Kang Yueran's face looked very unhappy. She had been trying hard to change the impression of Qingpingshan among the people around her, but there were always people who used Qingpingshan's name to discredit her.
Mao Jian said, "Li Zheng, as far as I know, Qingping Mountain Stronghold has been renamed Qingping Village, and the bandits on the mountain have also started legitimate business. It is definitely not the people from Qingping Mountain who did this."
"Qingping Village? Doing legitimate business? Have those bandits changed their ways?"
"It's because the boss has changed. The current boss is very kind and righteous!"
Is it really not Qingpingshan who did it? Yuan Renyong was skeptical. "Well, even if it wasn't the Qingpingshan bandits who did it, it's true that Qingshui Village was broken into.
Manager Mao, do you think we should add another group of patrolmen?"
Kang Yueran said, "It's been over a month since the brick kiln was built. We've only just started providing food, drink, and monthly wages to the victims, but the thieves haven't come here. This shows they're afraid of the victims, as there are too many of them."
For some reason, the Tiger Gang suddenly flashed through Kang Yueran's mind.
She had given more than ten Maltesers at Wild Boar Ridge, but no one came to get the antidote after three days. Since it wouldn't kill anyone, she didn't take it seriously.
Her intuition told her that it was the Tiger Gang who did it, but she had no evidence!
Mao Jian asked, "What are the plans of the boss?"
The victims have been working for more than a month. Mao Jian is a generous person and is very friendly to the victims.
Kang Yueran looked at the group of people working and said, "It's time to reveal our identities!"
Yuan Renyong didn't understand, "What identity?"
Mao Jian straightened his back and said, "We are from Qingping Mountain. Our big boss is the boss of Qingping Mountain."
Yuan Renyong took three steps back in fear, wanting to turn around and run, but was afraid that Kang Yueran would blame him, "You, you are the bandits from Qingping Mountain?"
Kang Yueran said, "Don't be afraid, Yuanlizheng. I've already said that Qingping Village is gone. There's only Qingping Village. There are no bandits in Qingping Village, only the boss and his men."
Before coming to find Mao Jian, Yuan Renyong felt that his situation was very dangerous. Now, he just felt that the knife was on his neck.
Mao Jian smiled and said, "Yuan Lizheng, there's really no need to be afraid. My brothers and I, along with the brickmakers Li Fu and Li Shou, were servants of the He family, a renowned shipbuilding family in Anzhou, more than a month ago. The eldest master asked our master for us.
We were initially nervous about coming to Qingping Mountain, but after arriving, the eldest master treated us very well. The four of us decided not to return to the He family and would stay with the eldest master from now on.
When He Yifan sent the ten of them to Qingping Mountain, he instructed them to follow Kang Yueran in the future.
After spending more than a month together, Yuan Renyong had a very good impression of Mao Jian. He calmed down and asked, "Are you going to tell the victims?"
Kang Yueran said: "Yes, tell the victims. Most of the people on Qingping Mountain are also disaster victims. There is no guarantee that they will not be recognized.
If more rumors start to spread, it will be even harder to control. It’s better to tell them now. When the disaster subsides and everyone goes home, more people will know about Qingping Village.”
Mao Jian said: "I will announce it during lunch."
Because he had something to say, Kang Yueran asked Mao Jian to ring the gong two quarters of an hour in advance.
The victims all started and ended their work at the sound of gongs, and no one noticed that the time had been advanced. They lined up for food as usual.
When everyone finished their meal and were about to lie down to take a nap, Mao Jian knocked again, calling everyone together.
He stepped on a stone and said loudly, "We had dinner two quarters of an hour earlier today because I have something to announce to everyone.
The first thing to ask is, who are we? Who built this house? And who will live in it after it's built?
Let me be clear here. We are from Qingping Mountain. The owner who built the house is the head of the Kang family in Qingping Mountain. You can also call her the big boss.
At this point, people started discussing.
"I was wondering who had the money to build so many houses. Turns out it's the bandits from Qingping Mountain."
"Oh, we've been here for a month, and the bandits haven't killed us. It's really God's blessing."
"Who cares if they are bandits or not? As long as they give us food to eat, they are good people."
"That's right. At least for the past month or so, I've been able to have a full meal every day."
"You can't say that. What if the bandits just want to fatten us up before killing us?"
"You're not a pig. Why would I fatten you up if I'm going to kill you?"
......
The victims spoke louder and louder, and their voices became more and more intense.
Mao Jian said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me.
At that time, Tu Da of Qingping Mountain rebelled and took control of the mountain stronghold. He tricked many people into going up the mountain to help him kill and rob.
Later, our senior brother who was the head of the Kang family couldn't stand it anymore, so he killed the Tu brothers and let his junior sister, who was the head of the Kang family, become the head of the family.
After the boss took office, he set down a rule that Qingping Village was renamed Qingping Village. From then on, Qingping Village would never do murder or robbery, but only engage in legitimate business.
She led the people in the village to make various foods and goods, and sold them to merchants in Anzhou City to earn money.
The victims who had been tricked into going up the mountain before, seeing that the master was willing to lead them on the right path, all stayed in the village with all their hearts."
The expressions of the crowd were mixed, some were unconvinced, some were confused, some were afraid...
Mao Jian continued, "These houses you built are for the people living on Qingping Mountain. The boss said that as long as they work hard and don't slack off, they will be able to eat well, wear warm clothes, and make money.
Then I can bring my parents and brothers over and live happily as a family.
In addition to building a house for them, the eldest family also bought land and the hill so that their family could have some land to farm and raise chickens on the hill to sell, which also provided an income.”
Over the past month, although the victims have been supervised by the stewards, the stewards have never beaten or scolded them and occasionally even advised them to take a break and drink some water.
With a month of getting along as a foundation, and with no other place to get food except here, all the victims chose to stay and no one left.
No matter what the victims thought in their hearts, they accepted the identities of Mao Jian and others on the surface.
Kang Yueran finally stood up and repeated, "Qingping Village has been renamed Qingping Village. There are no bandits in Qingping Village, and we will never commit murder or robbery.
Everyone, just work peacefully. I won't hurt you, rob you, or kill you. You can rest assured."
Mao Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Boss. If anyone really wants to leave, I won't make it difficult for them. If they're willing to stay, everything will be the same as before."
The words "Don't worry, Big Boss" made everyone drop their jaws. Big Boss was a woman? Or a little girl?
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