Five days later, Dong Yan received an order from Xia Jin to go to Liu San's house to continue working, and sure enough, he received almost 300 real estate.

The bookkeeper used the abacus to pull the calculation and told Xia Jin: "There are still forty-one households left that have not been recovered." Twenty-eight of them could not find the head of the household, and thirteen were unwilling to sell. ”

Xia Jin nodded and said to Zhao Ye: "The thirteen households will entrust you." ”

As for the twenty-eight households, she sent someone to check and couldn't find the owner, so she planned to hand it over to Luo Qian to deal with. Prepare a case in the yamen, and someone will come to the door in the future, or give money to compensate, or let him move back. Because the quantity is relatively small, even if the compensation is more, it will not have much impact.

Once the properties are disposed of, the reclamation of the lake can begin.

The next day, when people went to the streets, they found that in addition to the places where the yamen issued notices on weekdays, new notices were also posted in the most conspicuous places at the corners of each street, and there were officials next to them who explained the contents of the notices: "Now that spring is coming soon, the stinky pond on the west side of the pond will breed a large number of flies and mosquitoes, and Lang Zhong said that it is easy for people to get sick."

For everyone's health, and for the sake of not smelling in the summer, and at the same time to have some fun for everyone, the prefect is going to hold a throwing competition. Regardless of gender, young and old, a team of 10 people can sign up for the competition. One first prize with a prize of 500 taels of silver; two second prizes, with a prize of 200 taels of silver; three third prizes, with a prize of 100 taels of silver; There are also teams that make it to the finals, all with a souvenir. Everyone, sign up. ”

At first, everyone didn't care about it, but when they heard about the bonus, they suddenly talked about it like a hornet's nest had been stabbed:

"My goodness, so much money, if only I could get the first place. Isn't it a fortune? ”

"What? Five hundred taels of silver? Did I hear me right? ”

"Hurry up, hurry up and sign up."

"What the hell is a throwing contest?"

"Whatever, it's a big game, so much money. Let's talk about it after signing up. ”

After discussing for a while, the excitement calmed down a bit. Someone asked in a loud voice, "Brother Errand, where can I sign up?" ”

"Sign up here in five days." The official said in a loud voice.

"Huh? Five days left? "Someone lamented.

Another person asked, "What is a throwing contest?" How do you play it? ”

"Let's go to the west of the pond, there are ten throwing points along the pond, you can go and have a look first. There is a flagpole erected in the middle of the pond in the distance, and everyone can take something to throw it at the flagpole, and the one who hits wins. However, this competition is played in teams, with a team of ten people, and the two teams A and B are compared. Team A has more shots, and Team B has fewer shots, that is, Team A wins. ”

Now everyone roughly understands.

Immediately, someone called out to friends: "Let's go, let's go and have a look first." ”

So less than an hour after this notice came out, the surrounding area of Tangxi became lively, and everyone ran to the pond in twos and threes to see how far the flagpole was erected and whether they could hit it. Of course, you can't "see" this, you have to "try". Someone else explained there. It is said that you must stand within the scope of the line to be accurate. Someone in the yamen has already drawn an arc line with white lime here, keeping the same distance from the flagpoles in the water.

So the stinky pond edged. So many people took stones, bricks, and all sorts of things, and threw them at the flagpoles in the pool.

In order to make everyone interested in participating, the distance of this flagpole is also particular. A man with medium strength, as long as he is accurate, can always make four or five shots out of ten. But the quasi-head thing is not something that everyone is born with, which makes everyone more interested. Before the game, a group of people shouted and shouted and fought to win and lose.

It was noon the next day. The subordinate who went out to inquire about the situation came back to report to Luo Weitao: "My lord, the place under the flagpole." Most of it has been filled with all kinds of things, and it is estimated that it will be filled in half a day. Stinky bricks and gravel on the west side of the pond. They have all been chosen. Now there are people in the city picking up broken bricks. ”

"Really?" Luo Weitao sat up straight.

He turned his head to Lin Tongzhi and Bai Tongju and laughed "haha": "It seems that this method is really good." ”

"I also said why you can sign up after five days, and the competition will start half a month after registration, and the competition will be divided into four steps: audition, preliminary round, preliminaries, and finals, and each competition will be separated by ten days, so the mystery is here!" Bai Tong's sentence was abrupt.

After speaking, he sighed again: "It's just that this bonus is too high." Although there must be brave men under the heavy rewards, these awards add up to 1,200 taels of silver. And the wages of those who help those who help in the game, this alone will cost 1,300 taels, and the cost is too high. ”

Luo Weitao looked at the house except for the three of them, there was no one else, and said with a smile: "The nursing homes with the most powerful kung fu in your family, have you been at home for the past two days?" ”

Bai Tongju was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Luo Weitao's topic jumped so much.

But he still thought about it and wondered: "If you don't say it, I really didn't pay attention." I just haven't seen them for the past two days. ”

Lin Tongzhi reacted on the side. He was stunned and asked Luo Weitao: "My lord, you mean, those stinky boys also want to form a team and compete for the first place?" ”

Now the white sentence is also understood.

