"Our Wang family does business with integrity and integrity. We have never bullied the people, let alone bullied the market. Our Wang family has never been absent from building bridges, paving roads, setting up tents and serving porridge. Most of the people praise the Wang family, how could this happen? Taking the opportunity to speak nonsense and add insult to injury?"

Wang Yin frowned and said in a meaningful tone: "That's because you don't understand human nature. People hate others who laugh at others, and hate others who are poor and fear others who are rich. Our Wang family has been in Lan County for so long, and our business has been so big, we have suffered. It’s not just a matter of a day or two for people to be jealous.”

The boy was suddenly startled and broke into a cold sweat.

"The new king settled all the five thousand refugees in one day. You can hear there is no sound on the street. How does it look like a place where the city has just been broken? Chen Zhangyi and the others underestimated this mountain king too much. , sooner or later you will suffer a big loss." A low smile appeared on Wang Yin's lips, "Let's go back first. This road... is not peaceful."

In the evening, Mrs. Zhao entered the county government office with a dozen women who were proficient in breeding.

Feng'er followed Xu Qingying's rules and moved all the chairs in the backyard to the main hall to facilitate future discussions.

Sun Qingchen watched with cold eyes, but was secretly so angry that he vomited blood at this unfair display.

Only the county magistrate always takes the main seat, while the rest sit on both sides.

The one named Feng'er randomly arranged the stools and chairs below in a row, and also asked people to sit in rows. How can such a face-to-face discussion be decent?
The women all came in.

Xu Yinxi is divided into two sides with the north and south of Lan County as the boundary, and the refugees only occupy one side.She also asked the empty houses left by the refugees in the city to be vacated, and those who could not live in them were put in restaurants, or the people in the north were directly moved to relatives' homes.

Although the people complained, Xu Yinxi gave them a few cents a day in rent, and repeatedly promised that the refugees would move out within a few days and would never take the opportunity to occupy their houses. With this guarantee, they Moved away reluctantly.

After finally settling down these [-] refugees, Xu Yinxi continued to find things for the refugees to do, adhering to the principle of "never let the refugees sit idle. Once they do, they will definitely cause trouble."

For example, according to Xu Qingying's instructions, all refugees must bathe and wash their hair.

They are like an assembly line, with one group of people responsible for finding firewood, another group of people boiling water, a group of people queuing up to get numbers, and a group of people doing laundry and drying.

Not to mention, after such a busy afternoon, in the evening, the refugees were no longer unkempt, clean and clean, and no longer smelled bad. How could they tell that they had been on the run for a long time?
The refugees were not cooperative at first and felt that it was a waste of firewood and water.

Xu Yinxi brought up Xu Zhenying's name and said that it was the city lord's request that people who did not wash could easily be infected with the plague. For the safety of more people, people who refused to wash their hair and bathe would be driven out of the city.

Having just enjoyed less than half a day of being covered by a roof, the refugees no longer wanted to go back to the days of running around. When Xu Yinxi hit the stick, everyone was scrambling to clean themselves up.

Not to mention, after I was cleansed, I seemed to be in much better spirits and more confident. I didn't feel like I was shrinking back when I saw the people in the city again.

They are all raised by their biological parents, so what’s the big deal?

The Miao family sent people to open the granary again and asked the group leaders to register and receive the distribution. Every household grinned happily after receiving the grain. No, the city was filled with smoke and there was a lot of excitement.

After dinner, several waves of people came. The strong ones were chosen to defend the city. Those who could raise pigs and chickens were picked by Zhao. Those who could write and do calculations were registered by Xu Huiming. What skills did the others have? , the number of people in the family, and every situation are all clearly remembered.

It was also strictly forbidden to walk around and enter the door at night. The women talked in low voices and coaxed their children to sleep. From time to time, they heard someone shouting outside, and they were pulled away by the squad leader.

No, Captain Zhao selected a dozen capable women and said they were going to meet the city lord.

The lights in the county government lobby were still on, and Xu Qingying had been busy until the evening, and now she had time to have a hot meal.

