But in fact, the soil here of the ancient people is not as fertile as outside, and their farming technology and seed selection technology are still very backward.
This resulted in the ancient people's food output being extremely low, so their food was far from being self-sufficient.
Therefore, in order to have enough to eat, they had to choose to trade with the outside world. However, due to a series of blockades and xenophobic regulations imposed by the Presbyterian Church, their normal transactions with the outside world were also affected, which caused the ancient people's long-term food shortage.
The crisis has become more prominent.
Uncle Ma at the tea stall sighed and complained, "Food is getting more expensive every year. I'm afraid we will run out of food soon. Alas, I heard that life outside is not as good as here, so it's fine.
At least you can still have a bite of food here, so you won’t starve to death.”
When Lin Mengya heard what Old Man Ma said, she couldn't help but frown.
"Old man, what's outside?" Could it be what she thought?
"Hey, where else could it be? It's naturally the barbaric land outside the ancient tribe. When I went out more than thirty years ago, it was very chaotic outside, and I'm afraid it will be even more chaotic now."
Lin Mengya was choked.
What? Why didn’t she know that foreigners like them would not have enough to eat?
But at the same time, she also understood the general impression of these ancient tribesmen on the outside world.
No wonder, no matter how many crimes these people suffered within the ancient tribe, very few of them would propose to venture outside.
After arguing for a long time, it turned out that they didn't know the real situation outside at all.
The ancient tribe is like a closed circle. They use various means to trap everyone in this circle, and they do not hesitate to tell lies to tell them how dangerous the outside world is to prevent them from stepping out.
This circle.
Little do they know that the world has changed outside, but the people here are still stuck in the old ways.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say to those in power.
While she was talking to Uncle Ma, the guard also went to buy some whole grain pancakes, cut pickle strips and some dried meat.
This is already the best food that can be bought here. As for medicine, don't even think about it.
After seeing her companion return, Lin Mengya stood up and said goodbye to her old man.
When the two of them left the town and were about to join Yuan Bao and the others, Lin Mengya suddenly heard footsteps behind them.
"Someone is following us." She lowered her voice and reminded the guard next to her without looking back.
The latter nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.
The path leading out of the town became more and more desolate. At the end, the two of them turned sideways and entered the woods.
Follow him from behind Seeing this, our men also signaled to their companions, and several of them followed them and turned into the forest together.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered, they found that the two men were missing.
"Shi Laosan, where are we?" someone asked in a low voice.
The person named Shi Laosan also rubbed his eyes when he heard this.
"I just saw them turning in here, how could they disappear?"
At this time, there are grass and trees everywhere, and when the wind blows, they rustle, and it is impossible to tell where there is someone and where there is no one.
Shi Laosan and his accomplices do not believe in evil.
"I don't believe it anymore. How can two living people say no? Come on, let's go inside and look for it. Each person is worth five taels of silver. Both of them are enough for us to have a drink."
His accomplices also responded one after another and went inside reluctantly.
Sure enough, not long after walking, I saw a suspicious figure, moving rapidly deeper into the forest.
Several people were overjoyed when they saw it. The more secluded it is, the better!
When the time comes, they will be less likely to be discovered if they take action.
The speed of the few people was not slow, and they quickly caught up with the two figures. Shi Laosan licked his lips and shouted impatiently.
"Those two in front, please stop now!"
The two of them paused and really stopped.
Shi Laosan and the others laughed even more happily, hey, ten taels of silver, that’s it!
"Hahaha, okay, okay, since you are so obedient, then we won't embarrass you! Let's go, brothers, tie them up and exchange them for money!"
Just as they were talking, the two men turned around.
Lin Mengya looked at the other party with surprise on her face, "Exchange money? What money can I exchange for? How much can I exchange for?"
Shi Laosan and the others were also stunned.
They have been in this business for a while. Why do they look so happy today?
However, when I thought about it, if I could fool people, it would save the brothers the trouble of watching, right?
At that moment, he showed a fake smile and coaxed, "If you follow us obediently, each of you can get one or two pieces of silver. How about that?"
"Only one tael?" Lin Mengya touched her chin and said with some dissatisfaction, "That's a bit small, but I just heard you say that the two of us can exchange for ten taels of silver! Tsk, tsk, you are like this
Our hearts are so dark, selling our lives for only one-fifth of it, this is a small deal
It’s not cost-effective, so we won’t do it.”
Shi Laosan's face suddenly darkened. How did he feel that he had been tricked by this pretty boy?
