363. Integrate
When Apu and the others entered the city, they attracted many Changle people to watch.
The curfew in this small place in Changle County is now in vain. Most of the people in the city work in workshops during the day and work at night. They are inevitably going to want to go out in groups of three or five to hang out and chat about homely things.
Especially now it’s summer again, what are you doing when you are stuck at home on a hot day? There is no TV nowadays, let alone computers and smartphones.
The people of Apu walked on the streets of Changle County and felt very novel. Although they were quite lively and prosperous when they were in Gaochang City before, they were not very stable at that time. They stayed in their residence all day and didn’t dare to stroll outside.
At this time, we came to Changle County. Everyone knew that this place was under the jurisdiction of Apu's master, and the people here looked more kind. Looking at the shops with lanterns hanging on the streets, and the scattered stalls on the streets, all of which made them feel very fresh.
A child on the side of the road was sucking a piece of malt sugar in his mouth and eating with relish. The eyes of several passing black children were straightened, but they were not as noisy as ordinary children. He still quietly grabbed the hem of his clothes in his hands and followed his tribesmen step by step.
After passing through the street, I turned a corner on the concrete road in front and went up a deserted slope. I soon saw rows of low houses.
"This is a house used for rent in the county. The tribe gave grain to plant it in Tian Khan. I have made contributions. I ordered the county officials not to collect your rent within one year. Just live here with peace of mind."
Luo used this to say to Apu, and to others and those renters. Apu was his disciple, and Luo should take care of these tribesmen he brought, but if he favored too much, it would easily cause dissatisfaction among others. In this way, the conflict would intensify and make it more difficult for Apu's tribesmen to be accepted by the locals.
Apu naturally had no objection. After listening to Luo Yong's arrangement, he asked his tribe members to choose a house to live in.
His tribe members could understand their words half-understand or not, and they vaguely understood that this house seemed to be allowed to live in for them for the time being, but it seemed that it was only one year. What about a year later?
...Why do you feel that the master of their leader seems a little stingy?
The house is really good. The houses are squarely built, the ground is very smooth, the walls are also very smooth, and the thatch on the roof is also very thick, so there will definitely be no rain leakage.
There is a high place in the innermost part of the house. They knew it was a place to sleep and had seen it on the way. I heard that it could still burn fire here in winter. I wonder what the people here think. Wouldn't they roast people?
After a while, someone came over with a load of food. Yan Luo used it to order food shops in various food shops in the county. These Kunlun people came out of the house and ate in the yard with the light of fire.
The food was very delicious, but they couldn't help but turn to see Luo Yong. This master of Apu was a little different from what they had imagined before. He was too young and not strong enough. No matter how you look at it, he didn't look like a particularly powerful person.
After dinner, Luo Yong asked them to rest tonight. He would ask someone to send food again tomorrow morning, so that they would not have to worry about the food.
The tribes were moved after hearing this. The people who said he was stingy in their hearts also felt a little ashamed. Although Apu's master did not look like a particularly amazing person, he was indeed very good to the people of their tribe.
In this way, these Kunlun people lived in Changle County with peace of mind. Luo Yong sent food to their residence every day, and arranged for doctors to check all of them and treat sick people.
Just two or three days passed, and the team of grain-providing plants in Gaochang passed by their Changle County. As the person who contributed the plants, Apu wanted to go to Chang'an City with them.
The night before leaving, Apu said goodbye to his tribe members and told them to stay in Changle County and listen to Luo Yong's arrangements. Don't leave here without authorization to go to other places. Apart from Luo Yong, don't listen to anyone's words.
Early the next morning, Apu wore a robe prepared for him, carried a new bag, stepped on a tall horse, and followed the team that offered food.
The tribesmen just sent their leaders away, and then looked back at Changle County, where they had lived for less than two days. They were at a loss for a moment.
In a blink of an eye, two or three days passed. In the early morning of that day, there were noisy people in Changle County, and Kunlun people walked to the intersection below to see what was going on.
I heard from the people in the city that they were going to the county government to get the sweet potato vines, and many people planned to watch the fun.
It turned out that after receiving the sweet potatoes that Apu presented to Luo Yong alone, he did not plant them by himself. Instead, he germinated them and ordered each insurance chief to go to the county government to receive a sweet potato vine.
These insurance managers took the sweet potato vines and planted them carefully. They will produce sweet potatoes in autumn. They will be divided equally by each household within the insurance. When the spring comes, they will germinate and then divide them evenly to ensure that each household will be able to get sweet potato vines in the coming year.
The magistrate Luo told the people in the city that this was a gift from the Kunlun people to them, so that after they could eat sweet potatoes in the future, they should remember the goodness of these Kunlun people and not bully them, such as foreigners.
There were Kunlun people who spoke relatively well in Chinese. After figuring out the whole story, they hurried to the place where they lived and told other people in the tribe about this. When the Kunlun people heard about this, they were both surprised and happy.
They stood on the slope, looking at the intersection with some curiosity and restraint. Some Changle people would stop to say hello to them when passing through this intersection, and their attitude was very friendly.
So in this way, these Kunlun people were almost unrejected and naturally integrated into life in Changle County.