Xu Yinxi and Feng'er could only take advantage of this gap to take a bite of rice.

Xu Yinxi has been busy all day, and she can't even say anything at this moment. If Lian Shi hadn't brought the meal, she might have been so busy that she would have even forgotten dinner.

Although busy, people are more energetic. Xu Yinxi's eyes are shining. This time, he doesn't care about the rule of not eating or sleeping. While eating hot rice, he and Feng'er bump into each other and report to each other. As soon as they got to work, Mrs. Zhao came again with the dozen or so women. Xu Yinxi threw down the bowls and chopsticks and went out to greet them.

Xu Qingying has a requirement that as her secretary, she must be available at all times. Wherever she is, her secretary must be there.

Moreover, being a secretary requires physical and mental strength. Every task assigned by Xu Qingying must be memorized and then passed on to the corresponding person in charge.

There were countless people waiting to see Xu Qingying, and she had to make arrangements so as not to delay important things.

On such a day, Xu Yinxi felt that her brain was going to explode, her limbs were weak and sore, and she couldn't walk.

But when the dozen or so women walked in with awkward smiles on their faces, Xu Yinxi still had her signature soft smile on her face, and said repeatedly: "Everyone is sitting down, the city lord is still dining in the backyard. Come right away."

These women all changed their appearance after washing up. Xu Yinxi almost didn't recognize them. At this moment, he took a closer look under the light and realized that they were all familiar faces.

A brave woman immediately answered: "The city lord is so busy that he didn't eat until now. It's really hard work. How about we wait outside."

The women had never been to the county government office before. They used to hide away when they saw the county government office, but now they were invited in openly. This made them feel nervous and did not dare to go inside.

Feng'er also took two bites of rice in a hurry, and enthusiastically pulled them inside. Then she sat them down and said affectionately: "Aunts, what are you afraid of? Although this used to be the county government, it is now the office of our city lord. This is the place. You have also seen the city lord, why are you still afraid of him?"

"Oh, no, no, we just stand and wait."

"Yes, yes, Miss Feng'er, hurry up and eat your food. We are fine, just stand and wait."

"You make us sit down, I feel uncomfortable, it feels like there are needles in my buttocks. Good girl, we just stand, don't worry about us..."

"Don't be too polite. All aunts, please sit down and talk." The women only heard a commotion behind them. When they turned around, they found that Xu Zhenying came in with someone. He was very young. He was smiling and talking as soon as he entered the room. He said slowly and calmly, which made people feel good. "There are still many things to say tonight. I don't have any etiquette here. Let's just treat it as a village affair. Just feel free to do it."

Ms. Zhao on one side also quickly took the lead and sat down: "The city lord has spoken, so please don't be restrained and sit down."

The women then sat down obediently.

The county government office, which was not big in the first place, was suddenly overcrowded.

Xu Zhenying was sitting in the main seat, with a long desk in front of him, and behind him stood Xu Yinxi, Feng'er, and Sun Qingchen.

"Aunts, let me get straight to the point. I heard from my fourth aunt that you are all experts at raising pigs and chickens. You must have done a lot of breeding work in your hometown before."

The women thought they were being polite and a bit reserved, but Xu Zhenying opened his mouth to raise pigs and chickens, which suddenly made the women less nervous and started talking.

"Which country woman has never raised pigs or chickens? I'm not bragging. The chickens I raise are bigger than others, and they lay eggs very diligently."

"Yes, yes, you have to be diligent in raising chickens, and you have to clean and tidy up frequently, otherwise there will be no smell." While he was talking, Xu Huiming came in with a few people.

These people are even thinner, but they are in good spirits. They look polite and elegant, like scholars.

Those people were like lost lambs, they were still confused, so they were pulled into the meeting by Xu Huiming.

At this moment, they were standing in the hall, a little at a loss, and they didn't even know where to put their hands.

Feng'er quickly said: "Everyone, please find a seat and sit wherever you like. Don't stand in the center."

Xu Huiming quickly motioned for a few people to take their seats. Those people looked like they didn't know what to do and sat down as soon as there was space.

