When the incident was reported to the palace, Emperor Jinglong was having dinner. After listening to Xia Shouzhong's report, the emperor couldn't help but put down his chopsticks and began to think deeply.

In ancient times, it can be said that experts in solving cases were definitely one of the talents that rulers and superior officials urgently needed. If there were fewer unjust cases among the people, there would be less public anger, and with less public anger, life would be more stable.

Shi Zhongkui had shown that he was good at farmland and water conservancy matters before, and now that he had shown the ability to solve cases, he was at least a talent who could govern a state. Emperor Jinglong couldn't help but look forward to the hospital and provincial examinations in August.

The emperor even thought that if Shi Zhongkui failed in the imperial examination, he could simply give him a similar background as a Jinshi, and first decentralize him to a local county to serve as a county magistrate.

He was really talented, so he was transferred back to the capital to work in the Farming Department of the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Punishment.

If Shi Zhongkui knew the emperor's thoughts, he would definitely curse in his heart, but if the imperial examination really failed for many years, he would probably compromise in the end.

Then the emperor thought for a while and said to Xia Shouzhong, "Since there are rogues causing trouble, please send some people to guard them secretly to prevent further trouble."

Xia Shouzhong hurriedly agreed, and a pair of embroidered guards appeared in Daxing County that night, and even a few newcomers came to the Duke of Xiu's Mansion and the Yang family next door.

As soon as these people arrived, Daxing Land was reported to Shi Zhongkui.

Shi Zhongkui finally felt at ease now, but he would have to be more careful about what he did in the future.

Because the money given to the Tutu Temple was sufficient and it was not a big project, it only took half a month to complete.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to have a banquet after the work was completed, the 140 field soldiers, 100 farmers and most of the people who came to worship on the farm were all inspected by the magical power of land utilization.

It was probably the appearance of the Xiu Yiwei that made the remnants of the former prince dare not take action again, and life became stable again.

Two months passed unknowingly, reading, practicing calligraphy, boxing and practicing, taking care of the rice fields, and in my free time, I took a walk on the ditch after dinner to talk to Liu Yu'er about the mountain spirits and wild monsters she knew.

Then I went to the Tutu Temple and learned about recent events. My life was indeed very comfortable.

The saffron business has been done twice. Each time, 15 kilograms of dried flowers were exchanged for 2,250 taels of silver. Adding the first 10 kilograms of 1,500 taels of silver, Xue Baochai already had 6,000 taels of silver in his hands.

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Not only was Aunt Xue relieved, Xue Pan was even more concerned about finding a house.

Moreover, ever since I discovered Shi Zhongkui playing Tai Chi in the yard one time and knew that he was good at martial arts, he would come to the farm every now and then.

It's a pity that Xue Pan is the kind of person who is not good at studying literature and has no talent in martial arts.

After learning for a month, he could only play around at most. Compared with Shi Zhongkui, beating him was as easy as beating a naughty boy.

That day, Xue Pan didn't know where he got a good bow from, so he actually came to show off in front of him. Unfortunately, a stone bow was just right for Xue Pan, but not very good for Shi Zhongkui.

As soon as he tried it, he pulled it straight to the full moon, and the bow made a creaking sound.

When Shi Zhongkui took back his hand, there were tiny breaks visible to the naked eye on the bow. Xue Pan was so angry that he immediately yelled and cursed. He took the bow and wanted to run to find trouble with the bow seller.

Shi Zhongkui had quick eyes and quick hands and pressed Xue Pan on the shoulder.

Xue Pan, who had a relatively strong body, suddenly felt as if his shoulders were being fixed, and looked back at Shi Zhongkui in surprise.

"Brother Pan, don't worry, the bow is a good one. I was just reckless and didn't pay attention to the strength for a while, so I damaged this bow."

After saying that, Shi Zhongkui knew that Xue Pan was not a good person, so he asked. Hearing that this bow was bought from a hereditary commander who came to Beijing to wait for a vacancy, and spent 500 taels to buy it, he couldn't help but think.

He smiled and said, "Brother Pan, don't be angry. All you need to do is go to the seller with a smile and put the bow in front of him. I think there will be a surprise."

Xue Pan was stunned. Seeing that Shi Zhongkui didn't stop him from making trouble with the seller, he immediately asked out of curiosity, "What's the point?"

"You just go," Shi Zhongkui chuckled, "Remember not to get angry, let alone curse, just send him back politely."

Now Xue Pan became even more curious and ran back to the capital with his bow.

Since he came to Beijing to wait for a vacancy, it means that the commander has little connections and sells a good bow for 500 taels. This person must have a better bow.

After all, good weapons and horses are the lifeblood of a general.

Not to mention seeing a stone bow that was just sold and the bow broke apart when someone pulled it, it will definitely arouse curiosity and make some comparisons.

Sure enough, looking at the bow that Xue Pan put in front of him with a smile, the commander picked it up and looked at it, and was shocked.

I looked at Xue Pan carefully up and down for a while, but no matter how I looked at him, I didn't think that the young master in front of me was a person who could break a stone bow.

He sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Uncle Xue would have a capable person by his side. Wait a moment, and I will change a bow for you right now."

Shi Zhongkui waited all morning and saw Xue Pan running in excitedly, holding an obviously different bow in his hand.

"Brother, look, this is the 2-stone bow that the commander gave me as compensation, but that person has a condition. He must be able to draw the bow to the full moon before he can really compensate me for the bow."

In ancient times, the weight of a stone varied depending on the weight of each dynasty. However, according to the measurements of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, one stone was 82.5 pounds and 53 pounds respectively.

A 53-pound bow is already very heavy for most modern people. If it weighs more than 80 pounds, few people can pull it, let alone a full moon.

Therefore, whether it is a 106-pound or 165-pound two-stone bow, it has already passed the level of a battle bow and has become a powerful bow that only a few generals can pull.

Shi Zhongkui took the bow and tried it, then took a deep breath, and slowly drew the bow to the full moon under the excited and frightened eyes of Xue Pan and several servants.

And it stayed in this state for five or six seconds before slowly retracting the force to avoid damaging the bow body and bow string.

"Good bow."

"What a strength." Xue Pan laughed loudly and said to Shi Zhongkui, "Brother, wait a moment, brother, I'll come as soon as I can."

After saying that, he grabbed the bow, turned around and ran away again.

Shi Zhongkui didn't even need to guess, he knew that this guy must have gone to show off in front of the commander again, and the other party might even have to take out a three-stone bow.

As for how to determine whether someone really pulled the bow, Shi Zhongkui believed that the other party must have a way to verify it that outsiders didn't know.

If the other party cheats, it's just a joke, and the one-stone bow is indeed a good bow. There is no need to trouble the other party if you break it.

If the other party keeps his word and makes friends in the future, he might be able to help him one day in the future.

This incident quickly alarmed Jia Lian and his group. After all, it was a casual conversation among a group of them yesterday when they were drinking, which led to the incident of Xue Pan coming to buy a bow.

Now Xue Pan actually came to the door one after another with bows. Everyone was worried that he would suffer a loss, or that he was using the power of the Jia family and the Wang family to bully the generals. After hearing the news, a group of people hurriedly came out of the restaurant.

When they arrived at the conductor's home, they saw Xue Pan being sent out by the conductor with a smile on his face.

This man does have a three-stone bow in his hand, but after thinking about it carefully, if someone really pulls the ancestral three-stone bow that he can't even pull, is he really giving it away?

Moreover, giving away two stone bows would have been a big loss, and continuing to play would not only cost you money but also make you embarrassed.
Chapter completed!