Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Chapter 116: Refugees gather, bandits spy

Everyone looked at each other and followed Chen Changfan into the cabin. After entering, they discovered that there was a different world here.

"The boss is really capable. He actually dug out such a deep cellar without making any noise."

Old Wei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as he walked down the stairs.

After hearing this, Hu the bricklayer smiled but said nothing.

"The boss's move is really big. I was too narrow-minded just now and almost showed my weakness."

Old man Liu looked around curiously and sighed secretly.

"I told you, it's the right thing to do to follow the boss. From now on, you should work more and talk less."

Aunt Liu warned.

Shen Cuiyun was holding Luoluo and was guarded by everyone in the center. She couldn't help but feel secretly shocked.

This staircase is probably twenty stories high when connected together. How could Erlang have done such a huge project?

You know, in Qingshan County, it would take an unknown amount of time to build a three-story attic, but my man was able to build a ladder of this size so quickly.

After walking for a while, they finally saw the ground. After going down the stairs, they saw a huge underground cave with an underground river flowing through it, which was estimated to be hundreds of meters long.

"What a huge cave, it's like... like..." Old man Liu muttered to himself, unable to find a suitable word to describe this place.

Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at him unhappily and said, "Just keep quiet, as I told you to."

Chen Changfan found it a little funny.

These ancient people had seen too few things and often had no concrete concepts.

In Chen Changfan's opinion, this cave is roughly equivalent to an air-inflated museum in later generations, and the space is indeed very spacious.

There were torches lit on the rock walls and many fluorescent lights flickering on the ground, illuminating the dark cave.

There seemed to be many small caves connected to the surrounding area of ​​the cave, the number of which was unknown.

"I will first explain your respective division of labor, and then you can each find a suitable cave to live in."

As soon as Chen Changfan finished speaking, everyone became excited.

They only knew that they moved in to seek refuge, but they didn't know what kind of disaster it was. They just heard from Hu the bricklayer that the boss had dug a big cellar, so they all followed him.

I thought it might be very crowded, but who knew I would be assigned a cave to live in as soon as I arrived. The conditions were much better than I imagined.

"Tonight, the four of us men will take turns keeping watch. Aunt Liu will be in charge of cooking, and Bricklayer Hu will arrange beds for everyone. We will stay in this cave tonight."

Now that we have discovered that there are bandits lurking around, it is very important to keep watch at night.

Of course, his shelter is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If a small group of bandits comes, he can kill them all by himself.

There are only four men in this shelter now, including him, and only he and Lao Wei are truly capable of fighting. It seems that if he plans to develop here for a long time in the future, he still needs to recruit some security guards.

Chen Changfan had actually planned this a long time ago. The government appointed him as the anti-bandit captain, and they probably didn't plan to assign him many men. However, he could use the name of anti-bandit to recruit some young and strong men. In this way, he could slowly build up his own power.

After traveling here, Chen Changfan also deeply realized that in this world, being down-to-earth and capable cannot keep the family business. Only a ruthless heart and ruthless hands can truly gain a foothold.

If he had dozens of warriors under his command like Mr. Chai, that damn Shang Zhengren would not dare to bully him.

After settling his wife and daughter down, Aunt Liu also brought hot meals.

White rice, white flour buns, and a few stir-fried dishes. This level of food is considered good even for a wealthy family in the county town.

Everyone sat around a large flat rock to eat, and Old Wei began to report to Chen Changfan as usual:

"Boss, as you expected, the Chiwei River is as cold as ice. We can't catch any fish now. But fortunately, you always manage to hunt game. The fish stall is now called a mountain goods shop."

In addition to hunting in the mountains, Chen Changfan would also pick some mountain products such as mushrooms. The variety was even richer than the previous fish catch.

"You don't have to go fishing tomorrow. Practice your archery well. I'll take you hunting in the mountains later."

