Chapter 345: Food Delivery

Shiwan Mountain, Li tribe

Xue Xu went to the chief's house to say goodbye.

The chief looked at his younger brother, "You're leaving after only three days?"

"Brother, it's been a long time since you came back."

Three days is enough. The purpose of his return is, first, to come back to see the tribe, and second, to send some supplies to the tribe. Now both purposes have been achieved, and the relatives and tribes are all safe, that's enough.

The most important thing is that Qin Liuye left by land with a large army of 20,000 to 30,000 refugees.

If they leave now, they may be able to catch up with Qin Liuye and his people if they hurry up.

Yes, he is going to go back to Liaodong County by land.

Xue Xu firmly refused to admit that he was afraid of death because Qin Liuye was not there, so he didn't dare to go by water.

"What's the long? You have no conscience, why don't you think about the fact that you disappeared for three years before and never returned to the tribe once!" The chief was dissatisfied.

"Brother, now is a good time to fight, why waste time in the tribe?"

"Wouldn't it be good for you to enjoy your old age in the tribe? Why are you still struggling? Also, you want to take people out this time? I won't allow it."

Xue Xu selected a total of six tribesmen this time to take out.

"Brother, you can read and have seen the outside world. Do you want the children in our tribe to live in the mountains all their lives? To be ignorant all their lives?"

"It's too dangerous outside. I am protecting them."

"But I think everyone has the right to see the outside world. You think trapping them in the mountains is a protection for them, but it actually kills their ability to grow."

"I don't want your opinion, I want my opinion!" The chief said stubbornly, "What's wrong with the mountains? At least the mountains feed our entire tribe. I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the south who have suffered from the disaster this time, and everyone in our tribe is fine."

"Are the people in our tribe really fine as you said? How many people's caves have collapsed due to water intrusion? How many tribesmen are injured? Missing? Even dead?" Xue Xu exposed his self-deception bit by bit.

Xue Xu continued, "Yes, the outside world is sometimes very bad, but the mountains are not a paradise. In bad years, we also face famine and disease. Relatively speaking, we who hide in the mountains are more helpless in the face of famine and disease than people outside."

The chief was silent, and finally waved his hand, "Take Alice, Xian Feng and other children out. As for what you said, we will see later."

Liaodong County, Anxian Wharf

Wu Ren stood on the deck, watching the ship gradually approach the shore, and let out a long sigh from his chest.

A safe journey, Wu Ren's heart was finally put down.

I heard that the largest water bandit nest on their way had recently had an internal fight, and even affected several other water forts, so their waterway was relatively calm during this period.

Heard of this news, Wu Ren called it lucky. Otherwise, they frequently took the waterway to transport grain during this period, and I am afraid that one or two fierce battles would be unavoidable.

Ji Da Shao and Gu Er Shao came to Wu Ren.

Young Master Ji looked at the wide pier and asked, "Manager Wu, is this Liaodong County?"

"Yes, there are five piers in Liaodong County, and Anxian Pier is one of them. In addition to Anxian, Fangxian, Pingguo, Daxian, and Fanhan County all have piers." Wu Ren's voice was full of pride. Their Liaodong County has a very long coastline.

As he spoke, the first ship had already docked properly.

Wu Ren suggested, "Young Master Ji, Second Master Gu, how about I have someone send you to Houcheng for resettlement?"

Young Master Ji and Second Master Gu looked at each other and understood that Wu Ren wanted to get rid of them and deal with the things on the ship.

This is human nature, so the two of them followed his advice and agreed to his arrangement.

After sending Young Master Ji, Second Master Gu and their people away, Qin Zhao and Ma Jin boarded the ship together.

"Good guy! Manager Wu, you are awesome." Qin Zhao patted Wu Ren on the shoulder and looked at the ships of food with heartfelt joy.

After counting, they got 300,000 shi of grain from the South.

Wu Ren smiled shyly, "Third Master, you are too kind. This is all thanks to everyone."

Qin Zhao did not continue to greet, but whispered to Ma Jin, "Let them start."

