Rebirth of the backing and eating mountains

An Rubao didn't care about An Shao and An Si, so he wouldn't take it to heart.Soon, the news that Anxuan's family wanted to hire someone spread throughout Qingshan Village.It's the slack time of farming, except for weeding the fields occasionally, most of the laborers go out to work for a large family to earn some pocket money.It's not the first time that Anxuan's family invites people, but every time they are talked about, no one else, the salary is high, and the attitude is good. It's just that the news was revealed in the past, and the gate of Anxuan's house was already full in the next morning people.

An Rubao bought two mountains this time, both of which were much larger than the back mountain, so naturally there were more people to invite, and in the end he chose a hundred young, strong and good-looking men, and then I invited a few husbands to help with the cooking and delivery of water. After the agreement was made, I went up the mountain the next day. Those who were selected walked away grinning, while those who were not selected were dejected and a little unconvinced. An Rubao didn't care about some unpleasant words, and just said: "That's it, everyone, please go back." Then he closed the door.

Those who wanted to grind their faces by licking their faces had no choice but to disperse.

Sure enough, the hundreds of people gathered at Anxuan's house early on the second day. An Rubao divided them into groups as usual, and found a few familiar families to be the group leaders. Go west.

Speaking of which, the two newly bought mountains by An Rubao are not too far away from his home. He didn't plan to open some fields and plant some trees like the back mountains. The difference in soil quality is one aspect, and An Rubao has other considerations.Therefore, he only asked people to open the foot of the mountain, and the ancient trees and dense forest inside remained unchanged, and they went around the mountain in the same way, but this time they dug thicker and wider.

During this period, An Rubao was not idle, and took Song Chu to the Diecui Villa to buy a lot of trees. Although Wu Shifei and Wu Pu returned to the capital, the other managers in the village did not dare to neglect, and the trees were all the best. The strongest, and the price is very reasonable.It's just that unlike last time, most of what An Rubao bought this time were dried fruits.Chestnuts, walnuts, cashews, red dates, etc., I bought a lot of everything that was available.

In addition, An Rubao also bought a lot of medicinal seeds, all of which are common medicinal materials, and the price he received was not high, so he couldn't help him plant more. If the planting was good, it would be a good income.

The so-called number of people is strong, a hundred or so strong men, the combat power should not be underestimated, the work that was planned to be done in more than a month, was done neatly in a few days, the trees were all planted, and the medicinal materials could be planted. They were also planted, making the original two barren hills become lush and lush.

The work was done quickly, An Rubao was happy, and was paid fifty cash per day, and each person was given an extra one hundred cash as a reward.In less than a month, he earned more than one or two taels of silver, and the villagers who worked were beaming when they got their wages.

There were trees planted on the mountain, and someone needed to take care of them, so An Rubao went to An Ren's father, An Qing, and An Ling's father, An Qing.An Qing's family has a large population and a small land area. An Qing has been ill for several years. Although his body is gradually recovering, he can't do heavy work. The two are in-laws, so they can take care of each other just right.

That's all for An Qing, after all An Ling and Song Chu have been close since childhood.When An Qingfu heard about it, he was really overjoyed.For no other reason, my husband almost had an antagonism with An Xuan's family because of the field and the land rent. He never thought that one day An Rubao would find him and give him such a good job—— Seeing how the Anzheng family, who were so poor at the time, were living a life now, you can tell.The two couples immediately thanked An Rubao who came to tell her.

Not to mention that An Qing and An Qing went up the mountain under the envious eyes of the villagers.Besides, when the work on the mountain was over, An Rubao was free, reading and writing on weekdays, and occasionally accompanied Song Chu to the mountain to play a game, but he was also leisurely.Only after the appointed day, Qu You did not come back on time, which made the family a little worried.Fortunately, they received a letter from him not long ago, saying that they had temporarily decided to take a look at the distant city of Zhou, and would delay their return for a while, which made them feel relieved.

Only this procrastination dragged on for two months before returning.And Qu You wasn't the only one who came back. An Rubao opened the door and was overjoyed to see Wu Shifei and Wu Pu at the door, and then surprised when he saw the solemn expressions on the faces of the three, but he didn't rush to ask. People welcome into the courtyard.

None of the stewards who followed Qu You came back, and the four of them went into the backyard together. An Xuan, Qin Feng, and Song Chuzao were waiting at the door of the main room, holding Xiao Qi'an in their arms.

Xiao Qi'an hasn't seen Ah for a few months, he's a little strange, his eyes are slumped on Qu You's face, until Qu You greeted the three of them, and stretched out his arms to hug them, he was still a little unhappy, but fortunately, during this strange time It didn't take long, and he quickly remembered that this was his family. He wrapped his two little hands tightly around Qu You's neck and stopped letting go, causing Qu You's eyes to turn red.

Haven't seen each other for a few months, so we had to exchange pleasantries, everyone sat down, Song Chu and Xingshan's husband Lang Fangqi brought tea for everyone, put them away one by one, An Rubao took a sip, looked up to meet the three people facing each other Still worried, he asked straight to the point: "Brother, but something went wrong with this inspection, or did Boss Wu encounter trouble in the capital? Why are the three of you so unhappy?"

Qu You was taken aback when he heard the words, he tightly hugged Xiao Qi'an, and forced a smile, "This inspection of the industry went well." Then he lowered his head and said no more.Wu Shifei said: "Business in the capital is booming, and your bonus is indispensable, but," he glanced at Qu You, sighed and said, "I'm unhappy because of the war ahead."

