The young woman in the white coat wanted to say something, but a voice came from not far away, "Wait!"
Another carriage came from behind. However, it was not pulled by horses, but by a cow. In terms of size, it was even bigger than the horse in front.
Although it was pulled by a cow, the curtains on the carriage were the same as the one in front. Whether it was the material or the workmanship, they were all very fine.
The ox-cart slowly came to a stop. Because the carriage in front was blocking the road, the big yellow ox that was pulling it snorted and pushed the carriage to the side with its horns.
The two horses seemed to be old rivals of the cow. When they saw each other, their eyes turned red and the cow's horns collided with the horse's. The cow was fighting one against two but was not at a disadvantage. This was probably the benefit of having two horns.
At this time, two young people jumped down from the carriage. It was a man and a woman. They looked similar but the man was slightly older.
"Ji Yan, Ji Wan? You dare to hit my carriage?! "The woman in the white coat shouted angrily when she saw them.
Unfortunately, the two did not even look at her. Instead, they walked quickly towards Black Bear.
"So it's' Black Bear 'Beimi. Boss Black, sorry for offending you just now! I have something important to do today so I can't say in detail. If it's inconvenient, I'll definitely come tomorrow to apologize, "the young man said. He was the one who shouted, "Wait!"
"Ji Yan?" Black Bear looked at the man in front of him. He knew this person and knew this was the end of the matter. He could not continue fighting so he put his sword away and carried it on his back. What this person meant by "paying a visit to make amends" was to send someone over with an apology gift.
The woman in the white coat realized that the people in front of her were not easy to deal with. She knew she had made a mistake so she did not say anything, implying that Ji Yan wanted to apologize.
Black Bear looked at the three from the Ji family and couldn't be bothered to argue. Perhaps Ji Ju would say a few more words to him for the sake of the three of them? That old man Ji Ju had a bad temper. Even if he didn't know what kind of attitude he would have towards his three grandchildren. Also, he did not know if Ji Yan's "important matter" had anything to do with Ji Ju.
Thinking of this, Black Bear did not plan to stop them. His fierce face broke into a smile. "You're going to 'Golden Grain' Master Ji Ju? It just so happens that we are also going to pay him a visit. "
Ji Yan raised an eyebrow, glancing at Shao Xuan and Guang Yi before looking at Hei Xiong. To him, the other two were just secondary, Hei Xiong was the most important one.
"Since we're going the same way, why don't the three of you travel with us? There's room in the carriage," said Ji Yan.
Here, apart from the nobles, no one else was allowed to ride. However, if they were invited, they were allowed to ride.
Ji Yan's words were exactly what Black Bear wanted. He laughed and said, "Alright, then I won't hold back!"
Shao Xuan saw that Hei Xiong did not mind at all and followed him into the car. Guang Yi followed closely behind.
Ji Jing was stunned when she saw the three people get on Ji Yan and Ji Wan's carriage. When she regained her senses, she was infuriated. They were trying to use her incident to get more allies! Those two cunning people! How cunning!
The road was only so wide and the horses and oxen pulling it were huge. When the carriage passed by, it was so crowded that it almost fell into the grass ditch.
The carriage was huge, about three metres wide and seven to eight metres long. There was a main seat and a guest seat. Shao Xuan and the other two sat in the guest seat.
"Why are you here today, Boss Hei?" asked Ji Yan.
"Me? No, no, no, I'm just here to accompany the guests, "said Black Bear.
Accompany the guests?
The leader of the Black Bears was only here to accompany the guests? Who was he accompanying?
Ji Yan and Ji Wan looked at Shao Xuan and Guang Yi again. However, Shao Xuan and Guang Yi were not wearing anything special. They were obviously from a barbaric tribe and did not have any symbols they were familiar with.
"And these two are …" Ji Yan looked at Shao Xuan and Guang Yi.
Shao Xuan smiled and introduced himself, "Shao Xuan from Yanjiao."
"Guang Yi from Yanjiao," said Guang Yi.
Shao Xuan remembered Ji Ju saying that many people did not remember the Yanjiao tribe anymore. Only the older ones had some impression. Hence, when Shao Xuan introduced himself, he paid attention to Ji Yan and Ji Wan's expressions. He noticed the confusion in their eyes. It was not obvious but Shao Xuan knew that they really did not know about the Yanjiao tribe.
