Chapter 4: The Flag of My Whistle
Hu Dadao led Feng Jian to bid farewell to the Grand Commander Xu Ma Gang, and returned to the temporary residence of the old and young in the square. He took Feng Jian Station to everyone and shouted: "Dear neighbors, everyone has listened. I and the Feng Jian brothers have just met the Grand Commander Xu, the Grand Commander promised that from now on, all the neighbors can settle down in Huluyan."
Hu Dadao continued: "After settled down, the neighbors must first build their own place to live, and then reclaim wasteland on the designated hillside of the village, plant grain, cotton and grain, and all the harvest is delivered to the village for a certain proportion, and most of the remaining ones belong to the farmland. In addition, the village will never charge any additional taxes!"
Hu Dadao finally said: "From now on, as long as there is Huluyan, you will no longer have to pay taxes from the government for the harvest on the fields, and will no longer be exploited by the government!"
The crowd was buzzing, and some old people knelt excitedly and shouted: "The little people don't ask for anything, they just want to have clothes, food, and live in a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Now the village gives us a piece of land that is not bullied. What else is there to be dissatisfied with the villagers! Commander Xu is kind, Commander Xu lives for a hundred years..."
Many women in the crowd figured out the difference between the fields of the village and the fields of renting others at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help crying with joy. They prayed loudly and thanked the benevolent politics of the village!
Looking at the crowd who were excited by Hu Dadao's words, Feng Jian was a little sad. The poor farmers were the simplest and easiest to satisfy. At this stage, who can provide them with a foothold and let them eat a bite of food will gain their trust and praise. There is only one reason, and they can continue to survive here!
Sadly, Emperor Chongzhen of the dynasty did the opposite, and kept squandering the blood and sweat of poor peasants to support bureaucrats and gentry. The royal family, gentry, and merchants had countless wealth, but Emperor Chongzhen turned a blind eye, or could not touch the worms of these countries at all, and allowed them to absorb the blood and sweat of the people, constantly destroying the foundation and vitality of the country.
Hu Dadao had already seen everyone's reactions. He waited for everyone to calm down and shouted loudly again: "We can arrive at Huluyan smoothly this time, and everyone will thank only one person."
More than 400 young and old people at the scene looked at Feng Jian. They all knew that Feng Jian was injured and grinding tiger at the critical moment, forcing the bandits in the Miao Gui Mountain to release more than 400 young people.
Seeing that most people looked at Feng Jian, Hu Dadao continued, "Yes, it's Feng Jian. Without Feng Jian's commander to kill and injure the robbers, I believe that everyone at the scene would not be able to reach Huluyan, but was forced and killed by the robbers of Mozhushan."
The crowd on the opposite side made a loud buzzing sound: Obviously they all thought Feng Jian really made a contribution, and they all agreed: "Yes! Yes! Feng Jian is amazing!"
Feng Jian, a group of people, came from several different villages, and at first they were a little unfamiliar with each other. Today, after fighting with the enemy in the canyons, many friendships have emerged between them.
At this moment, most people regard Feng Jian as their life-saving benefactor. With Hu Dadao's spared no effort in promoting him, Feng Jian's prestige in the crowd has increased rapidly.
Feng Jian was secretly impressed that Hu Dadao's words completely mobilized people's emotions. On the one hand, it showed the simplicity and kindness of the farmers in this era, and on the other hand, it also showed that Hu Dadao was good at seizing the opportunity to show his own advantages.
As for why Hu Dadao tried so hard to gild Feng Jian’s face, he really didn’t understand.
Feng Jian believed that most of the interactions between people were driven by interests, so why did Hu Dadao so deliberately? He believed that he must have something that made Hu Dadao look up to him.
The crowd was infected by Hu Dadao's words, and many women and children knelt on the ground to thank Feng Jian for his life-saving grace.
Feng Jian hurriedly knelt down and returned the greeting, shouting: "Dear neighbors, everyone, get up quickly, kill the boy, don't make things difficult for me and my mother for a little bit of trouble. From now on, this Huluyan Village will be our home. Let's get together, farm together, harvest together, and live together like relatives and friends. My uncles, brothers and sisters say, do you need any gratitude to your relatives and friends?"
Feng Jian's words touched everyone at the scene. Several aunts who were familiar with Feng's mother surrounded her, and her expression was full of envy and gratitude.
