Qi Xiaoyu dressed in cumin and embarked on the road to the fiefdom of Jiangning Road. He hurried in a hurry because there were too many things on the fief that needed to be dealt with.
He had no experience. Although he had made plans, things did not go smoothly.
So he had to compress and compress the time on the road, and he couldn't even enjoy the scenery on the road.
There were no words all the way.
His fiefdom consists of three small villages. Although the scenery is beautiful, the people of Jiangning Road have tough folk customs. Jia Xu and Dian Wei, along with a group of veterans from the bodyguard company, also suffered a lot here.
They had long known the news that Qi Xiaoyu was coming, so they had been waiting for him at the entrance of one of the small villages, Yongzhu Village.
The three small villages are connected together, and Yongzhu Village is the center of the fiefdom that Qi Xiaoyu has chosen long ago.
However, the villagers here objected to Qi Xiaoyu building a type of building they had never seen before - an earth building.
Speaking of Tulou, it is a giant building in Minnan Road, a fortress where the entire clan lives. The countryside in Jiangning Road has always admired pastoral architectural style. Two different lifestyles pose great obstacles to the construction of earth buildings.
What¡¯s more, the Tulou plan will include all the village land. These villagers have lost the land they depend on for survival, so they will naturally not agree.
So when Qi Xiaoyu arrived, what he saw was a lot of food piled outside, which was simply covered with a rain-proof film. If it weren't for God's blessing this month and there was no large-scale rainfall in Jiangning Road, these grains would have become moldy long ago. Even so, the rats that roamed the countryside became Jia Xu's most troublesome enemy.
For a month, Jia Xu and the veterans have been worried about the grain they purchased. Qi Xiaoyu told them that the grains would be placed here after being purchased. Although now is the season when new grains are harvested and grains are the cheapest. But the countless amounts of food still troubled this gloomy middle-aged man.
There is no place to store it. If a heavy rain comes, all the food will be gone.
This is why Qi Xiaoyu rushed over in a hurry.
Most of the people in the fiefdom are old and weak. The young and middle-aged have long gone to work in the larger state capitals. Farming is no longer their only choice. but became subjects of the fief¡ªalbeit against their will. However, these fertile lands have been cultivated by them for generations, so simply handing them over filled their hearts with distrust of the lord. No matter how many compensation packages there are, the money will always run out. They are still more optimistic about these lands.
But Qi Xiaoyu knows that time waits for no one. Two months later, a riot that swept almost the entire South would happen in a jaw-dropping way. Before that, he had never imagined that it would be so difficult to get started.
When Qi Xiaoyu entered the village, the eyes he looked at were slightly hostile. No matter whose family he is, taking away farmers' land is like taking away their lives.
Qi Xiaoyu smiled bitterly.
The completed plan looked at him like a book of jokes.
Jia Xu and Dian Wei stood far away from him. I was afraid that this adult would get angry.
But Qi Xiaoyu didn't mean to blame him. He just asked lightly: "You have worked hard during this period. Where is the village chief's home?"
"Village chief?" Both Jia Xu and Dian Wei didn't know if it would be useful to find the village chief. They had already done this. But there is a clan chief above the village chief. The clan culture here is very serious, and the village chief is not easy to work here.
But Qi Xiaoyu was determined to go, and Jia Xu and Dian Wei had no choice but to follow him.
The village chief¡¯s home is at the east end of the village, just a short walk away.
"Is the village chief at home?" Jia Xu looked around and saw the village chief at home. Qi Xiaoyu nodded.
As soon as Qi Xiaoyu entered the house, he smelled the smell of sandalwood. Walking into the house, there is a statue of Guanyin enshrined in the main hall, with a compassionate expression. Seems to be pitying the world.
Walking into the back room, the village chief was smoking a dry cigarette. When he saw Qi Xiaoyu coming, he narrowed his eyes.
"This is Marquis Wu'an. The village chief is still not polite when he sees Marquis Wu'an?" Dian Wei has seen the village chief sitting on the couch, and he couldn't help but reveal Qi Xiaoyu's identity, which made the village chief feel a bit respectful.
"Haha. The young boy is here to bluff again. How could there be such a young Marquis." The wrinkles on the village chief's face were almost squeezed together. Just shook his head in disbelief. He put the pipe under his feet and flicked the ash out. "Looking at how young you are, are you afraid that you haven't reached your prime yet? When you meet me, you must respect the elderly and love the young."
"You!" Dian Wei was about to get angry. But he was stopped by Qi Xiaoyu.
? ??It is also appropriate for younger boys to salute their seniors. "Qi Xiaoyu greeted the old man with a smile, using the etiquette of a younger generation greeting a senior.
Jia Xu's eyebrows twitched. The village elder really didn't mind that he had a long life. This time when the Marquis came back, even he clearly felt that Qi Xiaoyu's murderous aura was stronger than before. How could there be such a look in his eyebrows? It is an expression that ordinary people can have, and every word and action carries the aura of a superior. And now the village chief is still showing off in front of them.
