"Didn't anyone find out, did you?"

"No, I invited my mother-in-law on the grounds that she was going to have a birthday in a few days and asked the second fat uncle to help make a good table on the two tables."

"The thing isn't damaged?"

"No, I've checked, the outside of things are wrapped in light lime and butter, plus it's a cold day, there's no problem with letting it go for a month."

Wang Shihua nodded with satisfaction, came to Ergouzi's separate room in the palace, pushed the door and entered, and saw that the second fat uncle was grilling mutton skewers and drinking wine.

"Shihua has seen the second fat uncle."

"Just in time, try my kebabs."

Wang Shihua could only be patient, and ate the mutton skewers dripping with oil, the taste was really a little different from the previous ones, and if he tasted it carefully, it seemed to be a little sweeter.

"Second fat uncle, in the spicy taste of this lamb skewer, it seems to have sugar?"

"Hah! Ha! Tastes good, right? ”

"Yes! It's a little different from our local ones, but it does have a different flavor. ”

After flattering the second fat uncle a few more words, Wang Shihua gave the second fat uncle a glass of wine, and when he put down the wine glass, he asked with a smile: "Second fat uncle, everything is going well, right?" ”

"Look at what you're asking, if it doesn't go well, I can drink with you completely?" After the second fat uncle joked with a smile, he talked about what happened.

The second fat uncle went straight to Wuhan, but he heard that not far from here, there was a place called Xuanyi where there was a war, so he disembarked halfway. Immediately, he was successfully captured by the Japanese devils to become a cook, at the beginning, he honestly served the Japanese devils, and by the way, he also learned the craft of adding sugar to kebabs with a Zhejiang chef, and then one day when he was cooking dinner for the devils, he was upset, and took advantage of the Japanese devils to let down his vigilance, and a little homemade poison sent more than 20 devils to the west. By the way, he also pinched the Zhejiang cook to death, just because he asked the other party to go with him, but the other party refused to be a traitor.

"It's as simple as that?"

"You think it's hard?"

"Ergouzi said that you met Shirong?"

"Oh~! It's a complete coincidence. ”

Wang Shirong has money and ability, and he doesn't want to die when he fights, and he also fights for his brothers, so he is very popular with the brothers below. When fleeing Nanjing, other troops were in chaos, and his company followed him closely, running all the way to the vicinity of Xuanyi, but there was no deserter. Then, he was collected by the local national army and was ordered to reconnoiter near Xuanyi County, and he met the second fat uncle. Originally, when he saw that the second fat uncle had penetrated into the enemy, he wanted to ask the second fat uncle to be the internal response, but the second fat uncle didn't pay attention to him at all, and after poisoning the little devil, he sent some information to Wang Shirong when he ran away, and he came back.

"Who! This is the codebook that Shirong asked me to bring you, and I don't know what it is, anyway, Shirong said that you will use this codebook to contact him in the future...... By the way, he also said that the code book should be changed more often, and don't always let everyone use one for a long time. ”

Wang Shihua took the code book and was about to ask, but the second fat uncle took out something wrapped in yellow cloth, and said with a straight color while opening it: "These are four silver rings, Shirong said, they are all heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country, and they are qualified to enter the Zhongyi Temple. ”

Wang Shihua stood up, took it respectfully, and said, "I will definitely take care of their families." ”

After putting away the code book and spirit ring, Wang Shihua picked up a glass of wine and drank it all, and asked, "Second fat uncle, did you tell Shirong that your sister-in-law added a big fat boy to him?" ”

The second fat uncle patted his head and shouted, "Oops~!" Look at my memory, how did I forget this. ”

"It's okay, I'll report to him when I get back."

After drinking with the second fat uncle and sending the second fat uncle away, Wang Shihua came to Gu Yuzhen's room, teased the big fat boy, and told her about Shirong, Gu Yuzhen cursed a few words in front of Wang Shirong for having no conscience, but when Wang Shihua left, Gu Yuzhen cried bitterly.

Immediately, Wang Shihua inquired about the situation of the six newly built villages: on the land exchanged with the Tian family, six villages were built, four of which were terraced soil, on which opium could be grown, which Wang Shihua purchased, and the other two were terraced fields. The other four are because of the acquisition of four large villages with the grain of the Xiang family and the Li family, which expanded the territory to the northeast, so that Lei Gong Mountain, which was originally in the bridgehead of the confrontation Xiang and Li families, became a garrison to protect the surrounding areas from being violated, so four more villages were built around Lei Gong Mountain. So far, the number of newly built villages of the Wang family has reached a total of thirty-six, and they are ready to accommodate tens of thousands of new Wang family members.

In the afternoon, Wang Shihua talked with Uncle Jiang and He Meimi for a few hours, and then Wang Shihua made up his mind and started the plan to gather manpower in advance...... The strength and decline of the Wang family depends on this time!

At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Shihua sent people to ride fast horses and posted notices in all towns and villages in the county, to the effect that the Wang family could not bear to see the people displaced, but the Wang family's food was limited, so all the people who voluntarily joined the Wang family were accepted by the Wang family, and they were given certain compensation to these new people, and they would be treated equally in the future. At the same time, it was also specifically pointed out that because the other three families had already been given 1 million catties of grain support, the people of the other three families would not be accepted...... If you want to join the Wang family, please bring the documents (household registration book) of each family to Wangjiaping, Longtang Town, and the county seat, and register at the storage points specially opened by the Wang family. The deadline is the 31st day of the lunar calendar of this month.

