Subsequently, Ye Feng asked Qi Yi to gather the villagers, and he planned to say it himself, so that they could calm their hearts.

After a while, I heard that Ye Feng had a way to find a livelihood for their village, and everyone came to Tiankan.

"Fellow villagers of Xingning Village, you may not know who I am. I'm here to introduce myself, what about me, my surname is Ye Mingfeng, and I called you over this time to discuss a big matter with you. Ye Feng said loudly.

The villagers all looked at him curiously, knowing that he had brought clothes and food to everyone today, and listened quietly to him.

"When I came to Xingning Village, I found that our Xingning Village was very poor. Really poor! As he spoke, the people underneath him in tattered and patched clothes bowed their heads, a fact they couldn't refute.

"Why is our Xingning Village so poor? Does anyone know? Does anyone tell me about that? Ye Feng asked, looking down, since they were preparing to set up a brick factory, they had to raise their enthusiasm first!

Raising their motivation is not just a matter of saying a few words, so it is necessary to have effective interaction, so he will ask like this.

"Huh? Does no one know? In such a big village, more than 100 households, 3 or 400 people, no one knows why? He lowered his head and did not speak, and said with a hint of mockery in his tone.

"I know that God doesn't favor us, so the harvest is not good! We have been abandoned by God! At this time, a villager couldn't help but speak.

Ye Feng was directly defeated by his logic, but he didn't expect that when the villager said this, most of the villagers seemed to agree, and then said that God didn't give face or something like that.

"Nope! Absolutely nothing like this! God is fair, everyone lives under the same sky, and what God gives to other villages is also given to Xingning Village! Ye Feng hurriedly said loudly, suppressing their discussions, it's not good to go on like this, I want to mobilize their enthusiasm, not let them complain.

"That's the red soil, and the red soil in our Xingning Village is not suitable for growing crops at all! That's why we didn't have a harvest! That's when someone finally got to the point.

Hearing his words, Ye Feng smiled slightly, and then said, "Which one said it just now, it's very right!" Come, come, come, I'll reward you with a tael of silver! ”

"Wow!" These villagers didn't expect that they would be rewarded with a tael of silver for answering the young man's words correctly, so everyone pushed a red-faced young man up.

"What's your name?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.

"I ...... My name is Erchun. He said timidly, it can be seen that he is still very nervous standing in front of so many people in this village.

"......" Ye Feng was speechless, what kind of broken names are these? Why don't you call it Fa Chun?

Ye Feng took out one or two pieces of silver and handed them to him, and then said: "Erchun is right, it is this red soil that is not suitable for the growth of crops, so you have no harvest!" But! This is not to say that this red clay is a bad soil, on the contrary, this red clay is a treasure! It is the treasure that makes Xingning Village rich! ”

Hearing Ye Feng say that this red clay was a treasure, everyone looked at him with incredulous eyes, as if waiting for him to continue.

"As you know, the houses you live in are made of mud bricks, so when it rains, the mud bricks will corrode, and there will be cracks and holes. However, I have a secret method here to make a brick that is so hard that it is not easily washed away by rain. This kind of brick is to use this kind of red clay! ”

"So, I'm going to build a kiln in our Xingning village to make this kind of bricks. As long as there are young people who are willing to dig this red clay for me, all the food of the whole family is wrapped in me, and there are five taels of silver every month. If you don't want to, you don't force it, and I will also arrange three meals a day for them, but the money is gone! Now, is anyone willing? ”

"I do!" Hearing that there were five taels of silver, someone immediately responded in a loud voice, and after he finished speaking, one after another people shouted that they were willing.

Basically, everyone agreed, and Ye Feng said: "In the future, this brick kiln will be fully handed over to Qi Yi to be responsible!" He arranges everyone to do whatever they do! What he said was what I said, and if someone disobeyed what he had arranged, he would deduct one tael of silver for the first time and two taels of silver for the second time. ”

"What about the third time?" Seeing that Ye Feng didn't continue to speak, someone immediately asked.

