Chapter 185 [County Magistrate Staggers]
When Li Zhan got anxious, he could only speak the local dialect. The new villagers who came with him could not understand him very well, and the fishermen also could not understand him, so communication was poor.
Jiang Lili has lived here for almost a month. She has a strong talent for languages and can now understand the local dialect.
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After hearing what Li Zhan said, Jiang Lili took a step forward, but the villagers in the nearby fishing village would not stop because of her words.
Jiang Lili didn't waste any words. When she spoke, she took out the crossbow from her waist for self-defense and fired a shot, which hit the center of the dock right in the middle. The leader of the team, Village Chief Deng, was so frightened that he stopped in his tracks.
Jiang Lili's shooting skills have improved a lot under Xin Che's one-on-one guidance.
The angry arrow shot from the crossbow had already deeply embedded in the ground. Village Chief Deng felt a little weak in the knees and feet. He led his men back a few steps and pointed at Jiang Lili: "You girl, are you trying to commit murder?"
"Since Cangsha Ferry is a shared territory between the two villages, let's split it in half now."
Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang for chalk and a tape measure, and began to measure the width of the long stone bridge extending from Cangsha Ferry to the sea, and then drew a center line with chalk.
"The eastern half belongs to your Jinyu Village, and the western half belongs to our Yeli Village. That should be fine, right?"
Jiang Lili pointed to the center line she had just drawn and said to the fishermen, "If you don't want to be robbed by the neighboring village, stop your boats to the west of us."
Of course, the fishermen chose the west side. They quickly got on the boats and moved all the boats to the west bank in a hurry.
Even though the ships were crowded together and the large ships were not even close to the shore, and were still floating on the sea, they did not dare to stay on the east side for a moment longer, for fear of being caught and robbed by the group of bandits on the east side.
Village Chief Deng stamped his feet in anger: "You said we should split it in half, so we should split it in half according to your rules? Who do you think you are?"
"Village Chief Deng, you have to be reasonable. You can't act like that on the South Island."
Jiang Lili waved the crossbow in her hand and said, "If you think this division isn't working, then just bring all your village's large ships to our west side. Don't wait until I poke a big hole in them and come crying. Our village won't compensate you if you do."
Village Chief Deng was apprehensive, but when he saw the villagers behind him, armed with weapons, he straightened his back. He hid behind them and said firmly, "So what if you moved to the west? Do you really think this place is about fairness? Equal distribution?"
As soon as Village Chief Deng finished speaking, a dignified voice suddenly rang out from the dock: "How can you be so rude? Do you think I'm dead?"
Everyone was unfamiliar with the majestic aura of this voice. Could there be such a person in this remote place like theirs?
Jiang Lili turned around and saw that it was the usually lazy and indifferent county magistrate, Lord Hu, who came in exhausted.
Village chief Deng was dumbfounded. He really didn't take the county magistrate seriously.
The sun rises from the west, and at this time in the morning you can see the county magistrate coming out.
At this moment, Lord Hu was wearing an official robe and a black official hat, exuding the authority of an official.
Jiang Lili actually saw some shadows of justice and majesty of the imperial officials.
Strange, so strange.
However, the sauce and chili powder that had not been wiped clean from the corners of Lord Hu's mouth and beard exposed the fact that he was grabbed by Master Liao during breakfast.
Master Liao, who brought Lord Hu with him, nodded at Jiang Lili. Jiang Lili immediately burst into tears and told Lord Hu the whole story.
"This wharf was originally renovated by the government. The fact that your two villages are able to use this land is a gesture of mercy from the government. Now it's divided equally between you two. Do you, the fishing village nearby, still have any complaints?"
Lord Hu frowned and said, "If your village has the ability, then you can renovate this Cangsha Ferry into a Lingnan-style wharf. Then you can collect the money here and pay the taxes on time according to the laws of our dynasty. I have nothing to say."
The level of speech and the aura of Lord Hu were several levels higher than usual. Village chief Deng, who had originally ignored him, suddenly remembered that this man was also the county governor of the Dasheng Dynasty. Although he only guarded two villages and half of the deserted island, he was also a high-ranking official.
"Since I came here as the county magistrate, I have been pursuing a policy of recuperation and rest, not strictly enforcing the law or imposing too many rules and restrictions."
Lord Hu put his hands behind his back and said, "I usually get along well with others and never get angry. If I cause trouble with anyone again, don't forget that although I am a county governor exiled here, I still have military power."
"I just don't want these rough guys to scare you ordinary people and let them discipline the serious criminals sent from all over the place."
Village Chief Deng and his son-in-law Yi Haisheng exchanged glances. Village Chief Deng became much more polite: "Mr. County Magistrate, see what you said. I was a little impulsive."
Yi Haisheng whispered a few words into Village Chief Deng's ear, and Village Chief Deng smiled happily after hearing it: "In that case, if they want to stay on the west side of the pier, then go ahead."
Village Chief Deng called out to the villagers near the fishing village: "Let's go back to the village first!"
After the people from the nearby fishing village left, Jiang Lili looked at the villagers from Yeli Village and said, "Fellow villagers, didn't I give you weapons to defend yourself? Why don't you be more tough?"
Jiang Lili saw that the villagers of Yeli Village were simple and honest, and their average age was over 40 years old. So she gave them self-defense weapons to protect them from evil people and beasts.
She did not show any overly modern weapons, and only distributed delicate and small daggers, hidden blades, as well as cold weapons such as repeating crossbows and plum blossom darts.
The villagers explained, "Miss Jiang, those metal weapons are so valuable that we are reluctant to take them out for fear of damaging them."
Metal is very rare for them, let alone such exquisite cold weapons. The weapons they used for hunting in the past were all antiques handed down from generation to generation, and they were either chipped or cracked.
She heard from Xin Che that the Li people were the children of the mountains, and their ancestors had lived in the mountains and forests full of thorns and ferocious beasts for generations.
This nation is inherently brave and warlike, wild and bloodthirsty, and has strong martial arts talents. Why are the villagers in Yeli Village so friendly and honest, without any sharp edge?
"Didn't I tell you that we have enough weapons? Never mind. It's not a critical moment right now."
Jiang Lili thought that maybe it was because they had lived in the mountains for too long and had no experience in the mountains, so they were almost the same as outsiders.
She turned around and looked at County Magistrate Hu, who looked very different today. After the villagers from the nearby fishing village left, Old Man Hu returned to his previous decadent appearance.
Jiang Lili felt that this Lord Hu had more than one trick up his sleeve, so she asked tentatively, "So you command a large army? I thought you were just a county governor with an empty title."
After all, there is not even a county in this South Island, and the government office looks like a toilet, which is really shabby.
Hu Jun Shou lowered his voice, a look of bitterness on his face: "You don't know, my men are all in the mountains guarding those criminals, forcing them to dig wells and quarry stones. And those so-called heavy troops... you will know for yourself if you go and see for yourself, they are almost as old as me."
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