In the afternoon, in the small courtyard of the Han Village.
After Li Zexuan explained the matter of raising chickens to the villagers, he and Iron Egg returned to the small courtyard of the Han Village to rest. There were no extra stools there, and standing was tiring. Li Zexuan's laziness had not been cured.
"Iron Egg, did you go to school before?" Since he had nothing to do, he wanted to chat with his new disciple.
"Master, Iron Egg went to school in the village last year, but the village ran out of money to pay for the school, so the teacher ran away." Iron Egg no longer called Li Zexuan 'Young Master', but 'Master'.
It was also the first time that Li Zexuan heard someone call him 'Master', and he felt a little proud. He then asked happily, "Iron Egg, how many words did you learn after going to school for a year?"
Iron Egg scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "Master, Iron Egg knows about a hundred words!"
He was a famous brat in school, and his grades were not good.
Eh, so little, not as good as Lan 'er. Although Lan 'er was young, her mother had taught her how to read and write when she was very young. Although Lan' er's writing skills were immature, it was almost the same as Li Zexuan's calligraphy.
Li Zexuan patted Iron Egg's shoulder and said earnestly, "Iron Egg, you can't be illiterate. In the future, you have to learn from Lan 'er every day. Even Lan' er knows more words than you. As a man, how can you be worse than a girl?"
"Yes, Master!" Iron Egg answered with a bitter face.
"Young Master, we're back."
Han Yuxi's clear voice came from the door, followed by Han Lizheng.
Li Zexuan quickly got up and greeted them with a smile, "Uncle Han, Yuxi, thank you for your hard work!"
Han Lizheng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Young Master, what are you talking about? With this livelihood, I'm afraid our Han Manor will become the richest manor in the vicinity of Chang 'an. No matter how hard it is, I, Old Han, am willing to do it. Haha!"
"Yes, Uncle Han, you have to believe me. As long as the farmers work hard, their days will only get better and better. Oh right, have you calculated the number of chickens? How many chickens did the farmers register? "
Han Lizheng hurriedly handed the booklet in his hand to Li Zexuan and said, "Young master, the amount reported by each household in the Han Village is recorded here. Yuxi and I haven't had the time to calculate it yet!"
The main thing was that he had never been to school, so how could he know how to count?
Li Zexuan flipped open the booklet and glanced at it. He found that almost every household had signed up for 400. Only about 20 households had signed up for 300 or 200. Han Lizheng had also signed up for 400. After Li Zexuan practiced the Taixuan Sutra, his brain's reaction was unusually fast. After he glanced at the booklet, he immediately calculated the total number in his mind.
Closing the booklet, Li Zexuan smiled and said, "There's no need to trouble Uncle Han to calculate. I've calculated that the farmers have signed up for 78,600 chickens. I'll round it up. When the time comes, I'll purchase 80,000 chickens. Uncle Han, you can distribute the excess evenly to each household. Take it as a token of my appreciation to the farmers. The additional portion will not be included in the amount they have to pay me next year."
Li Zexuan waved his hand and sent out an additional 1,400 chickens.
Han Lizheng saw that the young master calculated so quickly and secretly thought that the young master was really knowledgeable. Iron Egg was the young master's disciple. Even if he didn't learn martial arts, if he could learn 30% of the young master's knowledge, it would be enough to last him for a lifetime. When he heard that the young master wanted to send out an additional 1,000 chickens, Han Lizheng was shocked. He hurriedly said, "Young master, you can't do that. This … this young master's conditions are already generous enough. If you do that, won't you lose money?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Uncle Han, this isn't worth much. If the farmers can live a better life, I'll be happy. If my mother knew, she would be happier than I am. Oh, right, Uncle Han, I also want you to help me find a type of person. "
"Young master, what kind of person are you looking for?" Han Lizheng asked curiously.
"That's right. Uncle Han, do you know a type of person who can make a flock of chickens very obedient? For example, if you tell the flock to head east, the flock will head east. Is there such a person?"
