The Jing River flows, and the Wei River flows. The shadows of the boats struggle to reach the end, and the fish swim with the current.
Near Nei Province, far Nei Province. Flags flutter in the wind, and life is full of joys and sorrows.
Li Xun sat in the study of the state capital, and the sound of him reading came from his mouth. Those who didn't know would think that he was reading, but in fact, he was reading a letter, a letter written to him by Zhang Xiaobao.
Beside him, a servant girl was helping him pour some water, grind ink, and flip through books. At this time, she didn't move and just waited for the Marquis to speak.
Li Xun read the letter from beginning to end and asked the servant girl: "Do you think I'm crazy, or the people of the Jing River Boat Company are crazy?"
"Of course it's the people who are crazy. If they weren't, why would they provoke the Zhang family? The Zhang family's methods to deal with their enemies are endless. From the beginning, they calculated and only stopped when they made people sick. The Little Prince is working with the Zhang family, and they still dared to stir up trouble. If they aren't crazy, then what are they?"
The servant girl seemed to be very familiar with Li Xun, and was not afraid at all.
Li Xun reached out and pulled the servant girl into his arms, and said with a naughty smile: "My little Qingqing still knows. Come, let me teach her well."
The servant girl only smiled and was not afraid at all. Instead, she snuggled into Li Xun's arms and said: "The Marquis is bad, you only know how to bully Qingqing. Qingqing can only listen to the Marquis."
Li Xun let go, and a helpless expression appeared on his face: "Don't listen to me, I can't do anything. Wait until I go to the Zhang family to find a prescription and grow up quickly, then I'll teach you a lesson."
"Then Qingqing will wait for the Marquis. The Marquis must grow up quickly." The servant girl followed.
"Okay, isn't it just bullying me because I'm young? There are also two younger ones, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, who are just as anxious. Hahahaha. Tell me, should I do as they say? This idea is too immoral. If I don't do it, their property will be confiscated. The Zhang family is really ruthless when they take action. "
Li Xun did not know what to do with this servant girl. She was usually obedient and sensible. Even if he wanted to take advantage of her, it was fine. But how could he take advantage of her? He could only suppress his anger. Fortunately, there were still two people. So what if they were childhood sweethearts? One day, he would ask Xiao Bao to visit the brothels.
The maidservant Qingqing also heard what Li Xun just said. She also thought that the Zhang family was not ordinary, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Now that the Marquis asked, she said,
"Naturally, we have to do as the Zhang family says. The Zhang family gave them two chances in a row, but they didn't agree. Compared to the Marquis, they are far worse. The Zhang family is like this. They are kind to good, and evil to bad."
"You can just say that this Marquis was afraid at that time. Yes, I was afraid. I was afraid of the Zhang family's desperate methods, and I was also afraid of my father. People can only avoid danger when they know that they are afraid. You don't know now. Wait until I'm older."
Li Xun thought about how he had almost provoked the Zhang family's revenge. He was also filled with emotions. That bridge was really like what others said. It was not an ordinary bridge. It was the Bridge of Helplessness. It was a line between heaven and hell. If he retreated, he would immediately receive benefits one after another. If others entered, they would fall one after another, causing him to be dizzy and his family to be ruined.
Why were the people of the Jing Shui Boating Company so stubborn? It was easy to commit suicide. They just had to tie a big stone to their feet and jump into the water. It was convenient to jump from their own boat. Why did they have to implicate their family?
"Little Prince, if you can't bear it, why don't you follow the second plan of the Zhang family's letter? It will only force people but not kill them. "
The maidservant Qingqing saw the hesitation on the Little Prince's face and said.
Li Xun knew the second plan, which was to force the people of the Boating Company to quit the industry. There was also the third plan, which was to force them to cooperate. He could choose from the three plans, but he had no choice. His identity was there. The people of the Jing Shui Boating Company knew his relationship with the Zhang family, but they still dared to do this. They clearly didn't put him, the Marquis, in their eyes.
He could only choose the first plan. He didn't want to give the people of the Boating Company any chance and get them down in one breath.
Therefore, Li Xun pointed at the first set of plans. The servant girl looked at it and said, "Then let's do it like this. He actually used a series of schemes, deceiving everyone, creating something out of nothing, loosening the reins in order to capture him, capturing the leader of the gang, and the most crucial one in the middle, leaving first. Too ruthless."
"So be it. If they don't hate me, they won't know how powerful a Marquis is." Li Xun also knew the result of the first plan. He also wanted to use it to let some people who didn't care about him know.
Li Xun made up his mind. He threw away the other two plans and said to the maidservant: "Go and call them over. I have to give them orders bit by bit."
*****
"Let's paddle the two oars. The small boat moves back the waves. The small boat pushes the waves away. The beautiful white clouds are reflected on the water, surrounded by green trees and green … grass!"
