Wu Jiao felt that Li Shui was too dangerous and would commit suicide from time to time. If you follow him around all day long, you might get hurt. It's better to find an excuse and escape as soon as possible.
But then thinking about Ji Ming, Wujiao hesitated again.
Originally, curing Mr. Fu Yao was a great achievement, but as a result, Ji Ming betrayed him at the critical moment. Not only did he not get any benefit, but his butt was also exposed. After so many days, I still walk with a limp.
Wu Jiao sighed: "That's all, let's take it one step at a time. Maybe this guy can get lucky again?"
Li Shui didn't know that Wujiao had just had a battle between heaven and man. He happily looked at the fertile fields and wanted to see the mansion again.
As a result, when he arrived at the mansion, Li Shui's face became even more ugly.
The area of this mansion is not small, and the specifications are also good, but... But this place looks like a haunted house.
The doors and windows were dilapidated and covered with cobwebs. Pushing open the door and walking in, the weeds in the yard are half as tall as a person.
A gust of cold wind blew out from inside and hit people, making them shiver.
Li Shui coughed, and the sound startled a large group of crows. The crows screamed, flew up from an old locust tree, and fled into the distance.
Li Shui rubbed his arms, wrapped his clothes tightly, and said to Wu Jiao, "Why is this place so shabby?"
Wu Jiao said: "This place was originally Shang Jun's courtyard. After Shang Jun died, the courtyard and the farmland were taken back to the emperor. The farmland was still cultivated by the villagers of Xiaotu Village, and no one visited the courtyard. As time went by, some Ruined.”
Li Shui glared and asked, "Shang Jun? Could it be... Shang Yang?"
Wu Jiao nodded and said, "Exactly."
Li Shui counted on his fingers and said with some surprise: "Is that a character from more than a hundred years ago?"
Wu Jiao complimented: "Your Excellency, you are very good at arithmetic."
"What a clever guy." Li Shui turned around and walked out: "This is not only a haunted house, but also a dangerous house. Do I dare to live in a house that is more than a hundred years old?"
The further Li Shui walked, the more unlucky he felt. Would you like me to live in the house where Shang Yang lived? Isn't this a curse on me?
Wu Jiao explained earnestly later, and Li Shui gradually calmed down.
This was the case in ancient times. How could there be so much fertile land and so many mansions for rewards? It's nothing more than confiscating the guilty minister's property.
However, this house is indeed unlivable, so we can only find some people to repair it first.
Li Shui's previous expectations for the farmland and mansion were all in vain, and he walked towards Lanchi Palace gloomily.
When they reached the halfway point, they met Souo again.
This time Cang Fu led some men and women, kowtowed respectfully to Li Shui, and then said: "Your Excellency has come from afar, and the villagers of Xiaotu Village have prepared some simple meals and want to entertain you. I hope you can appreciate it."
Li Shui touched his stomach. He was indeed a little hungry, so he nodded in agreement.
Not long after, the group of people had arrived at Xiaotu Village.
The small earth village is very poor, and the houses are made of adobe and straw. After Li Shui arrived, the villagers passing by stopped and saluted Li Shui and said hello.
This made Li Shui feel very satisfied.
Cang Fu took Li Shui to an open space in the center of the village, where a table had been set up with wine and food on it.
After everyone sat down, Li Shui took a sip of wine and then frowned slightly. This is not a good wine. It tastes bland and has a slight bitterness.
But seeing the other villagers taking a sip with great care, Li Shui understood that even this kind of wine was not often drunk by the villagers.
After drinking, it’s time to eat vegetables. Most of these vegetables are wild vegetables, cooked in clay pots and served, and the taste is indescribable.
Besides that, there was a plate of chicken.
These are all the things the villagers can bring out. It is estimated that they will not be so extravagant and wasteful even during the Chinese New Year.
Li Shui smiled slightly and said to the villagers: "I know you are living in poverty. This meal does not need to be so rich."
