Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 759: Almost Came Back Dead

The old doctor was old and had a rule not to eat at night, but since everyone else was eating, he couldn't help but eat a little too.

After everyone was settled, the old doctor was also sent away.

Zhou Guo looked at Qian Duo who was staring at him eagerly, and Mo Da and Mo Er who could barely open their eyes, and waved his hand and said, "Have a good sleep first, and we'll deal with the rest tomorrow."

He then said to Qian Duo, "No matter what happens, the best outcome is that you can return safely."

The next day she ate breakfast leisurely and went to the pond to look at the crabs. In the past two years, the pond had expanded and was divided into large and small ponds.

She planted lotus roots around the pond, and the blooming lotus flowers are particularly beautiful in the summer.

Now the flowers are gone, the lotus pods have fallen, and only some dead branches and leaves are left on the water surface. After selling the crabs, we can dig lotus roots. The lotus root and pork ribs soup is very delicious.

There were two people who had been guarding the crabs all day. When they saw her coming, they said, "Master, these crabs can be sold after a while. But there are only 70,000 to 80,000 crabs this year. How many can a few counties eat?"

Zhou Guo said, "Who said there are only a few counties? Yunzhou has thirteen counties, and even worse, there are other counties. Last year, 20,000 crabs were sold in a few counties in two or three rounds, and they were gone. This amount of crabs is only enough to be sold back and forth more than a dozen times."

She sent a lot of crabs to the Zhao family last year, but Zhou Xing couldn't eat them. There were only a few people in the Zhao family, and they got so many crabs, it was like they were hosting a banquet for many guests.

These guests will have to come to her to buy crabs this year, right?

After buying such good things, she would definitely have to hold a big banquet for the guests, and she had to please these big customers.

He took a walk around the crab pond and pulled some weeds in the vegetable garden. Then he went back to the room to do some accounting and had lunch before slowly heading back to the farm.

Qian Duo and others got up now, had lunch, and were taking medicine.

A strong smell of Chinese medicine wafted over the farm.

Before she even entered the village, she heard a hoarse voice yelling, "Take it away quickly, I just injured my leg, I can run and jump again after two days of rest, why should I drink this bitter stuff, I won't drink it!!"

"This is too damn bitter. Is this old doctor doing this on purpose?!"

She shook her head. It was strange that such strong men were afraid of taking medicine.

Qian Duo and Niu Si had already drunk the medicine and were waiting for her. Niu Si was a person who had signed a contract with the manor and his skills were not much worse than Wu Jiang's.

Zhou Guo sat down and said, "Tell me, what happened?"

Qian Duo said: "Originally, everything was fine when we went there. We have been on this road before. It's just that the tolls at each checkpoint are a bit higher, but it's okay. After all, we have arrived in the capital smoothly. After delivering the goods to Mr. Qin San, we bought tea, cloth, and wine and went back.

We were fine in the first half, but halfway through, a group of stragglers suddenly appeared from nowhere, and when they saw us, they came up to rob us without saying a word. Fortunately, we were soldiers and bandits for two years, and the old man gave us a lot of guidance in these years.

We didn't suffer much loss, but just after we dealt with this group of people and had walked less than a mile, their reinforcements arrived, about 500 to 600 people. We fought and retreated, but these people were like dogs seeing meat buns, biting us tightly and not letting go. In the end, we had no choice but to leave some of the wine and cloth behind along the way, empty the cart, and then run away."

There were only fifty-six people in the team at most. How could fifty-six people fight against hundreds of people? They were smart enough to come back alive, as they threw away most of the wine and cloth in the car. Otherwise, no one would have come back alive.

Zhou Guo nodded and said, "You did the right thing. I told you all along that you must come back alive even if you don't earn a penny."

Qian Duoxi said: "Master, it's not that we didn't make any money. We just lost these two. We didn't lose anything else."

He is a man who has been through many battles, and he has two masters around him who have been escorting for more than ten years, so protecting some things is not a problem for him.

Qian Duo handed her the account book with a smile and took credit for it, saying, "I didn't say anything this time. I didn't show this account book to anyone, and I didn't tell anyone how much money I made."

Niu Si on the side nodded slightly.

Zhou Guo took the account book with a smile, "Yes, you have made a great contribution this time."

Last time, this guy was a big mouth and couldn't help but tell everyone how much money he earned. As a result, a group of people became impetuous, while those who had ideas had ideas.

There are many people in the world who are greedy for money. For their own good, this matter should be kept secret.

The total weight of the goods delivered to Mr. Qin San this time was 18,000 kilograms. She was secretly planning to do this job so that she wouldn't have to go next year.

The situation is really chaotic now, and her decision is still very wise.

Adding the various fine leathers collected in the past year and the goods brought back, the profit from this trip is more than quadrupled that of last year. One trip is equivalent to two or three trips last year, which is good enough.

Qian Duo handed her the money and said with a smile, "Boss, for the sake of convenience, I changed all the money into silver notes."

Zhou Guo said: "You are right, you are very thoughtful. If this is exchanged for silver, it will take up space and attract people's attention. If we meet those people on the road, those things will be snatched away by people."

Qian Duo was very happy to receive the compliment, "Boss, when are we going next time?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You still want to go again? The road is so dangerous."

Qian Duo was a little excited. "Yes, although it's not peaceful, we can earn a lot in one trip. After this trip, so many people can't spend it all in several lifetimes. We can do whatever we want."

Besides, watching these things turn into money little by little and filling up your wallet little by little is a very fulfilling thing, which is more exciting than going to the battlefield to kill enemies.

Zhou Guo said, "Not yet. The south is not peaceful. You are lucky to survive this trip. It's hard to say whether you will be so lucky next time. We can't take the risk. Besides, we are short of manpower at home. We will not leave next year. We will support the family first."

I was a little disappointed with the money, as I couldn't make as much money as I could from doing business at home.

But when he thought about the soldiers he met on the road, he felt that it would be better to avoid them. Although they did not suffer any great losses this time, they did not have an easy time and suffered as well.

This time, Zhou Guo gave out rewards generously, 100 strings of cash per person.

The two escort masters, Mo Da and Mo Er, each received 200 strings of cash, while Duo received 300 strings of cash.

Another 6,000 strings of cash were allocated to the village. Half of the money was kept by the accountant to be distributed to all the brothers in the village at the end of the year, and the other half was kept in the account.

Although the others looked on with envy, when they saw their arms and legs, their heads wrapped in gauze, and their bodies that were half thinner, they felt that they deserved the money.

I almost lost my life.

The caravan returned safely, and Zhou Guo felt relieved. These people were all good players in the village. If one of them was missing, it would be a loss for all.

Qian Duo made a lot of money this time. Together with what Zhou Guo gave him, the total was 800 strings of cash, which was much more than his savings in previous years.