Watching the three groups of people walking down the mountain happily and laughing, the number of minions in front of the Juyi Hall has been reduced by nearly one-third compared to the first time. Dengyun Mountain is already a mountain village with few people, and the huge venue is becoming more and more crowded at this time. It looked empty. Although Zou Yuan had a happy face, he secretly sighed in his heart.
Zou Yuan stayed up half the night last night. He thought to himself that Dengyun Mountain is also a blessed place on the Dengzhou Road. Although he took over the place first, he was not very lucky and did not have the ability to manage such a huge place. Zou Yuan felt guilty for having suffered such a miserable life under his own hands when he climbed into Yunshan Mountain.
It's just that Zou Run originally had a weird temperament. Although he knew that he was not the material to be the leader of a village, he could only hold on and live a casual life. But now Zou Run is blessed by heaven and earth, a blessing in disguise, and has a clear mind. He has made many plans for the village in the past few days, and he is quite clever.
"They are all men of the Zou family. There is no difference between the village in my hands and his. Tomorrow, I will take advantage of any opportunity to hand over the inheritance of Dengyun Mountain to him. I will help him myself. It would be good to make the village prosperous."
This was the last decision Zou Yuan made before going to bed last night.
After finishing the calculation in his mind, Zou Yuan then told everyone the second thing.
"A few days ago, the big landowners and government tax collectors around us were collecting summer taxes. The second leader and I took you down the mountain several times to borrow food. Although it was hard work, there was some gain. Especially the second leader, not to mention taking the lead. He was also seriously injured..."
Speaking of this, Zou Yuan couldn't help but choked up. He thought of the situation when he saw Zou Run hit by an arrow, and he couldn't help but secretly gritted his teeth and vowed to take revenge in the future.
The minions below were also talking a lot, applauding their second leader, and swearing together that they would definitely avenge their leader the next time they met the army.
"Thank you brothers for your kindness... Okay, brothers, please be quiet. The leader of the village has further instructions..."
When Zou Run heard that the topic fell on him, he quickly thanked him. Seeing that the place was in a mess and his uncle was lost in thought while talking, he stood up to maintain order in the field and reminded Zou Yuan, gesturing for him to continue. .
"Ahem, this revenge must be avenged... Okay, I'm going too far. We have some money and food in the village, so we can't lose money to the brothers anymore. The second leader told me that during this period, I will teach the villagers three meals a day. After eating enough, I not only added more oil and water to my daily meals, but also slaughtered some chickens and ducks every three days, and caught some fish from the sea, so as to add some meat and fish to my meal. In this way, I became happy!"
With a bang, a burst of joyous shouts suddenly erupted from the crowd. Those who were used to living a hard life and climbed up Yunshan suddenly heard these words. At first they were in disbelief, and then they became so excited that they couldn't control themselves, and they all waved their hands. wielding swords and guns, or hugging the people around him, shouting wordlessly:
"Thank you, the leader! Thank you, the second leader!"
"The two leaders will live a long life!"
"I am willing to die for my brother!"
This made Zou Run on the side really look at him. He brought this up with Zou Yuan. At that time, Zou Yuan's eyes looked a little strange, but he didn't say anything in the end. He nodded and agreed. He thought this was It wasn't a big deal, but seeing the reaction and the battle, he couldn't help but start to figure out the strange look in Zou Yuan's eyes at that time.
In fact, due to the influence of modern people's thinking, Zou Run really underestimated how lethal the slogan "eat three meals a day" is. Eating enough may be commonplace for most modern people, but in the Song Dynasty, during the "three meals a day" In an era when the concept of "meal" had just begun to become popular, ordinary farmers only dared to eat three meals a day during the busy farming season and after a good harvest. Otherwise, they would be denounced by people around them as "enjoying" and "prodigal" and other bad behaviors.
Even so, because the farm work is too heavy during the day, breakfast and lunch are the only three meals that are large enough. At night when I can't do farm work, most of my dinner is just a few mouthfuls of porridge and rice mixed with some wild vegetables. Just go back to the house and sleep.
