Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 363 Leader Dividends
Time flies and it is almost noon.

Master Langyunlou reported that all the preliminary work had been completed, everything that needed to be packaged had been packaged, and everything that needed to be modified had been modified. Immediately, Fan Xinglai took the address book given by Liang Qu and took a cart to the county town to pick up people one by one.

Liang Qu gave instructions on many matters in the kitchen and then returned to the pond to wait.

Half an hour ago, Liang Qu took great pains to persuade the old toad to agree to give him another precious fish to support the Three Thousand Miles Lotus empire.

Unexpectedly, the old toad ate everything and left a bunch of empty cages. He disappeared when the banquet was about to start.

"You won't stand me up, will you?"

Fortunately, when Liang Qu was muttering, two bubbles floated out of the pond and water foamed.

In an instant, water splashed everywhere.

The old toad broke through the water surface, bringing a light rain, and successfully watered the flower beds before the banquet.

Wu Long, who was digging the soil to bury the crab shell, felt a chill all over his body. He grumbled twice, ran to the old toad's feet, shook his hair to shake off the water droplets, and then ran away immediately.

The old toad didn't care. It puffed up its cheeks, spit out a big, lively fish, and shouted loudly.

"Seven-colored Flowing Rainbow! Boy, what a great treasure fish!"

The big beaver and other animals cast their eyes over, but Liang Qu remained expressionless. He bent down and pinched the fish's tail, feeling the force exerted by the precious fish's struggle.

It’s really not bad, at least on the same level as last time!

All the previous talk was not in vain!

However... while being delighted, Liang Qu keenly discovered that the precious fish given by the old toad were different from the three last time.

The fish scales are dense and colorful, and the tail is as ethereal as a goldfish, which I have never seen before.

How many precious fish are hidden in the old toad’s house?

Four precious fish, four varieties?
It’s not easy to find a large treasure fish that is worth thousands of essences, so the old toad must have a lot of them at home.

But if the treasure fish is kept in captivity for a long time, its spirituality will dissipate. From this, we can know that the treasure fish in the old toad's home are in a relatively large dynamic balance, and the number of treasure fish handled will be even more terrifying...

You've been away for so long, could it be that your family is picky?
Liang Qu narrowed his eyes slightly.

The longer you get along with the old toad, the more you feel it.

As the only Duobao Toad that has most likely become a demon in the entire swamp, it is definitely not as simple as it appears.

I must let the fat catfish visit the old toad's house someday to find out more...

"Look at the color, look at the tail, what a beautiful fish, what a good treasure fish, if it weren't for the frog tribe..."

The old toad was bragging incessantly about how rare his precious fish was and how much he had done for the frog clan. Without it, the frog elder, the frog clan would not be what it is today. As he was speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.

The noise suddenly disappeared, and Liang Qu shifted his gaze from the precious fish: "Frog man?"

The old toad touched its head and did not answer. It suddenly felt a chill on its back and a throbbing feeling in its heart.

look around.

The weather is calm, people are working and sunbathing.

No, I just used a tortoise shell to calculate my fortune last month, and all six coins came up correct, not a single one was flipped.

Putting it on another frog is cause for great luck and celebration, while putting it on yourself indicates that your fortune is quite normal.

Weird weird.

The old toad hesitated for a while and shuddered.

Don't stay here for long!

There are too many dangers on land, and there are always unruly people who want to trick you!
The old toad was terrified and waved his webbed claws: "It's nothing, nothing. You guys should work hard. When the lotus flowers bloom all over the 3,000-li marsh, the frog tribe will reward you handsomely. I have something to do in my cave, so I'll leave first."

After saying this, the old toad left the precious fish behind, jumped into the pond, and hurried away.

Liang Qu stared at the back and fell silent.

"You won't feel anything, will you?"

……

noon.

The hall was all tidied up, Liang Qu had settled Baoyu down, and Ran Zhongshi was the first to visit.

A worker with a working spirit. Compared with Liang Qu who was often absent from work, Ran Zhongshi was conscientious and hardworking. He would report for duty every day and return in the evening. Today was no exception.

When Fan Xinglai went to greet him, Ran Zhongshi was handling official business in the government office.

The one who is closest will naturally arrive the fastest.

The two chatted for a while, talking about the house and courtyard, and Liang Qu invited them to sit down.

Not long after, Xiang Fangsu and Ke Wenbin came together, and he hurried to the front door again.

It is obviously not a coincidence that both groups are colleagues.

All colleagues and teachers are invited, but the two groups have limited acquaintance with each other, so they feel uncomfortable when they get together.

At least that's what happened to Liang Qu when he was at a banquet. There were two tables in total, and he didn't know half of the people. It was so awkward.

With the supply of water animals and fishing posts, there were mountains of crabs at home, so we simply arranged two meals, one for lunch and one for dinner, so that everyone could enjoy themselves.

Fan Xinglai led two horses and led him into the courtyard. As soon as he entered the door, Xiang Fangsu looked around and said, "I saw it clearly from outside. It's a courtyard with three entrances. Ah Shui is living happily."

