God's Taoism is free and easy, starting with taking in the clam girl

Chapter 110 Making a living (4K [-]-in-[-])

One person's face changed when he heard the words, and he said anxiously:

"Master Geng, what does this mean? Could it be that you want to imprison me and wait?"

"Ah? My lord is wronged. We didn't know that lord Geng issued the ban, so I poured the water back into the river." Another person was frightened on the spot, and immediately poured the water back into the river, looking at him eagerly. .

The person next to him kicked him and said angrily:

"What's the use of pouring water back in? The county lord's move is obviously to block the news. I'm afraid you and I will be silenced."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Magistrate Geng and the generals behind him with a sad expression.

Only a middle-aged man in a brocade suit remained unchanged. He stepped forward and approached Mr. Geng, and said in a low voice:
"My lord, I am from the Wang family in the west of the city. I would like to ask Mr. Geng to accommodate me and let me go back. I promise to keep this matter secret."

This person was completely different from the person carrying the bucket to fetch water. His hands were empty and his feet were not stained with a speck of dust. He was obviously not an ordinary person.

County magistrate Geng turned a deaf ear to the man in front of him, his eyes still fell on the only Fang Laoqi beside the boulder who did not speak, as if he was waiting for the latter to speak.

Everyone seemed to recall it, and as they spoke, County Magistrate Geng looked at the doctor of Huichuntang, who had an extraordinary status in the county, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

However, to everyone's surprise, Fang Laoqi didn't say a word, but raised his hands expressionlessly, with an extremely submissive expression, as if he was waiting for the people of the county government to take him away.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Geng showed a smile on his face, and nodded to him in relief, then turned his head and waved to the person behind him: "It seems that everyone has no objection, Yuan Long, take the distinguished guests to the county government first. Talk about the old days."

"Yuan Bin, prepare your horse, follow me to the Heshen Temple."

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in a few days

The former Qinchun Spring, now Qinchun Lake has recently become prosperous.

Not far from the water's edge, several small wooden houses rose from the ground. Behind the wooden houses, wild people in twos and threes were clearing forests and farming.

They came from other areas outside the southwestern part of Yasuhara Prefecture.

Due to the continuous drought, even the Anyuan River, which has never dried up, has almost dried up by half. Some knowledgeable people have already discovered that something is wrong, and they are secretly looking for the source of life.

Recently, rumors that the southwestern part of Anyuan County has been raining and there is no shortage of water have spread within a certain range, and there are many more people looking for it in the forests in the southwestern region.

Those people found that the trees in this place grew well and were different from those in their hometown, so they immediately turned around with smiles on their faces, and their heavy footsteps became brisk.

Soon, a group of people fled towards the south with their families.

After they actually arrived, they discovered to their surprise that there was a village in this rumored and desolate south where people live and work in peace and contentment like a blessed land.

However, when they proposed to join the village, they encountered difficulties.

Except for a small number of people with relatives in the village who got what they wanted, everyone else was politely rejected.

Fortunately, the villagers also pointed out a way for them-there are countless wild springs and streams scattered around the village, all of which have gods to protect all living beings, so scattered settlements are distributed.

As a result, most of the people settled down scattered around the village.

And Qinchun Lake, which has the widest water area, is the place with the largest number of scattered residents.

Working at sunrise and returning at sunset, after a day of land reclamation, several wild folk walked towards the nearest wooden house to Qinchun Lake.

This wooden house looks ten-story new, and everyone can still smell the fragrance of trees from the wood of the house, which is obviously new wood that has just been felled not long ago.

In front of the gate of the wooden house is a simple wooden square table, around which there are a few brand new wooden stools.

A woman walked out of the house, brought out a wooden basin and put it on the table, and in the basin was steaming hot water that was clear to the bottom without any impurities.

At the same time that the woman brought water to the wooden table, the people who opened up the wasteland happened to walk to the wooden house.

The tall and strong man at the head wiped the sweat from his forehead like a stream with his hands, took a big step forward quickly, picked up the wooden ladle on the table, and poured it into his mouth regardless of the hot water. Fill in.

"Ha~"

He gulped down a ladle of hot water, and the man burped, then handed the ladle to the person beside him, and said happily:

"Excellent! The water in Qinchun Lake is sweet. When I come back from work every day, what I miss the most is to have such a sip of water to drink."

The person beside him took the wooden ladle unceremoniously, and also scooped up a ladle of water and drank it.

Next, one person took one gourd, one person took a sip, until the full wooden basin was about to bottom out, and finally everyone seemed to have had enough to drink, and finally stopped drinking water, and began to talk with satisfaction.

