flstandardbreds Chapter 357 Horse Trampling on Green Seedlings
Chapter 357 Horse Trampling on Green Seedlings
Chapter 357 Horses Trampling Green Seedlings
"Thank you very much, sister-in-law." Shen Li was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't resist the temptation of the steamed buns, so she started eating them anyway.
After eating it, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Delicious, really delicious."
Caiyun and Yudie, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh. Their young lady had eaten too much good food, and even eating coarse grains occasionally tasted delicious.
"Aunties and grandmas, who has a lot of steamed buns? Sell me a few." Lian Qiao had already gone to buy some, because she knew that two wouldn't be enough.
When the women heard that it was the host's family, they refused to accept money and kept stuffing money into their hands, even including a few eggs.
Lian Qiao still wanted to pay, but Shen Li gestured for her to come back.
The Qingming Festival is coming soon, and she will give away more money as a reward, so that the villagers will not suffer any losses.
When they saw the food being delivered, the people in the fields all came back.
"Young man, aren't you looking for that family? This girl is it." The woman pointed to a girl who looked about ten years old in the crowd of people delivering food.
Shen Li hadn't recognized her if she hadn't said anything. She had seen the child's face was all dirty that day, but she hadn't expected her to be such a pretty girl after washing her face.
The little girl also recognized Shen Li; Shen Li was dressed in men's clothing when she saved them that day.
"My esteemed guest!" she exclaimed joyfully.
"Are you getting used to it here?" Shen Li reached out and touched the girl's head.
The girl nodded excitedly, tears welling up in her eyes: "It's a good place here, no one bullies us, my mother has been wanting to thank you again."
"That's good. Have you been studying?" Shen Li asked again.
The girl nodded again: "The school in Zhuangzi is free. I delivered the food and then went to listen to the teacher's lecture. My mother said that when I grow up, I will also become a female scholar and a high-ranking official like a noblewoman, and do good deeds."
"Just focus on your studies, study hard, and you'll definitely have a chance to take the imperial examinations." Shen Li said with a pleased expression.
As she was speaking, she suddenly heard a child beside her say, "Look, someone is riding a horse in our field."
Shen Li's first thought was that the horse had broken free, but looking around, she realized how ignorant she was, because five or six people were riding horses into the field that had just been shoveled with soil, running recklessly in a straight line, as if they were having a race.
The horse was a top-quality steed with gleaming hooves. When it landed in the field, it left iron hoofprints the size of bowls, crushing the seedlings and even messing up the plowed land.
The men whistled excitedly, whipping their horses rapidly as they raced, oblivious to everyone else around them.
The farmers in the fields all kept their distance when they saw this. One of the older men was knocked over by a horse because he couldn't avoid it in time, and was then trampled by another horse.
"How dare you!" Peony was furious when she saw the horse injuring someone, but she was too far away to hit it, so she could only shout, "You little bastards, come here if you dare!"
Those people didn't hear anything at all, but it was clear that their original target was this side, and they were now speeding towards us.
"Girl, don't shout. These are all two-mouthed bastards; we can't fight them." The woman who led the way kindly reminded her, "They'll go back once they've run enough."
"Isn't this their first time here?" Shen Li asked, frowning.
"This is the first time they've come to our village. I heard from the neighboring village that the owner of that village is a marquis. After asking about these people's identities, I decided to keep quiet," the woman said.
Shen Li's expression grew increasingly calm, and her voice was equally composed: "Who?"
"The one leading the group is the son of the current Grand Secretary, and the others are also sons of high-ranking officials. I heard they are all officials who follow Prince Yi." The woman said, shaking her head. "Who doesn't know that this world will belong to Prince Yi sooner or later? Who would dare to offend them?"
“But they provoked us first,” Shen Li stated the facts.
"So what can we do? These people are powerful and unreasonable. If we tell the master, it will inevitably cause them trouble." The woman advised, "Young man, you must not tell the young lady about this when you go back."