Hu Dadao shouted loudly at the right time: "Our Huluyan Commander issued an order. This time, the neighbors in the mountains were grouped into one sentry, numbered as their own sentry, and appointed Feng Jian as our own sentry. In the future, everyone must obey Feng Xiaoqi's arrangements and get along well with the original mountain people on the mountain. Have all the neighbors heard it?"
Seeing the crowd's warm response, Hu Dadao was very satisfied: "Okay, everyone should stay tuned and follow Feng Xiaoqi's arrangements."
He turned to Feng Jian and said, "After choosing, first of all, we must select a few literate people from the crowd, and register the people as units. Each ten households is a team to arrange the posts. A team should select five young and strong people to come out. As the guards of this post, each post on the mountain will take turns patrolling and keeping watch within the Huluyan area to ensure the safety of the parody. This matter must be implemented as soon as possible."
After Feng understood, he naturally nodded in agreement.
"I have done almost everything I should do. You have to arrange the specific things you send to your post. I will send someone to take you to the base later. First, you must build a house in the designated area. The wood and wheat poles are ready-made. I will send someone to help you prepare the materials first, and you will save a lot of trouble in the future! Well, if you encounter any difficult things, come to me, and I will go back and clean up the trauma on my body first." Hu Dadao nagged a little.
Feng Jian bowed and sent Hu Dadao away, turned around and shouted loudly to everyone, "My neighbors, the leader Hu just announced that the parable would make us the people as his sentry, and Commander Xu appointed me, Feng Jian as his sentry's small flag officer. Here I promise you that you will definitely let the neighbors of your sentry eat, wear, and live well. I also ask all uncles, brothers and sisters to work together to give advice for you and jointly build our new home!"
People in the crowd listened to the young little flag officer's acceptance speech. As soon as Feng Jian finished speaking, some smart people came forward to give him a compliment.
Most of the merchants still look confused, and not many people will believe that Feng Jian, a young boy, has the ability to change everyone's fate!
Feng Jian had never experienced this situation. He waved his hand to stop the talkative people and shouted: "Don't clamor for now, I have something to say!"
Seeing that the crowd was getting quieter, he continued: "This small banner official wants to find a few literate people, register and create a book for everyone, lay a solid foundation for our own development. If you are literate, please come to my place to sign up."
"I know how to read!"
"I went to a private school!"
Four or five people came out of the crowd, and there was a woman in her thirties holding a boy of fourteen or fifteen, standing timidly behind several people.
Feng Jian first walked up to the woman and said, "This aunt knows the words?"
The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Little Flag... The little flag officer is the old woman's child who can read it!"
Feng Jian smiled and said, "This aunt, my name is Feng Jian, and I can call my name if I have something to do in the future."
When the woman heard this, she said "Oh" and was anxiously waiting for Feng Jian's decision.
Feng Jian looked at the boy beside her and saw that the boy seemed to be thinner than the normal boy, with slender eyebrows and large eyes. He blinked like a lake, and his pointed chin was slightly raised. Feng Jian looked over, and the boy immediately turned his head in panic and looked elsewhere, his expression and manner were like a gentle woman.
Feng Jian couldn't help but imagine that if this young man was a woman, he would have been stunning. It would be a pity for a man to have this posture!
"What's your name? Which farmer? Who taught you to read?" Feng Jian asked in a series of questions.
The boy broke free from his mother's arm, and his voice sounded a little hoarse: "Feng... Lord Xiaoqiguan, I... My name is Su Su, who is from Majiadianzi Village, Shili West of Pingdu City. My father has taught me to read since I was a child." While saying that, he licked his dry lips, as if he was afraid that Feng Jian would not be satisfied with his answer.
Su Su's twisted appearance was completely like a woman. Although Feng Jian rarely contacted women in the past and next two lives, Su Su's behavior still puzzled him. This Su Su could not be a woman dressed as a man!
Feng Jian looked at the boy in front of him, and the more he looked, the more he felt shy and timid the boy's eyebrows. The woman was full of energy in his words, and felt a little awkward. He thought that Su Suba was probably a woman! I believe most people could see it, but no one said it. There must be a reason for it. Therefore, Feng Jian asked casually: "Why didn't you see your father..."
After saying that, Feng Jian suddenly realized that the woman looked at him strangely. Feng Jian found that Su Su's mother's eyes were red and swollen and sad. He felt a "knock" in his heart and blurted out: "Can you die in the canyon!"
