Chapter 38 Winter Fishing and Spring Ploughing (Part 3) Update
With the support of the Xiguan Marquisate, the Fu family brought such a shocking effect to Xiguan County.
They announced loudly that they still had a chance to survive.
Their heartfelt cheers just now were both out of amazement at Fu's pioneering work and joy at the chance of revival!
Most people were discerning enough to realize that Fu Mingyi was busy.
As soon as the Western Gate Governor, Lord Wang, retreated, they all rushed forward and surrounded Fu Zhener.
"Little Chief Fu...Little Chief Fu..."
Fu Zhen'er patiently answered the questions of the Xiguan border residents one by one, and also made it clear that their ice-breaking fishing machine could be rented out on a daily basis to other fishing teams that were interested in using it.
For a moment, thunderous applause broke out on the surface of Xisai Lake.
As the future patriarch of the Fu clan in Xiguan County, Fu Zhen'er already had some popularity. In addition, his temperament, intelligence and even appearance were all extremely outstanding, and he had always been liked by those who knew him.
At this moment, everyone was excited and happy. A group of people rushed forward and lifted Fu Zhener up from her place.
Amidst the thunderous cheers, there were orderly counts of "one, two" and "one, two".
Fu Zhen'er was tossed up and down by a group of people. Although it was embarrassing to have her body out of control in the air, she was also infected by everyone's emotions and was full of smiles.
When Wang Yanpeng escaped, Liu Ziye had already slipped through the gaps in the crowd and asked Xiying to take her to hide outside the crowd.
She saw Fu Zhen'er in the center of the crowd. Every time she rose, she tried to seize that brief moment, searching for something with a clear smile on her face.
She knew very well who Fu Zhen'er was looking for.
She had been deliberately hiding, but when Fu Zhen'er was thrown up, she stood up.
Sure enough, Fu Zhener locked onto her position the next moment.
He waved happily at Liu Ziye, and Liu Ziye also stretched his facial muscles and waved at him with the same joy.
"Ding—the heavy snow crisis in Xiguan County has been further resolved. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 600 points of Emperor's Merit Points and 300 points of Emperor's Morality Points!"
However, the moment Fu Zhen'er fell again, the smile on Liu Ziye's face quickly faded. He turned around and left Xisai Lake again under the cover of Xiying and others.
The mission was completed, the points were credited, and she gained the continuation of her life value again.
Of course, there was no need for her to continue wasting energy and staying here in the cold wind.
Liu Ziye comforted himself by thinking this way.
But she didn't want to admit it no matter what, she was sometimes caught off guard and burned by Fu Zhener's overly trusting and overly clear eyes.
The sound of celebration from the crowd was endless, and Wang Yanpeng couldn't help but glance over from time to time.
Reluctantly withdrawing his envious gaze, he looked again at the area occupied by the Governor's Mansion, the so-called best fishing spot...
Others broke the ice in less than an hour. Can they break through it in ten days or half a month?
Wang Yanpeng shouted angrily, "Whose stupid idea was this? As the governor of a prefectural government, you're going to rob the people's fishing holes?!"
"And that blood letter that required the Governor to seal it, who wrote it to the young Marquis of Xiguan?!"
The captain who was content to avoid work out of sadness: ...
He thought he had made a great contribution and was bossing the other soldiers around, while the soldier who was reporting the news was lazy: ...
The two looked at the governor in panic.
When Wang Yanpeng looked at the two men's expressions and considered what had happened before, there was nothing he couldn't understand.
"Both of you, get down there and chop the ice!"
"If I don't see the fish you caught with your own hands within ten days, you will not be allowed to return to my residence!"
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The sun shines on the earth, and the snow on the Yansai Mountains and Qiansongling in Xiguan County softens and melts day by day in the gradually warming weather.
Finally, it turned into clear streams, winding down from the mountain.
Countless streams flow along the Yansai Mountains and the terrain, constantly turning and converging. Some of them spread out onto the low slopes of the valley, while others merge into rivers and lakes.
The spring water is flowing, and the earth, nourished by the water, begins to gradually get rid of the monotony that has been frozen for the entire winter, revealing its vitality.
