Chapter 107: Hard and Unyielding
It means transporting away, not taking away.
They already have a lot of food in their convoy. Even if Yan Shilei and others join, they won't be able to take away too much food.
In order to prevent these free grains from falling into the hands of the Red Lotus Cult or other people again, they must move the grains to another place.
Uncle He heard the conversation between Zhou Yunshu and Yan Shilei and took the initiative to step forward.
He also realized that Zhou Yunshu had always treated him coldly. If he didn't take the initiative to fight for something for himself, once his value was gone, Zhou Yunshu might find an opportunity to kill him.
Yes, kill him, instead of letting him go.
Based on his understanding of Zhou Yunshu, Zhou Yunshu had not avoided him in so many things during this period, which meant that she had never thought of letting him leave, leaving alive.
Rather than waiting until it comes to a life-and-death situation, he might as well surrender as soon as possible.
Not to mention, he found that there was nothing wrong with being with Zhou Yunshu.
People should still be more aware of the times.
Especially when he saw that Manager Liang, Yan Shilei and Du Mazi on Wolong Mountain were all her people, no matter how stupid he was, he realized that the farce that day was most likely planned by Zhou Yunshu, and there was definitely no second person.
Uncle He was not convinced by the promises Zhou Yunshu had made before, but he was impressed by her methods.
Maybe this is what the legendary "hard things don't work" means.
"There's so much food, it's a problem for those of us who want to move away."
Uncle He was telling the truth this time.
"What does Uncle He mean?" Zhou Yunshu asked when she saw Uncle He taking the initiative to talk.
"Looking for help."
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "So the food isn't in some deep mountain or forest, but in the village, or... right here in the village."
Zhou Yunshu clearly saw Uncle He's eyes change when he mentioned the village, which meant she guessed right.
Zhou Yunshu had indeed guessed correctly, and Uncle He became even more wary of her.
According to his original plan, he has now gotten rid of Zhou Yunshu and others, and found a buyer for the grain, a buyer who can consume 5,000 stones of grain.
The money earned from selling grain will be his livelihood going forward.
But plans can never keep up with changes, and he was being watched closely and controlled by Zhou Yunshu.
Since Zhou Yunshu had already guessed it, Uncle He no longer concealed it, "It is indeed in the village. I am the only one who has the key to where the grain is stored."
"Uncle He wants the villagers in that village to help move it?"
Uncle He nodded.
Zhou Yunshu refused: "Let's do it ourselves."
"That's 5,000 dan of grain. It's no small task for us to move it ourselves."
Zhou Yunshu nodded. One stone was about 120 kilograms, and 5,000 stones was indeed not a small number, but she still wanted to move it by herself.
"You can only feel at ease if your own people are moving. Are you so sure that the villagers won't betray you after they help you move?"
Uncle He said, "They have little experience, and you can make them keep their mouths shut by making any excuse."
"Others can easily betray you with just a few excuses." Zhou Yunshu looked at Uncle He and smiled, "Sometimes it's better not to underestimate those who are weaker than you."
There is a saying that goes, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.
Uncle He didn't know why he thought of Zhou Yunshu who had just arrived at Wolong Mountain. The reason why he had come to this day was because he didn't take Zhou Yunshu, a skinny scholar, seriously.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Uncle He raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yunshu seriously and said, "I'll listen to you from now on."
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Uncle He means that he wants to be with us in the future."
"Yes, I don't know if I have the honor to work for Mr. Zhou."
Although Zhou Yunshu didn't know why Uncle He suddenly changed his mind, she was still very happy.
"Of course! Uncle He, you will be glad for your choice today."
He Wenyuan didn’t know whether he would be grateful in the future, but he was already feeling grateful now.
After Uncle He told everyone in the team that they would follow Zhou Yunshu in the future, his treatment and popularity in the team improved immediately.
It was like a fish that had been sunbathing on the beach for a long time finally returning to the sea. If he had known this would happen, he would have surrendered when he was in the capital.
The whole team was united, and Zhou Yunshu felt relieved. Two days later, when she arrived at the place where Uncle He said the food was hidden, her heart almost flew away.
They originally thought that the village Uncle He mentioned was a small village in a mountain valley, which was hidden enough.
But in fact, this village is not in a valley, so it can’t be considered hidden.
The village they came to was called Damiao Village. It was named so because there was a temple on the mountain east of the village.
This temple dedicated to the Goddess of Childbirth was so popular in the past that many dignitaries built roads for it, which benefited the people of Damiao Village and also made it convenient for Zhou Yunshu and others to enter and exit.
The people in Damiao Village seemed to have no idea what had happened in Wolong Mountain or the Red Lotus Sect, so they were extremely respectful to Uncle He's arrival.
The village chief even wanted to bribe Uncle He and asked him when he could upgrade him to a fourth-level Red Lotus Envoy.
After Uncle He gave the village chief a promise that would never come true, he took Zhou Yunshu and others to the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall in Damiao Village is very large, and the back half is obviously newly built.
In this famine year when food and clothing were scarce, the villagers of Damiao Village guarded so much food that Ning Yuan did not touch a single bit even when he was starving.
When the village chief and the villagers heard Uncle He say that he wanted to transport the grain away, they didn't say anything.
Because the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth was very popular in the past, they believed in ghosts and gods more than ordinary people. Later, the people from the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth switched to the Red Lotus Sect, and they believed in the Red Lotus Sect wholeheartedly. They can be said to be loyal believers of the Red Lotus Sect.
Of course, they trusted the Red Lotus Sect so much not only because of its great power, but also because it could exempt the people in their village from corvee labor.
This religion is so powerful that even the government listens to it, so they dare not disobey it.
But just like Uncle He said before, these grains are indeed difficult to transport.
Zhou Yunshu wanted to stuff all the food into her own space, but the food had passed through the open road, and it was better to keep the food under her nose.
"So, where should we transport it?" Wu Gui asked, looking at the food in front of him.
Silence, no one spoke.
After Uncle He's introduction, they also knew that there were only three villages within a radius of dozens of miles, and they knew each other well in these three villages. There was not much difference between hiding in other villages and hiding here, and they could find out with just one question.
Zhou Yunshu turned to look at Uncle He and asked, "Is there anyone else in the temple on the mountain?"
Uncle He's eyes lit up and he shook his head, saying, "No one's here. The Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth on the mountain has been abandoned for five or six months."
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