"Zhang Xiaobao, can you not blindly change the lyrics? The lyrics are rhyming. Quickly row. Just now when you got on the boat, you said you were good at rowing. Now you can't."
When Zhang Xiaobao was singing enthusiastically, Wang Juan didn't give him any face and interrupted the later part of the song. She pointed to the two oars and asked Zhang Xiaobao to row.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the two oars that weren't fixed to the side of the boat. He really didn't know what to do. He could only pick up one of the oars and row left and right. It was impossible to row both oars at the same time.
When he came here, he and Wang Juan each had an oar and rowed at the same time. When he was rowing, he said how good he was at rowing in the past. When Wang Juan heard it, she immediately threw the oar in her hand into the boat and let him do it himself.
Zhang Xiaobao rowed a few times and stopped. He said to Wang Juan: "Comrade Wang Juan, you didn't understand just now. I didn't mean rowing in this way."
"Is it a goose boat? The kind that we step on? Then I can row well. "Wang Juan looked at the surrounding water and said with a look of enjoyment on her face.
Zhang Xiaobao thought about what a goose boat looked like and nodded: "That's really simple. What are we going to eat tonight? We didn't bring any fishing gear. Otherwise, we can catch some fish and go back to eat. "
"Let's go to the pig farm tonight and see if there are any pigs that can be killed. I want to eat blood sausages. Xiao Bao, which plan do you think Li Xun will choose?"
Wang Juan said something about food and asked about Li Xun.
Zhang Xiaobao had already confirmed this, "It's the first one. Li Xun's character determines that he will choose the first one."
"What if he doesn't choose the first one and chooses the other two?" Wang Juan asked again.
"Then I'm wrong. It's not a big deal."
"Rowing."
*****
"Master, why don't you drink the tea we brought?" In Daxiang Mountain Village, Zhang Zhong went to the village chief's house and sat there drinking the tea that was served. There were also a lot of things added in the tea, but it was not as good as the tea in his house.
The yamen runner looked at him from the side and whispered in Zhang Zhong's ear.
Zhang Zhong took a sip and bit a piece of ginger. He chewed and swallowed it, "No need. Didn't I drink the same thing before? I can drink it before, and I can drink it now. I can't forget my roots just because I have a good life. "
"Master, you're right. We can't forget. We have suffered, but we have to remember now. We can't throw away the food that we have eaten."
The yamen runner didn't continue to take out the tea after hearing his master's words. He repeated one of the rules in his house, which was that he could eat expensive food during meals, but he couldn't leave any leftovers. He could eat all the snacks that were steamed with honey, and no one would say anything about it. He could eat the food made with chaff and wild vegetables, and he couldn't leave any leftovers.
Zhang Zhong had always been very satisfied with this yamen runner, and he was still the same now, "Well, it's good that you remember. There are still many people who can't eat. Those who are not hungry don't know how to cherish food. You go out and spend money to buy the food.
"Master, why would I go out and spend money to buy the food? Our Zhang family's food is better than the restaurant's. "The yamen runner said with a smile.
The village chief accompanied them and drank the tea. He also knew that the tea in the village was not good, but he didn't expect that the new county magistrate didn't care at all. The ginger was usually thrown away, but the county magistrate ate it.
Seeing this, he was relieved. The two bears had been sent to Jinlai Restaurant. Even if the county magistrate didn't pay, he didn't dare to keep the county magistrate here, unless he was ready to rebel. How could more than 100 people rebel?
At this time, seeing that the new county magistrate was so amiable, and thinking about what the people who went out said when they came back, he believed a little more.
"Village Chief Hong, I will stay here tonight. I will choose a place to eat and see how the people in the village are doing. If they are doing well, I will go back early tomorrow morning. If they are not, I will stay here tomorrow and help to think of a solution.
When I came here, there are no wild animals in the mountains nearby. There is also a river. We can raise some ducks and pigs. When the live ducks arrive, there will be people in the county who will buy them. The price is the same as the price in the county. As for the pigs, we can make some sausages and smoked meat and sell them for some money. "
Zhang Zhong picked up the pot and added water to the bowl. He also added some for the village chief and said with concern.
The village chief didn't expect that the county magistrate could give ideas to the village. He said excitedly, "Master, will there really be people coming in to buy the food? It will take a lot of effort to get out of here. It will take three and a half hours to get to the county. The forest is stuffy and hot. It will take half a day to get to the county. "
"Half a day is not much. The Qin family in Sanshui County is Zhuangzi. If you go there and come back, you will need to spend a whole day. Now they are raising some fish and shrimps. As long as they are big enough, someone will go there to buy them. If the road is not good, you can repair it. I don't have the say in other counties, but I am the county magistrate of Huayuan County.
I can do whatever I want, "Zhang Zhong said firmly. He really wanted to build a road. There were many wild animals in the mountains and some good wood. With a road, he could make money. He didn't have any idea of environmental protection. Even the emperor encouraged people to destroy the forest for farming.
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