Chapter 128: Business in the Shadows
"Hurry up." The man commanded in a gruff voice.
After speaking, he was not in a hurry to leave, as if he was wary of what the woman was saying to Xi Muyun.
The woman got up, wiped her hands, and went to the kitchen with her eyebrows bowed.
Xi Muyun didn't care, she finally knew the reason why these people didn't let him take the volcanic ash away, it turned out that they were afraid of passing the disaster on to others, and these mountain people were still very simple.
The fear in my heart is not so easy to eliminate.
Xi Muyun looked at his body, he was dusty, and he immediately couldn't stand it, so he hurriedly asked Cuiyun to find some water to scrub his body clean, and after washing it, he felt a lot more comfortable.
The disease is found, but how to solve it, the inherent thinking is not so easy to eliminate.
In fact, Xi Duyun could imagine how serious the volcanic eruption was back then, but all of this was a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster, and it was not a punishment from the gods.
Just thinking about it, Bai Bing walked in and said in a deep voice: "I don't know why, I always think it's weird here, otherwise, let's go back, and the next thing will be handled by the five princes." ”
Xi Duyun wanted to do the same, so she picked her pick and relaxed, but she wasn't sure if the volcanic ash was useless, so she had to bring some back first.
But the villagers watched closely, and as soon as they went that way, a few people came out to watch them.
They are neither advancing nor retreating, and they are embarrassed every time, so they can only pretend to come out to see the scenery.
Xi Duyun also tried to explain to them a few times that the volcanic eruption was not a curse, but they didn't believe it, they believed what their ancestors said, and they did their best to abide by what they thought was right.
With no choice, Xi Duyun was planning to leave the village and think of a way elsewhere.
Unexpectedly, the night before leaving, several people asked to see him outside the door, saying that they wanted to see Xi Duyun.
Xi Duyun felt a little puzzled, since explaining her intentions, the people in the village looked at her like a plague god and a thief, and no one had ever said that they would take the initiative to see her.
Xi Duyun thought about it, but still asked Bai Bing to let those people in.
A few men who are five big and three rough look a little lazy and lazy, the clothes on their bodies are also tattered, and the obscene statements are also generous, but there is a shabby feeling all over the body.
"Is there something wrong?" Xi Duyun asked sincerely in the attitude that those who come are not good and those who are good do not come.
The one at the head immediately said, "I heard that you want the soil of the Black Mountain?" ”
Xi Duyun nodded, "I think everyone in the village knows about it, is that why you came to ask me?" ”
"We're here to talk to you about a partnership." The man at the head cleared his throat and said, "As long as you give us money every month, we will help you transport the soil from Montenegro." ”
Xi Duyun smiled, "Isn't your village secretive about this matter, why are you willing to help?" ”
"Hey, we didn't believe in those legends, these black soil have coexisted with us for so many years, nothing happened, what a curse, it's all a lie, I don't believe this, don't you believe it either?" The man at the head said.
"I don't believe it." Xi Duyun took a deep breath.
After the man at the head made this proposal, she didn't think about this matter, but after thinking about it, how much can they smuggle out without alerting anyone like this?
The volcanic ash needed to build the embankment is not a small thing, it is a big project.
"In that case, do you agree?" The man at the head asked.
"Just a few of you?" Xi Duyun confirmed again.
"yes." The man at the head said: "Don't look at our small number of people, but the work is very fast, and I can transport you to Chengzhou with an ox cart once a day." "March Chinese
An ox cart transports a trip, I'm afraid it's only about 100 catties, what's the use of that? It's just a drop in the bucket.
However, Chengzhou is not far from the city where the disaster occurred, and this is the best choice.
Xi Duyun laughed, "The amount I need is not something you people can accomplish, not to mention that you left the people in the village to make such a fortune, don't you think you can't hold this money?" ”
"What you said is not right, how dare those people in the village make money with this thing, we have made money, and we will naturally slowly persuade the people in the village." Said the man at the head.
It's not that Xi Duyun doesn't believe them, it's just that it's too late.
She thought about it, but still refused, "No, we'll think of other ways." ”
"Think of something else? With our village people guarding here, don't try to take anything from this mountain. Seeing that the business could not be negotiated, the leader said angrily.
Xi Duyun looked at him with such an attitude. I knew that it was the right choice not to promise him.
Impulsive and irritable, when the business is not good, it is very likely to be bitten back.
Thinking of this, she smiled, "Then please, but if the head of your village knows about you eating inside and out, I don't know what will happen to him?" ”
"The village chief won't believe the nonsense of you outsiders." The leader said viciously, and turned around and left with those few people, and the money-making business could not be discussed, and several people were gloomy.
Cuiyun poured Xi Duyun a glass of water, "Do you really want to tell the village chief?" ”
"They are right, we outsiders are not credible." Xi Duyun sneered, and then said, "We still have to let these people know that we also need the volcanic ash on this." ”
"But everyone looks very secretive, I'm afraid only those people can help us, so how can we get it?" Cuiyun asked.
In fact, this trip should not have been done by Xi Duyun, but she knew that the young lady would come to this place in the spirit of sending the Buddha to the west, but now she realized that things didn't seem to be so simple.
Xi Duyun propped his head in his hands, thinking carefully about what kind of method he should use to make those villagers relax.
Cuiyun knew that Xi Duyun was thinking about something, so she went to prepare dinner.
When I came back from dinner, I found that Xi Murong was still in that posture, motionless, sometimes frowning, sometimes raising her eyebrows, as if she had some ideas, but she didn't dare to be sure.
Cuiyun quietly spread the meal, and Xi Duyun looked at her, "Cuiyun, do you recognize any warlock?" ”
Cuiyun paused, "How could I know any warlocks?" ”
Xi Duyun sighed, "I have to go back to Chengzhou to find a way, the transportation here is inconvenient, and communication is inconvenient." ”
"That's great, Miss originally thought that she would leave tomorrow, this place, I don't have anything to eat, Chengzhou is a big place, there are a lot of dim sum pavilions." Cuiyun said excitedly.
Xi Duyun smiled helplessly.
The next day, after packing their bags, they immediately headed for Chengzhou.
Xi Duyun didn't know any warlocks, but he had heard that there were many capable people who could calculate the weather, and that was enough.
Zhuge Liang also speculated on the weather conditions and borrowed the east wind as he wished.
When she returned to Chengzhou, she immediately brought a letter to Xu Zhizhi to see if he could find any warlocks, proficient in this aspect, the five princes and many people he knew, it should not be a problem.
Those villagers are used to superstition, and it is obviously not feasible to give them popular science, so they can only use this method to fight poison with poison.
Xu Bu quickly sent back the news, and he found a warlock who could observe the weather, and this warlock would soon come to Chengzhou to help Xi Duyun.