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Tongzhou is the poorest state in Xishan Road, while Chen County is the poorest county in Tongzhou. There are many high mountains and deep valleys here, which are not suitable for growing food, and there are not even many rivers. In drought years, it is difficult to find water sources to fight drought, so Chen County When the people in the county came to a famine year, they would either fall into the grass and rob their homes for the bandits, or they would be exiled in other places.

Taxes have increased in the past two years, and the few farmlands in Chen County have been barren, and the population has been lost. Zhao Guangqing, the magistrate of Tongzhou, understands that the best way to keep the people from rioting is to let them eat. With rice, the source of the turmoil of the people will subside, after all, most people will not hold their rice bowls in their hands and have to risk their lives to make troubles.

The disasters in Tongzhou in the past two years, coupled with the sharp increase in taxes, it is really not easy to let the people eat. After thinking about it, he came up with a plan to solve the food problem as much as possible a few years ago. The solution is quarrying.

There are many mountains in Chen County. Although there are no rich mineral deposits, stone itself is a kind of resource. Therefore, Zhao Guangqing asked the imperial court to allow the mining of stone mines. In this way, many people were given work to eat.

What the imperial court lacked was silver, and Zhao Guangqing also stated in the excerpts that quarry mining can not only solve the problem of food for some people, but also increase the income of the imperial court.

When the imperial court heard that there was money coming in, naturally they would not have much objection, so this suggestion was adopted a few years ago. The imperial court even sent people to Tongzhou to set up a quarry department to take full charge of quarrying matters. Many people in Chen County were able to have a bite of food because of this.

There is no need to worry about the sale of stone materials. Building mansions, building walls, paving roads and bridges, nothing can be done without stones. There are dozens of quarries in Chen County. The local government cannot intervene in the management of the Mining Department, but after all, it is on the ground in Tongzhou. Without the support of the Zhizhou Yamen, the Quarry Department will naturally not be able to play in this place. Artificial materials, etc., are all managed by the local government. Separate from the mining rights, the Quarry Department and the local government are dependent on each other.

The quarrying workers are hired by the government. Although it is said that they have wages, the government deducts them here and there. The wages that the workers get in the end are pitifully low. However, the government knows that quarrying is hard work, so they will not neglect food. However, the rations of the quarry workers can satisfy everyone, so although they don’t get much wages, but because they can fill their stomachs, quarry workers have become a job that many people dream of, and many people even want to become quarry workers. Work, intercede through relationships.

Dinggu Stone Field is one of the many quarries in Chen County. It is located under the Ding Mountain in the south of Chen County. The Ding Mountain is not a big mountain. It is shaped like a horseshoe. It is high but undulating, and there are many trees on the mountain, but there are sheds in the valley, where the quarrymen live on weekdays.

It wasn't long before the quarry was mined, and only a small piece at the foot of the mountain was mined. The quarried stones were piled up under the hillside, neatly stacked, and the wood on the mountain was also made into wooden beams.

After Lin Dai'er and his party entered Tongzhou, they kept a low profile along the way. They made seven bends and eight turns in Tongzhou, went around in circles, and finally arrived at Dinggu Stone Field.

Lin Dai'er had some doubts about Qiu Ruxue in her heart, but during the journey, she occasionally tried it quietly and found that Qiu Ruxue was also a cheerful and loyal person, and there was nothing suspicious about it, so she gradually relaxed .

After all, this Qiu Ruxue was also the one whose head was almost beheaded, and he had a grudge against the government. At this point, everyone's feelings were close, and Lu Tianyou and Qiu Ruxue both used knives. It is unavoidable to talk about sword techniques, the more they talk, the more speculative they become.

When she was twenty miles away from the Dingu Stone Field, Lin Daier had the two carriages sink into the bottom of a nearby lake, and then walked to the Ding Valley Stone Field.

At the entrance of the valley, a long wooden fence was built, and there was a wooden watchtower in the middle. Under the watchtower was the entrance to the valley shed. At the entrance, several soldiers in armor stood with sabers. Qiu Ruxue saw those people from afar. The officers and soldiers frowned and gripped the handle of the knife tightly.

Lin Dai'er said: "Brother Qiu, that's one of our own."

"My family?" Qiu Ruxue was a little surprised, when did the government soldiers become their own?

The soldiers guarding the door had already seen Lin Dai'er and the others approaching, so they all woke up and pulled out their swords. One of them had sharp eyes and said in a low voice, "It seems to be Miss Dai'er!"

"Sister Dai'er?" The person next to him smoked carefully, and then showed joy: "Brother Lu is back too."

Lin Dai'er saw those people coming up to meet her, and her depressed mood along the way finally improved a lot. Lu Tianyou had already seen the situation, smiled and said to Qiu Ruxue: "Brother Qiu, those are our brothers' costumes, not officers and soldiers. .”

Qiu Ruxue was amazed.

Entering the shed village, the people in the shed village got the news and came out one after another. Qiu Ruxue saw that there were old and young, and women in the crowd. It was even more strange. Lu Tianyou saw Qiu Ruxue's doubts and explained: "These They are all our own family members.”

Qiu Ruxue nodded slightly, but he couldn't figure it out, this place is obviously a quarry, how could this group of people hide here without being noticed by the government.

Although the Dinggu stone field is remote and there are few houses within a radius of ten miles, it is obvious from the scene that it is a quarry site established by the government. Could it be that Lin Daier and his group have something to do with the government.

