The rooster crowed and echoed in the village at the foot of the mountain. The sun shone along the eaves of the thatched houses and the window lattice. On the dilapidated wooden couch, the sleeping figure wrapped in a dense mattress rolled and turned, and the cheeks that were slightly whiter were a little more cold sweat than before.

There is something to think about at night and there is something to dream about at night.

Under the closed eyes, the pupils quickly turned back and forth, and their consciousness fell into a dream and could not extricate themselves.

A faintly... with the festive suona playing, the fenced courtyard was decorated with lights, a red sedan chair stopped outside the courtyard gate, and the matchmaker with a black mole on the corner of his mouth lifted the curtain, led the red turban and a slim woman.

‘Worship the heaven and earth......kneel the ancestors...... respect parents!'

‘Enter the bridal chamber!’

The red candle was piled with red wax, and the red bedroom, and the slim figure was placed on the knees with his hands crossed on his knees. He sat quietly in front of the red bed. Occasionally, the wind blew into the dilapidated window lattice, and the candlelight was clearly extinguished. The red turban covering the bride was slightly up and down, lifting a corner. The woman raised her face with her face, her cheeks were dry and thin, her mouth was wide and her nose was collapsed, and her crooked eyes looked over the lifted turban, and her buck teeth were rolled outside, grinning and laughing.

He opened the veil with a 'swish', rushed towards him, pressed him to the ground, made a 'whimper' sound, and pouted and kissed him hard.

"ah--"

The cool breeze in the morning blew on his face, Geng Qing screamed, opened his eyes suddenly, and in the afterglow, the red fox squatted at the head of the bed and was spitting and licking his cheeks, then tilted his head and let out a low voice.

Words suddenly rang out outside and echoed for a long time.

"Geng Qing, get up quickly and go out and follow me to Niujiaji!"

The sound was like a muffled thunder, and the little fox was so scared that he rushed to the ground and got to the bottom of the bed. Geng Qing was familiar with the sound. He probably knew that the county magistrate and the county magistrate had arrived, so he didn't delay. He walked out of the door with his shoes. Wang Jinqiu stood in the yard with a dustpan and fed the chickens. When he saw his son coming out, he was a little worried, "Zhuzi, who is that person? What is he going to do to you?"

"Oresidence." Geng Qing scooped a scoop of water into the water tank to wash quickly, spit out a mouthful of water, wiped the corner of his mouth and walked to the gate of the courtyard, "The county master, the county magistrate, are here too, mom, I'll go out first."

"Then be careful."

The county government officials came to the village, which was a great event. The most prestigious grandfather rushed over with a cane and asked the villagers to move their own chairs out, and asked An Jingsi to sit at home.

"Old man, no need, Brother Geng will follow me all the way to meet the county Zunhe County Magistrate, and it will be at Niujiaji." On the horse's back, the villagers were greeted warmly, and they were a little uncomfortable. They dismounted and bowed to the old man with their fists. Seeing Geng Qing walking out there slowly, they said, "I'm upset."

He turned over the horse, faced the young man, turned around the horse's head, and poked his arm sideways: "Come up!"

On this side, Geng Qing stood there in a daze, looking at the other party's actions. Is this the two big men sharing the ride? Subconsciously, he reached out and held it over, "You can sit two people..."

There was still half a sentence left before he finished speaking. An Jingsi gently pulled the horse's back. Geng Qing's arm suddenly tensed, and his body rose lightly. When it fell, he quickly spread his legs and fell steadily to the saddle. He took a breath, and the inside of his thighs were scratched and felt uncomfortable.

"Hiss~~How can I bear this everyday riding..."

"Who can't stand it?"

An Jingsi grinned, shook the reins, lit the ribs with both feet, and slowly walked to the entrance of the village with a long spear hanging in one hand. Everyone gave up a way and shouted: "Hold!" The horses ran wildly, raised a piece of mud and dust, and walked towards the Niu Family Ji road.

Mr. Geng, who was standing at the entrance of the village, nodded.

"I have a promising future, I'm happy, Jin Qiu gave birth to a good son."

The old man can be said to have watched Geng Qing grow up. From his dull and dull temperament, he is also happy. He risked lobbying to defend the fertile land in the village and was valued by the high-ranking officials in the city. It is difficult to find one in the ten miles of town. I heard that even the storytellers in the city made up the last story into a story.

Mr. Geng turned around and looked at the village men behind him and his wife with needles and threads. He paused for a crutch, "What else do you think?! If there is no work in the field, hurry back and make a baby. If there is one, give birth to a second child. If there is one, go and make a third child. You can always create a capable person."

The eyes of a group of women lit up, and the big men around couldn't help but tremble, and hurried home to carry the hoe and run into the ground.

On the mountain road leading to Niujiaji, dust and smoke rose in the air, and the brown and yellow horses ran wildly with the two of them. At this time, the rumored "Wolong Rebirth" outside was grabbing An Jingsi's shoulder in front, and his body was almost blowing outside and floating, and the sound was floating intermittently in the wind.

"Slow down... slow down... the bones are about to dissipate..."

An Jingsi in front could not hear it. With the boy's habits, he wanted to show off his horse's belly, and the speed was faster. Geng Qing was so bitter that he stopped. When he arrived at the intersection outside Niujiaji Town, he slid down the horse's butt, and his legs were trembling so hard that they could not close.

