Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 83 Thanks
Everyone present was an experienced farmhand, and as soon as Qu Shaoyang explained it, they understood what was going on.

Everyone looked at each other and felt that what Qu Shaoyang said made sense. These horses could not be kept.

More than twenty good horses are fat meat in the eyes of countless gangsters. There is no guarantee that they will not be coveted by others. It is better to sell them and save yourself the trouble.

"Okay, just listen to Xiaoqu. I'll arrange for someone to sell those horses right away."

Lao Gao nodded, agreeing to Qu Shaoyang's proposal.

"Well, Brother Chen, our villagers have discussed and are planning to host a banquet to entertain Xiao Qu this afternoon. You and your whole family can come over then."

Qu Shaoyang has done a great favor for the village, and everyone feels that this little gift of thanks is not enough.

So everyone discussed and decided to hold a banquet in the evening to entertain Qu Shaoyang.

"Oh, Uncle Gao, there's really no need to bother with all this.

It is the beginning of spring now, and the weather is getting hotter this year. Every household doesn't have much food in stock, and last night the beards took away so much food.

Let's not be so formal. We can have this banquet anytime.

Let’s wait until autumn. When I come back from rafting in autumn, I’ll pass by our village. I’ll definitely stay a few more days then, okay?”

When Qu Shaoyang heard this, he was shocked. How could this be possible?

The village was already in disarray because of Hu Zi, and if we invited him to a banquet, what would happen? Would he be equated with Hu Zi? This was absolutely unacceptable.

Qu Shaoyang refused to go to the banquet no matter what, and Lao Gao and the others saw that there was nothing they could do and had to give up.

Just like that, everyone said goodbye and left the Chen family.

Doctor Chen and Qu Shaoyang went out together to see him off. Lao Gao called Doctor Chen aside and the two of them whispered to each other.

"Brother Chen, please think of a way to keep Xiaoqu here for a few more days.

I was thinking of arranging someone to take the horse to the horse market to sell it.

Firstly, there are specialized horse dealers there, and we can sell these horses immediately at a high price.

Another thing is that everyone in the nearby market town is familiar with us, and if we sell horses nearby, we will be easily recognized and get into trouble."

"This is what I think. Xiao Qu has no relationship with us, but he took such a big risk last night and killed all the Hu Zi, saving the young and old in our village.

Since we can't give you anything else to express our gratitude, we'll just give all the money from selling the horse to Xiaoqu.

You should find a way to delay him for a few days until our people come back." Lao Gao is indeed the head of the village, and he is very thoughtful.

"Oh, that's terrible, this kid went to Yingkou for work, and he was anxious to return to Maoershan.

If I hadn't stopped him this morning, he would have left at daybreak. I had to persuade him to stay.

How about this, we sell the rafts and put them up for release first. Didn’t Xiaoqu say that we’ll release them to Andong after a while?

When he passes by our place, I will give him the money." Doctor Chen shook his head, looking embarrassed.

It takes nearly two days to get from Daqinggou to Mashitai even if you ride a horse.

I could ride a horse when I went there, but after selling the horse, I had to walk back, right? If that's the case, it would take at least four or five days to go back and forth.

Qu Shaoyang definitely couldn't live in the village for so long, no need to even think about it.

"If it doesn't work, I'll ask him for his address, and then we'll arrange for someone to deliver the money to his house."

"Yes, yes, that's a good idea.

I'll listen to you then. I'll ask your sister-in-law and others to send us some meat or something.

If Xiaoqu doesn't want to go to the banquet, then we can have it at your house and set up two tables. No matter what, we have to thank them."

Last night, those bandits slaughtered a pig from Lao Gao's pen. They stewed the pork belly and ate it, made dumplings with it, and there were some leftover pork loin, tenderloin, ribs, head, hooves and other offal.

Since Qu Shaoyang refuses to go over for dinner, let's send the food over and let the Chen family entertain him.

"Okay, then I won't be polite with you. I don't raise pigs at home, but I caught the few chickens I raised last night." The Chen family didn't have much land, so they didn't raise many livestock. They killed the pigs during the Chinese New Year, and haven't caught the piglets yet.

Just like that, the two of them made the deal, and Lao Gao led the others away.

After returning, Lao Gao immediately organized the young people in the village to take the horses to the horse market to sell them.

The young ones were still a little reluctant, so Lao Gao patiently explained it to them, and then everyone understood.

So they hurried home to prepare dry food and pack up their things. Then a dozen people carried their muskets, each riding two horses, and headed straight for Mashitai.

Lao Gao also sent his wife and daughter-in-law to bring a lot of meat, ribs, offal, etc. to the Chen family, and helped Li and Chen Xiuyun cook a lot of food.

In the evening, Doctor Chen invited Lao Gao and others and set up two tables of banquet at his home as a way to thank Qu Shaoyang.

The man from the Tian family next door was knocked unconscious by Hu Zi with the butt of his gun. He was not seriously injured and woke up not long after.

The wife of the Tian family had been pregnant for more than four months. She was frightened by the three bearded men and had a miscarriage.

Fortunately, Doctor Chen came over to see the patient, gave him acupuncture and prescribed medicine, and he was finally calmed down.

The men of the Tian family also took the opportunity to bring a lot of things over to thank Qu Shaoyang.

Everyone stayed at Chen's house until very late, and then everyone went home. Qu Shaoyang also drank quite a bit of wine, and after everyone left, he fell asleep.

That night, the village was very quiet and nothing happened. Everyone could finally rest in peace.

Qu Shaoyang's trip took quite a while and he couldn't delay any longer, so he left early the next morning.

"Uncle, aunt, I'll be leaving soon.

Well, this gun and the bullets will be left to Xiuyun for her to use for self-defense.

Yesterday I taught her how to shoot a gun. Xiuyun is quite talented in this area. "

After breakfast, Qu Shaoyang packed up his things and left a revolver and a lot of bullets for Chen Xiuyun.

Yesterday morning, as soon as Lao Gao and others left, Chen Xiuyun secretly told Qu Shaoyang that she wanted to learn how to shoot a gun.

Qu Shaoyang led Chen Xiuyun to the woods behind their village and practiced for a while.

It turns out that Chen Xiuyun does have some talent. She quickly mastered the key points and was quite accurate in her shots.

After much deliberation, Qu Shaoyang finally decided to leave a gun and bullets for Chen Xiuyun for her to use for self-defense.

"Oh, this, this won't do. Xiuyun is a girl. How can she be so handsome as to wield swords and guns all day long?"

When Li saw this, she was shocked.

Her daughter is lively and outgoing, not as dignified and elegant as other girls. She is worried every day, fearing that her daughter will not be able to find a good husband in the future.

It would be even more terrible if she learns to shoot a gun. Would anyone dare to marry her in the future?

"Mother, Shaoyang means well. Besides, it's a different era now, we don't need to follow the old rules."

Doctor Chen spoke up and stopped his wife from continuing speaking.

The world is becoming more and more chaotic nowadays, and his daughter is really good-looking, so it's not a bad thing for her to have some self-defense and life-saving skills.

"Shaoyang, uncle won't be polite with you.

Uncle has to thank you for helping us so much and being so thoughtful. "

Doctor Chen had a good impression of Qu Shaoyang to begin with, and after the incident with the beard, he admired Qu Shaoyang even more.

"Uncle doesn't have anything good to give you. Here are the medicines and prescriptions I prepared for your master's wife."

Doctor Chen took out a cloth bag and handed it to Qu Shaoyang.

(End of this chapter)