Chapter Eighty-Three: The Homeland Has a Thousand Knots

The wind and rain raged for a few days, and when the weather on this side of Luzhou was clear, the local people breathed a sigh of relief, the strong wind did not blow their houses, and the heavy rain did not form a flood, along the two rivers they dug and some small tributaries.

The wooden houses on the mountain are still a long time away from the end of the project, Li Xun left some people to continue to work in the mountains, and the wages paid a lot more, and the other people began to pack up their things and prepare to go back, to see where the seedlings were washed away, so that they could be replanted as soon as possible, and the fishing thing should continue to continue.

The people knew that even if they didn't hide in the mountains, there would be no danger, but no one complained that the good officials should not do this, seeing the results and the original prevention are two different things, not to mention running to the mountains, doing some work, and the wages have never been lacking.

The news of Qinzhou has not yet come back, maybe the people who are in a hurry have just arrived, or they have not yet arrived, there is far away, not to mention, the main problem is the road, if it was repaired together with the landing state, the two sides were opened, and it would not take too much time to ride a fast horse.

Li Xun has been writing letters every day in the past few days, writing them and putting them there, waiting for the news from Qinzhou to arrive, choosing a letter to send to the capital depending on the situation, and urging Zhang Xiaobao to discuss a few plans with the people at home, just like this letter, according to different situations, take corresponding measures.

How can Zhang Xiaobao have this leisure? casually thought of a few ways to deal with it, adding up to less than a thousand words, and giving it to Li Xun was regarded as a plan.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have other things to be busy, this time they came to Luzhou, saying that they made money, but that needs a comparison, if Zhang Xiaobao does not restrain himself, the money invested in Luzhou, if he uses it for cash flow, it can be several times that of now, since he didn't do so, then at least he must compensate back from other aspects.

The two people who have been busy with the affairs of Luzhou can only free their hands at this time, ready to carry out business contacts on the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island, the two of them feel that this side has suffered a disaster, and that side should also be next to it, and they want to transport some grain to take a look, and at the same time bring some special products from the capital.

The Leizhou Peninsula is not in a hurry, you have to go through there, go through the Qiongzhou Strait, the fleet has not stopped in these two places, go to Hainan Island first, there is really a good place to plant, especially to plant some tropical plants.

"You have to find a safe translator first, what are the customs and habits of the ethnic minorities over there if they are not able to communicate? Do you have to wear earrings? What is a good gift? ”

Zhang Xiaobao was worried, afraid that the people sent out would accidentally anger others, thinking that in the future, he would transplant a large number of species from other places on the island and build a dock, so it would not be good to have a good relationship.

Wang Juan didn't worry about the translation, and said: "There are already people here who have lived in the past, as long as you look for a translator among such people, the language in that place is more mixed, just like the people who live in the mountains on our side, you don't need to take gold and silver, you can't afford to give earrings, and there is no shortage of pearls." ”

"Then you have to give some gifts, what else can you give? Hawksbill? Seems like there's more than we have here, right? How many sets of sofas and other furniture will you give? I wonder if they would like to use it, send some crafts? I always think that their craftsmanship is better than ours, and it is said that Huang Daopo learned weaving things from there. ”

Zhang Xiaobao held his chin with his hand and thought hard, Wang Juan heard Zhang Xiaobao say weaving, his eyes lit up, and he proposed: "Since they like to weave, and they still use cotton, then send them more elastic cotton, I look forward to them making more beautiful things with cotton, I believe they will like it too." ”

"Then send cotton, and if they think it's good, then give them how to grow cotton and watermelons." Zhang Xiaobao can't think of anything else, only things that people don't have can make people happy, since they are skillful, they can weave good things, and they can accept things like cotton.

Wang Juan listened to Zhang Xiaobao's plan and had a different idea.

"Xiaobao, let them help weave cotton, why teach them how to plant? We have the resources in our hands, and when the time comes, won't it be okay to exchange the things they make for cotton, they will plant them, and they can exchange them with us? ”

How could Zhang Xiaobao not know about this kind of thing, he also thought so at the beginning, but considering that the Li people over there, now called the slang people, also have their own culture and traditions, the handicraft is not so easy to learn, except for them, others may not be able to master it so well.

Send cotton to them, they make good things, as long as they exchange, it will inevitably become a commodity, and other people also grow cotton now, how can they not think of where this kind of thing comes from?

It was with these in mind that Zhang Xiaobao decided to teach the Li people to grow cotton, and provided seeds and a flower machine, and explained to Wang Juan: "The current tribute over there is a cloth woven from cotton, which is very beautiful, and once a new thing is made with cotton, others will know that it is produced locally when they see the process."

