PDLP Chapter 311 Return home
Chapter 311 Return home
The next day, the sky was clear.
Luo Yu filled several backpacks and asked Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang to carry one each. She was thinking about the other laborers for the remaining ones.
As a result, people gathered in the courtyard where they lived, and each of them carried a package bigger than hers.
Ran asked his men to borrow a few donkeys to help transport the goods.
Qin Bingrui looked Song Si and the others up and down and asked, "Why did you bring so many things this time?"
"I don't have much. I just brought some food and clothes, fearing they wouldn't be enough for the journey."
Xia Liang looked at Yan Xuan's bag of things and asked him what was in it. He scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "These are all some treasures I have found these days. I plan to take them back to give to my family. Things in this kind of place are quite rare."
Luo Yu looked at the remaining three backpacks. Even if Qin Bingrui could carry one more backpack while crossing the mountains and hills, she definitely couldn't carry two with her body.
She secretly turned her gaze to Zhu Jinyou. He was the only one with one hand free, and apart from a few weapons hidden on his body, he probably didn't have any extra weight.
She was about to speak when Miao Wenshu stood outside the door leading a donkey.
"Miss Luo Yu, I will escort you out of the mountains. Several strong young men in our village are willing to come and help you."
Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui walked to the door.
I was stunned. They were indeed several strong young men, two of whom were very good-looking.
The young men's eyes lit up when they saw the girl who was said to have driven Ge Lai A Du to his death. With her delicate and pitiful face and slender figure, she was a pretty and endearing girl. The scarred woman next to her looked a bit stout, which only made the girl look even more petite and adorable.
Miao Wenshu introduced the young men to Luo Yu.
"They are all young people who have volunteered to protect those who have left the mountains. I will lead you through a special passage in our village. It may take half a day longer, but it is much safer than walking on the cliff road."
When Luo Yu heard this, he thought it was great. With so many more laborers, he could get what he wanted.
Ran smiled and said, "Brother Miao, you are so thoughtful. I just asked someone to find someone from your village to help lead the way. I didn't expect you to arrive so timely."
Zhu Jinyou walked over at this time and glanced at the strong young men.
He looked at the several strong men behind him and said to Miao Wenshu, "Uncle Miao, we won't bother with your strong labor force. We have enough manpower here. I think we just need to find two people who know the way to escort us out of the mountain."
After saying that, he looked at Qin Bingrui and asked her to translate.
Qin Bingrui told Uncle Miao: "The guys you chose are all great, but Zhu Gongzi doesn't like them very much. He said it would be better if we could replace them with some pretty girls."
Miao Wenshu: I knew something was not right the moment I heard it. This young man must like Miss Luo Yu in his heart, but he doesn't dare to make his attitude clear. He is a coward.
He shook his hands repeatedly and said no, and pushed the most handsome young man in front of Luo Yu.
"This young man's surname is also Miao. He is my cousin's eldest son. He is very handsome and a perfect match for Miss Luo Yu."
Zhu Jinyou could already understand most of what they said, and he didn't bother to expose Qin Bingrui's nonsense. He just smiled and asked Luo Yu: "What do you think, Miss Luo Yu?"
Luo Yu smiled slyly: "If you help me carry my backpack, I might consider not needing them."
Anyway, I have to take away a few big bags.
Zhu Jinyou chuckled and pulled two young laborers and Miao Wenshu to lead the way. Although these two laborers were strong, they looked very fierce and young girls would avoid them when they saw them.
Luo Yu: ...
After a while, Eunuch Yao arrived with his men. Seeing the bags of luggage in the courtyard, he frowned.
"What are we doing? We are leaving the mountains, not fleeing."
Qin Bingrui said with a grin, "Master Yao, you don't know this. It wasn't easy for us to escape all the way. We were hungry one day and full the next. People all have sequelae of being afraid of starvation."
Eunuch Yao said in disbelief, "Are they all food?"
Xia Liang took out an iron pot and a clay pot and said with a smile, "Look how well prepared my sister Luo Yu is. She's afraid we'll starve to death."
Luo Yu quickly explained: "Always eating cold food is bad for your health. Eating cooked food and drinking boiled water can help you avoid various viral infections."
Eunuch Yao was curious and asked, "So, those infectious diseases can be prevented in advance?"
Qin Bingrui smiled and said, "Envoy Yao, when we return to the Imperial City, please tell the Emperor that we can selflessly contribute our medical knowledge and inventions to the Imperial Physicians. In exchange for this contribution, the Emperor will temporarily spare our lives. How do you think?"
Eunuch Yao had seen Miss Luo Yu's mushroom cultivation. A small patch of mushrooms had been grown into a large number under the cultivation of the tribesmen, and they were even sold in the taverns in the town. It was truly magical.
