Cao Thief

Chapter 177 Ban Chun (23)

It was Cao Peng's whim to build the camp at Yuzhou Mountain.

In fact, even he himself couldn't tell what the use of this Yuzhou Mountain would be.When he saw the eight sea-going ships, Cao Peng instinctively felt that it was a pity for Yu Zhoushan to abandon them.After all, for an island that is isolated, free from any constraints, and can reach the land within a day and night, if you just give up like this, you will indeed feel a little bit reluctant.As for the specific situation of Yuzhou Mountain, Cao Peng is not clear either.Not enough. Since this island can accommodate 3 people, it must have its merits, isn't it?

But it is impossible to implement this plan overnight.

Not likely, at least for now.

Firstly, the new year is coming soon, and I guess everyone is not in that mood; secondly, after the Haimins enter the village, the beginning of spring is the farming season.This is the first time Haixi has farmed, and it is of great significance.At this time, Deng Ji really couldn't spare the energy to build Yuzhou Mountain.

If calculated in this way, it is already the best forecast to start operations in the early summer of next year.

Therefore, Cao Peng is not too impatient...

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The second year of Jian'an passed quietly with the arrival of New Year's Eve.

Looking back on this year, Cao Peng couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.At this time last year, he and Deng Ji went to the camp of Nine Girls City.That is to say, from that day on, the fate of my family has undergone earth-shaking changes.After meeting Wei Yan, Xiyangju was ambushed.Then he rescued Dian Wei and got to know Xia Houlan... At that time, Deng Ji lost an arm.

Then he robbed the prisoner and fled...

After finally arriving in Xudu, he immediately became a prisoner.

It's just that they didn't expect that that period of imprisonment would become a legend.

The birth of Xiao Bayi also made Cao Peng make a group of close friends in Xudu.

Later, after going through many things, I came to Haixi.

Now it resounds like a dream!

Cao Peng sat in the courtyard of the Caochao Office, with his back against the porch pillar, looking up at the starry sky.

Behind him, footsteps sounded.

Cao Peng didn't turn his head back, he was still sitting on the porch.

Wang Mai came over, sat down next to him, picked up the jug beside Cao Peng, took a sip, and let out a breath of foul breath.

"Ah Fu, are you still asleep?"

"Can't sleep."

Cao Peng took the jug from Wang Mai and took a sip too.

"Tomorrow is Banchun, and three days later, we have to leave Haixi and go to Guangling.

Suddenly I felt a little emotional, so I wanted to be quiet... Hehe, we arrived in Haixi, and before we settled down, we were about to start again. "

"Yeah, I also feel that this past year has been like a dream."

"Oh?"

"At this time a year ago, we were still idiots who didn't understand anything. Apart from practicing martial arts, we seemed to have nothing to worry about every day. But now, although my status has improved a lot from before, I always feel a little unhappy. Everything needs to be calculated. , Everything has to be calculated... Although the North Market is not big, it seems to contain countless things I see and hear every day. Sometimes, I really feel very tired."

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help looking at Wang Mai in surprise.

He found that he kept running forward this year, but he seemed to have overlooked many things.

Wang Mai is just a boy!
Many people at his age, at this moment, are leading carefree lives.

However, he was involved in the whirlpool.If Wang Mai was born in a big family, maybe he wouldn't have too much emotion.

But before that, he was just a son of Orion in Zhongyang Mountain.

In just one year, it was indeed a burden for Wang Mai to experience so many things at once.

Cao Peng felt that he was a little selfish!

"Brother Tiger!"

"kindness?"

"sorry!"

Wang Mai was taken aback, and sat up straight, "Why do you say such things?"

"If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be tossing and tossing. Not only would you not have a place to stay, but you would also be separated from Uncle Wang and his son."

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

Wang Mai couldn't help laughing.

"You and I are brothers. Besides, I think this life is quite exciting."

"But……"

"Ah Fu, listen to me." Wang Mai stared at Cao Peng with a serious expression, "I know, you will be the one who will do great things in the future.

My dad said the same thing!

Although I don't have great ambitions, I also hope that my brother can make a big career.

We kowtow one by one in the Xudu prison, and we will be brothers for the rest of our lives.So, don't say anything like 'I'm sorry', it's not the words between brothers.My fifth brother and I started from poverty.Brother, the reason why they are willing to make sworn vows with us, I know more is because of you.I am already very satisfied to be your brother... As for the others, they are nothing. "

Cao Peng fell silent!
After a while, he suddenly raised the jug, "Brother Hutou, let's do something big together."

After speaking, he took a big sip of wine and handed the jug to Wang Mai.

But Wang Mai took it and drank it without hesitation.

Snapped!
Both hands hit one place.

"Brothers are united, and their profits will break the gold."

Cao Peng said with a smile, and Wang Mai nodded vigorously.

