Hongfeng Lake, on the island in the middle of the lake.
The beautiful island looks like a maple leaf, surrounded by blue waves.
There is a huge cave on the island in the middle of the lake. There is a lake in the cave. The lake water is clear but bottomless. Because the lake water in the cave is too cold, no one has ever explored where the lake water in the cave comes from. How deep it is, but it is estimated that there is an underground underground river connected with the lake outside.
There are colorful stalactites in the cave, some are as white as jade, some are resplendent and resplendent, in various poses, just like an underground palace full of pearls and jade. At this moment, right next to the lake and stalactites in this quiet cave whose depth is unknown, several men are surrounding a beautiful girl, trying to persuade her.
This girl is Xia Yingying, and those men are her biological brothers.
"Little sister, everyone is doing it for your own good. You were young and ignorant, and you were coaxed by his sweet words..."
Xia Yingying stuffed her ears with two fingers, and twisted her delicate body slightly: "If you don't listen, don't listen, bastard chant the scriptures."
"Little sister, the day after tomorrow is my ancestor's birthday, and my ancestor loves you the most. If you don't participate, how will you succeed? Look..."
Xia Yingying continued to stuff her ears with two fingers, and twisted her body: "Don't look, don't look, you bastard!"
"Uh...cough!"
Suddenly there was a clear cough at the entrance of the cave, the cough sound was very majestic, and echoed slightly in the grotto. The brothers of the Xia family turned their heads and saw a maid supporting an old woman with white hair standing at the entrance of the cave, busy They went forward one after another and said respectfully, "Old Ancestor, why are you here?"
Da Wa waved his hand and said, "You all go out!" The Xia brothers didn't dare to disobey, and quickly retreated, Da Wa asked the maid to also retreat, leaning on crutches, and walked step by step to Xia Yingying's side, Xia Yingying lowered her head , whispered: "Old ancestor."
Da Wa stood still with his crutches, and said with a smile: "Why, this old man is going to have a big birthday, you girl won't come, are you mad at the old lady?"
Xia Yingying said aggrievedly: "Ancestor, how could Yingying dare to be angry with you old man? I'll tell you, I will definitely go when your old man celebrates your birthday."
Dawa laughed, pointed her finger lightly on Yingying's forehead, and said angrily, "You girl, with a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, you can't do this. After you get married, you have such a personality, you can't be punished." The man was bullied to death?"
Xia Yingying pursed her lips, turned around and said, "I won't get married in my whole life, so who can bully me?"
Da Wa said: "Because of that person named Ye Xiaotian?"
Xia Yingying was angry and remained silent, Dawa said: "Girl, the old lady loves you the most. Do you think the old lady will harm you? The old lady has heard of the voodoo teaching, and there are some weird rules. Twenty years of fate, you Know what that means?"
Seeing that Xia Yingying was silent, Dawa sighed softly, and said, "Grandma has been with your great-grandfather all her life, and she still feels lonely after he left. Grandma will be a hundred years old soon. If you live to her age, How uncomfortable is it to be alone for most of your life?"
Xia Yingying said: "Old Ancestor, I don't care! As long as I'm with him, I..."
Dawa thumped his cane heavily, and said, "You don't care, I care!"
Xia Yingying paused and said, "Old ancestor, I think you came from the snow-capped mountains and plateaus for your great-grandfather..."
Dawa put his hands on Xia Yingying's shaved shoulders, and said softly: "Yingying, you are my descendant, my flesh and blood, if I don't love you, who will love you? Your grandparents, parents, and me They all have the same idea, grandma would rather you hate me now than regret it in the future!"
Xia Yingying said: "I am responsible for what I do! I don't regret it! Besides, brother Xiaotian said, he will find a way to break this rule!"
Dawa said with an emphasis: "Then wait until he lifts this rule!"
Xia Yingying said: "Old ancestor!"
Dawa turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave, and said slowly: "Don't be petty, go back and clean up, and prepare for grandma's birthday, you want to choose a birthday gift that grandma likes, understand?"
Xia Yingying said angrily: "Old ancestor!"
Dawa said: "You are not allowed to play tricks with the old lady. If you say that you are not allowed to be together, you will stay here forever and never see anyone. Do you think I don't know that you sneaked to the South Lake to play? Also, your The little trick of the hunger strike... Don't eat too much, you won't be able to marry if you want to marry... "
Grandma Dawa shook her head and sighed as she spoke. Xia Yingying stood there, her face swollen into a big red cloth...
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"Hunger strike?"
Xu Boyi walked back with Hua Qingfeng, scolding Ye Xiaotian with the same hatred as he walked, and before he reached the gate of the county government office, he was stopped by Luo Daheng who was rushing towards him. Fatty Luo rubbed his fat hands, and thanked him happily: "Yes! The altar has been set up, Mr. Xu, go on a hunger strike, the villagers can't wait!"
When Xu Boyi heard this, his face turned dark.
Li Bohao saw that the kid was talking too incoherently, so he quickly pulled him away, and said, "Xu County Chancellor, the platform for praying for rain has been set up. Cheng, you want to sacrifice to heaven on a high platform, go on a hunger strike to pray for rain, you are deeply moved, and now they have all gone to the county government office to cheer for you."
Gao Ya asked someone to carry him and he came over and said: "Xu County Chancellor, everyone is looking forward to it, please hurry up."
People in Gaoli and Li villages didn’t know that it was Ye Xiaotian’s idea to pray for rain at Gaotai, but even though they mistook it as Xu Boyi’s promise, they also knew that Xu Boyi didn’t care about Xiaomin’s life and death. freed.
People in Gaoli and Lizhai villages were deeply dissatisfied with Xu Boyi, thinking that he was favoring the other side. The reason for releasing him was that he didn't want to over-irritate the government.
