More than a dozen fast horses galloped all the way to the east gate of the capital, Chaoyang Gate.
Xue Hong: "I can't believe that Your Highness actually has Zhuangzi so close to the capital! Come on!"
Zhu Hui: "What do you call this? I am a prince, so is it strange that there is a village in the suburbs of Beijing? By the way, Junchen, is the fertilizer produced by the Ministry of Industry sufficient for trial use?"
Xue Hong: "Based on the current situation, with the production speed of the dozen or so people from the Ministry of Industry, by the beginning of next spring, the fertilizer can probably be supplied to a dozen Zhuangzi for trial use.
Nowadays, there are not many raw materials prepared in the capital, and there is a shortage of manpower. The process needs to be improved, so take your time."
Zhu Hui: "Since we have good feelings, why not give all these fertilizers to my Zhuangzi?"
Chen Chen: "Your Highness, you are really capable. If you have any advantage, you will be the first to come. You know that Junchen never takes aim without aim, and you still want to get it all. You are so beautiful!"
Zhu Hui: "I'm trying it out for Junchen, do you understand? What I call is selflessness, boundless love, great..."
Chen Chen: "You are so shameless! Drive!!!"
Zhu Hui: "I'm so sorry to you, but you dare to scold me! Don't run! Drive!"
Xue Hong shook his head: "These two living treasures...are really...ah! Drive!"
The three horses chased each other and galloped all the way east, followed closely by more than ten horses.
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In Wangjiazhuang, Grandma Liu was walking on the mountain path with a basket and a child.
Although Grandma Liu's face was dry and covered with sweat under the scorching sun, she was still smiling: "Amitabha! With the blessing of Bodhisattva, these continuous natural disasters have finally stopped. This year is a good harvest! Look at this crop. , how good it looks!”
Ban'er raised her little face and looked at Grandma Liu: "Grandma, the crops are harvested, can you make new clothes for my sister?"
Grandma Liu: "Hey! My good grandson is still thinking about his sister, so he is not a selfish child! When the crops are harvested this year, grandma told your father that he will make new clothes for you and Qing'er. clothes!"
Ban'er shook his head: "I don't want new clothes."
Grandma Liu was very surprised: "All the children in our village want to wear new clothes. Why don't you want them?"
Ban'er hesitated for a moment, but finally said it after Grandma Liu asked: "I...I want to study."
Grandma Liu was first surprised, then happy, and finally sighed. Logically speaking, it is a good thing for children to want to study and make progress, but now their family only has a few acres of thin farmland, which can provide enough food for a family of five, so how can they afford to study for their children? ?
If the harvest is bad, a family of five will still be hungry!
Just when Grandma Liu was in a dilemma and didn't know how to explain it to Ban'er, she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from far behind her.
Although Grandma Liu was old, her eyesight was very good. When she looked back, she saw Xue Hong at a glance and recognized Xue Hong as the person who had saved her and Ban'er.
Grandma Liu led Ban'er and ran quickly towards the road, shouting loudly: "My benefactor!!! My benefactor, stay here!!"
"Xu~"
Zhu Hui: "Junchen, why did you stop?"
Xue Hong signaled Zhu Hui to look to the rear and right, and saw an old woman leading a child running over.
Xue Hong got off the horse, led the horse and walked towards Grandma Liu.
Zhu Hui and Chen Chen also had some impressions of Grandma Liu, so they got off their horses and led the horses to follow her.
Grandma Liu led Ban'er to the front of Xue Hong and the others, and led Ban'er to kneel down with a plop.
Xue Hong quickly reached out and helped Grandma Liu up: "What are you doing, old man? Get up quickly."
Grandma Liu had a sincere smile on her face: "Three benefactors, I am the mother-in-law of Wang Gou'er in Wangjiazhuang. Everyone calls me Grandma Liu.
That day I led Ban'er into the city and was almost run over by a carriage. Thanks to the rescue of three benefactors, I was able to save my miserable life and my poor grandson.
Today, it is God’s will that allows me to see my three benefactors again. The old lady is here to kowtow to my three benefactors!”
With that said, Grandma Liu was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by Xue Hong: "Wait a minute, Grandma Liu, I think you are already in your late teens. If you, the old man, kowtow to our three brothers, you will not be able to do that. You will be broken."
Blessed."
Grandma Liu smiled with embarrassment on her face: "The three benefactors looked like they were rich and powerful people at first glance. How could I, an old man like me, ruin the blessings of three of them with just one life? It was too late for me to pray for the three benefactors.
Woolen cloth."
A person like Chen Chen, who is full of bad ideas, likes an honest person like Grandma Liu the most. He also said in a rare and gentle voice: "I'd better skip this big gift, old man. We three brothers don't like this."
Zhu Hui said half-jokingly: "That's right! Why don't you treat us to a meal?"
Grandma Liu nodded in surprise: "Yes! Yes! The three benefactors came home with the old lady. Although the farmhouse does not have any delicacies, there are also some food that cannot be found elsewhere. Please come with me, the three benefactors!"
It’s that Zhuangzi in front of me.”
While talking, a dozen cavalrymen from behind also followed.
Ban'er was obviously frightened by this battle, but Grandma Liu had some knowledge and knew that these dozen horsemen should be the entourage of these three benefactors.
Look at these tall and powerful men, all holding weapons in their hands, and all of them with strong backs and strong backs. If they go to do crop work, they must be good hands!
When more than a dozen riders saw Zhu Hui and the others dismounting and leading their horses to follow, naturally they could no longer sit on the horses.
In this way, Grandma Liu led the way, followed by three young men in gorgeous clothes and a dozen strong men leading horses.
Along the way, I saw a lot of peasants who were confused. When did Grandma Liu know such a big shot?
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhu Hui was afraid that the dozen or so people would be uncomfortable following him, so he asked them to stay at the entrance of the village and find a place to rest without disturbing the people.
These soldiers were reluctant at first, because in this remote country, if any of Xue Hong, Zhu Hui, and Chen Chen had any shortcomings, they would definitely not be able to bear the consequences.
If Zhu Hui knew, he would just tell them, thinking too much. With Xue Hong following, what could happen?
To put it bluntly, even if something happened and Xue Hong couldn't solve it, then these dozen cavalrymen would be in vain!
Xue Hong and the others left their horses at the entrance of the village and asked soldiers to help guard them.
The three of them followed Grandma Liu into Zhuangzi on foot.
This small village is a typical farm. The ground is uneven and full of potholes. Fortunately, it hasn't rained in recent days, otherwise it would be very muddy.
Grandma Liu led a few people to the northernmost part of Zhuangzi, and they saw a small courtyard.
There are some vegetables planted in the yard and a lot of wood piled up.
A typical thatched house, although it looks dilapidated, is rarely messy. Instead, it looks like all the debris is arranged in an orderly manner from the outside.
Several people followed Grandma Liu into the house, and what entered their noses was a faint smell of earth, but it was surprisingly neither pungent nor unpleasant.