The combined population of several villages is less than 100 people, and there are less than 30 young and strong laborers, which is completely different from Mao Wenlong's imagination, and it is also disappointing for him.

Fortunately, there are still more than 30 young and strong laborers, which is enough for Mao Wenlong in front of him. After all, there were not many crops in the first quarter, and then Mao Wenlong asked Shen Qing to gather thirty young and strong laborers.

Open up several of the best fields ready for planting, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes. Shen Qing naturally didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction, even if Mao Wenlong wanted to go over all the fields, he didn't dare to have any complaints, not to mention that it was just a few of the best fields.

After the fields were ready, Mao Wenlong personally took the crops that were growing well and went to supervise the work of 30 young people. In the end, I didn't feel at ease, so I left the two brothers to take care of it.

According to Mao Wenlong's meaning, if there is any failure in these crops, he will cut off the huge and small heads. Mao Wenlong said this very seriously, he didn't mean to joke at all, and the vast and small also felt that it was extraordinary, so he naturally didn't dare to be careless, and carefully took turns to take care of it.

After the most important crops were planted, Mao Wenlong was idle, and spent a month of comfortable life with Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan every day.

And a month later, Shen Qing finally became the head of the Shen family with the support of his second and third uncles.

Today is the first day that Shen Qing took over, in order to express his gratitude to Mao Wenlong, Shen Qing invited him, Chen Lan, and Hong Ziyan to celebrate together.

It was boring to stay in the mansion, so Mao Wenlong set off, brought some souvenirs by the way, and went to the Shen Mansion under the escort of Chen Jisheng and others.

The Shen Mansion is the largest family in the county, and this mansion is naturally not cold, with a vermilion lacquer gate and red lanterns. The gate alone is no worse than those generals' mansions, and the little guys in Tsing Yi and small hats stand on both sides of the gate to welcome Mao Wenlong's arrival.

Shen Qing added a green robe, but he was also graceful and suave, quite temperamental. Seeing Mao Wenlong's carriage arriving from afar, Shen Qing immediately showed a sincere smile on his face and trotted forward to greet him.

"Governor, ma'am, please!"

Shen Qing bowed and saluted, the rules and regulations were very sincere, and he didn't dare to be disrespectful to Mao Wenlong at all.

Mao Wenlong looked at Shen Qing with a smile, very satisfied with his performance, and secretly thought to himself: "This kid is still quite good at things, he is a talent!" ”

In fact, Mao Wenlong didn't know that Shen Qing would treat him so politely because Shen Qing had overheard the conversation between Chen Jisheng and Liu Guangzuo before.

At that time, it happened that Chen Jisheng ordered Liu Guangzuo and Chengzuo to go back to Dongjiang Town to bring more than 20,000 old subordinates. After Shen Qing heard the news, he had already dispelled all his caution and did not dare to have any disobedience to Mao Wenlong.

20,000 battle-hardened subordinates, this means Mao Wenlong's absolute strength here, if Shen Qing dares to offend Mao Wenlong, then Shen Shangxuan is definitely his role model.

Entering the main hall of the mansion, the three tables of banquets had already been set up, and Shen Qing's second uncle and third uncle were all present. In addition to them, there were several female dependents sitting at the other two tables.

As soon as Mao Wenlong arrived, everyone flocked to him, and all kinds of sycophants and flattering words poured up like a tide. Mao Wenlong had a big question mark on the door of his head.

Obviously, the Shen family's performance today was a bit excessive, although they didn't dare to be disrespectful to themselves before. But today he was obviously overly enthusiastic, and he was either a traitor or a thief when he had nothing to do, and Mao Wenlong was secretly vigilant in his heart.

Hypocritically coped with everyone in a circle, and finally everyone sat separately. Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan were accompanied by the female dependents of the Shen Mansion, and Mao Wenlong was accompanied by Shen Qing and his second and third uncles.

The other table was specially set up for Chen Jisheng and them, and it could be seen that Shen Qing arranged it very thoughtfully, and he didn't dare to be sloppy at all.

During the banquet, Shen Qing introduced his second uncle and third uncle to Mao Wenlong. The second uncle's name is Shen Kuo, and he is the second brother of the old patriarch. The third uncle is Shen Nan, the third in the Shen family, and the only talent in the family, and he became the county magistrate of Ye County under the operation of the clan.

Mao Wenlong didn't see the old patriarch in the hall, so he couldn't help but ask curiously. Shen Qing smiled and explained: "My father has gone to his hometown to recuperate, and he said that he will not interfere in the affairs of the clan again, and I will take care of it." As for the others, I have already sent them away, and the Shen family will be decided by the three of us in the future. ”

Shen Qing hesitated for a moment, squeezed out a smile on his face and said: "Du Du, now that I, the patriarch, can live up to my expectations, it should be the time for me to practice my previous promise, if there is any need, I hope that Du Du will not be polite and give orders." ”

"Yes, Qing'er means what we mean, if you need anything, please feel free to speak." Shen Kuo and Shen Nan spoke in unison, both expressing their affirmation of Shen Qing.

Mao Wenlong looked at the three of them, and then muttered: "Then I'm welcome, not long after, more than 20,000 old subordinates of the Pontus Governor in Dongjiang will arrive here." Of course, so many people need a place to settle, I wonder if there is a suitable place for the three of them? ”

Shen Qing, Shen Kuo, and Shen Nan glanced at each other, and the three of them showed such expressions at the same time.

Shen Qing seemed to have been prepared, and when he said, "Governor, please rest assured, Shen Cheng is built against the back of the mountain, and there is still a large area of open space behind this city, which can be used by the governor's old subordinates to live in just a little tidying up." ”

"Well, thank you very much! It's just that the governor of Pontus still needs your help ....... ”

"Governor, please say, don't be polite to us." Shen Qing didn't dare to slack off, there were not many opportunities to show goodwill with Mao Wenlong like this, so he naturally had to work hard to show his loyalty.

At this moment, Shen Qing can be said to have opened his eyes, and now he is not satisfied with a small patriarch at all. After following Mao Wenlong for a while, Shen Qing knew how big the outside world was, and his Shen family ranked first in Ye County, but when he went outside, he was nothing.

Mao Wenlong saw that Shen Qing was sincerely trying to do things for himself, although this confused him, he didn't think much about it. Recently, he has been worried about the arrival of 20,000 subordinates, and it is naturally not polite to have this opportunity today.

"Here's the thing, when my men evacuated the Dongjiang River, there was not much food and grass, so the governor of Pontus had to prepare it for them. If possible, Pontus wanted to be able to buy food, and as much as possible. ”

"Buying grain and grass...... This one....... When Shen Qing heard this, he turned to look at the two uncles, but he also saw that they also showed embarrassed looks.

The three of them hesitated for a long time, and finally Shen Nan, the county magistrate who knew more, said: "Don't hide it from the governor, this grain and grass is the most nervous now. In the past two years, Shaanxi and Henan have suffered natural disasters for many years. Especially in Shaanxi Mansion, the people are even more miserable, and many people can't live their lives when their crops are lost, and they are used by the Li thief to organize themselves to confront the imperial court, which makes the entire Shaanxi Mansion constantly war. ”