Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 177
Yang Menglong's current appearance is quite ugly, his clothes are dirty, and his originally white baby face is gray and plain, like a little beggar, but he is undoubtedly very, very happy, grinning from ear to ear, grinning With a few white teeth showing in his mouth, he jumped off the horse, flung his fangs and claws to give Xiao Yufang a bear hug: "You know I'm coming back today, so you came here specially to welcome me, right? That's great!"

Xiao Yufang became even more ashamed and screamed: "Don't be like this, your lord is here!" She jumped into the field and escaped from the claws.

Yang Menglong didn't care: "It doesn't matter who he is, he hasn't seen each other for several months, even if the emperor is here, he still wants to hug him!"

Xiao Yufang ran away, she was really afraid of this stunned young man.

Liu Ziyan coughed, which caught Yang Menglong's attention, bowed gracefully, and said, "I've seen Lord Qianhu."

The gentle and clear voice finally reminded Yang Menglong that there are really outsiders here.He curled his lips, cupped his hands to return the gift, and said, "Miss Liu, I haven't seen you in a few months, you are getting more and more beautiful!"

Liu Ziyan's cheeks were flushed, and she said: "Thank you for your compliment, sir."

Yang Menglong waved his hands again and again: "You're welcome, you're welcome!" He yelled at the cavalry who were laughing and laughing together: "Why are you laughing? Stay away from me!"

Xue Siming laughed and said: "My lord, you patted your chest more than once and said that when you go back to the Qianhu Office, Miss Xiao will definitely rush up and throw you into your arms. Now it seems that this is not the case!"

Yang Menglong was even more depressed, and roared: "Get out!"

Xue Siming, Zhong Ning and the others laughed and rode their horses towards the Wuyangwei barracks.

Fang Yizhi and Zhang Tong Shi Shiran came over, and shouted in surprise: "Hey, the shopkeeper is back?"

Yang Menglong saluted: "My lords, why are you here?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Let's see how the potatoes you planted are doing. Ever since you planted the potatoes, my heart has been hanging in my heart, for fear of causing trouble."

Yang Menglong was puzzled: "What kind of trouble can grow potatoes cause?"

Zhang Tong said: "Masters of Qianhu don't know that the yield of potatoes is too low, not as good as that of wheat. Some officials once forced the people to plant potatoes. As a result, the potatoes failed, and the people who had nothing to eat rebelled! "

Yang Menglong curled his lips: "That's because they are stupid. First, they didn't have the fertilizer, second, they didn't choose the seeds, and third, they didn't choose the season. They planted potatoes in May and June, and they didn't lose their harvest. I've seen the devil! Let me show you what I planted." Potatoes!" Jumping into the field, he picked up a potato seedling and slammed it into the roots. The soil is soft and easy to pick up. After a few strokes, the soil was broken away, and a potato was dug out, and he held it up high: "Look! , isn't he small?"

Fang Yizhi took it over and took a look, good guy, it's almost as big as an adult's fist, why does it weigh half a catty?He exclaimed in surprise: "So big!?"

Yang Menglong said: "There is more, there is more!" Another one was picked up, this one was bigger, it was really as big as an adult's fist.Liu Ziyan said: "This is enough for me to eat!"

Yang Menglong grinned and said, "Your appetite is quite small." Another one was picked out, this one was smaller, but it was as big as a duck egg.Then he picked out two smaller ones again, a little smaller than the eggs.Five potatoes piled up into a small pile, Fang Yizhi couldn't hold it with both hands.

Zhang Tong's eyes widened in surprise, he looked at the pile of potatoes in disbelief, and called, "This...this must weigh several catties, right? It's enough for a grown man to eat!"

Yang Menglong stood up, patted the soil on his hands, and said with a little regret: "It's okay, the yield per mu should be two thousand catties, right? It's much worse than I imagined, but it's the first time I can get this harvest. OK."

Goo, goo, goo!

Zhang Tong and Fang Yizhi fell one to the east and the other to the west, and they were completely beaten.

