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Chapter 332 Tingfeng Tower
Lü Xiong laughed heartily, overjoyed.
Brother Nie stammered, "Could it be the young master?"
"No, you should drink too!" Lü Xiong quickly poured him some wine, and Brother Nie decisively drank it all in one gulp. "Hiss..." The wine is a bit spicy.
Dugu laughed very happily.
"Give it to me, I'll have another!" Wu Xin shouted. "Seven? Eight? Or Nine?"
"Haha, quickly fill him up! None of them are it!" Dugu laughed so hard he almost fell over.
"No, I've already guessed everything! Are you kidding me?" Wuxin realized what was going on.
"Was that Xiao Hao? He's gone too?" Master Zhang Chang couldn't help but ask.
"I don't care, you all finish your punishment drinks first." Dugu urged, and after they finished drinking one by one, he slowly said, "You all forgot one, the usually quiet kid, Tie Tou."
"Him!" That's right. Ever since the fire that burned down the estate, the children have been much better behaved, especially quiet, and rarely quarrel. Brother Nie thought to himself, this child has always had a weak presence; a sensible and considerate child is always easily overlooked.
"Hmm, this child is good. I plan to take him on as my last disciple and teach him. Of course, he also needs to be able to endure the hardship." Dugu drank his wine and explained in detail to the group of people why he insisted on having him.
Wang Erniu remained silent. He had already realized that these three were indeed experts, and they were fortunate to have people keep them around. He just didn't know how long they could stay. He was too busy; the army's development was too slow, and they were all new recruits. The letters from the south were getting more urgent every day. Ouyang was struggling to keep up, as too many people were holding them back. They hoped he would go and help. But he also had his own selfish motives. He wanted to protect his own little corner of the world. Last time, his wife was taken away and then assassinated. He wished he could be with her every moment, but he couldn't. Without any power, how could he protect her and his whole family?
"Ah! I miss my wife." Wang Erniu sighed, finished his wine, and went to accompany his wife.
After Wang Erniu left, Lü Xiong sat down next to Dugu and tried to get closer to him, "Master, take a look at me. What's my aptitude like? Is there any way to improve my martial arts skills?"
Dugu glanced at him and said, "What are you thinking? You're getting on in years. Why don't you practice your accuracy more and add some internal energy when you strike? You'll naturally improve."
Lü Xiong thanked him sincerely.
Everyone went to rest. Brother Nie led Dugu Wu Hui to the new house, but Dugu pointed to the house in the farthest distance where the Tian family lived and said, "Why are there no lights on there? I want to live there."
"That place is unlucky." Brother Nie didn't hide anything and told him the whole story.
To everyone's surprise, Dugu Wuhui laughed heartily, "Why should I be afraid of these things? I like peace and quiet. I'll live over there from now on. I'll have Tietou come find me tomorrow. Just him will be fine."
"Okay." Brother Nie made the arrangements. The room was clean, and he brought clean bedding, hot water, and new clothes before leaving.
He went to the children's room and called Big Bear and Iron Head out separately to tell them what had happened.
Tie Tou looked shocked. "Me! How is this possible?"
"Yes, Master Dugu said it's you. From now on, you'll be in charge of his food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. You don't have parents, but since you've become his disciple, a teacher for a day is a father for life. You saw it yesterday; he's a true master. Out of so many children, he chose you. You must study hard." Brother Nie spoke earnestly for a long time.
Big Bear also said, "You must practice your skills diligently so that you can protect everyone in the future. This is also your dream."
After realizing what had happened, Tie Tou nodded seriously.
The next morning, Tie Tou resigned from his job as a juvenile traffic controller and began practicing martial arts with Du Gu. Da Xiong conscientiously packed up Tie Tou's blankets, clothes, and toys and took them to the small building where Du Gu lived. Du Gu even gave the small building a name: Ting Feng Lou (Listening to the Wind Pavilion).
Chen Wenfang thought it sounded very nice and urged everyone to name their small building together. Zhang Changdao and the others took it easy and simply copied the name, naming it Tingyulou (Listening to the Rain Pavilion), which Mr. Xu found quite distasteful.
Brother Nie named the small building where they lived Phoenix Hall, but Lulu disliked it even more.
Li Huanqiu and his family named it Yingfanglou, which shows how much they love their daughter.
Feeling that she wasn't very educated, Chen Wenfang chose to live in Anxinlou. Unexpectedly, she received praise from Mr. Xu, who said she had the heart of a child. Chen Wenfang was a little happy.
Wang Xiaoming usually lives alone, but when people like Lü Xiong, Chu Yi, and his brother Wang Xiaoguang come back, they all stay at his place. So Wang Xiaoming thought he was very clever and named it "Crouching Tiger Hall," which Lü Xiong ridiculed for a long time.
Old Man Hu was indeed very careful in naming his small building Boyi Hall. His son, Xiao Bo, stood under the plaque for a long time, speechless. From then on, he studied even harder. Among the children, only Chengcheng could compare to him; none of the others were as diligent as him.
After a few uneventful days, Wangjiazhuang ushered in a very important day: the winter wheat was ripe and it was time to harvest it. Everyone in the village, young and old, pitched in. It was difficult to hire help at this time, and every household had its own wheat to harvest. Thanks to the assistance of Magistrate Ouyang, there were no cases of forcibly seizing farmers' land in Lijia Town. Wasteland could be bought and sold, and with the wheat harvest, there would be no worries about food for the year. As this was a matter of great importance to the people, Chen Wenfang and the children were busy with their work.
Wang Erniu even gave the soldiers in the camp a special leave so they could go back and help harvest wheat. This move was very popular, and from then on, he could mobilize the entire army with a single call to arms.
Chen's family had the most wheat fields, about seventy or eighty mu. It was thanks to Uncle Liu Hai's thoughtfulness that the fields were not planted at the same time, but at different times. Ten mu would ripen first, and then another ten mu would ripen a few days later. So, Chen Wenfang and the rest of the villagers were busy for a few days. After the ten mu were harvested, the farmers had almost finished drying their crops and came to Chen's family to help with the work.
Chen Wenfang asked Sister-in-law Nie and the others to bring out the old wheat to make food, and also provided lunch for the farmers who were harvesting wheat. However, since there were many farmers who came to help with the harvest, she also asked Chahua to find several women from different families to come and help. As for the reward, they would provide lunch and give each person ten extra steamed buns.
For a whole month, the village was bustling with activity, everyone covered in dust and dirt. Chen Wenfang was in charge of leading the children to glean wheat ears. The girls were very considerate, the older ones helping the younger ones one by one, gleaning from one field to another.
Lulu had to take care of her younger sister, so she cooked with everyone at home. Fangfang took the lead and led the girls to carefully pick through the broken wheat grains again and again. After two rounds, Da Xiong and Tian Qi brought chickens and ducks. After they finished eating the broken wheat grains, the fields would be irrigated again to plant late rice.