Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

The situation in Longmen just got better, and it was time to show off. How could Tang Cheng dig his own grave for the benefit of the Tiancheng army? The way to solve it, the dragon gate is my dragon gate, and no one can intervene casually.

After thinking about this, Tang Cheng immediately thought of Jia Zixing who was coming soon. He didn't expect this fellow to come so soon. It seemed that he had to send someone to Liuguan Village immediately. He only hoped that the experiment he had imagined was correct, and That Yang Jiao who can settle himself comfortably no matter in any environment should not disappoint!

Chapter 236 A dream!

The job of tolerance has a long-standing customary name in Longmen County—Zaogouzi.This kind of title has been used by the people for decades, but this old title that has been used for decades has slowly disappeared from the mouths of the people in the city.People have begun to use the title of "tolerance boss" when they talk about tolerance. If we want to talk about the origin of this change, we have to start with the new county magistrate. A bunch of bastards who didn't have the guts to do tolerance work were dismissed, which immediately changed the look of the entire Longmen Tolerance team.

Immediately after the rest of Tolerance, a major incident that shocked the county broke out. Xi Manzi, who had been dared not to be provoked by so many Tolerances before, was actually arrested by them, and he was arrested from Xiren's lair. The story of Wudu's arrest that night has now been deduced in several different versions in the county. No matter which version is circulated, it has changed Tolerance's inherent image invisibly.

Afterwards, in the face of nearly a hundred Ximans who were fierce and fierce, they defended the murderer Wudu without any compromise, and even performed outstandingly in the process of quelling the chaos. His reputation has long been ruined, especially the image of the new chief arrester Qian Sanscar riding alone amidst the raging barbarians loudly preaching the court's law and the county government's decree, with more than ten injuries and never giving in, has become a favorite of the county people. A typical example of Ledao.

All strong and strong men, wearing neat uniforms ironed with charcoal and iron flat spoons, holding iron chains, carrying long knives on their waists and soles of their feet, are executing the orders of the new county magistrate one after another. It has become a beautiful landscape in Longmen County. Compared with the past, it can be said to be a world of difference in spirit. It is supported by the achievements made in the past few days, and more importantly, it has double the monthly salary. The news spread that this recruitment by the Longmen County Government was far more popular than imagined. Less than an hour after the announcement was posted, no fewer than a hundred young men came here after hearing the news. Many people are still wounded.

Seeing such a hot scene, the Twelve Tolerances headed by Qian Sanba felt a sudden fire in their hearts when they were surprised. Aside from the double monthly salary promised by Tang Xianzun, they never dared In the lively scene of thinking and the eagerness in the eyes of the applicants, I really felt an unprecedented recognition and satisfaction with the job.

It's interesting to work with such a tolerance. Looking at all this and thinking about the days before the Tang Xianzun came, it's really fucking useless!

Make the already hot and crisp uniforms smoother—dressing neatly and exuding the spirit of the county government is not only the decree of the county lord, but also the example he personally practiced.No one ordered them to do so, and they straightened their backs consciously in the face of the crowd who came to sign up. After going through the past few days and the scene in front of them, they never wanted to live the days when they were ridiculed by the whole city. Now that Tang Xianzun has led everyone to earn back the reputation that this position deserves, they have to maintain it strictly.

The authority of the county government is reflected in all aspects and details. Whoever takes this seriously, the county will take his job seriously!Even without the stern decree of the county lord, the servants have already experienced this after experiencing a series of positive encouragements.

One article and one weapon complement each other.The recruitment of Tolerance officers in the county government office is very hot, but there is no movement on the side of the Daobi officials. After what happened that day, half of the Daobi officials in the yamen were dismissed, and the entire East Yard was empty. The extremely generous county lord recruited was reluctant to give even one vacancy to the knife and pen official.Jia Xu, the newly appointed secretary of the military, has been facing a round of rectification since he took office. He is also an old man in the county government.

