Zhuo Ran said: "I can't go upstream, so I can only go here." When I came in, I had the impression that the waterway was very long and winding, and it was about several miles to enter through the tunnel, which passed through the whole belly of the mountain. If it had been caused by a previous earthquake, the entire waterway would have been blocked, and the rock would have been so hard that it could not be broken open. Those passages seem to be natural underground caverns, and either we have to find another way out of the water, or we will be trapped in them, unless we have a way to break through the miasma. ”

Zhuo Ran said a few words that made everyone look at each other, in fact, Zhuo Ran didn't say these words, everyone understood in their hearts. It's just that after saying it, everyone's hearts are even heavier, and they are all thinking about how this matter should be good.

Sister-in-law Gu said: "We have surveyed all the mountains clearly, and there is only this kind of passage to the outside world, and there is a spare one next to it, and that passage is also blocked." In addition, if you want to go out, you can only go over the mountains and pass through the miasma, and if you go out, you will definitely die, without any ambiguity. ”

Zhuo Ran thought of his experience of lying in the vegetable field in the bandit cottage to avoid the smoke miasma, maybe he could make such a filter to filter the poisonous gas to avoid the smoke miasma. But it's not there yet, because if you have to pass through the whole miasma, will this jar have any effect? Besides, it's not yet to the point where you have to flee from the village, so let's wait and see.

Zhuo Ran suddenly thought of a question, if the road out of the village was blocked. The grain could not be brought in, and it seemed that there would not be enough food for the whole village, and there would soon be a famine, and enough food would have to be stored before that. ”

Zhuo Ran decided to start implementing the news before it spread. So Zhuo Ran said to Gu Guo's sister-in-law: "Send me back quickly, I have something urgent." ”

Sister-in-law Gu immediately turned the bow of the boat and propped the boat back to the dock. Zhuoran got on the dock and walked quickly to the courtyard of the beggars.

When I came to the courtyard, I saw beggars coming back from outside, some of the younger beggars were sleeping on the side of the street, and the old or some sick were returning to the headquarters compound to find a shelter to sleep. And it's also a nest of their own, with a place to take care of each other. So soon the yard was crowded with beggars, and Zhuo Ran could barely find a place to plug his feet.

I finally passed, came to the lobby, and met the leader of the beggar gang. After sitting down, Zhuo Ran pretended to be relaxed and asked, "Helper, there are so many brothers outside eating, drinking, and Lazar, but you are worried about it." ”

"That's not it. The Qian Gang Master smiled happily and said, "Actually, I don't bother much, because the beggars have to figure out their own ways to eat, drink, and Lazar." I don't have anything to eat or drink for them here, all I can do is organize them to be together to help each other, and if anyone bullies us beggars, we can all form a group and deal with them. ”

Zhuo Ran nodded and said, "If so many beggar brothers want you to take care of food and drink, then I'm afraid it may not be enough for you to open a super large granary." ”

The Qian Gang Master smiled again and said, "Yes, our brothers have two or three hundred in the Disaster Shelter Village. So many people can only find their own way to find food, I am a family of seven, we cook and eat by ourselves, I can't care about other people. A few of my disciples come to me to eat and drink because they have to pay money, and if the helper comes to provide everyone with food and drink, then what kind of beggar gang is it?"

Zhuo Ran talked to him about this, of course, to find out if the beggar gang had any food, and now it was clear that the beggar gang had no food, so it was useless to look for them.

Zhuo Ran arched his hand and turned to leave, but the Qian Gang Master stopped him again and said, "Since my brother is here, there is something I want to tell you." ”

The Qian Gang Leader has improved significantly after taking Zhuo Ran's medicine, and he can already sit up and talk, and he is more confident. Zhuo Ran turned back and sat down on the chair, and looked at him, the Qian Gang Master leaned on the head of the bed and ordered the disciples waiting at the door to withdraw and close the door.

After the disciple withdrew, there were only two of them left in the room. The Qian Gang Master smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I am very happy and grateful that my brother resolved this grievance for me. Earlier, in front of everyone, I said that as long as my brother helps me and helps me kill Qian Shanren, his property will be divided into half of you, and I will marry my daughter to you. ”

Zhuo Ran waved his hand and said, "Needless to say. ”

A trace of excitement flashed in the eyes of the Qian gang leader, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "You have to make it clear, otherwise it will be bad for everyone to be suspicious of each other, that's the case, you listen to me." Now Qian Shanren and I have turned our rivalry into jade silk, and we no longer see each other in battle, all thanks to my brother's merits, I am very grateful, but to be honest, I told the little girl about marrying her to her brother as a wife, and the little girl was ignorant and always said that she didn't understand her brother. So she wants to find Ichiro-kun by herself, but she can only let down her brother, my daughter is very stubborn, and I can't do anything about her. ”

Zhuo Ran nodded, looked at him and said, "I understand, this marriage has to be mentioned again." I understand what that means, is there anything else?"

