Qin Li was thinking as she walked.
Qin Li analyzed carefully and found that this bamboo had a history of decades or even hundreds of years. It was born with her father, so it was of course precious.
This one is of course very precious. It can be said to be the most precious one in Jiading.
There was a snapping sound coming from the bamboo bush, and the bamboo bush shook even more violently.
It was very obvious that the thieves were about to get their hands on it.
The three of them approached the bamboo bush tremblingly. Qin Yang raised his long knife and was about to slash at the thief.
Next, the long knife in his hand couldn't help but fall.
Because it was none other than his father and the housekeeper who cut the bamboo.
Qin Yang never understood why his father wanted to be a thief and steal his most precious bamboo?
Mrs. Qin Li stepped forward and hugged the bamboo tightly, crying loudly and said to Qin Yulong: "Officer, this is a dowry gift for my wife, why did you chop it down?"
After hearing this, the housekeeper stopped cutting and looked at Qin Yulong.
Qin Yulong put down the hatchet and sighed: "Madam, my husband knows that it is indeed precious. It's not that I have to be cruel, but that I have to be like this?"
Seeing Qin Yulong finally put down the hatchet, Mrs. Qin Li asked with uncertainty on her face: "Officer, why do you force me to chop off my dowry gift?"
She particularly emphasized the word dowry.
Qin Yulong naturally knew what he meant. He looked at her and his son Qin Yang, and then said, "Because this is a weapon."
When Qin Li heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Official, I have never heard that bamboo is a weapon. Someone is obviously jealous that my bamboo is the best in Jiading."
After saying that, she stared at Qin Yulong and asked: "Guardian, this is what I said before I killed you. I will fight for him for my wife."
Qin Yulong shook his head and said, "It's useless, it's useless."
He sighed and said to the butler: "Keep cutting."
But the housekeeper didn't take action, instead his eyes kept moving between him and the prefect's wife.
Although the prefecture officials may be prestigious outside, the wife is the one who takes the decision at home, and this garden is also a dowry gift for the wife.
The prefect Qin Yulong knew that he had to make it clear, otherwise his wife would not let him go.
He looked at his wife and said, "Madam, this order was given by the commander-in-chief."
Qin Li finally understood that she couldn't help but take two steps back. It seemed that the bamboo could not be preserved.
Suddenly, she screamed, then stepped forward and hugged the bamboo and said: "Official, no, if bamboo is used to make weapons, how come it is today? Why didn't it happen before?"
Qin Li held the bamboo tightly. She cried and looked at Qin Yulong. The maid Guanyinzhu kept wiping her tears.
Qin Yulong stepped forward to wipe her eyes and sighed: "Because the commander-in-chief didn't even think of using bamboo as a weapon."
Qin Li became even more suspicious. She hugged the bamboo tightly, stared at Qin Yulong and said, "The officials are deceiving the slaves again. Since the commander-in-chief didn't think of it, it is obvious that the bamboo can be saved. This bamboo can finally be saved."
At this point, she looked at Qin Yang, smiled and said, "This is a family heirloom. I still want to leave the bamboo to Yang'er."
I saw that my wife was in a daze, and she had obviously entered a state of dementia.
Qin Yulong understood his wife's painstaking efforts, but she had to be convinced.
He stepped forward and saluted his wife: "Madam, you are polite to your husband."
Seeing the official saluting as the prefect, Mrs. Qin Li let go of the bamboo, returned the salute to Qin Yulong, and said: "The official is the prefect, why should he be so polite to the slave family."
She couldn't help but smile on her face. After all, officials still respected her.
However, Qin Yulong's next words made her feel like she was falling into ice: "Although the commander-in-chief didn't think of it, the young man did."
Qin Li was even more confused. The commander did not expect that the young man in the family was so smart.
Qin Yulong thought for a while and said: "Master, you have read "The Song Dynasty China Newspaper" and "War Theory"."
Qin Li came from a scholarly family, so of course she was interested in "Zhonghua Bao of the Song Dynasty", not to mention that it also contained story books such as "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West" that she couldn't put down.
She nodded and said, "Of course I have seen it."
Qin Yulong looked at the bamboo and continued: "Tonight, there was a fire brigade in Jiading with only about ten people. It defeated the Hu Centurion and killed the Hu Centurion. It was relying on this Guanyin Bamboo."
Qin Li couldn't help but cover her mouth. She didn't believe it at all: "Can Guanyin Bamboo really be used as a weapon?"
Speaking of this, she suddenly said loudly: "There are so many bamboos in Jiading City, why can we use other bamboos such as Hard-headed Yellow Bamboo instead of Guanyin Bamboo for ornamental use?"
Qin Yulong waved a piece of Guanyin bamboo that had been cut down, and then said to Qin Yang: "Yang'er, come and try chopping it."
After all, Qin Yang was a scholar and timid. He picked up the knife just now because he thought there was a thief in the house. Now that he saw his father, he no longer dared to use the knife.
Seeing that Qin Yang was unwilling, Qin Yulong said to the housekeeper: "Try it with a knife."
The housekeeper picked up the long knife, Qin Yulong waved the bamboo, and the two started fighting.
As a result of the fight between the two, the housekeeper was struck several times by the bamboo. Not only was he in pain, but he was also scratched. This was the result of Qin Yulong's mercy.
On the contrary, Qin Yulong was not injured at all. After all, the weapon in his hand was too long and the butler could not reach it.
