Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 551
It turns out that this kind of crop also has a name in the main world, called regional spiritual crops. For example, the four-bearded carp here in Zhao Zhen only grows in Liangshan Lake. [Yellow Turtle] also only grows in Majia Lake in Dingma Township.

This is also the reason why many professionals who have fantasy worlds can make a fortune by selling such regional crops in the fantasy world. However, once they die, their descendants cannot inherit, and without a source of income, many of them fall into ruin.

Zhao Zhen immediately sent a pigeon letter to Li Yutao, the former chief clerk of Fei County who was transferred to Mengyin to act as the county magistrate, informing Xu Qing, the chief of Zhaojiazhai, which had been renamed, to pick the unusual peaches, dry the peach pits in the sun, and then send them to Baishi Manor.

After Zhao Zhen had a keen eye, he knew the truth.

Three days had passed since Li Jun took office, and it was already June. On this day, Zhao Zhen, holding the [Jun Yuqing Comb Fan], and his wives and concubines, including Cheng Wan'er, were cooling off in the waterside pavilion beside the lotus pond. They ate frozen fruits and drank sweet wine, feeling very comfortable.

The couple were playing in the water pavilion, and the noise woke up the black clams in the lotus pond.

This black clam had not shown up since it spit out two [Biquan Pearls] last time. Today, it unexpectedly moved out again. I saw this black clam come to the shore, slowly open its two shells, spit out a bunch of pearls with a ding-dong sound, and then slowly sank into the pond.

Cheng Wan'er saw it and pointed at the water surface and said, "Sir, are those pearls that were spit out this time? Why are there so many?"

Tu Qiao, who was the most active, had already lifted up her gauze skirt and walked into the water to grope around.

I only heard a cry of surprise: "It's so cold."

After a while, Tu Qiao came back with a handkerchief full of beads.

When Zhao Zhen looked at it,

world log
Frost Flower Bead (Level 1, round bead, the size of a date, crystal clear, smooth like jade, with a slight chill.)
Effect 1: Frost forms, feels cool to the touch, and emits cold air.

Effect 2: When paired with it, wealth +.

After counting, Zhao Zhen was surprised to find that there were twenty-two frost beads in the pile.

Chen Liqing said: "Could it be that the black clams need to replenish the quantity from the previous few months all at once?"

Hu Sanniang smiled and said, "Who cares? These beads are very cool in your hand. If you take one, it will be very comfortable in this weather."

Cheng Wan'er heard this and said, "Sanniang is right. We will each pick one and put it in the sachet to keep cool. Osmanthus, you four who are serving the master should also pick one and wear it on your body."

After hearing this, everyone stepped forward and took out a [Frost Flower Pearl]. Zhao Zhen, who had a second-level [Summer-attracting and Cooling Pearl], did not need this item.

"With this bead, summer will be much better from now on." Tu Qiao said.

Zhao Zhen looked at the nine remaining [Frost Flower Pearls] in front of him and said to Cheng Wan'er, "Keep five, and take the other four, madam, to give to the old ladies to cool down."

As he was speaking, he saw Zhao Yuanli and Ruan Xiaoqi walking towards him from afar through the window.

Zhao Zhen stood up and said to Cheng Wan'er, "It seems that today will not be a leisurely day. Madam, please have fun here. I will go and see why Ruan Xiaoqi has to go here in person."

After saying this, Zhao Zhen stood up. Liu Hui Niang, Gui Hua and the other three also stood up and followed Zhao Zhen out of the Tinghe Waterside Pavilion.

After greeting each other, Zhao Zhen looked at Ruan Xiaoqi, who was full of anger, and said, "Brother, why are you so angry?"

Ruan Xiaoqi said angrily: "My husband, I have a grievance here, please help me."

"Why do you need me to make the decision? Can't the county officials handle the case?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Ruan Xiaoqi said, "My lord, this matter is not something that the county officials can handle."

