Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 114 Building a Village
In front of the Cannes City Lord's Mansion.

Zhong Qian and Wu Yong were waiting under the tree in front of the door.

Not long after, Lin Xiaoxiao came out, and the wife of the city lord personally escorted her to the door.

"Madam, please stay."

"Shannu don't have to be so polite, I hope that the entrusted matter should be as thorough as possible."

"I have seen everything the city lord and his wife have done for the people. Don't worry, madam, I will try my best to fight for Kangcheng when I return to the mountain this time."

Lin Xiaoxiao said goodbye.Zhong Qian and Wu Yong surrounded him.Lin Xiaoxiao waved them to stop talking, and the three of them went to the rented yard.

Lin Xiaoxiao exchanged the sweet potato for the letter, and the bookstore reported the matter to the school.Two gentlemen came to the academy to understand the situation.It just so happened that the two were the ones who had interrogated Lin Xiaoxiao before, and they still remembered her.

Before bringing out the sweet potatoes, Lin Xiaoxiao thought of the possibility of attracting attention.She intends to help Cannes, everything is expected.

There is only one thing, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't say that she is a Kunlun Mountain girl, she only said that she knew her.Firstly, she didn't want the other party to know that the sweet potato was in her hands, and secondly, she was determined to leave Huaguo.

Probably because Lin Xiaoxiao is a woman, the academy invited the city lord's wife to come and entertain Lin Xiaoxiao and make some requests.The Academy and the City Lord's Mansion are willing to exchange a batch of precious letters for food.

Lin Xiaoxiao agreed without hesitation.

Back at the temporary rented place, Lin Xiaoxiao told Zhong Qian and the others about the matter.The four villagers did not object to her approach, but expressed their support.

Zhong Qian said: "The Lord of Kangcheng is benevolent and the people are simple. If I can't go to Ruicheng, I would like to settle down here in the future."

Fang Daedao: "Walking around the city in the past few days, I supported the people in the city and told a lot about the previous drought. At the time of the most difficult time, the city owner and his wife were the same as the people in the city. They only ate one piece of pancake a day and drank water. It’s just three bowls a day. The lady in the mansion complained because of this, and the city lord’s wife immediately punished her. Later, the city lord even kicked the mansion’s sons out of the mansion and ordered them to eat and sleep with the people.”

Fang Erdao: "There is still a shortage of food in the city, and each family still only eats one meal a day, but the water pipes are full. This year's autumn harvest is a foregone conclusion. Although there is output in the mountains, it will be very difficult to survive until next year."

Wu Yong has always been taciturn, just nodded.

Everyone's attitude made Lin Xiaoxiao feel relieved.

Sweet potatoes have been planted in Lin Xiaoxiao's space and on Niu Shou Mountain for two seasons.The total space harvest is about [-] kilograms, and the two seasons of Niushou Mountain add up to nearly [-] kilograms.

The sweet potatoes harvested by Niu Shou Mountain belong to the villagers, and Lin Xiaoxiao will not take any money from them.Excluding the consumption in the past two years, Lin Xiaoxiao has more than 3000 kilograms of disposable sweet potatoes.

Niushou Mountain is now completely self-sufficient, and the villagers still have a surplus of grain.Lin Xiaoxiao didn't need to keep extra food for the villagers.Even considering Rui's situation, it is enough to keep a thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes as a backup.

In other words, Lin Xiaoxiao has more than 2000 kilograms of sweet potatoes at her disposal.

How much is more than 2000 kilograms of sweet potatoes to Cannes?not much.

That afternoon, the wife of the city lord sent someone to deliver the letter.

There are more than 100 bamboo baskets, and there are many kinds of books, including records of local conditions and customs, medical prescriptions, even military books, and many sets of books.The carriage came again and again, and it took the whole afternoon to deliver it.

Lin Xiaoxiao took out the bamboo slips one by one and sorted them into the warehouse. In the end, she harvested more than 700 bamboo slips and about 100 sets of books.

Shocked by the generosity of the City Lord's Mansion.It is estimated that some of them came from the Academy.Although these bamboo slips are copied, it is a merit that they are willing to share them.

Lin Xiaoxiao was a little moved.

This is probably the tradition of the Chinese people, and they will respect scholars with noble character even more.

All the things purchased in Cannes were put into the warehouse.

Leaving a thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes for spare, Lin Xiaoxiao took out all the other sweet potatoes.She also brought out several jars of kimchi and some medicinal materials.

Lin Xiaoxiao carved a bamboo slip, which is about some techniques of sweet potato planting.

On the day before leaving, Lin Xiaoxiao came to a certain bookstore outside the academy, handed the bamboo slips to the shopkeeper, and told him to hand over the bamboo slips to the master of the academy three days later.

Cannes people respect the Academy.If you choose to open a bookstore at the gate of the school, the shopkeeper should be a person who keeps his promise.

Three days later, Lin Xiaoxiao took the villagers of Niu Shou Mountain on the migration journey, and the master of Kangcheng Academy also got the bamboo slips she left behind.