Li Zexuan wasn't confident that he could find such a person. If he really couldn't find such a person, then when the locust-exterminating plan was implemented next year, he would have to hire a lot of people to chase the chickens down to the ground and eat the locusts. The efficiency would be very low. In his previous life, he had seen a lot of experts on the Internet who could train chickens like they were their own arms. He just didn't know if there was such a person in the Tang Dynasty.
Han Lizheng, who was listening at the side, was stunned. He asked in bewilderment, "Eh, young master, is there such a person in the world?"
Eh, it seems like I'm thinking too much. Li Zexuan was slightly disappointed.
"Master, I know. I know who can make chickens obedient!"
Iron Egg, who was at the side, jumped up and shouted excitedly.
"Oh, Iron Egg, you really know?" Li Zexuan asked in surprise.
"Stinky brat, don't talk nonsense. How come I don't know that there is such a person in the farmstead?" Han Lizheng frowned and scolded.
"Father, there really is such a person. Uncle Hu's silly son, eh, Uncle Hu's son, can make a flock of chickens obedient. Moreover, his sister also has this ability." Iron Egg hurriedly explained.
"Oh, so that child really knows how to do this? How come I don't know? "Han Lizheng asked in puzzlement.
Li Zexuan ignored the puzzled Han Lizheng and pulled Iron Egg over. He hurriedly asked, "Iron Egg, quickly tell master, what is going on?"
"Yes, master. It's just that Uncle Hu has a son. Since he was young, he didn't like to play with the children in our farmstead. He usually stays alone in the small courtyard at home and keeps his chickens company. We all call him Silly Hu in private.
There was once when I went to Uncle Hu's house to help my father return something. I saw him and his sister playing with the chickens in the courtyard. I heard him squawk and the chickens ran to the east. His sister squawked and the chickens ran back. Moreover, the chickens weren't afraid of them at all. At that time, I thought it was strange. But after hearing what master said, I feel that the two of them are quite suitable for master's conditions. "
"Oh, there is such a thing. That's great. Iron Egg, what are the names of these two children? I have to meet them. " Li Zexuan originally didn't have much hope. He didn't expect that there would be a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. He couldn't help but be excited.
"Master, that Silly Hu's real name is Hu Guoji. His sister is Hu Guoji. If master wants to meet them, I can bring master there." Iron Egg replied.
Li Zexuan, who was about to follow Iron Egg to meet the two children, suddenly staggered and almost lost his balance when he heard these two strange names.
"Uh, why are their names so strange?" Li Zexuan wondered.
Han Yuxi, who was at the side, explained, "Young Master, I know this. It is said that when Aunt Liu was pregnant, Uncle Hu wanted a boy. He went to the Taoist temple in Chang 'an West City to find a fortune-teller. The Taoist priest said that Aunt Liu was definitely pregnant with a boy. Uncle Hu was overjoyed and went home to tell Aunt Liu. In the end, after Aunt Liu gave birth, she found out that it was a girl. Uncle Hu conveniently named her Hu Guoji.
A year later, Aunt Liu was pregnant again. Uncle Hu went to another Taoist temple to have his fortune told. The Taoist priest there said that Aunt Liu was definitely pregnant with a boy this time. Later, Aunt Liu gave birth to a boy. Uncle Hu named the boy Hu Guoji. "
Li Zexuan was thunderstruck when he heard this. He was speechless for a long time. He silently mourned for these two unlucky children to have such an unreliable father. The world was really big. There were all kinds of strange things. There were many strange things in modern society. He didn't expect to encounter such a strange thing in the Tang Dynasty.
"Uncle Han, then I'll have to trouble you to bring me to meet the two children. I'm quite interested in their abilities."
Han Lizheng nodded and said, "Okay, then Yuxi, you and Iron Egg can stay at home and cook. Young Master must be hungry after being busy for so long at noon. We'll be back soon."
Han Yuxi nodded and agreed, "Okay, Father. Yuxi will go and cook now."
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