History chat group: I just want to make money

After leaving the courtyard and heading east, you can see the so-called Hutou Mountain.

After looking at it for a long time, Li Chengjiu couldn't see that the mountain looked like a tiger at all. Instead, it looked more like a donkey.

But Old Guo Tou said with a smile.

At that time, there was a group of mountain bandits living on the mountain, and the leader was called Feitianhu by Jianghu people, so the mountain got its name.

Of course, there is also a Hutou Village on the mountain, but it has been abandoned for many years.

But later people were burned to death on the rocks on the mountain, and people in the village began to say that this was the cemetery of the King of Hell.

All the evil spirits who entered hell were burned into charcoal by the King of Hell and buried here.

Therefore, this stone is also called the stone of death.

No one in the village dared to burn this thing. If there weren't some gravel left in the stove when Lao Guotou burned charcoal, Li Chengjiu wouldn't have noticed.

A few people walked and talked all the way.

Lao Guotou's legs and feet were not very agile, so it took him almost half an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.

When we actually arrived in front of Hutou Mountain.

When Li Chengjiu saw the scene in front of him, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and even his breathing became rapid.

Coal mine!

It’s actually a whole mountain of coal mines!

Looking at the mines in front of me, those coal mines have protruded from the surface of the mountain, and are inlaid on the cliffs. They are shiny black when the sun shines on them.

He ran forward excitedly, raised his foot and kicked a piece off the mountain wall.

He didn't care whether he would be covered in soot, since he didn't want this outfit long ago anyway.

Pick up the coal mine and observe carefully.

Well, it's definitely coal.

Nothing else can be seen.

Seeing this, Li Shun and Lao Guotou were so frightened that they quickly stepped forward to pull the prince back.

How could this filthy place be the place where the prince came?

It will contaminate the Eucharist.

Li Chengjiu was speechless.

But this time, they couldn't win over the two of them, so they had to retreat to the path obediently.

"Your Majesty, you'd better go back with this old slave. This thing is very evil and you can't stay here anymore." Old Guo Tou persuaded him bitterly, and Li Shun also responded.

Li Chengjiu wanted to take another look at them, but these two old guys were so arrogant that it was useless no matter what they said.

In the end I had to comply with their wishes.

Anyway, this mine is here, and I can't run away. Now that everything is determined, let's go back and plan the rest.

Only a few people were about to turn back when they saw a child pop out from the foot of the mountain.

The child is not big, his face is covered with soot and his appearance is unrecognizable.

But behind him was a bamboo basket filled with coal.

When Lao Guo saw this boy, he hurriedly cursed:

"Little boy, why are you here to pick up these stones again? How many times have I told you that these stones cannot be burned!"

The child curled his lips indifferently:

"My father said that this stone is a good thing, not a life-threatening stone."

"Your father knows nothing. Don't you know how many people have died in the village? Throw the stones away immediately!"

"I'm not going to throw it away. Mr. Guo, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, without waiting for Lao Guo to step forward to pick up his basket, he jumped across a big pit in a few steps and disappeared in a flash.

Lao Guotou was so angry that he slapped his knees.

"This lifeless kid is so ungrateful!"

Li Chengjiu was somewhat interested when he saw this, but he didn't expect that there were really knowledgeable people in Zhuangzi.

"Old Guo Tou, who is this guy?" he asked casually.

After hearing this, Old Guo Tou said bitterly: "The bastard in the village, his father is also a bastard. He lost his mother-in-law a few years ago, so the two of them had to make a living by making a few pieces of iron."

"blacksmith?"

"Well, the craftsmanship left by our ancestors makes me a good plowshare, but this old man has a bad temper. He told him that this stone could burn someone to death, but he just wouldn't listen. Hmm, I think he will have to find his mother-in-law sooner or later.

"

The old man cursed, but Li Chengjiu smiled and said no more.

Back to the adobe yard.

Lao Guotou hurriedly asked his mother-in-law to boil some hot water and specially prepared a clean face towel to wipe the prince's face.

Li Chengjiu was not taboo about this, so he took another ladle of cold water and took two sips before asking:

"Old Guo Tou, how many young people are there in Zhuangzi now?"

Old Guo Tou replied while brushing the dust off the prince's body:

"Back to the prince, there are less than twenty of them, and almost all of them have gone to other villages to find work."

He replied subconsciously, but suddenly realized something and quickly closed his mouth and looked at the prince nervously.

Li Chengjiu was also stunned for a moment before he noticed it.

It turned out that because they had sold most of their farmland, there was no land left for farming, so these young farmers had to go out and find their own way out.

He shook his head in shame.

He knew that this was the result because of himself, but he also said that he was afraid that the old man would kneel down to him again.

"Old Guotou, do you know the current situation in the village? How many people can work?"

Seeing that the prince did not blame him, Old Guo thought about it carefully before replying:

"Back to the prince, there are currently 134 men and 72 women in the village. Excluding the elderly and children, there are a total of 108 people who can work."

Well……

I think that mountain is called Liangshan, which is just enough for an uprising.

Li Chengjiu smiled jokingly, "Besides Laozi, are there any carpenters or other blacksmiths on the farm?"

"Yes, his father is a carpenter in Touershan, Zhuangxi. His craftsmanship is very good. Whether he is making a box or nailing a chair or stool, people from all the surrounding villages are looking for him."

As Lao Guotou said this, he proudly pointed to his cabinet.

Li Chengjiu looked at it and his conscience said it was normal.

But in this day and age, it's pretty good.

"As for the blacksmith, he's not an old man. He also has the iron pillars at the entrance of the village. It's just that he set up a stall in the city and hasn't forged iron in the village for a long time."

Old Guo Tou said again.

Li Chengjiu touched his chin, it seemed that the manor was really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

I looked at the time and it was already getting late.

Now that the general situation has been figured out, it’s time to make a good plan before going back.

"Okay, I understand."

After getting off the kang, ask Li Shun to prepare before going back.

Upon seeing this, Lao Guotou hurriedly got up and saw him off.

Of course, her mother-in-law never let her come out because she was afraid of damaging the prince's identity.

Li Chengjiu can't control this.

But before leaving, Chen Wu had just returned to the courtyard carrying a bundle of firewood.

As soon as he saw the prince walking towards him, he threw down the firewood and went forward to pay his respects without saying a word, "Chen Wu, a common man, pays homage to His Highness the King of Jiang."

Li Chengjiu was shocked.

Looking at Chen Wu again, he lowered his head and the tendons on his body were stretched.

Swinging an ax around to chop firewood every day is really quite a workout.

Of course, Li Chengjiu was not polite to him.

When I passed by him, I just said: "Good performance."

Then he took Li Shun out of the yard.

Old Guo Tou was a little embarrassed, glanced at Chen Wu who was still kneeling, and hurriedly followed him all the way to send the prince out of Zhuangzi.

Chen Wu sighed helplessly.

After stacking the firewood, he picked up the ax and continued up the mountain to cut firewood.

After Old Guo Tou sent the prince away, he returned to the courtyard and saw no trace of the boy.

Looking outside the yard and looking at the firewood piled all over the yard, I felt somewhat distressed.

The relationship between the two of you has been going well these days.

But after all, this was an order from the prince, and he couldn't stop it. He sighed softly and silently relit the pipe pot.

Bababa slurped twice before shouting:

"Old lady, go call Shunzi back and ask him to carry some firewood to the town in exchange for two pounds of noodles. Let's eat noodles tonight."