There were no conditions available at the moment, so he could only face the difficulties head-on and create his own. By June, the saplings that had been propagated from the cuttings had grown into quite tall and shady trees. Xu Di was very satisfied and thought that next year he would cut off some more branches from the saplings and find a piece of wasteland outside to plant them and see how many would survive.
Xu Di was busy in the courtyard when one of Zheng Boyuan's personal guards rode up on horseback. Upon seeing Xu Di, the guard didn't even have time to salute before pulling Xu Di away. Xu Di was holding a pair of pruning shears in his hand. Seeing that he was about to be dragged to the gate, he quickly used a powerful pull and said, "What are you doing, kid?"
The guard's face turned bright red, whether from anxiety or excitement, it was hard to tell. He opened his mouth, and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Lord Xu, our general sent me to ask you to come over immediately. Even if your house is on fire, we have to tie you up and take you to our side first. It's really urgent."
Xu Di placed the scissors on the flower bed next to the second gate and said, "Then you have to let me change my clothes first. Look at me dressed like this, what kind of behavior is this? How can I, a local official, go out in such disheveled clothes?"
The guard blushed and said, "Sir, please don't change. Let's hurry over there. Our general gave me a strict order to get you there in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
Xu Di was curious. Zheng Boyuan wasn't some greenhorn. If it wasn't a big deal, he probably wouldn't be in such a hurry to send his personal guards to find him.
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