Liu Yue'e made a bowl of rice with the egg custard sent by the villagers of Liujiazhuang. Li Zexuan took it to the edge of the field and started eating. The naughty children like to eat fat meat the most, so Liu Yue'e's broth was almost entirely filled with fat meat. , but he didn’t like eating fatty meat, so he could only eat with egg custard. This made Liu Yue’e annoyed for a while, and she thought she would have prepared some vegetarian dishes for Li Zexuan if she had known better!
"As expected, Daniel, Erniu, are you tired?"
While eating, Li Zexuan asked Hu Guoran and the two brothers Daniu and Erniu who were not far away from him.
Hu Guoran quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said: "Master, I'm not tired! And I can help others, I'm very happy!"
This child and his sister Hu are both kind-hearted. Even though many people used to laugh at him for being a fool, he has never cared about it. People with kind hearts must be blessed. Now Lao Hu and his family are happy. This is the best proof of this sentence!
Daniel also grinned at this time and said: "Master, we are not tired! Now no one in Lantian County will call us naughty little bastards anymore. There are many uncles and aunts who give us eggs." Let’s eat!”
Speaking of this, Daniel's face was full of pride, and Li Zexuan understood that this was the joy of being recognized by others!
Lao Hu on the side couldn't help but slapped Daniel on the back of the head, and then laughed and cursed: "You little bastard, how can you say that you are a little bastard? If your father hears this, he will beat you to death!"
Daniel rubbed the back of his head and said with an aggrieved look on his face: "Huh? Uncle Hu, didn't you also call me little bastard? Why can't I do it myself?"
When Li Zexuan heard this, he almost spit out the food in his mouth.
Hu Hanyun's old face darkened, and he wanted to slap Daniel again, but this time Daniel learned the lesson, twisted around, got up from the ground, and ran away in a hurry.
"Uncle Hu, don't hit me on the head all the time. My mother said that hitting me on the head too much will make me stupid!"
Daniel held his rice bowl and shouted towards Lao Hu.
Hu Hanyun couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Master, look at this little bastard, he is very tough! Thank you, Master, for letting them do something serious, otherwise they would be stealing eggs everywhere again!"
Seeing these energetic children, Li Zexuan seemed to see his own childhood. It is said that he was also very naughty when he was a child, and this is how he came about, "Haha! It's better to have a stronger skin! If you were not naughty when you were young, you won't have the chance to be naughty when you grow up!"
Listening to Li Zexuan's deep tone, Hu Hanyun secretly guessed that Li Zexuan was probably thinking of the past in Longhu Mountain when he was a child, so he didn't know what to say and could only eat silently.
But children cannot feel the troubles of the adult world. After a while, Erniu raised his head and asked: "Master, I heard my mother said that we will take these chickens to another county tomorrow. Is it true? "
Li Zexuan smiled, nodded and said, "It's true! What? Er Niu, you don't want to go?"
"Think! I've never dreamed of it!"
Erniu suddenly became excited. He must have never been to a place outside Lantian County in his entire life. However, his face darkened immediately. He scratched his head and muttered: "But young master, The county is so far away, and neither I nor my brother know how to ride a horse, so what should we do?"
"Hey! You little bastard, you only think about nice things! Who said you have to ride a horse when you go to another county? Where can you get so many horses for you, young master? Let me walk there on my feet!"
When Lao Hu heard this, he slapped Er Niu on the back of the head angrily.
"Ouch! Uncle Hu, I was wrong!"
Erniu cried out in pain and begged for mercy.
"Haha! Uncle Hu, don't say that!"
Li Zexuan stopped Hu Hanyun, and then said: "We don't know how many counties we are going to this time, nor how many miles we have to walk. It will definitely not work if we walk with our feet. Firstly, it will tire the children, and secondly, it will affect the destruction of the country." The speed of locusts! But some children are still young and cannot ride horses. In addition, horses need to be taken care of on the road, which will be very troublesome, so this time I plan to let the children ride bicycles and go to other counties with me!"
Having said this, he looked at Erniu and said with a smile: "Erniu, you hurry up and kill the locusts soon. Once all the fields in Lantian County are cleared, I will give each of you a bicycle right away. You can take advantage of the opportunity." Let’s learn how to ride a bicycle before it gets dark, and we’ll set out on a bicycle early tomorrow morning!”
"Ah? Master, you want to send us bicycles? Wow! That's great! I'll tell my brother and the others right now!"
When Er Niu heard this, he jumped up from the ground happily.
"Snapped!"
"What's good? Get out of here, you little bastard!"
Er Niu was happy, but Lao Hu was not happy, so Er Niu received another slap on the back of the head. The naughty kid looked at Hu Hanyun with an aggrieved look, and then left in despair.
"Uncle Hu, what are you doing?"
