Chapter 124: There Will Always Be a Way When You Get to the Mountain
As soon as Lao Wei saw his expression, he knew what he was thinking and rolled his eyes.
"Why, do you think I'm pushing you into the fire?"
"Isn't it?" Xiao Liuzi said cautiously:
“You said it all, this area is not peaceful.
Brother Wei, I am the only son of my parents, and they are still waiting for me to earn money to support them. I don't want to die."
"If there's real danger, would I still let you take the risk?" Old Wei shook his head tiredly.
"Don't worry, there won't be any danger. If there is any danger, I won't let you go.
I heard that several women who passed through this area before have disappeared. I asked you to follow Lin Mo so that you can use your skin to suppress some people who are ready to make trouble. Do you understand?
On the Xu family side, it must be Lin Mo who goes.
If she didn't go, she wouldn't come to tell me. After all, although the Xu family's food surplus is tight, it still has some.
Most of the women who go missing are abducted and sold.
This area is rarely visited by people. It is difficult to get out and in. It is difficult to do anything, let alone get married.
So he suspected that the missing woman was most likely abducted into that village.
He had inquired around and found out that the village was not big, with only fifty or sixty households. They were very xenophobic and rarely interacted with the outside world.
As soon as Lao Wei finished his analysis, he saw Xiao Liuzi's face full of sudden realization, and he suddenly felt an urge to disdain him.
He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, they are about to leave, don't dawdle here."
But Xiao Liuzi was not in a hurry, and looked at Lao Wei with a flattering look:
"Brother Wei, can you lend me your knife?
Madam Xu borrowed my knife to chop wood, and now the blade is bent."
Old Wei twitched the corner of his mouth.
Using a knife as an axe?
spendthrift.
He picked up his sword and threw it at him, "If my sword gets bent, I'll peel off your skin."
Xiao Liuzi caught it, held it in his arms as if he had found a treasure, and shook his head with a smile:
"No, I will definitely protect it well."
After watching Xiao Liuzi jumping and skipping to find Lin Mo, Old Wei shook his head.
Xiao Liuzi's personality is still too lively.
Lin Mo was a little surprised to know that Xiao Liuzi was with them, but she quickly understood Lao Wei's intention.
He gave Lao Wei a grateful smile, then led the people who were going to exchange food in another direction.
As soon as Lao Wei saw them leave, he immediately asked everyone to set off.
The team moved slowly again.
Murong, who was sitting at the shaft, turned his head to look at Xu Wuyan in the carriage and raised his eyebrows:
"Xu Wuyan, do you feel that you are incompetent?
Your wife went to buy food, and you were resting in the carriage. As a man, where can you put your face?"
Xu Wuyan kept a straight face and resisted the urge to attack. "Shut up. No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak."
Murong shook his head, "It's hard to stop a person from talking so much!
If I don’t say it, no one will say it?”
The veins on Xu Wuyan's forehead bulged, he did it on purpose.
The quarrel was about to break out again. Lin Shuo skillfully took out a book from the side and thrust it directly in front of Xu Wuyan:
"Brother-in-law, what does this mean?"
…
On Lin Wei's side, everyone walked in the direction pointed by Lao Wei. After walking for almost half an hour, they could vaguely see a small village at the foot of a mountain not far away.
"This village is really remote." Xiao Liuzi took a breath.
"I estimate that it takes at least a day's walk from their village to another village. If that's the case, how many days would it take to go to town and back?"
Just thinking about it, Xiao Liuzi felt like fainting.
It's too remote.
"What is this?" Lin Mosong said in a breath:
"If you keep going forward, it's normal that you won't see a village for a few days.
The land here is too barren, and the harvest from growing crops is pitifully small. Planting crops is almost the same as not planting anything at all, so anyone with a little money will definitely move away with their family."
"Mrs. Xu, you know a lot." Liu Dongyang said with admiration.
Lin Mo was embarrassed and said, "I read it in a book."
"Mrs. Xu is right. The further north we go, the poorer the land becomes, and the farming time in a year is very short. How are we going to survive when we get there?" Liu Dongyang sighed.
When he said this, his face was full of confusion about the future.
"There will always be a way out when the time comes. There's no need to plan too much for the future." Lin Mo shook his head.
"What we are worried about now is whether we can reach Mocheng alive.
The most important thing is to keep yourself alive first, and worry about other things later."
"Mrs. Xu is right. The most important thing now is to ensure my own survival." Zhou Peizhi's face also showed a touch of admiration.
