Chapter 137 Harvest
A deafening shout was heard, and Shen Qing saw a figure immediately emerge from the opposite carriage.
He was wearing a long gown, a square turban, and had a long beard, obviously dressed like a scholar.
Shen Qing was stunned. She had always thought that these people were all farmers who had nowhere else to go, but she didn't expect that there were also scholars.
She watched him standing on the frame for a while, but she couldn't see the specific situation of the battle at such a distance. Then she quickly jumped off the frame and went in and out of the carriages to check what was going on.
A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy jumped out of one of the carriages and called out to him respectfully, "Second Master, what's wrong?"
"Go and see how the battle is going." Song Lao Er waved his hand and ordered.
After the young man left, Shen Qing watched Song Lao Er quickly come to the back frame, lift the oilcloth, pick out some small items from it and carry them to the carriage where he had been before, humming a song, one trip after another.
Shen Qing watched for a while and felt that the man was almost tired and it was time to take action. Then he heard shouting from afar.
"Second Master, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"
Song Lao Er stopped, and Shen Qing retreated behind the trees to block his body.
"What's going on?" Song Lao Er asked with a frown.
The young man gasped and replied, "Second boss, I didn't get close. I only saw from afar the brothers led by the first boss screaming in agony. The screams were so loud and clear, it was really creepy!"
An immediate thought popped up in Song Laoer's mind: Oh no, we've been ambushed!
But how could that be? They were just ordinary country folk! They had probably never traveled far before the flood, and there was nothing unusual going on ahead.
He asked unwillingly, "Have you seen the big boss? And the third and fourth bosses?"
The young man shook his head. "No, we only heard screams from our side. There was a bright fire on the other side, and a circle of torches, but no sound came from us."
Song Lao Er's heart sank. He lowered his head to think, his eyes rolled around, and then he put his hand into his sleeve.
When he looked up, he suddenly looked behind the boy and shouted in fear: "Look who's coming behind you?!"
The boy's hair stood on end, and he instinctively turned around in fear. But where was anyone? All before him was a vast expanse of darkness, nothing.
The next moment, Song Lao Er pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, raised it high, and brought it down heavily, stabbing it into the boy's thin back!
The young man slowly turned around, his eyes full of disbelief, his childish face distorted by pain: "Second Master, you...why..."
Song Lao Er snorted, "You are a bunch of rabble. I have wanted to stay away from you for a long time. Tonight is a good opportunity."
He kicked the boy, knocking him face down on the ground. He was unable to get up and then, satisfied, he went to the car behind to continue moving things.
After moving twice, I turned around and a black shadow appeared out of nowhere.
"ah!!!"
The next second, he fell to the ground convulsing.
Shen Qing put away the electric baton and dragged the fallen Song Lao Er to the side like a dead pig.
Then he checked the first carriage and saw two pieces of cotton cloth and one piece of linen cloth piled there. Shen Qing happily put them into the large storage cabinet without hesitation.
In this dynasty, cloth was also hard currency and was extremely valuable. Even torn jackets that were eaten by insects and bitten by rats could be pawned for money at pawnshops, and then redeemed in winter, because if you didn't redeem them in winter, you would really freeze to death!
Therefore, a cotton coat or even a piece of cloth would be the property of the poor, who would be reluctant to throw them away, as they would rely on them to save their lives in the future.
Those who are able to be allocated a carriage must be well-known and have status in the team. For him, these three pieces of cloth are the monetary reward.
Next to the cloth was a large cloth bag. Shen Qing opened it and took a look. There were both good and tattered clothes in it, and he put them directly into the locker.
Although she doesn't know how to wear it, it might come in handy in the future, so it's better to take it.
There was a small cloth bag hidden in the corner. When I opened it, I found whole ingots of silver! Collect, collect, collect!
Next to it was dried meat, but Shen Qing didn't dare to take it with his shaking hands. He quickly got off the car and got into the second one.
The contents of the second, third and first cars were not much different. It seemed that the leaders had divided up similar amounts of things.
The fourth car was the one that the second-in-command of the scholar class got off. Shen Qing was stunned when he entered!
Cloth, coarse salt, brown sugar...these are all hard currencies, filling up most of the carriage. She swallowed and put them all into the locker!
She now deeply understands how happy it is to have a large storage cabinet!
It’s so convenient.
After putting away the large items, I found a small sandalwood box in the corner.
It looked very nice. When Shen Qing opened it, he saw small yellow ingots inside. They were actually gold!
Gold is a precious commodity in China, let alone here. Before, all the money earned from selling brushes was silver. It looked like a lot, but it was not much when converted into gold. Now, a small wooden box is full of gold!
Shen Qing thought about why the second-in-command, a scholar, carried the gold and silver over and over again, and why he murdered the young man. People die for money and birds die for food. With so much gold and silver in front of him, he was not a decent person, so how could he not have evil intentions!
The large locker was already full, so Shen Qing didn't take the sandalwood box and directly put the gold ingots into the small locker she used to store silver.
These are the start-up funds for the new place of residence, and they need to be packed up.
We don’t know what the new place will be like yet, so the more financially prepared we are, the better!
After cleaning up the four carriages, Shen Qing came to the two carts at the back.
The oilcloth had been opened, and the valuable and useful items had been moved to the fourth carriage, and the remaining items inside were clearly visible.
After Shen Qing saw it clearly, his hair stood on end and he was extremely glad that he didn't ask for the dried meat!
She took out the electric baton again and shocked the man on the ground over and over again.
Damn it, let you do evil!
You will have a hard time next!
As she walked, she saw twelve shiny, strong donkeys. She turned around, untied the reins, and returned the way she came.
When going around the back of the hill, tie the reins tightly to the tree.
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The people of Qili Village are picking up the last remnants of the defeated army.
The injured, those captured alive, those who fell into the water and fainted for unknown reasons...all had their hands and feet tied up with hemp ropes and were thrown away.
Dozens of torches lit up the entire open space as bright as day.
There were also endless wails and curses.
Master Jiang looked at the people who were cursing and said coldly, "Dalang, shut their mouths!"
"Okay!" Jiang Dalang walked forward happily and stuffed a handful of dry grass into his stinky mouth.
One after another, becoming more and more proficient.
Mr. Jiang Er looked at Xie Qingshan and Jiang Datao and ordered: “Qingshan, you ride your donkey to the Anping City guards to inform them of the situation and send someone over;
Da Tao, ride your donkey back to Qinghe City to find the guards and report to the city lord. The sooner the better!
Donkeys walk much faster than humans. If everything goes well, we should be able to get here by evening.
"Yes!" The two received the order and immediately led the donkey and set off.
Shen Qing seized the opportunity, walked to Jiang Yang, and whispered, "Second Uncle, I have something to tell you."
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