While Yun Zhao was still immersed in his fantasy of a better future, there was no trace of Yun Zhao in Feng Ying's life.
Even if there is, it is just a pudgy child trying to pretend to be an adult.
This is very funny.
When the food of the tribe was scarce again, she did not think of the fat man. Instead, she put the basket on her back and took the maid who was no longer chubby up the mountain.
Life in Kuizhou rarely goes smoothly. Even if there are no thieves, the barren land cannot provide enough food for the more than 100 people in the clan.
Producing food here basically relies on three things: growing some in the ground, fishing in the water, and picking in the mountains... (This was summarized by the local secretary-general when I went to Fengjie for an interview).
Even food cannot grow well in a barren place, so naturally there will not be many gifts. Among them, the leaves of the Three Gorges specialty are the most famous. After these leaves are made into tea, the biggest feature is to clear the stomach. , scrape oil!
The greedy maid Xiao Chu spit out the leaves she stuffed into her mouth. She no longer wanted to collect these wild tree leaves that could be used to make tea. After soaking this stuff in water and drinking it, she would only become hungrier. .
"Miss, what are we doing with these leaves? We can't sell them."
For Xiao Chu, anything that cannot be eaten or drunk is useless. waste.
Feng Ying straightened up, carefully took off the clothes that were caught on the thorns, and looked at the turbulent Yangtze River waterway at her feet: "Don't worry, someone will buy it."
"Our ancestors just defeated Zhang Bingzhong and consumed all the food in the village. We have no money and can't collect our goods.
Miss, let's go to Guanzhong and collect all these goods. Sell it to that fat man, he will definitely like these tea leaves."
Feng Ying said with a smile: "I'm talking about him!"
Xiao Chu immediately became happy after hearing this. , hugged Feng Ying's waist and pressed her face against the young lady's back. At this moment, she felt that the young lady was the wisest person in the world.
“But, we don’t have travel expenses!”
“Go and get it from Feilang. I heard they have made several big deals recently.”
“ Okay, okay, miss, you can't be soft-hearted this time, they are bandits, and we are doing justice to them by robbing them.
Besides, it is good that we allow them to stay in this valley. "
Feng Ying looked at Xiao Chu and nodded with a smile: "Okay, I won't be soft-hearted this time."
With the goal in mind, the two quickly finished picking this piece. In winter, there were still tea trees with new buds coming out, and then we went to Feilang Village under the cliff.
Feilang Village is actually the home of a group of water thieves. These people used to be coolies working on the Three Gorges, but they turned into water thieves because they disliked the slow return of money.
Relying on his excellent water skills, he specializes in robbing lone people.vessel.
The two people dressed as farm girls approached the village, and the gate of the village was closed. When Feng Ying and Xiao Chu approached the gate of the village, a small crack opened in the gate of the village, and a head was opened. A thin man wrapped in a thick white cloth squeezed out from the crack of the door and saluted Feng Ying: "Why do you have time to come to my cottage?"
Feng Ying smiled and said in return: "Little Miss The woman is planning to go to Guanzhong to deliver a batch of goods to my brother. The goods are all ready but there is no hassle. Thinking that Feilang Village has been affluent recently, I came here to pick up some."
The thin man heard this and took a picture. The little face that was already swollen suddenly turned into a dry orange.
Just when he was about to say that the village was running out of food and grass, he saw Xiao Chu excitedly looking down from the bamboo pole to pick up the bacon they were drying outside. He didn't even bother to talk to Feng Ying and ran over. Just stop it.
After only two steps, he saw Xiao Chu holding a thick gun pointed at him, so he had to stop and watched helplessly as Xiao Chu filled all the bacon. Entering the basket, he looked extremely desperate.
"Where's the rice?"
After Xiao Chu finished loading the bacon and salted fish, but couldn't find the rice, he came to the man and kicked him heavily in the crook of the leg. , making him kneel down and ask fiercely.
"Where does the rice come from these days!"
"Are you stealing our sweet potatoes?"
"Grandpa, since you came here , only you take our things, when did we take your things?"
When Xiao Chu saw Miss Chu looking at the batik cloth drying on the bamboo pole, he walked over and folded it and put it in the backpack. , and then kicked the man again and said: "This time the young lady is here. If you don't show me face, we will ask Uncle Peng and the others to come and interrogate you people here again after we go back!"
Thinking of the appearance of the one-armed Peng Shou, the lean man couldn't help but shudder.
It was this one-armed man who led more than 200 white-pole troops to sweep through all the cottages on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. He destroyed no fewer than twenty cottages, killing people like crazy.
Everyone with a discerning eye knows that this is Qin Liangyu’s attempt to raise military resources for sending troops. Something like this will happen every few years. All the bandits and bandits in Sichuan understand it. Therefore, as long as the White Army team is dispatched, many The cottage will close down or flee under the starry night.
I just didn’t expect that two years ago, they would actually find the heads of the Kuizhou heroes and leave a force to guard the Three Gorges.
The Shizhu Ma family is an official. Although Kuizhou is not under the jurisdiction of Shizhu Chieftain, local officials have always turned a blind eye to Shizhu Chieftain's behavior of crossing the border to strangle bandits.
