"Oh! It's really time to go! It should be almost a year since I came to this Yanhuang Academy! Although the academy is good, it can't accommodate me, Zhang Zhongjian! If I could be born twenty years later, maybe that's it. That's all, it's time to go, otherwise some people People should feel uneasy! It’s just a pity that I couldn’t get a glimpse of the realm of the Grand Master in the academy!”
In Yanhuang Academy, looking at Li Zexuan's leaving figure, the bearded guest had a complex look on his face. After a while, he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
His words, "Although the academy is good, it cannot accommodate me, Zhang Zhongjian," does not mean that Yanhuang Academy treated him poorly, but that he, Zhang Zhongjian, once competed with Li Er in the world. Datang would only arouse Li Er's suspicion. It was precisely because the bearded guest had feelings for the academy that he chose to leave. He did not want to implicate the academy!
In addition, last year, the reason why the bearded guest agreed to Li Zexuan's conditions and chose to stay in the academy was not only because he wanted to obtain the sea map, but more importantly, he saw the magic of Tai Chi and wanted to use Tai Chi to achieve a breakthrough in one fell swoop. He has reached the realm of Grand Master, but after this year's insights, it turns out that he has thought too much. Breaking through the realm is not something everyone can do like Li Zexuan. It is as commonplace!
However, although I feel regretful, I have to leave. It is already June now. If I don’t leave, I will have to wait until next year, because no one will choose to go to sea in winter!
"Aunt Liu, remember to make some ginger soup for the children. Also, I got a recipe from Divine Doctor Sun, which is specially used to soothe the throat. The medicinal materials have been sent to you. You can cook a pot. I’ll send it to the children later!”
After leaving the academy, Li Zexuan felt a little complicated. After thinking about it, he asked someone to grab a batch of medicinal materials, and then headed directly towards Hanjiazhuang.
Since the children in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun control the chickens and kill locusts in other villages, if they come back for lunch at noon, they will waste a lot of time going back and forth. At this critical juncture, time is life for those people who are suffering from the locust plague. , so Li Zexuan arranged for the village women in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun to make lunch for the children and deliver it!
Anyway, this is not the first time this has happened. When the Yanhuang Academy was first built, the meals for the more than 20,000 craftsmen and civilians on the mountain were cooked by the old and weak women and children of Hanjiazhuang and Meicun.
Liu Yue'e smiled happily and said: "Master, you are so considerate. The children in Zhuangzi are used to being wild, so why do we need any throat soothing soup!"
Now the entire Lantian County relies on the Tianji Brigade and the children in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun. As the mother of Hu Jingran and Hu Guoran, the two "originators" of chicken training technology, Liu Yue'e has been very famous recently. Being respected wherever she goes, Liu Yuee's vanity is greatly satisfied!
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "The children have been roaring for a long time to train the chicken, and their throats must be smoking. How can they do it without drinking some throat soup! They will follow me to other counties tomorrow! I said Aunt Liu, if Hu is so big, are you worried about him going to another county?"
Liu Yue'e said: "With the young master by my side, why should I feel uneasy? Not only do I feel relieved, but all of us in Zhuangzi are also relieved! Young Master, please sit down first, and I will go and make throat moistening soup for the children!"
"Well! Aunt Liu, go get busy!"
Li Zexuan nodded.
At this time, the aroma of meat and rice was already wafting around. In order to lead the Tianji brigade to exterminate locusts, the children of Hanjiazhuang and Meicun had to run around all day and scream "coo-coo-coo". It is very hard work. Of course, Li Zexuan cannot treat them badly in terms of food. Not to mention the fattest and tenderest pork, as well as watermelon that can clear away heat and relieve heat. Moreover, these expenses are all paid by Li Zexuan out of his own pocket. He cannot allow the children to contribute as much as they can. , and let the children’s parents give money for food, right?
"Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, otherwise the crops in the field would have collapsed and sprouted if they had not been destroyed by locusts!"
Li Zexuan looked up at the sky and murmured to himself.
The rain this morning was at best a drizzle. Li Zexuan, who was born in a rural area in his previous life, knew that farmers least wanted rain during the summer and autumn harvests, because rain would cause grains to sprout and not be sold at a good price. In his previous life, Li Zexuan's family suffered from several heavy rains during the summer harvest, which caused the grain to germinate. In the end, he worked hard to plant the land for more than half a year, and even the capital was not recovered!
