After seeing the young man on the wooden chair and sending the official away in a few words, the eyes of an old man in the crowd couldn't help but light up.
He had been paying attention to Su Shi, from the first words he shouted from the carriage, to distributing food to them, to promising to stay with them for a day and make them eat and drink before leaving.
This old man had always seen everything Su Shi did.
Now seeing the official coming, the young master's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. After showing a composure beyond his age, he nodded along and fell into meditation.
"Okay, it seems that the government still pays great attention to these refugees. In this way, we will leave here after making breakfast for them tomorrow morning." Su Shi ordered Lou Yang and others.
Now, he still has to go to the capital first to inquire about the situation there and look for opportunities to establish himself. As for other things, they are just side effects and are done casually.
The young men among the refugees had more strength after eating enough. It didn't take long to build temporary shelters. In addition, Su Shi took out some felt cloths to simply resist the cold wind.
There is no problem anymore.
Lou Yang and others had long ignored the sudden appearance of these felt cloths.
If someone suddenly surprises you, would you still think about what happened?
But if I surprise you every day and everywhere, I am afraid that I will be too lazy to ask.
As Su Shi said, the food at night is much higher than at noon to ensure that everyone can eat enough.
I don’t know how many days I have been wandering and how many times I have been looked down upon. Now I can finally have a full meal and a temporary shelter. Many people fell asleep in the yurt with satisfaction after eating.
In a relatively large yurt, there was no snoring because no one here was asleep. There was just everyone sitting in a cross-legged position discussing the matter together by the bonfire burning in the distance.
The leader was the old man who had been observing Su Shi during the day. Beside them were two men with bright eyes. These people were the leaders and backbone of the refugees.
The old man is named Wang Ada, he is the leader of the refugees, and he is also the head of the original Wangzhuang Village behind the mountain, that is, he is also the village chief.
The two young men sitting below him are the best in martial arts in the village and the most convincing people. The taller one is called Wang Can, and the stronger one is called Wang Tong.
Of course, after being hungry for a long time, their bodies have shrunk a lot. Even after eating two full meals today, their faces look better, but their bodies are still too thin.
"You have all seen what happened today, right? How about you tell us your thoughts?" Wang Ada spoke first, and as he spoke, he did not forget to sweep his eyes on everyone's faces.
"Uncle Wang, we all listen to you." Wang Can was the first to speak, followed by everyone's echoing voices.
Among the people, only Wang Ada knew a few big characters. He had always been the one to make the decision on everything in the village. It had become a habit. Of course, everyone had to listen to his opinion when there was something going on.
"Okay." Wang Ada also said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Since everyone trusts me, then I will make the decision. Wang Can, Wang Tong and you should not go to the capital and follow the young master in white. He
He has a kind heart and a kind heart, and most importantly, he also has the ability. If you follow him, you will not suffer."
Wang Ada originally wanted to take everyone to the capital, but when they arrived in the capital, he couldn't watch them starve to death.
But meeting Su Shi today made him change his mind.
Going to the capital was certainly a way to save himself, but he couldn't guarantee the outcome. If he was kicked out, he would only give himself a small amount of money to spend, and he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to return to their hometown.
This kind of bet is really full of too many unknowns. It would be better to split the army into two groups. He takes the old, weak, women and children to the capital, while Wang Can and other men stay and follow the young master in white. Even if there is any danger,
At least the Wang family will not be extinct and there is still hope.
Wang Can, Wang Tong and others were somewhat reluctant to leave their fellow villagers. But it was Wang Ada who said the words, but they did not dare to object.
After hesitating for a moment, he could only lower his head and agree.
"Now that you have agreed, I will go to see the young master in white, but I can't guarantee that they will take you in. I saw it during the day and the people around the young master in white are all very skilled.
Maybe people don’t look down on us at all.”
Wang Ada shook his head, then stood up under the gaze of everyone, and walked straight to the carriage where Su Shi was resting not far away.
"who?"
When he was about thirty steps away from the carriage, a figure stood up and stopped in front of Wang Ada.
The person who came was none other than Long Xingyun. He was on duty in the first half of the night and was responsible for protecting Su Shi's safety.
"Little citizen Wang Ada, please see the young master, I have something important to say." Wang Ada said with a flattering look on his face.
"Is it something important?" Long Xingyun asked with some confusion.
