Chapter 46 General Huayun is very aggrieved
Hua Wenxun was pressed on the head twice by Hua Yun, and his head was really confused.
He finally woke up and struggled to get up again, only to see Hua Yun rushing out with his big battle axe in one hand and a ferocious look on his face.
Hua Wenxun was so frightened that he didn't even put on his shoes. He ignored the wounds on his body and hurriedly chased after him: "Godfather! Godfather! Put down the axe! Don't scare Biao'er!"
Godfather, what are you doing? If Biaoer sees you running out with an axe and a ferocious look on your face, you will definitely scare him to tears!
Hua Yun rushed too fast and the seriously injured Hua Wenxun couldn't keep up.
Chen Biao was sitting on a chair with his short legs hanging in the air. He was so bored that he raised his toes and then lowered them. Suddenly, he heard a roar of thunder.
"Biao'er! Whoever bullies you! I'll chop him to death!!!"
Chen Biao's ears were buzzing from the roar and he looked up suddenly.
A burly man with rough, dark skin and a ferocious face, holding a battle axe bigger than Chen Biao's in one hand, rushed in like a humanoid beast.
Chen Biao's eyes were wide open, almost popping out of their sockets, his hands and feet were stiff, his heart was beating wildly, and his consciousness went blank for a moment.
Li Zhen was horrified and jumped up from his chair, stepping across to protect Chen Biao. "General Hua! Stop!"
Hua Yun was yelled at by Li Zhen and slammed on the brakes, and due to inertia, she bumped into Li Zhen.
Li Zhen tried hard to block Hua Yun, but still took a few steps back.
Chen Biao came to his senses when Li Zhen retreated. He was scared like a frightened kitten. His short legs shrank, and he stood up on the chair with an "ow", jumped onto the table, and then nimbly climbed onto the treasure cabinet next to the table. He squatted on the top of the cabinet, hugged his knees and trembled.
Hua Yun opened his mouth wide: "..."
Hearing Chen Biao's scream, Li Zhen quickly turned around and said: "..."
The other guards first "...", then turned around silently, their shoulders trembling slightly.
Hua Yun stammered, "Biao, Biao'er is really agile."
Li Zhen anxiously said, "Biao'er, come down quickly! Don't fall! How did you get up there?"
Hua Yun and Li Zhen looked at the protruding carvings on the side of Duobao Pavilion.
Well, this protruding carving looks a bit like a wooden ladder.
Hua Yun immediately said, "I'll shave this carving off right now!"
Chen Biao remained squatting and backed away, his back pressed tightly against the wall, unable to suppress his trembling.
This is so scary! Even if I were a time traveler, I couldn't handle it!
Is this the fierce Zhang Fei or the fierce Li Kui? Zhang Fei or Li Kui once frightened someone to death with a loud shout. It might be true!
Chen Biao's heart was beating so fast that it hurt his eardrums.
Li Zhen cursed, "General Hua, please shut up! Your roar on the battlefield can scare the enemy to death. Do you think Biao'er can withstand your roar? And you brought an axe with you. If Biao'er gets scared to death, I will chop off your head right now!"
Hua Yun looked at Chen Biao, whose face was filled with fear and whose back was pressed tightly against the wall. He then glanced down at his axe and suddenly realized, "Ah, did I scare Biao?!"
Li Zhen: “…”
Chen Biao trembled: "?"
You just discovered it now!
Hua Yun loosened his grip and the axe fell to the ground with a clang.
Even though he was a tough guy with a dark face, tears suddenly burst out of his eyes. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I just heard someone was bullying you, and I was a little anxious..."
Hua Yun stammered, was at a loss, and even hunched his shoulders, looking extremely pitiful.
The trembling in Chen Biao's body gradually disappeared.
For some reason, Chen Biao felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Hua Yun's dejected look and repeated apologies.
He wiped the sweat from his frightened palms on his trouser legs and carefully climbed to the edge of the cabinet: "Uncle Hua, I can't get down. Can you carry me down?"
Chen Biao reached out his hand to Hua Yun.
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and a helpless yet proud smile appeared on her face.
Hua Yun was stunned for a moment, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said in disbelief: "Should I carry you down?"
