New villages are being built throughout Huainan.

The officer led the way in front, passing through a village under construction.

There was still a fire in the village, and it was supposed that there were craftsmen staying overnight.

"Childe, there seems to be someone in the village." Chen Zhi asked, "Do you want to go and see it?" ”

"It's good to take a look." Cao Shuo said: "I also want to see how the construction of the village is progressing. ”

Turning his horse, Cao Shuo walked towards the village under construction.

When he reached the entrance of the village, he saw a group of people coming out.

These people came out, both men and women, and when they saw Cao Shuo from afar, they knelt on the ground.

"What's going on?" Cao Shuo asked.

The officer who led the way lowered his head and said, "Returning to Gongzi, when we came to explore the road just now, we said that Gongzi was going to pass through this place......"

"Was there anyone in the village at that time?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"These are the people." The officer said, "They are on duty to prevent any thieves from coming here to cause trouble." ”

"Thieves?" Cao Shuo asked, "What thief?" Will there be thieves in Huainan now? ”

The officer didn't say anything, and Chen Zhi continued: "At the beginning, some people under Yuan Shu's command defected and went to the mountains to be thieves, but now that Gongzi has won Huainan, these people often come out to make trouble!" ”

Cao Shuo frowned slightly: "Didn't all localities send people to encircle and suppress?" ”

"Sent!" Chen Zhi said: "However, the thieves come out in groups, and when they retreat, they disappear, it is difficult to catch their movements, and the soldiers and horses encircled and suppressed have little effect!" ”

"Here, too?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"It's everywhere, just how many." Chen Zhi said: "The closer you are to Shouchun, the fewer thieves there are. This place is located in the north and south of Huai, and there are fewer thieves than in the south, but there are still ......"

"Why hasn't anyone reported this to me?" Cao Shuo said: "The gathering of thieves will only cause local turmoil, and this kind of major event is actually hidden from me!" ”

Before Cao Shuo's words came out, Mi Heng grinned and said, "The mind of the official, don't you know?" ”

"Of course I do." Cao Shuo said: "It's obviously a mess of porridge, but I want to pretend to be peaceful with singing and dancing, and now I have occupied Huainan, and they are playing with me, which is really hateful!" ”

"Send someone back to Shouchun." Cao Shuo said to Chen Zhi: "Tell Pang Shiyuan that the capture of Lujiang can be postponed, and the thieves in Huainan must be done immediately!" ”

Chen Zhi answered, and instructed a dragon-patterned knight soldier: "You go back to Shouchun and pass the order of the prince to Pang Gong!" ”

The dragon-patterned knights left, and Cao Shuo rode his horse towards the entrance of Xincun.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he turned over and dismounted, and said to the villagers who were kneeling on the ground: "Get up, you kneel like this, I have to bow my head when I speak, and I am not strong." ”

The villagers thanked them and stood up.

Looking at the house in front of him, Cao Shuo asked, "How long will it take to complete here?" ”

"Hui Gongzi." An old man who led the villagers to greet him said, "It will take two months, to say the least." ”

"The house is almost finished." Cao Shuo asked, "Why does it take so long?" ”

"None of the canals and waterwheels in the village have been built." The old man said, "When all of them are built, two months is still less." ”

"Would you like to move into your new home as soon as possible?" Cao Shuo asked the villagers with a smile.

"Yes!" The villagers replied in unison.

The old man said to Cao Shuo: "If it weren't for Gongzi, how dare we imagine that one day we would live in such a house." In the past, when Yuan Shu was there, let alone living in such a good house, it was impossible to fill his stomach even if he wanted to! ”

"Uncle, life will only get better day by day." Cao Shuo asked, "Have you received the land and the cattle?" ”

"I got it." The old man said: "I heard that there are more children, and they will give ...... to other animals."

"Of course!" Cao Shuo said: "There is a shortage of people in Huainan, and whoever has the most children must be rewarded." What's more, the family has a large population, and there are always some livestock to help with the work, otherwise how can they support a large family? ”

"Folks, do you hear that?" The old man turned his head and said to the villagers present: "In the past, I didn't dare to have children, but now Gongzi lets the big guys have children, and the more children they have, the more rewards Gongzi will give, why don't they all hurry up?" ”

The women who followed the old man bowed their heads shyly one by one, and the few men grinned and smirked.

"I've been to quite a few villages." Cao Shuo said to the villagers: "The village is full of old people and women, and there are very few men, but there are still some strong people in your village. ”

"There were no strong men in our village." The old man said: "Since Gongzi came to Huainan, some of the people who escaped have returned, and there are only a few laborers. ”

"I see." Cao Shuo nodded and said: "In the past few days that I have come to Huainan, what I feel the most is that this place has been trampled by Yuan Shu. To tell you the truth, I've been to many places, but I've never seen a place where there is not even a strong man! Even the places that have been looted by the Yellow Turban Thieves in the past are not so clean! ”

When Yuan Shu was mentioned, the villagers showed indignant expressions one by one.

A sturdy man said: "Don't hide it from the son, if Yuan Shu is in Huainan for a few more years, I'm afraid there will be no one here!" We couldn't stay at home, we had to run out. After a long time, the old man will die, and the woman will probably be in a foreign land. ”

"It's not a good place to be in a foreign land!" Cao Shuo sighed and said: "Fortunately, Yuan Shu was destroyed by me, a few days ago he was sent to Xiapi, my father will definitely punish him severely, and the villagers have suffered and suffered because of him in the past, he will return them one by one!" ”

"Childe is in a hurry, and you haven't eaten dinner yet, right?" The old man who took the lead was more delicate, and he asked Cao Shuo.

"Not yet." Cao Shuo smiled: "But we all brought dry food......

"When you get home, how can you let your son eat dry food." The old man said: "A few days ago, the villagers came back with food, and the teenagers went to get some wild things, and now they not only have food to eat, but also meat!" ”

"The villagers have suffered so much, and they should also be nourished." Cao Shuo said: "Looking at your thin appearance, I don't feel good in my heart. ”

"Childe arrived at the door, but we didn't entertain him, which is unreasonable." The old man said, "Tonight, you must invite your son to taste the coarse tea and light rice in the countryside." ”

Cao Shuo was about to excuse himself, and Mi Heng said on the side: "Son, the villagers are also kind, as long as the food is enough to survive this winter, and the spring millet will be planted next year, the people of Huainan will not have to worry about being hungry." Eating a meal is nothing, but I don't dare to brush off the good intentions of the villagers. ”

"We're all rough people, and we can't say good things, that's the truth." Without waiting for Cao Shuo to respond, the old man hurriedly said: "If it weren't for Gongzi, the villagers would have starved to death, and when Gongzi came, would he dare to be stingy with a meal?" ”

PS: Today's six more, the previous chapter of the less update has made up one chapter, and the rest will be made up slowly

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