Early the next morning, Ye Xingshi took Shang Yi and Ye Yaoyao to Tang Zhen's house and explained to Tang Zhen that he had arranged a marriage for the two of them according to the scriptures. This time, Ye Yaoyao would accompany Shang Yi.
Go out together to take care of Shang Yi's daily life, and ask Tang Zhen to take good care of them both.
At that time, ever since Shang Yi came to this village, Ye Yaoyao and Shang Yi had been inseparable, going out and going in together, and Ye Xingshi never stopped her. Countryside people don't talk so much about etiquette, so every household in the village
Everyone understood what happened. Even a few people who wanted to propose marriage to Ye Yaoyao backed down. Now that Ye Xingshi proposed it, Tang Zhen was not surprised.
Moreover, Ye Xingshi is the only doctor in the village, and Tang Zhen also respects him quite a lot. After listening to Ye Xingshi's words, he also patted his chest and promised that he would take good care of them. At the same time, he felt very strange, could it be that Ye Xingshi
Won't you go with me? But Ye Xingshi explained that he had lived in this small village alone and didn't want to change places. This was also a common thought of the old man, so Tang Zhen was relieved.
Subsequently, villagers came to Tang Town's home to register one after another, planning to leave the mountains and settle down in Qingshui Village. Thirty-five households out of the fifty-two households in the village signed up. And the twenty-one residents from other villages also
They all signed up. The brothers in Tang Town also discussed and decided to move to Qingshui Village. After all, land was still very attractive to people at that time.
There are also many people who have signed up to join the militia. Not counting the brothers from Tang Town, there are forty-seven people. There are people from almost every household who have signed up. Naturally, Zhou Shaohuan and the other five are among them, and even some of them do not plan to move.
Some people in the family also signed up to join the militia group. Among the 21 residents from other villages, 13 people also signed up. Shang Yi, Tang Zhen, and Zhou Shaohuan were all very satisfied with the result.
However, there are still 23 rescued women in the village who were robbed by bandits, and they must find a way to resettle them. Finally, Shang Yi, Tang Zhen and others discussed a way to match these women with residents of other villages.
After forming a new family, the two extra women found two families in the village. In this way, these women had someone to rely on. After forming a family, it would be good for them to settle down in Qingshui Village, open up wasteland, and buy property.
Make some arrangements.
The remaining dozen or so families, including Ye Xingshi, were willing to stay in the village. Shang Yi, Tang Zhen, and Zhou Shaohuan discussed it and felt that it would be better to keep the village, because when absolutely necessary, they could return to the village.
I came to this village to take shelter for a while. In the future, I will build a village gate at the entrance of the valley, so as to ensure the safety of the village.
Things in the village have finally been settled, but it's not yet time for large-scale relocation, because the villagers who decided to move have not yet seen what is going on in Qingshui Village, so each household only has one person at first, plus
The people who participated in the militia group went out with Shang Yi and others. They first went to Qishui Village to have a look, and after everything was arranged in the village, they came back and moved their families.
At the same time, Shang Yi and others also decided to leave one hundred stones, all the pigs, sheep, livestock, four horses, and six donkeys in the village, and take away all the remaining swords, guns, weapons, armor, food and other things. So everyone went again
Working together, these things were loaded onto twenty-two carts.
Lin Chengye also expressed to Shang Yi that they also planned to leave this mountain village together, first go to Yishui County to live in peace, and then wait for the escort from Beijing and the escort agency.
So the next day, a large group of people left the small mountain village and walked out of the mountains.
Because there were many people and cars, the team moved slowly, but the journey was uneventful, and they arrived at Qingshui Village in the evening. Therefore, the people from the escort had to rest in Qingshui Village for one night before entering the county seat tomorrow.
When Zhou Shiqi learned that it was the convoy of Tian Guozhang's family, he did not dare to neglect and entertained them very warmly. However, Chen Yuanyuan has rarely shown up during this period, and this time was no exception. Tian Jingui didn't even mention it. Mention. Because this time Tian Hongyu plans to send Chen Yuanyuan to the palace, this matter should not be publicized everywhere.
Early the next morning, Zhou Shiqi arranged for his servants and escort team to enter the county. Then he came to arrange for the residents to be relocated. This time, more than fifty households were moved, and all the brothers from Tang Town also moved here. Zhou Shiqi was naturally very happy. I am happy that a lot of people have been added to the village this time. They also brought a lot of weapons, armor, food, fifteen horses and twenty donkeys, which are all resources that the village lacks.
However, there are not so many vacant houses in the village now, so these people can only squeeze in and wait for the new houses to be repaired before settling in again. However, the Tangzhen family has temporarily moved into the Zhou family, and Shang Yi is the new employee of the village. The teacher of the militia group naturally prepared a residence for him. It was the place where Ma Baiqi and Ma Baoshi lived before. After the competition ended that day, the two brothers had no shame in continuing to hang out in Qingshui Village, and they became gray that night. Yoyo packs up his things and leaves.
As soon as the Ma brothers left, Zhou Shiqi immediately arranged for manpower to clean their residence and replace daily necessities with new ones for Shang Yi to live in. He also arranged for two servants to take care of Shang Yi's daily life.
