The sturdy life of crossing

Soon the spring floods came, and the water level in the Cang River was in stark contrast to the situation last summer. It continued to rise, and the people in the villages near the river were terrified. If possible, no one would leave their hometowns. of.

After the winter snowstorm, He Yunzhang went back and forth to work again. Based on his familiarity with the terrain of the entire Xindan County, he recruited a group of corvees, dug a few ditches that had been blocked in the past, and drained part of the river water that flowed down. It is also better to strengthen the banks and embankments in some weak places as much as possible, which is better than doing nothing and watching the river overflow.

Maybe God still blesses the people of Xindan County, maybe the people of Xindan County, under the leadership of the county magistrate, worked together to get through this hurdle together without any danger. When the spring flood passed, everyone was greatly relieved , it is too dangerous.

But this is only the situation in Xindan County, but many places outside were flooded by floods. The nearest villages near Yunyang County were hit by floods, and a large area of ​​land became a vast ocean. Seeing the flooded fields, weeping and wanting to seek help from the government, but the county seat of Yunyang County refused these victims to enter the city, causing many people to linger outside the city wall.

When Jian Leyang saw He Yunzhang again, he found that he had lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot, but he seemed very energetic. It was really not easy for him to be the magistrate of the county.

"Some people are coming to our county, but I'm worried that the magistrate He of Yunyang County will take the opportunity to make trouble." He Yunzhang worried, not without criminal record, but how can these affected people know what these officials are thinking? People in Dan County are living a good life, so of course they want to come here.

Jian Leyang has nothing to say to the people in Yunyang County. If their inaction drives these people to nowhere, it is very likely that some of them will go into the mountains and become bandits. The territory of Xindan County, which has not been cleaned up by the Canghe gang, is clean.

"Let me come," Jian Leyang thought for a while, "I will buy a piece of land at the intersection of the two counties to settle these people down, and then select some people to join our Canghe Gang." , or Jiang Zuofei's development, when manpower is needed, it is a good idea to take this opportunity to recruit a batch.

When He Yunzhang heard that this method was better than letting him come forward: "Brother Yang's arrangement is very good, I will fully cooperate with Brother Yang."

Jian Leyang walked around and picked a place, which was also flooded. The owner didn't want to bother about this land, because it was flooded not once or twice, so he wanted to make a move. Jian Leyang immediately used the Canghe Gang's He bought it under the name, and then began to recruit soldiers, buy horses and build houses. The wages offered were not low. He Yunzhang's people went to the affected people to publicize, and those people came one after another, even if the wages were lower, they were willing to do it.

The Peng Family Brick Kiln is busy opening again, rushing to burn a large number of bricks and transport them over. These built houses will be rented to those hired by the Canghe Gang first. The news is released, except for those who want to go to relatives, and those who wait for the water to recede Those who go down and go back to the original place, the rest are willing to stay, so they work even harder.

The river receded, revealing the flooded fields, and the people who had just moved into their new homes just started spring plowing, and Jian Leyang also asked them to rectify the irrigation conditions here. When there is water, it doesn't necessarily flood here.

After the land is planted, many young and middle-aged people are willing to join the Canghe Gang. The leader of the Canghe Gang is a good person. It is absolutely right to follow such a good person. For ordinary people, there is a difference between good and evil. The distinction is as simple as that. If you give me a bite to eat and a way for my family to survive, then you are a good person.

This matter made He County Magistrate of Yunyang County very angry. At the beginning, Yue Xianzhi hadn't settled with the Canghe Gang, but now he dared to spoil his good deeds again. People from the Canghe Gang were watching. The victims were unable to move their hands and feet, and now the county government office in Xindan County has been made like an iron bucket by the surname He, and there are people guarding it, and the surname He is so worried that he lost a lot of hair.

Jian Leyang can't understand the troubles of County Magistrate He, but he also has his own troubles, the money is not enough to spend, after relocating those people and expanding the Canghe Gang, he found that there is not much money left on the books of the gang, so he went south His boat hasn't returned yet, and if there is no more money in the account, the Canghe Gang will be unable to make ends meet.

Not only Jian Leyang is worried, Qiu Tan is not much better than him, he is almost as worried as He County Magistrate, and he is often tangled with the account books. The previous money expenditure cannot be said to be spent by the boss, every money has been used to the real point Yes, but the follow-up can't keep up. He tried every means to move around and get over the situation in front of him. He felt that he was forced to improve the level of accounting during this period, which is really gratifying. .