The village chief didn't know what Jia Xu was thinking. He said to Jia Xu: "I asked someone to check you. You are all small heads of a security company. You said you came under the order of the Marquis. I don't think so." Reliable, doesn¡¯t the Marquis have a close army? Do you have to let you unreliable people help him manage some fiefdoms? Are you going to take over all the land in this village without even a single piece of evidence? A man from the mighty Han Empire Mr. Marquis, don't you even have people who know each other? Do you have to do things like this, you fools? To put it bluntly, all the goods produced by this banker will go to Beijing to supply his old man, so you took away the land. , not only did the farmers have no way of living, but even the Marquis couldn't justify it. You don't look like bad people, don't pretend to me here, you said this little baby is the Marquis, if you go out and ask the people in our village, who will believe it? Big man When has there ever been such a young Marquis? The old man's grandson is about the same age as this little kid, and now he is just attending a university on Jiangning Road. Look at the food you brought, the weather has been pretty good recently, but There is enough rain in the south. If it rains, the food will inevitably become moldy. You are wasting food and you will be punished by God in the future. Listen to the old man's advice, go back to where you came from, and don't cause trouble!" The long babble was simply that the identities of Jia Xu and Dian Wei could not be confirmed, and that there was something wrong with their identities.
Jia Xu said: "I have already shown you the documents from the Yamen, and the seals on them cannot be forged. Besides, we will also arrange the villagers' future, so that you will not have no food to eat in the future. This young man is Our Lord Marquis, this is also unmistakable. Have you never heard of the name of Marquis Wu'an? He is the direct grandson of Marquis Wu Qi Liangyu, and he is the most favored by the emperor in Beijing."
The village chief just didn't believe it. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't try to trick me. The old man has eaten more salt than you eat rice. I have never heard of Wu'anhou. I know the old man Wuhou, but he The old man has long since wandered around. If this little kid is his grandson, he should also inherit the title of Marquis of Wu. How can he be the Marquis of Wu'an?"
Jia Xu was choked and speechless, but Qi Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Everything the old village chief said makes sense. I am not an ancestral prince, but I didn't get it by opportunism. I don't rely on it." The lingering shadow of our ancestors is because our ancestors were afraid that future generations would be left with nothing, so we insisted on making our own way step by step. Today I am here to disturb you. You have to take more care of this earth building. I have read the compensation plan, Jia The price they said was nearly 20% higher than the market price, so why did the old village chief refuse?"
The village chief lit another pack of cigarettes for himself and started smoking as if there was no one around. "If there's nothing else, please come back."
This is obviously seeing off guests.
Qi Xiaoyu came in person, but in vain. Dian Wei was furious and wanted to beat the old man to death, but Jia Xu held him down.
"Let's go." Seeing that the master's thoughts were gone, Qi Xiaoyu didn't say anything else, only smiled faintly.
When I walked to the door, I saw a girl in white coming. Seeing Qi Xiaoyu, he was a little surprised, lowered his head and shyly passed by Qi Xiaoyu.
The most important thing is the gentleness of bowing the head.
"The secret fragrance is floating around, and even a reckless man like Dian Wei is regarded as a heavenly being."
There are light thunders in the sky, dark clouds are quietly gathering, and it will rain.
"Grandpa." The girl hid in the house and called Grandpa.
Qi Xiaoyu saw this stunning beauty, but was indifferent. He only looked at the sky and said: "It's going to rain. You should quickly recruit people to protect the food."
Dianwei Jiaxu took the order and left.
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Seeing that Qi Xiaoyu and the others were far away, the village elder faced the girl, but he lost the consciousness of being a grandfather. Instead, he said to the girl with great respect, "Holy aunt, why are you so old?"
The woman in white curled her lips and said: "I'm not afraid that you will reveal some flaws in front of this little devil. This village will be the center of my religion's uprising in the future, and we can't let him get away with it. What did he tell you?"
"I didn't say anything. Looking at him so young, he really doesn't look like the legendary man with three heads and six arms and super intelligence." The village chief said with narrowed eyes.
"There are three levels of people in the world. Those with great ability are the most restrained. Those with average ability are arrogant and arrogant. Those with the least ability are like wild dogs in the village, only barking." The girl chuckled and asked, "Look at this Marquis Wu'an. What kind of person do you think he is?"
This was the first time the old man heard such a different saying, and he was surprised and asked: "Who did the holy lady listen to?"
The girl smiled brightly and said, "I figured it out myself."
The old man chuckled and said, "It's a wise saying, I should write it down. Then the Marquis of Wu'an" But he stopped talking.
This girl in white is a contemporary saint of the White Lotus Sect, with the surname Dongfang and her famous name Wenyin.
Two months later, the White Lotus Sect started an uprising, and this was the bandit leader.
ps:
Family affairs are annoying and everything is annoying.