"Second Uncle Wei, keep the money, but I can't return the horse."
In the village at the foot of Mount Qinling, Zheng Chunlai took the money and stuffed it into the hands of an old man in his sixties.
"Chunlai, you can't take it. Horses aren't worth this much. This is enough to buy two better horses. I'll take the money for one horse.
You see, it costs money to raise a horse in winter. I'll take the money for the horse and buy another one in spring.
After calculating, I'll save money on the ingredients. How can I take more? "
The old man refused. He was simple and didn't want to take advantage of others.
"My master gave it to him." The manor's guard who followed him said.
"Who are you?" The old man didn't know how to read and didn't know what the words on Zhuangzi's guard's clothes meant.
He took a closer look and muttered, "Where have I seen you before?"
"Bashui Li Family Zhuangzi's men." Zheng Chunlai knew that Second Uncle Wei's eyesight wasn't good.
"Oh, no wonder. I'll take the money. Go up the mountain and be careful not to slide down."
When the old man heard that it was money from the Li Family Zhuangzi, he happily accepted it.
After Zheng Chunlai gave the money, he turned around and walked out of the courtyard. The old man held the coupon and shouted into the house, "Old woman, light two new sticks of grass incense for Li Yi's longevity tablet."
"Just lit, once in the morning and once in the evening. You even did it yourself. Who's here?" The voice inside said.
"Add two more sticks. Li Dongzhu is here to send the money." The old man's voice sounded.
Zhuangzi's guard stopped and shook his head. He returned to the team with Zheng Chunlai.
The team arrived at the foot of the mountain before dark. They set up camp and waited for dawn to come up the mountain.
The ground was hard in winter, so there was no need to dig ditches. The Winged Knights went to cut branches to make the deer horses.
They moved the tents down from the cart and set up a stove to cook.
Guo Ziyi personally led the team into the mountain and took advantage of the last bit of daylight to hunt wild animals.
The Khitans were responsible for nailing the tents. Zhuangzi's guards unloaded the cart and gave the horses a handful of pepper to eat.
While they were working, people from the village came over. The village was called Wei Family Village, and most of the people had the surname Wei.
The village chief's name was Wei Li. Since the Winged Knights were such a large troop, the village chief noticed the situation and came to take a look.
"Second Brother Wei said that the people from the Li Family Zhuangzi of Ba Shui are here?" Wei Li was 68 years old this year and looked to be in good health.
He saw the flags of the Winged Knights and the Li Family Zhuangzi.
He refused to be helped by others, nor did he use his walking stick. Instead, he took large strides forward.
The Khitan looked at the old man and waited for him to bow. Li Dongzhu was a Secondary Grade 2 official.
Then they saw Li Yi jogging over. "Uncle Wei, wait, wait. I know you're a hunter. You're good, but the road is slippery."
"Li Dongzhu? You came here personally? Did anyone see a panda? "Wei Li didn't reject Li Yi's help.
"I saw it. I'll go up the mountain tomorrow morning." Li Yi said with a smile. His attitude was like a grandson.
The old man was 68 years old. In the Tang dynasty, he could attend birthday banquets.
Even if Li Longji saw him and there was no danger around, he would still help him.
Regardless of whether he was sincere or not, he had to do what he had to do.
"Be careful. The Qinling Mountains are not ordinary. It's a place where people are eaten. You have many people, so you're not afraid of wild animals. Watch the road carefully. If you slip, it'll be too late to save you. "
Wei Li was brought to the side of the ambulance by Li Yi. There was a shed on top of the ambulance. Someone brought two chairs over.
Li Yi asked the old man to sit properly and went back to the car to take out the blood pressure monitor.
He rolled up part of the old man's clothes and put it on his wrist. He didn't need to use his arm.
"You're in good health. High blood pressure 120, low blood pressure 65. Strong heartbeat 60. Good. You can live past 120 years old. "
Li Yi looked at the reading and tried to make it sound better.
