Chapter 166 Give Up

After County Magistrate Ding brought the more than a thousand evil cultivators back, he showed no mercy this time. After being tortured, he killed them one after another.

And instead of letting it go, he killed a large number of people related to the cult.

All told, one or two thousand people were killed.

If it were an ordinary small county with a small population, killing one or two thousand people at a time would have long ago damaged the bones and left no one to farm.

Anchang County was very different, because it had a layer of Ding Qingtian's aura and became the most desirable county in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Every day, a steady stream of people migrate to Anchang County from various places.

Therefore, while the surrounding counties were desolate, only Anchang County was prosperous and overcrowded.

The death of one or two thousand people would have no impact at all and would just make room for other newcomers.

Er Gouzi hadn't traveled far recently, so he was a little shocked when he got the news from Sun Wangcai.

It felt like County Magistrate Ding had finally made a decisive move this time.

It's just that the decisiveness of the killing this time made him a little unfamiliar.

But the cult is a cancer, it is too harmful, so just kill it.

In addition to practicing every day recently, Er Gouzi has been picking up stones around Shekou Mountain.

There are a lot of big rocks in this area, and there are even more rocks than soil.

After the land was cleared, a large amount of stones were unearthed. In addition to building houses, there were still a lot of stones piled up randomly.

He put all these stones into the gourd and arranged them neatly inside to enlarge the small piece of land.

I lived in a gourd for a few months last time. The piece of land was only a dozen feet wide. It was so uncomfortable to live there.

He now spends his free time every day picking up a few stones, putting them together around the small piece of land, and then spreading a thick layer of soil on top.

It's easier to pick up stones, but it's more troublesome to dig out soil.

The soil on his property was cleared for growing crops, and he was reluctant to dig it.

I would rather ride a goose and fly to a barren mountain farther away every day, and then use the heavy sword on the door panel to dig the soil.

The excavated soil must be cleaned of tree roots and weeds before being put into the gourd.

At this moment, Ergouzi dug a lot of soil with his heavy sword.

He squatted on the ground with his butt sticking out, picking up tree roots and weeds.

These tree roots and weeds are full of vitality. If they are collected into the gourd and watered, they will soon grow into a large area, which is much faster than the elixir.

The big goose was standing nearby with his head held high, disdainfully, and had no intention of helping with any work.

"Big goose, let's pick weeds together!"

The big goose ignored his words and continued to hold his head high, maintaining his arrogant state.

"It's actually very simple, I'll teach you!"

"The hardworking goose is the most beautiful..."

"..."

Ergouzi talked for a long time, foaming at the corners of his mouth, but the big goose remained indifferent.

The words that worked well for Yushan and Chang Ling'er in the past were of no use to Big Goose.

"Damn goose, come here!"

The big goose turned to glance at the incompetent and furious Ergouzi, and walked up to him with proud steps.

That means I'm here, but I just don't work. What can you do?

Forget it, do it yourself.

Ergouzi lowered his head and continued to pull the grass roots out of the soil.

I regretted it in my heart. I had known that it would be better to raise a few chickens and fight more majesticly on a big rooster.

At this time, he even felt that Yushan people were pretty good.

Finally, the roots and weeds in the soil were cleaned up, and then they were put into the gourd and piled on the rocks.

He piled up a five-foot-thick layer of soil and used it to grow some common elixirs.

For planting trees, the soil layer is still too thin.

Anyway, if he pours more water in the gourd, these environmental defects can be overcome.

After being busy for a while today, the land inside the gourd has gained an area of ​​about ten feet wide.

Watching the land grow bigger day by day gives me a sense of accomplishment.

When the land becomes wide enough in the future, he plans to build a large house on it.

Then raise ten or eight wives in a big house, and let them take turns farming, cooking, feeding dogs, and giving birth to babies.

When the time comes, he will lie still and let a group of wives take turns to wait on him. The food will be fed directly into his mouth before he eats.

Ergouzi put a lot of soil into the gourd and was about to go home when he saw Huang Laocai and his son walking past the official road in front.

"Master Zhang!"

Although Huang Laocai was a little dim-sighted, he quickly saw Er Gouzi, and the father and son quickly bowed to him and saluted.

Ergouzi walked over curiously.

"What are you two doing, father and son?"

"Thanks to Mr. Zhang, we are planning to take the exam in the county."

"Oh, don't worry, I've already said hello. Ranked 17th, not bad."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang!"

Huang Laocai bowed to Er Gouzi again and led Huang Mancang towards the county town.

"Dad, I think it would be better to work under Master Zhang than to take the martial arts exam."

"Why did you only let my brother be there and not let me go too?"

Huang Mancang walked behind Huang Laocai and asked with some confusion.

His brother Huang Fugui helped Ergouzi blacksmith and teach at the same time, and was often rewarded with elixirs.