One person looked at the wooden basin and said in admiration:

"It's better here. Not only is there water in the well that is not dry, but there is also so much sweet and delicious drinking water in such a large shallow lake."

"Isn't that right? Not only is the water source not dry up here, but even the trees are still green. Unlike our hometown, the vegetation has long since withered and turned yellow. You guys said, this is also in Anyuan County, why is there such a big difference?"

The other person sat on the bench with his whole body relaxed, wiped the sweat from his forehead casually, and couldn't help but praise him.

The strong man who drank water at the beginning shook his head and sighed:
"You guys, you haven't seen the fundamentals of the matter. The real reason why I suggest that everyone take root here is not as simple as what you see..."

"Oh? Brother Hu is willing to talk now?" The other person looked at him in surprise, with a look of joy on his face.

"Haha, there is no one who is willing or not." The man called Brother Hu laughed and explained:
"It's not that I didn't want to talk about it a few days ago, but that there are some things that haven't been verified, so it's not convenient to go into details. Now it seems that my inferences should have been verified."

"really?"

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard the words. The reason why they were willing to take huge risks to follow Brother Hu was naturally because every decision he made over the years was thoughtful and familiar, and most of them could be verified in the end. for the right choice.

"Of course." Brother Hu nodded solemnly, and said slowly:
"Presumably everyone has discovered that when the forest was opened and expanded these days, this piece of Qinchun Field is not short of water. Not only is there a vast Qinchun Lake full of water, but even the trees grow more vigorously than other places. Even the soil on the ground is moist."

"What does this situation indicate? It means that the rumors are true. It must be raining frequently in this place to keep the soil moist."

"Under this once-in-a-century catastrophe, it's beyond the reach of even the county town where great people and gods gather."

"So I conclude that this place must be a powerful dragon king with a kind heart and kindness but also rich in divine power..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help looking at the piece of Qinchun Lake shimmering in the afterglow of the sunset, as if shrouded in golden light, and he finally said what he had thought about these days:
"We should be the first batch of wild people around Qinchun Lake. We live in such a favorable environment, and we are very likely to survive this catastrophe.

But drink water and think of the source, the wealth of this place is inseparable from the benevolence and kindness of the gods here.It seems to me that the Dragon King still lacks a temple, so I propose to put aside land reclamation for the time being and instead build a temple to light a stick of incense for the Dragon King. "

"Brother Hu is still thoughtful. I have heard elders say that although the gods have the ability to call wind and rain, they actually feed on incense. If the gods lack incense, it is like we have not had enough food. We are weak in work.

If we want the gods to protect us, if we don't offer incense, we won't be able to keep asking for it for a long time. "One person also echoed.

"Wang Laowu, you know best!" One person gave him a blank look.

The other person laughed and added: "Worshiping the gods is the most basic way of survival, do you think there is someone who doesn't understand?"

Wang Laowu patted his head, and said awkwardly, "I'm just raising the flag for Brother Hu."

A young man wearing only a pair of linen trousers stood up:

"What brother Hu said is very true. The spring plowing season has passed, and the good time for plowing has been missed. It is too late for us to open up wasteland at this time, and we are not in a hurry for a few days. I agree with Brother Hu, let's put the Dragon King first. After the temple is completed, as long as the Dragon King receives our incense, it will be regarded as a true recognition of our family."

"That's the way we've decided to build the temple?"

Seeing that the crowd supported him as usual, Brother Hu looked at the crowd and saw them nodding one after another, with a very pleased expression on their faces, and immediately made a decision and said:

"Since everyone agrees, let's find a place with a good geomantic omen and build a good temple for our Dragon Lord tomorrow!"

"I listen to Brother Tiger"

"Me too!"

No one had any objections to the temple building, but when everyone drank water, rested and got up to go back to their homes, the young man with only a pair of trousers spoke up.

"Brothers, please slow down, I still have one thing I want to ask my brother for help..."

Everyone's bodies paused for a moment, and after hearing the words, they sat back to their original positions and turned their heads to look at him in unison.

"Shitou, you are young and strong, and you are at the peak of labor, what else can you ask for help?"

A simple and honest smile appeared on Shi Shi's face, and said shyly:

"I do have a lot of strength, but it's all stupid strength, and I can't compare to the cleverness of your brothers. Now that the season is over, and there is no place to grow crops, and there is not much food left at home, life is really exhausting." I have found a way to get through it, and I would like to ask you brothers to come up with an idea, and give me a clear way to survive..."

The few were silent after hearing the words, so why is the predicament Shitou encountered to them?

