Chapter 556: A surprise appearance of the barbarians, Huigen warns
Seeing Zhou Hou and the officials waiting in front from a distance, Qin Yue slowed down and said to Xiaoyu:
"I'll hold you in my arms and get off the horse later. Don't be afraid. After you get off the horse, follow me. Listen more and talk less. Got it?"
Xiaoyu nodded nervously and said, "I understand."
"Xu~"
Qin Yue stopped his horse, dismounted, and finished in one go.
"I've seen the inspector."
Zhou Hou stepped forward and bowed to see him.
Qin Yue was very satisfied with Zhou Hou's title.
"Thank you, Governor Zhou."
Zhou Hou stepped forward and led Qin Yue the way.
Qin Yue looked at the construction site not far away and said, "Who are they?"
"Part of them are people who came to work from surrounding villages and towns, and part of them are people who were temporarily relocated here in Jianbi Qingye."
Qin Yue nodded and then asked: "What are they building?"
"The Naval Academy, the Maritime Academy, and the attached towns housing the families of cadets and instructors."
Qin Yue said in surprise: "You are building a town. This is not a small project."
"It used to be very troublesome and took three to five days. But now that everyone is practicing martial arts, the efficiency is much higher. It is expected to be completed within half a year."
Qin Yue was a little surprised but also a little relieved and nodded: "It's good for all the people to practice martial arts."
"yes."
Qin Yue glanced at the water collection in the distance and asked: "Has the water collection problem been solved?"
Zhou Hou had already answered this question.
"Xiaguan chose this place precisely because he wanted to solve the problem that has troubled Donglai County for many years. When we were planning, we also built the embankment. By then, this place will be full of people, and it will be easier to maintain.
easy."
Qin Yue took a look at the people building the dam by the river, nodded and said, "That's very thoughtful."
"You flatter me."
Qin Yue glanced around and saw some women, pointed at them and said: "Are these women from the clear country?"
"Yes, the lower officials gathered them together, disrupted them, reorganized them, and asked them to do some light work such as cooking, laundry, cleaning, and sewing."
Such an arrangement does serve multiple purposes, but...
“Disrupting the reorganization?”
When Qin Yue heard this word, she always felt something was wrong.
"This saves a lot of time for gossiping and laziness, and can greatly improve work efficiency. Not only them, but all the construction teams here are arranged in this way, and their work efficiency has been improved."
Zhou Hou is still very proud of this.
Qin Yue couldn't tell what was wrong, so he stopped worrying about this issue.
I looked around and found no children, so I couldn't help but asked with concern: "Where are those children?"
"The lower officials gathered them together, set up a school, and let them go to school."
Only when their children are settled can these women be freed to work, ensuring the logistics for the entire construction team of thousands of people.
Qin Yue was about to ask something more when an exclamation came from the woman who was cleaning not far away.
"Xiaoyu, are you still alive? God, where have you been these days?"
A stout woman in her thirties walked out of the crowd, exclaimed and shouted loudly.
The leader of the group of women next to him took a step forward, stopped the other party, and shouted in a low voice: "Ms. Zhu, you are so impudent, don't you see that the adults in front of you are here? You don't have the right to speak here, why don't you leave quickly?"
Down."
Zhu Niang seemed to have noticed Zhou Hou and others next to her at this moment. She shrank her neck in fright and retreated into the crowd.
Qin Yue raised her eyebrows and said to Xiaoyu: "It seems that she is from your village. Do you have anything to say to her?"
The little fish nodded.
Qin Yue encouraged: "Then go ahead, don't worry, I'm here to watch."
Xiaoyu took a few steps forward, glanced at Zhu Niang, lowered his head timidly and said: "Aunt Zhu, I, I hid while no one was paying attention. I'm afraid that if I leave, I won't be able to find my father when he comes back.
Come to me."
Zhu Niang seemed to have forgotten that Zhou Hou and the big shots were still there. She took a few steps forward, held Xiao Yu's hand tightly, and said with distressed eyes: "Oh, you are so pitiful, your father...
Forget it, let’s not talk about him. After you disappeared, our tiger kept talking about you, as if he had lost his own wife."
Several women in the same group nearby burst into laughter when they heard this.
"Ms. Zhu, it turns out that this is the daughter-in-law of your dreams."
"This girl looks really good, not bad, not bad."
"He also has a good temperament."
"At first glance, it looks like he is fertile."
Xiaoyu had never seen this battle before. He immediately panicked and quickly shook his head and said: "I, I'm not, I, I didn't..."
