Chapter 185

Zhao JianZheng, sitting in a critical position, reported to Li changtinghui: "since April, there has been a severe drought in the city of Jizhou. We have searched all the mountains nearby, but we have not found a drop of water. Many people have fled outside, and many have died. It wasn't until May that some villagers found the lake and the news spread to the city that they moved here one after another. However, after moving here, we also encountered many difficulties. "

In short, it took Zhao Jian a long time to straighten it out.

He used the same means to govern the army to punish the people and to enforce the law and discipline. Soon no one would make trouble again and do whatever they were called.

Up to now, it is not so much a refugee area as a military camp.

After listening to the oral report, Li Changting asked Zhao Jian to take him around the lake after dawn.

Zhao Jian said that they are called Xinghu because they can reflect many stars at night. The four big mountains around them have been simply and rudely changed to Dongshan, Nanshan, Xishan and Beishan by him.

They hold more than 250000 people here. In addition to the original population of Hezhou City, there are many refugees from other places. Many of them are moved by jucun village.

The victims who escaped from the disaster had almost no food. Zhao Jian gave these people seeds and asked them to dig mountains and plant land and eat them in the surrounding mountains and forests, no matter whether they were grass roots or leaves, as long as they could eat them without poison.

They have been through the most difficult period of time, and now there is an occasional grain harvest in the field.

Zhao Jiandao: "but we still can't eat enough, just barely starve to death."

When he said this, Zhao Jian was sighing at a wild boar in a pig shed.

They not only raise people here, but also raise a lot of livestock, rabbits, chickens and ducks. The most surprising thing is the more than 20 wild pigs in the pig shed.

Zhao Jian said that in order to catch these wild boars alive, he has also damaged several people, but there is no way. We can't just look at the present, we have to look at the long term. After killing the pigs, they can only eat one meal, but after raising the pigs, they will give birth to litter after litter, and then they will have more meat to eat.

"You should have fish in the lake, right?" Li Changting asked.

"Yes, but not many. We have eaten all the big fish, leaving only some small ones in it."

During the day, everyone was resting. After a brief look, Li Changting went back to the cave.

At this time, Zhao Jian couldn't help but said, "is it true that you said at the beginning that you would try your best to help us?"

Li Changting asked, "what do you need?"

Zhao Jian: "we need everything. What do you have?"

Li Changting: "I have salt."

Zhao Jian in front of a bright: "more?"

"Two thousand jin."

"The trough! Did the court give it? For nothing? "

"Yes."

"So good?" Zhao Jian didn't believe it.

"I got salt in exchange for my military service. Do you want it or not?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Jianli said, "thank you, General Li! You are just a living Bodhisattva to save the suffering! "

Li Changting gave him a silent look and said, "I'll write you a letter. When you run out of salt, you'll go to Qingzhou to buy it. Qingzhou has just changed its garrison general. It's a member of situ Xiao's army. You can exchange it for grain."

"How? Is the price high? "

"I'm not sure, but situ Xiao will unify the price of salt. Now it's an extraordinary period. The price of salt is only low but not high. Don't worry."

"That's good. If I can't afford salt, I can't live any longer."

"Three days later, you will take 20 people with me to move salt outside the city of Jizhou."

"Good, good."

After talking for a long time, everyone was sleepy and went back to the cave to have a rest.

In the evening, the mountains around Xinghu became lively, and everyone came out to work, wash clothes, cook and clean up the vegetable fields.

There are fires in front of each cave. It must be warm in winter, but it's summer now.

Zhao Jian sent food to Li Changting. Even in return for the two thousand jin salt, Zhao Jian could not be reluctant to give up these meals.

The star lake at night is very beautiful, reflecting the stars all over the sky, just like scattering a layer of broken diamonds on the surface of the lake

Xu Qing and Li Changting are sitting on the top of the mountain. Since the drought, they rarely have the chance to sit down and watch the stars, the moon and say a few words of love.

Three days later, Li Changting and Xu Qing left Xinghu and took Zhao Jian's men to Jizhou.

Li Changting takes Xu Qing one step ahead and asks Duanmu Xiang and Zhao Jian to come later.

The first step is to take the salt out of the space.

Zhao Jian arrived half a day later than them. When he saw that there were 20 bags of salt in the shabby hut, he couldn't help laughing happily and gave thanks to Li Changting.

"Brother Li, is your family also on the boundary of Jizhou?" Zhao Jian asked while the people at the bottom were moving salt.

Li Changting nodded.

"If you don't move to me, my cave is big and spacious, and the top of the mountain is big. It's OK to accommodate another 100000 people." Zhao Jian sincerely invited."I'll talk about it later. If I have this plan, I'll say hello to you in advance."

"Well Let's go. " Zhao Jian is full of regret.

Twenty people each carried a hundred jin bag of salt and said goodbye.

After walking half way, Zhao Jian turned back and yelled, "it's OK to be a guest!"

Li Changting nodded, Xu Qing waved: "goodbye."

"Go home." Xu Qing said with a smile.

"Well."

When I came to Jizhou, I felt as if the air around me was familiar.

It took three days for them to arrive at Changxi village.

They checked around the village and saw no suspicious signs before they entered the forest and returned to the familiar ravines and caves.

The three entered through a hidden tunnel in the back and went straight back to their cave.

Changxi village is still maintaining a normal work and rest. When Xu Qing and his family came back, it was almost dawn, and they almost just got up.

Li Tinghui felt someone approaching. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Xu Qing coming towards him with a smile. Li Tinghui sat up and said, "mother!"

Xiaomeizi also woke up. Seeing Xu Qing, she cried happily, "my aunt is back!"

Xu Qing hugged the two children and found that they were neither thin nor fat, just like when he left. He immediately felt relieved.

Li Jinmei and Cao Laoliu were also awakened. They came to see that Li Changting and Xu Qing had come back safely. They were very happy.

Xu Qing asked, "you didn't encounter any danger in the village, did you?"

Li Jinmei said with a smile: "no, no, everything is as usual. You must have met a lot of things along the way? "

Xu Qing: "fortunately, we didn't see anyone along the way. We arrived in the capital smoothly."

Since Li Changting chose to hide his past, Xu Qing would not say it, so as not to increase Li Jinmei's worries.