Chapter 122: On Protracted War

When he arrived in Wuping County, Wei Hong took out half of the crab shell powder and left it to the county government, so that Wuping County could respond to the emergency temporarily, and told Wuping County Decree about the method of making crab shell powder, so that he could start making crab shell powder to achieve the purpose of self-supply. Later, he wrote down the method of killing rats in detail on a piece of paper and handed it over to the county order, asking him to send people to various villages in Wuping County to rectify the rat infestation. After the arrangement, Wei Hong led people to step on the starlight and return to Liuzhou City.

The opportunity for the outbreak of rat infestation is not an overnight thing, but the inevitable result of the long-term shortcomings in Liuzhou City. Similarly, rodent extermination is not something that can be completed overnight, even if there is a method of pit killing, it will only achieve the effect of containment in the short term, and it will not be able to prevent future troubles forever. A radical cure requires long-term efforts. In addition, the most important thing to solve the rodent infestation is to maintain and repair the local ecological environment.

After Gao Hanshu's hard work day and night, and his efforts lasted for half a month, the method of pit killing spread throughout Liuzhou. During this period, the demand for crabs soared, and although Gao Han had tried his best to curb the price of crabs, there were still many black-hearted merchants who took the opportunity to raise prices. Gao Han was furious about this, and sent people to severely crack down on the merchants who raised the price, and under the thunderous means, the price of crabs was slightly stabilized.

Wei Hong's responsibility is to help Liuzhou provide methods of rodent extermination, as well as technical and detailed support, and now Wei Hong's responsibility has been fulfilled, and the following matters are undertaken by Gao Han. After staying in Liuzhou City for another month, and after making sure that the rat infestation was contained and there would be no outbreak of plague, Wei Hong and Gao Han resigned and prepared to leave Liuzhou and return to Beijing immediately.

On the day of his departure from Liuzhou, Gao Han and dozens of local officials in Liuzhou City held a special send-off party for Wei Hong, and the officials who participated in the send-off party included Ma Yuan, the county seat. After learning that Wei Hong was the one who beat Zhang Luo, Ma Yuan quietly left the send-off party by urinating, for fear of letting Wei Hong know his relationship with Zhang Luo. After leaving the send-off party, Zhang Luo hurriedly found Zhang Luo and told Wei Hong's identity, Zhang Luo, who was bent on revenge, was directly stupid, and at the same time he was shocked and sober, secretly saying that it was fortunate that the two officials did not find Wei Hong, if Wei Hong was found, and Wei Hong was injured, then this matter would be a big deal, and his own life would be difficult to protect.

In fact, Wei Hong didn't take Zhang Luo's matter to heart from beginning to end, so he didn't know about this little episode. After the send-off party ended, Gao Han personally followed the team to send Wei Hong out of Liuzhou City for more than ten miles before he was willing to give up. Embarked on the road back to Beijing, Wei Hong felt a little emotion in his heart. This time to solve the rat plague in Liuzhou, his name will definitely be familiar to the hundreds of officials in the capital, although he has no intention of linking himself with officialdom, but I am afraid that I will not be able to help myself when the time comes. Things in officialdom can't be explained in a few words, and even if there are allies such as Cheng Chumo, there is no guarantee that it will be safe. If there is only Wei Hong, as long as the surname price ratio is appropriate, Wei Hong is not afraid of any dangerous challenges, but now Wei Hong has a wife and a fiancée, which makes Wei Hong have to think more comprehensively, everything must be done with the safety of the second daughter.

On the way back to the capital, Fang Yizhi and Du He finally bid farewell to their careers of painting eggs and began to paint bottles and cans. Cheng Chumo and Yu Chi Baolin got together with Zhou Dali, and admired Zhou Dali's foolishness and loyalty, and even Cheng Chumo once wanted to dig the foot of the wall, but was rejected by Wei Hong with an extremely serious attitude.

It took a few days when he came, and a few days when he went back, Wei Hong pinched his fingers and calculated, and even the hour was not much different. When the team arrived at the city gate, the accompanying soldiers had already left, and only Wei Hong and others rode into the capital slowly. There is no warm welcome, nor is there a sense of glory like a triumphant return from the battlefield, some are just plain, as if this time I went to Liuzhou just for a while, and did not do anything big.

On the way back to Hongyuan Commercial Bank, Cheng Chumo and others left one after another. When Wei Hong left, he was accompanied by sixteen right guards, but when he came back, he was only accompanied by Zhou Dali, which seemed more or less miserable, not like completing the task, but more like not being treated well after the mission failed.

Hongyuan Commercial Bank is still as busy as ever, and merchants are constantly going in and out. Li Zongren just sent a merchant out, and when he saw Wei Hong riding back from a distance, he couldn't help but be stunned, hesitated in place, and ordered the servant to go into the inner courtyard to make a report. After a while, Wan Niang and Li Ruohua trotted out all the way and stood at the door waiting for Wei Hong. Although only Wanniang and Ruohua came out to greet her, seeing the smile on the face of the second daughter, Wei Hong felt very warm, and Wei Hong was moved by the vigorous greeting.

Turned over and dismounted, regardless of the public, took the second daughter into his arms, kissed the second daughter on the forehead, and said overjoyedly: "Wan Niang, Ruohua, can you want to be a husband?" ”

Wan Niang hugged one of Wei Hong's arms tightly and nodded like pounding garlic: "I think, Wan Niang thinks about her husband all the time, and now that her husband is back, Wan Niang's heart can be regarded as letting go." ”

Li Ruohua and Wei Hong are only husband and wife now, and there is no name of husband and wife, hearing Wei Hong call himself a husband, Li Ruohua's little face couldn't help but turn red, but his heart was extremely sweet, and he just said the word 'want' shyly.

I don't know when Li Xuanqing also appeared at the door, and seeing Wei Hong and the second daughter hugging each other, Li Xuanqing's color was a little complicated. Seeing Wei Hong looking at him, Li Xuanqing was silent for a moment, then pretended to be calm and said, "I'm back." ”

Wei Hong nodded, and replied very simply: "I'm back." ”

Li Xuanqing didn't talk to Wei Hong anymore, turned to Li Zongren next to him and said, "Uncle, prepare some good wine and food tonight to catch Wei Hong." With that, he turned and went back.

Although Li Xuanqing's tone of speech had not changed much from before, Wei Hong felt a little acceptance. After all, he solved the rat infestation in Liuzhou, and on the first day of returning to the capital, only Li Xuanqing gave Wei Hong the first time, which was also an expression of thought and concern. Wei Hong showed a faint smile at Li Xuanqing's departing back, and then pulled the second daughter in.

Originally, Wei Hong wanted to chat with his second daughter and comfort them for their grievances about staying alone in the empty room. But the second daughter said that Wei Hong had a tiring journey, and no matter what, Wei Hong had to rest temporarily and take a good rest, but Wei Hong could only go to bed first to make up for sleep at the request of the second daughter. When she woke up at night, the second daughter was still standing by the bed, looking at Wei Hong with affection. Wei Hong realized that when he was sleeping, the second daughter never left, just quietly guarding herself.

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