Chen Biao nodded: "Thank you for troubling Uncle Hua."
Hua Yun looked at Li Zhen.
Li Zhen asked, "Biao'er asked you to carry him down, why are you just standing there? What? Can't you carry him with one hand?"
Chen Biao, who was frightened to the point of losing his normal judgment, realized that Hua Yun had one hand hanging around his neck. He immediately said in frustration: "Sorry, I didn't see that Uncle Hua's hand was injured. I will come down by myself... um..."
Chen Biao looked at the place where he climbed up and his head was confused.
How did I even climb up there?! Is it really possible to climb that tiny carving?!
Chen Biao was extremely embarrassed. He had only wanted to find an excuse to lighten the mood, but he really couldn't get out of it ?!
So embarrassing...
The little Chen Biao in Chen Biao's heart squatted on the ground, drawing circles in frustration.
Li Zhen said, "General Hua is not available, how about I do it?"
Hua Yun quickly twisted her hips and pushed Li Zhen away: "What's wrong with one hand! I can hold Biao'er firmly with one hand!"
Although Hua Yun said this, he was not arrogant.
He first stood on the table, and when the top of the cabinet was only at his chest, he reached out to hug Chen Biao.
Chen Biao hugged Hua Yun's neck, carefully avoiding Hua Yun's injured arm, and jumped down from the top of the cabinet, with his little butt landing on Hua Yun's uninjured arm.
Hua Yun felt the soft touch of Chen Biao's cheek against his, and his head felt a little dizzy.
He even didn't dare to hug his three-year-old son because his son would burst into tears every time he saw him.
Chen Biao whispered, "Thank you, Uncle Hua."
Hua Yun wanted to cry again.
Biao'er is such a good kid! Son! Learn from him!
Hua Yun jumped down from the table, hugged Chen Biao and bounced him around, saying cheerfully, "No thanks, no thanks. I'm really sorry for what happened just now. Were you scared?"
Chen Biao shook his head first, remembering how he had just jumped onto the top of the cabinet. He blushed and nodded, praising, "Uncle Hua is like the fierce Zhang Fei. That shout scared Biaoer. Uncle Hua must be very powerful on the battlefield!"
Hua Yun heard the first half of Chen Biao's words and was about to continue apologizing when he heard Chen Biao praising him.
Fierce Zhang Fei Hua Yun's rough, dark face was red, and he was very embarrassed: "It's okay, it's okay, I just have this handful of strength."
When Hua Wenxun stumbled and ran to the hall with the help of two servants, Hua Yun was holding Chen Biao and refused to let go, boasting about his achievements on the battlefield.
Chen Biao listened with great interest, while Li Zhen held his forehead with his hand.
Hua Wenxun approached and heard Hua Yunzuo say, "One blow from the axe and the brain will burst out," and then "One blow from the axe and the intestines will flow out." His face suddenly turned even paler: "Godfather! Why are you telling Biao'er about those cruel things on the battlefield? How old is Biao'er? Aren't you afraid that Biao'er will be scared and have nightmares at night?"
Chen Biao looked at Hua Wenxun's frail appearance, quickly jumped off Hua Yun, took Hua Wenxun's hand and said, "Brother Wenxun, why are you here too?"
Hua Wenxun said: "Hua Yun is my godfather. I am recuperating with him at my adoptive father's house."
Chen Biao nodded and said worriedly, "Are you okay with your injury? Sit down quickly."
Although Chen Biao and Hua Wenxun had only met once, he knew that Hua Wenxun and his cousin were both adopted sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, meaning they were close sworn brothers. Because he loved Hua Wenxun, Chen Biao also treated him with a warm affection.
Hua Wenxun was very happy to see that Chen Biao still remembered him.
He rubbed Chen Biao's head first, then continued to complain: "Godfather, don't say those things to Biao'er! You have a child of your own, do you dare to say these things to your son?"
Being scolded by his adopted son, who was only ten years younger than him, Hua Yun said awkwardly, "How should I know if I can speak? My son burst into tears the moment he saw me, and then my wife chased me out with a feather duster. How could I have the chance to talk to him? Biao'er, let Uncle Hua hold him for a while longer?"