Some brave people have noticed it, but they are still confused. Isn't it a meeting? Why are there a group of peasant women here?
I thought the city leader was going to summon them alone as a group of scholars.

Several readers exchanged glances with each other.

"As you all know, we have just entered the city and there are still many things that need to be arranged. Since everyone is here, I will keep the story short." Xu Zhenying knocked on the table, and Xu Yinxi immediately took out the book and started writing. When the scholars saw this, they looked at each other and started writing immediately. No one had told them to bring pen and ink before.

This...does anyone tell them...what they are going to do.

"Tomorrow I will send people to collect all the chickens in the city and gather them in one place for centralized breeding. At that time, I will find a craftsman to come over and build a standardized chicken coop. It will be divided into two floors, and each floor will be divided into small The grid has just enough space for one chicken. As you can see, the chicken coop looks like this..."

Xu Zhenying spread out a piece of paper and drew a rough outline of the chicken coop with charcoal.

The women were too embarrassed to come in at first, but Xu Zhenying didn't seem to mind, so they poked their heads in to take a look.

"This is like putting all the cages together, but the place is so small, how can the chicken move? Just let it curl up like this, and it will grow in a few days."

"Just don't let the chickens move. If they don't move, they will grow faster. Make a bamboo trough in front of the chicken coop and put millet, wheat, distiller's grains, soybeans, etc. Don't eat the hatched eggs yet..." Xu Zhenying summoned the scholars. , "Please help me remember that when the time comes, these aunts will be responsible for breeding, and you will be responsible for the chicken raising project. I have to give you a target, and you must let the children in the city eat eggs as soon as possible!"

Those few scholars were in mourning. They never expected that Xu Zhenying summoned them to raise chickens!

What a disgrace!
They are scholars, how could they be allowed to hang out with chickens all day long? Why did Xu Zhenying humiliate them like this?Fortunately, they thought that Xu Zhenying was also a scholar before, but they never expected that Xu Zhenying was any different from a grassroots bandit!
Some people immediately left the table angrily, but were caught by their companions.

"Remember, the first batch of hatched eggs need certain conditions to hatch into chickens. If you want to read and read, you need to divide into several groups to do experiments to see which conditions can make the chickens hatch faster. When the time comes, the eggs will be unified Put them in one place and let craftsmen make them in rows. The temperature inside the house should be kept higher than outside. The firewood should be constant. The temperature should be higher in the front and lower in the back. As for the higher or lower, you need to figure it out yourself. Keep a certain level in the room. The humidity should be high, that is, sprinkle water regularly to prevent the room from being too dry. It must also be ventilated, and the eggs must be turned properly to prevent the embryos from adhering to the egg membrane."

The women nodded frequently as they heard this. They never expected that there was so much knowledge involved in the process of hatching chicks from eggs, and they were surprised and surprised.

Only one scholar stood up and asked loudly: "Did the city lord ask me to wait just to raise chickens?"

Xu Zhenying raised her eyelids and finally took a look at them. She smiled slightly and said, "Otherwise, what do you think you can do?"

The young man blushed and said, "We are always useful in teaching people to read, write, calculate accounts, copy, or defend the city. How could the city lord humiliate us like this and let us be the companions of these animals? With women?"

Yo, here comes a thorn.

Feng'er immediately retorted: "You still look down on women, don't get out of your mother's belly if you have the ability. It's amazing to be able to read and write. There are so many people in our team who can write and count. Now everyone even eats. If you’re not full, no matter how good you are at writing and calculating, what if you can conjure food?”

"You!" The young man blushed angrily, "Vulgar!"

Xu Zhenying tapped the table with her fingers to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said to the scholars: "You should have seen that there is not much food in the granary of Lan County. We must find a way to feed everyone first, otherwise we will People will not be able to survive this winter. Raising chickens is not as elegant as reciting poems and writing poems, but it is something we urgently need to do at the moment. Raising chickens in the whole city in one place can maximize the use of resources and save firewood. , let the chickens be put out of the market quickly, hatch chicks faster, so that the people in the city will no longer go hungry. I need you to put down your posture and cooperate sincerely with these experienced aunts, one has experience, the other can record and research How can you make chickens hatch from eggs? Doing this is tantamount to solving our food crisis. Isn't this a meritorious thing? Why are you so resistant? Do you think it is not dignified, or do you think it is an insult to you scholars? identity of?"

