It is indeed a difficult problem to eliminate the water bandits in Bodao County. However, after Zhao Tong and General Gong Jie agreed, they did have their own method. They ordered people to pretend to be merchant ships and deliberately lured them to plunder. They did not dispatch in the first few days, but Later, when these water bandits discovered that such a costless and profitable business was not in vain, they all rushed out. In turn, they were shot into a sieve by Gong Jie's divine arm archers. Many water bandits wanted to escape back to the village. Zhao Tong cleaned up the bandits on the way. From then on, there were no more bandits in Bodao County. Everyone praised Zhao Tong for his father's courage.
At the Li Mansion.
Li Xian married a daughter of the Han family in Fuling under the arrangement of his father. A woman from this kind of aristocratic family is naturally better taken care of than ordinary women, and she has her own status as a lady. Today is the second day after the wedding. The one who made the most fuss last night was Tian Dali, who came to the corner with Fu Qian, Xu Zhi and Li Ao, but Li Xian found out and beat him back.
"Husband, do you have anything important to do today?" Li Han asked weakly.
Li Xian nodded: "Today has been a month off. Military news came from Bodao County, saying that Zhao Tong and others have wiped out all the water bandits. It's time to set off to Bodao today to have a look."
"Husband, my cousin is here from Zitong. Your two brothers haven't seen each other for several years. Why don't you leave after lunch today?"
When Li Xian heard this, he also thought that since he took the magistrate of Zitong County, his cousin seemed to be farming every day. Even if he occasionally exchanged letters, he would always talk about grains, which family had a bad harvest, and which days were good. Han Han, he hasn't said a few words in the past few years. Thinking of this, he nodded: "That's all, let's go after lunch."
"Master, Master, Tian Dali is here." The guard reported.
"Why are you here again?" Li Xian was a little surprised and said, "Let him come in."
Li Xian hurriedly packed his clothes and left the back hall, but saw Tian Dali with a smile on his face and said: "General, I came uninvited again."
Li Xian rolled his eyes at him: "What's wrong? Didn't you get beaten enough last night?"
Tian Dali quickly waved his hand and said: "General, please stop teasing me. I have something to ask of the general. Didn't I become a general? I also want to get married."
Li Xian was happy when he heard this: "Haha, you Tian Dali, tell me, which girl do you like?"
Tian Dali waved his hand again and said, "It's not a girl from any family, it's my childhood friend, or it's my younger sister's sister."
Seeing Tian Dali's incoherent expression, Li Xian also thought it was a bit funny, so he smiled and said, "Then you have to ask your childhood?"
"Ifa Xiaozhan died in Yiling." Tian Dali scratched his head.
The atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point. Li Xian quickly put away his smile. Feeling a little embarrassed, he immediately said to relieve the situation: "So, do you need this general to officiate for you?"
Tian Dali nodded and said: "General, I want to settle this matter before the expedition. I promise that when I become a general, I will come back to marry her, and I will marry her through a matchmaker."
"I agree. You decide a date first, and I will get married for you before going to Bodao."
Tian Dali was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, saying, "General, don't make fun of me on your wedding day."
"Don't worry, I will never make trouble in your wedding room." The two laughed, and Tian Dali immediately handed over and left.
After sending Tian Dali away, he looked at the sun and saw that it was already noon. He only heard a crisp shout from the cook: "It's time to eat!"
"This is the craftsmanship of our Fuling. Let's see if the young master is used to it?" Apparently this is the maid of the Han family's daughter. It seems that she is really good at cooking. And seeing that there are dishes cooked by her mother on the table, Qi There must be more than a dozen of them in total. He suddenly regretted letting Tian Dali back. The most delicious foodie was gone. If this was spread, Li Xian must not be said to be extravagant and wasteful.
Li Jun, also leaning on a walking stick, walked over slowly and said, "This food is really delicious and makes your mouth water. It looks like it has some background."
Han's daughter then calmly introduced: "Sir, this dish is called White Tea Pan-fried Chicken. It is made from Fuling's specialty white tea, supplemented by osmanthus and white sugar. The requirement is that it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It tastes like white tea and chicken. This dish is called Jiu Mi Zai, which is made from glutinous rice, sesame seeds, and jujubes. It is sweet and delicious and is best eaten after a meal. This dish is made of red radish.... ..This one is meaty green cabbage..."
Listening to Han's daughter introducing them one by one, my dear, my mouth is watering. The key is Li Jun's chopsticks. Li Xian and Li Ao can only wait while looking at each other until each dish is introduced. , Li Jun just started to move his chopsticks.
"This chicken is really delicious!" Li Xian was indeed surprised. Even Li Xian, who traveled back in time, was stunned by the original and simple flavor. It was sweet but not greasy, and it was burnt on the outside and burnt on the inside. The tender and crispy texture makes people fall into heaven, like being immersed in a sea of chicken.
"I said Brother Xian, are you so exaggerated? Ah wu, ah wu." Leo didn't forget to chew when he spoke, and for a moment, he even forgot to stop.