When Zhou Shiqi saw that Shang Yi had brought a girl this time, he asked Tang Zhen and found out that she was Shang Yi's unmarried wife. Zhou Shiqi immediately sent an old woman from the mansion with two maids to Shang Yi's new home. .
At this time, Zhou Shiqi officially arranged for Shang Yi to meet with the village soldiers. He also announced in public that Shang Yi would take over as the teacher of the militia and Tang Zhen would serve as the deputy teacher. They would have the final say on the future training arrangements of the militia.
Because it was their first meeting, the village soldiers also saw how Shang Yi defeated the two previous teachers, and were still a little afraid of him. Shang Yi still had many arrangements to discuss with Zhou Shiqi and others, so they did not do anything today. The big movements were just a few words of greetings to the village soldiers and watching their exercises. However, the Ma brothers were not really good at it. Although they were taught all kinds of tricks, after practicing for more than a year, what happened? This can also strengthen the body, and the village soldiers are basically young adults, and life in the village has been pretty good in the past two years, at least they have enough to eat, so at first glance, the mental outlook is not bad. After half a day of training After a long time, Shang Yi asked the village soldiers to disperse.
After the village soldiers left, Shang Yi immediately discussed with Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen the arrangement of the village's group formation. Although the competition was three days later, based on experience in previous years, the end of October and the beginning of November was the time when bandits were active, because this was the time of the autumn harvest. It basically ends with the sutra, and many families begin to exchange grain and grass for money and goods to prepare for the New Year. There will be some surplus wealth and grain in each village, so it is a good time for bandits to attack and rob.
At this time last year, three villages were looted. Zhou Shiqi estimated that Qingshui Village might become a key target of thieves this year. Since the village invited such an expert back, Zhou Shiqi also wanted to prepare in advance.
Shang Yi first said: "I look at the household registration in the village. There are 677 men in the prime of life, but there are only 216 village soldiers, which is less than 30% of the number of men in the prime of life. This is a bit too small. Including the people we brought, there are less than 300 people. This village is so big, and such a small number of people are not enough to not only fight against the bandits, but also to protect the village. In my opinion, at least 500 people are needed."
Zhou Shiqi nodded and said: "Actually, most of the villagers are not willing to serve as regiment soldiers, because every day's drills can't help but delay farm work and are tiring. Most of these village soldiers now are my tenants, and they are all under my control." , naturally you want to listen to me, as for other people, I can’t force them.”
Shang Yi asked: "Is it so difficult that you need to do farm work all day every day?"
Zhou Shiqi smiled and said: "Of course there is no need. Now, after the autumn harvest, everything will be fine, right? And even in spring and summer, we are not busy every day. We only plow and sow in spring, water in summer, and harvest in autumn. Sometimes I will be busy for a few days, but the rest of the time is still very relaxed. In fact, it only takes one hour every day to finish the work. Even if the men are not at home, women and children can do it. Firstly, the villagers are afraid of tiredness and hard work; secondly, they are still busy. Some people plan to work part-time in the county to save money during these times."
Tang Zhen frowned and said, "Don't they know that practicing martial arts in a group is to protect their own safety?"
Zhou Shiqi gave a bitter smile and said: "Of course I know, but everyone will think in their hearts, anyway, if the thieves come, it won't be my family that suffers, it's the same for everyone. Anyway, naturally some people will worry about the thieves. It doesn’t matter if I’m alone.”
Shang Yi couldn't help but feel a headache after hearing this. It seemed that things were far more complicated than he thought. However, this is also the habit of the Chinese people. They only care about their own small family and ignore the collective. As a result, they become scattered and each fights on its own. Therefore. Said: "This is not possible, then can we use any coercive means?"
Zhou Shiqi thought for a while and said: "It's not completely impossible, but according to what I think, it's best to wait until the four villages jointly form a group to compete. If Shang Xian's nephew can take back the training teacher of the main group, then the villagers will be more convinced." .Then if I use kindness and power at the same time, it will be much easier to handle."
Shang Yi nodded and said: "This is the only way we can do it. But we can agree on a few plans first and start implementing them after the competition."
After several people discussed for a while, Shang Yi said goodbye to Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen and returned to his new home.
The house assigned to Shang Yi is quite big. It is on the street of Qingshui Village, next to the Zhou family. Although it is not a big house with many people entering and leaving, it is divided into two floors, with a total of six rooms. There is also a small courtyard. There are four rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs.
At this time, Ye Yaoqi was alone at home and had ordered the servants to clean up and decorate the house. Although the two of them had settled on their names, they were not married yet, so they still lived separately in a room upstairs. .
The old woman is a widow, her maiden name is Liu, she is in her forties, she seems to be quite loyal, and she is also very efficient in her work, and she is also in charge of the kitchen. The two maids, one named Yun'er and the other named Xiaoqiu, are both only thirteen or fourteen years old. At the age of 18, Ye Yaoyu arranged for them to live upstairs, with Liu's mother sharing a room and the two maids sharing a room.
One of the two young men is called Liu Rui, who is eighteen years old this year. He is Liu's mother's son. The other is called Li Qing, who is sixteen years old. They are arranged to live in a room downstairs, and the other room will be temporarily vacant until later.
Make separate arrangements.
Therefore, after Shang Yi returned home, everything was arranged as planned, and Shang Yi's things were placed in his room, which saved him a lot of worry.