Hanhou

After lunch, Zhao Jia got up to leave after discussing matters with the girl.

Wei Qing'e personally sent him to the front yard, and said: "I will ask the old man to take care of what you said. My father saved his son's life before, so there is no need to take too much risk in this matter, and he will definitely not refuse."

"People's hearts are always unpredictable, sister must be careful." Zhao Jia took the reins from the healthy servant and said to the girl.

"I have my own concerns." The girl smiled and said, "Hurry up and sell the cattle and sheep. After the snow melts, it will be serious to open up more acres of land. Also, don't forget to pay a visit to the prefect's mansion. Don't be unfamiliar with the third son."

"I know."

Zhao Jia stepped on the rope buckle and jumped on the horse.Holding the rein with one hand, the steed kicked its front hooves, took two steps back, and sprayed white hot air from its nose and mouth.

"I'll come see sister again in five days, sister's ten thousand money must be in order!"

When the words fell, before the girl opened her eyes, she immediately swung the whip, and the horse spread its hooves and galloped a certain distance.

Less than 50 meters away from the gate, two reed chickens suddenly flew out, one in front of the other, even in mid-air, they still screamed loudly, their feet were facing each other, and the fight was extremely lively.

One happened to hit the horse's head, and the horse was startled and neighed.Fortunately, Zhao Jia's riding skills were fairly proficient, and he controlled the reins steadily without any accidents.

The reed rooster flew up to the courtyard wall, and immediately an eleven or twelve-year-old boy stepped on the stone and climbed to the top of the wall, grabbing the target with amazing speed and strength.

The reed chicken was very tough, with its wings and claws struggling together, it turned its head and pecked at the young man's hand, the wound soon bleeds.

The boy sniffed, his eyes were not even red, and he looked at his mother standing under the wall.Seeing the latter nodding, he was about to throw one of the reed chickens down, and the other grasped its wings, twisted it with one hand, and with a click, the neck of the reed chicken that was still struggling just now was twisted, and it lost its previous prestige.

"Shock the Lord."

The boy jumped off the wall and sent the reed chicken to Zhao Jiama.

Zhao Jia wanted to shake his head, but seeing the young man's thin sackcloth and the expectation on his expression, he swallowed his words back.He signaled the healthy servant to take the reed chicken, then got off the horse, took out a cloth bag from his sleeve, and handed it directly to the young man.Seeing that the boy was not moving, he simply stuffed it into his arms.

A reed chicken is nothing to him, but it is an important property of a farm family.You can't reject the other party's kindness, but you can't accept it for nothing.

Holding the cloth bag in his hand, the boy felt the heavy weight, and felt a little overwhelmed.

"I saw you were born in the face, but you came here for relatives?" Zhao Jia asked.

Zhao Jia is very familiar with this village.

After leaving Yunzhong City, he was taken care of by Wei Qingmo's father. Later, he and the girl jointly established a livestock farm.

The young man was obviously born.

"Mr. Hui, I was born in Beidi County. A Weng died in battle with the Huns. I have no support from my clan, and my family has no livelihood. My eldest father is farming in Shaling, so I came here with my mother to visit relatives." The young man said.

Zhao Jia nodded.In the land of Border County, similar things are not uncommon.Besides, the matter is easy to find out, there is no need for the boy to lie.

Taking another look at the boy's flushed cheeks, Zhao Jia couldn't help but sigh. Without the land and connections left by Zhao Gongcao, his situation might not be much better than the boy's.

"Can you read?" Zhao Jia asked.

"I don't know how to read, but I can herd sheep and farm the land! I have strength, and I once repelled three evil boys!"

"Come to my house to do something, would you like to?"

The boy was taken aback for a moment, but after realizing it, he was about to bow down on the spot.

"Thank you sir!"

Zhao Jia didn't stop him, only by accepting this gift, the mother and son would feel at ease.

"I will come back in five days, and come find me after I settle down at home."

When Zhao Jia raised his whip again, the young man grabbed the bag and ran a few steps, shouting: "Mr. Lang, my name is Gongsun Ao! I will repay your kindness with all my strength!"

Gongsun Ao?

Zhao Jia grabbed the reins abruptly, looking back at the boy standing in the snow.

