Chapter 252 Going to Luhua Town
Some brave people think this method is good, while others who are timid think it is too risky.
"That's easy for you to say. The village chief was appointed by the imperial court. He is a noble. How can we offend him if he can become the village chief?"
Hearing such unambitious words, the withered old man didn't care whether it was on his own land or not. He suddenly spat and said, "Lu Laosan, you are such a coward. No wonder your son can't find a wife even in his thirties."
Lu Laosan has three children, but only the eldest is lucky enough to get married. The second and third children are not young anymore but still have no wives.
This is a thorn in Lu Laosan's heart. Whenever he thinks about it, he can't eat or sleep well. But the gangster-like Lu Laoliu has to bring this matter up from time to time to poke him.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Lu Da coughed loudly. He was the head of the village and the eldest of the older generation of the Lu family. He lost his father when he was young, and the brothers of the Lu family were all raised by Lu Da with his blood and sweat.
Lu Da is not a serious father. The pressure of hunger and survival forces him to have no time to think about anything else every day, and raising a child is also very difficult for him.
There is no point in reasoning with brothers who are so angry that they can even blow off the beams of the house. If they get angry, they will be hung up with a rope and beaten.
The trauma of their childhood made the older brothers afraid of seeing their eldest brother even when they were old enough to be grandfathers.
In addition, Lu Da had been the head of the village for so many years, and everyone respected and feared him, so when they saw that the boss was angry, both Lu Lao San and Lu Lao Liu lowered their heads quietly and said nothing.
He raised his eyelids and glanced at the brothers who were nearly fifty years old. "If anyone is tired of living, feel free to make trouble, but don't let it implicate the other young people in our Luhua Town."
After he finished speaking, he stared at Lu Laoliu with his cloudy eyes, "How did those girls in your family get married? Don't think that no one will know if you don't tell me. You did something shameful and implicated the young people of the entire village. How can you have the nerve to complain here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Da's crutch fell on Lu Laoliu's shoulder. Lu Laoliu looked at the crutch falling down but did not dare to dodge, and was hit on the back.
He didn't dare to hide in action, but he refused to admit defeat: "Brother, what are you talking about? Marrying a wife is naturally done by giving a betrothal gift. Can we snatch her away?"
Lu Da was too lazy to argue with him about these things, as it was too embarrassing to talk about them.
After a long pause, he finally told the story of what he had come to discuss today: "Now that the world is peaceful and there's not much work to do at home, I thought you could go around town and ask around. If every family can provide a strong laborer, we can let Lu Shan lead the team. Whether it's building houses or harvesting rice, we can always find some work. This way, every household will have enough food at the end of the year."
As soon as Lu Da finished speaking, Lu Laoliu, who had just been beaten, started to yell, "No one is going to our house. If the strong laborers leave, who will do the work in the fields? How can women be content when men leave?
"Big brother, I'm telling you, you're just too concerned about your reputation. I think you should just do as I say. We'll wait until the food is finished and then go to the Township Lord's Mansion."
Speaking of the Township Lord's Mansion, Lu Laoliu lowered his voice and said, "I have inquired about it. The Township Lord of Dongping is very rich. He runs such a big teahouse. It is said that he makes a lot of money every day. Oh, there is also a female school that is said to collect money.
For a woman so rich, it shouldn't be difficult for her to give us alms."
According to him, since they were the common people in the village chief's fiefdom, why should they work so hard to farm the land to rely on such a rich master? They could just go and ask for money directly.
And according to what he had inquired about, this village chief was just a soft persimmon. Women with soft hearts could not accomplish anything big. When they couldn't eat and took their children to lie on the street, how could that woman just ignore it?
It seems that Lu Laoliu had already made plans to blackmail the village chief's mansion.
Lu Da suddenly sighed. He had been trying to change his younger brother Lu Laoliu for so many years but he still couldn't get over it. The older he got, the more dishonest he became. Even the younger brothers in Laoliu's family were just as dishonest.
After being in charge for so many years, he suddenly didn't want to care anymore.
"You guys go back and ask around, and when everyone is gathered, let Shanzi take them out." After saying that, he waved his hand and let everyone go home.
Dongping County
Cui Qingyi, along with Taozhi, Madam Cui and the two guards sent by Jing Wei, headed for Luhua Town with a small entourage.
Before this, Cui Qingyi asked Jingjiu to collect information about Luhua Town. Although she had some preparations about Luhua Town, Cui Qingyi still took a breath when she saw the information collected by Jingjiu, and cursed the damn Zhou Yanxiu over and over again.
Although Luhua Town is a town, its geographical location is very remote and it has long been ranked at the bottom of Dongping County's performance evaluation.
It was said that Zhou Yanxiu had tried many methods but had failed to improve the livelihood of Luhua Town. If Zhou Yanxiu were here right now, Cui Qingyi would definitely pull his scalp and ask him, "Why do you think she can do something that you can't do yourself?"
On the official road outside the city, a pitch-black wolf cleverly hid its body under the rocks, staring at the carriage that was gradually moving away without blinking.
Wangcai, who was running freely beside the carriage, suddenly smelled a very familiar smell. His agile limbs suddenly lost their rhythm, but he shook his head in an instant and ran away behind the carriage without making a sound.
With his excellent tracking skills, Black Wolf arrived in Dongping County a few days ago, but the smell in the city was mixed, and it took some effort to lock onto the village chief's mansion.
It was a coincidence that the village chief's mansion was now at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, which made it easier for Black Wolf to hide.
The black wolf still couldn't adapt to the place where the two-legged beasts lived, so it continued to live in the mountains and forests. Every day after filling its stomach, it would find a place to stare at the location of the village chief's mansion.
But when it finally got used to the new hill and was preparing to find an opportunity to go to the big house at the foot of the hill to take a look, the two-legged beast actually ran away with the female it liked.
This time, the black wolf turned its head again and again and did not continue to follow.
After the carriage had been running for more than an hour and stopped to rest, Cui Qingyi felt that her own Wangcai was a little restless, and his eyes kept looking at the mountains nearby.
Cui Qingyi was a little worried about whether there were any large wild animals nearby. She asked Xiao Ba, who confidently replied, "Don't be afraid, Master. There are no large wild animals in this area."
Xiao Ba usually helps the caravan take care of the dogs when she has nothing to do. Dogs don't behave like this when they smell a wild beast, but she sees that there is indeed something wrong with Wangcai today. Xiao Ba secretly tells herself to be careful on the road ahead. She doesn't want something to go wrong in her first mission with the mistress.
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