It’s good to drink tea, almost everyone has a tea pot in front of them; it’s good to go to the toilet, it’s rare to go to the toilet four or five times in a morning; it’s easy to grind your molars, and a small and inconspicuous topic can be talked for half an hour ...Jia Xu is as impolite as all these, what should be said, what should be said, what should be punished, and the punishment regulations should be sorted out. There are one or two unbelievers who just tried the temptation slightly, and didn't When Jia Xu said "this is not an example", the county lord who knew about it from somewhere had already issued a notice of dismissal in the yamen.

With Tang Cheng's current prestige in the county government, those two oily people would dare to challenge him. As soon as the two people saw the proclamation, they felt a little bit irritated, and suddenly the head on the city gate appeared in their minds. In the big killing scene of tumbling and blood spraying five steps, this county venerable is a god of killing, even Xi Manzi is not afraid, so what are the two of them?

The two people who left in despair became Jia Xu's best help in rectifying the East Courtyard. Afterwards, he reassigned tasks and dispatched manpower to balance the allocation of each department; The completed east courtyard children have devoted themselves to new work with unprecedented diligence, and gradually adjusted to and adapted to the new structural arrangement in the process.

The sound of sucking and drinking water is less, and there are fewer people strolling to the latrine if they have nothing to do. As for the idle grinding of teeth, God is sorry!Now that the things at hand are too busy, who has the heart to gossip?After a busy day, all the officials looked at the work at hand and enjoyed the sense of accomplishment brought by their work like never before. At the same time, they suddenly found that although half of the knives and pens were missing in the East Court, not only did the expected delays not occur Official affairs, the official affairs under this assignment are actually getting done faster and faster, and now looking at the county lord's decision not to add an official, all the swordsmen and pens looked at each other and were speechless.

Then another news came out, it is said that Tang Xianzun intends to follow the example of Qian Sansan and other Twelve Tolerances and double the monthly salary of the knives and pens. If you are busy, you will be able to live a fulfilling life. If you really have twice the monthly salary, you will really have something to do!

One side is lively and the other is quiet. This kind of lively and quiet combination just constitutes the new style of Longmen County Government, which has not appeared in the past few decades. Although the county lord has not been in office for a long time, this once The yamen, which was just a display, finally has a bit of what a yamen should look like.

After four days of hard work, Qian Sanma finally completed the initial recruitment of tolerance, and holding the newspaper written by the criminal knife and pen specially assigned to the mission room, he read it carefully. Some unfamiliar words need to be carefully asked and memorized. Tang Xianzun is no better than the previous officials. He is the most serious about business. Qian Sanscar, who is holding back his energy to do a good job as the chief arrester, does not want to be here. Lose face in little things.

After stuttering through the paper, Qian Sanba heaved a sigh of relief. The paper was well written, and it was written in accordance with the rules set by Tang Xianzun in the East Court. There was not a single sentence written by the old copywriters. Just love the smooth official language, and every word and every word conforms to the new rules of "talking about things". San Scar was really tired.

After letting out a long and comfortable breath, he took the newspaper and walked towards Tang Cheng's office behind the court without delay.

"Sanba is here, sit down!" Tang Chengcheng has used this name since he called Sanba that day. Not only did Qian Sanma not care about it, but he was warm in his heart. But even the old boss Jia Lushi, besides him, who else has the county lord called such a nickname?

Since he took office, the county magistrate, who has always been calm and stern, has been so kind to him alone. Although Qian Sanscar has only studied for four years, the old saying "A scholar dies for his confidant" spontaneously pops up in his mind.

After seeing the ceremony, Qian Sanscar presented the newspaper in front of Tang Cheng, and then sat down with a straight waist and lifted his robe lightly. Although the county lord in front of him still looked calm, but Qian Sanba could still clearly feel the anxiety hidden between his brows.

"What's bothering Mr. Tang?" Qian Sanba was thinking, but since the county lord didn't say anything, he couldn't ask more.