"Boss, there is good news!" When he couldn't help pulling out his hair, Qiu Tan finally ushered in the dawn and led a person to Jian Leyang.

The visitor's face was black and red, and he showed his white teeth to Jian Leyang. Jian Leyang slapped his forehead, remembering who this person was, and immediately stood up and took a few steps forward: "Are you from Brother Jiang's side? Brother Jiang sent you here of?"

This face looked familiar, but it became darker and thinner, so the reaction was a bit slow, but fortunately, I recognized it. This is the person who was on the same boat with Jiang Zuofei when he sent his father to the exam.

"Yes, I was sent by Brother Jiang to report Brother Jiang's progress to the boss. By the way, Brother Jiang also asked me to send a bank note to the boss."

Being recognized by Jian Leyang, the visitor was also very happy. He immediately took off the luggage on his back, opened layers of baggage, and took out a stack of bank notes, "Boss, here it is."

He was convinced by this boss's cry. At that time, he knew that something was wrong, so Brother Jiang dispersed them all. When they got the news, Brother Jiang's people had disappeared, and he quickly took them, his confidantes who were brought out by Brother Jiang himself. I was so anxious that I almost wanted to force my way to the headquarters of the Qingyao Gang to find out the situation. Fortunately, Brother Jiang sent a message in time and asked them if they wanted to continue working with him. , I didn't know who the person who rescued Brother Jiang was until I got to Brother Jiang's side. I am very grateful to Jian Leyang for reaching out in time.

Listening to Brother Jiang's blueprint for the future of the Canghe Gang, they are all very happy to see such a future. If they stay in the Qingyao Gang, they will definitely be squeezed out and suppressed, and there is no room for them to survive.

Jian Leyang looked at the stack of banknotes, it was similar to what Jiang Zuofei took away back then, and felt that he was making a lot of money as a private salt dealer. I will keep this money for now, so that Brother Jiang doesn’t have to worry about us in the future] The situation here, the money is used To open up the situation on his side, your place for using money is no less than ours.

"Don't worry, Boss, we will definitely let Boss see our achievements as soon as possible." The visitor assured him with a pat on his chest.

Jian Leyang arranged for him to rest. While writing Jiang Zuofei's letter, he sent another set of flawless glasses to Guanshi Qu. This time, he wanted to exchange another human skin mask. I didn't know that Guanshi Qu had such a good thing before. Otherwise, Jiang Zuofei would have asked Jiang Zuofei to take one with shame, but this time, it's not too late.

Qu Guanshi naturally found the difference between the two sets of glasses, he was immediately annoyed, and actually used the defective glass to fool him before, but Jian Leyang didn't come in person, so he couldn't vent his anger, and in the end he wanted to give Jian Leyang what he asked for. I gave the things to the person who brought them, and I got angry for a while after the person left. This brother is too cunning.

When Jian Leyang heard the words of Guanshi Qu brought back, he smiled and put it away. He will make up for Guanshi Qu in the future, and he has to hurry up and write a letter to Jiang Zuofei.Jiang Zuofei not only had someone bring a stack of bank notes, but also a thick letter, in which he described in detail his development since leaving Canghe Town. The hardships he suffered were briefly ignored, but now the situation has finally opened up. And built a stronghold along the coast.

What encouraged Jiang Zuofei and Jian Leyang the most was that Jiang Zuofei actually found the descendants of the previous dynasty who specialized in shipbuilding when he was figuring out the situation there. The industry has fallen, so what Jiang Zuofei meant was that he wanted to find these people back, and build ships by himself, sea-going ships.

This is great news for Jian Leyang. Of course, a lot of money needs to be poured into the shipbuilding, so this time in his reply letter, he will tell Jiang Zuofei in detail how to dry the sea salt, so that he can do it on the spot.

Maybe Jian Leyang only knows the general formula for burning glass, but he is definitely familiar with drying sea salt. If he has not experienced the apocalypse, he may just have a half-knowledge, thinking that it is enough to bring seawater ashore and trap it in a sea field, but he has experienced the apocalypse But I personally led people to dry sea salt. At that time, there were less and less salt to be found, so I had to rely on myself. Fortunately, salt is not hard to come by, so I came up with the idea of ​​drying salt.

