Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Looking at the colorful mushrooms, Zhong Qingran knew that they could be eaten, but he still had a sudden feeling in his heart. This challenged his common sense too much, but he had to accept such an unreasonable thing, but he didn't know whether Wugu Valley had always existed, or just appeared.

The appearance of the Fortune Orb was already fantastic enough, but the existence of Wugu made him even more confused.Although this world is somewhat different from the ancient earth in his memory, the rules for constructing the world are roughly the same.He lived in the Great Zhou Dynasty for two or three years, and did not encounter any strange things. Let's just talk about the Yunwu Strait, and he could barely find a reasonable explanation, but Zhong Qingran couldn't take it lightly for the foggy valley in front of him.

There is a clear distinction between birds and beasts eating fog fruits, Zhong Qingran boldly guessed that these fog fruits should not be mixed.Turning around, he found that the fog fruits are divided into five categories in total, one for humans, one for insects, birds and beasts, and one for the last category, regardless of the above four kinds of creatures, any of them can be imported.Of course, these were just inferences at first, and finally confirmed with the help of lucky beads.

Time flies, the distance between the campsite and the foggy valley is not far, the five people have been out of the valley for half an hour, and they have not returned, this does not mean that they are in trouble, the mountain road is really difficult, and it is night again , It is more difficult to move forward, and it may take one or two hours to go back and forth.

The foggy valley is very big, after exploring the surroundings of their residence, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu lay next to each other, dozing back to back.Although it is now the hottest summer of the year, the night temperature in the mountains is still very low, and the foggy valley is relatively abnormal. The temperature here is maintained at around 25 degrees, which is the most suitable temperature for human activities.

After squinting for a while, Jian Mingyu suddenly opened his eyes, and gently nudged Zhong Qingran with his elbow, breaking the peaceful atmosphere before: "Qingran, it's almost time, open the box and have a look?"

Zhong Qingran was startled suddenly, he was a little confused about the situation for a while, and he came back to his senses when he saw the scene in front of him clearly.He smiled self-deprecatingly. He was too comfortable in his previous life. After arriving in this world, he lived a few years in a peaceful life. When he went out and entered the mountains, there were people standing guard. The force was just enough, but his vigilance was far from enough.

The two got up and opened the boxes one by one.Jian Mingyu couldn't see the change, he only knew that Wuguo hadn't disappeared after a quarter of an hour, and this result was enough to make him happy.

Zhong Qingran frowned, the light of fortune attached to it became weaker, the fog fruit with only one unit of fortune attached had the most obvious change, the red light was only three-quarters of the previous brightness.Based on this calculation, one unit of luck would be consumed in an hour, twelve a day, and more than 1000 units of luck would be consumed in three months, which is equivalent to more than one or two taels of silver.

Looking at the remaining smog fruits in the valley, it would take a lot of money to take them all away.Zhong Qingran only had so much money on hand, and most of them had to be kept for buyers. This was quite a tricky matter. If there was no money in the account, it is likely that there would not be much money that could be used after arriving in the border town.

But Zhong Qingran was unwilling to let him leave Wuguo here.He didn't know how long these fog fruits could last. Ideally, the fog fruits would be the same as real fruits and vegetables.But even so, they couldn't wait. There was at least ten days' distance between here and the border town. Counting the time spent in the border town, it would take a month before they could pass by here again. It's cold.

What's more, it is more likely that after dawn, these fog fruits will complete their mission and enter the next cycle.This is really very possible, Zhong Qingran no longer guessed on his own, with the help of the ability of Fu Yunzhu, he quickly determined that these fog fruits did exist for a short time, which was only a little better than he estimated, only one day After twelve hours, no matter whether it is picked or not, it will be turned into energy and enter the cycle between heaven and earth.How to choose, this is really a nerve-wracking thing.

Zhong Qingran has a lot of worries, he doesn't want to give up the rare treasure that he can buy right away, he doesn't know when he will encounter it next time, maybe, if he misses this time, he may not be able to encounter it again in his lifetime.In this regard, no matter what, he should not give up.But after Wuguo was consumed by birds and beasts, the amount left behind was also very impressive. If he wanted to bring all of these back, the good luck he had accumulated in the past few years would probably be exhausted.

It's not that Zhong Qingran has no remedy, it's just that all of this is still uncertain. After leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty for nearly half a year, he doesn't know whether the third prince will abide by the previous agreement. I am afraid that people's money will not be enough.How to balance between the two made Zhong Qingran difficult.

"Mingyu, if you are given two choices, one is to take all these fog fruits away, but the money to buy people may not be enough, and the other is to leave enough money to buy people, these fog fruits pick and choose, you Which plan do you think is better?" The worry in Zhong Qingran's heart, he doesn't want to give up on both, but he really can't be sure about the third prince's side, to be on the safe side, he should take the overall situation into consideration and give priority to buying people, but Wuguo is in his mind, probably It's something that can't be met, and he can't put his hope on this extravagant hope.

