Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 97: Steed
After learning the spell, Tian Buli spent more time jumping around in the mountains every day.

After less than a day, I stopped playing.

"This levitation spell is too troublesome to use. Even if you keep chanting the spell, you can only float in the air. You can't move. You are not free."

"I can't just fly in the air, nor can I rise up, so I can only slowly fall down. This... apart from jumping off a cliff or falling from a high altitude, there is no other use for it, right?"

Tian Buli gradually returned to his previous peaceful life, continuing to practice martial arts, meditate, read and practice calligraphy every day.

Fewer people go down the mountain, only once every two or three days. Most of the time, the people living at the foot of the mountain come up by themselves.

If you are too lazy to come up, you will naturally see less.

Another month passed, and the county was preparing for the Tongsheng examination. No one in Tian Buli's family was going to take the exam, so naturally, like many ordinary people, they paid no attention to such matters.

Most of the things are left to others to do, while I am busy accumulating gradually.

That day, the little white rabbit came down from the mountain, running and jumping all the way, and soon ran into the mansion under the watchful eyes of the two gatekeepers.

Li Hezhen was talking to someone in the yard. When she saw the little white rabbit running in, she quickly went over.

"White Rabbit, what do you want, Master?"

The white rabbit squatted on the ground, then stood up and said, "My master asked me to ask about this year's land rent. The village has arranged it."

Li Hezhen walked over and said, "I will go up the mountain with you to pay my respects to the master. The kitchen just happened to have made turtle soup, so I will go up with you to serve it."

"Good!" Bai Tu had eaten old turtle soup once. Although he had forgotten what it tasted like, it shouldn't be bad.

There is a river nearby, and although several places at the foot of the mountain are desolate and wild, you can usually get a lot of meat.

Especially in February, when spring comes and flowers bloom, there are more pheasants, rabbits and other wild animals in the mountains and forests, and fish in the water are also becoming more common.

Li Hezhen not only went up himself, but also brought a servant who was specifically responsible for carrying things.

The little white rabbit quickly went up the mountain on its own, and Li Hezhen followed quickly.

Fortunately, the little white rabbit didn't want to go back too quickly. He looked left and right on the road. When he came across a house where dogs were likely to be seen, he waited for Li Hazhen to come over before walking together.

Although it cannot beat dogs and is afraid of them, the little white rabbit can now run very fast and even a group of ordinary wild dogs cannot catch up with it.

He can also jump high, and has now learned to climb various houses and trees.

When they returned to the mountain, the other three rabbits were practicing leg techniques in the woods. The little white rabbit did not go over to join in the fun, but led everyone to the yard in an obedient manner.

"Master, I'm back." The little white rabbit shouted in the yard.

Tian Buli came out of the house carrying a wooden tray with herbs on it and saw the little white rabbit and the three people coming behind him.

Li Hezhen came over and said respectfully, "Master, the kitchen made some fresh soup and bought a river carp, which I sent to you to try."

Tian Buli walked to a nearby stool and sat down, continuing to pick and choose the herbs.

"Okay, just put it in the kitchen. Has anyone planted the fields in the village recently?"

Li Hezhen smiled and said, "They are all planted. Since you came here, there were few people coming and going in this village. But this year, the relatives of the villagers also started to come here, and thousands of acres of land nearby have been rented out."

There are only a little over 600 acres of fertile land in Tian Village, which has basically long been the property of the Tian family and the Hu family.

However, there are still a lot of forests, fields and undeveloped farmland, especially that there is room for further expansion. Many people in neighboring areas are willing to rent their land to the Tian family, and the Tian family will then rent it to others.

If the villagers rent out the land themselves and others cultivate it for a long time, even brothers will have ownership disputes.

Many times, people in the village are unwilling to do business with their own people because social relationships are too important.

Sometimes they often hold others back and can't stand seeing others get rich, so they must share the benefits.

The landlord is definitely not a good person, and he has many ways to annex land.

Tian Buli’s plan was to have more people around to make it a little more lively.

A large population is a very important assessment criterion, as is a stable and prosperous life.

But you don't need too much, just enough. Otherwise, all the wood at the foot of the mountain will be cut down and all the wild animals on the mountain will be killed.

"Well, that's good."

Tian Buli did not take too much care of the people in Tianjia Village, but with him here, the people in Tianjia Village naturally did not have to worry about being bullied by people from neighboring villages, or being treated as a soft persimmon by people in the county and having to pay taxes or increase levies.

Clans can be good or bad. When you need protection to survive, clans are a platform for integrating power.

Tian Buli is a cultivator and does not need a clan. Even if he does have a clan, it must be the Tian family, the Hu family, and various other relatives from his mother's family, not the people of Tianjia Village.