Feng Jian's words immediately made Su Su cry "woo" loudly. The woman hurried up to hug Su Su and said sadly: "In the canyon, Su Su's father has been killed by the robbers of Mozhishan."
The families of several people who died in the canyon in the crowd thought that someone from their own family had encountered the same experience, and they burst into tears.
Those who knew about Su Su's family told Feng Jian that Su Su's father was teaching a private school in the village and was forced to take his family to Huluyan. Who would have encountered robbers in the canyon? Su Su's father resisted the attack of the robbers with bare hands. Just imagine how a scholar could be the opponent of those robbers and was killed soon.
Seeing the orphan and widowed mother crying, Feng Jian felt uncomfortable. He grabbed Su Su's hand and said, "Oh, don't feel uncomfortable first. A gentleman will take revenge. It's not too late for ten years. When our own power is stronger than Moji Mountain, I, Feng Jian, will definitely lead people to Moji Mountain to kill all the robbers and avenge your father and everyone."
Su Su stopped crying, tears rolled in her eyes, and gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Sooner or later, I will find the robbers in Mozhishan to avenge my father."
Feng Jian felt a little strange. Su Su pulled back his hand like an electric shock. He couldn't help but recall Su Su's soft and tender hands. He guessed in his heart that Su Su Ba was probably a woman.
Feng Jian could not think of the reason why Su Su was dressed as a man, so he began to look at Su Su carefully. Su Su was sad and noticed Feng Jian's gaze keenly. There was an indescribable charm in his bright eyes.
If a boy makes him feel charming, Feng Jian will definitely shivering all over, but guessing that Su Su is a woman, it is something that is desirable.
Feng Jian pressed his distracting thoughts and turned to the crowd and said, "The people who died in the canyon died to protect everyone. We will not ignore you. I will ask the commander to show kindness to see if we can exempt the rent of the family of the people who died in the canyon from the land."
"In addition, our outpost will draw a dedicated person to help families without labor cultivate land and grow grain to help them overcome the difficulties."
The deceased's family stopped their sadness after persuading everyone around them, and was extremely grateful to Feng Jian's decision.
Su Su was influenced by her father since she was a child, and it was no problem to learn to read through text. The little flag official in front of her, who was three or four years older than her, was like a brother next door. The decision he made in front of everyone made her and her mother grateful, but she didn't know what arrangements to choose the literate person?
Feng Jian was happy. Su Su was the one who knew the most literacy in his post. He would inevitably write and draw in the future. Well, it seems that it would be nice to have such a guard around him! That's right, only when those bright eyes grow on a girl can make people have infinite reverie!
Just as I was about to ask about the other people's literacy, an old man in his fifties came over, "My little flag official, Hu Baocai, used to work as an accountant at the Wang Laoye Grain Store in Pingdu City, and it's no problem to read and settle accounts." He said while gesturing.
Feng Jian smiled and said, "Call me Feng Jian, Uncle Hu, please continue talking!"
Hu Baocai stroked his goatee and shook his head and said, "I am from the Hu family 20 miles away from Pingdu Prefecture. I used to do accounting for people in Pingdu City, but I accidentally offended villains. After a few years of lawsuits, I was forced to return to my hometown to farm and retire. Who would have thought that misfortunes would not happen alone? I was bullied by the village chief and his family in the countryside, and two young grandchildren were unable to survive. This time I joined Hu Luyan with the villagers. By the way, I am from the same village leader and my seniority. Hu head leader has to call me third uncle."
Feng Jian sighed and couldn't help but comfort Hu Bao with kind words, and finally said, "Uncle Hu, you are a literate person. Let's take a rest first, and there will be some reliance later."
Feng Jian turned around and asked the other two literate people and learned that the two were two brothers, one was named Zhao Shougang and the other was named Zhao Shouqiang. When he was a child, he went to a private school for several years, and now they can still recognize some words.
Hu Dadao just said that he wanted to register more than 400 people in his whistle. Feng Jian searched for Su Su, Hu Baocai and others to prepare for this.
Prosecutor Feng immediately announced: "Su Su, Hu Baocai, Zhao Shougang, and Zhao Shouqiang were divided into two groups to register and build a book for more than 400 people on site, using households as units.
Chapter completed!