The gentleman didn't dare to neglect, and immediately took the bamboo slips to the city lord's mansion.Afterwards, the husband and the steward of the City Lord's Mansion came to the place where Lin Xiaoxiao and the others rented.

Lin Xiaoxiao and the others rented it for a month, so the owner has not taken back the house.

Mr. pushed the door, and the courtyard door opened in response.

It turned out that Lin Xiaoxiao and the others didn't lock the door when they left.They have been gone for three days, and no one has noticed this.This is the embodiment of the simple and honest folk customs of Cannes.

The husband and the steward found what Lin Xiaoxiao left behind.

What Lin Xiaoxiao left behind could not fundamentally solve the food problem of the people in Cannes, but this batch of supplies could buy time and future for Cannes.

The country of Hua does not border the country of Rui, so we can only go to the country of Song and then go to the country of Rui.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao was still prepared.Before coming here, she talked with Axiu's father and asked him in detail about his escape route from Hua Country to Song Country.At that time, I thought it would be best not to use it, but in the end I had to go this way.

Because I didn't buy a carriage, I had to use two donkeys to set up two carts, so that children with insufficient stamina could ride in the carts.Lin Xiaoxiao took out the SUV and put the elderly and pregnant women who were unable to walk in the car.

Because it was too hot during the day, and it was not convenient for SUVs to be exposed during the day, they chose to rest during the day and travel at night.

They chose to follow the official path.For the convenience of walking, almost everyone carried a torch from the beginning to the end.Coupled with the large number of them, the beasts would avoid them when they heard the sound.

They set out after dark and camped before dawn.

Because you can fully rest during the day, and you don't have to rush to escape.Lin Xiaoxiao always drives behind, turning on the headlights to illuminate the road for everyone.

Fang's family from Orion led the way.

They have bows and arrows in their hands, and big knives on their waists, which are convenient for dealing with various emergencies.Lin Xiaoxiao also specially gave the Fang family two hats with forehead lights.The upper lamp is deliberately disassembled to be used as a flashlight, which can be charged by solar energy.

The young and strong in the village are basically equipped with weapons.Lin Xiaoxiao also gave flashlights to several of them, and asked them to patrol both sides of the marching team on wooden bicycles.

In other words, I knew that everyone would have a bicycle, so the speed could be faster.It’s too late to say this now, it will take nearly half a month to make a bicycle, and everyone can’t wait.

With so many of them, there was basically no need to worry about wild beasts.Even a pack of wolves would not attack a team of so many people carrying torches.They are following the official path, and basically there will be no wild beasts around.

Of course they are guarding against people.Especially the slave catchers.

Although the government has announced the disbandment of the slave hunting team, some unscrupulous nobles are still secretly hunting slaves.

The slave catchers had horses and were fast.And Lin Xiaoxiao's group knew at a glance that they were savages migrating, and they were the big target of the slave hunting team.

This is also the main reason why Lin Xiaoxiao decided to drive at night.

Slave catchers generally do not act at night.They generally look for lonely people during the day.Unless they're targeting a savage village and purposely engage in night raids.

Before departure every day, Wu Yong will go alone.He is the best hunter in the village. Although he is taciturn but has a calm and delicate mind, and he often goes out with Lin Xiaoxiao, he is the most suitable as a pathfinder.

At intervals, Wu Yong will leave specific marks on the side of the road.The Fang family will confirm the mark first, and then lead the team to move on.

This way the speed of travel is naturally much slower, but safety comes first.

In order to reassure Wu Yong, Mei Ya sat in the passenger seat next to Lin Xiaoxiao.Mei Ya has a strong body, except for her bulging stomach, she is in good condition like everyone else.

"Shannv, when my child is born, you can help me name it."

"no problem."

Due to rest during the day, some energetic villagers will exchange supplies with nearby villages.Lin Xiaoxiao mainly exchanged some special medicinal materials from Hua Country.

To say that the only shortcoming along the way is that it will rain every now and then.Fortunately, it rained during the day, so it didn't affect our journey at night.And the rain has not been heavy, always pattering.It just cost everyone a few more pairs of straw sandals.

Lin Xiaoxiao was just worrying a little too much.She remembered a saying that there is always a flood after a severe drought.I don't know if the Sliding Congress will be so unlucky.

Maybe all the preparations they made had an effect, maybe they were lucky, in short, there were no accidents on the way from Huaguo to Songguo.

In less than 20 days, they arrived at the border between Hua and Song.

After entering Song Kingdom, Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.For the rest of the journey, she walked with confidence.

There is no slave hunting team in Song State, so they don't have to go out day and night.

When he arrived at Hanfeng Pass, Zhong Qian was a good dancer, and even bought eight carriages, five sheep carts, and a dozen donkeys.

It was also a coincidence that the owner of a caravan quit, the servants were freed, and all other things were disposed of at a low price.Zhong Qian bought almost half of the carriages and horses.

