Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Zhou Guo stood up with the help of a hoe and saw the man clearly. It was the leader. Her eyes turned cold. It was this man who led his men to kill and burn people. He was so inhumane that he even robbed the victims. She would do her best to keep them here today.

The two sides could no longer see anyone else and just stared at each other.

Suddenly, a man jumped out from the side and slashed at the man fiercely. The thief was not prepared and had to dodge and resist in a hurry.

Zhou Guo looked closely and saw that it was Zhou Dacang, so he hurried over with his hoe to help.

The uncle and nephew were fighting each other, and to be a leader one must have some skills. Zhou Guo dodged several of his attacks.

The man also knew how powerful she was and paid special attention to her. This gave Zhou Dacang an opportunity and he took advantage of the opportunity to chop the man's back. The man hurriedly dodged to the side and the blade hit his arm. Blood immediately gushed out and the man immediately wanted to retreat.

The others who were still fighting were shocked when they saw the enemies falling to the ground one by one. After those who had been reluctant to take action were chopped and hit, the people around them also learned their lesson. At this point, it was either you or me. Whoever was soft-hearted would die, and they chopped at the enemies with all their might.

The battle lasted for half an hour.

Our side lost four lives in exchange for twelve lives and a dozen serious injuries on the other side, most of whom were ambushed by Zhou Guo when they were off guard.

Two of the four dead were young men about the same age as Zhou Dacang, and the remaining two were in their twenties or thirties.

These people are usually quite honest. At the beginning, they were unable to kill the enemy and were hit in the vital parts by the enemy without paying attention.

There were more than ten people seriously injured. Fortunately, the other side did not have many weapons such as sickles and hoes, otherwise more than so many people would have lost their lives and been seriously injured.

Zhou Dacang was chopped on the shoulder, his skin was torn and blood was gushing out.

Others had their arms chopped off, the wounds were so deep that the bones were visible, some had been chopped off multiple times, some had their heads and ribs hit by hoes, some had their legs chopped off and could not walk...

At that moment, the ground was covered with blood, in pools here and there.

Everyone collapsed to the ground with weak limbs, feeling extremely grateful in their hearts. It was like a dream. They touched the head on their neck and realized that they were still alive. They actually survived the bandits!

Zhou Guo tore off a piece of clothing and wrapped the wound casually. It was wrapped in a mess, but she didn't care. She sat on the ground and gasped for breath. Once her highly concentrated mind relaxed, she felt extremely tired.

Even though the clothes are dirty, it is better than having the wound exposed like this.

Zhou Dacang walked over, looked at the bandaged wound on her arm, paused, squatted down, silently unwrapped the bandage, and then silently re-bandaged it.

Zhou Guo turned his head and saw the big gash on his shoulder, still bleeding. He frowned and looked down at the hem of his clothes. With a swish sound, another large piece of cloth was torn off. The clothes were torn twice and became even shorter.

Zhou Da Cang was unable to stop him, so he tried his best and said, "Look at you, you are just a little girl, why are you tearing your clothes? Are my clothes dirty and you don't like them?"

Zhou Guo lowered her head and took another look. It was great. Nothing was exposed. She could still wear it next year. The clothes her mother made were very long and could be worn for several years. She raised her eyes and said, "Uncle, let me bandage your shoulder."

Zhou Da Cang took the cloth and waved his hand, "Forget it, you should take a rest, I'll let someone else wrap it for me."

He got up and left, he had to go see someone else.

She saw obvious disdain in his eyes, absolutely disdain!

Do you think she doesn’t wrap it well?

Her craftsmanship isn't that bad, but it's not always convenient to make it for herself.

After resting for a while, she also stood up. There were fifty-nine people, four of them died, and the rest were all injured. There were wounded people everywhere, all groaning and screaming in pain. It was a mess at the moment, so she looked for any help she could provide.

"Brother, do you need my help? Can I bandage you?"

"...Guoguo, I'm your cousin..."

Zhou Guo: “…”

"Well, uncle, do you need my help? I see there's a big cut on your chest."

My cousin looked down and said quickly, "Oh, no, no, I can do it myself." He was very resistant.

Zhou Guo nodded, didn't force it, turned around and asked other people.

She picked a man who was about the same age as her father. His arms and thighs were injured. He sat on the ground, grimacing with a very painful expression.

She walked forward and said, "Uncle, can I bandage you?"

The man glanced at her and said helplessly, "Guoguo, you should call me Fifth Grandpa. Your grandpa and I are from the same generation."

Zhou Guo: “…”

The seniority is so confusing!

The man didn't bother with her. Everyone knew her situation. This girl had been stupid for so many years, so it was natural for her not to recognize people.

Zhou Guo readily said, "Fifth Grandfather, can I bandage you?"

Grandpa Wu nodded. Both of his arms were weak. One arm was chopped and the other was hit, so he couldn't use any strength.

She glanced at her clothes, decisively grabbed the hem of Fifth Grandpa's clothes, and quickly tore off two strips of cloth.

Although the wrapping was a bit ugly, it was just the right tightness and Grandpa Wu was very satisfied.

He took a glance at the bandaged area on her arm and saw blood oozing from the wound. He felt a little embarrassed. As an elder, he should have known better than to take care of the kid when he was injured. Moreover, he actually wanted the kid to look after him. Moreover, seeing that she didn't even frown, he suspected that the wound on her arm was fake.

"Forget it, girl, go and take a rest, I can do the rest myself."

Zhou Guo didn't even raise his head. "It's okay. It will be healed soon. And how can you bandage the wound on your arm with just one hand? Let me do it."

The injured took care of each other and everything was cleaned up in no time.

They couldn't stay here for long, so they picked up the sickles and hoes dropped by the robbers. Zhou Guo picked up an axe and shook it, thinking that it would be more useful than a hoe when it came to fighting.

The crowd carried the four bodies and supported themselves forward, trying to catch up with the large group in front.

No one spoke on the road. Although they won the battle, they paid a heavy price. How could they face the families of these four people and explain to them?

Zhou Guo felt the depressing atmosphere and looked at the four heavy bodies, feeling quite sad. Whose children were these? And whose fathers and husbands were they?

I walked forward two miles and didn't see anyone. I walked forward another two miles and still didn't see anyone.

Everyone was wondering how fast he was walking. Was he really not going to wait for them?

After walking another two miles, we finally saw people in a valley. The valley was at the junction of two mountains and could only be reached by turning a corner. The village head was guarding outside and would lead people here when they saw them.

When the people inside heard that they were back, they rushed out happily, and then they saw a scene that shocked them.

More than fifty people were injured and supported each other. Blood was faintly oozing from their wounds. Zhou Guo, who was standing at the front, had his arms tied with conspicuous cloth strips.

Seeing them come out, Zhou Guo and others automatically moved aside, revealing the four people being carried in the middle.