"Hurry up, move faster, finish moving these things quickly, there is still a ship to unload!" A foreman was yelling at a group of coolies who were carrying goods, so that everyone's hands and feet would be more agile.
The coolies who carried the goods heard the foreman's words, although they all complained in their hearts, but the movements of their hands were indeed a little faster.
It's not that they are afraid of the foreman, but that the faster they move, the more money they will earn. Isn't it because they came to this wharf to work as coolies to make more money
After a busy morning, all the coolies were sweating profusely, including the foreman on the pier, and their voices were a little hoarse. It was a rare pastime for everyone to sit and chat while eating at noon. .
"There are more and more ships on this Yuhe River, and there are more and more rare things. Among the goods I moved two days ago, I saw a glazed mirror brought from Jingzhou. Be careful, and I will not let go of my heart until I hit the ground." A hard worker said to the people next to him while eating the food in his hands.
"Liu Li Bao Jing, I've also heard about this. It seems to be a gift from the descendants and grandchildren of the former head of the Gao family. However, I also moved a box of valuables yesterday. It seems to be something from my daughter's house. I heard that it is very Precious." Hearing what the hard worker said, another person who was eating said something vaguely while chewing the food.
"Don't talk about it, everyone should think about it. After this month is over, how much wages can we earn? Last month, the stupid boy in the village next door earned a full three taels of silver with all his strength. Originally, no one wanted to marry that idiot, but in the past two days, the number of people who said they would marry is almost over the threshold!" Someone on the other side heard the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but interject.
"That's right, let's not worry about these things. We just need to think about how much money we can earn this month and what to buy for the family. That's enough. If you want to say that this new county official is really capable, It’s only been a year, and the Yuhe Wharf, which used to be deserted, has become so lively now, and it’s given us such a job, what a good official!” As soon as the chatterbox was opened, everyone around I can't help but want to interject, everyone has worked hard all morning, and eating at this time is also the most relaxing time.
"This is not due to the county lord alone, but also Taoist Mo He of Qingmei Temple. This Taoist chief is a local student of our Zi'an County. Before Yuhe reopened, Mo He was driving the boat alone. On the river, go ten times on the Yuhe River, and kill all the monsters in the Yuhe River, so that these passing ships can pass with peace of mind."
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A group of laborers on the wharf chatted loudly together. For the current changes in Zi'an County, they attributed all the credit to the county magistrate and Mohe in Qingmeiguan. Above the teahouse, a young man heard the words in his ears, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
This young man is wearing a light blue gown, without any accessories on his body, and even the hair on the top of his head is very casually done with a wooden hairpin, but when he sits there, he gives people a kind of air The feeling of being out of the world, coupled with his handsome face, everyone has to praise, "What a handsome young man!"
This handsome young man is naturally Mo He.
Now, it has been a year since Taoist Qingmei passed away, and Mo He has also reached the age of fourteen. Fourteen years old is not young in this world, and many people have already married and established businesses.
And since Daoist Qingmei left, no one would treat Mo He as the only Taoist in Zi'an County as a child anymore.
Mo He turned his head and glanced at the scenery of Yuhe River outside the window. Now this Yuhe Wharf is completely different from what it was a year ago, and it looks bustling and lively.
The original open area around the wharf is now full of various buildings, including taverns, teahouses, cloth shops, and restaurants. Although it has been established for a long time, some places are somewhat rudimentary, but there are already buildings from all walks of life. Basically, it can be predicted that in the future, as long as there are no accidents, this place may become the most prosperous place in Zi'an County.
Picking up the tea on the table, Mo He put it to his mouth and took a sip, and regained his attention. At the same time, he suppressed the embarrassment rising in his heart, and thought to himself.
"It's just an advertisement, but I didn't expect the effect to be so outrageous. It doesn't take much thought at all!"
That's right, what these hard laborers on the docks are talking about, to a certain extent, is actually fueled by Mo He.
Mo He is very clear about the truth that the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. If some things want to be known, publicity is indispensable. This kind of self-selling and boasting behavior, many people in this world can't get rid of this shame, but Mo He No worries.
The reason why he did this was because of Daoist Qingmei, now that Daoist Qingmei has ascended to the god position, although he is now in the Netherland, Daoist Qingmei can still receive the power of incense and faith.
