The Cao family is worthy of being the first general of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Yan asked them to buy a batch of Chinese cabbage seeds from the south, but it only took eight days, a large carriage of seeds was sent to Zhao Yan's courtyard, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying personally came forward, rewarded the Cao Fu people who sent things, and then immediately called Wang Qi and asked him to distribute the seeds to the hands of the tenants, and plant them as much as possible.

Although Wang Qi and the tenants of Shangshui Village were very reluctant, but under the oppression of the evil forces headed by Zhao Yan, they did not dare to disobey, and finally had to sigh and take the seeds, and then went home with tears in their eyes to prepare farm tools, and finally planted the cabbage seeds under the supervision of a group of royal dogs led by Lao Fu, and in the following time, they will also be inspected by the palace from time to time, if someone is found to be not taking care of the cabbage, then wait for the king's reprimand!

In contrast, the old Suma is also planting the vegetable seeds given by Zhao Yan, but he is planting pepper seeds, and he is much happier than those tenants, firstly, he does not rely on planting vegetables to support himself, and secondly, he can let His Royal Highness the King of the County give the only vegetable seeds in the world to himself to plant, which in itself is an affirmation of him, so although the old Suma is inconvenient for his legs and feet, he still insists on doing it himself, the young man wants to help, and he was also scolded by him, and he also set a rule for him, that is, he is not allowed to go close to the vegetable field within three feet in the future.

Zhao Yan is a spicy person, although he has not yet reached Cheng Dù, who can't live without chili peppers, but it is not far behind, usually there are less chili peppers, no matter how delicious the meal is, it seems that there is something missing, and it is precisely because of this that Zhao Yan attaches great importance to the chili seeds found in cigarettes, he is not at ease to hand over to Wang Qi in the vegetable field by the river, so he finally decided to hand it over to the more trusted Suma, let him plant it with corn and sweet potatoes, for other vegetables, Zhao Yan may not understand, but chili peppers are very familiar, Although it is a little late to plant peppers now, and only half a season can be harvested, it is better than not planting.

After the pepper was planted, Old Suma was not idle, Zhao Yan had another important thing to hand over to him, that is, he told Zhao Yan about the wild boar before, Zhao Yan immediately decided to catch the two wild boars after hearing about it, because he was very useful, to be exact, Cao Ying was very useful.

In front of the hall of the palace courtyard, old Suma and another head of the guards stood there, and behind them were a row of more than twenty straight palace guards, all of whom were wearing leather armor, carrying bows and arrows behind their backs, and long knives hanging from their waists.

Zhao Yan stood in front of the gate and looked at his guards, and nodded with satisfaction at the moment, especially the head of the guards standing with the old Suma, I saw that this guy was tall, according to Zhao Yan's estimate, about one meter nine, with a thick beard on his face, and a long scar from his forehead through his eyes to his cheeks, fortunately, this scar was not too deep, so it didn't hurt his eyelids, but it was this scar that made this already vicious-looking guard leader look even more fierce.

"Lin Hu, are you all ready?" Zhao Yan deliberately asked in a deep voice with a stiff face. Lin Hu is the name of the leader of the scar-faced guard, this guy is not only fierce, but also makes a good gun, it is said that he was also a good man in the forbidden army, and he also fought with the Tangut people, and the scar on his face was cut by the Tangut soldiers.

It is also by relying on the military achievements accumulated in the army that Lin Hu can be transferred to the county king's mansion as the head of the guard, this is a position that is both idle and lucrative, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter without a way, speaking of which, the reason why Lin Hu was able to defeat other competitors and enter the palace is thanks to Lao Fu, because he is Lao Fu's nephew, it was Lao Fu who went to ask Zhao Yan in the first place, and then Zhao Yan asked Cao Song and Hu Yanping to help, plus Lin Hu's own merits, which transferred him from the forbidden army.

"Don't worry, isn't it just two wild boars, watch the Sprinkle family stab them to death with two shots, and use them to give the county king wine!" Lin Hu patted his chest and assured that the big gun in his hand was his usual weapon, the barrel of the gun was as thick as a wrist, and the head of the gun was much longer than the ordinary gun head, and ordinary people couldn't wield this kind of big gun at all, but for a tall man like Lin Hu, it was just right.

"Lin Hu, it's a good thing that you have confidence, but don't be too underestimated, after all, wild boars are sometimes more ferocious than tigers in the mountains and forests, can you catch them and fall second, the key is that you must ensure your own safety, do you hear?" Zhao Yan finally ordered loudly again, the wild boar is just a gimmick for him, of course it is best to have it, it doesn't matter if you don't have it, it's a big deal to think about another one, and you don't necessarily have to use a wild boar.