The trees are lush and overgrown, the weeds are overgrown, the mountain flowers are everywhere, and the fish, insects and birds are singing almost non-stop.
Spring is here.
The border residents of Xiguan County finally welcomed another spring.
Liu Ziye, who had been hiding for a whole winter, finally took action.
The day the grass leaves just emerged, she took her people from the marquis' mansion and left Yucheng.
Yucheng is located in the largest alluvial plain area in Xiguan County. The snow water from the mountains blends with the soil originally accumulated by river erosion, making the soil increasingly soft and fertile.
She studied the map for a whole winter. The land developed and cultivated by the residents of Yucheng now only occupied one-tenth of the area of this alluvial plain.
There are so many fertile and flat fields that are barren all year round because no one cultivates them.
These places are the ones she has chosen as the directions to collect the imperial merit points this spring.
Looking at a piece of land on a map is completely different from exploring nature in reality.
The horse under Liu Ziye was still kicking and moving back and forth on the muddy ground. She sat on the horse's back and looked at the vast mountains and forests that seemed to have no end.
Imagining the work she was about to do on this land, and the scene of the land being transformed and the harvest to come in the future, a passion and enthusiasm she had never felt before flowed through her veins.
She was surprised to realize that this enthusiasm and passion had nothing to do with points, but was so direct and uncontrollable.
Xiying and Jin Jie, who came with them, reined in their horses and stopped not far away.
Watching their young marquis happily running back and forth in this open space, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
Sometimes he would rein in his horse and walk in a straight line, as if measuring something; sometimes he would stop and look into the distance.
Xiying breathed in the smell of fresh earth trampled by the horse's hooves, and couldn't help feeling.
“Spring is wonderful!”
I wonder if their young marquis would like to race horses with them later?
In previous years, whenever this time came, he and Chaozhao would almost always accompany the young marquis to whip around.
Although it caused a lot of noise, it's spring after all!
It always makes people unable to control their impulses, and they feel like they have to find a place to vent all their energy.
He looked at Jin Jie, who was standing on the flat ground and was not as agitated as himself.
I couldn't help but strike up a conversation: "Hey, do you think the young marquis will ask us to race with him later?"
The eagerness in his words was too obvious. Although he was asking a question, he had almost no doubt about the answer he was about to get.
"Won't."
Jin Jie sat upright on his horse and replied to Xiying in a flat voice.
Xiying glared: "Why not? The young marquis has always done this in the past!"
"I don't know about previous years, but this year, it shouldn't happen."
Jin Jie recalled how the young marquis of Xiguan had hidden in front of his horse to seek comfort, and continued to answer Xiying's questions confidently and calmly.
"Hmph, you've only been at the Marquis' Mansion for a few days, how could you possibly understand the Young Marquis's temperament and preferences! Just wait and see, when the Young Marquis returns, he'll definitely want us to race with him!"
Xiying said angrily.
What does Jin Jie know? He grew up with the young marquis since he was a child!
However, ever since the young marquis woke up from a serious illness last year, he seemed to have suddenly begun to value this private guard leader who had just joined the marquis's mansion more and more.
When the young marquis faced Jin Jie, he always gave instructions directly and clearly, and Jin Jie hardly needed the young marquis to explain too much. He always handled things thoughtfully and reported to the young marquis in a timely manner.
And what about myself?
The young marquis even once said that if he continued as before, he might not even be able to keep his position as a personal guard.
Although he had begun to tense up under the repeated pressure from the young marquis, and was trying to change himself little by little to be more in line with the young marquis's wishes.
The young marquis gradually changed his attitude towards him and recognized his performance many times. However, the subconscious attitude that he always brought out, saying that you should learn more from Jin Jie, still made Xiying, the little boy, feel envious and sour.
Jin Jie didn't say anything else, just waited there diligently.
Liu Ziye had almost finished running with the horse. She roughly measured the main terrain and land conditions of this plain on the spot, and compared them one by one with her own work plan on the map in winter. After having a clear idea in her mind, she felt that her share of riding for today had been completely used up.
