Now the two of them sleep on the same kang, of course, there is the "Chu River Han Realm" in the middle, and both of them are also "handsome elephant guards".

Li Luo has always been honest when he sleeps, but Cui Xiuning is not. Illegal river crossing is not once or twice.

Of course, she doesn't necessarily know it herself.

Considering that someone must have paid New Year's greetings to Lord Duzhai the next morning, Li Luo got up very early.

When he came to the courtyard, Li Luo couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Two people stood at the gate of the courtyard with swords and bows, covered with snowflakes, like two guards, as if they had stood all night.

"Wanyan Falcon!" Li Luo shouted.

One of them's body shook, and he quickly responded, saying, "Uncle got up so early? ”

The other person was Yan Tong, who was the son of Utu, and he also hurried to salute at this time.

Li Luo couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

Yan Ying said: "Uncle Li is the hope of everyone, and Mrs. is also a celestial person, and there is a lot of money in this small courtyard." Yan Tong and I were afraid that a villain would cause harm, so we came to the vigil. ”

Yan Ying was originally reluctant to call Li Luo's uncle, he felt that Li Luo was not a few years older than him. But during this time, Li Luo was very generous to their money, food, wine and meat, and took great care of their families, allowing them to have a good year. He was also very grateful in his heart, and felt that Li Luo would definitely not treat the Jurchens badly.

Li Luo was a little moved and asked, "Your father asked you to come?" ”

Yan Tong said: "That's not true, but my father and his father both agree." ”

Yan Falcon said again: "Tonight, Big Brother Hugu and Big Brother Guangxia will keep vigil on our behalf until the third day of junior high school. ”

Hugu and Guangxia are also Jurchens. plus Yan Falcon and Yan Tong, they are the four people Li Luo is most familiar with and trusts in Xiangyong. There were only four of them, and Li Luo divided the straight knife and bow and arrow.

Li Luo shook his head and said, "It's freezing this day, and it's Chinese New Year's Eve, why do you have to do this." ”

Yan Falcon suddenly thought of something and asked, "Uncle Li, how do you know that I finished calling Yan Falcon?" ”

They are all surnamed Yan at the moment!

Li Luo said: "I know more than you think, what's so strange." I also know that the two of you are not from the Jin Dynasty clan, but Daddy Yan Duo is from the clan. ”

"How does Uncle know?" Wan Yan Tong was also a little surprised. Neither his father nor the wolf lord would talk nonsense about these things.

Many people think that the surname Wanyan is the Jin family of the Jin Kingdom, but in fact, only a few people with the surname Wanyan are the royal family.

Because Wanyan is the name of the tribe, the people in the tribe are all surnamed Wanyan, but the royal family of the Jin Dynasty is also from this tribe.

As a result, the Wanyan Department became the core of the Jin Dynasty, and it was more loyal than other Jurchen tribes. So now the remaining Jurchens are all slaves of the Mongols, but there are still many people in the Wanyan tribe who have fled to Liaodong and Goryeo, unwilling to give in.

If he gets the support of the remnants of the Yan Ministry, Li Luo's plan will go much smoother. Otherwise, why did he deliberately win over the Jurchens?

After all, the Jurchens have long been sinicized, and they regard themselves as the remnants of the Central Plains, and they are far more reliable than the Goryeos.

Li Luo is not afraid of the Jurchen counterattack. Most of the Jurchens were slaughtered by the Mongols, and a small part became slaves. The Jurchens, who are still free now, have a maximum of tens of thousands of men, women, and children, and they can raise a few thousand soldiers and horses.

This is enough for Li Luo to help, but if you want to make a comeback and build Dajin again, it is absolutely impossible.

Although there were only a few thousand people when Jin Taizu Wanyan Agu raised his army, it was only the strength of a tribe in Wanyan's department. At that time, the entire Jurchen clan was able to dispatch 100,000 elite soldiers. Without the joining of the Jurchen tribes later, can Aguta really succeed with 8,000 people?

Li Luo didn't finish answering Yan Falcon's question, but just pretended to smile profoundly.

At this time, Cui Xiuning, who heard the movement, also woke up and walked out of the room in a coat.

"Madam, it's New Year's greetings!"

Wan Yan Falcon and Yan Tong saluted with a smile.

"It's cold outside, let's go inside and have a fire!" Cui Xiuning likes these two tiger-headed teenagers very much.

When a few people entered the house, Cui Xiuning took out two copper coins, "This is New Year's money, I can't let you two pay New Year's greetings in vain." ”

The two couldn't refuse, so they had to put it away.

Cui Xiuning warmed up the leftover dumplings from last night like a housewife, and as soon as a few people finished eating, the village officials came to pay New Year's greetings one after another. Everyone carried a gift box and said flattering words.

Because Li Luo took the lead in lending at low interest rates, and let each of them lend dozens of low-interest loans, the village leaders naturally felt resentful. But I had to start from it, and no one dared to come forward to stir up trouble.

