Living in the mountains and forests as hunters

Chapter 63

The name of the town is Yuanshan Town. The town in the valley is really small and pitiful. Just like what Cai Tutou said, there are less than 800 people. The whole town is only three or four streets. There is also a circle of earthen walls, which makes this place look a little more powerful, and those who have to know think this is a village!

The bullock cart slowly entered the town, and stopped at the entrance of an inn in the middle of the town, Yuanshan Inn, which is also the only inn in this town, not only an inn, but also a restaurant.The shopkeeper of the inn is the owner, and there are only four people in the whole shop. The shopkeeper's wife is the cook, the shopkeeper is the accountant, his boy is the waiter, and his daughter-in-law is the handyman, cleaning the tables and chairs, and cleaning the room. her business.

Catcher Cai led the crowd to sit down at a dining table in the lobby of the inn, took out a tael of silver, put it in the shopkeeper's hand, and said loudly:

"Old Lu, get me a better room, it's rare for an adult to come, so please greet him carefully."

"Cai Butou, you are here, I was not careful."

Shopkeeper Lu smiled and made tea for everyone, and greeted Uncle Liang who was about to go back, telling him to drink before leaving.Enthusiasm will not work.On the contrary, the county magistrate has been looking around since he entered the inn.

This is a small place, a lobby, which is still in front of the restaurant, and there are only five or six dining tables. Although it looks clean and refreshing, but looking at the wood, you know how much this thing has. Years old, all old stuff.There are three or five signs on the wall behind the counter. They are menus. The most important thing is that there is no one in this inn except them. Seeing this, the county magistrate couldn't help turning his head to look at Cai Chu Obviously, he wanted to hear how the local snake introduced this town.

"My lord, don't think this place is small, but it has everything you need. Let's say that this inn has two small courtyards at the back, a total of ten rooms, three upper rooms, eight middle rooms, and four There are two flats upstairs, which can accommodate many people. If you look at the opposite side, it is a grain shop. The owner's surname is Mi. It is considered a big family in this town. There are nearly a hundred acres of land in the nearby village. , The east end is the blacksmith shop of Lao Qi's family. His family's other things are average, but they also have a good craft, that is, repairing bows and arrows. There are many Orion families around here, and there are also many people repairing and maintaining bows and arrows every year, so the business is really good. That's right, his house is across the street from Old Zhao's shoe and hat shop. His iron-toed buckskin boots are in short supply. Those mountain people don't want to buy a pair. In critical times, the hard thorns on the iron toe can save Human life. There is also Wen’s pharmacy, Qian’s fur shop, Sun’s cloth shop, Li’s jewelry store, everything that a town should have. By the way, there is also this back street. Here you are I can't see it, but on the first street behind here, there is a yard with three entrances, which is Wang Xiucai's home, and his two entrances opened a school, and sending children to study in this neighborhood must be sent to his family, they say this Wang Xiucai is very knowledgeable. If he hadn’t broken his leg during the war, he would have been an official a long time ago. He is now in his 50s. He has four generations of his family and is kind. , just look at the child's character, Shuxiu is not high, and the family lives by opening a bookstore on the street facing the door. The most important thing is that most of the books in this bookstore are his. For private collection, he doesn't sell it directly, he just asks people to copy it, and he only needs to pay him five cents for copying one copy. The shop is used as pen and paper money, so many people who have no books to read use this method to study! There are some children in the school whose families cannot afford Shuxiu, so they copy books and sell books to earn some money to teach Shuxiu! What a wonderful person what!"

Catcher Cai was drinking tea, slowly pointing to the shops along the street and telling the county magistrate one by one. With just a few words, the county magistrate knew most of the situation in this small town.
"Our town is small, but it's the deepest town in the mountains. The medicinal materials and furs are still good. It's close to the mountains, and occasionally you can get some wild beasts. Some people go here specially. Every year, there are wild animals. The merchants come here, just for these things, they can also bring in a lot of goods, if not for the fact that our town is really too small, I am afraid it can still be prosperous."