"Qing Ran, according to your estimation, if you take all Wuguo away, how many people can you buy with the remaining money?" Jian Mingyu didn't know how the money was related to taking away Wuguo, but he didn't bother to find the root of this problem. After all, there are too many unknowable things about Qingran, he didn't tell him, it was for his own good, if he knew too much, if it was accidentally revealed, it would be of no benefit to anyone, maybe the Zhong family would suffer because of it .

"I don't know exactly how much. After all, the price fluctuates. Generally speaking, one or two hundred people can be bought at the limit." It's not that Zhong Qingran has never thought about using the ability of Fu Yunzhu to calculate whether the third prince will abide by the agreement and can be replaced. After countless pointers, this time it is a strike. This is not because of the failure of the lucky beads, but a new function just developed by Zhong Qingran. He has set a limit on the lucky beads. , Fu Yunzhu will stop, if you want to continue, you must cancel this restriction, or increase the upper limit of the limit.

Zhong Qingran was a little hesitant, the limit he set was not low, just calculating such a thing that he thought was very simple, unexpectedly, the exhaustion was so huge.After this matter is concerned, he can't make a decision just by patting his ass. He should wait until he is sure how many fog fruits are left in the foggy valley.

"It's best to take them all away." Jian Mingyu's tone was extremely firm.Among the seven people who have eaten the fog fruit, he has the best physical fitness and the most obvious feeling, "If you really can't take it with you, then give up some of the fog fruit for birds and beasts."

Zhong Qingran thought of this early on.In the foggy valley, the most abundant ones are the fog fruits that are suitable for other creatures to eat. Even if most of them are eaten by birds and beasts, the remaining quantity is more than that eaten by humans.According to normal thinking, when it is impossible to take them all away, it is the best way to give up the fog fruits used by birds and beasts, but for some reason, Zhong Qingran instinctively cannot do this. He somehow feels that these fog fruits can bring him great benefits. Great benefit, if he misses this time, he will probably regret it too late.

"My thoughts are similar to yours. If I can take them away, I will take them all away. There is really no other choice but to reluctantly give up." Zhong Qingran said reluctantly. This was really not his intention, but there was no time. The money he got was not much, but it was just a drop in the bucket. He really didn't need to go to war for it, and it would be bad if it attracted the attention of the big Zhou Dynasty in the border town.

Zhong Qingran looked up at the sky above the foggy valley, where was shrouded in a faint mist, limiting the light within the range of the foggy valley, and his thoughts were mixed.

"What's wrong?" Zhong Qingran raised his eyebrows.

"It's okay, it should be Minglei and the others." Jian Mingyu listened attentively and made a judgment immediately.

The foggy valley is extremely bright, but the light is limited in the valley. The peaks around the foggy valley are only slightly bright near the bottom of the valley. The rest of the place is still dark, and the light is one-way. You can feel it when you are in the valley. , the field of vision was immediately deprived, otherwise, at the beginning, Zhong Qingran and the others would not have been only one step away from the bottom of the valley, and they would not have been able to receive the slightest light.

After a while, Zhong Qingran also heard the sound on the mountain, and turned his gaze to the source of the sound. Due to the lack of light, he couldn't see clearly for the time being. He could only see the long dragon lit by torches. When he got closer to the bottom of the valley, his figure gradually became clear.

The ten village guards who stayed behind were already dumbfounded when they heard their companions say how magical Wugu was, but they were not as shocked as what they saw with their own eyes.Seeing that the village guards were at a loss and didn't know how to put their hands and feet, Zhong Qingran had no intention of making fun of them. In such a situation, it would be difficult for anyone to hold back. In terms of experience, it is obviously a bit young.

After arranging the left-behind village guards, Zhong Qingran became interested in those wild horses.Before, a large number of birds and beasts gathered in Foggy Valley, but the horses they brought did not show any movement.I think so, the area of ​​influence of Wugu Valley is estimated to be at least a hundred kilometers in radius. If a beast meets the conditions, Wugu Valley may not be able to fit in the capital. There must be some kind of screening rules here. non-compliant.

Zhong Qingran was not worried about this. Before that, the seven of them were caught in the light of Minglei and accidentally hit and entered the foggy valley.They were not summoned by Wugu, but they didn't see Wuguo refusing them to eat them. I think these Wuguo should be suitable for all creatures, but the creatures who are not in the range of Wugu's influence must have a great opportunity to happen to be in the fog. Break in when the fruit is ripe, just like Zhong Qingran and his party.

