Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 17 Initial tasks
  Zhao Zhen rested for a while and went to wash himself.

When they came to the front hall, Guang Hui and the others arrived first and were waiting for each other in the front hall. Zhao Zhen took the main seat, Guang Hui sat on the east side, and Jiao Ting and Han Bolong sat on the west side. This does say something.

Zhou people were polite and called the host the host. Therefore, in order to show respect and sincerity to the guests, the host would sit in the east position, that is, facing the west; while the guests would be arranged to sit in the west, that is, facing the east. . The Western position is the honorable position, and "Xike" evolved from the Western guest.

This front hall is specially used for discussing village affairs, receiving subordinates, and guests. It is based on the central axis of the main hall. There is a table in front of the board. In front of the table is an Eight Immortals square table. There are Taishi chairs on the left and right sides. The host on the right and the guest on the left are the guests. sequence. Symmetrical tables and chairs are placed on both sides of the center, which is a seating arrangement for juniors or subordinates.

Zhao Zhen sits on the throne and Guanghui sits on the east. This is because he has a fixed position and is also the old man in the village. Jiao Ting and Han Bolong were sitting in the west, but they had not arranged their duties yet, and they wanted to stay as guests.

Zhao Zhen sat down, and Guang Hui stood up, picked up a baggage on the ground, put it on the Eight Immortals table next to Zhao Zhen, opened the baggage, and saw two pieces of bluestone as big as a child's head exposed.

world log
  Bluestone (third-level material)
  The essence of Jupiter falls in the east of the mist. Because of its green color, its essence turns into bluestone, which is as beautiful as jade, and is sometimes covered with green energy.

"Manager, these two pieces of bluestone are left over from the original construction of the bluestone tower. The center of the stone has the best texture. I will give them to the owner today. I wonder if the owner has any ideas? Keep them or carve them?"

Zhao Zhen picked it up and looked at it. It was green in color, smooth, and cold when he held it. When he pressed his hand and knocked it, the sound was crisp and clear.

"Brother Guanghui, do you have any ideas?"

"I see that the owner of the village often reads and writes, why not carve it into a study room?"

"Very good. Take out one piece and make it into a penholder and paperweight, and keep the remaining piece in the warehouse for emergencies."

"But it depends on the owner's instructions."

"The purpose of convening the three brothers today is to discuss their respective duties with the three brothers. Currently, brother Guanghui is the fist and kick instructor. Are brothers Jiao Ting and Han Bolong willing to be the instructor of Pu Dao and Gun and Stick?"

Jiao Ting and Han Bolong were very happy when they heard about the assignment, and they both accepted it.

Seeing the two of them agree, Zhao Zhen continued: "Three brothers, the territory here is inherited from the younger brother's ancestors. Several generations of people have worked hard to maintain it, so this place can be stable for a while." He paused: "It's a pity that there are few talents, except for the three brothers." , Needless to say, there is no need to say much about his martial arts skills. For example, Zhao Ji, the leader of the village, is called the leader of the nursing home. However, he is just an ordinary person, only loyal, so he was selected as a general among the dwarfs and promoted to steward. "

"Three brothers have the same skills. If they are only used as the village coach, they will not be able to show their talents. I thought deeply last night that all brothers should make full use of their talents."

"The former made an agreement with Brother Guanghui that there is a hillock 3 miles to the north along the east stream of the village. Looking north to a reed marsh and a large lake to the north. That hillock is very cool and the best place to relieve the heat. A temple should be built here. , First, let Brother Guanghui pay homage to the Three Treasures; secondly, this place is adjacent to the mist of the Great Lake, so Brother Guanghui needs to be closely monitored."

"Zhao Yuanli told me that a lot of green bricks were burned in the village. Recently, taking advantage of the slack farming period, a lot of manpower was organized to open a kiln and burn bricks. There are also many rocks on the hill. Later today, my brothers and I will go with them. The site selection will start in the next few days." "As for Brother Han Bolong, are you willing to also manage the village tavern? Life in the village is a bit boring, and during the slack time, farmers can drink and have fun. From now on, people in the village will gradually If there are more, we need to open some workshops, hang a sign on the counter, and post the workshop recruitment information here. All information exchanges are placed here, what do you think, Brother Han?"