"Finished the job recruitment? Good!" Tang Cheng opened the newspaper, scanned the list of candidates to be recruited and put it aside, "These are the people you will use in the future. It’s up to you to decide whether it’s suitable or not, but I only have one policy, and if any of these people have problems in the future, the person you recruited will not be able to escape responsibility.”

It must be a big deal to recruit so many people in the county government at once. I didn't expect that the county magistrate would entrust him with full power for such a big matter. Such unreserved trust made Qian Sanma unable to say anything for a while. Come on.

It wasn't until Tang Cheng called him that Qian Sanscar came back to his senses and agreed: "I do have another matter. I heard Mrs. Jia said that my lord is going to recruit corvees for the training ground of Tiancheng Army. The next reason is that I can ask the adults to come forward and talk to Jiang Duwei, and send these tolerances in the yamen to follow the training. The new recruits and the old people who were left behind just happened to be divided into two groups to replace them. Fist, kick, bow and knife are all easy to practice, and adults can also use them in case of the incident of the previous few days."

Thinking about the appalling performance of the errands when they were shooting arrows that day, Qian Sanma's proposal was really necessary. Tang Cheng glanced at him appreciatively and then smiled and said, "Thoughtful, I will greet Captain Jiang later. , you can rest assured."

Qian Sanba grinned and stood up. When he was leaving, he opened his mouth several times to ask the county lord what was embarrassing and whether he could be used. In the end, he was thinking of Jia Xu, "The county lord "Don't talk too much in front of me" so I barely refrained from saying anything.

Walking out of Tang Cheng's official office with something on his mind, Qian Sanba, who lowered his head, was unexpectedly bumped into by someone, but when he looked up, it was his subordinate who was sent down by the county magistrate two days ago Li Zhu.

"Chief, I'm sorry, brother is in a hurry to reply to the county lord." Li Zhuzi, who was out of breath, hurriedly walked to Tang Cheng's office, and Qian Sanscar stopped when he saw this. .

Sure enough, not long after, he heard the voice of Tang Cheng ordering the servants to find him and Jia Xu from the office.

The handyman who didn't wait to come out said more, Qian Sanma waved his hand and pointed to the east courtyard, and then returned to Tang Cheng's office.

Although the county lord's sitting posture remained unchanged, the restlessness between his brows was replaced by joy. At this time, he was concentrating on looking at something like a picture scroll, but because it was a little far away, Qian Sanscar I can't even see what is painted on it.

What kind of painting can make Mr. Tang happy like this?

Unfortunately, until Jia Xu was summoned, Qian Sanma's question still hadn't been answered.

As soon as Jia Xu arrived, Tang Chengcheng began to issue orders vigorously, and Dongyuaner immediately issued a notice to all the districts of the county, ordering one or two old farmers who were the best at farming within the area of ​​each Licha to go to Liuguan Village In addition to discussing matters, wherever there are carpenters who are skilled in carpentry, they will also go there.The task Qian Sanma received was to send people to deliver these proclamations, and escort the farmers and carpenters mentioned by Licha to Liuguan Village.

Hearing such an order, Qian Sanscar and Jia Xu looked at each other inexplicably, so they summoned old farmers and cheap carpenters...to discuss?Had they heard of such a thing since as long as they could remember?These people don't even know a single word, what do they know, and what can they discuss?Not to mention that this proclamation was "invited" by the county lord in his own name!

Evil!Ever since Mr. Tang took office, cracking has been a thunderbolt, and more than 100 Ximans have killed them without blinking. How has he ever been so polite to anyone?And for the first time, the people who received this kind of treatment were neither country gentry nor wealthy businessmen, but a group of peasants with muddy legs and carpenters walking around the village!

Tang Cheng didn't explain much about their doubts, and Tete instructed Qian Sanma to explain that he must be polite to the farmers and carpenters, and then waved them to do it immediately.