Xu Boyi turned to Hua Qingfeng with an extremely ugly face: "My lord..."
As soon as Hua Qingfeng grasped his hand, Yin Yinran said: "The official duties of the yamen, I have my own county and a group of colleagues to do it for me. Boyi don't worry, you can go at ease."
Xu Boyi wanted him to say something for himself, as long as Hua Qingfeng said: "Xu County Prime Minister is busy with official duties, it is not appropriate to go on a hunger strike to pray for rain, why not invite some virtuous monks and alchemists from this county to come and practice the Dharma." It's good to step down.
Unexpectedly, Hua Qingfeng shrinks his head whenever important events happen, and never thought about how to rescue him. In accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes, Hua Qingfeng said the next scene, and then slipped away.
"Master County..."
Looking at the back of Hua Qingfeng leaving in a hurry, Xu Boyi wanted to cry without tears. In desperation, Xu Boyi was surrounded by Luo Daheng, Li Bohao, Gao Ya and others and came to the county government. Hua Qingfeng was looking up at the altar in front of the yamen, when he saw Xu Boyi arrived, he quickly pretended not to see him, and walked into the county yamen.
Xu Boyi glared at Hua Qingfeng's back with hatred, looked at the high platform, and saw a high platform built against the wall opposite the county government office, all made of thick wood, with baffles and baffles around the platform There are many large characters written on it:
"Selling things from south to north, Luo Ligao is the best!"
"Integrity, fast, safe, sincerely look forward to cooperating with you!"
"Contract all less-than-truckload business, Luo Ligao, your most trusted friend!"
"Take full care and rest assured!"
"Luo Ligao travels on horseback, a choice you have no regrets in!"
There were colorful flags on the stage, and there was a team of gongs, drums and suona playing in front of the stage, and many people gathered around happily. Seeing such a situation, Xu Boyi's nose almost crooked.
Xu Boyi was dragged onto the stage in a daze, and when he sat down on the stage, he realized that a sunshade had been built for him above his head, and there was a jug of clear water in front of him, which was very thoughtful. Xu Boyi turned his head, and found a small space behind him, the curtain was not closed, and there was a toilet in it.
Xu Boyi looked at it and thought to himself: "I'm not even allowed to step down because it's convenient, is this trying to starve me to death on stage!"
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Hua Qingfeng strolled towards the back house, and gradually felt some regret: "Ye Xiaotian and I are right, is it right or wrong? This person is really difficult to deal with. Xu Boyi just showed a little hostility to him, and he was tricked by him." I have to die, if I choose to cooperate with him in the first place... "
"No! This man is full of tricks and does not follow the usual rules. If I don't deal with him early, one day he will become the second Meng County Prime Minister and turn me into a puppet in his hands. He is a little bit of history. , I, Hua Qingfeng, have two jinshis and seven-rank official seals, but I can't deal with such a low-level official like him?"
In Hua Qingfeng's mind, heaven and man are at war, sometimes the idea of surrendering and seeking peace prevails, and sometimes the idea of continuing to fight prevails. When he walked to the small garden in front of the flower hall in the third courtyard, he happened to see Su Ya standing in front of the flowers. It seems to be admiring the flowers.
Hua Qingfeng slowed down unknowingly, walked forward with a smile and said, "Ma'am, you are enjoying the flowers."
When Su Ya saw that it was Hua Qingfeng, her expression immediately turned cold, and she said calmly, "Master is back."
The two couples have been in a cold war recently. Hua Qingfeng took the initiative to strike up a conversation to seek reconciliation several times, but Su Ya made her petty. Although the relationship between the two has eased compared with the previous two days, it has not yet returned to the previous intimacy.
Hua Qingfeng laughed and said: "Yeah, the front office is not busy today, so I came back because I was bored. Oh, that's right! I have already transferred Xuntian back to the fast shift to be a headhunter. He told you this something?"
Su Ya said indifferently: "The affairs in the yamen are the master's business. As a woman, I only need to take care of the back house. Why should the master talk to the concubine? Xuntian can arrange it as he wants, and the concubine Don’t dare to ask the master to bend the law for personal gain.”
"Ma'am, how do you say that..."
"Master, this concubine is going to take a bath, please let me go!"
"Ma'am, the flowers are in full bloom, why don't you and I appreciate them together."
"Master likes it, so let's appreciate it alone, and I also think...the flowers bloom very uniquely!"
Su Ya walked in front of Hua Qingfeng with a cold face, Hua Qingfeng was annoyed secretly: "I was spoiled by Ye Xiaotian in the yamen, and my husband was also depressed when I returned to the back house. It's really unreasonable! Huh?" Hua Qing Feng raised his head inadvertently, and finally understood what Madam was looking at just now.
He saw a mountain, that short mountain has no scenery at all, it is placed in the city, everyone has already seen it, so there are no tourists, and there is nothing but the lonely ruined earth temple, but today, But the mountain is full of pits and valleys full of people!
Excavation, excavation, leveling, hauling large logs, prying stones, demolishing earth temples...
Hua Qingfeng was a little stunned at first, then realized that these were the eight thousand migrant workers hired by Ye Xiaotian. Just now when Ye Xiaotian was talking about the plan at the top of the city, Hua Qingfeng was very impatient and didn't listen carefully, and stood watching from the top of the city, because of the different angles, he didn't think too much.
Standing here at this time, watching so many people leveling the land on the mountain and digging the foundation, Hua Qingfeng suddenly recalled: "Once this house is built, it will stand there so conspicuously, and it will be placed on the ground in a majestic way." Above my house, I was slapped in the face every day and all the time! Xu Boyi was dragged to the front of the yamen to be slapped in the face, and the county hid in the back house, why don't you let him go?"