At the banquet, Bao Meng said what was in his heart.

"Gao Dazhai master, Fang Junshi, I, Bao Meng, have been in Funiu Mountain for so many years, and I have never seen a cottage like yours, and I have never seen your enthusiasm. For many years, the villages in Funiu Mountain have never treated the owners and mountain people so kindly. In the past few days, I have thought about it for a long time, and I seem to understand something. The tall village master and the Fang army master control people not by force, but by controlling people's hearts. In time, your village will be invincible. I, Bao Meng, were indeed a little blind before, and if I knew this, I would never have made up my mind about you, isn't this self-defeating? But it is not too late, rest assured, when I return I will propose to convene a meeting of the Funiu Mountain Cottage, and I will do my best to persuade them to accept you. It's not for you, it's actually for the sake of our Funiu Mountain villages. Whoever provokes you will probably be doomed. I even thought that if Guizhai could knead the scattered situation in my Funiu Mountain, then the situation in Funiu Mountain would be much better. The villages will not huddle in the deep mountains and dare not step out of this place for half a step. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "Master Bao, it's good that you can figure this out, but in fact, our goal is not ambitious, we still hope to gain a foothold here and live a quiet life." You go and tell the other cottage owners that we only want to live in peace with them, and we only want to be able to live here, and we don't want to be their enemies. It's best for them to accept us, and it's okay if they don't. But there is one thing, I will destroy those who have sinned against me, and I will not be merciful. Of course, it would be best if everyone could get along with each other. ”

Bao Meng nodded again and again, and the night after the banquet, Bao Meng left Luoyan Valley with more than 300 captives and returned to Beishan Dazhai. However, at that banquet, Lin Jue made a small request, that is, he hoped that Bao Meng would allow Ruan Ping, the former master of the four villages of Beishan Dazhai, to stay in Luoyan Valley.

Ruan Ping has been recuperating from his injuries in Luoyan Valley Dazhai, and during this time, Ruan Ping has been successfully persuaded by Lin Jue to stay in Luoyan Valley Dazhai to play. On the one hand, his relationship with Bao Meng is a little awkward, and it is indeed not suitable to return to Beishan Dazhai. On the other hand, Ruan Ping already admired Lin Jue, and he felt that only in Beishan Dazhai could he have a future. And Lin Jue and Gao Muqing actually have a good impression of Ruan Ping, this person still has some blood and ability, just with his performance in the battle of Shiren Mountain, it is enough to impress. In the bloody battle at Zuo Zongdao's residence, Ruan Ping explained very well what it means to be brave and fearless. The cottage can get Ruan Ping, which is to add a tiger general.

When Lin Jue made this request, Bao Meng was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and nodded in agreement. Bao Meng himself also understands that after the battle of Shiren Mountain, his prestige has plummeted, and he may not be able to keep Ruan Ping. Rather than this, why not be more generous, readily agreed, and also sold a favor in Luoyan Valley. In the future, Beishan Dazhai will definitely follow Luoyan Valley Dazhai, although it loses a talent, it will definitely be rewarded.

With the experience of the first village construction, the progress of the subsequent construction has been greatly accelerated. There was a bit of a waste of manpower and efficiency before, but after that, I learned a lot of experience. Lin Jue adopted the plan of simultaneous construction of two construction sites, which greatly improved the efficiency of personnel. On the eighteenth day of the lunar month, the construction of the second and third villages in Luoyan Valley was completed almost at the same time. Nearly 2,500 people from 550 households moved to new homes. Eleven days later, on the 29th day of the lunar month, the construction of the fourth and fifth villages was completed. Finally, the promise was fulfilled before the New Year of Qingfeng's fifth year. The 1,103 households of the whole village have all moved into their new homes. In just one month and seven days, nearly 4,000 soldiers and civilians built more than 1,000 houses. It's incredible.

Although there is still a lot of work to be done in these new houses, there is still a lot of work to be done in the village to pave roads, build bridges, and plant tree fences. But at the very least, these houses have successfully solved the housing problem of more than 6,000 people. Everyone lived in a sheltered house and was given a private title deed indicating that it was their private property. This is a big deal for these people and mountain people. Owning these premises gives you your own property and a sense of stability. The feeling of stability and happiness for the family to be able to live here together is a rare experience for them.

Years ago, Lin Juegao, Mu Qingliangqi and other cottage leaders were also busy, not only to settle the people to have a house to live in, but also to give them condolences and relief when the New Year came. Most of these people are from destitute families, so they have to send New Year's goods and warmth before the year. Therefore, the soldiers divided into several routes, and each family sent firewood and food to ensure that every family had a full meal and a warm Spring Festival.

These things were busy until the early morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and then came to an end. And God also seems to have eyes, and when everything settles down, the third heavy snow of the year will come to the point.

For a whole day in the Chinese New Year's Eve, the peaks and valleys were covered with snow, and everything in heaven and earth was shrouded in silver. The weather has also become colder. This heavy snow fell, and everyone was glad for the wisdom of the military division and the lord of the village. If it weren't for the large-scale construction for more than a month, these people would have froze to death in their shacks after this heavy snowfall.

On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, up and down the cottage, the pine light in the village of Luoyan Valley was shining brightly, and on this day, the cottage took out the wine, lifted the alcohol abstinence, and let the cottage brothers eat and drink happily. The laughter continued until midnight. At midnight, when the drums in the cottage sounded, Gao Muqing, who was sitting around the fire, and Lin Hu, who was sitting around the fire, raised their wine glasses to Lin Jue.

