Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 355: Suspicious People

Chapter 355: Suspicious People

After the men on the left said this, the man on the right nodded and said, "I think the reason why they recruit people as soldiers is to protect themselves from the government. To have wealth but not enough power to protect yourself is the same as courting death."

While they were talking in low voices, they had arrived at the entrance of Shen Gu Village without knowing it.

Looking at the three long lines in front of three tables not far from the entrance of the Shen Gu Village, the man in the middle asked, "Are those people also here to register as soldiers?"

The man on the right looked at the wooden plank next to the three tables and said, "The line on the right is for merchants who want to rent a stall in the market area. The line in the middle is for those who want to register as workers. And the line on the left is for people who want to join the army."

After speaking, he looked at his two friends and said, "Let’s go. There will be a test before we can join the army. Looking at the long queue, I don’t know if we can get the free lunch today."

Hearing his words, the man in the middle felt anxious and said, "Let’s go, let’s go. If we don’t get any food today, I don’t think I will be able to survive today to see the sun tomorrow."

Standing not far from the crowd, Xu Xiang watched the three of them walk to the table on the left and line up with others. She stood there watching for a while before walking towards the entrance of the village.

Seeing her coming, a guard smiled at her and said, "Miss Xu, welcome back."

Xu Xiang nodded to him, pointed at the crowd and asked, "Is something going on?"

The guard looked at the crowd and said, "Miss Xu must not know because you left before we started recruiting. These people come from the villages around us, but most of them are refugees or war victims. Ten days ago, Chieftain Ha Tai asked us to spread the word that our village would recruit workers and soldiers, and open the market to the outside world."

He laughed and said, "It’s really the blessing of the Dragon God that we can eat and drink enough. With the kindness of the chief and the ingenuity of the young masters, I believe our future will only get better and better."

Listening to the guard’s explanation, Xu Xiang already knew that A Lu Zhi decided to join her. After watching the crowd for a while, she thanked the guard before entering the village.

Unlike fifteen days ago, the village looks more orderly now. Xu Xiang walked around the village and found that the structure of the village was already very similar to the imperial capital city of the Qin Kingdom.

Thinking of the books that she lent to A Lu Zhi back then, Xu Xiang couldn’t help marveling at his talent in governing the village. No wonder even Chieftain Ha Tai and the elders were relieved to hand over the governance of Shen Gu Village to A Lu Zhi.

After Xu Xiang looked around the village, she stopped a Xiuluo warrior who was patrolling the village and asked, "Do you know where A Lu Zhi is?"

When the Xiuluo warrior saw her, he was delighted and said, "Miss Xu, you are back."

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Mhm. I just came back."

The Xiuluo warrior smiled and said, "If you are looking for A Lu Zhi, he should still be in the conference hall."

"I see. Thank you." She thanked him with a small smile on her lips.

He shook his head and said, "It’s my pleasure."

After getting the information, Xu Xiang walked towards the conference hall. When she got there, she happened to meet A Lu Qian who was talking to Ying Shiyi outside the conference hall.

Seeing her coming, Ying Shiyi nodded to her and said, "Miss Xu, my master has a letter for you."

He took out a letter and handed it to Xu Xiang. She glanced at the two of them curiously, then opened the letter and read it.

After a while, she put away the letter and said, "Shiyi, let Young Master Xiao know that after I arrange everything here, I will go find him."

Ying Shiyi nodded and said, "All right."

After finishing speaking, he looked at A Lu Qian and said, "I will find you later."

Leaving this sentence, he disappeared from there. After Ying Shiyi left, A Lu Qian looked at Xu Xiang and said, "Welcome back. Have you got the materials?"

Xu Xiang nodded to him and said, "Yes."

She glanced at the people outside the conference hall again, and said, "It seems that a lot of things happened while I was away."

A Lu Qian glanced at the crowd, nodded, and said, "Yes. But you don’t need to care about them. My fourth younger brother will take care of them."

Then he turned to look at her and asked, "Are you looking for my fourth younger brother?"

"Mhm." Xu Xiang answered while observing the crowd.

Seeing her staring at a group of men for a long time, A Lu Qian asked, "Do you know them?"

Xu Xiang shook her head and said, "No."

She paused, looked at A Lu Qian and asked, "Have you investigated all the people who came to this village?"

He thought for a while and asked, "Do you also think those people are suspicious?"

Xu Xiang looked at his calm expression, thought for a moment and asked, "Did you know something?"

A Lu Qian nodded and said, "Yes. Follow me."

She glanced at those men again, then followed A Lu Qian. After walking for a while, Xu Xiang saw a small hut not far from the cemetery. Seeing A Lu Qian walking towards the hut, she followed silently.