every day. If there is really a plague ahead, we can prevent it by drinking the decoction early. "

"That's fine. If we're not in a hurry, we'll stop here for a few days." Ke Muqing was also at this moment. After all, she had made an appointment to deliver things to those children tomorrow.

"If we are going to stay here for a few days, then we will go up the mountain to find a suitable place." Yang Dao said, "Find a more private place."

"When I rode horseback to explore the road today, I found a group of refugees ahead. Those refugees are still gathering outside Liucheng for the time being." Yang Yiyi said, "If you want to stay here, you should avoid that group of refugees."

"Then let's go to the big cave we found when we were picking herbs yesterday." Yang Shuangshuang immediately became energetic. "It's in that mountain. The cave is very big and can accommodate so many of us."

Ke Muqing looked at the direction Yang Shuangshuang was pointing. Fortunately, it was not in the same place as the group of children.