When Zhang Bingzhong entered Shuzhong, Feilang Village was of great help. Now that Zhang Bingzhong has gone to Hubei again, the water thieves in Feilang Village have no courage to follow, so they can only He was constantly blackmailed by Feng Ying and his gang.
That little girl is right, it’s good that Miss Feng Ying is here.She said that she usually doesn't go too far. If the murderous demon Peng Shou comes, it will be difficult for hundreds of people in Feilang Village to survive. The lean water thief Han Jin gritted his teeth and took it from his arms. He took out a piece of silver and offered it with both hands.
"Only three taels of silver?"
Xiao Chu became furious immediately after getting the money.
Feng Ying stopped the angry Xiao Chu and said to Han Jin: "I think the batik cloth produced in your village is good. Can we make a batch of goods? I will take it to Guanzhong for trading. If the price is good, you will buy it in the future." There is no need to make a living on the water. We can make a living together by making batik cloth."
Han Jin said with a smile: "Miss, this is what the women in the village do in their free time. Can you really catch the eye of the eldest lady?"
Feng Ying sighed and said: "We don't have such skills in Kuizhou. You can rob a good Yunnan woman from the ship without fear of retribution."< /p>
Han Jin said quickly: "Miss, you have wronged us. No women are allowed on the boat crossing the gorge. Many merchants who find it troublesome will leave the women they bought at the ferry, or Selling cheaply, this is how the women in our village come.
Don’t tell me, most of them are from Yunnan. I don’t know what’s going on.”
Feng Ying heard this. He sighed and said: "It's not the evil that was done during the She Chongming rebellion. All the men died, and these women could not make a living, so they had to leave their homeland. It is inevitable for people to leave their hometown and become humble.
Han Jin, You go tell other cottages that if they can trust me, organize a batch of goods and bring them to me. I will take them to Guanzhong for trading and prepare some gray cloth for you on the way back. Okay, this business can continue.
After Zhang Bingzhong’s rebellion in Kuizhou, there is no easy way to make a living.”
Han Jin said: “You can certainly trust what the eldest lady says. To be honest with the eldest lady, it’s on the water. Business has become increasingly difficult. There is not a single ship for ten and a half days. Sometimes when a ship comes, it is difficult to get started.
If those women who have nothing to do can do it. Wax cloth, there’s an extra bite to eat in the cottage, I’ll prepare it right now.”
“By the way, I’m telling those bastards that you can’t help me in vain, I have to pay for it no matter what.”< /p>
Xiao Chu was beating the drum while Han Jin agreed repeatedly and did not dare to disobey.
When Xiao Chu returned home, he came home with a full load, not only meat and fish, but also a small bag of white rice, all of which were given by Han Jin.
She couldn't wait to go back home and start cooking.
"Miss, that fat man is very rich now!"
Xiao Chu can't forget Yun's meat.
“Don’t call others fat people. Brother Yun Shi is a capable man. I heard from Uncle Peng that the Yun family has begun to dominate Guanzhong.
Previous At that time, I looked down upon these things and thought that I could make a living by finding an open space in the mountains with my tribe, farming and weaving by myself, so I specifically chose Kuizhou.This kind of mountain is high and the emperor is far away.
At that time, Brother Yun Shi said that Kuizhou was not a good choice. At that time, he thought he wanted to annex us. Now it seems that Brother Yun Shi’s words were right. Kuizhou is the gateway to the middle of Shu. As long as there are heroes coveting Shu, our Kuizhou will not be stable.
In the past two years, our village has been moved three times in succession, as evidenced by this. Every time we moved, we suffered a loss. Now we are almost at the end of our rope.
This trip to Guanzhong is my last effort to see if this place can be saved! ”
“Why is it hopeless? Miss is so smart. We can also grow corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes. Where can we not survive?” "
Xiao Chu was very dissatisfied with the young lady's words of belittling herself.
Feng Ying pinched Xiao Chu's face and said: "If it doesn't work, I will marry you to the Yun family in exchange for The food was eaten.
Xiao Chu chuckled and said: "If the young lady marries that fat man, wouldn't all of us have meat to eat?"
Xiao Chu said it bluntly, but Feng Ying did not appear to be coy and said softly: "If I don't marry the Ma family, I can only marry the Yun family. These are the two ways, there is no other way." choose.
Xiao Chu, it seems that you are more optimistic about the Yun family, right? "
Xiao Chu hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered: "Yun's sliver meat is delicious! "
Feng Ying gave a bitter smile, looked up at the gray sky over the Three Gorges and whispered: "Poor Feng Ying..."
Xiao Chu shook his head and said: " There is nothing wrong with marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating. "
Feng Ying said: "You don't understand. I want to live a happier life, and I don't want to sell myself to anyone just for food. ”
Xiao Chu said: “It’s all of us who have dragged the young lady down.” "
Feng Ying did not reply, but as fast as lightning, he took off the long bow on his back, set up the bow and shot an arrow in one go. With the sound of the bow, a rock rabbit rolled down the cliff.