It was the first time Hua Yun saw a child who did not cry when in close contact with him, and she was very fond of Chen Biao.
After hearing what Hua Yun said, Chen Biao felt a little sorry for Hua Yun.
For children, Huayun is indeed a bit scary.
Well, maybe it's not just kids who find flower clouds scary.
At Hua Yun's strong invitation, Chen Biao climbed onto Hua Yun's knees again, sat upright in Hua Yun's arms, put his hands on Hua Yun's arms, and used Hua Yun as a chair.
Hua Wenxun was surprised: "Isn't Biao'er afraid?"
Chen Biao said honestly, "I was scared when Uncle Hua ran in with the axe. But I'm not scared now."
Hua Wenxun sat on the chair and said unhappily, "Godfather, it's a good thing Biao'er is brave."
Hua Yun gave a silly "hehe" smile perfunctorily.
Hua Wenxun continued, "Aren't you afraid when Godfather tells you about the battlefield?"
Chen Biao frowned and said distressedly, "My father would brag to me every time he came back from the war. Uncle Tang also liked to brag when he was drunk. Only Uncle Xu was better and didn't say these things to me often. I should have been scared at first, but after so many years, I've gotten used to it."
Hua Wenxun sympathized, "Are military commanders like this as fathers? I can't do this to my children in the future."
Hua Yun said, "You haven't even married yet, let alone had children. Now that you've recovered from your injuries, marry me a wife as soon as possible. Your godmother is still waiting to hold her grandson."
As Hua Yun was speaking, a beautiful middle-aged woman came running over.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Hua Yun holding a well-behaved child in her arms.
Hua Yun was surprised: "Madam, why are you here?!"
Gao angrily said, "I heard someone was coming to visit, and you came out with an axe?!"
Hua Yun said embarrassedly, "I just heard someone was bullying Biao'er, and I'm a little anxious. Hehe, hehe, ahem, Madam, let me introduce you. This guy is Chen Biao, the son of my boss Chen Guorui. You know Chen Guorui, right? He's the super rich one!"
Hua Yun couldn't tell his wife about Chen Guorui's identity. However, the "Chen Guorui" Zhu Yuanzhang was disguised as was of high status, and Gao understood as soon as Hua Yun told her.
Gao was surprised and asked, "Is it Mr. Chen from Yingtian Primary School?"
Gao immediately saluted Chen Biao, which scared Chen Biao and he quickly returned the salute.
Gao smiled and said, "Young Master, please don't mind. I will also send Wei'er to Yingtian to attend elementary school in the future. Please take good care of him, young master."
Hua Yun was puzzled: "What elementary school?"
Gao took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, "Husband! Didn't you hear a single word I told you about Wei'er's schooling?!"
Hua Yun quickly changed the subject: "Don't yell, don't yell, Biao'er is here, give me some face."
Gao snorted coldly and didn't continue yelling.
A smart woman would naturally know how to save face for her husband in front of others. After Biao'er left, Gao would grab Huayun's ears and settle the score.
Gao said, "Since there's nothing else to do, I'll take my leave. Biao'er, would you like to eat here? I'll make you some of my signature dishes."
Gao earnestly hoped that Chen Biao would stay.
Her son was still fast asleep, and there was no way she could get him up to meet Mr. Chen. She could only introduce her son to him if he would have dinner with them.
Chen Biao shook his head: "Not today. I will invite my uncle and aunt to dinner at home another day. I came to see Uncle Hua for something serious this time."
Gao immediately said, "You two can chat slowly."
She turned and went to the bathroom to heat up the medicine and brought it to Hua Yun.
Hua Yun had something important to do and might not come back at night. She was worried that Hua Yun would find an excuse not to take the medicine if she came back late, so she asked Hua Yun to take the medicine.
Hua Yun remembered the business that Chen Biao came for, and quickly said, "Biao'er, I heard someone was bullying you? Who bullied you? Uncle, go beat him up!"
Chen Biao shook his head and said, "Someone came to the Chen Family Women's Workshop to cause trouble. But I didn't come to see Uncle Hua about this. The troublemaker was beaten up and sent home. After returning home, he was beaten again, and his family came to apologize ."
