Chapter 43: Don’t cause trouble, but don’t be afraid of trouble
Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, "Master Wei, you are wrongly accusing me. I never cause trouble."
But I'm not afraid of anything, that's it.
Lao Wei rolled his eyes, looking impatient:
"It's okay, go away. I'm annoyed just seeing you."
Whenever I see her, I think of how she manipulated me.
"Ahem, this time there really is something going on." Lin Mo coughed lightly, then turned serious.
"Why don't the shops in Jiuquan Town buy things for us? Master Wei should know the reason."
Old Wei scoffed, "So what if you know? Did Xu Wuyan ask you to come?"
After saying that, he sat down on a big rock nearby.
Holding the wine bag in his hand, he took a sip slowly. Wine should be drunk sparingly.
After drinking, I’m afraid that my alcohol addiction will be taken away by others.
"Master Wei, let's be frank. Once this matter gets out, my Xu family will be ostracized, but it will not benefit you, Master Wei at all." Lin Mo's eyes were sharp.
Seeing Lao Wei looking at her, Lin Mo didn't give him a chance to speak:
"If they start making trouble and come to cause trouble for the Xu family, we will naturally not sit idly by and wait for death. If both sides start fighting, Master Wei will naturally be in trouble.
And if it gets serious and someone dies, and many people die, you won't be able to explain yourself to the authorities, Master Wei, right?"
Seeing that Lao Wei didn't say anything, Lin Mo felt a little depressed:
"Master Wei is a smart man. They obviously want to kill Prince Anping's family and make sure they have no descendants.
Master Wei, in all fairness, do the Anping King and his family deserve this treatment?
"Don't flatter me." Old Wei glanced at her:
“I won’t take care of this matter.
But if things get out of hand, don't blame me for being rude."
Lin Mo could guess Lao Wei's attitude.
Just like in his previous life, he never cared about minor fights, and would only step in to stop things when they became serious.
Lin Mo shook her head and didn't beat around the bush this time:
"Master Wei, if you can help me with this, the ten thousand taels will be yours. Master Wei, we are just protecting ourselves."
After saying that, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket.
This banknote was given to her by Xu Wuyan. It was given to him for self-defense when Xu Feng came to see him secretly last time.
Ten thousand taels.
Old Wei narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly:
"The Prince of Anping's Mansion is truly surprising."
The main purpose of this confiscation of property and exile was to catch people off guard.
Almost every family was kicked out of their home before they could even react. They had no time to pack up their money, so they had almost no money on them.
But the Anping Palace now took out so much silver at once.
It seems that everyone has underestimated the heritage of the Anping Palace.
"Aren't you afraid that I will take the money and do nothing?" Old Wei raised his eyebrows.
"Don't be afraid." Lin Mo shook his head:
"Master Wei, you probably don't want us to be destroyed.
Master Wei, let me be frank, we just want to survive and reach the land of exile."
Old Wei glanced at her and reached out to take the banknote.
Just put it in your pocket:
"You can go now."
Seeing him take the money, Lin Mo turned around and left without saying a word.
Lao Wei was still drinking there for a while:
"Xiao Liuzi, come out."
Xiao Liuzi walked out from the side with an embarrassed look on his face:
"Brother Wei, I, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I was just taking a shit over there, and who knew you guys would be talking here."
Old Wei's hands froze and he lost interest in drinking.
He put the plug in and shook his head:
"It's okay, go call all the brothers out, I have something to say."
"Okay, Brother Wei." Xiao Liuzi rushed into the house quickly.
Soon, the escorts walked out cursing.
Lin Mo, who had returned to the house, saw this scene and whispered to Xu Wuyan beside him:
"alright."
Xu Wuyan nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, madam."
At this moment, Xu Mengxian came over carefully with a bowl of porridge:
"Sister-in-law, have some porridge."
Lin Mo frowned, took it without saying a word, then walked to the other side to eat, as if he was too lazy to pay attention to you.
Xu Mengxian was at a loss for a moment.
But he soon lowered his head, sat quietly aside, and did not dare to speak.
A dreamless night.
In the next few days, everyone was on the road.
Due to the rush on the road and the lack of food, everyone's mood became negative and there was also a surge of anger in their hearts.
Lin Mo also became anxious.
In the evening of the fifth day, when we set up camp to rest.
After not receiving the steamed buns, everyone finally exploded.
"What? The steamed buns are gone? Didn't we agree on two steamed buns a day?"
"Yeah, now there's no more steamed bread. Do you really want to starve us to death?"
"No matter what, give us the steamed bread quickly."
…
After learning that they couldn't even eat steamed buns, everyone exploded and surrounded the escort to demand an explanation.
You talk, I talk, the noise is as loud as a vegetable market.
Lin Mo glanced at the crowd. In just a few days, everyone had become pale and thin from hunger, and they were now staggering even when standing.
Who can endure having no food and traveling so much in a day?
The atmosphere became very depressing.