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Banchun, is a traditional event.

Every year in the first month of spring, the Son of Heaven will hold a ceremony to clear the fields to encourage farming in the world.

While holding the ceremony of clearing the fields, government offices in various places will also hold the activity of "Banchun".The so-called Banchun refers to the promulgation of spring orders to urge the people to carry out farming work in a timely manner so as not to delay the spring plowing season.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Etiquette Records" records: On the day of the beginning of spring, the liquid leak was not exhausted for five quarters, and all the officials in the capital were dressed in green clothes. From the counties, counties, and roads down to the history of fighting food orders, they all wore 靑帻, set up green banners, and used soil and cattle to plow. People are outside the door to show the people.

At the fourth watch, Cao Peng and others changed into the clothes worn by Ban Chun and came to the county yamen together.

At this time, the old gentry of Haixi Township, including the nine heads of the line, should have prominent figures, gathered outside the gate of the county government early.

Ban Chun is a big deal.

You can't get involved with personal grievances.

Even if some people are still dissatisfied with Deng Ji, they must honestly come to gather in Ban Chunri.

This is the first time that Haixi County has held a class spring in four years since the first year of Xingping.In the early days, due to various reasons, and there was no government supervision, the Banchun activities were almost abandoned.Now Deng Ji's first decree to start the spring is to hold a class spring activity.It is also to express his belief to the people of Haixi.At the same time, it also represents the prestige of the government, which will be re-established in the new year.

Huang Zheng, Pan Yong and others bowed their hands to Cao Peng to salute.

There are thick smiles on their faces.

In the past month, Deng Ji turned the confiscated private salt into official salt by blocking the salt road.

Later, Yanyin was opened and handed over to Huang Zheng and others for sale.The salt road in the Huainan area was almost controlled by the Mi family before, but now that Haixi blocked the salt road, the salt price in the entire Huainan area has skyrocketed, which has also made Huang Zheng, Pan Yong and others benefit greatly from it.

At the same time, after the first day, Deng Ji, Huang Zheng and others signed another contract to open a salt field in a bay eighty miles away from Haixi County to cook sea salt.Of course, all the expenses for the saltworks were paid by Huang Zheng and others, and they obtained the right to operate them for 30 years.Although they couldn't see the benefits at this time, they could imagine how rich it would be.

How can such good things make Haixi's merchants unhappy.

Even some local gentry expressed their willingness to participate through various channels.

However, if you want to enter now, I am afraid it will not be as easy as before.So some people have begun to focus on Yanyin...

Therefore, today's Banchun can be said to have gathered all the celebrities, big and small, in Haixi.

When it was about five o'clock, Deng Ji walked out of the gate of the county government office wearing a Tsing Yi and a cape on his head.Hu Ban held the green flag and followed closely behind.After Deng Ji and the Haixi villagers met, Hu Ban handed over the green banner to Cao Peng.Don't think that hitting the green banner is a lowly thing.As a matter of fact, during the spring season, the people who hold the green flags must be local famous people.Cao Peng killed Chen Sheng first, and then fought the pirates... The fact that he once fought Song Xian in Xiapi and confronted Wen Hou Lu Bu was also clearly inquired by many good people.

In Haixi County, Deng Ji is number one in terms of prestige.

But under Deng Ji, the most prestigious people were not those local gentry, nor the leaders of the Nine Leaders, but Cao Peng.

Thirty thousand Haimin entered the village, which greatly diluted the power of Haixi native land.These people have changed from Haimin to Tuenmin, and will live a stable life from now on.Therefore, even if a relative among them died at the hands of Deng Ji and Cao Peng, there was not much resentment in their hearts.

Being a pirate is all about wearing your head on your belt.

They kill people, and they also have to bear the fate of being killed...

After years of tossing and wandering, the sea dwellers are very clear about this kind of thing.

Accompanied by Qi'er, Lu Lan mixed in the crowd, looking around curiously.

"Sister Qi'er, this Magistrate Deng is very interesting."

"how do I say this?"

"I remember that Daddy has never held such a ceremony in Xuzhou for so many years. You see, after arriving in Haixi, the county magistrate Deng did not conscript or pay taxes. Instead, he cared so much about farming and other things. In Xiapi, there has never been such an event.”

After hearing this, Qi'er couldn't help being silent!
This may be the main reason why Lu Bu has never been recognized by Xiapi people.

Xuzhou was originally so rich, rich in money and food, it can be said to be among the best in the thirteen states.But since Tao Qian's death, Xuzhou has been repeatedly hit by wars.After Lu Bu came to Xuzhou, he just continued to recruit soldiers and increase taxes, causing a large number of people in Xuzhou to flee...

Lu Lan can't understand this kind of thing, but it doesn't mean that Qi'er can't understand.

After all, she is a few years older and has experienced far more things than Lu Lan.