At that moment, Ruan Xiaoqi explained the whole story of this unfair incident.

It turned out that since Zhao Zhen occupied all eight states, there were no heavy taxes in Liangshan, so farmers could eat and wear warm clothes, there were no poor families, and public security was good. The old lady of the Ruan family was not used to living in the city, so she moved back to Shijie Village.

Since Ruan Xiaoqi took command of the [Eye Tiger Camp], he has been very diligent in patrolling various waters. Today, Ruan Xiaoqi went home to visit his mother and happened to see a man who was colliding with the team and blocking the road in the street, so Ruan Xiaoqi had to stop him personally.

Ruan Xiaoqi also recognized this man. His family was similar to the Ruan family. Both of them had lost their fathers and only had an old mother. The two brothers of the Diao family, like the three brothers of the Ruan family, guarded the Shijie Lake. They also made a living by fishing. They were single men and had no wives.

My elder brother's name is Diao Gui, nicknamed "Hairless Crab". He is a tough, honest and simple person, not good at socializing. He usually lives in the village and seldom goes out.

The brother was called Diao Chun, a flat-headed mullet. He was a clever talker. Whenever he caught fish or shrimp, he would go to the town to sell them and bring back some firewood and rice. The family of three, mother and two, lived a very comfortable life.

The two brothers were very diligent and busy fishing, and they were able to earn a living. When the three Ruan brothers had not yet killed the officials and defected to Zhao Zhen, they had formed a big group with the Diao brothers and went fishing in the lake together, and split the money equally.

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi both liked to gamble. Every time they went to the town to gamble, they would lose everything when they came back. When they had no rice or grain left at home, they would borrow some from Diao's mother-in-law. Diao's mother-in-law would always give him money and never refuse. So when Ruan Xiaoqi saw Diao's mother-in-law like this, he was shocked and asked, "Mother-in-law, didn't your family move to Juye? Why are you complaining about your injustice?"

I only heard the cunning old woman say, "Qi Lang, for the sake of our past friendship, please save my Da Lang."

Seeing that there were too many people on the street and it was not a good place to talk, Ruan Xiaoqi invited Diao's mother-in-law to talk in his new five-story house.

At that time, the officials were pressing hard, and the Diao family had some wealth. The two brothers felt that it was not a good idea to make ends meet. Diao Chun told his mother and brother that he often sold fish and got to know Bi Tao, a fishmonger from the neighboring Juye County. Bi Tao had only one daughter in his family, named Tao Nu. Bi Tao saw that she was diligent and wanted to marry her as a son-in-law.

Diao Chun had not made up her mind yet because her brother had not married. Now something happened in Shijie Village, so the mother and her two children discussed it and decided to move to Juye.

After Diao Chun got married, he lived in the city. Diao Po Po and Diao Gui were not used to living in the city, so with the help of Bi Tao, they settled in Baliwan Village outside the city and continued to make a living by fishing.

Everything was fine originally. Last year, Bi Tao fell seriously ill and passed away. Diao Chun then took over Bi Tao's job as fishmonger and made a better living than before.

It was a pity that although Diao Chun was eloquent, he was not well-born and had little experience. Although he was young, he was not romantic and did not pay much attention to the tastes of women. Tao Nu often complained. When Bi Tao was around, she did not notice anything.

Now that he is no longer under the supervision of his father Bi Tao, he has secretly hooked up with a business guest.

This man's surname was He, nicknamed "He Erhu", he was dressed in gorgeous clothes, still young, and behaved in an unusually romantic manner. The two of them were as passionate as fire and as sweet as honey.

Tao Nu had changed her mind since she followed He Er, and was determined to stay with He Er. Especially when she knew that He Er's brother was the county lieutenant of Dingtao County, she persuaded Diao Chun to go to Dingtao County of Guangji Army with him to make a living, and secretly asked He Er to pretend to be a cousin and arranged a job for Diao Chun to manage passing merchant ships outside the city.

