Not long after the three teams separated, Cao Jun immediately asked Liu Zhutou to kill a horse pistol, and personally went to the rear to ask the guide Zhou Fugui.

He said that he still didn't know much about the situation, so he asked him to go over and consult.

For a professional technical talent like Zhou Fugui, the county master doesn't care, but Cao Jun cares very much.

These so-called 'masters' are like the business elites of later generations, who can directly bring about changes in performance and get the attention of the boss.

If you leave Zhou Fugui's contribution in it, you will often get twice the result with half the effort.

Zhou Fugui is equivalent to radar and navigation, and its importance is self-evident.

The waterway network in Qinghe County is intricate, with not only a Qinghe River, but also various ponds and ditches, and the area is so large that it is no wonder that it is divided into three roads at the same time.

If he goes late, I'm afraid that the other two teams will have to compete with him.

Fortunately, Liu Zhutou went in time, and he rode a fast horse, one horse and two people, and soon returned to Cao Jun.

"Master Zhou, meet again."

Cao Jun greeted Zhou Fugui very politely.

The other party was on the horse, and his beard trembled, and his expression was quite excited.

Among the three masters, that is, Cao Jun values him the most, and if the soldier dies as a confidant, he is also willing to go with Cao Jun.

"Master Zhou, what preparations do you need to get rid of the water ghosts in the Qing River?"

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and quickly got to the point.

After Zhou Fugui was helped down from the horse, he cleared his mind, and after a long time, he spit out a word, "Boat!" ”

Liu Zhutou, who was behind the two, also fully showed his value at this time, and added a sentence next to him, "If you want a small boat, you can go to the carriage and horse shop in the city, and if you want a big ship, you can only go to the shipyard, but it has been abandoned for a long time, and I am afraid that I will not be able to find a good big ship." ”

"It's okay, the boat is enough."

After getting Cao Jun's approval, Liu Zhutou turned around and led a few men and walked towards the chariots and horses in the city.

Dealing with this kind of merchant is still easy for the county government to use.

In addition to the boat, Zhou Fugui gave suggestions again and again, "You also need to go to the city to buy some dry food, torches and fishing nets and sickles." ”

Cao Jun fully accepted the opinions of the professionals, and ordered two catchers to take a group of laborers to go into the city again to purchase.

This time, he also took out his private money.

Seeing Cao Jun's generous move, everyone acted obediently, and on the other hand, they praised Liu Zhutou in their hearts for his vision and chose a good leader.

After making such preparations, by the time everything was ready, it was sunset.

The people gathered by the Qing River, intending to rest for the night, and on the second day they swept along the river from the upper reaches of the Qing River, and from the north they were difficult, and went down the river.

The crowd rested in a grove by the river.

Someone took out the fishing net, cut two deep grooves between the two trunks with a quick knife, and then hung the net to make a simple hammock.

Due to the insufficient number of fishing nets, some of the remaining people had to be used as beds in the sky, intending to lie on the ground alone for the night.

However, although the idea is good, the mosquitoes in the summer directly shattered their dreams, so they had to go to the neighborhood to find some wormwood and smoke it around, which is better.

As for the rest, just start the pot and cook the rice.

In the afternoon, there was a veteran of wild life in the team that went to the county seat to buy, and he chose pickled salted fish and pickles, as well as two jars of wine.

Throw the dried salted fish directly into the boiling pot, and wait until the white rice is cooked, and the dried salted fish is cooked together.

Served with pickles and white rice, a delicious dinner is freshly baked.

Cao Jun saw that everyone had their own rules, and he was also happy to be the shopkeeper.

Seeing that no one had moved the two jars of wine, he directly picked out one jar and walked straight to Zhou Fugui on the side.

"Master Zhou, the pickles are eaten, the salted fish is hot, why don't you gargle with some old wine?"

Zhou Fugui saw that Cao Jun was still polite to him, and his face showed a hint of emotion.

The two also met a few times, knowing that the other party was a master without a frame, so they simply threw away some of the previous clichés and etiquette, and took over the wine jar directly from Cao Jun.

"That's a good feeling......

The two of them ate a bite of fish and drank a sip of wine, and after a while, their faces were already slightly drunk.

Only then did Cao Jun express the doubts he had held in his heart before.

"Master Zhou, why did you remind me to avoid Wutang Village before? Is there anything special about it? ”

Master Zhou's eyes flashed, and he looked left and right again.

They sat by a bonfire outside, and in addition to the two of them, there were Liu Zhutou and several officials.

Liu Zhutou is also a person with a lively eye, and when he saw this, he hurriedly kicked a few officials, "Get out, Master Zhou and Master Wolong have a plan to discuss." ”

The officials originally wanted to find out some secrets from the two of them, and when they went back, they could brag to their companions, but they had to laugh and run away.

By the bonfire, only Liu Zhutou and Cao Jun and other three people remained.

Zhou Fugui poured another sip of wine, looked up at the stars in the sky, and a trace of tears faintly flashed in his cloudy old eyes.

"Master, do you know that people are unpredictable, and they are often more terrifying than ghosts."

Cao Jun had experienced the experience of later generations, and nodded when he heard this.

At most, the ghost is just asking for your life, and when you are killed, it will be a hundred.

But man can let you be his slave for generations, usually beat and scold, kill and chop, and be grateful, and his children and grandchildren will always accept his exploitation, endlessly.

It's like piglets in captivity.

In the face of absolute interest, the human heart is sinister and can do anything.

Cao Jun thought so.

"That Wutang Village ......" Zhou Fugui poured another sip of wine, simply opened his chest, and his eyes narrowed, as if he had fallen into an embarrassing memory.

"That Wutang Village is a place that is more terrible than ghosts, because they raise ghosts ......"

Cao Jun's hands shook suddenly, and he almost dropped the dried salted fish in his hand to the ground.

And Liu Zhutou next to him also pricked up his ears, and his facial features were entangled, as if he had some enlightenment.

"How to raise ghosts? What are they trying to do? ”

Cao Jun hurriedly asked.

"Don't you know, Master? Isn't that reckless ghost a good laborer who doesn't eat, drink, or sleep? ”

Zhou Fugui's next sentence directly made Cao Jun's heart cold in his stomach, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

It seems that this mission is not easy!

The ghosts are also mixed with man-made disasters, no wonder the water ghosts in Qinghe County have been the party for so many years, and the people have complained, but no one has come to the government to take the initiative to report it.

And the government also pretended not to know.

Cao Jun seemed to have a vague glimpse of an unfathomable and impenetrable web of interests entangled in it.

After Zhou Fugui's two words shocked Cao Jun and Liu Zhutou, he said it again, as if he had held the secret in his heart for many years, and took this opportunity to vent it in one breath.

"Just promise them, after the expiration of ten years, find a substitute ghost for them, and the new substitute ghost has become a new water ghost, and it is a new free laborer, so ten years after ten years, the weaver girl cloth in Qinghe County has already sold well in Jiangnan and Nanyang, and it is good quality and low price!"

A string of doubts in Cao Jun's heart was instantly solved.

When he first arrived in Qinghe County, he found that there were not many fertile fields in this county, and there were no famous mountains and rivers, and the only river was deserted here, and there was no development of aquaculture, and even the waterway transportation industry was very depressed.

At that time, I was holding back a doubt in my heart.

The prosperity of Qinghe County is not a heavenly pavilion, which comes out of thin air and has no roots and no trace?

At this time, when I heard the high-quality and inexpensive Weaver Girl cloth, my doubts were suddenly solved.