The Romance of a Gentleman in the Sui and Tang Dynasties Chapter 33 What about public morality? Aren't you afraid of being harassed by neighbors' complaints?
Chapter 33 What about public morality? Aren't you afraid of being harassed by neighbors' complaints?
Chapter 33
Yang Qian's heart sank. He didn't expect that with all his hard work, the Yang family and Daze Village could survive the crisis.
As a result, fate, like the most ferocious mob, struck hard with a mace.
Originally, a birthday banquet that was supposed to last until late at night, but where the guests and hosts could enjoy themselves, was overshadowed by the clouds brought by the word locust plague. When the lanterns were first lit, the Zheng brothers could not wait to propose to Hu Wei.
Say goodbye.
The two of them need to rush back to Xingyang as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. If they prepare a day earlier, they may suffer less losses. Of course, in the face of natural disasters like locusts, humans are more helpless.
Hu Wei stood on the steps and bowed to Yang Qian with an apologetic smile.
"Brother Xian, I'm really sorry. I originally invited Brother Xian here with the intention of letting everyone get together, but unexpectedly, I ended up leaving you disappointed..."
"Brother Hu, please don't say that. If I hadn't come to Brother Hu, I'm afraid that when the locust plague passes through, I and the villagers of Daze Village would be unprepared, and I would really regret it."
After Yang Qian said goodbye to Hu Wei, he boarded the car and rushed to Daze Village in the dark...
When Yang Qian hurried back to Daze Village, it was already getting late, but Yang Qian did not dare to delay. He went straight to his mother Han's residence and asked the maid to wake up Han, who had already fallen asleep.
"What's the matter with my son? Mom thought you were supposed to return home tomorrow..." Han, wrapped in a cloak, asked in surprise when she saw Yang Qian walking into the room with a solemn expression.
"Mom, I heard some bad news from Brother Hu. I'm afraid that in a few days, there will be a locust plague coming to Xingyang County."
Hearing this, Mr. Han couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and his eyes widened.
"Locust plague? Dalang, who did you listen to? This matter is not a joke."
"Mother, the child must not dare to have any jokes. This news was said by a guest from Dongdu at Brother Hu's birthday banquet, and today..."
Han was stunned for a long time, and then murmured in a low voice, "The locust plague... God, what's going on? Do you want to see the people with nothing to gain and suffer from hunger and cold?"
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The housekeepers Uncle Song and Manager Chen, who had already gone to bed, were also called over. When they heard from Yang Qian that the locust plague was about to attack, these two men also turned pale.
There are just a few of them but they are all thinking hard. After all, natural disasters such as the locust plague cannot be stopped by human power. The only one who can come forward is probably the court.
"Since the court is already in Linfen, Changping and the counties in Hanoi have ordered the killing of locusts. The only thing we can do now is to pray to God that the fewer locusts arriving in Xingyang, the better..." Uncle Song, the steward, sighed.
"Yes, the locust plague is a natural disaster that cannot be avoided or avoided. This year, the people of Xingze and Daze Village will really suffer..."
After sighing for a long time, all he could do was to hide the news for the time being. If the locust plague did not come to Daze Village, it would not arouse fear among the people. If it did come, they would just be helpless and look at the sky.
Just a long sigh.
"Moreover, let's prepare more food and see if we can save the entire Daze Village..." Mother Han rubbed her brows tiredly and said.
When Yang Qian returned to his room, it was already midnight, but he could not fall asleep. He racked his brains, but could not think of any solution.
Zhili, who had followed Yang Qian to the Hu Mansion to congratulate Hu Wei on his birthday, was standing in front of the candlelight, looking up from time to time at Yang Qian, who was sighing.
Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, can you think of a way to save the people of Xingze County?"
Yang Qian almost laughed out loud. "Why, do you think I can do something about it? You really think of me as a god."
Unexpectedly, Zhili actually nodded.
"Sir, you are able to grow gentleman's leeks and raise chickens with a greatly increased egg production. You have cured even the plagues that the medical officers of the Imperial Medical Office in the imperial court could not cure."
"You can do so many things that others can't do. Even if you are not a real god, you are not much worse than a god..."
Looking at Zhili who was speaking seriously, there were some words that Yang Qian really couldn't say. He was serious...
The originally silent system suddenly appeared to make its presence felt at this moment, and the eye-catching flashing fonts that looked like advertisements for a township ktv shone brightly in the consciousness.
Yang Qian looked at the task prompt in his consciousness with some confusion, and was speechless for a long time.
Mission released: Please read the entire book of "The Art of War" immediately. If it is not completed for more than an hour, the mission will be cancelled. Mission reward: a treasure chest...
System dad, what do you mean? You haven't finished the task of reading "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" at night. It's a good thing for you now. You have tasks in the early morning.
Don’t you have any sense of public morality and are you afraid of being complained by your neighbors and disturbing the people?
"Master, Master, what's wrong with you? Have you thought of anything?" Zhili saw Yang Qian standing blankly in the middle of the room, silent for a long time, and couldn't help but curiously stepped forward and asked.
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"I want..." Yang Qian reluctantly showed a smile that was no better than crying.
"Reading?" Zhili said hesitantly. "Sir, it's not too late to do it in the middle of the night. How about you get up early tomorrow morning and start reading again?"
"No, just now, go find "Sun Tzu's Art of War" for me." Yang Qian took a deep breath and said in a very firm tone.
Come on, maybe this is because the system father has pity on the world, so he specially issued such a temporary task, and he must not waste it.
Studying is a small disturbance to the people, but waiting for the locust plague to attack, when the ground is thousands of miles bare and the fields are full of hunger, is a big deal.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War?!" Zhili's eyes widened. "Sir, haven't you never read those savage books about practicing warfare and massacring living beings?"
"Is it okay that my hobbies have changed now?" Yang Qian glared at Zhili who was like a curious baby and said angrily.
"I am now trying to think of a solution for the locust plague. Confucian classics are too righteous and peaceful, so I need to read those military books to see if I can think of a suitable solution."
Hearing this, Zhili's eyes suddenly lit up. "I see, then please wait a moment, young master, and I will go get you Sun Tzu's Art of War..."
Yang Qian was about to turn around and sit behind the desk, but he couldn't help but be startled when he saw that Zhili didn't subconsciously go to the bookcases on the entire wall beside him, but instead walked towards the door.
"...Why are you rushing to the door to get me a book?" Could this kid have night blindness due to insufficient carotene intake due to a small food intake?
"No, those military books are in the master's study. I have to go to the master's study to get them for you..." Zhili stopped and replied.
ps: Please collect and recommend. New books are not easy.