roccoschili Chapter 108: The county lord doesn’t agree to keep a low profile!
Chapter 108: The county lord doesn’t agree to keep a low profile!
Wei Zhendong took his children in a horse-drawn carriage and rushed all the way to Fulu Villa. After arriving at Fulu Villa, Shen Ruyi ran to the large underground warehouse in the villa.
The big warehouse was built against the mountain. In fact, it was originally a large storehouse. After Shen Ruyi moved here with her mother, she asked Uncle Fang and his son to expand it. As soon as she went in, she found it filled with grain!
Wei Zhendong and Wei Dazhuang broke into the warehouse, and they were stunned when they saw all the grain!
Wei Chuang was a little shocked: "Tsk tsk tsk! Duke, can we all just follow you and eat your free food?"
Wei Zhendong couldn't help laughing: "Haha! We can't eat the county lady's food for free. I promised the county lady that I would bring our Wei family army to open up wasteland and cultivate land at the foot of the mountain where the county lady lives in the spring. If we eat their food, we have to grow some for them!"
Wei Dazhuang jumped up happily: "Hey! What are you waiting for?
Lord, shall I go back and ask my brothers to bring us some food?"
"Go! Ask the chief clerk Tian Qi to make arrangements and bring some people over..."
Shen Ruyi: "Brother, can you take Ruyi hunting? Ruyi wants to eat meat!"
Wei Zhendong smiled and said, "Wei Chuang, Wei Dazhuang, you two should take your men back to the barracks quickly and tell the chief clerk Tian Qi to bring the food back before dark today, but not all of it can be taken away for the time being.
The big warehouse here is safer. We can just pull it back and have enough food for twenty days or so!
If any bastard sets me on fire again, I will kill his entire eight generations of ancestors!
You two go, the Duke is taking his children to the mountains to hunt, and he wants to feed the little girl and the county lady meat!"
Wei Chuang and Wei Dazhuang disappeared in a flash. Wei Zhendong took his two sons and held his little girl in his arms and went into the woods.
Fulu Mountain is really big. The mountain stretches endlessly and across the wall is the royal hunting ground. Can you imagine what the environment here is like?
Shen Ruyi was held by her father: "Daddy, let's catch some big prey, Ruyi is craving for meat!"
Wei Zhendong smiled and said, "That's hard to say. When Daddy encounters prey, he will give it a dagger and kill it to eat the meat!"
Shen Ruyi: "Dad, when I was in Jun'an County, I used to dig traps on the mountain. I want to dig traps with Dad and my brothers to catch prey!"
Wei Wanshan and Wei Wanchong instantly became interested: "Really? Ruyi, you can dig traps to catch prey, so let's do it!"
Wei Zhendong saw that the children were all digging traps and said, "That's fine! You all have to put in some effort. Digging traps is a physically demanding job!"
I'm so happy today! More than 20,000 brothers finally have food to eat. What could make Wei Zhendong happier than this?
"Wait, I'm going to go back and get two shovels, and then we can dig a trap!"
A quarter of an hour later, the four of them found a hillside inside Fulu Mountain. The soil there seemed suitable for digging traps.
Shen Ruyi observed for a while, then looked at the location of the nearby water source. She thought for a while and said, "Dad, let's dig the trap here. After we're done, my third brother and I will find branches to cover it. We'll dig it this wide and this long, and this... this deep!"
The four men divided the work and cooperated with each other. Wei Zhendong and Wei Wanshan were both strong, so they started digging the hole immediately, while Shen Ruyi and Wei Wanchong were looking for thin branches in front of them.
A lot of thin branches were found, and Wei Wanchong was responsible for carrying them over. The brother and sister worked enthusiastically!
While her father and brothers were not paying attention, Shen Ruyi dripped some spiritual spring water on the pile of branches.
Wei Zhendong and Wei Wanshan were both crazy about digging holes. They quickly dug a big hole that was two meters deep and two meters wide!
Wei Zhendong went to the side again, found a few wooden sticks and inserted them under the trap, about three or four sticks!
Shen Ruyi directed Wei Wanshan to take a few long tree branches and place them on the top of the pit, and then gently placed the branches on the top of the pit to cover it.
The children were too young, and Wei Zhendong was worried that they would fall in, so he asked the third son to take Shen Ruyi to sit aside, while he and his second son worked enthusiastically, and soon the trap was covered!
Shen Ruyi looked at the trap and knew it would succeed. The branches dripped with spiritual spring water had already covered the trap. She believed that the prey would soon take the bait.
"Dad, let's go to the little river over there and take a look. If it's warm, there will be small animals drinking water by the river..."
Wei Zhendong wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Wanshan, put the shovel and coat here. Father will take you guys down to take a look."
Wei Zhendong took his two sons and held his little daughter in his arms and went to a small river. The small stream in the mountains was still frozen. It was still very cold in the north during the first month of the year.
Wei Zhendong looked at the environment in the mountains and felt sincerely that it was a blessed land! It belonged to his wife now and would belong to her daughter in the future. It was great!