Compared with the strength, any of the rough villagers at the foot of Shekou Mountain is more powerful than the martial arts scholar.

He suffered a big loss last time at the hands of a kid with a runny nose.

"Master Zhang is benevolent and righteous, and it is indeed good to work under him."

"But if you two brothers are separated, you can still support each other and take care of each other."

"And think about it, although you have strength under Master Zhang, you have no fame."

"In the future, if you can cultivate to the point where you can build a foundation, so many people will not be able to get the foundation-building pill."

"Only if you pass the martial arts examination and make contributions to the court in the future will you have a chance."

After listening to this, Huang Mancang felt that the old man was still the wisest, and his admiration for his father deepened.

The father and son walked and stopped along the way, and it took them more than 10 days to get to the county city.

As the martial arts examination approached, the county city became much more lively again.

In the streets and alleys, many people were discussing the young heroes who took the exam this time.

There have been people who have listed all the candidates for reference.

And attached information such as each person's origin, family, and cultivation.

Although Huang Mancang's quota had been decided long ago, in order to know himself and the enemy, Huang Laocai also bought a list.

After returning to their residence, the father and son took the list and read it by candlelight, studying harder than usual.

"I have already inquired about it. The most powerful family in the entire Qingzhou area is the Xia family. If you meet someone from the Xia family, don't offend them."

"Even if you have to endure a little humiliation and swallow your anger, it is better than losing your life."

"We are a small family, and we can't compare with those families."

Huang Laocai read the list while teaching his son some people not to provoke.

"Hey! Dad, did you notice? There are not many people with the surname Xia on this list."

Huang Mancang was young and read quickly. He quickly read through the list, but did not find many candidates with the surname Xia.

"Impossible, at least half of the candidates in previous years were surnamed Xia."

Wang Laocai also roughly read through the list.

Sure enough, there were not many candidates with the surname Xia.

Xia is a big surname in Qingzhou, and most of them have a close relationship with the Xia family.

Every year, candidates with the surname Xia occupy at least half of the martial arts examination.

On this list this year, the surname Xia accounts for less than one-third.

"Impossible..."

Huang Laocai couldn't figure out why there were so few candidates with the surname Xia this year?

Is it a coincidence?

Huang Laocai pondered and thought, but there was no result, so he could only continue to look at the list.

After he carefully read the list, he found a big problem.

The only candidates with the surname Xia on the list were all from the side branches of the Xia family.

Among the other candidates, there were no children from particularly large families.

Most of them were children from smaller families, and some were even Huang Mancang, who had no background.

From the list, it can be seen that people from large families did not participate in this martial arts examination and withdrew collectively.

Is it to make room for poor children and give them more opportunities?

Huang Laocai didn't believe this kind of high-sounding words, there must be a reason he didn't know.

The exam started soon, and this year's exam was still crowded and lively as usual.

Huang Mancang has participated in three actual combat exams. His cultivation level has been improved recently. His performance in the exams is pretty good. Everything goes well.

Seeing Huang Mancang getting closer and closer to the dream of becoming a martial arts candidate, Huang Laocai feels even more uneasy.

He always feels that there must be something wrong.

"Son, let's not take the exam!"

Huang Laocai thought for a long time before making this difficult decision.

"Why? Just because those big families didn't participate, should we give up the exam?"

Huang Mancang was reluctant.

He knew how hard it was to get the quota this time. He had used up his previous affection and begged Er Gouzi.

If he gave up this opportunity, would he still have the face to ask for help next time? Even if he asked for help again, it might not work.

Things like affection will only become thinner and thinner as time goes by.

"The opportunity is indeed rare, but it is not as important as your life."

"What does taking the exam for the military candidate have to do with your life?"

Huang Mancang asked in confusion. Although he admired his father, he was reluctant to give up such an opportunity.

For ordinary small landlord families, the fame of the military candidate is out of reach, and they will never be able to reach it in their lifetime.

Passing the military candidate directly changed from a sparrow to a phoenix, and became a government official from then on.

"I don't know what the inside story is, but based on my experience of living for decades.

This kind of wealthy family also despises and even tries to avoid it, which is definitely not a good thing."

The Xia family is the real master of the entire Qingzhou. If there is any disturbance, the Xia family will definitely be the first to know.

Following the direction of the Xia family will definitely not be wrong.

Huang Mancang was still reluctant, but he finally decided to listen to Huang Laocai.

The next day, Huang Mancang accidentally fell off the competition stage and broke his leg. A game that was originally going to win turned into a loss.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the examiner could not lie with his eyes open, and could only bite the bullet and judge Huang Mancang to lose the competition.

Huang Mancang was injured because he fell from the competition platform. He could not participate in the next few rounds of competition and had to give up all the exams.

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