"Yes, it's an important thing." It concerns the future of Wangzhuang behind the mountain. Wang Ada certainly has reason to think it's an important thing.
"Okay, wait a moment." Long Xingyun didn't think much and asked Wang Ada to wait, then he turned and walked towards the carriage.
There are four tents in each of the four directions of the carriage. They are all retractable and retractable tents of later generations. Needless to say, they were naturally exchanged by Su Shi.
As soon as Long Xingyun came over, Hu Xingfeng heard the noise, and immediately changed his original position to stare at Wang Ada and the refugees. Long Xingyun came to the carriage and saw that there were still people in the carriage.
When the candlelight flickered, I knew that the young master was not sleeping, so he stepped forward and said: "Master, there is an old man among the refugees who wants to see you, saying that he has something important to do."
Soon, Su Shi, who was sitting on a wooden chair next to the burning bonfire outside the carriage, saw Wang Ada who said he had something important to say. Soon a voice of surprise came out of his mouth, "You mean?
Do you want all the young people in your village to follow me?"
No wonder Su Shi was surprised. These young people are the future of Shanhou Wangzhuang and their backbone. If all these people are stripped out, the strength of the entire Shanhou Wangzhuang will be greatly reduced.
The ability to resist risks is gone.
Without these people, whenever there is a slight storm, they may all be wiped out and die in a foreign country.
"Yes, I am following you. Young Master, Xiaomin has observed during the day that you have a kind heart. We came all the way from Huainan, and you are the only one who treats us as human beings. And you have enough ability to let us
These young people will follow you, and their life should not be too bad. If they can receive your favor in the future, marry a wife and have children, it will be their destiny, and our Shanhou Wangzhuang will continue, and ordinary people can also go and meet them.
Ancestors and ancestors.”
Even the title "you" is used, which is enough to prove that Su Shi has a very high status in Wang Ada's mind at this moment.
When he first entered the capital, Su Shi needed some helpers. As long as he was willing to take in Wang Can, Wang Tong and the others at this time, it was foreseeable that they would be grateful and loyal. For Su Shi,
It's a good thing.
But if he really did this, it would be equivalent to sending more than 300 old, weak, women and children in Wangzhuang behind the mountains to the road of death. This was something Su Shi could not accept no matter what.
He would not let so many people die for himself. In that case, his previous actions would not save people, but harm them.
"No." Su Shi made a decision in just one breath.
"Young Master, these young men are in good health. As long as they eat a few more meals, they can do a lot of things. Our Mountain Queen Village has had the habit of practicing martial arts since ancient times. These people are not weak in martial arts. With them...
"
Wang Ada wanted to continue persuading him. In his opinion, only with Su Shi's help could Wangzhuang Shanhou have a chance of survival. This might be the only life-saving straw.
"I said no. Of course, if you are willing to surrender to me as a whole villager, then you can consider it." Su Shi spoke, and he said it in a shocking way.
"Master, please, you are so pitiful...Ah, what did you say?" Wang Ada, who suddenly had a change of heart, opened his mouth and widened his eyes in disbelief.
expression.
Su Shi actually said that he wanted the whole village to defect together. Can this be true?
Except for those young people, Wang Ada really couldn't understand what the use of others was. Apart from wasting food and clothing, they could not bring any benefits to Su Shi.
"As I said just now, you should go back and discuss it with everyone. You can stay with me, but if you want to stay, you can't drag anyone with me." Su Shi said in a decisive tone.
In the eyes of others, the food, drink and clothing of more than 300 people is indeed a large amount of money. Just like Qianqizhuang, it also supported some idle people, but the total number of people was just that. Others were
Someone who is capable and can create benefits for Qianqizhuang.
After all, more than three hundred people need to be fed not just for a while, but for a lifetime. Year after year, that will require a lot of expenses.
But in Su Shi's eyes, this expense was nothing.
Not to mention the existence of the exchange system, it is destined that Su Shi will not worry about money. Just say that these more than 300 people are convinced of themselves, and the faith points they can contribute every day are more than Su Shi can ask for.
Come.
More than 300 points a day, if you include those young people, it will be more than 400 points, or more than 10,000 points a month. How many good things can be exchanged, and how many things can be done.
Thinking of this, Su Shi felt faintly excited in his heart. This chapter has been completed!