Chapter 497 Uninvited Guests
"Where are you guests from?"
The innkeeper became more cautious because more people came to Muchuan now, and the inn's business was much better. Most of them came to Su Qianqian's shop, and they generally knew where Su Qianqian was.
"We are from southern Xinjiang." The man's eyes flickered, and there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes as he looked at the innkeeper.
"Every household in Muchuan grows vegetables now. I don't know which one you are talking about."
The innkeeper went over vaguely and winked at his youngest son. The boy was very smart and turned to his mother and said, "Mom, I'm going to Uncle Dong's house to get some pork."
"Go back quickly and tell Uncle Dong that we have many customers today and we will use a lot of meat. The customers have a picky taste, so they need to check carefully whether the meat is good or not."
The innkeeper's wife instructed.
The boy agreed crisply and ran out.
Soon Su Qianqian in the shop learned that there was a strange guest in the inn, and she even asked where she lived.
"Go back and pretend nothing happened. Tell your parents to ignore it." Su Qianqian gave the clever boy who reported the news a bag of meat jerky: "This is from Uncle Dong."
The boy thanked him happily and ran away.
"Thirteen!" Su Qianqian shouted, and Qin Shisan appeared from the window next to the shop.
"Go and see where those people in the inn came from." Su Qianqian ordered.
Qin Shisan agreed and disappeared.
Before Qin Shisan came back, the group of people still found the shop. Seven or eight of them looked around in the shop, finding everything new to them. However, most of them didn't speak. Only the leader asked questions in stiff language.
"Where do these seeds come from?" the man finally asked, looking at the various vegetables.
"Sir, these seeds are grown in our shop and cannot be bought outside." Su Qianqian said with a smile.
"Can it be grown anywhere? Can you sell me the seeds?" the man asked with eagle eyes.
"We only sell vegetables, not seeds. Where are you from? These vegetables will rot if left for more than three days. If you live more than three days away, you won't be able to take them back."
Su Qianqian tried to find out where they came from.
"Three days?" The man held up three fingers.
"Yes, in three days, maybe I can bring it back?" Su Qianqian asked with a smile.
Those people didn't say much, just picked some vegetables and took them away.
In the evening, Qin Hanzhang and Qin Shisan came back together. Qin Hanzhang looked serious and took Su Qianqian to an empty room in the backyard.
"Those people today are from Chen. They actually crossed the border to Da Qi. This means that the border town outside the southern border has become a mere formality."
"Chen State? They haven't taken any action in all these years, why are they suddenly crossing the border now?"
Su Qianqian was not surprised, but she didn't understand why the people of Chen could roam around in Da Qi.
[Xiao Tong, your language function should evolve. I just spoke a little in dialect, and you couldn't understand a word. How dare you call yourself a melon-eating system when you eat melons like this? 】
Su Qianqian expressed dissatisfaction with the system's performance today.
[What can I do? I also have my shortcomings. A blacksmith must be strong himself. If you have enough knowledge, why do you need me to translate? 】
The system is not convinced either.
"The Chen people chose to sneak into Da Qi at this time, it must be because the current situation is unstable, and the Chen people also want to get a piece of the pie at this time, so you must be careful and vigilant, and I will also let the secret guards be more alert."
Qin Hanzhang has been dark and thin these days. Although Su Qianqian didn't ask him what he did, she knew it well.
"You don't have to worry about this little thing. With Young Master Jiang here, and Han Jin and Han Yue, those people won't get any benefit. It's just that Muchuan County needs to strengthen the city wall and make some preparations."
Su Qianqian said.
"Yes, I have already talked about this with County Magistrate Zhou. After the crops are planted in March, Muchuan County will summon civilians to reinforce and raise the city walls." Qin Hanzhang nodded.
"How are those people today?" Su Qianqian asked casually.
"They are imprisoned in Magistrate Zhou's prison. Whether they go back or not, war will inevitably break out again between them and the State of Chen." Qin Hanzhang lowered his eyes with a worried look on his face.
"If the southern border town is lost, Muchuan will be in danger." Su Qianqian understood Qin Hanzhang's concerns. What happened before was going to happen again.
"Now we have some influence in Muchuan. Tomorrow I will mobilize the people of Muchuan. They will do the work and I will pay for it. We will burn bricks to build the city walls and forge the weapons needed to defend the city."
Su Qianqian felt that this matter was urgent and she didn't want to sit and wait for death, so she had to take the initiative.
Qin Hanzhang looked at Su Qianqian deeply and said, "No matter what, you must take care of yourself. If you are in danger, you can escape alone."
"I'm not a gentleman, so when I'm in danger, I naturally save my own life first." Su Qianqian replied calmly.
On the second day, Su Qianqian first told Madam Qin about the matter. Then, the Qin family, headed by Madam Qin, went door to door to mobilize the people of Muchuan. For the safety of Muchuan County, they opened kilns and fired bricks to reinforce the city walls.
Su Qianqian found Grandpa Jiang again, and the Jiang family also joined the team to recruit civilians to build weapons to defend the city.
But the people were not enthusiastic.
It was the spring plowing season, and since people had tasted the sweetness of farming, they all wanted to plant more crops and earn more money, so they had no time to make bricks or iron. Although Su Qianqian was willing to pay the money, it would delay farming and it would not be worth it.
The people did not think it necessary to reinforce the city walls. For many years, the city walls of Muchuan had been just for show.
County Magistrate Zhou personally lobbied for several days, but there were still very few civilians willing to help make bricks and weapons.
Su Qianqian was a little discouraged, thinking that if there was no effect, she should consider running away.
On the morning of the fourth day, Su Qianqian, who didn't want to face any more setbacks, was called up by Su Mu: "Girl, go and have a look. The brick kiln is burning, and the blacksmith shop has started making arrows and caltrops."
Su Qianqian woke up instantly. There was no one here last night, so why did they suddenly start working today? Did the people figure it out overnight?
After a simple wash and washing up, I left my yard and found that the Qin family was not there. Following Su Zi out of the city, I turned around the hillside where the wooden house was and found the brick kiln.
Some people were mixing the mud, some were removing the bricks, and some were cleaning the brick kiln and pulling in firewood for burning bricks.
The one who mixed the mud was the second master, the one who removed the bricks was the eldest brother of the Jiang family, the one who cleaned the brick kiln was the third master, and the ones who pulled the firewood were the second and third ladies.
"Qianqian is here. You've worked hard these days. Why don't you get a little more sleep?" The third old lady said with a smile, wiping her sweat.
Su Qianqian rubbed her hands awkwardly: "I slept late last night and got up late today. Third Aunt, why didn't you call me when you came here?"
"What can you do? The shop can't do without you. We'll do as much as we can. You see, we can do it, too. Even if it's a little slower, it's better than standing still."
The third old lady pointed at the people from the Qin and Jiang families.
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