Pig Killer

Chapter 306

Zhang Jixian seemed to have heard it wrongly, "Second brother, say it again."

"You heard me right." Huang Zhongchang said with a serious face, and then laughed heartily, "Now that we have taken over the granary, we are strictly controlling the grain and implementing military control. The bandits in the mountains have run out of food and grass, so they have to come out to rob food. Your sister-in-law released the smoke screen, and the bandits were fooled."

Zhang Jixian's eyes widened, "Really? False?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him and said with a smile, "Don't you feel it? Now that we are in our territory, the journey is much smoother."

Zhang Jixian blinked his dark eyes, thought about it, and nodded, "Yeah!"

"Your sister-in-law has put a lot of thought into training the soldiers." Huang Zhongchang said with a gentle look, "The effect is obvious. It turns out that soldiers need experience on the battlefield."

"Yeah!" Zhang Jixian nodded when he heard that.

"Hurry up and eat." Huang Zhongchang pointed at the noodle soup in front of him and said, "You haven't entered the city yet!" He looked at him with a gentle smile and said, "Before you left, there were obvious changes." He smiled and said, "It's much cleaner, and most of the shops on the street have opened. It's just that there are not many things to sell now due to the chaos of war, and the shops are deserted. But they are all busy with spring ploughing!"

While he was chattering away, Zhang Jixian finished a big bowl of noodle soup.

"Are you full?" Huang Zhongchang asked with concern, "If not, ask for more."

"Enough, enough." Huang Zhongchang waved his hands and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth.

"You must be very tired after the journey. Go back and sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with concern.

"Okay!" Zhang Jixian responded with a smile, picked up the empty bowl and said, "I'll take it to Lao Fan."

"Let's go! I'll take you there." Huang Zhongchang stood up and said, and the two of them went to the kitchen first, and then took him to the gate of the camp.

"Can you ride a horse?" Huang Zhongchang said, looking at the carriage with his bright eyes.

"Uh..." Zhang Jixian said embarrassedly, "Not really." He smiled and asked, "Where's my second brother?"

"I'm not very good at it either. It feels uneasy to sit on it." Huang Zhongchang said while looking at the carriage with his black and white eyes.

"You have to learn how to ride a horse before going to the battlefield!" Zhang Jixian said to him with burning eyes.

"I know, so I'm learning it secretly." Huang Zhongchang said embarrassedly.

"What about my sister-in-law? How is she doing in her studies?" Zhang Jixian asked curiously.

Huang Zhongchang said somewhat sadly, "They are taking their cavalry to fight the bandits. What do you think?"

Zhang Jixian shook his head and laughed when he heard this, "There's no comparison. Some people are just naturally gifted." He consoled him, "Second brother sits in the central military tent, arranging the troops and fighting the battle thousands of miles away."

"Okay, stop comforting me." Huang Zhongchang smiled and pretended to be relaxed. "Hurry up and get in the car. Go back and have a good sleep."

"Yes!" Zhang Jixian jumped onto the carriage after hearing that.

"You drive the car yourself! Can you do it?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him worriedly and said, "Why don't you have a handlebar?"

"I'm not very good at riding a horse, but I can drive a car." Zhang Jixian smiled confidently and said, "The driver has been driving all the way, I asked him to have a meal and rest."

"Okay! Be careful on the road." Huang Zhongchang pulled the reins, watched him get on the carriage, handed him the reins, and watched him drive the carriage towards the city.

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The next day, Zhang Jixian drove a horse-drawn carriage to the barracks and watched his comrades' daily training in amazement.

"Hey! If you don't close your mouth, a fly will fly in." Huang Zhongchang looked at him proudly and said.

"Where are the flies?" Zhang Jixian blinked his dark eyes and looked at him and said.

"After the Waking of Insects, snakes are out and about." Shen Hui'e looked at him with a smile and said, "Snakes, insects, rats and ants have all started to move."

"There are no snakes, insects, rats or ants. I didn't see any in the city." Zhang Jixian looked at them with his dark eyes and shook his head slightly.

"Your sister-in-law asked people inside and outside the city to catch rats, so of course there are no rats." Huang Zhongchang said with a smile, "The food that escaped from the rat holes was fed to the chickens." He smiled and said, "We fed the pigs. By the way, the pig pens are ready, and each centurion is responsible for raising a pig."

"You're really raising pigs!" Zhang Jixian looked at them in surprise.

"Eating meat gives you strength." Shen Hui'e looked at him with sincere eyes and said, "Having meat for every meal is our goal."

"Are there so many piglets?" Zhang Jixian said as he looked at them with a raised eyebrow.

"No, there are fewer people raising pigs in the past two years, and there are no piglets." Huang Zhongchang said regretfully, "We have to take time to recover." He smiled and said, "Raise as many as you can."

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Zhang Jixian looked at her in disbelief and said, "Sister-in-law, is this how you train?"

"They can walk in the mountains as if they were on flat ground." Huang Zhongchang smiled at him proudly.

