The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 478

[Chapter 478 The guards returning home]

When Fang Xiu returned to the Fang Mansion, the sky was already getting dark.

The door of Fang Mansion was about to close when he suddenly saw a familiar figure appearing in front of him. He was slightly startled, with a look of surprise on his face, and said happily: “Master, you are back!”

“Yes.”

Fang Xiu looked at it .

He glanced, nodded, and walked into the yard.

The servant suddenly remembered something and hurriedly came over and said: “By the way, Master, Qian is sending back some things. The ones that just arrived are placed in the backyard.

He said in the letter that he must Let you see it with your own eyes.”

“What is it?”

When Fang Xiu heard this, he suddenly became interested and asked.

The servant thought for a while and said: “It seems that the sweet potato is called. I can’t remember clearly. Anyway, it is a local product that we don’t have here. It should be something to eat.

The little one took a look and saw that it looks like It’s a radish, but it’s much redder than a radish.”

Fang Xiu became excited when he heard this, and his voice became a little urgent: “Take me to see it!”

The disaster in the Central Plains has eased a little, but the war on both sides has begun. , this time is the time when there is a shortage of food.

Fang Xiu thought that he was not a saint, but he could not see people dying of hunger and mourning everywhere.

The successful planting of sweet potatoes is undoubtedly a huge progress. Although it may not solve the fundamental problem, it can save many people’s lives in a short period of time.

The servant thought that sweet potatoes were just something delicious, but when he saw his young master’s expression, he immediately understood that this thing seemed to be much more important than he thought!

He said hurriedly: “Sweet potatoes are in the backyard. The little one will lead the way.”

The two of them walked to a side yard. As soon as they entered, they saw three dusty guards sitting next to several wooden boxes to rest.

Fang Xiu walked up to them, looked at them with his eyes, and said nothing.

There were three guards in total, all of whom were former guards of Fang Mansion. They had only been away for a month, and their faces had become a lot more weathered.

One person even had a long scar behind his ear.

Obviously, although the two areas south of the Yangtze River are a land of plenty and prosperity, they may not be paradise on earth as the world says.

It’s so hard for your own guards there, let alone ordinary people.

But

Fang Xiu seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly.

At this time, the servant’s voice sounded next to him: “Brothers, the young master is here.”

Those few guards must be able to protect these wooden boxes from Gusu City, across the Central Plains to the Gyeonggi Land. The ability to divide.

Although he was sleeping on the surface, he was actually still very alert.

Hearing the slightest movement, he immediately got up from the ground.

“Who!”

The first guard to stand up was the young man with a scar behind his ear.

As he stood up, he subconsciously reached for the knife beside him, but in vain.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that he had returned to Fang Mansion.

As long as Anping’s residence is still here, it will be absolutely safe at the very least. Compared to the Central Plains where bandits are rampant, this is indeed the case.

By this time, the other two guards had also woken up.

They all got up from the ground. When they saw Fang Xiu in front of them, they hurriedly bowed and saluted, and called out in unison: “Master!”

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he was quite emotional and nodded at them. He nodded and said: “You have come back, so go and have a good rest. Someone will naturally watch these things.”

After hearing this, the young guard shook his head and said: “Manager Qian has ordered that these sweet potatoes are of great importance. “You must not slack off until you see the young master.”

Fang Xiu nodded and said, “I have worked hard for you during this time. I will go to the accountant to collect the one hundred taels of silver. You three can divide it.

” When everyone heard this, they all refused: “Young men are all the guards of the Fang Mansion. It is only natural to work for the young master. Don’t worry about it!”

Fang Xiu glanced at them and said, “It’s done.” If you do well, you will be rewarded. Master, I don’t care enough for a hundred taels of silver.”

The

three people looked at each other and did not dare to refuse again.

After all, they knew the young master’s character, and it would be bad if they angered the young master.

So, he cupped his hands and said, “Thank you, Master!”

Fang Xiu nodded, looked at the wooden boxes, and asked, “Are they all sweet potatoes?”

The guard nodded and said, “Yes, Master!”

Fang Xiu He walked to the wooden box, took a look, and ordered: “Open it and take a look.”

“Yes!”

Several guards walked to the wooden box, squatted down, took out a delicate knife from their arms, and gently I pried it open.

The wooden box was opened, and there were sweet potatoes inside.

However, this sweet potato was different from what Fang Xiu had imagined.

The small ones are a bit exaggerated

to say they are sweet potatoes, but they are actually only about the size of unripe small potatoes.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he frowned slightly.

However, the next second he returned to his original expression.

Although he didn’t know much about sweet potatoes, he could figure it out.

The growth cycle of this thing cannot be so short. These are just immature sweet potatoes. Qian Zheng is sending a batch back, perhaps just to prove that these sweet potatoes can grow on the land of Jiangnan.

Fang Xiu looked at the guard and asked, “Have you encountered any difficulties in Gusu City?”

When the guard heard this, he seemed to have remembered something, and the expression on his face changed a little. He cupped his hands and said, “Return to the young master. There are indeed some difficulties.

Some

time ago, the prefect of Gusu City found an excuse to take back the land we bought, so Manager Qian and Manager Liu took us to deal with it

. Gusu City is still weak, let alone the prefect of Gusu City, even the two major families in the city are far inferior.”

Fang Xiu heard this and interrupted him: “When Qian was leaving. , the prefect has not read the token and letter I gave him?”

The guard was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and said, “Steward Qian paid a visit on his third day in Gusu City, but he was ignored by the prefect’s subordinates. After being stopped, there will be no chance for the magistrate to read the young master’s letter.”

This was said euphemistically

, but Fang Xiu could see it from his expression.

Obviously, the prefect of Gusu City did not take seriously a count who was far away from the capital.

After all, in the eyes of people here, the land of Gyeonggi is so far away from the two roads south of the Yangtze River.

Except for His Majesty’s imperial edict and the Ministry of Revenue’s transfer order, these local emperors will not take it seriously, let alone a small military honor.

Thinking of this, his face turned cold, and he began to think about whether to send some ‘gifts’ to the prefect of Gusu City.

(End of chapter)