Chapter 33: Ten Miles of Farewell
Liu Xiu was so absorbed in reading that his coat slipped off , revealing his beautiful breasts even through his thin undergarments.
Li Ji came in, looked up, and couldn't help shouting:
"Your coat fell off, don't catch a cold!"
She was embarrassed and her face turned red. When she saw Li Ji pushing the door open, she quickly put on her coat.
She then asked softly, "Is the case settled?"
Li Ji sat down on the armchair, looking extremely tired.
He took a sip of warm water and said slowly:
"This time, we caught more than a dozen robbers, including five female thieves."
"Were they all killed?"
"According to the regulations, all of them were cut down."
When Liu Xiu heard this, she immediately became alert.
"Master Li, the bandit problem in Pingyuan has been going on for a long time. You still have to be prepared for a long-term suppression of banditry."
Li Ji sighed, "Yes, even after killing dozens of bandits, it still can't deter people."
Liu Xiu said worriedly: "After killing so many bandits, I am afraid they will retaliate against me."
"Today, we learned from the confessions of the bandits that these bandits are either from Liu Lisha's group or from Hao Xiaode's group in Zou County."
"Master Li, you should make preparations early."
He immediately realized that eradicating banditry was both a long and arduous task and an urgent one.
Li Ji was just about to take a nap when Ye Fan came to report:
"Master Li, Master Liu is going to Qi County to take up his post today. He asked me to come and inform you to complete the handover formalities before he leaves."
Li Ji suddenly remembered the prophecy he heard when he first entered Pingyuan County.
Could this be coming true?
He brought Ye Fan and Liu Xiu to the Tongshou government office, and Liu Hong handed the county governor's seal and related documents to Li Ji.
"Master Li, the safety of Pingyuan County depends entirely on you."
"Master Liu, don't worry, you should do your job well. I, Li Ji, will not say bad words, as I shoulder the responsibility of justice."
Liu Hong looked at Liu Xiu, who looked a little thin in the morning breeze, and a feeling of fatherly love rose in his heart.
He looked at the somewhat tired Liu Xiu and said lovingly:
"Daddy is about to go to another place for a post. You have to take good care of yourself."
Liu Xiu felt a pang of sadness in his nose and tears almost fell.
"Daddy, please take care of yourself. I can't accompany you to show my filial piety. I kneel down for you!"
Liu Xiu was about to kneel down, but Liu Hong grabbed him.
"My dear daughter, please forgive your daddy. I am old and confused!" After Liu Hong said this, he actually burst into tears.
He turned around and said to Li Ji:
"Master Li, my daughter is the same age as you. Although she is not from the royal family, she is also a daughter of a county government."
He grabbed Liu Xiu's hand and gently pressed it on the back of Li Ji's hand.
"Xiu Xiu, I entrust her to you. Make her happy and don't let me down!"
After Liu Hong finished speaking, he took a group of yamen runners, divided them into five carriages , and headed towards Qi County.
Li Ji sent Liu Hong to Shili Changting, and the two shook hands and said goodbye.
A line of carriages gradually went away in the late autumn sunshine.
Li Ji had nothing to do, and he thought of the chicken that the system rewarded him.
He arranged for Ye Fan to tidy up the mountain land on the right side of the barracks and surround it with fences.
Everything was ready. He silently recited the name of the system and instantly activated the Chicken Card rewarded by the system.
Together with his soldiers, he scattered the one hundred chickens they had captured on the hillside.
Li Ji would go to the mountain every day to check on the growth of the chickens, and sometimes Liu Xiu would go with him.
The chicks provided by the system are a special breed, and to be honest, they grow fast in the wind.
Li Ji was not surprised. The system was the system, very treacherous.
He watched the chickens change day by day, and he thought about improving the soldiers' food.
Li Ji watched as the chicks quickly grew into adult chickens and the hens began to lay eggs.
He thought, keep the hens and catch a few roosters to comfort the soldiers.
He called Ye Fan and ordered:
"Go to the mountains and catch ten roosters. Kill them all and I'll make clay pot chicken for my brothers."
Ye Fan was a little confused when he heard it, "Earth pot chicken? Such a new thing, I have never seen it in my life."
"Go quickly, you will see him soon."
Li Ji also ordered his soldiers to borrow two iron pots from a fellow villager's home.
Several soldiers were busy carrying water and mud.
They also brought some broken stones from a nearby valley and arranged them into the shape of a pot frame.
Li Ji placed the iron pot on the pot frame, washed it clean, and started to boil water.
After a while, the sound of roosters crowing was heard, and Li Ji knew that Ye Fan and his friends had arrived.
He then took the ox-ear knife and ordered the soldiers to start killing chickens.
Some soldiers were slaughtering chickens for the first time, and they let go of the chicken's wings without waiting for the blood to drain out.
The rooster was still alive, but it kept flapping its wings and digging and kicking with its claws, splashing blood all over the soldier.
Some soldiers cut the rooster's throat with a knife, but they didn't know whether they had cut it or not. The rooster just sat in the basin and waited, but not a drop of blood came out.
Some soldiers couldn't wait to throw the rooster to the ground before it became completely motionless. The rooster got up and ran away with a whoosh.
A dozen soldiers followed and chased the chicken, and it took a lot of effort to catch it.
Laughing and running around.
It took a long time to kill ten roosters.
The next step is to pluck the chickens.
Ten slaughtered chickens were placed in a large basin.
Several soldiers poured boiling water into the chicken well and started working together. Soon, all ten chickens were eaten alive.
Li Ji had already arranged for the soldiers to buy the ingredients.
Add the chopped chicken into the pot along with other ingredients including chili pepper, pepper, ginger, garlic, and green onion.
Add water and steam.
Li Ji then stuck cornmeal cakes around the iron pan.
After a whole morning of hard work, both pots of clay pot chicken were ready.
Li Ji first served Liu Xiu a bowl of chicken nuggets, and then scooped down a piece of corn tortilla.
He enthusiastically brought the chicken and pie to the inner room.
"Xiu Xiu, look, this is the clay pot chicken I made. Come on, try it while it's hot."
Liu Xiu put down the book and shouted:
"Ah, it smells so good, Lord Li, you are such a gourmet."
"Eat quickly. I'll go eat with the brothers."
"You belong to the brothers, brothers, go! Go!"
Li Ji happily jumped in a circle on the spot, "Xiu Xiu, as long as you are happy, I will make delicious food for you every day."
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Master Li, the food is getting cold, you should go quickly!"
When Li Ji walked out of the door , the soldiers had already divided the chicken pieces.
"Eat good or bad, everyone sits around the same table."
Li Ji said this and walked to his seat.
"Brothers, let's have a good time today. I know you've been working hard, so let's drink to our heart's content today."
After Li Ji finished speaking, Ye Fan and Ye Chen brought two jars of "Mengtixiang-Gaolianghong" from the warehouse.
Ye Fan hurriedly said: "Everyone pay attention, I will say a few words, and then everyone will drink."
He looked at the soldiers with wide eyes and cleared his throat.
"This wine was brewed by Lord Li himself. It's so fragrant. But Lord Li himself can't bear to drink it."
He swallowed.
"Why? Of course, the high cost of food is one reason. More importantly, Master Li always has his brothers in his heart."
He raised his hand and said, "Everyone welcomes a hero back to the team."
Everyone stood up in a rush.
As the applause rang out, a heroic young man, holding a silver spear, rushed directly towards Li Ji!
"Wow!"
When everyone saw this, they let out a shout that resounded through the sky.