Suddenly, Wei Wanchong exclaimed, "Hey! Father, what is that? What's so big?"
Wei Zhendong turned around and saw a big stag running down the mountain. When it saw him and his son, it turned around and ran towards the hillside!
Wei Zhendong's eyes widened. This big stag weighed at least 600 to 700 kilograms and had a strong body. Judging from the direction it ran, it was heading towards their trap!
Wei Wanshan covered his mouth and said, "Oh my god, is father's prey about to take the bait... Oh no!"
With a plop, the big buck fell into the trap!
Suddenly, two half-grown deer came up from behind and ran towards that direction!
The Wei family's father and his two sons were simply dumbfounded. The prey ran from far away into the trap. How could this be a collective suicide?
Shen Ruyi hugged her father's neck and said with a smile: "Hehehe! Ruyi wants to eat meat...hehehe..."
Wei Zhendong looked at his little girl and he felt that his little girl was really the reincarnation of Fuwa. Otherwise, why would the deer have fallen into the trap when they were dug? It was so full. It was something he had never seen before!
Wei Zhendong and his sons were instantly overjoyed and ran up the hillside, only to see that the trap was indeed filled with three deer!
Wei Zhendong: "If Ruyi wants to eat meat, then eat meat!
You just follow your third brother obediently. Daddy and your second brother will find a way to get all the meat out. We will take a big deer back to eat today, and the other two deer will be used as supplements for the brothers in the Wei Family Army..."
Just as he was speaking, a big wild boar rushed over from the distance. The big wild boar rushed over with a black face, came to the trap, and stared at Wei Zhendong and his sons!
The corner of Wei Zhendong's mouth twitched: "Hehehe! Send meat to my little girl. Are you all lining up here?"
Wei Zhendong smiled, bent down and pulled out a dagger from his boots. He handed the little girl to Wei Wanshan and said, "Take Xiao Ruyi with you and take your brother away. How can I refuse the meat that is delivered to my door?"
Shen Ruyi hugged her brother's neck nervously and whispered, "Brother... Ruyi is scared!"
Wei Wanshan felt distressed instantly: "It's okay, it's okay, brother will protect you! Wan Chong, step back..."
Besides, Wei Zhendong’s kung fu is amazing. He can kill both people and pigs. It only took him a few strokes to kill the big wild boar!
Wei Zhendong and his son worked for a long time and brought all the prey back to the manor with the people from the manor. Then Tian Qi, the leader of the Wei family army, came with his men!
Tian Qi was so happy that he followed Wei Zhendong to the granary, calculated the quantity and took away a month's rations for Wei's army, as well as a pig and two deer. He was happier than winning a battle!
In the evening, Wei Zhendong returned to the capital with his children and a big deer.
Wei Zhendong had the silver bills given by his wife in his pocket, so he suddenly went to the residence of the Minister of Revenue Pan Song.
Minister of Revenue Pan Song was so angry today about the scandal between Chen Shengda and his sister-in-law at Ke Yunlai Restaurant that he didn't even have lunch!
Now the old man is still angry at home. Is this son-in-law mentally ill? That Chen Laoer's wife is like a demon, and he actually has something unclear with her!
It was his grandson who said it himself. His father spoke a few words to the woman and then started tearing her clothes off. He was completely disgraced!
In the end, although he went to collect evidence and said that he wanted the riddle notes, it is hard to explain this matter!
The servants in the house came running to say that the Duke of Fuguo had come to the door with his children and said that they were here to repay the money. He made it known to everyone, as if he was afraid that others didn't know!
Pan Zhengqing thought for a moment and glanced at his father: "Alas! Father, our family cannot but give him face. He is a famous person now, so we still have to give him face. Let me go out and have a look!"
Pan Song also knew that the imperial complaint had been filed, and that Duke Wei Zhendong was deeply entrenched and would not be easily moved.
When Pan Zhengqing arrived at the gate, he saw two horse-drawn carriages from the Duke of Fuguo's mansion. The front carriage had a canopy, and there should be children sitting inside, and the sound of their laughter could be heard.
There was a big stag being pulled on a car at the back. Wei Chuang and Wei Dazhuang were grinning and discussing what meat to eat tonight!
Wei Zhendong jumped off his horse, clasped his fists, and took out the silver bills from his pocket and handed them over: "Master Pan, please count these three thousand taels of silver bills. It's better to count them in front of you!"
Pan Zhengqing returned the greeting: "I don't need to count the character of the Duke of Fuguo. Does the Duke of Guo have food and money?"
Wei Zhendong said proudly: "Well! The grain from my county lady's Jiangnan Prefecture has been transported here. I went to Fulu Mountain and the children want to eat meat. I hunted a deer for them. I will go home tonight to eat some meat for my wife and children!"
Pan Zhengqing was so angry that he laughed when he received the banknote: "Duke, are you living off your wife openly?"
Wei Zhendong grinned: "Alas! There is no other way! Our family is in such a condition, and the county lady won't agree if I want to keep a low profile!"