Zheng Qianshi looked at the man who was on guard for a moment. Not only was he not angry, but he patiently explained: "The church will hold a birthday banquet for the Holy Mother. The Holy Mother will use this birthday banquet to pray to heaven and send down rain to save the people of Li."
"What does that have to do with children?"
Children are their lifeblood.
"The blessing ceremony requires twelve pairs of boys and girls to recite scriptures."
He seemed to have guessed the worries of Du Laoer and others, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, our Red Lotus Sect is a serious sect and will not worship humans or animals."
"After the children participate in the ceremony, each of them can receive fifty taels of silver and leave."
He looked at Du Laoer, who had questioned him at first, and said, "I'm giving you a chance."
Fifty taels of silver can be said to be a huge sum of money for ordinary people, especially refugees.
After Zheng Qianshi finished speaking, he saw that Du Laoer and his group lowered their heads and lowered their eyes but did not answer. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, "Since you are not willing to take this opportunity, then I will give it to others."
Du Laoer saw that Zheng Qian was angry and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "None of the children in our village have read any books, let alone scriptures. We are also afraid that the children will delay your business if they go up. "
Du Laoer's attitude was not bad, which made Zheng Qianshi's anger subside a little, but he still decided to teach him a lesson so that he could understand his current position.
Therefore, after Zheng Qianshi left again, the Red Lotus Envoy who originally came to inquire came over with five Red Lotus Envoys holding weapons in their hands.
Du Laoer had a little doubt in his eyes, but he still smiled and took the initiative to ask: "Brother, we are all ready."
The red lotus envoy glanced at Du Laoer and said, "There are also women."
After saying that, he ignored the slightly frozen smile on Du Laoer's face and waved his hand to let the Red Lotus Envoy behind him walk into the team.
The first ones to bear the brunt were the carriages in front.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Hong Lian Shi, who was about to reach out to lift the curtain of his carriage, and his eyes darkened slightly. Spring Que sat on the carriage shaft, staring at the Hong Lian Shi's hand.
The car curtain was opened, and the faint sound of coughing became clear. Seeing the sallow woman inside who was about to vomit, Honglian immediately lowered the curtain in disgust, without even seeing clearly how many children were in the car.
Chunque released the long knife from her waist only when the Red Lotus Envoy left their carriage and walked back.
Zhou Yunshu withdrew her gaze, and the five red lotus envoys entered the team, and finally brought out ten women, including Wan Liqing.
The moment Zhou Yunshu saw Wan Liqing, she was a little unsure whether she came out voluntarily or was caught by the Red Lotus envoy.
"Zhou, Mr. Zhou, I..."
Zhou Yunshu saw that Wan Liqing's eyes did not mean to ask for help, but instead showed a hint of guilt. She instantly understood Wan Liqing's plan.
How to say, everyone has their own choice.
"I wish you a bright future."
Wan Liqing listened to Zhou Yunshu's words, pursed her lips and said nothing, lowered her eyes and followed the Red Lotus Envoy in front to leave.
The one standing at the back was Lily. Lily didn't say anything and only bowed to Zhou Yunshu when she walked to her side.
The eyes of the other female relatives were full of anxiety and fear, and the calmest among them was undoubtedly Du Xiaomei, the youngest daughter of Du Laozhuang.
She just felt that since her three brothers were going up the mountain, and even Mr. Zhou was going up, there would be nothing wrong with her going up. Someone would definitely take care of her anyway.
Du Laoer looked at his sister's innocent eyes and clenched his fists. He had to find a way to figure out the purpose of this group of female relatives going up the mountain. It would be easier if they were just maids.
Du Laoer knew that he had just offended Zheng Qianshi, so when he saw Zheng Qianshi walking this way, he ran over.
Their Mr. Zhou had just told him that Zheng Qianshi needed him now, and as long as he took the initiative, Zheng Qianshi would not care too much about him.
Sure enough, while Zhou Yunshu and Li Jialan, Fang Huiwen and Feng Xujie in the carriage were giving instructions, Du Laoer got the order from Zheng Qianshi and came back to prepare to take the people in his team to follow him up the mountain.
Because Du Laoer was too proactive, they were lucky enough to have a few young men left in their team. Among them, Chun Que, Hu Zi, who was still injured, and others were left behind, as was the young Feng Xujie. Come down.
Zhou Yunshu and his party followed the large team and walked towards Wolong Mountain behind Zheng Qianshi. There were not many carriages and horses, so most of them could only walk, and Zhou Yunshu was one of them.
Qingfeng has been following Zhou Yunshu. He is one of the few people in the team who knows Zhou Yunshu's true identity. He is following Zhou Yunshu this time because he is afraid that there is something wrong with her body.
A team of almost two hundred people followed Zheng Qianshi for nearly three hours before arriving at the foot of Wolong Mountain.
At this time, night fell, and many people in red robes gathered at the foot of Wolong Mountain. There were five or six people in a group, and the firelight illuminated the foot of the mountain clearly.
"Isn't this Zheng Qianshi!"
A thin but handsome man dressed as a scholar, holding a red robe and wearing a red robe, sat on the thick grass and looked at Zheng Qianshi, who was standing in the front, and said.
When Zheng Qianshi saw the man, he smiled and said, "Is Sun Qianshi back from Fucheng?"
"The Holy Mother is about to celebrate her birthday. Of course I have to finish the things at hand and come back quickly."
As he spoke, Sun Chengyang pointed to the loaded carriage on their right, and pointedly said: "These are the small gifts I prepared for the Holy Mother."
Zheng Qianshi glanced at Sun Chengyang and said, "Sun Qianshi still has the intention. No wonder the one the Holy Mother relies on the most is you."
Zheng Qianshi asked the people behind him to rest on the spot, and walked towards Sun Chengyang with two of his trusted followers.
Zhou Yunshu listened to the polite and tentative exchanges between the two, and looked at each other in understanding with the people around her. It was true that there was no harmony within the Red Lotus Sect.
There was a fire cooking over there. Those who had just been recruited by the Red Lotus Sect brought their own food and set up a fire. Zhou Yunshu placed the dry and hard pancakes on the fire and slowly baked them, waiting for them to spread. Produces an attractive roasted aroma.
Because there were other Honglian envoys around, Zhou Yunshu and his party did not say anything even though they were sitting together, so as not to arouse other people's suspicion.
It was difficult to talk, so Zhou Yunshu secretly listened to Zheng Qianshi and Sun Chengyang talking.
Yan Shilei and the others sitting next to Zhou Yunshu had their heads lowered all the time. In other words, from the moment they heard Sun Chengyang's voice, even though they wanted to rush forward and kill him immediately, they still endured it.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
Except for Zheng Qianzhi and a few others who had a tent to rest at night, everyone else huddled around the fire.
The cloak worn by Zhou Yunshu was later made from wolf skin by Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen, and it was particularly warm.
Even so, Wei Zhong and Qingfeng made room for Zhou Yunshu and simply made an open-air bed with thick hay for her to rest better.
With Wei Zhong and others protecting her, Zhou Yunshu fell asleep quickly.
But in the middle of the night, she was still woken up by the sound of fighting with swords, guns, swords and halberds, and the sounds of yelling and quarreling.