"Well, Li Xian, you have really forgotten your mother when you have a wife, and you don't want to taste the food your mother cooks?" Mrs. Li pretended to be angry, then looked at the chicken drumstick in her hand, and then took a bite. I feel like it is truly a delicacy in the world.
"No way, we are all eating." Li Xian quickly argued.
"I said, brother, how have you been living in Zitong these past few years?" Li Xian asked.
Li Ao also sighed when he heard this and said: "I'm living well. Even if I miss home, I can take a vacation to come back and visit. This year's crop harvest is not impressive, so I am very busy. In the past, there was enough labor in the fields, so I still have a lot of work." Okay, a lot of people died in street pavilions this year, which means women also have to do farm work."
Li Xian was silent after hearing this, but his heart felt inexplicably painful. If he really had a way to save those people, would the outcome be different?
"It hasn't rained for more than ten days in a row this year, and the sun is so hot in May that a lot of crops have fallen. There's nothing we can do about it. It's just more than enough to feed the people of a county. I just hope that the military training in a few years will be less." Li Ao Dao.
"The prime minister has regained Liangzhou this year, so the taxes for the army will naturally be less. Brother, don't worry." Li Xianyan said.
Leo nodded, and then started to wolf down again. Good guy, eating as a family is like a mess. After all, Li Xian is a general who went to the battlefield, so he naturally eats more. No matter who cooks the food now , then they saw the bottom, which shocked both Han's daughter and her maid for a moment.
Li Xian smiled awkwardly and said, "My wife is laughing."
Ms. Han tried her best to suppress the smile on her face and said, "As long as your husband finds it delicious, I will learn more about it in the future."
Afternoon.
After Li Xian had eaten and drank enough, he went to look for Tian Dali. When he came to a stall selling crutches, he saw an old man with gray hair. Li Xian asked, "Grandpa, where is Tian Dali?"
The old man seemed to have accidentally sensitive ears, as if he had never heard: "Huh?"
"Where is Tian Dali?" Li Xian raised his voice.
This time the old man heard clearly and said loudly: "Look for Ergou, he will be playing with his mother-in-law by the river."
Li Xian felt a little embarrassed and quickly followed the direction of the old man's finger. After a while, he found this fisherman on the riverside in Chengdu.
Tian Dali introduced with pride: "Look, this is the champion, how about you, the brave champion of the three armies, our general!"
The fisherman girl's appearance was extremely simple, not outstanding, and her skin was dark, which she could tell from being exposed to the sun for many years as a fisherman.
The fisherman girl quickly came to worship, but was helped up by Li Xian and said: "How to do it, how to do it, I am here to marry you two. I don't know what I call my brother and sister?"
The fisherman girl smiled and said, "My surname is Xu. Everyone in the village calls me Xu Ajiu. You can just call me Ajiu."
Tian Dali then said: "This is the eldest and youngest order arranged by the village to facilitate the payment of routine subsidies every month."
Li Xian nodded when he heard this, but he heard a child's crisp voice: "Dad, who is this?"
A little kid with the same dark skin ran out of the house next to him. His skin was also dark, but Li Xian thought it was very cute: "Come on, come on, I am your uncle, give me a hug." Li Xian squatted down and gestured. Opening his hand, the child did not resist, but ran into Li Xian's arms with a smile. Li Xian picked him up, then looked at Tian Dali sideways: "What a good boy, is that okay?"
Tian Dali quickly explained: "No, general, don't get me wrong. This is Brother Ajiu's son. I found out that Xiao Zhan died and the child didn't know how to call daddy. So I and Ajiu taught him, but he changed Not coming back."
"I see, I'm rude." Li Xian knew something was wrong and said quickly.
"That's right, sister Ajiu, I'm here to arrange matchmaking and marry off Tian Dali's behalf. I wonder what the girl wants?" Li Xian asked.
"I am just a girl from a fisherman's family, and I only have one request. After I get married, I must treat my nephew well, and also treat me well. If I can do that, I will marry him. If not, I can raise the baby by myself." Xu Ajiu replied.
Li Xian quickly looked at Tian Dali, but he didn't know that this guy was just laughing. He remembered that he was sweating, "Didn't you talk about the two armies?" Xu Ajiu couldn't hold it in and reminded him.
Tian Dali looked at him for a moment before realizing it and said, "Sister Ajiu, don't worry and follow me. I won't treat you and your nephew badly. I've learned some words in the past few years. You see. , this is what I wrote to you."
Ah Jiu took the silk, but saw three characters written on it that she didn't recognize at all. She only knew they were love words, and her face turned red. She put the silk away and said, "The writing is not neat enough. I will write it next time." Give it to me when you've finished it, I'll confiscate this first!"
Tian Dali giggled and scratched his head.
Li Xiandao: "In that case, let's set a date. When the time comes, I will officiate the wedding for you two."
"I'm easy to talk to, look at Dali." Xu Ajiu's face turned red and he lowered his face.
Tian Dali was still smiling stupidly, and Li Xian was heartbroken and said: "Okay, then we will go back to discuss the date and give the girl a day tomorrow."
Hearing only a sweet "Hmm", Li Xian quickly pulled Tian Dali, who was standing there giggling motionlessly, back...