Cano said: "My lord has seen the big world. I am afraid that these meals for me are still a bit crude."
Li Shui shook his head and said to Wu Jiao: "Do you still have sympathy? Seeing that my father-in-law is so poor, don't you do something to show me?"
Wu Jiao was already used to Li Shui's style, so he silently took out a bunch of Qin Banliang from his sleeve and handed it to Cang Fu.
Ao Fu looked terrified and did not dare to accept it. Until Li Shui glared and said, "Is it possible that my husband doesn't want to give me face? I carry a gold medal for immunity from death. If anyone doesn't give me face, I will make him look good."
Only then did Ao Fu take it tremblingly.
Li Shui picked up his bowl and took a bite of the staple food. This seems to be boiled wheat. It tastes okay to eat, but after eating too much, I always feel a little indigestible.
Li Shui sighed and thought: "Isn't there even flour? Didn't you say that Lu Ban invented the stone mill? It seems to be all nonsense. Lu Ban is just a basket, and all inventions and creations are put into him."
At this time, Cano suddenly said cautiously: "Sir, we are hosting a banquet for you today. In addition to showing respect, I also have a merciless invitation."
Li Shui asked: "What's the unkind invitation?"
The men and women suddenly knelt down and said, "Sir, only half of a thousand acres of fertile land has been planted. This is driving us to death."
Li Shui's head suddenly hurt. He subconsciously took out the death-free gold medal in his arms, preparing to scare them again.
However, the villagers said: "If we only plant half of the crops, there will be more than 50 people in the village with more than 100 people doing nothing."
Li Shui was stunned and thought that this was also a problem. He thought for a while and said: "Well, aren't there twenty households in the village? You can discuss it among yourselves. Ten households will farm, and the remaining ten households will follow me to buy some stones and make stone mills."
Cano was stunned, Shimo? What is this? Forget it, now that the fertile farmland is all gone, why do we care about stone mills?
He said cautiously: "Sir, ten households, that is, fifty people, how can they survive without any land to farm?"
Li Shui said: "This is simple. I am confident that after the stone mill is made, you will be able to make a profit within a few days. At that time, you can just use money to buy grain."
Wu Jiao almost fainted when he heard this: "Only half of the fertile land has been planted, and now we have to transfer half of the farmers to give up farming and build stone mills. This thing sounds like a strange skill. It's over. The crime of neglecting agriculture is definitely a case of neglect." It’s a farming crime.”
While talking, Li Shui had already finished a bowl of boiled wheat, then wiped his mouth and said, "I'll give you a day to discuss it carefully. I will come again tomorrow and take fifty people to find the stones."
Subsequently. Without waiting for the villagers to beg any more, Li Shui took Wu Jiao and left.
The villagers looked at each other, and one woman started to cry.
One of the tall men said in a deep voice: "I don't care about others. I, Erhu, must farm. Not only do we farm, I also plant the land."
Aangfu was startled and said, "You don't want to die? Your Excellency is carrying a gold medal for immunity from death."
Erhu said: "So what about the gold medal for immunity from death? I'm going to sue him for deliberately slacking off on farm work. Maybe he will be sentenced to death. By then his gold medal will be used to pay for his life. What can he use to kill someone?"
Cangfu couldn't bear it and said: "This gentleman is young and doesn't know much about farming, so it's understandable. I think he seems to be a good person. Seeing that we live in poverty, he even rewarded us with a string of half a tael."
One sentence reminded Erhu. He stretched out his hand and snatched away Cang Fu's Qin Banliang, and then said: "I took the risk by filing a complaint for you. Just leave the money to me."
Cangfu pointed at Erhu and said: "You...don't go too far. This belongs to the whole village."
Erhu sighed and strode away.
Aangfu looked at his back, he dared not say anything in anger.
He can't afford to offend Erhu. There are three men in Erhu's family, all of whom are powerful. Tell the truth in the village. He Cangfu was elected as the corps leader just because he was old and a good man.
In fact, this corps commander couldn't control Erhu at all.
