The villain helps me build infrastructure

Xie Ang held the wine glasses, and table by table toasted.

Drinking alcohol is still a rare thing for Qingzhou City. Many people find it novel, and the wine in the glass is delicious and refreshing, so everyone can spare some energy after eating to pay attention to which table Xie Butler served. up.

This is a very difficult task, because the dishes on this table are so delicious.

Xiaoshi took a mouthful of the tender egg and almost swallowed his tongue.

Liu Cai also picked up a chopstick of June persimmon, and the soup in her mouth was sour and sweet that she had never tasted before, which made her subconsciously pick up the fried golden spirit beast eggs.

The others are similar. Once this dish is eaten, the mouth can't stop.

But they are also very restrained, eating one bite of each dish, so that all dishes can be eaten.

After half a cup of tea, Little Shitou burped.

Others have a small appetite, and they are already full after eating half of it.

But he was still very greedy, trying to pick up the chopsticks, wanting to take another bite of that delicious-looking meat.

Although Liu Cai felt sorry for the child, she didn't dare to let him eat again: "It's the last bite, if I eat any more, I'll have to go to the hospital to see a doctor later."

Little Stone nodded: "Okay, one last bite!"

There are not many meat dishes on the table, not because Su Qiuyan is stingy, but most of the people here seldom eat meat, and if they eat too much, they may cause stomach discomfort, so most of them are vegetarian dishes.

Seeing that Xiaoshi ate meat, Liu Cai asked him to put down his chopsticks. Just as he was about to say a few more words, Xie Ang came.

Butler Xie is huge, and he has already paid respects to eight tables, but his face is still red.

When everyone saw him coming, they all stood up awkwardly and picked up their wine glasses.

Xie Ang smiled and said: "Everyone, don't be restrained. You have worked hard during this period. This cup is to thank you for your contribution to Qingzhou City. Even the city owner said that it was not easy for you. In two months, the spirit of mining The amount of stones has actually reached several times that of the past, which is really remarkable!"

Liu Cai was a little nervous at first, but when she heard Butler Xie's words, her eyes became hot for some reason.

They were all born and bred in Qingzhou. They have been mining spirit stones in the Qing mine since they were more than ten years old. But over the years, so many people have died and injured so many people, but no one thinks it is not easy for them.

Tian Yuanzong felt that they were born to mine, and the monks also took their labor for granted, until now...

Liu Cai couldn't help but drank the wine in the glass.

The eye sockets of the others were also red.

Butler Xie's words were simple, but they touched their hearts.

Finally someone understands their difficulty.

Finally, someone feels sorry for their difficulty.

After eating this meal for more than half an hour, Xie Ang also finished every table.

After everyone drank, the atmosphere immediately became heated, and there were even mortals and monks chatting across the table.

Su Qiuyan saw that everyone was eating and chatting happily, and her mood improved a lot.

Seeing that he didn't eat anything, Mozun couldn't help but said, "City Lord, don't you eat?"

Su Qiuyan shook his head.

His sense of taste has long been wrong, everything tastes like chewing gum, he might as well eat Bigu Dan.

Seeing this, Mozun also remembered that people with mutated spiritual roots seem to gradually lose their five senses over time, first the sense of taste, then the sense of smell, and when the five senses are lost, they are not far from death.

He lowered his eyes and stopped moving his chopsticks.

When Xie Ang came up, he saw that they had finished eating, so he asked Su Qiuyan for instructions: "City Master, the banquet is almost over, do you think?"

Su Qiuyan nodded: "Speak for me."

Xie Ang nodded, turned around and said, "Everyone be quiet, today's banquet is coming to an end, taking this opportunity, on behalf of the city lord, I would like to talk about some arrangements for this winter."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone stopped talking.

Seeing hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at him, Xie Ang said with a smile: "There are five full months in this winter, so naturally we will not do nothing during these five months. Although the weather is cold, we cannot Lazy at home, everyone said, right?"

This is true, there is no entertainment in Qingzhou City, if you really do nothing for a day, I am afraid that you will be suffocated to death in a few days.

Xie Ang continued: "So before the Chinese New Year, the kindergarten will continue to operate. Besides the kindergarten, there are several plans. Let's listen to it now, and you can give your opinion after listening."

Liu Cai and the others are already a little nervous. Will the first thing be to test their spiritual roots?