These nursing homes are carefully selected from martial arts halls or other places, and they all have real kung fu in their hands, and the accuracy of archery is not only a hundred shots, but also a ten*. If they form a team to compete, wouldn't the first place be a hand-to-hand victory?

Thinking about this, he shook his head amusedly: "These boys really have a set." ”

Luo Weitao said: "This is also proposed by the boy of the Xia family. In addition, she asked for half a month before the competition, and there was another intention, that is, she needed to dig a ditch near the Yanjiang River. Today two hundred people have been organized to excavate. ”

Lin Tongzhi frowned and thought about it, and asked tentatively: "Is she going to divert the water from the pond into the Yanjiang River?" ”

Luo Weitao nodded: "Once this side is filled, the water level in the pond will inevitably rise." At that time, the dirty water in the pond can flow along that canal to the Yanjiang River. The excavated soil is used to smooth out the area that has been filled with bricks and stones. ”

After Lin Tongzhi figured it out, he sighed: "Xia Qi is talented!" ”

By the evening of that day, the pond beneath the flagpole was filled with bricks and stones. Immediately a cart of earth was pulled from the place where the ditch had been dug, poured on it, and then mules were allowed to roll the stone wheels back and forth on it, and the land was easily filled. People can walk on it. The flagpole was moved back towards the center of the lake, and the shore was relined. Those who took time to practice their throwing skills and watched the excitement walk around the filled area, and soon tamped the place.

Flat-headed people. After working for a day, I will earn dozens of dollars. And participate in the competition. Once you enter the finals, you can get a souvenir of 50 catties of rice, if you can get the top few, you will make a fortune like winning the lottery, and the time of the game is also set at dinner time, which does not affect the daily work. Even if you don't want to participate, there are people you know who keep encouraging you to make up for it. In ancient times, there were few entertainment activities, except for eating, drinking, and gambling money. Nothing else to do. The secretion of men's hormones is destined to make them like to do this kind of bloody thing, and they have nothing to do and fight twice, not to mention that this is fun and can get bonuses? Women who always nagged their men to not return home in time after work also encouraged their men to participate, fantasizing about winning the first prize.

Based on the above reasons, on the day of registration, the registration office was simply crowded, and everyone squeezed forward, for fear that they would not be able to register. All the officials of the yamen were dispatched to maintain order, and many registration points were added. The registration was carried out smoothly.

After 5 days, the registration deadline. After the count, everyone was shocked.

Linjiang City has a population of 120,000. There were 50,000 people who signed up for the competition. In other words, except for the elderly, children and women, almost all the men in Linjiang City have registered. In addition to these, people from neighboring counties and towns also came to participate, and there was even a women's team. In the house of the official eunuch and squire, the nursing home and the male servants are all in battle - of course, there are also elements of patting the sycophants of the three bigwigs in Linjiang, and some of them also give a few carts of waste bricks at home.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." Lin Yun was so excited that he circled around the room. "At the time, I thought that no one would attend, but I didn't expect so many people. And it's just a sign up. I filled in the circle. Turning to Xia Jin, he reached out and patted her on the shoulder. Brother Xia, your method is really good. ”

Xia Jin's shoulders moved slightly, and his hand fell into the air.

"Hey, don't move your hands." Luo Qian slapped his paw away.

Lin Yun rolled his eyes at him, lay on the table in front of Xia Jin without an image, and asked her, "But now, the bricks and stones in the city are all picked, what should I do?" When it's time to play, where do you get these things to throw? ”

"Isn't it?" Bai Ting also smiled, "In the past, the dirty stones and rotten bricks that could be seen everywhere on the side of the alley corner road were all picked up, and this morning, I also heard an old man standing in front of the courtyard gate scolding, saying that his son was not filial, and he took all the bricks that he squatted at the foot of the wall to bask in the sun to fill in the lake." ”

Everyone laughed "haha".

Xia Jin had already thought about this question. She said unhurriedly: "Aren't there still 800 old houses by the lake?" Except for some of the good quality blue brick houses, the rest sent out a message and let them demolish it, so as not to tear down the house in the future and ask for money, and the waste materials do not know where to throw. ”

Bai Ting nodded and praised: "This method is good." ”

Xia Jin said again: "We can also let people talk, saying that they are going to dry the adobe bricks by themselves, so that the size and weight are agreeable, and the accuracy rate will definitely be higher than that of rotten bricks." ”

Lin Yun slapped the table: "Good idea." ”

These adobe bricks are not high, you only need to make a wooden frame, use straw and other sundries to pad a mat below, and then add semi-wet mud to the wooden frame, press it tightly and lift the wooden frame, and the ground is a piece of adobe brick, which is mostly dry and can be used.

The best thing about this method is that it doesn't cost the organizer any money or effort. Those who participate in the competition can do it themselves. Make a few hundred dollars, and it's enough to participate in the competition.

Xia Jin is also a thief, in order to achieve the purpose of filling the lake, it is insisted that during the game, each player must vote ten times. In the first round of the audition alone, 50,000 people had to vote for 500,000 bricks, which is not counting the usual practice?

