Since sending his younger sister to study at Master Lin's house, Zhao Xian has never been there again. Today, there happens to be some wild boar meat, so he thought he would send some to Master Lin, believing that Master Lin would not refuse.
It was nearing noon, and Master Lin should have finished teaching the morning's lessons.
Upon arriving at Master Lin's house, Master Lin's booming voice rang out, indicating that the lesson was not yet over.
Zhao Xian had no choice but to wait outside the courtyard gate; it would be impolite to go in at this time.
A short while later, Master Lin finished his lecture, and Zhao Lingling bowed to him in farewell before preparing to leave.
Master Lin escorted Zhao Lingling out of the courtyard. As soon as he opened the gate, he was taken aback to find Zhao Xian standing at the entrance.
"Scholar, why are you standing outside the courtyard? Please come in quickly."
“Master Lin, there’s no need for such formalities. Today, my soldiers accompanied you on a hunting trip and caught several wild boars. Such game is a rare sight, so I brought some over for you to enjoy,” Zhao Xian explained.
Lin Fuzi had already smelled the plate of roasted wild boar meat that Zhao Xian had brought. The aroma of the meat was so tempting; he hadn't smelled meat in a long time.
Normally, if someone were to deliver something to Master Lin, he would definitely refuse. But today, the thing Zhao Xian brought was different from what he expected, leaving him no reason to refuse.
Seeing that Master Lin was still hesitating, Zhao Xian immediately explained:
"This is wild game, not something I bought with money. Because we caught a lot of game, all the workers in the workshop got some wild boar meat, so I brought some for Master Lin as well. Please accept it."
"I see. Since everyone gets a share, I won't stand on ceremony." Master Lin laughed heartily. Enjoying wild game was a great pleasure for ancient literati, and he didn't want to refuse.
Seeing that Master Lin agreed to accept it, Zhao Xian had his servants bring the wild boar knuckle into the house, while he handed over the plate of wild boar meat.
Master Lin took the pork; it was still warm, just right to go with the wine.
Seeing that Master Lin had accepted the pork, Zhao Xian bowed to Master Lin, then took Lingling's hand and left.
After watching Zhao Xian walk away, Master Lin closed the courtyard gate and returned to the house.
He opened the lid off the plate, revealing a plate of delicious-looking braised pork. He stroked his beard and spoke excitedly.
"I haven't tasted such delicious food in many years. Today I must have a good drink." After saying that, he took out a pot of wine, poured himself a cup, and began to enjoy the wine and meat.
After eating a piece of wild boar meat, Master Lin's brows immediately relaxed.
Wild boar meat is indeed a delicacy. He looked up at the large pork knuckle on the table and nodded. This pork knuckle was enough for him to eat for several days.
However, the weather is still a bit hot, so we must process this pork knuckle as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a real shame if it spoiled.
These past few days, several more people have joined the family, and the two cooks have been working very hard.
That's not a big deal. What worries Zhao Xian the most is the security measures at home. With the princess living in his house, he feels immense pressure, and he simply doesn't have time to do many things he wants to do.
He wanted to finish making three hundred crossbows as soon as possible and hand them over to the princess so she could leave and ideally never come back.
After lunch, Zhao Xian instructed his soldiers to hurry up and assemble the crossbows, aiming to complete the assembly of three hundred crossbows within two days.
Zhao Xian was surprised that Li Xue seemed in no hurry about the crossbows. She had been anxious when she first arrived, but now she seemed indifferent.
After resting for a while in the afternoon, she went back to work in the fields with several guards, which left Zhao Xian speechless.
The village head was busy all day long. After marking out the land for the farm in the morning, he started looking for people to lay the foundation in the afternoon.
The farm consists of two rows of houses facing each other, surrounded by walls.
The farm will be built using bricks and tiles, which will increase the cost; it is estimated that it will cost more than a hundred taels of silver.
When Li Xue arrived in the afternoon, the foundation work was underway. Seeing this, Li Xue couldn't help but give Zhao Xian a thumbs up, praising his high efficiency.
When the village head saw that Princess Li Xue had also come over, he immediately came over and bowed.
"Greetings, Princess."
"No need to be so polite, Wang Lizheng. I was free this afternoon, so I came to visit."
When the dozen or so craftsmen saw that the visitor was the current princess, they all came over to pay their respects, and some even knelt down.
"No need for formalities, you all go about your work. Don't let my presence here affect your work."
The craftsmen quickly left to continue laying the foundation.
Li Xue hopes the farm will be completed as soon as possible, so that Li Guang can live there safely and comfortably.
Li Guang led a group of people to continue working in the fields, hoping to plant vegetables on the reclaimed wasteland as soon as possible. He had already seen Li Xue coming over, but he couldn't go over himself for fear of arousing suspicion from others.
After a while, Li Xue came over and began to help Li Guang plant the seeds. Several maids followed and helped the others plant the seeds, just like yesterday, in pairs.
"Sister, please don't come here tomorrow. I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion," Li Guang said softly.
"Don't worry, I just want to spend more time with you. Young Master Zhao said the crossbow will take two more days to be made. I will leave with the crossbow in two days. Please take good care of yourself here."
"Sister, don't worry, I'm doing fine here. Once the farm is built, I'll stay here unless something unexpected happens. It'll be very safe that way."
"Oh, by the way, once the farm is built, you must put Xiao Hei here to raise. It can help you guard the house."
"Thank you, sister. I will definitely keep Xiao Hei by my side and train him to be a good dog."
The two talked quietly until evening before finishing work and going home.
Two days later, all three hundred crossbows were completed, and Zhao Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now Li Xue should be able to go back.
Li Xue was very happy that she could go back tomorrow, but she was still a little reluctant to leave Li Guang.
The next morning, Li Xue and her guards got up early. The soldiers loaded crossbows onto the carriages, with 150 crossbows on each carriage.
Li Xue walked up to Zhao Xian, took out a silver note, handed it to him, and said with a smile:
"You helped the soldiers at the front make three hundred crossbows, and my guards and I have been bothering you for so many days. This silver note is for you. Don't think it's too little; there will be another reward later."
"Princess, please don't give me any money. Besides, it doesn't cost much to make these bows and arrows." Zhao Xian said as he opened the silver note. He was stunned when he saw the amount on the note.
This is a silver note worth ten thousand taels of silver, while the cost of making those crossbows myself is no more than one hundred taels of silver.
"Princess, this money is too much, I cannot accept it."
As soon as Zhao Xian finished speaking, a system notification sounded in his mind:
"Ten thousand taels of silver can be used to purchase system storage space. Do you wish to purchase?" Zhao Xian was stunned. The system actually sold storage space. What was this storage space?
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