Although I have been looking forward to it for a long time, but I haven't tested it for a day, and everyone's hearts can't be realized.

Fortunately, Xie Ang did not disappoint everyone, and immediately said: "The first thing is to test everyone's spiritual roots. Now there are more than 400 mortals in the outer city. We follow the order of the streets, one street by one. Test it for everyone, and it can start the day after tomorrow at the latest, so don’t worry.”

Liu Cai breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became anxious. It is a good thing to test the spiritual root, but what if the little stone has no spiritual root?

The reactions of the others were similar, there was a lot of apprehension in their joy, and they were afraid that their hopes would fail.

Seeing this, Xie Ang comforted: "I know everyone's worries. In fact, whether there are spiritual roots or not, they are all citizens of Qingzhou City. It is good to have them. It doesn't matter if they don't, because next, we will organize a literacy class in winter." , The so-called literacy is to teach everyone to read and write, everyone must participate, and strive to know some commonly used characters and do some simple arithmetic during these five months."

The monks can read and write, so this literacy class is naturally aimed at ordinary people.

Ordinary people were stunned when they heard the words, can they also read? !

This is something that I dare not even dare to think about in the past!

Seeing that everyone's curiosity was aroused, Xie Ang continued: "In addition to the literacy class, the city lord is also concerned about your living environment. Now the streets where you live are a bit crowded, and it's dark in broad daylight, and there are no drainage ditches. Well planned, when it rains, the streets will be full of water, and all the houses don’t have chimneys, so we can’t boil water for cooking at home…”

These words of Xie Ang immediately resonated with all mortals.

It’s fine if you can’t cook, but in winter it’s really cold in the house, and the orientation of the house is wrong, there’s too little light, and it’s so dark that it’s very depressing to look at.

In short, when it comes to the shortcomings of the house, they can talk about it all day and all night.

Xie Ang continued: "Based on this situation, the city lord asked me to ask everyone's opinions today, whether they would like to use the winter time to rebuild the house. Of course, it has started to snow now, so we can only use the time when it does not snow. Take time, slowly plan and slowly repair.”

As for how long it takes to fix it, it depends on God's will.

But if we move now, we will be able to live in a new house next year.

As soon as these words came out, ordinary people immediately forgot about the spiritual root test and literacy classes.

The house is their root!

Liu Cai immediately became excited, of course she is willing to fix it!

The current house is too small, and the small stones are getting bigger and bigger. After a few years, I'm afraid I'll have to lay the floor alone. She can be wronged, but what if she gets married in the future?

Many other people were also full of excitement. If they weren't used to being cautious, they might have shouted that they were willing by now.

Xie Ang smiled and said, "That's it, raise your hand if you are willing."

The next moment, everyone raised their hands.

Even the little stone raised his hand high, for fear that others would not see him.

Xie Ang nodded: "Since everyone agrees, then it's decided. As for the materials for building the house, after the spiritual roots are tested, the monks will protect you and go outside the city to find them. Wood, loess, stone... can be obtained. Get as much as you want, and put it back together in a storage bag when the time comes."

The monks didn't expect to have their affairs, but they all didn't want to make trouble in front of the city lord, so they all nodded in agreement.

Ordinary people didn't expect such a good thing, and they became happy. With the help of the monks, it would save them a lot of trouble.

After talking about building the house, Xie Ang looked at the monks again: "Some time ago we implemented the street management system in the outer city, and now the effect is very good, so the city owner also plans to select cadres according to the streets in the inner city. Hey, each of you has a meeting to discuss on your own, and just give me the list the day after tomorrow."

The management of the monks is actually very loose. Those who are in the mining area are managed by the mining area, and those who are in the hunting team are managed by the hunting team. Therefore, it is not convenient to arrange or notify anything. With the street director, naturally it will not be so troublesome.

The monks have no objection either. They have heard about the director of the street office for more than a month. You can't lag behind ordinary people, can you?

Seeing this, Xie Ang brought up the next topic: "Finally, it is about receiving daily necessities. Now people in the inner and outer cities are able to cook for themselves, so every month from now on, the director of the street office will come to the city lord's mansion to take care of them. Take the things back, and then distribute them to everyone. We will clearly write down what we can get and how much we can get, and everyone will sign and sign when they have enough things.”

