Xiong Bo and his companions scattered and rode their horses to the four directions of the livestock farm. They soon found the field fences that had been built many years ago. Unfortunately, many of them had been destroyed and the people who destroyed them were nowhere to be found. The last one was the perfect place for the thieves to catch.
"Get it!"
Xiong Bo had received great kindness from Evan Zhao's grandfather, and had amazing strength. He followed Victor Zhao to fight against the Huns several times, and crawled out from the pile of dead bodies with a murderous aura all over his body.
When he learned that Nathan Zhang was planning to murder Evan Zhao in order to seize the farm, he was immediately furious. When he saw the thieves wielding tools and destroying the fields, his eyes were red, and he wanted to kill several people on the spot instead of questioning them.
When the thief heard the sound of horse hooves, he looked up, realized something was wrong, dropped his tools and ran away.
Xiong Bo whistled, and the young man grabbed the lasso rope, swung it vigorously, and threw it towards the thief. Before the thief could get on the horse, he was lassoed by the neck and fell to the ground.
When they saw the thief's face clearly, Xiong Bo and Qing Zhuang's faces changed drastically.
"Why you guys?!"
The thief spat out a mouthful of blood foam, knowing that he could not escape, so he simply gave up, grinned with a mouthful of yellow teeth, and laughed wantonly: "It's your master!"
Snapped!
The horsewhip was whipped in the air, and a blood mark immediately appeared on the face of the thief who was speaking.
The thief was still quite tough, hissing and snorting, and continued to shout: "They are just a few slave dogs, beat me to death if you can!"
"My dear young master has treated you well, and this is how you repay him? You are trying to kill my dear young master by joining a foreign county magistrate?" Seeing that the young master was still trying to swing the whip, Xiong Bo blocked it with his right arm and grabbed the end of the whip. He was beaten to death, so there was no way to ask him many questions.
"He treats us well?" The thief laughed, looked greedily in the direction of the livestock farm, and said hatefully, "If he really treats us well, he should teach us how to make money! We work hard for him, but in the end we can only have two meals a day and not starve to death! Magistrate Zhang has promised us great benefits, so we must serve him!"
"Without my husband, you would have starved to death two years ago!" a young man shouted angrily.
"Hey!" The thief sneered and spat at the young man.
"If you let us live, you should let us live a good life! He eats meat every day, but we can only have two meals of corn porridge? How can a mere child enjoy such a large family business? It should be presented to the county magistrate! Xiong Bo, if you are sensible, untie us and help us accomplish this. You will definitely get benefits!"
Looking at the thief who was in a mess but still swearing bad words, the young man's face turned red and he wished he could draw his knife and kill him on the spot.
Xiong Bo stopped a few people and said, "Take him back to the farm. I will make arrangements."
Several thieves were tied to the back of horses and dragged all the way back to the barn. This time, no matter how tough they were, they couldn't help but scream.
The horse stopped in front of the fence. The thief's clothes were torn and his head and face were covered with blood and ice. He was almost dead. Even if he was not tied up, he would have collapsed on the snow, without the strength to struggle or escape.
"Bring those two villains with you."
Xiong Bo gave an order, and immediately a young and strong man walked into the sheepfold and dragged out the two half-dead thieves.
The thieves came face to face and quickly recognized each other. Seeing the miserable state of the other party, they couldn't help but tremble all over.
Xiong Bo was furious and whipped them all over the head and face, and poured a bucket of snow water on each of them, forcing them to ask who else was involved in the incident and whether they were from the county. He asked them everything he wanted to ask, and if they could not get any more answers, he would tie all the thieves together, regardless of whether they were dead or alive, and let them wail in the cold wind.
About an incense stick of time passed, and the young men and strong women who had gone out came back one after another and told them that the field seal had been damaged.
"We have temporarily rebuilt the damaged fields."
Xiong Bo told the old man to look after the farm, and he took the young and strong men on horseback, leaving behind the most "cooperative" thief, and tied up the rest with ropes and dragged them to a mound far away from the farm.
"Right here."
Xiong Bo looked around and signaled the young man to ride away. He then turned over and landed on the ground, pulled out the short knife from his waist, and slashed the thief's arm and thigh several times. The wound was so deep that the bone was visible, and blood gushed out and soon began to coagulate.
