Pig Killer

Chapter 252

Shen Hui'e looked at the Shen brothers and continued to ask, "How much combat power do the soldiers of the rich families in Hezhong Prefecture have now?"

"They are just a mob, nothing to worry about." Shen Changsheng said seriously, "The common people inside and outside the city hate this group of people. They are just bullies who rely on the power of others."

"They are so hateful." Shen Penglai said angrily.

"Can we make use of these refugees?" Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at them with his dark eyes flashing.

Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bottomless eyes and said, "You want to encourage them to attack Hezhong Prefecture!"

"This way we have a better chance of winning." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with a smile on his face and said, "Great minds think alike."

"No!" Shen Hui'e refused flatly, "They are already miserable enough, and they are going to die in vain."

Huang Zhongchang moved his lips when he heard this, and finally said, "We'll talk about this later."

"It's not that I don't allow them to do so, but the refugees have rushed into Hezhong Prefecture. Without restraint, they are really like a flood and a beast. Hezhong Prefecture will become a purgatory on earth." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her inky black eyes and said, "Their hatred can destroy the world. Even our five thousand soldiers may not be able to stop them."

"You're exaggerating a bit!" Huang Zhongchang said in disbelief.

"How did you three thousand people get out?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and dark eyes and said, "Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

Huang Zhongchang and Zhang Jixian looked at each other and realized that it was indeed what she said.

"It depends on the situation. It depends on the situation." Huang Zhongchang said as a compromise.

Shen Hui'e's crow-like eyelashes trembled slightly. Knowing that he had not given up, now was not the time to argue. She looked at the Shen brothers and said, "When are we leaving?"

"We need to get ready! We'll leave in three days." Shen Changsheng said as he looked at them with his dark eyes.

"Since we are going with brother, let's take a carriage." Shen Hui'e said, looking at him with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"Okay!" Shen Changsheng replied with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid of encountering robbers or refugees? This road is not safe." Zhang Jixian looked at them worriedly and said.

"Don't be afraid!" Shen Changsheng said calmly, "We have weapons in our hands, and ordinary people don't dare to do it."

"Have you and your third brother always had a peaceful journey?" Shen Hui'e asked him with her ink-black eyes.

"Of course it's not peaceful, but we are no pushovers. If you dare to come, let's fight!" Shen Changsheng said with his fists clasped together.

"Second sister, we are very good at fighting." Shen Penglai looked at her calmly and said.

"I've never seen you guys take action, so I don't really understand your skills." Shen Hui'e said to the two brothers with her jade-like eyes.

"Although we can't say we are invincible, we are more than capable of dealing with a few highway robbers or refugees." Shen Penglai patted his thick chest, making a thumping sound, "With our size, we can scare them to death just by standing there." He smiled and said, "I seem to have grown taller again."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're already in your twenties, how can you grow taller?" Shen Changsheng turned around and looked at him who was talking nonsense again and said, "You're already a father."

Shen Penglai stood up and gestured, "It has indeed grown longer."

"Twenty-three is still going strong!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at him with a smile.

"You are wearing thick-soled boots." Shen Changsheng said, pointing at the sheepskin boots on his feet with his index finger.

"Really?" Shen Peng looked at him suspiciously, then looked at his shoes. "It's engraved on the door of my house! I'll take off my shoes and go home to compare them later."

Upon hearing this, Shen Hui'e looked at her childish third brother and shook her head and laughed.

"Uncle San also carved height scales on the door!" Big Tiger looked at him in surprise with his black eyes.

"Yes!" Shen Penglai looked at him and said with a smile.

"You are not doing anything right." Shen Changsheng stood up and looked at them and said, "Since you have decided to go to Hezhong Prefecture to investigate, I will go back and prepare." He called his third brother and said, "Let's go!"

"I'll take you there." Huang Zhongchang stood up and said.

"By the way! This time when we go back, we can also get back this season's dividends." Shen Changsheng said to them with a smile on his face.

"There's still money to be made?" Shen Hui'e looked at him in surprise.

"Rich people are never short of money." Shen Changsheng looked at him with emotion and said, "Just like you said, the toothbrush is made of jade, rich people are flocking to it, okay?"

Shen Hui'e looked at him in astonishment and said, "You really did that."

"Making money? Why not?" Shen Changsheng looked at her softly and said regretfully, "It's just that the number of pig farmers has dropped sharply, so we can't produce in large quantities."

"Things are valuable because they are rare." Shen Hui'e looked at him with a raised eyebrow and said, "What people want is uniqueness."

"Yeah!" Shen Changsheng smiled and nodded, "I know, so I won't worry about it anymore." Then he said, "Let's go!"

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Huang Zhongchang sent the Shen brothers and sisters out and had someone carry the box back to the room.

"Brother-in-law is really the God of Wealth!" Zhang Jixian looked at the opened box with neatly stacked gold cakes inside and smacked his lips and said, "Is that little thing so profitable?"

