Chapter 171 Heishan Township!
Wu Yingniang held Hao Ren's face in her hands and said, "I'm fine. I just miss you guys sometimes."
Hao Ren stroked Wu Yingniang's brow with his fingers and placed a gentle kiss on her.
Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door.
Hao Ren paused, frowned, and tried to pretend that he didn't hear the knock on the door.
Boom boom boom!
The person knocking on the door did not give up and kept knocking excitedly.
Wu Yingniang: "I'll go open the door. Maybe it's the two kids coming back to get something."
Hao Ren held Wu Yingniang down and said, "I'll go open it."
Hao Ren put on his coat and went to open the door with a sullen face.
When the door opened, He Sanlang smiled joyfully and brilliantly:
"Brother...cousin, I just heard you were back. This is the first batch of tea I made, and I brought it here especially for you to try."
He Sanlang devoted most of his time and energy to tea for half a year.
He completed three tea record books, and after many experiments, he finally found a batch of tea that he thought tasted good.
"Okay, thank you."
Hao Ren accepted the tea, forced a smile, and was about to close the door.
He Sanlang: "Hey, I haven't told you how to make this tea yet..."
Hao Ren: "He San, I'm a little tired. I need to rest for a while. I'll make tea another day."
Hao Ren slammed the door shut mercilessly.
Old Xu, who had returned to the village from the county to celebrate the New Year, passed by and called He Sanlang to go with him:
"Ah San, what are you doing here?"
"Look at you, Village Chief Hao and Yingniang are happily married after a long separation, how come you don't have any foresight?"
Old Xu just shook his head as he watched.
He Sanlang understood the meaning of the latter sentence, and thinking of how his brother Zixin hurriedly closed the door just now, he blushed a little and walked away embarrassedly.
Old Xu pulled He Sanlang aside and said, "It's not your fault. You're all alone. You haven't gotten married yet, right? How about I be your matchmaker..."
inside the house.
Hao Ren locked the door again and hugged Wu Yingniang to talk.
Before the two of them could say a few words, there was another knock on the door outside the yard.
Hao Ren, who usually had a gentle face, turned gloomy. He hugged Ying Niang:
"Yingniang, we won't open the door."
The voice was stubborn, a bit like Su Zhizhi who didn't get any candy during the Chinese New Year.
But the knocking on the door was getting louder and louder, even more excited than He Sanlang's knocking just now.
Wu Yingniang found it funny to see Hao Ren's angry expression:
"I'll go and take a look. If it's He San again, I'll beat him up."
This time Wu Yingniang went to open the door.
The door to the courtyard opened again.
County Magistrate Song Ping's face appeared at the door. He didn't consider himself an outsider at all and wanted to go in:
"Madam Wu, Village Chief Hao is back, right? It's just right, let's discuss the establishment of a township and finalize it today."
Since it involved important matters in the village, Wu Yingniang still let Song Ping in.
Hao Ren sat in the room and sighed, then took the tea leaves that He Sanlang had just brought and went to make tea.
The refreshing aroma of tea fills the air.
Song Ping took the tea bowl handed to him by Hao Ren, but without drinking a sip, he explained the matter first:
"Over the past two years, the population near Liangmin Village has increased. Several villages with different surnames have sprung up nearby, and shops have also opened. At the end of the year, I calculated the population of various places, and the population in this area is enough to set up a township."
"After the township is established, the household registration in the Black Bandit Mountain area can be unified. Later, a larger market place may be set up here, and more people will move here."
Wu Yingniang and Hao Ren both agreed with the idea of setting up a township.
Everyone can see that this area is gradually prospering. In the future, more and more people will move here, and those who have already settled here will start families and have children. The population will further expand, and there will be more and more villages.
In places where there are many people, supervision is needed to maintain order.
Song Ping took a sip of tea and praised it: "This tea is good."
After praising, Song Ping asked again:
"What's the name of the village?"
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang did not directly answer this question.
When the whole village was having dinner together in the evening, they told the villagers the news.
The villagers dispersed the next day and told the farmhands and shop owners.