A thief screamed for mercy, and Xiong Bo sneered.
"Since you are from a nearby county, you should know the rules here. I will not allow you to live in this world if you help outsiders to seize your family property and even kill your life!"
"If I wasn't worried about complications, I would drag you back to the village, expose your evil deeds to the public, and watch you be torn into pieces and chopped into minced meat!"
The thief started cursing and was slashed twice by Xiong Bo, and his curses immediately turned into screams.
Xiong Bo took out a piece of wood from his waist and put it in his mouth. After a while, the howling of wolves sounded, accompanied by the north wind, which was almost real. When the wind echoed, Xiong Bo put away the wood, jumped on the horse, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and galloped away with the young man.
Shortly after he left, gray-black figures appeared on the horizon, getting closer and closer.
The thief knew what that meant, and with a face full of fear, he struggled to escape. However, he had no strength in his hands and feet, and could only watch the wolves getting closer and closer, until he could smell the stinky breath from the wolves' mouths...
In such a cold winter, the bodies torn apart by wolves were unrecognizable.
Behind the wolves, there are foxes, weasels and crows who specialize in picking up scraps. After one night, not even a bone will be left. They will definitely disappear completely.
After the matter was settled, Xiong Bo handed the farm over to the old man and the strong woman, ordered the young men to guard the fields, and rode alone to Zhao's village. He had to discuss with Henry Hu face to face, if the prefecture refused to help, what should be done to protect the husband.
"At worst, I'll risk my life, break into the county's official temple, and kill that old dog!"
When Xiong Bo went to find Henry Hu, Evan Zhao had already entered Yunzhong City and was waiting in the front hall of the prefectural government.
In the prefect's mansion, all the servants with some experience were familiar with Evan Zhao. In addition to his relationship with Victor Zhao, he also contributed to the poison-pipe-tube he had offered the other day. Even though he was wearing a short brown robe at the moment, no one dared to neglect him.
The most important thing is that all the old servants who have worked in the mansion for more than ten years know that Evan Zhao is treated differently by Liam Wei and has great abilities, so he will never be buried in the countryside.
About a quarter of an hour later, a strong servant asked Evan Zhao to go to the main room.
Evan Zhao was anxious, but he didn't show it on his face. Thinking of Nathan Zhang's crude but effective plan, he clenched his fist unconsciously.
There are many heroes in the land of Yan and Zhao. When they are angry, they draw their swords and take pleasure in revenge.
Having lived in the Western Han Dynasty for fourteen years, he had unknowingly acquired this kind of heroic spirit. Even if he couldn't kill one person every ten steps, he could still be ruthless and make those who plotted against him spit out a few mouthfuls of blood!
There is gain in loss.
Evan Zhao stood in front of the main room's door, knowing that the next response was not only related to himself, but also to more than a dozen people in his family, the people in two villages and even the entire township!
If you don't let me live, you won't be able to live well!
Biting his back teeth hard, Evan Zhao stepped into the room and bowed to the governor Wei who was sitting behind a low table.
"Greetings to the envoy!"
The main room is square in layout, with painted walls, and looks very bright. A screen faces the door, and in front of the screen is a low table with a cushion in front of it. On both sides of the low table are bookshelves, with a large number of bamboo slips and wooden tablets stacked on them.
Wei Shang sat behind a low table, with a large stature and a stern face. Three strands of long beard fluttered under his chin, and his eyes were like lightning, as if he could see through people's hearts.
"No need to be polite, come and sit down."
The governor of Wei, who was extremely dignified in front of his subordinates, was very kind to Evan Zhao, as kind as an elder in the family. He woke Evan Zhao up and took out a plate of maltose from the table.
"He's grown taller, but he's too thin. He should eat more meat!"
Evan Zhao knelt down in front of Wei Shang and said sternly, "Sir, I have something to report."
"What is it?"
Evan Zhao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Evan Zhao Zhao has a method of raising cattle and sheep and taming cattle, and I would like to present it to you, Your Excellency."
Wei Shang didn't say anything, and the room fell into silence for a moment.
Evan Zhao lowered his head, sweat seeping out little by little, soon wetting his collar.
"Why?"
"The new magistrate of Shaling County wanted to seize the family property, and Evan Zhao Zhao couldn't keep it." Evan Zhao had thought about fighting the other party, but reality made him give up this idea.
