Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

Chapter 574: A Gamble (3000)

Keqing could naturally see the doubt in the eyes of the patriarch, but she said what she should say, and she would not say too much of what she shouldn't say.

After all, she just felt that it was a pity for such a clan to disappear. On the other hand, she also had other plans. If so many literate people entered Hengshan County, they should be able to bring some changes to Hengshan.

Don’t say that it is easy to discipline ignorant people. Keqing doesn’t believe this. Only when the people are literate can the government’s decrees be implemented. Otherwise, from daily contracts to government policies, the results of this so-called ignorance are not what she wants.

The Wang clan was now very happy to have tiger meat and water. They were delighted to see Keqing didn't mind giving them these. They thanked her while carrying the tiger meat to the place where they would be stationed.

Such a big tiger naturally attracted the attention of others along the way.

"I am not seeing wrong, that is... a big insect..."

"What a big tiger! It must weigh several hundred kilograms...hiss..."

"With this fur and this size, isn't this the tiger that appeared earlier and ate more than a dozen people to death? Look at the burnt hair on its back, that's what those people removed last time."

The process of carrying the tiger from the tiger house to the Wang clan's encampment was seen by refugees on the road. Such a big tiger immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Such a big tiger died just like that, killed by them.

Those several hundred kilograms are all meat.

There was awe and excitement in their eyes, and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva as they looked at the tiger's corpse. However, when they thought about how powerful they must be to kill such a powerful tiger, the thoughts in their minds suddenly dissipated.

The people in the clan who were carrying the tiger also straightened their backs and held their heads high, with a look of pride on their faces. Even though the tiger was not hunted by them, this did not hinder their joy.

When we arrived at the place where the tribesmen were settled, we saw a tiger. Wow! Everyone gathered around and chattered a lot.

Everyone was asking how the tiger came. It was a busy scene with people coming and going. After a while, Keqing, who was walking slowly behind the patriarch Wang, felt a pair of eyes looking at her.

She did not show any fear and smiled at them. She looked so sweet that the Wang family members could not believe it. This little boy was really a tiger. Could it be that her husband/daughter-in-law was coaxing her?

But it would be fine if only one person said this, but everyone said this.

Hiss...could it be true?

On the other side, Patriarch Wang watched his tribesmen vigorously begin to divide the meat and cut it. He helped to prepare for the distribution of the meat and could not help but stroke his beard. It turned out that food is everything!

With certainty in his heart, Patriarch Wang looked at his clansmen, then at Keqing, and spoke after a long while.

"Little girl, since you said that Hengshan County is a good place, then I, Wang Xu, will agree to you on behalf of the Wang family."

"But..." He paused and looked at Keqing with wise eyes, "What do you need us to do?"

"I know you gave us something so that we can go to Hengshan County, but we should not accept gifts without merit. Let's keep things to ourselves."

Chief Wang knew very well that the other party had pointed out a glimmer of hope for them and was full of kindness, which was already a favor. Now they gave them water and tiger meat, saving the tribe from starvation and death, which was another favor.

If it was really as he guessed, then the little girl in front of him might really be from Hengshan County, and she might be an important person...

So why did they want them, since they were closely related to Hengshan County? Was it really because the Wang family was kind? Was it because they had a good impression of each other? That was not necessarily the case.

Thinking about what the little girl said before, the refugees over there have been properly settled, they have all been given food relief, and no one is turned away like other cities do.

Could it be...

So what Hengshan County wants is the people themselves?

As soon as they arrived, they were recruited to come over and it was said that there was food. Hengshan County was a hundred miles away from here... Why did the little girl come here? What else could it be except people?

Patriarch Wang is no fool. The emergence of the Goddess Cult, the precarious world, the inaction of the government, and the recruitment and arrest of people in the city... He came here from afar to recruit!

The other party must have taken a fancy to the people around Qu County.

"Besides us, does Hengshan County need anyone else?

Can they accept more people, such as... refugees from outside Qu County?"

The patriarch asked tentatively, thinking he had figured out the reason why Keqing came here.

Keqing was stunned. She didn't expect that the royal patriarch would ask such a question.

"It would be great if the clan leader could allow them to go to Hengshan."

As expected! The other party was indeed after the refugees here. Seeing the determination in the eyes of the royal chief, Keqing knew that the other party had guessed something wrong.

She was not here for the refugees, she just came to investigate the private soldiers and the iron mine.

However...she did need the refugees in Qu County. She had originally instructed General Geng to give them some advice if he encountered any refugees.

But the main concern is still food. Considering their identities as bandits, I'm afraid those refugees won't trust them much.

Now that there is food, there must be people to support it. Since there are so many people near Qu County, she had to accept it reluctantly.

"Don't worry, since I, Wang Xu, can tell you, I will naturally find a way."

The royal patriarch said with a solemn vow.

She walked into the clan, and no one knew what she said. The faces of those Wang clan members showed a mixture of anxiety and joy at the news. They glanced at her from time to time, with flickering expressions in their eyes.

Keqing didn't know what Patriarch Wang said, but she saw that the Wang clan members who were about to divide the meat suddenly stopped cutting the meat.

Then each household went back to pick up the packages and took out all kinds of food from their own packages.

Rice bran, cakes, and wild vegetable nests.

Then some strong laborers came out, carrying the dead tiger, and went to the gathering place of the refugees with Chief Wang, carrying food and water.

Keqing followed curiously.

The refugees are also organized and live in groups. Except for a few exceptions, most of them are gathered together based on villages, clans, and blood ties.

The small ones consisted of a dozen people, while the big ones consisted of dozens of people. Outside Qu County, such groups of all sizes were densely packed.