Two thousand catties per mu is too little?My lord, your standards are really high!
Xiao Yufang said happily: "If there is such a high output, then everyone will be able to eat well this year, and no longer have to worry about starvation!"

Zhang Tong struggled to get up, and said, "Also... Maybe it's just an accidental phenomenon. It's not surprising that there are one or two high-yielding plants in an acre of field..."

Yang Menglong didn't say a word, he picked out a random plant and plucked it fiercely. From it, he pulled out seven potatoes, all of which were big and round, weighing three to four catties.

Fang Yizhi said: "Maybe this ridge grows better, so the yield is higher..."

Yang Menglong changed the ridge and picked again. This time, he picked up six, but each of them weighed more than half a catty.

The two adults looked at each other and fell silent.If Yang Menglong said any more, he would definitely tear up the whole field for them to see.Finally, Zhang Tong said: "Since the yield of this product is so high, we must harvest it quickly. If the news gets out and everyone goes to the fields to steal it, the loss will be huge!"

Yang Menglong said: "Even if you let them steal, they won't be able to steal much, don't worry. However, it is indeed the harvest season. If you don't harvest, there will be no time to grow wheat..." Chong Xu Meng who was still guarding the field He hooked his fingers, "Come here and help me bring these potatoes back. Tonight we will have lamb stew with potatoes!"

As soon as he heard that there was potato stewed mutton, Xu Meng swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, and happily ran over to pick up the potatoes and put them in his arms.

Xiao Yufang asked in surprise, "Beef stew? Where did you get the mutton?"

Yang Menglong said: "Of course I brought them from the north! You don't know, I brought tens of thousands of sheep, thousands of cows, and [-] horses from the north, and I drove them back with untold hardships. Right now, the herd of livestock is only a day away from here. When I got rid of them and ran back quickly, another one died. I asked someone to take it and send it to the Thousand Households. We can have a good meal tonight. !"

Fang Yizhi and Zhang Tong were both surprised: "You brought back so many livestock from the north!?"

Yang Menglong was quite regretful: "This is nothing. If time hadn't been too tight, I could definitely do another business and get more cattle and sheep... Forget it, I'll make another trip next year, and this time I'll do something big. Yes!" Patted the dirt on his pants, "Let's go, go home!" Without saying a word, he pulled Xiao Yufang up the straight road, ignored her struggles, carried her onto the tall horse, and then rode on the horse and galloped , and laughed all the way.

The two officials obviously haven't recovered from the shock that Yang Menglong brought them. This guy got back hundreds of horses, nearly a thousand cows, and tens of thousands of sheep after a trip?It's incredible!The most unbelievable thing is that as a thousand households, he led his troops out of the defense zone without the approval of the Ministry of War, which is tantamount to rebellion. The Ministry of War will behead him if he finds out. This guy doesn't seem to care at all, and he even said he will come again next year ?He is too courageous!
Xu Meng expressed his calmness. With more than 100 infantry, he dared to risk his life with four or five hundred Mongolian cavalry, and with a dozen people, he dared to kill a large group of bandits who tried to rob their herds. When did Yang Menglong lose his courage?Already used to it!He is still chopping the potatoes vigorously. Tonight, there will be lamb stewed with potatoes. This amount of potatoes is obviously not enough, so I need to chop more.

