Pig Killer

Chapter 305

"It's okay! They are all minor injuries, just a few scrapes, they will heal soon." Zhang Jixian looked at his sister-in-law with admiration and said, "The soldiers trained by your sister-in-law are really strong. The mob of bandits are no match for us at all." He smiled and said, "Of course they can't beat us in numbers. If we encounter a large bandit den, we have no choice but to spend money to avoid disaster."

"Uncle Zhang, you are just choosing the right dish for your needs." Upon hearing this, Da Chong looked at him with a smile in his black eyes.

"Yes! People have to bow their heads under the eaves." Zhang Jixian looked at them with a gentle smile and said, "The main point is that a real man can bend and stretch."

"My mother showed no mercy when she was fighting the bandits." Da Chong said to his mother with stars in his eyes.

"Sister-in-law, are you suppressing bandits?" Zhang Jixian said to her with his eyes wide open.

"Oh! After you went south, Madam led the team to wipe out all the bandits from top to bottom." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile, "In the past two years, many people have been forced to become bandits. Of course, we have recruited them and reformed them so that they will not cause trouble to the people." He smiled and said, "Just treat it as training. We have many mountains here, and it is best for the bandits to hide."

Zhang Jixian said worriedly, "We can find it."

"Yes! Your sister-in-law is just like a cat smelling fish, she always finds the right one." Huang Zhongchang said admiringly.

"We have many mountains here, and this bandit den is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Is it easy for sister-in-law and her men to attack?" Zhang Jixian asked with concern, "Are our men not injured?"

"Injuries are inevitable. They are all healed." Huang Zhongchang looked at him gently and said,

"That's great!" Zhang Jixian said happily, "Some of these bandits kill and rob people, and do all kinds of evil. They are really abominable."

"Madam has also come into contact with the Huns." Huang Zhongchang looked at him without blinking his dark eyes.

"What?" Zhang Jixian stood up and asked.

"Sit down, sit down, don't get excited." Huang Zhongchang pulled his arm and sat him down, saying, "What's wrong with contacting the Xiongnu? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Zhang Jixian calmed down and looked at him and said, "How could the Xiongnu appear here? Aren't they in the northwest? Where are the 400,000 government troops stationed on the border?"

"They won't take a detour!" Huang Zhongchang drew a simple pattern on the yellow earth with his index finger, "Bypassing the border, there is grassland above us, we can go straight down." He looked up at him and said, "We have to be on guard!"

"Will they be able to take it down?" Zhang Jixian looked at him nervously and asked.

"She fought with your sister-in-law and was defeated. Now she's starting to do business with us." Huang Zhongchang said while looking at him with a smile.

"Why don't I understand? Doing business?" Zhang Jixian looked at him in confusion.

"We are too weak. Overthrowing the imperial court is the most important thing right now, so we should do business with the Xiongnu first." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his distinct black and white eyes and said, "We know nothing about the Xiongnu, so we can learn more about them by doing business and prepare for the future."

"The Huns are so brutal, how can they do business with us honestly?" Zhang Jixian looked at them in surprise and said.

"This is for the lady." Huang Zhongchang looked at his wife and said.

"The Xiongnu are not a monolithic entity. They are tribes of all sizes, some strong and some weak. It just so happens that the ones we encountered are relatively weak." Shen Hui'e looked at him with calm eyes and said, "Just like us, the forces of various parties are intertwined and complicated. This is our opportunity." She added with deep eyes, "People fight for their own interests."

"Everyone in the world is here for profit," Zhang Jixian said worriedly, "This is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."

"Mr. Zhang, how do you know that we are not tigers?" Shen Hui'e said slowly with her eyebrows slightly raised.

Zhang Jixian looked at her in astonishment, thought for a moment and said, "This ironware must not be sold to them, and the ironmaking method must also be kept secret."

"You don't know anything about military affairs. If you teach your apprentice, you will be killing your master." Shen Hui'e said with deep conviction.

"Then we don't have anything to sell!" Zhang Jixian said after thinking.

"Salt, salt!" Huang Zhong said with a smile when he heard it.

"That's fine." Zhang Jixian nodded and said, "I've been away for a few months, you guys are really capable."

"Hehe..." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a silly smile and said, "We didn't rest either."

"By the way, Mr. Zhang, did you have a good meal along the way?" Shen Hui'e asked with concern.

"We are not hungry." Zhang Jixian smiled and said, "With my brother-in-law, the God of Wealth, here, how can we starve?"

"No, what I mean is, did you get to eat fresh food? Steamed buns, dumplings, noodles, pork." Shen Hui'e looked at him intently and said.

Zhang Jixian smiled softly after hearing this, "I understand what Madam means. You want to know if what happened here has spread outside?"

"That's right! Food is the most important thing for people. This food is delicious. I believe no one can resist it." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her ink-black eyes.

