Xi Tan took the train back to his hometown in Dongshan, and received an unprecedented warm reception in Zhuangzi.

Moved by the center, he burst into tears, thinking: Sure enough, it is still good for the villagers. 【】

The patriarch of the Dongshan Xi family took him into the house and settled him in the youngest son's room, only to carry a cane of three tuǐ, in the native dialect: "The bedding has been replaced with brand new, if you have anything, look for Xi Bai, boy, come here and ......" "Alas, you are too polite. Xi Tan smiled.

"You take a break, let's have dinner in the evening." The patriarch is gone, leaving the little who is almost thirty years old

Son, beckoning Xi Tan to release water and take a bath and so on.

The road was dusty, and although Xi Tan was in a hurry, he still took care of it from head to toe.

As usual, the dinner was a seafood feast.

Dongshan Xi family is a hundred east family, as early as the early Ming Dynasty, there is a story of the Xi family boatmen, extended to this day, is also the lake to eat the majority, join the navy or go to sea to fishermen are also numerous.

Fresh river fish shells, snails and yellow Yue, plus the old fish sea cucumber, shark fin abalone, a table of banquet without much seasoning is beautifully displayed.

After Xi Tan happily ate a full meal, all kinds of things came to mind, gently put down the chopsticks, and asked with a smile: "I remember, the day of worshiping the river god is coming, right?" ”

He lived in chopsticks, and others were not good at eating violently, so they all stopped, and the eldest son of the patriarch, who was also the head of the village, said affectionately: "Isn't it?" General Xi still remembers. Alas, young people nowadays don't get much anymore. ”

"If there's anything you can help, you're welcome, I'm also a member of the Xi family." Xi Tan patted xiōng breast, wanting to take over the job.

During the banquet, everyone looked at each other, and Pi Bai said without any scheming: "General Xi wants to say that it is good to participate, if the young people in our village hear about it, they have to rush to come." ”

"It's time to be lively." The village chief groaned and said what Xi Tan wanted to say.

"It's easy to be lively, I think we can order some huā basket lanterns first, and prepare now, and publicize it first, so that people from all over the country can come to see it." Xi Tan is a warm-hearted person.

To make people from all over the country concentrate in Xijia Village is the greatest achievement in the life of the village chief. The village chief didn't take the initiative anymore and said: "Just do what General Xi said, and when I go back in the evening, I will have a meeting and hang up all the huā basket lanterns." ，…

"Then I put an ad on TV and in the newspaper. I have a few relationships, help you ask, a few hundred yuan is enough. "On TV, a few hundred yuan is enough?"

Xi Tan did not hesitate to lie: "Enough, they dare to charge more?" ”

Everyone was surprised and delighted when they heard it, and they didn't try their best to compliment them. Xi Bai even looked at Xi Tan like a god, he was guarding a small reservoir and living a tight life, wouldn't it be beautiful to have the opportunity to climb the high branches.

For the Xijing Xi family, Xi Tan, who is far away from the center, is of little value, but for the Dongshan Xi family, Xi Tan's identity has hardly changed. He was still the man who could arrange a job in the capital at the height of his hand. The navy's independent administrative organs, factories, schools, and hospitals are all Xi Tan's background, and as long as he can enter one, he will be very satisfied.

Before coming, Xi Tan had made all kinds of preparations, and at this time he said earnestly: "This matter is not too late or sooner, the date has been chosen, and after inviting the team, we must put all the open spaces by the lake on the platform to accommodate more people." ”

"How many people does that hold?" "Let's talk less about 100,000 people, let's go by the standard of 300,000 people."

Everyone inhaled in unison.

300,000 people!

Worship the river god?

The village chief felt that it was a little inappropriate, and he was embarrassed to say it, so he pressed it down, and when he woke up the next day and wanted to speak, it was too late.

The entire lakeside empty field, even a few families have occupied their own land. There is a fence around the edge of the pond, and the small... The pond was simply covered with wooden planks, and the fish inside didn't need to be asked, and those who couldn't be caught should die.

The villagers were proudly helping young people and children who couldn't get along, wandering around and commenting on their tastes.

Xi Tan stood in the crowd, as if he was leading a fleet.

Next to him stood a large sign with the words "Damage Claims Office" written on red paper, and the village accountant was speaking in the local dialect.

The village chief recognized the red paper, which was used to write the family planning slogan years ago.

It's strange and strange, he can't figure out what Xi Tan wants to do, maybe it's to return home? Or do you want to choose Xi Rong's grave in Dongshan?

As long as you start to think, you can't stop the car, and when the village chief thinks coolly, it's dark, and you can go home and dream.

Many of the old-fashioned people of the Dongshan Xi family are dreaming that it is a very important thing to worship the river god, since ancient times, countless rules have been invented, and sacrifices of various scales have been created, and the residents of the water's edge, even if they are not believers in God, see the long water and deep lake, and they can't help but have a sense of awe on the vast earth, a flood swept down with unstoppable power, impacting the mountains, flooding the grasslands, bombarding the forests...

The so-called river course was formed by the attack of the river year after year, and if you take into account the diversion of the river caused by the climate of different years, you can imagine the fear of the residents on both sides of the river.

Worst of all, most people can only live close to the river, ready to withstand the wrath of the river gods.

Worshipping the river god in Dongshan is the embodiment of Xi Rong's wisdom.