Chen Gong is known as the number one conspirator around Lv Bu, but most of his ideas are to make Lv Bu resort to militarism, and he never has any long-term plans.

Maybe in the coming year, the wives can suggest to make Wenhou Banchun?

In Qi'er's heart, she has another plan...

It has been more than ten days since they came to Haixi, and here, they live a carefree life.According to the news from Xiapi, Lu Bu was shut down in Taishan County.Zang Ba refused to open the city gate because he didn't know the purpose of Lu Bu's visit, so Lu Bu finally returned without success.

At the same time, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun defeated Liu Bei in Pei County and captured Liu Bei's family members.

This also made Lu Bu feel a little unbalanced.

Diao Chan wrote to tell Lu Lan not to rush back to Xiapi, because Lu Bu was in a bad mood.

As for Lu Lan, of course she didn't want to rush back.Otherwise, if you have to face all kinds of unhappy things, you might as well stay in Haixi County and be happy.

He looked at Deng Ji who was walking at the front of the team, and at Cao Peng who was behind Deng Ji holding a green banner.

Lu Lan's thoughts suddenly became a little confused...

After leaving the city gate, Deng Ji sacrificed to heaven and earth in accordance with the etiquette, and then ordered people to lift up the pile of earthen cattle.Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, people carried the cattle eastward.

"Lunheng-Chaanlong" records: "East plowing in the beginning of spring."

The east belongs to wood, which represents the growth of all things, which is in harmony with the spring.

Therefore, this spring plowing needs to start from the east, so that it can be regarded as catering to the four seasons and five elements of the world.

Traveling east for ten miles, Deng Ji stopped.

I saw hundreds of piles of firewood piled up in an open field.Deng Ji, as the official of Haixi's parents, took Cao Peng to the center of the firewood, first offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and praying for good weather.When the sky was bright white, he shouted: "Light up the fire and welcome the spring!"

More than a hundred stacks of firewood were lit, and the flames soared into the sky, making the sky red.

Thick smoke billowed and shot straight into the sky. People gathered around the fire, prostrated themselves on the ground, and began to sing the Spring Festival song with strong Hercynian style.

The fire illuminated the sky until it was white.

More than a hundred farm cattle gathered at one end of the field, and their eyes were fixed on Deng Ji's body.

According to this custom, the first plow should be presided over by Deng Ji.

Deng Ji went to the cattle, grabbed the bridle, turned to Cao Peng and shouted, "Ah Fu, Hutou, come here, let's plow together."

It is all thanks to Cao Peng's advice and advice to break into today's situation in Haixi County.

It can be said that in this Haixi County, Cao Peng assisted Deng Ji to make today's situation single-handedly.Now, Cao Peng is about to leave Haixi. Deng Ji hopes that Cao Peng will plow with him and usher in a better tomorrow for Haixi.This is definitely an honor.

"Master Cao, let's plow!"

"Yes, Mr. Cao, please drive the plow."

Huang Zheng took the lead in shouting, and for a while, the Tianlong field was full of voices.

Everyone in Haixi has also heard that the brother-in-law of County Magistrate Deng, formerly the No. [-] Yamen in Haixi, is about to leave Haixi and go to work in Guangling.

Maybe they didn't know what Cao Peng did for Haixi.

But they knew that Cao Peng brought peace and prosperity to Haixi.

Whether it's beheading Chen Sheng, or defeating pirates; whether it's rectifying the North Market, or stabilizing prices.Cao Peng participated in it...

This alone is enough to make Haixi people feel grateful to Cao Peng.

When more than ten thousand people shouted at the same time, the scene was extremely difficult.

"Young Master Cao!"

"Young Master Cao!"

Cao Peng was a little confused, but saw Pu Yangkai push him, "Youxue, go... This is the honor you deserve."

Taking a deep breath, Cao Peng handed the green banner to Deng Fan.

Then he walked out together with Wang Mai, bowed his hands in all directions, and there were thunderous cheers.

Cao Nan held Deng Ai in his arms, tears glistened in his eyes.

At this moment, she finally realized Cao Peng and Deng Ji, all the efforts they made in Haixi County.A kind of pride couldn't help rising in her heart, she whispered in Deng Ai's ear: "My son, look, how majestic your father and your little uncle are!"

Deng Ai babbled and clapped his hands, as if he was also applauding for his father and uncle.

"Be like Uncle Deng."

Qi'er suddenly spoke.

Lu Lan's eyes were blurred, and she looked at the three people in the field.

Deng Ji led the cattle, Cao Peng and Wang Mai held the plow, and amidst cheers and applause, they took solid steps towards the rising sun.

"Plow the plow!"

Following Pu Yangkai let out a cry.

Hundreds of oxen followed Deng Ji and others, roaring in unison, pulling the heavy iron plow, opening a new chapter for Haixi County...

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