Sometimes they would walk around the city, take a look here and there, and they would find it interesting everywhere.
During the day, these Kunlun people also like to sit on the stone strips on the side of the road, watching these Changle people who don’t go to work grind needles while chatting about family matters.
I couldn't understand it very much. Seeing that those people were laughing happily, they also laughed. Some Kunlun children sucked malt sugar from others in their mouths and ate it with relish.
Most of these Kunlun people used to polish arrows and stone knives in the tribe, and they quickly got started with the trick of sharpening needles.
Later, Luo Yong asked the people from the needle shop to distribute some needle grinding work to them. Among these Kunlun people, a middle-aged man who knew how to arithmetic was responsible for receiving and receiving, and like the Fangchangcun who was responsible for this work, he gave him some subsidies.
The middle-aged Kunlun wife was so happy. Not only did they earn this money, they also grind needles every day. The grinding was really meticulous and good, and the family's income was more than that of other families in the tribe.
Everyone else was envious, but there was no way. There were very few people in their tribe who could arithmetic, and the others were timid. At that time, Luo Yong asked them who could arithmetic. Only the middle-aged man stood up first, so he earned more.
But even so, they grind needles every day and earn two or three cents a day. At the stall selling maltose, they can buy three pieces of maltose for one cent, and nine pieces of maltose for three cents. They can hold a stone pottery bowl and almost fill it with a full bowl.
On this day, Luo used his past to visit the lives of these Kunlun people, and then told them that the free meals he provided to them could only last until the end of this month, and from the first day of next month, they would have to support themselves.
The people in Kunlun are now confident about supporting themselves. They already have a general understanding of the prices in the city and have made money through the work of grinding needles.
The Kunlun people did not complain about the suspension of serving food. When they lived in their own tribes, they often had to go hungry because they did not catch enough prey.
Now that there are so many of them, they all rely on Luo to raise them alone, and this has been raised for more than a month. People in Kunlun feel that Luo to use this person may be a little more powerful than they had imagined before, otherwise he would not have been able to raise so many people for so long.
In the days that followed, because the people of Changle treated them very friendly, the people of Kunlun really felt that they were safe in this city, so they gradually let go of their hands and feet to live.
Many people in Kunlun want to go to workshops because most workshops earn more money than grinding needles at home.
As for those warriors in the tribe who are good at hunting, they always want to join the team of Changle County. After all, in Changle County, except for some particularly high-ranking positions or special professional skills, the remaining number of soldiers earns the most. They walk around the city with big swords every day, and they look very majestic.
Someone went to Luo Yong to talk about this matter, saying that they wanted to be a servant, and Luo Yong told them that they had to wait for this matter. After all, being a servant is not just a good martial arts skill. You also have to be familiar with the local customs and people, and be familiar with relevant laws and regulations, because the servants have to manage others and maintain order in the city.
Luo Yong asked them to get familiar with life here first. In a few months, the county government will recruit people publicly. There will be an on-site competition and ability test at that time. As long as they want to participate, they can sign up.
The people of Kunlun probably knew what it meant, but they were just fighting. In the days when they didn’t hunt, they often had to “competition” with each other, sometimes for women or property, and sometimes they were just playing around.
As for the ability test, they really didn't know, so they wanted to ask the locals.
"Oh, then let's test your ability, it's simple and simple." The locals talked about popularizing science for them.
"As long as you win the competition, you are usually not too stupid and can pass."
"Just be careful."
"Last year, when the county recruited yamen runners, we also went to see it. The topic was very interesting."
Someone else gave the Kunlun people who were eager to try a test on the spot and asked them to answer it.
The problem is this: "A family named Chen raised twenty-two chickens at home. In those days, their family married a new daughter-in-law and killed eleven of them to buy a banquet. A few days later, someone came to buy them and sold four more."
"That morning, Chen's Anweng squatted in the yard to count chickens. There were only seven chickens, one missing. I remembered that Wu Qilang, the next house, had never learned well, and always stared at his chickens. Two days ago, there was a scent of chicken from the next yard. At that time, Chen's Anweng had not yet discovered that his chickens were missing. At this time, I thought that he must have been caught by Wu Qilang next door."
"At this time, a team of officers happened to pass by his yard, and Chen Weng told them about this matter."
"If you were the leader, what would you do?"
After hearing the topic, the Kunlun people thought about it and hesitated: "Catch that Wu Qilang?"
"Hahahaha!" The Changle people laughed and said, "If Wu Qilang meets you foolish servants, he will be in trouble."
"There are only twenty-two chickens in total. I killed eleven of them at home, and the remaining eleven are left. Isn't there only seven left? How can I steal chickens?"
"If you want to be a servant, you may have to learn arithmetics again."
"Each person only has three questions, and you can pass it by answering two correctly."
"Last year, the man didn't answer the question correctly, but fortunately, he answered the other two questions correctly."
"If he had a big mistake, he would not be a servant now."
"That's a monthly salary of 300 million yuan. It's food and clothes all seasons, and there are subsidies during festivals. Who doesn't want to go?"
"You Kunlun people are so tall and have great strength, so the previous competition will definitely not be a problem."
Chapter completed!