"The food and fodder are sufficient, and their physical fitness is very good." Shen Hui'e said with emotion, "It's beyond my expectations."

"Meat! We live off the land." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his distinct black and white eyes and said, "We can also train our troops at the same time."

"The snakes in the mountains are in trouble again." Zhang Jixian said with a twitching mouth when he heard this.

"Not only that! There are also rabbits, pheasants and other small animals." Huang Zhongchang said to him with a smile on his face.

"Aren't there any jackals, tigers and leopards?" Zhang Jixian asked curiously.

"I didn't see it!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with a smile and said, "I guess there are so many people that they don't dare to come." He remembered, "Speaking of which, there is a tiger skin in the county magistrate's warehouse, and it's very complete. It looks scary and majestic."

"Why didn't you spread it in the lobby?" Zhang Jixian said to him with a raised eyebrow.

"No, the weather is getting warmer now, why should we lay it out?" Huang Zhongchang shook his head slightly when he heard this.

"Oh, right! We are going south, do we need to bring gifts to the Yu family?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and clear black eyes and said, "This filial piety is indispensable."

"General Yu comes from a noble family. He has seen everything. How could he be interested in our things?" Huang Zhongchang said hesitantly after hearing this.

"I don't know whether he likes it or not, but we have to show our attitude." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark eyes and said, "Why not?"

"Of course I don't want to, this is all ours." Huang Zhongchang said frankly, "But I also know that we are weak now, so I have to do it!"

"There will be more in the future." Shen Hui'e comforted him, "It's easy to get things done with someone in the court. This money must be paid."

Huang Zhongchang took a few deep breaths before saying, "I know. I'll give this tiger skin to General Yu."

Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement, looking very reluctant, and said, "We'll hunt again later!"

"No, there's no need to take such risks." Huang Zhongchang said with a grin, "Wait until I'm good at horseback archery, and then I'll do it myself. It'll be better if I hunt by myself."

"No, no, no!" Zhang Jixian waved his hands and quickly stopped him, saying that it was a tiger, not a rabbit.

If something goes wrong, it will be a huge loss.

"Mr. Zhang, have you ever participated in a hunting trip?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and asked.

"I've participated in the king's hunting. It was a big scene, stretching for more than ten miles." Zhang Jixian said with emotion, "Hunting is also a training for the soldiers, and it is also to see the spirit of the soldiers."

"Those are carefully selected. They can't be counted!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his dark eyes and said, "They are just fooling people."

"The one who can go with you has no background." Zhang Jixian said with a wry smile.

"Then does the king go hunting himself?" Shen Hui'e asked him with a smile on her face.

"No, the prey are all raised in the royal garden." Zhang Jixian said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, just shoot a symbolic arrow."

"That's all." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"Hey, hey! What do you mean?" Huang Zhongchang said unconvinced, "You look down on me!"

"I don't dare to face a big tiger either." Shen Hui'e looked at him with pure eyes and said, "That's a tiger, not a kitten."

"Haha...it turns out you are afraid sometimes." Huang Zhongchang said with a chuckle.

"I'm not a god." Shen Hui'e looked at him unhappily.

Big cats are very cute, and she doesn't want to hunt them. Be smart, don't get close to people, go to the mountains and be free.

Zhang Jixian's dark eyes moved around the couple, and he thought he would get angry, but in an instant, his anger calmed down.

"What are you looking at me for?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him and asked.

"Nothing?" Zhang Jixian shook his head slightly and said, "The poor family is rich on the road, we have to bring more money."

"I see." Huang Zhongchang smiled and said, "Money makes the world go round."

"Do you have any questions about training?" Huang Zhongchang asked him with his dark eyes.

"I'm not an expert, so what questions can I have? I just hope that my comrades can be as brave on the battlefield!" Zhang Jixian said, looking at him with his dark eyes.

"Yes!" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his bright black eyes and said, "Our training is based on a real battlefield."

Zhang Jixian nodded when he heard this, but he didn't say anything about this point, after all, he was not an expert.

"Are you going into the city?" Zhang Jixian asked him with his clear eyes. He didn't look like that since he was wearing coarse linen clothes.

"Go to the field and plow the land." Huang Zhongchang said as he rolled up his sleeves.

"You still have to go downstairs!" Zhang Jixian said as he looked at him with his dark eyes flashing.

"Why, I have to take the lead." Huang Zhongchang said with a big smile, "Food is the most important thing for the people!" He smiled and said, "Just plant it, and help harvest it when it's time to harvest." He smiled and said, "We know how to plant this land." Suddenly he remembered, "Did Mr. Zhang ever work in the fields before his family fell into poverty?"

"Uh..." Zhang Jixian said embarrassedly, "No."

"Then you can't tell the difference between leeks and wheat seedlings." Huang Zhongchang asked seriously.

"Yes!" Zhang Jixian stroked his forehead awkwardly, and then quickly added, "I know now."

"Don't worry!" Huang Zhongchang explained, "I heard that the nobles in this city don't work in the fields, and they don't know how to grow crops."

"Yes!" Zhang Jixian nodded when he heard it.