As soon as this news was issued, the whole county was in an uproar...... Of course, only in terms of the reaction of the people. For high-level officials such as the county magistrate and the heads of various families, they have long known it.

Early the next morning!

"Master, you're going to have a morning exercise today?"

Wang Shihua, who was about to get out of bed, turned around and touched Ah Xia's chest, and said with a smile: "You are clever." ”

Ah Xia grinned, retracted into the quilt, revealing a pair of beautiful big eyes, and looked at Wang Shihua with a thief.

After washing, as soon as I went out, I saw the second dog running to report: "Family master, there are many people in the town, and they want to join our Wang family." ”

Sure enough, as he expected, Wang Shihua, who had a good idea in his heart, nodded with a smile and asked, "Are they all victims from the surrounding mountains?" ”

"Most of them were, but when I came, I found that some people came from afar with torches, dragging their families and mouths."

"Oh~!" This was a bit unexpected by Wang Shihua, and he hurriedly walked out. When she walked to the gate, she saw He Mei standing at the door with Liu Jin and Liu's mother, and when she saw her arrival, He Mei smiled and said, "Why did you get up so late?" ”

"I thought about it for most of the night last night, and I fell asleep in a daze when the rooster crowed, and I woke up a little late." After Wang Shihua explained casually, he asked rhetorically: "Aunt He, who are you?" ”

"This matter is too important to my Wang family, I can't rest assured in my heart, I can't sleep, it's better to follow you to have a look."

Wang Shihua nodded, and was about to take the lead to go out, but saw a group of people coming, the one in the lead was holding a lantern, and the one behind was holding a torch. When they got closer, they found that it was Uncle Jiang with twenty or thirty deacons.

"It's still the head of the family who came early with the fairy girl."

"Uncle Jiang, who are you?"

"The more I think about it, the more I feel at ease, no, bring one or two people from all walks of life, so that if there is a need, I can find someone to solve it in time."

They are all old men who are loyal to the Wang family! Wang Shihua nodded to Uncle Jiang with emotion.

"Master, let's go quickly, Shoucheng has been off for an hour."

When the group walked to the gate of the city, they saw that the people had lined up in a long line from Longtang Town to Laosicheng -- the entire Baojing regiment was dispatched to maintain order with loaded guns and ammunition, who would dare to make trouble?

Greeting these people who were about to become their own people with a smile all the way, they came to the east entrance of the town after a full hour.

At the front are five tables, each with three deacons seated or standing......

"Master of the house, according to your command, from right to left, the first table is responsible for checking the directions of the people who have come to take refuge; The second table is responsible for checking the official and private seals of the local security chiefs; The third table is responsible for checking names and populations; The fourth table is a drawing of lots, to determine which village he will be assigned to; The last desk is a register of notes, which is checked by the way. Except for the last table, there are six people at each table, who take turns on duty, and they are all good players in this line. ”

Wang Shihua nodded with a smile, more than 20 meters away, observing the attitude and efficiency of the deacons. In his heart, he was cursing the women of the county magistrate's family: for the sake of this county-wide population register, in order not to be truthful, Wang Shihua did not find a relationship to secretly copy it, but asked the county magistrate for the original openly, but unexpectedly, the county magistrate took the opportunity to extort another sum, and 20,000 catties of grain were sent into the weasel's mouth, and afterwards, the population register had to be sent back.

"Zhang Lanfeng's family in the second group of Yaoxi Village, Pingtou Town, the road guide is correct, please go to the next table to register."

"Thank you, little butler."

"You're welcome, it's my job. However, I am only a deacon, not a little butler, and you must not be mistaken, friend. ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Lanfeng thanked the deacon, went to the table in the middle, and respectfully handed over the household registration.

"The formalities are complete, the verification is correct, please go to the next table."

"The male advocate Lan Feng, the female protagonist Qin Ying, and the eldest son...... A family of six, check that it is correct, please go to the next table. ”

Coming to the fourth table, a deacon patted the large box on the table and said with a smile: "Please reach in and draw lots, and see which village you will catch." ”

Zhang Lanfeng reached in, grabbed a note and handed it to the deacon.

"The second household of Wangjia Three Villages has one acre and three acres of land and two acres of land...... Check it for correct. The reason why there are three deacons at each table is to give the people a sense of fairness and justice as much as possible through this chanting shout. After the deacon finished shouting, he handed the note to Zhang Lanfeng and said with a smile: "Please go to the next table to register." ”

Came to the last table, and after the registration was completed, Zhang Lanfeng signed, and the deacon sent the registration book to the first table, and after careful checking, he ran back and smiled at Zhang Lanfeng: "Brother, you will be a part of our Wang family in the future, work hard, our Wang family will be fine." ”

"Thank you!"

"The chief of the three villages of the Wang family, your village has a good hand, and you haven't come to greet you."

"Here we are."

"Brother, this is Wang Jigui, the chief of your village."

After a while, Wang Jigui patted Zhang Lanfeng's shoulder affectionately, smiled and led Zhang Lanfeng's family to walk aside, and came to the main street more than 20 meters away.

Seeing Zhang Lanfeng's youngest daughter drooling at the basin of rice and braised pork, Wang Shigui picked her up and came to the rice basin, took the dishes and chopsticks, and scooped a bowl full of rice for her.

Zhang Lanfeng was about to stop it, but Wang Shigui said with a smile......