choke element

Chapter 179 Paul Wu

Xiao Mole is from Khitan, and his Chinese is common, not to mention that the accents of the two sides are not the same.He didn't understand what Zhou Keshan was saying.

Seeing Zhou Keshan clutching his butt vigilantly, Xiao Mole was immediately vigilant.So he beckoned and asked the officer in charge of the camp to come over: "This guy, did you have a big sore on your butt? That's not acceptable. If Yinhu dies, I will be implicated! Don't you want to kill me!"

It has been four days since Guo Ning announced the implementation of the Baowu Law. Most of the people have already found a place to go, and many people have followed their own Baochang to visit the field that belongs to them.

But there are still many people left, there are still many soldiers coming and going in the camp, and the people are bustling.The officers in charge of maintaining order have chores every day, which is very hard.

Hearing Xiao Mole's words, the officer felt unhappy, and repeatedly cried out: "General Xiao, how can I still harm you? This book life is jumping around!"

At that moment, the officer called two soldiers to come up, held Zhou Keshan down, and took off his underpants for inspection.

Zhou Keshan knew that his family wanted to go wrong, so he repeatedly begged for forgiveness, but how could anyone pay attention to him?

He had ghosts in his heart, but he didn't dare to take it seriously and make a scene.It would be even more unbeautiful to be pointed out by some old acquaintances if there was a publicity... So I rolled on the ground twice, and had to bear the humiliation and obey.

Seeing the expressions of pity on the faces of the surrounding people, and some people pointing and laughing, Zhou Keshan felt like crying.

At last, Xiao Mole did not make things difficult for others.His idea was the simplest. He made sure that he was satisfied with finding a well-built scholar. He immediately grabbed Zhou Keshan and found a minister in the camp. He carefully registered the books, signed monograms, and handprint.

After finishing this set, Xiao Mole became a little irritable.

He said to Zhou Keshan: "Then what should I do? I leave it to you, can you do it?"

This general Xiao Du is really a hands-off shopkeeper, but such a person is easy to get along with!

Zhou Keshan laughed twice: "Of course it will."

He had lost face just now, but he wanted to wear it.Anyway, he had already signed the contract and became a member of the Baowu people under Dinghai Jiedushi, and he couldn't get away for a while.That being the case, it is better to use some thoughts to make the life in front of you more comfortable.

"I heard, General Xiao, you are Guo Jiedu's personal guard. I think you will have a lot of time to fight in the Quartet in the future, and you may not have the spirit to manage the land. So, next, you might as well search for some craftsmen and find a piece of land in the future. Building a water reel is a long-term source of wealth."

"Craftsmen?" Xiao Mole shook his head and said, "That's not possible. The Jiedu envoy issued an order earlier that all stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc. should be set up for the jurisdiction of the yamen right now, and it's not our turn to choose... ...You pick out two honest and reliable households, let's go and choose the land, sign the contract quickly, and press your fingerprints."

"... That's fine. There are also honest and reliable households. However, Dujiang, you are late. In this camp, the farmers with many men and women in their prime have been picked away. The remaining households in the camp, It's inevitable that there are some shortcomings here... Don't dislike anyone I've picked out."

"Hey, it depends on your eyes."

Zhou Keshan cheered up: "I know the two families. Although there are not many people, they are both good at taking care of the fields. They are just what they need."

According to the system established by Guo Ning, no matter how high the status of the general is, the people who directly shelter him are only one neighbor, that is, five families.However, the number of private households is insufficient at present, and usually there are two or three households in a neighbor.Zhou Keshan's own family counts as one, and there are two other places.

Zhou Keshan lived in the camp for several days and knew a few acquaintances.Immediately took Xiao Mole to meet two farmers.

The family's surname is Xu, and the parent's name is Xu Gou'er. He is a strong and strong man.Xu Gouzi has a lame mother-in-law, a 12-year-old brother, and two daughters.Because there are few people who can work and too many mouths to eat, he has not been favored by military households.

The other family's surname is Hu, whose parents are a 60-year-old man called Hu Donkey.Hu Lv'er's family has long since died. Last year, he adopted a few displaced children to inherit the incense. During this turbulent trip, one of the children was lost, and there are three remaining, a boy and two girls, all of whom are only seven or eight years old.

This family is even more miserable. There are no mature men in the family, only old and weak, so they have never been picked.

Zhou Keshan chose these two and brought them to the envoy who registered the book.

The envoy was taken aback, and asked Xiao Mole: "General Xiao Du, do you really want these two?"

