Ming Zuo

Chapter 363 Dagu River Salt Field

In the late autumn of September, the rainy seaside is not romantic.Under the drizzle, the people in the shower were cold inside and out.

Even though he was wearing the shoji, Huang Zonghui still felt the cold rain running down the gap of the scorpion, soaking his clothes.

As Fu Yusun walked on the muddy soil with one foot deep and one shallow foot, he fell into a big horse without paying attention.

When he got up again, he was covered in mud and had an indescribable stench.

Huang Zonghui was going crazy, and at the same time he was very envious of his second brother.

Huang Zongyan must be by Zuo Menggeng's side at this time, hiding in a warm and comfortable big room, and can still make a pot of hot tea and enjoy the yellow leaves floating in the autumn rain leisurely, right?
It's not like him, who was thrown into this barren Lingshan Guard, and has to follow Fu Yusun, a lunatic, to travel everywhere in the rain.

"It's not bad for the past few days, why don't you wait until the rain stops?"

When Fu Yusun heard this, he stopped and looked back at him with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Wait one day for wind, another day for rain, and another day for back pain. How many days can ordinary people wait? We are at ease, and ordinary people are going to die."

Huang Zonghui was extremely aggrieved when he was scolded.

"How can it be so evil? It's just that you are so showy that we all suffer."

A person next to him wiped the water droplets off his face and said, "Mr. Huang, this is not the truth of Mayor Fu. We are poor people, and we have to live a hard life. Day by day, we are all going through it. This will not be resolved sooner. I can't tell how many people died."

Huang Zong will be attacked by both sides, even more angry.

"Hey, you're a second child. After eating him for a few days, you're going to go to him, right?"

Cheng Xiaoer raised his chest and raised his head, his expression extremely pious.

"We will listen to whoever can make our poor people have enough to eat. Mayor Fu is busy these days, and we all see it. If we have this salt field in our hands, we can take it. If we go to exchange money, we won't have to suffer any more. For this, let alone a little rain, we are not afraid of a knife falling from the sky."

The rest of the crowd roared, and they all stood on Fu Yusun's side.

The people's hearts are available, and Fu Yusun is very relieved, and he is even more disdainful of Huang Zonghui.

"You, if you don't let go of your arrogance, you will achieve nothing in your life."

Huang Zong will be hot-blooded and even more angry.

"You think I'd like to stay here? I'm not forced. I don't like what you guys did."

Fu Yusun ignored him lazily and turned around.

On a cloudy and rainy day, he didn't even want to waste his strength to speak.

The rest had enough rest and followed suit.

Huang Zonghui was full of anger and just wanted to quarrel with people.As a result, no one paid any attention to him, leaving him in an empty space, feeling even more aggrieved in his heart.

But there was no other way, so I had to keep up with the large army and staggered along.

The mouth of the Dagu River is now full of water.

The wide estuary and the sea meet together, overwhelming and indistinguishable.Several wetlands were also flooded with water, and only a few stubborn aquatic plants were still floating on the water.

Looking at the water potential in the various salt fields, Fu Yusun was very weak.

"This year's salt is ruined, I don't know how many people are going to starve."

Cheng Xiaoer licked his lips and said regretfully, "I'm afraid the price of salt will go up this year, and the poor can't afford salt anymore."

Fu Yusun's face turned cold.

"The salt field has produced a lot in previous years. If you don't believe it, there is no surplus. Let's go and meet those local snakes. If they are stubborn, don't blame Lao Tzu for being rude."

When working as a secretary beside Zuo Menggeng, Fu Yusun was always polite.But nowadays, all kinds of vulgar slang and swear words are coming.

No way, doing grassroots work can really drive people crazy in many cases.

The rain and fog are foggy and can cover many things.

When this group of people walked into the salt field, there were many inquiring eyes on them.

Cheng Xiaoer led the way and came to a shanty town.

This is a real shanty.

All the houses are made of wood, which is messy and dilapidated, and the construction is not strict.Some houses can be seen from the outside through large and small holes.

The bottom of the house here has a shelf, which is very high from the ground.Apparently, it was to prevent the seawater from flooding and eroding the interior.

When Fu Yusun and the others came, they looked all the way, but they saw sewage flowing across the entire shanty town, mixed with things that were not known to be human or animal feces, so that the air was full of stench.

Huang Zonghui spat out with a "wow", his face turned blue, he was so scared that he stopped his steps, and he didn't dare to move forward.