Zhu Niang held Xiao Yu's hand tightly, her face burst into laughter: "I think so, but it's a pity that this little girl is so angry that she doesn't want to. By the way, who is that girl?
"
Xiaoyu looked back at Qin Yue, and then said softly: "She is Xiaoyue, she is the inspector, she is very powerful, she is one level above the official, and she takes good care of me."
When Zhou Hou heard this, he frowned slightly and turned to look at the official next to him. The official understood, took two steps back, called an attendant, and gave a few instructions. The attendant left quietly and returned to his original position.
He nodded to Zhou Hou.
Soon, the team leader who was in charge of the group stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Niang and walked away. As he walked, he shouted loudly: "The work is not finished yet, and you are lazy. What are you looking at? Why don't you leave quickly?"
When Zhu Niang walked away, Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and returned to Qin Yue. He said with a helpless and confused look: "Strange, Zhu Niang hated me playing with Hu Zi in the past. She yelled at me once.
I once, how come today..."
Qin Yue patted Xiaoyu's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, don't think about these troublesome things, let's go."
Qin Yue then walked forward, turned around and asked: "Where did you talk about just now? By the way, speaking of children going to school, Governor Zhou, have you ever thought about choosing some of these children to enter the Naval Academy?"
Zhou Hou was half a step behind and took over with a smile: "Xiaoguan really thought about it. They grew up by the sea and have good water skills. However, the Navy not only looks at water skills, but also looks at many other abilities. And
, their study time will probably not be very long, they will go home after the war, so in the end it still depends on who has this talent."
Qin Yue feels that it is a good thing to have this opportunity.
"Are you ready for the academy?"
Zhou Hou nodded and said: "The enrollment has been completed. Because the college has not been built yet, we just found a spacious courtyard and used it as a temporary school building. We will study first and then move here after it is built."
"The action is quite fast. Do you have detailed files?"
"I will order someone to fetch it for you."
After waiting for a while, Qin Yue got a thick piece of paper that was more than a foot high and flipped through it: "Can you tell me in detail?"
Unexpectedly, Zhou Hou, who always responded to questions, shook his head this time and said: "My official's statement is always biased. Please ask the inspector to check the specific details."
Qin Yue paused for a moment, looked away from the screen, nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, I will."
Qin Yue turned over her hands, put these files into her empty bag, and moved forward.
Standing on the edge, looking at the people working on the construction site from a distance, Qin Yue noticed the differences between these people.
Qin Yue pointed at a group of people and said: "That group of people works the fastest, has the best skills, and has the best cooperation. They are not just random people, are they?"
Zhou Houzuoyi replied: "The inspection envoys have bright eyes. They are craftsmen who specialize in undertaking construction matters. They are responsible for the most technical part of the construction. Everyone practices martial arts. The lowest ones have martial arts training, which greatly increases the efficiency of construction."
The essential."
Qin Yue pointed to the young people with martial arts background and said: "They are here to find work, right?"
"Yes, people from nearby villages and towns come out to do some work during their off-farm time. Although they are not as good as those craftsmen, their hands and feet are very quick. They are doing some low-skilled work that wastes the craftsmen's time."
Qin Yue pointed at a group of people, old and young, and said, "Did they move here to clear the country? They have the largest number of people and the weakest physical strength, but they do the hardest, most tiring and lowest-skilled work."
Zhou Hou was also helpless: "They live by the sea and make a living by fishing. They have little experience in construction and can only do these jobs."
Qin Yue frowned and said nothing.
At this time, a group of women came over carrying several large pots and more than a dozen baskets of steamed buns.
The people working on the construction site paused for a moment, then dispersed and swarmed towards the women.
A woman with a loud voice walked out from among the women. She shouted at the men who were coming up to her, gesticulating with her hands.
"Line in line, line up... I've cooked enough food to make sure you're full. What's the rush? Are you hungry enough to lift a tire? Line up, line up..."
Qin Yue looked at the people queuing up for meals with interest. After noticing that there were more people than others, she asked curiously: "How is this meal calculated?"
"The quantity of steamed buns is based on the wage earned by the worker. One steamed bun is charged per worker, and each person has a bowl of soup. These are all free."
This distribution is fair.
The more work you do, the more you eat.
Qin Yue seemed to deliberately embarrass others and then asked: "What if someone doesn't have enough to eat, or can't finish eating?"
Zhou Hou shook his head and said: "Under normal circumstances, they have all eaten. Even if they are not full, they are not hungry. As for special circumstances, we will ignore it and they can resolve it privately according to their own circumstances."
Qin Yue looked at Zhou Hou, smiled and said, "For example?"
