They were worried that someone would come to their house to extort money and cause trouble.
Patriarch Chu and Patriarch Luo, both with worried looks on their faces, gathered together to discuss things.
"Oh, if I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have followed the buying route."
After saying that, the two of them looked at the head of the Qian Li family who was following closely behind them.
It was these two landlords who wanted to escape earlier, so they chose to pay the toll.
He said he could give those who were willing to pay a ride along, so they paid to suffer the consequences together...
At that time, there were no less than a hundred people in Qian Li's family, but now those who have fled and gathered together are only about fifty people in total.
The exact number of casualties is unclear, but it appears that more than half of the people in each of the two families are missing.
"Those bandits were very mean. They only targeted the young people and ignored us old bones as long as we didn't stop them. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't be able to escape."
"Young people can sell for money, but who would buy old bones like ours? People even think the meat is too tough to chew when we boil them."
"I say, old man, let's not talk about whether we regret it or not. The most urgent thing is how to avoid starving to death."
Patriarch Chu was not displeased at being interrupted.
"The only solution now is to buy grain from the people of Anhe Village. Borrowing or buying on credit is definitely not an option.
Buying it shouldn’t be difficult if you have the money.”
“Yes, it’s impossible to borrow on credit. After all, there are fifteen people in our family who escaped.
In this year, no one has surplus food, and they can squeeze out two days' worth of food to sell to us, only out of consideration for our fellow villagers."
"Let's go and tell them we're buying it, but we'll have to say later that the money was hidden in our mouth earlier."
The two of them had flickering eyes and never mentioned where the money came from.
"That's settled then."
After the two men finished their discussion, they walked towards Village Chief Zheng.
Mr. Qian Li, who had been staring at them from behind, was full of envy.
Mr. Li was extremely anxious.
"What should we do? They must be going to buy food. If we don't go with them, the food will be gone soon."
"They are from the same village, and as long as the money is in place, they can definitely buy food.
We are just the masters of the next village. We not only have to consider buying food, but also how to go with them."
Mr. Qian smiles like the old man next door, but his shrewd eyes reveal that he is not a simple person.
"Right, right, right. You're really thoughtful, Old Qian. After this terrible experience, I'll never dare to flee alone again.
The village chief, Zheng Changan, is a smart man and not a bad person.
Who knows what we'll experience along the way, but I feel at ease following them."
"So not only do we have to use money to buy food, we also have to promise certain benefits to get that old man to agree to let us follow him."
Boss Li thought about it, and finally the two of them came up with the same idea.
"Then we can only promise the money we buried privately."
Boss Qian nodded.
Sure enough, this old man did the same as him and buried most of his family's money before fleeing.
After all, no one knows what will happen when fleeing from famine.
They buried most of their money, intending to secretly go back and dig it up later.
Now it seems that this move was very wise, but I don’t know how much money to promise to the old man.
"Old Qian, you go and talk to him later."
"Okay, I'll go."
While Lao Luo and Lao Chu were still talking and coming back, the two of them hurried over.
The old village chief and a group of old people were walking and saying that it was impossible and there was no food.
After seeing Boss Qian Li, his face became extremely ugly.
Boss Qian bowed, smiled and directly put forward his conditions.
"Village Chief Zheng, we also know that buying food right now is a heartbreaking task.
But we have no food or supplies.
You can't really starve to death without thinking of a way.
I promise to buy only two days' worth of food, and at a high price.
Coarse grains used to cost twenty cents per pound, but now I buy them for a hundred cents.
In two days, you can reach the next city, replenish your food supplies, and even make some money. This is a good situation for everyone."
When the Luo and Chu families heard the price he proposed, they were extremely angry, but they had nothing to say.
They just wanted to buy grain based on their relationship with their fellow villagers, and since the price was only a little bit higher, Old Zheng refused to give in.
Now seeing that the boss had raised the price to one hundred coins per catty, the old man's expression finally looked a little better.
This is loose, but... the money is really ridiculously expensive.
The old village chief was indeed tempted. Even if the price of one catty in the next city was fifty cents, he could make half of it in two days... This was better than collecting interest.
"This matter cannot be decided by me alone. I need to discuss it with those who have more than enough food."
"Of course, of course. Thank you, Village Chief Zheng."
After Boss Qian finished speaking, he called the old village chief.
"Village Chief Zheng, we, the Qian and Li families, also want to join the team. When we reach a safe place, we promise to donate one hundred taels of silver to the village."
The old village chief's pupils shrank when he heard this.
This is a big deal.
Once you settle down, you will receive two hundred taels of silver.
Two hundred taels can help the village get through the difficult times for a long time.
After fleeing famine and arriving at the land, you have to pay money everywhere. With these two hundred taels... you can only take a few dozen people with you. This business is very profitable.
But he was rational enough not to nod on the spot, but looked at the other group of old men who were eavesdropping with their sharp ears.
"I'll discuss these two matters with them before deciding!"
"Then I'll trouble you, Village Chief Zheng."
Xiushui and the old lady, who had watched the whole process, looked at each other and sighed that Boss Qian was indeed a famous landlord in the neighborhood.
Look at how courageous he is, he settled the deal in no time.
Is one hundred taels too much?
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