The new bandits were all confused. They watched Jin Lan and the others happily digging mud in the river, and then used the mud to make bricks, and then exchanged the number of bricks for bullets.
Ten bricks are only exchanged for one bullet.
When they saw this, they didn’t think anything was wrong, but the moment Jin Lan and Zhang Yiheng got a bullet, why were their faces filled with happy smiles?
Aren’t you all bandit leaders? Why are you so happy to get a bullet! Have you never seen the world?
Looking at this group of people digging the river wider and wider, the river bed was originally just a ditch formed after a small river changed its course, but now the river is getting wider and wider, and it seems to be even wider. It has become a big river.
Originally, the refugees were worried that when the spring floods came, the riverbeds would rise, causing the canals to burst their banks, which would definitely affect their crops.
But now they are not worried at all, the spring flood is nothing to be afraid of...
In the river, Jin Lan and others had a pocket of bullets, and the bullets were rattling in their pockets. The newly arrived bandits were frightened by this strange scene: "Have these people been lowered..."
After Jin Lan finished the work at hand, he took the new bandits The bandits who came were called together and told them in a routine manner what they were going to do, what the bricks could be exchanged for, and what long-term plans they had for the future. For example, they planned to build ten small houses after the spring floods came, and by summer...< /p>
The bandits listened blankly, thinking to themselves, are they still bandits?
Then Jin Lan came to the highlight: "Do you know who is in charge of this place? You think you are unlucky for being caught, but I tell you, you are lucky."
While talking, Jin Lan kept chattering. The bandits looked at Jin Lan for a while, then at Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin, and their eyes gradually became confused.
At this time, there is no need for Ren Xiaosu to do anything. Jin Lan and Zhang Yiheng can settle everything for him. He and Yang Xiaojin only need to take action from the beginning to reduce casualties.
Groups of bandits came over, and then came to join the brick-burning army. During the day, they dug mud to make bricks, and at night they memorized discipline. Their lives were extremely fulfilling...
The spring flood came as promised, and everyone You can feel that the current in the river is getting stronger and stronger, and you can often catch fish. Now these fish bite everyone. If there weren't so many of them, it would be really difficult to deal with them.
More and more firewood has been accumulated to dry on the shore, and there are also whole tree trunks that were washed away by the upstream floods. The thin ones are used as firewood, and the thick ones are saved for future beams.
The refugees in the settlement also helped build some temporary mud houses for them, as well as two small brick kilns.
The bandits helped the refugees dig ditches and rivers, and the refugees reciprocated by helping them with small favors.
At this time, the refugees were no longer afraid of bandits, and everyone was like villagers in a small village.
A refugee came to Ren Xiaosu and said, "Brother, let's start burning bricks, otherwise when the first rain starts, many of the bricks we made before will be ruined. "
"Okay! Ren Xiaosu agreed. At this time, a large area of bricks had been laid out, which seemed to be enough to build more than ten houses.
Burning bricks is not a particularly difficult technical job. Putting the bricks into the kiln Once put, just close the kiln door and wait to add firewood.
The bandit who knows how to add water in the middle will naturally do it.
The bricks are divided into red bricks and blue bricks. , this silt clay contains iron, which is completely oxidized during the firing process to form iron oxide, which is a red brick.
If the iron is not completely oxidized during the firing process, it is a green brick. >
The brick kiln built by Ren Xiaosu and others has a kiln roof that is impermeable to oxygen, so the bricks they produce are all blue bricks.
“How many days will it take to bake these bricks? "Ren Xiaosu, the bandit who has burned bricks before.
"Our kiln is small, and we only burn more than 20,000 bricks at a time. It takes about ten days to bake them, but there is time to add water to cool them down. It will take two more days," the bandit explained: "To build a house of more than 20 square meters requires nearly 2,000 bricks, and this kiln is enough for more than ten rooms. ”
The bandits are quite excited thinking that they will live in brick houses soon.
After all, most people here have never lived in brick houses in their lives. In market towns, Above, brick and stone houses are a symbol of status...
"Okay," Ren Xiaosu said to the refugees in the settlement: "Ask some people to come and guard them, and I can give them to you when the bricks are burned. Build a few houses. "
Jin Lan whispered: "Why should we bake bricks and build houses for them? "
Ren Xiaosu glanced at him: "Stop talking nonsense. ”
Jin Lan ran away with his head hanging down. He asked his brothers to get more bricks before the rainy season. Now there are more than 400 bandits on their side. They work quickly. !
But just a few days after working, the sky became overcast, and Jin Lan and Zhang Yiheng felt very distressed: "Hurry up, come with me to save the bricks, and give me all the dried bricks. Carry it to the earthen house! "
About halfway through the rescue, the drizzle covered the entire wasteland like fine cotton cloth.
"Unlucky," Jin Lan said while hiding under the eaves: “If it doesn’t go down in the morning, it won’t go down in the evening, but it has to go down at this time. "
"Captain, can we go inside to take shelter from the rain," a bandit whispered.
At this time, the house was full of bricks, and no one could stay at all. Jin Lan stared at the place after hearing this: "You went in to take shelter from the rain, where to put the bricks? ! These are all the bricks that everyone worked so hard to press, can they be wasted? "
The bandits grimaced. Nowadays, people are worse than bricks...
A large group of people squatted outside a pile of mud houses in the rain, guarding the bricks inside...
Jin Lan muttered: "My eldest brother still wants to build houses for those refugees, and I don't know why. There is not enough room for us brothers. ”
“What the hell, captain, you’re blaming brotherah? "Someone whispered.
"I'm not complaining," Jin Lan curled her lips: "I can see that those two are indeed different from the big shots in the barrier. Those big shots look down on us from the bottom of their hearts. , these two are not, have you ever seen any big figure in the consortium who can dig mud in the ditch like us? Now I sincerely trust these two people, and I hope they are willing to work with us. "
"What do you mean, captain? "
"I just don't think it's worth it. Why can those refugees live in houses without even pressing a single brick," Jin Lan said cursing.
"The brick kilns were built by others. Ah," someone whispered.
Jin Lan glared at him: "You are the only one who talks too much. ”
However, at this moment, many refugees came over in the rain. They shouted at Jin Lan: “Don’t get wet here. Go to our house to take shelter. We will discuss it over there.” Okay, you can take shelter at any house you want, there will definitely be enough space. There is some hot soup at home, you can drink some to warm yourself up. "
Jin Lan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Hey, okay, come right now! "
A bandit beside him whispered: "Captain, aren't we still angry about building a house? "
"Who said I was angry? Jin Lan frowned and said, "My fellow villagers are so kind to us. What's wrong with building a few houses for others?" We have to have a structure like big brother, you know, be more grand! After the rain stopped, we built houses for the villagers! ”