"It's new and practical, and it's really popular." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with deep eyes and said, "We can't miss this profitable business. After the spring next year, we have to raise more pigs."

"Why are you, like my wife, always talking about raising pigs?" Zhang Jixian looked at him in surprise.

"Raising pigs is great!" Huang Zhongchang said with emotion, "Not only can we eat meat, but we can also make money."

"Hehe..." Zhang Jixian shook his head and laughed when he heard that.

"What are you laughing at? Is pork not delicious?" Huang Zhongchang said, looking at him with his head slightly tilted.

"It's delicious." Zhang Jixian had to admit, "I don't know if it's because I'm hungry and the bran tastes as sweet as honey."

"You are such an awkward person, really awkward. Isn't it better to be open and honest?" Huang Zhongchang closed the lid, lifted the box with his might, and placed it against the wall.

"I almost forgot what delicacies from land and sea taste like." Zhang Jixian said with emotion as he looked at his back.

"I haven't eaten what you're talking about, so I don't know what it tastes like. For us, as long as we can fill our stomachs, that's enough." Huang Zhongchang came over and sat on the bed, looking straight at him and said, "I'm going to Hezhong Prefecture. Do you have anything to tell me?"

"Be careful." Zhang Jixian, who was sitting opposite him, said, "We haven't seen Madam's skills with our own eyes, so it's hard to say. Killing a pig is different from killing a person."

"She defeated the enemy with one move, don't worry!" Huang Zhongchang gave him a reassuring look.

"Two fists can't beat four hands, so it's better to be careful." Zhang Jixian said seriously.

"I know. We're not going to fight." Huang Zhongchang chuckled and shook his head. "We're going to gather information and hide our identities. And my brother-in-law often goes to Hezhong Prefecture, so we have cover."

"Be extremely careful," Zhang Jixian warned carefully.

"It's okay!" Huang Zhongchang said carelessly, raising his thumb and pointing to the outside, "We escaped from death, so we are still aware of the danger."

His beast-like intuition really helped them escape time and time again, Zhang Jixian complained in his heart.

"What do you think if we can capture Hezhong Prefecture by gathering information this time?" Zhang Jixian asked, looking at him with his dark eyes.

"Is there any need to ask? We must get him. We can't let the duck at our fingertips fly away." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with burning eyes and said, "The food won't last long. I'm worried!"

"If we really take action, who will be in command? Who will lead the troops?" Zhang Jixian asked the first question facing them.

"You are a weak scholar, not good at military affairs. I know nothing about leading troops to fight." Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and looked at him and said, "I have no choice but to trouble my wife."

Zhang Jixian tucked the loose hair behind his ear, looked at him with his black eyes flashing and said, "Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you?"

"What's the big deal?" Huang Zhongchang said nonchalantly, "My wife is capable, and capable people should do more work. There are also female generals in the court! Besides, as men, they should be ashamed of losing to my wife." He waved his hand and said, "I have nothing to be embarrassed about."

Zhang Jixian looked at him in astonishment. He had no choice but to accept his mentality.

Huang Zhongchang spoke frankly, "We don't have anyone to use! We can't even pick up a general, and they won't join us." He added bluntly, "Besides, is my wife as capable as me? She knows everything about astronomy and geography, and is proficient in military books and strategies. Who would look down on them after having eaten good food? We don't know if they are good or not." He looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Just look at how the brothers are convinced by my wife. Can others do it?" His thick and long eyelashes trembled slightly, "Strength is respected in the army."

"You are so proud!" Zhang Jixian looked at him as proud as a rooster shaking its red comb!

"My wife is indeed capable, that's a fact, why shouldn't I be proud of it? If they have the ability, let them marry a capable and powerful wife." Huang Zhongchang said carelessly.

"There are some things I don't know whether I should say or not." Zhang Jixian hesitated and looked at him and said.

"I know what you are going to say." Huang Zhongchang restrained the smile on his face and looked at him and said, "Brothers will only recognize her as the pig-killing lady from now on, and forget about me, the second brother Huang, right!"

"Hmm!" Zhang Jixian nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "This is very dangerous. A hen crows at dawn, and her ambition and appetite will grow step by step."

That woman made no secret of her ambitions towards him. Huang Zhongchang complained in his heart that she just wanted power.

He was a dispensable man. If he wasn't the father of the child, she would have killed him without hesitation. Huang Zhongchang touched his neck and swallowed.

"It doesn't matter if it's dangerous or not. Survive first. Why are you fighting among yourselves now? You think you can't die soon enough? You don't know what will happen tomorrow. Why are you still fighting?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him very soberly and said, "Besides, no matter how capable she is, she is still the mother of my son. Can she turn the tables?" He smiled and said, "It's easy to share weal and woe, but it's hard to share wealth and honor! Let's get rich first. It won't be too late to fight then."