It's very simple, because Duzhai pinched the appointment and dismissal power of the village. If Li Luo doesn't like anyone, he can be replaced immediately. It's a big deal to go to the county guard office to go through the process afterwards, of course the county guard will not refute the face of the village for a village.

Li Luo is secretly cool, it's good to be an official, it's only been too long, and dozens of gifts have come in.

Not long after the village officials came to pay New Year's greetings, there was a commotion outside. After Yan Falcon, Yan Tong immediately went out with a knife to investigate.

When everyone went out, they saw that it was black, and there were two or three hundred people, all of whom were people nearby.

As soon as Li Luo came out, a large group of people knelt down in hula and shouted: "New Year's greetings to Mrs. Lord, New Year's Day, Smecta!" ”

"Thank you, Lord for your mercy, Smecta!"

……

The villages were watching this scene in a bit of a daze, and they were all envious.

They've never seen it before! Hundreds of villagers spontaneously came to pay New Year's greetings.

This is popular popularity!

How long has it been? Li Duzhai has such popularity.

With this popularity, Li Luo will inevitably rise in the future, where will he go?

Li Luo was very calm. What popularity? As long as you are a little kind to the people and give up some interests, you can get the so-called popular popularity.

The blessings of popular popularity are certainly useful, but they are not enough at all!

Only strength can be really reliable.

Li Luo raised his hand, "Everyone, thank you for your kindness!" This official is also here to all of you, to the 8,000 fathers and elders of Mani Township New Year's greetings, I wish this year the wind and rain are smooth, the insects and locusts are not prosperous, every family has a bumper harvest, and every household has more than enough! ”

"Thank you, Lord Duzhai!" Hundreds of people bowed down again.

…………

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and on the third day of the first lunar month, the construction site was lively again.

After nearly ten days of construction by hundreds of people, the inner courtyard that Li Luo asked to build first has been half completed.

The inner courtyard is the core area, covering an area of nearly two acres, and is divided into two independent areas. Three-quarters of the east side is the residence of the main family, with nearly 30 rooms, such as housing, hall, storeroom, bathroom, kitchen, and miscellaneous rooms.

The other half acre of area is the porcelain courtyard. A total of five porcelain kilns, five warehouses and workshops were built, which was the place where Li Luo fired bone china. Bone china technology is a big deal and can only be put under the nose.

It seems that at the most, the inner courtyard will be completed by the tenth day of the first month. Li Luo and Cui Xiuning can move in first.

Sure enough, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, the chief craftsman, Sun Sanfu, reported that the inner courtyard had been completed.

That night, Li Luo and Cui Xiuning finally moved to their new home.

The place is big enough and magnificent enough, but it has not yet begun to "carve beams and paint buildings", and there is no furniture, so it seems empty and monotonous.

However, the two of them are already very satisfied with being able to move in so quickly. Not to mention anything else, this inner courtyard is at least much safer than the previous small courtyard.

The two lived in a suite, Cui Xiuning lived inside, and Li Luo lived outside. I don't know, I thought the two lived in the same room. The reason why they don't live separately is, of course, because outsiders doubt the relationship between the two.

The outer room of the suite was originally a "secretary's room" where the servant could serve the master and facilitate the master to summon him at any time. But Li Luo didn't care at all. There are no servants anyway.

All the food supplies were also delivered and stored in the nearby warehouse. Even two cows were brought to the porcelain courtyard.

Cui Xiuning has not forgotten her "police fox". The four fox mother and son also moved into the "kennel".

On the same day that Li Luo moved into his new house, Liu Chengrin of the Liu family also called Dong Ge to Liufu, and the meeting was a meal.

"Lao Dong, what did you do! I asked you to spread the news a few years ago, why hasn't the news spread today? Well?! ”

Although Dong Ge was frightened, he had already had the countermeasures given by Cui Xiuning, and said: "This matter was supposed to be reported to Lang Jun, but recently Lang Jun went to the city to visit friends for the New Year, and he was very busy, so it was very inconvenient. ”

Liu Chengrin is indeed rarely at home during the Spring Festival, and he is very busy because he socializes too much.

"You say!"

Liu Chengrin shouted.

"The little official got the news, Li Luo seemed to be looking forward to the pirate attack, so he could make meritorious contributions and promotions! If the little official spreads rumors again, won't he help him? Dong Ge said.

"What!" Liu Chengrin didn't believe it, "His three hundred townsmen are a rabble, and he doesn't even have weapons, how can he fight against pirates?" Where did he get the confidence? Could he be an idiot? How dare you deceive me! ”

Spreading rumors was originally to lure pirates to rob Li Luo, but now Dong Ge told him that Li Luo actually wished pirates were coming. If this is the case, then you really can't spread rumors anymore, otherwise wouldn't it help Li Luo?

However, Liu Chengrin did not believe Dong Ge's words, and his narrow eyes were full of doubts and coldness.

If Dong Ge's explanation doesn't satisfy him, hehe...