Chapter Fourteen: An Unexpected Event

  Congratulations to Qingyun for recovering from his injuries after three days of closed-door meditation.

  She was in the main room, and for these three nights, Liangshan was indeed well-behaved and didn't make any annoying noises. Three days later, Liangshan went straight to the study to sleep. Zhu Qingyun saw that her husband was being restrained and felt a slight joy in her heart.

  Liáng Shān spent his days busy with matters inside and outside the village, while at night he practiced the "Bai Gu Jing".

  The inner chapter of "Baigu Jing" is the method of cultivation, and the outer chapter is the application, which is the technique. The techniques are divided into three categories: attack, defense, and medical assistance.

  The most common attack technique that can be learned during the Qi-gathering period is the Yin Phosphorus Technique. With a flick of the fingers, three silent and smokeless flames of yin phosphorus erupt, burning the target into ashes. This is indeed an excellent technique for killing people on a dark and windy night. Another attack technique is the White Bone Claw, which can be used openly and honestly, similar to the Eagle Claw Fist, but its power is more than ten times greater.

  This morning, the courtyard was filled with morning dew, and smoke gradually rose. The main house of the Liang family and the nearby houses of the villagers were clean and tidy, looking more and more like a home.

  Liáng Shān was exercising in the courtyard when Liáng Liàng let out a strange cry from the front yard.

  Liáng Shān turned his head, and saw Liáng Liàng rush in, thud, and kneel down on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly, saying: "Young master! Young master! I deserve to die! The granary has a hole, and many grains of rice were stolen by mice."

  "What?!". Liangshan was like being struck by five thunders upon hearing this and hastily rushed to the granary room.

  The huge granary suddenly collapsed in the middle, revealing a deep and dark cave over one foot wide.

  Originally, since they came in, the mice had been aiming at this granary. They stole rice from the middle, but were very careful. Every day when cooking, they took rice from the top, and never thought that the grain at the bottom was being taken away by the mice little by little.

  This morning, while cooking, Liang Liang's wife, Shi, made a move on the upper level, which ultimately led to the collapse of the entire structure, revealing a hidden cave.

  Old steward Liang Kang rushed over, saw this scene, his eyes widened in shock, and kicked Liang Liang's foot, saying: "You beast! How can you live like this? I'll kill you!" Liang Shan hurriedly stopped him, saying: "Uncle Kang, this is not his fault, we were all careless. Uncle Kang, take a look at these grains, how many more days can they last?"

  Liang Kang took a look and said, "It's just three days of tension."

  At this time, the three Wu brothers also came over and said that they had bought some grain on their way, which should be enough for ten days or half a month. Liangshan's heart was slightly settled, and he immediately convened everyone to discuss countermeasures.

  Fortunately, the rice seeds were not lost. Liang Shan ordered Liang Liang to strictly guard them and make amends for his mistake. Kang Shu brought Wu Huo to Chenjiawan immediately to purchase grain as an emergency measure. Wu Jin led four people to launch a mouse-catching campaign.

  At noon, Kang Shu and Wu Huo returned. Chen Jia Tun refused to sell grain to them, and not only that, but also set up a card at the foot of the mountain to Yang Village, from today on, six-tenths of the goods transported through Chen Jia Tun will be taxed, if there is any objection, you can discuss it in Chen Jia Temple tonight.

  This is too ruthless!

  "Master, don't be in a hurry. To get to each of the Liang villages, we have to go through Chen Jia village, but there's another way for Yang Cun. If we head north on foot for three days, we'll reach Nanyang. Nanyang is a market town where we can buy all the goods we need."

  "What is mutual market?" Liangshan asked.

  Liang Kang immediately explained.

  Originally, a mutual market was a trade border town established between countries in the border area. Later generations referred to it as a commercial port. In a mutual market, both countries would set up relevant management institutions to arbitrate disputes arising from trade exchanges.

  The Chen, Liu, Zhang and Wang families are all located on the north side of the Twelve Linked Valleys. All four families have roads that lead to the market town. The road from Chenjia Valley to the market town has two routes: one goes around Yang Village and over a large mountain, while the other goes directly through Yang Village and through the mountain, which is faster by almost a day.