Even if Nathan Zhang was a mentally retarded person, as long as he held the county magistrate's seal, he could kill him with a slap.
He could just ignore it and take revenge, but if he did that, all his years of hard work would be in vain, and even worse, he would lose the lives of Tiger Uncle, Xiong Uncle and others.
He could be hard-hearted towards thieves, but he really couldn't bear to watch Uncle Hu, Uncle Xiong and others who had taken care of him when he was growing up fall into danger.
"Tell me the details."
Hearing Wei Shang's words, Evan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a sense of loss. He suppressed his complex emotions and explained in detail the construction of the livestock farm and the method of piercing the nose of the cow, and also told him about Nathan Zhang's dispatch of the thieves.
"Raising cattle and sheep in pen has been effective. This year, more than 500 cattle and sheep have been slaughtered. The next batch may increase to 1,000 heads."
"The method of taming oxen is recorded in the Agricultural Book, which is kept in the governor's house. I was lucky enough to copy it and let the old servant at home test it. It is indeed effective."
"Evan Zhao Zhao is not hiding anything. I just want to achieve results and then report to you. Please promote it in the county."
A good method does not necessarily mean that it can be implemented smoothly. If everyone can see the benefits, the resistance will dissipate on its own. Wei Shang is a pragmatic person, and Evan Zhao's actions are more in line with his philosophy.
Evan Zhao knew very well that it was best not to play any tricks in front of Wei Shang and to tell the truth, even if the words were unpleasant to the ear, at least it would not cause the other party to be disgusted.
While Evan Zhao was speaking, Wei Shang remained silent.
When Evan Zhao finished speaking, he personally took out the agricultural book Evan Zhao mentioned, and after carefully reading it, he ordered someone to bring bamboo slips and a knife and pen. He wrote three volumes in a row, and then said to Evan Zhao: "Come and see if there is anything missing?"
Evan Zhao agreed and stepped forward, read it from beginning to end, and said, "My lord, nothing is left out."
"Good." Wei Shang closed the bamboo slips, tied them up with a cloth rope, put a piece of wood in the knot, sealed it with clay, and finally put it in a cloth bag and tied the bag tightly.
Then he took out two wooden tablets and wrote down the source of the method, saying that it was Evan Zhao who contributed it. After the ink dried, he closed the two wooden tablets and sealed them with clay.
Seeing all this, Evan Zhao widened his eyes, not knowing how to react.
Naturally, Wei Shang could not hide his thoughts from him.
The governor of Wei put the bamboo slips and wooden tablets together and said, "I am the governor of Yunzhong and have guarded the border for decades for the Han Dynasty. How could I covet your credit? However, this matter concerns the people's livelihood. I should send someone to check it in person. Only after confirming that it is correct can the slips be sent to Chang'an."
Evan Zhao opened his mouth, but the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say anything.
"As for the villain Nathan Zhang, you don't need to take him to heart."
Although Nathan Zhang was the county magistrate, Wei Shang called him by his name and even denounced him as a villain, which shows how much he disliked him.
Wei Shang had been stationed at the border for decades, so he knew the background of the county magistrates under his jurisdiction. Nathan Zhang was honest, but he did such a bad thing right after taking office. Even Guan Fu could not protect him!
"It is said that the Third Young Master is here."
The strong servant took the order and left. Not long after, a slender figure appeared at the door.
He was wearing a blue long gown with a curved hem and a belt around his waist, and he was well-mannered and gentle.
It is really hard to imagine that this noble young man in front of us has almost killed the wolves in Yunzhong County to extinction, and is even ready to ride into the grassland just to hunt for a white wolf skin.
After entering the room, Liam Wei greeted Wei Shang first, and then nodded to Evan Zhao.
Wei Shang did not say much and quickly explained the matter.
"I leave this matter to you."
Liam Wei first agreed, then asked: "Aunt, do you not care about life or death?"
Liam Wei was Wei Shang's nephew, and he grew up with him, so they were like his own son. Calling him "Aung" showed a closer relationship. If he called him "father", he would be hit on the head with a bamboo slip by the governor of Wei.
"whether."
"promise!"
After hearing this conversation, Evan Zhao's heart instantly calmed down.
The so-called "no matter life or death" can be directly extended to another meaning: Nathan Zhang is dead.
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