"I think so," Ji Yan thought hard and said, "Your tribe should be very far from the Royal City, right?"
"Mm, some distance," said Shao Xuan.
Ji Yan asked a few more questions. When he found out that Shao Xuan came all the way here to learn from Ji Ju, his curiosity was gone and he lost interest in asking more questions. Were there not many people who came here every year to learn? The queue could stretch from the Royal City all the way to the village.
Ji Wan looked at Shao Xuan a few times.
About half an hour later, the ox-cart stopped.
After alighting, Shao Xuan saw a huge mansion. Looking around, it was surrounded by tall fences and fields. There were teams of guards patrolling nearby. Judging by their aura, they did not lose to the guards at the Royal City's gates.
Not far from the mansion was a large stone tablet with the Ji family's emblem on it.
The ox-cart had just stopped when the carriage behind arrived. However, there was no quarrel between the two parties. Everyone was quiet, even the ox-horses pulling the carriages were unusually quiet.
Ji Yan and the other two went in first. After all, they were from the Ji family so the guards at the gate did not stop them. However, Shao Xuan and the other two were stopped. They could not even use the name 'Black Bear'.
Ji Yan wanted to curry favor with 'Black Bear' but he could not. In this place, they could not make the decision. There was only one owner, and that was Ji Ju.
Ji Yan gave Black Bear an apologetic look and went in with Ji Jing and Ji Wan. The guards in front of the mansion stood there like debtors, their sharp eyes scanning Shao Xuan and the other two. Even Black Bear did not receive any special treatment.
However, 'Black Bear' did not feel embarrassed this time. Instead, he asked Shao Xuan worriedly, "How is it? Do you have any other ideas? "
It was impossible to force their way in. The risk was too great.
Shao Xuan gestured for Black Bear to calm down. Then, he walked towards the entrance of the mansion. Under the sharp gazes of the guards, he took out a strange-shaped copper knife from his pouch and handed it over. "Please pass a message to Ji Ju. Say that an old friend is here to visit."
The guards who stood there like door gods sneered when they heard the first half of the sentence. Who the f * ck is this? Does he have the right to pass a message to Ji Ju?
However, when they heard the second half of the sentence, they realised that this person really did have the right to do so!
If it was anyone else who said 'an old friend is here to visit', the guards would have sent them out. There were too many people who used this excuse. However, it was different with a token.
When they saw the knife, the guards' gazes changed. They retracted their sharp gazes and sized them up curiously.
One of the guards carefully examined the copper knife in Shao Xuan's hand. He immediately put away his arrogance and coldness and respectfully extended both hands to take the knife from Shao Xuan.
"Please wait a moment." Then, the guard held the knife with both hands and ran through the door, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
When he heard the guard say 'please', 'Black Bear' looked at Shao Xuan as if he had seen a two-headed beast. He opened his mouth and said, "You know Ji Ju?!"
"I know him. Didn't I tell you yesterday that I've seen Ji Ju before?" Shao Xuan said.
Black Bear thought about it seriously. It seemed that he had mentioned it at dinner yesterday. However, he did not take it seriously at that time. He only thought that Ji Ju had seen him from afar a few times like him.
"Shao Xuan, are you really here to ask Ji Ju about planting? There must be something else? "'Black Bear' asked curiously. To have Ji Ju's token, it must not be an ordinary person.
"Yes." Shao Xuan nodded.
"What is it?" 'Black Bear' asked. He was really curious. If he did not ask, his heart would itch.
"Debt collection."
Black Bear: "…" I won't believe it even if you peel off my bear skin! Ji Ju owes a debt? Haha!
On the other side, next to a piece of land.
Ji Ju looked at the surrounding pieces of land with a bad expression. Around him, a dozen people bowed and listened to his orders.
"I said before that there are three rows here. Each row is an arm's length apart. An arm's length apart! What are you showing me? Are your arms as long as your legs?! Reorganize!! "
"And this piece, is the chaff husk ready? It will be covered in ten days. If it's not all covered by then, everyone in the field will die. You guys can get out and die too!! "
"Ha, and this piece of land, deep plough! Deep plough! You've been with me for so long, don't you know what deep plough is?! If you don't, get out of the farm! "
Ji Ju scolded as he walked, his expression getting worse. The dozen people who bowed and listened to his orders did not dare to wipe their faces. They carefully answered Ji Ju's questions. If they made a mistake, they promised that they would fix it. They did not want to be chased out of the farm. It was so good here. There was food and rewards. People outside could not even get them if they wanted. Many people were envious. Even if they were the lowest class of slaves, many people were willing to come in.
