Chapter 229: Heaven... Has Unexpected Events
"I think Commander Zhong would also be happy to see them go back." Sun Fuling was marking the last few words, "Since Weicheng has been taken back, someone has to guard the city and someone has to plant the land. In three months, the spring will melt the snow, and there will be good fields outside Weicheng. It would be a pity to leave them uncultivated."
In the Panlong Desert, food has always been a big problem.
"Will the Baling people take Weicheng back again?" In fact, He Lingchuan already knew the answer:
Yes.
"Yes." Sun Fuling said lightly, "As long as the Baling Kingdom is determined to destroy us, they will definitely attack Weicheng again."
He Lingchuan couldn't help but sigh, and then heard Sun Fuling say leisurely:
"This is the way the world is. You have to choose between a good death and a bad life."
She carefully blew the ink dry: "Okay, I'm done marking. Let's have the first class."
The sparrowhawk by the brazier immediately buried its head in the feathers on its back.
Go to bed quickly.
The sunlight hitting the window lattice became more and more oblique and hazy.
Sun Fuling explained very seriously, but He Lingchuan was a little distracted. The two of them sat very close to each other. From this angle, she had a delicate jawline and perfect lips. Although her skin was pale, her nose was very straight and her almond eyes were particularly lively and energetic. How did that saying go, two black mercury balls were kept in white mercury?
Other beauties have watery eyes, which are full of water and are also passionate; but Sun Fuling has light in her eyes, as if the cold stars are twinkling at night, which is breathtaking.
How could such eyes appear on a girl without any experience?
Although he knew that this was Sun Jiayuan's sister, He Lingchuan's doubts about her deepened.
"Do you understand?" Sun Fuling saw that he was absent-minded and shook the pen in front of his eyes twice.
"Understand, understand." He Lingchuan forced himself to suppress the urge to yawn.
This lecture lasted two hours!
How did she manage to talk for two hours without drinking water?
It was indeed a professional.
The sparrowhawk next to him was already snoring, and he envied her to death.
He could still concentrate on listening to the lecture an hour ago, but in the next hour, those words crawled up from the paper and twisted into tadpoles in his mind.
Sun Fuling also saw his guilty conscience and stood up and said, "Let's stop here today. You won't be able to remember if I say too much."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Sun, you have worked hard!" He Lingchuan quickly got up and quietly stretched his stiff waist.
"I'm going back. You should rest early." Sun Fuling nodded at him and walked out.
Others are kind enough to help, shouldn't he also show some appreciation? He Lingchuan glanced at the roasted chicken oil paper package on the stove and suddenly remembered his new things.
"Please wait a moment!" He went to the flowerpot and took out a candy snail.
After leaving the warm and humid Yanshan cave, it became a frozen product in the cold air. He Lingchuan took a toothpick to pick out the snail meat, washed the shell, and handed it to Sun Fuling.
"I have nothing, so I'll use this to pay for my tuition."
"Candy shell?" Sun Fuling took it and held it up to the light, her voice became cheerful, "Are you really going to give it to me? This thing is very expensive, enough to pay for half a year's tuition!"
She actually knows the value of it.
The one He Lingchuan gave was grass green in the center, pure black in the outer circle, and bright apple red in the outermost circle, which was beautiful.
Candy snails grow colorful shells depending on the food they eat, and sometimes even in the order of eating.
He Lingchuan spread his hands: "Swords are given to heroes, and rouge is given to beauties."
Sun Fuling pulled up the broken hair at her temples, the light in her eyes became brighter, and even her voice became softer: "Thank you for the generous gift, I like it very much."
The two said goodbye, and Sun Fuling went back holding the candy shell.
He Lingchuan had to sigh at the great attraction of jewelry to women. Even someone as cold-blooded as Sun Fuling couldn't take her eyes off the candy snail shells.
He sighed as he looked at the remaining snails.
If he could find the cave where these things grow in reality, he would have an endless source of funds.
When he walked back to the kitchen, he found that a package of roast chicken was missing from the stove, and the sparrowhawk beside the brazier was gone.
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The next morning, the people of Dunyu City heard about two major events as soon as they got up.
First, three more people from the Zhan family died at night.
Strictly speaking, it was three and a half.
Two of them were severely injured the day before, and they died after lingering until dawn;
The last and a half were the worst: the pregnant wife of Master Zhan was gone.
Master Zhan was already fifty years old, and the second wife he married four years ago was thirty-two years younger than him.
It's inevitable that an old man loves his young wife.
Yesterday, Li's private soldiers rushed into Zhan's house and knocked down his seven-month pregnant wife. Her belly hit the rockery hard, and the latter bled under her skirt and lost consciousness on the spot.
The doctor sent by the government went to save her as soon as possible, but unfortunately he failed.
By midnight, there were two dead bodies.
It was a baby boy, and Mr. Zhan almost went crazy.
Anyone who heard this news would say "ouch" and shake their heads and sigh.
However, the probability of premature death during childbirth is high these days, and there will always be one or two out of ten. Moreover, as one of the four great families of Dunyu, the Zhan family has a bad reputation. When the people talk about this, they always say "the adults are immoral, and the descendants will suffer retribution", and then use it as a topic of conversation after dinner.
