Lord Helanza

Desolate Land's toughest season turned out to be June.

In Surdak's memory, June is the season when everything grows and everything is prosperous.

But for the people of Desolate Land, before the rainy season, the hard life continues. This year even cassava is more expensive than in previous years.

Desolate Land has a population of nearly 7,000 in nineteen natural villages. Only half of them can fill their stomachs, and the remaining half of the people who are able to go out and ask for a living have left Desolate Land.

There are some old people, children and women who cannot leave the barren Desolate Land, and there is no one to help them. Their family members who ask for a living cannot bring back food in time, or simply don’t have such family members. Some people are starving.

At this time in previous years, some people in Wall Village were going to Oak Ridge to dig the belly of wild vegetables.

This year, Wall Village has changed a lot. All the villagers who are willing to work have made a little money. Although the wheat produced by their own family is not enough to eat, but as long as you live a little more carefully, you can mix some chestnuts, pumpkins, Miscellaneous grains and beans, there is still some surplus after the long winter.

Even if some people ate up their food, as long as they are not lazy and are willing to work on the construction site of the reservoir, they can still eat with one bite.

Surdak, Luke, and some respected old people in the village gathered at the old village chief Bright’s house. Aunt Bright made lemon tea for everyone. The room was full of people. Luke and a few people in the village The youngster squeezed in the corner of the living room. Everyone was making tea for everyone while chewing on the sauteed pumpkin seeds.

Life is not so hard. The wheat in the field did not grow badly due to lack of water. The villagers have a confident smile on their faces. Even when they chat, they become much witty. .

Surdak sat next to the old village chief, and almost everyone looked at Surdak and the old village chief.

Seeing that the people were almost there, the old village head struck hard on the pipe in his hand.

'Tuk Tuk Tuk'

The oak pipe hit the edge of the wooden stool, making a series of muffled noises, and the living room immediately became quiet.

Village Mayor Bright looked around in the living room, and then said: “Almost all of you here are the parents of every family in the village. I invite you here today. It’s Little Duck. Note that this method will continue to be discussed in the Wall Village in the future, and everyone can gather here to discuss everything."

Some youngsters leaning on the corner stood up. , Boldly asked:

"Bright uncle, you mean, if you have something fair or unfair, we can oppose the decision?"

Village Mayor Wright stared, and said angrily: "Do you dare?"

The youngster was so scared that he immediately retracted into the crowd, really not daring to show his head.

There was a burst of laughter in the living room.

"It's my idea to invite everyone to come today!" Surdak said, and the living room suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes on him.

Surdak leaned on a chair and said to everyone: “I plan to build a children’s home in the village to take care of children. It will provide three meals a day for free. In addition, I will teach the children some imperial language, basic Fighting skills, common sense of life, etc., children who cannot be taken care of in the village can be sent to the children’s home, so that the women who look after the children in the house can be freed and can participate in the production and construction of the village."

Listening to Surdak's words, the surrounding villagers began to discuss spiritedly.

Surdak raised his voice and said, “Whether it’s a reservoir construction site, artificial drainage, tidal flat land reclamation, or carpenter workshops, village motorcades, starch workshops, they all need to increase manpower, and as long as they are willing to come out Working, you can earn a salary."

An old man sitting next to the Mayor Bright opened his eyes, looked at Surdak and asked:

"Xiao Da K, are you true? No matter whose child can be sent to this children’s home? Not only does it help to look after, but it also stutters every day?"

Surdak watched Bright Uncle At a glance, when he first mentioned this matter to him, Bright Uncle was opposed to it.

Although he frowned this time, he did not object.

Surdak nodded said: "That’s it!"

A middle-aged man stood up. He is one of the few orions in the village who specializes in hunting limestone iguanas. One, what he is best at is finding the hiding place of the lime iguana.

At this time, he seemed a little excited, and asked Surdak:

"Can I teach them imperial language and fighting skills?"

