Chapter 660
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The Women's College has been very lively recently, unlike before. In the past, you could hear Lang Lang's reading sound every day, but what you heard recently is the cheering of a group of young ladies from time to time.
However, a strange phenomenon has occurred in the family of Liu Shilang, the Ministry of Revenue Registration Department next door. Most of the majestic roosters he raised had bald hair on their necks, which looked very awkward, especially when they stretched their necks and crowed, they could not look directly at them. Moreover, one or two more bald roosters came out every now and then.
"Check it out for me, who is so shameless and bored that he actually rubbed my rooster feathers from my husband's house!"
Mr. Liu likes roosters very much on weekdays, so when he sees more and more bald roosters at home, Mr. Liu is so angry that he can't eat well. He is so depressed that he smashes the bowls and chopsticks in his hand on the table and yells.
"Yes, yes, please calm down. The old servant will arrange for the servants to investigate and will definitely catch the thief!" The housekeeper was so scared that he turned around and went out to make arrangements.
"Don't be angry, husband, it's probably just a prank for children!" Mr. Liu's wife quickly persuaded and explained.
"Hmph, after pulling out my rooster feathers, how can I take it out to fight with others in the future? Even if I take it out, it will make a joke. Where can I put my face on? I have to catch this bastard today!"
Moreover, it just happened to be a break today and there was no need to go to court, so Mr. Liu decided to go out and catch this shameless hair-fighting thief after breakfast.
The Liu Mansion is quite large, about the same area as the Women's College next door, with more than 20 acres and more than a dozen houses. The chicken circle is right under the courtyard wall on the far right of the yard. Every day, these big roosters like to fly to the courtyard wall to crow and play. Each of them is full of brocade feathers and long tails, and many visitors praised it when they saw it.
And these big roosters have always been the pride of Mr. Liu, because these big roosters have helped him gain a lot of reputation in the cockfighting circle in Xianyang.
Almost all the princes and ministers in Xianyang knew that Mr. Liu from the Ministry of Revenue was good at raising chickens. He was not only majestic and beautiful, but also good at fighting. Every time he had some cockfighting activities, he could always hear Mr. Liu's smug laughter.
Mr. Liu came to the chicken pen with a dark face and his hands behind his back, and found that the butler was also there and was teaching a lesson to several servants.
"Did you know who did it?" Mr. Liu was in a very bad mood.
"When I go back to the master, these big roosters are kept in the chicken pen. We feed them on time and count them every morning and evening. There is no one who will approach the chicken pen on weekdays. I don't know why such strange things have happened these days..." A servant replied tremblingly.
"Sir, I guess...it might be a weasel..."
"Fuck you, how can weasels rush their hair? Be careful that I will kick you to death!" Mr. Liu was so angry that his face twisted and kicked the talk servant to the ground.
"Master, please spare my life. I really don't know what's going on to get rid of the rooster feathers!" Several servants were so scared that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Are you sure these roosters have been kept here all the time, and there are no other suspicious situations on weekdays?"
"Master, old servant can testify that these big roosters have always been kept here, and there are no idle people waiting to approach them. But because of their lively nature, these chickens sometimes fly to the girls' college next door..." The old butler said, pointing to the courtyard wall that was two feet tall.
"Well~ There is still this matter, go and move the ladder!" Mr. Liu's heart moved, and soon the two servants carried a long ladder and put it on the chicken sling. Mr. Liu lifted up his robe and stuffed it around his waist, and then climbed to the top of the chicken sling and leaned over to watch the Women's College next door.
Opposite is a small yard, which should be the kitchen, and on the ground...
At first glance, Mr. Liu saw that there were some scattered chicken feathers in the yard, which were somewhat similar to the hairs of his big rooster.
Seeing that someone seemed to come out of the kitchen and watch, Mr. Liu quickly shrank his head and went down the ladder.
"Master, be careful!" The housekeeper quickly helped Mr. Liu and asked.
"When will the big roosters in the house be released from the cage?"
"Before the hour of Mao, but no one in his subordinates dared to release them in the past two days?" said a servant quickly.
"Let it come out now!"
"Yes~" The two servants quickly opened the fence of the chicken coop and went in and opened the doors of several chicken coops.
Just as Mr. Liu was making arrangements in front of his chicken pen, a manager in the kitchen of the Women's College next door came with two helpers standing under the courtyard wall and looking up.
One of the helpers said: "Manager Zhang, Mr. Liu's chicken next door hasn't appeared for two days, and I'm afraid it will be lost again today!"
"Mr. Liu is really stingy. Just pull some chicken feathers. Forget it, you can stare at the courtyard wall at any time. If you see a rooster coming out, immediately sprinkle a few more meters to seduce it. There are many chicken feathers on the market, but only Mr. Liu's chicken feathers are of the best quality and the shuttlecocks they make are the most beautiful. There are so many noble ladies, and they can't offend anyone..."
