Qi Shan was already used to Young Master Shen's erratic way of thinking: "Name? What name do you want, Young Master?"
Shen Tang's face was heavy: "A village full of villains?"
There is not a single good person in the entire village.
All of them are villains, and they deserve the title.
Qishan: “…”
"No, no, this name will scare away newcomers. At first glance, they might think it's some illegal pyramid scheme. How about calling it 'Village of Repentance'? That won't work either. It doesn't sound very decent. How about changing it to 'Join Hands Together to Become a Well-off Village'?"
Qishan: “…”
He really couldn't hold much hope for Mr. Shen.
With a half-smile, she said, "It's fine whichever one Mr. Shen likes."
I won’t be able to use it in the future anyway.
Shen·Patient with Difficulty in Making Choices·Tang: "…"
She left the choice to God.
I grabbed a handful of weeds and counted them. There were nine in total. So I decided to choose the third one.
Let’s work together to achieve moderate prosperity!
This is God’s will!
She brushed off the grass debris on her clothes and returned to the open space. There were less than 30% of the people in the open space, all of them were young and strong with healthy limbs. Gong Shuwu was standing with his hands behind his back, inspecting the crowd.
Shen Tang always felt that something was not quite right.
Did Gong Shuwu want to arrange for them to undergo labor reform? To reform themselves and become new men? What about the others? Where did the others go
"Where are Yuanliang and the others?"
"Mr. Qi just ordered a few people to go down the mountain to buy some things."
Shen Tang was curious: "Purchasing?"
"Well, Mr. Chu took Miss Lin to count the food stored in the east kitchen and found that the supply was less than three days. It happened that Mr. Zhai also wanted to go down the mountain to meet his brother, so Mr. Qi took this task and went down the mountain. He will be back early tomorrow morning."
Of course, the most important thing is to take over his vegetarian business.
"Mr. Gongshu, what is this for?"
If it is a labor reform, Shen Tang would rather throw them to build houses or cultivate wasteland to grow things. Self-sufficiency is the kingly way. How can there be so much money to squander when going down the mountain to buy things every time? Once the war breaks out in Sibao County, prices will soar, and even mountains of gold and silver will not be able to bear it.
Gong Shuwu remembered the two gentlemen's instructions and did not speak too bluntly, fearing that he would scare Shen Tang: "The world is not safe. If you want to live a stable life, you must have martial arts. These young men have poor aptitude, but with more training, they can be used barely."
"I see. Yuanliang and the others are really thoughtful."
There must be more than one group of bandits in the mountains.
In this dangerous world where wars are everywhere, if you want to create a well-off village, you cannot achieve prosperity by simply operating farming. You also need to cultivate a certain amount of armed forces to ensure the stability of the environment around the village and avoid being robbed by other jealous villages.
"By the way, where did the old and weak go?"
"Mr. Chu arranged other work for them."
It's not easy either, cleaning, chopping wood, felling trees and moving stones.
"Where's Miss Lin?"
Gong Shuwu: "He should still be in the East Kitchen."
Shen Tang went to the east kitchen instead.
Chu Yao and Lin Feng were seen from a distance. They were sitting on stools, looking down at the account book and discussing something. Lin Feng shook his head, frowned, and took out an old abacus, clacking the beads with his fingers...
Shen Tang: “???”
For some reason, she felt ashamed and felt like an unemployed vagrant with nothing to do and nothing to do.
Lian Lin Feng had work arranged for her. She was responsible for managing a dozen captured women - some were older, some were of the right age, and some were younger than her - and made them do some work such as washing, cooking, and sewing.
Shen Tang: “…”
Strictly speaking, isn't Lin Feng a child laborer? ?
The key is that she is not stage-frightened at all.
On second thought, I feel that this is natural.
Although the Lingzhou Lin family was not a wealthy family, they were also a well-known and wealthy family. Including the estates in the manor, there were more than 200 servants. If the incident had not happened, normally, Lin Feng should have found a suitable family at the age of thirteen, and be married at the age of fifteen, to become a clan lady or a mistress of another family.
According to the education of women in the inner house of that era, Lin Feng might have been taken by the mistress of the Lin family when she was five or six years old to learn the chores of the inner house, and teach her how to manage the household and the ways of the world. Even if she only learned the basics, it would be enough for her to manage a dozen people.
Chu Yao asked Lin Feng to help for this reason. As soon as they met, he found that this girl had a strong comprehension and learned things very quickly.
I couldn't help but feel what a pity.
What a pity
It’s a pity that Lin Feng is not a man.
Women are unable to develop a Dan Mansion, so naturally they do not have the literary mind or the courage.
After almost finishing the discussion, Chu Yao finally remembered that there was Shen Tang beside him, staring at Lin Feng eagerly, and put away the account book.
"What's up, Goro?"
"Of course I'm borrowing it from Miss Lin."
Chu Yao's face fell, even though he knew Shen Tang didn't mean that at all: "Wu Lang, be careful with your words and don't offend anyone."
Lin Feng didn't understand why Chu Yao had a dark face at first, but after hearing what he said, he realized what was wrong and was so embarrassed that he covered half of his face with a booklet.
Shen Tang: “…”
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Clear your mind, how old is Sister Lin Feng
"... OK, OK, OK, I'll be careful, I'll be careful, I can't delay any longer, if I delay any longer it will be dark again..."
Shen Tang pulled the person away as if his butt was on fire.
The place where the Lin family guards dumped the bodies was not high, and there was a river with fast currents below. Part of the bodies fell on the riverbank and were eaten by wild beasts that came here after smelling the blood, while part of the bodies fell into the river and floated away.
Some of them were lucky enough to be hanging on vines and branches growing on the mountain wall, and were well preserved. Shen Tang climbed up and put the people down.
The bodies were so unrecognizable that they could only be identified by the clothing they wore, and less than six out of ten were found.
Looking at the little girl crying silently, Shen Tang wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start. At this time, any words he said would be pale and powerless. He could only say dryly: "Settle your grandmother and the others first, and I will take you to the lower reaches of the river later... If they see you like this, they will not be able to leave with peace of mind."
Lin Feng didn't react and cried even harder.
Shen Tang was suddenly overwhelmed. She really couldn't bear to see such a cute, sensible and beautiful child crying in front of her!
Looking at the old lady with a peaceful face, Shen Tang made up his mind and said solemnly: "If the old lady is not far away, listen to what I have to say - from now on, I will treat Lin Feng as my sister. I dare not say that I will have no worries about food and clothing, but as long as I am alive, she will definitely be alive too!"
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"Teacher, look—"
There was a gray carriage parked by the river. Not far away there was a bonfire where an old man was grilling fish.
Hearing the noise, he stood up and walked over, following the direction pointed by his disciple, and saw several corpses floating in the middle of the river. He raised his hand to cover Ah Yan's eyes and sighed, "Ah Yan, don't look."
Ah Yan looked up at him and said, "No, there is a living person."
Old man: "Live people?"
Ah Yan said: "One is still alive."
An old man and a young man jumped into the water and pulled up the man who was still breathing. After an examination, they finally understood why this man was still alive. His ventricle was much more deflected than that of others, and the penetrating wound on his chest just avoided the vital parts.
He had a lot of injuries on his body, including broken ribs, broken arms and legs, and he didn't know how long he had been floating in the water. He had lost too much blood, but he was still alive, all thanks to the good health of Wenxin the scholar!
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