Li Zexuan spread his hands and said helplessly.
Old Hu said earnestly: "Master, you can't tolerate these little bastards. A bicycle is worth hundreds of dollars. It's such a waste for you to give away one or more than a hundred." ~!"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Uncle Hu, they are all made in workshops, and they don't cost much. And you also know that many children in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun don't know how to ride a horse. In comparison, it is better to learn to ride a bicycle than to learn to ride a bicycle." Riding a horse is easy, so if you want to eliminate locusts in other states and counties as quickly as possible, using a bicycle as a means of transportation is the best choice!"
Although Lao Hu understood what Li Zexuan said was reasonable, he still found it difficult to accept it, "Master, this is too extravagant..."
Li Zexuan waved his hand and interrupted: "Uncle Hu, you don't need to say more. I have made up my mind, and this matter is settled! Over at the workshop, I have people prepare bicycles, and... except for bicycles , I also prepared something good for the children!”
At the end, Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile mysteriously.
Hu Hanyun was speechless and had no choice but to stop trying to persuade him.
"Oh! By the way! Uncle Hu, you will also learn how to ride a bicycle in a while. This time you come with me. As for the affairs of Hanjiazhuang, I will leave them to Mr. Liu for the time being!"
Suddenly, Li Zexuan added.
"What? Master, I'm going too? No, no, no! Master! Even if I want to go, I can just ride an old horse. You don't have to waste it!"
Lao Hu was stunned for a while, then waved his hands repeatedly.
Speaking of which, a bicycle costs hundreds of dollars. Li Zexuan doesn’t feel sorry for him, he feels sorry for Li Zexuan!
"Haha! Uncle Hu, you don't have to refuse! It's just a bicycle. Besides, you run around for me, so I should give you a bicycle~! Don't worry, the variable-speed bicycle in the workshop is easy to ride and doesn't take much effort! When the time comes, you ride your bike and take the children to kill the locusts, and I’ll ask the local government to cooperate with us!”
Li Zexuan smiled.
In fact, in the final analysis, he just wanted to provide a wave of benefits to the two Zhuangzi children. After all, the Tianji Brigade traveled all over the country to kill locusts, and it was Li Zexuan who finally gained fame. He couldn't let the others work in vain, right?
"A variable-speed bicycle? Master, you can't do it! You absolutely can't do it! An ordinary bicycle is enough!"
Hu Hanyun was shocked. He had heard that variable-speed bicycles not only sold for more than a thousand guan now, but also had a price but no market. Secretly, some rich people were even willing to pay 2,000 guan for one but couldn't even buy one. He initially said He thought Li Zexuan would give him and his children the first-generation bicycles from the past, so Hu Hanyun was completely shocked.
"Haha! Uncle Hu, don't refuse, you deserve this! There is still something to do at the workshop, so I will leave first! After the locusts are exterminated in the afternoon, let the children return to the village to gather!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand, confessed, then turned and left.
"Uh...yes! Master!"
Hu Hanyun no longer knew what to say. After being stunned for a moment, he subconsciously responded, but at this time, Li Zexuan had already walked away!
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"Mr. Wenji, Mr. Kong Gui, after I leave this time, the academy will be entrusted to you two~!"
He said he was going to the workshop, but Li Zexuan turned a corner halfway and stopped by Yanhuang Academy. He came to see Li Gang, Yan Silu and others to say goodbye.
Li Gang solemnly nodded and said: "Don't worry, Commander. As long as I, Li Gang, are here in Yunshan, we will not let outsiders attack the academy! The teaching work in the academy will also proceed as planned. Don't worry, Commander, you can do the work of saving the world and the people." ~!"
Yan Silu also nodded and said: "Brother Wen Ji is right! The mountain leader at the academy does not have to worry. Even if someone makes trouble, there is still Mr. Mo and a group of guards! This time the mountain leader will take the Tianji Brigade there The elimination of locusts in other states and counties can be regarded as expanding the influence of our Yanhuang Academy~!"
"Well! After I leave, Mr. Wen Ji will be responsible for all affairs in the academy, and Mr. Mo will be responsible for the security of the academy. I will leave Liu Feng, Liu Yun, and thirty personal guards here in Yunshan to help guard it. Regarding the safety of the academy, please be sure to protect the safety of some confidential information and secret tools in the academy!
In the past, I, Mr. Mo and Mr. Zhang San were in Yunshan, and Jianghu Xiaoxiao naturally did not dare to make any mistakes, but this time I have to go to another county, and Mr. Zhang San is also going to sea, so I ask Mr. Mo to be more vigilant when the time comes. ~! "
Li Zexuan said "hmm", then looked at Mo Huai with a serious face and said.
The safety of the academy is what he is most worried about. With the advancement of several killer projects, the academy has now mastered some quite cutting-edge technical information. Although these information fall into the hands of outsiders, outsiders may not be able to understand them, but in the end It’s a hidden danger!