The young man blushed at these words, but he couldn't find a reason to refute. He felt that it was not dignified and decent, but Xu Zhenying was right. They were currently short of food. If they could really solve the food crisis, they would definitely have a bright future.

The scholar took a long time to say: "City Lord, the so-called chicken laying an egg and laying a chicken is a paradox. This is a matter of probability. It cannot be predicted or changed by human power. What we are doing is in vain!"

"So you have to explore!" Xu Zhenying pretended not to see the resistance on the faces of these young people, and continued to persuade, "Every time there are always a few eggs that can hatch into chickens, then certain conditions must be met, and these conditions are You have to rely on your wisdom to find out. Aren't you good at writing? Record the hatching conditions of each batch of eggs and compare them to find the best hatching conditions. If this is done, you will be a great contributor to the five thousand refugees. Ah! Young people need more experience. It’s not enough to complain about hardship. You have endured the hardships of studying. Could it be that you can’t endure the hardships of raising chickens?”

Those young people naturally did not want to be labeled as "cannot endure hardship", so they could only agree with tears in their eyes.

"City Lord, I'm willing to give it a try."

Xu Zhenying said to the aunts again: "Aunts, please be more attentive. Our centralized breeding must be started. Only by starting it first can we increase the production of chickens. We must let these chickens lay more eggs. When the time comes, we will lay more eggs." Give it all to the children in the city to keep them healthy."

The women suddenly became very energetic!
The scholars, on the other hand, are gloomy and gloomy.

Xu Huiming did not forget to comfort them before leaving, "Don't worry, everyone, I have a directory here with the names of all the scholars. Don't worry, the city lord has arranged them properly. The work is no easier than yours."

This group of people felt much more relaxed now that someone was suffering from it together. Some people even asked, "May I ask Mr. Xu, what other jobs are there?"

Xu Huiming carefully recalled the development plan of Lan County that she and Xu Zhenying made before entering the city. Looking at the other party's eyes shining expectantly, he said slowly: "Raise pigs! Raise rabbits! Plant vegetables! Pick manure!"

The young men's expressions softened slightly as they thought about what happened to others.

Whether you are happy in life does not depend on your own efforts, but on the support of your peers!

"Looking at it this way, raising chickens is pretty good, at least they don't need to be exposed to wind or sun."

"Brother Gongtai is right. It's better than raising pigs. I heard that pigs smell bad and make people sick when they smell them."

"Exactly. Since the city lord has given us an order, we must first study this chicken-and-egg problem, and we must not be outcompeted by other groups. Otherwise, where will our face go?"

After finishing the meal, Xu Zhenying recalled Fang Xun and asked about today's news about the wealthy family.

Fang Xun then answered truthfully: "The people didn't trust us at first and refused to tell the truth. But those families have been in Lan County for so many years and have offended many people. They took the opportunity to use our hands to eradicate their dissidents." Quite a few, so people have been tipping us off one after another in the afternoon. We are currently still collecting further evidence."

"Very good, the evidence of the crime must be clear. Since we said we would not kill anyone when we entered the city, but now we are going to kill a lot of people, we need a more tenable reason. Fang Xun, ask someone to stand at the city gate Build a high platform, and then have people move out the dog-head guillotine from the backyard of the county government office, and notify all the people in the city that there will be a lot of excitement in Lan County tomorrow."

Fang Xun immediately understood Xu Zhenying's intention and asked, "Are those wealthy households in the city still refusing to pay the food?"

Xu Zhenying sneered: "It's just a struggle to the death. When the whole family is dead, they will have to give me food and grass. Why is this necessary? Since some people don't understand the current affairs, no wonder I am ruthless. The road of revolution always requires bloodshed. Tomorrow, we will start from their families Get it!"


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