As a disciple, the only thing that can help Daoist Qingmei to manage it now is to make the temple of Daoist Qingmei flourish. For this reason, Mo He did this in secret.
The biography he wrote for Daoist Qingmei, through the deeds of Daoist Qingmei, slightly artistically processed it, and then spread it out. Originally, he just wanted Daoist Qingmei to be mentioned frequently by everyone, so as to ensure that the incense would be strong, but he didn't expect that. In the end, it was so biased that even Mo He himself was suddenly deified.
As far as those hard workers were talking about the ten trips to and from the Yuhe River, Mohe had indeed been there by boat, but not so many times at all, and because the sixth prince Xia Yuan was already in the Yuhe River when he came to Zi'an County through the Yuhe River that time. I cleaned up a batch of water monsters in the middle of the river. I went boating on the Mo River several times, but only dealt with a few water monsters that were not very threatening. s story.
What embarrasses Mo He the most is that he knows that these things will spread so outrageously now, which is not unrelated to his fueling the flames at the beginning, so every time he hears someone talking about these things, Mo He now feels a little awkward.
Suddenly, Mo He's movements paused for a moment, his eyes turned to the surface of the Yu River, and he thought to himself.
"coming!"
With a thought, the figure of Mo He immediately jumped out of the window of the teahouse and ran towards the pier. Almost at the moment when Mo He jumped off the teahouse, the water near the Yuhe pier suddenly stirred up a wave of water Then, the hard workers who were eating looked back, and saw in the water waves, a water monster the size of two people was heading towards the top of their heads with its mouth wide open.
"Monster!" At this moment, each of the hard workers was scared out of their wits, threw the food in their hands, and retreated backwards with hands and feet, rolling and crawling.
And one of the unlucky ones happened to be targeted by the water demon and wanted to escape, but found that his feet were stuck in a puddle of water, and suddenly felt that he might be dead.
Just as the water monster's bloody mouth fell, the hard worker suddenly heard a voice.
"Monster, dare you!"
Accompanied by the sound, came a blue-black light. This blue-black light, like a galloping beast, directly flew away the water monster that was rushing towards the hard worker.
Before the hard worker had time to react, another white light flashed in front of his eyes, like a rain of needles, and then a figure flew past his eyes.
When this figure flashed past his eyes, the hard worker just woke up like a dream, immediately yelled, and retreated to the back.
But when he turned around, he found that those companions who had run away just now stopped and stood there one by one, but their eyes were looking towards the direction of the water. Excited.
The hard worker quickly ran to his companion, still a little shocked, but when he followed his companion's gaze and cast his gaze on the water, he was stunned for a moment, and then cried out: "It's the chief of Mohe River!"
At this time, Mo He was standing on the water, pinched a seal with one hand, and held the black jade bamboo stick in the other hand. A layer of water flowed like a net, controlling the water demon in it, make it impossible to escape.
Maybe this water demon never dreamed that the water that has always been the most comfortable would one day become a net that bound him and cut off his life.
Seeing the injured water demon in the net, Mo He swung the jade bamboo stick in his hand forward again, and hit the water demon in the net hard, making the water demon tremble all over , the breath immediately became much weaker.
Looking at the dying water monster in the net, a smile appeared on the corner of Mo He's mouth. Now that he has rich experience in dealing with such a water monster, he will never show mercy when he strikes. He directly gave it a ruthless blow with the black jade bamboo stick, followed by a needle rain technique, which completely injured the water demon, then cut off his life, and captured him alive.
Carrying the water demon bound in the water net, Mo He returned to the shore, and many people surrounded him, praising Mo He.
"Congratulations to Director Mo He for subduing another water demon!"
"Thank you, Director Mo He, for your rescue. If the leader hadn't appeared in time, these hard workers on our pier would be in danger!"
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Facing the compliments from the people around him, Mo He always had a faint smile on his face, then walked forward slowly, and at the same time said in his mouth: "As the Taoist officer of Zi'an County, this is my duty, you don't have to do this, if If you want to, you can go to my master's temple to burn incense and praise me as an unworthy disciple in front of his old man."