Chapter 129 Slang people

Early in the morning, a group of young men set out carrying baskets. This time they brought not only 500 kilograms of vermicelli, but also dozens of kilograms of konjac vermicelli, konjac flour and a few kilograms of tea oil.

The villagers on the road were talking and laughing loudly. These were their sources of income, and they all relied on them to live a good life!

When we reached the official road entrance, several people were already waiting there.

It was the Li villagers from another mountain village at the fork in the road nearby. Seeing so many people coming from Huanggou Village, carrying baskets full of goods, they all looked envious.

The villagers stopped by the roadside to drink water and rest, waiting for Manager Zhu to come and collect the goods.

Keep a distance from the Li people silently and be on guard secretly.

These slang people were also very strange. They did not go to the town, but sat down on the roadside. I don’t know what good things were on their backpacks.

Su Ying was silent about the date. Today was not a market day. What were these slang people doing on the roadside so early in the morning?

Could it be that the matter of selling vermicelli in Huanggou Village alarmed them?

Just as they were thinking about it, a strong man among the Li people came over. Yang Dalang and the others immediately stood up, pulled out the shoulder pole from the basket, and held it in their hands.

Seeing this, the strong man from Li people stopped in the road, with dissatisfaction and hesitation in his eyes.

Several other Li people also came forward, surrounded the strong man, and stared at the villagers of Huanggou Village.

This mountain stronghold is closest to Huanggou Village. It was they who came to rob Huanggou Village and injured many people.

If we hadn't united to resist, everything would have been stolen, even the women would have been taken away.

At that time, Yang Dalang and his men were really forced into a corner. They fought desperately with the Li people with hoes and machetes, injuring several of them before they calmed down.

Seeing that the people of Huanggou Village were united and they couldn't get any advantage, those slang people never came again.

However, they had a grudge against each other, and every time they met at the market, they were on guard against each other.

It seems that these Slang people are waiting here on purpose. Could it be that they are jealous of the wealth of Huanggou Village and have some evil intentions?

Yang Dalang and his men held the carrying pole across their bodies and pulled Su Ying, who wanted to come forward to greet them, behind them, forming a line of defense.

The villagers behind hurriedly moved the baskets back to avoid spoiling them when the battle started.

"Don't be impulsive!" The three brothers of the Su family who were watching the terrain from the back heard the noise and hurried to the front.

"Put down the carrying pole!" Su Bucheng pressed down Yang Dalang's carrying pole and said in a deep voice.

"My dear, they want to steal our things!" Yang Dalang said hatefully.

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Su Bucheng explained to the villagers, "They are our invited guests!"

"Guests?" The villagers of Huanggou Village were shocked and excited. "They are robbers and bad people!"

"Everyone, please listen to me!" Su Bucheng said patiently.

"Today, many officials from the county and state governments came to Huanggou Village to learn, and many people from the Li villages came to observe. They are not here to rob us."

"Why? They are so evil! Why should they learn what we have worked so hard to obtain?" Some villagers said, with knife wounds on their bodies caused by the Li people.

"Everyone, calm down! We will not pursue what happened back then. No one has gained anything from it! Neighbors, neighbors, from now on, our two families should live in harmony, help each other, and look out for each other. This is the right thing to do. Please stop fighting and killing each other.

"We let them learn because they need help too. They have wives, children, and elderly parents to support. We can't produce all the raw materials scattered across the mountains in one village. Helping them is also helping ourselves. If they have enough food and clothing, how could they covet other people's things?" Su Bucheng persuaded.

After hearing this, the villagers felt that what Su Cunlao said made sense, but how could years of resentment be eliminated with just one sentence?

He put down the carrying pole, his face not looking very good, and stared quietly at the Li people opposite him.

Su Bucheng walked over and bowed to the leading Li people, "My dear!"

The strong man saw Su Bucheng trying to persuade everyone. Although he didn't fully understand what he said, he understood his meaning and knew that Su Bucheng had no ill intentions.

Youshan smiled at Su Bucheng and said in broken Chinese, "Let's take a look!"

The first time, the county magistrate sent someone to inform them that there was something going on in the county town. He didn't say why, and the official left in a hurry after saying that, leaving the people to make wild guesses and ignore them.

Later, I heard a rumor that the villages went to the county government office to learn new technology and make vermicelli using grass roots and tree roots. The people in the village didn't believe it at all.

But when I went to the market, I clearly felt that the Han people in Huanggou Village had become richer and were very generous in buying things.

Moreover, other Han people were all saying that they had eaten vermicelli, and some even took the extra to sell at grocery stores.

When the Li people went to the grocery store, they saw many Han people crowded there, selling vermicelli.

The Li people returned with heavy hearts and discussed at the leader's house whether they should go to Huanggou Village to rob some. Some supported it and some opposed it.

While the debate was going on, someone from the county government came and asked them to send a few people who could speak Chinese to gather at Guandaokou in a few days to go to Huanggou Village to observe and learn the technology.

This time the official did not just leave after saying something, but sat down and explained it slowly and clearly. He also talked about the changes that had occurred in other villages after they learned it, and asked them to send people to learn it.

There has been frequent communication between the villages these days, and the Li people in each village are cautious about the news, and are shocked and confused.

He wanted to learn, but was afraid it was a trap, so he tricked the Li people into killing them.

After struggling for several days, I finally couldn't resist the temptation of vermicelli and decided to send a few people to take a look.

"Please!" Su Bucheng understood immediately, made an inviting gesture, and took a few Li people to look.

Seeing the long line of filled baskets, the Li people were filled with disbelief and reached out carefully to touch the vermicelli.

"This is made of fern roots." Su Bucheng broke off a piece of brown vermicelli and handed it to the leading Li man.

The man took it in his hand and found that it was not easy to break and was tough. He thought it was incredible. Was it really made of wild grass fern roots?

"This is made of Pueraria root!" Su Bucheng handed over another piece of light white.

The man took it, and the people gathered around and passed it from hand to hand, letting everyone feel the vermicelli.

"This is vermicelli made from konjac powder and konjac starch." Su Bucheng pointed to the white vermicelli and introduced it.

The Li people looked confused. Konjac? Isn't that poisonous? Could he have misheard?

"That's right, it's the poisonous konjac. If you wash it, slice it, dry it, and grind it into powder, it will become non-toxic and become this white powder. Add this powder to wood ash water or lime water and boil it into a paste. It can be used to cook and eat. This kind of vermicelli is also made from it." Su Bucheng knew what the Li people were thinking.

"We will learn from you!" the man said sincerely, believing that what the county government said was true.

"Welcome!" Su Bucheng said with a smile, "After we deliver the goods, come back to the village with us."

A Li girl walked up to Su Ying, "Sister!"

Su Ying looked carefully and saw that this was the little girl from the South who sold her pheasants and rabbits that day.

"Sister! You are here too!" Su Ying smiled and reached out to hold the little girl.

"Hmm!" The little girl from the Slang language didn't speak much Chinese. She smiled and said to Su Ying, "Die Xiu!"

"Your name is Diexiu?" Su Ying understood immediately.

"Yeah!" Diexiu nodded.

"My name is Su Ying, they all call me A Ying!" Su Ying replied.