Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

As soon as the three of them sat down, Village Chief Xu couldn't wait to ask, "Huaiyi, what's going on ahead? Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Xu Huaiyi explained, "I wasted a little time asking about things, so I walked around and asked a few refugees. If I don't find out clearly, how can I rest assured?"

"So everything is clear now?"

"Well, that's right..."

Seeing his serious expression, Village Chief Xu asked nervously, "Is the situation up front bad?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "There were three groups of people stopped in the woods. They were all wealthy businessmen. One of them was from Tong County, and his surname was Liao. The other two were from other cities. When they met on the road, they became friends. We were traveling together and stopped here to rest. We were lucky. We happened to meet a group of refugees who came to beg for food. I gave them a message saying that the road ahead was impassable because bandits were blocking them. There was no point in trying to rob the refugees. They only robbed passing merchants. They didn’t believe it at first, so they sent their own nursing homes to investigate, and sure enough..."

Village Chief Xu was dumbfounded and murmured, "It's actually a bandit? Will the bandits rob us? We can be considered refugees, right?"

Xu Huaiyi muttered, "It's hard to say. Our team is not considered a refugee at the moment. We have plenty of food and women. These two points alone are very coveted."

Village Chief Xu said with a pale face, "According to what you said, even if we are not wealthy merchants, we are likely to be robbed if we want to go there?"

Xu Huaiyi said "Yeah", "We have to prepare for the worst and can't take chances."

Hearing this, Village Chief Xu was speechless, "Then, can we still get by?"

Before Xu Huaiyi could speak, Xu Changsong said anxiously, "Dad, the bandits have come down to block the road and rob us. You still want to go through this road? You have to report this to the officials quickly. The right way is to send troops to suppress the bandits." , don’t think about anything else. We, a few of us, are going to be killed. Don’t you think that those wealthy gentlemen and guardians don’t dare to go any further? Don’t be impulsive. …”

Rather than advising Village Chief Xu, these words were meant for Xu Huaiyi.

Who knows that Xu Huaiyi is now labeled as a fierce, ruthless, and masterful person? No matter which of these labels, people are frightened, and the feat of daring to rush out to kill wolves is even more worrying and frightening. He rushed forward with passion, and even the bandits dared to fight him.

But they were bandits after all. In the past, hearing these two words would make ordinary people's legs tremble. Who would dare to fight them unless they ran away?

That's a dead end.

The ideas of the others were very similar. They almost never thought about confronting the bandits head-on. Avoiding them was the wisest choice, but no matter how they went, it was still a problem.

Xu Huaiyi broke their illusion at this time, "There is no way to avoid it. This road is the only way to the capital. If you go further, there are mountains on both sides. You can't walk unless you climb the mountain. But the mountain is not only high, but also beautiful." It stretches for several miles, and even a young and strong man has to climb for ten and a half days to cross it. He also has to carry only some food on his back. He can't even think of anything too heavy. Then we have to abandon these cars, food, and belongings? Even if you can give up these foreign things, what about the elderly and children? Can you give up all of them?"

After hearing this, everyone turned pale.

The atmosphere became heavy and depressing.

In silence, Xu Huaixiao asked tremblingly, "What if we turn around and go back?"

Xu Maoyuan sighed, "You idiot, how can you go back? We can't go back, we can only go forward, and turning back will mean death."

There is still some hope going forward.

Xu Huaixiao looked at Xu Huaiyi unwillingly, "Can you really not look back?"

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "Second cousin, we have been out for more than half a month now, and we have walked nearly half the distance. Now we are looking back. We have avoided the bandits, but we cannot avoid the refugees. Those refugees who are slowly catching up, We are almost hungry and anxious. When the time comes, they will be more terrifying than the bandits. Moreover, no one can guarantee that there will be no newly fallen bandits on the roads we walked on. When the time comes, there will be wolves in front of us and tigers in the back. You What to do?”

Xu Huaiyi remained silent.

The answer is the only one, we can only find a way to get through this way.

Village Chief Xu was the first to calm down, "Huaiyi, do those bandits only want money but not their lives?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "I heard from those people that this is the case now. I don't know if it will get worse in the future."

"Then what kind of method do they ask for money? They won't loot everything, right?"

"No, they are not in a hurry right now. If they are really that ruthless, the merchants will not do anything. If the merchants are forced to fight to the death, they will also suffer losses."

Village Chief Xu understood clearly, "It's just like scraping off the skin, just like those gangsters collecting protection money. After taking the money, they let people leave safely, right?"

Xu Huaiyi considered it and said, "They have a big appetite. I'm afraid they won't be able to scrape off the skin. They will have to break their muscles and bones. Otherwise, the three wealthy families will not be struggling with what to choose."

"Are they reluctant to part with money?"

"Well, Mr. Liao wants to unite with the other two families and force their way through without giving any money. Together, there are fifty or sixty nursing homes and servants among them. They are still capable of fighting. It is said that There are only more than a hundred bandits, some of whom are refugees who have just fallen into poverty and cannot be used for the time being. But the other two families are hesitant. They don't want to gamble because they have many female relatives in the family and they really can't bear the consequences of losing, but They were asked to pay for such a large amount of money and food, but they were reluctant to part with it, so they were stalemate in the forest, and now they are in a dilemma."

"When did they get here?"

"Yesterday at noon."

Village Chief Xu frowned, "We have been discussing this for a day and a night, but there is no result yet. It seems that there is no hope..."

If those three families could unite and break through, they could take advantage of the situation and get over it, but obviously, it's not easy to take advantage of this situation.

Xu Huaiyi was well aware of Village Chief Xu’s thoughts. He smiled and said, “It’s not easy to borrow light, but we can cooperate.”

"How to cooperate?"

"Break through with them. We can crush those bandits in numbers. Even in terms of combat effectiveness, those three nursing homes, plus the few in our village who dare to kill wolves, can't lose."

Village Chief Xu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Is it possible? Can those rich gentlemen take a fancy to us and be willing to cooperate with us and force their way in?"

Xu Huaiyi said with a firm tone, "They only want what they want." After saying that, he changed the topic, "Of course, everything has to be discussed in detail, how to cooperate so that everyone can be happy. We don't take advantage of others, but we can't prevent others from suffering. .”

Village Chief Xu nodded, seeing hope from despair, and gradually his confidence began to rise, "Yes, yes, you are right, we need to talk carefully..."

Seeing this, Xu Changsong's head swelled, "Dad, you, do you agree?"

How could he be persuaded by Xu Huaiyi so easily?

Village Chief Xu scolded angrily, "Otherwise? What else can you do? We have the final say whether to report to the official or send troops? In this world, who cares about us? We can only find a way to survive by ourselves. Jie, that’s it, don’t hang around here, go and invite your Uncle Liu and Uncle Gao, and let’s discuss it.”