For Zhao Yan's advice, Lin Hu agreed loudly again, and then left the palace with the guards with the old Suma, they were going to catch the two wild boars, but although Lin Hu's guards were strong, they didn't know much about the habits of the mountains and wild boars, so the old Suma acted as their guide this time, as for the injury on his foot, it was not too strict, plus there were Lin Hu's guards, it was a big deal to separate someone to carry him into the mountain.

After Lin Hu and Lao Suma left with the guards, Cao Ying walked out of the hall, and then asked with some worry: "Husband, I heard that wild boars are extremely fierce, sometimes even more difficult than tigers and black bears, and with more than 20 people brought by Lin Hu, can they catch two big wild boars back?" ”

"Don't worry, with the old Suma here, they won't let Lin Hu and them fight hard with the wild boar, and the old Suma is familiar with the temperament of the wild boar, plus he can hunt, with him giving Lin Hu and them ideas, they should be able to catch the wild boar back!" Zhao Yan comforted in a low voice, he was very confident in Lin Hu and Old Suma, as long as the two wild boars hadn't escaped, they would definitely not be able to escape from their palms.

Cao Ying seemed to be slightly relieved when she heard Zhao Yan's words, a large part of the reason why Zhao Yan wanted to catch the wild boar this time was for her, to be precise, to help her and Princess Shoukang promote the woman's late marriage. Before, she listened to Zhao Yan's advice and had already made a decision with Princess Shoukang, and promoted seventeen years old as the best age for a woman to get married, and now Princess Shoukang has gone to persuade Empress Dowager Cao that she should be able to let the court support this matter, and the rest is up to them.

According to Cao Ying and Princess Shoukang's plan, they plan to persuade some noble ladies and nobles to support this matter first, and it is best to gather these noble ladies and nobles together, so that there is no need to persuade them one by one, and secondly, as long as some of these noble women take the lead in supporting, then the rest of them are very likely to blindly follow, so that they can save a lot of effort.

Zhao Yan was very aware of Cao Ying and his third sister's plan, and also knew that the two of them were discussing the matter of holding a banquet, so when he heard that two big wild boars were running around Shangshui Village, he immediately thought in his heart that these two wild boars were a good banquet gimmick, don't look at the nobles before the Great Song Dynasty sneered at pork, but they were very sought after for wild boars, which were very rare, and wild boar was very rare, not to mention that they could be hit around Kaifeng City, which was even more rare. Therefore, Cao Ying could use the reason of tasting wild boar meat to feast those noble women.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan immediately went to Cao Ying to discuss it, and she agreed very much, the only worry is that she can't catch the wild boar, after all, the wild boar is extremely fierce, and it is very smart, Shangshuizhuang has already injured two people, but Zhao Yan is not worried about this, no matter how the guards in the palace are stronger than those ordinary villagers, plus the weapons and equipment are good, and there are experienced people like Lao Suma to help, it should not be a big problem to catch the wild boar.

It's just that what Zhao Yan never expected was that Lao Suma and Lin Hu entered the mountain, but they didn't hear from them for three days, although Lao Suma had already said in advance that they might have to stay in the mountains for a few days before they came out, and they all brought enough dry food, but Zhao Yan couldn't help but be a little worried, especially Lao Suma, the other party was so old, and the injury on his foot was not completely healed, in case of an accident, he would be very self-blaming in his heart, and he would not let Lao Suma enter the mountain.

On the morning of the fourth day, Zhao Yan didn't wait for Lao Suma and them to come back, but waited until Princess Shoukang brought someone to his courtyard again, and this time Princess Shoukang brought a lot of things, all of which were personal items such as clothes and jewelry, and waited until Zhao Yan and Cao Ying welcomed Princess Shoukang in, only to know that Princess Shoukang planned to live here with Zhao Yan for a while.

In addition, Princess Shoukang also told them that she had persuaded the Empress Dowager Cao that the imperial court would soon revise the considerable decrees, and at the same time post notices in front of the yamen all over the country, promoting the disadvantages of women's early marriage, and at the same time advocating that women remarry until seventeen, of course, this is only advocating, the imperial court will never force the women of the Great Song Dynasty to wait until the age of seventeen to get married, after all, if you want to change the folk customs, it is definitely not something that the imperial court can do, at least the current Great Song Dynasty court does not have such ability, and even if there is, They don't dare to do this, otherwise it is likely to cause public resentment to boil, and it will not end well.

Cao Ying was also very happy about the good news brought by Princess Shoukang, and then she also told her plan to hold a banquet, and at the same time Zhao Yan sent someone to fight wild boars, but Princess Shoukang heard that there were wild boars to fight, and it was not far from the mountain, she was immediately very excited, and she was going to enter the mountain in person with her own guards, no one could persuade her, and she didn't let Zhao Yan follow, and finally Zhao Yan and Cao Ying couldn't resist her, so they had to nod and agree, and Princess Shoukang ordered her own guards, and was led by a guide arranged by the palace, the murderous one went into the mountain.