When An Rubao heard that it was related to the battle ahead, he hurriedly asked: "What about the battle ahead? Doesn't it mean that Zheng Guogong will be able to drive the barbarians out of our Jingguo in a few days after winning successive victories? Could it be... Could there be another change?"

Qu You suddenly sneered, and Wu Shifei also said with anger on his face: "There is indeed a change, but the change is not in the battlefield, but in the court!" It turned out that when the barbarian army came under the pressure, the guards of Jingguo retreated one after another, and the barbarians marched forward triumphantly. Pointing directly at Linjing, those civil servants and military generals in the imperial court who only knew how to intrigue and scramble for power all day long were all frightened and turned into cowards.The Holy Majesty resisted all the arguments and reappointed Zheng Guogong. Since Zheng Guogong led the army, it can be said that successes have been reported frequently, and one city after another has been recaptured. The people of Jingguo applaud and praise.Unexpectedly, as soon as the situation stabilized, some people in the court became restless again, stumbling the Zheng family everywhere, and nothing else, they dared to start a game of heaven on the army's food and grass.

The more Wu Shifei talked, the more excited he became, and he kept patting the table with one hand, hating iron for being weak and said: "That's military rations. The soldiers and generals in front tuck their heads in their belts every day, fighting desperately with the barbarians, but this scum and traitor How crazy and unscrupulous it is to use their rations as a bargaining chip against the Zheng family!"

An Rubao couldn't sit still anymore, and asked anxiously, "What did they do?"

Wu Shifei was still angry, panting heavily with puffed cheeks, and it was Qu You who replied: "In the imperial court, Da Si Nong is in charge of farming and mulberry, and the allocation of money and food belongs to the household department. The family is considered to be a deadly enemy, and the Minister of the Household Department is also theirs. Now that the new rice has not been harvested, it is the time when the crops are not harvested. The Dasinong uses this as an excuse, and the army rations transported are not enough for 10 horses. He also reasoned that this year's taxes have not been collected, and the Holy Majesty is unwilling to collect more taxes, and the military expenditures in the past few months were too large, and he refused to allocate more money. If you drag on like this, the food and grass in front of you will be exhausted." His tone was also not too good.

After hearing this, An Rubao was also furious, and said: "These people are still thinking about fighting for power and profit in the face of national crisis. They really don't know what it means! Is there no one in the court?!"

Wu Shifei calmed down a little now, and said with a cold snort: "Why not? In the past few days, many ministers have expressed their feelings to the Holy One, but what those people said has grounds, and they justly yelled with their account books. There is no food and no money, but their accounts are so seamless that people can't find out anything, even the Holy Majesty is helpless."

An Rubao frowned when he heard the words. Since ancient times, there has been a lot of turmoil in the officialdom. Although he hadn't experienced it in his last life, he had seen a lot of it in books and on TV. Now that he experienced it himself, he realized that it was dark and dirty, not just a few pages of books. , A few dramas can be summed up.Fortunately, this kind of experience is not useless. After thinking for a moment, he said: "It seems that they have made up their minds not to let the Zheng family stand up. It should be noted that the barbarians in front have been beaten by Zheng Guogong. I am afraid that not only will the past be cleared, but it will also be improved to a higher level. It will be difficult to deal with it in the future. The barbarians on the left and right are already defeated. Now that my son can send anyone to easily win, how can they be reconciled to such a big deal? The credit goes to the Zheng family? No matter how brave the Zheng family's army is, they don't have enough food or clothing to keep them warm. How can they concentrate on the battle, let alone those army horses who can't be hungry? For the crime of ineffective command, as long as we send our own people to clean up the mess, the credit will naturally go to them, and the Zheng family will have no chance of turning around, it is really a good strategy to kill three birds with one stone."

Everyone else in the room was as black as charcoal when they heard this, even Wu Pu, who was usually the calmest, couldn't help cursing: "It's really shameless." Qin Feng said worriedly: "The grain and grass will not arrive in a day, Zheng Zheng will not be able to bear it." The family will be in danger for one more day, what should I do?"

An Rubao also lowered his head and thought hard, his eyes glanced at Qu You inadvertently, an idea popped up in his mind, and after thinking about it back and forth, he came to a conclusion, so he asked directly: "Brother, did you say to go to the surrounding areas?" The prefectures and counties inspected the industry, and returned in a month or two, but halfway decided to go to some distant counties and counties, Rubao boldly guessed, brother, did you go to raise food and grass?"

He asked suddenly, Qu You didn't have time to react, and he said in a daze, "You... how do you know?"Wu Shifei was not surprised that An Rubao could guess it, smiled, and said, "I've been guessed, so I can't hide it from you."

An Rubao also laughed and said: "Boss Wu and his brothers are smart people. They heard that there is not enough food and grass ahead, so they would not do anything. Zheng's family is mainly engaged in the grain and oil business, nothing else. There must be no shortage of food. .Your Boss Wu's business is not small, even if you leave the Wu family, it is the Wu family after all, and you can always think of other ways, right?"

Wu Shifei laughed, and said: "Absurd praise, absurd praise." Then he turned his expression back and sighed: "Brother Qu You and I have traveled a lot these days. Sixty percent of the grain came out, and some merchants were also persuaded to take out part of the grain, but just as Brother Quyou said just now, this season is when the harvest is not available, and it may take more than a month to wait for new grain to come up. The grain store is full of Chen Liang from last year, and there are not too many stocks. There are hundreds of stores, and it is only enough for a hundred thousand troops to eat for about ten days. many."