Although drying sea salt sounds very simple, it takes more than a dozen processes to produce good sea salt. Fortunately, there are sufficient seawater resources, and it does not need to spend a copper plate. Compared with the output, the investment is relatively small. Now outside The price of salt is so high. Compared with mineral salt, the profit in this sea salt will be greater, and it is not too much to say that it is a huge profit.

After writing several pages eloquently, Jian Leyang read it back before putting down the pen in satisfaction. After the ink dries, he stuffed the letter into the envelope and sealed it. With such a detailed operation process, he believed that Jiang Zuofei would soon come up with the finished product of sea salt. of.

The person who came to deliver the letter had to leave after a day's rest. Jian Leyang asked him to deliver the human leather mask and the letter to Jiang Zuofei.

Not to mention how excited Jiang Zuofei would be when he saw the method of drying sea salt in the letter after receiving the letter. Jian Leyang is going to send his younger brother to the county test. Two students who were sent to Jian's father last year are also going with him. It turned out that the teenagers who were sent to the head of the case of Jane's father to continue their studies were slightly older than Jian Wenyuan. According to Jian's father, let them go to the end to practice. If they fail this time, they should be almost the same next time.

Not only the two families are very cautious about this county examination, but the village elder He Tian Lizheng of Yongan Village also attaches great importance to this county examination. The prestige of the village and Jane's father will have a significant increase.

Outside the examination room, Jian Leyang stretched out his hand and patted his younger brother's forehead: "Okay, go in, my parents and I will stay outside and wait for you to come out." Yes, this county examination, even if it is only in the county town, the entire Jian family Just like last time, all the staff were mobilized, and after Jian Wenyuan finished the exam, they went home together. They lived in the yard provided by one of the students' homes, and there were special servants to wash and cook.

Jian Wenyuan covered his forehead and had a good time, waved to the group who sent the exam, turned around and walked to the entrance of the examination room, where they were queuing up for inspection one by one, and the other two students also said goodbye to their parents and joined Jian Wenyuan.

Tian Lizheng also came to take the exam, saw that Jian Wenyuan passed the inspection and entered inside and no one could be seen, he said with emotion: "Wenyuan has also arrived at this time, but I still remember when this kid was just born, time passed so fast .”

Half-year-old children are also starting to earn fame. Although Father Jian didn't say anything, Tian Lizheng can still see that among the three candidates, Jian Wenyuan has the greatest hope. Can be famous far and wide.

Then he said with a smile: "Okay, you guys stay here and watch it. I'm going back to the village first. I'll take care of your family's affairs."

The Jian family now has Yu Youcai and a family of four guarding it. There will be no major problems. If there is anything that cannot be dealt with, it will not take long to go back and forth to the county seat. The field is waving his hand and driving the ox cart back to the village.

Wing On Village

This time Jian Leyang's family did not hide it from others, so everyone knows that Jian Wenyuan and two other students went to the county test. Ze didn't pass the Tongsheng exam in the hands of Jian's father, and then went to other places to study, so Jian Wenyuan won a Tongsheng. It's no problem, the people in Yong'an Village are so confident.

Widow Qian, who used to say bad things about Jian Leyang's family behind her back, actually boasted that Jian Wenyuan would definitely pass the exam this time, and then cursed the big house of Jian's family. The Qian family completely hated the people in the Jian family's big house.

Hearing the voice of Widow Qian accusing Sang and Huai outside, Mr. Jian was almost overwhelmed, and the others also had their own thoughts.Seeing that the old lady started scolding the third aunt again, Jian Hehua retreated back to the room silently. She tried every means to please the third aunt before, but she never expected that she would fall into Jian Wan's hands. This made her wary of Jian Wan. To become such a scheming person, I only hope that Jian Wan will forget about those things before, and by the way, she will also be forgotten.

Mrs. Wang murmured, and asked her daughter: "You said that little thing Wenyuan won't really pass the exam? Do you think it's too late for my mother to get closer to your second uncle now? I never thought that their family would have Turn around for a day." Obviously, when he was poor and white, he almost lost his life in catching an exam, no one is more unlucky than Jane's father, but now his family's good life makes her envious.

"Mom, you don't want to make third uncle angry, so hurry up, and mother, you haven't heard the rumors that second uncle was not born to grandma?" Jian Hehua thought of this rumor, and then contacted grandma she accidentally saw With an expression on his face, he felt that there were eight or nine out of ten that he was telling the truth.

"You damn girl!" Mrs. Wang poked her daughter bitterly with her finger, "Did you say that about your mother? It's not because of you."