No matter how much blood they have on their hands, as long as they don't have bad intentions and can settle down here peacefully, that's fine.
Song Chongjin had already made the worst-case scenario plan in his mind.
He even had a dark thought: if these people disagreed, he planned to lead his men to slaughter everyone in the village after nightfall.
He knew a little about medicinal herbs and knew which ones, when burned, could induce a deep sleep.
He had accumulated quite a bit of this medicine along the way, but he hadn't taken it out to use it until now.
In fact, he wouldn't do it unless absolutely necessary.
But when you're at your wit's end and have no other choice, then don't blame him!
Standing at this height, you can only see a village a few hundred meters below.
As long as these people are all dead, they'll occupy the space and no one will notice.
But Chi Yu's words, that as long as he managed the people he brought, they weren't all heartless, still gave him hope.
Rather than risk massacring the village, it's better to wait and see what the other side's final plan is.
If we can allow them to stay, we can befriend them, and they won't have to do anything so heinous.
If you need anything in the future, you can buy it from them.
Ultimately, their goal is to settle down and survive!
With these thoughts racing through his mind, Song Chongjin cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Chi Yu.
"Thank you, young lady! Don't worry, we are all kind people who only want to survive."
Now that we're here, I'll naturally keep them in check.
We've been traveling for almost a month to get here, and we've long since run out of oil, salt, and other supplies.
We adults can manage, but the younger children need more nourishment.
Do you have any opportunity to sell some to us?
Don't worry, the money will be provided exactly as it's owed; you won't be shortchanged.
People who don't eat salt for a long time are prone to feeling weak.
Not long after the earthquake, a plague struck, and they fled in haste, only managing to collect some valuables.
They didn't bring much oil, salt, or other similar items.
Since this young lady publicly said that they could stay here for two days, he would ask if he could buy something from them.
The fish in the pond thought it was something serious, but when it heard that the other person just wanted to buy oil and salt, it said:
“I opened a general store in the village, and I also sell salt there.”
There's some vegetable oil available, but it's expensive and not much.
I think with so many of you, you could go hunting too.
Those prey animals have fat on them, so there's no need to buy them.
Right now, after the earthquake in Anping County, all the shops have been destroyed, and many things are no longer available for sale.
Therefore, I don't have much salt either; I can only give you two pounds at most right now.
Even though there are many of you, when you use this salt to make soup, everyone just needs to taste the saltiness.
As for the children, my grocery store has some coarse grains and flour, but not much; I can only give each of you ten jin (5 kg).
The hearts of Song Chongjin and the others, which had been cold, began to feel a little warm after hearing Chi Yu's words.
Those who have that child feel their eyes welling up with tears.
No one knows better than them what the villages and county towns are like after the earthquake.
Regardless of whether the villagers ultimately accept them to stay, at least for now, they are showing goodwill.
It was Song Chongjin who spoke again: "No matter how much the young lady can spare for us, we will accept it, and we thank the young lady for her generosity."
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