Since the other party had already apologized after being beaten, Chen Biao couldn't keep holding on to him.
Chen Biao said, "The Marshal led all the civil and military officials to attack. Yingtian Prefecture is short of people in charge, and some of the playboys have become quite arrogant. Although Mr. Liu has urgently formulated a decree for Yingtian Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture has no department that can enforce the decree, so it can only rely on Uncle Hua to handle it. But Uncle Hua is injured and has other urgent matters. I'm afraid he is too busy to help. I wonder if you can help Uncle Hua...ah!"
As soon as Chen Biao finished speaking, Hua Yun hugged Chen Biao and rubbed his cheek against his with emotion.
Hua Yun didn't feel embarrassed at all. He complained to Chen Biao, "When the Marshal left, he took all the civil servants with him. Although there are a few clerks, I'm not sure if they can be trusted. I can only read the documents myself. Even though I can recognize a few words, it's really difficult to read them."
Hua Yun raised his fingers and counted one by one how many jobs Zhu Yuanzhang had left for him.
Refugees continue to flock to Yingtian, and the well-field system must continue to be implemented. The summer harvest is approaching, and autumn planting will follow soon. The weather remains poor, and the people must be called upon to continue repairing water conservancy projects and canals. There are numerous security concerns within the city, and the families of important generals are all in Yingtian City, so we can't afford to leave any loopholes...
In addition to these, there is also the management of public health, the collection of taxes and fees, the implementation of military and commercial settlements, the training of reserve troops... There are so many scattered things that Hua Yun was completely dumbfounded.
Although there were many things to do in Taiping Prefecture, there was a prefect, a judge, and his godson, the garrison marshal, so Hua Yun only needed to train soldiers, arrest bandits, and fight.
The affairs of four people in Taiping Prefecture were all placed on one person's shoulders, and Yingtian Prefecture had much more affairs than Taiping Prefecture. Hua Yun felt that he did not come here to recuperate, but to die suddenly.
With so much work, how could he possibly recover properly?! The Marshal entrusted him with all the affairs of Yingtian Prefecture out of trust, but he seriously wondered if the Marshal was seriously ill!
If Zhu Yuanzhang knew Hua Yun’s complaints, he would definitely cry out in injustice.
Important matters in Yingtian Prefecture would be reported to him by his personal guards at full speed. Hua Yun was only responsible for trivial matters.
Isn't this a trivial matter that can be done immediately? What is Huayun complaining about? I don't understand.
Besides, didn't he keep a few clerks? Hua Yun only needed to make decisions, leaving the tedious work like writing to the clerks. What was so tiring about using one's brain and mouth?
He and his son both thought it was easy!
Listening to Hua Yun's complaints, Chen Biao realized that he had wronged Hua Yun.
It’s not that Hua Yun doesn’t dare to take action against the playboys in the city, but that Hua Yun hasn’t reached that level yet.
The safety of Yingtian Prefecture and the issue of military farming were top priorities, and Hua Yun was already overwhelmed by these two issues alone. There was a huge pile of paperwork, and he had no idea where to begin.
Hua Yun has written a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang for help, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang can send more people back.
He, who had a broken hand, and Hua Wenxun, who was seriously injured and recuperating in bed, really couldn't handle it alone.
Hua Yun was even confused. How did the Marshal think that he and Hua Wenxun could handle these things?
Zhu Yuanzhang: Aren't these things easy? My son and I both think they're easy! Is there something wrong with you two?
Chen Biaoben was only speaking so tactfully to give Hua Yun some face.
Little did he know that the excuse he made for Hua Yun actually revealed the true situation by accident.
After Hua Yun finished complaining, he said, "Although there are many things to do, these useless brats still need to be taken care of. The Marshal has worked hard to rally the people's hearts with the well-field system, and we can't let these brats corrupt them. I will gather people to strengthen patrols in the city and deal with these brats."
