"You're welcome, just call me Fifth Brother."
The fifth person also said, "I am thirty-two years old, a little older than you. We are brothers."
"Okay, Fifth Brother."
Zhu Renxia got straight to the point, "Do you know where this pork and polished rice come from?"
"Where did it come from?"
The fifth person thought for a moment and guessed, "Young Master bought it from the town?"
Zhu Renxia smiled naively: "To be honest, I only have a few copper coins on me and I can't afford pork at all."
"Where did it come from?"
The fifth person was flattered, "The old village chief asked someone to kill the pig? I'm so grateful!"
"To be honest, it was given by the gods."
Zhu Renxia directly solved the mystery. The fifth person must know how powerful Jiangjiacun is before he can stay.
"Given by the gods?"
The fifth person laughed and said, "Young master is really humorous. Where did he come from?"
Zhu Renxia also laughed: "I just heard the conversation between the two government officials and you. They didn't lie to you. A white jade city wall really appeared in our Jiangjia Village overnight."
"If Fifth Brother doesn't believe it, we can carry you out on a stretcher and have a look."
"No way?"
Even Zhu Renxia was talking about the city wall, and the fifth person realized that it was probably true.
How could three people who had never met each other tell themselves the same lies?
"I tell you one thing, and Fifth Brother believes it."
Zhu Renxia said seriously, "Why did the huge temple that trapped Tian Gui disappear out of thin air? This is the masterpiece of the gods!"
"Well……"
The fifth person suddenly had an epiphany: "I should have thought a long time ago, is Jiangjia Village really protected by gods?"
"Yesterday, fifth brother was able to remind me to pay attention to Tian Zongren's revenge. It shows that you are a kind-hearted person and you are by no means a raccoon in the officialdom. That's why I told you the truth."
"It should, it should!"
The fifth person showed a flattering smile, "I'm just a white person. I'm not even an official, let alone a raccoon dog."
Zhu Changan continued: "Because of this, I told you the truth and did not treat you as an outsider. In fact, this Tian Gui came to our village not to do a beauty pageant or to pass by, but to rob civilian girls."
"Just when he was about to succeed, the gods appeared, descended from the huge temple, and trapped him to death inside. Due to Tian Zongren's power, the villagers did not dare to offend the Tian family, and could only lie to the inspector that he was passing by. "
"I see."
The fifth person held his bald chin and muttered: "In this case, this bizarre case will be solved easily. It is a punishment from heaven. The evildoer will bring it upon himself!"
Zhu Renxia continued: "Thanks to the fifth brother's reminder last night, the villagers prayed for the blessings of gods, and the white jade city wall appeared out of thin air in Jiangjia Village."
"If you say that, I will completely believe it!"
The fifth person sighed with emotion, "This is such a good god. Not only does he help your village build a city wall, but he also gives you rice and meat."
"A few days ago, the gods brought heavy rain to Jiangjia Village. Didn't Fifth Brother see that the crops in the fields have returned to life?" Zhu Renxia continued.
"It really is!"
The fifth person suddenly realized, "No wonder the surrounding fields are dry, but the crops in your Jiangjia Village are full of vitality. The water in the pond and stream is also gurgling. It turns out that the gods have given you rain."
Zhu Renxia suddenly stood up and clasped his fists with a serious face: "Mr. Fifth, although Jiangjia Village is still a poor village now, with the blessing of the gods, it will definitely make a difference in the future."
"Tianzun not only built the city wall for us, provided us with food, and blessed the crops with good weather."
"They will also provide us with weapons, and then provide me with a large amount of rice, noodles, meat, coal, salt and other materials for me to sell. In the future, people in Jiangjiacun will follow me and make a fortune."
"However, except for Mr. Jiang, there are few literate people in the village, let alone a talented scholar like you."
"Therefore, I hope Mr. Fifth can stay in our village as a master and seek wealth together."
"this……"
The fifth person looked embarrassed.
Zhu Renxia struck while the iron was hot and continued to lobby.
"I know that Mr. Fifth is the master of the county magistrate, and he is considered pampered in the county. But our Jiangjia Village has the blessing of the gods and will grow stronger in the future."
"Besides, I think the county magistrate doesn't seem to cherish you very much. The magistrate slapped you, but he didn't intercede for you either..."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, the fifth person became furious, "Hey... don't mention this matter!"
"Anyway, sir, there is no official establishment. Whether you can eat or not depends on the mood of the county magistrate. As long as you are willing to stay and help Jiangjia Village, I am willing to pay ten times the reward."
"This, this is not good..."
The fifth person's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his butt suddenly felt less painful.
Zhu Renxia patted his chest and said, "Fifth brother, don't worry, I will give you ten times as much as the county magistrate gives you."
Although the conditions are attractive, the fifth place is not too convinced. After all, only children can talk nonsense.
"Brother, please let me think twice. I have to discuss it with Mr. Chen first."
Zhu Renxia nodded: "That's right. I'm waiting for your news."
At this moment, two young government officials rushed in and knelt down in front of Zhu Renxia together.
"Young man Cao Wan, I haven't received my salary for three months. The county government is also laying off people. Please take me in."
"Young man Sun Quan, I am just like Cao Wan. My parents are starving to death, so I am willing to serve you."
It turns out that they are all temporary workers recruited by the county government. There is no formal establishment, and their salary is only a pitiful 500 yuan per month.
Moreover, due to three consecutive years of drought in Guizhou, prefectures and counties have been unable to collect taxes, resulting in the failure to pay salaries to government officials on time.
Zhu Renxia took a look at the two government officials. They both seemed to be young men of seventeen or eighteen years old, and they were quite good soldiers.
"We in Jiangjia Village are short of people, so it's no problem to take you in, but only if the county magistrate agrees."
The two people hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, young master, the county government is currently tight on funds. Capt. Li has long wanted to lay off both of us. The county magistrate will not care about us."
Zhu Renxia nodded: "That's good, but you can't receive ten times the salary like the fifth master. I can only give you double. You can have money or food."
The two nodded like they were talking: "We want food, we need food. These days, if you have money, you may not be able to buy food."
"Well, when Master's injury gets better, you can go back to the Yamen and resign. When you leave, I will advance you a month's worth of food and let you take it back to the county and give it to your family."
Zhu Renxia immediately agreed painfully, and at the same time let the fifth place see his courage.
"Thank you for taking me in, Master!"
Cao Wan and Sun Quan kowtowed together, but Zhu Renxia hurriedly pulled him up, "It doesn't have to be like this!"
Cao Wan scratched his head and said, "My parents are not in the county. They live in Dashi Town. I have a younger brother and a younger sister at home. I want to bring them to Jiangjia Village. How do I do that?"
"Okay!"
Zhu Renxia agreed without hesitation, "As long as they are willing to come, Jiangjia Village will distribute rations to them and allocate them land."
Zhu Renxia knew very well that in order to establish his own power, he had to expand his population. It would be best to develop Jiangjia Village into a large village of thousands of people, so that he would have the power to protect himself in the southwest border.
Cao Wan was overjoyed: "That's great, I'll take the time to go back home."
Hearing that when he moved to Jiangjia Village, not only would he be given food, but he would also be given land. Sun Quan also begged, "I have two brothers and a sister-in-law at home, and I want to bring them with me too."