Zhou Hou still spoke slowly in the same tone as before: "If you don't have enough food, bring an extra meal from home. If you are full and have any leftovers, you can find a way to preserve the food and take it home to eat. We will do all of this."
I won’t care.”
Qin Yue nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's right. You can't take care of everything. That might be counterproductive."
Zhou Hou cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you are wise."
Qin Yue saw that the queue was finished, and everyone was scattered around, squatting on the ground eating lunch, and seemed to walk forward to one of the big pots.
"Is this fish soup?"
Zhou Hou explained on the side: "Coming east is close to the sea, there are many rivers, and there are many fish. Most of the women here are good at making fish soup."
Qin Yue smelled it and it was quite fragrant. He nodded and said, "Give me a bowl to try too."
Zhou Hou frowned, thinking it was inappropriate, and wanted to stop him. A woman next to him stepped forward excitedly, scooped out the soup, and said loudly and happily: "Your Excellency, the fish soup I made is delicious. This
No one has used the bowl and it is very clean. If you don’t mind it, just eat a bowl.”
With that said, the woman handed the bowl of fish soup to Qin Yue.
Qin Yue's original smile froze.
The bronze sword on his waist trembled slightly, and a figure loomed not far away.
Qin Yue's eyebrows felt stinging.
At this moment, it was as if the whole time had stopped.
This is?
Qin Yue was puzzled. At this moment, an anxious voice came from the side.
"Don't drink it, this soup is poisonous."
Xiaoyu got the strength from nowhere and suddenly jumped in front of Qin Yue, knocking the bowl of fish soup to the ground with a slap.
At this time, Qin Yue's eyebrows no longer hurt, the bronze sword on his waist stopped ringing, and the looming figure also disappeared.
Qin Yue felt that time had returned to normal again.
This is……
Qin Yue hasn't reacted yet, what happened just now.
Zhou Hou was the first to react and roared: "Bold!"
As soon as the figure flashed, he knocked the woman unconscious, leaned down and looked at the woman's palms, then pinched the woman's arms and thighs, finally looked at the woman's teeth, and then slapped the woman on the face.
After rubbing it, a human skin mask fell off, revealing a face full of Dongyi characteristics.
Zhou Hou's face darkened, and he roared at the people surrounding him: "Yi people! Damn it, the Yi people have already sneaked in here, what are you doing to eat! Check it out for me, don't let any Yi people go!"
"Yes, Governor."
There was a panic and chaos all around. At this moment, Zhou Hou thought of something. He took a step forward, knelt down on the ground, and apologized: "This official made an oversight and frightened His Highness. Please punish me."
Qin Yue also reacted at this time, and glanced at the bowl of fish soup spilled on the ground with a clear heart. Hearing Zhou Hou's apology, he originally wanted to scold him and vent his anger on him, but when he saw Xiaoyu
Looking nervous and frightened, seeing Zhou Hou's fearful and uneasy look, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the frightened and trembling appearance of the people around him, and he was shocked.
Qin Yue's scolding words turned into soothing words: "This is the first time for Mr. Zhou to take charge of so many people, take care of so many things, and be responsible for such a big battle. It is inevitable that some mistakes will happen. Okay."
, Anyway, nothing happened to me, so let’s just let it go.”
Having said this, Qin Yue paused, took Xiaoyu's hand, patted her gently, comforted her, and then said to Zhou Hou: "Okay, I'm tired, arrange for someone to take me down to rest.
.”
"Your Highness is magnanimous and brings blessings to all people. Please come with me, Your Highness."
Zhou Hou took a deep breath, stood up and led the way, leading Qin Yue away from this place of right and wrong.
Zhou Hou had already arranged Qin Yue's tent. After settling Qin Yue's tent, Zhou Hou said goodbye and left.
Qin Yue was sitting in the tent and vaguely heard shouts of killing coming from outside from time to time. At this time, Qin Yue realized for the first time that she was so close to the war, and also realized for the first time the danger and complexity of the war.
"Dongyi..."
Qin Yue murmured for a long time, took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in her heart, and turned to look at Xiao Yu who was huddled aside, frightened, as if she wanted to hide it and prevent anyone from finding it.
Qin Yue's heart moved and asked: "Xiaoyu, how did you find out that the bowl of fish soup was poisonous?"
Xiaoyu bit her lip tightly, shook her head with panic in her eyes and said, "My, my father didn't let me say it."
Qin Yue thoughtfully thought about every detail of getting along with the little fish, especially the scene where she brought in shells and the little fish chose which ones were poisonous and not edible, and which ones were not poisonous and could be eaten. Before, she thought it was very important for the children in the fishing village to know this.