Chen Changfan could see that Lao Wei was actually a good martial artist. He thought that the shelter would need to be further armed in the future, so it was necessary to have an additional capable assistant.

When Old Wei heard what Chen Changfan said, he stood up excitedly and said, "I'm very grateful to the boss for taking me with him."

He had long wanted to follow Chen Changfan into the mountains to hunt. Hunting was much more interesting than fishing, and he could also learn archery from hunting, which was a real skill.

With a bow and arrow in his hand, others would be afraid of him, and no one would dare to bully him anymore.

"Boss, the refugees have already fled to Qingshan County. On our way here today, we encountered a group of refugees, more than a dozen of them, staring at us like wolves. If I hadn't pulled out my bow and arrow to threaten them, I'm afraid they would have come up and robbed us."

What Lao Wei said was not an exaggeration. Nowadays, the number of refugees is increasing, but the gates of Qingshan County are opening earlier and earlier every day. The refugees who have nowhere to go have begun to flee to various villages.

According to Old Man Liu, Dahe Village has started to organize a village protection team to prevent these refugees from stealing food.

"However, the people of Qingshan County are almost unable to afford food now," Aunt Liu sighed. "The price of refined rice has risen to 80 wen per liter. Of course, the price of our snail noodles has also increased, but the price of rice is still shocking."

Chen Changfan sighed. It had only been a short time and the price of rice had increased tenfold. He looked at Shen Cuiyun, who nodded at him, indicating that everything had been arranged.

A few days ago, at the instruction of Chen Changfan, Shen Cuiyun stockpiled a large amount of coarse salt, which has been transported here this time.

He originally wanted to stock up some more food, but now the merchants in the rice and flour shops have learned their lesson. They can only buy a maximum of ten liters of food at a time, and the price of food is increasing every day under their control.

It was a time of famine and chaos, but these merchants were thinking of hoarding goods and making huge profits from them.

"That Shang guy must have made enough money. If he can't make ends meet one day, I really want to rob his house!"

Old Wei said hatefully.

Chen Changfan smiled but said nothing.

Under famine and natural disasters, the refugees might really riot soon. If he took advantage of the chaos to rob this rich man, he would have no psychological burden at all.

"The current price of rice is too scary. Aunt Liu, you should stop selling noodles. Just stay here and cook for everyone, and help Cuiyun take care of the children."

Chen Changfan now feels that the county town is no longer safe. If he didn't need to sell prey, he would have wanted to stay in this shelter and not go out.

Aunt Liu nodded and said, "Whatever the boss says is what it is."

After dinner, Chen Changfan finished explaining everything.

He signaled Hu the bricklayer to go with him to watch the night, while Old Wei and Old Man Liu would be responsible for the second half of the night.

……

Black Wind Village, Tingfeng Hall.

When the hall master Pei Lao Hu looked at the mountain patrol map presented by his subordinates, he immediately became furious.

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings! My job at Tingfengtang is to gather intelligence and draw maps. Look at what kind of nonsense you've drawn."

He threw the map in his subordinate's face. "Take a look at it yourself. Can you understand those lines you drew? And what's that thing drawn on Xiaofeng Mountain? Let me ask you, what does a question mark mean? Are you waiting for me to personally gather intelligence?"

The subordinate held the map, a look of grievance on his face. "This map of the Xiaofeng Mountain area was originally the patrol area of ​​Park Laosan, but he has been missing for several days. You urged us to submit the map, so I had no choice but to put a question mark on it."

"You still think you're right!" Pei Lao Hu kicked his subordinate over.

"What on earth is there in Xiaofeng Mountain? My most capable subordinate, Pu Laosan, has disappeared, and none of you can provide any useful information. Are you waiting for me to come out of the mountain?"

All the men fell silent and looked at Pei Lao Hu eagerly.

He couldn't help but roll his eyes and wished he could kill all these idiots.

"Come with me tonight and explore the real situation of Xiaofeng Mountain."