Xiao Mole remembered what Chen Ran said before, and immediately replied carelessly: "Well, let's just leave it at that! If the scholar Zhou dares to lie to me, he will beat him! If he cheats after beating him, he will kill him!"

Zhou Keshan smiled bitterly.

After filling out the booklet, they pressed their fingerprints one by one, and registered their age and appearance.The irrelevant women and children all went back, Xu Gou'er took his younger brother, and the two Hu donkeys went out to pick the fields together.

Xiao Mole was even more lazy to intervene in this matter.But Xu Gou'er and Hu Lvzi were very considerate, and they said, patting their chests, that they would pick good places for Xiao Dujiang and Mr. Zhou.

Xiao Mole made a living by grazing and hunting in his early years, but later he ate military rations for more than ten years and knew nothing about farming.He was on duty a few days ago, and he came late, and even heard that all the good places had been picked away, so there was no hope for him.Seeing that the two of them were full of confidence now, they couldn't help being a little curious.

In the end, I didn't walk half a circle. I heard Xu Gou'er and Hu Luzi talk about it. Xiao Mole, who didn't know how to farm at all, was also a little impressed, and asked a few questions from time to time.

It turns out that the fields outside Haicang Town originally belonged to Aluhan's Mouke.The Jurchens were not good at farming, and they couldn't stop the people from fleeing, so a large area of ​​land was abandoned, and the longest one had been abandoned for more than ten years.But after all, there are foundations in the early years, and in the eyes of experts, many of them are good places.

Some fields look like thorns and wormwood, but in fact, the thorns are burned, and the ashes are used as a base, and a little manure is applied, and it can be cultivated like a high-quality field.Some lands seem to be too close to the saline-alkali land by the sea, and they are all sandy soil.But sandy soil has the benefits of sandy soil, making it perfect for growing herbs and fruit trees.

There are even some leftover corner plots that have been picked out. The land looks irregular and cannot reach the canal.But the biggest advantage of that kind of corner plot is that it is close to the high ground where Tunpu in Haicang Town is located. If something happens, you can directly climb the cliff from here, and you can immediately rush back to Tunbao to save your life!
They walked less than half a circle around Tunpu, and did not pass half of the plots to be inspected. Thinking that there are still so many good plots to choose from slowly, several people feel happy.

After wandering around for half an afternoon, he was about to turn back to the camp and report to the envoy. Xu Gouer was still talking, sometimes gesticulating in the air, and sometimes going directly down to the ground, turning over the soil and showing it.His younger brother, 12-year-old Xu Zhuer, also ran around.

Xiao Mole saw that the child was interesting, so he gave him a shortbread.

This kind of crispy milk cake is a favorite taste of the Jurchens, and the Han people think it is a bit sour.But this baby eats as soon as he takes it, and he doesn't dislike it.

When Xu Gou'er was gesturing, the old man Hu Donkey broke a thorny pole, drew patterns on the ground, drew a few strokes, discussed with Xu Gou'er, and finally both of them clapped their hands: "That's it! We will These pieces... are closer together, just to take care of each other! You can also take advantage of the Tunpu highlands to block the sea breeze! Master Xiao, Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"

"General Xiao, what do you think?" Zhou Keshan asked.

Xiao Mole didn't understand what the two of them drew at all, but nodded immediately: "That's it! I'll write the deed in a while, and then I'll go get the seeds and cattle that I need!"

Xu Zhuer jumped up and shouted happily: "There is land! There is land! It is time to plant land!"

Xu Gou'er and Hu Donkey also laughed.

Xu Gou'er laughed twice, and for some reason, she shed tears.And the wrinkled donkey's face and gray beard were all trembling.

No matter how hard it is, one must always live and always cultivate.Han'er has been like this for thousands of years.They are like rice seeds and wheat seeds flying in the wind. As long as there is land, they can take root and germinate, and they can produce.

It was late autumn at this time, and the sea breeze blew, bringing the never-ending roar of the tide in the direction of the beach, as well as the whistling sound of the undulating sea of ​​reeds.Compared with the huge sound, the farmers' laughter was very thin, as if they would be overwhelmed at any time, but they kept laughing, as if the acquisition of land could make them laugh forever.

"It's a pity... Maybe there will be a war, so we can't farm with confidence." At this time, Xiao Mole muttered.

Zhou Keshan was smiling, and was taken aback when he heard it: "What? Another war? Haven't they all been defeated?"

"Of course we conquered Laizhou. However, the Mongols captured Jinan a few days ago, and those guys might go deep into Shandong... At that time, they will not be allowed to fight?" Xiao Mole asked strangely: "You don't know Is it?"

(End of this chapter)