It's normal, but now that I think about it, it's quite abnormal.
"Can you sense which things are poisonous and which are not?"
Xiaoyu lowered his head and said nothing.
Silence is also an answer.
Qin Yue looked at Xiaoyu with complicated eyes and sighed: "I didn't expect that you actually have the trait of wisdom?"
"Huigen characteristics?" Xiaoyu raised his head in confusion and looked at Qin Yue.
Qin Yue nodded and explained the characteristics of Huigen to Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu blinked in surprise and asked: "So, not only Xiaoyu, there are many people like Xiaoyu in this world? So, Xiaoyu is not a monster?"
Qin Yue smiled bitterly and said: "Monster? If this is considered a monster, then how many people in this world want to be such a monster? The trait of wisdom is not something that ordinary people can have. The number of people is very rare. Everyone is a genius.
A proud man is like a dragon or a phoenix among men."
Xiaoyu's body relaxed and he murmured with relief.
"After my father knew that I could see which things were poisonous and which were not poisonous, he told me not to tell anyone, because if others found out, I, I would be regarded as a monster... little
Fish should not be regarded as monsters, small fish are not monsters."
Qin Yue's eyes turned red instantly. She stepped forward, hugged Xiaoyu tightly, patted her back gently, and said softly with sobs: "Xiaoyu is not a monster, Xiaoyu is the smartest in the world."
The kindest and most beautiful girl.”
When Xiaoyu heard this, he shook his head resolutely and said, "No, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyue is the smartest, kindest and most beautiful girl in the world."
Qin Yue smiled and shook her head, enjoying the moment of peace and recalling the scene just now. At this time, Qin Yue's heart moved and she said thoughtfully: "Maybe, I also have the trait of wisdom."
"Ah? Xiaoyue, you have one too?" Xiaoyu exclaimed, broke away from Qin Yue's arms, stared at Qin Yue with big watery eyes, and asked nervously.
Qin Yue hesitated and said in an uncertain tone: "Just now, when I was about to take the bowl of fish soup, there was a dull pain between my eyebrows. It may be a trait of wisdom such as death intuition."
She seemed to have heard her father or an elder brother talk about this characteristic of wisdom, but she couldn't remember the specific content.
Qin Yue suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said: "By the way, I also felt the slight trembling sound of the bronze sword. That was given to me by my third brother. It seems that this bronze sword is not simple. It can be used on
Warn in case of danger.”
This bronze sword was given to her by Qin Yi. She has always cherished it very much and has always carried it with her.
Qin Yue then said with a smile: "Also, the looming figure I saw at that time was probably the legendary Shadow Guard. He should have been arranged by Master to protect me. He should have noticed in advance that the woman was abnormal, so he acted like that.
action."
I heard the master say that the shadow guard is a traditional art of the aristocratic family. As the Qin family is a long-established family, the shadow guard is naturally indispensable.
Moreover, she is not unfamiliar with the Shadow Guard. She was lucky enough to meet him before arriving in Luojing.
Very impressed.
Qin Yue suddenly felt a sense of security when he thought that he had the back-up left behind by his third brother and his master to protect him, and coupled with the wisdom of death intuition that he might possess.
"By the way, there are also small fish. With the small fish here, I won't be afraid of anyone poisoning me anymore, haha..."
A sheepish smile appeared on Xiaoyu's face, and he lowered his head and said, "I'm very happy that Xiaoyu can help Xiaoyue."
Qin Yue held Xiaoyu's hand tightly and said: "From now on, just follow me, okay?"
Xiaoyu's eyes were full of expectation, but his face was full of hesitation, and he struggled: "But Xiaoyu still has to wait for his father to come back. If Xiaoyu is not at home and his father comes back, he can't find Xiaoyu.
What should I do? Dad will be very anxious."
Qin Yue tilted her head, pointed her chin with her index finger, thought for a moment, her eyes lit up, she snapped her fingers and said happily: "In this way, I will arrange for someone to wait on your behalf. When your father comes back, let him
Tell your father that you are here with me, and tell him not to worry. When we get the news, we will come back immediately to visit your father. If your father is willing, he will follow you to live in Luojing, okay?"
After hearing this, Xiaoyu's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, in this way, when dad comes back, even if he can't see Xiaoyu, he will be anxious."
Xiaoyu hugged Qin Yue gently, buried his head in Qin Yue's neck, and said softly: "Xiaoyu can always be with Xiaoyue, I am so happy."
Qin Yue hugged Xiao Yu tightly and said, "Xiao Yue is also very happy to be with Xiao Yu all the time."