Chapter 109 The Destination of the Women of Liu Zhao Village!
In this world, the weak are used to relying on the strong to survive. Liu Tao is very smart, otherwise she wouldn't have been chosen by the women of Liu Zhao Village to be their leader.
She observed them all the way and felt that Shen Lanxi was different from the others. If it were someone else who saved them, they would definitely use their benevolent attitude to openly exploit them and treat them like slaves.
They wouldn't let them eat their fill, nor would they pay them wages. They would beat and scold them at the drop of a hat, and even do more vicious things to them!
Having experienced the tragedy in Liuzhao Village, she would no longer foolishly believe that there was any justice or fairness in the world. She would only believe in what she saw and what she had in her hands!
Looking at the women of Liu Zhao Village whose eyes had lost their confusion and fear, Shen Lanxi asked, "Do you know who we are?"
Liu Tao didn't hide anything; they had already found out.
"You are exiled prisoners bound for Dongchuan!"
Shen Lanxi stared at Liu Tao, her eyes carrying a faint sense of pressure.
"You still want to follow us? Do you even know what kind of place Dongchuan is?"
Liu Tao's eyes were firm, and she answered without hesitation, as if she had thought about this question countless times in her mind.
"I know, I've heard that the winters there are very long. It starts snowing in the fall and the whole winter is covered in snow, with snowfalls higher than a person. If you accidentally step into a ditch, you can get buried in the snow!"
Shen Lanxi: "Knowing that you're still willing to follow us?"
Liu Tao answered just as before, without the slightest hesitation.
"We're willing. Only by following you can we live like human beings!" This was the answer the women of Liuzhao Village came up with after thinking about it for many days.
The answer that everyone agrees on!
Shen Lanxi withdrew her gaze and looked at Liu Tao: "Then you'd better be prepared!"
Liu Tao was a beat slow to react, and a joyful and relaxed smile immediately appeared on her face.
They were so afraid that the young master would not agree that they had been worried for many days and had not had a good rest!
"Thank you for taking us in, my lord. From now on, we will obey your orders. We will do whatever you ask us to do. If we have any disloyalty, may we all suffer a terrible death!"
Although Liu Tao was an uneducated peasant woman, she knew how to repay kindness and was loyal. The young master had saved them, and they would repay him with their lives!
Shen Lanxi sensed her eagerness to repay the favor and nodded with a smile.
"Do your jobs well, and I won't treat you unfairly in the future!"
As if she had received a guarantee, Liu Tao was so excited that she seemed to have been revitalized!
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Wei Dongzhu looked in one direction for the third time, and a whooshing sound came from behind him. It was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He turned around and dodged it, then kicked out with his back to him.
Shen Yuanjing thought he had caught Master Hu distracted and was about to launch a sneak attack, but to his surprise, he fell flat on his face!
The laughter of her younger siblings reached Shen Yuanjing, who blushed with embarrassment.
"What's so funny? At least I can hold my own against Master Hu for a few moves, while you can't even last a single move!"
Shen Yuanjun and the others, who had been laughing and joking just moments before, immediately slumped down, their shoulders hunched in shock.
"We're both practicing martial arts, so why are we so different? It's not fair!" Shen Yuanjun stomped his foot in frustration.
Shen Yuanjing got up from the ground. He was quite angry at being laughed at, but when he saw his younger brother stomping his feet and puffing up his cheeks, he found it funny and couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.
"Yuan Jun, the way you stomp your feet is exactly the same as Yuan Tang's, it's hilarious!"
Upon hearing his brother mock him for being like a woman, Shen Yuanjun became enraged and charged at his brother like a little bull, engaging in a fierce fight.
Wei Dongzhu watched the person jump onto the boat. The golden sunlight shone on her, and at that moment, she seemed to be glowing.
He involuntarily held his breath, his heart pounding, and he couldn't even hear the shouts of the young men fighting nearby!
My gaze seemed to be frozen on that moment forever, unable to look away from her!
Suddenly, a person intruded into the beautiful scene.
Liu Yan walked over carrying a basket.
Wei Dongzhu gave him a long, meaningful look, then subconsciously raised his hand and touched the mask on his face.
A fleeting look of disarray crossed his eyes!
"Brother, it's time to apply the medicine, you should go apply it!" Wei Jiajun reminded Wei Dongzhu.
Wei Dongzhu glanced in the direction of the two again before turning his gaze back to the cabin!
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"My lord, some of the prisoners know how to make fish cakes. These fish cakes are baked and are very easy to preserve. They won't spoil even if left out all summer. I think they taste alright. I'll bring them to you to try!"
Shen Lanxi lifted it up and took a look. It resembled rice crackers, a dried product made from dehydrated fish cake.
She tasted a piece, and it was delicious and sweet.
"At least it saves on salt!"
Fish cakes are nothing special, but Liu Yan showed them to Shen Lanxi because she wanted to tell her that she had found a way to save sea salt.
"It's all thanks to our lord's wisdom and intelligence that he guessed my intentions at a glance!"
“We have mostly food on board. Although we brought a lot of sea salt, we used it all for pickling and cooking. I figured that seafood is already salty enough that we don’t need to add any salt. Similarly, eating too much pickled food will make us thirsty and cause us to drink more water. If we replace the pickled fish with fish cake, we can save both salt and water!” It’s a win-win situation!
With the sea at our backs, we don't have to worry about salt; the problem is water.
Unable to reach the shore, their only source of water is rainfall.
Shen Lanxi praised Liu Yan Hui without reservation: "Placing you in the accounting department was absolutely the right choice!"
Liu Yanhui's talent was once again recognized, and she felt like a thoroughbred horse finally meeting its discerning owner.
"The ship owner said that the winds are favorable for the next two days, and this favorable wind will continue for more than seven days. We won't need to exert much effort, and we can leave Tianjin in a day!"
Everything went smoothly. Shen Lanxi's heart was as vast and boundless as the ocean!
"Good, everyone will be rewarded once they leave the Tianjin fiefdom!"
"Yes!" Liu Yanhui respectfully withdrew.
As the ship owner had predicted, the weather was just as she had described. A day later, after leaving her fiefdom in Tianjin, and half a day later, she received a message from a messenger hawk.
"Chunxue, call Liu Yan and the others over for a meeting!"
As Chunxue left, she thought to herself, "Miss is smiling so happily, it must be good news!"
"There's good news, and another piece of news that's hard to say whether it's good or bad. Which do you want to hear first?" Even so, Shen Lanxi's tone remained light and cheerful.
From her expression as she spoke, it was clear that she was in a good mood!
Liu Yan glanced at Wei Dongzhu and Liu Laohu. One was partially mute and rarely spoke. The other... was probably rather embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
The task of assisting the lord fell to him.
"Let's hear the good news first. But judging from our lord's expression, that news, which may or may not be good, shouldn't be bad news for us!"
Shen Lanxi raised the corners of her mouth: "Liu Chengen personally led the troops and wiped out the pirates in Jiaozhou Islands!"
(End of this chapter)
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