0p0 Chapter 174 Lost in thought
Chapter 174 Lost in thought
A group of people followed Heihei and Xiaobai, and they saw several sacks scattered in several places on the slope.
When they reached the top of the slope, the two little ones sniffed for a while. Not knowing what they smelled, they ran towards the same direction, like two sharp arrows shot out at the same time, running at lightning speed, with their hair fluttering in the wind, as smooth as the finest silk.
Under their leadership, Xia Qingyue and his team first found the cave where the money and grain were hidden. When they saw the situation inside the cave, they were stunned.
The amount of money and grain was far beyond their imagination.
"Mmmmm!" The two little ones stood at the entrance of the cave and raised their heads outside, as if to say, come with us quickly, there are more outside.
They ran back with everyone and found several carts that Liu Yi had pushed out and hidden in the dark.
"Oh my God, there are so many!" Chen Yuzhen raised her hand to cover her mouth.
Although the others did not speak, the shocked expressions on their faces were clearly visible. They each estimated in their minds how much money and grain they had.
"These things came in strange circumstances and are not ours. Let's leave quickly." Li Weisheng said anxiously.
Li Weikang and Chen Youmao thought the same and nodded rapidly.
"But if these grains are left outside and soaked by the rain, won't they be ruined?" Chen Dawei said with concern.
Chen Yuzhen regained her composure. "Sheng'er is right. Didn't the master just say that the things belong to the Qian family? If the Qian family finds out that the things are missing, they will definitely send someone to look for them!"
Xia Qingyue nodded in agreement, "So I can pretend that I didn't see anything and don't care about anything."
Although she felt it was a pity to waste the food, she then thought that these things belonged to the Qian family and might bring hidden dangers. Her mind became very clear and she realized that nothing was more important than life.
Li Benfu, who had been silent, suddenly said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, I don't think we can just leave these things here!"
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
"Uncle, what do you mean?" Xia Qingyue looked at Li Benfu, and there was a rare solemnity in his eyes.
They all knew that Li Benfu was not the kind of person who would be blinded by money and embezzle it, so they looked at him quietly, wanting to hear what he would say.
"Remember Guan Jianshan? He had targeted the grain transport team before. I don't know if he knew that the Qian family's money and grain were hidden in the mountains, but I am sure that if the money and grain were left in the mountains, they might fall into his hands. On the contrary, what if he knew and was looking for them?
Just imagine what would happen if this really happened.”
Everyone looked thoughtful after hearing this.
Without waiting for their answer, Li Benfu said firmly: "From what I understand, Guan Jianshan will definitely use this money and food to recruit people, win over people's hearts, and let more people work for him, so as to consolidate his position as the king of the mountain. In this way..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but everyone had already guessed it. With money and food, Guan Jianshan would be more confident and would have more people to work for him. By then, the situation on the mountain would only become unstable and it would be more difficult to survive.
"Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the item will fall into the hands of someone else. As for how the other party will respond, I don't know."
What Li Benfu said made everyone fall into deep thought again.
Li Weisheng raised his hand and scratched the back of his head with a headache, "Since we can't keep them, then we should guard them here and wait for the Qian family to come and return them to their original owners?"
"no!"
Several voices rang out at the same time, including those of Li Benfu and his wife, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai.
"Silly child, if you just wait here, the Qian family will not be grateful to you, but will think that we are in league with the master. If something like this happens, Master Qian will not tolerate any sand in his eyes, and would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go!"
Every word Chen Yuzhen said was like a knife, piercing Li Weisheng's heart. He reacted belatedly and said distressedly, "What should we do then?"
"Taking things without asking is stealing. What I mean is that we would rather hide them and bear the infamy. We won't use them and will make plans after peace comes." Li Benfu looked at them, wanting to hear their opinions.
Xia Qingyue said, "I think the same as uncle, the question is where is the safest place to hide."
While they were thinking hard, Han Zhibai said, "I know a place to hide."
Xia Qingyue looked at him, curious about where he was talking about.
"Okay, then let's split up and get those things together and push them over." After Li Benfu said this, he asked the three young men of the Li family to go and get up the things that had rolled down the slope.
There were a little more things in the cave, so the rest of the people went over to push them. The few carts hidden there were left there first, and they would push them away together when they came back.
Everyone split up into two groups. Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen pushed a cart together, and the men each pushed one. They pushed the things to the meeting place, where the three young men from the Li family were already waiting for them.
"Let's go." Han Zhibai pushed the cart in his hand and led the way.
However, not long after they started walking, Heihei and Xiaobai growled at the same time, issuing a warning.
They stopped, and Xia Qingyue's first reaction was to look around and find a place to hide. "Something is approaching. Let's hide first."
"There!" Chen Yuzhen pointed to the downhill slope on the side of her hand. People and things could be hidden under the slope, and there were trees on the slope that could provide shelter.
If there is a wheelbarrow, it will hide in the grass and crush the grass, leaving marks.