Chapter 147 [The Farmer and the Snake]
Wen Xiaomei wondered, no matter how arrogant these monkeys were, could they be more ferocious than eagles?
I heard that Sister Jiang’s eagle can call hundreds of birds for help, so there is no need to worry about the millet being eaten by birds.
Besides, her elder sister Wen Qiao leads a fleet! She has plenty of backers behind her!
When Jiang Lili heard that Wen Hanzhi still wanted to train monkeys, she thought, this little sister is addicted to being an instructor. Training people is not enough, she has set her sights on training monkeys.
If he were alive today, he would probably be a zoo director!
Recalling the many modern street performers who train monkeys for performances, Jiang Lili smiled helplessly and replied, "It should be possible. I'll ask you about monkey training methods later."
Wen Xiaomei grinned happily: "I think these monkeys are quite skilled. I want to give it a try! I want to give Dabao brother some relief!"
After gathering everyone's opinions, Jiang Lili said to Yin Zhen and Liao Dabao, "Okay, Sister Yin, Dabao, we'll live with you in Yeli Village."
Jiang Lili brought seven people with her, which made Yeli Village Chief Li Zhan very excited. He didn't expect that so many people would choose their village!
There are suddenly ten more villagers in their village, and the sun is rising from the west!
Li Zhan looked at Wen Xiaomei, Xin Yan, and Liao Dabao. Oh, how long has it been since there were any sounds of little kids in their village?
Li Zhan was so excited that he could hardly speak. He spoke a lot of local dialect, which made Jiang Lili and others look confused.
Uncle Zhou translated for them, "The village chief said you're welcome. You can stay for a few days. If you don't feel comfortable here, you can move to the next village. We won't stop you."
"But we villagers still sincerely hope that you can stay here."
"The village chief is so thoughtful!"
Jiang Lili sighed that Yeli Village was really trying hard to retain its people and even provided after-sales service.
When many members of the Yuanbao Gang saw that Liao Dabao had chosen Yeli Village, they immediately said to their parents, "Mom, I want to live in the same village as the boss!"
The child's mother said, "Son, don't be willful. There are monkeys in this village that will beat people!"
The child waved his fist and said, "Then I'll follow the boss and beat these monkeys away and teach them a lesson!"
Master Liao felt quite relieved when listening to what these little brats said. Good, they are really brothers and loyal!
The head of the nearby fishing village saw a unique aura about Jiang Lili and his group, and the two young men looked very hardworking. He reluctantly advised, "You live in Yeli Village, but there are no boats to take you out to sea to do business in the north bank and Lianzhou. You will only become poorer and poorer."
It would have been better if I hadn't advised you, because once I did, it actually reminded everyone.
No boat?
Will Miss Jiang need to worry about not having a boat?
Absolutely impossible!
The fugitives who had not yet made a choice glanced at Jiang Lili, and the balance in their hearts tilted increasingly towards Jiang Lili's choice.
Lu Yuansi, the civil servant who had secured lunch boxes for his wife a few days ago, was the first to make a choice. He pulled his wife and parents together and said, "Then let's live in Yeli Village too. We were grateful to Miss Jiang for her lunch boxes when we were at sea before. Living in Yeli Village will also help Miss Jiang with her affairs."
When the topic of boxed lunches comes up, some people become more sober.
Yes, working for Miss Jiang and getting delicious and satisfying boxed lunches is such a good job. What if they don’t live closer to their boss and can’t get the work?
Four or five families followed Jiang Lili and chose Yeli Village. "Miss Jiang, we still owe you money, so we're following you, our creditor!"
In the end, all those who had received help from the Zhaoping Marquisate chose Yeli Village. Among these people, there were many young and middle-aged people. Although they had come from well-off families in Beijing before, they were forced to start supporting themselves and working in order to survive during their exile.
Those who still chose to live near the fishing village were those who had a bad relationship with the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion or those who had enough money and were too lazy to worry about it. Among them was of course the Yang family.
Yang Gu, the Yang family's beloved son, had previously been entangled by a snake after stealing Jiang Lili's backpack. He still holds a grudge. Seeing the Xin family choose this desolate little village, he said proudly, "They cheated us out of so much money, and in the end, they can only live in such a shabby place!"
Yang Gu's mother also said coldly: "Don't cry and beg us to take care of you by saying that you are relatives of the Yang family!"
After the trials and tribulations he went through in Lianzhou, Yang Yunzhao had already kept his distance from Jiang Lili. He quickly took his mother and brother away, as these two were the most troublesome ones in the family.
The village chief of Jinyu Village had originally been sure of winning, but this situation made him unable to handle it. He was afraid that those who did not choose Yeli Village would regret it halfway, so he quickly took his people away.
Li Zhan was so happy when he saw that more than 30 people chose their village. You know, the population of their village has been leaving but not entering in recent years.
After asking Uncle Zhou for advice on the official language, Li Zhan kept saying to them, "Welcome, welcome!"
Although the conditions in Yeli Village are really poor, the emotional value is sufficient.
The villagers warmly invited everyone to come into the village to rest.
Jiang Lili curiously asked Uncle Zhou how the two villages on the south bank were formed, but she didn't expect to hear a replica of the story of the farmer and the snake from Uncle Zhou.
The villagers were all Li people who came down from the mountains because they were attracted by government policies or did not want to live in caves. They gradually learned Mandarin and their living habits became more and more similar to those of the Xia people.
Their life in the cave was simple and plain before, and they had no defenses against outsiders.
Until one day, the villagers in their village rescued a fisherman who was washed ashore by a storm.
According to the fisherman, he is a fisherman from a fishing village on the Lingnan coast.
The fisherman stayed in Yeli Village for a month to recuperate from his injuries, and the villagers even lent him a boat to return to Lingnan.
The fisherman swore to the heavens and promised to return the boat with a reward.
The fisherman did not break his promise. A month and a half later, he really came back with the fishing boat of Yeli Village. He also brought people from four boats, including the fishing boat of Yeli Village, to the south coast, where few people had set foot.
The four boats carried more than 30 people to the south bank, all of them fishermen.
After living on the South Bank for a while, the fishermen found that the South Bank was not as scary and gloomy as people said, and that the South Bank was not far from the sea where they fished, making it very convenient to go out to sea.
Before the establishment of Dan'er County, the government did not levy taxes due to its policy of allowing the south bank to recuperate.
So when the fisherman returned his boat, he brought his relatives and friends with him.
The fisherman told the villagers of Yeli Village that they were very miserable. They could not survive in their original village and were bullied, so they had to flee here for refuge.
He promised that he would take the villagers to trade with the North Bank and Lingnan in the future, develop and expand Yeli Village, improve everyone's living environment, and allow the villagers to live a good life like those people in the towns on the mainland.
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