"When the disaster first started, I didn't spend money on going to the city, but I started to pay the donation five days ago. One person had 200 yuan, and the children didn't have money. The price was raised every day. The day before yesterday, it was already a tael of silver per person."

Li He was very careful inquiring, and it was not uncommon for those who made money while in the chaos. There was also Zhuangzi who killed people and robbed money on the way, so it was normal to set up cards here to extort them.

One tael of silver per person is indeed not a trivial matter. In addition to Qin Qin, Zhu Da and his team have five adults, a full five taels of silver.

Over the years, Zhu Da has an understanding that the countryside of Datong lacks currency. According to the description of various merchants traveling around the world, the whole countryside of Daming was like this. Silver and copper coins are rare in the countryside. Everyone's trading method is more about bartering. If you can save cash in two businesses in Zhengjiaji and Xincun, it is a loss to do business with the caravan, and the money they have to keep.

Li He used to do things in Zhu Da's business, and of course he knew that he would not lack these few taels of silver, but he would not be able to spend it casually. In the countryside of Datong, five taels of silver were a huge sum of money, which was enough for a family of four to live a year, and it would be a good life for a medium-sized family. Why should such a big sum of money be spent casually?

So Li He did not say in public that it was difficult to enter the city gate, but called Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun aside and said in a low voice. For the sake of the girl Qin Qin, two fires were set up here, Qin Qin was alone, and Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun walked back and forth. After Zhu Da finished speaking, he immediately smiled.

Zhu Da knew very well what Li He was thinking. He shouted to the side and seemed to have a different relationship with the two "masters". In the future, he could make a big deal in front of Li Degui and Zhang Jinbei. Another meaning was the core. If Zhu Da was unwilling to pay money, he would take advantage of his own privately. After all, paying money for one person is completely different from paying money for three people.

"Since you have taken it in, the money you should spend will be spent." Zhu Da's answer was very simple.

Hearing this, Li He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Now everyone is just a nominal master, servant and brother. Zhu Da made the conditions very clear in advance. Before he really confirmed his settlement and safety, he did not have much obligations or responsibilities and could leave at any time. Li He knew that he was closer than the two newcomers, but at this time, the closer relationship was useless.

Li He was in a hurry, but his expression was well controlled. He just stood up with gratitude and said in a muffled voice: "Brother, second brother, I keep this kindness in mind!"

After saying that, he didn't say much, but walked to Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui, and used the right volume to talk about the things just now. With the bonfire that had already been raised, he could see the changes in the faces of the two young people from solemn, nervous, fear, surprise, and then gratitude. Not long after, the two young people stood up from the fire, ran to Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun, and knelt down with great tribute.

"The master's great kindness and virtue will be remembered in my heart. In the future, I will be a cow and horse, and I will be crushed to pieces..."

This grateful attitude is not false, anyone can see that Zhu Da’s attitude towards these two people is not as direct as Li He. Instead, he smiled and said, “Let’s go aside with this fake style. Since I follow me, I will not let you suffer any losses.”

Zhang Jinbei and Li Degui were so grateful that they could no longer speak. When they met by chance, the two young people treated them so sincerely and did not show any airs. Did they be blessed by gods and Buddhas while suffering? They actually met such a kind and generous person, and they gave them a few taels of silver as soon as they were told!

Send the person back to the fire to guard the fire, but Li He did not go over immediately, but said solemnly: "Brother, second brother, the characters in the city who are all sucking blood and eating meat. We can give five taels of silver so easily, but I'm afraid there will be troubles. What if we are targeted?"

A few young people took out five taels of silver to buy money, which would definitely make people think about it. Now that the war is in chaos, it is not uncommon to collect money or kill people on the road. It is very likely that gold and silver reveal whiteness make people have bad intentions.

"There is no way. It's safe to go to the city now, but what you said makes sense. I will find a way to solve it." Zhu Da replied calmly.

Li He was tactful and did not continue. He turned around and returned to his own fire. When he passed, Zhou Qingyun untied the bow string and straightened the bow. The bow and arrow must be maintained like this, otherwise the pulling force of the bow would become smaller and smaller. Zhou Qingyun was silent for a while before speaking: "Since the Tartars have returned, we don't have to go to the city, so where can we go?"

"Do you know that the Tartars have returned? What if they are killed? What if the group of people are still wandering outside and are killed? Do you dare to guess, but do you guarantee it?" Zhu Da asked coldly.