Although she could ride a horse basically smoothly by borrowing the original owner's body, she had only ridden it a few times since she came here.
The soil after the snow melted was very soft. It was not as easy for horses to walk on such soil as on hard ground, and the riders also had to expend more energy.
Today, I ran like this for more than an hour for some important business.
Even though Liu Ziye had been insisting on basic intensity exercise in his own way throughout the winter to ensure the sustainability of his body's health, the muscles in his thighs had begun to tremble slightly and he could hardly straddle the horse's belly.
She had run too far, and after she had surveyed the area thoroughly, she was about to return to the guards of the Marquis' Mansion when she waved to Jin Ji from a distance.
Xiying was full of confusion, not knowing why their young marquis called someone over, but because the distance was far, he was not sure whether the young marquis was calling him or Jin Jie.
Jin Jie seemed to have expected this, and he kicked his horse's belly and rushed forward.
Xiying hurriedly urged her horse, unwilling to be left behind, and arrived in front of Liu Ziye a few steps ahead of Jin Jie.
Xiying felt that he had guessed it, and as soon as he stopped his horse, he asked happily: "Young Marquis, what are your instructions? Do you want us to race with you?"
Unexpectedly, Liu Ziye rolled his eyes at him without any interest and did not respond to his words.
When Jin Jie followed closely and stopped in front of the horse, Liu Ziye said to him, "I can't ride anymore."
Her legs were numb and she found it difficult to get off the horse.
Jin Jie dismounted skillfully, picked her up, helped her onto his saddle, and sat sideways.
Then he stepped on the pedals and exerted force with his legs, turned over nimbly and sat behind Liu Ziye, pulling the reins with his arms to turn the horse's head.
Liu Ziye's legs were finally freed, and the trembling of his muscles was greatly relieved. He regained consciousness after a while.
She paid no attention to Xiying, who was standing beside her with her eyes nearly popping out of her head in shock.
She's just here to survive!
Who said she had to learn long-distance horseback riding and horse racing, which the ancients considered the most heroic and heroic? As someone who came from an orphanage and had never enjoyed much, she felt she couldn't embrace this ancient hobby!
Besides, the character of this young Marquis of Xiguan should be just as useless as it should be!!
That crappy mechanical civilization system will definitely have blueprints of cars in the future, right?
Wouldn't it be faster and cooler to drive a car than riding this damn horse?!
As for whether Jin Jie felt any pain, she didn't see him groan once when he rode all over Xiguan County for more than a month last time.
This is probably the difference between ancient paper people and modern civilized people!
After lying down with peace of mind, Liu Ziye directed Jin Jie to spend almost a whole day trampling over almost all the wasteland in the alluvial plain outside Yucheng.
At noon, a group of people lit a fire in the wild, hunted some wild game, and ate with the condiments and dry food they brought from the Marquis' Mansion. They did not return to the city until the sun set.
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The new breath of spring not only makes Xiguan County look brand new, but also comes to every town in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty stretched from south to north and from east to west, and was vast. The capital, Yanjing, was located in the north-central part. Although it was not as cold as the winter that just passed in Xiguan County, the climate generally had four distinct seasons.
The breath of spring also enveloped the city of Yanjing.
As soon as the ice and snow in Xiguan County melted, the city of Yanjing was already covered with spring flowers. By the end of February, the willows were lush and green, and the grass and trees were flourishing.
Although the Liu family, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty, had the Han surname "Liu", the ancestors of Emperor Shengzu were actually from a minority ethnic group in the north.
In the chaotic times when many heroes were vying for supremacy, the Shengzu Emperor's faction fought in all directions, successively annexed various forces of all sizes, and finally unified the world and established the Great Zhou.
To conquer the world, you need soldiers and horses, but to govern the world, you still need to rely on Han culture.
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty has always advocated civil governance since its establishment, Emperor Shengzu, who came from a military background, also deeply understood the importance of a country's military and combat effectiveness.
Therefore, many habits and measures were retained to enable the royal family and the imperial guards to maintain their combat capabilities.
One of them is the royal hunting event which is held more than twice a year.
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