"Sigh! It's time to go! It's been almost a year since I came to Yanhuang College! Although the academy is good, it can't hold me, Zhang Zhongjian! If I was born twenty years later, maybe … Forget it, forget it. It's time to go. Otherwise, some people won't feel at ease! It's just a pity that I couldn't break through to the Great Grandmaster realm in the academy! "
Yanhuang College. Looking at Li Zexuan's back, the bearded man had a complicated expression. After a while, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
His sentence "Although the academy is good, it can't hold me, Zhang Zhongjian" wasn't because Yanhuang College didn't treat him well. It was because he had once fought with Li Er for the throne. He was a man with a fierce tiger in his heart. Staying in the Tang Dynasty for a long time would only arouse Li Er's suspicion. It was precisely because he had feelings for the academy that he chose to leave. He didn't want to implicate the academy!
In addition, last year, the reason why the bearded man agreed to Li Zexuan's conditions and chose to stay in the academy was not only to ask for the sea map, but more importantly, he had seen the magic of Taiji Fist. He wanted to use Taiji Fist to break through to the Great Grandmaster realm in one fell swoop. However, after a year of enlightenment, it turned out that he was thinking too much. Breaking through to the next realm wasn't something that everyone could do like Li Zexuan, where breaking through to the next realm was a common occurrence! Especially the Great Grandmaster realm of martial arts!
Although he felt regretful, the bearded man had to leave. It was already June. If he didn't leave now, he would have to wait until next year. No one would choose to go out to sea in winter!
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"Aunt Liu, remember to boil some ginger soup for the children. Also, I got a prescription from Doctor Sun that's specifically used to moisten the throat. I've sent the herbs over to you. Boil a pot and send it over to the children later!"
After leaving the academy, Li Zexuan's mood was a little complicated. After thinking about it, he sent someone to grab a batch of herbs and went straight to the Han Family Manor.
As the children of the Han Family Manor and Plum Village were controlling the flocks of chickens to exterminate the locusts in other villages, if they came back for lunch, it would waste a lot of time. At this critical juncture, time was of the essence to the people who were suffering from the plague of locusts. Therefore, Li Zexuan arranged for the women of the Han Family Manor and Plum Village to prepare lunch for the children and deliver it to them!
Anyway, this was not the first time something like this had happened. Back when Yanhuang College was being built, the food for more than 20,000 craftsmen and commoners on the mountain was prepared by the elderly, women, and children of the Han Village and Plum Village.
Liu Yue`er beamed with joy and said, "Young Master, you're so considerate. The children in the farmstead are used to being wild. Why would they need throat soothing soup?"
Now, the entire Lantian County relied on the Sky Pheasant Brigade and the children of the Han Family Manor and Plum Village. As the mother of Hu Guoji and Hu Guoji, the two "originators" of the chicken training technique, Liu Yue`er had been enjoying a lot of glory recently. She was respected everywhere she went. This greatly satisfied Liu Yue`er's vanity!
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "The children have been roaring for half a day to train the chickens. Their throats must be smoking. How can they not drink some throat soothing soup? They still have to follow me to another county tomorrow! I say, Aunt Liu, Hu Guoji is still so young. Are you okay with him going to another county? "
Liu Yue`er said, "With Young Master by their side, what's there to be worried about? Not only am I not worried, but the people in our two farmsteads are also not worried! Young Master, please take a seat first. I'll go boil some throat soothing soup for the children now! "
"Okay! Aunt Liu, go ahead! "
Li Zexuan nodded.
At this moment, the fragrance of meat and rice floated in the air. In order to lead the Sky Pheasant Brigade to exterminate the locusts, the children of the Han Family Manor and Plum Village had to run all over the place all day long. They also had to squawk non-stop. It was very tiring. Li Zexuan naturally would not treat them poorly in terms of food. Not only did he have the fattest and most tender pork, he also had watermelon that helped to cool down the heat. Furthermore, all these expenses were paid by Li Zexuan himself. He could not possibly let the children put in the effort and let their parents pay for the meals, right?
"Fortunately, the rain wasn't heavy this time. Otherwise, even if the crops in the field were not completely destroyed by the locusts, they would have collapsed on the ground and sprouted!"
Looking up at the sky, Li Zexuan muttered to himself.
This morning's rain was at most a drizzle. Li Zexuan, who was born in the countryside in his previous life, knew that during the summer and autumn harvests, the farmers did not want to see rain the most. This was because rain would cause the crops to sprout and not sell for a good price. In his previous life, Li Zexuan's family had a few rainstorms during the summer harvest, causing the crops to sprout. In the end, they did not even get back their capital after working hard for half a year to grow the crops!
