Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 167 Crash
Shi Zhongkui nodded with a smile, "What madam said is true, husband will remember."

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui accepted his persuasion so easily, Baochai couldn't help being happy.

Then he was hugged by Shi Zhongkui, and he was so fragrant that he became dazed.

After Shi Zhongkui left for a long time, Baochai finally came to his senses, laying down on the bed in shame, his face pressed against the quilt and he dared not lift it up.

As soon as I persuaded him, I stepped into the footsteps, being taken advantage of by others but full of joy.

But let Baochai scold Shi Zhongkui a few words, but she is reluctant, and vaguely feels that such a husband is more likable.

Baochai finally came to his senses when he heard the voice of a servant girl chattering outside.

He got up busy and went to the side room, calling Yinger and Xiangling over to help him dress and wash.

When I was waiting for makeup, I suddenly thought that my husband didn't seem to have applied makeup for me, and I felt angry again.

He made up his mind that next time he could afford it earlier than Shi Zhongkui, so he insisted on letting him draw his eyebrows by himself.

After leaving the room, Yingchun was already sitting on the porch, watching the maids in her room preparing tea and towels for Shi Zhongkui.

There are servant girls carrying buckets to fetch water and clean the house.

Baochai's heart tightened suddenly, and she was about to tell Ying'er to help, but Shi Zhongkui stopped suddenly.

He grabbed the towel in Hu Po's hand and wiped it, and called Baochai and Yingchun.

"From now on, if I sleep in someone's house, I don't have to wait for me to practice martial arts or study the next morning. If I sleep in the main house, it will be Baochai on a single day and Yingchun on a double day."

Both Baochai and Yingchun knew in their hearts that this was because they were worried about the two of them being miserable at night.The second is to prevent the two sides from competing with each other and create a trend of secret rivalry.

And since the one-day and two-day morning service to the husband belongs to the two of them, then there must be no problem.

They looked at each other and saluted together, "Yes, sir."

Then Baochai smiled and said to Yingchun, "Second Sister, I will leave it to you to take care of my husband. Sister, I will go back to the room and sleep in the cage first, and then call me at breakfast."

Yingchun's face blushed a little, and she was a little envious of Baochai's ability to sleep with Shi Zhongkui all night first.

But thinking that Shi Zhongkui would sleep in his own room tonight, his mood suddenly improved again.

Nodded, "Sister, don't worry, my sister will take good care of my husband."

Shi Zhongkui watched Baochai enter the room with a smile, grabbed Yingchun's hand and whispered, "If madam is interested, how about I teach you how to dance a sword?"

Yingchun is willing to get closer to Shi Zhongkui from the bottom of her heart, but she is afraid that she is too stupid to learn.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care what she thought, put away his long sword, and casually broke two thin bamboos from the small bamboo forests on both sides of the courtyard.

Holding the thin bamboo in my hand and rubbing it a few times, the bamboo with rough edges immediately became smooth.

Give one to Yingchun for her to try.

After a few times of welcoming the spring dance, he nodded excitedly, Shi Zhongkui smiled, recalling the sword dancing video he had seen in the past, and recalled it several times in his mind.

Go to the middle of the yard and dance slowly
The speed of the first pass was a bit slow, but the second time, the body has been able to keep up with the memory, and it suddenly became coherent and fast.

Moreover, walking up and down and jumping vertically and horizontally should not be too simple for Shi Zhongkui.

Looking at Yingchun and all the maids, big and small, they were astonished, wishing they could dance like Shi Zhongkui so dazzlingly.

After Shi Zhongkui stopped, Yingchun became confused.

Unconsciously grabbing Shi Zhongkui's sleeve, he murmured, "Master, I just understood what the book said today, what does Gongsun Jianwu mean when he dances the sword and moves the four directions."

Shi Zhongkui laughed, if it compares to physical fitness, his self-confidence is definitely stronger than Aunt Gongsun.

But if it looks better than who dances a sword, then I don't believe it.

However, it is still very easy to attract young ladies like Yingchun who don't leave the door and don't go out.

He handed the thin bamboo in his hand to Hu Po who was beside him, put his arms around Yingchun's slender waist with one hand, and grabbed her hand holding the thin bamboo with the other, slowly teaching her some simple movements.

But where are the two of them really practicing swords? Don't be too happy with the soft, fragrant body of a beautiful wife.

The other was tortured by her husband with her arms around her ears and temples, so there was no way to learn.

But seeing Yingchun's shy and happy expression, she must be in a very good mood.

After practicing for almost a stick of incense, Yingchun, who lacked exercise, was already a little out of breath, so she simply leaned on Shi Zhongkui, "Master, I can't dance anymore."