Is it the Gongsun Ao who saved Wei Qing in the history books?

Gongsun Ao still stood where he was, sucked his nose hard, but felt that it didn't work, so he simply raised his sleeve and wiped it, then grinned at Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia paused.

No, it must be a coincidence.

However, thinking of Zhang Cigong's bastard, Zhao Jia couldn't be sure.If that's the case... Looking at Gongsun Ao, who had two tubes of snot hanging from his nose and a very honest smile, Zhao Jia once again felt that the history books could not be trusted.

Walking out of the gate, the sky began to snow again.

Zhao Jia tightened his cloak and raised his whip.

With a neighing sound from the steed, the man stood up abruptly, and immediately spread its four hooves, and galloped towards the way it had come.Two healthy servants followed Zhao Jia closely, and the three riders quickly turned into three black dots and disappeared into the vast snow.

Not long after the three left, a caravan came from the opposite direction.

There are long rows of carts and cattle and sheep steaks. There are slaves wrapped in sheepskins whipping the carts, and there are strong servants on both sides for defense.The healthy servant is riding a tall horse, with a strong figure and a short knife on his waist.The first two even had bows and arrows on their backs, and a full quiver hung on their horses.

Zhang Cigong rode on a horse, wearing a wolf fur cloak, and walked at the forefront of the procession.

After paying the full fine and leaving the official temple safely, he did not plan to stay in the land of clouds for a long time.After counting the cattle and sheep that came to the market, he set off for Chang'an with his servants and guards.

He was a thief in his early years, and he managed to get rid of his reputation as a thief, so he wanted to make a career.

A good man should gallop on the battlefield and make contributions. How can he be a thief with all his skills?

Remembering the prefect of the border county who caught him and released him back then, Zhang Cigong held the reins tightly and his gaze was firm.If he goes to Chang'an, he will surely stand out and become famous!

After the team, there are quite a few peddlers.

At first there were only two or three people, and as the team moved forward, the number increased.Zhang Cigong didn't let anyone drive him away, he just ordered his servants to guard the carts and cattle and sheep strictly during the rest time to prevent accidents.

"I'm not afraid of thieves, but I'm afraid of being trapped by wolves."

Zhang Cigong opened the water bag and ate a hard cake with cold water.Hearing the sound of wolves getting closer, he ordered his servants to guard the cart and drive the cattle and sheep to move on.

If the merchants can keep up, they will follow; if they can't keep up, they can only ask for blessings.The businessmen walking in Bianjun knew that the wolves were dangerous, so they didn't need to be urged, they got up one after another, and followed Zhang Cigong's team to speed up in the snowstorm.

Not long after the team left, a pack of wolves followed.

Before the wolf could issue an order, a crossbow arrow pierced through the wind and snow, and accurately nailed it into its right eye.

The alpha wolf let out a howl, and more arrows flew from mid-air.

The wolves bared their fangs, but to no avail.In a blink of an eye, seven or eight wolves were shot to the ground.Driven by hunger and blood, the rest approached the wolf corpse and bit their former companions.

More than a dozen knights jumped out of the wind and snow, and their horses smashed through the ice and snow, galloping around the pack of wolves.The sound of bowstrings continued, and there was another rain of arrows, and the remaining prairie wolves fell into a pool of blood one after another.

Two or three of them were aroused fiercely, their eyes were red, but they cunningly hid behind the corpses of their companions.A knight got off his horse, pulled out the long knife on the horse's back, and licked the scar at the corner of his mouth. He was filled with evil spirit for a moment, forcing the wolf to whimper.

"Wei Wu, make a quick decision."

"promise!"

The knight promised, the light of the knife cut through the wind and snow, and he skillfully chopped off two wolf heads.

Scarlet blood splashed out and solidified in mid-air, forming a large group of dark red ice flowers.

Wei Yue put away his bow and crossbow, looked at the wolf corpses all over the place, turned over and got off the horse, found the wolf king who had been shot dead by an arrow, grabbed the wolf king by the back of the neck with one hand, lifted it up easily, and put it on the horse's back.

"Less than ten miles away, this is the second group." Wei Wu grabbed a handful of blood and wiped off the blood on the knife.Reflecting the light of the knife, the scars on his face looked even more hideous.

