Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 136 - 121: The Deer

There were quite a few children in the village, but none was as good-looking as Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao was curiously stared at by the villagers, but he didn’t get annoyed. Instead, he smiled and greeted them. When he smiled, a dimple appeared on his left cheek, making him look sweet and adorable, even more likable.

The village chief first took Zhao Yao and his companions to his house as guests.

Although his house was a simple one, it was very spacious and very clean.

The Village Chief’s Wife instantly took a liking to Zhao Yao and brought out all the good food from her home to serve him.

After sitting at the village chief’s house for a while, Liang Run took Zhao Yao to the east side of Dahua Village.

The mountain to the east of Dahua Village is the tallest among the surrounding mountains. On the mountainside, there’s a large flat area that is just right for building a manor.

These days, the village chief instructed the villagers to cut down all the trees and weeds on this flat area.

Zhao Yao looked around and found that the location was really nice. Although it was a flat area, it was surrounded by trees, making it hard to see what was there from below the mountain.

Hearing the sound of birds and other animals from the mountain, Zhao Yao curiously asked, "What kinds of animals are in your mountain?"

The village chief, thinking Zhao Yao was concerned about dangerous animals in the mountain, quickly said, "Young Master, there are no tigers, wolves, or bears in our mountain."

He hastily added, "We have deer, a lot of deer."

"Deer?" At the mention of deer, Zhao Yao immediately thought of venison, and his eyes lit up. Venison both roasted and in hot pot is very delicious.

"Young Master, rest assured, the deer in the mountains do not hurt people, they are very gentle," the village chief said. "When we encounter them in the mountain, they never harm us and even get close to us."

Zhao Yao suddenly thought of a phrase, "In the depths of the woods, one sees deer."

Liang Run and Ding Yuan felt that this phrase was quite good, and very beautiful too!

The village chief proudly said, "The deer in the mountain often come down to the village too, and we never harm them. We get along very well with the deer."

Zhao Yao praised, "If you can coexist so well with the deer, it shows you are all kind people."

Praised for their kindness, the village chief’s face lit up with a smile: "Young Master, you don’t know, our ancestors said that deer are the incarnations of immortals who protect us." During the previous dynasty, nearly all the deer in their mountains were killed by officials. Without the deer’s protection, misfortunes continued to happen in their village.

Over a decade ago, when the Great Zhou was just established, the deer returned to their village. Now there are more and more deer in the mountains.

After hearing this legend, Zhao Yao tentatively asked: "So you shouldn’t kill the deer, right?"

At Zhao Yao’s words, the village chief’s face changed immediately, looking at him with a wary gaze: "Young Master, you wouldn’t..."

Seeing the village chief misunderstood, Zhao Yao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You said the deer would protect you. I thought you wouldn’t hunt them."

Hearing this, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

"Of course we wouldn’t, and young master, you can’t kill our deer either." As he spoke, his eyes turned sharp, "Young Master, if you harm our deer, the entire village won’t let you off."

Liang Run said, "Village chief, rest assured, we will never harm the deer."

Zhao Yao felt a bit of regret in his heart. He had just thought that since there were many deer in the mountains of Dahua Village, there would be more venison to eat. He hadn’t anticipated not being able to eat it.

"We also hope to receive the deer’s blessing, so how could we hunt them?" he added, "I haven’t even seen a deer yet." He had seen venison, eaten venison, but had never seen a live deer.

There were no deer raised in the palace, but it was heard that the Royal Mansion kept deer. Every time the palace held a banquet, fresh venison was sent from the Royal Mansion.

"Young Master, if fate allows, you will surely see them," the village chief said, his tone becoming boastful, "The deer in our village are very intelligent; you will definitely like them once you see them."

"Then I hope I have the fate to meet the deer."

Mentioning the deer on their mountain, the village chief’s face was full of pride: "By the way, there was once a white deer in our mountain, and those who saw it would have good fortune." ƒгeewebnovёl_com

"White deer?" Zhao Yao exclaimed in surprise, "You even have white deer here?"

"Yes! Over twenty years ago, our villagers saw it!" At this point, the village chief’s expression turned sorrowful, "It was because of this event that those people came to our village and widely hunted the deer..." The thought of the tragedy over twenty years ago made the village chief tremble with anger.

Zhao Yao hurriedly interrupted the village chief, bringing him back from his immense grief.

"Did the white deer appear again after that?"

The village chief shook his head: "It never appeared again. The white deer only appeared that one time." He added, "White deer don’t appear often, but whenever they do, they bring our village good luck."

Zhao Yao deliberately said, "Maybe I’ll see the white deer in the future."

The village chief was amused by Zhao Yao’s words: "If you encounter a white deer, then you will surely be blessed by it."

Next, the village chief told many stories about the deer, and they were quite amazing. Although Zhao Yao listened with great interest, he didn’t believe a word of it.

The village chief took Zhao Yao and his companions back to his house for lunch. The Village Chief’s Wife and her daughter-in-law cooked a large table of dishes to entertain them.

It was unclear if it was because the village chief’s plants tasted better or if it was the Village Chief’s Wife’s cooking skills, but the meal was exceptionally delicious.

Zhao Yao couldn’t help himself and ate three bowls of rice at once. If Liang Run hadn’t stopped him, he could have eaten four bowls.

After lunch, Zhao Yao and his companions took a walk around the village to digest, without having the village chief accompany them.

Liang Run had matters to discuss with the village chief, so he didn’t go with Zhao Yao and his companions.

Zhao Yao strolled in the village with Ding Yuan, Tong An, and Tong Xi, drawing a lot of villagers’ attention.

Seeing Zhao Yao greeting them politely without a hint of a young master’s airs, the villagers gathered their courage and started chatting with him.

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