"Hehe, Manager Zhang, don't worry, as long as Lord Liu's chicken appears, I will definitely wait..."
"Shh, listen quickly, the chicken next door seems to be out of the cage..."
Another helper interrupted the conversation between the two, and sure enough, he heard the sound of flapping wings and giggling next door. It seemed that a large group of chickens were released out of the cage.
"Haha, I finally waited, sprinkle corn and hide!"
Manager Zhang and two assistants quickly sprinkled a few handfuls of corn on the open space in the yard, and then hid quickly behind a pile of firewood.
Sure enough, after a riot next door, a few big roosters flapped their wings and flew to the courtyard wall, and began to sort out their feathers in the rising sun. Some began to stretch their necks and began to sing, but most of them had bare necks and looked particularly conspicuous.
"Wow, I finally arrived after waiting for two days!"
"But most of the hair on the neck has been wiped out!"
"I don't know why the Marquis insisted on using the fur on the rooster's neck. I think the hair is almost the same all over my body, and the tail is more beautiful..."
"I also think that after the rooster that flew down later, it would just pluck all the hairs..."
"Don't go too far..."
The three of them hid behind the pile of firewood and discussed in a low voice.
The group of roosters who were locked up for two days were so full of suffocation that they could not hold back. Almost all of the big roosters flew to the courtyard wall, stretched their necks in a row and looked around. Then they saw the golden corn sprinkled all over the ground below. So a big rooster with the most beautiful feathers took the lead and flew down to peck, and greeted his companions while eating.
Soon the remaining big roosters could not bear the temptation and flew down with their wings. Suddenly, a group of beautiful big roosters with colorful feathers in the yard scrambled to eat, most of which were bare-necked.
"Manager Zhang, you can do it. I have been preparing for two days. This time I can get some fun!" An assistant reminded excitedly.
"Yes, the last time I pulled out the feathers from Mr. Liu's house, the Marquis praised us. This time I must pull out more. Mr. may be happier!" Another whispered excitedly.
"Hehe!" Manager Zhang laughed proudly, carefully untied a rope tied to the wooden stake next to him, and then loosened his hand. A rope net fell from the sky, covering all the big roosters. The frightened big roosters all chuckled and kept fluttering in the rope net.
"Catch it, hurry up and do it!"
Manager Zhang and two helpers flew out like raccoons. They caught a big rooster and started to pluck their hair. They were extremely skillful in their movements. This time, they did not distinguish between the fur on their neck and tail, and pulled them down with all their strength.
Liu Shilang naturally heard the sound of his own rooster screaming next door, so he climbed up the wooden ladder again, and then he saw a scene that made him so angry that he was so angry that he was smoked.
The helpers from the three colleges were happily pulling out the hair of his beloved big rooster, and this time, not only the hair on his neck, but all the hair on his body was pulled out.
"I...I..." Mr. Liu's eyes were so passionate that he clenched his fists tightly and his whole body was trembling.
"Okay, okay, don't pull it to death, replace it with another one!" Manager Zhang saw that a chicken was about to be pulled into a featherless chicken by a helper, and quickly reminded him to change it.
"Okay!" The workers raised their hands and knocked the mighty rooster in their hands, which was almost invisible, across the courtyard wall, and then grabbed one out of the rope net again.
"It's outrageous...it's too much!"
Seeing the big roosters with the feathers being pulled over from above the head, the scenery with feathers floating all over the sky, Liu Shilang was so angry that he couldn't speak. He trembled and slipped down the wooden ladder step by step, and felt dizzy after landing.
Looking at the bald chickens that were constantly throwing from the yard opposite, the butler and the two servants looked dull.
"Old... Master, what should I do?" Looking at the big rooster running wildly with bare shirtless all over the ground, the housekeeper felt his mind blank.
"It's too...too too much. I... I'm going to the court to study for the Women's College..." Mr. Liu was almost out of breath and shivered and headed towards the backyard.
"Master, you have to think twice. This Women's College was opened by the Hou of Qinghe." The housekeeper followed and reminded him.
"So what? The Queen of Qinghe must be unreasonable. Besides, the one who pulls my husband's feathers is definitely not the Queen of Qinghe's attention. I just want him to discipline his subordinates!" Mr. Liu said angrily.
"But... but what if it's the Marquis of Qinghe, don't forget what happened to the Ling family of Su Mansion?" The loyal butler followed behind his butt and continued to remind him.
"Uh~" Mr. Liu stopped and turned to look at the butler.
"My master must think twice. It's just a few roosters. If it was really arranged by the Marquis of Qinghe, the consequences would be very serious!" The housekeeper continued to explain with great thought.
"Then...then let it go?"
"Master, you can't afford to offend Qinghe Hou!"
Mr. Liu stood there for a long time, and his anger slowly subsided. Finally, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Oh, let's go and change the chicken pen to the East Courtyard, and feed another group after the spring starts!"
Chapter completed!