The sun had risen, and the morning breeze was blowing through the reeds.

Half a day and a night, Liangqu has come to Fengbu County.

Sticking to the shore, he passed by several villages and small cities, and saw a completely different scene from Pingyang County.

Grain prices in Pingyang County have risen sharply, and many people are miserable, but after all, it is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster.

There were no floods and droughts, the grain grew well in the fields, and with the help of the surrounding provinces, life was barely possible.

Everyone knows that if you survive this period and harvest a wave of rice, your life will be much better in the future.

In addition, the large families who have come to build houses have built houses and built mansions on the ground, one day at a time, everyone can feel the vitality contained in it.

Fengbu County is dead silent.

In the villages that Liang Qu passed, there were mostly old people who were about to die.

So many young and middle-aged people in Pingyang County did not appear out of thin air, and the neighboring counties contributed the most.

In many small villages, there were already 1,200 people, and the Ghost Mother Sect killed half of them, scared away the remaining half, and only the old people who couldn't walk were left.

There are only big towns and big counties where the situation is better, and the belongings are valuable, so they will not be easily scared away.

"Brother, can you tell me, what is the name of your village?"

Finally saw a lively small market, Liang Qu let the three beasts dive, and he rocked the oars to stop a fisherman returning to the boat.

When the fisherman saw that Liang Qu had an official uniform, he hurriedly knelt down, but was stopped by Liang Qu by the arm.

"If you can't do it, I'll just ask, brother, just tell me the truth."

The fisherman trembled and said, "If you go back to your lordship, we will call it Shiqiao City." ”

"Stonebridge City...... Do you know where Wuzhen is? ”

"Yes, yes." The fisherman nodded again and again, and pointed in the direction of the west, "Go west for more than twenty miles of waterway, and you will almost arrive." ”

"That's right." Liang Qu nodded, and asked again, "Brother, I don't understand something, I rowed all the way over, why are your boats all parked at the port?" ”

It's a strange thing.

Usually the port is built by private individuals or the government, and if you want to dock up, you have to pay money, like Yixing Town, which is usually two Wen, and four Wen in the flood season.

Liang Qu also had to be handed over before he got started.

But there are those who are bold, who are not afraid of accidents, and stop in the reeds, regardless of the wind and rain.

Or some people who encounter difficulties, such as parents and children who are sick, sometimes take the risk of stopping outside to save a bowl of wine.

Each man has his own way of living.

But Liang Qu went all the way, after several reeds, and did not see this situation at all.

"My lord really tormented me." The fisherman was really frightened by Liang Qu's name, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord doesn't know, one of our boats is counted as one, and it is all from the fishing pen, if you park outside, won't you be killed?" ”

Liang Qu was stunned: "I came all the way, passing by so many villages, and the fishing boats are all fishing pens?" ”

"It's all!"

How can it be?

Liang Qu's first reaction was disbelief.

When Yixing Town was still Yixing City, there were hundreds of fishermen in the whole city, only about 30% of them needed to rent fishing boats and rely on fishing pens to survive, and the rest had their own boats.

Why is it so exaggerated?

But how dare ordinary people tell lies when they see him in an official uniform, most of them have hidden secrets behind him.

Liang Qu thought for a while and said, "Your fishing pen, isn't it all opened by one person?" ”

"My lord's eyes are like torches, all the fishing pens in Fengbu County belong to the whale gang."

"How?"

"Four-six."

"Take sixty percent?"

"Sixty percent belong to other people."

Can this, this live?

Liang Qu's eyebrows raised slightly.

Fishing depends on the season and luck, and the more experienced fishermen do have more than 60 or 70 wen a day, but in that seasonal month, a dozen wen a day in winter is considered good.

Those who earn so three melons and two dates will be divided into sixty percent, and taxes will be added twice.

Carrying two mountains is nothing more than that.

"Brother, tell me about this whale gang."

Liang Qu took out a small grain of broken silver from his arms, seven or eight points, and the copper plate could be a few dozen yuan.

The fisherman swallowed violently when he saw the silver, but he didn't dare to take it: "My lord, I can't help it, I can't help it!" ”

"Just take it! A little wine money. ”

The fisherman refused, so he carefully accepted the silver bean, grasped it firmly in his hand, looked around from side to side, and sighed.

"Speaking of this whale gang, you have to start with the boss of the whale gang"

In the middle of the night, the fisherman held the silver beans and left happily, leaving only the Liang Qu to think in place.

Liang Qu took out the album from his bosom and opened it to read it word by word.

In the past half month, six fishermen in Wuzhen have gone missing, and eight have been confirmed dead, with a total of 14 accidents.

But in the fisherman's mouth, Wuzhen has been a water demon a long time ago.

It's just that no one has been in charge, and the inspection in the county office, the three law divisions don't pay attention to the things on the water at all.

There are often fishermen who go out of the boat and encounter water demons, some die, and some come back alive, but the boat is lost, and since then they have to live by snorting on the fishing pen.