In the past, few people came to Tianjia Village. Married daughters would not come back for many years, not to mention relatives like sons-in-law. They didn’t care about the poor relatives here at all. Many people in the village had never been to the county town in their lives, and they rarely left the village.

It is not easy to walk on a road of dozens of miles. If you walk too much, it is easy for bandits and villains to appear.

Nowadays, there are indeed many more people visiting relatives, and merchants from outside often come to deliver and receive goods.

"Here, put it here." The little white rabbit stood at the door, pointed to the kitchen and pointed to the specific location for the porter to put down the fish and food box.

Rabbits don’t like to eat fish, not even fish soup, they prefer chicken soup.

Tian Buli continued to instruct Li Hezhen on some things.

"I plan to plant some bamboos on the mountain. It will be the bamboo shoot season in a few months. If you have nothing to do, you can take people to the mountain to plant some bamboos. I will be in the mansion for more than a month, maybe even longer."

Li Hezhen nodded, "Master, you should focus on practicing Taoism and studying. We can just do the farm work."

Tian Buli continued, "I know my limits. I'll plant more bamboo. Most of this mountain isn't suitable for growing wheat, but it's OK to raise fish and grow bamboo."

"The extra bamboo can be used to build houses or make other things, which can also generate income."

The people live off the mountain. There are only small rivers nearby, but no big rivers. The area cannot support a large population, but there are abundant groundwater resources, so it is not difficult to feed tens of thousands of people.

The main water used in the county is underground well water. In addition, the agricultural situation is good, so there is no actual water shortage.

There is no big river near Tianjia Village, but there is a natural reservoir near the county, which reserves a lot of water and contains countless big fish. Fishermen do not like to go fishing in deep water because people often die there.

Tian Buli had also thought of many ways to get rich, but due to the limitations of local traffic and transportation capabilities, even if he raised fish, he would not be able to sell them. The bumps on the road and various normal losses were all troublesome.

After all the calculations, it is still more profitable to sell grain and bamboo.

The fish are only sold in the county town, and the fish in a few ponds are enough.

Before leaving for the provincial capital to prepare for the exam, Tian Buli carefully arranged his daily homework and work during the time he was away.

The Rabbit Lady will take the four rabbits to practice and grow vegetables. Lan He and others can come up from time to time to bring some delicious food. Li Hezhen and others can go to accompany the Dragon Lady when they have nothing to do, or go with the Dragon Lady and take a few maids to grow vegetables and do something else.

After everything was ready, Tian Buli rode on his horse under the gaze of his family.

This time he went to take the exam as a student from Yanque County. Although Tian Buli had the guarantee of the Princess's Mansion, he still rode to the county government office first, and then went to Qitian Mansion.

It took two days before we reached the city wall.

"Why do I feel like I can't run as fast as I can?"

Tian Buli got off the horse and held the horse, which kept asking for food and throwing tantrums, and felt that this delicate horse was not suitable for him.

But if I return it, the Princess’ Mansion will definitely not want it.

How can you take back something you have given away, especially in the current relationship? Giving it back would be a lack of face.

It would be better to give it to the Hu family. I am going to see Gou'er now, so I can give the horse to Gao Fengge to raise. She comes from a military officer's family. Even if she can't raise a horse, there must be someone in her family who can.

When it was his turn to enter the city, Tian Buli was about to pay when he saw the soldiers guarding the city quickly said, "Are you Taoist Tian from Yanque County?"

"I don't dare to be a Taoist priest. My name has not yet been recorded in the Taoist book." Tian Buli asked politely, "What can I do for you?"

The soldier also said politely: "It's okay, sir, this horse is the former horse of Sir Qi, we all know this, Sir Tian, ​​you can go in directly, I dare not delay your time."

Upon seeing this, Tian Buli politely left.

When we walked into the streets of the city, we indeed found that people would automatically give way when they saw the horses.

There is a huge difference between one horse and another, especially the kind of horse that can be described as a fine horse at first glance, which is not as cheap as any beautiful girl or handsome guy.

Of course a good horse needs a good saddle. Usually, a horse that looks expensive must have an owner who is not to be messed with.

If you can afford to provoke it, it will soon change its owner.

Every husband is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crime.

If you keep a beautiful concubine, you can hide her at home and not let her show up in public. But if you keep a good horse, you definitely can't hide it. You have to take it out for a walk every day, otherwise it will be ruined.

Tian Buli felt helpless. It seemed that he could not give the horse to the Hu family, otherwise something would happen sooner or later.

"Forget it, forget it. I have been learning martial arts and practicing Taoism for so long, but I am still afraid of this and that all the time. I am too cautious and have lost the carefree original intention of practicing Taoism."

"I can't defeat demons and monsters, nor can I change the rules of heaven and earth. How can I not defeat a few people who are looking for trouble?"

(End of this chapter)