roccoschili Chapter 144 Going to the Village to Hire a Car
Chapter 144 Going to the Village to Hire a Car
After all items were appraised, Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan reduced the market price by 10%, and then distributed the food, cloth, furs and other items they wanted to others according to the reduced price.
Bai Jingshan and others felt that this was inappropriate. They who took things could get a 10% discount based on the market price. However, for Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan who took cash and accessories, the prices were still estimated by them based on the market price. This was not fair to them.
They suggested that either everyone should get items according to the estimated prices, or everyone should get items according to the reduced prices. In short, they should not be the only ones to take advantage.
Gu Wenxuan smiled and refused, "Jingzhou and I get the lion's share, so please don't worry about such trivial matters for us."
What she didn't say was that they knew the value of grain, cloth, gold and silver best, so the probability of these things being misvalued was the smallest. But it was different for other things. Even they themselves couldn't tell which one was overestimated or underestimated.
Not only did she and Bai Jingzhou get the lion's share, but most of the things they took were relatively valuable and their prices were hard to estimate. Most importantly, after the chaotic times ended, these things would appreciate in value.
But it was different for Bai Jingshan and others. The probability of the things they were allocated being misvalued was almost zero, and they were all necessities such as food.
According to this situation, it is very likely that in the end, she and Bai Jingzhou will be the ones who gain the upper hand.
Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou were not a black-hearted person, so they tacitly lowered the prices of food, cloth and other items so that they could give more to others when distributing the items.
She insisted on her decision, and she and Bai Jingzhou were responsible for distributing the things. No one could persuade them, so they had to accept their distribution plan.
Everyone got their share, and gave a share to each of the survivors. Finally, they began to pack up their spoils and prepare to transport them down the mountain in batches.
This bandit's den raised two cows to transport the ill-gotten gains they robbed. Now the two cows were in the hands of Bai Jingzhou and his men.
Everyone harnessed the ox carts, leaving Gu Wenxuan to watch on the mountain and Fang Youfu to watch at the foot of the mountain, while the others transported things from the mountain to the foot of the mountain in batches.
They drove ox carts, but also carried things on their shoulders and in their hands, making full use of their own personal labor.
They were so busy until almost noon, when they finally moved all the things on the mountain to the wasteland at the foot of the mountain.
Gu Wenxuan, who did not contribute much during the transportation process, said to Bai Jingshan and others: "Jingzhou and I will go hire a car, you wait here."
Bai Jingshan and others nodded and said "OK", and the two of them went to a nearby village to hire a car.
The village is very big and is managed by the four major surnames in the village. Even the head of the village is a mixed-surname village where members of the four families take turns to be the head of the village.
The two men went to the village head, paid him some money, and asked him to help hire an ox cart for the village. Then they went to his house and ordered some hot white flour steamed cakes from his wife.
The head of the village and his family got the benefit, so they happily went to help hire a car and make steamed cakes.
They didn't ask Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan what they hired the car for. As a village located on a major transportation route, they had taken on many such jobs to supplement their family income.
However, after discovering that Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan were getting closer and closer to the mountain where the bandit's lair was located, the villagers hesitated and refused to go any further.
The eldest son of the village head was the owner of one of the ox carts, and the villagers subconsciously turned their attention to the eldest son of the village head.
"My two distinguished guests," the eldest son of the village head looked at Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou sitting on the first ox cart, "Where are you going?"
Not only other people in the village, but also the headman's eldest son felt uneasy at the moment.
Gu Wenxuan had no intention of hiding it from them. She raised her hand and pointed to the mountain that had been occupied by the bandits for a long time, "Go to the foot of that mountain."
The villagers were terrified and looked at Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou with vigilance.
Bai Jingzhou said slowly: "Don't get me wrong, we are not bandits."
Gu Wenxuan nodded, "We have cleared out the bandits, and we hired a car just to transport the spoils."
Villagers: ...
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
Bai Jingzhou couldn't help but add, "If you don't believe it, we can also buy the ox cart at the market price."
There are a lot of things in this bandit's den. Without the hired ox carts, they don't know how long it will take to get them all. That's why Bai Jingzhou made this suggestion.
Upon hearing this, the villagers turned their attention to the village head's eldest son.
The village head's eldest son didn't want to sell the ox cart, and he was also curious whether the bandits had really been cleared out.
They were bandits! Their village was so close to the bandit camp, how could they not worry about the safety of themselves and their families?
Ever since those damn bastards became bandits on that mountain, the people in their village began to live a troublesome life where even the strong laborers had to travel together to work.
All the women in the family who had decent looks didn't dare to go in that direction. Even when they went to the nearby town to buy things, it was basically the old men and women and adult men in the family who went there.
This kind of life has been going on for too long. They dreamed that the bandits would be dealt with by the government one day, but the government never sent any soldiers over.
Now Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan suddenly told the villagers that the group of bandits had been wiped out by them. It would be strange if the villagers were not curious.
The headman's eldest son gritted his teeth and said, "There's no need to buy a bullock cart, but we want to confirm it first."
Gu Wenxuan nodded, "Okay."
The headman's eldest son then entrusted his ox cart to other people in the village, and then called another strong man in the team. The two followed Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan and walked to the foot of the mountain.
There, they not only saw Bai Jingshan and others guarding a large pile of supplies, but also a middle-aged man with a broken leg, a young man with a scar on his face, and six haggard women of varying ages.
"Sister." Jia Yuelan was the first to come over. She looked at the two middle-aged men behind Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan with some curiosity, "Who are these two?"
"People from the nearby village." Gu Wenxuan handed her the still hot steamed buns. "We bought some buns. Go and share some with everyone."
Jia Yuelan said "OK" and went to distribute food to everyone. Bai Jingzhou turned to the two strong men who followed him and said, "Would you two like to have a chat with the survivors we rescued?"
The village head's eldest son nodded, and walked with his companion to the side of the middle-aged man with a broken leg and the young man with a scar on his face.