It seems that you are going to flee from famine, don't be anxious or panic

Chapter 248 Discussion

After hearing this, Yang Mingshuan said, "Of course we have to change it. If we don't, how can we have the chance to touch those cars?"

The people who followed him looked at him in surprise when they heard what he said, and then one of them said, "What does Brother Yang mean?"

Yang Mingshuan looked at the people who followed him with a pair of shrewd eyes, and said with a slightly disdainful tone: "Don't you have any ideas about those cars?"

"But they have more people than us. Can we defeat them?" said one of them.

There are only more than 50 of them in total, which feels like a fraction of their number, and some of them are not very agile.

Originally, there were more than 3000 people who were lost, but a large part of them turned back to find General Nian. Most of the remaining people were injured at the time and were not suitable for another long journey, so they were left behind.

Although they were soldiers who had been tempered on the battlefield and had certain combat capabilities, he felt that those people were not easy to deal with.

Given the numerical disparity, they may not necessarily have the upper hand.

"If we can't win, we can ask for help!" Yang Mingshuan said with some pride.

"What help?" someone asked.

"Have you forgotten what we encountered in the mountains?" Yang Mingshuan reminded.

Mountain village?

When several people heard this, they suddenly had an idea in their minds.

On their way here, they encountered a pack of wolves in the mountains. Does Brother Yang mean to lure the wolves down the mountain?

One of them hesitated and said, "Isn't this bad?"

After all, they are all people from Donglin Country. If robbing and stealing things are moral issues, then intentional killing is a bit inhumane.

"What's wrong with that?" Yang Mingshuan said with a dark face, "Do you know why they came from Donglin Country? Maybe they committed a crime and escaped from there. Why should we sympathize with such people?"

"Besides, we worked so hard to guard the border for the imperial court, and what did we get in the end? These people are also from Donglin Kingdom, and we are protecting their safety. Even if we don't get any credit, we have worked hard, right?

Now they won't even lend us their car, and now they want us to buy their seeds if we want to farm. Don't you think that's reasonable?" Yang Mingshuan continued.

As he spoke, his words became filled with indignation, and his tone made it seem as if Ning Jian and Huo Yu were so ungrateful and owed them so much money.

After hearing what he said, several people nodded subconsciously, as if what Yang Mingshuan said made sense.

After all, they were all soldiers of the imperial court, protecting the safety of Donglin State. How could these people stand by and watch them die? They were too heartless.

The person who had just hesitated and said no, couldn't help but frowned after seeing the expressions of the crowd. It seemed that all these people were convinced.

But he himself did not agree with this approach.

They were all conscripted by the imperial court. If the imperial court didn't pay them food and wages, what business would it have on the common people? If they just asked others for it, how would that be any different from robbery?

What's more, he knew Yang Mingshuan's character to some extent. This man was used to being sneaky and flattering in the military camp.

Now he keeps saying that he is guarding the border for the court, but when a real war breaks out, he runs faster than anyone else.

But if he stopped it now, he would definitely become the target of public criticism, so although he disagreed with this approach, he ultimately remained silent.

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Yang Mingshuan offered another promise: "Once we get those cars, we can go wherever we want. We can find a beautiful place with clear water and mountains, and do whatever we want. Why do we need to suffer here?"

After hearing this, several people became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Although they could find some food here, they were hungry one day and full the next. They originally planned to go back to find the general after their injuries healed, but they didn't expect to meet Huo and the others first.

If they could really steal the car, wouldn't it be okay for them to live here and not go back?

The conditions in the northwest were harsh, with people living in yellow sand all day long. The food and wages provided by the court were pitifully small, and they had long had enough of such hard times.

If they could really get the car, they could live anywhere, but they might not see their families anymore.

One of them said excitedly, "Brother Yang, what do you think we should do? We'll listen to you."

"Yes, we will all listen to you." The others echoed.

Seeing that everyone was convinced, Yang Mingshuan couldn't help but reveal a smug look on his face, and then he said:

"First of all, we should go hunting, then exchange seeds with them and plant crops on the land next to them. Then we can have more contact with them and have a chance to study their car.

Once we have done our research, we will find an opportunity to lure the wolves down the mountain, let them fight each other, and we will profit from it."

"Good idea." One person praised, and the others followed suit.

Then the group of people walked towards where they live now with their dreams for the future.

Suifeng did not go back to the fields to work, but went straight back to where they lived.

The residences are all thatched houses, backed by the mountain, with a road in the middle and houses on both sides arranged neatly and staggeredly.

Suifeng saw Duan Ruowei and Ma Qing walking towards the river not far away, each carrying a wooden bucket of washed clothes, so he turned around and walked towards the two people.

When he reached the two of them, he extended his hand to Duan Ruowei and said, "Give it to me."

Seeing this, Duan Ruowei didn't hesitate to hand the wooden barrel to him, and then she and Ma Qing carried another wooden barrel together.

Hard labor such as farming is mostly done by men, while washing clothes and cooking are done by women and boys.

Sometimes the men would lend a hand when they saw that the clothes they were carrying were heavy, so Duan Ruowei didn't refuse when Suifeng asked for help. The wooden barrel for washing clothes was much larger than the usual ones, and the washed clothes were indeed quite heavy.

As the three of them walked towards their residence, Duan Ruowei asked, "Brother Suifeng, what were those people doing here just now?"

She was washing clothes with Ma Qing by the river just now. She accidentally looked up and saw those people. She didn't know what these people were doing, so she asked out of curiosity.

"They said they wanted to help with farming, but I think they mainly wanted to see the tractors," said Suifeng.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked about the car in both open and covert ways.

"Did you agree to them?" Duan Ruowei asked.

"I definitely won't let them see the tractor, but I promised to sell them some grain seeds so they can plant them themselves."

"How did they get to Mangshan?" Ma Qing asked, "Could they be the people of Moyang?"

"No." Suifeng shook his head. "I heard they said it was a soldier who got separated from General Nian."