Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 122 0121: Buying kilograms of rice for zero yuan; Recruiting refugees
"Four people at the front door, four at the back door, and another eight people patrolling outside the wall in two groups. There are also two groups patrolling inside the wall. A total of 24 people, led by six ninth-grade warriors, it's really tight!"

In just a few minutes, Cheng Zongyang had already figured out the general situation of the granary.

He seized some opportunities and easily climbed over the wall.

In the dark night, his black clothes had an excellent concealing effect and almost blended into the darkness.

Only then did Cheng Zongyang notice that this house, as a granary, was extremely well protected.

All flammable objects were cleared away, and the doors and windows were covered with iron sheets, so there was not even a crack in the door to start a fire. There were even six or seven large water tanks filled with water in the yard.

The fact that there is still so much water available when there is a water shortage is enough to show the Wang family's confidence and preparation.

After careful observation, Cheng Zongyang found that this was not a problem for him.

He took out the Tang sword, and at a corner, he used the tip of the sword to scratch the iron sheet with a little force. Suddenly, the iron sheet was cut open by the Tang sword as easily as paper, and there was no sound.

Now, Cheng Zongyang knew what was going on.

After the second group of patrols passed by, Cheng Zongyang immediately took action, quickly cut off a piece of iron sheet, then took out a fire starter and lit the screen window without saying a word.

The next moment he used the Wind Step and evacuated quickly.

Once outside the wall, he quickly changed his position and came to the roof of the backyard.

A moment later, as the sound of shouting "fire" was heard, the patrol personnel went over there. Cheng Zongyang immediately landed, used his Tang sword to quickly remove one of the windows of the inner room, entered, and then hung it up again.

The whole process was done in one go.

At the same time, the captain of the patrol team also realized that someone had sneaked in and immediately went to other rooms to check the situation.

Just when Cheng Zongyang hung up the doors and windows to continue covering up, the patrol officers happened to arrive. Seeing that the doors and windows were intact, they breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went elsewhere.

It was only because the problem occurred at night that the window could not be seen clearly, otherwise the abnormality of the window would have been discovered.

But Cheng Zongyang didn't care about the situation outside. He looked at the area in the inner room that only took up less than half of the room, and shook his head slightly.

This amount was beyond his expectation. Not to mention filling up the whole house, at least half of the house should be filled? But it was only this much? Less than one-third of the house.

"But the poor are as poor as death, and the rich are as rich as wealth." With the tiny light from the fire, he took a closer look at the rice grains and smelled them. They were stale rice.

So he put all the sacks of rice into the wilderness.

In the market hut, looking at the rice bags that kept appearing like food falling from the sky, Ma San also smiled bitterly and immediately threw the rice bags outside to avoid filling up the hut.

In just half a minute, Cheng Zongyang had collected all the rice bags in the house.

"There are only two hundred bags of rice in this room. Each sack weighs one hundred pounds, so the total amount is 20,000 pounds." Cheng Zongyang knew the answer.

Then he listened to the noise outside, and when he heard nothing, he took down the doors and windows, put them back to their original positions, and hid in the shadow of the corner.

Cheng Zongyang took the opportunity to go to the opposite room and copy the same trick.

A quarter of an hour later, Cheng Zongyang came out satisfied.

"There are too many people in the front yard, so we won't go there. These two rooms hold nearly 600 bags of rice, about 60,000 kilograms, plus the little food I saved, which is enough to accommodate hundreds of people. With two meals a day, it won't be a problem to feed them for a year."

So he left contentedly.

People should be content!

But one minute after he evacuated, Wang Tianfeng, who received the news, rushed over.

Seeing that the fire had been put out, Wang Tianfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he asked about the situation.

He had already reached the window when he heard no movement and discovered the flame.

When he saw that the protective iron sheet had been cut, he turned his head with a serious expression and looked at the patrol leader: "Are you sure you didn't hear any sound?"

"Master, there really isn't." The captain said firmly.

Wang Tianfeng hesitated for a moment, and then seemed to remember something that had happened. His expression suddenly changed, and he quickly said:

"Immediately check the integrity of all doors and windows, then open the doors and check the food situation in all houses!!"

Suddenly, everyone took quick action.

A moment later, Wang Tianfeng looked at the two inner rooms with a grim face. Nearly 60,000 kilograms of food had disappeared!

Behind him, kneeling were the twenty-four patrol officers in charge of this house! Six of them were ninth-grade warriors!
"Tell me, what benefits has this new master given you? You all united together." Wang Tianfeng's voice was as cold as ice, frighteningly cold.

