Chapter 174
Zhao Ziyu is handsome, has both literary and artistic style, and is extremely diligent in martial arts practice. She looks very much like Zhao Lin when she was young. Therefore, in the Zhao family, Zhao Ziyu's status surpassed his father Zhao Quan and his uncle Zhao Yiming. It is said that Zhao Quan was the temporary leader, but once Zhao Lin left, Zhao Ziyu became the person with the most say in the Zhao family.
Although Zhao Lin looks thin, everyone in the family knows that there is an open space behind Zhao Lin's yard, which is filled with wooden stakes made of recruits. Every day before dawn, he will meditate on the wooden stakes to practice. This time, because Zhao Lin's birthday at the end of the year, Zhao Ziyu planned to make a batch of old woods that were used for Zhao Lin's practice. He once saw in Zhao Lin's handbook that the quality of the wooden stakes made of whole wood depends on the year of the wood. The more the year the practitioner will have unexpected benefits for the luck of meditating.
He had got up early and meditated with the old man to practice martial arts. He found that the movements on the wooden stakes seemed to be alive. Every time he practiced his moves on the wooden stake, he seemed to have a cool air penetrated into his body from all directions, which greatly improved his efficiency of practicing martial arts. He practiced on the wooden stake for one day, which was more effective than practicing for seven days on weekdays. Unfortunately, the old man did not let him practice martial arts on his wooden stakes often, and only said that the luck of the spiritual wood was limited, so he sent him away. Not long ago, he took advantage of the old man's absence and practiced on the wooden stakes again, but found that the effect was not as good as before, so he understood the meaning of the old man's words at that time.
This time he searched for a lot of forests, and found the group of old trees that were 500 years old. He found a first-class master in Zhenjiang to polish it, and wanted to give it to the old man as a birthday gift at the end of the year.
Thinking of this, a trace of gloom flashed across Zhao Ziyu's handsome face. Those ungrateful Lin Ye rash men dared to make trouble in the town. However, the county magistrate Zhenjiang was a fat toad who was rushing to give gifts to his grandfather every year, and he looked like a pug when he saw him. Although the hunter Zhan Yi was sentenced to thirty thrones in the end, the old man knew about this matter. In this family, the old man knew the best. Before leaving, he specifically told him not to cause trouble on the grounds of this matter.
But it has been nearly three days since the old man left, and he has the final say in this mansion? This group of so-called hunters, it is their blessing to be fond of Lin Zi in their family! He even dared to come to the town to declare customs! There is also the manager of the king, who can't even handle such a small matter, and he wants to join the old man's subordinates to do things. It's really blind to him! With the old man's love for him, the Zhao family is like his belongings. What can he do if a slave is dealing with?
Zhao Ziyu gritted his teeth viciously, and the fierce light in his eyes showed, obviously he was holding a grudge against Zhan Yi, the unknown hunter. He sent someone to find Guan Shi Wang, but heard from his servants that Guan Shi Wang had already set out to Jiaxing with the old man.
"What a dog that climbs high branches!" There are people in the mansion who want to do things for me!
In Zhenjiang Town, no one knew that Zhao Lin had gone to other places for treasures. Several families attached to the Zhao family began to prepare for autumn and winter goods. The town was no longer as well as other large places. There was no shortage of food and clothing. In autumn, it was necessary to prepare winter goods. Although the families had no shortage of food and clothing, they were also families with a large population, and there were many guards. Some things were more complicated than ordinary people.
What's more, the New Year is still the birthday of Mr. Zhao Lin of the Zhao family. Not only do you have to prepare the New Year ceremony, but you also have to prepare a birthday gift on the table.
Some of the small families had collected some rare items on weekdays, while others had to rush to areas outside Zhenjiang to find some rare items, intending to be looked up at the birthday banquet of Mr. Zhao at the New Year's Eve, which is also beneficial to the family's future development.
At this time, there was nowhere to be heard, saying that Mr. Zhao's grandson Zhao Ziyu was preparing a gift for his grandfather's birthday. It was a thousand-year-old tree deep in the outer forest. He wanted to polish it into a whole round wood farm to practice the skills for the old man.
These families have lived in Zhenjiang for a long time, so how could they not know that the outer forest belongs to those hunters. Hunters in the forest make a living by hunting, prey rely on trees to survive, and hunters rely on wild animals to survive. This is a principle that everyone knows. A set of wooden stakes for practicing martial arts requires about a hundred thick and round main poles. If you, Zhao Ziyu, want to cut down a hundred trees on which others rely on, those hunters will definitely not agree.
But Zhao Ziyu is the old man's favorite grandson. Although the old man is in power, he will eventually abdicate. To please Zhao Ziyu, it will pave the way for the family.
Although these families are small, they are not afraid of those hunters. So, late one night, hundreds of people came to the depths of the outer forest with logging tools. overnight, not only the Zhan family's hunting area, but several hunting areas with old trees, and a large area of old trees that had been over 1,000 were found to have fallen.
The thousand-year-old tree materials have many effects. At most, there are only a hundred trees that are filial to Zhao Ziyu, so their own family has also made a lot of good materials this time.