This severe drought has lasted for several months, and the crops in the fields have naturally failed. During this period of time, everyone has been relying on the surplus food at home to count the days to live.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't see a way out at a glance, who would want to leave their hometown and come to this wild land to survive.

Don't look at the few of them who have been talking and laughing all the time, it seems that they can live a good life by moving here, but in fact, no one is much better than the other, and they haven't really escaped the predicament.

The water problem has been solved, but the food problem is still a major problem that plagues everyone.

Now, this issue has been put on the table, so that everyone has to wake up from the emotion of avoidance and face up to this issue again.

Without saying a word, everyone couldn't help but focus on Brother Hu who was sitting right above the wooden table.

Seeing everyone staring at him eagerly, their intentions were very obvious, Brother Hu seemed to have expected everyone's reaction, his face remained unchanged, the old god was sitting upright, his eyes calmly scanned the crowd around, he smiled instead of anger, and said with relief :
"You have performed very well this time, and you are all calm. If the Shitou family is not about to let go of the blame, I am afraid that this matter will not be brought to the table today."

"If everyone trusts me to entrust my wealth and life to me, I, Zhao Hu, will naturally not let you down. Don't worry, everyone, the current situation is better than expected. I have many countermeasures in mind. Next, we will Let’s talk about future development.”

Zhao Hu exuded strong self-confidence all over his body, and the hearts that were suspended high in everyone's hearts couldn't help but calm down again when they saw this.

Everyone concentrated on looking at Zhao Hu who was sitting right in front of the wooden table, and listened carefully, knowing that the time to decide the fate of their group was coming.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Hu slowly stood up from the stool, stepped on the wooden table, and quietly looked down at the group of people.

Everyone's gazes followed his movements upwards until they turned from looking up to looking up.

Under everyone's intense anticipation, he finally spoke.

"If we continue to stay in our hometown, we must be close to death. Everyone agrees with this statement?"

The few people in the audience nodded silently. If it weren't for this, who would leave their hometown and come to this wild land to open up wasteland and beg for work.

Seeing this, Zhao Hu nodded silently, and continued: "But after arriving here, the moment we found the water source, our narrow escape turned into a half-life situation."

"As we open up the forest and expand the land, the balance of life and death has gradually reversed..."

As soon as the words came out, the expressions of the people below were different. Someone opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Zhao Hu made a stop gesture and continued:

"I know your worry. I am afraid that the fertile land that has been worked so hard to open up will not be used in time."

"I have only one point of view on this. As long as we want to take root here, we must open up wasteland and expand the soil. While everyone still has enough food to eat, do more physical work. After all, the fields can only be opened in the same season. Farming directly, if we sit and wait to die, we can only starve forever."

"I see that this forest is vast and boundless. On the way here, I have seen countless edible wild vegetables. In the future, we can still look for wild vegetables, and we can also hunt some prey in the forest. Even when it is a last resort, we can still use trees The bark leaves and roots satisfy the hunger, and there is still a chance of survival."

As he said that, he set his eyes on the Qinchun lake bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, and said firmly:

"What's more, I firmly believe that the Dragon Lord will not sit back and watch the situation happen to this point."

Everyone couldn't help but become extremely heavy when they heard the words, and everyone was unwilling to welcome that day.

But they are very clear that as long as this day continues to work, the situation will change even more drastically.

Other people who cannot survive in Anyuan County will follow all the edible things in sight, like locusts.

At that time, even if the Dragon King is incomparably rich, a drop of water will not be able to satisfy the people of the entire Anyuan County.

Seeing everyone's dignified expressions and depressed mood, Zhao Wu said the last card in his heart:

"Besides, I still have a way to go..."

"What way?" Everyone looked forward to it.

He couldn't help but look to the west, and as far as his eyes could see, a majestic boulder stood firmly at the end of his sight.

There is a wealthy village there, which is the target he originally planned to take refuge in.

Although the result of seeking refuge was not as he expected, he was very clear in his heart that if it really came to the point of last resort, there would be their last hope and way of life.

In the eyes of the villagers in that village, he saw an incomparably happy and bright light that he had never seen before.

"Of course it's the village..."

"But they have already rejected us..." Everyone hesitated.

"There is a way to reach out and not hit people with smiling faces. We are not directly joining them, but just helping them work, right?"

"In the past few days, many woodcutters have come to us to collect wood and cut wood. This journey is far away and will delay a lot of farm work. Why don't we cut the wood and send it directly to them?"

"Or go to a wealthy family in the village to work as a helper. If we can work hard to exchange for old food, wouldn't we find a way to survive?"

(End of this chapter)