Chapter 17 Buying Food
Obviously, he was overthinking it.
In fact, Chen Xiao led about 37 or 38 people to run 50 kilometers to Zhangzhuang just to buy food.
As for how much to buy?
The system task was not marked, so Chen Xiao decided to take a shortcut.
Because when he checked the task just now, he found that the task prompted that he had brought people to the territory of Zhangzhuang.
That’s right, although this place is still 3 kilometers away from Zhangzhuang, it already belongs to Zhangzhuang.
Because this is the farmland of Zhangzhuang, the task shows that Chen Xiao has led more than 30 students to Zhangzhuang, and the only thing left is buying food.
Buying 100 kilograms is buying, buying one kilogram is also buying!
As long as we buy food from Zhang Renyi's family, we should be able to complete the task no matter how much.
However, Chen Xiao believed that the system would not act without a purpose. Since the task of buying food here was triggered, there would definitely be some movement because of buying food.
However, even if there is any movement, I have to wait until I complete this mission. After all, the prisoner-catching fist and prisoner-catching knife in the Scout Boxing Master Level, as well as the Scout Stealth are very useful. Even if something happens, with these two sets of skills (yes, they are sets) on me, I will be able to deal with any situation with ease.
So Chen Xiao thought about it and decided to go into the village alone to feel out the situation and try to buy ten or eight kilograms of food to see if he could complete the task.
So, he said to Liu Qiang: "You guys rest here, I will go into the village to find out the situation."
How could Liu Qiang let him do this? "Teacher, how can you do such a dangerous thing? I am familiar with gathering information. I will go!"
Isn't this bullshit?
Liu Qiang was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army. He had no other clothes except this one. Why did he wear this one into the village?
It's obvious at first glance that it's impossible. Among this group of people, only Chen Xiao is wearing a long gown and looks like a cultured person. You can go in and take a look.
So, in the end it was decided that Chen Xiao would go into the village first to take a look. As long as he was careful, there should be no problem.
He didn't even bring a gun, just a bayonet, which he hid in his clothes, and walked leisurely towards the village.
After eight or nine hours of traveling 50 kilometers on a mountain road, he definitely looked dusty and exhausted.
He thought he would be questioned when he entered the village, but when he really entered, he found that no one was questioning him. He did not see anyone cooking in the homes of the people he passed by, and he did not see any smoke coming from anyone's homes.
This is very strange. It’s almost dark. Is there no one in all the houses?
If he hadn't occasionally heard the crying of a child in the house he passed by, he would have thought that there was no one in the village.
Could it be that the people from Zhangzhuang came because of me?
This is impossible!
That means someone else has come and made them afraid to make a sound!
He opened his teaching eyes and looked towards a courtyard:
Zhang Changhu, 46 years old, from Zhangzhuang, Anhua County, northwest Shanxi, is a farmer...
Zhang Dashun, 21 years old, from Zhangzhuang, Anhua County, northwest Shanxi, is a farmer...
Li Huaer, 18 years old, from Lizhuang, Anhua County, northwest Shanxi, married to Zhangzhuang...
Zhang Goudan, age 2, native of Zhangzhuang, Anhua County, northwest Shanxi...
Wow!
This teaching eye is amazing! Can it see through the wall?
However, with so many people in the room, no one dared to make any sound. What the hell was going on?
He didn't go up and knock on the door. He felt that the atmosphere was already so depressing, so he didn't want to scare the people.
However, precisely because the village is so quiet, any disturbing sounds can be heard from far away.
For example, the large mansion in the center that is bustling with activity right now, even the tall walls cannot block out the noise coming from inside.
It seems that the reason why the common people are silent lies in that big mansion.
So Chen Xiao didn't waste any time and went straight to the mansion. The gate of the mansion was not closed. Two servants were standing in front of the ten-foot-high gate, both carrying guns.
Seeing Chen Xiao approaching, one of them didn't take it seriously, but the other one was much more responsible. He held the gun in his hand, pulled the bolt and shouted:
"Who are you and what do you do?"
"Brother, brother, don't shoot! I'm here to look for my cousin. My cousin works as a housekeeper for Mr. Zhang in this courtyard. His surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Quanyou in Liuzhuang. Please inform him for me!"
When Chen Xiao saw the other party pull the bolt, he almost raised his hands, but then he thought it was not right. Those who raised their hands when facing the gun at this time were probably trained or experienced. If he pretended to raise his hands, he would end up making things worse.
So he pretended not to understand and took two quick steps before saying that the housekeeper in the courtyard was his cousin.
That’s right!
He used his teaching eyes to observe the people in the compound, what kind of people they were and what their names were.
However, along the way, he discovered that the Teaching Eye could penetrate walls to view the other party's information attributes, but it was limited in distance.
If you can see something yourself, you can check it out from 500 to 600 meters away. If you can't see something behind a wall, you can only check it out from a distance of at least 50 meters.
He just found out that there was a housekeeper named Liu Quanyou, who was also born in Liuzhuang, Anhua County, so he used this excuse. After all, what he wanted to buy was grain, and the housekeeper should have the convenience to pass on the message.
As for my uncle, he is a distant relative, so I can just say he is a distant relative, so there shouldn't be any problem. I didn't buy much food anyway.
Upon hearing that they were looking for the housekeeper, the diligent servant went into the house to report. After all, the housekeeper was in charge of them, and they dared not neglect the housekeeper's relatives.
"Who are you? I don't remember having any relatives like you!" Just as he was thinking about it, a man walked out of the gate. He was about forty years old, with a mustache and a shrewd face. His teaching eyes showed that he was Liu Quanyou.
"Uncle! It's me! From Li Zhuang. Although our relationship is a bit distant, we are still relatives!
You have to help me today! My family is having a hard time making ends meet, and food is expensive in the county.
My family was so happy to hear that you were the housekeeper of Master Zhang's house, so they asked me to ask you, my cousin, to help them and ask Master Zhang to sell us some cheap food to help us get through to the wheat harvest."
Chen Xiao looked like his family was barely making ends meet, which made Liu Quan feel annoyed. He thought, this was another person who was slightly related to him and came to ask for money.
But he still endured his annoyance. After all, people in this era still had to consider family relationships, so he continued, "How much food do you plan to buy?"
When Chen Xiao heard this, he happily took out three dollars from his pocket.
After thinking for a while, he took back one dollar: "I still need to save one dollar for school living expenses, so I'll buy two dollars!"
Butler Liu suddenly laughed and said, "Two dollars can't buy much food. Forget it. We are all relatives. I will ask the master for you. It shouldn't be a big problem.
What do you want, rice or flour? But not too much, one stone of rice is six dollars now, and flour is more expensive. "
The reason why his attitude changed was that he noticed that Chen Xiao was wearing a long gown and had just left that dollar, saying it was living expenses for going to school.
At this time, people always have a good impression of scholars, especially Chen Xiao, who is a bit fair and young, and is thought to be a student. Butler Liu thinks it would be nice to have a relative who is educated and promising in the future.