  Originally, Yangcun was still located on a major transportation route, but it had gradually become deserted due to the haunting. Liangshan thought for a moment and ordered Wu Shi's three brothers to lead all the able-bodied laborers to clear the road from Yangcun to Nanyang. Fortunately, there were already Zhuge Liang's inventions of wheelbarrows, so they only needed to clear a small path.

  "Young master, the market doesn't recognize our Daqi copper coins, and the purity of our silver is also not good, if we use them in the market they will be greatly devalued."

  Now all international exchange rates are available.

  Liáng Shān reached into his bosom and pulled out a purse of money, pouring more than ten gold beans into Uncle Kang's hands.

  "Will this do?"

  Liang Kang burst out laughing, his face wrinkled with laughter. Gold and silver cannot be used as general currency in circulation, but generally one thousand coins are equal to one guan of money, which is equivalent to one or two silver, ten silver equivalent to one or two gold, let alone such good quality golden beans.

  Liang Kang took the golden bean and hurried off immediately.

  Under the efforts of the three Wu brothers, it took half a day to clear the mountain road leading north from Yang Village.

  Before it got dark, Liang Kang led a team on the road. To ensure safety, Liang Shan had Wu Tu and Wu Huo, two brothers, personally lead five people to push a wheelbarrow to Nanyang. They were skilled, carrying short knives made by Wu Jin hidden in their clothes. Wu Tu and Wu Huo also had another task in Nanyang, paying attention to the idle people, especially young and strong beggars, saying that Yangcun would provide food and shelter.

  Night falls, Liangshan is still busy in the fields. The vegetable field has been opened up to 20 mu, and the seeds of vegetables such as celery, cucumber, lettuce, spinach, and watercress have been sown. In a month, the first batch of vegetables in Yang Village will be ready. Fifteen mu of paddy fields have been opened, and rice seeds have been sown. It's a bit urgent because they need to rush to transplant before the beginning of autumn. At this rate, they can finally open up 40 mu of paddy fields for the season. All these paddy fields have been evaluated by Kang Shu as first-class paddy fields.

  The entire Yangcun area, after a rough estimate, can be cultivated into about 20 hectares of paddy fields. If further cultivation is done on the mountain, another 100 mu of paddy fields can be added. With five mu to support one household, at least 100 households can be accommodated. In addition to other tenant farmers, such as carpenters, blacksmiths and other craftsmen, there are about 20 households, and about 50 mining households. This Yangcun is equivalent in scale to a village stronghold.

  In the plan of Liangshan, following the twelve households of Liangshan, including the three Wu brothers, they followed their own five-year plan to complete the task of building a hundred mu of good paddy fields and basic village infrastructure. After five years, they can become independent households, recruit their own tenants, and open up wasteland for cultivation. This is Liangshan's promise, which must be fulfilled.

  The dusk was heavy, and the whole Yang Village had only the large mansion in the central area and the surrounding houses lit up. In the distance, someone was singing "Zheng Qi Ge" to boost their morale, with a tune similar to Huangmei Opera, but with a different flavor.

  It's great, this place is gradually recovering its popularity.

  I don't know if Uncle Kang went to Nanyang smoothly, Chenjia Village is staring at Yangcun with a tiger's eyes, and there is not much food left. Liangshan has some worries in his heart. He had never had such an experience - putting the fate of dozens of people on his own shoulders. Liangshan feels the pressure.

  "Mother is calling you back home for dinner." Qīng Yún's voice softly sounded from behind.

  Liangshan thought of a popular phrase from his past life on the internet: "Certain someone, your mom is calling you home for dinner."

  "Master, are you going to Chen's ancestral hall tonight?" asked Zhu Qingyun.

  Liáng Shān gazed at Zhù Qīngyún.

  "Please let Master Qingyun go with us."

  Liáng Shān felt relieved at once, with a fairy as his bodyguard, what was there to fear?

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