Although Qian Sanscar and Jia Xu didn't understand the intention of Tang Cheng's decree, they were familiar with Tang Cheng's way of doing things, and they didn't dare to delay after receiving the order. Riding out of the city, nine of them started their business careers.

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Li Nongren, in his 50s, is an old farmer who has dealt with the fields all his life. His silent temperament is as famous as his crop handles with a radius of more than ten miles. Perhaps it is because his parents named him correctly. Carrying a heavy plowshare and going uphill with his father, Li Nong became very interested in the things in the crop field. Whether it is planting millet, wheat, millet, or hemp, his harvest will always be at least [-]% higher than others under the same soil conditions. Whether it is suitable or not, as time goes by, the farmers in the vicinity will look at him every year. Everyone will follow what he plants, and everyone will follow how he arranges his fields. There is no mistake.And Li Nong's reputation in farming crops spread like this.

It was almost noon, and Li Nong, who had been working in the field all morning, felt a hot feeling in his back, so he put away the farm tools in his hand and walked to the edge of the field to rest.

Speaking of rest, Li Nong, who was squatting by the field, did not rest on his hands. The slightly larger clods near his body under the field ridge were crushed by him and returned to the field. He didn't care about it in such weather What are these fields frozen into?

People are diligent and not lazy, and there is no end to the things in the field. If you want to do something, you will always have to have work. Li Nong has maintained a habit like this for decades, and he can't change it even if he wants to.

In the past, he would be fine as long as he went to the field when he had any troubles. He stepped on the thick field and watched the rows of green seedlings grow up day by day. For Li Nong, there is nothing more in the world than this It was something that made him feel at ease, but even though he was squatting on the edge of his favorite field today, he still felt uneasy.

God really wants to get a lot of money!What's the matter with the drought today?Looking up and looking at the surrounding fields, many winter wheats have dried up. Although his field is stronger, it is only stronger. Looking at the listless yellowing of the wheat seedlings, Li Nong is worried and restless. It hurts like being cut.

Plowing first, then raking, and then plowing, even though Li Nong tried his best to use every means that can reduce the moisture dissipation in the field, he still couldn't fight against God after all.

From the field in front of him, Li Nong couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he looked up at the sky and looked up at the sky.Whether it is observing the wind or observing the clouds, God has no intention of raining.

Li Nong, who was already desperate for the rain and snow, inexplicably thought of what Zhang Ergou said. The lazy Zhang Ergou is the most famous bastard in the village, and he would rather throw his face out to beg People who don't want to go uphill to farm, five or six years ago, this bastard got through Suoyang Pass somehow, and ran south out of the border of Guizhou by begging for food all the way. Mr. Da said that it was five or six hundred miles away.

Five or six hundred miles!Be good, isn't that the end of the world!For the farmers in the village who have never been out of Bailidi all their lives, this is an unimaginable concept, and Li Ergou has become the most knowledgeable person in the village.

Li Ergou, who was sent back to his hometown from Youzhou as a refugee, couldn't wait for the wound on his buttocks to heal quickly, and he couldn't wait to brag about what he had seen and heard during the Long March under the crooked old willow tree in the village. Mix some food to fill your stomach.During the period, Li Nong went to listen to it once when he was free.

He was not interested in what Li Ergou said about how handsome the big daughter-in-law and the little lady in the Guannei city were, and how seductive they were in clothes that could reveal half of their breasts. That good field.

According to what Li Ergou said, what he saw was a stretch of flat land that could not be seen, with dozens of acres and hundreds of acres connected together flatly. The dog kept tsk-tsk, and Li Nong's heart was beating wildly. Could there really be a field different from the slopes in the village? Could there be such a flat field in the world?

If there is such a field, why worry about the heavy rain taking away the soil in the field?If you can plant such acres that can keep the soil, water, and fertilizer, with your own crop handling, the harvest of one acre of land can be increased by at least [-]%... no, at least [-]%!

