Chapter 70 Pay the price, wild bees won’t sting
Du Jiang's leg has healed, but Du Wanwan doesn't let him walk too much, for fear of hurting the newly grown bones.
Hearing that there were wild bees ahead, Xiaoqi and Aunt Hua flew out together to find out what was going on.
Xiao Si had grown up a lot and ran out with them. People in Dujia Village and Huojia Village knew that it was a wolf and did not dare to provoke it.
Huo Sien stopped a man in his thirties who ran over with his head in his hands and said, "Why did wild bees appear out of nowhere? Did someone really get stung to death?"
"Yes!" The man sat on the ground and panted when he saw that there was no swarm of bees chasing him. "You don't know, those wild bees are raised by a group of thieves. If you want to cross the Wild Bee Ridge, you have to pay them a toll of one ounce of silver per person. If you don't have money, you can't pass."
"What?"
"Does it cost money to pass through?"
Huo Si'en and the captain of the village protection team were both angry after hearing this. It was not easy for them to flee their hometown and leave their homeland in order to avoid war.
I didn't expect that I had to pay money to walk, and people wouldn't let me pass if I didn't pay.
That group of people are not human beings at all, they are bandits and robbers.
Huo Sien saw that the man's breathing became more even, and asked him: "Who are those people? Why can they control wild bees?"
"I don't know!" The man shook his head and sighed, "It's very strange. If you don't pay, the wild bees will sting you. If you pay, they won't sting you, and you can pass smoothly."
Du Jiang listened and narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that the man could also control beasts. Not simple. If such a person became a stumbling block, he could indeed dominate the area.
One ounce of silver per head, how much silver should be collected during this period? It is really wrong to cause trouble to the local area and make things difficult for these refugees who are fleeing famine.
Du Wanwan put down the wheelbarrow in her hand, folded her arms, leaned on the wheelbarrow, and waited for news from Xiaoqi and Aunt Hua.
Wild Bee Ridge? There are wild bees? Or are they raised by a group of people? Those people are so capable that they can actually control the bee colony?
Xiao Qi flew back and landed on the wheelbarrow: "Master! There are bad guys over there. Wild bees are densely crawling on both sides of the cave wall."
Aunt Hua came down a step later: "This road goes through a cave. The bad guys raise wild bees in the cave and control them."
Xiao Si also ran back panting: "Master! There are many bad guys and many bee swarms. If you want to go through, you must pay silver first. After paying, the bad guys will give each of you a small cloth bag. Wear it when walking through the bee swarm, and the wild bees will not dare to sting you."
These three have been following her all the time and have been fed spiritual springs by Yaya. They have gained intelligence and are now able to fully express a thing.
As soon as they finished talking, Yaya enthusiastically brought them some delicious food. Xiaoqi and Aunt Hua were no longer eating millet, but corn kernels.
Xiao Si no longer ate milk powder, but quick-frozen chicken legs. Of course, Xiao Si was very smart, and he would bite the food as soon as it appeared, hiding away from the crowd and eating it secretly.
Even Du Wenguan and Du Wenhuo were not allowed to look at him. Xiao Si was very cunning. Sometimes he would go to the mountains to hunt rabbits and pheasants, and bring back what he couldn't finish and share with his family.
Du Wenguan and Du Wenhuo often left bones for it, but unfortunately, when it grew up, it didn't like to chew bones and liked to eat meat.
According to Xiao Si's description, those people should be bandits, but their way of robbing is very special. They don't use knives, guns or fists, but use wild bees to make ill-gotten gains for them.
Quite smart.
Du Jiang came back and told Du Wanwan about this. He then warned her, "Da Lang! Let's hold our ground for now. If we can really get away with just one or two taels of silver per head, we should just pay the silver! Don't reveal your abilities unless it's absolutely necessary."
Du Wanwan raised her eyes to look at him, smiled and nodded: "I see. Dad! Your legs are not suitable for standing for a long time, sit down and rest for a while!"
Yao Meixian came over and helped Du Jiang sit in the car, and gave him a bowl of water: "Drink some! There are seven people in our family, so if we can spend money to avoid disaster, we should spend money to avoid disaster. The gun will hit the bird that sticks out, so try to keep a low profile."
As the three were talking, Huo Si'en and the captain of the village protection team came over. Du Wanwan knew what they were going to say at a glance.
Huo Sien spoke first: "Du Dalang! How do you think we should cross the Wild Bee Ridge?"
The captain of the village protection team looked at her intently, wanting to know what she would say.
Du Wanwan said calmly: "There is no other way, prepare the money for the passage!"
Huo Si'en and the captain of the village protection team exchanged glances and knew that Du Dalang could not help this time. Apart from preparing silver and money, there was really no other good way.
"Okay, I'll go and notify every household in the village to prepare money." Huo Sien said to Du Wanwan and left.
The people in Dujia Village had been watching and saw Huo Sien coming to Du Wanwan. There were people standing by and listening to their conversation.
When people in Dujia Village heard that they had to pay money to buy their way through, they were very distressed.
But there is no other way. They cannot leave without paying. Everyone in Huojia Village said they have to pay. If they don’t pay, they will be trapped here.
The village chief of Dujia Village struck a small gong and asked everyone to prepare silver and money to cross Yefeng Ridge.
Du Wanwan took out seven taels of silver from her pocket and handed it to Du Jiang: "Dad! Take ours and give it to those people later."
As for Yu Hanyan's money, Du Wanwan asked Du Wenhuo to send it to Mrs. Qian, fearing that they didn't have any silver on them.
Yu Hanyan was very grateful for the silver given by Du Wenhuo, but she didn't take it.
She didn't have much money on her, but she could still afford the toll: "Brother Wen Huo! Return the money to your sister and tell her that I have prepared it for you."
She really likes to be the eldest sister of the Du family, because Du Wanwan has always been dressed as a man. Everyone in the family calls her "Da Lang", so she can only be the eldest sister.
Du Jiang and Yao Meixian didn't mind either. They thought that as long as she didn't look down on their family, it was fine. It was the same name, so she could call her whatever she wanted. It didn't matter.
The people of Huojia Village prepared their money and went to Yefengling one by one.
Before we reached the entrance of the Yefengling Cave, we saw bees buzzing everywhere. The closer we got to the entrance of the Yefengling Cave, the louder the buzzing sound became.
As they got closer, Du Wanwan could see clearly that this official road passed through a cave of about fifty meters, which was in other words a tunnel in later generations.
Wild bees gathered in a black mass on the cave wall, and there was a guard at the entrance. Each family paid silver, and another person would give each person a small medicine bag.
Once you enter the cave, the wild bees will not sting you. They will just circle around and leave, as if they are very afraid of the smell coming from the medicine bag.
Huo Si'en was the clan leader and entered the Huojia Village at the end of the queue. He paid the silver for the heads of his family members. When the medicine bag was handed to Huo Qingxiang, she looked disdainful and glared at the man arrogantly.
He cursed unwillingly: "Bandit!"
The person handing out the medicine package immediately took it back from her and pinched her chin tightly: "Bandit? I am a bandit, so what? If you have the guts, come and curse me again."
(End of this chapter)
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