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

But when he thought that his apprentice was only eight years old, and they were all children, he felt that he was asking for trouble. He had to find such a young apprentice. Not only would he have to teach her martial arts, but he would also have to take care of her child.

Zhou Guo didn't think too much about it. She walked in front with her head held high, holding a big knife. Not to mention, the people behind her felt safe when they saw her from behind. They were not afraid of robbers or losing their way, and they didn't have to worry about having no food. She was more reliable than the village head.

The other people in the team looked at the carts full of food, and heard that Zhou Guo and his two companions had begged for these food from the nobleman without spending a penny. They were so impressed by them.

There was so much grain! It would take at least twenty years of cultivation on their own acres of land to produce so much grain. Everyone couldn't help but think that the nobleman was such a good person, as he gave away so much grain without hesitation.

Zhou Guo, who was at the front, was holding a knife in one hand while thinking in her mind, with so much food, she should be able to have a full meal tonight. Not to mention that one should eat sparingly with the food, but shouldn't this first meal be enough for everyone to eat a full meal?

Anyway, this food is free.

Ah, it would be best if she could catch some prey along the way, pheasant, rabbit or something like that. Her leg skills have been improving day by day under the training of her master, and she wants to practice them.

She saw that everyone she met along the way came with their families, but what was very different from the past was that most of these people with families drove donkey carts, ox carts, horse carts, or at least pushed carts like them, which were loaded with things. They were obviously wealthy people.

When they fled here, the river filtered out most of the refugees who had nothing. She thought that they were probably the only truly poor people on this road now, and they were able to survive only because of the fruits they got during the journey.

Therefore, moving forward in such an atmosphere, she was not worried at all that her group would be targeted. If anyone was really afraid, it would probably be those people on the bus who were afraid of them, a group of peasants. After all, there were many of them, and they looked like nothing, so it was really possible that they would be targeted.

After understanding this, you will understand what is going on with those people who avoid looking at them and drive away in their cars when they see them.

She was quite happy that no one was disturbing her and she could practice well.

The old man has recently been teaching her how to throw hidden weapons accurately, how to aim, and how to throw. This is best practiced while on the go, and it doesn't delay anything, you can use moving targets or fixed targets as is convenient.

My throwing skills haven't improved, but my eyesight seems to be getting better and better.

She thought that if she could master this magical skill, she would be able to eat pheasant with just a stone in the future.

With the meat hanging in front of her, she was more motivated to practice this than any other practice. With the idea of ​​being able to eat game one day earlier, she never stopped along the way.

The old man highly appreciated his apprentice's hard work, stroking his beard and nodding his head, "My hidden weapon skills are not good enough, and I have suffered many losses in the past. Now that you have made such rapid progress, I am not worried that you will suffer losses in the future. If you practice well, you will be able to get twice the result with half the effort when practicing weapons such as arrows and crossbows."

Zhou Guo's eyes lit up, it was a pity that she didn't have an arrow, otherwise she would never have to worry about game to eat.

Zhou Dacang would also practice together when he had nothing to do. There was no danger at the moment. Zhou Guo called him to come forward and practice with her. When it came to practicing, two people were always more powerful than one, and they could even compete with each other from time to time.

They practiced and walked all the way for an hour in one breath. It was still bright in the sky, but she chose a wide and sheltered area for the team to stop and rest.

I found the village head and talked to him in whispers. The village head nodded happily.

He walked to the middle of the team and announced happily, "Today is a good day. We have crossed the river and have resettlement funds and food. We don't have to worry about going hungry on the way. So, tonight, you can cook as much food as you want. Let's eat as much as we can. Everyone should eat their fill and treat it as a festival!"

Before he finished speaking, everyone cheered.

Some people still couldn't believe it and asked again, "Village head, are you really telling the truth? Are you really going to feed us all? I can eat four bowls of rice in one meal. If I eat to my heart's content, will this food be enough?"

"Yeah, I can eat three bowls in one meal."

The head of the village smiled and said, "So, it's a festival. You can't eat like this on normal days. Today is a good day. After so many years of fleeing, today is the most comfortable day. Let's have a good meal like this."

Everyone was very happy.

Everyone was happily busy. The family had a clear division of labor. Even the youngest child was assigned the task of digging wild vegetables. Everyone was very enthusiastic.

Zhou Guo was taken into the mountains by the old man. She was secretly happy. After digging wild vegetables for so long, it was finally her turn to hunt. Apart from the big snake at the beginning, she had not tasted meat along the way.

As soon as he entered the mountain, the old man jumped up a tree in a flash.

She looked up and stared blankly at the old man standing on a tree branch two meters high, and had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second, the old man looked down at me and said, "You have been practicing for so many days. I am going to test you now to see how your leg strength has improved. From now on, I will stop after an incense stick of time. If you can catch up in half a cup of tea, you win."

After saying this, he leaped and disappeared into the tree branch.

Zhou Guo didn't have time to utter a single word.

She lowered her head and rubbed her slightly sore neck, looked at the two-meter-high tree branch, and really wanted to leap up, but she didn't have the ability to do so yet.

She didn't even have time to warm herself up before she followed the old man, knife in hand.

The road in the mountains was not flat, but rugged and difficult to walk on, with obstacles everywhere. Whenever she encountered large rocks on the hills, she could only go around them. She also had to look up in the forest for traces of her master, which wasted a lot of time.

Fortunately, the master gave me plenty of time.

But even so, when she found him in a valley, sweating and panting, half a cup of tea had passed.

Looking at the old man's back not far away, she didn't even have time to smile. She used up the last bit of her strength to run as fast as she could and pounced in front of him like a fly.

The old man waved his hand and said excitedly: "There are fish in this stream, not small ones, fork them and take them back to eat."

After saying that, he picked up the fork that had been sharpened long ago and went into the water without saying a single extra word. It seemed as if he was not out to practice martial arts but rather to take a walk.

Zhou Guo lay on the ground gasping for breath, but a smile gradually spread in her eyes. She did it.

After panting for a long time, his breathing gradually calmed down, but his ears were not idle. He listened to the sound of the old man splashing in the water. It seemed that he had been trying to catch a single fish for a long time.