Shi Zhongkui put his hands around his wife's waist, bowed his head and kissed her forehead, and then waved to Amber and Pearl, whom he had already envied.

Taking the silk scarf, she personally wiped the sweat off Yingchun's forehead, which made Yingchun's eyes full of love, and the maids and maids beside her were also very envious.

Then Yingchun stuck to him all day long.

Shi Zhongkui was practicing calligraphy and reading in the study, and she just sat aside without disturbing him. While embroidering the sachet, she peeked at him from time to time.

While Shi Zhongkui was taking a lunch break, she was sitting in the hall of the main house reading a book, but Yingchun's dazed expression from time to time proved that her mind was not on the book at all.

It made Baochai feel a little jealous, and then he was in a daze.

Shi Zhongkui didn't mind the two wives clinging to him, since he could do whatever he wanted, even if he really wanted to steal it, he could eat the four of them, so he didn't need any private space.

Besides, the holidays are over for a few days, and if you go to the yamen every day without talking, you just go out to drink, and Baochai and Yingchun will not complain about it.

This day is really not too cool.

In the middle of the afternoon, Shi Zhongkui, who was sleeping, suddenly heard a scream coming from his room.

"There were mice, there were mice."

But when he opened his eyes and heard Xiangling's words, he couldn't help but look at the carved beams of the house, and saw Chinchilla lying on the beams looking at him in a daze.

Then I saw Xiangling directly hiding in his bed.

In ancient times, the bed of nobles was not so much a bed as a miniature room.

In addition to the canopy bed, there are also maids who look after the master and wife at night, chairs for sitting and resting, and tables for tea and other things.

Xiangling didn't dare to go to bed directly, and hid beside the desk outside the curtain, wrapping herself in a cloth curtain.

Shi Zhongkui sat up a little funny, and took the opportunity to reach out and hug Xiang Ling into his arms.

He comforted in a low voice, "Okay, with me here, the mouse won't be able to bite you."

Now Xiangling immediately became sluggish.

Shi Zhongkui lifted the ban on Chin Maoshu after he was taken in by Space Ranch.

And as he got married, the Chinchilla could come in and out of the house at will, and the wandering gods and soldiers of the underworld could only guard the front yard, back door and courtyard wall of the house.

Just after talking to Xiangling, Baochai, Yingchun and others walked in quickly.

"Master, are you alright?"

Shi Zhongkui shook his head with a smile, "My lord, I've even shot a tiger, so why would I be afraid of a mouse?"

After finishing speaking, Shi Zhongkui's heart moved, and he said again, "Besides, this mouse is still raised by me."

Baochai, Yingchun and others were shocked by these words.

Xiangling even raised her head to look at Jin Maoshu, seeing that the mouse was actually looking at her, she shrank her head back into Shi Zhongkui's arms in fright.

Shi Zhongkui beckoned to Chinchilla, and the little mouse jumped down from the air.

After landing, he jumped onto the table in the room and knelt down to Shi Zhongkui.

"This, this,,."

Baochai and Yingchun didn't know what to say.

What's more, unlike ordinary mice, Chinchilla's body is shiny and shiny, and its silver hair looks dry and neat.

It doesn't have the disgusting feeling of ordinary mice at all.

"Sir, is this little mouse really yours?"

After receiving Shi Zhongkui's affirmative reply, Baochai and Yingchun couldn't help but become more courageous.

And seeing that Chinchilla was kneeling still, the two slowly walked in, and Baochai even patted him with the round fan in his hand.

Terrified, Yingchun hurriedly pulled her back a few steps.

Not to mention scaring Baochai, Chin Maoshu didn't dare to move.

Otherwise, offending the mistress may be more serious than offending the master.

Shi Zhongkui's mind was very simple, Xue Pan and Jia Lian already knew that they knew Taoism, and they might encounter some kind of nagging things in the future.

Instead of explaining it at that time, it is better to slowly let Baochai and Yingchun accept Taoism and spirits like Chinchilla in life.

Besides, after having children, there is a high probability that I will teach them the Taoism.

Changchun Gong, the art of divine movement and the art of talismans will definitely be passed on.

With these funds to settle down, it is definitely better to maintain the prosperity of the family than simply going to a scholarly family.

He might even be able to become a generational Taoist leader like Longhushan Zhang Tianshi.

At that time, it might be possible to ignore the change of dynasties and pass it on forever.

"Okay, you guys go out first, this little mouse is called Chinchilla, and it won't bite your own family members. You will gradually get used to his existence in the future."

As soon as Baochai heard this, she asked eagerly, "Master, is this little mouse familiar with human nature?"

Shi Zhongkui smiled and said to Chinchilla, "Since you have been discovered, you should also take this opportunity to formally meet the two mistresses."

Chinchilla nodded, but did not speak in a hurry.