Qin Li finally believed that Guanyin Bamboo could be used as a weapon, but she still had one thing that puzzled her. She looked at Qin Yulong in confusion and asked: "My lord, even if you want to chop it down, come after dawn tomorrow. If Yang'er just treated you as a thief, , what should I do? He was still holding a long knife at the time."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Qin Li couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. She didn't dare to resemble him anymore. If they resembled each other any more, the father and son would kill each other.
Qin Yulong took a look at his son. His son's ability to hold a long knife was already his lifelong courage, and he had no courage to kill anyone.
He turned back to his wife and said: "The matter is urgent. Jiading soldiers and horses will attack tonight to sneak attack on the Hu camp."
This was originally a military secret, but he had to tell it in order to convince his wife.
Anyway, the Jiading garrison had already attacked with all its strength at this time, so his words were not considered a leak.
Qin Li repeatedly looked at the bamboos in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Official, you are the prefect, you can keep your own and let your subordinates chop down other people's."
Bamboo is also the four gentlemen.
The bamboo among the plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums in traditional Chinese culture is Guanyin bamboo.
It has a very long growth cycle, with clusters of plants, thin and soft leaves, curved and drooping, like a phoenix tail.
It looks like a shy girl bowing her head, so it is deeply loved by literati.
Moreover, it has grown for decades or even hundreds of years, making it even more precious.
Qin Yulong's neck was furious, his chest was heaving, and he pointed at his wife and said: "A gentleman should correct others first, and he can only correct others if he is not upright himself."
Qin Yang also stepped forward and bowed to his mother and said: "If he is upright, he will do things without being told; if he is not upright, he will not obey orders even if he is told. It is true that my father is acting this way."
Mrs. Qin Li angrily pointed at Qin Yulong and his son and said, "Okay, you and your son will deal with me together. I can't defeat you. I'm going back to the house. Guanyinzhu, let's go back to the house."
Then she said to Qin Yulong fiercely: "You like bamboo so much. From now on, sleep with bamboo in your arms and don't enter my house."
Qin Li was obviously very angry. Qin Yulong stepped forward to stop her and said, "Madam, the bamboo will not be cut out. The commander-in-chief only needs old Guanyin bamboo that is more than ten years old. Don't worry, it won't have much impact."
Mrs. Qin Li turned her anger into joy. At least half of the bamboos were under ten years old. In a few years, her bamboos would still regain their former vitality.
She wiped away her tears, nodded and said, "In that case, go ahead and chop it down, but be careful not to hurt those tiny bamboos. That's a gift for Yang'er."
Qin Yulong spent a long time and finally got through to his wife, so he carefully cut down the Guanyin bamboo with the housekeeper.
Mrs. Qin Li figured it out and her mind was at peace. She originally wanted to ask Qin Yang to cut down the wood together, but Qin Yang kept yawning.
She shook her head and said to her son: "Yang'er, you don't have enough sleep, go back and rest early."
Qin Yang bowed to his parents butler, yawned, and staggered back to rest.
Qin Yulong finally finished cutting down the Guanyin bamboo that was more than ten years old. Qin Li kept yawning when he saw her.
After all, he went home very late at night to rest, and was woken up again less than an hour later.
Mrs. Qin Li said heartbrokenly, "The officials have been busy all night, so you should go back and rest."
Qin Yulong shook his head and said: "The soldiers in front are waiting for bamboo to be used as weapons. I want to see how many Guanyin bamboos have been cut down."
Qin Li's eyes were also red, and she said: "My lord, our bamboos have been cut down. You just give them to the servants and let them do it."
Qin Yulong still shook his head and said: "The commander-in-chief is personally going out for this battle. I have had enough rest and must go out."
When they heard that the marshal was going on an expedition in person, Qin and Li could no longer stop him and said, "Official, you have to be careful about the tricks of the barbarians in Jiading."
Qin Yulong nodded, said goodbye to his wife, took the housekeeper with him, handed the bamboo to Chen Minglong and Leng Xuejun, and then personally went to the wealthy family to urge the felling of Guanyin bamboo.
At Zhao's Yixin Manor, Zhao Lei stopped Zhao Yang and said, "If you want to chop Yazhu, chop me down first."
Zhao Yang explained: “It’s not just our family that needs to cut down bamboo, but every family that needs to cut down bamboo.”
After saying that, he bypassed Zhao Lei and started chopping with his son-in-law Wu Kai.
Zhao Lei was crying and scolding the government: "It's not enough to beat barbarians, but it's hard to cut down elegant things."
Zhao Yang said while cutting down: "What do you mean, the bamboo in the magistrate's house is not an elegant thing?"
Zhao Lei said angrily: "Of course you don't feel sad. Usually you don't take care of me, it's all the servants who take care of me. You know how to concentrate on forging iron."
Zhao Yang nodded and said: "You like to plant flowers, plants, and elegant things like Guanyin bamboo, and I have never stopped you."
Zhao Lei continued to wipe her tears, "You know how difficult it is to plant these, especially Guanyin Bamboo, which has a lot of leaves and needs to be taken care of constantly. What's more, it is prone to insects, and the bamboo will die after the insects grow. You know I plant it every day. It’s so difficult to understand.”
When Zhao Yang heard this, he had been working in the workshop and didn't know about it at all. He couldn't help but stop when he heard this.