But why did Li Nong, whose heart was pounding, bother to think about it? After 50 years, he has not been outside the village for [-] miles, but he still can't imagine what the flat land of the flat river should look like?But this does not prevent him from throwing a white flour steamed bun to Li Ergou. Li Nong's move made the farmer who was listening to the excitement next to him dumbfounded. Look at the whiteness, this is a steamed bun made of pure white flour. , still so big!

What happened to Li Nong, who has always been careful in life?

Ignoring the surprised eyes and comments of the neighbors in the village, Li Nong threw away the white flour steamed bun, turned around and left, and Li Ergou told him that there are still such fields in the world, and he felt that he was not wronged by this steamed bun!

That night, Li Nong, who almost never dreamed, had a dream. In the dream, a large flat field appeared vaguely, and he walked against the plowshare that had been used for more than ten years. In the field where the soil can retain both water and fertilizer, although the field in the dream is still unclear, Li Nong can still clearly remember the incomparable ecstasy he had in the dream until after waking up for a long time the next morning.

Land is not only the foundation of the imperial court, but also the lifeblood of farmers!In the hearts of people like Li Nong, good land is even more important than his life!

Villagers are tired every day, how many dreams can they have when they sleep on the bed?But since that day, Li Nong has often had dreams, and the protagonists of the dreams are, without exception, the flattened land that cannot be seen clearly.

Just today, facing a severe drought that he had never encountered since he could remember, and looking at the high and low slopes in front of him, Li Nong naturally thought of the Hirata that haunted him in his dreams.

"If..." Li Nong muttered to himself, but was interrupted by his son's shout.

Li Nong, whose longing had been shattered, became even more irritable, "It's mourning!" After replying in a rough voice, he turned his head and couldn't say anything anymore, followed by A look of uneasiness suddenly appeared on Youzi's longing face.

Not only was Zou Lizheng, the biggest figure in the circle, following behind his son who came down the slope, but what was even more terrible was that the one behind Zou Lizheng was actually a tolerance man in a soap suit.

What are farmers afraid of?It's already amazing that Li Zheng was found, let alone relying on Wang Fa's tolerance, this... what's wrong?

Holding the lump of soil in his hand, Li Nong stood up from the ridge in panic. He didn't dare to look at the tolerance man in official uniform, but looked at Zou Lizheng and asked in a panic, "What?".

"Brother, congratulations," Zou Lizheng smiled sweetly, "The county lord in the city invites you to Liuguan Village to discuss matters, just to discuss matters."

"What?", there was a bang in his head, and Li Nong's hands tightened suddenly, he didn't realize that the lump of soil had shattered, turned into thin pieces of soil and flowed back into the ground...

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Chapter 237 A Dream Becomes Reality

When he walked back to his house, Li Nong still couldn't hold back the slight tremors in his hands. Ever since he heard Zou Lizheng's words on the side of the slope, his head was like a ball of mud, and he still hasn't really woken up yet. So much so that even the farm tools he brought when he went uphill in the morning were left on the ground and he forgot to bring them back—such an omission is unimaginable for Li Nong, at least for the first time in the past 20 years.

Li Nong was born and raised in his village, and he married a wife from the same village. He had never been outside fifty miles from the village in his life. In his eyes, Lizheng, who had the right to arrange corvee labor, was already an extraordinary figure. The county magistrate in the big yamen...

Such a big man who only existed in legends to him actually sent someone to look for him?And still "invite" him to discuss things?

It's too evil, besides those tricks of planing food in the ground, what else does this honest Li Nong know?But... the county magistrate can't ask him to discuss farming, can he?When such a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, Zou Lizheng, whose eyes were full of doubts, couldn't help but curled his lips and smiled. Even he himself felt that this sudden idea was too absurd, how could it be possible?Although the previous officials would talk about the foundation of the Nongsang Kingdom, who doesn’t know that this is a lie. What the officials really value is the taxes piled up on grain and fabrics. Is there anyone who has really been to the land?Not to mention sending someone from the county to invite an old mud leg who can't speak a word to discuss things.