"If there is any problem, everyone is welcome to come to the City Lord's Mansion to report. If someone is found to be corrupt and take too much money, no matter whether they are mortals or monks, they will be kicked out of Qingzhou City, without exception."

When he said the last sentence, Xie Ang's tone was very serious, which made everyone's heart tense.

Kicked out of Qingzhou City?That would be more frightening than killing them.

In today's world, they have nowhere to go outside of Qingzhou City.

Several directors of the street office heard the words and secretly warned themselves that they must not make mistakes, and they must not make mistakes. If they make mistakes, it will really be over.

Xie Ang has said everything he should have said, but he didn't forget to ask everyone if they have any questions or suggestions.

It's a pity that everyone is still digesting what he just said, and no one raised their hands.

Xie Ang didn't force it either: "From now on, everyone can do as they please. Those who want to stay in the bamboo forest can stay in the bamboo forest, and those who want to go to other places can also go to other places. There is one piece of fruit on the table, everyone remember to take it home to eat .”

Although the celebration banquet is over, everyone's mood has not calmed down at night.

Liu Cai looked at the two apples on the table, but she was thinking about what Housekeeper Xie said today.

Test spiritual roots, build houses, attend literacy classes...

All these good things happened all of a sudden, which made her feel a little overwhelmed.

Little Shitou was also staring at the two apples, but he ate a lot of things that he hadn't eaten before today, and his stomach is still full, so he couldn't eat any more.

Liu Cai came back to her senses and saw that he had already taken off his coat and didn't cover the quilt. He was sitting on the bed in his unlined clothes, and immediately got up and said, "Hurry up and put on your clothes, or you will catch a cold."

Xiao Shitou shook his head and said, "It's not cold."

Ever since he had lunch, he felt warm all over his body, even with the cold wind blowing.

When he said this, Liu Cai also realized that she was not cold.

Not only is it not cold, but the waist and back pain that followed me like a shadow has also disappeared.

How is this going?

Is this the reason why people feel refreshed on happy occasions?

But Liu Cai knew the reason the next day.

What they ate yesterday turned out to be good seeds that were born with spiritual power, and they were all great tonics. Just a bite of vegetables can be worth a lot of spiritual stones. exhausted.

"Isn't the price of this fine breed too expensive?" Someone couldn't help but be speechless. He felt distressed when he heard it. There were so many of them yesterday, how many good things they had to eat.

"The city lord still loves us, no wonder I got up this morning and felt that my bones were not so stiff."

No wonder Housekeeper Xie said yesterday that the city lord knew their difficulties.

Until now, they did not understand the meaning of this sentence.

At this moment, Meng Duo brought people over from the street.

Someone with sharp eyes saw Butler Xie behind Meng Duo at a glance.

"Thank you, butler, for coming!" They were both surprised and delighted, could it be that they are going to test their spiritual roots?

Xie Ang was still following Qin Yue.

Last night, Mozun returned his body to him according to his words, and also told him how to use the red flame soil. He practiced for a whole night, and he really benefited a lot, and he was less depressed when his body was robbed before.

After Meng Duo walked over, he said to the crowd: "Housekeeper Xie is in charge of testing the spiritual roots of the people on the first street today. Everyone, please go and inform the neighbors around, so as not to disturb the order."

Soon everyone arrived and lined up quietly.

Seeing this, Xie Ang nodded, and sat on the brought chair, while the Lingshi was placed on the table in front of him.

Qin Yue explained to everyone: "It's very simple to test the spirit root, just put your hand on the test spirit stone, if the test spirit stone glows, it means that there is a spirit root, the color of the light represents the attribute of the spirit root, if there is no light, That means there is no spiritual root."

"Once the spiritual root is detected, the City Lord's Mansion will register it. After the registration, the knowledge of refining Qi will be taught uniformly. Now, please start in turn."

It's not that everyone doesn't know Qin Yue, but they haven't looked at him carefully for a long time. Now that they take a serious look, they feel like a different person.

More calm, but also more stable.

It can be seen that the city lord is good at taking care of people.

The children in the front row, everyone unanimously asked the younger ones to test first.

Little Shitou was the second one. The child in front of him didn't detect the spiritual root, so he also became nervous.

After going to kindergarten, he also knew that the city owner is a monk, so although he didn't understand the difference between a monk and a mortal, he also wanted to be a monk.

He wanted to be the same as the Santo.

Qin Yue picked him up and said, "Test it."