Chen Biao looked at Hua Yun's arm hanging from his neck, then at Hua Wenxun, whose face was as pale as paper and who was still wearing a fur cape in the scorching heat. He shook his head and said, "I'm here to help, not to cause trouble for Uncle Hua. If Uncle Hua trusts me, could you please let me take charge of this matter? The students in the elementary school also need some new extracurricular practice. I want the students and their parents to form a mediation team to mediate civil disputes in the city."
Chen Biao explained what a civil dispute is.
Countless disputes, both large and small, arose daily in Yingtian Prefecture, and these disputes should have been handled by the county magistrate or prefect. However, Yingtian Prefecture currently lacked a county magistrate or prefect; in the past, these disputes had been handled by Zhu Yuanzhang or Li Shanchang. Hua Yun lacked the energy to allow small matters to accumulate, potentially sparking public resentment.
In Chen Biao's world, there are villager groups in the village and neighborhood committees in the city, and if conflicts and disputes become serious, they can go to court.
By organizing these energetic primary school students, we can use their status as the core of the second generation to intimidate those playboys, and perhaps even encourage some women and elderly people from the generals' families to participate.
Although most of the young and strong women in the city followed Madam Xiuying to the front line, some weaker or older women stayed at home to take care of the children.
With these people showing up, even if Zhu Yuanzhang had his own playboys causing trouble, they would not dare to act rashly.
After Chen Biao explained his decision one by one, Hua Yun's eyes lit up: "Great! This is a good idea! Madam Xiuying has always said that the women in the family should also step up and take part in the work. My wife can take the lead!"
Hua Yun pondered, "Could some of the tasks I'm currently doing be assigned to the literate women? For example, inspecting the city's sanitation, dilapidated houses, fire hazards, etc., as well as collecting taxes from the fields and urging the people to farm... the women can do all of these."
Chen Biao said, "These women can indeed do it, but the Marshal may not agree. Moreover, some people have a deep-rooted idea that women cannot handle government affairs. If you, Uncle Hua, rashly let the women do it, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble for the Marshal. Perhaps Uncle Hua can write a letter to the Marshal and ask the gentlemen under his command to come up with an idea."
Hua Yun said, "Tax collection and the like are considered government affairs, but patrols and inspections are not, right? I can also let the city residents patrol on their own initiative!"
Chen Biao nodded: "This should be no problem. Uncle Hua is amazing! He came up with a solution right away!"
Hua Yun kissed Chen Biao on the forehead, rubbed his face, and said with emotion: "Biao'er, you are so kind. Alas, if you were not the child of the old family, I would take you back and make you my godson."
Li Zhen coughed dryly and said, "General Hua, there are too many people who want to take Biaoer as their godson. Line up behind you."
Hua Yun joked, "If the boss is willing to let Biaoer recognize him as his godfather, all of us old brothers will sign up to be Biaoer's godfather."
Li Zhen said, "Don't even think about it. You might get kicked in the ass by Guo Rui."
After Li Zhen said this, Hua Yun's butt started to hurt slightly.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a serious habit of kicking people on the butt.
Gao came back with the medicine, and Hua Yun told her about Chen Biao's suggestion.
Gao smiled and said, "If the Marshal agrees, I would certainly be willing to share your worries. Unfortunately, my Wei'er is only three years old."
Gao was extremely regretful. Having elementary school students patrol the streets and maintain order for the people would undoubtedly win their favor and broaden their horizons, which would be extremely useful for the children's future.
Why is her son so young?
Gao couldn't help but glare at Hua Yun.
It’s all because Hua Yun didn’t work hard enough that she gave birth to a child so late!
Hua Yun was completely confused by Gao's stare, and she decided that she must apologize first before Gao opened her mouth that night to calm the lady down.
Zhu Yuanzhang would need to make a decision on establishing patrol teams within the city and mobilizing women to participate in grassroots government affairs, but Hua Yun could already confidently decide on letting the elementary school students and their parents act as mediators.
He sent a team of soldiers to Chen Biao and told them to obey Chen Biao's orders, even if Chen Biao asked them to chop off his head, they had to obey.
Chen Biao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Dad's brothers are all so funny.
With Hua Yun’s strong support, the Yingtian Primary School Mediation Team was officially established.
The primary school students were all eager to try.
Being a hero and fighting the bad guys? Yay!
