The next day, someone from the Yang family came. Yang Heihu and four followers stood far away at the entrance of the village. Yang Jishan would not show up in such an occasion.
Although the cooperation contract has been signed, the villagers are still vigilant. When they see someone approaching, the conch horn sounds.
Although Xiao Xin is old, his eyesight is not dull at all. He recognized Yang Heihu a long time ago and couldn't help but admired: "Daniu, you were really accurate! But since they are here, why do they hide so far away?"
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "I must have been frightened by the trap that night."
Xiao Xin also laughed and said, "Okay, I'll invite them in."
Yang Heihu was considered a man, so he threw his sword to his servant and followed Xiao Xin into the village alone.
Liu Ziqiu was tall and stood out among the crowd. Yang Heihu recognized him at the first sight and sneered: "There are indeed experts!"
That day on the beach, Liu Ziqiu almost fought Yang Heihu face to face. Yang Heihu's face was covered at that time, but Liu Ziqiu remembered the fierce look in his eyes deeply. It was only today that Liu Ziqiu had the opportunity to look at Yang Heihu up close. He was tall, round, and majestic.
It's just that his face was full of evil spirit, and he probably had a lot of lives on his hands.
Liu Ziqiu didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, so he scratched his head and pretended to be honest and said: "General, you have good eyesight. He is indeed a bit taller."
Although Yang Heihu is a general, his status is only higher than that of other domestic slaves. No one has ever called him general. After being praised by Liu Ziqiu, Yang Heihu suddenly became a little moody and his expression softened a lot. He turned to Xiao Xin and said: "Old man, the contract
Now that it has been decided, the construction of the salt farm should start as soon as possible."
Liu Ziqiu said in a rough voice: "As soon as the salt farm starts construction, we won't have time to go fishing, so you have to advance one month's dividends!"
The last time he retreated without a fight, Yang Heihu became more and more cowardly after returning, always planning to regain his face. But the important matter of opening the salt farm was important, and he had no intention of fighting the villagers today, so he handed the sword to the servant and
Showing friendship. Unexpectedly, Liu Ziqiu jumped out on his own initiative. Yang Heihu chuckled and said, "It's not difficult to pay one month's dividends in advance, but I also have a condition."
"What conditions?"
"You compete with me. If you win, in addition to the advance monthly interest, I will also add a bonus of twenty taels! If you lose, just start working honestly!"
Liu Ziqiu took a step back and said, "I'm just stronger, but I don't know much about martial arts. How can I be the general's opponent?"
Yang Heihu liked to hear this. He believed that he also had brute strength, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay! I will compete with you to test my strength! How do you want to compare?"
Liu Ziqiu grinned and said: "This is not simple. You punch me, and I punch you. Whoever knocks him down first will win!"
Yang Heihu didn't expect Liu Ziqiu to choose this method. Could it be that he had something else to rely on? Yang Heihu concentrated his mind and punched him first. Liu Ziqiu did not dodge, but took it forcefully. Yang Heihu had already used all his strength in this punch.
Moreover, with the dark strength, I thought I could beat Liu Ziqiu to pieces with broken bones and tendons. Unexpectedly, Liu Ziqiu just swayed and his expression did not change.
Liu Ziqiu screamed, and punched him with his backhand. Yang Heihu was well prepared and easily dodged. Liu Ziqiu shouted: "You are cheating!"
Yang Heihu was stunned and said: "What are you kidding about?"
Liu Ziqiu said seriously: "If you punch me, you should also let me punch you!"
Yang Heihu suddenly felt that he was looking down on this big man, and he couldn't help but laughed and said: "Whether you can hit me depends on your ability."
"Okay! Just wait!"
Liu Ziqiu roared and rushed over, swinging his fists rapidly. The wind from the punch caused pain on Yang Heihu's face. Although Yang Heihu felt contempt, he did not dare to be careless and twisted his body to fight with Liu Ziqiu.
The two of them punched back and forth, and the sound of "crack bang" could not be heard, but it was Yang Heihu's fist that hit Liu Ziqiu. The villagers were all worried about "Big Niu", but Gao Xiuer hid behind the crowd.
The calmness of the face.
Suddenly there was a loud "bang", and a figure flew out and landed heavily on the ground. When everyone hurriedly looked, it was Yang Heihu, and they couldn't help but cheered in unison.
In this fierce fight, Yang Heihu punched Liu Ziqiu ten times, but Liu Ziqiu only hit him once, but it was this punch that knocked Yang Heihu away.
Yang Heihu climbed up from the ground, moved his limbs, and found that he was not injured. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Sure enough, I lost this time! The monthly profit is advanced, plus twenty taels of bonus, three hundred and seventy taels,
It’s a lot of money! But the salt farm must officially start working today!”
Through testing, Yang Heihu finally found out that this "big cow" had no brute strength, but his movements were clumsy and he had never practiced martial arts at all. As long as he had a steel knife in his hand, why should he be afraid of him? As for the monthly profit and bonus in advance,
For the Yang family, it was nothing more than pulling hairs off a cow. As long as the salt farm could start construction as soon as possible, they could make money right away.
Xiao Xin said in embarrassment: "It's all right to start construction, but none of us have ever built a salt farm..."
