farm.
After yesterday's afternoon, plus this morning's slaughter.
From a distance, you can smell the blood in the entire farm.
In the farm, a group of soldiers were coming and going, working in full swing.
As Zhu Di arrived, Tang Yun came forward to pay his respects with a happy face.
"Your Highness, I have honorably fulfilled my duty. Five hundred pigs, five hundred sheep, five hundred chickens, and five hundred ducks have been slaughtered, stripped, disemboweled, and cleaned. Your Highness, please come with me." …”
In several spacious houses, pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks were all lying neatly together, piled up into hills.
On the side, there are piles of separately opened viscera, pig blood, duck blood...
"hiss……"
"How many pounds does this have to weigh?"
Not only did Zhu Fu and all the officials of Prince Yan's palace widen their eyes, but even Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help but feel shocked when they suddenly looked over.
Tang Yun said: "Your Highness, there are 14,520 kilograms of pig meat, 5,600 kilograms of mutton, 500 chickens, 500 ducks, and thousands of kilograms of duck blood and pig blood..."
"Very good!"
Zhu Di said with excitement on his face: "We didn't expect that our Prince Yan's Mansion could be so wealthy, with so many chickens, ducks, sheep and goats? This year is really a good year..."
"It's all thanks to His Highness's wisdom and prowess that this year everyone in Prince Yan's residence will not only have enough to eat, but also meat." Tang Yun quickly flattered.
He meant this sincerely.
At least this year has been the best year for his more than 10,000 brothers in Yanshanwei. Not only do they have enough food on weekdays, but they can also eat fish occasionally.
And in the cold winter, there are still fresh vegetables to eat, but now during the Chinese New Year, so many sheep and goats are being slaughtered?
A great harvest year!
This was a prosperous situation, something they had never dared to imagine before.
"Your Highness is wise! This year is a great harvest year for our Prince Yan's Mansion..."
Behind him, Zhu Fu and all the officials of Prince Yan's Palace shouted excitedly.
At the front, Zhu Di looked incomprehensible, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
"How are Zhu Qing and Guo Qing going to distribute it?"
After being excited for a long time, Zhu Di finally remembered the business and turned to Zhu Fu and Guo An to ask.
Behind them, a group of officials and military generals immediately held their breath and stared at Zhu Fu and Guo An.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Fu said: "Your Highness, I think that in order to show fairness, it is better to distribute the money according to the official rank."
Zhu Di nodded slightly, then turned to look at Guo An: "Guo Qing, what do you think?"
Guo An hurriedly replied, "I second the proposal. However, during the New Year, His Highness distributes meats such as pig meat and mutton to show his kindness. Therefore, even the lowest officers and scribes receive pig meat." Don’t eat too little meat such as mutton.”
"good."
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In this case, each of the soldiers and the servants will be given at least half a catty of meat."
"Your Highness, Holy Ming!"
Guo An quickly flattered.
On the side, Zhu Fu, Tang Yun and other officials and generals also praised him.
Even if you give half a catty of meat to the servants and soldiers, the remaining meat is enough for the officials, generals and colonels to share.
Zhu Di waved his hand and said with an arrogant look on his face: "In this case, you can quickly distribute it!"
"Follow the order!"
Zhu Fu and a group of scribes responded excitedly, then took a few account books and prepared to go in.
However, after taking two steps, Zhu Fu and a group of scribes stood in front of those mountains of meat, with their faces full of thoughts, but they hesitated to take action.
Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little confused: "Is there anything wrong with Zhu Qing?"
Zhu Fu looked embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, I forgive you. This is the first time I have seen so much meat. I was a little confused for a while."
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned. He didn't even share so much meat. No wonder Zhu Fu.
However, it was Guo An who came up with this matter, so Zhu Di turned his head and looked at Guo An aside.
"Does Guo Qing have any good ideas?"
Guo An cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, in my humble opinion, you can first give me half a catty of pig meat to everyone in Prince Yan's palace. It should be enough."
In addition, the mutton is divided according to the official grade, from five taels downwards.
Furthermore, chicken and duck feces, as well as pig blood, duck blood...
Also, Wei Chen feels that some of the craftsmen in the workshops and shop assistants are more or less people from Prince Yan's palace.
Therefore, it is necessary to distribute some to them. Although it does not need to be too much, it is also necessary to let them know that His Highness King Yan has not forgotten them! "
Zhu Di nodded slightly, then turned to look at Zhu Fu beside him: "Zhu Qing, how about this method?"
Zhu Fu twitched his beard and said repeatedly: "Report to Your Highness, this method is very wonderful."
"good!"
Zhu Di said with satisfaction: "Then go and distribute it!"
"Follow the order!"
At this time, Zhu Fu and the other officials did not hesitate at all. They all began to take the account books and distribute them.
As for Zhu Di and Guo An, they just stood aside quietly and watched.
Unknowingly, the sky was getting darker.
The small mountains of meat in the large rooms in the farm also dissipated quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This is what we, the King of Yan, should do!"
Looking at the officials, soldiers and generals who were all excited, the little bit of distress in Zhu Di's heart disappeared unconsciously.
…
dark night.
The entire Beiping Mansion was plunged into darkness.
In a village in Wanping County, five figures suddenly appeared.