The next morning, the hunters woke up early as usual and rushed to their own hunting area under the eyes of their wife. The hunters who arrived at the hunting area were only surprised at first, "Why are the wild animals hiding today, and they didn't even see the scum?" Going deeper, there were roars from different hunting areas.
Zhan Yi also entered the hunting area today. When he saw the forest where old trees were crisscrossing in the depths of his hunting area, he clenched his fists angrily, turned his head and walked back. Others didn't know, didn't he understand? He asked that day, "Will Zhao Ziyu use the materials of the old tree as a birthday gift, but he would destroy the forest that their ancestors have passed down from generation to generation?"
When they walked near their home, Zhanyi found a large number of hunters gathered there. After approaching, they learned that the forest of their family had been cut down and that every household had encountered the same thing. Several families discussed and went to the town to sue the Zhao family, but Zhanyi stopped them.
"It's useless. My injury was because I sued the Zhao family manager last time and was beaten by the county magistrate."
"What do you think of? Brother Zhan, is the old Linzi, which we passed down from generation to generation, being cut down like this? Do we still pretend not to know?" The hunter of the old Zhu family had a beard, and his beard was tilted and he was obviously very angry.
"That's right, now that we have a lot of people, we go together to sue, so I don't believe that the government can still cover up?"
"Yes, let's go together, this time it will definitely be successful. As soon as autumn arrives, a piece of forest was cut down and the wild animals have already run away. How can my wife and two babies live this winter!"
"Yes! Must go!"
Seeing that everyone unanimously decided to go, Zhan Yi thought about it and agreed to go there again. After all, the law does not blame the masses, let alone they are the victims of the word "Li".
Lin Ronghua knew that her husband was going to the town again, so he reported to the Zhao family with the hunters, and his eyebrows were deeply furious. The Zhao family was powerful and now, with officials and officials colluding with businessmen, how could the county magistrate pay attention to a group of hunters in the forest?
"Ayi, don't go. If you sue alone that day, it will be a trivial matter for the Zhao family and the county magistrate. If you punish them, you will be fined. But this time, you will go together and make this big. Even if the county magistrate is under pressure and compromises on the surface, he will definitely not give us justice.
On the contrary, they may cause trouble in the future. Don’t go.”
Zhan Yi knew his wife's concerns, but he didn't know it. When he knew about his son that day, he couldn't help but go to the government to sue the Zhao family in charge. Now, the hunters learned that their forest was being captured because of the Zhao family. How could they be rational when they were angry?
Although he was a hunter in the forest, he knew that he was definitely not the brave but unscheming person, and his wife was not an ordinary rural woman. What she said would not be wrong. However, they have been neighbors for generations, and he cannot keep it alone.
"Rong Hua, I know, I will be careful."
Seeing that she could not dissuade her husband, Lin Ronghua looked at her husband worriedly, prepared some dry food, and watched him leave with the hunters.
In the evening, a group of hunters returned to the forest area with a proud look.
Zhan Yi returned home and placed a bag of silver in front of his wife. But his brows did not stretch from beginning to end.
"Ayi, is this?"
"The compensation given to each of us by the old man of the Zhao family after learning about this."
Lin Ronghua browed, "No!"
Zhao Lin is a martial arts practitioner. Even if he often helps the poor and is good at giving, he still has a bottom line. There are many people going there today, and her husband has at least thirteen or fourteen people, each of whom is full of silver. Even if everyone is a big family, they can live a whole year. All the small favors he gave in Zhao Lin will not exceed the losses this time.
"Ayi, you have to know that those who practice martial arts are rare, and the old man of the Zhao family is so generous. The most important thing is that these silvers have exceeded the old trees we have lost. They can start to blame you, and this time they do this..."
"I think so too. Do you have a solution?"
Lin Ronghua shook her head, "Ayi, I feel very uneasy." She was very panicked. She had never been so panicked since she married Zhanyi.
After midnight, she quietly raised half of her body, frowned and thought deeply, looked at Zhan Yi for half of her life, and then quietly went to her youngest son's house.
Only by looking at her youngest son's quiet sleeping face can her uneasy heart calm down a little.
Suddenly, fire was rising from outside the window, and even she could smell a trace of burnt smoke in the room.
"Oops!"
She quickly woke up her sleeping young son, returned to her room, and found that her husband was already wearing a coat.
"The fire broke out, it must be the Zhao family!"
"Ayi, you can't go alone. It's safer to be with a few old brothers."
Zhan Yi nodded lightly and rushed out quickly.
Zhan Yuntian opened his eyes hazy, watched his father rushing out, and said, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Lin Ronghua calmed down the sorrow and uneasiness on his face, smiled, touched his youngest son's tender round face and said, "Lin Zi is on fire, your father and Uncle Wang and others are going to put out the fire together."
"Will Dad be in danger?"
Danger?
Lin Ronghua's eyes shrank, and she felt extremely uneasy, but she pretended to be calm and shook her head, "No, your father will be back in a while."
Chapter completed!