"Master Du, I am Butcher Fan." Fan quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up and saluted Du Xinwu. Old Man Du squinted and saw that it was really Butcher Fan, and he couldn't help being surprised.
"Butcher Fan, are you also a county soldier?"
"Yes, Zhu Chongjiu bullied people too much. I couldn't bear this tone, so I came here." Butcher Fan wiped his mouth and said bitterly.
"Master, it's a pity that you didn't come last night. Otherwise, look at the fate of the bandits. The bandits did many evil things and destroyed the countryside. Even God didn't look at it. He even sent thunder from the sky to help us suppress the bandits."
"What? The loud noise last night was really a thunder from the sky. Was it to kill the bandits?" Du Xinwu's eyebrows jumped.
Sure enough, it is a blessing from heaven to bless the people of Qinghe!
He almost fell to his knees again.
"Last night, we followed a plan and laid an ambush on the wall of Wengcheng. When the bandits rushed into Wengcheng, we first set fire and arrows, killing most of the bandits' men.
"The remaining ones were struggling to their death. We were about to rush down to kill them, but suddenly we heard two loud noises landing in Wengcheng. After the noise, not one of the bandits could stand."
"Then, Your Majesty ordered me to go down and clean up the battlefield and give the immortal bandits a last blow. Seeing that the bandit leader Zhu Chongjiu could not pretend to be dead, he got up and tried to fight for his life, but our captain Fang and the magistrate joined forces and killed him with the sword. …”
Fan Kuai was talking enthusiastically when he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Fang Shiqing's eyes, so he hurriedly added, "Our Captain Fang fought with Zhu Chongjiu for three hundred rounds. Zhu Chongjiu was restrained by Captain Fang during the 301st move and could not move."
"We, the county magistrate, took the opportunity to rush forward and stab Zhu Chongjiu to the core with a knife."
"hiss……"
Du Xinwu and others secretly sucked in the air-conditioning.
At first glance, the magistrate looks like a white-faced scholar. If they say he can make plans, they will believe him, but he dares to go to the battlefield with a knife himself, and dares to stab someone to death with a knife?
Butcher Fan, are you sure you're not talking nonsense?
Their eyes swept over Butcher Fan and all the county soldiers, and they saw a sense of fanaticism and admiration in the eyes of Butcher Fan and the county soldiers.
Their hearts suddenly became hissing and cold.
The white-faced magistrate turns out to be a cruel person!
They all made up their minds to make up for the sins they committed yesterday and this morning by speaking arrogantly, otherwise they would not be able to eat well and sleep peacefully in the future! As for the military regulations, forget it, let’s not ask about it, just treat it as it exists.
Then they get embarrassed.
What to do with these gifts?
It is impossible to carry it back again. Since ancient times, there has been no gift given out and brought back again. But when they saw Fang Shiqing's resolute attitude, they had no choice but to break the convention, thinking that they would find a way later, otherwise breaking the rules established by the county magistrate would be a sin in itself.
As the sun sets over the mountains, the sunset glows like fire, dyeing the city walls red.
Fang Shiqing stood in the wind, his shirt fluttering. She and her county soldiers held on for a day, but there was no movement from the remaining bandits. But she didn't dare to give up easily.
Bandits are like wolves and tigers, not only ferocious but also very cunning.
She ordered people to pile firewood around the city walls one after another and light them when it got dark.
The common people spontaneously collected hundreds of kilograms of tung oil, which was enough for them to make torches. But she saw the power of fire attacks and the magical effects of tung oil, so she would not overuse it and only use it for lighting.
When Kong Fang woke up, it was already time to turn on the lamp, and the room was dark. He is not afraid of the dark, but he is afraid of hunger.
After not eating for a day, he was so hungry that his belly pressed against his back.
"The world... comes..."
he shouted feebly into the darkness. He originally wanted to call Fang Shibo, but then he remembered that he had been roped into the school by Fang Shiqing. It's a pity for this kid. Without him, no one would tell him to get up.
Kong Fang couldn't help but miss his cheap brother-in-law.
"Master, you're awake."
The voice of maid Xiaocui came from outside the door.
Kong Fang cursed a little. Didn’t I wake up from sleep? Could it be that I was sleepwalking? But when he thought of her watery eyes and her slim waist swaying like a willow branch, he held back.
He is not a person of good looks.
But beauties are allowed to enjoy certain privileges with him.
The door was pushed open, and Xiaocui came in with washing water to help him wash his face. Kong Fang smelled the youthful scent of Xiao Cui and felt refreshed.
After washing up, Xiaocui brought him dinner. What surprised him was that the meat dish turned out to be pickled pork head.
Xiao Cui swallowed her saliva invisibly.
Although her movements were small and hidden, Kong Fang still caught her.
Instead of laughing at her, he reflected on whether it was too early to reward them with meat. If they had never tasted meat, they might not be embarrassed by the smell.
Oh, what a pity baby!
He sighed inwardly. But I was thinking about how to promote pig farming. He could not guarantee that the people in Qinghe County under his rule would eat pork, but at least he wanted to achieve pork freedom.
Instead of the current situation, only the rich and rural gentry can afford it.
He suddenly flicked his chopsticks and shouted: "Xiao Cui, do you know your guilt?"
Perhaps he had just stabbed Zhu Chongjiu to death, and his body was filled with evil spirits. Xiaocui was so frightened that her knees weakened and she knelt on the ground.
"Sir, Xiaocui is guilty."
"Then tell me, what crime have you committed?" Kong Fang said in a stern voice.
Xiaocui looked confused, yes, what crime have I committed? It seems like you haven’t done anything?
Just tell me I have committed whatever crime I have committed. Who makes you the master?
Xiaocui wanted to cry but had no tears, and was too scared to look up.
"The pig head meat has gone bad, and you still feed it to me. Do you want to kill me?" Kong Fang couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Raise your head and look at the master."
Xiaocui wanted to raise her head, but her head seemed to weigh more than a thousand pounds. In the Daxing Dynasty, servants were the private property of their masters. The master was not only her master, but also the county magistrate. Killing her was easier than killing a pig.
The master said that she wanted to kill him, and she felt wronged, but she did not dare to argue.
Because the consequences of differentiation may be a worse death.
Kong Fang threw the pig head meat in front of her and said, "Eat it immediately. If you are not poisoned to death, you don't have to die."
Xiao Cui raised her head when she heard this.
"master……?"
"Sir, I've said what I said, and it's hard to keep track of it. Eat quickly, finish it before I change my mind. If you're lucky, you may not have to die."
"well……"
Everyone has a desire to survive. Although Xiaocui has a humble status, she doesn't want to die in vain. She immediately reaches out to grab the pig head meat and stuffs it into her mouth...
A plate of pork head meat was half eaten in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Cui thought to herself that the pork head meat has not changed in taste except for being a little salty? Did the master want to tease me on purpose? Kong Fang pushed the rice bowl full of rice in front of him, "The pig head meat has been marinated for a long time and is a bit salty. Let's eat some rice."
Xiaocui looked up again and saw that the man who looked so fierce just now had kind eyes and a trace of love on his face.
She was in a trance for a moment, and seemed to understand something. She immediately hugged Kong Fang's thigh and cried bitterly, shouting loudly, which made Kong Fang feel a little sad.
"Xiao Cui, did I scare you?" he said softly.
Xiaocui nodded, then shook his head.
Kong Fang made a meal for himself, and then motioned to Xiao Cui to accompany him to the table for dinner, but Xiao Cui did not dare to do so.