Xiao Shitou knew Qin Yue, smiled shyly at him, and then put his hand on the stone.

Liu Cai at the back clenched her fists nervously, not daring to blink her eyes.

The next moment, in the eyes of everyone, there was a cyan light on the spirit test stone, but this cyan color was not pure, and it seemed to be mixed with some faint blue.

Xie Ang laughed, this is the second person, unexpectedly, a good seedling with dual spiritual roots was found.

"Wood water spirit root, not bad."

When he said this, Liu Cai behind was both surprised and happy, and almost fell to the ground with limp legs, but the person next to her supported her, and said to her enviously: "Sister Liu, your luck has come! "

Isn't it just here?With a monk's son, he can enjoy happiness for the rest of his life!

Xiao Shitou didn't know what wood and water spiritual roots were, but he knew that one could become a monk with spiritual roots, so he also smiled.

Qin Yue touched his head and said, "That's right, let's go back."

Xiao Shitou happily ran back to Liu Cai's side, and among the next few children, another four spirit root was detected. Although the talent was not as good as the double spirit root, Xie Ang was also very happy.

These children with spiritual roots are their hope for the future of Qingzhou City.

When it came to the adults, there were not so many people with spiritual roots, and only one out of more than ten people was detected.

Liu Cai also tested it, but there was no response from the spirit stone test, which meant that she had no spiritual roots.

Someone comforted her and said, "It's good that the little stone has spiritual roots. In the future, it's better to have children who are filial to you."

Liu Cai smiled reluctantly, not because she didn't have any spiritual roots, but because she thought that Xiao Shitou's spiritual roots might come from his father, but it's a pity...

But her loss was only for a moment, and by the afternoon, everyone on the first street had finished testing their spiritual roots.

Among the 130 eight people, there are a total of eighteen people with spiritual roots. This probability is not small, but whether they can successfully refine Qi is another matter.

Xie Ang stood up: "People with spiritual roots should not be in a hurry. After everyone finishes the test, I will notify you of the class time. The literacy class will also start the day after tomorrow. Everyone remember to go on time. As for the materials for repairing the house, After testing the spiritual roots, we will go out of the city to find them."

After he ordered these things, seeing that it was getting late, he didn't go to Second Street, but went directly back to the City Lord's Mansion.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Su Qiuyan was thinking about city planning.

Generally speaking, Qingzhou City can be regarded as a not-so-standard square. The City Lord’s Mansion is on the central axis at the top, and the circle outside the City Lord’s Mansion is the inner city. The area of ​​the inner city is as large as the outer city, but it is used But there is only the middle part, and the left and right sides are empty wasteland, and no one goes there on weekdays.

After leaving the inner city, there is a bamboo forest. The bamboo forest is also built in the middle of a large open space, and there is still wasteland beside it.

This is also the case in the outer city. All the buildings are aligned with the city lord's mansion and are only built around the central axis.

Therefore, the current usable area of ​​Qingzhou City is only one-tenth, and the other nine-tenths are empty.

Su Qiuyan originally wanted to move all the residential areas to the inner city, but it would be inconvenient for ordinary people to go to mines and move to the inner city, so he circled a piece of land in the outer city and planned to build a community.

As for the places where ordinary people live now, there is no need to demolish them. In the future, people will definitely enter Qingzhou City, and those houses can just be used for excessive use.

But since the community was to be built, Su Qiuyan's first thought was of course buildings. Unfortunately, Qingzhou City does not have this condition now, but two-story houses can still be built, which can also appropriately expand the living area.

When Xie Ang came to ask for an interview, Su Qiuyan just finished drawing the blueprint.

"You came just in time, help me look at this blueprint."

Xie Ang took the blueprint, this is a map of Qingzhou City, the drawing is very regular, a piece of land is circled in the lower left corner of the outer city, and the location of the house is marked, in addition, the drainage is also drawn Ditches, burials for trash, and even a place that says park.

As for how to repair the house, Su Qiuyan also drew another picture, which is different from the houses that ordinary people live in now, and it is even different from that of monks. It has a small yard, where a well can be drilled, and there is also an independent kitchen and toilet. Most especially, there is a kang in each house.

The heated kang is a new thing, Xie Ang has never seen it before, but after looking at the picture, he can almost understand, in fact, it uses the pot and stove, and the heat is drawn to the bed through pipes, so that as long as you stay on the bed, it will be warm.