"It looks a little self-sufficient. Although it's a bit poor and simple, the town is peaceful and peaceful, so it can't be said to be bad!"

The county magistrate finally spoke. He already understood the characteristics of this place and the general outline of the town, but at the same time he also knew the biggest problem facing him as an official, that is, the lack of people!At this time, I came back and thought about Cai Butou's faint hints along the way, thinking that Orion was not allowed to enter the mountain, but the intention of asking for help in another way. He still didn't understand it. The matter of killing wolves is once again compromised!For this somewhat self-assertive Catcher Cai, he felt dislike and admiration. After all, this is a very righteous Catcher, and everything he does is for the sake of the people here.Although there was still the original expression on his face, neither sad nor happy, but when he spoke, he was a little more gentle.

"That's true. People say that there are troublemakers in the deep mountains, but we have never seen that here. Don't say that you don't pick up lost things on the road, and you don't close your house at night. But those criminals are really rare. To put it bluntly, they are all Thinking about busying myself with that mouth. How can there be such a waste of time! Occasionally, there are a few people who don’t know what’s going on, and their patriarch will take care of it, so nothing big will happen.”

"How far is it from Xiaohu Village?"

The county magistrate knew that he wanted to know, he said what he had to say, then turned around and asked about his original destination, he had no serious problems with his feet, he thought he only needed to rest for one night, and he was looking for a car from the town tomorrow It must be very appropriate to sit in the past.He still wanted to see the village with his own eyes, where the wolf came out.

"It's only an hour to the east. The village is not in the mountains, but at the foot of the mountains. It can be regarded as a richer land, at least there are a lot of fields! There is also a lake with a lot of fish to catch. The people living there can be regarded as having enough food and clothing.”

"Okay, let's go early tomorrow morning, by the way, let's find a car, lest I delay the schedule again."

It has been several days since the county magistrate inspected the affected villages, and there is still no news about how to deal with the wolves that ran down from the deep mountain. People who are well-informed, other people in the county have already started to know the final result one after another, because the businessmen who have contacts in the county have sent news that a red list has been pasted on the gate of the government office of the state capital, and the office has been opened. Bonus, whoever kills wolves in the deep mountains, a wolf can receive a bonus of ten taels of silver at the yamen of Wankou County. In this general recognition, apart from the wolf skin, it is worth one or two taels of silver. Other things on the wolf's body When it's worthless, the price of killing wolves is really good.

When Wang Daqi passed by An Dalang's house again, he came here on purpose, just to tell An Dalang, and An Dalang felt that this kind of love was worth remembering.

"Our lord is really a good official. Our boss didn't even think of this method. It's just spending money to avoid disasters! Our boss said that it actually costs money to find soldiers. Not to mention generals, even soldiers have In case of casualties, the yamen also needs to pay out money for pensions. Who told this to be for the sake of the place instead of fighting! The most important thing is, when the soldiers come, who knows how their military discipline is? If it is that kind of bandit soldiers, Wouldn't it make our place suffer again for no reason?"

"Why didn't it be posted at the gate of the county government office, but went to the state capital instead?"

An Dalang also didn't understand something, did he think this matter was a bit exaggerated?He also has a good impression of this lord, who let this lord keep his word, and spent 30 taels of silver to buy a few recipes from their family!It made his dream of a two-story building a big step forward, and just for this, he couldn't help but care a little more about it!
"So I said, this is really the most appropriate way, and it's posted in the county. In the end, the hunters in our neighborhood go out to do this. How many people can go? How many wolves are there in the mountains? Can you be sure? But it's here The state capital is different. How many people are in the state capital? How many capable hunters and warriors are there in our state? Most of the people around the mountains use bows and arrows. We have attracted these people with money. Isn’t it easier for the hunters in their own county? Of course, those who are capable and want to make money can go here, it depends on what you think. I think, in this way, at least this person who goes up the mountain to kill wolves There are more people, and there is some guarantee of safety, right!"

Wang Daqi drank the hot porridge, splashed down a bowl, licked the bowl with his tongue, wiped his mouth, got up, and was about to leave.

(End of this chapter)