Thinking of this, Zhong Qingran's face darkened a little. This is really a distinction. Could it be that the five senses of human beings have degenerated to such an extent, or is it intentional by the laws of nature to check and balance human beings?

Zhong Qingran couldn't figure it out, this matter seemed to be far away from him, he didn't need to worry about something that had no signs of it now, what he needed to care about was how to deal with these fog fruits.

After the left-behind village guards and the accompanying horses had finished eating the berries, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu began to organize people to pick the berries. First, the edible ones were collected, followed by beasts, then birds, and finally insects.

In the final calculation, the total amount of Wuguo is still within Zhong Qingran's tolerance. If there is a large amount of money in the account after arriving at the border town, everyone will be happy. If not, he can only reluctantly give up. In a short period of time, Fukumura can only rely on a large number of manpower for safety.Zhong Qingran decided to take a gamble, his luck has always been good, and he hoped that this time would be no exception.

There are a huge number of fog fruits, but fortunately most of them are very small, otherwise they might not be able to take them away, which would be a real pity.

There are advantages and disadvantages. Compared with ancient times, the five senses of human beings have been greatly degraded. This may be a blessing.The birds and beasts in the foggy valley had retreated a long time ago, but Zhong Qingran and the others were not affected at all, but the horses they brought were a little restless as soon as they entered the foggy valley, probably because the foggy valley was repelling them, otherwise, the foggy The valley will not be as dead and silent as it is now, not even an ant can be found.

Seeing the horses pawing their hoofs towards the outside of the valley, it was obvious that they wanted to leave the foggy valley, so Zhong Qingran and the others didn't stay any longer, and set off after harvesting the foggy fruits.

At this time, it was not far from dawn. After a busy night, everyone should be exhausted, but lo and behold, everyone was full of energy and high spirits, as if they had taken a great tonic. The effect is very powerful.

At dawn, everyone finally returned to the campsite.Seeing that everyone was not sleepy, Zhong Qingran ordered that all the people except those on duty should rest and march at full speed tomorrow.

"Mingyu, most of my abilities are used to preserve the Wuguo. After entering the border town, you should be more vigilant." Zhong Qingran lay on the warm bed and looked sideways at the people around him.

"Well, I'll pay attention." Jian Mingyu blew out the torch, and the tent was instantly enveloped in darkness.

In the next few days, after a long trek through mountains and rivers, Zhong Qingran and his party finally figured out the endless stretches of mountains.Seeing the plain again and seeing the long-lost bright sunshine, everyone was stunned for a moment, as if it had been a lifetime away.

There is no room for mistakes in the mountains. Even with all kinds of guarantees, everyone's spirits are tense. It was only at this time that they really relaxed their minds.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, everyone laughed like crazy.The group of people who were originally quite glamorous were now all in tattered clothes, with patches lying on them, and how many pairs of shoes were worn out.If it weren't for the poisonous insects in the mountain, they would probably be wearing cloth strips now.

Among the group, apart from Jian Mingyu, who has no parents to take care of him, and can still nail a button and make a patch, who else has such skills?In a peasant family, unless he is an embroiderer or a tailor, no male can delve into these skills. There are so many female relatives in the family that they don't need to do it themselves.

From this, one can imagine how poor their craftsmanship is. Even crooked stitches are considered good, some are really clumsy, and the patches hang crookedly on them so that they don't fall off.The reason for this is not that they are poor, but they just want to save some money. After all, the load is limited, and the clothes are very worn out after traveling over mountains and mountains. They can't prepare a dozen sets of clothes, can they?If they don't do this, they may have to buy new clothes when they reach the border town.

Zhong Qingran only knew the general direction of the border town. As soon as he came out of the mountain, he sent Minglei to investigate. If they could save a little luck, they rested at the foot of the mountain.With their current appearance, they would definitely be looked down upon by others when they entered the border town. Therefore, everyone went to the stream to clean themselves up, put on unpatched clothes, and even the horses were combed to make them smooth.

The area where the border town is located is not big, it is in the shape of a long and narrow belt, Zhong Qingran and the others chose a good place to rest, it is not far from the border town, and it only took half an hour for Minglei to go back and forth.

After taking Wuguo, Minglei seems to be smarter than before.It was much easier for Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu to communicate with it than before.After figuring out the situation, everyone didn't set off immediately. Their hair was still wet after washing, so it was not good to go out to meet people with this appearance.Fortunately, it's hot summer now, and they didn't have to wait long, and their long hair was scorched by the sun, making it extremely dry.

Simply tying up her hair, Jian Mingyu took the lead and led the crowd towards the border town.

Looking at the figure up and down with the horse in front of him, Zhong Qingran raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and his eyes were full of smiles.That's great, he doesn't want Jian Mingyu to be trapped in the back house, even if he likes it in his heart, it's always a pity that he can't walk outside freely.