In the past, there were three martial arts masters guarding Yunshan Mountain, so Li Zexuan was naturally not worried about someone sneaking into the academy to steal information, but now two of the three masters were about to leave in the blink of an eye, which made Li Zexuan feel a little uneasy!
Mo Huai understood what Li Zexuan was worried about, and his face couldn't help but become serious, "Don't worry, Chief, Mo will never let Xiao Xiao get involved in the academy for one day in Yunshan~!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "With Mr. Mo's words, I feel more relieved! After the locusts are wiped out in the county today, let's recruit the students back and continue the class! But I have to bring a few students this time Let’s go, like Tiedan and Hu Guoran, and this time I will bring an improved version of the telegraph machine. If anything happens to the academy, ask Qingque to send me a telegram immediately!”
Li Gang, Yan Silu, Mo Huai and others all raised their hands and said, "Yes! Chief of the Mountain!"
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"Master Hou, all the sixty-four farms in Lantian County are willing to lend the chickens raised in the farms to Mr. Hou and merge them into the Tianji Brigade! The official has already made an accounting, except for the 150,000 chickens in Hanjiazhuang and Meicun. , the remaining sixty-two villages can collect a total of 93,000 chickens. Currently, all of these chickens have been marked and will be transferred to Hanjiazhuang later!"
In the evening, around Unit time, Magistrate He came to the workshop and reported to Li Zexuan.
"Ninety-three thousand? Well, it's more than I expected~! In this way, the Tianji Brigade will have nearly 310,000 chickens!"
When Li Zexuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He went to communicate with the farmers about borrowing chickens. Naturally, he arranged for County Magistrate He to do it. The farmers all agreed. This was what he expected, but they borrowed a total of chickens. There were more than 90,000 chickens, which was somewhat beyond his expectation!
"With more chickens, the Marquis will naturally be able to return in triumph earlier! I only regret that I didn't let the people of Lantian County raise more than a hundred chickens in every household!"
Magistrate He smiled and cupped his hands.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Haha! Okay, okay! Don't be a hindsight! I will leave tomorrow, and what I have to tell you has been told. You should go back to the county office to handle official business. Come on! It’s time for me to send the children off~!”
After that, he turned around and left with a smile, leaving Magistrate He standing there with a look of astonishment!
"Start the train? What train will start?"
Just listen to County Magistrate He muttering to himself.
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On the threshing floor at the entrance of Hanjiazhuang Village, more than a hundred children had gathered at this time. The youngest of these children was seven or eight years old, and the oldest was already fourteen or fifteen years old. In ancient times, they were already considered adults!
Although the children had just returned from the fields, none of them showed any signs of fatigue on their faces. Instead, they were in small groups, having fun together, talking and laughing.
"Er Niu, did the young master really say that? Don't lie to me?"
"Brother, how could I lie to you? The young master really said that, but Uncle Hu seemed to be unhappy. I don't know if the young master was persuaded by him later!"
"Oh! That's right! I heard that the worst bicycle costs more than 200 coins. The second-generation bicycle newly launched by Qiquge Workshop costs 599 coins! The young master took out so much at once , it will definitely cost a lot of money, and Uncle Hu will definitely not want to see the young master spending money randomly!"
"Oh! If I could really get a bicycle, I would be willing to do anything!"
Erniu told his playmates what Li Zexuan said to him at noon, and it immediately caused quite a stir among the crowd. The naughty children naturally yearned endlessly for the legendary bicycle. Some naughty children He even felt that if someone gave him a bicycle, it would be worth it even if it cost him his life!
During the lively discussion, Erniu suddenly pointed to the east of the village entrance, screamed and said:
"Wow! Look! The young master is here! There are many people behind him! Wow! There are a lot of bicycles loaded on that bullock cart~!"
"What? Master really gave us bicycles? Wow! There are really so many bicycles~!"
"What Er Niu said is actually true!"
"Everyone be quiet! Everyone be quiet! Let the young master speak!"
When Li Zexuan walked to the threshing floor, he saw such a scene. A group of naughty children looked at the bicycle with bright eyes. They clearly wanted it but did not dare to say it out loud, for fear that they would be sent to the bicycle because they were too noisy. The bicycle in hand flew away, and the parents of the naughty children gathered around the threshing floor looked at the "pile" of bicycles behind Li Zexuan with shock on their faces!
Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan took a long wooden stick from Pang Feiji's hand, and said loudly: "Okay! You guessed it right! Master, I am here to start the train for you today! Now all the children line up in two lines, boy One team for boys and one team for girls. Those who are taller than this stick will get a bicycle. Those who are not as tall as this stick will sit on the back of other people’s bicycles and go to other counties to exterminate locusts with the young master and me!"
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