novelraw Chapter 191
Chapter 191
Chapter 191: The Rural Tyrant
Wei Yu still had about seven or eight days left of his vacation.
With so little time, it was impossible for him to properly play with the grandfather and grandson Zhu Sansheng, so Wei Yu simply took everyone and headed back to the mansion.
As soon as they arrived in the capital, Wei Yu immediately took everyone to the estate.
The estate was now much larger than before; not only had several hundred acres of land been added, but many more buildings had been constructed as well. Even the guards patrolling the estate had increased by several batches, and none of them were people Wei Yu recognized.
At least, when he saw a group of people on horseback at the gate, and Huo Tingyu leading them, he was stunned.
“Lord Huo? What are you doing here?”
Wei Yu, still on horseback, asked Huo Tingyu opposite him with a face full of bewilderment, “Don't tell me that Dad sent you here to be a guard?”
It wasn’t surprising that Wei Yu thought this way, because those behind Huo Tingyu were wearing the same style of clothing as the estate’s retainers!
Huo Tingyu dismounted and saluted, responding coldly, “His Highness the Wise King is well. By His Majesty’s order, the safety and security of the estate will hereafter be fully taken over by the Gray Guards Alpha Squad.” Wei Yu blinked and understood.
His dad was sending people again! The Alpha Squad must be the elite squad of the Gray Guards, numbering a hundred men…
Wei Yu looked at Huo Tingyu suspiciously, “Then why are you here? Dad wouldn’t have sent you here too, right?”
Having the Alpha Squad was one thing, but this tattletale? Forget it.
Huo Tingyu stared at him expressionlessly, “I need to report this matter to you in person.”
Wei Yu: …
He shifted his gaze nervously, “Ah, alright, alright, I get it.”
It wasn’t because he had missed the arrival of the reinforcements due to going out of town.
After dealing with Huo Tingyu, Wei Yu didn’t have time to arrange for the Zhu family grandfather and grandson with Steward He; instead, he first handled the Alpha Squad’s affairs.
The Alpha Squad had its own captain, a burly and fierce-looking man named Sha Shan.
After meeting him and understanding the current security situation of the estate, Wei Yu let him continue to be responsible for the estate’s security.
Once Sha Shan and his men left, Wei Yu asked Fang Sheng, “Between you and him, who’s stronger?”
Fang Sheng’s response was to silently straighten his back and not even glance at His Highness.
“I used to be the Deputy Commander of the Gray Guards.”
He was the Deputy Commander, while Sha Shan was only the Alpha Squad captain; it was obvious who was stronger.
This indirect answer contained Fang Sheng’s unhidden pride.
Wei Yu gave him a deep look and applauded, “Great, Fang Sheng, I knew I made the right choice in you. In the future, you must keep this confidence. While I’m away, I’m counting entirely on you for safety!”
Fang Sheng, vaguely feeling he had been spoken to in error: …
While Wei Yu arranged things on his end, on the other side, the Zhu family grandfather and grandson were listening in a daze to He Yong explaining matters about the estate.
“This estate belongs to His Highness the Wise King. We are all people of His Highness. Once you come here, as long as you behave properly, work diligently, and don’t betray His Highness, His Highness will protect you…”
The well-fed He Yong smiled amiably, looking exceptionally kind. Even when he was giving the usual scolding to newcomers, his demeanor was mild, which did not incite fear.
The Zhu family grandfather and grandson never expected the young man they had met to be the Wise King.
After the initial shock and unease, hearing He Yong’s constant praises of the Wise King reminded them of the boy’s gentleness and kindness, and gradually, they began to feel at ease and started observing all the matters of the estate.
“That over there is the academy—your name is Zhu Liang, right? You can enter the academy free of charge in the future… That’s the dining hall; both of you can eat there for free. If you don’t know how, you can ask the dining hall manager… That over there is the dormitory… That’s the playground… Don’t go beyond the mountain; that’s the Research Institute. What they do there, you will naturally understand in time…”
Following He Yong’s tour around the estate, the grandfather and grandson were utterly fascinated!
The estate had so many novel places; many things were completely new to them. Being new arrivals, they didn’t dare to ask too much, and wherever Steward He went, they looked and glanced over everything quickly.
The estate was so vast that it was impossible to thoroughly explore it in a short time. For distant areas, the steward only pointed from afar and gave a rough explanation of the rules…
But this superficial understanding did not dampen their enthusiasm!
It was already incredible to be chosen by His Highness the Wise King; with the steward’s introduction, they were even more convinced that this was the right place for them.
Zhu Sansheng turned around and glanced at the hardworking tenant farmers in the distance. His heart stirred.
Though the tenant farmers looked tired, that was the normal exhaustion that comes from farming—it was nothing serious.
What he truly noticed was that when Steward He passed by, the tenants were not afraid at all; rather, they sincerely smiled and greeted him!
Such attitudes could only come from a kind lord and tenant farmers living well on the estate; otherwise, they would not act like that in front of the steward.
Seeing the tenants treated this way, Zhu Sansheng finally felt completely at ease.
No matter how much the Steward He praised the place, nothing compared to seeing it with his own eyes!
“Up ahead is the eco-breeding area of His Highness…”
He Yong said as he stepped aside, and seeing the old man’s softened expression, he couldn’t help but smile.
See, he had said it himself: with such a good master, how could anyone not want to stay and work for His Highness!
Perfect in every way—his His Highness is the best.
He Yong, being a slick steward, sincerely cared for his master after Wei Yu became the lord.
Whatever his master wanted, whatever he wanted to do, he would see it done properly after entrusting it to him.
Of course, if only His Highness wouldn’t always think about building this and that and just leave more land to plant crops…
Just as he was thinking this, He Yong heard a sudden cry of distress behind him.
“Ouch! What are you doing?”
He Yong was startled by the shout.
The voice was from Zhu Sansheng, and the people being shouted at were a few of Sun Zhao’s group running around being chased by geese.
Geese—the rural tyrant.
These creatures were naturally aggressive, very territorial, with excellent hearing and quick reflexes. Their eyes narrow their vision, making everything appear smaller, so geese tend to attack strangers who approach them.
There were more than a dozen geese on the estate; usually, no one dared to approach them for fear of being pecked.
But Sun Zhao’s group was different.
They were future big livestock farming entrepreneurs and had no fear of geese, especially Chang Ning, who planned to raise geese.
Since he wanted to raise geese, Chang Ning was preemptively getting familiar with the geese, coincidentally bumping into Sun Zhao’s group also visiting the estate.
A group of pampered rich boys who had never handled living geese before eagerly tried to pet the pretty big geese. However, they underestimated the geese’s fighting ability and were chased around by the geese, accidentally stepping on seedlings on the ground, and were stopped with distress by Zhu Sansheng who happened to witness it…
This was the actual incident when both parties encountered each other.