A smart idea can do more with less, if someone is doing a certain job, and there is never a way to improve efficiency in a flash, then he is definitely not suitable for the job.

Xi Rong has been pondering people all his life, even if he doesn't buy off the little priest in Mara City, he can figure out a way to gather the crowd without attracting Chen Yi's attention.

The traditional custom of worshipping the river god could not be better.

Half a month has passed in a flash.

According to Xi Rong's secret letter, Xi Tan quietly arranged the altar and the chief priest. A secret passage is also designed under the altar.

The night before, he carefully checked all the designs and made sure there were no problems, and then soaked in the bathtub...............

A party of 300,000 people, no matter how simple it is, can make the organizers similar, not to mention some cover-ups and greetings on the official face.

Closing his eyes slightly, a black shadow fluttered by.

Xi Tan sat up violently, ignoring the sound of the rushing water, and shouted: "Who? ”

"Brother Xi, it's me." Yanagawa knocked lightly on the door twice. It was knocked in the bathroom.

Xi Tan quietly held the bronze lampstand and said, "Xiaoliu? How did you come to Higashiyama? ”

"I want to talk to Brother Xi about Chen Yi."

"At this point today, what else is there to talk about."

The figure got closer, Xi Tan's fingers turned white, and he secretly hated not bringing the pistol to the bathroom.

Liu Chuanzhong didn't continue to go inside, and lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xi, I brought a friend and wanted to talk to you about the affairs of the Western Continent. Xi Tan was silent.

"Brother Xi, Chen Yi has discovered something in a new continent, and it's not surprising news, everyone has heard about it, but they don't dare to say whether it's true or not." Liu Chuanzhong waited for a moment and said, "This friend of mine is a person with great skills, and I want to get some news from you." ”

"You can buy it." Yanagawa Nakabe, with a strange sound in Chinese.

"Foreigners?" Xi Tan thinks about rear admirals, and he is much more sensitive to foreign countries than local officials.

The other party replied quickly: "Han Liu Cheng estimated." ，…

Yanagawa Zhong smiled and introduced: "This is the president of a Korean trading company, Mr. Liu Chengwei has a little relationship with our Xijing Liu family, and I can't agree to a request this time." ”

Xi Tan snorted secretly, dried himself with a towel, and thought: Didn't you watch Lao Tzu unload his armor and return to the field, and want to get something cheap? It's good to die or not, how did you just meet today.

Thinking of the ceremony of worshiping the river god that will start tomorrow, Xi Tan said quietly: "Since you are here, it doesn't hurt to meet, please wait in the back room." ”

Yanagawa Nakashi and Yoo Seung-estimation ran into the bathroom, obviously acting in secret, and he had no reason to arrange for people to go to the living room or outside.

The door slammed again.

Xi Tan quickly got out of the bathtub, got dressed, found a small dagger he carried with him, stuck it in his boots, and walked towards the bedroom.

Yoo Seung-estimation has a typical Korean appearance, flat, protruding eyes and a big face, his figure is relatively good, and his clothes are very elegant.

After scrutinizing up and down, Xi Tan nodded and greeted, "Two." ”

"General Xi, I'm sorry." Liu Chuan Zhongpi said with a smile: "This is Liu Chenggong of the Korean trading company with the same surname Liu, but the two are actually not related by blood, and they are united for the same reason.

Liu Chengwei is a key member of the Human Development Research Association, and his family has been inherited for hundreds of years, forming a prosperous situation with the Research Association, and its strength in China is also extremely large, and it can basically achieve the happiness of a word. However, when the Korean trading company was established at the beginning of the martial arts, it was at the hands of Chen Yi that it suffered a loss.

The cause was Kim Doona's brother-in-law Lee so-mi.

Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, Liu Chengwei has lost face in Jiangning, and naturally wants to get it back a thousand times, so he always pays attention to the news here. When the story of the Western Continent was spreading, there was no definite news from the Jiangning Branch of the Research Society, and Liu Chengwei seized the opportunity and got an appointment to come to China to investigate.

The Yanagawa Zhong family has a close relationship with the banking body, and it is one of Yoo Seung's allies in China, which coincided with the failure of the party struggle, and the Liu family was deeply hit, and it used resources to cooperate with Korean trading companies, which also had a natural motivation.

Liu Cheng sat up straight on the rattan chair, nodded his chin and said, "May I ask General Xi, is the Western Continent true?" ”

"It does."

"Is there any evidence?"

Xi Tan hesitated for a moment and replied, "No." ”

"Oh, then, how to get to the Western Continent?" "There's a passage."

"Wormholes?" Liu Chengyi also did his homework before coming.

"Maybe." After taking the magic subway, Xi Tan didn't dare to say that it was a wormhole. If it weren't for the strange customs of the Western Continent, many people would have thought it was a hoax.

Now, millions of tons of materials have been transported in and out, plus the existence of light curtains and magic knights, no one can say what is going on, but there is probably no scam.

There is no need to say this kind of speculation.

Liu Chengwei asked a few more questions, Xi Tan was obviously impatient, Liu Chuan Zhongcai took over and said with a smile, "I heard that the local river god festival is being held?" Gossip, but it made Xi Tan a little nervous.

Liu Cheng raised his face strangely and said, "Can we participate tomorrow?" "Of course." Xi Tan coughed, feeling annoyed.

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