Chapter 341: Man is Iron and Rice is Steel
Li Tiancai muttered: "The conditions you offer are not attractive enough, even without the help you provide, sooner or later I will break through Feiyang Mansion City, and then the vast land and abundant population can be taken by me." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoWhy should I let you get a piece of the pie? ”
Hogan didn't expect Li Tiancai's appetite to be so big, and said with a sneer: "Village Chief Li, you are too good to be happy, right?" With the power of your village alone, thousands of people want to annex Feiyang Mansion, which has a population of millions? ”
Li Tiancai also replied unceremoniously: "Boss Huo, you are also a generation of junjie, why are you so short-sighted?" As for whether you can or not, you can wait and see! Someone, send off! ”
Hogan stood up suddenly, his face was pale, and after his expression changed a few times, he angrily asked: "Village Chief Li, I respect you for having the air of a male lord and a wise monarch, how can you be so arrogant and domineering?" Your Donggan Village is indeed not shallow, but the prince of my family is also a royal noble, with noble blood, you don't have to look at the face of the monk but also the face of the Buddha! How on earth would you like to form an alliance with us, even if you make it a condition! ”
Hogan was indeed confused by Li Tiancai's arrogance and reality, lost his usual calmness, and went crazy and directly showed his hole cards.
Li Tiancai waved his hand to the attendant unhurriedly, picked up the teacup, drank a few sips of fragrant tea and said, "Boss Huo, you are a lot old, and your anger is still so strong." Sit down, please drink tea, this is one of the specialties of my Donggan Village, which is exported to various prefectures, counties and states! When we talk about business, you have to come and talk about the price, don't you? ”
Hogan turned his head to look, only to see Li Tiancai with a casual expression, and suddenly woke up, just now he fell into the way, and he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world, and they have been taught today!" Village Chief Li, forgive me for being disrespectful, I still have important things to do, come to visit another day and say goodbye! ”
After saying that, Hogan didn't continue to entangle, and turned around and left very chicly, as if the thing that had made him anxious just now had become insignificant.
Li Tiancai nodded towards Hogan's back, not annoyed by the other party's rudeness, but felt that he was very good at controlling his emotions and knew how to advance and retreat, and was an object worth paying attention to.
As for whether the other party will come to visit, Li Tiancai doesn't care, although cooperating with him at this stage can indeed effectively relieve pressure and break the deadlock as soon as possible, but Li Tiancai will never be stupid enough to cultivate a strong competitor.
If the prince of the king could surrender to him, Li Tiancai could consider pulling them along, letting them govern a county and become a titular king of peace.
After sending Hogan away, Li Tiancai sat for a while and then left the village center, went straight to the village warehouse, and received a large number of rations and military supplies.
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On the top of the southernmost beacon tower on the outskirts of Donggan Village, three hungry sentries were next to each other back to back, huddling together in the howling cold wind to keep warm.
The three of them, who were hungry and cold, seemed to be very depressed, and sometimes had a few words of conversation to pass the boring and difficult time.
"Alas, these barbarians who have been hit by a thousand knives can't beat us, so they will use tricks to trap us, I really don't know when they will go back!"
"Yes, think about how good our life was a month ago, not only did we have sufficient supplies in the village, but we could also start our own side business. Where is it like now, drinking gruel every day, and there are no cotton clothes and quilts! ”
"My two elder brothers, since I fled to the village, have been able to eat and dress warmly all day long, and can also generate income, and their lives have become more and more promising. I really regard this place as my home, and I believe that the village elder will definitely drive away those demons, so we must grit our teeth and hold on! ”
"Hey, that's all there is to it! We've been trapped in the stone fort for more than a month, and we're running out of food. I don't know when our supplies will arrive, or we'll all starve to death!" ”
"Wuzi, it's not like you haven't seen that those horse thieves and cavalry cruising around us have been eyeing us all the time. At this time, the village transported grain, didn't it send it to death in vain? Our lives are lives, but other people's lives are not? ”
Tan Wu stiffened his neck and said: "Brother Zhong, I didn't mean that, I'm not afraid of death, but I'm not willing to starve to death like this!" If that's the case, it's better to go out and fight with those turtle grandchildren while we still have the strength now! ”
Tao Zhong said angrily: "What are we going to fight, we are less than ten people now, once we get out of the beacon tower, it will be equivalent to sending food to those horse thieves!" ”
Xiao Yuanshen said thoughtfully: "Brother Wu, what Brother Zhong said is right, we must grit our teeth and persevere." A few days ago, we have withstood several enemy attacks and killed nearly 100 people, so we have long since lost money! ”
Tan Wu covered his empty stomach vigorously, sighed deeply and said: "It's really uncomfortable to be hungry, it's really better to have a good time cutting meat with such a blunt knife." No, I've got to go out and get something to eat tonight! ”
Tao Zhong bumped Tan Wu a few times with his elbow, and said sharply: "You kid is not allowed to come here, those hungry wolves have been waiting for us to throw themselves into the net, and I don't know how many traps have been laid outside the stone castle." They can hold back their anger, once it falls into their hands, it is really a dilemma of life and death. If you're really hungry and can't stand it, I'll give you my ration tonight. ”
Tan Wu pursed his lips and said, "Brother Zhong, don't say that I can't ask for your rations, it's just enough, and it's not enough to stuff your teeth!" ”
At this moment, Hu Hong led Hua Yong to the top of the tower, and after listening to the conversation of several people, he immediately interjected: "What's the matter, I can't stand it after being hungry for two days?" Tan Wu, you foodie, you are the most able among our people, you eat the most at each meal, and you are hungry all day long? In this special period, we must save rations and insist on one more day. ”
"Suichang, are you here?" The three of Tao Zhong turned their heads to look at each other, and showed a smile on their faces.
Hu Hong waved his hand and said, "Tan Wu, it's okay to think about some things, don't be reckless." Okay, I don't have much energy to talk to you, so you all go down and rest and warm up! It's up to me and Hua Yong here! ”
Tan Wu drooped his head and replied weakly: "Suichang, let me stay here, it's a lot of work up and down, I think it's better to sit here more comfortably." ”
Hu Hong saw Tan Wu's dead fish eyes, and suddenly became angry, and his voice raised a few decibels: "Bastard, I am an order, not a request." The biting cold wind at the top of the tower will only make you physically exhausted faster, hungry more, and die earlier, and you won't let me go down! (To be continued.) )