The Qian gang leader was a little embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "I'm very sorry brother, my daughter is too tough, it's useless to say her." And she also retorted to me that what I said in front of everyone was to let you help me kill Qian Shanren, so that she could promise her to your brother you, and you didn't kill Qian Shanren, so I can't be considered in breach of contract. I think she is simply a strong word, but I can't argue with her, and I hope my brother can understand my brother's distress. ”

Zhuo Ran was a little funny in her heart, she didn't want to marry her daughter at all, but the money gang found two reasons to prevaricate this marriage, after all, this marriage was promised in public, one is that her daughter does not agree and wants to find another person she likes, and the other is that she did not kill Qian Shanren, which does not meet the conditions put forward by Quan. Zhuo Ran reached out and patted him on the shoulder, stood up and said, "Okay, I understand, don't worry." I'm not ready to be your son-in-law, okay, I'm going to say goodbye. ”

The Qian gang leader hurriedly said: "Brother, don't be angry, wait for me to persuade her well, and the future will be long." ”

"No, I really don't need to mention it again this time, otherwise I'll be disgusted. ”

"Haha, don't mention that. My brother resolved this grievance for me, and my brother was grateful. In the future, you and my brothers will be commensurate, and the beggars will be mine and yours, if there is anything, you will say hello, and these hundreds of brothers will let you drive. ”

Zhuo Ran listened to what he said very politely, and knew that it was just a polite sentence. When something really happens, I'm afraid that it will be pushed back again. This money gang mastermind schemed to rob Qian Shanren's family wealth and deliberately provoked trouble, which is enough to prove that he is a person who values money and power very much. This kind of person is really not worthy of deep friendship, so Zhuo Ran just nodded and walked out.

He went straight to Qian Shanren's room opposite.

The windows were open, and Qian Shanren was lying naked on a dirty straw mat. I took a handkerchief to cover my shame in my private parts. Seeing Zhuo Ran coming in, he immediately stood up happily and sat up, beckoned Zhuo Ran and said, "Brother Zhuo is here, great, I'm still about to ask someone to find you." ”

"Oh, I wonder what the old man is looking for me outside?"

"I want to think about it, or I want to buy your recipe, you don't know how painful my poisonous sores are for me to torture me so much. I really don't want to go through such pain again, now the war is in chaos, although we are all in the village to avoid disaster now, but it is difficult to guarantee that my brothers will not say goodbye and travel the world. ”

"I see that brother, you are not a person who has lived here for a long time, in case you can't find your brother, the medicine you gave is used up, so what should I do, so please brother must agree, as for the price, I said, you make a price, the old man will never bargain, and there is still a little money at home." ”

Zhuo Ran said: "I heard that the old man used to dominate the rivers and lakes, which is very good. There is also a huge mansion, and there are a large number of people under him, but I am afraid that this firewood, rice, oil and salt alone will be enough for you to work. ”

When he heard Zhuo Ran talk to him, he said happily: "Yes, I have hundreds of people in my family." This grain alone requires several large bags every day, and it is simply not enough to rely on the food from the village to avoid disaster. I have a special purchase, and I have to go out once a month to buy a few bags of food and come back. Now that the food is almost exhausted, I am ready to go out to buy it. ”

Zhuo Ran's heart sank, and he was still a little happy when he heard him say that he had to go out to buy every month. Divide a part of the grain with him, enough for himself and Sister-in-law Gu and the child to hold on until the tunnel is opened and the grain can be transported in. But as soon as I heard him say that the grain was almost exhausted, and he was going to bring in new grain, his heart sank again, and if this was the case, it would be troublesome, and it would not be easy to share it with others.

Because if he divides his grain into a part at this time, he knows that the tunnel will collapse before this, and he knows this situation, but he is afraid that he will think that it is not interesting to tear down the wall at a critical time. So Zhuo Ran deliberately pretended to be very surprised and asked him: "In this way, there are not many food reserves in the Disaster Shelter Village, otherwise why go out and purchase it yourself." It seems to me that you don't look like someone who works hard to save some money. ”

Qian Shanren laughed and said: "That's right, the entire village is just a rice store, and the food stock in it is indeed not enough. And the price is very high, so it's not cost-effective to buy from them. ”

Zhuo Ran said: "We have a lot of fertile land in our village, and the people can still farm and live, but they are not too dependent on rice travel." ”

"Yes, yes, almost half of the people here grow their own crops. The people who fled from the village actually came here because of the vendetta of the rivers and lakes, and only a few people came here, and most of them were in chaos outside and couldn't get by. I heard that there is no government tax here, so I planted one and ate one, so I tried all kinds of ways to come here. ”

"Now all the places that can be planted in the village have been dug up and cultivated, and these lands feed at least half of the people. Many of these people became landlords, and when they had grain, they sold it and made money, and they hired people to help him farm the land. A considerable number of people from outside are here to work long hours and farm for others. In this way, these lands almost feed six or seven percent of the people, hehe. The remaining three or four percent only need grain from the grain station to supply grain, so no one buys too many rice shops. ”