I saw Patriarch Wang talking to the refugees one by one, and he always communicated with the leaders. Every time he came out, the refugees would have smiles on their faces. After a round, Keqing finally understood what Patriarch Wang was doing by listening to the discussions around her.

It turned out that he claimed that Hengshan County had disaster relief grain and the county magistrate had a lot of grain. Their clan had already heard the news and were preparing to go to Hengshan County.

At the same time, they simply lured the refugees with food. If they were willing to go with them, they would be given a small piece of food and a few sips of water a day to ensure that they would not die.

They then used the tiger's corpse to prove the ability of their clan. They had fought tigers before and were not afraid of bandits at all, so they could rest assured.

And they will be given some meat during the journey.

After all this, the refugees were convinced. It was really simple and crude. They used food as lure and tiger carcass as deterrence, a two-pronged approach.

Considering the situation in Qu County, isn't that brutal? Isn't he afraid that what he said is false? If Hengshan County has no food, those refugees will not let them go.

But Keqing had to admit that this was very effective. After thinking about it, she hid in the darkness and went into the forest again.

When Patriarch Wang came back satisfied, his hands were empty.

The tribesmen were heartbroken to see the chief taking out a large amount of stored food and coming back empty-handed.

"Chief... are we really going to risk everything? What if..."

"There are no ifs... I won't live much longer anyway, so I might as well give it a try. Don't you believe that little girl?"

Wang Xu said in a deep voice, his tone old but decisive.

"It's not that I don't believe it, but...ah, I'm worried..."

"Alas, such a small child, even if she can beat a tiger, who knows whether what she said is true or not."

"Just because of one sentence, we will send out our remaining food... What if..."

Thinking about all that food being given away for nothing for a hope that he didn't know whether it was real or not, he felt very nervous.

But isn’t Wang Xu worried? He is also worried, and he also knows that this is a gamble, but he took the gamble and chose to believe in Keqing.

He was also worried that the decision he made was wrong, but as the patriarch, he knew that if it was true, he might be able to create a future for the clan, just like his ancestors, and only by seizing opportunities could they move forward better.

So, no matter how worried he was, he endured it.

In this way, everyone was in a state of panic as they carried the tiger's body back to where the tribe was stationed.

However, as soon as I came back, all pairs of eyes looked at me.

I saw the tribesmen looking at me with excitement.

"Chief, you are finally back!"

"Finally you're back. I've been waiting for you for so long!"

"Yeah, we can't help it if you don't come back?"

The royal patriarch was puzzled.

"What can't you bear?"

"We're just going out for a trip, there's no need to worry so much."

The man following was also confused.

"Of course I'm waiting for the meat to be divided!"

"meat!"

"Yeah! Meat! Such a big lump, ah!"

I saw them pointing at something excitedly.

The clan leader and the people behind him were all puzzled. Could he have gone mad? How could he be so soft? Wasn't the only piece of meat behind them?

However, when he followed the group's line of sight and saw what was in front of him, his eyes widened.

! ! ! !

They saw seven or eight sturdy wild boars piled up in front of them!

That fat wild

The barbarian's body dropped high, and his huge fangs looked ferocious and long.

Why... are there so many wild boars?

Patriarch Wang and the tribesmen behind him were stunned, dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

At this moment, Keqing clapped her hands, washed them with water, and then looked at the royal patriarch.

"Chief, are you back?"

"This... this was also caused by you?"

Keqing nodded as a matter of course.

"Yes, I think your method is not very reliable. That little bit of tiger meat is not enough for so many refugees."

"Since there are so many people, we naturally need more food. It just so happens that..." Keqing lightly blinked her long and narrow eyelashes playfully, "I am very lucky. I just happened to encounter a few wild boars. This can be regarded as a contribution to your plan."

Wild boar: Damn it, I don’t know who is coming directly for my head!

Patriarch Wang was also speechless. He looked at the dozen wild boars and then at Keqing.

He thought about how the other party easily obtained the prey and water that he could not get, and looked at his ragged and pitiful tribesmen, and found a few pieces of bark after going out.

The contrast is so huge that it is hard to describe.

His mouth twitched, and the wrinkles on his face trembled. Finally, he uttered a sentence with difficulty.

"Then you...are really lucky..."

Unlike them, so many people are still no match for a doll.

How stupid.

Chapter 575: Speculations on the unusual situation in Qu County (4500)

"With so much pork, there won't be any problems next."

I felt a little worried before, but now that there is so much real pork in front of me, what is there to worry about?

His beating heart finally calmed down, and Wang Xu became more convinced of Keqing. However, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he clearly wanted to repay the favor, but he couldn't help but owe her another favor.

That's why, when they arrived in Hengshan County, not to mention how surprised Patriarch Wang and his clansmen were, they worked hard to appease the gangsters, educate the people, and participate in all aspects, playing a huge role. If you put yourself in their shoes, Keqing's efforts were not in vain.

Not only that, Keqing also received some special news from the chieftain of the royal family.

"The clan leader is saying that Qu County has food? Not only does it have food, but it is also different from other counties. Is there something different inside?"

Keqing didn't ask again. Just now, Patriarch Wang lamented why Qu County had so much grain but didn't distribute it to them. Compared with Hengshan County, the gap was far greater.

Keqing heard something strange in this sigh and couldn't help but ask.

"Of course there is food. I heard from the refugees here that the granaries here are much bigger than those in other places. The granaries in other places are gone. Only in Qu County is there a lot of food and the granaries are big. They were even expanded a few years ago."

Speaking of this, Patriarch Wang sighed slightly.