In fact, the story of how Qingshan Village suffered such a disaster started more than 20 days ago.
A group of bandits who couldn't survive in Cangzhou wandered to Hong County. Because they robbed on the road, they were arrested and taken to the county government office, and finally sent to the Daliangshan gold mine.
Gold mining is difficult. Recently, superiors have asked to expand production and strong labor is urgently needed. Under the heavy pressure, the mine owner is overwhelmed.
At this time, the bandit leader who didn't want to work seized the opportunity and said that as long as they let him go down the mountain, he would definitely solve the problem for them and told them to just wait for the recruitment.
In order to complete the task, the mine boss decided to give it a try and asked him to take some people to give it a try.
These bandits were used to committing petty thefts and set their sights on the young and middle-aged men in the villages around Daliangshan.
So they came up with a way to get water for free. Carrying water over long distances was hard work that required strong laborers to do it. This way they could screen out the people they wanted.
In order to make it look more realistic, they actually found a well with water in Hong County and sprinkled the sleeping pills in advance.
Anyone who came to fetch water would drink their fill first, and as you can imagine, they would wake up in the mine.
Within a few days, hundreds of laborers were brought to the mine owner, and they became his right-hand men.
But this didn't last long. Soon the embarrassed village began to look for people in the county town, and the water in the well gradually became shallower.
There was no way to stop the fastest action of this person, but the mine needed a steady supply of strong laborers. What should we do?
Especially in recent days, I don’t know what’s wrong with the superiors. They have once again ordered to increase production tenfold. If we fail to do so, the mine manager will be killed.
Under heavy pressure, the mine boss treated the miners even worse than human beings, working day and night to squeeze every bit of their energy. As a result, the miners' bodies quickly deteriorated and they could no longer hold on.
As the newly appointed boss of the mine, he must be very anxious.
They came up with a crooked idea to replace people and set up a temporary base in Gouzizhai.
The mine boss was desperate and tried every possible means to get people who could work. Unexpectedly, this exposed the mine and attracted Gu Xinran and others.
But even if this didn't happen, he couldn't escape Xiao Mingzhan's hands. It can only be said that if you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy.
Master Qiu and his team packed up the items they had recovered and headed back soon before it got dark. They had no choice but to find a place to rest for the night and only just returned now.
After hearing this, everyone claimed their own belongings and took the initiative to collect 100 kilograms of food and return it to the Gu family.
Grandpa Gu accepted it with peace of mind.
After more than a day of chaos, the war finally ended. Each family happily prepared lunch and took out the roe deer meat that they were reluctant to eat to celebrate the recovery of everything that had been lost.
The Gu family also had a very sumptuous lunch today. Grandma Gu and Mother Gu used their best cooking skills to reward the three heroes.
While the family was busy cooking, Gu Xinran used the excuse of being too tired to go back to the mule cart to rest.
He propped the car door with a water tank and entered the space impatiently.
More than 4,000 square meters, it’s really spacious!
Gu Xinran was very happy, but she was not as surprised as when Lingquan Courtyard appeared.
The rice and wheat in the two acres of land have matured. They are mixed with rice straw and wheat stalks and turned into grain powder. After being packaged, there are more than 3,000 kilograms of powder left to help the victims.
The newly added acres of land were all planted with grain, which was the most lacking thing at this time.
After harvesting the vegetables, in addition to cabbage, radish, and pumpkin, we also planted cucumbers, beans, winter melon, etc.
After harvesting a batch of medicinal herbs, they can be sold when they find a suitable place.
The fruit trees are full of ripe fruits, which are stored in the warehouse one by one.
Such sweet fruits, remember to give some to Xiao Mingzhan next time, he deserves some credit for this.
Thinking of him, her face began to blush again. Does this mean she has a boyfriend?
In my previous life, when I saw other people dating boyfriends, if they were successful, they would be together, but if not, then so be it.
She has the same idea now. Xiao Mingzhan is a good person and she likes him very much now, but if he dares to cheat, she will kick him out in minutes.
The pond became bigger again, the water was clear and sweet. Although it was so dry outside, she had endless water and felt extremely safe.
There was no change in Lingquan Courtyard, but the area where time stood still had grown accordingly.
I hurried to take a shower, but before I even got into bed, Mother Gu came to call me for dinner.
Gu Xinran left a basket of fruit on the mule cart for everyone to eat on the road.
After putting away the water tank, we got off the car and had a hearty lunch.
After dinner, everyone left Xiahe Village, the sad place, and headed towards Hong County.
After this major event, Qingshan Village became more united, and all of the four households from outside the village felt a sense of belonging to Qingshan Village.
The journey was smooth in the afternoon, but we didn't make it to Hong County in the evening, so we rested in the woods by the roadside.
I didn't specifically look for a village to spend the night in, as the shadow of my previous stay was still lingering.
In the early morning of the next day, everyone finally arrived in Hong County.
The city gates were wide open, there were no guards, and no one to maintain order. There was nothing in the city except the refugees rushing by.
We walked through the main street of the county town and saw a deserted scene. The prosperous shops that were once bustling with customers were now left with only half of their broken doors swaying in the cold wind.
Brother Gu and his guards searched for several wells, but they were all dry and there was no hope of replenishing water, so they had to think of another way.
Without stopping, the crowd went straight to the south gate.
There was a long queue not far from the South City Gate. Gu Xinran thought, no one cares when entering the city, does that mean there will be checks when leaving the city?
When I got closer, I found that they were actually queuing up to buy grain. They said that it was based on household registration and each person could buy once, with a limit of three kilograms.
Familiar feeling!
There are soldiers maintaining order. Judging from their uniforms, they look like Xiao Mingzhan's guards. How many people did he bring out?
From everyone's discussion, I learned that he was really doing good things.
This grain store has been here since the imperial edict to move south was issued.
This is the only place in the entire county where grain can be sold, with the same price and the same rules as Chengzhou Prefecture.
The villagers of Qingshan were very excited. They didn't expect that they could buy food in this empty city, so they all lined up.
The Gu family was not short of food, but they could not stand out. Since they had nothing to do, their grandparents also joined the queue.
Gu Xinran had nothing to do, so he took Xiao Ba with him to observe the surrounding terrain.
I walked around the crowd and accidentally came to the back door of the grain store, where I saw an acquaintance.
Doctor Ling!
He is over sixty years old. Although his hair and beard are completely white, his back is straight and he looks energetic.
He was talking to a guy, I don't know what they were talking about, but he looked a little unhappy.
Gu Xinran walked towards him and started calling out from a distance: "Grandpa Ling."
Doctor Ling thought that the Gu family would pass through Hong County and he might run into them, but he didn't expect to actually see them.
He looked at her with a smile, "Ran girl, you are dressed like this, I almost couldn't recognize you."
Then he waved to the clerk, asked him to leave first, and took Gu Xinran through the back door into the backyard of the grain shop, while Xiao Ba stayed behind to guard the gate.
Gu Xinran teased, "Grandpa Ling, why did you come to open a grain store instead of becoming a doctor? It's really not easy to be Brother Xiao's doctor."
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