Everyone was very happy when they heard that a township was going to be established. It meant that they had made the right decision to come here, and the situation was getting better and better.
Moreover, they hope that someone from Liangmin Village will be the village head, and they can trust him.
As for what to call it, there were several opinions at one point.
Some say it's called Liangmin Township, some say it's called Heishan Township, some say it's called Heifei Township, and some say it's called Bumo Township...
In the end, Heishan Township was decided with an overwhelming advantage.
Many people came here for the Black Mountain ink and Black Mountain cloth when they first came here. Now they work in the workshop every day and receive a good wage. They have great trust in the word "Black Mountain".
Heishan ink, Heishan cloth and Heishan Restaurant are all their pride. From now on, when they go out, they will say that they are from Heishan Township, Baiyun County.
After the first month of the lunar year, a large stone tablet appeared at the intersection of the path at the foot of the mountain.
The stone tablet is as tall as an adult and is engraved with three big characters "Heishan Township".
The font was painted with red paint, bright red and very conspicuous.
Su Zhizhi buried flower seeds next to the stone tablet, and next year a field of flowers will bloom next to the stone tablet.
Hao Ren went from being the village chief to the township chief.
Still very busy.
After he came back from the northwest, he often went to the village blacksmith shop to sit.
More people in the village went to mine iron ore, and the blacksmith shop produced new items almost every day.
The village had previously decided to make weapons for every villager, and now they are finally being made.
The size and style are customized according to the situation of each villager, and everyone feels comfortable when holding their own weapon.
As for those who couldn't use swords, spears, knives, or darts, such as Hao Ren, they were given a slingshot, which at least could be used.
After Qin Xiao and Wei Dashuan came back, they started thinking about training the team.
They discussed with Bai Xun:
"In the past, the village guards only had to patrol the village and maintain public order. Now that Heishan Township has grown in population, relying on just one guard is definitely not enough."
"Now that our village has weapons and a foundation in martial arts, why not get more people involved in the training? Divide everyone into several teams and take turns training?"
Bai Xun also said:
"Not only our Liangmin Village, but also the other villages with mixed surnames can utilize their manpower. It would be best if each village trained a group of people. That way, even if something urgent happens and the backup team doesn't arrive, they can handle it on their own for a while."
Qin Xiao, Wei Dashuan and Bai Xun worked out a rough plan and told Hao Ren about it.
Half a month later, Heishan Township formed a Heishan Guard Corps.
The guard corps has nearly a thousand people, divided into different teams.
Training half a day and working half a day every day.
County Magistrate Song would come to Heishan Township every ten days or half a month.
Every time he had a headache because of his official duties, he would feel excited when he saw that everyone in Heishan Township lived and worked in peace and contentment and the market was bustling, and he would be motivated to serve the people again.
After watching it, people will come to Liangmin Village to ask for a cup of tea.
He felt that the tea he drank at Hao Ren's house last time was refreshing, clear and sweet.
Su Zhizhi simply took County Magistrate Song to the tea garden to find He Yanqing.
"When Governor Gu comes back and sees that Heishan Township has been established, he will certainly feel gratified." County Magistrate Song stood on the hillside of Heishan Mountain, overlooking the endless stream of people.
Su Zhizhi, who was leading the way, asked:
"Where did Governor Gu go?"
Magistrate Song gazed north and said, "Inspector Gu went back to the capital to report on his duties during the Spring Festival this year and has not returned yet."
Su Zhizhi also looked to the north and saw only endless green hills.
"Is it fun to celebrate the New Year in Beijing?"
County Magistrate Song said: "The New Year celebrations in the capital are also very lively, even more lively than in Heishan Township. Some officials can even go to the palace for banquets."
Su Zhizhi: "What is a palace banquet like?"
County Magistrate Song smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am of low rank and have never been there."
Su Zhizhi: "Then wait for Governor Gu to come back and ask him if he went."
…
Chang'an, Gu family.
Gu Jing lay on the couch, holding a post with disdain:
"What kind of spring banquet is this? You're just sitting there in the cold wind, what's the point of going?"
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