It's just that there have been few incidents in the last year or two, and in the last half a month, somehow it has re-emerged.

Liang Qu coincides on the album.

I thought I just had to cook a spirit.

Whale gang boss Liu Jie, there is something.

……

"The mirror is shocked and thin, and the eyebrows are full of hatred and sorrow.

Mengshan swears that coastal defense will change, and he will only complain about the sky. ”

Erhuang beat slowly, babbling tactfully in response to Hua Dan's singing, and threw the water sleeves in his hands, and they all fluttered like snow falling.

It spreads out like a sweet floral perfume, bringing the soul of man to an incomparably distant place.

"Because of the infatuation, my bowels are full of tenderness, so I am sick all day long.

I swore a vow in front of the lamp with Xie Zhaolang, and who knew that I would not break up the friendship with my heart. ”

Hua Dan fell down so softly again, so that all hands made a posture of support, heartache and regret.

The cinema is full of people.

This is the concubine that Liu Jie, the boss of the Whale Gang, wants to marry, and after only one last performance, he will leave the theater to marry a wife.

"It's so beautiful, even if it's a ten-room concubine in my family, it's not as good as her, master, do you say yes? Touts? ”

Du Wenchang shook his head and listened to the song, his whole body trembled, and when he turned back, the master was gone.

"It's good, it's good, it's rewarding!"

Evening.

Send off the guests and sing it.

Hua Dan, who had washed off her makeup, moved in small steps, holding a fine handkerchief with a pair of soft hands, and followed the master into the inner courtyard of the county order.

Du Wenchang's heart missed a beat, and he was feverish.

It is really like a small bridge and flowing water, like a soft wind, soft water, and soft catkins.

But he scolded angrily: "Master, why don't you understand the rules at all? How could the woman who had not passed through the door of the Liu gang be brought to my room? Doesn't it ruin people's reputation? Send people back quickly! ”

"Never!" Liu Jie followed and crossed the threshold, "This Xiao Chun'er just told me that when I saw the face of an adult, I felt that you were in the wind, and if you couldn't serve the adult, you would regret it for life!" I'm just an adult. ”

"Ahh Du Wenchang shook his head, the oil secreted from his neck mixed with sweat, "Gang Master Liu is really polite, I don't know what is going on, can I help?" ”

"Patrol inspection post ......"

"Gang Master Liu is really going to embarrass me, although this inspection is only nine products, it is not something that I can appoint and remove from a small county order! All of them have to be approved by the officials to make a number. ”

"Adults misunderstood, it's not me, it's my son! What do you think of him? ”

Liu Jie knew early on that he had no hope, so he could only retreat to the next best.

"Linglang"

Du Wenchang squinted, as if thinking.

Liu Jie has been seeking the position of inspector for seven or eight years, but he has never wanted to give it.

There is no other reason, at present, Liu Jie has money and no power, so he is naturally at the mercy of others, and he is filial piety every year.

But this person's ambition is not small, if he gets an official position of the grade, and he has hundreds of helpers, it will be difficult to get along in the future.

But it's not good to say no, business doesn't do that.

Du Wenchang kneaded Hua Dan's soft hands.

"I will recommend it, but whether it is successful or not, it is not up to me to decide."

"Thank you, sir!"

"In addition, don't blame me for not reminding you, now that there is a river mooring in Pingyang County, the situation on the water is not as good as before, how did you get up yourself, you know how to get up yourself, the little bit of on the water is saved, something really happened, don't come to me."

It is too much loss to only take so much filial piety money every year, and wade into such troubled waters.

Liu Jie's expression froze: "Thank you for reminding me, an adult who will not teach the river berth is disappointed!" Let it go home with a full load! ”

"Okay, okay, I'm tired after a busy day of official business today."

"Your Excellency, rest well."

Liu Jie respectfully stepped back.

……

Underwater, the fat catfish swayed back from a distance, turned left and right, and looked very proud.

Liang Qu knew what was going on when he looked at it.

This old fat is becoming more and more arrogant.

"Did you find it?"

The fat catfish nodded, pointed to the side with his whiskers, and danced.

Liang Qu understood, quickly recalled the three beasts, and when all the staff arrived, they leaned in the direction pointed by the fat catfish.

One man and three beasts followed behind the fat catfish, and soon found a narrow wooden house among the reeds.

There was no one around, and Liang Qu could easily see what was inside through the narrow slit of the wooden house, just as he had guessed at first.

No wonder the spirit resembles a humanoid.

"Grandma's, assign me such a big job, a raise! A raise is a must! ”

Liang Qu decided to go back and protest to Xu Yuelong.

Which is the E-level task, starting at the D-level, one back and forth for three or four days, it has to be counted as twenty small achievements!

Midnight.

Fishermen are coming out of their boats one after another to catch fish.

Liang Qu lurked underwater to cultivate, and the sound of reeds breaking leaves on the shore was endless.

"Here comes the fish!"