Everyone seems to be carrying a lot of stuff on their backs.
In his hand, he also held a gleaming steel gun or steel knife.
A dark figure skillfully walked up to a house and knocked gently on the door outside the courtyard. The thumping sound was very harsh in the silent night.
"Dad, mother, mother, please open the door quickly, I'm back..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustling sound in the room.
Then, an old voice asked tentatively: "But my son?"
"Dad, it's me, Kuisheng."
The man outside the house said quickly.
"Really Kuisheng?"
Several surprised sounds suddenly sounded in the room.
"Creak..."
Immediately, the door of the house was opened.
An old man walked out slowly with a hoe in his hand and his waist bent.
"Really Kuisheng?"
"Dad, it's me!"
The man said again.
After hearing this, the old man finally let down his guard and opened the courtyard door, letting the man outside the door walk in.
"Kui Sheng, why are you back at this hour? But what happened?"
After entering the house, the old man asked hurriedly.
At the same time, a young woman also held a boy and walked in from the dark outside the door.
"Father, mother, and Yingzi, don't worry. It's a good thing that I'm coming back this time. It's a great thing."
The strong man also knew what his parents and daughter-in-law were worried about, so he said quickly.
"What good thing?"
"Is it possible that your boy has been promoted?"
The strong man hurriedly said: "Mom and dad, His Highness King Yan is waiting for the children to receive new year's gifts from Yanshan Guard."
"Distributing New Year's goods?"
In the room, several people looked surprised.
Immediately, the old man hurriedly asked: "What new year gifts did His Highness King Yan send you?"
"Dad, my child is Xiaoqi. I was given a total of five taels of pig meat..."
"What, pig meat? Or five taels?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of exclamation in the room. Although it was dark and invisible, the man could imagine the surprised expressions on the faces of his parents and daughter-in-law.
He couldn't help grinning and continued: "There are also two taels of mutton, one tael of pig blood, two fresh courgettes, and two taels of leeks."
"There are also mutton, pig blood, fresh courgettes, and leeks?"
Suddenly, there was another sound of surprise in the room, and the breathing of several people in the room became rapid.
"My dear, go and light the oil lamp." The old man shouted hurriedly.
"Yes, it must be clicked..."
After dark in the countryside, people go to bed early to save money.
Even if there is an oil lamp for lighting at home, it will only be lit when there is an emergency. If there is nothing important on weekdays, the oil lamp will never be lit.
And tonight, not only did their son come back, but he also brought back so much meat. They had to take a look and confirm, otherwise they would miss him so much that they couldn't sleep all night.
call!
As a simple oil lamp was carried over by a gray-haired old woman, the few people in the room could finally get a clearer look at the man opposite.
He was wearing armor and had a steel knife hanging on his waist.
Of course, what a few people were looking at was the package that the man was carrying behind his back.
"father?"
After seeing the man's appearance clearly, the little boy held in the arms of the young woman next to him suddenly looked surprised.
"Haha, Shitou, dad brought you some meat."
The man laughed and carefully took off the package on his back.
Then, he slowly opened it in front of several people.
"this……"
As soon as I saw it, there were several packages inside the big package.
The man opened the slightly larger package at the top, and a piece of frozen pig meat, a piece of frozen mutton, a small piece of frozen pig blood, two courgettes, and a handful of leeks suddenly appeared inside.
However, no matter how careful the man was, a few leeks still snapped into pieces.
"It's really meat and vegetables!"
"This year, we can finally have a good meal of meat during the Chinese New Year."
"His Royal Highness, King Yan, is so kind!..."
In the room, several people's faces were full of joy and tears were streaming down their faces.
"Eat meat, eat meat, stone must eat meat..."
Beside, the little boy shouted with joy on his face.
"Eat, eat, don't worry about it. Let your mother cook meat for you early tomorrow morning!"
The man gently touched the little boy's head with a doting look on his face.
Then, the old man and the old woman looked at the remaining packages.
"Kui Sheng, what's in these?"
The man quickly replied: "Mom and Dad, what's inside is the meat New Year's goods that His Highness King Yan sent to Dashanzi, as well as Iron Hammer and the others.
This time, His Highness King Yan and everyone in the Yan Palace have distributed New Year's gifts, but we soldiers cannot all take leave together and come back to deliver New Year's gifts.
Therefore, Baier, Chang Ping, Da Gou and others came back overnight to deliver these new year's goods. "
"Are these also filled with meat?"
Hearing this, the old woman quickly looked at the packages, a glimmer of light flashing in her cloudy eyes.
The man was anxious and said, "Mom and Dad, the child, Dashan, and Tiehui are all in defense of each other. We must not betray their trust!"
The old man also glared at the old woman fiercely, "What are you thinking, bitch? We are all neighbors. We can't see each other when we look up.
Moreover, Kui Sheng, Tie Zhui and the others are in a hundred households. If they go to the battlefield, one of them will block the knife at the critical moment. Don't make such plans.
Otherwise, Kuisheng will be harmed in the end..."
The old woman sighed softly, "No beating, no beating. I am a dying person, but I just pity our little stone. Growing up, I haven't been able to eat more than a few meals of meat throughout the year..."
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(End of chapter)
