Chapter 92 Horse
Thief Upon hearing this, the sleepy Black Tiger quickly got up and pulled out his teeth: "Let me see, why haven't the gods replaced my teeth with gold?"
Lord Wei kicked him angrily: "How dare you pick someone's mouth like a fool!"
After saying that, he bared his teeth to Hei Hu, but Hei Hu just smiled foolishly.
Wei Zhubo was puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"
Hei Hu was even more confused: "Weren't you the one who smiled at me first?"
Then Wei Zhubo discovered that whenever he smiled, his two gold teeth would be exposed.
From then on, our serious Lord Wei would smile whenever he saw someone.
Jin Sui came out rubbing his eyes and pointed to the sky, saying, "The Tooth Fairy came to visit last night and saw that Wei Zhubo was suffering from rotten teeth, so she cured you."
Hei Hu's eyes widened. "Really? What kind of fairy is the Tooth Fairy? We need to build a temple for her!"
Fortunately, our Wei Zhubo reacted and said to Jinsui sincerely: "Your Majesty, you can also treat teeth? Thank you, Your Majesty, for curing this humble official's long-standing illness!"
Jinsui knew that it was difficult to deceive anyone except Heihu.
"You have been working hard in the East China Sea for many days. I happened to have learned how to extract teeth, so I pulled them out for you to thank you for your hard work.
No need to thank me, you can do more work for me when you are in good health!"
That's true, but how could Wei Zhubo not be grateful!
Where in the world can you find such a good prince who cares about even such a small matter as his subordinate's toothache?
Just those two gold teeth show that the prince had prepared the gold teeth in advance.
Wei Zhubo's voice was choked with gratitude: "I will do my best to repay the prince's kindness."
Hei Hu was still confused: "Ah? The Tooth Fairy is a prince? Aren't fairies female?"
This made Wei Zhubo, who was already very touched, laugh so hard that he broke down.
The entire border town is still immersed in yesterday's joy. To this day, the city is still decorated with lights and colors. The scraps of paper from yesterday's red firecrackers have not been swept away, and border soldiers can be seen everywhere chatting about yesterday's wedding.
The women in the Tuntian Camp were still cleaning up the banquet venue, returning the tables, chairs, and bowls that had been borrowed from each family, and making porridge out of the thick leftovers, and mixing the thin soup with wheat bran to feed the pigs and dogs.
It's a pity that things don't last long in hot weather, but I can't bear to throw away the vegetable water with oil and salt in winter! After freezing into a lump, it's delicious to scoop a spoonful into the rice when cooking.
They all sighed that since the prince came to the border town, their lives have been getting better and better.
Look, the kids are all so full that their bellies are full, and there are still leftovers to feed the pigs and dogs.
Jin Sui drank a bowl of vegetable and meat porridge and went to supervise the repair of the city wall. He found that Cheng Yu, who looked very happy, was also there.
She was surprised and asked, "Didn't I give you wedding leave? How can you go back to work the day after getting married?"
Cheng Yu's hostility and desolation disappeared, and he became an ordinary middle-aged, gentle uncle. He said with a smile:
"There is so much to be done in the border town, how can I take a vacation? Isn't Your Majesty going to discuss the opening of a store with the Yan brothers and sisters today? Leave this to Your Majesty, and go get busy!"
Jinsui wanted to persuade him to go back, but then he thought, what can they do in this broken border town during their vacation? Let the couple take a walk on the river bank, or go riding horses in the Great Wall? Wouldn't it be a show for the bachelors in the Black Feather Camp? If you like to work, go ahead. At most, I, the boss, can give you a little more bonus.
Other couples can have a drink at night, admire the stars, and be romantic in bed.
In the past, soldiers in border towns were all lazy from top to bottom, and they just lived one day at a time. After all, just staying alive took up all their energy.
Ever since Jinsui came, they have had better food, received military pay, and have straightened their backs. Now, officials of all ranks are more ambitious than Prince Jinsui.
Look, she just came back from the supervisor's office and called Han Xing to wait for the Yan brothers and sisters to come over, then she heard the soldiers say that Captain Han went to trade at the foot of the mountain.
Several nomadic leaders were coming to trade today, so he went there at dawn with the trading supplies.
Wei Zhubo was leading people to dry salt. The salt brought back from the East China Sea was still very wet and heavy. Because the salt drying field had to be kept secret, a large yard was enclosed next to the iron workshop, which was under the strictest supervision.
He took some time to go to the ironworks and take a look. He was shocked. He had been away for less than ten days, but it felt like he had been away for ten years. Could such weapons be made in such a small border town?
After asking, he found out that it was the iron smelting method taught by the prince. Wei Zhubo was amazed. What else can the prince do? Iron smelting and tooth filling are obviously two unrelated abilities, but our prince is proficient in both! However, although he was surprised, he was more happy. With the prince in the border town, there is no need to worry about the border town not prospering!
Thinking of the prince's reaction at Cheng Yu's wedding yesterday, Wei Zhubo determined that the prince knew that he could not get married and have children, and he felt sad when he saw others getting married! Suddenly, his eyes were red again. Poor prince, why can't he be humane?
Unfortunately, the temperature in the ironworks was too high, and his tears evaporated before they could even flow out.
Here, Jinsui was sitting in the long tent of the Lidajixian restaurant, drinking tea and waiting for the Yan brothers and sisters, while at the same time writing down his ideas for opening a restaurant in a notebook. This was the only way for them to enter the city.
It was almost noon, and before the Yan brothers and sisters arrived, they saw Huo Zian galloping over on his horse: "My Lord, this is bad!"
Jin Sui was startled, but didn't show it on his face. He calmly put down his pen and asked, "What's wrong?"
She thought Huo Zian had discovered a stranger and was afraid of alarming the soldiers, so she pretended to remain calm.
But he was told: "Something happened at the trading house at the foot of the mountain. When Captain Han was trading with herders, a large number of horse thieves came and killed more than a dozen people and stole half of the supplies."
"Captain Han is leading his troops in pursuit, and the refugees are frightened and fleeing in all directions."
Jin Sui was shocked and shouted, "Hei Hu, blow the bugle, gather three hundred cavalrymen, and follow me to help Captain Han!"
But before that, she asked for confirmation and asked Huo Zian to lead the way to the foot of the mountain. Sure enough, she saw a mess and the wounded battalion had come to treat the wounded.
Seeing that among the dead and wounded there were Zheng family cattle and horses, as well as refugees, herdsmen and soldiers from the Black Feather Camp, Jin Sui did not make any distinctions and treated them all.
Some refugee women and children who did not have time to escape hid in the woods and cried silently. They were used to hiding. Some children had been avoiding outsiders since they were born.
He just opened his eyes and shed tears, his look like a young animal cornered by tigers and wolves, and he dared not utter a single sound.
Jin Sui felt very distressed when she saw them. These were the people of Da Xia! They were all her compatriots! In this era, they lived a precarious life like wild animals.
The herdsmen were braver, but they dared not say anything. They were not afraid of their supplies being stolen, but they were afraid that the prince would think that they were the ones who brought the horse thieves.
While they were explaining in a lot of detail, some people directly knelt down and kowtowed to the King of Li.
Jinsui ordered a soldier to bring some women from the Tuntian Camp to comfort these refugees. As a result, he saw Chen Yunniang and several other women hurried over, and Cheng Yu also came with them.
This newlywed couple is really miserable under the command of King Li. They can't even take a single day of honeymoon leave.
(End of this chapter)
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