"No!" Zhang Jixian thought for a moment and shook his head. "There's been a huge war in the Central Plains. There's nothing to eat, so how can there be new food? The common people are just eating tree bark and digging wild vegetables. There's not a single grain of corn or wheat left at home."

"I just said it! The Central Plains granary will be looted no matter which force it is." Huang Zhongchang said with emotion.

"Then there is no one within the Yu family's sphere of influence?" Shen Hui'e looked at him anxiously and said, "There is no nobleman either?"

"No! The areas controlled by the Yu family are relatively better, but how can they be better in such a chaotic situation?" Zhang Jixian looked at her dimly and said, "Haven't I eaten our pork? It was so delicious that I can't forget it. I asked them to cook some pork, but the pork smelled so bad that I couldn't eat it."

"It seems that the pig-raising method has not been passed on." Huang Zhongchang looked at his wife with dark eyes and said, narrowing his eyes slightly, "This means that what we did in Hedong County will not be leaked so quickly."

"Snap!" Shen Hui'e snapped her fingers happily and said, "The later the better. Let's make a fortune quietly and develop ourselves."

"We won't be targeted by various forces." Huang Zhongchang said with a grin.

"Yes, that's what I mean." Zhang Jixian said as he looked at them with a smile on his handsome face.

"Then let's pack up and set off!" Shen Hui'e said to them with eyes as gentle as jade.

"Okay!" Huang Zhongchang responded happily.

"We have decided how many people to bring. Should we take the cavalry?" Shen Hui'e asked them with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"We must prepare a carriage." Huang Zhongchang said without thinking, "The journey is long, and a carriage will be convenient. As for the cavalry..." He shook his head slightly, "This is our only asset." He was very reluctant to take it away, and suddenly remembered, "How is the training of the cavalry going?"

"The time is too short. Anyone who can run now is considered a master. As for archery, I dare not even think about it." Shen Hui'e told the truth.

"Then we'll take some horses to carry things, and leave the rest of the horses behind to continue training." Huang Zhongchang made the decision.

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e nodded in agreement.

"Will the children follow us?" Shen Hui'e said, her eyes fixed on her two children.

"I'll follow my mother's arrangements." Da Chong said very obediently.

"Bringing the big tiger with us also shows our sincerity. Can the cat stay here?" Huang Zhongchang said to his daughter.

"I'll listen to my father and protect our home." The cat slave said obediently without making any noise.

"I'll bring you a gift when I come back." Huang Zhongchang said to his precious daughter with a kind look.

"No need, as long as Dad and Mom come back safely." The raccoon said sensibly, and then added with a smile, "As for the gifts, I'll make it up later."

"Okay!" Huang Zhongchang agreed readily.

"I want to pick the good ones." The raccoon looked at him with eyes sparkling like black grapes.

"No problem." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile.

"Gold, silver and jewelry!" The raccoon said with a grin, looking greedy, "I just like shiny things."

"Of course, let my daughter pick the best ones." Huang Zhongchang looked at her tenderly and said.

The raccoon slave looked at his father with innocent eyes and said, "Don't waste money. I am happy just looking at it."

Huang Zhongchang looked at her with a smile on his face and said, "Can my daughter be called a promiscuous girl? That's what you call a lover worth a ton of money."

The smile on Li Nu's face, which was amused by him, was as bright as the sun.

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"The noodle soup is here." Lao Fan said as he walked over with a tray.

"Come on, let's go inside and eat. It's getting dark." Huang Zhongchang stood up and looked at the cook, Lao Fan, and said, "Come and bring the noodle soup inside."

The big bug stepped forward, lifted the curtain and said, "Uncle Fan, come in!"

Lao Fan brought the noodle soup into the house and placed it on the square table. "Mr. Zhang, please enjoy your meal."

"Thank you very much. It's so late and you're bothering to make it now." Zhang Jixian looked at him gratefully and said.

"It's my duty." Old Fan smiled, bowed and stepped back.

"Eat quickly!" Huang Zhongchang leaned over and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at him and said.

"Let's go and look at the bamboo slips." Shen Hui'e pointed to the next room.

"Okay!" Huang Zhongchang nodded and watched them leave.

After his sister-in-law and the others left, Zhang Jixian picked up the noodles, looked at him and asked, "Is there anything else at home?"

"Just listen, I'll tell you." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a gentle smile on his face, then stood up and lit the candles in the room.

Zhang Jixian looked at the bronze mirror behind the candle in surprise and blinked.

"It's much brighter now!" Huang Zhongchang said with a smile, "Putting a bronze mirror there makes a difference. That's the idea your sister-in-law came up with."

Zhang Jixian nodded in understanding, "I think so."

"As for the bandit den, your sister-in-law took it by wits." Huang Zhongchang looked at Mr. Zhang with shining eyes and said, "Lure the snakes out of their holes, then ambush and attack, and wipe them out!" He smiled widely and said, "It turns out that these bandits are in collusion with the government and grain merchants down here, and they have grain and grass to buy."