jdhmnovel Chapter 327: Food Transporter
Chapter 327: Food Transporter
Su He was worried when she returned home. It seemed that all three members of her family would have to go transport grain.
Fortunately, she argued for her rights, and Wang Bin and his team only had to travel half the distance.
They have experience in boating, so it shouldn't be difficult. The only difficulty is the road from Su'an County to Jinyang City. This road is the most severely drought-stricken, and it has also experienced two hailstorms. Su He thinks that the survivors must be difficult to deal with.
When Wang Bin came back in the evening, they already knew that the temporary workers were going to transport grain without Su He telling them.
"We in Guangyuan are only responsible for shipping. Brother Bing, I don't think you are in any danger."
Wang Bin and the other two were fine and not very sad. They knew about it earlier than Su He, but they tacitly did not tell Su He. This was a task they could not escape, and there was no need to let their sister worry about it.
"Well, it's okay to take a boat ride. We don't get seasick. It's okay, sister. You'll be able to see me in a month and a half."
"Sister Lotus, do you think the three of us will be in the same boat?"
Wang Liang had beautiful ideas. He even dreamed of taking turns on duty on the boat and taking advantage of the backs of his two brothers.
Seeing that the three of them didn't take it seriously, Su He was not so anxious anymore.
She looked at Wang Liang with a smile on her face, "I can ask you for help. It's not a difficult thing."
Wang Liang was so happy that he started cheering while hugging Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi has matured a lot recently and acts like an older brother. Seeing Wang Liang so happy, he didn't say anything to provoke him and let him jump around in his arms.
In the next two days, Su He prepared things they would need for the boat ride.
She gave three whistles to three people, who would use them when they were in danger.
Su He added many hidden pockets in their clothes, which could hold banknotes, dried meat, preserved fruits, and everything else. They also had self-defense tools, a knife for each person, hidden in their boots.
Just when Su He was busy, the bad news came.
Nanxun was unwilling to be solely responsible for the last section of the land route. They were not fools and of course knew that the land route was more dangerous.
But they cannot be responsible for sea transportation because there is no wharf in Nanxun.
There was no other way, so they finally agreed that Guangyuan would be responsible for sea transportation. For land transportation, Nanxun and Guangyuan would jointly transport the goods, but there were more people in Nanxun, 70% of them were from Nanxun, and 30% were from Guangyuan.
From this perspective, Guangyuan was of course at a disadvantage. County Magistrate Ge was no pushover and demanded on the spot that Nanxun be responsible for an additional 10% of the grain, and that Nanxun be responsible for the rations of the grain transport team during the land route.
In other words, Nanxun would provide 60% of the food and wages, Guangyuan would provide 40%, and the remaining food for the land route would be provided entirely by the Nanxun team.
From this perspective, Guangyuan has not suffered any loss.
If this happened to Su He, he would suffer a great loss.
Her brother's life is much more important than these foods. There is no doubt that there will be someone from their family on the land route this time.
Wang Bin couldn't escape in the first place, because he was the leader of the temporary workers. If he didn't set a good example, no one would obey him in the future.
As for Wang Zhi and Wang Liang, perhaps one of them can be saved.
Su He sighed. She couldn't tell what to choose between the two options.
Before Su He could finish his struggle, Wang Liang came over and told Su He the conclusion reached by the three brothers.
"Sister, the three of us will go together. The adults said that those who are willing to walk the last section of the land journey can rest now, and we will set off in three days. The three of us have signed up."
Looking at the smiling boy who didn't take it seriously, Su He's eyes became moist. She couldn't imagine how sad the family members in the village would be if they knew their son was going to do such a dangerous thing.
"Let's go back to the village."
It just so happened that Mu Tou was on summer vacation, so they all went back to the village to stay for a few days.
The Wang family gathered in Su He's kitchen.
Both Jin and Ma knew that their son was going to transport food and supplies, a journey that might take two months and that there might be dangers along the way.
Zhou had no idea about this and she was pregnant, so no one wanted to upset her.
Jin and Ma held their son tightly with red eyes. Although no one was crying, the atmosphere in the room was very depressing.
My grandfather was also very uncomfortable, but if he wanted to move up, risks were inevitable.
"Okay, take good care of the baby in the next two days. It won't be so easy when we're on the road."
Wang Bin looked at how sad everyone was and whispered to comfort them.
"The three of us are much better now. We have enough money on us and we won't treat ourselves badly on the road. You don't have to worry."
"I heard that many people go missing every year when transporting grain. You three, remember not to act stubbornly. It doesn't matter if you can't be a constable. Let's just farm honestly."
Ma only has this one son, how could she bear to give him up?
She had forgotten all about the promotion at the moment. She even thought about finding a wife for her son within two days to consummate the marriage and leave a bloodline.
"Liangzi, there is a girl in Qingshan Village who is one year younger than you. I think she is good-looking. Her family has already hinted to me. Why don't we go and get married tomorrow? At least you can have a descendant."
Wang Liang looked at his mother in shock, wondering if his mother was crazy.
"Yuzhen! What nonsense are you talking about? My son will definitely come back safely. This won't work."
Wang Jingui thought of the greedy face of that family and flatly refused.
"Just stay at home and spend the next two days with your son. Liangzi and his wife are grown up now. What future do they have in farming? Fortunes are sought through risk. They may be able to get permanent jobs this time. By then, they can find any kind of girl they want. I, from Qingshan Village, will not agree. Don't mention it again in the future."
Wang Jingui's words were supported by his grandfather. Seeing that there was no help, Ma could only cover her face and cry.
Seeing Ma crying, Su He felt uncomfortable too.
"There is also a branch of Weiyuan Escort Agency in Su'an. How about we pool some money and hire a team of people from the Escort Agency to explore the way first?"
The vanguard always suffers the most, so Su He would rather spend some money to avoid disaster.
Su He said to his grandfather, "Let the escort agency disguise themselves as merchants going to the border, and take a few carts of cloth and food to explore the road first. When my cousin and his friends come to transport the food, the road will be safer."
This is feasible, and my grandfather agreed.
"I still have some silver, Lotus, I'll give you two hundred taels later."
My grandfather kept all the money that was distributed before for himself, so he didn't feel bad about giving it out now.
Wang Fugui disagreed. He planned to find his two brothers to work together, as his father’s coffin was no longer needed.
"Dad, Jingui and Quangui and I can just take care of it. You don't have to worry about it."
"Dad, let me pay for our family's share."
He Chuchu said to Wang Fugui that she would protect her own husband.
Wang Fugui smiled and did not refuse. Grandpa and grandpa also nodded towards He Chuchu with satisfaction. They were of course happy that their granddaughter-in-law knew how to be considerate of their husband.
"Everyone, stop arguing, uncle. I will go to the government office tomorrow to ask Magistrate Ge if he is willing to discuss with the Magistrate of Su'an and send troops there to explore the way. If there is no hope, it will not be too late for us to go to the escort agency."
If County Magistrate Ge was willing to coordinate, they could also save some money.