The man named Hu Dacheng squeezed to the front and knelt in front of Kang Yueran, "Girl, my name is Niu Dayan, Dacheng and I are from the same village, and we grew up together. We are not bad people.
The village was hit by a flood, and the houses collapsed, and the little food we had was gone. With nothing left to eat, I and a few other fellow villagers decided to eat wild vegetables and game from Qingping Mountain.
After arriving at Qingping Mountain, someone from the village approached us and told us that the world was in turmoil and the village needed more people to strengthen its security. They also said that each able-bodied man could bring two relatives up the mountain. With such a good offer, we couldn't resist, so many of us took refuge with the village.
"Only when we arrived at the mountain stronghold did we realize that they had asked us to bring our relatives up the mountain to keep them as hostages. They told us to go down the mountain and rob passersby, and if we didn't, they would kill our relatives. We had no choice but to do as they said."
Hu Dacheng bandaged the wound on his arm and walked over. He said, "Miss, my home is not far from Dayan's family. Dayan's family are all good people. In the past, when Xiaocheng and I had no food to eat, it was Dayan's mother who often gave us cakes to eat."
Five other people from the same village also came forward and begged, "Dacheng, please save us. We are all from the same village. You can't just stand by and watch someone die."
He Zhengchu was still bandaging the wound. He asked Hu Xiaocheng beside him, "How are those people from your village?"
Compared to Dacheng, he trusts Xiaocheng's vision more.
"Big Eyes' family is the most honest, the others are okay. But Liu Erqiang, who's begging my brother, is not good. He's very cunning!"
A calculating look flashed in He Zhengchu's eyes.
Kang Yueran wanted to make porcelain and do business, so he needed a lot of manpower, and these disaster victims were just right for him.
If he saves a victim's life now, they will be more loyal to Kang Yueran.
However, he had to find a way to keep only the honest and reliable ones.
Having lived in the same village for so many years, Hu Dacheng also knew that Liu Erqiang was a bad person.
If it was just Liu Erqiang, he would refuse without hesitation, but with Niu Dayan, he wanted to help. "Girl, what should we do?"
Kang Yueran and He Zhengchu thought of the same thing. "Niu Dayan, how many people like you are there in the village?"
"There are many! I went up the mountain thirteen days ago, and the earliest one went up twenty days ago. There are more than three hundred able-bodied men among the disaster victims like us who went up the mountain later.
However, when we were sent down the mountain to rob people before, almost half of them died. The leader of the mountain stronghold didn't treat us as human beings at all, and always made us lead the charge.
We are all honest people and would never kill anyone, so the casualties were very high. The village is still recruiting people, and people are going up the mountain every day."
Kang Yueran asked again: "The people from the Shanzhai didn't kill anyone before, why did they suddenly start robbing people?"
Niu Dayan was a smart man and had found out a lot of information.
"I heard that originally there were more than 1,200 able-bodied men, women and children in the village, and the head of the village was Li Hu.
A month ago, for unknown reasons, the third in command, Tu Da, rebelled. Both sides had their own people, and the fighting was fierce, with many people killed.
As a result, Tu Dacheng became the head of the clan, and he imprisoned Li Dacheng, and Li Dacheng's two sons escaped."
It turns out that the head of the family has changed. Isn’t it said that Li Hu’s sworn brother is very powerful?
"Who is that Tu Da?"
"The Tu family has three brothers, all of them are very strong and can easily defeat ten people alone. The sworn brother of the head of the family, Li Da, is very powerful. The people in the stronghold privately speculated that Tu Da had rebelled and might have joined the officials. However, no one heard any rumors."
He Yifan shook his head after hearing this, "In addition to the title of Duke, Duke Lu is also a general with a large army. Even the unfavored royal family dare not offend him.
Li Hu's sworn brother is Duke Lu's favorite general. It's impossible for Tu Da to get close to someone more powerful than Li Hu's sworn brother."
There are many people who are more powerful than Brother Li Hu, but they certainly look down on a village with only three or four hundred strong men.
Kang Yueran also thought so. "Li Hu's son ran away and is likely to seek help from Li Hu's sworn brother. Tu Daming knows that his position as the head of the family is unstable and wants to rebel. It's probably for money."
Merchants have to pay money when passing by, and after accumulating praise over the years, they must have a lot of gold and silver.
He Yifan admired Kang Yueran's sharpness.
"What are you going to do, girl?"
The white tiger could understand human language. It ran to Kang Yueran and said, "Master, the Wolf King told me yesterday that he can lead the wolf pack to help you seize the village and make you the queen."
Seize the stronghold?
Kang Yueran looked around and thought this was a good idea.
Qingping Mountain is right between Baekdu Mountain and Anzhou City. The porcelain she makes has to be transported to the city, so she can't pay every time.
Moreover, it is adjacent to the Haihe River to the west. If you continue to go west, you can take sea transportation, and if you go south, you can reach some southern provincial capitals.
She could build a dock in the west and form her own fleet.
There is also the former boss Li Hu. He was able to restrain the people in the village from killing people indiscriminately, so he doesn't seem to be a cruel person.
If she saved Li Hu, Li Hu should give her some face.
She can let Li Hu continue to be the boss, and they can do business together. Li Hu can make money, and she can have another backer. This is a win-win situation.
The more Kang Yueran thought about it, the more she felt that taking over Qingping Mountain would be very beneficial to her.
Seeing that Kang Yueran was undecided, Niu Da thought that she was too embarrassed to refuse him. He took the initiative to say, "Miss, if you don't kill us today, you have saved our lives. We must go back to the mountain. Let's say goodbye now!"
Finally, I advise the girl to leave quickly. The Tu family has a deep bond with its brothers. If you kill Tu San, Tu Da will not let you go. "
When others heard Niu Dayan say this, they were a little disappointed, but they didn't say anything to force Kang Yueran. They wanted to rescue their relatives, but relying on these people alone was far from enough.
Hu Dacheng asked, "Big Eyes, how did you know we were the ones who killed Tu San?"
No one had seen their faces that night.
"Someone saw you with Mr. He and the others."
Tu San is the small leader who is responsible for guarding the He family father and son.
Hu Dacheng said "oh" twice, which was considered as his agreement.
Niu Dayan took his men away, and Hu Dacheng felt it was a pity. They were already injured, and it might not be possible for them to enter the mountain village to rescue people.
Huang started to busy herself with cooking, and Kang Yueran called He Zhengchu aside to discuss countermeasures.
Both agreed to seize Qingshan Ping, but they disagreed on how to seize it.
He Zhengchu refused and said, "You want to go into the village alone to check the situation, but I don't agree. It's too dangerous! Those people just saw your
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