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

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Is this guy a fool? Is there a hole in your head that allows air to leak in?

Zhou Guo frowned and stopped asking.

Zhou Dacang and the head of the village came back after whispering for a while, and then they went to discuss with the heads of other families.

She only heard occasional quarrels, but after a while, the quarrels stopped and she knew that a consensus had been reached.

As soon as everyone dispersed, Zhou Dacang walked towards her, "Guoguo, let's discuss and let these people go for now. We think we need to let these people spread the story of this broken axe among the refugees, otherwise if it gets out, trouble will keep coming."

Zhou Guo nodded. "I just asked them. They only did some petty thefts before. This is the first time they have done anything bad. Looking at their attitude, I think it's better to give them a chance. Otherwise, if they die here, those who ran away might bring others to catch up and seek revenge."

When everyone heard that they would be released but the requirement was that they go to the refugee group and explain the lie they had told before, and that the axe was not the real one, they quickly agreed.

Zhou Guo threw the broken axe to them and said calmly, "Here, this precious axe is yours now. It doesn't matter if you don't explain. Whenever I meet someone in the future, I will tell them that you have a precious axe in your hand, which can split mountains and split the earth. It is omnipotent. With it, any gold, silver and treasures are nothing. You can enjoy endless wealth and glory. Let them all come to you."

After saying this, she thought this was a great idea and wondered why she hadn't thought of it before.

Several people were dumbfounded, their faces turned pale with fear, and they begged for mercy again and again. The leader said anxiously: "I, I, I, I will definitely take the brothers to explain it clearly. Young Master, please forgive us!"

Zhou Guo frowned and said unhappily: "What young master? But it doesn't matter. It's up to you whether you want to say it or not. Anyway, the axe is in your hands. It has nothing to do with us."

Several people looked at the axes in their hands with tears in their eyes, as if they were a hot potato. They didn't dare to throw it away, nor did they dare to pick it up.

Zhou Dacang and others on the side heard what she said and thought it was a good idea.

"Okay, don't follow us anymore. If I see you again, I'll make you look good." Zhou Dacang said harshly and pulled Zhou Guo away. They had to hurry and get on the road.

The remaining people looked at Zhou Guo and others who were leaving, and tears started to flow again. Look at what they have done, they have ruined themselves badly. It is true that such bad things should not be done, otherwise they will be in big trouble!

Zhou Guo and his party walked in one breath until the sun rose and became hotter, and then they found a place to rest.

What they have been eating for the past few days is wheat rice with dried wild vegetables cooked in porridge. Zhou Guo dreams of improving the food. Although he can't find any other small animals, even some fresh wild vegetables would be fine, which are tender and juicy and crispy when chewed.

When the team stopped, she didn't sleep. She went into the mountains with a basket and a hoe. Zhou Suli originally wanted to go with her, but his drooping eyelids showed that he was not willing to let him go.

Zhou Da Cang wanted to follow her, but she refused. "Forget it, uncle, I'll go by myself. You pushed the cart all night, and your shoulder injury hasn't healed yet. I can go by myself. Besides, you don't trust me."

When the family members thought of her strength, they stopped saying anything. Yes, if this girl couldn't go into the mountains by herself, who would dare to go in?

Even so, Li was still worried and warned: "Don't go deep into the mountains. Just dig some grass roots at the foot of the mountain and come back. The mountains are very big. Although you are strong, you are a little kid and don't know the way. It will be difficult to get out once you go in."

Zhou Guo nodded seriously, "Got it, don't worry, I won't go in there."

She carried a basket, a hoe and a bamboo tube and went into the mountains.

More and more people joined the team to dig wild vegetables and grass roots. When they saw Zhou Guo carrying a basket, they hurried to pick up their own baskets. They all knew that this girl was lucky and that if they followed her, they might find something happy.

Zhou Guo walked for a while and looked back, he was shocked to see so many people.

She looked at the woman in front who was carrying a basket and asked, "Aunt, are you all going to pick wild vegetables? You have been traveling all night, don't you want to take a break?"

The aunt smiled and said, "No, no, no, we just saw you going up the mountain, and we wanted to follow you to pick up some useful things, such as wild vegetables and grass roots. You always dig more than others, so we want to dig some too."

The women behind all nodded and said, yes, yes, even grass roots are good. These days all the edible grass roots have been dug up, and it is not easy to find one.

Zhou Guo was somewhat speechless. She dug up a lot because she knew a lot. In her previous life, she could be considered to have come from an agricultural family. After the college entrance examination, she was forced to study agriculture, and was considered to have inherited the class of her grandfather and his father. However, since she accepted this class reluctantly, naturally, she learned only that much.

But she still knew some common sense, and she knew even more about wild vegetables. There were many agricultural books at home since she was a child, and she had nothing else to read, so she had to pick up those wild vegetables, fruits and plants with color pictures for fun. As a result, she knew a lot.

Anything edible, as long as it won't kill you, no matter how good it tastes, is in her basket.

These aunts have lived in small villages for generations, and the wild vegetables they know are just a few of those passed down from their ancestors. Naturally, they don't know as many as she does.

But they didn't dare eat the things she dug up. They were very disgusted with her at first, saying that she even pulled the leaves from the trees.

This is what she thought and asked.

The aunts smiled awkwardly and said, "We still had food before, but now, it's hard to find even a green leafy vegetable on the ground. Where can we find those juicy and delicious vegetables? The dried wild vegetables are almost finished. The family can't just eat grains. How much grain is enough for that?"

Everyone in the group nodded. Who would complain about not having enough food?

Zhou Guo said, "But aunt, you also said that now there are no green leaves to be seen, and I can't find any wild vegetables."

She would go up the mountain to dig up grass roots, all kinds of grass roots.

"The aunts know, they just want to follow you to see if they can pick up something."

Zhou Guo had no choice but to nod and turn to head into the mountains. It depended on his luck whether he could find anything.

Since there were so many aunts following them, it would not be appropriate to go into the mountains again. She led them around the foot of the mountain and came to the south side of the mountain. She walked up a distance, turned around a big rock, and then she saw the destination of this trip, a green loquat field.