nucmednet Chapter 224 Can you do me a favor?
Chapter 224 Can you do me a favor?
If she hadn't taken a liking to him, if she hadn't liked him, why would Gu Jiao'er come to cause him trouble?
He forgot, but she forgot perfectly well.
The two returned to the Gu family home one after the other. When they opened the main room, they saw that everyone was warming themselves by the fire inside.
Lin Cai led her people inside, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to look at them.
Longxing County.
"I asked you to find someone, not to slit your own throat. Is that really that difficult?"
"Oh, my dear Third Master, please let me go! I rarely come here and I'm not familiar with this place at all. How am I supposed to find someone?"
The monkey looked at Lin Bao sitting on the steps with a bitter expression, its face almost scrunched up like a bitter gourd!
They've been here for several days, wandering the streets every day, but the number of people on the streets is decreasing day by day.
Sure enough, they came out again today. There was almost no one on the whole street. Lin Bao was sitting on the steps in front of a restaurant.
Feeling a bit worried from the cold, he was looking for someone, a man surnamed Zhao, who had commissioned a portrait of his younger sister.
He was originally going to find the boss, but after seeing the little sister's portrait, he decided to find her first.
He searched for several days but couldn't find the person. He went to the address on the portrait, but the place said they didn't have that person there.
Damn it, I said if you know where the person is, you can go to the address and collect the reward.
But when he went there, he was told that they didn't have that person.
"Third Master, we definitely won't find it like this. How about we go to East Street?"
The monkey had barely finished speaking when he was glared at. He touched his nose and gave a trembling laugh.
Lin Bao looked at the empty street, stood up, and patted the snow off his clothes. Going to East Street was impossible, but he could go to other places.
He simply refused to believe that he couldn't find that person.
On the other hand, Lin Long was having a headache because there was no food left in the entire Longxing County, and with the snow, their food and clothing were becoming a problem.
"Boss, we can't go on like this. If this continues, we'll really be starving in a couple of days."
"Do we really need to wait a couple more days? We'll probably be starving by tomorrow. Didn't you hear that this morning?"
"The kitchen staff said the rice bin is almost empty. We need to bring some back, otherwise everyone will go hungry."
"Damn it, I've had enough of the days when we had nothing to eat or drink, and now I have to live like this again. Are they trying to kill us?"
“My dear Wang Lao Er, you’re talking as if you’re the only one who’s ever been through that kind of life. Who hasn’t been through that time?”
"If you were able to survive back then, why can't you survive now?"
They have hands and feet, so they can manage however they want. They're just out of rice. If they run out in Longxing County, they can just stop them elsewhere, but they won't find any there either.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Zhao Laoliu, who had spoken.
"Sixth Brother, what do you mean by that? Are you suggesting we just go and rob us?"
"That's easy for you to say. In our area, where else can we rob? If we don't have any left here, do you think the nearby counties can escape?"
One person suggested it, and everyone started arguing. Lin Long, sitting above, felt incredibly annoyed by their bickering.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. Take some people to Longhu Mountain tomorrow."
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this, and their expressions changed upon hearing that they were going to Longhu Mountain.
Atai stood to the side, hesitant, wanting to speak but unsure of what to say.
Lin Long glanced at him: "Just say what you have to say. Stop stammering like a girl. Is this how I've always taught you?"
Upon hearing this, Atai's hesitation vanished instantly.
"Boss, are we really going to Longhu Mountain?"
"Were you asleep just now? Didn't you hear what I just said?"
If you say you're going to Longhu Mountain, then you're going to Longhu Mountain. Is this something you can joke about?
"But the people on that mountain..."
“We’re almost out of food, and people are starving to death. You’re still worried about the people on the mountain? Ah Tai, let me tell you, if you keep worrying like this, you’ll starve to death one day.”
The speaker was Wang Lao Er. He didn't like going hungry; he preferred to eat lots of meat and fish. But now, there was no meat and fish left in the entire Longxing County.
Going to Longhu Mountain is the best choice. As long as they take over that place, they can eat well every day.
Wang Lao Er originally thought he could go along too, but when Lin Long was about to go, he only took Atai and Zhao Lao Liu with him.
But Zhao Laoliu, looking quite smug, came up to him and said, "Second brother! I'm going to Longhu Mountain with my older brother and the others. Remember to take good care of the house with the brothers!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Lao Er saw the smug smile on Zhao Lao Liu's face and was so angry he gritted his teeth.
At this moment, Lin Long led two people up the mountain, but he did not know that Lin Bao was already on the mountain.
When the monkey heard that Lin Bao was looking for help, he assumed that Lin Bao had other brothers here. However, after he followed him to Longhu Mountain, he realized that Lin Bao had come to ask the bandits for help.
Outside Longxing County, there is a mountain called Longhu Mountain. On the mountain, there is a group of bandits who like to rob the rich and help the poor.
Because the terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, the surrounding county and prefectural governments were helpless against the people on the mountain, and could only watch as they blocked the road to rob the rich and help the poor.
When Lin Bao came up, he only brought Monkey with him, and he also mentioned his elder brother's name. Once the people on the mountain found out, they quickly let him in.
When Du, the leader of Longhu Mountain, heard that the person coming up the mountain was Lin Long's younger brother, he abandoned the beauty beside him and personally came out to greet him.
"A rare guest indeed! I heard sparrows chirping outside this morning, and sure enough, we have a guest today. I didn't expect them to actually come. It seems the little sparrows are quite accurate."
Boss Du's real name was Du Wei. He was a burly man with a big beard. As a bandit, he was very rough and simple in both speech and clothing.
Lin Bao was led to the hall, where he heard his voice, and then saw Dewey, a big guy, walk in from outside.
This was the first time he had met this person. If it weren't for the fact that he was using his elder brother's name, he probably wouldn't have even been able to get in the door.
Upon hearing what Du Wei said, Lin Bao immediately stood up: "Boss Du, I've come here today to ask you something. I wonder if you would be willing to help me?"
He stated his purpose very frankly, which confused Dewey, who had just sat down.