Moreover, this kang is different from ordinary beds. Not only can it be used for sleeping, but it can also be used to sit on a kang table to read and write, which is very convenient.

Su Qiuyan said: "You ask the director of the street office to collect opinions and see if ordinary people have better suggestions."

"Many of them have repaired houses. I'm just talking about it on paper. There must be a lot of deficiencies in the details."

For example, the sewage pipes he envisioned actually have many technical difficulties. After all, this is not what he learned. He encountered many problems when repairing toilets before, and ordinary people figured out ways to solve them.

So it is right to rely on the masses.

The masses don't know that there is another heavy burden on their shoulders, and everyone is discussing the matter of testing Lingen at the moment.

Someone asked Liu Caidao: "Your little stone has spiritual roots, will you move to the inner city?"

In everyone's concept, monks live in the inner city, and mortals live in the outer city. If you have spiritual roots, of course you have to move.

But Liu Cai hesitated for a moment: "I have to listen to the City Lord's Mansion."

Now the City Lord's Mansion does not have a unified charter, so Liu Cai naturally can't figure it out.

But she thought, she must still go to the green mine to continue working. She is only 40 years old, and she has a son to raise, and the monks have to hunt, let alone her.

Meng Duo also heard their discussion at this time, he said: "I asked Qin Yue before, although his tone was tight, it also revealed some of the city lord's intentions."

Everyone immediately looked at Meng Duo.

Meng Duo said: "This cultivator is the same as a mortal in the city lord. They both have to work, so it is impossible to think about reaching the sky in one step."

The monks also have to work now - kindergartens, green mines, hunting teams, and now there is an additional literacy class, including the follow-up house repairs, which also need their help, so monks have no privileges.

Meng Duo said this to remind everyone not to start daydreaming just because they have spiritual roots.

Liu Cai nodded when she heard the words. She actually thought so too. Although Xiao Shitou has spiritual roots, but he is young, what can he do?If you want to live a good life, you still have to rely on your own hands.

Two days later, people from the Second Street and the Third Street also finished testing their spiritual roots. There are a total of 42 people who can try to refine Qi, including three children and 39 adults.

For those who have spiritual roots, the City Lord's Mansion simply called them together and held a symposium.

It was still Xie Ang who participated in the symposium. The weather has been cold recently, and Su Qiuyan is no longer capable of this kind of work of being away from bed for too long, so Xie Ang can only be sent to chair the meeting.

Xie Ang saw that everyone sitting there was excited, and he couldn't help but smiled and said: "Today, on behalf of the city lord, I would like to congratulate you. With the spiritual roots, you will have the foundation to embark on the road of cultivating immortals. I hope everyone Study hard in the future courses, and strive to be able to step into the hurdle of refining Qi."

Everyone nodded confidently.

Xie Ang said again: "Although you have spiritual roots, you are still not considered monks before formal qi refining, so there are still some things that I need to clarify with you."

"Nowadays, monks and mortals receive the same living supplies, and there is not much difference. The only difference is work and residence."

"For work, most of the monks are in the hunting team. After you have refined your Qi, you can also choose to join, but you don't have to force it, because the work of the hunting team is very dangerous. Although no one has died, there are quite a few seriously injured. "

"In terms of residence, according to the intention of the city lord, there will be no distinction between monks and mortals in the inner and outer cities. In other words, monks can also live in the outer city. After all, whether it is hunting or going out of the city, the outer city is more convenient, and the inner city is just walking. It takes two quarters of an hour to get to the city gate, which is a waste of time."

"However, you can consider these two points slowly. They are not urgent matters. The most important thing now is the matter of the Qi Refining Class."

"The Qi refining class is held during the day, which is staggered from the literacy class, so you can and must attend. As for the building of the house, you still have to contribute, and this time the monks will also help."

"When the house is repaired, you can also choose whether to live in the outer city."

Xie Ang summed it up again: "In general, classes are held when it snows, and house repairs are made when it is not snowing. The time starts from Si time and ends at Shen time. There is also a one-hour break at noon, so we won't be tired .”

From nine to five, with an hour off at noon, there are only three hours of work or study a day. As for the evening literacy class, it is not every day. There are only five days of every seven days, which is easier than when you need to go to the mine. too much.

So the next day, the entire Qingzhou city began to act quickly according to the winter plan formulated by the city lord.