Mrs. Xu is truly a very wise person.
Lin Mo didn't want to talk about such sad topics anymore, so she took a deep breath:
"We have to hurry up, otherwise we might not be able to get back before dark.
Traveling at night in an unfamiliar place is not only easy to get lost, but also prone to danger."
Everyone agreed and quickened their pace.
When they got closer to the village and were able to get a glimpse of the entire picture of the village, Lin Mo finally understood why they had not been able to borrow any food in their previous life.
It should even be said that they didn't even set foot in the village.
This village is built between two mountains. Two tall and sturdy gates at the entrance separate the village from the outside world.
Xiao Liuzi was surprised. "Which village is so generous as to install a gate at the entrance? This is the first time I've seen it."
"There are still people guarding it." Lin Mo gestured for him to look at the high walls on both sides of the gate.
On the towering wall, several people were staring at them with eager eyes.
No, it's her!
Lin Mo frowned, this village might not be simple.
The tall and sturdy gate and the terrain at the entrance of the village seem to be a little tilted.
But the others didn't think too much about it. Instead, they all showed joy on their faces:
"This village is not ordinary, so they must have food to sell to us."
"Yes, they are well dressed and must have food."
…
Liu Dongyang's face was full of joy:
"Mrs. Xu, let's go over quickly and exchange food with them."
His father hasn't had any food to eat today, and he had a serious illness before. He doesn't know if he can survive.
Lin Mo nodded.
They moved quickly forward with them, but before they could speak, they were driven away.
Extremely sharp wooden sticks flew towards them:
"Hurry up and leave, we don't welcome outsiders."
"Let's go, or we won't be polite."
…
The sharp wooden sticks thrown by the other party scared Lin Mo and others, and they all retreated to avoid them.
Xiao Liuzi frowned and shouted at them:
"I'm a bailiff, and we're here to buy food from you.
Can you sell us some food? We are willing to pay a high price."
But the villagers on the high wall would not listen to them at all. Once they approached, they would throw the sharp wooden sticks in their hands at them mercilessly.
This forced Lin Mo and others not to take a step forward.
The villagers stopped attacking until a middle-aged man appeared.
He glanced at Lin Mo and the others and shook his head:
"Let's go quickly. Our village doesn't even have enough food for ourselves, and we don't have any extra food to sell to you."
Lin Mo took a step forward:
"Uncle, we'll take whatever you can sell to us.
We are really out of food and starving. Besides, it will take a day and a half to walk to the nearest town. We can’t stand it any longer.”
Zhou Peizhi, who was standing by, also came out and said, "Yes, uncle, please sell some to us. We are not bad people."
"Yes, we are exiles. We were trapped in this area due to the snow. We ran out of food, so we came here for help." Liu Dongyang also said loudly:
"So please help us, we are really not bad people."
Lin Mo's mouth twitched.
Is Liu Dongyang mentally ill?
If you reveal their identities, others will rush over faster.
really……
"Go away, we won't sell any food to you even if we have it." The middle-aged man shouted, unable to hide the disgust in his eyes.
Lin Mo was speechless and lowered her voice:
"Liu Dongyang, don't say that next time. Ordinary people don't have a good attitude towards those who are exiled. After all, people only know that they are exiled because they have done something wrong and committed a crime.
They will treat us as the worst criminals and drive us away even harder.”
Liu Dongyang's face froze, and a hint of apology flashed across his face:
"I'm sorry, I messed up."
Lin Mo shook her head. "It has nothing to do with you. They didn't want to sell it to us anyway."
It seemed that she would just return empty-handed like everyone else in her previous life.
Originally, she wanted to follow along and then secretly take out some rice from the space and add it in, but it seems that this is no longer possible.
He glanced at the village entrance and frowned:
"Let's go, don't waste time, and look somewhere else on the way. Maybe we can find something else to eat."
A dark light flashed in Lin Mo's eyes. It seemed that the opportunity had not come yet, so he could only wait until later.
Others could only agree.
Everyone felt a little disappointed that they had come so far but ended up with nothing.
"If we can't buy it, let's hurry up and leave. It's getting late." Xiao Liuzi said. Brother Wei was right. This village would not sell food to them.
They wouldn't even let me get close, quite xenophobic.
They seem to be well dressed though!
It's strange that in such a remote and poor village, the clothes these people wear are not even patched.
Xiao Liuzi scratched his head, his face full of confusion.
But he didn't meddle in other people's business. Brother Wei said that when you are out, you should mind other people's business.
And at this moment...
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