Back at the Qianhusuo, Yang Menglong found that the walls of the Qianhusuo had been demolished, and the newly built house had been extended to the outside.In addition, there are more and more subdistricts around Qianhusuo. Many refugees come here with their families, trying to find opportunities to work part-time and earn a bowl of food. Their wishes will not come true. Wuyangwei They are trying their best to reclaim the military fields, and they also need to raise a large number of livestock and repair the buildings in the guards. Manpower is needed everywhere. As long as they are willing to work hard, they will not worry about food.And Qianhusuo is also very lively. The carpenter's workshop makes waterwheels all year round, and besides using it for himself, he also takes orders from some big landlords. After a day's work, he is exhausted; Ding Dang Dang, working hard to build farm tools and weapons; a new bricklayer workshop was opened a few miles away from Qianhu. The tiles were shipped over while they were still hot, and they were built for new houses, announcing that another family had a shelter from the wind and rain, and at the same time announcing that the bricklayer had an extra income.There are more and more grocery stores. Faced with this rapidly expanding market, more and more businessmen ignore the commercial tax and come here to open stores, mainly Huizhou merchants.The fact that Yang Menglong helped Cheng Ji get back the 6 or [-] taels of silver that was robbed, and returned Cheng Ji a small amount of money caused a huge shock among Huizhou merchants. Do business with peace of mind. If someone dares to come to extort money, Wuyangwei's dog-legged knife will teach them how to behave in minutes.In response to Zhang Tong's words, there are more people here than in the county.Seeing Yang Menglong coming back, everyone greeted cheerfully: "Your Excellency is back?" It was as if a relative of their own had come.Yang Menglong also responded to them cheerfully, his smile was so brilliant... It's good to go back to his own place!

In front of the gate of Qianhu House, An Ning and Xiao Jun were flying a kite. An Ning ran in front holding the coil, and Xiao Jun followed behind holding the kite. After a few clicks and a few shakes, an upside-down green onion fell crookedly from the air. Tried and failed, it made the two little guys very unhappy.Seeing Yang Menglong's return, An Ning's big eyes shone with surprise, threw the coil, and cheered: "Brother is back! Brother is back!" Opening her small arms, she rushed forward.Yang Menglong jumped off the horse and took a step forward to pick her up. He spun her around in circles several times and called, "How are you? Have you been obedient during the past few months when I was away from home?"

An Ning nodded happily, and said: "An Ning is obedient, eats obediently, sleeps obediently, does not go to the river or well to play, no matter where you go, you will find brother Polu and brother Xiaojun as companions... but brother is not at home , no one tells An Ning about "One Thousand and One Nights", and I can't sleep at night!"

Xiaojun breathed a sigh of relief: "You are back. During your absence, she clings to me all day and asks me to tell her stories. I am almost annoyed by her!"

An Ning was very wronged: "People like to listen to stories, if you don't listen to stories, you can't sleep..."

Yang Menglong laughed and said, "Okay, I'll tell you a story tonight!"

An Ning clapped her hands and cheered: "Great, I want to hear the story of Cinderella!"

Xiaojun said: "I want to listen to the general of the Yang family!"

Qi Polu appeared out of nowhere. He has eaten well and practiced martial arts hard for the past six months. This little kid has become much stronger and has a bit of arrogance: "I want to listen to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"! The story is the best to listen to, last time you told me that Guo or something worshiped a Mongolian archer as a teacher and learned archery, don't forget it!"

Yang Menglong had a bit of a headache: "I just opened my mouth, how can I talk so much!"

An Ning shouted: "I don't care, I don't care, I want to listen to Cinderella and the Little Prince!" She pouted her mouth, blinked her big watery eyes, and she was so cute.

Xiaojun shouted: "I want to listen to the generals of the Yang family! I also want to hear how Yang Liulang led the army to avenge his father and brother who died tragically at the hands of the Liao army!"

Qi Polu said: "Those are all deceiving children, but The Legend of the Condor Heroes is the most interesting!" While talking, he made a bow and arrow gesture as if he was bending a bow and shooting a big eagle, completely imagining himself as a A hero with unrivaled martial arts, he feels so good about himself.

Yang Menglong's head got dizzy from the quarrel, and he turned to Xiao Yufang for help.

Xiao Yufang smiled lightly and said, "Don't forget to tell me about Liaozhai. Last time you told about a fox fairy who fell in love with a scholar who was going to Beijing to rush for an exam. I'm waiting to hear the rest."

Yang Menglong wailed: "Help!"

It deserves it, who told you to tell stories, and you only pick the most fascinating ones to tell...

(End of this chapter)