Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Tonight's Huixian Building has been booked by people from the Chamber of Commerce, and it is already full of people from the Chamber of Commerce.

"President Cui, why hasn't the magistrate arrived yet?" A man sitting next to Cui asked quietly.

"Don't worry, it will come. When I went to deliver the invitation, the magistrate personally agreed." Chairman Cui sat calmly and calmly, not worried.

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone outside shouting, "The magistrate is here."

Everyone hurried out to greet him and saw Lin Zixuan leading people from the county government to the door of the restaurant. The two presidents hurried to the front and said, "Thank you for your honor, sir. Come on, the food and drinks are ready. We are just waiting for you to come." With that, they let everyone inside.

The people from the county government sat around several tables, and the people from the chamber of commerce also sat down. For a time, the whole restaurant was full.

The waiter started to serve the food. Huixianlou was the best restaurant in the entire county, and the food was pretty good.

When all the food and drinks were ready, President Cui stood up, raised his wine glass and said, "Today is the first gathering since the establishment of our Chamber of Commerce. We must also thank Mr. Lin for being so generous and coming to our gathering. Come, let's Everyone, I would like to offer a glass of wine to Mr. Lin. Thank you for your hard work and hard work for the people over the years. "

Everyone present raised their glasses, and many people agreed.

Zixuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "I don't deserve the credit for my hard work, but I'm just doing my best. Since Lin has become a parent official here, he naturally has to consider the local people. Serving as an official will benefit the whole country. If you sit here, In this position of county magistrate, if you do nothing and sit on a plain diet, wouldn't you be betraying the emperor's favor? As someone who received a salary from the imperial court, I should not take any credit for Lin's trivial achievements." Who wouldn't say it?

When President Cui heard this, the smile on his face froze slightly before recovering. "Your Excellency, you are too humble. Come on, let's have a drink first." He said, raising his head and drinking the wine.

Of course, everyone present also drank. Zixuan had a good drinking capacity, so of course he didn't care. Ziwen was very wary when he was next to Zixuan. He only sipped a little and then put down the glass.

With President Choi at the beginning, everyone started to propose a toast to you and me to toast too. Zixuan drank it all without changing his expression, and everyone cheered.

Suddenly, Chairman Cui said, "Just drinking like this is too boring. I have a few kabuki dancers at home, all of whom I hired at a large price from Yangzhou. In this way, let them come out to sing a song and dance. , to add to the fun." This old guy only came up with the final trick.

President Cui clapped his hands and saw four women coming out from behind. These women have slender figures and willow-thin waists, and they walk like weak willows supporting the wind. The small waist was twisted so that the men present could not help but stare blankly.

Four women stood in front of everyone, one holding a harp and the other holding a flute. The remaining two people didn't carry anything, but the long shawls on their shoulders made it obvious that they were two dancers.

The four women are all typical Jiangnan beauties, with small and exquisite facial features. Not only are they beautiful and fragrant, they can also be regarded as rare beauties. The four of them announced their names one by one, "Slave's Chenyu."

"Nujia Luoyan."

"The slave family closes the moon."

"The slave family is ashamed of the flower."

The voice was delicate, with a hint of the soft whispers from the Jiangnan water town, which had a unique flavor.

These four women turned out to be named after Chen Yu Luo Yan and Shui Yue Sha Hua. Although it is not as beautiful as those stunning beauties who have captivated the country, the name is quite unique and fits the person well.

President Cui waved his hands, "You four, you can show your skills. There is our magistrate here today. Don't embarrass me, okay?" This old guy, when he saw the faces of everyone present, There was a very proud look on his face.

"Yes." Several women responded, and then the one holding the Qin sat behind the piano case that had been prepared long ago and put down the Yao Qin. With ten slender fingers, she fiddled with the strings. The person holding the flute stood next to the woman playing the piano, put the flute to her lips, and blew out a melodious tune.

As the music played together, the remaining two women swayed their seductive waists and began to dance. These two dancers are indeed extraordinary with their light bodies and graceful dancing postures.

Everyone in the field was stunned, and some men stared straight-eyed.

President Cui looked at everyone in the venue triumphantly, feeling very happy in his heart. He spent a lot of money to buy these four women, but he was not willing to touch them and had been supporting them as if they were his ancestors. Looking back at Lin Zixuan, he found that Zixuan was playing with the wine glass in his hand and was not watching the dance in front of him as fascinatedly as others. Chairman Cui's smile froze on his face.