"Congratulations on your twenty years old, the weak crown has become an adult, and you have become a real man from now on. I wish you a prosperous journey from now on, a wide range of seas and skies, and a meritorious career, and live up to this life. Gao Muqing said with a smile.

Lin Jue laughed, raised his wine glass and drank it all. Xin said: "I have passed two years of weak crowns, the first two have been wasted, and this one can't be wasted." Twenty years old is actually nothing good, except for being one year older, the most troublesome thing is to grow a beard. Otherwise, people will suspect that he is a eunuch, and it will be very troublesome. ”

……

In the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in the cottage went around to greet the New Year. Lin Jue took the green dance Lin Hu to Gao Muqing's residence, because he made an appointment last night to go to the cottage brothers to greet the New Year together. When he entered Gao Muqing's room, Gao Muqing was sitting at the table in the hall with a frown, holding a letterhead in his hand.

Gao Muqing took off his armor today and wore a red brocade robe with a white tassel shawl. The clouds and temples are high, and the hairpins are horizontally oblique. The face has obviously been carefully dressed, with yellow flowers and pollen, and the whole person looks quite a bit of a noble lady's temperament.

Gao Muqing saw Lin Jue come in, but he got up and saluted, and said, "I'm waiting for someone to invite you to come." ”

Lin Jue sat down with a smile and said, "What? What's the matter? Do you want me to see if the tall village master is beautiful today? ”

Gao Muqing took a sip and said, "There are serious things, but it's not a joke." ”

"Oh? What's serious? Didn't you say on the third day of the New Year that you wouldn't talk about business? Spend the New Year in peace. Lin Jue said with a smile.

"Look at this." Gao Muqing handed over the letter in his hand.

"What is this?" Lin Jue took the letter and looked at it carefully.

"You'll see it when you see it."

Lin Jue took out the letterhead inside, looked at it quickly, and said with a smile: "This Bao Meng is really polite, and he sent a New Year's greeting post from afar." Did he send us five cows? ”

"Exactly, just delivered, the one who came was with his two sons. Brought a lot of things to his two sons. Gao Muqing said.

Lin Jue smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, although there are fewer five cows, they will still be able to cultivate acres in the future." As long as there is a male and a female, some calves will be born later. There may be a large number of them in the future. ”

Gao Muqing frowned and said, "Didn't you read the other words on the letter?" What do you always say these five cows do? He said that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a general meeting of the Funiu Mountain Zhai League will be held, and we must attend it. ”

Lin Jue smiled and said: "It's this thing, I saw it, it's a good thing." Originally, it was said that the alliance would be met a year ago, but Bao Meng did not send someone to say that he had made great efforts, but all parties had different opinions, so it was postponed. It's a good development that we can finally hold a convention. Perhaps this meeting will solve the problem of the status of my Luoyan Valley Dazhai in Funiu Mountain. If they can formally acknowledge the reality of our annexation of Shiren Mountain, and admit that we are qualified to settle here, they will be able to avoid conflict. This is also the most important concern before I leave the cottage, I just want you to live here in peace and live in peace. ”

Gao Muqing frowned and said, "I understand what you mean, but aren't you worried that this is a trap?" The location of the meeting is in Taoyuan Village in Panlongling. Nataoyuan Village is one of the strongest villages in Funiu Mountain, and it is said that there are more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. Mu Zhenshan, the owner of the Black Wind Mountain Village, is the leader of the Funiu Mountain Dazhai Alliance, and he is very old-fashioned. Let's go to his territory to join the alliance, and we are not allowed to bring troops and horses with us, in case he unites with others to do anything bad to us, aren't we throwing ourselves into the net? ”

Lin Jue smiled: "It turns out that you are worried about this, your worry is not unreasonable, this trip is likely to be a Hongmen banquet." But this trip must also go, and if we don't go, we won't achieve our goal. As for the issue of security that you mentioned, you really need to be more careful. However, you and I have seen a lot of wind and waves, are you still worried about this little ditch? ”

Gao Muqing said: "Don't be careless, after all, it's someone else's territory, if something really happens, we really can't escape." I'm not afraid of death, but it's not worth the risk. ”

Lin Jue shook his head and smiled: "Do you mean we don't go?" That would be a real weak-heartedness. And we can't achieve our goal. If we don't get them approved for a day, they can unite against us at any time. Although I said fearlessly in front of Bao Meng, in fact, you and I both know our strength. Our troops, together with the Shiren Mountain Divide, are only more than a thousand. If they really tried their best, they wouldn't be able to stop all of them from attacking with all their might. Therefore, this trip is of great significance, and it is necessary to attend the meeting. ”

Gao Muqing nodded slightly and said, "I understand, you are so that we can live here safely." But should we do something to prepare? ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Of course, knowing that it is a dangerous place, how can we not prepare." I don't want to lose my life. In fact, it is very simple, they are not allowed to bring soldiers and horses, but they did not say that we are not allowed to transfer troops and horses. At that time, we will send our troops and horses to the edge of their territory, and if something happens, we will attack them. You and I will take some capable men, as long as we can save our lives, we will have a way out. With my two Wang Ba boxes and our current equipment combat power, it is not easy for them to want our lives. ”

Gao Muqing nodded and said, "That's what you said." Thinking about killing us all at once is also wishful thinking. But ......"

Lin Jue smiled: "Don't be, today's first day of the Lunar New Year is a festive day, so don't be sad." Besides, all this is our speculation, and they are not necessarily hostile. Let's go, let's go to the brothers together. Tianyi is going to start the construction of the dam and digging the ditch again, so let them have a good New Year in the next few days, and there is no need to tell them about this. ”