"Oh, you have to go today if you want to, and you have to go if you don't want to!"
After saying that, he was about to rush over and subdue the two young men.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Lin Mengya was not anxious at all. Instead, she bent her eyes and said with a shrewd smile, "I will definitely go, but it's not that you are selling us, but that we are selling you."
Shi Laosan and others were stunned for a moment, and then they saw a few strong, black-faced men with fierce looks on their faces slowly walking out of the surrounding grass, and actually surrounded them.
Lin Mengya looked at Yuan Bao and the others and said coldly, "Brothers, five taels each, come on!"
Yuan Bao and the others immediately rushed over like wolves and tigers. Shi Laosan and the others did not have an advantage in terms of numbers. In addition, they were just a group of rabble. How could they compare to elite soldiers like Yuan Bao and the others.
After one round, they were tied up with straw ropes and turned into pigs, their mouths were stuffed with grass roots and leaves, and they looked miserable.
They looked at the strong men in front of them in horror, and they really didn't understand why they had become prey.
Lin Mengya and the others were not polite and tied them all to a straw rope, and then let others lead them away.
These people almost cried out of fright, and they whined and wanted to beg for mercy, but they didn't even give them a chance.
Finally, after they were bruised and bruised from the fall, they were tied to a tree like animals.
Lin Mengya glanced over there, waved, and asked Yuan Bao and others to go to the side to discuss the matter. This was considered as letting Shi Laosan and his group go for the time being.
"These people don't look like good people, Lin Zi, how are you going to deal with them?" Yuan Bao's eyes still had a bit of coldness. In his opinion, it is not an exaggeration to say that the traffickers deserve to be punished.
So he just dealt a heavy hand and beat those guys until they cried for father and mother.
But since Lin Zi discovered the person, it was only appropriate for her to deal with it.
Lin Mengya's eyes darkened before she said, "We have to understand the purpose of these people's coming."
What is certain now is that these people should be human traffickers.
But as far as she knows, traffickers usually target children or single women.
It is true that there are people who abduct young adults, but the risk is extremely high.
Therefore, she thinks there is something wrong with these people.
"Okay, I'll go to the trial." Yuan Bao volunteered, and before Lin Mengya agreed, he He spat twice into the palm of his hand and wiped it vigorously.
A riding crop he borrowed from a brother.
With a "pop" sound, he whipped his whip and broke a tree as thick as a bowl.
Those people were scared to tears, no, they were already crying.
Oh my god, they are definitely going to be finished this time!
Yuan Bao deliberately swung his whip, walked around in front of these people, and asked viciously, "Tell me, what do you do? Where are you online? What bad things have you done before?"
Several people whined and screamed, hoping that this hero would remove the bark and grass roots from their mouths. No matter what they asked, they promised to tell him.
As a result, Yuan Bao selectively "forgot".
"Hey, you guys are quite stubborn! Okay, then I want to see if it's my whip that's tougher or your mouth that's tougher!"
With a "pop" sound, the whip was whipped directly onto the body, and instantly there was a bloody mark on the man's body.
While the beating was going on, he continued to ask as if he was not satisfied, "Should we tell you? Not yet, okay, it seems that this whip is not painful enough!"
Then, he continued to whip his whip until those people were crying for mercy, their faces turned pale, and they were on the verge of a mental breakdown. Only then did he put away the whip.
"If you don't tell me, I will kill you!"
He is a tall and powerful person, and he seems naive when he is usually gentle, but he can also be very bluffing when he raises his eyes.
Lin Mengya saw that he had vented his anger enough, so she pretended to be kind-hearted, walked over and cooperated with Yuan Bao and said, "Brother, you forgot that their mouths are still blocked."
When several people heard this, they were moved to tears.
The conscience of heaven and earth!
They are really not that loyal and unyielding. Even if he sells his biological father and mother, let alone confessing to someone else, they will not hesitate.
Yuan Bao was quite dissatisfied and glanced at those people before saying, "Tsk, why didn't they tell me earlier? They are still cheap and deserve a beating!"
Lin Mengya covered her mouth. She couldn't help it. If she continued acting like this, she wouldn't be able to hold back her laughter.
However, this whipping was not in vain. As soon as the mouth was unsealed, several people rushed to pour out the news, fearing that they would be beaten again after finishing speaking.
By then, they may even have a death wish.
Under the threat of Yuan Bao's force, Lin Mengya and the others quickly figured out the origins of these people.
They are a group of local hooligans who usually get into trouble and do some sneaky things in the surrounding territories of several small families.