Chailing paused and said, "Women are naturally weaker than men, whether they are physical or courageous, they will suffer a lot if they really want to practice some real fighting skills. These swordsmanship routines are still practiced every day, just add basic skills. The basic skills training in the army is relatively simple, just running, carrying 30 kilograms, running seven or eight miles a day, step by step, and then conducting some confrontational training." Chailing said something simple.

Hu Sanniang nodded and wrote down one by one.

Chai Lin didn't take Hu Sanniang's training of female soldiers seriously, thinking that he was just a joke. Who knew that he had really practiced it later? This is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

After breakfast, Chai Lin thought that he had to go to Lijiazhuang nearby. Li Ying was a big figure. According to the original development path, in just two or three years, Li Ying was forced to go to Liangshan. Hei Sanlang had his family empty and became the master of Liangshan. If he wanted to say who is the richest in Liangshan, Hei Sanlang would definitely not be ranked. Lu Junyi of Daming Mansion and Li Ying of Lijiazhuang were among the top few, and he was ranked eleventh in the ranking, and before Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, it can be seen that this person is so capable.

And Hu Cheng also said that there was also a caravan with 600 mules.

Chai Lin asked, "Sanniang, I plan to go to Lijiazhuang after breakfast. I don't know if you have time, so be a guide."

Hu Sanniang said, "Lijiazhuang is southeast of my village, and there is a road connected by a large road, only fifteen miles away. It's not difficult to arrive in a short while. But it's not a difficult task for the owner of Lijiazhuang. The owner of Li Yingzai is at home or not. He is like my brother, and he has been doing business all year round. The Li family's business is quite large, and the owner of Li is good at using flying knives, and there is also a small Mingtang on the road of the rivers and lakes."

After breakfast, they didn't bring many people, including Chai Lin, Hu Sanniang, Chai Meng, Chunxiang, and the group of four. They rode fast horses and left Hujiazhuang and headed southeast.

The rammed earth road is very flat, and two carriages can be used in parallel. Even the pits pressed out of the wheels are rare. Obviously, this road is often maintained. On both sides of the road are persimmon gardens as thick as one person. The leaves have already fallen, but red persimmons are still hanging on the treetops and swaying in the cold wind. The chirping magpies are eating persimmons on the treetops.

Chai Lin was moved and sighed: "All things go back and forth in autumn and winter, but only persimmon trees hang lanterns. I want to ask the farmers why not pick them and leave them for birds and beasts to survive the cold winter."

"Good poetry, good poetry. I didn't expect that Yun Cong Ge can write poetry with both civil and military affairs." Hu Sanniang said.

Chai Lin shook his head: "I feel it. Look at the persimmons hanging on the trees and preparing food for birds and beasts, so that they can survive in this cold winter and not die of starvation. As for writing poetry and lyrics for the country and the people, it is okay to spend some time occasionally, and it cannot be used as a hobby."

Hu Sanniang smiled and said, "It's not that the farmers are kind enough to keep birds and beasts. They are too high and cannot be harvested, haha. There are more than 15,000 persimmon trees in these ten miles persimmon gardens, including crispy sweet persimmons, millspin persimmons, and many varieties of cow heart persimmons were planted by my father and Li Ying's father. It has been more than 30 years since then. Farmers make a lot of money by selling persimmon cakes every year and raising persimmons and pigs."

"It is rare that Ling Zun is a good owner who cares about the people. This method is really instant. Persimmons are the most abundant in the fruit trees, and persimmon cakes can be regarded as high-end fruits. The remaining persimmons that cannot be processed are best for raising pigs. At least a few meals can be eaten during the Chinese New Year." Chai Lin sighed.

The shepherd drove cattle and horses, and flocks of sheep to eat weeds and leaves in the persimmon garden. There were also black pepper forests and jujube forests in the distance. Some farmers carried cattle and sheep manure and fertilized the trees. For farmers, they had no time to spare all year round.

Usually, people in the village rarely grow peppercorns and jujubes, although they all know that the price is high. However, due to the lack of unified planning by the owner, the number of people in each household is too small, making it difficult to attract customers. It is not comparable to Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang. There are caravans in the village and there are no worries about selling dried fruits. An excellent owner not only needs to be able to protect the people, but also needs to make long-term plans to seek benefits for the people.

I walked slowly all the way, and not long after, I saw a grand village in front of me from a distance. The walls were made of granite of uniform sizes and specifications. It could be more than five meters high. There were women's walls and arrows on the top of the wall. The design and construction were also carefully designed. The black gate was wrapped with copper nails, and the mahogany plaque was written on three big characters: Lijiazhuang, the characters were written in the flying dragon and phoenix danced, vigorous and powerful, and looked very grand.

The people who come in and out all have good clothes and look good. Obviously, the living standards of people from Lijiazhuang are still good.

"Sanniang is here, who is here to visit me today?" asked Zhuang Ding, who was on duty at the door.

Hu Sanniang said: "Today I will visit Master Li. Chai Lin and Chai from Cangzhou Prefecture come to visit Master Li. I am the guide." Hu Sanniang introduced Chai Lin beside her.

This villager is also an experienced person. Chai Daguanren of Chaijiazhuang, Cangzhou, was a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty and had a well-known reputation in the world. Lijiazhuang is engaged in business, so he naturally heard of the name of Chaijiazhuang.

Zhuang Ding immediately clasped his fists and said, "I have met Daguan Ren Chai. You are here just right. My master just came back a few days ago. Let me go in and report later."

Chai Lin clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The villager trotted into the village in a row. After more than ten minutes, the village gate opened wide. Ten villager trotted out, hugging two middle-aged men. The leader was wearing a black uniform, with a red cloak, a tiger-back and a bear-waist, tall, bronze-colored face, like a knife and an axe, and a pair of sword-browed eyebrows and eyes wide. The person next to him was of medium shape, slightly bent over, and all wore square scarves, with bumpy faces, as if he was allergic to acne, which was somewhat scary.

The leader is Master Li, next to him is Du Xing, the butler of Master Li.

Sanniang smiled and said, "Master Li, why are you so kind today? You are here to welcome me."

Li Ying said: "You girl, I will welcome you. Just go to the village to have tea. I'm here to pick up the owner of Chai."

Li Ying said as he clasped his fists at Chai Lin and said, "The Lord of Chai came from afar. Li Ying came late to welcome him. Please forgive me."

Chai Lin hurriedly replied, saying, "Master Li is too polite. Chai Lin takes the liberty to visit, so as long as Master Li doesn't mind."

"Haha, Master Chai, where is the word? Please invite me quickly." Li Ying turned sideways and reached out to guide Chai Lin and others into the village.

The Li family's living room is very large, with a typical northern style. The group of people sits together with the host and the maid serves tea.

Li Ying was very polite to people, and Du Xing next to him rarely spoke.

Chai Lin stretched out his hand, took a brocade box from Chai Meng beside him, opened it and said, "Master Li, I came in a hurry this time, and I only prepared a little casual gift. Please don't be polite."

Du Xinger was stunned when she took the gift box and saw that there were six exquisite flying knives in the box. The flying knives were made of snowflake iron, and the blade body and the handle were only one sweep long. The texture was charming and the handle was made of walnut.
Chapter completed!