Chapter 719 Young General vs. Rich Lady 22
Grandma Yuan's house is not far from the melon field. It is an old bungalow with ivy all over the side walls and green moss at the base of the walls. There are cracks on the wall, which have been smoothed with white lime, like pieces of graffiti of varying depths.
The house was very old, but it was kept very clean. The door was swept spotlessly clean. There were two big locust trees in front of the house, with a swing hanging on them. The seat was a piece of polished wood, and a little girl with pigtails was sitting on the chair, swinging on it.
"Zhizhi! Grandma is back! This is the sister that grandma told you about. She is here to harvest melons today. Grandma has sold all the melons, so she has enough money to buy you a cake and a princess dress."
"Grandma, go cook. The chicken we just killed today and the bacon we smoked before the New Year are at their best. Take sister around and treat her well. Don't go too far."
Grandma Yuan was a quick-tempered person. She went to the kitchen right after she finished speaking, not giving Ji Yunhuan any chance to refuse.
Zhizhi came running over, jumping and leading Ji Yunhuan towards the house.
The two sat for a while. There were not many things in the room. Even the TV was intermittent and had to be tapped before the picture could be played. There were big red award certificates on the wall and a bookcase in the corner. In addition to books, there were also some bottles and jars piled on it.
Although Zhizhi looks sunny and cheerful, she was actually born with a congenital disease and has been relying on medicine all her life, so life at home is extremely difficult. Grandma Yuan doesn't have any other skills and can only rely on farming to support Zhizhi.
"It's okay. The doctor said I can live for many years without surgery. I'm just afraid that if I die, grandma will be alone. I just want to walk behind her and that will be fine."
Zhizhi has a kind of open-mindedness that transcends her age, and she even comforts Ji Yunhuan in return.
"I'm not sad at all. Grandma said that whether you are happy or unhappy, it's still a day. It's better to live happily. Don't be sad either. I'll take you to see the chicks and ducklings."
There is a big pigsty behind the house, and the smell is not very pleasant.
Hearing the sound of people coming, the pigs grunted.
Zhizhi scooped the pig feed with a gourd ladle and sprinkled it into the stone trough skillfully. The chubby pigs began to eat with a slurping sound, twisting their buttocks and squeezing each other.
The chickens and ducks seemed to sense the signal that it was time to eat, and they all came over from all directions.
A handful of millet was scattered on the ground, chickens were flying and ducks were jumping, it was very lively.
Ji Yunhuan drove the car to the back of the house, took out some snacks for Zhizhi, and asked Zhizhi to eat while sitting in the car.
Zhizhi was very interested in cars. She was turning the steering wheel, touching the buttons on the car, and having a lot of fun.
Ji Yunhuan took down the bronze mirror and stood at the door of the pigpen. The pigs thought someone was feeding them again, so they rushed forward and grunted.
"Pass the fattest one to Huo Xiao."
The bronze mirror flashed, and then became silent as if it had lost its air.
Ji Yunhuan patted the pattern on the top of the bronze mirror and said disdainfully, "It's really useless! You can't even pass a pig, but you can pass a chicken, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a big fat chicken disappeared.
Ji Yunhuan shouted into the house, "Grandma Yuan, can you sell me the chickens and ducks you raise? I want them all!"
Grandma Yuan is also a very honest person. "No matter whether they are for sale or not, I will give them to you. It doesn't cost much to buy the chicks and ducklings. They grow up by finding their own food. I occasionally feed them with food grown at home. It's free."
Grandma Yuan knocked on the side of the pot and shouted at the top of her voice, "Zhizhi! Help me catch the chicken. Don't let me do it alone."
Zhizhi responded, jumped out of the car, caught one in no time, tied its feet with a rope, and threw it into the trunk.
Ji Yunhuan couldn't catch any, but she didn't make it hard on herself. When Zhizhi had caught most of them, she passed them all over.
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General's Mansion.
Huo Xiao held an imperial edict in his hand, his face gloomy.
The urgent letter for help sent over 800 miles fell on deaf ears. Without reinforcements and food, it was a miracle that the Huo family army could hold on to Pingyang City.
Only 20,000 of the 300,000 soldiers of the Huo family were left. The imperial edict actually reprimanded his father for retreating to Pingyang City and handing over the land of Wei State, and stripped his father of his title of Grand Marshal of the Nation.
There were not many people of Wei State outside Pingyang City. They had all moved into Pingyang City. The army had been pressing on the border for several months, cutting off food and water. The Huo family army held on hard. Every person who died in the battle was a hero of Wei State!
But those despicable people in the capital city are throwing dirty water on my father!
Gou Xun controlled the government and even the regent was suppressed by him. Only the Huo family army could make him a little afraid. The Huo family army stationed in Pingyang City was almost wiped out, which was exactly what Gou Xun wanted.
Huo Xiao exerted force on his hands, wishing he could tear this fake imperial edict into pieces!
Prince Wei is young, and the Prince Regent is ambitious, with the tendency to replace Prince Wei. In order to check and balance Prince Wei, the Queen Mother secretly supports Gou Xun. Gou Xun is ruthless and uses any means to ascend to the position of Prime Minister, and instead controls Prince Wei. This imperial edict is clearly the work of Gou Xun!
Peng Haichang knelt down on one knee and took the imperial edict in Huo Xiao's hand.
"General, calm down. Damaging the imperial edict is a serious crime. As long as we survive this period of time, recruit soldiers and defeat the Northern Rong army, when we return to the capital, the people of Wei will know the achievements of the Huo family army."
Huo Xiao took a deep breath and casually threw the imperial edict on the table.
Logically speaking, the imperial edict should be enshrined, but there is a bronze mirror on the shrine, which is much more important than this crappy imperial edict.
The mirror surface rippled a bit, Huo Xiao rubbed his temples, his tense nerves relaxed, and he rarely smiled.
"The gods have sent us something again. With the gods' help, the Huo family army will surely be invincible!"
"The people in Wangdu City want me dead, but I won't let them have their way. One day I will return to Wangdu and eliminate the traitors! I will make Gou Xun and his ilk kneel before my father's grave and plead guilty!"
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
A chicken landed on the table, with ropes tied to its legs, and it struggled desperately with its wings flapping.
“Ga ga ga!”
A duck suddenly appeared, cried miserably in mid-air, and fell to the ground on its face.
More than a dozen chickens and ducks landed one after another, and the meeting hall was as lively as a vegetable market. Zhao Hai grabbed a chicken and said excitedly: "It's a live chicken! A live chicken given by the gods. Chickens lay eggs, and eggs lay chickens. From now on, we will have an endless supply of eggs to eat."
The voice of the god came over, as if ringing in everyone's ears, "Today is just an experiment, it's a pity that we can't pass on larger animals, so we can only raise some chickens and ducks."
"I have already contacted the breeding farm and ordered a thousand hens and a thousand ducks that can be ordered immediately. I have also ordered several thousand chicks and ducklings. I will also send you the feed. Please take good care of them."
"I remember there are 500 horses in the city. You almost killed them for meat. I will send you horse grass and concentrated feed. When the people are full, the horses will also have enough to eat."
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