Tao Nu and He Er were together every day, and they were very affectionate and close to each other. In less than half a month, everyone in the neighborhood knew about it, except Diao Chun.

It is said in ancient times that if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. In the end, Diao Chun found out. The commotion alarmed the neighbors, but the neighbors were afraid of He Er, and Diao Chun was just an outsider, so he dared to be angry but didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing that no one was there to help him, Diao Chun packed up his luggage and returned to Juye.

When Tao Nu and his partner saw that the truth had been revealed, they made up their minds and killed Diao Chun on the road. Since there was no one to blame, He Er arranged for Diao Chun to be hastily cremated.

After three months, Diao Chun did not send any more letters. Grandma Diao missed her child and went to Dingtao with Diao Gui to look for Diao Chun. According to the address, they knocked on the door but it was not Diao Chun and Tao Nu. After asking around, they found out that Diao Chun and Tao Nu had not lived there for a long time.

During this period, a child accidentally told the story of Diao Chun's murder. Diao Gui remained calm, inquired in a nearby tavern, informed his mother, and then went to the county government office to beat the drum to report the case.

The military governor's surname was Xu, but he was a mediocre official. He Yong said that Diao Chun was killed while out, and the case had been closed long ago. Diao Gui reported the case just to blackmail, so he was thrown into jail.

Just wait for things to calm down, Diao Gui will report an emergency.

Unexpectedly, that day, Diao Po Po fell ill and rested in the inn due to fatigue from traveling and hearing that Diao Chun was murdered. After waiting for a day, Diao Gui did not come back to report the case. After asking around, she heard that Diao Gui was thrown into prison and was afraid that he would not live long.

Grandma Diao was a woman of her own ideas. She immediately hired a carriage and rushed back to Shijie Village to seek help from the Ruan brothers.

Zhao Zhen was also furious after hearing what Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Another official who harms the people. The Diao family is under my rule after all, and they have been indebted to you brothers, so we must save them. If I write a letter to ask for Diao Gui, I am afraid that the He brothers will harm Diao Gui in order to escape punishment."

"Then, brother, you lead the [Eye Tiger Camp] upstream along the Wuzhang River, and I will order the Cavalry Camp to follow up. Take advantage of their unpreparedness, break into Dingtao County, and rescue brother Diao Gui."

"All officials in the county should not be harmed. They should be handed over to the court, including He Er and Tao Nu, to avoid being blamed by the court."

After hearing this, Ruan Xiaoqi hurriedly thanked Zhao Zhen, took Zhao Zhen's military order, and rushed to Dingtao.

The Cavalry Battalion of the Southern Camp received the order, and Shi Wengong gathered his troops and went straight to Dingtao from Yuncheng via Puzhou.

After the two generals left, Liu Hui Niang said, "Sir, there are two armies, one passing through Puzhou and the other passing through Jizhou. You should inform the two prefectures to avoid misunderstandings."

Zhao Zhen said, "My lady is right." He immediately wrote a public petition and sent it to the two prefectures at full speed.

Zhao Zhen remembered that the imperial court had deployed troops and generals to the prefectures around Liangshan, and had long been on guard against him. Now, although there was an official notice, the troops were passing through the border, and he was afraid that he would not be able to react in time when he left, and he was afraid that there would be some difficulties when he returned.

Therefore, Liangshan Prefecture's deputy commander, [Dragon Slayer] Sun An, and [Leopard Head] Lin Chong were dispatched to lead their own troops and station them at the border of Puzhou and Yuncheng.

The Wuwei Battalion of the Infantry was led by [Flowery Monk] Lu Zhishen, [Subduing the Tiger] Wu Song, and the Xuanwei Battalion was led by [Blood-Headed Monk] Guanghui, [Precious Light Tathagata] Deng Yuanjue, and the military commanders of their own departments deployed their troops on the borders of Yuncheng and Jeju to prevent any accidents.

(End of this chapter)