AWB Chapter 915 Desire for Independence
Chapter 915 Desire for Independence
However, I need to think carefully about what to bring when I come here for the New Year, so as not to lose face.
I still need to go back and talk to my older brother about this.
Yan Xu secretly made up his mind.
He also has a lot of things to do because of yesterday's attack by refugees.
After chatting for a while, I left a thank-you gift and then departed.
No sooner had the two left than more people arrived, and they kept coming one after another.
Most of them were villagers, and a few were soldiers.
Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang finished cleaning up one trap, but they didn't even have time to clean up the other one.
People kept arriving throughout the afternoon.
Although each person doesn't sit for long, there are just too many people.
It could be said that the tea in Lu Qingqing's room never stopped flowing all afternoon.
The last group to arrive was not only large in number, but the number of people who came also exceeded Lu Qingqing's expectations.
The last group to arrive were women from the East Wing.
Previously, Lu Qingqing had no interaction with them.
The only thing we had in common was last night's chaotic battle.
Although she saved several people, she didn't think the East Wing needed so many people to come.
But in the end, all who come are guests.
Adding to what happened last night, Lu Qingqing had a pretty good impression of these women.
He immediately led the people into the house.
As soon as they entered the room, Ruyue led her group of sisters to kneel down and thank Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing was completely unprepared and was startled by the scene.
After realizing what had happened, they rushed to help the person.
Even after living in this era for so long, she still can't get used to seeing people kneel.
Of course, I'm even less used to kneeling before people.
When Lu Qingqing went to help the person, Ruyue stared at her hand for a moment, then her gaze shifted to her neck.
There were a lot of people this afternoon, so Lu Qingqing barely left the house.
Now, they've taken off all their scarves and such.
After examining the neck, Ruyue became even more certain of her hypothesis.
After the group sat down, Ruyue glanced at the doorway.
Seeing that the door was closed, he then spoke:
"Miss Lu, may I address you as such?"
The word "girl" made Lu Qingqing raise an eyebrow.
She's been in Fushan Town for so long, and even Bai Song and Yan Xu, who often come to the courtyard, haven't noticed her.
Ruyue had only met her a few times, yet she had already guessed it.
However, she didn't pay much attention to it.
Now, she and Qin Lang have already established themselves in Fushan Town.
Even if her identity as a woman is revealed, it won't have much of an impact.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Ruyue thought she was angry and quickly explained.
"Please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean any harm."
"Don't worry, once we leave this room, my sisters and I promise we'll keep our mouths shut and won't utter a single word."
Lu Qingqing waved her hand.
"It doesn't matter. It's just that she disguised herself as a man for convenience during the escape from famine."
However, I am a little curious, how did you figure that out?
But where did I go wrong in my disguise?
Upon hearing this, Ruyue relaxed a little.
"As you know, my sisters and I used to live in the same building."
What I study in my spare time is men.
Actually, there's nothing unusual about your attire.
However, the bones in a man's hand are slightly different from those in a woman's hand.
But few ordinary people study this.
However, there's one more thing, the most obvious one: the Adam's apple.
Hearing her say that, Lu Qingqing also realized what she meant.
Actually, she still remembered this when she first came to Fushan Town.
She wears a scarf whenever there are outsiders around, even at home.
However, I have indeed become lax recently.
Seeing that Lu Qingqing wasn't angry, Ruyue then explained her purpose.
"Miss Lu, to be honest..."
Most of the women in our group want to move out of the East Wing and quit that line of work.
However, the amount of food and firewood distributed this time was not much.
Therefore, we would like to buy some grain and coal from you.
Don't worry, we still have money on hand, and we will definitely not let you suffer any losses.
You name the price.
Hearing her say that, Lu Qingqing looked at the women sitting or standing in the room.
They all looked different, but their faces all carried the same hope.
Lu Qingqing admired these resilient women and asked:
"How much grain and coal do you want to buy? Have you checked the quantity?"
Ruyue understood that this meant she had agreed, and after a sigh of relief, she quickly replied:
"It has been statistically analyzed, it has been statistically analyzed."
My sisters and I would like to buy a total of five shi (a unit of dry measure) of grain and half a ton of coal. Do you think that's feasible?
Lu Qingqing thought about the inventory she had and agreed.
When Ruyue and the others saw that she had agreed, they thanked her repeatedly.
With food and coal, they had the means to become independent.
In addition to the chaos of last night, many courtyards in the village are now empty.
They then decided to go to Uncle Wu's place to see if they could rent the courtyard.
If everything goes well, they will no longer be considered the lowest of the low.
These days, if given a choice, nobody would want to do this job.
When people point fingers at them, they don't even dare to refute them.
Many women, upon thinking of this, turned away and secretly wiped away their tears.
As the group was chatting, Sun Yue came in to bring tea.
Seeing the tear stains on the women's faces, he asked them in a low voice what had happened.
Lu Qingqing then told Sun Yue about it.
After hearing this, Sun Yue also agreed to contribute some grain.
After hearing this, Ruyue and the others thanked Sun Yue again.
After making the decision, Lu Qingqing didn't delay any longer and immediately called on the women in the East Courtyard to move the grain.
While moving the grain, she was worried that the women wouldn't be able to carry it and thought she would help them.
Little did they know, these women only looked delicate.
When it came to actually moving grain, two or three people worked together very well.
This scene reminded Lu Qingqing of the scene last night when they worked together to kill refugees.
When it came time to load the coal, the women carried shovels and worked hard, huffing and puffing.
Lu Qingqing still had a lot of coal left, so she deliberately loaded some extra onto the truck for them.
Ruyue and the others saw this and were filled with gratitude.
When they went to pay the bill, they were even more grateful to learn that Lu Qingqing intended to sell the grain to them at the price she bought it from Manager Qian.
It's important to know that Fushan Town is now considered a closed-off small community.
It's not that no one in the village buys and sells grain, it's just that the amount is very small.
The amount traded was only a few kilograms of grain.
Moreover, grain prices are now alarmingly high, and there's even a situation where there's no market for it.
Those who have grain in hand will not be greedy for that little bit of money; they simply will not sell it.
Actually, Ruyue had already visited Baisong before coming here.
When asked about buying grain, Bai Song gave only one answer.
We don't have much grain, so we won't sell!
One possible reason for this is the shortage of food.
However, there is another point: Bai Song does not want them to go out on their own.
The purpose of letting these women in was to appease the soldiers under his command.
Now that they don't want to do this job anymore, Bai Song certainly wouldn't be happy about it.
However, these women also joined in killing refugees yesterday.
At this juncture, Bai Song couldn't very well refuse outright.
The idea was that if they controlled the grain, these women wouldn't be able to escape.
Unexpectedly, these women found another way.