Chapter 47 Expanding the River
They arrived at the place early again the next day. Among the team of a thousand people, only a few people brought their own tools. Everyone's faces were still numb, as if it had nothing to do with them.
In fact, Lin Hongyuan could still understand them. If he lived in such a hopeless place for a few years, he would probably lose all his fighting spirit.
But if I really have to procrastinate like I did yesterday, I don’t know how long this service will take. I think the dried seafood sold very well the first two times, especially after Buddha Jumps Over the Wall came out, it became a famous dish that dignitaries competed to pursue.
Now everyone in Dagan is proud to have eaten Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. High-end seafood has become a rarity, and partners have also sent letters urging customers to buy more seafood.
Now that he has personally experienced these hard days, he especially hopes to earn more money so that he can build a ship and go out to sea to find the island as soon as possible, and strengthen himself until he becomes so strong that no one can threaten them anymore!
"Brother, are we going to dig the soil like this every day? How long will it take?"
Lin Hongyuan approached an old man he met yesterday. Although he was hidden in the crowd, from his eyesight, he could tell that this man was definitely the leader of the group.
"What else? Boy, you've already been exiled, so you might as well give up those unrealistic fantasies."
The old man didn't even turn his head, but snorted coldly. He had been here for ten years and had experienced everything.
When I first came here, I was very ambitious and always felt that I could achieve something in Lingnan. However, years of overwork have worn down my body, and I can't see the way forward. The passion in my heart has long been wiped out.
"Ah, I saw that those fierce-looking officials were not here today, so how come everyone came so punctually?
Besides, this isn't the first time the dam has been repaired, so wouldn't it be a waste of work if we did this?"
"Haha, I see you're a grandfather too, I don't believe you can't see this.
We are all exiles, abandoned by the court. Lingnan is the poorest province in Dagan. The greatest value of our lives is to provide them with silver.
Who is a fool to be exiled? It's just that this is the only way to live!"
The old man was very calm and seemed to have really accepted his fate.
Lin Hongyuan believed that as long as a person is alive, his spirit will never disappear, and there is no way to escape his fate now!
"It's already this late, why haven't the officers and soldiers arrived yet? Did something happen?"
Lin Hongyuan wants to unite everyone to widen the river, and the officials are the biggest obstacle.
Sister Yue was out for a long time last night and didn't come back until the early morning with a murderous look on her face. He believed that something must have happened in the county, especially those unkind officials yesterday. He was afraid that they were in great danger. He must seize this opportunity to quickly resolve the matter.
"What could possibly happen? But you'd better pray that nothing happens. Go away and don't disturb me, an old man, from doing my work."
The county town is in chaos now, and no one cares what the fugitives are doing?
The sky seemed to have a hole in it, and the rain kept falling, with no hope of stopping.
"Brother, it rains almost all the time in Lingnan in the first half of the year. Even with the sun, the water level in the river will only increase, not decrease. If we can solve this problem this time, we'll have an easy time later!"
Lin Hongyuan had a nice idea.
"You're dreaming! We're exiles, serious criminals of the imperial court. How can they let us rest? Even if we solve the problem of this river overflow, we'll be taken away to continue working somewhere else.
Do you know why?
The old man didn't wait for Lin Hongyuan to answer and said in a mocking tone.
"Because they think this is showing off, showing off that we are smarter than them, which makes them feel insulted and inferior, so they increase their punishment on us. The more miserable we are, the happier they are.
In order to satisfy their perverted and twisted psychology, haha, what else can we be jealous of?"
Desolate and miserable.
It seemed like an old dragon that had been trapped in a cage for a long time and had not been able to break free.
Lin Hongyuan stopped talking. He thought that this elder brother must have tried all kinds of ways to get rid of such a difficult life, but none of them succeeded. Instead, he was finally worn down like this.
But he would not give up. Even for the sake of the more than 20 people of the Lin family and their future generations, he would try his best to escape from this kind of life.
Seeing the newly excavated soil piled up by the river falling into and merging into the river bit by bit, the people in Baixiang Village frowned. This was simply a useless effort. Are they going to waste the rest of their lives on such meaningless things?
At this moment, the people of Baixiang Village who had just arrived in Lingnan were at a loss, even though there were ambitious goals hanging ahead.
An hour passed before an officer finally arrived with a few tall and strong men. Blood was faintly visible on their bodies, and they were panting and looking a little disheveled.
"Now!"
Lin Hongyuan approached the old man excitedly, and all his depression disappeared in an instant.
The old man took a peek and saw that the man in the official uniform was a good guy, and the civilians he brought with him were not a threat. Could something really have happened in the county?
My heart skipped a beat. Is there really a chance?
He looked at the smiling person next to him with a complicated expression. He didn't expect that the newcomer was so lucky. No, there is no such thing as good luck in this world.
A lucky person could be exiled to Lingnan at the age of a grandfather. It seems that this person is quite resourceful. Even in this hellhole of Lingnan, he can make things develop as he wishes.
"What's the rush? Let me take a look."
The old man didn't want Lin Hongyuan to show off, and he also wanted to be on the safe side. His old bones couldn't stand the hardship!
Lin Hongyuan didn't care about anything else and pulled the old man towards the police.
"My lord, my lord, I have something to report."
Lin Hongyuan showed a corner of the silver note to attract the officer's attention.
Zhu Dayong was busy all morning. Many of his colleagues were killed and it took him a long time to move the bodies. He hurriedly called a few acquaintances to come here to watch over the fugitives.
The county magistrate urged them to go back quickly as there was a lot of work waiting for them to do.
No one knows who it was, but he stole from all the wealthy people in the county. His colleagues became rich by exploiting the fugitives, but in the end they lost both their money and their lives.
Perhaps they were too vigilant and resisted, and were eventually killed. Only a dozen colleagues whose families could barely make ends meet were left, and the team of police officers was severely reduced!
Now the people in the county are in panic, the doors are closed, and the county magistrate is forced to investigate the case.
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly. I have something else to do."
"Sir, I have a better way to solve the problem of the river spreading. If we follow this method, half of Lingnan's flood problem will be solved."
Zhu Dayong was very interested. Due to weather and terrain reasons, the place where people lived was flooded half of the time.
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