Chapter 276: You can't rely on people, you can only cross by yourself
The bearded man said excitedly: "It's here, the little owner, I didn't expect to see you here." ”
Then he turned around and gave orders to all the victims.
"Put your weapons down!"
This man was probably the leading figure among the victims, and as soon as he spoke, the victims obeyed.
Seeing this, Shen Ningning also made a gesture to invite: "Uncle, you have been in the dust all the way, let's sit down and talk." ”
When passing by Ye Shangyi's side, the little guy said softly: "You ask the family to take all the sweet potatoes to the kitchen and boil them into a big pot of porridge to entertain them." ”
Ye Shangyi's eyes widened.
To entertain this group of victims?
But seeing that Shen Ningning had already taken the man into the house, she had no choice but to follow the little guy's instructions to go down.
When the victims heard that there would be a hot meal to eat, they were overjoyed.
They all honestly found a sheltered position, rubbed their hands together and sat down and waited.
Jiang Zhi followed Shen Ningning into the house and protected her.
The bearded man told the bitterness of this journey.
His surname is Zhang, and he is a well-known wealthy businessman in Nanzhou, and because of the six lines in the clan, people call him Zhang Liuye.
At first, he and the wealthy merchants who came to the capital returned to Nanzhou with the fruits sold by Shen Ningning.
The fruit has received a good response and is selling very well.
So just after the New Year, he wanted to come to the capital to buy fruits from Shen Ningning.
But those rich merchants had families and were not willing to leave immediately.
There were few relatives left in the man's family, so just after the sixth day of the new year, he set off with a merchant ship.
Unexpectedly, just after spring, when I arrived near Gyeonggi, I unexpectedly encountered heavy snowfall.
For two months, he was forced to wait in the inn.
The money brought out by the body was also spent.
Later, the inn was closed because there were no supplies.
He was forced to live on the streets, fighting wild dogs for a bite to eat.
In the end, with a group of disaster victims, he headed for the capital, and he wanted to find an opportunity to return to Nanzhou.
But how is his current appearance different from that of a beggar?
Zhang Liuye shook his head and sighed, holding the hot tea handed over by Shen Ningning.
"At the beginning of living with these victims, they were undisciplined, and I suffered a lot of losses."
"Later, I found out that they were like a bunch of uncivilized savages, who were in need of a leader."
"So I used a little cleverness to become their trusted steward for the time being."
"We all thought that it would be good to enter the capital, and the emperor would not ignore our group of people."
"However, when I first arrived near the outskirts of Beijing and approached the Taiyu Mountains, I encountered a group of city guards who didn't listen to our explanation, and insisted on treating us as troublemakers and killing them all."
"We are all a group of unarmed people, without food or drink, sick all over, and suffering such injustice."
Speaking of this, Zhang Liuye slapped the table angrily.
He said: "We can only escape, but we can't go anywhere in this vast mountain." ”
"I just went to the bottom of the mountain, and I heard that there was a powerful mansion above, so I wanted to rush up and try my luck."
"We don't dare to look forward to going to Beijing anymore, we just want to have a place where we can eat and not be cold."
Shen Ningning pursed her pink lips, and her little face looked serious.
She told the truth: "Uncle Zhang, we are also on a temporary trip and come here to stay temporarily. ”
"Not only is there not much food, but there is also no extra clothing."
"Moreover, the situation in the capital is not optimistic, just like outside the city, people are frozen to death every day."
"Even the family is no exception, but this cold disaster came too suddenly, and everyone was not prepared, so even if you can enter the city, I am afraid that you will not be taken care of as you deserve."
Zhang Liuye was a little stunned: "It turns out that the imperial court is about to take care of itself." ”
When he said this, the famine and cold along the way finally urged the seven-foot-tall man to shed tears.
"I'll never go back to Nanzhou again."
If he cannot enter the city, he will not be able to take the money, and without the money, he will not be able to travel.
Shen Ningning soothed: "It's not so absolute. ”
"I can help Uncle Zhang enter the city, but it's easy to help you alone, so many victims, how to deal with it?"
The little guy's words made Zhang Liuye fall silent.
He is a businessman, and he should give up trouble when necessary.
However, along the way, what happened to the victims was also his experience.
He suffers, and so do sentient beings.
Zhang Liuye couldn't bear to leave them alone.
"Little owner, I see that you are also a capable person, you must have some ability, can you give me an idea?"
Shen Ningning glanced outside.
Ye Shangyi took her family and was eating sweet potato porridge for the group of victims in Zhangluo.
Several ladies also calmed down from their panic and helped distribute the dishes and spoons.
Some of these people eat, and suddenly they don't make trouble, but they regain their senses and know how to be grateful and thankful.
Shen Ningning retracted his gaze.
"I can help you, but I don't want you to go to Beijing together."
"I need you to get them out of here and back in Southstate."
Zhang Liuye's eyebrows jumped: "But the little owner, do you know that although Nanzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it has already snowed heavily. ”
"Although it is not as serious as the capital, it is also full of bones and deep snow."
"My business is not guaranteed, how can I take care of their livelihood if I bring them back?"
Shen Ningning's little face swelled with brightness.
"I'll show you something." She said, asking Jiang Zhi to go and bring her sweet potato vine.
Pointing to the small vine seedlings in the flower pot, Shen Ningning said, "Vitality is here." ”
Zhang Liuye traveled south and north, and he had never seen anything.
He looked at it twice, and said with some surprise: "On such a cold day, can the sweet potato seedlings still live?" ”
Shen Ningning nodded: "This is my sweet potato seedlings, so they are slightly more cold-resistant than ordinary ones." ”
"However, the capital is too cold, and they grow slowly, while Nanzhou is much better in comparison."
"I want you to bring this back to Nanzhou and train those victims to grow sweet potatoes."
"Uncle Zhang, once this thing is done, there is no need to worry about eating."
"This is a good thing that can benefit the people of the world with a grit of teeth, but it takes time and hard work."
Zhang Liuye was silent for a long time.
He nodded: "Counting on the imperial court for relief is never a long-term solution. ”
"I understand what the little proprietor means, which is to let me figure out my own way."
"It's just that this road is destined to be difficult, but what difficulties have I not experienced until now? As long as there is a glimmer of life, I will try. ”
"It's you, the little owner, aren't you afraid that I won't come back?"
Shen Ningning laughed: "If Uncle Zhang is really such a person, he will not be reluctant to leave that group of disaster victims." ”
Zhang Liuye secretly praised the intelligence of the little girl in front of him in his heart.
The two immediately agreed.
Shen Ningning gave him a hundred sweet potato vines and asked him to bring them back to Nanzhou to cultivate.
will also entangle him and support him to return to Nanzhou from the capital.
I even plan to ask for a favor from the emperor and clear the customs for their group of people along the way.
And Zhang Liuye's promise is that sweet potatoes will inevitably be cultivated.
Moreover, in the first three years, he would use these sweet potatoes for disaster relief, and would never use them to get money.
The two hit it off.
At the end, Zhang Liuye said again: "I don't know if you have heard of the rumors of the Shen family, the blessed girl of the capital?" ”
"If you know her, can you introduce one or two?"
National Day, I wish you a happy National Day!! (A porridge that edited this message is on a happy trip) What are your holiday arrangements?