Zhong Qingran didn't rush into the border town. Although the area under the jurisdiction of the border town is not big, it is long enough, and there are quite a few villages underneath.The place Minglei took them to was a small village with only a dozen households in total, which was just convenient for them to understand the situation, and no one would enter a border town with their eyes darkened.

Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu are the people wanted by the current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is obviously extremely unwise for the two of them to use their original faces. Therefore, they both disguised themselves and even changed their names temporarily. The rest of them all called them For the young master and the second young master.The village guards acted as guards, which could just cover up the composition of their group. Otherwise, it would easily arouse people's suspicion.

As soon as he approached the village, Wang Zaiming, who was a scout, was sent out as an outpost to inquire about news while chatting with the uncles who were working in the fields.Soon, Wang Zaiming returned to the team.

Zhong Qingran: "How is it?"

"I asked clearly. There is no big move in the border town, which is not far from what you said."

"Let's go, let's go into the village. The people here are very tough and guarded. What the adults say may not be credible. Let's ask the children." Zhong Qingran didn't think what Wang Zaiming heard was true.

Seeing the figure of nearly twenty riders galloping past, the villagers stopped their hands and looked at them sharply. Then they quickly packed up their things and rushed home immediately.There are few people in their village, and all the people staying at home are old and weak, women and children, so they can't be bullied.

The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny.No matter how good Zhong Qingran's plan was, he needed someone to cooperate. The group of them broke in with such a great fanfare, no matter adults or children, they ran home and hid vigilantly. When they entered the village, they didn't even see a ghost. .

Seeing this situation, Zhong Qingran regretted it for a while, then he made the mistake, ignored the matter, and went straight through the village, looking for the next target village.

Zhong Qingran learned his lesson this time, and after Wang Zaiming asked for directions, he only sent three people into the village to talk to the children.

Children, no matter how precocious they are, are still much simpler than adults. After the three of them came back and made a summary, Zhong Qingran was sure that the previous questions were basically the same, and that's all.

This time, they didn't stay any longer and went directly to the border town.

Jian Mingyu took the lead and looked ahead with a telescope from time to time. When a magnificent city appeared in his field of vision, even he, who had been to the prosperous capital of the capital, also showed a hint of surprise.Although the city here was not as large as Shangjing City, it was just as magnificent, which really surprised him.After all, this is the so-called three-way zone at the junction of the two countries. Without the support of the state, it is not easy to build such a grand city with only the power of the border town. Could it be that the border town can pick up gold everywhere?

This point, Zhong Qingran can explain it, this is like a modern trading city, businessmen are chasing profit, where there are preferential policies, less taxes and higher profits, they will wait for the opportunity like a cat smelling fishy, ​​depending on the weather conditions No matter how bad it is, it can't stop their determination to make a fortune.

The border town is just such an open city. Not only does it not restrict commerce, but it also encourages it. Apart from paying customs duties, it can be said to be the most convenient trading place.You should know that when you do business in other countries, you need to pay two tariffs, but when you trade in a border town, you only need to pay one tariff. It is clear at a glance which is better.

Merchants are much more savvy than ordinary people. They are all quick-witted. Anyone who is ambitious and well-connected will never miss the business opportunities in the border town. Just to make huge profits.

It is not easy to do business. Without a good body, walking in a bitter cold place like the northern border, the acclimatization and disease can kill many people, not to mention the bandit road tyrant. Well, basically impossible.

"Qing Ran, we will arrive at the border town soon." Jian Mingyu slowed down, kept pace with Zhong Qingran, and stuffed the telescope into his hand.

Through the binoculars, Zhong Qingran could see the outline of the border town clearly.He didn't expect that such a behemoth could be built in this unintentional area outside the border. How much manpower and material resources would it cost?This is pure labor, there is no corvee in the border town, those coolies must be provided by various forces.

Zhong Qingran shuddered at the thought of not even being able to eat enough and having to do such heavy physical work.He was fortunate countless times that he woke up on Zhong Qingran's body. If he was dressed as a coolie with no freedom in life and no luck beads by his side, he would probably have to run away. Head-to-head encounters would definitely not work, but he didn't know if he had the life to persevere. Then, he found a suitable opportunity to escape.

This is a life gamble, there is only one chance, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent.Of course, climbing from the coolie to the top is also a way out, but even if this way is successful, it cannot escape the control of the forces behind it. Instead of living under the control of others all his life, he would rather choose to fight with his back.

Thinking of this, Zhong Qingran laughed, he never expected that he would rather be broken than broken, and he doesn't like people who are tolerant in every way, and he doesn't know whether this is good or bad.