A five or six-year-old boy had already run to Lin Dai'er, and asked in a nai voice, "Auntie, is Second Grandpa back yet? He promised to make me a slingshot to shoot birds."

Lin Dai'er looked gloomy, squatted down and hugged the little boy, and said softly, "Good boy, Second Grandpa has something to do, so he won't be back soon, but he will be back soon. What Second Grandpa said must be true. I will definitely make you a slingshot."

The little boy nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, I'll wait for Second Grandpa to come back."

Lin Dai'er felt sad, got up, saw a person, and asked, "Have everyone returned?"

"There are still a few people who haven't come back." The man stepped forward and said softly: "It should be later."

Lin Daier nodded, but she was still a little worried. After breaking through the siege, the soldiers were divided into several groups, and he saw in the crowd that some people had returned, but a few people still failed to arrive.

People stared at Qiu Ruxue strangely, with doubts in their eyes, but no hostility.

This is the person brought back by Lin Dai'er and Lu Tianyou, so everyone naturally trusts them very much.

Lu Tianyou had already explained to everyone: "This is my brother-in-law, one of my own. Feng Zi, you should first arrange a place for Brother Qiu to live."

Someone promised to arrange it immediately.

Qiu Ruxue followed the crowd to the shed. In the valley, some temporary houses were built. There were about 60 people including the old and the young. Seeing this scene, Qiu Ruxue wondered about the origins of Lin Daier and the others. Even more curious.

There are many quarries in Chen County. There are thousands of quarrymen in the large quarries, and there are usually two to 300 quarries in the small quarries. It is not surprising that there are less than 200 here.

After settling down, Lu Tianyou took a shower and came outside Lin Dai'er's house. After entering the door, he found that Lin Dai'er had changed into a full set of clothes, her hair was still wet, obviously she had just taken a bath , when approaching the past, you can clearly smell the fragrance emanating from Lin Daier's body.

Lin Dai'er looked at Lu Tianyou, saw Lu Tianyou staring at her, her cheeks flushed slightly, and said, "Brother Tianyou, you... what are you looking at?"

Lu Tianyou sat down on the chair next to him and said, "Dai'er, you...you are so beautiful...!"

Lin Dai'er felt her face becoming hot, she lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and dared not speak.

Lu Tianyou saw Lin Daier's delicate and delicate appearance, walked over lightly, couldn't help it, put one hand on Lin Daier's shoulder lightly, Lin Daier's delicate body trembled, seemed a little uncomfortable, but he didn't dodge, just said softly : "Brother Tianyou, God...it's late, you...you are still injured, go and rest first."

Lu Tianyou sighed softly: "Dai'er, when I was in prison, I thought I would never see you again... Do you know that when those lackeys tortured me to extract a confession, I wanted to die several times, but When I think of you, I feel that I don't care about anything. The reason I can live to this day is because I have been thinking of you in my heart, thinking that I will see you again one day."

Lin Dai'er's face was burning hot. Although she was brave, she was still very shy when it came to her children's relationship. Although she was childhood sweetheart with Lu Tianyou, she had never heard Lu Tianyou be so straightforward, her heart was beating violently, and she spoke softly Said: "Brother Tianyou, you...!" But he didn't know what to say.

Lu Tianyou said softly: "Dai'er, when we avenge our vengeance, let's find a quiet place to live a good life. I promise foster father that I will take good care of you. Do you agree?"

The solitary night lamp, the dim light shone on Lin Daier's pretty face, her fair skin was blushing, she was usually heroic, vigorous and resolute, full of heroism of a daughter-in-law's husband, but at this moment she has regained the shyness of her little daughter's family state.

When Lu Tianyou saw the beautiful woman under the lamp, she was so delicate and beautiful. Although Lin Dai'er had been weather-beaten, her skin was still tender and fair, and she had a sassy and charming style. Her swan-like neck was exposed, and her white was dazzling. , after bathing, the hair was naturally pulled up with a wooden hairpin. She was charming with a bit of lazy style. She was really a beautiful and delicious beauty, like a ripe and attractive honey. Taoer Looking at Lin Daier's shy appearance, Lu Tianyou couldn't help moving his Adam's apple. He couldn't help stretching out a finger to pick up Lin Daier's round and greasy chin, looking at Lin Daier's beautiful eyes slightly. Shut up, he couldn't help but slowly leaned over, wanting to kiss those rosy cherry lips that were exuding fragrance.

Before getting close, Lin Daier suddenly opened her eyes and pushed Lu Tianyou away. Lu Tianyou took two steps back, a little stunned. Lin Daier had already stood up and took two steps back, distanced herself from Lu Tianyou, twisted her hands Together, they whispered: "Brother Tianyou, we...we can't yet. You know I made an oath, and when the big revenge is avenged, Dai'er...everything about Dai'er is yours, but...but Before that, you and I have to guard each other with courtesy...!"

Lu Tianyou frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, and smiled gently: "Dai'er, it's my fault, I... I'm confused. You...don't be angry!"

Lin Daier smiled sweetly and shook her head.

Lu Tianyou was a little embarrassed, coughed, and asked, "Yes, how did you get to this place? Was it...arranged by the Taoist sect?"

Lin Daier nodded and said: "The encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers is the news from Hou Muxin. Hou Muxin got instructions from the Taoist sect and brought us here...!"

Lu Tianyou said solemnly: "Yes, I was looking for him. Where is he now? I want him to take us to see the Lord of Heaven."