Fu Yusun gave him a sideways glance, and without saying a word, followed Cheng Xiaoer in.

Seeing that everyone else had entered, Huang Zonghui stomped his feet depressed.

"I've had blood mold for eight lifetimes."

As soon as he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he had to stretch his feet into the sewage.

The sticky sewage soaked the soles of his feet instantly, always making him feel like he was stepping on a pile of shit.

Cheng Xiaoer led the way, came to a shack, raised his head and shouted.

"Second brother, second brother, are you there?"

After a while, the shack was pushed away, and a unkempt woman appeared.

Seeing the situation outside, he was startled and screamed in horror.

"Second brother Cheng...you...you...your rebellion has nothing to do with us, you...don't implicate us."

Cheng Xiaoer laughed, patted his chest and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not rebelling now. Didn't you look at me? I'm wearing a military uniform, and I'm also an official now."

The woman was stunned, looking at Cheng Xiaoer's dazzling military uniform, obviously confused.

Cheng Xiaoer was awake and led Fu Yusun to the front.

"Sister-in-law, this is the new chief of our Lingshan Guard. From now on, your salt field will also be managed by our Lingshan Guard."

It's about herself, and women finally come alive.

"I...why don't we know?"

Fu Yusun smiled and said, "This official came here today to announce this matter. Is your man here?"

The women of the people's family can't even lift their heads when facing the officials.The woman hurriedly said, "Our boss is sick."

Cheng Xiaoer sighed and said hurriedly: "Second brother, how could a tough guy fall ill?"

After a while, Fu Yusun and Huang Zonghui followed Cheng Xiaoer into the house.

There was no decoration in the shack, not even the skin of the wood.At this time, it hangs on the wall and floats everywhere, as uncomfortable as a spider web.

The house is dark, and the vision is worse on days without sunlight.

However, I could still vaguely see that there was a haggard-looking man nestled in the quilt in the inner corner.

When he saw the person coming, he was going to sit up, but was supported by Cheng Xiaoer.

"Second brother, why did you fall down?"

The man obviously heard what he said earlier, and tremblingly wanted to kowtow to Fu Yusun.

Fu Yusun hurriedly supported him.

"From now on, I don't want to kowtow. You don't need to kowtow when you see a big official."

The man was stunned and looked at it carefully, but there was concern in the depths of his eyes.

"Listen to Xiao Er, is your lord the new commander of Lingshanwei?"

Fu Yusun shook his head.

"No. I am the new mayor of Lingshan Town. From now on, Lingshan Guard will be changed to Lingshan Town."

The man looked happy, but he was happy for Cheng Xiaoer.

"Little Er, it's good now. You have taken off your military status, and you won't be afraid of what you will do in the future."

Seeing the military uniform on Cheng Xiaoer's body again, he couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Why are you so stunned? You don't need to be a military household, why don't you hurry up and find a way to survive?"

The military uniforms on Cheng Xiao Er's body are very precious.

"Second brother, it's different now. I have a tael of silver in my monthly pay. Because my sister is a military member, she can still get a bucket of wheat and a bucket of millet, and she doesn't have to pay taxes. Good times are ahead."

The man was dumbfounded.

"Really...really?"

Cheng Xiaoer raised his head, very proud.

"Then there is still a fake? Rates are paid on time every month, and they are never deducted."

The man was not jealous, but was very happy to be the second child.When he looked at Fu Yusun again, he was full of admiration.

"Sir, you are a good official."

Fu Yusun touched his nose and did not accept the compliment.

"The salaries and welfare of their soldiers have their own procedures, and it has nothing to do with me. Even if I want to deduct it, there is no way."

After Cheng Xiaoer's introduction, Fu Yusun learned that the man in front of him was called Chen Jie, and he was a salt farmer of the five generations of the Dagu River Salt Farm.

Because he is an old man in the salt field, he has a high prestige, and the salt farmers are very convinced of him.

For Fu Yusun to understand the situation of the salt field, Chen Jie is the best way.

But when it comes to the situation in the salt field, Chen Jie has tears in his eyes and despair in his heart.

"Our Yanhu is living such a hard life, what else can we do? The adults of the original transportation department are here, it's okay for our Yanhu to suffer a little, anyway, we can still get a bite to eat. Now the animals of the Salt Gang are here. Occupied the salt field and took away all the salt we worked so hard to cook."

(End of this chapter)