The young man was silent, and Ye Chuqiu said, "Logically speaking, with your speed, you should have left long ago. Why are you still here?"
"It's a long story. I felt cold before I went down, so I went to a nearby village to stay for a few nights." The young man replied calmly.
"oh."
Ye Chuqiu nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, the girl said angrily: "The poor mountains and rivers are full of unruly people. The people in that village were so bold that at night, they actually drugged us and tried to steal our money. We are useless."
It took a lot of effort to escape. I thought that after the rain and the sky cleared, we would be able to reach Doncheon, but we encountered this muddy mountain again. Who knows what else we will encounter next!"
Unhappiness was written all over her face. She had originally thought about going to the capital. Although the journey was a bit far, but with servants and maids waiting on her, she could still get there.
But who knew that so many things happened along the way, including bandits blocking the road, waterlogging and flash floods, and even the villages where she stayed, she was robbed and almost lost her life. She was really holding back her anger.
"No wonder you are dressed like this."
Ye Chuqiu turned around and glanced at the young man, "You were slaughtered as a fat sheep by the people in that village, so you learned the truth about not exposing your wealth?"
"When you are outside, you should keep a low profile. People like them are fat sheep in the eyes of others." Li Youmei on the side also said carelessly.
"snort."
The young man heard their sarcasm and snorted, feeling quite unhappy. He only glanced at Ye Chuqiu and remained silent.
"Don't be like this, tell me what happened to you and make me happy."
Ye Chuqiu saw that he seemed a little angry. He didn't know why, but he wanted to tease him even more.
"Why are you like this?" The girl on the side said again: "We have all fallen into this situation, and you still want to add insult to injury?"
Ye Chuqiu glanced at her, but ignored him at all. He just looked at the young man with a smile and said, "Hurry up and tell me, let me gain some experience in the world."
"You are such a bad person. If someone encounters you, they will probably want to stay away. What experience do you need in the world of martial arts?" the girl said from the side.
But Ye Chuqiu ignored her and only looked at the silent young man. This made the young girl beat her chest in anger, "You even look down on me?"
"If Mrs. Lin wants to laugh at us, then there is no need." The young man said lightly.
"I'm not laughing at you, I just saw you looking sad, so I said a few witty words to make you happy." Ye Chuqiu said with the same smile.
Today, this young man does not have the same momentum as before. Today, he is dressed in ordinary cloth, his face is pale, his expression is tired, and he looks sickly, giving people a particularly delicate feeling. But even so, he
Standing among the crowd, he is also very distinguished, and can be seen at a glance.
"Yes, and you came here on your own. We didn't take the initiative to find trouble with you." Li Youmei also said from the side.
The young man clenched his hands into fists, looking angry and helpless. She was just a country woman. Although she had two skills, she now dared to tease him and spoke to him in such a tone.
But right now, he really needs them.
He was very anxious. He had to reach the capital as soon as possible. He had no time to waste on the road.
"I came here this time to really ask for something."
Seeing Ye Chuqiu just looking at him without saying a word or asking if he needed help, the young man waited for a long time and had no choice but to take the initiative to speak.
"What's the matter?" Ye Chuqiu glanced at him up and down and said, "I really can't think of anything you need our help with."
"This mud mountain is blocking the road here. It's really not an option for us to wait here."
The young man looked at the mud mountain blocking the road and said: "In fact, it is not difficult to climb it. We just need to cut some more wood and put it on top, and then we walk on the wood. The degree of danger will be greatly reduced."
"That's a good idea, but the question is, who will cut the wood?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
The young man's eyes fell on Ye Chuqiu and the others, and Ye Chuqiu finally understood the purpose of his coming to greet them, "You think that your remaining guards are not enough to help you with the hard work, so you came to us specifically?"
"This is not called coolie work. After it is built, everyone will benefit." The young man said.
"But I am not a living Bodhisattva, and we are not in a hurry. We can wait a few more days until the mud dries up and becomes more stable before leaving." Ye Chuqiu shrugged slightly and said.
She is really not in a hurry now. She has just gone to Dunchuan anyway, and she doesn’t know what the situation will be like. If there is a plague in Dunchuan, it will be a big trouble.
Speaking of the plague, Ye Chuqiu thought of something again. Could Dunchuan have experienced waterlogging after it rained for so long like Dong'an City?
