Outside Fang County, a piece of greenery, gurgling water, blue sky and white clouds, jasper firmament, trees grow vigorously, pink buds begin to grow gradually, turn green, deepen the color a little bit, Luling in March is a little more beautiful, compared to the spring breeze in February like scissors, cutting all the green, this March is a storm, raging all the trees, have emerged green.

The greenery is not very clear in Fang County, and when it comes to the outside, the feeling that spring has arrived is very clear, deep in the mind, and it cannot be shaken off, Li Zhou and Liu Chichi took a carriage through the rugged road, walked less than an hour away, and came to one of the places, the mountains and land he had purchased.

The carriage stopped advancing, there was no road ahead, Liu Chichi and Li Zhou nodded, got off the carriage, and after getting off the carriage, Liu Chichi was familiar with the journey and took Li Zhou forward, passing through a small road, which could only accommodate two people walking, and the road was not very smooth, Li Zhou frowned, and did not complain anything, this is Luling, not Chang'an, and not now.

There is a road that is already very good, there are some places but there is no road, if you want to go, it is impossible to find that place without a guide, after walking for about a quarter of an hour, they came to a field, Li Zhou looked at the mountain in front of him, it was very big, very satisfied, and then looked at the world under his feet, regardless of the dirt, he bent down and grinded the land, feeling the stickiness in it.

The feel is OK, not particularly bad, look at it, the surrounding fields are almost the same, it is the same kind of soil, the important thing is that no one has come to sow the surrounding land, and you can see the busy figure not far away, those farmers saw Li Zhou and others, they were puzzled, and kept guessing the identity of Li Zhou and others in their hearts, presumably the son of an adult.

Then continue to bow your head and sow seeds, grain is the first, as for who Li Zhou and others are, it is none of their business, as long as Li Zhou and others do not find trouble with them, farmers are like this, simple and free from the world, with land and land, they can live in peace.

"Young master, those people are villagers here, do you want them?"

"No, whatever they want."

Li Zhou raised his hand to stop Liu Chichi's next words, the peasants are simple and will not mess with their plans, don't worry about them, Liu Chichi saw that the young master didn't mind, so he didn't speak, stood aside, waiting for the young master's orders, Li Zhou looked at it for a while, and said, "How many villagers like that are nearby?" ”

"Back to the young master, there are not many, within a radius of ten miles, there are only a few villages, and there are not many household registrations, scattered more than a dozen households, originally there were many people here, experienced the exploitation of officials, and the weather problems, the villagers here moved away, either to other places, or to seek refuge with relatives, in short, they don't want to continue to stay in Fang County."

Liu Chichi had already figured out the situation of the surrounding villagers, elaborated in detail, and after collecting information so many times, he also knew what news Li Zhou needed, to be very comprehensive, not just a few words, Li Zhou nodded: "Are they all old, weak, sick and disabled?" ”

"No, young master, most of them are those people, but they can still work, young master, do you want to?"

Seeing Li Zhou's question in such detail, he was puzzled, it couldn't be that the young master wanted to recruit those people, right? Li Zhou didn't answer, lowered his head and pondered, raised his head after a while and said: "You go and ask and tell them, Young Master Ben wants to collect a large amount of firewood, and there are workers, as long as they have it, Young Master Ben wants it, and the price is the same as sending it to Fang County, and they can go to our two mountains to collect it, and the price remains the same." ”

"Also, you tell them that Young Master Ben still has to invite people from their village, of course, salary and other money, you have to pay attention, it must be completed on the same day, and it will be issued on the same day, and there can be no shortage of one or two, let me tell you, if anyone dares to embezzle Young Master's silver, Young Master Ben will not show mercy."

Li Zhou's last sentence aggravated the tone, the gentle Li Zhou, became very terrifying at the moment, the tone of the calm made people in the cold, Liu Chichi shivered, and the craftsmen and workers behind him bowed their heads one after another, not daring to calculate in their hearts, who is this man, they have heard a little, and they also know his horror, and they dare not disobey his orders.

They knew that Li Zhou's words were not said to Liu Chichi, but to them, warning them that where they shouldn't stretch out their hands, they had better work quietly, and once they stretched out their hands, they would want to go by themselves.

"Yes, young master."

Liu Chichi immediately replied, he didn't dare to hesitate, what kind of person is the young master, he knows that when he should be gentle, he is very gentle, and he treats everyone as gentle and elegant, as kind as a spring breeze, once he is angry, killing a few people is just a gesture for him, no matter what your identity is, as long as you offend him, there will be no good end.

"You remembered it for Young Master Ben."

