Jianghu I am the only one

Chapter 49
Li Qin said again: "Actually, patrolling forest farms is a relatively easy task for the brothers. What really requires brothers to work hard is to find and compete for new forest farms."

"For example, in the forest of Hukou Ridge, in half a year's time, the mature trees will be cut down. At that time, a new forest farm will be opened. Either look for a forest enclosure that has not been occupied by other forces, or directly snatch it from other forces. Forest farm."

"Otherwise, if there is one less forest farm, both the hall master's commission and the brothers' rewards will be greatly reduced. The wooden handle team below will not get paid if they don't work, and it will be even more difficult to maintain, and they will disband after a long time."

Hearing what Li Qin said, Zhang Susu realized that the matter of the Shenmu Gang was more difficult than she expected.

But it also made her feel more at ease with the money.

When he came to Hukou Ridge where the Dongtang brothers of the forest farm were stationed daily, Ouyang Ye found that the location of this place was quite particular.

Going up is a small road in and out of the mountain, but there is a small river not far away, which should be one of the tributaries of the Tianzi River, which greatly facilitates the transportation of timber.

If it were two months ago, you should be able to see the row workers in the downstream row making and discharging rows on this small river, but now there is no one at all.The timber of the Shenmu Gang is all backlogged at the intersection, guarded by the brothers in the East Hall and the wooden handles below.

Although the folk felling trees pays attention to the seasons, and April and August are the best months, but the Shenmu gang belongs to illegal logging. After occupying a forest, they will cut down all the trees that are useful and easy to cut, and then change to another forest, so The wooden handles eat and live in the forest farm almost all the year round.

Supervising the wooden handles to go to work is also one of the jobs of the helpers. Therefore, the helpers who are on duty at night, like the wooden handles, live in huts at the intersection.

When Ouyang Ye and others arrived, most of the wooden handles had already entered the mountain, leaving only their family and a team of young men who temporarily took over to guard the wood in the shed.

The shed area is simple, and the light in the shed is poor, so the women are basically doing work outside, some are repairing tools, some are washing clothes, and some are preparing meals for noon.

Shenmu Gang was not harsh on the wooden handles, so although these women were dressed in simple clothes, they all looked good, and they were in the mood to chat with each other when they were working.

There were also some children running and making noise between the shacks, which added some laughter to the humble shack.

Seeing Ouyang Ye and others coming, these children were not afraid, some even ran inside and shouted: "Old Li is here, old Li is here..."

Ouyang Ye couldn't help laughing, and said to Li Qin: "It seems that you usually get along well with these wooden handles, which is very good."

Li Qin said: "The subordinates also worked on wooden handles for a period of time in the past, and they are well aware of the hardships of wooden handles. Therefore, if there are any difficulties in the wooden handles below, the subordinates who can solve them will try their best to solve them."

Hearing this, Ouyang Ye nodded approvingly, then waved his hand, and said to Brother Dongtang who was carrying oil, grain, meat and vegetables behind him, "Divide the things from house to house."

"Yes!"

The Dongtang brothers responded, and distributed oil, grain, rice and noodles to the wooden handles one by one according to the rules.

In the past, when Ouyang Hu and Chen Yan came to inspect, although they would reward the wooden handles, they were all rewards.It was the first time for Muba's family members to directly distribute oil, grain, meat and vegetables like Ouyang Ye.

The wooden handles live among the mountains and forests, and it is quite a distance from the market town, so it is inconvenient to supply them.Although Ouyang Yerang's distribution of these things may not cost more money than the rewards Ouyang Hu and Chen Yan handed out during their inspections, it makes Muba's family members feel more caring.

For a while, voices of thanks to Ouyang Ye were endless.

"Thank you, Lord Ouyang, for the reward!"

"Thank you, Lord Ouyang..."

Ouyang Ye knew that smiling was scarier, so facing the thanks from Muba's family members, he just nodded slightly with no expression on his face, and didn't say much.

After wandering around the shanty town and heading to the mountains, Ouyang Ye said: "Even if you only live in a few months, these shanties are too simple. Let the woodcutters stop working for two days, and the wages will be paid, and let the lumberjack The stewards organized them to remodel the shack."

"The shacks in the shed are crude, but the most important thing is that they are too messy. Once a fire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable. In addition, it is my order to build several large latrines and separate men and women. Go to the latrine. The shanty should be cleaned every day—if it is too dirty, it may cause disease. Understand?"

"Understood!" Li Qin immediately responded.

In fact, he hasn't realized it yet, and after a while he has realized it, and he doesn't fully understand it.

They also know how to prevent fire, but they just try to build the shed as close to the water source as possible and prepare more buckets; the women also know how to clean the shed, but they mostly do it according to their own habits; Some of the wilderness to solve.

Ouyang Ye seemed to want to make these things a rule and do it well.

Although he didn't fully understand it, Li Qin thought it was good, at least he wouldn't step on shit when he wandered around the shed area, and the smell of the shed area wouldn't be so stinky when the weather was hot.

After entering the mountain, not long after, Ouyang Ye and the others saw a team of wooden handles.

A wooden handle team is generally composed of a dozen people.

One person who "sweeps the nest" is responsible for selecting trees and cutting and sweeping the vines and weeds around; The number of logs logged by this group today.

There are four or five people in the "duzi", each with an ax to cut down the tree; one person with the hook is in charge of hooking the top of the tree with a hook and pulling it down the mountain when the tree is about to fall, so that it will be convenient to get the tree down in the future.

In addition, there are four or five people who "lift the hemp and step on the hemp" to peel the bark of the tree so that the tree can dry as soon as possible without cracking.

In short, logging is no less demanding than arranging and arranging, and many of the tasks require skills and experience, and it is not something that can be done by just a random person.

"I don't want money, I don't want money, the lady wants money to buy flower thread, the lady wants money to pull shoe uppers (Southwestern dialect?)..."

Along with a long and high-pitched folk song, a man used a rope hook to pull a big tree about the thickness of three people's arms to the mountain.

It was the first time for Ouyang Ye and Zhang Susu to observe the professional woodcutting team so carefully, so they watched quietly for a while.

Seeing that the big tree fell safely, the group of wooden handles relaxed, and finally noticed the existence of Ouyang Ye and others.

The leader, an old man in his early fifties, greeted Li Qin immediately, and greeted Li Qin a dozen steps away: "Master Li..."

Li Qin quickly waved his hand and said: "Old Qin, how many times have I said that I am only the deputy hall master. Our official hall master has arrived, and today I will come to patrol with the gang master. It is this female Xia Zhang, come and see me!"

It seems that because there is too much information in these words, the old Qin with gray hair and rough face was stunned for a moment, then ran up to Ouyang Ye and Zhang Susu in a panic, and bowed his hands to Ouyang Ye and Zhang Susu: "Young Qin Shugen, please refer to Ouyang Guild Leader, please refer to Zhang Tang host!"

Ouyang Ye didn't intentionally put on a show to show his closeness to the old wooden handle, but just said indifferently: "Get up, don't be too polite."

Lao Qin put down his hands, but still arched his back, feeling a little apprehensive, not to mention not daring to look at Ouyang Ye and Zhang Susu.

Although he is only a leader of the Shenmu Gang, he has also heard the reputation of Ouyang Ye.

As for Zhang Susu next to her, although she is a woman, she is holding a sword in her hand.Lao Qin had heard that the women, old people, children and monks in the Jianghu were the most difficult to provoke, so he didn't dare to underestimate Zhang Susu at all.

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