The father and son of the Mu family were not angry because they were despised, on the contrary, the father and son were excited. It's been eight years, and the problem that plagued them has been solved right now. They also understand that the pungent smell is what prevents the soil from growing crops. Something strange must have been mixed in the mud. The disappearance of this smell means that the soil texture has returned to normal. Even if Lin Jue didn't explain this, they knew it very well.

"But...... It takes straw ash to be effective, and how much straw paper does it take. It's not easy for us to make paper. I'm afraid this is a big price. Mu Zhenshan suddenly thought of this problem. Although it is not difficult to make straw paper, it is also quite troublesome. These papyri are still very precious in the mountains, and they are specially used for writing and drawing.

"Hehehe, Lord Mu, this is just a demonstration. In fact, I have a better and easier way to do it. And it can completely improve those harsher soils. Let's put it this way, I will not only make the soil of your existing fields better, but also the harsh soil of the places you thought could not be cultivated. Then you will have more land to cultivate. What kind of benefits this will bring to you, I don't say that you also know it in your hearts. ”

Mu Zhenshan was a little panting with excitement. What would happen if the person in front of me was right? After all the land is improved, a large number of grain, cotton and linen can be planted, which can not only be used by the cottage for its own use, but also can control other large villages. Let them be very attached to themselves. Or in exchange for other, more important supplies. The value will be unmatched.

Mu Zhenshan couldn't calm down anymore, he stood up, leaned across the table, reached out and grabbed Lin Jue's arm, and imprinted the hot big palm on Lin Jue's hand.

"A high-five is an oath, and a word is a certainty." Mu Zhenshan said loudly.

……

When Lin Jue and Gao Muqing walked side by side on the side street, they were both in a good mood. The warm night breeze blew on the two of them, and this New Year's night was as wonderful as a spring night. Gao Muqing even walked with Lin Jue's arm without any scruples, which made Mu Buping's eyes roll all over the ground when he escorted them away. Only then did I understand that the lord of the village in Luoyan Valley and the Fang military division were already so intimate.

Mu Buping felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly, not that he had any thoughts about Gao Muqing, but that seeing that a beautiful woman like Gao Muqing was occupied by that ugly-looking military advisor, he couldn't help but feel that the good cabbage was arched by the pig.

When the group was walking on the street, Lin Jue suddenly noticed that the situation on the street seemed to be a little different. It was just getting dark when I arrived, and there was no one outside. And at this time, there seemed to be a lot more people on the streets. The people in Taoyuan Dazhai seem to have poured out. The lights on the streets are also much brighter.

After walking for a short time, I suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums, and the lights at the corner of the alley in front of me were shining, and the crowd around me was also running towards that side.

Lin Jue was surprised: "What's the matter?" So lively? ”

Mu Buping replied angrily: "It's just a dragon lantern dance." Tonight is the first lunar month. ”

Lin Jue and Gao Muqing were stunned, Gao Muqing raised his forehead and shouted: "Oh, tonight is Shangyuan Night, I forgot." Shangyuan Festival lantern viewing. Unexpectedly, there are also people dancing dragon lanterns in this cottage. ”

Mu Buping said: "What's so strange about this, my Taoyuan Dazhai has a lantern festival every year on the eve of the New Year and August 15, and it has been like this for a hundred years." This is the custom of my Great Shu Kingdom. This year is just a scene, after all...... After all, the cottage has had a hard time lately. ”

Lin Jue smiled and nodded, knowing the meaning of Mu Buping's words. It is nothing more than that Taoyuan Dazhai has encountered a crisis in the past few years, and the people are estimated to have no stomach to eat, and they are still in the mood to participate in the lantern festival. It's strange that although there are many people on the street, there is a lantern festival of fire trees and silver flowers. The dragon lantern dance in front of me is probably the only celebration.

"Let's see. I remembered that at this time last year, there were still lanterns in our Guishan Island village. In the past, when my father was alive, the lanterns of the Shangyuan Festival in the cottage were like day, and the riddles were like the sea. Gao Muqing looked at the bustle in the distance.

Lin Jue wanted to say that there was nothing to see, but when he heard Gao Muqing speak like this, he couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart. Gao Muqing's life can be regarded as falling from the sky to the ground all of a sudden. When the old village owner Gao was alive, she was carefree and had no worries. However, as soon as the owner of the old village Gao died, Hou Biao seized power, and the change of the cottage forced her to choose a difficult path. She is a woman, and she has endured enough.

"Okay, let's go and see what's going on." Lin Jue said with a smile.

Gao Muqing was overjoyed, pulled Lin Jue and ran forward, Mu Buping hurriedly shouted: "Two, you can't go." The two of them went back to rest. The alliance has rules, for the safety of the owners of the village, you can't walk around in the cottage at night. If you hadn't gotten my father's permission tonight, you wouldn't have been able to come out at all. ”

Gao Mu Qingleng said: "What kind of rule is this?" ”

Mu Buping said: "Gao Dazhai master, this is the rule of my cottage, and it is also for the sake of all the big village masters." Although it is a conference of the association, they are all brothers of Funiu Mountain. But to tell you the truth, there are still a lot of grievances between the owners of the village. The rule that they are not allowed to walk around in private is also to prevent them from meeting each other and getting entangled. Taoyuan Dazhai has the responsibility to ensure that everyone comes safely and returns safely. ”

Gao Muqing and Lin Jue nodded suddenly, what they said was also true. The villages in the Funiu Mountains are already fighting each other, competing for resources and territory. The so-called Funiu Mountain Alliance Conference is actually only a loose nominal alliance. In fact, it was the prestige and strength of Taoyuan Dazhai that they had to come. Although people sit together, their grievances with each other will not be eliminated. Meeting in private does cause some trouble, and it is understandable for Taoyuan Dazhai to do so.

