Houmen's concubine

Chapter 276 Salt Farmer
"Yes, the old slave will go and settle them down now."

Mother Xu didn't expect the young master to go to Wuwei Mountain and bring back a woman who has learned martial arts.

Don't ask Nanny Xu how she knew that the two of them knew martial arts, with bright sabers stuck in their waists, anyone who saw them would know that the two of them were masters of martial arts.

"Big beauty and little beauty, you go with Nanny Xu first." Seeing the two of them looking at her, Wang Tong'er said with a slight smile.

"Yes, I'm going now, servant girl!" The two spoke forcefully, they bowed their hands to Wang Tong'er, and then walked behind Madam Xu.

Hehe, it really is the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, and the ceremony is different from ordinary women.

After breakfast the next day, Wang Tonger took Xiao Yan to the magistrate's yamen to inquire about Haiyan.

Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the magistrate's yamen and asked about it, Master Li ran over and said, "Qin Juzi, the magistrate has gone to the salt field."

"Thank you Master Li, then I'll go to the saltworks to have a look."

Wang Tong'er thought that it would be best to go to the salt field to have a look, so she bid farewell to Master Li.

Xiao Yan drove the carriage, which was much faster than the Qin family's handlebar-style driving.

When they arrived at the salt field, they saw the magistrate's green-roofed black-painted carriage parked at the salt field wharf.

The two stewards Wang Tonger saw last time, one of the short ones saw Wang Tonger, and immediately stepped forward to greet him: "Isn't this Young Master Qin?"

"Yes, brother!" Wang Tong'er greeted him.

"Alright, young master Qin, please go in, the prefect of Ning is inside." The short steward politely showed Wang Tong'er the way.

Ever since the salt merchant Zhu Yanshen was arrested, Ning Zhiyuan has been doing everything about the saltworks himself, and he never dared to slack off.

This is a major matter related to the future and the head.

When Wang Tong'er walked into the only saltworks office, she saw that the magistrate was looking at the account book carefully, and there was only a young man named Danzi serving him.

"The student has met Master Ning." Wang Tong'er greeted him softly.

"Eh? Qin Juzi is here?" Ning Zhifu hurriedly put down the account book in his hand and asked in surprise.

"Hey, Mr. Ning, you can just call the student Qin Yu." Ever since Wang Tong'er won the exam, no matter who it is, anyone who knows that he has won the exam will always call him "Qin Yu".

It's not as good as the steward of the saltworks who didn't know that he was elected just now, calling himself "Master Qin" was pleasing to the ears.

"Okay, Qin Yu, sit down. Are you here for Haiyan?"

At this time, a woman wearing a patchwork and heavily patched body was restrained, brought a pot of tea on an old tray, and said to Ning Zhifu and Wang Tong'er: "My lords, please drink tea."

"En." Ning Zhifu nodded at the poor woman.

Wang Tong'er also smiled at her, nodded her jaw and said, "Yes."

The last time I came here, I didn't see a woman come to pour tea for them. Is this the saltworks who hired servants?

"Lord Ning, has the production of salt increased in the past two or three months?" Wang Tong'er sat down on the pagoda tree chair next to her, and asked while sipping the bitter tea.

Ning Zhifu nodded, and said solemnly: "Well, the salt farm has used your method. It has been more than half a month since the beginning, and the output has increased significantly. Who would have thought that the Japanese bandits came and the farmers in the salt farm were caught off guard. It was too late to escape, and more than 40 people were killed and more than 20 people were injured. When the anti-Japanese war was over, they were recruited again, and they were all newbies, so the current output has not increased significantly." Ning Zhifu saw Wang Tonger's disappointed expression, Busy and confident said: "Don't worry, you, once the newbies are done smoothly, the production will definitely increase."

Ning Zhifu looked at the account books in his hands and knew that when the salt farmers were short of people, there was as much salt as before. Doesn't this explain the problem?
If these [-] or [-] salt farmers are skilled, there is no doubt that the salt production will increase!

"Ah?" Wang Tong'er was taken aback, she really hadn't heard of it.

Seeing Wang Tonger's surprise, Ning Zhifu said with a serious expression: "When the Japanese bandits came, the salt farmers were drying salt in the salt field. How could they escape in time? The most serious casualties were the salt farmers in the salt field."

That day, the Japanese bandits rushed ashore, and when they saw the salt farmers who had no time to escape, they hacked and killed them, and then tried to rush to the street to burn, kill and loot.

Fortunately, the private soldiers left behind by Xie Yuheng were secretly patrolling the coast. Once they found something wrong, they immediately sent someone to the prefect's yamen to report to the governor's office. The five hundred private soldiers were the first to intercept the Japanese bandits on the way.

Unexpectedly, this time the Japanese bandits were prepared and premeditated, otherwise, how could it be possible to fight for more than ten days?

If Xie Yuheng hadn't left his private soldiers here to resist the Japanese bandits one step ahead of the arrival of the officers and soldiers, the consequences would have been disastrous.

If Xie Yuheng hadn't reminded Governor Ning in advance to take care of him to prevent the Japanese bandits, it would be impossible for him to hear Xie Yuheng's people coming to report the news, and he would be able to set off immediately to suppress the bandits.First of all, he had to send someone to inquire about it first, and then he ordered troops to dispatch generals.

After all this coming and going, the Japanese bandits have already entered the city...
Qinzhou is a prosperous state city, and the streets are crowded with people. If the Japanese bandits are extremely cruel and murderous, rushing to the streets, what's the deal?

Isn't it like cutting a watermelon with a knife?
In that case, it is not more than 300 casualties among officers, soldiers and civilians, I am afraid it will be more than [-].

well!Poor salt farmer...
At this moment, Wang Tong'er heard the noise outside, and said to Ning Zhifu: "Master Ning, the students go and have a look."

"Okay, let Guanshi solve something." Ning Zhifu didn't forget to remind him.

"Okay, the student understands." Wang Tong'er bowed to the prefect Ning and walked out.

Seeing Wang Tong'er coming out, Xiao Yan thought that Wang Tong'er was going to go back after finishing his work so soon, so he said immediately: "Young one, go and bring the carriage here."

This is a salt field, there is no tree to tie the horse, so Xiaoyan tied the carriage to a locust tree with crooked neck in the distance.

"Not yet, wait a little longer." Wang Tong'er said, walking towards the noise.

Walking to the front, I saw an eleven or twelve-year-old black and thin boy in rags, kneeling in front of the short steward, kowtowing his head: "Master Zhu, please do me a favor and accept me. I am not afraid of suffering!"

Steward Zhu hurriedly pulled the child up and said, "Oh! Agui, it's not that the uncle is cruel and doesn't help you. Your father was killed by Japanese bandits. I also sympathize with your family. However, you are so young. , Drying salt is physical work, not to mention you, even an adult, if you don’t have that physical strength, you can’t do it.”

When Wang Tonger heard this, she couldn't help asking: "His father is a salt farmer?" Zhu Guanshi nodded: "Well, poor orphans and widowed mothers, and there are two younger sisters at home... Alas!"

　Wang Tong'er did not expect that the most casualties of the Japanese pirates in those days turned out to be the salt farmers...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)