He snorted arrogantly: "If you are really valuable, the emperor will naturally not take your lives."
Xia Liang muttered to himself, whoever believes this is a fool. Who was it that wanted to serve the emperor and take my life?
Afterwards, Miao Wenshu led the way and took everyone out of the town. Ran led the team all the way until they arrived at the village they had come from before, and then Luo Yu asked Ran to stop.
"Sister Ran, thank you for your care during this period. We hope to meet again in the future!"
"Good sister, we will definitely meet again. When the time comes, I will personally bring You Xian to thank you and Miss Qin and Miss Xia for saving my life."
"Well, I hope we can live in peace until that day comes."
"Sister, I will do whatever you need! It is you who gave us, the Baipu tribe, a second life. If anything happens to you, we can sacrifice everything." After saying that, she called the two top masters behind her and asked them to follow Luo Yu.
Luo Yu was shocked. This was too scary. They were willing to sacrifice everything. Were the ancients so crazy?
Qin Bingrui looked at the two calm clansmen, around thirty years old, but their martial arts skills were immeasurable. If the Ran clan hadn't sent these two masters to rescue her and Song Si and the others, they really wouldn't have been able to escape Ge Lai Adu's pursuit. Now, the Ran clan sent two of their most powerful masters to Luo Yu, which showed that her feelings for her sister were extremely sincere.
After bidding farewell to Luo Yu and the others, Ran's eyes were blurred with tears.
Although she now holds the position of clan leader, she has mixed feelings. If Xian'er returns to normal and the children grow up, should she give up the position?
But the weak Miss Luo Yu was quietly influenced and inspired by her former bravery and fearlessness. This was something she had fought for herself, and she could not give up this position easily, no matter whether it was her son or another man.
She will let her people live a better life, away from war and hunger, and let everyone see her greatness and truly recognize her as the chief of the tribe.
Three days later, Miao Wenshu and two young men escorted Luo Yu and his group out of the mountain and directly to General Cai's military camp.
There are only a few thousand soldiers stationed in the military camp, and the rest have all been evacuated.
It was getting late, so everyone stayed in the military camp for the night.
On dinner.
Zhu Jinyou curiously asked General Cai: "Where did the rest of the troops go?"
General Cai explained, "Although there are other troops stationed on the southern border, our Murong clan will also be stationed there. The extra troops have already been dispatched. Furthermore, several small nations around us are constantly bullying the local people. If we seize this opportunity to suppress them, it would be beneficial to recover some territory."
Qin Bingrui nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "It's best to conquer all these small countries, otherwise there will be trouble in the future."
Eunuch Yao snorted, his voice cold. "Do you think the Emperor doesn't know how to attack these small countries? But these countries are so poor, not only will we not collect much tax from them, but we'll also have to support a bunch of bureaucrats. Don't you think it won't cost the court any money?"
Qin Bingrui said "Oh" and turned to ask Luo Yu: "Sister Luo Yu, what do you think?"
Luo Yu wanted to avoid it, but all of them looked at her at the same time. Did they really regard her as the king of ideas?
"I don't have any opinion! But isn't the south close to the sea? Developing the marine industry, strengthening the Maritime Silk Road, and expanding trade with other countries are all good ways to make money."
As long as you make money, won’t everything be solved?
But no matter how much money you have, it will be useless if there are too few resources. Inflation will also be a problem.
Luo Yu ate the rice in his mouth, but the more he chewed, the less tasted it became.
Zhu Jinyou saw her frown slightly and said with a smile: "Miss Luo Yu, just say what you want to say. There is no need to embarrass yourself."
Luo Yu glanced at him. How come he was almost like a worm in her stomach? Fortunately, this man was not her enemy. It was really scary.
"I think making money is important, but the most urgent task is to improve people's lives and let the labor force create more resources, so that the value of money will not depreciate even if there is more money."
Before entering the palace, Eunuch Yao's family was also farmers, so he was very familiar with the lives of the people.
"One acre of land can only produce so much food. How can we increase production? How can we create more value?"
Luo Yu nodded. Now she had a time-space machine in her hand. It would be very simple to transport the improved seeds of the future. It was just that the current timing did not allow it. However, she could give everyone a proper reminder. When the time came, she could present the improved seeds to the emperor. Wouldn't that make it easier for everyone to accept?
Luo Yu thought for a moment, cleared his throat, and asked Eunuch Yao, "Chief Eunuch Yao, do you know what the current rice yield is per mu of good farmland?"
Eunuch Yao never expected her to ask such a question, and his childhood memories instantly flooded into his mind. At that time, he was not well fed and clothed, and during the busy farming season, he had to follow his parents to the fields to do farm work when he was less than ten years old.
So many years have passed, but grain production has not changed. There are still many children from farming families who do not have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear. Their parents cannot support them, so they will find someone to send these children to the palace.