"I don't believe it if others say it, but Li Dongzhu, you said it. I'll try my best to live to 120 years old. Haha!"
The old man had a good mentality. He had never seen this kind of equipment before and didn't know what it meant. Anyway, if Li Yi said it was good, it was good.
If it wasn't good, Li Yi would prescribe him medicine.
"Uncle, how are you doing?" Li Yi's voice was calm and gentle.
"It's all because of you. We're always collecting things. The village is next to the mountains. Every time you collect things, everyone will go and pick them.
Every time you collect, the village can earn back a year's worth of money. It's amazing.
Now, every family wants to set up a longevity memorial tablet for you. They know you're afraid, so they set up one for Her Majesty.
It's just that sometimes I forget to burn incense for Her Majesty. It's high. It's easy to forget. "
Wei Li looked very happy. He told Li Yi about the situation in the village.
Li Yi: "…"
He didn't believe that he would forget to burn incense just because it was higher. He was obviously reluctant to burn incense.
"Uncle, don't tell me you're going to burn three incense sticks?" Li Yi felt guilty.
"Only the dead will burn three incense sticks. I'll burn incense for you. When there's no more incense, I'll borrow one from others. If there's too much incense, I'll burn two. Don't worry, I won't burn three incense sticks for you."
Wei Li knew the rules. Three incense sticks were not for the living. They were either ghosts or the dead.
"Thank you. I'll ask Zhuangzi to make more herbal incense for everyone." Li Yi expressed his gratitude. Thank you!
"You can send mosquito repellent incense in summer. Take it as a gift for you. Everyone can have a good night's sleep." Wei Li made a request.
"No problem. I'm not afraid of the mosquito repellent. I can put it anywhere." Li Yi agreed.
The old man raised his hand and touched Li Yi's head. "Xiao Yi, everyone has you in their hearts. It doesn't matter if there's incense or not. If anyone dares to speak ill of you in the village, we can't let them leave the village alive."
Li Yi let the old man rub his head. Many people did it anyway. He was used to it.
He was touched by the last sentence. He believed the village could do it.
Wasn't it easy to kill someone?
"Uncle, since our village is at the foot of Mount Qinling, the location is important. I have an idea." Li Yi decided to help.
"Say it. Everyone in the village will listen to you." Wei Li retracted his hand and became serious.
"In the future, more people will enter the mountain. There's only one horse in the village. I'll rent twenty horses to the village. The village …"
Li Yi also became serious. He started to talk about the plan.
He told Wei Li that he wanted to develop the auxiliary industry in the Wei Family Village. He would borrow horses and carriages.
The village would gather youtiao sticks and fences to raise chickens. The wings of the chickens would be cut short.
Then, they would build houses for hotels and organize the hunters in Zhuangzi to accompany tourists to the mountain for hunting.
The Zhang Family Village would be responsible for finding tourists. Some rich people were willing to play.
"When the supply situation here is good, the hunters will choose to go in and out of the mountain more often. You're a hunter, so you should understand."
Li Yi mentioned hunters in the end.
He still had other plans. Hunters and poachers were not the same thing.
Poachers only cared about profits. Hunters had rules.
They were not allowed to enter the mountain at any time. They were not allowed to kill animals under any circumstances.
They were not allowed to kill pregnant animals, breastfeeding animals, learning how to survive with their children, and looking for a mate.
These were the rules that the hunters of the Tang Dynasty and the previous dynasties followed. They were not the hunting quota of the so-called civilized countries.
The rules of the hunters' hut in China had existed for a long time. They were thousands of years ahead of other ethnic groups and countries.
When the hunters brought their apprentices, they would first teach them the rules, then teach them the skills.
"Xiao Yi, you're giving money to our village."
Wei Li thought about what Li Yi said. He realized that the village did not need to take any risks. Everything would be taken care of by the Li Family Zhuangzi.
"You're sending me to heaven. Can't I give you some money?" Li Yi joked.
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