Old Wei was angry.
The whip in his hand almost failed to suppress the rioting crowd.
In the end, it was only when all the escorts took action and beat up the person who was making the most noise that the matter was suppressed.
Old Wei had a gloomy face:
"Why did I ask you to hurry up?
The purpose is to get here as quickly as possible so that you can go out and find something to eat before it gets dark.
I'm warning you, don't be ungrateful."
"Where can we find food in the middle of winter? I'm afraid there isn't even any grass roots." Someone in the crowd screamed.
"That's right, knowing that there were no villages or towns along the way, why didn't you prepare more food in advance?"
"They just want to starve us to death."
…
Everyone surrounded Lao Wei and started making noise again.
Lin Mo was irritated and stood up in a flash:
"I'm going out to find something to eat."
After saying that, he walked outside.
Xu Wuyan frowned. Her mood seemed to be getting more and more irritable over the past two days.
What happened?
"I'll go help my sister-in-law." Xu Mengxian stood up and chased after her.
Xu Pinggui and others also followed him out.
Xu Xianyu, Nanny Qin and others stayed to clean up the place to stay for the night and cook food.
When Xu Wuyan saw Xu Xianyu going to get rice to cook porridge, he stopped her.
"Brother?" Xu Xianyu was puzzled.
"Wait for your sister-in-law to come back first. Don't cook anything now." Xu Wuyan lowered his voice.
Now no one has food in their hands. If they take out the food and cook it directly, they will probably become the target of everyone's criticism.
Xu Xianyu paused and put down the pot:
"Then I'll go out and collect firewood nearby."
After realizing that nothing would come of it, everyone reluctantly went out to find food.
Old Wei glanced in the direction of the Xu family before turning and leaving.
Sure enough, the smartest ones are the Xu family.
But if they still don’t have food, these refugees will probably make trouble again.
Old Wei frowned.
…
Lin Mo, who went out to look for food, was blown by the cold wind, and her irritable heart gradually calmed down.
What is she panicking about?
I was reborn, and I had plenty of food.
Her mother and brother no longer have to fight for food like they did in their previous life.
As long as they don't steal food, they won't die.
She shouldn't be worried about things from her past life.
In this life, she has tried her best to make everything go in a good direction and not repeat the same mistakes.
Yes, what happened in the previous life will never happen again.
"Sister-in-law, can this be eaten?"
Just as Lin Mo was thinking, Xu Mengxian's voice came from behind her.
Lin Mo frowned in disgust.
What does Xu Mengxian want to do?
These days, he has been running behind me every day.
I don’t know what I can eat and what I can’t eat, and it will only cause trouble for myself.
Turning around impatiently, Lin Mo curled his lips as he saw her carefully digging out a colorful but almost dried-up mushroom from a tree hole.
“It’s edible.
After you eat, tomorrow you can have your brother dig a hole for you here, and you can settle down here from now on."
scare!
Xu Mengxian's hand trembled and she threw the mushroom in her hand away.
This thing is poisonous!
After stepping on it, she quickly caught up with Lin Mo:
"Sister-in-law, wait for me, I'll go with you to find something to eat."
"Don't bother me." Lin Mo said bluntly.
Xu Mengxian covered her mouth with her small hands, slowed down and kept a distance from her.
Lin Mo didn't bother to pay attention to her. He looked around for something to eat.
Suddenly, a vine caught her attention.
This is……
Lin Mo was delighted. He picked up the branch on the ground and ran over to dig at its roots.
Seeing this, Xu Mengxian, who was behind, hurried forward to help.
Soon, they dug a small hole.
There was nothing in the small pit except a vine.
At this moment, the people following behind saw this scene and couldn't help laughing.
"Lin Mo, you can't eat tree roots, you can only eat grass roots."
"Don't insult the roots. Are roots really that thin?"
"Some people think they can find food just by digging. How naive."
…
Hearing these people's sarcasm, Xu Mengxian couldn't stand it anymore.
As she stood up, she snorted coldly:
"You are jealous. You are jealous that my sister-in-law can always find food to eat and you can't."
A woman from the Han family's side room, Han Si's aunt sneered:
"Oh, who is jealous of her?
Am I jealous of her being fierce, or am I jealous of her being vicious?
Xu Mengxian, I kindly advise you to stay away from her, lest you be corrupted by her and become unmarriageable in the future."
Everyone agreed.
This almost pissed Xu Mengxian off to death.
She glared at them angrily and said, "It's none of your business if I can't get married. Humph, my sister-in-law is just digging for food. You're so angry."
"What if it's not?" Aunt Han's eyes flashed with malice:
"How about a bet?
If what she digs out is inedible and can't fill her stomach, will you give me your rations for tonight?"
She saw the Xu family and saw that there was still a lot of food.
"Okay!" Xu Mengxian gritted her teeth.
"If what my sister-in-law dug out can be eaten and can fill your stomach, you must kneel down and apologize to my sister-in-law!"
"good!"
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