Therefore, no matter which era it was, the commoners were the most pitiful. They completely depended on the heavens for their livelihood. If the heavens gave them food, then they could live. If the heavens did not give them food, then no one could save them!
"Young Master! The children's lunch is ready! Wait here, I'll go and cook a few good dishes for you! "
Half an hour later, Liu Yuee walked over and said to Li Zexuan with a smile.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "I'm not cooking anymore! I'm not cooking anymore! I'll eat with the children! They're all dishes cooked by Aunt Liu. There's no difference. I'll definitely eat them all! "
Although he liked to enjoy life in peace, it did not mean that he could not endure hardships and eat from a big pot of rice!
Li Zexuan was no longer the same as before. He was no longer the rich young master. Now, who did not know that Li Zexuan was a rising official in the imperial court with a bright future? Therefore, when Liu Yuee heard Li Zexuan's praise, she immediately smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits. She hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, okay! Then, Young Master, I'll go and get Yuelan, Qinzhi, and the others to bring the villagers to deliver food to them! "
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll go first and wait for Aunt Liu and the others at Liujia Village! "
The Sky Pheasant Brigade had already exterminated the locusts to Liujia Village. More than half of the locusts in Lantian County had been exterminated. At this speed, they could completely exterminate all the locusts in the county before nightfall!
After bidding farewell to Liu Yuee, Li Zexuan led Pang Feiji, Liu Feng, Liu Yun, and a few other personal guards to Liujia Village.
From time to time, they would meet some commoners from other villages. When the commoners saw Li Zexuan, they naturally thanked him profusely. All of them wanted to kneel and kowtow to Li Zexuan because Li Zexuan had helped everyone in Lantian County save their crops. This was a life-saving grace!
Li Zexuan never liked people kneeling to him. He always felt that it was weird. Therefore, the commoners who wanted to kneel to him did not manage to do so. Instead, he had to spend a lot of effort to comfort them!
"Young Master, you're here!"
In less than half an hour, Li Zexuan arrived at the outskirts of Liujia Village. On the ridge of the field, Hu Hanyun saw Li Zexuan coming from afar. Therefore, he quickly went up to him and said.
"Mm! Uncle Hu, let the children stop and rest! Aunt Liu and the others will send the food over in a while! "
Li Zexuan nodded and said.
Hu Hanyun scratched his head and said with a grin, "Young Master, how could we trouble you to personally inform us of such a small matter?"
Seeing Li Zexuan frown, Old Hu, who knew Li Zexuan's temper, quickly said, "Hey! Okay, okay, okay! Young Master, I won't say anymore! I'll tell the children to control the chickens to rest and then prepare to eat! "
Not long after, the chickens in the surrounding fields were all "obediently" "strolling" in the fields. If they encountered locusts, they would casually peck the locusts as a "side dish". The children all sat beside the fields where the chickens under their jurisdiction were, waiting for the food to be delivered to them. It was not that they were lazy, but if they left, the chickens in the fields might get lost, so they had to look after them from the side!
After a quarter of an hour, the food delivery team brought by Liu Yuee finally arrived. The children smelled the aroma of the rice and meat, and then saw the round watermelons on the ox cart. Suddenly, there was a huge burst of cheers. All of them said that their hard work for half a day was completely worth it!
Watermelons originated from ancient Egypt. Later, they gradually moved north. First, they spread from the Mediterranean coast to northern Europe, then south to the Middle East, India, and other places. In the fourth or fifth century, they spread from the Western Regions to China via the Silk Road. Therefore, they were called "watermelons".
However, when watermelons were first introduced to China, they were mainly distributed in the Xinjiang region. When they really spread to the mainland on a large scale, it was around the end of the Tang Dynasty or the Five Dynasties. Now, there were very few watermelons on the market, and the price was correspondingly more expensive. It was not something that ordinary people could afford!
After a year of development in the Han Family Manor and Plum Village, although the villagers' lives had been greatly improved, none of the villagers were willing to buy watermelons for their children to eat. Therefore, when these children saw the two carts of watermelons, they were so hungry that their mouths were watering!
"Everyone, two spoonfuls of stewed meat, a big bowl of rice, two pieces of watermelons, a bowl of ginger soup, and a bowl of throat soothing soup! Don't waste it, or I'll beat you up! "
Liu Yuee pushed a cart and walked to the edge of the field to load the children's food. Then, she said fiercely.
"Auntie Liu, don't worry. I definitely won't waste it! Uh, no, why is there throat soothing soup? I don't want to drink medicine! "
A twelve-year-old child could not help but cry out.
Liu Yuee said with a straight face, "If you don't drink throat soothing soup, don't think of eating meat or watermelons!"