Now the judgment that the Tartars left and the officials and cavalry no longer moved were made by Zhu Da. It made sense in general, but no one could guarantee that it would be absolutely the case. If there was a little omission or ambiguity, it would be a dead end for them.

"This is related to our lives and whether we can take revenge. We cannot be ambiguous and cannot have any mistakes. And have you ever thought about Qin Qin, after her father came back, she only Huairen County can come after she came back."

"I think it's simple, then go to the city."

The conversation between the two people is very simple. It has happened many times before. One party refuted the other party. As long as it makes sense, there will be no resentment and accept it calmly.

They did not avoid Qin Qin's words, and the girl sat on the side with her knees in her arms. After we had been together for a long time, sometimes we don't regard this girl who was just ten years old as so innocent.

"I don't like that Li He. He is too careful. First, he wants you to pay him by himself, and then sell it for you." Qin Qin said depressedly. The girl had no reaction to the discussions between Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun just now, but said something else.

Zhou Qingyun did not speak out and began to apply oil to the bowstring. Everyone was very familiar with each other. Zhu Da knew that Zhou Qingyun might agree with Qin Qin's judgment. He smiled and shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "He did not do anything that was sorry to us. He did it all good for us. If you don't like it, is it too unfair to Li He?"

This logic is very common in the life of more than 20 years, and it is even a bit vulgar, but it is a bit unconventional in this era. At least it is the first time between them. In the past, Zhu Da always made himself less special because he wanted to live steadily. As a person who lived well in this era and was not so outstanding, now, these are meaningless. It is not to pick up the thrown away, but to let himself be more casual and comfortable.

Of course, Zhu Da knew very well that this "indifference and freedom" might only be used to face these people on this occasion. The days he had never walked through before. In those twenty years of life, he had only seen others play them. Now, he could guess that those plays are just appearances, and most of them are wrong.

"You are a little different from you." Zhou Qingyun said in a muffled voice.

Qin Qin became a little interested and looked at Zhu Da and said, "Brother Zhu, are you possessed?"

"I shouldn't have told you so many stories. I'm so murderous, why dare to possess me?" Zhu Da couldn't bear it.

After it was completely dark that day, the noisy camp quickly became quiet, and crying could be heard from time to time, including children, women, and men. The crying made the quieter.

Qin Qin was already asleep wrapped in felt, and Li He and the new two were dozing off. However, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun were not asleep. The two were still looking around with vigilance, and the weapons were also prepared at hand.

"If you say the Tartars want to attack this county town, can the county town be kept?" Zhou Qingyun asked.

The city is not far away. Huairen County cannot be considered a big city. It is not much better than Zheng Jiaji from a distance, but you can really feel towering and towering in such a close place. The height of the city wall is by no means able to climb up by humans. According to what it saw when it was still dawn, there was no wooden building outside the city wall. This is the real city wall and the city gate tower, which is completely different from the tourist attractions in more than 20 years of life. Such regulations will not be set on fire by enemies outside the city, nor will they waste manpower and material resources for firefighting.

Looking up from below, you can see lights flashing behind the battlements of the city wall, thousands of refugees outside, and the disaster of the Mongolian horse team invasion has not been determined whether it has dissipated. There is no room for relaxation in the county town. At that height, there are also warheads. The killing of arrows or throwing wood and stones from above will be bonus. You must also think that the siege is from bottom to top and there are difficulties in defense, but you can imagine how easy it is to defend this city and difficult to attack.

In the past, he only looked at the city, but Yuan Biao told him very thoroughly. Qin Xiucai Qin Chuan also made a lot of contributions to this matter. He had many books on military literati and military affairs, and he wrote many records about the examples of siege and defending the city. Zhu Da can see more of it now when looking at the city.

But Zhu Da also knew that what he could see and know was very superficial. He could not understand everything that Yuan Biao said, not to mention that what Yuan Biao could only talk about personal experience.

"Just the Tartars we saw that they could not defeat this county town, and the wall could not be broken." Zhu Da said first.

The answer was also expected. Zhou Qingyun nodded and casually replied, "Then it's better to go to the city to insurance."

While chatting, Zhou Qingyun turned his head. Zhu Da and him reacted at the same time. Someone sneaked through various settlements, and there was a stop in each place, but there was no fierce reaction. There should be no danger.

When Zhou Qingyun turned back, Zhu Da continued the topic just now: "If there are spies who have infiltrated in this city, then there is nothing that cannot be defeated."
Chapter completed!