"Master Gao Dazhao, Military Advisor Fang, I, Bao Meng, have never seen a village like yours in the Funiu Mountains for so many years, and I have never seen your enthusiasm. Over the years, the villages in the Funiu Mountains have never had any opposition. The people of the village are so kind to the people of the village. I have thought about it for a long time in the past few days, and I seem to understand something. The village master Gao and the military advisor Fang do not rely on force to control people, but control people's hearts. In time, there will be no one in your village. Defeatable. I, Bao Meng, was indeed a little blind before. If I had known this, I would never have made a move against you. Isn’t this asking for death? But it’s not too late now. Don’t worry, I will propose a Funiu Mountain convening after I return. At the Shanzhai Conference, I will try my best to persuade them to accept you. It is not for you, but for the sake of our Funiu Mountain villages. Anyone who messes with you will probably be finished. I even think that if your village can If we can consolidate the scattered situation in Funiu Mountain, the situation in Funiu Mountain will be greatly improved. Each village will no longer be huddled in the mountains and dare not step out of here."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Master Bao Dazhai, it's good that you can understand this, but in fact our goal is not ambitious. We still hope to gain a foothold here and live a quiet life. You go and tell Other village owners, we in Luoyan Valley only hope to coexist peacefully with them, just want to be able to live here, and do not want to be enemies with them. It is best for them to accept us, and it doesn’t matter if they don’t accept us. But there is one thing, if you offend me I will destroy them without mercy. Of course, it would be best if everyone can get along harmoniously."
Bao Meng nodded in agreement. That night after the banquet, Bao Meng left Luoyan Valley and returned to Beishan Dazhai with more than 300 captives. However, at the banquet, Lin Jue made a small request, that is, he wanted Bao Meng to Meng Neng allowed Ruan Ping, the former leader of the fourth village of Beishan Dazhai, to stay in Luoyan Valley.
Ruan Ping has been recuperating in Luoyan Valley Dazhai. During this period, Ruan Ping has been successfully persuaded by Lin Jue and is willing to stay and serve in Luoyan Valley Dazhai. On the one hand, his relationship with Bao Meng is somewhat awkward, and it is really not suitable for him to return. to Beishan Dazhai. On the other hand, Ruan Ping admired Lin Jue so much that he felt that he could only have a future in Beishan Dazhai. In fact, Lin Jue and Gao Muqing also had a good impression of Ruan Ping. This person He still has some blood and ability, and his performance in the battle at Shiren Mountain is enough to impress people. In the bloody battle at Zuo Zongdao's residence, Ruan Ping well explained what it means to be brave and fearless. The Shanzhai was able to acquire Ruan Ping, which was a great addition to the army.
When Lin Jue made this request, Bao Meng was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and nodded in agreement. Bao Meng himself also understood that after the battle at Shiren Mountain, his prestige had plummeted, and he might not be able to retain Ruan Ping. Instead of being like this, why not be more generous, agree happily, and sell a favor from Luoyan Valley. From now on, Beishan Dazhai will definitely follow Luoyan Valley Dazhai. Even if a talent is lost, there will definitely be rewards.
With the experience of building the first village, the progress of subsequent construction was greatly accelerated. There was a waste of manpower and efficiency before, but after that, a lot of experience was learned. Lin Jue adopted a plan of constructing two construction sites at the same time. This greatly improved the efficiency of personnel. On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the construction of the second and third villages in Luoyan Valley was completed almost at the same time. 550 households and nearly 2,500 people moved to their new homes. Eleven days later, on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, On the 19th, the construction of the fourth and fifth villages was completed. Finally, the promise was fulfilled before the New Year of the fifth year of Qingfeng. All 1,103 households in the village moved into their new homes. In just one day In the first seven days of the month, nearly 4,000 soldiers and civilians built more than 1,000 houses. It is simply incredible.
Although there are still many areas that need to be repaired in these new houses, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the villages to pave roads, build bridges, plant trees and fences, but at least these houses have successfully solved the housing problem of more than 6,000 people. Everyone is happy
They lived in houses that could protect them from the wind and snow, and were issued private title deeds to the houses, indicating that this was their private property. This was a big deal for these common people and mountain people. Owning these houses
They now have their own property and a sense of stability. The whole family can live here together. This sense of stability and happiness is a rare experience for them.
Years ago, Lin Jue Gao, Mu Qingliang Qi and other village leaders were also very busy, not only to provide houses for the people to live in before the New Year, but also to provide them with condolences and relief. Most of these people were from extremely poor families, so they had to
Send New Year's goods and warmth. So everyone divided their troops into several groups and sent firewood and food to each household to ensure that every household had a well-fed and warm Spring Festival.
These things were busy until the early morning of New Year's Eve before they came to an end. And God seemed to have eyes. When everything settled down, the third heavy snowfall of the year came at the right time.
It rained all day on New Year's Eve. The mountains and valleys were covered with snow, and everything in the world was shrouded in silver. The weather also became more severe. When the heavy snow fell, everyone was glad that the military advisor and the
The wisdom of the village owner. If it hadn't been for more than a month of large-scale construction and the heavy snowfall, these people living in shacks would have frozen to death.
On the eve of the New Year's Eve, all over the village, the pines were shining brightly and the bonfires were bright in the Wuzuo Village of Luoyan Valley. On this day, the village brought out drinks and lifted the alcohol abstinence order, allowing the brothers in the village to eat and drink to their heart's content. The laughter continued all the time.
At midnight, when the watch drum sounded in the village, Gao Muqing, Lvwu Linhu and others who were sitting around the fire to watch the New Year's Eve raised their glasses to Lin Jue.
