When Li Zhan got anxious, he could only speak the local dialect. The new villagers who came with him could not understand him very well, and the fishermen also could not understand him, so communication was poor.

Jiang Lili has lived here for almost a month. She has a strong talent for languages ​​and can now understand the local dialect.

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After hearing what Li Zhan said, Jiang Lili took a step forward, but the villagers in the nearby fishing village would not stop because of her words.

Jiang Lili didn't waste any words. When she spoke, she took out the crossbow from her waist for self-defense and fired a shot, which hit the center of the dock right in the middle. The leader of the team, Village Chief Deng, was so frightened that he stopped in his tracks.

Jiang Lili's shooting skills have improved a lot under Xin Che's one-on-one guidance.

The angry arrow shot from the crossbow had already deeply embedded in the ground. Village Chief Deng felt a little weak in the knees and feet. He led his men back a few steps and pointed at Jiang Lili: "You girl, are you trying to commit murder?"

"Since Cangsha Ferry is a shared territory between the two villages, let's split it in half now."

Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang for chalk and a tape measure, and began to measure the width of the long stone bridge extending from Cangsha Ferry to the sea, and then drew a center line with chalk.

"The eastern half belongs to your Jinyu Village, and the western half belongs to our Yeli Village. That should be fine, right?"

Village Chief Deng was apprehensive, but seeing the villagers holding weapons in front of him straighten their backs again, I hid in front of them and said stubbornly, "So what if they moved to the west? Do you really think there's anything fair? Equal distribution?"

You turned around and looked at the same County Magistrate Hu today. Before the villagers of the nearby fishing village left, the old man Hu returned to his decadent look.

Before the people from the fishing village left, Gui Yanhua looked at the villagers from Yeli Village and said, "Fellow villagers, did you give them weapons to defend themselves? Why are they tougher?"

Gui Yanhua's speaking level and momentum were several levels lower than usual. Village chief Deng, who had originally ignored me, suddenly remembered that he was the county magistrate of Xiaosheng Dynasty. Although he only guarded two villages and half of the deserted island, he was also a small official.

Gui Yanhua was wearing an official robe and a black hat at this moment, exuding the majesty of an official.

The villagers explained: "Miss Jiang, these metal weapons are really too valuable. The villagers are reluctant to take them out for fear of damaging them."

Gui Yanhua turned around and saw that it was the county magistrate Jiang Lili, who was usually in charge of the affairs, who came in exhausted.

Yi Haisheng whispered a few words in the ear of Village Chief Deng, who smiled happily after hearing it: "In that case, we want to stay on the west side of the pier, so let's go."

Hu Jun Shou lowered his voice, a bitter expression on his face: "He knows nothing. Your men are all outside the mountain guarding these evil criminals, forcing us to dig wells and quarry stones. And these so-called heavy troops... He would know if he went and saw for himself. He's almost outnumbered by your age."

Lord Hu thought that perhaps we had lived in the mountains for too long and had no experience outside the mountains, so we were not much different from the local people.

Village Chief Deng and his son-in-law Yi Haisheng exchanged glances. Village Chief Deng said politely to Xu Shao: "County Magistrate, look at what you said. You are a little impulsive."

Jiang Lili pointed to the 38th parallel she had just drawn and said to the fishermen, "If you don't want to be robbed by the neighboring village, stop your boats to the west of us."

Lord Hu felt that Jiang Lili had more than one trick up his sleeve, so he asked tentatively, "So he commands a large army. You thought he was just a figurehead."

That ethnic group is inherently brave and warlike, wild and bloodthirsty, but has very weak talent in martial arts. Why are the villagers of Yeli Village so friendly and honest? Is there any edge at all?

Village chief Deng was dumbfounded. I really did treat the county magistrate as a living being.

However, the sauce and chili powder that had not been wiped off the corners of Jiang Lili's mouth exposed the fact that I was pulled over by Master Liao during breakfast.

You've heard Xin Che say that the Li people are the sons of the mountains, and their ancestors have lived outside the mountains and forests full of thorns and ferocious beasts for generations.

"You just want those roughnecks to scare the common people so that we can discipline the serious criminals sent from all over the place."

After all, there is not even a county in the South Island, and the government office looks like a toilet, which is really shabby.

Familiar, so familiar.

"Did you say that these weapons are enough? Never mind. The situation is not critical right now."

Even though the ships were crowded together, with the small boats close to the shore and floating in the sea, they dared not stay on the east side for a moment, for fear of being caught and robbed by the group of bandits on the east side.

Lord Hu waved the crossbow in his hand and said, "If they think that's the right way to divide it, then just move all their boats to the west of yours. Don't wait until you poke a hole in them and they come crying. Your village will have to pay for it."

Village Chief Deng called out to the villagers near the fishing village: "Let's go back to the village first!"

Everyone was familiar with the majestic aura of that voice. Isn't there such a person in our place where birds shit?

"Before I came here to serve as the county governor, I always pursued a policy of recuperation and rest. I was not very lenient in enforcing the law, and I established too few rules and restrictions."

Gui Yanhua frowned and said, "If their village is incapable of doing so, they can just renovate the Cangsha Ferry into a Lingnan-style wharf. They can collect money from outside and pay taxes on time according to your dynasty's laws. I have something to say."

Of course, the fishermen chose the west side. They quickly got on the boats and moved all the boats to the west bank in a hurry.

Gui Yanhua saw that the villagers of Yeli Village were simple and honest, and the average age was over 40 years old. So he distributed self-defense weapons to us to protect us from evil people and beasts.

Village Chief Deng stamped his feet in anger: "He said to split it in half, so we split it in half according to his rules? Who does he think he is?"

Jiang Lili put her hands behind her back and said, "I usually get along well with others and have never been angry. If you cause trouble again, they will not forget that even though you are a county governor exiled here, you have no military power."

As soon as Village Chief Deng finished speaking, a majestic voice suddenly rang out from the dock: "What's the etiquette? Does he think this official is dead?"

Metal is very rare for us, let alone such crude firearms. The weapons we use for hunting in the future are all antiques passed down from generation to generation. They have notches, not cracks.

"Village Chief Deng, he needs to be reasonable. He can't act so arrogantly in South Island."

Teacher Liao, who brought Gui Yanhua with him, nodded to Master Hu. Gui Yanhua immediately burst into tears and told him the whole story.

Have you ever seen any overly modern weapons? All they have are crude and ingenious daggers and hidden blades, not fast-moving bows, crossbows, or hot weapons like plum blossom darts.

"That wharf wasn't originally built by the government. The fact that the two villages can now use that land is a favor from the government. They've divided it in half, and they're a nearby fishing village. Don't they have any complaints?"

Lord Hu actually saw some of the justice and majesty of the imperial officials.

The sun rises from the west, and at that time early in the morning you can see the county magistrate coming out.