‘Day…you’re so crazy.’

Geng Qing stood for a long time before he calmed down his painful organs. He looked at An Jingsi who was still smiling at him and then staggered to the entrance of the town. At this time, there were many soldiers and yamen runners there, and there were people from the Jindao Gang who were swimming nearby with swords.

Among the crowd, the king was talking with the county magistrate, county magistrate, and Jindao Gang leader who was riding on the horse with his face raised. When he saw Geng Qing coming, the county magistrate just nodded. The county magistrate was supporting his legs and carefully down from the horse. It was still early, and the few people said something, so Geng Qing took the yamen runners and the soldiers led the way in front.

The roads in the mountains were easy to walk. The county magistrate and others handed the horses to Li Zheng and followed behind. Geng Qing had searched for them from Gengjia Village before, but he was not familiar with them here, so he had to lead everyone back along the way and then pass by two miles before turning into the mountains.

There are few people in the wilderness. The chirping birds are coming over their heads, and there are also a few wild beasts roaring in the distance. The bright spring sunshine is gradually covered by dense branches and leaves. In the sound of falling leaves, the rustling sounds of the fallen leaves, the light spots cast by the gaps in the trees are becoming more and more desolate in the depths of the mountains. The atmosphere between the mountains is moist, the vision is gloomy and quiet, making people creepy.

“Have you arrived yet?”

The voice of the county magistrate came from behind. Geng Qing walked past the shrubs and weeds cut by the officer in front of him, looked around carefully, pointed in a direction, and smiled and turned back: "Report to the county magistrate, you're here in front."

Walking up a gentle slope, I heard the gurgling stream flowing in my ears. Geng Qing speeded up his pace, and his vision was a little wider. What caught my eye was the stream that I had been here that day. It crossed the rotten wood on the lying land. Going forward, the collapsed mountain wall and the exposed black rock buried under the loess stood in front of me.

"The county magistrate, county magistrate, is this."

Geng Qing went over and patted Dayan, gently scraping the black pieces of big and small on it, "I was afraid of admitting my mistakes, so I went to the blacksmith shop in Niujiaji, searched for the blacksmith Wang to identify it, and confirmed that the county government that I had just arrived at later reported."

On the other side, Gao Jun and Gao Sheng came over with weapons. The latter slashed on it with a casual knife. The dust particles splattered and fell down a piece of rock slash the size of a palm. After careful examination, he nodded at the elder brother.

“It does contain iron ore.”

"hehe......"

The county magistrate approached, slapped the big rock twice, pursed his lips and praised: "Okay, okay! With such iron rock, there must be rich minerals inside!"

He put his hand on his back and turned to look at Geng Qing: "This is a great achievement. I and the county magistrate cannot be used for nothing. Why do I reward you?"

After wading through mountains and rivers, the fat county magistrate wiped his face with a handkerchief and his sweat stains, and panted and echoed.

"The county magistrate said it well, and I will reward you no matter how you do it. Although you have never read books and cannot read, you are diligent in your work and can act according to the opportunity. It is better to come to the county government as a statute."

"Return to the county magistrate, I think it's okay." Geng Qing quickly refused. After joining the official, he would have fewer opportunities to be promoted. It would be better to buy a few books, read more when he went home, and get a name for himself, and go to the imperial examination.

He should seize the things he is doing now. Otherwise, if he only studies and has no source of income, he will rely on the acre of thin land in the village to support it?

After a pause in his tone, he simply said, "Qi Bixian Zun, the young man is really not interested in books, not to mention that he is so big and cannot read. He is so uncomfortable in the yamen. It is better to reward me for opening a blacksmith shop in the city. I heard from Wang Blacksmith in the town that with this skill, his descendants will not have to worry about having no food, and the young man is so envious."

Ha ha!

Before the county magistrate could speak, Gao Jun, who was looking at Tieyan, laughed first, turned around and patted Geng Qing on the shoulder: "Little brother speaks funny, but since the county magistrate has said it, you can accept it. I think this is the case. Maybe you open a blacksmith shop in the city, and you also have to come to the yamen to do things. What does the county magistrate think?"

"Of course." The fat county magistrate wanted Geng Qing to come over to serve. He has made a lot of money in the past few days. The more he looked at the young man in front of him, he was more and more pleasing to him. He was simply a blessing for him, Zhao.

The leader of the Golden Knife Gang smiled and didn't say anything. When Geng Qing was so angry that he came over, "Prince Gao is my brother, and he will prosper. Since the county magistrate has rewarded you, I will reward you fifty taels for my brother."

"Prince Xie Gao, leader of the Gao Gang!"

Soon, the yamen runners marked the nearby marks, and the group returned to the mountain road outside along the direction they came, discussing matters about the mine while walking, reporting to the court, and proposing the regulations for mining, and from time to time, they would ask Geng Qing who was walking behind An Jingsi.

Walking at the intersection outside the town, Geng Qing looked at the fat figure surrounded by thugs in the distance, surrounded by thugs, and he smiled and picked up a sharp stone from the ground to draw a picture of the mountain road.

"I dare not say it to the court, but if I want to talk about mining, I must say it like entering and leaving the mountain. The little one is born and raised here and is very familiar. I can give some ideas for the county magistrate and county magistrate."
Chapter completed!