Chapter 213 Crouching Tiger Ridge
After settling the two little ones, Zhao Zhen held a banquet in honor of Yang Lin, Zhang San, and Li Si, with Lu Zhishen accompanying them.
After dinner, Lu Zhishen went to visit Ruan Xiaoer and Zhu Fu. After hearing what Lu Zhishen said, they both sent their children to the village without refusing.
In the winter, Zhao Zhen did not arrange for the three of them to practice martial arts. Instead, he found a house and asked Wu Yongwei to teach them how to read and write. After Xiao Rang heard this, he also sent his daughter Xiao Miaoxiang.
Zhu Qishan is an honest person, but Ruan Liang is a skinny monkey. With Ruan Liang mediating in the middle, Zhang Guoxiang has a playmate and gradually smiles more.
Zhao Zhen was not stingy either. Not only did he eat and drink well every day, but he also took out a small amount of rouge rice and opened a small stove specifically for the four children.
Let’s not talk about anything else for now, just say that Ruan Liang, at a young age, has already learned a lot of skills in the water. His diving skills are not as good as those of many sailors.
In Zhao Zhen's view, if the children of these heroes are properly cultivated, not only can they gain the loyalty of these heroes, but if they are well cultivated, more than ten years later, these children will also be his help in the future.
For five or six days, Zhao Zhen just sat at home, playing chess and dice games with his wife and concubines in their house, or chatting with Wu Yong, Xiao Rang and others.
On this day, Zhao Zhen got up, opened the door, and saw that the yard was covered with a thick layer of snow again. Cheng Waner said: "Mr., with two consecutive heavy snowfalls, there will definitely be a good harvest next year."
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "My lady is right. Looking at this situation, there will be no shortage of water in the fields next year."
Cheng Waner said: "For these two snows, I have to worry about the departure date. I don’t know what’s going on with my parents.”
“Don’t worry, my father-in-law is the general magistrate of the government, and he and I have always been in good health. It’s a pity that Liangshan County is not a worry. I need to be in charge and cannot leave lightly, otherwise I should accompany my wife to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Now I can only wait for the weather to be better, let Zhao Xing do it for me, give gifts and express my feelings. "
Fourth couple. After everyone had breakfast, Zhao Zhen put on a wolf-skin cloak and went to the front to meet Wu Yong and others for a drink. The four of them gathered around the stove and drank slowly, very comfortably.
Ruan Liang and the other four people on the side had sad faces and looked at the stove from time to time. Several pancakes were being baked on the stove. Under the burning flames, the pancakes gradually swelled, and the faint sweetness gradually spread out. The four children were even less interested in studying.
While they were talking and laughing, Zhao Yuanli led a sergeant in a mottled wolf-skin cloak. This wolf skin cloak can be regarded as a sharp weapon for the Liangshan County army to survive the winter. The wolves in Dongxi Village, Xigouzhao Mountain, Haoshanfeng Mountain, and Xuefeng Mountain were encircled and suppressed, and no less than 3,000 wolf skins were harvested. It was made into a large cloak, and the commander, leader of the team, deputy leader of the team, and the left and right flags were all given one. Ordinary sergeants also had a cotton coat to keep out the cold.
Just listen to the sergeant say: "Official, I am Wu Fangsheng of the Zuosi Banner of the Kushu Mountain garrison. The roar of tigers in Crouching Mountain has been getting louder and heavier these past two days. Tang Lizheng and Wang Aiguan felt that the heavy snow caused Crouching Tigers It is difficult for the large insects to hunt in Ling Dynasty. I am worried that the large insects will cross into the dry tree mountain and prey on people and animals. I have been specially asked to inform the officials and ask the officials to make preparations in advance."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen first gave two bowls of hot wine. He said to Wu Fangsheng: "I already know. I will dispatch the sergeants. You can go back first and let Wang Guan and Tang Lizheng clean the military camp and get ready."
After hearing this, Wu Fangsheng quickly agreed and retreated. Down.
Zhao Zhen said to Wu Yong and the others: "Brother, who do you think can take a trip?"
Wu Yong said calmly: "Master, I heard that there is a white fox in Kushu Mountain. Did the official keep it until winter?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, it will be in Baishigang this summer. I found this white fox, thinking that its fur would be best in winter, so I decided to save it for hunting in winter. When the White Stone Manor was being built, the white fox got frightened and ran to Dry Tree Mountain to hunt with the rabbit Li Ji. "
Wu Yong said: "Officials, why not take this opportunity to gather people and disperse the fog in Crouching Ridge, deploy manpower, and hunt for the big insect?"
Zhao Zhen said hesitantly: "The mountain is blocked by heavy snow and it is difficult to walk on the mountain. I'm afraid we can't use too many people. It's cold and the bow is too hard to use. Hunting depends on hunting dogs."