"This year's snow disaster is more severe than previous years. I'm afraid the grassland has no prey. Otherwise, these beasts would not have run so far."

With the long knife back in its sheath, Wei Wu looked at the wolf king's body, and said again: "Young master's archery skills are getting better and better. Unfortunately, although this wolf is big, its fur is a bit mottled. It's not the best."

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Wei Yue paused slightly, looking at the gray wolf who was still visible before, suddenly felt dissatisfied at this moment.Immediately, he untied the rope and threw the wolf king's body to Wei Wu. Under the latter's surprised gaze, he whistled.

The knights scattered all around immediately sped up their movements and tied the wolf corpse to the horse. If it was too broken to clean up, they tied it with a rope, dragged it behind the horse's buttocks, and threw it away in a place far away from human habitation.

"Search west."

After the order was given, the knight raised his whip, white gas spewed from the horse's mouth, and the horse's belly stuck to the ground, and quickly disappeared into the wind and snow.

Wei Yue controlled the reins with one hand, thinking of the young man she met in front of the city gate, her black eyes finally stopped being cold.

He is determined to hunt a white wolf skin.

The wolves who entered the border county from the grassland were doomed to be wiped out.

For the next two days, Zhao Jia stayed at home obediently, searching for the memories in his mind, and told the old servant how to grow bean sprouts.But he also stated in advance that he is not sure that he can succeed once, and he will probably have to try a few more times.

Some things seem simple but difficult to do, like raising wild rabbits, Zhao Jia really has nothing to do with this group of rabbits that may have carnivorous genes.

Uncle Hu took it down carefully, and then he found the servant girl who was working on the fat sheep in the kitchen, and gave the order.The maid wiped her hand on the sarong, saying that it was all right, and immediately went to pick soybeans.

For Zhao Jia's orders, Hu Bo never had any doubts.And once Hu Bo spoke, the servants in the family would never dare to say no.Zhao Jia only needs to move his mouth and wait for the bean sprouts to arrive in front of him.

To be honest, he really wanted to do it himself, which would give him a sense of accomplishment.

However, Huber firmly refused to agree, and the servants also blocked the door.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the servant will be able to do a good job!"

Zhao Jia had no choice but to give up, put on a cloak and came to the front yard, walked around the stone twice, thinking about how big a stone mill should be, maybe a roller by the way?

Standing on the side, the servant Jian saw Zhao Jia circling around the stone, gesticulating non-stop, and muttering a few words from time to time, but he didn't make a sound to disturb him.

They had long been used to Zhao Jia's strange behavior.Every time this happens to Mr. Lang, there will be some novelty in the house, and different changes will take place in the village.

"Ji Bao, I remember you can chisel stones..."

Before Zhao Jia could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

The healthy servant stepped forward to answer the door, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy stood at the door, leaning on his knees with his hands, panting heavily, obviously running all the way.After he had recovered his breath, he opened his mouth and said, "Lang Jun, Mr. He asked me to deliver a letter. The county magistrate sent a message. The county magistrate wants to re-measure the land, and he will send someone in a few days!"

Measure the land?

Bianjun has a vast land and few people. To put it bluntly, there are more wild animals than people. What kind of land is measured?

Zhao Jia let the boy into the hospital and asked, "Is there any other news?"

"Magistrate Zhang asked people to look through the books to find out the land that was rewarded to Zhao Gongcao in those years. He also looked for the three elders and cowards in the village, and asked whether the land was cultivated and the annual tax was paid."

The young man finished speaking in one breath, and seeing that Zhao Jia was silent, he added: "He Lao said that this matter is weird, obviously he intends to target Lang Jun, but he can't think of what the other party is going to do. He also said that there are new faces recently. Appearing near the livestock farm, let Lang Jun take precautions. If it doesn't work, go to Yunzhong City to find Wei Taishou, no matter what, we can't let this outsider act recklessly in Shaling."

"I understand, please send a message to He Lao. I will go to the city tomorrow, please continue to pay attention to the county magistrate's news."

Seeing Zhao Jia's serious expression, the boy nodded and left quickly to deliver a letter to He Lao.

Zhao Jia didn't want to study the stone mill anymore, turned around and went back to the house, sat in front of the short table, and connected the news he got, his brows became more and more tightly frowned.