Therefore, no matter what era, the common people are the most pitiful. They only depend on the sky for food. If God provides food, they can survive. If God does not provide food, then no one can save them!
"Master! The children's lunches are ready! Just wait, I will cook some delicious dishes for you alone!"
Two quarters of an hour later, Liu Yue'e came over and said with a smile to Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said: "No more frying! No more frying! I just ate it with the children! They are all dishes cooked by Aunt Liu and you, there is no difference, I will definitely still eat them!"
Although he likes to enjoy ease and comfort, it doesn't mean that he can't endure hardship and eat from a big pot!
Li Zexuan is different from the past. He is no longer just a rich young master. Who doesn't know that Li Zexuan is a new noble in the court with a bright future? So when Liu Yue'e heard Li Zexuan's praise, she smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits, and she quickly said: "Okay, okay! Master, I will ask Yuelan, Qinzhi and the others to take the villagers to Guoran They deliver food!”
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Okay! Then I'll take a step first and go to Liujiazhuang to wait for Aunt Liu and you guys to come over!"
The Tianji Brigade has now wiped out the locusts in Liujiazhuang. Most of the locusts in the entire Lantian County have now been wiped out. At this speed, they can completely wipe out all the locusts in the entire county before dark!
After bidding farewell to Liu Yue'e, Li Zexuan took Pang Feiji, Liu Feng, Liu Yun and other personal guards and rode directly towards Liujiazhuang.
From time to time, I could meet some other people from Zhuangzi on the road. After seeing Li Zexuan, the people thanked him profusely, and one by one they wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Li Zexuan, because Li Zexuan helped everyone in Lantian County save their crops, which was a life-saving measure. What a grace!
Li Zexuan never liked others to kneel to him. He always felt that it was weird, so today the people who wanted to kneel to him didn't do it. Instead, he spent a lot of time to comfort them. !
"Master, you are here!"
In less than two-quarters of an hour, Li Zexuan arrived outside Liujiazhuang Village. On the field ridge, Hu Hanyun saw Li Zexuan coming on horseback from a distance, so he hurriedly greeted him and said.
"Well! Uncle Hu, let the children stop and have a rest! Aunt Liu and the others will bring the food over in a moment!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said.
Hu Hanyun scratched his head and grinned: "Master, how can I trouble you to inform me personally about this matter?"
Seeing Li Zexuan frowning, Old Hu, who was well aware of Li Zexuan's temper, said quickly: "Hey! OK, OK! Master, I won't say any more! Let the children control the chickens to rest, and then prepare to eat!"
After a while, the chickens in the surrounding fields were all "walking" in the fields very "honestly". If they encountered locusts, they would peck at them as "appetizers". The children sat on their respective chickens. They were waiting for the food to be delivered to them next to the farm ridge. It was not that they were lazy, but that if they left, the chickens in the field might get lost, and they had to keep an eye on them!
A quarter of an hour later, the food delivery team brought by Liu Yue'e finally arrived. The children asked about the smell of rice and meat. When they saw the round watermelons on the oxcart, they suddenly burst into loud cheers. It took me a long time to work, but it was totally worth it!
Watermelon originated in ancient Egypt, and later gradually moved north. It was initially spread from the Mediterranean coast to Northern Europe, and then went south to the Middle East, India and other places. In the fourth and fifth centuries, it was introduced from the Western Regions to China through the land Silk Road, so it was called "watermelon". ".
But when watermelon was first introduced to China, its distribution was mainly in the Xinjiang region. It was almost the late Tang Dynasty or the Five Dynasties when it was truly introduced to the mainland on a large scale. Nowadays, there are very few watermelons on the market, and the price is correspondingly more expensive. , not something ordinary people can afford!
After the development of Hanjiazhuang and Meicun over the past year, although the lives of the farmers have been greatly improved, no farmers are willing to buy watermelons for their children, so these naughty children were greedy after seeing the two carts of watermelons. My mouth is watering!
"Each person has two spoons of stew, a large bowl of rice, two pieces of watermelon, a bowl of ginger soup, and a bowl of throat soup! Don't waste any of it, or I'll beat you up!"
Liu Yue'e pushed a cart and walked to the edge of the field to load food for the children, and then said with a fierce look on her face.
"Don't worry, Aunt Liu, I won't waste it! Uh, no, why is there throat soup? I don't take medicine!"
A naughty boy of twelve or thirteen years old couldn't help shouting.
Liu Yue'e said with a straight face: "If you don't drink throat soup, don't even think about eating meat or melons!"