< br>Wu Yongdao: "We don't want to kill the big insects in Crouching Tiger Ridge, as long as we can drive them away. Zhuang Shang Jiao Ting, Bao Xu, plus Liu Tang, Xue Yong, Tang Long, there are these five people plus those from Kushu Mountain A group of soldiers and asked Li Ji to bring 10 hunting dogs, plus three advanced Liangshan fine dogs, Wangcai, Wangfu, and Wanglu, were enough to drive away the big insects on Wohuling Mountain and capture the white fox. "
Zhao Zhen said: "Okay, let's follow this idea, gather people and horses, and get it done before dark."
After saying that, Wu Yong accompanied Zhao Zhen to get up, and invited five heroes. They all took their weapons and led them. Climb the hunting dog and go to Kushutun.
Tang Sen met everyone at the entrance of the village, went to the village office first, drank some hot tea, and after warming up, Zhao Zhen and others got up and headed to the junction of Kushu Mountain and Wohu Ridge.
After offering sacrifices to the heaven and earth, Zhao Zhen spent five points of luck to disperse the fog. World Log
In November, the boundaries of Wohu Ridge and Liangshan are connected.
I saw a mountain range in the distance, covered in silver, piled up in layers. Suddenly, a tiger roar came.
Zhao Zhen and others did not hesitate and walked slowly towards the direction of Tiger Roar. Along the way, except for a few birds shouting in the trees, they only heard the sound of "puff puff" stepping on the snow.
In addition to bringing wealth, these dogs are all good at hunting. It doesn't even call, it just keeps its head high and looks for prey everywhere.
A few rabbits and deer were startled along the way. They were unable to escape. A few hounds scattered out, and soon they placed the prey in front of Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen praised him, and the dog became more active.
Entering Crouching Tiger Ridge, in addition to the three advanced Liangshan thin dogs, Wangcai, Wangfu, and Wanglu, the smell of big insects made the ten hunting dogs brought by Li Ji suddenly become nervous. Fortunately, after spending a few days with the two little tigers, Wu La and Wu Na, I finally restrained my fear and walked forward vigilantly.
After walking and walking, everyone reached a place with rugged rocks halfway up the mountain. Not only did the ordinary hunting dogs bark with bared teeth, but the three Wangcai dogs also pricked up their ears and stared closely. A hole in the rocks.
Li Ji whispered: "Master, I'm afraid this is a big insect nest. Logically speaking, there is no room for two tigers in a mountain. If there is no accident, this one should be the one."
Everyone listened, Carefully, I walked forward. After only a few steps, a strong wind came from behind the boulder, and the snow on the trees fell down. Everyone tensed up.
There is a saying that the clouds are born from the dragon, and the wind is born from the tiger. Wherever the gust of wind passed by, there was only a thumping sound from behind the boulder, and a striking white-fronted insect jumped out. The insect had just returned from hunting and had a deer in its mouth.
Seeing everyone, the big insect didn't care. He put down the deer in his mouth, pressed his two claws on the ground for a while, jumped up with his body, and pulled it down from mid-air.
Liu Tang followed the leader and pounced on him. Liu Tang was also a very brave man, so he looked at him kindly, took advantage of the big bug's momentum, raised a knife with his hand, and hit the big bug right under the chin.
The big insect didn't dare to stay after receiving this blow, and was about to run away. Xue Yong behind him raised his [Muddy Iron Black and Golden Crow Neck Spear], pointed it at the chrysanthemum of the big insect, and stabbed it with all his strength.
Only a scream was heard. The big insect took two steps with a spear and died in front of everyone.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and was about to speak when he heard Wu Yong say: "Be careful, this big insect has a deer deer in its mouth, I'm afraid there are more than just this one."
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After everyone heard this, they were on guard. Xue Yong stepped forward, drew out his iron gun, checked it, and said, "It's a tigress, and it still has milk."
After everyone heard this, they became even more careful.
Jiao Ting stepped forward, replacing Liu Tang and walking to the front. Only then did Zhao Zhen realize that although Liu Tang only made one strike, his energy and energy were consumed a lot and he looked a little tired.
Zhao Zhen took out a small gourd from his arms, poured out a [Ginseng Nourishing Pill], handed it to Liu Tang, and motioned for him to take it.
Liu Tang took it and chewed it directly. Maybe the medicine was too bitter, so Liu Tang grabbed a handful of snow and put it in his mouth. After all, it was made from century-old ginseng, and Liu Tang suddenly became excited.
Then I went to see Jiao Ting. He was holding a long vine and beating it randomly in the cave. With the cry of "Ah, ah, ah", three little tigers crawled out of the cave and bared their teeth at everyone. Zhao Zhen spoke slowly, and Tang Long stepped forward and killed them all with one hammer.
Everyone looked around but could not find the male tiger. Li Ji found some dead branches of thatch under the stone, twisted them around to make a torch, lit them, jumped into the tiger's den, searched, found seven or eight pieces of ore, and threw them out.
Tang Long went over to pick it up, weighed it, and said: "All high-ranking officials are second-level meteorite iron."
Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, there is an unexpected gain."
At this time, Bao Xu pointed to a black stone at the entrance of the cave and said, "Master, that stone doesn't look like an ordinary mountain stone."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen stepped forward to take a look.
Whetstone (Level 1)
Effect 1: Sharp edge +1.
(End of this chapter)