Chapter 204: Gratitude (Update 1)
Manager Liu finished his words with a stuttering and trembling voice.
The boss had instructed him not to leak this information, but he felt he would be dead if he didn't.
Even if he wants to make money, he must first be alive.
For some reason, this girl's eyes made him instinctively feel fear, as if she had emerged from a sea of corpses and blood.
He didn't even dare to look into the girl's eyes.
He works for his boss and has come into contact with many different kinds of people, so he has his own judgment.
With these judgments, he can seek benefits and avoid harm.
So he realized that this girl must not be provoked.
When Manager Liu said these words, the faces of the villagers present changed instantly.
Many people turned pale with fear.
"What? It's because of this!"
"They have such vicious intentions. Fortunately, they haven't sold the food yet."
"Food prices have doubled? Is this... a war?"
"Thanks to Shuyun and Zhiluo, otherwise none of us would know this." Shuyun is Mrs. Cui's name.
"Yeah, thanks to Miss Cui for reminding us just now."
"If it weren't for Zhiluo's strength, no one in the village would know this news."
When the villagers heard these words, they were really shocked and scared.
They were especially afraid that if they sold the food, there would not be enough food to eat because of the war outside. They might not be able to buy food even with money, not to mention that the food was so expensive.
One old lady was so frightened that she sat down on the ground.
"There's a war going on. What should we do? What if the war reaches our Northern Province? The wheat harvest is only two months away. Will we still be able to harvest it?"
"how so?"
"If I had known, I would have saved more food last year!"
“We can’t sell food.”
Everyone's face turned pale, their minds were in a panic, and they didn't know what to do.
Everyone knows how terrifying war is and that you can lose your life if you are not careful.
There was also a hunchbacked woman in the village who cried, "I just sold 50 kilograms of grain. What should I do? Can I get it back?"
Someone sighed and said, "She is selling grain in a hurry to raise money for the betrothal gift for her son to marry a wife."
"There's no time to worry about these things right now. Only when we have food in our hands can we feel at ease."
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the old lady and knew that her family was very poor.
She glanced at Manager Liu and said, "You know what to do, right?"
Manager Liu nodded his head repeatedly, "I know...I know."
He was a smart man, he knew what to do, "They can, they can get their food back."
Upon hearing this, the families selling grain breathed a sigh of relief, took out the copper coins they had collected before and gave them to Manager Liu, and took their grain back.
Manager Liu thought that everything would be fine if this were the case.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at Manager Liu, a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stood up and left.
Manager Liu felt that nothing was wrong, so he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left with his men and carriage in a dejected manner.
At this time, the villagers rushed up to thank Jiang Zhiluo.
"Zhiluo, Auntie really wants to thank you very much."
"Yes, yes, Zhiluo, this time it's really thanks to you. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know what to do and wouldn't even know this news."
"Zhiluo, I don't obey anyone but you. From now on, I will believe everything you say."
"Zhiluo, we all don't know how to thank you."
Everyone surrounded Jiang Zhiluo, wishing they could hold her hand and thank her sincerely.
Look at her eyes, that gratitude.
Of course, everyone also expressed their gratitude to Mrs. Cui, also known as Yang Shuyun, just now.
Jiang Zhiluo was a little uncomfortable with such a scene.
"Oh, Zhiluo, what do you think we should do? Do we need to prepare anything? Should we run away, or hide in the mountains? But there are wild beasts in the mountains..."
"Yes, Zhiluo, I trust you. I think you're amazing. Tell us what we should do."
Everyone now looked at Jiang Zhiluo with trusting eyes.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Everyone, don't panic too much. It's hard to say whether the war outside will reach Beizhou, but we should store some food. It's best to prepare some salt..."
She told everyone about some of the things that needed to be prepared.
Everyone nodded seriously and took note.
As if she had thought of something, Jiang Zhiluo said, "Oh, the locust tree is in bloom. You can pick the flowers to make buns and dumplings, or make locust flower eggs or salad with them. You can eat any of them."
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, go pick some locust flowers and go back to eat them with corn bread and locust flower buns. Make more and they will last for a long time."
"Zhiluo, thank you, Auntie. Thank you."
An old lady who had just brought back the food held Jiang Zhiluo's hand, her eyes were red, and she didn't know how to express her gratitude.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Auntie, it's okay. I just didn't scare you."
"How could that be? You are helping us, how could we not know what is good and what is bad?"
"You are just like your father, both are great. I heard that those people in Xingshan Village back then were able to settle down safely in Xingshan Village thanks to your father's leadership."
It is not surprising that Jiang Zhiluo knows some Kung Fu, as everyone knows that Jiang Xiangchuan knows Kung Fu.
There's nothing wrong with a daughter learning some self-defense skills from her father.
Besides, learning some kung fu is a skill these days.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Jiang Zhiluo breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, she was not afraid that everyone would be scared. Once the war broke out outside, Jiang Zhiluo thought that it would be good if she had some skills to make everyone afraid of her.
But she didn't expect that the villagers' reaction was different from what she imagined.
Seeing everyone's sincere gratitude to her and seeing everyone's expressions, Jiang Zhiluo felt slightly touched.
Old Madam Cui wanted to show some concern for Jiang Zhiluo, but was blocked outside by the villagers. Everyone surrounded Jiang Zhiluo and talked to her at once.
Old Madam Cui felt like everyone was trying to snatch Zhiluo from her, and she felt a little jealous, but also happy.
Everyone likes Zhiluo, and she is proud and happy.
After sending everyone back, Jiang Zhiluo and Old Madam Cui were walking home when Old Madam Cui asked, "Zhiluo, are you really okay? Are you feeling unwell?"
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Mom, I'm fine. Was I a little rough just now?"
"No way, who would dare to say you're rude? You're just protecting me, and I'm happy."
Not only happy but also touched, it's a very heartwarming feeling.
Even her daughter has never been so considerate.
Old Madam Cui took Jiang Zhiluo's hand, and the two of them went home affectionately.
"By the way, do you want to tell your parents about this?"
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Let's go after lunch. I told them before that they should have stockpiled some food. My father will definitely tell the villagers not to sell the food."
Before, after Jiang Zhiluo bought some food, she went to her mother's house and told her parents about it.
Her parents naturally believed what she said. The reason they didn't tell the villagers before was that they thought the villagers might not believe it even if they told them.
Moreover, a war may not necessarily break out, and it is not good to cause panic among the people.
If the northern states are not affected, it would be bad if people spend money to buy things and then stockpile them and find that they are useless, and then complain later.
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