"But it depends on the owner's arrangement." Han Bolong responded.

"Yesterday, a young man called Brother Yun came to surrender. I saw that he was filial to his father and smart. It happened to be arranged in the tavern. Brother, you can just tell him what you have to do and don't have to worry about everything. Practice martial arts diligently, and you may not have to do it again in the future. We support each other on the battlefield with my brother. Brother Yun is smart, so my brother asked him to inquire about information. It would be best if he can get some useful information."

"Don't worry, owner, brothers will take care of you." Han Bolong sat down with his hands folded.

"Besides, Brother Jiao Ting has the same arrangement as Brother Guanghui. In addition to training Zhuang Ding as a coach, there is one more thing that needs to be entrusted to brother. The mountain forest in the west of the village is connected with Crouching Ridge. According to the village records, there are many tigers in Crouching Ridge, and you can enter the village on a snowy night. Harming people. There are seven to eight hundred big chickens raised at the foot of the mountain. The current manager Tang Sen has brought more than ten farmers to take care of them. He mainly patrols the mountains and forests to prevent tigers from crossing the fog and breaking into the village. This person has not yet entered the rank. , the force is not as good as Zhao Ji. Therefore, brother Jiao Ting needs to be in charge."

"One more thing, this year I want to try to expand to this area, dispel the fog, and expand the village boundary. My brothers are born between heaven and earth, and we always have to do some business to prosper the place and protect it. I wonder if all brothers are willing to follow I’ll have a go.”

"I would like to follow the village owner to do a great cause, and I dare not not do my best." The three of them stood up and said.

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  After lunch, we rested for a while. After avoiding the direct sunlight at noon, the heat dropped, and Zhao Zhen and his team of five people rode straight to the hills on the north side.

"I don't know what will happen this year. May is already unbearably hot. Now it's June. How can people live?" Zhao Ji complained about the hot weather as he hurried on. I didn't feel it when I was in the village, but when I was walking on the road, I was exposed to the sun. Soon my clothes were soaked with sweat. The five horses were also weak, panting heavily.

There is a saying: Zhu Rong comes from the south to whip the fire dragon, and the fire flag burns the sky red.

Fortunately, the entire Xixi Village is only less than 4000 acres in size. As we are walking, we are facing the hillside in front of us. When everyone looked at this hillock, they saw:
  The grass is long and the orioles are flying, and the greenery is abundant. Although there are no mountains, there are lush forests and bamboos. There are thousands of green trees on the top and green grass at the roots. Thatch grows wildly on the mountainside, the valley is full of stones, and a stream of clear water flows around the hill. The cool breeze blew from the valley, and everyone in front of them suddenly felt cool.

At that time, a group of five people rushed up to Gangzi, rested their horses, and stood under the shady tree. Looking to the north, the large lake is faintly visible in the mist. The cool breeze is coming from here.

Everyone took advantage of the cool breeze and looked around. Zhao Zhen only patrolled and passed by from a distance without taking a detailed look. Today I took the opportunity to walk around carefully. Wild flowers were everywhere, birds and insects sang, pheasants and hares were seen from time to time, and squirrels only jumped on the trees.

The two hills are side by side in the north and south. The hills are gentle. The one on the east side is close to the stream and has a flat top. This is the one that everyone climbed first. The mountain on the west side is slightly lower, with lush vegetation. There is a lot of gravel in the middle valley.

The most gratifying thing is that this small valley, less than a hundred paces from north to south and thirty paces from east to west, covering more than 2 acres, is actually a spiritual field. Underneath a layer of rocks, the soil is extremely fertile.

After everyone discussed it, the top of Gangzi Mountain on the east side was most suitable, and the temple was built here.

(End of this chapter)