Dark Fairy

Chapter 290 The Fish Hooked
In Yongchuan City, which is thousands of miles away from Pengshan City, the common people are still diligently doing what they are doing, asking for a ration that can support themselves and their families.And the battle thousands of miles away seems to be far away but closely related to them.

First of all, although the price of food in the city has not risen, the quota has been reduced by [-]% compared to when the previous purchase restriction order appeared.In other words, if you meet a man who can eat, one day's rations are not enough.It is necessary to find supplements from elsewhere or simply eat less and endure.

In the past, some wild vegetables could still be found in the woods and fields on the outskirts of the city from time to time, but now they have been wiped out. Even the wild vegetables, wild fruits, and wild fungi in the nearby mountains are almost impossible to find.

When people are hungry, they really don't mind putting anything in their stomachs.Not bad, just instinct.

Of course, many people will suffer from hunger, but it is not enough to cause a famine.Most of the wild vegetables that are dug are dried in the sun for storage.Worrying that the days ahead will get harder and harder.

Even if the common people are like this, those wealthy households, merchants, and officials who hold more resources in their hands can imagine that they are looking for ways to deal with it or other ways out for themselves and their families.

The high officials are okay, their connections are deeply rooted in the Hong Dynasty, and there is always an effective way to prevent them from being intertwined.Whether it is squeezing into the capital, or going to major towns in various places, or even finding a secret way to escape from the Hong Dynasty and go to neighboring countries, there are not a few.

It's still the dock in the industrial park, and it's still the teahouse on the dock.Bai Lang once again saw Zhou Yu and Hou Wangtong, two old men wearing a pair of trousers.

"You two, what's the rush to find me so urgently?"

Bailang did not come to the dock by chance today.Instead, he was informed by Zhang Shun on the pier one day in advance that the Zhou family and the Hou family secretly sent greeting cards, saying that they wanted to invite him to tea on the pier.Bailang just came here, and he also wanted to hear what the other party wanted him for.And Bailang also wanted to get closer to these two families.After all, he still had the secret order from Liu Jianyu.

Zhou Yu and Hou Wang smiled together, and then Zhou Yu said: "There is indeed one thing. I originally hoped to wait for a suitable opportunity to talk to Lord Bai. But now I really can't wait, so I can only be so abrupt." Come here, and I hope Master Bai will forgive me."

"Oh? It seems that something is really urgent. Please tell the two of you."

At this time Hou Wangtong took over the conversation and said: "Master Bai, we have helped you contact a lot of things these days, including food, cloth and even medicines. You can also accept them as you order. But there are only so many warehouses at the pier. We also know that. You didn't leave all the goods in the warehouse, but disappeared.

In addition, there is still your fleet on the pier, we think you have transferred some supplies to other places.I don't know, right? "

"What? Are you two so concerned about the actions of the sword shop?" Bailang answered while picking up the tea cup on the table and blowing on the bubbles, looking at the two old men with half-smiling eyes.In his heart, he guessed the reason why these two people came to him suddenly today.

Hou Wang said he didn't dare, and continued: "Master Bai, please don't misunderstand me. Our two families have no intention of offending you or the knife shop. It's just that we had to pay more attention and discovered some of Master Bai's actions. That’s it. And I would venture to guess that the part of the supplies that disappeared from Master Bai’s hand should have been sent to a safe and hidden place by Master Bai, right? It’s the refuge you mentioned before, right? "

"If you two have something to say, just talk about it. The last time I got closer to you, I didn't even hide from you about finding a place to avoid disaster in advance. You don't need to be so extravagant."

The smile on Hou Wangtong's face became brighter when he heard the words, and he said with obvious flattery, "Master Bai also knows that the world is difficult. And recently even the food quota has begun to be reduced, and all the ordnance prices in the field have been reduced. It was cut with a knife, but the quantity has increased. The armor needs to be thickened by [-]%! There are never enough crossbow arrows.

We are not from the military, and there is no way to get news in the south.But food is in short supply and ordnance is in short supply. Doesn’t this mean that the situation in the south is definitely getting worse and worse?
Once the south can't bear it, why don't we find a way out?

Hehe, to be honest with Master Bai, our two families also worked together to set up a hiding place to avoid disaster.Thought it wasn't too bad.But the last time I listened to Bai Ye's advice, I realized that the place we were looking for was not enough to avoid disaster.Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt it was wrong, and I tried to find another suitable change.But the left and right are wrong, and it is impossible to find a suitable place and manpower.

So I discussed it with Lao Zhou, and finally we both felt that instead of trying to figure it out blindly, it would be better to ask Mr. Bai to be merciful and allow our two families to depend on each other. If you have any orders, Mr. Bai, please speak up, but please give us two Just have a place at home. "

Bailang's thoughts turned out to be true.As expected, these two wealthy businessmen took the bait last time after he revealed the news about a place to avoid trouble.Originally, he was just a merchant, and his job was to make money. Finding a place to hide and resisting possible dangers was totally beyond his capabilities.At most, it's just to find a barren mountain and forcibly build a high-walled mansion, which is of no use.

It is also reasonable for these two families to find a shelter to avoid disaster.After all, the most useful thing in troubled times is not money, but knives.

"The request of these two really makes Bailang a little embarrassed!" Bailang showed embarrassment.Naturally, it is impossible to let the other party board the boat so easily, there must be a price, right?And it has to be something that Bailang has been planning for a long time.

Seeing Bailang was very difficult, Zhou Yu and Hou Wangtong did not doubt that he was there. After all, the refuge they wanted to come to Bailang was just a little bigger than Zhuangzi. It had stronger defenses and secluded geographical conditions, and could be self-sufficient inside or around it. Well.A Zhuangzi can only hold a thousand people if he can reach the sky.The people in the knife shop have already counted the small family in the number, and it would be too difficult to count the two of them.

However, the recent situation also made Zhou Yu and Hou Wangtong understand that these things cannot wait any longer.Once the situation collapses, it may be a dam collapse. When the disaster comes, who will take you?
So you have to find a way out early!
"Master Bai, we know that this request is not easy, but the world is too difficult, so we have no choice but to say so. No matter what Master Bai orders, both Zhou and Hou will do their best to satisfy Master Bai. We only hope that Master Bai can bring Both of us."

After pondering for a while, Bailang said: "It's not that I don't want to bring my two family members with me, but there are still many unresolved problems over there, and the space is really tight."

Several pulls, declines and pleadings.In the end, Bai Lang seemed to have made up his mind, and said with a frown: "If you two are really determined to join the knife shop, then you have to take some risks. It depends on how brave you are!"

(End of this chapter)