Ke Wenbin smiled and said, "Isn't your house the biggest house in the whole Yixing Town?"

Many people came here from the imperial capital, and there is no real estate locally, so they basically choose to purchase.

But it was too big and empty, and most of the houses that were bought had one or two courtyards, which were far less spacious than Liang’s house.

Liang Qu smiled and said, "It's all because of the kindness of the villagers."

Ke Wenbin grinned: "Why doesn't anyone show me some respect?"

"Come to think of it, today is the first time for us to come to your house." Xiang Fangsu rubbed his hands, walked around the screen wall, and was surprised to see the pile of autumn crabs. "Huh, so many crabs? When did you come, Zhongshi?"

"Half a quarter of an hour ago, not much earlier. Come, sit down and eat."

Ran Zhongshi picked up the crab roe and dipped it in ginger vinegar. There were already two empty shells next to it.

Xiang Fangsu came forward, took out a few and weighed them in his hand: "They are all really big crabs weighing more than 150 grams!"

"I can't lie to you. I'll keep my word. Besides, what's so delicious about me? Let's just treat it as a small party today. There are no rules. Eat as much as you want."

"Hey, I like it!"

The two of them smelled the aroma and their appetites whetted. Without waiting for others, they sat down and started to peel crabs with Ran Zhongshi.

During weekdays’ small meetings, when it’s time for dinner, everyone eats and drinks, no matter who is absent.

After the three of them, Ran Ying, Bai Yinbin, Ren Yipeng and others arrived one after another, surrounding the long table, while Xu Yuelong was busy with official duties and stayed up quite a bit in the evening.

Unlike Xiang Fangsu and others who returned late due to their trip to Jiangling County, Xu Yuelong just returned from Huazhu County the day before yesterday and had some follow-up matters to deal with.

As soon as he entered the door, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "Ah Shui, where is the biggest crab?"

"It's ready!"

Liang Qu came to the kitchen and took out a large tray from the helper. There were only two crabs in it, one male and one female, but they were surprisingly big.

"A pound of male crabs is 5 cents, and a pound of female crabs is 9.3 cents! I picked them out one by one from the pile of crabs!"

Ke Wenbin jumped up from the bed and said, "Damn it, Ah Shui, are you trying to please your boss like this?"

Xiang Fangsu was heartbroken: "Flattery! Too flattering!"

"Bullshit! We agreed before that Brother Yue Long would help me get the big credit, so the biggest crab will belong to him!"

"Borrowing a great merit in advance? Can I borrow this thing?" Bai Yinbin put down the crab leg, "I want to borrow one too!"

"Get lost." Xu Yuelong consciously sat in the middle and pushed away Bai Yinbin who was leaning close to his face. "A Shui borrowed the money for the year-end performance appraisal. Whether it will work or not is not discussed for now. If you have it, just lend it to me. Whoever has it? I'll write a note for him as well!"

Ke Wenbin was shocked: "Damn it, is this possible?"

The performance appraisals were all conducted on officials of the same level. Most of the children of aristocratic families were above the seventh rank, and there were many experts. It was completely different from the situation at Liang Qu's stage. There was no guarantee that they would be able to get to the top of the appraisal.

"I should have asked my dad to get me a Hebo Dangdang!"

"Bah, a master of wolf smoke is a river god, aren't you ashamed?"

Everyone was noisy.

As Xu Yuelong sat down, Liang Qu informed him and the hot dishes from the kitchen were brought up one after another.

Crab roe buns, crab roe noodles, crab roe rice, oranges... In addition, there are some seasonal fresh products to adjust the taste.

Most of the people present were from the imperial capital. It was the first time for them to eat crabs and drink rice wine so happily. The atmosphere of the banquet quickly became lively.

Wu Long lowered his head and moved under the table, leaving an afterimage with his tail.

Ran Ying didn't eat it herself, but peeled the shells and fed them to the black dog bit by bit.

Xu Yuelong talked a lot, and even mentioned the fight he had with Wei Lin in Huazhu County.

Everyone craned their necks.

“Who wins and who loses?”

"Ahem, why are you talking so much? Let's eat. Oh, yes, Shui, we are going to set up the shipyard. You will be busy soon."

"What shipyard?"

"Zhongshi, please explain."

Ran Zhongshi spat out the crab shell fragments and said: "Hebo has been in Pingyang County for a full year and is familiar with all aspects. So, we have to start developing the big lake. The first thing is to form a fleet to go to the deep water area to catch treasure fish.

It’s not complicated to say, it’s basically us providing people and things…”

After the introduction, Liang Qu suddenly understood.

The general meaning is that a "company" is set up by the river and lake, and on fixed days every month, a fleet is organized to enter the deep water area of ​​the lake to catch precious fish, and then pull them back to the shore for sale.

While alleviating huge financial pressure, it also promotes the progress of grassroots warriors.

Of course, forming a fleet requires manpower. The deep waters are fraught with dangers, including escorting and avoiding invasions by water monsters, so someone is needed to lead the team.

"Ah Shui, with your strength, you may need to collect the money once a month! Don't worry, it's not in vain, the team leader will get a bonus!"

(End of this chapter)