Instead, he turned around and knelt down and bowed to Baochai and Yingchun three times each.

The startled women were amazed again and again, and became even more curious about Chinchilla.

It's a pity that Shi Zhongkui knew that Chin Maoshu sneaked in to find him, there must be something important, otherwise, if he was not in a hurry, he would definitely wait until his lunch break to talk about it.

Seeing Shi Zhongkui waving his hand, Baochai and Yingchun could only lead the servant girls out of the back room step by step.

"Master, do you still remember that after the moat was cleaned up a month ago, the Yin Division was afraid that you would blame them, and wanted to arrest ghosts?"

Shi Zhongkui nodded, and the Chin Maoshu continued, "After that, the spirits born in Gyeonggi feared that they would be implicated, so they had to hide in other provinces, or simply went outside the pass.

This morning, I learned from a rabbit who sneaked back quietly that there was a hook outside the customs at the end of last month.

The scared rabbit spirit hurriedly ran back to seek refuge. "

"what?"

Shi Zhongkui really didn't understand what the jig hook was.

It wasn't until the Chin-mouse explained carefully that the so-called Jigou was a bird with a mouse tail and shaped like a wild duck.

Wherever this thing appears, there will inevitably be a plague.

Hearing this, Shi Zhongkui's expression immediately became serious.

If a plague appeared on the grassland, there was no need to worry too much about it spreading to Da Zhou.

Based on the traffic conditions at this time, the speed of transmission was not as fast as expected, and even when Da Zhou knew about it, it might have already entered winter and passed the most dangerous period.

But if there are too many dead cattle and sheep, and it is already mid-October, it means that this winter on the grassland is likely to be extremely difficult.

In order to survive, the prairie people within two or three hundred miles of the Great Wall had to migrate to the vicinity of the Great Wall and ask for help from Da Zhou.

Or get organized and cross the Great Wall in teams to rob Dazhou villages, even prefectures and counties, in order to obtain enough food for the winter.

And the latter is actually the most likely.

Even if Da Zhou is willing to help, it is impossible to support tens of thousands, more than 10,000 herdsmen, in three to five months.

So basically there is only robbery left, and as long as they return to the grassland, basically there is no need to worry about Da Zhou's revenge.

Just because of the lack of horses, it is impossible to leave the customs, let alone the supply problem after entering the grassland.

Shi Zhongkui sighed, listening to Chinchilla, the plague occurred at the end of last month, that is to say, it has been half a month, even if he rushed to the grassland to get rid of the hook, it must be too late.

Thinking about this winter, or next spring, there will definitely be chaos on the grassland.

A large number of ordinary herdsmen who could not survive would ride horses and pick up knives to become robbers and invaders. Shi Zhongkui couldn't help worrying.

But after a while, he thought expectantly again, isn't the invasion from other places a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds?

Not to mention leading troops to fight, just the sharp increase in their respective expenditures will force the court to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about saving money, but the court wanted to increase the income, so it would definitely step up efforts to support itself in opening up wasteland and increasing food production.

The question now is, should I write a letter to remind the court?

After thinking about it for half an afternoon, Shi Zhongkui finally decided to write a letter.

To do something and not to do something is to be a man.

However, learning how to write is great.

Shi Zhongkui got up directly and went to the study next to the main hall of the middle courtyard, and summoned Riyoushen, Daxing, Wanping and Changping Tugong all over.

At 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening, Yingchun asked anxiously outside the study to Baochai, who was also worried, "Sister, what kind of trouble did my husband encounter? He didn't even eat dinner."

Baochai shook her head and said comfortingly, "Second sister, I heard from my brother and Xue Biao that Xianggong not only understands the world, but also understands the rules of the officialdom. It should be fine."

Hearing that it was an official matter, Yingchun became even more worried.

Suddenly came the words, "Repent to teach your husband and son-in-law to find a Marquis", and Baochai was stunned when he heard it.

Fortunately, the door of the study room opened suddenly, and Shi Zhongkui said to Yu Shun who was waiting outside the door, "Send this letter to the teacher's house immediately before the curfew."

Yu Shun nodded hurriedly, took the letter and said "Yes, master", then turned and left quickly.

"Master."

Shi Zhongkui looked at the two wives who looked worried, and said with a smile, "You two ladies, I'm hungry for my husband."

Yingchun and Baochai hurriedly ordered the servant girl to tell the kitchen to cook another dish, but Shi Zhongkui waved his hand, "Just ask someone to heat up the prepared food."

Baochai and Yingchun knew that Shi Zhongkui didn't want to waste it, so they hurriedly nodded and let people do it.

After dinner, I chatted with Baochai and Yingchun in the side room in the backyard for a while, and naturally slept in Yingchun's room tonight.

(End of this chapter)