"This is Zhou Fugui, the local guide I hired for everyone."

The master pointed to the old farmer next to him again.

The old farmer was dressed in burlap clothes, fifty or sixty years old, deliberately lagging behind the master, with a deep forehead tattoo on his forehead, looking at the bitterness of often crawling in the bottom life haha, he already understood that life is not easy.

At this moment, when he heard the master introduce him, he hurriedly and politely owed everyone a debt, and respectfully introduced: "The villain is a farmer in Qinghe County, and he has also been a boatman for a period of time, and he is familiar with the waterways of Qinghe County. ”

"Boatman?"

Cao Jun's eyes lit up.

When I looked at the guide again, I found that in addition to the hard work of the wind and sun, his dark skin also had a strong river flavor.

It is not easy to be a boatman in Qinghe County, where there are many ghosts in the water, and to survive until now.

It seems that the county government has found a good guide for us this time.

Cao Jun immediately put away his previous contempt, and asked politely: "This master, I don't know what is the relationship between the water ghost and the water grass in Qinghe County?" ”

Cao Jun's question was asked very precisely, and as soon as he spoke, the beggar, who had always been dull and arrogant, glanced at him.

Zhiqiu Yiye, as a foreign Taoist priest, originally intended to make money, but at this time, he also put away his previous relaxed attitude and listened attentively.

Judging by his experience in the society for several years, there will definitely be a connection between this water reckless ghost and the water reckless grass.

Sure enough, the old farmer's first words attracted everyone's attention.

"Where there is water mangweed, there must be water mangweed, if you want to completely eradicate the water mangweed, you must remove all the water mangweed in the waterways of Qinghe County."

As soon as the words landed, everyone was amazed.

Even the officials outside the stairs couldn't stop talking.

"Wouldn't it? There are more than 10 million water mangweed in Qinghe County, how can it be eradicated? ”

Cao Jun and the other three also frowned for a while.

I didn't expect that behind the removal of the water ghosts, such a huge project would be involved.

Everyone knows that if you want to get rid of all the water grass in Qinghe County, this is definitely a big project, and it can't be done with just a few masters and a dozen officials.

What is involved in it is people's livelihood, public opinion, and the relationship between all aspects.

And most importantly...... A large sum of silver is also needed.

Obviously, this old farmer didn't tell the truth to his master before.

If he had known that it would be so troublesome to get rid of the water ghosts, this master, who was dedicated to thinking about the owner, would not have taken the initiative to take such a troublesome matter when he was approaching the big competition.

For a while, all the officials discussed a lot, and Cao Jun and the other three were also full of surprise, even with the master who presided over the work, there was also a sense of anger that 'he was fighting geese all day long, and now he called the geese pecked his eyes'.

He felt deceived by this unattractive low-level old peasant.

Therefore, his reaction was also the most intense.

"Zhou Fugui, the labor owed last year, as well as the taxes of previous years, your Zhou family will make up for me together."

The master's order can also make the small families in Qinghe County destroy their homes.

This threat almost hit Zhou Fugui's seven inches.

He was so frightened that his legs suddenly weakened, and he knelt down directly in front of everyone.

"Master, I didn't deceive you, what I said to you before is not the slightest adulteration."

"And why are you?" The anger in the master's chest still didn't hit one place, "Don't forget, our goal is to eradicate the water mangweed, not to remove any water mangweed, are you old and confused?" ”

"Master, all the masters, the little old man is not lying, if you want to completely eradicate the water mangweed, you must indeed get rid of all the water mangweed, but...... If you want to destroy some of the water ghosts and make Qinghe County quiet for a few years, you only need to find the traces of the water manggrass, follow the map, and then implement the plan I suggested to the master before. ”

One of the master's hearts finally fell from mid-air.

Hell water mandarins!

How could the county government waste so much money on this water mangweed?

In another half a year, his owner will be transferred, what does the livelihood of Qinghe County have to do with him?

Can you afford to do such a thankless job?

I originally thought it was a 'short-frequency fast' feat, but who knew that I almost took a mine for myself?

Scared the baby to death.

The master straightened out his anger in an instant, and then pointed at Zhou Fugui categorically and ordered: "Just follow the strategy you said before, just clear all the waterways in Qinghe County, if you make any moths, think more about what your Zhou family will eat in the future." ”

After the master vented, his tone changed again, and he invited Cao Jun and a few others with a pleasant face: "Please also ask the three masters to rest in the restaurant for one night, the county government has prepared a room for you, and we will leave on time tomorrow." ”

Cao Jun and the other three looked at each other with strange expressions, and instantly understood what this master was planning.

It turned out to be for the proprietor behind him to make merit, not to hang on the side of his mouth before, and to shout for Qinghe County to remove a harm.

If that's the case, then it's foolish.

Zhiqiu Yiye even took advantage of the two of them looking at each other, and suddenly raised his eyebrows at Cao Jun, with a look of unspeakable meaning.

Cao Jun felt a little regretful.

In any case, his purpose was not simply for the reward of the county government, but to clarify the righteousness value obtained after falling out of the water reckless ghost.

In this way, the amount of work is much less, and the harvest is much less, which has advantages and disadvantages.

Cao Jun slowly digested the conversation between the two, and then his eyes fell on Zhou Fugui, who was kneeling on the ground.

This guide is also selfish.

As a local resident of Qinghe County, he has settled and lived here all his life, and even if he dies, his children and grandchildren will have to rely on the water and soil of Qinghe County to feed.

Naturally, I know the dangers of water ghosts.

If you say that among these people, who wants to eradicate the water reckless ghost the most?

is not the magistrate and the master who will pat their butts and leave as soon as the term of office expires, nor are they the other two masters who are for money or fame.

Even these officials, who are mostly locals, are confined to the county government and the county seat where they have dealt with all their lives, and there are not many opportunities to contact the water ghosts.

Only this guide, whether he is working in the fields or begging for a living on the river, cannot avoid dealing with water ghosts.

It was he and his family who were the deepest victims.

Cao Jun can understand his good intentions, but his arms can't reach his thighs, and he can only look for opportunities in the dark to see if he can help him once.

After all, the goals of the two people are also the same.

There is no better way than to push the boat down the river for the time being.