"No, no, no! I'll drink! I'll drink!"
The naughty boy immediately gave up and joked. It was the first time in his life that he had the opportunity to eat watermelon. How could he miss it? Not to mention throat soup, he dared to drink even worse medicinal soups!
"Hey! Mei Dazhuang, that little bastard!"
Hu Hanyun, who was not far away, couldn't help but laugh and curse when he saw this.
Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile, and then his eyes suddenly flashed, because not far from the entrance of Liujiazhuang Village, a group of villagers walked over from the village, each of them carrying a bamboo basket in their hands.
"Hey! Mr. Hou, here, here, the children are helping our village to kill locusts. How can we let Hanjiazhuang prepare lunch for the children?"
The group of villagers came closer and saw that all the children were holding rice bowls and eating happily. The leader, a white-haired old man, quickly walked up to Li Zexuan and said in surprise.
Li Zexuan looked at the basket in the old man's hand, which was full of food, and couldn't help laughing: "Liu Lizheng, these children are not only helping you to kill the locusts, but they are also helping me to kill the locusts! I, the Lord, There is no reason to ignore food! This year, the county was hit by a locust plague. Although the locusts were wiped out quickly, the food production will definitely be reduced. Liu Lizheng, please ask the farmers to take the food back and eat it themselves!"
Liu Mang, who was behind Liu Lizheng, said loudly: "Master Hou, the children are helping our village to kill locusts. How can we make sense if we don't even care about a meal? Besides, we have cooked so much food that we can't even eat it ourselves." It’s done! If you take it back, it will probably be broken tomorrow!”
"Yes! Lord Marquis! This is more or less the wishes of the bankers, accept it!"
"That's right! Lord Marquis! My mother-in-law has been boiling chicken soup for two hours. Please let the children have a taste!"
"My family made egg custard stew!"
"My family made rabbit soup!"
Li Zexuan also felt that what Liu Mang said was reasonable. Seeing that the villagers in Liujiazhuang were full of enthusiasm and sincerity, Li Zexuan couldn't refuse even more, so
"Okay, okay! Then the villagers will keep the food, and I will ask someone to share it with the children! Aunt Liu, hurry up! Share the food brought by the people in Liujiazhuang, and tell the children not to waste it, please give it to me It’s time to eat. After you’re full, you still have to work in the afternoon!”
"Ah? You still want to eat?"
The naughty children sitting on the ridge eating eagerly were dumbfounded when they heard Li Zexuan shouting at the top of their lungs. For the first time, they felt the distress of too much food!
"Master Marquis, old man, I have a merciless request!"
After all the meals brought by the villagers were arranged, Liu Lizheng hugged his fists towards Li Zexuan and said.
"Liu Lizheng, please tell me!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said.
Liu Lizheng wiped his sweat and said: "Master Hou, old man, I heard that you will take the Tianji Brigade to kill locusts in other places tomorrow. Although Liujiazhuang did not raise as many chickens as Hanjiazhuang and Meicun last year, there are still more chickens in total. There are 1,800 chickens. What the folks want to say is that when the time comes, all the chickens on the farm will be merged into the Marquis’ Tianji brigade. This will help you to some extent!”
Hearing this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile knowingly and said: "Haha! Liu Lizheng, even if you don't tell me, soon the county officials will come to the village and ask the villagers if they are willing to lend the chickens in the village to the Tianji Brigade. Folks I am very pleased that you understand the righteousness so well and are willing to send over your own chickens! You always ask the villagers to tie the names of the heads of the families on the chicken legs of their own chickens. When the time comes, there will definitely be no missing chickens. Even if it is really less, I will compensate you!"
According to Li Zexuan's estimate, approximately 70,000 to 80,000 chickens can be collected from other villages in Lantian County. With the support of Li Er, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others, there will be 300,000 chickens! This will more than double the speed of killing locusts!
Liu Lizheng waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Master Hou, what are you talking about? Even if you accidentally lose a few chickens, the villagers will not ask you to compensate! The Tianji Brigade saved the entire farm's crops. No amount of chickens can exchange for this." Yes!"
As soon as Liu Lizheng finished speaking, the people led by Liu Mang immediately started talking:
"Yes, yes! We don't want Mr. Hou to pay for it! Mr. Hou wants to use chickens. I will go home and help him in a while!"
"Yes, yes! Even if it is lost, we don't want the Marquis to pay for it!"
Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a group of simple people! If you are good to them, they are willing to give you everything they have in return!