If you look at the area that has been filled in the five days before you sign up, you can see how diligent these people are practicing.

So many people spontaneously make bricks and spontaneously throw them into the lake, and you are in a hurry if you don't let him vote. And except for the wages paid to those who organize the competition, the rest of the money does not have to be spent.

The more Lin Yun thought about it, the better it became, and said to Xia Jin with a smile: "The best thing is that you have this time interval, and the audition will start ten days after you register; After the audition, it was ten days before the preliminaries. In these ten days, I don't know how much more area will be filled. ”

Saying that, he couldn't help but reach out and pat Xia Jin's shoulder again: "Convinced, I, Lin Yun, have really convinced you." ”

Luo Qian's eyes were quick, and Lin Yun's hand was pushed away by him before he touched Xia Jin's clothes. He also scolded in his mouth: "Don't move your hands and feet, why don't you listen?" ”

"I'm making love to my brother, what's the matter with you?" Lin Yun is used to playing with Luo Qian. Although his mouth is aggressive, he is not very angry.

He looked at Luo Qian. looked at Xia Jin again, and pointed at the two of them with a strange tremble, "You two...... You two won't be ...... Hahahaha. ”

"What nonsense?" Luo Qian gave him a punch, but glanced at Xia Jin worriedly.

No matter how capable Xia Jin is, she is also a sixteen-year-old girl who has not yet left the cabinet. This kind of joke with a meat flavor among men, he was afraid that Xia Jin would not be able to stand it.

Xia Jin spent all day in the men's pile in his last life, what meat words have he never heard? She rolled her eyes without changing her face, turned her head to Bai Ting and said, "I'll divide the surrounding houses, and the four of us will each take care of one piece." Send someone to keep an eye on the house when it is demolished. Dismantle one set and then another. Don't make a fuss that knocks down a house and kills someone. ”

This matter is more important, Luo and Lin stopped making trouble, and stopped to discuss how to divide the film. After dividing their respective zoned areas, Luo Qian said that Xia Jin had few people, so he had to draw a large area from her hand to himself.

This matter is related to the political achievements and reputation of Luo Weitao and others, and they naturally will not ignore it. After learning of Xia Jin's concerns, she called her thoughtful, and issued another notice, telling everyone to pay attention to safety when demolishing the house and listen to the instructions of the planners.

This time it was done with such a big bang. It's impossible for Xia Jin not to tell his family. However, what she told her parents was that Luo Qian, Lin Yun and others were the leaders, and she was just taking money to make up for it and doing something dead.

Both can make money. can earn fame for Xia Qi again, Xia Zhengqian and Shu will naturally not object. Only Xia Qi felt that Xia Jin worked hard every day, but he sat back at home and enjoyed it, and finally gained a good reputation, he was uneasy. After being dismissed by Xia Jin a few times, he settled down, and vowed in his heart that he must study hard and wait until he became an official. Repay my sister well.

The throwing competition is going on vigorously, after the auditions. The stinking pond was half filled; After the preliminaries, only a quarter of the unfilled parts remained. I believe that the final will be completed. There's not much left. When the time comes, it won't cost a lot of money to ask someone to open a mountain rock to fill it.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then their hearts became excited.

This thing can be regarded as a success.

Not only will there be huge gains, but it will also gain a good reputation.

Just when everyone was busy for the finals, Mrs. Luo received a letter from Mrs. Xuanping, saying that the Ministry of Shangshu had agreed to Luo Qian's family affairs.

She couldn't be happier.

That Miss Zheng was dignified and generous, gentle and demure, she liked it very much, and wanted her to be her daughter-in-law. Now that the Zheng family agrees to this family business, she can be regarded as getting what she wants.

When she heard that Luo Weitao was at home, she couldn't wait to show him the letter.

Luo Weitao read the letter, sighed, and said, "You can tell Brother Qian about this matter, and promise him that after marrying Miss Zheng, we will agree that he will admit Miss Xia into the door." ”

"Naxia girl?" Mrs. Luo was stunned, and then her face sank, "Why do you want to accept her?" Brother Qian said, he doesn't take concubines! ”

Luo Weitao's face also sank: "You also know your son's temperament." He likes Miss Xia, and he must not be happy with the Zheng family's family business. If you don't agree with him Naxia girl, I'm afraid you won't be able to force him to get married. ”

"No matter how bad his temperament is, he won't disobey his parents' orders." Mrs. Luo said.

It's not that she is resistant to her son's concubine, she just doesn't like Xia Jin.

Luo Weitao glanced at her in disgust, suppressed his temper and said: "Miss Xia's wisdom is not inferior to that of men, and Brother Qian will definitely have a bright future with her assistance." ”

When Mrs. Luo heard this, she hugged her neck and said: "Miss Zheng has a gentle temperament, Miss Xia has a strong temperament and is scheming, and she is deeply liked by Brother Qian. Do you want Miss Zheng to be a me again? ”

Luo Weitao was furious: "It's unreasonable! He turned and walked away. (To be continued)

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