Will the other people who have planted cotton wait for us to exchange with Hainan? If you were to change it, you wouldn't have inserted a lever? Since we can't keep the secret, we don't have the ability to keep the secret, so it's better to be generous, let them feel our sincerity, as long as the cotton thing is done, you can collect special products from various places in the future, take them to Hainan Island, and let the locals choose. ”

"Oh, then, put all the things that are sent over with our brand, let them remember this sign, and let them understand the benefits of working with us, the mutual benefits, and you must also let them know that we are not inferior to them in some respects, and they don't have a rattan weaving craft? After a while, I found someone from the inner courtyard and started training. ”

Wang Juan also knew that this thing could not be monopolized, so he could only back down, waved his little hand, and began to arrange.

"What do we have to surpass them in weaving? Looking for a craftsman elsewhere? How long does it take to learn? Zhang Xiaobao felt that there was no technology to show his hands.

"Why not, the heart is like a double wire net, there are thousands of knots, I don't tie Chinese knots for them, I don't tie them well, but I know several ways to tie knots." Wang Juan straightened his chest and said proudly.

"Isn't it just a journeyman? Let me learn I won't learn, don't talk about this matter, and prepare to go down the mountain. Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand indifferently and turned to leave.

"If you won't, just say no, make any excuses, cut." Wang Juan shook her head and left.

The rain converges into a river, enters the sea into a wave, the waterfall soars and the fog is dyed, and the echo is a mountain song. The wind has come, how many worries, maybe the hometown is still happy, and there are thousands of knots.

Most of the people began to descend the mountain to devote themselves to new work, and some of the people who came from the last catastrophe in Qinzhou were in a bad mood, and although they could not see their hometown, they still looked there from time to time, where they had lived and relatives.

The gale did not rage in Luzhou, and ran over there, I don't know what happened to the relatives or neighbors there, as long as the officials there can do half of Luzhou, they may be able to hide.

Relatives over there may also be worried about this side, thinking that the gale passed from this side first, and really wanted to go over and tell them that it was okay here, not to mention the wind in the future, even if it came, it wouldn't hurt anyone.

With this in mind, some people followed the team down the mountain, and when the time came, they went back to their homes to see, and then they replenished the seedlings.

Li Xun did not stay on the mountain to continue to supervise the work, most of the things here have been arranged, there are people who work, and there are guards who protect the people from being harmed by wild beasts, waiting for the next time they come, it may be a different scene.

When they got down the mountain, they gradually separated, and at last the remaining group of more than 6,000 people continued to march to the sea, these were the people of Wulei County, and a quarter of them were fishermen, and they went home to see, and after tidying up, they could continue to go out to sea to fish.

"Xiaobao, what are you going to do at home?" Li Xun rode on the horse, leaned over to Zhang Xiaobao, who was also riding alone, and asked curiously.

"I didn't do anything, the roads in the state haven't been repaired yet, and the docks have broken down in some places, so they all have to be repaired." Zhang Xiaobao yawned and replied, he was busy calculating how many things could be exchanged on Hainan Island last night, and he was sleepy.

Li Xun obviously didn't believe Zhang Xiaobao's words: "What did you do, what did you do?" Wang Juan pulled a few of your maids into the car mysteriously, is there anything good again? ”

"No, it's just braiding the rope to play, don't worry about the affairs of the woman's family." Zhang Xiaobao said casually, his legs were slightly forced, and the horse's speed was a little faster.

Li Xun still didn't believe it, and after thinking about it for a while, he didn't figure out what a few maids could do to make money, shook his head, and urged the horse to catch up, and asked, "What do you say will happen over there in Qinzhou?" ”

"How do you know where to go, the food has been prepared here, if the loss is really big, send it in your name, wait, maybe in ten days and half a month, the news from there will come."

Zhang Xiaobao yawned again and again, lay on the back of the horse and closed his eyes to rest, Li Xun also yawned, ****** his eyes, and glanced at the guard next to him, and the guard hurriedly stuck to Zhang Xiaobao's side, afraid that he would fall asleep for a while.

Li Xun came to the head of the guard and whispered: "Keep an eye on them for me, what if there is a profitable deal, you want to leave me?" Dream. ”

The guard nodded, and passed on the task again.

The team walked for more than four days in a row, almost five days, and then returned to the place, much slower than when they went, and when they went to save their lives.

Wang Juan has spent most of his time in the car these days, and the same goes for the maids, all of whom are in high spirits, but no matter how others ask, they don't reveal any news at all.