Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 239 Wolf Disaster

The newly acquired city was quite large, but sparsely populated. The population of the entire prefecture was only a few tens of thousands, about the same as that of a small county like Qingshui County.

The land is not fertile, and most of it is saline-alkali land. This is one of the reasons why the King of Moliang was so willing to give it.

Even so, Ruan Qingqing did not despise it. Their Mo Sect needed a base that was not controlled by other rulers.

After the city wall defenses were completed and autumn sowing was finished, Ruan Qingqing took advantage of the fact that the land had not yet frozen and hired a large number of people to build roads. If you want to get rich, you need to build more roads, and convenient transportation is the first thing to focus on. Ruan Qingqing planned to build this road wider, with two lanes for both directions like in modern times, and each lane can accommodate at least two large carriages at the same time.

Water conservancy projects such as rivers, karez and reservoirs are also on the agenda.

As a result, almost all the people in the three cities of Bale, Moyang and Landi went out to work. Even the officers and soldiers, except for the task of guarding the city and taking necessary rest, all joined in the work.

Although the labor tasks were heavy, the people were very enthusiastic about working. In addition to providing them with food, Ruan Qingqing also distributed coal to them according to their work points to survive the winter. In order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for work and improve their work efficiency, Ruan Qingqing counted the amount of work done and the quality of the work according to the work point system.

Compared with the unbearable hunger and cold in previous winters, the people of the three cities can now earn food to fill their stomachs and coal for heating as long as they work harder and more swiftly. This is something that no one dared to think about in the past!

What's more, people from other cities in Moliang heard the news and rushed to look for work.

In the late cold, winter is often a life-and-death test. Without enough food and warmth, everyone will die.

When the first heavy snow came, people who were working were stunned by the sight of the heavy snow pouring down. After they realized what was happening, they all burst into tears.

"Sir, I can still work. Please don't chase me away, okay?"

The common people at the construction site were kneeling on the ground crying and begging.

"Hurry up, hurry up! We agreed before that construction will be stopped once it snows. The ground is frozen and not suitable for work. Everyone go back and take a rest!" The supervisor shouted while beating gongs and drums.

"Sir, let us continue to work! We are not afraid of frost and snow!"

"It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not. This is the city lord's order! Go!"

Ruan Qingqing looked at the heavy snow flying in the sky and felt very heavy.

"Mr. Ge, how much food and coal do we have left?"

"Master, the food is only enough for us to eat for three months. The coal can only be used for iron smelting. There is a lot of coal left, at least three million catties."

"Can we allow the common people to advance two months' work points, and also buy some food from Yunqing?"

Zhuge Hong shook his head.

Ruan Qingqing also fell silent.

Without food, everything is in vain.

"Then let them change some charcoal first! It's better than having nothing." Ruan Qingqing walked out with a heavy heart.

Looking at the ground covered with snow, Ruan Qingqing walked leisurely.

A figure flashed past her eyes.

"Wushang, what is that?"

Wu Shang pursed his lips into a straight line, "It's a wolf!"

"Why are there wolves here?" Ruan Qingqing was puzzled.

"It is rumored that there is a Wolf Mountain in Bale City, and Bale City will suffer a wolf disaster every five years." Wushang's aura suddenly turned cold.

Ruan Qingqing turned around and found herself surrounded by six wolves. The wolves stared at them coldly and gradually closed the circle.

"Wushang, I will take care of the wolves here. You go and notify General Zhang and the others." Ruan Qingqing gave the order while taking off the crossbow from her arm.

Wu Shang quickly looked around and nodded when he was sure there were only six wolves. "Okay! Be careful!"

As soon as Wushang moved, three wolves ran towards him.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Ruan Qingqing shot three arrows, and each arrow hit the target.

Only one person died and two were injured.

Upon seeing this, the other three wolves immediately pounced on him viciously.

Ruan Qingqing shot three more arrows in return, killing two and injuring one.

She didn't dare to be careless and shot another arrow at the injured wolf, killing them all.

"Big man, are you okay?"

Yue Linlang ran over with a look of fear on her face and looked Ruan Qingqing carefully from head to toe.

"I'll just be gone for a while. How could Wu Shang let you stay alone in such a dangerous situation?"

"I'm fine! You don't need to be so nervous!" Ruan Qingqing comforted helplessly.

"No! Master, you have to come back with me quickly! Old Shi said that there will be a wolf tide every five years in Wolf Mountain in Bale City. It is extremely dangerous!" Yue Linlang picked up Ruan Qingqing without saying a word and brought her back to the City Lord's Mansion in a few jumps.

"Linlang, I'm not that fragile. There should be wolves in other places out there. Let's go together and help drive them away." Ruan Qingqing felt that Yue Linlang was a little too nervous.

"Master, I'll let you handle the rest, but I'm going to overstep my authority on this matter! Old Shi said that the wolves in Bale City usually appear in groups of two or three, and then hundreds or even thousands of them will rush down the mountain together, and their momentum is unstoppable. You stay in the City Lord's Mansion, and General Zhang and his men will be responsible for driving away the wolves. In short, we will never let anything happen to you!"

"If hundreds or even thousands of wolves really come down the mountain, the people General Zhang has dispatched won't be enough! This kind of difficulty requires all of us to work together. Linlang, pass on my order. All the Mohists with martial arts skills nearby should put down their work and rush to the vicinity of Wolf Mountain to be ready for battle. Also, have everyone quickly apply some rosin on a batch of arrows, so that we can use fire arrows to drive away the wolves!"

Ruan Qingqing instructed everything she could think of in one breath.

"Okay! I'll go right away! Sir, please be careful!" Yue Linlang hurried to do the work.

Ruan Qingqing also took out her dagger and broadsword, restocked the arrows in the crossbow box, and went out again.

This time, she tried to hit the target with one arrow.

If she failed to kill the enemy with one arrow, she would just go forward and kill him with a knife, never wasting the second arrow. Even so, when she met up with Wushang and the others, her quiver was still empty.

"Master, are you okay?" Everyone came forward to ask when they saw her.

"I'm fine!"

Looking at the dense swarms of wolves in the distance, with pairs of green eyes staring in their direction, Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but shudder.

"We must stop these wolves here, otherwise the thatched houses of ordinary people will not be able to stop these wolves from entering the house!"