The location of Wangjiazhuang is excellent, six miles to the south is Hulushui (a tributary of the Sanggan River), and thirty miles to the east is the Bear's Ears Mountain.

There are a lot of trees in the mountains, so if you want to build a house, this is a great place to go.

On this day, Wang Teng went to Bears Ears Mountain under the guidance of Wang Shan.

According to the specialties of the border people, Wang Teng divided everyone into four teams: ten women led by Ma Wu, who were mainly responsible for cutting down branches and leaving branches; The twenty most powerful men were led by Blacksmith Zhang, who were in charge of cutting down trees; Forty thin men were led by Wang Teng, and their task was to transport timber; The rest are in the village, led by Huang Hu, who is responsible for tamping the foundation and building the houses.

Including Wang Shan, now there are 63 men and 10 women in Wangjiazhuang, no old or young, all of them are young and strong.

If you want to build a house that is enough to use, you can't do it in three or two days.

If you can't build a house as soon as possible, you may miss the farming time.

On the first day, Huang Hu built only one house, which stood in the center of the village, in an excellent location, to whom?

"Brother Wang, he is the appointed inspector of Lord Wei, and he will be an official of the imperial court in the future, how can he live somewhere else?"

"That's right, if it weren't for Brother Wang, we would have become roadside bones a long time ago, how could we be today?"

Everyone agreed that Wang Teng should be the owner of the house.

Wang Teng refused, "Brothers and sisters, this house was built by everyone, how can there be any reason for me to live alone?" ”

Huang Hu grinned and said, "You are the owner of Wangjiazhuang, if you don't live, who dares to live?" ”

Wang Teng had no choice but to accept it, but considering that everyone did not have a house to live in, in order to show fairness, Wang Teng did not live in the house that night, but slept outside with the big guy.

Piles of bonfires burned brightly, dispelling the cold and driving away the beasts.

Tonight, it is Liu Tian who is on duty.

After half a month of fleeing, staying alert has become a habit and is deeply imprinted in everyone's minds.

Before entering Ulju, the border people were worried all day long, they didn't know if the Tartars would suddenly kill, so everyone developed a habit of waking up at the slightest touch.

This habit has not changed even in Guangling.

Wang Teng slept next to a bonfire, flanked by Huang Hu and Tong on the left and right.

Although there is no soft mattress, however, Wang Teng still slept very sweetly this night, compared to the precarious days on the grassland, the days here are simply heavenly, there is food, there is drink, there is no need to worry about the pursuit of the Tartars, everything is so beautiful.

The night was uneventful, and the next morning, the women began to set up pots to cook porridge.

Before leaving the city, Wang Teng purchased 500 catties of rice grain, 100 catties of salt and 10 iron pots.

If it weren't for the lack of money, Wang Teng would have purchased more things.

In the battle of killing the king's ministers, Wei Yuan rewarded Wang Teng with fifty taels of silver, which was not much left after buying salt and iron pots, and finally in order to purchase rice and grain, Wang Teng even used up all the remaining money.

It didn't take long for the rich aroma of porridge to waft through the crowd.

After obtaining Wang Teng's consent, the woman in charge of the spoon shouted loudly: "Eat porridge, eat your stomach early and go to work."

The border people did not dare to rob, they honestly took out the dishes and chopsticks, and came to the iron pot in turn.

Wang Teng was very satisfied, in order to cultivate this discipline, he didn't know how much effort he had put into it, but fortunately, the big guys remembered it.

The woman kept beckoning to the man, scooping the porridge with a spoon, and laughed and scolded: "You foodies, don't forget the kindness of Brother Wang, if it weren't for him, where would you go to eat porridge?" ”

"That's, that's!"

"Don't forget to dig wells, we are not white-eyed wolves!"

The thick wheat porridge is sweet and delicious, which is undoubtedly a delicacy for the border people who are accustomed to eating the bark of wild vegetables and trees.

Quite a few people gobbled it up and quickly finished eating a bowl.

For food, Wang Teng did not control it, if he didn't even provide a full bite of food, how could the team have cohesion?

The men ate bowl after bowl, and before long, the ten pots of wheat porridge were swept away.

Wang Tengkan was half full, looked around, and at this time the big guys were almost finished, so he asked Ma Wu to beckon everyone over.

"Zhuang wants to give a lecture, everyone come here!"

Huang Hu's voice was very loud, he only shouted three times, and everyone gathered around.

Wang Teng stood on the stake, looking at the earnest faces, he felt that the burden on his body was very heavy, from now on, the survival of food and clothing of these more than 100 people will depend on himself, can he take them to live a good life?

After pondering for a moment, Wang Teng puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Brothers, we fight side by side, kill the Tartars, kill the Liukou, and now, finally have our own home, I, Wang Teng, swear here, as long as I have a bite to eat, I will never let everyone go hungry, we have blessings and hardships!" ”

Huang Hu praised loudly: "What a blessing and hardship, the day of suffering has passed, in the future, we will drink wine and eat meat!" ”

Ma Wu's answer is always very chic: "Follow Brother Wang, there is meat to eat."

The border people laughed, "Eating meat and drinking wine, there are blessings and hardships together!" ”

Everyone was very interested, and Wang Shan was stunned, he never thought that Wang Teng would become the leader!

Wangjiazhuang is still the master of the Wang family!

Thinking of this, Wang Shan was in an excellent mood.

After a while, someone asked: "Brother Wang, will we settle down in this Wangjiazhuang in the future?" ”

Wang Teng bowed slightly, "Yes, the fallen leaves return to the roots, the tired birds return to the forest, if our group of people don't have a support, it's not a matter after all."

"So what are we going to do in the future?"

Wang Teng laughed: "Divide the land, farm, and use up all the money snatched from the Tartars, if we don't farm again, maybe we will really starve to death."

The world is not good, food is getting more and more expensive day by day, if you sit and eat empty, Wang Teng can not change food.

The border people rubbed their hands, "Brother Wang is relieved, if we talk about other things, we may not be able to do it, but in this kind of place, we are all experts!" ”

"That's a good feeling", Wang Teng smiled slightly, and said no more, in fact, he had a vague plan, but the time was not right, he didn't plan to say it.

Now that people's hearts have been decided, it is better to farm honestly, and talking too much will only make people ambitious.

After eating and drinking, Wang Teng took Qingzhuang to climb the mountain again and cut wood.

There are enough stones in the village that houses can be built by preparing the beams of the roof.

The world will be chaotic, and the rogues and the eastern captives are disturbing one after another, and if Wangjiazhuang wants to stay out of the matter, he must have sufficient means of defense.

In Wang Teng's planning, Wangjiazhuang should be a village fort, not a simple open village.

It turned out that the scattered villages had no resistance to the Tartar raids, but gathered together in one place, and the walled village forts were still able to protect themselves.

During the Chongzhen period, Houjin harassed Datong many times, and Wang Teng finally escaped, but he didn't want to be arrested again.

Building a village fort is the first step.