However, Lin Jue felt that this was probably only one of the reasons. Another important reason, I am afraid that in order to prevent these guys from wandering around, Taoyuan Dazhai snooped on Dazhai's defense facilities and gained insight into some key defense secrets of the cottage. This must have been something they had in mind.

Talking in front of Mu Zhenshan about the situation where he and Gao Muqing went out of town in the afternoon to hang out in the wilderness, Mu Zhenshan's face was ugly, and I am afraid that there is one of the reasons.

When Gao Muqing heard this, his face showed disappointment. Lin Jue couldn't bear it, and smiled at Mu Buping: "Young village master, just go and see, what can happen?" Please also be accommodating. One look at us and we'll leave. ”

Mu Buping thought about it, but he didn't think it was a big deal. During the alliance, the owner of the village was heavily guarded, and there would be no chaos, so why make them unhappy.

"Anyway, you have to stay far away, just stand on the stone steps by the roadside, and don't go into the crowd, so that we can protect you. My father told me before, I must ensure the safety of the two of you, and you have all heard it, I hope you don't teach me to do it difficult. ”

"Okay, okay, listen to you, let's just take a few looks on the side of the road." Lin Jue said with a smile.

When the next group of people walked towards the lively street in front of them, the long dragon of the villagers with a torch in front of the black pressure came to this side with the sound of gongs and drums. Between the two rows of torches, dozens of villagers held wooden poles and danced a wooden dragon in circles. The dragon is divided into a body with a rope hinged in the middle, although it is not as colorful as the dragon dance outside, but it is also realistic and vivid.

Lin Jue and Gao Muqing stood on the stone steps in front of the door of a house on one side, which was a few feet above the street, but they could see it clearly from a high vantage point. Mu Buping stood in front of the two with more than a dozen guards, forming a protective circle to prevent the people from getting close to Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, and at the same time making it impossible for Gao Muqing and Lin Jue to get close to the bustling crowd.

Gao Muqing held Lin Jue's hand happily, looked at the crowd bustling from the street and smiled: "I really feel like I was a child." When I was a child, when I danced the dragon lantern in the cottage, I ran along. One year, the female guards and I even tied a paper dragon and danced the dragon ourselves. Under the pretext of getting together with the dragon dance of other brothers, there is also a dance. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "That's really fun, they must not be your opponents." ”

Gao Muqing said with a smile: "Yes, it was Qiu Ju who was holding the dragon head at that time, she jumped up and stepped on the other party's dragon head, and directly stepped on the other party's dragon head to the ground, as if kowtowing and admitting defeat." Qiu Ju ......"

Gao Muqing suddenly stopped, the smile on his face retracted, and he stopped talking.

Lin Jue knew that Gao Muqing recalled the unpleasant past. That Qiu Ju is Qu Qiuju, the female guard captain next to Gao Muqing. In the operation to exterminate Hai Dongqing, Qu Qiuju died on the vast sea. When Gao Muqing mentioned this name, he must have remembered her.

"Don't think about it." Lin Jue comforted softly.

Gao Muqing sighed and said, "Qiu Ju...... She died a miserable death. Buried in. In the sea, not even the remains of the body could be found. I...... I feel very sad in my heart. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Don't be sad, the situation at that time was also helpless." You have set up tablets for them, and you have made incense and sacrifices every year, and they should be pleased that there are spirits under the spring. ”

Gao Muqing let out a long sigh, looking at the dragon dance team bustling in front of him, and suddenly became excited.

"Let's go back, it's not really good." Gao Muqing said.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back and rest." ”

The two of them walked down the steps, and suddenly Gao Muqing suddenly looked up at the top of the house on the other side of the street. The next moment, her body collided with Lin Jue, Lin Jue was caught off guard, and was hit by Gao Muqing and fell to the ground heavily.

"Whew! Tuk tuk! A sharp sound of breaking the air sounded overhead, and several explosions rang out from the wooden door beside him. With the ear power and experience of Lin Jue, Gao Muqing and others, they all knew that it was the sound of a feather arrow hitting the wooden door.

In the midst of this noisy crowd, Gao Muqing still heard the sound of feather arrows breaking through the air with his superb ear power, and knocked Lin Jue to the ground in time. The two of them dodged the sudden attack of the feathered arrows.

"What's going on!" Mu Buping shouted.

"On the roof of the opposite house, someone released cold arrows!" Gao Muqing said loudly.

"Li Gou'er, take four brothers to stay behind to protect the tall village master and Fang Junshi. The rest of me came with me. Mu Buping reacted quickly, and when the words fell, he had already led more than a dozen people down the steps and rushed into the crowd towards the other side of the street.