"Master, I can guarantee with my head that there is absolutely no such thing!" The patrol captain knelt on one knee with an unpleasant look on his face. "If we were really in collusion, why would we make such a fuss? And why would we leave other food behind?"

"This is how you deceive people!" Wang Tianfeng said angrily, "True or false is the best method! Give me an explanation, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Suddenly, the six ninth-rank warriors were choked!
Can't explain it at all!

"Wang Tianfeng, if you want to kill us, just say so directly. Why do you have to make up this excuse?"

At this time, a young warrior stood up and sneered: "Since we have agreed to surrender, we will not be two-faced. But you use such a despicable means to frame us?

The rice was stored in the warehouse in full view of everyone, but after it was stored, there was a seven-hour gap between the six of us guarding it. After that, we never saw if there was any rice left. The food disappeared tonight. Was it a trap you had set long ago?"

After hearing this explanation, the other five people finally reacted.

Makes sense!
Suddenly, the five people slowly stood up, looked at Wang Tianfeng, and their expressions gradually became gloomy.

Even if someone came to steal the food, it would be impossible for them to steal 800 bags of food quietly in such a short time.

The only possibility is that the grain was transported away after it was stored in the warehouse while they were away! Then they designed this plan with so many mistakes!
"Wang Tianfeng, it seems that you should give us an explanation, right?"

"Heh, if you want to kill someone, just say it directly. You asked us to surrender one foot and then framed us the next! You want to accuse us of being unkind and unjust? Don't even think about it!!"

"With the six of us joining forces, Wang Tianfeng, do you think you have the ability to suppress us?!"

"..."

Listening to their words of blaming others, Wang Tianfeng laughed angrily:

"Okay, okay, your true colors are revealed, right? I was wondering why you would take the initiative to guard the granary, and now you are waiting for me, Wang! Fine! Even if you don't tell me, I know who ordered you to do this. I will give you a ride! Go!"

Wang Tianfeng shouted angrily, and three eighth-rank warriors jumped in from the outer wall.

They are all elders of the Wang family!
"Even the family elders were brought here! It was definitely premeditated!" The young man angrily said, "Wang Tianfeng, you despicable villain!!"

"They are indeed not of my kind, and their hearts must be different! Kill them all! I will discuss this matter with the county lord!"

Suddenly, a fierce fighting broke out in the yard.

Cheng Zongyang, who had already rushed to the south of the city, naturally didn't know about this scene. If he knew, he would probably have to admire their imagination.

But what each of them said makes sense and cannot be explained clearly.

All I can say is that coincidence opens the door for coincidence, and coincidence is home!
After returning home, Cheng Zongyang immediately entered the wilderness world.

Ma San was still cleaning the rice bags. At least where Cheng Zongyang appeared, he would not be left without a place to stay.

Ma San was asked to deal with the rice bags, while Cheng Zongyang placed three large water tanks in the front yard of the house, poured a lot of water, and also got a lot of meat and wild vegetables, as well as some firewood, a big pot, etc., which might be needed later.

Then he put a lot of dried meat into a bamboo basket and prepared a large bucket of water and placed it at the door of the market hut.

After coming out, I immediately went to a dilapidated abandoned house in the south of the city. In a hidden location, I took out a bamboo basket and a large bucket of water and walked towards the street of the abandoned house.

Just in the middle of the street, he saw a large number of refugees gathered there.

Cheng Zongyang held a Tang sword in his left hand and a large bucket and a backpack in his right hand in front of him.

Cheng Zongyang's appearance also attracted the attention of two or three hundred refugees inside and around.

Cheng Zongyang said slowly: "Tonight, I am here to look for someone. Whoever can meet my conditions will get a piece of dried meat and a bowl of water."

In an instant, the originally quiet environment became noisy and surging!
They are rushing over one by one.

"Shut up, or I'll kill a few people first!" Cheng Zongyang swung the Tang sword in his left hand, and a piece of wood leaning against the wall broke into two pieces.

Suddenly, the noisy crowd quieted down, and those people stopped walking. But when they looked at the water and dried meat in front of Cheng Zongyang, they all showed great greed.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly and said, "If anyone has a family, come forward, even if you are a single parent with children. It's best not to pretend, otherwise if I find out, you will die!"

"I, we are."

At this time, a woman with disheveled hair, ragged clothes, and a foul odor came out, pulling two children who were also almost skin and bones and had numb eyes.