The other women echoed this sentiment, saying it was a trivial matter and that they shouldn't cause trouble for their master's household.
As the group drew closer, the women retreated hastily, fearing the horses might lose control and charge into the crowd.
The man in the lead, dressed in fine clothes, looked at the horse galloping over the green seedlings with excitement in his eyes. He shouted to the people behind him, "Brother Cui, you really know how to have fun! Running a horse in these fields is indeed a unique experience."
“Brother Wu, that’s a real BMW! We’ve lost again.” The young master behind said.
The man called Brother Wu got too excited. Seeing the crowd retreat in fear at his arrival, he suddenly had a new idea.
He reined in his horse at the end of the field and charged into the crowd.
"Ah!" The women screamed in fright, almost instinctively shielding their children behind them.
The younger children were already crying in fear, while the older ones were stunned, as if they had forgotten how to cry.
At that moment, a long whip appeared and wrapped around the white horse's neck. The whip's owner used the force to leap up and kick the rider off the horse. He then sat on the horse and tightened the reins.
Peony's movements were swift and fluid, but the horse was charging forward too fast, and even with all her strength, she could only slightly slow its pace.
Shen Li stood at the front of the crowd, and as the horse passed by her, she tugged on the reins.
"Ow!"
The spirited horse let out a long neigh, a sound that was almost a scream, as its front two limbs had been pulled off the ground and were being forcibly held in place.
Shen Li only used one hand.
Peony breathed a sigh of relief after the horse stopped, and only then did she have time to look at the person she had kicked off the horse.
The man lay motionless on the ground for a long time, seemingly dazed from the fall. Only then did he let out a scream, followed by an angry shout: "Who? Who dares to touch me? Are you looking for death?"
Several other spoiled young men followed behind, and upon seeing this, they quickly dismounted to help him up. A man in white stepped forward and said to Shen Li and the others, "Where did these wild girls come from? How dare they lay a hand on Brother Wu? Don't they want to live?"
The steward of the estate was quickly alerted and immediately stepped in to smooth things over.
"And whose are you?" Shen Li asked.
"You'll be terrified if I told you, my father is Cui Ze, the Vice Minister of War."
Shen Li looked at him coldly: "Do you know whose land you're stepping on?"
"This area isn't any good land; it's all used to support those good-for-nothings who only have titles. What does it matter who it is?" the man surnamed Cui said disdainfully.
As they were talking, the elderly man who had been trampled was carried back; he had broken one leg.
"Get him on the cart and take him to the city to see a doctor immediately." Shen Li gave Lian Qiao a wink.
Lian Qiao immediately took out money and a token from her sleeve, and told the servant to take people into the city at the entrance to the village.
She understood that her mistress meant for her to go, but she was really worried about her mistress and decided to stay.
"Let's send them to see the officials," Peony said angrily.
"No rush, just call him." Shen Li waved her hand.
"Huh?" Peony was completely dumbfounded.
She heard it; the leader was the son of the Grand Secretary, a higher-ranking official than her master. Kicking him was out of necessity; she couldn't possibly fight back.
"Hit." Shen Li narrowed her eyes.
"Alright!" Peony rolled up her sleeves and lashed the whip at the group.
With each lash, screams of agony rose and fell.
These people still don't understand what happened. They tried to intimidate others with their intimidation, but the other party didn't give them any face at all. They wanted to fight but found they couldn't win. Now they want to run away but realize they can't escape.
One of them suddenly realized, "I remember now, there's only one girl in Kyoto who knows how to use a whip, and that's Shen Li."
Upon hearing this, the villagers present were greatly shocked.
They naturally knew who their master was, but they never expected that their master would be right in front of them.
"Fellow villagers, if you want to vent your anger, go ahead and do it. Don't worry, you won't be held responsible afterward." Shen Li no longer concealed her identity and instead incited the villagers to take action.
It's never quite enough to have just one peony by myself.