Although he was very curious in his heart, Zou Lizheng didn't ask the Tolerance any more after just probing. He clearly noticed that this tolerance was different from anything he had seen before.

He came all the way in the wind and cold, but he didn't even eat a pot of hot wine, and he was in a hurry to go to work. Old Zou Ganli has been here for so many years. He has never seen such a tolerance. In the past, when Lao Zhao and the others came down, whoever was not The horses are tired, and the arrangements for wine and meals are shouted loudly. You have to eat and drink enough, and then hang out with that old widow near you before you think about errands. The old Zhao couldn't even move a finger, so when he left, he had to spend some "hard money" before he was willing to go back to the city.

Compared with Lao Zhao and those guys, this little young man in front of him is a model of a good official, but the more he is like this, the more difficult it is to deal with and ask small things, but although it is not easy to ask, but after decades Zou Lizheng, who had been a fool for a long time, still vaguely guessed something. The appearance of this small tolerance, which was completely different from the past, was not just a coincidence, and probably had something to do with the new county magistrate.

Zou Lizheng has different identities, so there are naturally more sources of information. It is hard to say anything else, but it seemed that there was a big disturbance in the city, and the new county magistrate led the cavalry of the Tiancheng Army to quickly quell the chaos, and then chopped more than 100 stones on the North City Tower. He still knows such a big thing as the head.

That's more than 100 heads, and they can take up half of the yard if they are spread out. Whoever can do such a thing is a good stubble?It is not surprising that the county government has replaced such a county lord, and the person who comes down looks a little weird.Once the emperor returns to the courtiers, the new county magistrate has made so much noise, can't there be something new?

Thinking of this, although Zou Lizheng was still urging Li Nong to clean up as soon as possible, he was thinking differently in his heart. It would be good to change to a county magistrate who can stand upright, but his job here... This is the real deal The fat vacancies... It's still the same sentence, once the emperor and the courtiers, the new county magistrate should think about the uprightness of the people below after cleaning up the county government.

They all thought about it a lot, and when Li Nong packed up his things and was ready to leave, Zou Lizheng also made up his mind - he had to go to the county seat as soon as possible to find out the details, and if the new county magistrate was rich, he would give it away If the new county magistrate is only looking for a future and achievements, then he has no other ideas but to do his job with all his heart. In short, he can't lose his good seat here.

Putting on his best clothes and carrying on his shoulders the dry food of pure white flour hard biscuits that the old woman wiped away her tears, the ignorant and panic-stricken Li Nong climbed onto a big green mule that Zou Lizheng was looking for and started on the road.

The drought that he saw along the way made Li Nong feel more and more heavy. It turned out that not only the vicinity of their village, but also such a large place suffered severe drought. With this sentence, Li Nong couldn't bear to look at the dry and cracked fields on both sides.

The only thing that made Li Nong feel more relaxed and even a little uneasy was the attitude of his fellow Tolerance—this Tolerant’s attitude towards him was so good that Li Nong always had the illusion that he was still a Tolerant after all. How could people be so kind to farmers like him?Not only did he always speak pleasantly and did not think he was slow at all, but he didn't even spend a penny on lodging and eating along the way, and the food was still good!No, it's been more than a day of driving, and there is still a bite of pure white flour pancakes in his bag.

People from the government came to him, and they didn't need him to spend a penny for a grain of food and rest. There are so many people who talk about ancient times in the village. Who said such a good thing?Don't talk about it, just don't dare to think about it.

After walking together for a while, Li Nong, who gradually became acquainted with Tolerance, also asked about this matter. Tolerant only said that Master Tang personally explained it.

Only then did Li Nong know that the county lord who "invited" him had the same surname as Guochao. Seeing the way the official's eyes lit up when he mentioned the magistrate Tang, he naturally took advantage of the situation and asked about the county lord. It just so happened that this tolerance was the one who had heard about Tang Cheng's first promotion and the ensuing turmoil. Now it was a big deal. Because of his question, the tolerance of the chatterbox was so dark that the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark. , the honest Li Nong was stunned and dazzled.