"The third time? There is no third time. The third time, except for the original five taels of silver per month, he will no longer have food for his whole family. Ye Feng said lightly.

At this time, everyone was silent, which was too ruthless, so everyone said to themselves in their hearts that they must obey the arrangement, and they can't let their families have no food because they don't listen to the arrangement.

"Okay, do you have any other questions?" Ye Feng asked again.

"Then Ye Gongzi, what are we going to do?" Someone immediately asked.

"When the time comes, just listen to Qi Yi's arrangement! Anyone else has any questions? Ye Feng asked again.

At this time, no one spoke anymore, so Ye Feng said again: "Okay! Then I'll ask you now, do you want to make a lot of money? ”

"Yes!"

"Do you want your parents, wife and children to have enough to eat?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want other villages to look at our Xingning Village with admiration?"

"Yes!"

"Very good, that's it for today, let's all go back! I will discuss the specific arrangements with Qi Yi at that time, and then assign them. ”

As the villagers dispersed, Ye Feng discussed some details with Qi Yi. And Zhao Ziling naturally asked Liu Dayong to explain his daughter's situation, and sent her maid's relics and some condolence gifts.

Declined Xingning Village to keep them for dinner, the weather was not early at this time, if they continued to stay for dinner, they might not be able to return to Kaifeng before the city gate closed.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Kaifeng City, there were several people dressed as servants looking out at the city gate, as if they were waiting for someone.

"County Lord, you're back!" After seeing Zhao Ziling, those servants hurriedly trotted over and said with an anxious face.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Ziling asked.

"The prince said that you have been out of the city for so long and have not come back, so that the little ones are very worried, no, the little ones will come here to wait for the county lord."

"Oh, with Xu Xu by my side, what can happen?" Zhao Ziling said disappreciatively?

At this time, an antique palanquin from the city, carried by four big men, came over, and then stopped at the city gate.

A middle-aged man in a purple court dress walked down from inside, the man was about forty years old, with a kind face, and a majestic righteousness between his eyebrows, looking very powerful, presumably in a high position for a long time.

"Ziling, why did you come back?" He spoke.

"Father!" Zhao Ziling trotted over and threw himself into his arms.

"This is the uncle of the current saint, Rui Wang Zhao Youde. He is a virtuous king. Yue Jiancomb whispered to Ye Feng.

Then he pulled Ye Feng and stepped forward, saluted respectfully: "See Lord Rui!" ”

Ye Feng also paid homage.

Zhao Ziling hurriedly introduced: "Father, this is Ye Feng, who I once mentioned to you that helped me in Zulong Mountain, Ye Gongzi. This is the Yue Jiancomb girl of the Yue family. ”

"Excuse me!" Zhao Youde said kindly, and then looked at Ye Feng carefully, looking at him with a curious look.

"The matter between Ye Gongzi and Miss Yue, this king has heard about it. The left and right are not far from my Rui Wang's Mansion, I wonder if Ye Gongzi and Miss Yue are free, go over and have a light meal? He said with a smile.

"Yes, yes! Brother Ye, you have been in Kaifeng for so long, and you haven't come to play with me yet, why don't you go to my house to play today, okay? Zhao Ziling was also invited.

"The prince invites him, dare to disobey his fate." There was nothing left and right, so Ye Feng did not refuse.

Ye Feng agreed, and Yue Jiancomb naturally had no opinion.

Coming to the Rui Wangfu, Ye Feng vaguely felt a solemn aura, this palace was full of masters, hidden in the dark, it seems that this Rui Wang Ye takes the safety of his mansion very seriously.

"I already know about the matter of Zi Ling in Zulong Mountain, Ye Gongzi has helped many times, this king is deeply grateful!" He said again.

"The prince doesn't have to be like this, the Lord of Ziling County is innocent and pure, and he is kind-hearted, and Ye Feng is also just at the right time."

"Oh? The seven-clawed dragon that Ye Gongzi had previously in Kaifeng City must have also been obtained in Dinglongyuan, right? He changed the subject and asked.