The tall and thin Taoist priest walked around the town and gathered a dozen people. Then the group set out to return to Jiuyou Mountain Village.
On the way to the mountain village, Luo Qingqing got a general understanding of Jiuyou Mountain Village from several young men.
In recent years, both the Jin Dynasty and the Western Rong Kingdom have suffered from drought.
The people who depended on the weather for their livelihood had no food and lived in poverty.
Among the people, tragedies such as selling children for food or exchanging children for food are common.
The imperial court continued to increase taxes and labor service, and the people suffered terribly under such circumstances.
Many families have been displaced and left without support.
In such troubled times, many strongholds sprang up all over the country, most of which were formed by people who could not make a living in their hometowns.
Jiuyou Mountain Village is one of them.
It was established three years ago, but has developed very rapidly and now has a staff of more than 10,000 people.
It was built at the junction of the Great Jin and the Western Rong, a chaotic lawless area.
It is precisely because of this that the governments of both countries will not take action to control it, which has allowed it to grow to such an extent.
In addition to the geographical location, it also benefited from Xiao Jiuchen's wise management of the village.
He often sent people down the mountain to recruit people to join the village, and his main target was young and middle-aged people, who were the vital force for the development of the village.
Therefore, as long as Luo Qingqing sat on the street and made herself look like a helpless and homeless teenager, someone would take her back to the village.
Jiuyou Mountain Village is located in a valley in the Jiuyou Mountains.
It is surrounded by steep cliffs on all sides, with only one waterway leading directly into it.
There are checkpoints set up along the waterway leading to the interior of the village.
Each checkpoint makes full use of the favorable geographical conditions.
The last and most important checkpoint is Qudong Pass.
It is set up at the entrance of a cave where water flows, and is blocked by an iron fence that is more than ten meters high. No matter whether people are leaving or entering the cave, they need a token issued by the village chief to pass.
There are two strongholds on both sides of the cave, and dozens of guards take turns guarding them.
After entering the village, we saw lush farmland, a bustling crowd of people, and even children running around in the fields.
Luo Qingqing looked at everything in the village in disbelief.
This is not a copycat, it is clearly a paradise!
When they saw new people coming into the village, curious people gathered around, making Luo Qingqing and the others look like monkeys.
A young man named Zhang Cong said to Luo Qingqing, "Luo Qing, if you were a woman, you might be entering the bridal chamber tonight."
Luo Qingqing asked in confusion: "Why?"
Zhang Cong patiently explained to Luo Qingqing.
It turns out that in this village, everyone follows the village chief Xiao Jiuchen.
But this can only ensure that individuals have enough food and clothing. If you want to get more and enjoy a better life, you must be able to contribute to the village.
To put it bluntly, this is a cottage industry where people make a living based on their abilities, rather than a cottage industry where everyone eats from the same pot.
There are many jobs in the village that need capable people to do.
For example, farming, raising pigs, raising chickens, building houses, being a cook, being an accountant...
If a person can't even do these things in his job, then he might as well be able to fight.
Then join the stronghold's guard team to protect the stronghold or go out to rob and bring back wealth.
If a person is just lazy and doesn't know how to do anything.
I’m sorry, Jiuyou Village cannot tolerate such people.
After learning all this, Luo Qingqing couldn't help but become curious about Xiao Jiuchen.
Such an extraordinary way of managing counterfeit goods is unheard of and unprecedented.
Luo Qingqing asked Zhang Cong: "Why do women have to enter the bridal chamber tonight?"
Is it true that here, like the outside world, women are considered accessories of men?
She had just heard Zhang Cong talk about this alternative management method within the village, and she thought that the village would treat women differently.
Today, several young girls were brought into the village together with Luo Qingqing.
When they first entered the village, they were like pieces of honey, and the men were like bees, surrounding them and watching and laughing.
The faces of those girls were as red as the sunset in the sky.
Zhang Cong pointed at the situation of the girls and said to Luo Qingqing, "Look at them. They can't carry anything on their shoulders or lift anything with their hands. They don't look like they can endure any hardship at all.
If they don't want to eat the worst food or live in the worst place, then relying on men is their wisest choice.
In fact, I envy them. If the man they choose is very capable, they don’t have to work at all.
They just need to stay home and give birth to their children. The village has a rule that every child born will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver."
Luo Qingqing couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Zhang Cong looked at Luo Qingqing's thin arms and legs and sighed repeatedly: "Luo Qing, you also look like you can't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands. You need to gain more weight and become stronger in the future, otherwise I'm afraid you will never be able to get married."
Luo Qingqing smiled.
She doesn't need to marry.
A group of young boys and girls who had just arrived in the village followed the tall and thin Taoist priest and walked towards the largest wooden house on the hillside in a mighty procession under the watchful eyes of everyone.
That is the center of the village - Jiuyou Hall. If there is anything that needs to be discussed in the village, people basically gather in Jiuyou Hall.
Luo Qingqing followed everyone into the Jiuyou Hall.
Jiuyou Hall is called a hall, but in fact it is not worthy of the name, because it is as big as a palace and can accommodate hundreds of people.
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