After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 689 - 681 Hunting

"I was fortunate enough to inherit my mother’s title and was granted the title of Marquis Minyang, which allowed me to stay with a group of clan members in the Capital City," Wang Yu said, "When Prince East Sea took people to leave the Capital City, Shubo told us that Prince East Sea left in a fit of anger, with an uncertain future ahead, and he took away most of Luoyang’s population, leaving the Capital City empty. Liu Yuan would probably not miss this opportunity to attack the south, so he decided to head south."

"Indeed, as soon as we left the Capital City, we heard that Luoyang City had been surrounded by Wang Mi, and Liu Cong’s army was also approaching. We dared not turn back," he said, "We fled southward, encountering many bandits along the way, and the clan lost quite a few lives. Now returning north, I left them in the south, migrating with the Wei Family to Huiji. I will bring them back once I settle down."

"As for your uncle, he returned to Jinyang years ago and hasn’t had any news since, but Liu Yueshi is there, so it should be fine. You don’t need to worry."

Zhao Hanzhang thought of Mrs. Wang and said, "If there is news from Uncle’s family, please tell me, Little Uncle."

Mrs. Wang never talked about her elder brother of the same generation, seemingly having a poor relationship, but in a chaotic world, if he is doing well, she should be somewhat happy.

Due to the rampant chaos across the country, and Taiyuan being surrounded by Zhao Han, communication has become more difficult, so Wang Yu hasn’t received letters from home for a long time.

However, Zhao Hanzhang requested it, so he must strive to achieve it. He came here to seek refuge with Zhao Hanzhang, naturally needing to display his abilities as much as possible.

Zhao Hanzhang also wanted to learn more about him.

Now that he is here, at least being from a noble family, he should be literate, and if unused, she feels she’s not doing justice to herself.

So after talking about family matters, they moved on to personal topics, such as "Little Uncle, what books have you been reading lately?"

Little Uncle paused for a moment, unable to answer right away.

Zhao Hanzhang understood; this Little Uncle not only doesn’t like to read but also lacks wit. Yesterday, she asked Wei Jie the same question, and without thinking, he replied that he had just read her memorial to Your Majesty...

Zhao Hanzhang changed the topic, "My brother has just started learning ’The Analects.’ He doesn’t remember the characters well, so the teacher has to teach him to memorize and then analyze, even though he’s almost fifteen, he hasn’t finished learning ’The Analects’ yet."

Zhao Erlang is now at the stage where he can memorize but cannot recognize characters. Zhao Hanzhang doesn’t expect him to become literate; understanding the principles is sufficient.

When it comes to reading, recognizing characters is not the fundamental purpose; understanding the principles in the book is.

Although, once literate, one can absorb knowledge directly from books without having it read aloud or explained.

It’s just that his path will be narrower; Zhao Hanzhang has made up her mind that in the future, her descendants with Erlang must not marry close relatives.

Wang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Erlang is simple, learning slowly is fine. I, for instance, also only began learning ’The Analects’ at twelve and finished it at that age."

Zhao Hanzhang confirmed, this is an academic underachiever; Wei Jie said he finished learning ’The Analects’ by the age of eight.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and said, "Uncle, your elder was a hero of extraordinary valor. I remember seeing him when I was young and heard he excelled in riding and archery, thus becoming a General of the Brave Cavalry. How much did you learn from him, Little Uncle?"

Wang Yu’s face relaxed, and he laughed, "I also love riding and archery, but compared to my father, I am far behind."

Zhao Hanzhang slightly raised an eyebrow; apart from truly arrogant people, who in this era dares claim to surpass their own father or ancestors?

She simply stood up, "Shall we go for a run outside the city?"

She smiled, "I know a mountain with plenty of wild game, let’s go hunt some for a feast tonight."

Wang Yu naturally had no objections and immediately stood up.

Zhao Hanzhang then led him to choose bows.

Wang Yu’s strength was indeed great; he directly picked up a three-stone bow and drew it in front of Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang raised an eyebrow, chose a two-stone bow, and she and Wang Yu picked a horse in the stable and set off.

Ting He stayed behind to pack their luggage, not following. The two went for a run with only two guards.

When Zhao Ming came looking for them, they were already gone.

He frowned deeply, "Leaving tomorrow, doesn’t she know that the officials of the Inspector Mansion are waiting to see her and many matters need her attention?"

Zeng Yue lowered his head, silently daring not speak.

Zhao Ming snorted angrily and turned to leave, "Send someone to call her back."

Zeng Yue weakly replied and rushed to find Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang, meanwhile, had gotten addicted to hunting in the wild hills.

It was late autumn, the rabbits, roe deer, and wild boars were at their most plump, storing up fat for the winter, with the fat shaking at their sides, but slightly tightened from exercise.

Upon hearing the sound of hooves, the foolish roe deer grazing suddenly panicked, bouncing around blindly. It first ran to the left without looking, seemed to see Zhao Hanzhang charging at it, got disoriented, veered to the other side, and ran smack into a tree...

But it only paused briefly, then started running all over the place.

Zhao Hanzhang drew the arrow and bow, aimed casually, and shot. The arrow pierced its neck, and the foolish roe deer collapsed.

Zhao Hanzhang put away the bow, gently reined in her horse, and it gracefully stepped forward.

She glanced down, summoning the guards behind her to carry the game.

The guard hung four rabbits they held onto the horse and ran up cheerfully to carry the deer.

Wang Yu’s eyes flashed with admiration. He kicked his horse’s belly and went forward, carrying two rabbits in his hand.

He saw no less game than Zhao Hanzhang, but his aim was not as accurate. It’s no wonder she can lead the Zhao Family Army.

Feeling invigorated, Zhao Hanzhang invited, "Little Uncle, I heard there are deer deeper in the mountains, shall we go in further?"

Wang Yu, being brave, immediately agreed, and the two rode deeper into the mountains.

When Zeng Yue found them with others, they had just hunted a deer, and the sun was nearly in the west.

Seeing them, Zhao Hanzhang was delighted, immediately waving, "You came at the right time, come help carry the deer, we can have roasted meat tonight."

Although it’s late autumn, the meat can’t be kept for long. Zhao Hanzhang decided to distribute all the meat tonight.

The Generals and officials, even the teachers in the academy, would receive some.

The Chen County Generals and officials were naturally touched to receive their share of meat, but more touched were the teachers in the academy, who received the best deer meat, and quite a sizable portion, showing Zhao Hanzhang’s regard and trust in them.

A teacher just arrived at the academy tearfully held the chunk of deer meat he received, saying, "With Lord Zhao’s great kindness, I can only repay with my life!"

He decided to extend tomorrow’s lessons, shortening the fifteen-minute break by half; such precious time must not be wasted.