I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 6 Officers and Soldiers of the State of Zheng (for collection, for further reading)

time flies.

A month and a half passed in a flash.

Wei Tu and Xing Hua returned to their jobs on the second day of their marriage, and started to work in and out of Li's residence without any slack.

The two are much more diligent than before.

These performances were seen by the grandma of the Li family. Every few days, Li Tong would boast once or twice, saying that he was very satisfied with the marriage he had facilitated.

Compared with Weitu, Xinghua has changed a lot. She used to sneak a little bit of meat in the kitchen, but she changed her temperament after getting married.

A catty of meat shrunk to seven taels when cooked, and she brought the seven taels straight to the dining table in the inner house, eating without any slippage.

Sensing that Li Tongshi's satisfaction with her had reached the highest level in the past ten years, Xinghua stood on tiptoe, carefully greeted Li Tongshi in the afternoon, and said that she and Weitu planned to take leave and return home to visit relatives.

"It is said in the book that there is nothing to be courteous, and it is either rape or stealing..." Li Tongshi was holding the soles of her shoes in the living room, and the hemp rope passed through the thousand layers of cloth to make a soft sound. She raised her eyes and glanced at Xinghua, and said this sentence with a smile.

Although the words were harsh, with Li Tongshi's gentle smile, most of Xinghua's restraint when facing the master disappeared.

"I've seen all the work you've done these days. Don't worry, I won't find someone to take over your class before you come back."

Li Tongshi made a promise.

"Thank you, grandma." Xinghua thanked her with a grateful expression.

"there's one more thing……"

Xinghua hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and told Wei Tu that she planned to let Wei Tu rent Li's house and grain field as a tenant.

Once the winter is over, the fields can start to grow wheat, beans, and rapeseed.

At that time, it will not be easy to find an unowned land in the grain field of Li Zhai.

"Brother Wei won't delay feeding the horses..." Seeing that Li Tongshi didn't reply this time, Xinghua bowed her head and added.

She also knew that this request was too much.

No matter how capable a living person is, it is better for two people to work separately.

Taking care of both farming and horse feeding, if one of them fails, it will be a loss for Li Zhai.

Secondly, Li's house is located in the county seat, and Weitu rented land to grow grain. In order to feed the horses, he had to rent Li's house on the riverside near the county seat.

The riverside land is different from the dry slope land. They are both first-class grain fields.

Even if you don't take care of it carefully, you can still have a good harvest when you encounter a drought.

"The matter of renting the land will be discussed after you and Wei Tu return home to visit relatives..." Li Tong did not refuse, nor did he agree.

"Yes, grandma."

Xinghua was a little lost, and left the inner courtyard with her head down.

night.

After listening to Xinghua's narration, Wei Tu comforted him, "Since Grandma didn't refuse your request, then she has the idea of ​​agreeing in her heart. It's just that the master can't promise you two things at once."

He didn't say anything later.

It is reasonable for Li Tong to do this. He is too conniving to his servants.

The fact that Li's house is well-managed by Li Tong, and that the servants are both respectful and fearful of Li Tong, does not mean that Li Tong is a housewife who knows how to run a family.

"If you don't agree this time, and next time, please ask a few more times. Grandma is soft-hearted. The purpose of your servant has been fulfilled, so I will agree..."

Wei Tu expressed his opinion.

Even if it doesn't work.

After five years, when he completes his health preservation skills and enters the energy-sensing state, the little money he paid for renting and cultivating the land will not be worth mentioning.

The current him, nourished by the warm current gushing out from his limbs and bones, has a hundred and eighty catties of strength when he swings his arms.

When the health preservation skills are completed, his physical fitness will definitely be better than now.

With this physical quality, after practicing moves and reading some military books, one can take part in martial arts competitions, fight for the fame of a martial arts scholar and martial arts master, and retire to become a martial arts guard and be a guest of a wealthy family.

Zheng Guo's martial arts is "martial arts first, followed by strategy".

As long as you are proficient in martial arts and inferior in the art of war, you can still get fame in martial arts.

"Okay, when I get back, I'll beg Grandma a few more times." Xinghua was amazed and very happy when she heard Weitu's penetrating analysis.

……

The next day, the sky was misty.

Wei Tu and Xing Hua packed their luggage, left the county seat in the dark, and headed for the countryside.

Weitu's native place is Weijia Village, Changming Township, under Qingmu County.

From the county seat to Changming Township, it takes about twenty miles of official roads and seven or eight miles of mountain trails.

half way.

There was a mule cart on the official road, and Wei Tu and Xing Hua spent a little money to get on it.

When we reached the end of the official road, it was only four quarters noon, and there were still about two hours before dark.

Xinghua planned to save money, instead of staying at the hotel, she walked the mountain road all the way to Changming Township.

"Tianhan, the tigers and wolves on the mountain are all hungry. If you go on the mountain road at this point, if you don't make time to go home, it will be too dangerous."

The handlebar type is a warm-hearted person, and when he heard that Wei Tu and his wife were discussing visiting relatives and returning home, he immediately interjected and warned.

"In addition to the wild beasts on the mountain, there are also bandits on the mountain... If only your man goes back, it will be fine. If there is an extra mother-in-law, those people will not show mercy."

After parking at the inn, the handlebar type spit thick phlegm on the ground, and added a word of warning to Wei Tu and the two of them.

Listen to people's advice and eat well.

Seeing that there were quite a few people staying in the roadside inn, Xinghua didn't dress too richly, so she stopped being stubborn, took out the money, and rented a servant's room.

night.

The two fell asleep in their clothes.

When it was about four watch, Wei Tu woke up once because of his habit of raising horses.

At this time, he heard a slight, chaotic sound of horseshoes outside the house.

Weitu walked to the window and pushed the window sash open a gap.

soon.

He was a few hundred meters away, and by the bright moonlight, he saw the origin of the sound of horseshoes.

It was a group of dozens of cavalry, wearing hoods and red leather armor. The leading cavalry was holding a flag with the word "Zheng" embroidered on it.

"Officers and soldiers of Zheng State?" Wei Tu was surprised.

Cavalry among officers and soldiers has always been a rare species, and he has not seen it a few times in Qingmu County.

There must be a reason he didn't know about appearing outside the inn this time.

While Wei Tu was paying attention, the sound of fighting came from inside the dozens of officers and soldiers. After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, the sound of fighting gradually stopped.

After a while, the cavalry left one by one and disappeared on the official road.

On the ground, there were more swordsmen holding Hengshan swords.

"Are the officers and soldiers suppressing bandits?"

Wei Tu guessed.

"Could it be that there is another famine somewhere? This is why there are bandits?"

There are two types of bandits, one is born evil, and the other is bandits who force good people to become bandits during the famine.

Swordsmen were rampant in Qingfeng Mansion, and it was the most prosperous when Chilong turned around in Qing'an 15 years ago. In some severely affected places, three out of ten households were swordsmen and sword bandits.

"I hope this matter will not spread to the county town. The disaster will be severe, the people will become bandits, and they will attack the city and seize the village. At that time, it will be servants of us big families who will act as civil servants..."

Wei Tu's eyes showed worry.

(End of this chapter)