When he walked to the side of a piece of land, Ji Ju looked at the ground expressionlessly. "Who buried the bones here?"
The dozen people around him screamed in their hearts. It's over, it's over. This is the prelude to a rage!
They had been with Ji Ju for a long time and understood his temperament. If Ji Ju scolded, it meant that there was still a chance. What they were afraid of was that Ji Ju did not scold. At this time, someone would be unlucky. Everyone present would be implicated.
One of them was pale. This piece of land was under his jurisdiction. Although nothing had been planted, they were preparing for planting. Burying the bones was one of the procedures. Ji Ju had sent people to find the animal bones that were buried underground. With these bones, the plants that were planted on top of the ground would grow well. But now, looking at Ji Ju's expression, something had gone wrong!
Ji Ju's eyes were sharp. With one glance, he understood the situation. If he said there was a problem with the bones, then there must be a problem. This was the authority of the entire farm.
The person in charge of this piece of land trembled and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He ordered someone to bring the person who buried the bones over.
Soon, two slaves were brought in front. They were responsible for burying the animal bones.
The person in charge of this piece of land stared at the two slaves as if dipped in poison.
After seeing Ji Ju, the two slaves knew that their matter had been discovered. They were so frightened that they did not even have the courage to explain. They lay on the ground trembling.
To be honest, although Ji Ju's temper was bad, compared to other slave masters who tortured and killed slaves, he was much better. As long as the land was planted well, the rewards would not be small. When Ji Ju was in a good mood, he was always generous to those who contributed. Even if they were slaves, he would not be stingy with his rewards. However, there were still people who were not satisfied. These two slaves were one of them.
The animal bones that had been transported over had been replaced, and the original animal bones would definitely have been stolen by the two slaves to exchange for other benefits. It was impossible to say that the management of such a large farm was ironclad. Many people coveted the things here and had coveted the planting method of Ji Ju for a long time. It was possible that some people had taken advantage of the loopholes.
For those who were good at planting, a piece of animal bone could reveal too much.
Ji Ju's expression was frosty as he said coldly, "Drag them out."
Immediately, guards came over to gag the two slaves and drag them away for interrogation. No matter the result, these two slaves would not live.
Some people liked to use people as fertilizer. In other slave owners' fields, they might use executed slaves as fertilizer, but not in Ji Ju's field. The servants all knew that in this man's field, he planted everything down to a bone, a stone, a handful of soil, and a bucket of dung. But it was also because of this that Ji Residence's produce had always been the best.
The person in charge of this piece of land would not be able to keep his position and would definitely be removed. As for whether he would be able to recover, that would depend on his ability.
Just as Ji Ju was in a bad mood, the steward of the farm hurried over.
"Master, the young masters have arrived …"
"I won't see them!" Ji Ju waved his hand impatiently.
"There are also a few people from the caravan …"
"Tell them to scram!" Before the steward could finish, Ji Ju's answer was thrown at him.
The steward had expected this. He had only mentioned it as a matter of business, as long as he fulfilled his responsibilities. As for the people from the caravan, they must have wanted to see the new treasures the master had planted. Hmph, they were looking for a scolding.
After taking a few steps back, one of the guards came over and said a few words before handing the saber in his hand to the manager.
Seeing the knife, the steward's face flashed with surprise. Then, holding the knife, he quickly chased after Ji Ju.
"Master …"
"Is there anything else?!"
"Someone's coming …"
"I told them to scram!"
"But he handed over this knife."
"Didn't you hear me tell them to scram … Wait! What knife? "
Ji Ju snapped out of his rage and looked at the small copper knife in the steward's hands. His eyebrows rose as he picked it up and played with it familiarly between his fingers. "Who did you say came? Was it someone called Shao Xuan? "
"Uh, I don't know. The guard only said it was a young man who looked like a tribesman."
"That's the kid! Bring him in! "
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