Now, everyone in the team has a car seat, and the speed of travel is greatly improved.

Maybe Lin Xiaoxiao is really a lucky star.

On the second day of No.30, the team arrived in Ruiguo.

As soon as she entered the border of Rui Country, Lin Xiaoxiao saw a familiar figure.That man was my father-in-law.

Lin Xiaoxiao and his party were large in number, and my father-in-law looked over when he saw it, and saw Lin Xiaoxiao who was riding a donkey in the front.

Lin Xiaoxiao waved: "Father, why are you here?"

Father A's father clasped his fists, his face was a little excited and he said: "Cui Zi ordered me to wait here for Shannv."

Cui Zi is Cui Panpan.The villagers are now used to calling her that.She is always by Lin Xiaoxiao's side, and although her status in the hearts of the villagers is not as high as Lin Xiaoxiao's, everyone respects her as a sage.

Lin Xiaoxiao jumped off the donkey and asked Father A in detail.

It turned out that after Lin Xiaoxiao left, Cui Panpan and Kong Ci took everyone to settle down on a mountain named Laiqi.Cui Panpan sent Ah Wu to wait for Lin Xiaoxiao and his party at Lijiang Wharf.Later, Kong Ci was worried that Lin Xiaoxiao would not go by water, so he sent his father-in-law to guard here at the border.

Fortunately, Kong Ci was considerate, otherwise Lin Xiaoxiao really didn't know where to find Cui Panpan and the others.

Rui Guo Elementary School, it takes only half a day's journey from Bianguan to Laiqi Mountain.

Why did Cui Panpan choose to settle in Laiqi Mountain?Because there is an abandoned cottage here.

Bandits once occupied Laiqi Mountain.When the first generation Rui Bo came to his family's fief, the first thing he did was to lead his troops to wipe out the cottage.

After the cottage was abandoned, there were still some dilapidated houses and a fence about two feet high.

What Cui Panpan fell in love with was the fence.The fence is like a wall, which brings a sense of security to those who live inside.

Both Lin Xiaoxiao and Cui Panpan have a sense of attachment around the wall, perhaps it is the living habits of the people of later generations.

Lin Xiaoxiao has been away for more than a month, and the villagers miss her very much.Everyone was a little worried that she would not come back after leaving, but fortunately, Cui Panpan comforted her.

In order to allow the villagers to adapt to the life of Laiqi Mountain, Cui Panpan personally led everyone to cut logs and build houses, and repaired ditches to bring spring water into the village from the top of the mountain.Later, they organized everyone to build a isolation zone outside the fence.

Since no one has lived there for too long, weeds and trees are overgrown around the fence.This is unsafe and a fire hazard.

Cui Panpan led everyone to remove the grass near the fence, cut off all the grass, and made a three-foot-wide isolation belt.It can not only prevent fire, but also prevent thieves from hiding.

These projects are not small.When the villagers got busy, they stopped thinking about it.

It's just that as the days passed, Cui Panpan became a little worried again.

If Lin Xiaoxiao's previous waterway plan had been followed, it would have arrived in less than 20 days.Fortunately, Cui Panpan knew that Lin Xiaoxiao had room to hide and could teleport directly, otherwise he would have sent someone out to find her.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoxiao left enough supplies for Cui Panpan before leaving, so that the villagers could eat and drink enough without causing trouble.

Lin Xiaoxiao rode a donkey up the mountain road, and had the illusion of returning to Niu Shou Mountain.

It's just that the road here is still a little narrow and there are too many weeds.In the future, as more people walk from here, the road will gradually become wider.

When she came to the mountainside, Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the fence and wall in front of her, and couldn't help but think of Niu Shou Mountain.

Lin Xiaoxiao unconsciously showed a smile on her face.

She lost a mountain, and now she has another mountain.She shouldn't be called Mountain Girl, she should be called Shanzhai King.

When Lin Xiaoxiao returned, the whole village celebrated together.

That night, the whole village had a big barbecue, ate hot pot, danced, drank and sang.

The villagers of Niushou Mountain merged with Axiu's father and his group.There are 120 villagers in Laiqi Mountain.

Since the war between Qin State and Wei State has not yet ended, Lin Xiaoxiao and the others are expected to live in Laiqi Mountain for a while.

Neither Lin Xiaoxiao nor Cui Panpan are people who make do with life.Even though it may be just a temporary residence, they still manage Laiqi Mountain as a permanent residence.

The first is the house, and there are many more to be added.

In addition, Lin Xiaoxiao started to form a village committee.

If there are too many people, if the team wants to lead well, it must elect a leader and formulate a charter that everyone must abide by.

Since the villagers of the original Wuzhang Village accounted for the majority, the original village head Wen Sheng was still the village head, and Axiu father and A daughter father were added to the village elders.A daughter's father is not old enough to become a village elder.Lin Xiaoxiao's idea is to cultivate the middle class, so as not to let the talkers in the village have age gaps.

The village committee is temporarily composed of the village head and village elders.Then slowly expand.

(End of this chapter)