If that's the case, then there's not much point in her going to Tunchuan.
Thinking of this, Ye Chuqiu couldn't calm down.
She went to Dunchuan to find a home, but had no intention of continuing to flee.
But according to the current scene, there is a high possibility that Dunchuan will also experience waterlogging. After all, this place is less than twenty miles away from Dunchuan.
There was a flash flood here and the mountains collapsed. What was the situation like in Doncheon Castle?
When thinking of this, Ye Chuqiu felt that all their previous thoughts on the road had become illusions.
Seeing Ye Chuqiu's expression change, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't speak for a long time, the young man took the initiative and said, "I will give you twenty taels of silver, is it enough for you to help?"
Ye Chuqiu didn't speak. She just glanced at the various people. This road was the only way to Dunchuan, and many people were blocked here.
Most of them are refugees, but there are also some businessmen and some scholars who want to go and take exams.
"Why don't you unite them? There is strength in numbers. As long as each of us cuts a piece of wood, it is enough to build a bridge." Ye Chuqiu finally said.
The young man smiled when he heard this, "How many selfless people are there in this world? Most of them are waiting for others to give. Who is willing to contribute themselves."
"But you are rich. If you give them money, they will definitely be willing." Ye Chuqiu said again.
When she saw that the young man had stopped talking, she said: "Okay, I won't ask anymore. Since you have spoken, we will help you."
After saying that, she turned around and told Lin Dahu and the others to go to the nearby grove to cut down trees, and then she walked in herself.
She was very strong, and when she worked, one person could be as strong as three or five strong men. In a short time, she had cut down a lot of trees.
She tied the two trees tightly into a row with vines, and then set them up on the mud hill. After a while, a long road was built.
When people around saw her doing this, they came over to help. There was strength in numbers, and after a while, the wooden bridge became higher and higher.
"Madam, let's go help too." A man with a short stature looked at everyone working enthusiastically, so he pulled his mother-in-law and said.
"We don't even have to eat, can't we save some energy? Let's just walk across it after they finish it." The woman glanced at the wooden bridge that Ye Chuqiu and the others had built, and was not willing to go over and help.
Ye Chuqiu saw someone helping. When he got to the top, he made the wooden bridge wider and replaced it with three pieces of wood. After nearly two hours, the wooden bridge was finally built.
"Whoever helped build the wooden bridge just now, come with me."
Ye Chuqiu said something, and the refugees who had helped quickly stood up and waited for Ye Chuqiu's instructions.
"Those who build the wooden bridge go up first."
Ye Chuqiu said something, and the people who helped were very happy. After listening to Ye Chuqiu's words, they walked onto the wooden bridge.
After they went up, Ye Chuqiu asked the boy and the girl to go up. After they went up, she called her family members and went up.
Although the wooden bridge was not very stable and occasionally swayed, because Ye Chuqiu used wooden sticks to support it from the beginning to the end, there was no landslide.
"Look, they all went up and asked you to help but you didn't help." The man complained about the woman next to him.
"Let them go up first, and then they can open the way for us." The woman said calmly: "We will just wait. Is it possible that she can remove the wooden bridge?"
When men think about it, they shouldn't waste so much effort to do something that is harmful to others and not beneficial to themselves.
Who knew that when Ye Chuqiu walked to the wooden bridge, she actually removed the wooden bridge and passed the wooden bridge to the people in front, all the way to the top of the mud mountain.
"this……"
Now the people who had not helped before were a little dumbfounded. They wanted to take advantage, but to their surprise, Ye Chuqiu did not give them a chance to take advantage.
"Next, are we going to build the wooden bridge slowly like this?" asked a refugee on the top of the mud mountain.
"Why bother."
Ye Chuqiu asked everyone to bring the wooden sticks she had used to hold up the wooden bridge. Then she stood on one of the wooden bridges, using the wooden bridge as a boat. She then motioned for Zhao Hehua to stand up and let her hug her tightly.
Looking at her waist, she felt that her wooden bridge was very long and that a few more people could stand on it, so she called Li Youmei, Chai Chunfang, Lingzhi and Wufeng to come up and asked them to hug her tightly.
Then she used the wooden bridge as a boat, picked up the wooden stick in her hand as a paddle, and with one strong stroke, she slid up the mud hill.