In ordinary slack days, most farmers in the world dare not even eat two meals a day, because in ancient times without improved seeds and chemical fertilizers, the grain yield per acre was too low. Even in good years, the government's taxes would be too low. The trend of changing methods was increasing, and in the end, the remaining food left in their hands was not enough for them to eat a few full meals.
No better than Zou Run, who was not a family member and didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were. Zou Yuan had been scolded many times behind his back by all the gangsters for being a "scratcher", but he was aware of the pain of this kind of thing. My family is not very capable and cannot rob a large amount of money and food, so why bother to argue with the minions below, which will completely humiliate my identity.
Just thinking that he would no longer have to worry about this kind of trouble later, Zou Yuan actually felt a little gloating when he announced the last thing.
"Calm down, Master! I'll tell you the last thing, and it won't be too late for you to be happy!"
Seeing the leader of the village speak, the people who were excited gradually became quiet, but the joy on their faces could not be removed.
"I know that you and others have been arranging me behind the scenes. Even in the Dengzhou rivers and lakes, it is said that although Zou Yuan is loyal and generous, and has some martial arts skills, he has a strong temper and refuses to tolerate others! A hero of the green forest. They make fun of me all the time, so they don’t come to climb Yunshan Mountain too much."
"I have thought hard for a long time. My own abilities are not good enough, and I have made it difficult for you to have a few mouthfuls of food for a year. I cannot sit in the position of the leader of the village anymore! I have decided... to give up the position of the leader of the village to my nephew Zou Run. !”
Zou Yuan's words were like a thunder in the daytime. Everyone present, including Zou Run himself, was in disbelief. Among the crowd, Zou Yuan's confidants were eager to rush forward and say something. He was only stopped by Zou Yuan's sharp scolding.
"You idiots, why are you just standing there? It's not natural for my uncle to give up his seat to his nephew."
"Besides, it's not like I gave up the position of village leader to others. It's my uncle and nephew who have the final say on this mountain. It's just that my nephew is very capable and knowledgeable. He can lead you to live a good life, and he will also let him Uncle, I will also enjoy more peace and happiness. Well, come and pay homage to the Lord of Xinzhai!"
After saying that, he was the first to bend down and salute to Zou Run, who was still stunned beside him.
"Uncle, no! You can't do it! You absolutely can't do it!"
"Brothers, please get up quickly. How can I be the master of the mountain stronghold? Uncle, please take back your orders quickly. Don't let the brothers on the mountain see this joke."
Zou Run was shocked when he came back to his senses. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to support Zou Run. How dare he let him bow like this, but he couldn't stop the minions in front of Juyi Hall who were bowing down one after another.
The incident happened suddenly. He really didn't expect that Zou Yuan would do something like this. He was not prepared at all and was really at a loss to face the current scene.
Unexpectedly, Zou Yuan, who was holding his arms tightly, lost his temper at this time and shouted:
"Left and right! Quickly push the leader of the village to the hall to accept the children's kneeling!"
Zou Yuan's confidants in the crowd looked at each other in confusion upon hearing this, not daring to do anything. It wasn't until Zou Yuan became furious and yelled loudly, "It's the Zou family that still controls the village. Why don't you come and help me if you are just thinking nonsense!" He walked forward timidly.
A group of people surrounded Zou Run. They pulled his hands, hugged his feet, and pulled him forcefully. They forcibly carried Zou Run to the position of the leader of the Juyi Hall and sat down. They also respectfully invited Zou Yuan to take the first place. After sitting down, a crowd came to the hall. They all knelt on the ground and shouted:
"I have met the leader of the village, I have met the second leader, and I am willing to hold the whip and kick for my brother..."
Zou Run was sitting high on the chair, looking down at the large black head of the prostrated man. For a moment, he felt awkward and uncomfortable, but also felt a bit of surprise and joy...