The woman opened her cracked lips and said in a hoarse voice, "I am their mother. This is my second daughter, and this is my third son. I beg you to give them something to eat. You can even take them away. As long as they have something to eat, that's all."

As she said that, the woman knelt down towards Cheng Zongyang.

Cheng Zongyang looked at the two children and said, "Is she your mother? Tell me the truth. If she is the one threatening you, I will kill her to avenge you!"

The two children looked at Cheng Zongyang with dull eyes. After a moment, they met Cheng Zongyang's eyes, shrank behind the woman in fear, and each called out "Mom" softly.

When the woman heard the name, her eyes turned red, but she couldn't shed a single tear.

Cheng Zongyang said, "Get up, take your bowls, a piece of dried meat, and a bowl of water. Stand behind me."

When the woman heard this, hope suddenly burst out in her eyes. She kowtowed repeatedly and pulled the two children to kowtow as well. Then she took out the pottery bowl with a missing corner from her arms.

Cheng Zongyang gave the three of them a larger piece of meat and a bowl of water.

Suddenly, the people who were watching became excited.

At this moment, a man suddenly rushed over and was about to reach out to grab the dried meat in the backpack. As a result, the next moment, with a "puff" sound, the man's throat was pierced by a long knife that was flashing with faint light, and then his body was kicked away, scaring the others so much that they calmed down instantly.

"Next, whoever dares to make a noise, I will kill him first! When I am done, the rest will naturally be yours." Cheng Zongyang used the Tang sword as a walking stick, folded his hands, stood still, and scanned the crowd with his eyes:
"There are families with children and daughters; orphans, girls under 20 years old, and boys under 15 years old. People with skills also come out."

Now, many people came out from various locations in a scattered manner.

But they all have almost the same characteristic – they are extremely thin!
Cheng Zongyang checked, questioned, and counted them one by one. Including the woman just now, there were a total of nine orphan girls, six orphan boys, and 21 families with children and girls. There were eight craftsmen.

Among these twenty-one households, there are eleven households with thirty-seven people who are both married and married, six households with fifteen people who are single female parents, and four households with ten people who are single male parents, for a total of sixty-two people.

Including fifteen orphans and eight craftsmen, the total number of people is ninety.

Among these eight craftsmen there are two cooks, two carpenters, a blacksmith, a bricklayer, a butcher, and a doctor.

Cheng Zongyang looked at them chewing the dried meat like they were swallowing cigarettes, and said calmly:
"Come with me, and I'll make sure you have enough to eat, a place to live, and medical treatment, so you don't have to travel around. If you don't want to, stay where you are and wait to die."

Having said that, Cheng Zongyang turned around and left, not caring about the small piece of dried meat in the bamboo basket and the other bucket of water.

When the ninety people chosen by Cheng Zongyang saw this, they all looked at each other.

At this time, the woman who came out first hurriedly stuffed the last bit of chewed soft dried meat into the mouths of her two children, and then pulled the children who covered their mouths with their hands to prevent the meat from falling out, and followed Cheng Zongyang with a staggering step.

For her, as long as her children can be fed and their illnesses treated, she will go anywhere!
Someone followed, and immediately the others followed. As more and more people followed, the few who were still hesitating also followed.

Although I have had rice and porridge to eat these two days, it is more tempting than what Cheng Zongyang said.

But behind them, the group of refugees had already rushed towards the backpack and started fighting over the dried meat!
The bucket of water was knocked to the ground, and many people lay directly on the ground, sucking up the already dirty water without any care.

The people who followed Cheng Zongyang all looked back. They were a little scared at the crazy and ferocious appearance.

Soon, Cheng Zongyang brought them to their residence.

The ninety people looked at this house, which they considered a mansion, with a little more anticipation in their eyes.

As the last person entered, Cheng Zongyang closed the door and said to them, "Who is the one who just said he was a cook? Come out and wash your hands first, then cook the rice, meat, and wild vegetables in the yard into meat and vegetable porridge.

The rest of you, get some water and wash your faces and hands. Come on, I’ll tell you about things after you finish eating.”

"I. I used to be a cook." A man whose face was so dirty that it was almost impossible to see said with a little breathlessness, holding up his arms as thin as bamboo poles.

Then another cook came out.

"You two are in charge, and I'll pick a few more people to help you. The rest of you go wash up on your own. After washing up, remember to clean up the ground. Don't worry about the water, there's more in the backyard. Hurry!"

Following Cheng Zongyang's final low shout, everyone trembled and quickly took action.

With someone to organize, there will be no chaos and disorder.

　May March be better for you all!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)