The second big news is that the Xunzhou soldiers broke through Baichegang and tore a long hole in General Zhao Pan's defense line.
In the past, Yuan Gaozu attacked Xiazhou and received a lot of help. The wealthy and gentry families near Dunyu sent grain, grass, clothing and armor. There were often carriages and horses walking on the post, and there were often hundreds of carriages on the post, hence the name.
But the current Yuan Kingdom army is obviously no longer as good as it used to be. It lacks clothing and food, and its military morale is disorganized. This pass has also been taken away by Xunzhou.
The fall of Baiche Gang was the mockery of Nian Zanli to Yuan Ting.
More importantly, the terrain to the south of Baiche Gang is flat and there is no danger to defend. Xunzhou's army can use this as a breakthrough point to march south.
When the news came, the entire Dunyu City was shocked.
The straight-line distance from Baichegang to Dunyu City is more than four hundred miles. The most amazing thing is that from there to Shangguan Road, the march speed can be faster.
For the first time, the dark clouds of war hovered so clearly over the entire Dunyu City, or perhaps in the hearts of every Dunyu person.
So much so that the people of Dunyu paid more attention to the war than the case tracking of the three and a half lives of the Zhan family.
During breakfast, Mrs. Ying told He Chunhua the news about the Zhan family, and the latter couldn't help but pat the table:
"sky……"
He wanted to say, "God helps me," but when he saw Mrs. Ying's stunned eyes, his words suddenly changed: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky." But the expression on his face became lighter.
Several people in the Zhan family died, which in itself would intensify the conflict, and his backup radical methods would no longer be used.
Not long after, the housekeeper Lao Mo also came to report on the war situation in the north.
He Chunhua took a long breath after hearing this. Someone gave him a pillow as soon as he fell asleep. He couldn't believe his good luck.
These two major events were a double blessing for him. What looks like danger to others, looks like a great opportunity to him.
The eldest son is truly a blessing.
Facing the rising sun in the east, He Chunhua couldn't help but feel complacent:
His new chapter is finally about to begin.
Sure enough, as soon as he had breakfast, Zhan Song, the head of the Zhan family, came to visit with several carts of heavy gifts. With red eyes, he added additional charges against the Li family and begged the manager to seek justice. Because the case of murder committed by private soldiers of the Li family will not officially start until the suspect comes to the net two days later, so the Zhan family's current appeal is that the sentence must be severe and severe!
He Chunhua's face was full of sadness and compassion, saying that he would never let the perpetrator go unpunished.
The main event is here. Zhan Song is also a veteran, he knows that he has something to ask for, and the one he wants to investigate is the Li family, the top tyrant of Dunyu. The difficulty level is immediately maxed out, so he can't do it without some blood. So he took out a redemption ticket from his arms and put it on the table:
"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, Mr. He has to face the difficulties. The Zhan family is grateful and is willing to donate this redemption ticket to the state capital. With this ticket, the government can collect the five thousand shi of grain from the Zhan family's store."
One stone is equal to one hundred and twenty kilograms, so five thousand stones of grain is equivalent to approximately 600,000 kilograms, which can alleviate the urgent needs of the front line.
He Chunhua smiled slightly: "The Zhan family is too polite."
He acted reserved, and the head of the Zhan family knew immediately that this was too little. Zhao Pan has more than 30,000 soldiers. Even if they don't fight, they can only stay put for ten days with five thousand stones.
"If God has eyes, my Zhan family can get justice, and I am willing to donate another five thousand stones."
He Chunhua stood up and said: "The sky net is vast and there is no leakage. The Zhan family will just wait for the good news."
This is a clear statement. Zhan Song breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye.
In the past, he would never have believed that the government could investigate the Li family, but this manager He was newly appointed. He heard that he had made outstanding achievements in guarding the border and suppressing bandits in the west, so he rose to prominence by killing Sun Fuping and had nothing to do with high officials in the court. .
After walking out of the He Mansion, the head of the Zhan family looked up at the sky and sighed softly. He has never been so eager for the government to handle cases impartially.
Of course, his behavior was seen by the spies staying not far away, and he quickly reported it to the Li family.
As for the conversation between General Manager Xiazhou and the head of the Zhan family, He Chunhua didn't even need to spread it deliberately. It reached the ears of the Li family brothers in about two hours.
Li Rong sneered again and again: "Ten thousand dan, the Zhan family just gave out 10,000 dan of food, and they want to kill us?"
Having said that, his face was as white as paper. He had barely slept in the past two days. The Li family was flat everywhere, but from last night to now, he stumbled at least three times and almost fell.
At this time, a servant came to report: "The Sixth Young Master is back."
Li Rong jumped up immediately: "Quick, find him and come in!"
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The beginning of spring has long passed, and the lake outside Dunyu City is still two feet frozen.
He Lingchuan showed off the style of a son of an official family. Instead of walking a bird in a cage, he held a monkey and walked a wolf. He was dressed in a royal robe and was followed by four or five bodyguards including Mao Tao. He first went to the best restaurant in Dunyu for a meal, and then went to Xiangyun. Yuan listens to music.
Everywhere you go, there is pomp and circumstance.
In terms of prices, Dunyu is much more expensive than Blackwater City.