Chapter 154 154. Annual Holiday
"Goodbye, Master."
"Take care on your journey."
Lan Lan rode on the back of the ice wolf and waved to Lovi vigorously. Anus raised his head and let out a long farewell.
The two figures disappeared in the rising fog.
Blue annual holiday.
Although he was a little reluctant, Lowe still approved it.
Before leaving, give it a warm hug and stroke its obedient tail.
Lan Lan almost couldn't control herself. The ice wolf Anus ran happily like a gust of wind.
Lan Lan narrowed her eyes, crawled on its back, and pointed the road: "This way, this way! Anus, you're going the wrong way!"
If we can keep running, we will reach Ice Wolf Village in less than half a day.
However, the ice wolf's endurance was always a problem. It was gradually getting slower and slower, not at all what she expected.
"Anus, just hold on for a while until we get to Adventure Town."
Lanlan's request worked, and the ice wolf reluctantly moved forward. When he saw the familiar cabin on the mound, he howled with excitement.
Today, the strong one on duty is Zoe.
Early in the morning, she led people to patrol everywhere. When she learned about the arrival of the Ice Wolf, she came over curiously and asked, "Lanlan, why are you here?"
"I'm going back to visit my mother. The young master allowed me to do that." Lan Lan said shyly.
"Let's take a break first. Ice Wolf must be tired, right?" Zoe had a good impression of this simple maid and acted like an elder sister and made arrangements.
Anus stuck out his tongue and whimpered in agreement.
Zoe enthusiastically took Lan Lan to the cabin where she was staying temporarily, while instructing the guards to get water and food.
In just a few months, the small mound seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Red brick houses were being built everywhere. I saw dozens of them along the way, each one three stories high. Several of them were lined up together to form an alley.
It flows down from the pool on the mound.
"Isn't it shocking? In fact, everyone is busy reclaiming the land and doesn't have the energy to make more bricks." Zoe's cabin is on the top of the mountain, closest to the water source.
The ice wolf Anus skillfully found the place at the door where he had lain last time, lying on his back like a dead dog.
"Sister Zoe, how many houses are there in total? How many people can live in them?" Lan Lan asked curiously.
"Fifty-seven buildings have been built, and seven are under construction. Each building can accommodate a maximum of one hundred people." Zoe answered seriously, without any intention of joking.
The only situation where a floor can accommodate thirty people is when it rains.
The linen tents are not good at keeping out the rain, so everyone chooses to squeeze into the red brick houses.
If there is not enough space, they will continue to live in the kiln.
With the continuous migration of population from East Port City, Adventure Town now has more than 8,000 people.
For this reason, the scholar Yi Si was very busy every day. Not only did he have to deal with civil affairs, but he also had to divide the land and create household registration files on paper.
He seemed to have adapted to the job of mayor and did not make any complaints.
"Actually, this place is pretty nice." Zoe watched the servants bring meat and water.
Lanlan had eaten before going out, and only drank some water, and fed the meat to Anus.
The meat was hunted yesterday afternoon and has been stored in the cellar, so it is still relatively fresh.
Anus bit into the meat with big mouthfuls, tears flashing in the corners of his eyes. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had eaten meat. He had always eaten fish until he was sick of it. Now he finally remembered the taste.
The cry of "Awoo, awoo" expresses the excitement.
With meat as fuel, the ice wolf's strength recovered quickly. While the weather was not too hot, Lan Lan said goodbye and continued on his way.
Next stop, Huange Town.
The fast-running ice wolf scared many passers-by.
A caravan of about thirty people, well-equipped, was coming towards us.
If the leading warrior hadn't stopped them, some people might have been nervous enough to launch an attack.
"Don't do it, that's an Ice Wolf, from the Ice Wolf Village in the Territory"
"I was so scared. I thought it was a wild animal. I was attacked by a pack of wolves yesterday. Now I am afraid of it when I see it."
Lan Lan breathed a sigh of relief and passed by the caravan.
Then, the weather became hotter and hotter. Ice Wolf drank all the water in the kettle, still looking exhausted.
Lanlan was also feeling very hot. She hid under the shade of a tree waiting for the scorching sun to pass and almost got a heat stroke.
Suddenly a cool breeze blew and dark clouds blocked the sunshine.
Taking advantage of this lucky time, we rushed to Huange Town in one breath.
Lan Lan found Raja in the Executive Office and asked for help.
Raja of course recognized the lord's personal maid and Tina's daughter, and readily gave them food and water, as well as a room to rest, before asking her why she came: "Miss Lanlan, are you here to pass on a message to the lord? Or are you here to inspect?"
"Actually, neither of them." Lan Lan scratched her sweaty hair and awkwardly talked about her annual leave.
"Child, it would be much easier if you came two months later." Raja said meaningfully.
"Yes! It's really hot." Lan Lan took the towel and wiped her face: "Thanks, Uncle Raja."
"You should rest for a while. It's the hottest at noon. At least wait until the sun sets and the temperature drops before setting out again."
Raja changed the subject and said, "By the way, I want to ask you if Eastport City has changed a lot recently. Every time the caravan brings something new, I can't believe it."
"Indeed, the changes are huge. The young master can invent many new things." Lan Lan gave several examples, such as pottery, porcelain and paper.
"Yes, these things have been introduced to us and everyone welcomes them. Especially paper, which is so convenient." Raja praised from a scholar's perspective.
It can be said that since the invention of paper, it has become much easier for him to handle household registration, and he is no longer restricted by bamboo slips.
The temporary household registration plan was implemented smoothly.
At this stage, all refugees have been registered and allocated land.
The population is 500 more than last year's statistics.
When people heard that Huange Town was going to issue household registration and land, some people even came from far away to ask to join.
It takes five years of paying taxes to convert temporary household registration into formal household registration.
The entire territory is under unified conditions.
The difference is that anyone willing to go to Adventure Town to open up wasteland can be given five acres of land, while in other places each person can only be given three acres or two acres.
With the family as the basic unit, dozens of families act as a collective and are jointly responsible for cultivating a piece of land.
Perhaps, the fields divided in this way can hardly fully meet people's planting needs.
Fulinbao has made additional clauses, which allow collectives to contract a piece of unowned land and carry out additional planting.
The tax on land that does not belong to an individual was raised to one-fifth and collected directly from the collective by Fulinbao.
Even so, the taxes were much lower than those of the lords outside.
Supported by these open policies, people's working enthusiasm is high, and many people are willing to spend their time in the fields and sweat.
So much so that they work at night in dangerous conditions.
It's really hot during the day.
(End of this chapter)
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