The whole family escaped from famine and accidentally occupied land

Chapter 271 Advance Response

No trace of Yuan.

Bai Jingzhi and Gu Tinglou sat opposite each other, guarding the earthen stove.

They were on the first floor of the original wooden house.

The heating measures here are very simple. The earthen stove was made by craftsmen from Yanzhou, and there is no smoke in the house.

Bai Jingzhi stuffed some wood into the stove and the room became warm again.

The room they are staying in now is a small room of 15 square meters that was partitioned off from the original large room on the first floor.

Bai Jingzhi works here. This is her temporary office.

The people brought by Gu Tinglou now openly obey Bai Jingzhi.

She didn't know what happened, but these changes must be related to Wei Liu and Gu Tinglou.

"We are short of manpower now. We may not be able to stop those refugees. We may be affected here."

Gu Tinglou felt helpless.

There are not many of them who can be used. Some of them are just a little stronger than ordinary people, but have never really been on the battlefield.

How could those refugees give up the fat meat easily in order to survive? They are not at an advantage.

Gu Tinglou was the first to get the news, and she did not quite agree with Bai Jingzhi's idea.

"There are tens of thousands of refugees. The few hundred of us... are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when facing them. Also, the current situation here does not allow for mass killings."

Gu Tinglou expressed his thoughts and frowned slightly.

"With so many people, it is indeed not appropriate to kill them indiscriminately. Sixth Grandma, I will take care of these matters."

Bai Jingzhi now has some ideas, but he is not sure yet.

"You... these are not trivial matters. We should discuss this together. There are tens of thousands of ordinary people, which is ten times more than us. Just sending them heads can wear us down."

Gu Tinglou has learned a lot of information from Wei Liu these days, and he is very impressed with Bai Jingzhi's performance along the way.

But this time the power disparity was too great, and Bai Jingzhi thought too simply.

"Sixth Grandma, believe me! I am favored by the Sea Goddess, and nothing will happen to me. As long as we prepare in advance, we won't be robbed of our territory and things by those refugees."

There are many things about Bai Jing that are hard to say, and the fewer people who know those secrets, the better.

Gu Tinglou was skeptical and still somewhat unconvinced.

Her old man insisted that Bai Jingzhi was the chosen one identified by the old man of the Wei family, and she had no way to dissuade him.

In order to realize this prophecy, the old man actually ranked the legitimate son of the Wei family after Bai Jing.

"Jingzhi, you know that all of us are descendants of the Wei clan, and Wei Li and Wei Duan are both the eldest sons of the royal family.

According to the rules of the Wei family, Wei Li studied martial arts and Wei Duan studied literature.

There are still other people alive in the Wei family. If you can't surpass Wei Li and Wei Duan by a huge margin, you won't be able to make the Wei family obey you."

Gu Tinglou's face was serious, and what he said was indeed out of consideration for Bai Jingzhi.

"Sixth Grandma, I understand all this. Even if the Wei family is gone, Wujiyuan can only belong to my Bai family." Bai Jing did not give in. She knew that she could not overpower Gu Tinglou with her momentum, so she could only keep her face tense.

"You are being too arrogant! This is the place of exile for the Wei family." Gu Tinglou said indifferently, trying to dampen Bai Jingzhi's arrogance.

"The Bai family can settle here as refugees! Besides, we can't grow crops here, but I am the only one who can do it. I can feed thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people by myself. Can the Wei family do that?"

Bai Jingzhi stopped roasting the fire and stood up to cheer himself up.

"Besides, with so many craftsmen at my disposal, I can develop a prosperous town even if it's not in Dazhuang Dynasty."

Her confident words left Gu Tinglou speechless, and he said nothing more.

Neither of them spoke anymore and the atmosphere became awkward.

Bai Jingzhi smiled lightly, "Sixth Grandma, I have far more chips in my hand than you see. If the Wei family is my enemy, then come on! I will not show mercy."

She didn't brag, as long as there was space, she would have the backing.

However, this support will not be revealed to the public.

"Jingzhi, you worry too much. As long as your mother is here, our Wei family will not be your enemy. If you can really feed everyone, what does it matter if our Wei family bows down to you?"

Gu Tinglou knew that he had lost his temper by bullying a child, so he apologized quickly.

"I will deal with the refugees in advance, but there are some puzzling things about Sixth Grandma."

Gu Tinglou admitted his mistake and Bai Jingzhi would not pursue the matter any further. He would still need to use the Wei family in the future and could not fall out with them.

She has space. If she does not have a strong force to protect herself, her ability to fill the warehouse with grain will attract the covetousness of many forces.

They, Wujiyuan, are still very weak now and have no power to fight against others.

But there is still a long way to go, and making a fortune quietly is the way to develop here.

"What's confusing?" Gu Tinglou was shocked. Even her old man didn't notice this matter. How could a little girl like Bai Jing find out about it?

"Where does Sixth Grandma get all the news from? I've been observing these days, but I haven't found any carrier pigeons or anything like that. How did Uncle Dayong get the news to you?"

Gu Tinglou suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Bai Jingzhi.

Bai Jingzhi intuitively felt that the temperature in the room had dropped a little and he felt a little cold.

Meeting those dark eyes, I pressed my hands on the table to avoid falling.

She stared at Gu Tinglou's hand on the Wei family's long sword, feeling a little hesitant.

If this person wanted to kill her, she might not have enough time to hide in the space.

Bai Jingzhi blinked his eyes with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, Sixth Grandma, I won't spread your secret. Maybe it will be our trump card in the future."

Her mind kept working and her body stopped shaking.

"After all, people who can communicate with birds are gifted by God, and not just ordinary people can have it."

Hearing this, Gu Tinglou did not relax his hand on the hilt of the knife at all.

Zhou Yue'e was not outside at the moment. She went to bring food to the two of them.

Bai Jingzhi can only save himself now.

A bright yellow object appeared in her hand, which would not be noticed if one did not look carefully.

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you? We have a lot of Wei family members, and it's easy to get rid of you." Gu Tinglou raised his hand slightly and tidied his hair.

The crisis was resolved and Bai Jingzhi broke out in a cold sweat.

"Sixth Auntie, I hate being threatened the most!" Bai Jingzhi pressed the mechanism on the gold bracelet, and a thin needle flew towards Gu Tinglou.

"That's it for this time. I'll teach you a lesson. It won't be so easy next time."

Gu Tinglou fell to the ground before he could say anything.

"I hope there won't be a next time. I don't want to attack my own people."

Bai Jingzhi sighed deeply, sat on a simple chair beside him, picked up the stove hook, took out the roasted sweet potato from the stove, and peeled the skin slowly.

The sweet smell of roasted sweet potatoes filled the room.

Bai Jingzhi swallowed his saliva and said, "Finally I can have a taste of this."