"Mr. Lin, are these two dancers not good at dancing?" President Cui asked.

"Okay, very good. As graceful as a startling giant, as graceful as a swimming dragon, this dance should only happen in the sky. How could it be bad?" Zixuan said with a smile. "I have never seen such a graceful dance before. President Cui is so lucky to be able to watch it every day."

"My lord, if you say yes, then it's really good. My lord, continue to watch. These two dancers have many unique skills. The other two have even more beautiful voices. Let them sing two little songs later." Sir, listen." President Cui said with some pride after listening to Zixuan's words.

"Pleasant sounds, wonderful dances, fine wines and delicious food. It's such a good time and beautiful scenery. If you don't take a sip, how long will you wait?" Zixuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Everyone also drank, and then whispered about the four women. When men are together, they will inevitably say some nasty things, making the people next to them laugh.

When the dance was over, President Cui asked the two women to sing a song again. Then the two women opened their voices and a southern tune came out leisurely. The voices of these two women were clear and smooth, like beads on a jade plate, and more like orioles coming out of the valley. For a moment, people's hearts were moved and fascinated.

After the little song was finished, everyone clapped their hands as if waking up from a dream. "Okay, good singing."

Zixuan also smiled and said, "Sure enough, the singing and dancing are unparalleled. Well, Lin has only seen such a singing voice in his life. President Cui is so talented, such a woman with both sex and art can actually get four , Awesome, I admire it.”

After hearing this, President Cui felt happy and said to the four women, "Why are you standing there if you don't come over to have a drink with Mr. Lin?"

Four women came closer. The one playing the harp held a wine flask and poured a glass of wine for Zixuan. Then he picked up the wine glass and said, "Mr. Lin, I'd like to give you a glass of wine, little lady." With that, he held the wine glass and put it towards Zixuan's mouth.

Zixuan reached out and took the wine glass, "Girl, if you don't dare to work, I'd better do it myself." After saying that, he drank the wine.

Several other women followed suit and came to offer wine to Zixuan. Zixuan drank them all without changing his expression. Ziwen on the side was a little anxious. Zixuan drank a lot tonight. If he continued drinking like this, he would definitely be drunk.

"Brother, drink less." Ziwen said softly.

"It's okay, just be careful." Zixuan whispered.

After watching the dance and listening to the song, President Cui coughed, and then President Jiang said, "Mr. Lin, we have several things to discuss at this gathering today. One, of course, is to go up. The other thing I told you is the construction of dikes and moats in this county. This construction of dikes is a great thing for the country and the people, although we are all businessmen with a bad reputation. We also know that the overall situation is important. However, one thousand taels is really too much, and we really can't afford so much. Let's give one hundred taels to each family, which can be regarded as our contribution. "What do you think, sir?"

Someone next to him echoed, "Isn't that right? Sir, we people who left our hometowns came to the east of this town. We built a small workshop just to make a living. It's hard to make money these days. , Now the price of raw materials is getting higher year by year, and the wages of workers are also rising, but the prices of our products are not affordable. If we have money, we really can't make much money. It is said to be one thousand taels, but it is five thousand taels. For the sake of the local people and for ourselves, this money should be paid. However, we really can't afford so much money, so I hope you will be considerate of this." People are crying about poverty.

At this time, Chairman Cui also said, "Sir, you have also seen that everyone said this. I am not the only one who is like this. It is the same. Sir, we have to pay for this money, but we still hope that you can understand us. One hundred taels is the most we can afford." At this point, President Cui winked at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu's limp body leaned on Zixuan and said softly, "Sir, my master is telling the truth. I don't know, but the master said two days ago that if he can't make any more money, he will Some of the slaves were sent back to Yangzhou and sold. The family really can't afford to support us. Please have mercy on the slave family." As he said this, he put his little hand on Zixuan's shoulder.

Zixuan pushed her hand away and turned to the side, avoiding the woman's soft and delicate body. "Girl, you were tired just now, so you should go to the side and rest."

The woman's expression changed. She had never missed the move just now. Few men could resist such temptation. Unexpectedly, the young magistrate in front of him remained unmoved at all. The woman looked at President Cui and didn't know what to do.

President Cui's face changed slightly, "My lord feels sorry for you, so you should go and have a rest first, and come back to serve your lord later." As he said this, he shook his head at the women.

All four women left here and sat aside.