As they talked and walked, the two of them met other Tolerances and peasants. By the time they reached Liuguan Village, the original two had grown to a team of nearly 20 people. There are also several carpenters. If we want to talk about the topic of this team when they are on their way, apart from the customary sighing about the drought when they meet, the constant discussion is the discussion about the new county magistrate.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day after Li Nong left home, their special team arrived outside Liuguan Village.

The small village that was still deserted when Tang Cheng came that day is now much more lively. Although the number of houses in the village has not increased, many new houses have been built in the flat valley outside the village. These houses were built in a hurry. An arc-shaped chest-high earth wall was rammed from the flat terrain, and the firewood on the mountain was cut to dry the moisture, and then the earth wall was attached to the inside to set up the tent for the Tiancheng Army's march, and it was resolved in a short time. The question of accommodation.

As soon as Li Nong and his party walked to the edge of the camp, Tolerance, the leader who was walking in the front, suddenly said loudly: "It's your lord, the county lord has come to welcome you."

The people in the team were still looking around chaotically, but Tolerance's shout immediately attracted their attention. Li Nong, who was riding on a mule, opened his eyes wide and saw the simple camp not far ahead. A man in official clothes walked out.

"That is the county magistrate?" Even though he had seen Tang Cheng's brilliant official clothes with his own eyes, and also saw the posture of the stars and stars behind him, Li Nong still couldn't believe this man with a smile on his face. The handsome man coming will be the county magistrate.

This is too young!How can such a young man have such great ability to subdue Xi Manzi, and make these officials can't help but raise their voices when they talk about him?

These two days on the road, there was a lot of talk about the county magistrate, and they all looked forward to seeing the county magistrate who invited them, but when they saw him, everyone was as surprised as Li Nong. The farmers and carpenters were very quiet.

"The old man has worked hard all the way. Fortunately, there is no important crop work in the field in this season, so you don't have to worry too much about the family." Until Tang Cheng put both hands on Li Nong's arms to help him down, Li Nong Still a little dazed, not knowing what to say and what to do, "Although this tent looks simple, it is warm, and the charcoal fire and hot water are prepared in advance, so everyone can eat it after washing the dust. A few cups of hot wine to dissipate fatigue."

Really feeling Tang Cheng's strength, Li Nong suddenly woke up, and before Tang Cheng could use any more strength, he slid off the mule's back with a flick of his left leg. Unlike a person who is over fifty years old, Li Nong has already prostrated himself to the ground as soon as he got off the ground, imitating the words taught by Tolerance two days ago, "Caomin kowtows to the county magistrate".

Li Nong's actions also awakened the other farmers and carpenters, who slipped off the mules and horses with vigor that did not match their age, and fell to the ground to salute.

"Get up, get up, you are the guests invited by the official, there is no need to be like this." After Tang Cheng helped Li Nong up, he smiled and waved to the others. Seeing that they were still a little cautious and did not dare to stand up, he turned his head He said: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and help the guests up." Hearing this, the servants immediately stepped forward to help the farmers and carpenters up.

After supporting Li Nong, Tang Cheng didn't let go, so he took his arm and led the way to the big tent in front of him. Seeing this, the farmers and carpenters following admired the county magistrate, and they couldn't help but envy Li Nong. How lucky is it to be able to get the county magistrate to personally support Nong when he hits the luck of the sky?It's just that they didn't know the discomfort this "blessing" brought to Li Nong. His blood was rushing, his head was dizzy, and his feet were still fluttering, as if he couldn't even walk. The short distance of twenty or thirty steps made him There was a solid layer of putty sweat on the back of the vest, which was more tiring than doing farm work for a long time.

