Chapter 58: Keep the green hills and don’t worry about having no firewood
Only then did she realize that the reason these wolves didn't dare to approach seemed to be because of Xiao Bai.
Ye Qingran touched its head and secretly rewarded it with a whole roast chicken.
She didn't even think of a name for it, so she had to call it Xiaobai first. Fortunately, Xiaobai didn't object to the name.
Although the wolves did not dare to come forward, the villagers were still a little nervous. They remained in a stalemate for most of the night and did not dare to rest until the wolves dispersed.
In order to maintain enough strength, they rested for another morning before setting off.
Standing high up, they could see the submerged village, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Although the village is not big and not rich, it is the place where they grew up and their hometown. Now that it has been completely destroyed, it is hard to avoid feeling sad.
"It doesn't matter. At least none of us were injured. When we are stable in the future and have the opportunity to come back, we may be able to rebuild the village and leave the green hills without worrying about running out of firewood."
Ye Qingran comforted them and continued heading north.
There were many places where we could safely stop on the way, but none of them were suitable for rebuilding a new village. We could only continue to look for a flat place to the north.
Choosing a location is actually a difficult task. Not only does the terrain have to be flat, but the water source and soil conditions must also be considered, as well as whether there are relatively developed towns around.
Although Ye Qingran knew how to choose, he was not familiar with the route here, so he could only slowly search in a reliable direction.
"Miss Ye, although we said we would evacuate, we still want to find a chance to go back and don't want to be too far away..."
On the edge of a small town, some villagers raised this question in great embarrassment. Ye Qingran was not surprised: "It doesn't matter, you can stay in this town if you want. After all, I haven't seen anything more suitable along the way. The place."
She smiled and kindly reminded, "It's just that this town is not very suitable for life, but if you like it, just stay."
This is the first town they have encountered so far. It is much smaller than the original town and has a smaller population. Although they haven’t learned much about it yet, it looks relatively deserted on the surface. For Ye Qing Ran says it’s not a good place here.
But the villagers may not think so, they also have their own plans.
Besides, the more people there were, the harder it would be to find a place. It would be easier to settle down if there were fewer people, so she asked them to confirm one by one and then counted the number of people again.
"I know that you didn't have much food reserves along the way. I can provide some of the supplies here to help you settle down. As for your future life, you still have to rely on yourself."
The remaining villagers thanked her profusely, and some even knelt down to thank her for what she had done, but they were all stopped by her.
Most people here don't dare to spend time on the road because they don't have enough food. If all the food is eaten, they may starve to death on the road.
Now that Ye Qingran has solved their urgent need, it is easier to settle down in this small town.
After leaving some people behind, their advancing team was reduced by more than half. The rest were people who believed that Ye Qingran could lead them to a better place than this town. They also believed that Ye Qingran would not let them starve.
After all, to them, she was like a god, and they felt safe just by being around her, even just following her.
Ye Qingran considered the problem of supplies and said to everyone: "In order to prevent insufficient food, we will collect all the food and divide it according to the number of people every day. No matter how much food you have, I guarantee that everyone will have it." How about eating enough?"
After hearing this, those with little food took the initiative to hand over the food, but those with more food hesitated.
After all, such a division would be very disadvantageous for them who have a lot of food.
Ye Qingran had thought of this a long time ago, so he said, "If you have enough food, you don't have to pay it, or you can only pay part of it, but I will still divide the food according to the number of people. Is this okay?"
After hearing this, they were willing to hand over some of the food. Although it was not much, it was on par with others.
In fact, Ye Qingran didn't want their food. He just wanted to find a reason and a suitable way to share his food with them. Otherwise, they might not be able to survive for a few days with this little food.
According to Ye Qingran's method, they no longer need to be particularly careful about what they eat every day. They can eat every meal, and they can also mix meat and vegetables. Although it is not too much, it is enough.
They didn't know where Ye Qingran got the meat from, but they asked Ye Zhuoyu to take the men hunting every day. Even if they sometimes found nothing, they would still have meat to eat.
Gradually, they all believed that they would never die of hunger according to Ye Qingran's method, so they handed over the remaining food.
The journey was relatively harmonious until they were less than five miles away from the next village when something unexpected happened.
"Stop, let's look at your faces. Are you new here?"
A man with his upper body naked blocked their way, "Do you understand the rules? You have to pay a toll when passing through our Dao Master."
He looked them over, and then continued: "With so many people, why should each of them be worth one tael of silver?"
"what?!"
Everyone knew that it was bad luck and they met the robbers.
There is no town nearby, and naturally there are no officers and soldiers. It is normal for there to be robbers. They discussed in low voices, not knowing what to do.
Ye Zhuoyu stepped forward directly and said: "Master Dao, we just passed by here and were gone in a quarter of an hour. One tael of silver per person is not that much even if we rob him. I advise you not to be ignorant, even if you have weapons, But there are quite a few of us, so if we really want to fight, we won’t be afraid of you!”
Of course, he just said harsh words to scare them.
There are also some strong and healthy villagers in these villagers, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are also many women and children. If they really fight, the casualties will be serious.
The man laughed a few times and didn't take them seriously at all. He whistled and shouted: "Brothers, some people are dissatisfied and want to fight with us. Come, let them see what we are capable of!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustle in the surrounding trees, and many people came out with swords, guns and sticks in their hands, surrounding them.
"Come on, aren't you going to fight? In Master Dao's territory, you are the first one to disobey!"
The naked man smiled wildly, "I asked you for tolls and refused to give them. You dare to look down on our Master Dao. You guys, take them all back. The men will be slaves and the women will be given to Master Dao as concubines." !”
"Yes, Brother Kuang!"
They rushed up in a swarm and were about to take action.