Surdak nodded, said : "Imperial language can be taught by Selena. I will arrange for the members of the security team to take turns to teach the fighting skills."

The villagers looked a little excited and asked: "How big is that? Can children be sent to the children’s home in the village?"

Surdak thought for a while and said: "Children under eight years old can come and stutter."

Surdak just finished talking. , The living room exploded at once. Everyone didn’t expect this kind of good thing. They discussed who is eligible to enter the children’s home.

The old village chief Bright frowns turned his head and said to Surdak:

"A seven or eight-year-old kid is about to catch up with an adult in one meal, Duck, this is what we The burden in the village is too great. Should the age limit be lowered?"

Many seven or eight-year-old children in the village can help the adults to pull grass in the wheat fields. Labor.

Surdak was also worried about making the children’s home too big at once, and there might be some flaws, so he said: "Then you are under six years old!"

Very enthusiastically, Luke, who was shrinking in the youngster's pile, stood up and said to Surdak:

"Duck, I haven't had time to say..."

The living room became quiet again. Everyone in the village knew that Luke and Charlie were Chief-In-Charge of the sulfur mine. He and Charlie had the most weight among the youngsters in the village.

Luke hesitated and said, "The open sulphur mine in the rocky area of ​​Qibaoshan has almost been mined. Charlie is going there this time, and he is going to be in the area outside the rocky area. Check it out and see if there are any similar open-pit sulfur mines around. Once the open-pit sulfur mines are exhausted, we can’t sustain the huge expenses we have now."

The villagers in the living room couldn’t help looking at each. other in blank dismay, didn't expect the duck that is about to reach its beak is about to fly.

After all, Wall Village is in the current situation. In addition to Surdak’s own pockets, this open-air sulfur mine is also another economic pillar. Now the sulfur in the mine is about to light up, and everyone is a bit unacceptable.

Surdak waved his hand to Luke and signaled him not to worry, and then said: "In a few days, I will go to Pustule Mountain to explore on the spot. How could there be only a piece of sulfur in such a big volcano? Land, there will be good news. When I went there to erect the boundary marker last month, I found that there were still a few skeletal remains left by the river of lava. Although the sulfur mines over there are not as concentrated as the rocky area, The whole river of lava is everywhere."

Listening to Surdak's words, the tension in the living room suddenly relaxed.

Surdak saw that everyone accepted the proposal, and went on to say: "I think this is the way I think. It's a time when people in other villages are not getting well. I can't control adults. But as the sheriff of Desolate Land at Paglos Pass..."

Speaking of this, Surdak's voice increased a little.

"I don’t want a child in my jurisdiction to starve to death because he can’t eat. Without milk, oatmeal, it’s okay to have a bite of porridge with whole grains."

At this point, Surdak tapped his hand on the Knight Medal of the Chest Guard Camp, and several villagers who wanted to speak up immediately swallowed the words into their stomachs.

Aunt Bright and Charlie’s wife ran over again and added water to everyone.

Surdak paused for a while before saying:

"So...I think, this children’s home in our village can recruit children from the entire Desolate Land 19 natural villages, especially It’s the children who are young and can’t afford to eat!"

The villagers in the living room immediately shouted at everyone talking at once:

"How many children must be collected! It’s eaten up our village!"

"That’s right, Little Duck, you can’t do this, it’s not a drag on all of us..."

"I just ate a few Forget about it after a full meal. How many people are hungry in Desolate Land, can we all manage it?"

The old village chief Bright wiped his face vigorously, and when everyone said that, he even spoke. The curse is gone.

'What a group of short-sighted idiots! '

The old village chief sighed, thinking in his heart.

Surdak also didn't expect so many people to raise objections.

There is nothing wrong with everyone's objection, that is, they worry that children who are starving in other villages will encroach on everyone's vested interests.

