Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 67 Timely Stop Loss
When the incident spread to the palace, Emperor Jinglong was having dinner. After listening to Xia Shouzhong's report, the emperor couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and began to meditate.

In ancient times, it can be said that a master judge of cases was definitely one of the few talents that rulers and officials urgently needed. If there are fewer unjust cases among the people, there will be less public anger, and with less public anger, life will be more stable.

Shi Zhongkui had shown his ability to deal with farmland and water conservancy before, and now he has shown his ability to solve cases. At least he is also a talent who can govern a state. Emperor Jing Long couldn't help but look forward to the hospital and township exams in August.

Even the emperor thought that if Shi Zhongkui failed the imperial examination, he might as well give him a fellow Jinshi background, and first send him to a local county magistrate.

He was really a talent, so he was transferred back to the capital to work in the Tuntian Division of the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Punishment.

If Shi Zhongkui knew what the emperor was thinking, he would definitely curse inwardly, but if it really didn't go well in the imperial examination for many years, he would probably compromise in the end.

Then the emperor thought for a while and said to Xia Shouzhong, "Since there are rogues making trouble, you send some people to take care of it secretly, so as not to cause another accident."

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly agreed, and a pair of embroidered guards appeared in Daxing County that night, and even a few newcomers came to Shan Guogong's mansion and the Yang family next door.

As soon as these people came, Daxing Land reported to Shi Zhongkui.

Now Shi Zhongkui finally felt at ease, but he had to be more careful in what he did in the future.

The project of the Earth Temple was completed in only half a month because the money given was not too big.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of finishing work and having a banquet, 140 farm soldiers, 100 farm households and most of the people who came to worship in the farm were all inspected by the magic power of land use.

Probably because of the appearance of Xiuyiwei, the remnants of the former prince did not dare to do anything again, and life became stable again.

Two months passed unknowingly, reading, practicing calligraphy, boxing and training, taking care of the rice fields, and taking a walk on the ditch after dinner in my free time, talking to Liu Yuer about the mountain spirits and wild monsters she knew.

Then I went to the Earth Temple for a walk, and learned about recent events along the way. I really lived a very comfortable life.

The saffron business has also been done twice. Each time, 15 catties of dried flowers were exchanged for 2250 taels of silver, plus the first 10 catties of 1500 taels of silver. At this time, Xue Baochai already had 6 taels of white flowers in his hands. up.

Not only is Aunt Xue relieved, but Xue Pan is more concerned about finding a house.

Moreover, ever since Shi Zhongkui was found playing Tai Chi in the yard, knowing that he knows martial arts, he came to the farm every now and then.

It's a pity that Xue Pan is the real kind of person who can't learn literature and has no talent in martial arts.

After learning for a month, he can only play around at most. Compared with Shi Zhongkui, beating him is as easy as beating a naughty boy.

That day Xue Pan didn't know where he got a good bow, so he ran to show off in front of him, but unfortunately a stone bow was just right for Xue Pan, but not so good for Shi Zhongkui.

When he tried it, he directly pulled it for a full moon, and the bow still made a creaking, creaking sound.

When Shi Zhongkui withdrew his hand, tiny broken marks visible to the naked eye had appeared on the bow, Xue Pan was so angry that he cursed directly, holding the bow and wanted to run to trouble the bow seller.

Shi Zhongkui pressed Xue Pan's shoulder with quick eyes and quick hands.

Xue Pan, who was still in good health, suddenly felt as if his shoulders had been fixed, and looked back at Shi Zhongkui in surprise.

"Brother Pan, don't worry, the bow is a good bow, but because of brother's recklessness, he didn't pay attention to the strength for a while, which hurt the bow."

After finishing speaking, Shi Zhongkui knew that Xue Pan was not a good idiot, so he asked a question. After hearing that this bow was bought for 500 taels from a hereditary commander who came to Beijing to wait for a shortage, he couldn't help but think about it.

He smiled and said, "Brother Pan, don't be angry. You just have to go to the seller with a smile and put the bow in front of the seller. I think there will be surprises."

Xue Pan was taken aback for a moment, seeing that Shi Zhongkui did not stop him from finding trouble with the seller, he asked curiously, "What's the reason?"

"Just go," Shi Zhongkui chuckled, "Remember not to get angry, let alone curse, just send it back politely."

Now Xue Pan became even more curious, and ran back to the capital with his bow.

Since he came to Beijing to wait for a shortage, it meant that the commander had no connections, and he sold a good bow for 500 taels, so he must have better bows in his hand.

After all, good weapons and good horses are the lifeblood of generals.

Not to mention seeing a stone bow that was just sold, actually being pulled and cracked by someone, it will definitely arouse curiosity and a lot of thought.

Sure enough, looking at the bow that Xue Pan put in front of him with a smile, the commander picked it up and was surprised.

He looked at Xue Pan carefully up and down for a while, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't think that the young master in front of him was a person who could break a stone bow.

He sighed and said, "I didn't expect Uncle Xue to have a capable person by his side. Wait a moment, and I'll change a bow for you."

After Shi Zhongkui waited all morning, he saw Xue Pan running in excitedly, holding an obviously different bow in his hand.

"Look, brother, this is the 2-stone strong bow that the commander compensated me, but that man has a condition, the bow must be able to draw to the full moon before the bow can really be compensated to me."

In ancient times, a stone was different due to the weight measurement of different dynasties, but according to the measurement of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, a stone was 82.5 pounds and 53 pounds respectively.

And a 53-pound bow is already heavy for most modern people. If it is more than 80 pounds, few people can pull it, let alone a full moon.

So whether it is a 106-pound or 165-pound two-stone bow, it has already passed the level of a war bow, and it has reached the level of a strong bow that only a few generals can pull.

Shi Zhongkui took the bow and tried it, then took a deep breath, and under the excited and terrified eyes of Xue Pan and several servants, he slowly pulled the bow to the full moon.

And still stay in this state for five or six seconds before slowly retracting the force to avoid hurting the bow body and bowstring.

"Good bow."

"Good strength", Xue Pan laughed loudly, and said to Shi Zhongkui, "Brother wait a moment, brother will come as soon as he goes."

After speaking, he grabbed the bow, turned around and ran away again.

Shi Zhongkui didn't even need to guess, he knew that this guy must have gone to show off in front of the commander again, and the other party might even have to take out a 3-stone strong bow.

As for how to determine whether someone really pulled the bow, Shi Zhongkui believes that the other party must have a way to verify that no outsider knows.

If the other party cheats, it's nothing more than a joke, and that one-stone bow is indeed a good bow, so there's no need to trouble the other party if you break it.

If the other party is true to his words and makes friends in the future, maybe he will help himself one day in the future.

This matter quickly alarmed Jia Lian and his group. After all, yesterday was when a group of them were drinking, and they heard people say something casually, which is why Xue Pan came to buy bows.

Now that Xue Pan came to the door one after another with bows, everyone was worried that he would suffer, or that he would use the power of the Jia family and Wang family to bully generals. After hearing the news, a group of people hurried out of the restaurant.

When they arrived at the conductor's home, they saw Xue Pan being sent out by the conductor with a smile on his face.

This person did have a three-stone bow in his hand, but after thinking about it carefully, if someone really pulled the ancestral three-stone bow that he couldn't even pull, would he really give it away?

Moreover, it would be a big loss to give away two stone bows, and if you continue to play, you will not only lose your money, but also lose your face.

It's better to flatter Xue Pan a few words and say that this young master intends to leave, which is called timely stop loss.

(End of this chapter)