Yang Heihu said impatiently: "Why do you bother, my young master has already prepared it!"
In order to open a salt farm, Yang Jishan did make full preparations. He had earlier sent people to explore the terrain around Changshan Village, and later hired a manager named Li from other salt farms. Manager Li was an expert in making salt, and today he also
He followed Yang Heihu to Changshan Village and took a drawing with him. On the drawing, it was clear at a glance where to build salt fields, where to build warehouses, and where to dig canals to divert water.
"No!" Liu Ziqiu suddenly said, "According to your drawing, the village has become a salt field. Where will we all live?"
Yang Heihu sneered and said: "My young master provided money to travel, and people from Changshan Village provided land. This was proposed by you yourself. It is written in black and white, and you cannot go back on it!"
"Testing" Liu Ziqiu's prowess, Yang Heihu felt that he had suffered a big loss by cooperating with the villagers, and he was not willing to bargain again.
Xiao Xin, however, looked calm: "Then move. The water produced in the village is bitter. It would be better to move to another place."
Liu Ziqiu said in surprise: "Second uncle, that day Magistrate Yuan..."
Xiao Xin shook his head and said: "This moment, that moment. If I had followed the wishes of the county magistrate and moved away, even if I had a place to live but no land of my own, I'm afraid life would be even more difficult. It would be better to keep the legacy left by our ancestors for generations."
In this area, you can still make a living by fishing. It’s different now. You can get dividends from the salt farm every month. It’s not the same wherever you live.”
Liu Ziqiu was deeply impressed and nodded secretly, this old man is not simple at all!
Xiao Xin is quite prestigious in Changshan Village. At first, he asked the villagers to listen to "Daniu", and the villagers listened to "Daniu". Now he said that he can relocate, and the villagers naturally have no objections. But relocating the entire village is not
For small things, there must be at least a large space, which is inseparable from Yuan Tiangang's help.
This was the first time Liu Ziqiu saw the city of the Sui Dynasty. The city was more than two meters high, the walls were covered with grass, and an arched city gate was wide open. There were no guards guarding the city, and only people in twos and threes came in and out. The city
The houses are either made of adobe or bricks and stones, most of which are low-rise and few have tall gates and courtyards. The streets paved with bluestone are winding, narrow and bumpy. There are a few small stalls and shops on both sides of the street, which are not considered as such.
Prosperity. This is Yanguan, the richest county in Yuhang, which is very different from Liu Ziqiu's imagination.
The county government office is inside the east gate. There is no big drum at the door, and there is no government official. Liu Ziqiu was hesitating whether to go up and call the door, but saw a man who looked like a scribe came out from inside, raised his hands and said, "Excuse me, are you from Changshan Village?"
Ouyang Yu, the great ox warrior, is here to welcome you."
Liu Ziqiu was stunned and asked: "Do you know me?"
Ouyang Yu shook his head and said: "Before leaving, your Excellency told me that a strong man from Changshan Village was coming to visit today and asked me to wait here."
Liu Ziqiu became even more surprised and asked: "Master Yuan knows that I am coming?"
Ouyang Yu nodded and said: "My lord not only knows that you are coming, but also knows what you are going to do. My lord has already prepared it for you."
Liu Ziqiu was shocked. Is Yuan Tiangang really as powerful as the legend says?
Ouyang Yu had already made a gesture and said: "Strong man, please speak inside."
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the county government office, Ouyang Yu ordered someone to get a land deed. It was a piece of wasteland located on the bank of the Qiantang River. It could accommodate two to three hundred families to build houses and live in it. It was much larger than the original Changshan Village. The geographical location
Much better too.
Liu Ziqiu did not expect Yuan Tiangang to be so generous. He quickly stood up and raised his hands and said, "I don't know when Mr. Yuan will come back. I want to thank him in person!"
Yuan Tiangang proposed to tell Liu Ziqiu's fortune twice in succession, but Liu Ziqiu rejected both times. That was because Liu Ziqiu had never believed in such things. But everything he encountered today made him unable to believe it. Liu Ziqiu slowly changed his mind and thought
I want to ask Yuan Tiangang to see if he still has a chance to return to modern times.
A look of surprise flashed across Ouyang Yu's face, but he soon returned to normal and said with a smile: "My lord's travels are uncertain. No one knows when he will come back."
Liu Ziqiu was a little disappointed and said: "When I came down, I saw that there were no guards at the city gate. The county magistrate is not in the government office now. If something happens..."
Ouyang Yu laughed loudly and said: "There is no such thing as a contingency! As long as you count with your fingers, all kinds of monsters will be hiding in the distance!"
Liu Ziqiu suddenly thought of his unknown origin, and whether his identity would be revealed by Yuan Tiangang, and he would be regarded as a heretic or a monster. He suddenly became uneasy and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Since you are not here, I will come to visit you the next day and say goodbye!"
Ouyang Yu didn't try to persuade him to stay, and returned the gift: "I'm sorry that I won't send you far away!"
As soon as Liu Ziqiu left, Yuan Tiangang couldn't wait to come out of the back office and asked: "He left?"
Ouyang Yu smiled and said: "Sir, you really have a clever plan. He just offered to meet you."
Yuan Tiangang said angrily: "Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier! If you miss this opportunity, I don't know when I will have to wait!"