Li Shishi kept her habit of not talking while eating, but she kept glancing at him out of the corner of her eyes.
Liang Hongyu, on the other hand, did not have so many problems. While eating, she asked, "Shixun, you asked us to leave the city to hide. Is your place safer than Kaifeng City?"
Zhang Shixun answered irrelevantly: "You are all the most important people in my heart. Only with me can I feel at ease."
After hearing this, Ding Dusai smiled sweetly at him, and Li Shishi blushed and lowered her head.
Liang Hongyu glanced at the two of them and burst out laughing.
"Shixun, don't interrupt me. I was just asking, is this place safer than Kaifeng City?"
Zhang Shixun patted his chest and said, "Believe me, it's much safer here than in Kaifeng."
Liang Hongyu asked, "Although your village wall is high, can it compare with the wall of Kaifeng City?"
"A wall doesn't need to be high to be protected by immortals. If the Jin soldiers dare to attack Zhang Xiaozhuang, I'll chant an incantation like 'Taishang Laojun, hurry up and obey the command', and they'll be defeated."
These words made everyone present laugh.
Liang Hongyu smiled and said, "If someone else said this, they would definitely be exaggerating. But I believe you're telling the truth."
Zhang Shixun didn't want to continue talking about this topic, so he said, "Starting tomorrow, the three of you should learn how to ride a horse."
The three women were all stunned when they heard this.
Liang Hongyu rushed to say: "Don't forget that I come from a family of military commanders. Not only can I ride a horse, I can also shoot a bow and arrow."
Zhang Shixun was not surprised at all and nodded, "It would be best if you can ride a horse. Saisai and Madam Li are now in your care. Make sure they learn to ride as soon as possible."
Li Shishi put down her chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped her mouth, and asked with a smile, "Master Zhang is so anxious for us to learn horse riding. Could it be that he wants to take us into battle to kill the enemy?"
Zhang Shixun looked at her beautiful face and said slowly, "Troubled times are coming. There is a big difference between being able to ride a horse and not being able to ride a horse."
Li Shishi was stunned. "I understand. What you mean is that when running for one's life, people who can ride horses can escape faster than those who can't."
"You can understand it that way."
Li Shishi nodded and said, "I will listen to Master Zhang and learn horse riding tomorrow."
Ding Dusai followed up, “I’ll learn with my sister.”
Liang Hongyu interjected, "I saw a few hundred more horses in the farm today. Where did you buy them from?"
“I didn’t buy it, I found it.”
"Picked it up?"
Zhang Shixun recounted the events of Moutuogang in detail, concluding with, "The officials of the Song Dynasty are rotten to the core, from top to bottom. Sooner or later, the country will be destroyed."
When they heard the word "country destroyed", everyone present felt a tightness in their hearts, even Ding's father who was drinking stopped.
Zhang Shixun continued, "I didn't send all the horses to Kaifeng. I kept a thousand for myself, and my cousin and I each got half."
Liang Hongyu clapped her hands and said, "Good job! If it were me, I would have kept more."
Zhang Shixun smiled slightly.
We can’t tell them about Li Moulue for the time being. This is a hidden weapon, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Thinking of Li Moulue, Zhang Shixun found an excuse to come to the yard and contact Li Moulue.
"Have the war horses moved to the mountains?"
"We have just arrived in Gongcheng and are preparing to go into the mountains overnight." Li Moulue's tone was very excited. "Master, with these war horses, we can go out of the mountains at any time and attack whoever we want."
"Don't be too happy too soon. These horses are all raised in captivity and cannot be used as war horses."
"I have a few people who escaped from the Liao Kingdom. They are good at horse training. If you give these horses to them, they will be able to train qualified war horses in less than half a year."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shixun hurriedly asked, "Where did you get these Liao people from?"
"Tianshi, these were all obtained by the people you sent to Liao."
"When did I send people to Liao?"
Li Moulue reminded him, "Back in Wuyou Cave, you instructed me and Li Dongzhu to send people to investigate the Liao and Jin Kingdoms. We sent people there a few days later."
"Ah!" Zhang Shixun scratched his head.
Have you ever said something like this?
I really can't remember.
However, having a few of our own people working as spies there is really useful.
Zhang Shixun was very satisfied that Li Moulue and others took his unintentional words so seriously.
"Li Moulue, you must treat the families of those people well."
"I know. Every few months, I send Slow Monkey to deliver money and gifts to their home."
"Also, you must seize the time to train now. It won't be long before I can lead you out of the mountains, drive out the Tartars, rebuild the country, and carve out a new world."
"Great! I've been looking forward to this day."
Zhang Shixun didn't want to bother with the conversation, so he explained some other matters before hanging up.
It seems that Taihang Mountain made the right move and it will be of great use in the future.
When they returned to the house, Ding's father was already drunk, and Ding's mother helped him to the room to sleep.
Ding Dusai and Li Shishi were discussing what clothes to wear when riding horses.
"Sister, how can I ride a horse in a ruqun? You have to dress short for riding."
"But I've never worn short...short clothes."
"You'll get used to it if you wear it more often."
Liang Hongyu was holding her chin in her hand, thinking about something. Seeing Zhang Shixun come in, she asked, "Shixun, do you have any weapons that are suitable for you?"
Zhang Shixun sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, "What kind of weapons does my sister-in-law like to use?"
"Long weapons like spears and iron guns."
"Not yet."
"I heard from my husband that when you led the Tianwu Army to suppress the bandits, you used a Fangtian Huaji."
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