Surdak has already decided on this matter. He was silent for a while before saying:

"This money will not come from the village. Now the sulfur mines in the rocky area are me and The village was jointly developed, but the sulfur mine that I found in my Knight leader later is my industry. I will withdraw a sum of money from the income of these industries to pay for this part of the expenses!"

It really is like an old village As expected, Surdak said so, and the doubts and objections in the living room disappeared again.

It’s just that they don’t know that there are still some mines that have disappeared and paid dividends that belonged to them. Perhaps it was just those few words that made Surdak determined to separate the subsequent development of the sulfur mine from the village. After all, even the miners who mine the sulfur mine are a group of kobold slaves.

Since it’s Surdak’s own pockets and it’s good for everyone, the villagers naturally no longer oppose it, but some villagers secretly indignantly think: Why can children outside the village enjoy this kind of welfare... …

Someone questioned: "What about the children who are far away? Are they still allowed to live in the village?"

Surdak casually said:

"This year There are many projects in the village, and people are needed everywhere, and we have to take care of our own wheat fields. The artificial water channel on the tidal flat has almost been dug, but the field in the middle has not been reclaimed. Those who are willing to send their children here. For the disadvantaged households, you can arrange something for them in the village to at least give them food. I think you can build some reed mat sheds. Although these sheds can't stop the heavy rain, they can at least live in people. Wait until the rainy season. It’s time for them to go back to the village."

The old village chief sat aside and interjected:

"The wasteland over the tidal flat is not planted. The water storage on it The water in the pond has bottomed out. In order to ensure the irrigation needs of the wheat fields in the village, the water source available on the tidal flat is very limited. Now it is so dry, and a pit can raise a piece of dust, and there is no moisture in the ground. You can’t grow other crops at all."

Surdak casually said: "You can choose some drought-tolerant crops, and the tidal flats are originally low-lying land. The drought should not be so serious. I will solve this matter..."

The old village chief said again: "Dak, there are places where you need to spend money at present, let's build a third-level reservoir, don't we put it off for a while?"

Surdak shakes Shaking his head, he said firmly: "The project can't be stopped. Don't think about whether the money bag can hold it. This time the war on the plane of Maca has been victorious, and our advance support troops have gained a lot of benefits. At this time, the Level 3 cistern will be built. Once the rainy season comes, I am afraid that the expansion of the cistern will not start until at least September. This year, it is best to build the Level 4 cistern as well, so that in winter If there was a Level 4 reservoir before, at least it can be guaranteed that the tidal flats will be irrigated in the dry season next year."

The old village head nodded said: "The cassava starch in the village is already in the Helanza city field. Although the price is not as good as wheat flour, it can also bring us a good income."

Hearing that there is still such an income in the village, the villagers who had originally complained suddenly Happy again.

Surdak said to the old village chief Bright: "The artificial canal has been opened up to the entrance of the underground river, but before the rainy season, I plan to continue to widen and deepen the river. The deeper the river, the wider, and wait until the rainy season comes. , It can withstand greater rain. Anyway, those kobold slaves can't be idle, they have to find some work for them."

The villagers still agree with this.

'Yes, absolutely can't let those kobold slaves idle! '

Surdak continued:

"And I want to dig a large lake at the entrance of the underground river to increase the water storage capacity, otherwise once the rainfall exceeds the discharge of the underground river, it is likely to form Waterlogging..."

"I bought a batch of tomato, onion, and cabbage seeds from the White Elephant Trading Company. It is estimated that the seedlings will not use much water. Once the rainy season comes, we will directly transplant these seedlings into the fields, which can shorten the growth period of the crops."

The villagers looked at a loss, what seedlings, what production Periodic, I don't understand...

After discussing so many things, the old village chief Bright rubbed his wrinkled forehead.

I am getting older and have a bad memory. Some of the previous things are even a little unrememberable. I keep thinking in my heart:'Little Duck, how come there are so many ideas all at once? '

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