"Congratulations on turning twenty. You have become an adult. From now on, you have become a real man. I wish you a bright future, a bright future, great achievements, and live up to this life." Gao Muqing said with a smile.
Lin Jue laughed, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. He thought to himself: "I have passed two years of weak years. The first two were wasted, but this one cannot be wasted. In fact, there is nothing good about being twenty, except for old age.
After one year old, the most troublesome thing is to grow a beard. Otherwise, people will suspect that you are a eunuch, which will be very troublesome."
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In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in the village went around to pay New Year's greetings. Lin Jue brought the Green Dancer Lin Hu to Gao Muqing's residence because they had made an appointment last night to go together to pay New Year's greetings to the brothers in the village. They entered Gao Muqing's house.
In the room, Gao Muqing was sitting in a daze at the table in the main room with a frown on his face, holding a letter in his hand.
Gao Muqing took off his armor today and wore a red brocade robe and a white fringed shawl. His temples were high and his hairpin was slanted horizontally. His face had obviously been carefully dressed, with yellow flowers and pollen applied on his face.
She seems to have the temperament of a noble lady.
When Gao Muqing saw Lin Jue coming in, he stood up and saluted, saying, "I'm waiting for someone to invite you."
Lin Jue sat down with a smile and said, "What? What's the matter? Do you want me to come and see if the leader of the tall village is beautiful today?"
Gao Muqing spat and said, "It's a serious matter, I'm not joking."
"Oh? What serious business? Didn't you agree not to talk about serious business on New Year's Day? You can spend the New Year in peace and contentment." Lin Jue said with a smile.
"Look at this." Gao Muqing handed over the letter in his hand.
"What is this?" Lin Jue took the letter and looked at it carefully.
"You will know after seeing it."
Lin Jue took out the letter paper inside, read it quickly, and said with a smile: "This Bao Meng is really polite. He came all the way to send a New Year greeting message. Did he send five cows to us?"
"Exactly, the person who just delivered it is with his two sons. He brought a lot of things to his two sons." Gao Muqing said.
Lin Jue smiled and nodded and said: "Yes, yes, five cows are a bit too few, but they will still be used for farming acres in the future. As long as there are males and females, some calves will be born later. There may be a large herd in the future."
Gao Muqing frowned and said, "Didn't you read the other words in the letter? Why do you keep talking about these five cows? He said that the Funiu Mountain Village Alliance Conference will be held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and we must participate."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's what happened. I saw it. It's a good thing. It was originally said that there would be an alliance years ago, but Bao Meng didn't send someone to talk about it. He made great efforts, and all parties had different opinions. , so it was postponed. Now we can finally hold an alliance meeting, which is a good progress. Maybe this alliance meeting will solve the problem of our Luoyangu Dazhai’s status in Funiu Mountain. If we can get them to officially recognize our annexation of Shi The reality of Renshan is that if we admit that we are qualified to settle here, we can avoid conflicts. This is also the issue that I am most concerned about before leaving the mountain village. I just want you to live here and live in peace."
Gao Muqing frowned and said: "I understand what you mean, but aren't you worried that this is a trap? The location of this alliance is Taoyuan Village in Panlong Ridge. Taoyuan Village is one of the strongest villages in Funiu Mountain. , it is said that there are more than two thousand soldiers and horses. Mu Zhenshan, the leader of the Black Wind Mountain stronghold, is the leader of the alliance of all the big strongholds in Funiu Mountain. He is a bit old-fashioned. If we go to his territory to join the alliance, we are not allowed to bring soldiers and horses. If he joins forces with others, what harm will it do to us? Are we just falling into a trap?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "So this is what you are worried about. Your worry is not unreasonable. This trip is probably a Hongmen Banquet. However, we must go on this trip. If we don't go, we will not achieve our goal. .As for the safety issue you mentioned, we do need to be more careful. However, you and I have experienced a lot of strong winds and waves, are you still worried about this small ditch?"
Gao Muqing said: "Don't be careless. After all, this is someone else's territory. If something happens, we really can't escape. I'm not afraid of death, but this unnecessary risk is not worth taking."
Lin Jue shook his head and smiled: "Do you mean we don't go? That would really seem guilty. In addition, our goal will not be achieved. If we are not recognized by them for one day, they may unite to attack us at any time. Although I said that I am fearless in front of Bao Meng, in fact, you and I both know our strength. Our military strength together with the Shirenshan branch is only more than a thousand. If we really try our best, we can't stop them. Everyone is attacking with all their strength. Therefore, this trip is of great significance and I must attend the meeting."
Gao Muqing nodded slightly and said: "I understand, you want us to live here safely. But should we make some preparations?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Of course, we know it is a dangerous place, how can we not make preparations. I don't want to lose my life. In fact, it is very simple. They are not allowed to bring troops there, but they did not say that we are not allowed to mobilize troops.
At that time, we will send our soldiers and horses to station at the edge of their territory. If something happens, we will attack them. You and I will bring some capable men there. As long as we can save our lives, we will have a way to escape. With my two weapons
With the bastard box and our current equipment and combat capabilities, it will not be easy for them to kill us."
Gao Muqing nodded and said: "That's what you said. Thinking of killing us all at once is just wishful thinking. But..."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Don't worry, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. It is a happy day, so there is no need to look sad. Besides, all these are our speculations, and they may not be hostile. Let's go and wish our brothers a happy New Year together.
Go. As soon as the weather clears, we will start building dams and digging canals again. Let them have a good New Year these days. There is no need to tell them about this."