Li Zhou turned around and left, Liu Chichi followed behind, and the craftsmen behind him began to work, they were busy, building houses, and kilns, busy with their lives, and did not dare to slack off Li Zhou's orders, Li Zhou and Liu Chichi got into the carriage and left, the craftsmen all stayed here, and the soldiers who protected Li Zhou were also half less behind Li Zhou.

The half stayed here to guard this place, to protect these craftsmen, it can also be said that they were worried about their chaos, to guard those people, Li Zhou and Liu Chichi did not go home next, but went to the next place, Liu Chichi took Li Zhou and ran for a while, and came to that place, not very far apart, half an hour's drive, to that place.

Li Zhou and the others got out of the carriage, and the people behind him who protected Li Zhou were vigilant around, and they were divided into two to investigate the surrounding situation, just in case, to absolutely protect the young master from being harmed, even if they all died, the young master could not be fine.

Li Zhou got off the horse and looked at that place, it was dry, not like a place with water, it was desolate, compared to other places, not only did there be no greenery in spring, but even the trees and grass were very scarce, I don't know if this place was special, or Li Zhou found the wrong place, Li Zhou asked: "Are you sure it's here?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it is indeed here, and the subordinates of this place have sent people to confirm it a few times, and it is here." Liu Chichi pointed firmly to this place.

He didn't believe it at first, but after many surveys and investigations, he finally determined this place, and he didn't find a mistake, it was here, although he didn't know why Li Zhou was looking for this place, he just had to do his own thing, it was that simple.

"Yes."

The answer he got was a faint sound, no approval, no appreciation, a calm face, so nervous that Liu Chichi's heart was about to jump out, you give an answer, yes, no, no, what kind of trouble are you doing like this? Don't know if I'm nervous?

Li Zhou looked down again, took a sword, inserted it below, inserted it, half of it went in, effortlessly, and then pressed it hard, the soil was soft, and the long sword was inserted into it all, Li Zhou pulled it out hard, the long sword became a little dirty, and there were a little drops of water at the tip of the sword, dripping down, Li Zhou ordered: "You dig up here." ”

"Yes."

After getting the order, Liu Chichi took matters into his own hands and participated in the dredging brigade, and after digging for less than a while, there was a hole there, and the further he dug down, the more water traces there were, Li Zhou knew that this was the place, and shouted to stop: "It's okay, let's go." ”

"Oh."

Anticlimactic, there is no result, the young master does not leak the news, however, looking at his appearance, it should be here, thinking of this, Liu Chichi was a little more relaxed, put down his weapon, clapped his hands, and followed behind Li Zhou, and those who protected Li Zhou behind him also came back one after another, ready to go back.

"Boom."

"Boom."

The sky is not beautiful, a sunny day, suddenly destroyed by a thunderbolt, dark clouds, terrifyingly dark, it seems to be raining, Li Zhou hurriedly said: "Let's quickly find a place to shelter from the rain." ”

It's impossible to go back, how can it take an hour or two to go back, in such weather, it's easy to have an accident, or find a place to hide, so as not to have an accident, those who are scouting came out of a person, and said respectfully: "Young master, there is a defeated temple not far ahead, let's go there first to avoid the rain." ”

"Let's go there first." Li Zhou couldn't hesitate, the heavy rain was coming soon, he didn't want to become a soup chicken, quickly got into the carriage, those people began to lead the way, Liu Chichi drove the horse forward, the thunder in the sky was continuous, one after another, more and more intense, shaking a hundred miles away, very terrifying.

The carriage drove to a dilapidated temple, looking up, it didn't look like a Buddhist temple, it didn't look like a dojo, but a temple dedicated to Hades, dilapidated, cobwebs all over, a dozen in the east, a dozen in the west, a lot of grass and trees scattered on the ground, a creaking table, as if a gust of wind could blow down this table, there was a lot of dust, it was covered with the whole temple, and the enshrined Hades could no longer see the general appearance.

I can only vaguely see the terrifying face, it is very terrifying in the dark, after Li Zhou and the others entered the temple, the heavy rain outside fell loudly, and the heavy rain was majestic, as if the Tianhe River in the sky was tilting down, and for a while, it could not be stopped.

"Looks like we're going to spend the night here tonight." Li Zhou looked at the weather outside and muttered, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, it will rain if it rains, it is still a majestic rain, it seems that it will not stop until tomorrow, Liu Chichi's face was full of worry, in this case, he has a lot of responsibility, sorry: "Young master, I ......." ”

"It's okay, go get some food, we're going to spend tonight." Li Zhou didn't mind, he didn't care, he stayed for one night, and it wasn't that he hadn't lived in it, the environment was worse than here, he had lived in it, here, it's just a trivial matter.