They also need to secretly transport the grain to a specific newly built granary.

Ma Jin shouted loudly, "Young men, start working!"

With an order, the soldiers in regular clothes began to work, and each of them worked very hard. You know, part of this grain is their rations. Food is so expensive now. What's wrong with them working harder for themselves?

While the soldiers were working, Qin Zhao pulled Wu Ren and asked him about Qin Sheng's situation.

Wu Ren had time now, so he talked to him about what happened in this trip to the South.

Qin Zhao was more and more shocked.

When Wu Ren finished speaking, the first batch of grain to be transported had all been unloaded. The grain on the ship could not be transported in one trip, so it had to be divided into three or five trips.

Wu Ren and Qin Zhao said, "Send another team to escort us back to Houcheng." They made a lot of money in the south this time, and all of this money must be transported to Houcheng.

Facing Qin Zhao's puzzled eyes, Wu Ren mouthed the word "silver".

Qin Zhao understood that there was still silver to be sent back to Houcheng, "I'll call your second master Qin." The eldest brother needs to guard here.

"Okay."

Qin Heng had just returned from training soldiers, and when he heard the situation here, he came over with Qin Yan.

When the three brothers of the Qin family met, Qin Zhao couldn't help but share what he had learned with his two brothers.

After hearing this, the brothers Qin Heng and Qin Yan were shocked by Xie Zhan's ruthlessness, but they had to admire his methods. Xie Zhan and his clansmen were exiled to the Southland, with low status, and were held hostage by the Chen clan leader, but they were able to stir up the Southland with their own strength, and then led the family to leap forward and become the first family in the Southland.

Seeing the two brothers so surprised, Qin Zhao had to say, "Big brother and second brother, Xie Zhan is powerful, but our sixth brother and sister-in-law are more powerful."

Qin Zhao's words made Qin Heng and Qin Yan come back to their senses instantly, "That's true."

When the chaos in the Southland just started, their sixth brother and sister-in-law anticipated the enemy and sent Mr. Xue and Xiaoliu over, followed by Wu Ren and others, mainly taking advantage of the troubled waters to pick peaches.

"The most important thing is that they have achieved a lot on this trip."

Although they don't know the exact harvest yet, they are responsible for receiving the grain shipped back from the south and transporting it to the secret granary, and they know the amount of grain.

The grain that has passed through their hands alone is as high as 200,000 stones.

Qin Zhao pointed out, "You know, if it weren't for the sixth brother's wife's plan, most of this grain and silver would probably fall into Xie Zhan's pocket." If he were Xie Zhan, he would definitely be furious when he learned about the results achieved by the sixth brother's wife.

Qin Yan nodded, "That's right."

"You forgot one thing, there is still someone standing behind Xie Zhan." Qin Heng pointed in the direction of Chang'an.

Qin Zhao: "Tsk tsk, the sixth brother's wife's move can be said to be snatching food from the tiger's mouth, very brave."

"Big brother, second brother, there is one thing I haven't told you."

"What is it?"

"Xiao Liu met Xie Zhan in the south."

Qin Heng and Qin Yan raised their voices unconsciously.

"What? Is Xiaoliu okay?"

"What happened later?"

The most dangerous situation for Xiaoliu going to the South is that his identity is exposed, and meeting Xie Zhan is even more dangerous.

"Brother and brother, don't worry, Xiaoliu is okay. He was facing Xie Zhan at that time. With the help of the lucky bag given by the sixth brother's wife, he not only escaped unscathed, but also took the opportunity to take away the 200,000 shi of grain trapped in the city." Qin Zhao then told the story of Qin Sheng gathering the disaster victims to escort 100,000 shi of grain to the north.

Qin Yan praised, "Xiaoliu did a great job this time."

Qin Heng also praised, "Xiaoliu's performance this time is very manly."

Of course, the most powerful one is their sixth brother's wife. Before the punch was thrown, she was already thinking about how to take it back. She really anticipated the enemy first.