Seeing that the team was in order, Xu Yue began to handle business.
Unfortunately, none of the villagers can write, and even Li Zheng's son Zhou Yu can only write his own name.
Xu Yue had no choice but to ask for information while registering, and she also had to sign a contract with the villagers.
When it comes to the final signature part, if you can’t write, just use your thumbprint instead.
Because they couldn't read, the villagers always asked Xu Yue the same questions over and over again, fearing that the contract would include huge high interest rates and they would be cheated.
However, as soon as they got the golden cakes in their hands, the villagers' vigilance instantly disappeared and they didn't care about anything else. They wanted to get the money first.
Xu Yue is not worried about them defaulting on their debts and not paying back the money. When the Xu family's army takes over Jizhou, she will set up a Xu family people's bank and let dedicated people handle the bank's business. Once the big net is set, do you want to default on your debts? Don't even think about it!
In one morning, Xu Yue loaned out a total of 60,000 yuan. Some villagers were timid and feared that they would not be able to repay the loan, so they conservatively lent one or two thousand yuan.
The bold ones are also very big, such as Zhou Yu, who took out a loan of 10,000 yuan in one go.
With the money in hand, the villagers did not hesitate for a moment and immediately left the village to buy food in the town.
Xu Yue and others were delayed all morning because of the loan matter. They ate some dry food at noon and set off again.
In order to save time, I did not take the abandoned dirt road and drove boldly onto the official road. At the intersection, I said goodbye to Zhou Yu and others who were going to the town.
Xu Yue and others went first. Zhou Yu led the villagers to watch Xu Yue and others go away with gratitude. Then he suppressed his heavy gratitude and turned around and walked towards the town opposite to Xu Yue and others.
Holding the heavy gold cakes in their arms, the villagers were excited and secretly looked forward to the victory of Xu Jiajun.
If there is a chance to use them at that time, they will definitely support Xu Jiajun with all their strength!
Because the villagers discovered that Xu Jiajun was really fighting for the rights of poor people like them.
The leader of the Xu family army risked his life and entered Jizhou just to understand the situation of the people here.
She didn't have to do this, she could just leave these things to her subordinates.
But she came. Not only did she come, she also saved them and showed them how to survive.
Xu Jiajun is nothing like the red scarf troops who made a lot of noise in the past, shouting that Heaven is dead and Huang Tian is here, but if the villagers encounter them, it will definitely be a bloodbath.
Xu Jiajun will regard the people as compatriots, and they have been working hard for the freedom and rights of their compatriots, even if they sacrifice their lives.
How can one not be moved by this friendship?
Zhou Yu lamented to the villagers more than once, "I have never seen such a king. Other kings are sitting in gorgeous palaces, eating minced meat and watching dancing girls enjoying themselves."
"Chief Xu is different. She eats and lives with her people. In order to reduce the sacrifices of the soldiers, she personally came to Jizhou to inquire about the local situation for the soldiers in advance...She, she is so nice, she has no airs.
nothing."
Zhou Yu was poor in poetry and worried that he was poorly educated and uneducated, and could not come up with gorgeous words to praise the leader.
"Is it because you say she is so good because she is a woman?" Zhou Yu asked the villagers what they thought.
The villagers nodded, but they didn't fully agree.
"There is no distinction between men and women. Leader Xu is so kind because she is good. She really wants everyone to live a good life. I thought about it all night and couldn't figure out why she wanted to help us."
The only woman among the villagers sighed: "How can there be such people in this world who are willing to fight for irrelevant people? I thought about it and realized that if it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it..."
Zhou Yu said with envy: "But it is precisely because of people like this that we, who had no hope last night and did not even dare to live, have hope of rebuilding the village."
The villagers couldn't help but look back in the direction where the troupe left. Xu Jiajun was no longer there, but they still looked at it for a long time before reluctantly looking away.
"drive!"
The sound of horses shouting suddenly came from the road ahead. Zhou Yu and others were startled and hurriedly moved to the roadside to avoid it.
Their clothes were in rags, their bodies were thin, and their faces looked like poverty. Several officers and soldiers who came on horseback glanced at them casually, thinking they were refugees from somewhere.
When Zhou Yu and others saw the tall officers and soldiers on horseback, their hearts trembled.
They tried their best to hide on the side of the road so as not to interfere with the official's business.
But the officers and soldiers did not intend to let them go just like this.
An officer and soldier shouted at Zhou Yu: "Who are you? Have you ever encountered a troupe from Jizhou?"
When the villagers heard this, their hearts became tense, they lowered their heads cowardly and shook their heads violently.
"Are you mute?" The officers and soldiers were dissatisfied with the villagers' reaction and shouted sternly: "I'm asking you a question! Have you seen the troupe?"
The villagers were shaken by the roar. When the people saw the officials, even if it was just a few small officers and soldiers, it seemed that there was a high step between them, forcing them to subconsciously move back, and they even wanted to kneel down uncontrollably.
.
Because, these officers and soldiers can easily control their destiny, and at any given moment, they can use their power to make the lives of these little people worse than death and beyond redemption!
The submissive behavior of the villagers made the officers and soldiers even more angry.
A good-tempered officer and soldier nearby persuaded him, so he didn't take any action.
But just like that, the villagers were also very afraid.
Zhou Yu was doing better, maintaining some sense, and warned the villagers to keep their mouths shut.
The villagers nodded in fear, saying that even if they were killed, they would not reveal the whereabouts of Leader Xu. Zhou Yu felt relieved.
But he also knew that this officer and soldier would not just let them go.
As for the people in the village, he also knew that it would be easy to prevent them from speaking, but if they were told to lie, the officers and soldiers would definitely find out before they even said anything.
Zhou Yu took a deep breath, thinking that he had seen the piles of corpses last night, how could he still be afraid of a few living people?
Taking courage, the officer and soldier knelt down at the moment when his endurance reached the limit, "Sir, please calm down, I, we are all countrymen. This is the first time we saw such a majestic master, and we couldn't react at once. How can we hope?"
My lords, please forgive me."
Zhou Yu spoke stumblingly at first, but later became more and more fluent, because he found that lying was much easier than he thought.
His eyes quickly glanced at the officers and soldiers in front of him, eight of them, all riding horses. The horses' legs were full of strong muscles, and they could run fast at a glance.
Thinking of Xu Yue and others who had just left, Zhou Yu decided to delay as long as he could, hoping that the three old oxen in the theater troupe would be fast enough and not be overtaken by these fast horses.
The irritable officer and soldier heard Zhou Yu say that he was intimidated by the majesty of himself and others. Although he knew that there was an element of compliment in his words, he felt really touched. His hand that was about to draw the sword relaxed, and he still asked coldly:
"Have you ever seen any suspicious outsiders, such as a theatrical troupe driving a bullock cart and two fat little kids?"