The county magistrate did not talk nonsense, everything was prepared in the big tent, hot silver charcoal fire, steaming boiling water, all the way to the severe cold, the boiling water was washed, and then sat down to warm the fire, that smell Not to mention how comfortable the taste is.

After Li Nong and the others finished washing and rested, the county magistrate, who had changed into casual clothes, walked in with some other peasant carpenters who had arrived earlier, and as soon as he clapped his hands, there was a rush of work. Pots of chicken and mutton were brought in, and the hot wine was sifted to fill the large bowl. Tang Cheng personally participated in and led the banquet where the atmosphere was warm and the temperature was no lower than the temperature in the tent.

That is, at the reception banquet, Li Nong and others suddenly discovered that the county magistrate who had read a lot of books actually knew the work of the field, what to plant in what season, and how to organize the field to preserve water and fertilizer... Pile and pile The case is not at all unprofessional.

Perhaps it was because Tang Cheng changed his official clothes, or the topics he picked up most resonated with the peasants. Stimulated by the wine, Li Nong and the others slowly relaxed their restraint and began to speak boldly. Come on, until the last reception banquet was about to end, the atmosphere in the tent had reached its climax.

During the period, some farmers asked the county magistrate why he came to them through Jiu Jin, but Tang Cheng didn't answer directly, he only smiled and said that everyone would know if they saw it with their own eyes tomorrow.

After the welcome banquet, Li Nong and others were placed in different tents to rest. Although their eyelids were already heavy with alcohol, the excitement in their hearts made them unwilling to sleep.

The experience of these two days, especially tonight, is like a dream!Who would have thought that the new county magistrate who kills Xi people like cutting melons is so young, and treats them so kindly, the farmer's population is poor, and after finishing the compliments he learned on weekdays, he usually expresses his indescribable admiration with his tongue, and for a while In the meantime, the sound of tsk-tsk in the entire tent can be heard endlessly.

Then everyone naturally began to speculate about the intention of the county magistrate to invite them, but after much deliberation, they couldn't figure it out. In the end, Li Nong summed up everyone's thoughts with a harsh sentence, "Our farmers don't have any other skills. , just a handful of strength, as long as the county magistrate doesn't mind using it, we will do our best for him."

After a good night's sleep, after waking up the next morning and eating two white-faced steamed buns with thick mutton soup, Li Nong and the others felt their strength protruding from their bodies, wishing that the county magistrate would assign work immediately Everyone threw off their arms and gave him a big blow.

Unexpectedly, after the meal, there was no movement from the county magistrate, and everyone didn't dare to ask, so they could only sit in the tent while roasting silver charcoal and wait, until more than two hours later, they heard a rush of people outside. With the sound of horseshoes, a farmer came to the door to look, and saw a burly middle-aged man in military armor entering the camp with more than a dozen guards.

Not long after, there was a rumor from Tolerance, saying that the county magistrate has invited you all.

The county magistrate and the middle-aged army man who came just now were already standing outside. After Li Nong and the others walked out of the tent, Tang Cheng didn't say much. He smiled at everyone and then went outside the camp in the opposite direction. go.

The two of them were in front, and Li Nong and others followed behind. After walking for about three incense sticks, a protruding mountain root appeared in front of him. The county magistrate who was walking in the front stopped after bypassing the mountain root. The man in armor who was accompanying him suddenly stopped moving, and his stiff posture seemed to be startled by something.

Seeing this, Li Nong and the others, who had been holding back all the way, became even more suspicious. They took three steps and made two steps to go around. Then, the whole team stopped suddenly like a soldier. So many people gathered together There was not even a sound, and everyone just stared fixedly at the hillside blocked by the root of the mountain just now. After a while, the heavy panting suddenly became louder.

This blocked hillside is no different from most of the hillsides in Longmen County, the only difference is that the land on this slope is not the kind of land that farmers have been used to for thousands of years, and it has long been taken for granted. Well, it's also a hillside, but what appears on this hillside is...flat land!