Chapter 717: New Year's Eve
Liu Heng stuffed the last piece of roasted sweet potatoes in his hand into his mouth, swallowed them, and asked, "How are the batch of corn seeds sent before the New Year?"
"It has been left to the old farmer to try planting, but it will take until the weather is warm before it can be planted into the field." Zhao Yutu said.
"Get things to do with corn," said Liu Heng: "Although corn does not have high yields in sweet potatoes, it is a serious grain and is more important than sweet potatoes."
"I understand." Zhao Yutu nodded solemnly.
He has always unswervingly implemented what Liu Heng explained.
Through the development over the past few years, it was entirely Liu Heng's own credit that these bandits who flew around them to become the tiger-shaped flag of today.
The tiger-like flag is up and down, and everyone respects Liu Heng very much.
It was even circulated privately within the tiger flag that Liu Heng was chosen by God and was loved by God. Under the leadership of Liu Heng, the tiger flag will only become stronger and stronger.
"The boss, I have baked another piece of sweet potato. Do you want to eat another piece?" Zhao Wu asked in the signing room.
"Okay, let's have another one." Liu Heng said.
Zhao Wu walked over with a piece of sweet potato in his hand and handed it to Liu Heng.
After taking the sweet potatoes, Liu Heng said, "Bak a few more pieces, and Yang Yuan and the others will come over later. Everyone will try it."
"Yes, I'll prepare now." Zhao Wu returned to the signing room.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, among the senior executives inside the Tiger Banner, they could not return to Lingqiu unless there was anything to do, and the rest would come to Xujiazhuang to wish Liu Heng a New Year.
The roasted sweet potatoes in Zhao Yutu quickly entered his stomach and burped in his mouth.
"Do you want it? If not enough, I will give you half of this piece." Liu Heng handed over half of the roasted sweet potatoes in his hand to Zhao Yutu.
Zhao Yutu waved his hand and said, "I won't eat it for now. I just ate too fast and I'm a little choking."
Liu Heng smiled and said, "You don't have to hurry to eat, no one will snatch it from you."
"I love to eat this bite, so I can't help but eat it faster, burp!" Zhao Yutu couldn't help but burp.
Liu Heng smiled and pointed Zhao Yu's picture with his hand, then rushed to the signing room and said, "Zhao Wu, take my big teapot and pour some water for Mr. Zhao."
"Yes." Zhao Wu's voice came from the signing room.
Soon, Zhao Wu was holding a large teapot in his hand, with heat rising from it.
Liu Heng took a look and said, "Is it hot? Mr. Zhao choked on eating, so it is best to use warm water to facilitate the roasted sweet potatoes in his throat."
"Don't worry, my subordinates have mixed some cold boiled water. It's just right to drink it now." Zhao Wu explained.
Liu Heng nodded.
Zhao Wu then handed it to Zhao Yutu and said, "Mr. Zhao, just drink some water and go along."
"Himmer, thank you." Zhao Yutu took the big teapot and held one hand at the bottom of the teapot. It felt that it was not too hot, so he put it beside his mouth and started drinking it in big mouth.
He stopped drinking half of the hot water from the tea jar in one breath, and he breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It's been smooth and it's much more comfortable."
"You, you don't have to eat so much when you meet something you like." Liu Heng said with a smile, "If you don't know, you would think that our Tiger Banner is as big as a business, even the top executives can't afford to eat. A piece of roasted sweet potato is afraid of being forced to leave."
"I really want this." Zhao Yutu smiled awkwardly.
Liu Heng said: "Stand here with me for a while, and it's time for others to come later."
Zhao Yutu lives in Xujiazhuang, so it is the first place to come to Liu Heng. Others live in faraway places and need to travel a while to Xujiazhuang.
"I just stayed in the yard to bask in the sun." Zhao Yutu said with a teapot in his hand.
As he was talking, a group of people came to the outside of the yard.
The leader was Chen Xunping. When he saw Liu Heng, he took the lead in clasping his fists and shouted: "Happy New Year, Master."
"Happy New Year, Master."
Yang Yuan, Jia Liu and others who were following Chen Xunping also bowed their fists to greet the New Year.
"Second brother, happy new year." Liu Heng also clasped his fists, and then said to others, "Happy New Year everyone."
Huang Chong, Chen Daqing, Zhang Sancha, Wang Yuncheng, Lao Wu, Louis, and Ximang all came to the yard of the signing room where Liu Heng's office was.
"Since we are all here, let's go into the house to talk. I asked Zhao Wu to prepare some roasted sweet potatoes and try them later. They tasted good." Liu Heng called the people in the yard into the house.
Chen Xunping took the lead and said, "Standing in the yard, I smell the scent of roasted sweet potatoes. Now my index finger is moving. Don't snatch anyone from me later. I must eat a few more pieces."
"It is impossible not to rob. I came hungry just to get the meal for the boss." Jia Liu said with a smile.
Liu Heng smiled and said, "No need to argue. I have enough roasted sweet potatoes here. Don't be polite for anyone later. Just throw your cheeks away and eat as much as you eat."
They came to the signing room with jokes.
Liu Heng moved the chair to the front of the table and sat down. The others sat on the benches in the house, surrounding the stove, and sat in a circle.
"Zhao Wu, go and prepare a few more large tea jars and make some tea for everyone." Liu Heng ordered Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu nodded and retreated from the signing room.
"There are peanuts and melon seeds here, don't be polite." Liu Heng pointed at the two iron basins in front of everyone, and at the same time he grabbed a handful of melon seeds and held them in his hand.
In the pot are fried sunflower seeds and shelled peanuts.
Some people in the signing room caught peanuts and some caught melon seeds. Everyone grabbed a handful of them and took them to eat them.
Liu Heng threw the melon seed skin in his hand at his feet and said to Yang Yuan: "Yang Yuan, tell me about the situation in Guangning?"
"Yes." Yang Yuan stood up from the bench.
"Don't stand up, sit down and say." Liu Heng pressed his hand at him and said, "Today we will treat it as a chat and talk about the situation of the stall we are in charge of."
Yang Yuan sat back on the bench and said, "The people who were arranged by our tiger flag in Guangning have been withdrawn, and the last batch was also withdrawn to Shanhaiguan half a month ago."
Liu Heng nodded and said, "Remember, Guangning can't send people anymore, at least he can't send people to Guangning this year."
"Yes." Yang Yuan agreed.
Chen Xunping, who was standing by, said in confusion: "Now that there is Xiong Tingbi, the Liaodong governor, in Liaodong, so nothing can happen to Guangning! After Yang Hao was defeated, Xiong Tingbi's stable situation in Liaodong prevented the Later Jin Dynasty from going further."
"You explain it to your second brother." Liu Heng said to Yang Yuan.
Yang Yuan nodded and said, "This time Xiong Tingbi's appointment as the Liaodong Strategic is very different from the last time he served as the Liaodong Strategic."
Chen Xunping frowned and said in confusion: "How can this be different? Are they all Liaodong's governors?"
Chapter completed!