"No, no, no! I'll drink! I'll drink! "
The child immediately admitted defeat. What a joke, this was the first time in his life that he had the chance to eat watermelon. How could he miss it? Not to mention throat soothing soup, he even dared to drink medicine that tasted even worse!
"Hey! Mei Dazhuang, you little bastard! "
Hu Hanyun, who was not far away, could not help but laugh and scold him.
Li Zexuan could not help but smile. At this moment, his eyes suddenly flashed. This was because at the entrance of the Liujia Village not far away, a group of villagers was walking out of the village. Each of them was carrying a bamboo basket in their hands.
"Hey! Marquis, this, this, the children helped our village to exterminate the locusts. How can we let the Han Family Manor prepare lunch for the children? "
The group of villagers walked closer and saw that the children were all holding bowls of rice and eating happily. The leader of the group, a white-haired old man, quickly walked in front of Li Zexuan and exclaimed in surprise.
Li Zexuan looked at the basket in the old man's hands. It was filled with food. He could not help but laugh and said, "Liu Lizheng, these children are not only helping you exterminate the locusts, they are also helping me exterminate the locusts! How can I not give them food?! This year, the county was hit by a plague of locusts. Although the locusts were exterminated quickly, the food supply will definitely decrease. Liu Lizheng, please let the villagers take the food back and eat it themselves! "
Liu Mang, who was behind Liu Lizheng, shouted, "Marquis, the children helped our village to exterminate the locusts. If we don't even give them a meal, how can we justify it? Besides, we made so much food that we can't even finish it ourselves! If we take it back, it will probably spoil by tomorrow! "
"That's right! Marquis! This is more or less a token of appreciation from the villagers. Please accept it! "
"That's right! Marquis! My wife boiled chicken soup for four hours. Please let the children have a taste! "
"My family stewed egg soup!"
"My family stewed rabbit soup!"
Li Zexuan also felt that Liu Mang's words were reasonable. Seeing that the villagers of Liujia Village were full of enthusiasm and sincerity, Li Zexuan felt that it was even more difficult to refuse. Thus …
"Good, good, good! Then the villagers will leave the food behind. This Marquis will have people distribute it to the children! Aunt Liu, quickly! Distribute the food brought by the villagers of Liujia Village. Tell the children not to waste it. Eat as much as they can. After eating, they still have work to do in the afternoon! "
"Ah? They still want to eat? "
The naughty children who were sitting on the ridge of the fields were immediately stunned when they heard Li Zexuan's shout. For the first time, they felt the pain of eating too much food!
"Marquis, this old man has a presumptuous request!"
After all the food brought by the villagers had been distributed, Liu Lizheng cupped his fist and said to Li Zexuan.
"Liu Lizheng, please speak!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said.
Liu Lizheng wiped his sweat and said, "Marquis, this old man heard that you will be leading the Sky Chicken Brigade to other places tomorrow to exterminate locusts. Although the number of chickens raised by Liujia Village last year was not as many as those raised by Hanjia Village and Plum Village, there are still about a thousand and eight hundred chickens. The villagers' intention is that when the time comes, all the chickens in the village will be transferred to Marquis's Sky Chicken Brigade. This way, they can more or less help you a little!"
Li Zexuan heard this and could not help but smile. "Haha! Liu Lizheng, even if you don't say it, the officials from the county government will enter the village and ask if the villagers are willing to lend their chickens to the Sky Chicken Brigade. This Marquis is very gratified that the villagers are so considerate and willing to send their chickens over! Please let the villagers tie the names of the heads of their families on the drumsticks of their chickens. When the time comes, there will definitely be no one missing. Even if there is one missing, this Marquis will compensate you! "
According to Li Zexuan's estimation, the number of chickens collected from the other villages in Lantian County was about seventy to eighty thousand. In addition to the support from Li Er, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and the others, there would be at least three hundred thousand chickens! This way, the speed of exterminating locusts would be doubled!
Liu Lizheng waved his hand and said, "Marquis, what are you talking about? Even if a few chickens were accidentally lost, the villagers do not need you to compensate! The Sky Chicken Brigade saved the crops of the entire village. This is not something that can be exchanged with any number of chickens! "
When Liu Lizheng's voice fell, the villagers, led by Liu Mang, immediately began to talk at once.
"Yes, yes, yes! We don't need Marquis to compensate! Marquis needs chickens. I will go back home and rush them to Marquis! "
"Yes, yes, yes! Even if we lose them, we don't need Marquis to compensate! "
Seeing this scene, Li Zexuan could not help but sigh in his heart. What a group of simple and honest villagers! If you treat them well, they are willing to give you everything they have in return!
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