The wind blows the wheat waves, and Man Bao, who is not rushing, doesn't feel much anymore, she just feels that the wind is blowing.
She squatted on the edge of the field, blowing the wind, and felt that her body was not so sticky, so she let out a breath.
Bai Shan had already laid down beside her, looked at the wheat field not far away and said: "Don't say, this village is remote, but the field is not bad. It seems that the wheat grows better than outside."
Man Bao nodded.
This village is remote, Bai Shan went down the mountain several times but never came to this small village, because there is no road!
Not to mention the carts, even the horses couldn't get in. In the end, they left the horses outside when they were halfway there, leaving two people to guard the horses, and the others came in with their loads on their backs.
When they came here and saw this piece of wheat field, they didn't want to leave.
It is cooler in the mountains, and the wheat here ripens later than outside, and the harvest has not yet started, and there are not many people in the fields.
Feeling rested, Man Bao pushed her hands back and began to look around with her feet spread out. She said: "Although this village is surrounded by mountains, the mountains are not high. They are far worse than ours. It's just a small hillside." , at least we have to build a road that can accommodate scooters, right?"
Bai Shan also thinks so, "Going in and out depends on shoulders and backs, even if you have the best things, you can't make money."
Bai Shanwei, the county captain of Dong, asked, "How do they pay their village's taxes every year?"
Dong Xianwei: "...take it out, we only collect taxes in the county government."
As for how it was shipped out, how did he know
A group of people were blowing the wind at the edge of the field, because the fatigue of carrying things and climbing the mountain dissipated a lot. Although they were hungry at the moment, they were actually a little sleepy.
Man Bao sighed comfortably: "The wind is so refreshing."
Bai Shan took it for granted, "Let's sit down a bit longer."
Dong Xianwei: ... I want to go to the village to eat.
It seems that God heard the voice of County Captain Dong. A man carrying a hoe came out of the village and came here and found a group of them. He widened his eyes, and Bai Shan raised his hand. Legs run.
Bai Shan's hands froze, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhou Man on the grass.
Man Bao had already sat up from the grass, and said confidently: "He should have gone back and called the village head to welcome us."
Bai Shan also thought so, so he got up and tidied up his robe and hair crown. He is also a parent official, and he must be decent when meeting for the first time, and he should not be too embarrassing.
Someone from Xiaoliu Village was even more unusual than getting into a carriage from Qili Village, so the man shouted, and someone ran out of the village immediately...
If they hadn't been carrying hoes, sticks, and kitchen knives, Man Bao would have felt that they were being warmly welcomed.
Seeing how fierce they were, Dong Xianwei jumped up from the grass in fright, and immediately stopped in front of Bai Shan and Zhou Man with his servants and guards, and shouted at the rushing people: "What are you doing, the county magistrate is here, Who dares to be presumptuous?"
This sentence was spoken in official language, but the villagers didn't understand it, and they still rushed towards them with their hoes up and shouting. County Captain Dong could only yell again in dialect, and used his scabbard to push back the people who rushed forward. Pushing it vigorously, he shouted with a vicious look on his face, "Don't you recognize people, and don't you recognize official uniforms?"
Just when the villagers hesitated and did not continue, just pushing and shoving with the yamen servants, the village chief came from behind panting and shouted: "Where are the bandits, where are the bandits? God damn it, as soon as the wheat is ripe Come… "
After crossing the crowd and seeing the official robes worn by Dong Xianwei and others, he looked down at their boots, was shocked, and immediately shouted: "Oh, stop, stop, you bunch of reckless people, this is an adult! , I’ve admitted my mistake, I’ve admitted my mistake, put down the hoe quickly…”
The villagers put down their hoes, sticks, and... kitchen knives and sickles in confusion. There was a lot of noise, and everyone looked at Bai Shan and others with fear and suspicion.
Both Bai Shan and Man Bao let out a long breath, frightened to death.
The village chief stopped the villagers and told them to step back before coming forward with joy. Bai Shan was about to greet him, but the village chief grabbed Dong Xianwei's hand, looked up at him with tears in his eyes and said: "My lord, you are finally here. You don't know how long the people in the village have been looking forward to you..."
Bai Shan: ...
Dong Xianwei was a little embarrassed, he simply grabbed the village chief's hand and pulled him to Bai Shan, saying: "This is the county magistrate."
The village head looked at Bai Shan in a daze, "Has our county changed the county magistrate?"
Dong Xianwei had black lines on his hair, afraid that Bai Shan might misunderstand, he said, "I was not a county magistrate before either."
The village head quickly explained: "Of course I know that your lord is not a county magistrate, but your lord is a county lieutenant. I have seen you before."
Lieutenant Dong raised his heart, thinking of what he yelled just now, he immediately said: "I have never seen you before!"
The village head lowered his head in disappointment, "Yes, I came back when I didn't see you."
He looked at Dong Xianwei and Bai Shan with full expectation: "Are the adults here to suppress bandits?"
He looked back and forth between the yamen servants and the guards, and asked: "Is the army outside the mountain? Do you want to go out and meet the younger ones?"
Lieutenant Dong began to sweat continuously. He is a county magistrate, and he is in charge of the law and order in the county. Of course, he is not the main force in things like suppressing bandits, because there are two patrol inspectors in the county.
But as a county lieutenant, he definitely needs to know about this situation. He should even dispatch someone to suppress bandits, but why didn't he know that there were bandits in Beihai County
He couldn't help but look at the county magistrate.
Bai Shan only glanced at County Captain Dong and knew that he didn't know anything, so he said to the village chief, "We're here to see the situation first. The army hasn't arrived yet, so don't spread the word."
When the village head heard it, he nodded immediately, and at the same time asked the villagers to be quiet and stop shouting, "No wonder the head of the village didn't tell us in advance that the adults are coming, so it should be quietly."
Bai Shan glanced at the villagers and said, "Let's go to the village first, I want to know about... the situation of bandits with you."
The village chief responded immediately and led them into the village. Seeing that the yamen servants and guards carried a lot of things on their backs, they immediately asked the villagers to come forward to help.
Man Bao followed them into the village and went directly to the village chief's house.
The village is fairly tidy, with mostly mud walls and thatched roofs, but it is slightly higher than the houses in many villages outside, and the yard is also open.
There are some long melons and smoked chickens hanging under the eaves. It can be seen that their life here is better than that in fishing villages such as Xiaowa Village.
Bai Shan was very satisfied, and said: "I have seen the roster of your village, and there are thirty-nine households in your village?"
"Yes, there are few people in our village."
Bai Shan glanced at the people surrounded by hula-la outside, and said with a smile: "It's not too young."
Most of them are the same as Zhou Man's family, with prosperous children and grandchildren but they just don't separate their families.
Bai Shan smiled and narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Which mountain is the bandit you are talking about?"