Straight man of steel

Chapter 66
Zhang Yuan counted a total of 120 sugar beet seedlings evenly distributed on this acre of field.

There is almost one sugar beet for every two meters square, so the rule of the system is that there should be one sugar beet for every two square meters of field.

This is no longer an embarrassment to Zhang Yuan, but the two-year growth cycle of beets makes Zhang Yuan feel a little uncomfortable.

But now it is certain that this task that has troubled Zhang Yuan for two years will be completed next year.

After telling Ah Huang and the others to keep the beets, Zhang Yuan returned to his mansion and quietly waited for the news of the death of Emperor Xiaojing Liu Qi to reach Shu County.

Along with the news of Liu Qi's death came the news of Liu Che's ascension to the throne and Emperor Jing's burial in Yangling. It is possible that this was done to stabilize the situation in various places.

Zhang Yuan is neither Liu Che nor Empress Dowager Dou, so naturally he would not know the reason why they did this.

The first year after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne was also extremely peaceful. He only made Tian Fu and other new relatives as marquises.

The new emperor's ascension to the throne did not seem to have had much impact on the people of Shu County, and everyone still lived as usual, but Wen Weng's literary abode and lecture hall were finally opened in the south of Chengdu.

This event has become the most lively event in Shu County in recent years, but after all, Zhang Yuan made Wen Weng a little unhappy about this event, so he didn't join in the fun.

In this way, Zhang Yuan continued to live a peaceful life for two years, and his age was getting older every year.

The 21-year-old Zhang Yuan has the appearance of an adult in terms of height and appearance. Although he has been handsome and tall at home, he has never had excess fat hanging on his stomach or face.

Not only Zhang Yuan, but even Xiao Qing has become a big girl like a flower and a jade.

But her character has never changed. She is still naive and foolish, and she firmly believes that Zhang Yuan likes the kind of girl who can be cute and coquettish and pretend to be pitiful from time to time.

"My lord, this watermelon went into the maidservant's stomach, does the round belly look like she's pregnant?"

Zhang Yuan glanced sideways, thinking directly about sinking Xiao Qing.

"She doesn't look like a pregnant woman, but looks like those fat pigs raised in captivity in Sunjia Village."

After several years of contact, Xiaoqing also knew that the pig Zhang Yuan mentioned was the pig they usually ate.

"Hmph, son, you really have no interest at all. You are very boring. No wonder the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family hasn't heard from her for several years."

Originally, Zhang Yuan felt that his charm had trapped Zhuo Wenjun and was unable to extricate himself, but now that he thought about it, he was probably wrong, but a man still had to protect his face.

"You little girl, what do you know, son, I didn't like Zhuo Wenjun, so I rejected her sternly.

In recent years, your son and I have become more and more handsome, so Zhuo Wenjun probably didn't come to him because he felt that he was not worthy of him. "

Xiaoqing held back her laughter, nodded her head a few times like a chicken pecking at rice, and opened her mouth to speak.

"My lord, what you said is that although you are a little worse than Mr. Sima, you are much better than these stinky men in the mansion."

What the fuck?

"Snapped."

It was really a few days without slapping Fang Jiewa, and I have never seen a maid who dared to say that about her master. Zhang Yuan couldn't get angry and slapped Xiao Qing's ass.

Generally, the most embarrassing person at this time will not be the person concerned, but the person who saw this scene intentionally or unintentionally, and is still a servant.

"That young man didn't see anything, you go ahead and go on."

Looking at Lao Zhao's expression that I know everything, Zhang Yuan got up and kicked Lao Zhao directly.

Zhang Yuan didn't use any strength at all, but Lao Zhao took advantage of the situation and lay back, and even made a pained expression and yelled "Ouch."

This family is full of geniuses.

Old Zhao's wife, A Hong, is pregnant again, so he would not come to Zhang Yuan's place if there is something else. Zhang Yuan chased away Xiao Qing, whose face was already red and about to bleed, and stretched out his hand to pull Old Zhao up and make a sound. asked.

"Tell me, what's the matter, don't let it be something wrong with Sun Family Village again."

The task of striking while the iron is hot was completed as early as last year. After a year of cultivation, Zhang Yuan also tasted watermelons this summer.

After the task was completed, the system that seemed to be undetectable issued another task to Zhang Yuan, but the content of the task blew Zhang Yuan up again.

"How steel is made, hate iron but not steel: increase the annual output of Dahan's carbon steel to one ton per year.

Mission completion reward: Potato Seeds. "

Zhang Yuan's first feeling after seeing this mission was that the system thought he was lazy. Zhang Yuan basically didn't make good use of the rewards given out, especially the steel filling method and the curved shaft plow, which could completely change the appearance of a big man. .

Although Zhang Yuan also wants to eat potato stewed chicken and fried shredded pork with potatoes, but
Well, I admit it directly, I, Zhang Yuan, am just lazy.

Therefore, this task was directly ignored by Zhang Yuan.

"This time it's not Xiong Da and the others who caused trouble, but you, young master, are probably going to cause trouble."

"I?"

Zhuo Wenjun was the one who said this to Zhang Yuan last time, but something may have happened to Old Zhao when he said this today.

"Yes, the villain went to the market today to buy the daily necessities of the Fuchu, and heard such a rumor.

It is said that when today's emperor liked Sima Xiangru's articles and wanted to recruit him to Chang'an as an official, after hearing this, the head of the Zhuo family remembered Sima Xiangru's pursuit of the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family a few years ago, and then approached Wang Ji, the magistrate of Linqiong County. After being matched by Wang County Magistrate, Sima Xiangru immediately agreed to the marriage.

However, the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family was staunch and refused to agree, and now she has fled Zhuo's mansion without a trace.

After the villain heard about it today, a bad premonition came to my mind. You said that if the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family had nowhere to go, would she come to our Zhang residence? "

Zhang Yuan became more and more frightened when he heard that what Old Zhao said was not impossible.

As long as I encounter something that doesn't go my way, it must be related to Zhuo Wenjun.

"Bah, bah, old Zhao, go back and wash your mouth clean. Dogs can't spit out ivory. Don't speculate about things like this in the future."

Old Zhao also felt that he had said something wrong, so he quickly slapped himself twice.

"Villains are talking nonsense, son, please don't take it seriously."

The word Zhuo Wenjun is a taboo in the Zhang family. Occasionally, Xiaoqing will use it to tease Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan will be punished slightly afterwards. Before meeting Zhuo Wenjun, Zhang Yuan was full of longing for love. After arriving, he felt that women are not women, and he doesn't like being a single dog.

The reason may be that both Zhuo Wenjun and her father Zhuo Wangsun have a desire to control other people, but what Zhang Yuan hates most is being controlled by others.

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