The monsoon climate brings a lot of rain and high temperatures to Lingnan. Due to the obstruction of the Nanling Mountains, Lingnan and Lingbei are not far apart, but the climate is completely different.
You may have to wear long sleeves on the north side of Nanling, but it’s already so hot on the south side that you want to jump into the water and swim twice.
Due to the influence of climate, crops in the fields in Lingnan have begun to turn yellow, and they may not be ready for harvest in less than a month.
In order to get more harvest, farmers are busy weeding for the last time. If the paddy fields have too much water, they have dug channels to let the excess water flow out of the paddy fields, making final preparations for the upcoming harvest season.
Ding Dazhuang and his brothers entered the city while looking at this harvest scene.
The farmers' harvest was about to come, and they also gained a huge harvest this time. Looking back, Ding Dazhuang couldn't help but grinned when he looked at the long queue.
Another month after the harvest, the bandits were active again. This time he went out and lived up to his master's instructions, annihilating a group of bandits, ransacking their bandits' den, and capturing more than 300 young bandits.
These are all strong laborers!
But he was in a high mood, and soon he found that there were especially many people on the street today, and they were all smiling. It seemed that his good mood had been transmitted to them.
So he suppressed his excitement and asked Wei Dong, who was walking next to him, "What's going on? Is there something happy happening in the city?"
Wei Dong followed him into the city. Who knows what happened, but he was more sociable than Ding Dazhuang.
Being good at sociability does not mean knowing everything.
"You don't know, how could I know? I'm not clairvoyant or clairvoyant. How could I know what's happening in the city when I'm out suppressing bandits with you?"
Ding Dazhuang encouraged him: "Go and ask someone."
Wei Dong rolled his eyes at him, but did not object because he also wanted to know what happened in the city?
He quickly walked to the street and stopped a pair of old women carrying vegetable baskets, "Sisters, please stay."
The two old ladies were stopped unexpectedly and were startled. When they saw each other's clothes clearly, they asked nervously: "You, what are you trying to do in front of us?"
"Xiaosheng just wanted to ask if the people in the city seem to be very happy. Did they encounter any happy events?"
When the two old ladies heard the question, they immediately brightened up and even the nervousness on their faces disappeared instantly.
One of the taller women said excitedly: "You must have just entered the city, right?"
Wei Dong and the others were wearing ordinary cheesecloth because they were going up the mountain to suppress bandits. Coupled with the long carriage queue, the two old ladies mistook them for a caravan that had just entered the city.
Wei Dong nodded in the old woman's expectant eyes, "Yes, we just entered the city."
The tall old woman knew that she had guessed correctly, and she was obviously even more excited, "Let me tell you, if I hadn't just entered the city, how could I not know what was happening in the city?"
Another short woman glanced at the long team and gave Wei Dong a thumbs up, "Young man is not bad. He can command such a large caravan at such a young age."
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and started asking, "What's your name, young man? Where are you from? How old are you? Are you married?"
After listening to the old sister's question, the tall woman looked at Wei Dong carefully. He looked pretty and smooth, not bad!
There was excitement on her face, and she came over and asked: "Yes, young man, are you the leader of the caravan? You can make a lot of money from this trip, right?"
Wei Dong: "."
Why does this routine seem familiar?
He scratched his head and smiled: "I don't make much, it's enough for me alone. Sisters, you haven't told me what happy events happened in the city?"
The tall woman calmed down and said, "Oh, what you're asking about is a long story."
The short woman didn't understand clearly what she wanted to know, so how could she give up?
She pushed aside the tall woman and said, "Young man, you haven't answered the question I just asked."
"Oh." Wei Dong recalled the question they just asked, "My name is Wei Dong, I am twenty years old, I am from Lingnan, and I am a bachelor. I have answered your question, sister, and now it is your turn to answer mine.
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The short woman ignored Wei Dong's question, but clapped her thigh excitedly, "Twenty years old, you are really young and strong, not bad!"
Although Wei Dong didn't understand what she meant yet, it didn't stop him from raising his arms to show off his muscles.
When the two women saw this, their eyes gleamed, and one of them grabbed one of Wei Dong's arms.
The short woman suppressed the excitement in her heart and asked with a pleasant face: "Young man, no, Wei Dong, what do you want from your significant other?"
Wei Dong had two humanoid objects hanging on his arms, and his head was a little confused, "Request?"
"Yes, what do you want from your future wife?"
"wife?"
Happiness came so suddenly that Wei Dong couldn't turn his head, but he finally figured it out.
That is, the two sisters want to act as matchmakers for him.
Are you about to get lucky?
Will I be able to end my single life this year?
Can I hold my warm and soft wife in my arms during the Chinese New Year?
Ding Dazhuang stood aside and stared straight at him. He was very annoyed when he realized what he was doing.
How could this happen? Wei Dong could win the aunt's favor just by asking for directions.
He thinks he is no worse than Wei Dong.
So Ding Dazhuang handed the sword to his brother, rubbed his face, and quickly squeezed past.
He grinned at the two women: "Sisters, excuse me, I want to inquire about you."
Suddenly, another bearded man appeared next to him. The two women were so frightened that they took a step back, folded their arms, and stared at him warily, "What do you want to do in broad daylight? Do you want to rob someone?"
"." Ding Dazhuang's smiling face instantly became chapped!
The short woman threatened: "Big Beard, don't glare at us, we are cowards. Be careful, we will scream in fright and call the neighbors to arrest you and bring you to the official!"
The tall woman realized that Wei Dong was tall and could be relied upon, so she dragged the short woman and hid behind Wei Dong.
The two of them became more courageous now that they could rely on them. The tall woman murmured: "The world is going downhill, and even beautiful people like you and me are being approached to talk to each other. Next time the little lady at home wants to go out on the street, she will have to be grounded. Outside,
It’s really too dangerous.”
The short woman nodded, deeply convinced.
Ding Dazhuang was speechless. He touched his bearded face and looked at Wei Dong: Do I look like a bad guy?
Wei Dong couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha"
"Wei Dong, why are you laughing?" The tall woman gently pushed Wei Dong in front of her.
Wei Dong suppressed his smile and said, "Sisters, I still have official duties to attend to. Let's talk about it next time we have a chance to meet."
The tall woman waved and watched Wei Dong and the team leave together, "This young man has good conditions in all aspects. He and my daughter are a perfect match."
The short woman shook her head regretfully, "It matches my daughter, but I don't know if we will have the chance to meet again next time."
"I finally fell in love with a son-in-law, so don't compete with me. I think the young man who approached me later was pretty good. How about your daughter choose the bearded one?"
"The beard looks too old. My daughter likes the one with a tender face. How about giving the beard to your daughter, she seems to like this one."
The tall man rolled his eyes and shook his head: "The two of us made shocking remarks just now. We scared that kid. How can we recruit him?"
How embarrassing it would be to become a family in the future!
Wei Dong just didn't get the information he wanted from the two women. He was wondering whether to find someone else to ask for information or go to see the princess first.
While he was hesitating, suddenly the cheers of the people came from the street.
The people on the roadside seemed to know what happened and asked their neighbors, "Who is this lucky family who finally got a lot of land after all the hardships?"
"It must be true. Before King Qian came to Lingnan, none of us farmers were forced to pay more taxes. Now it's better. The prince's government has re-measured the acres of land, and we farmers also have a chance to stand up."
"Yes, I used to hate the person who forced us farmers to pay more taxes. Now we farmers are really grateful to his ancestors for eight generations. Without his original pressure, how could we allocate more fields now?"
"Haha, you are right, thank them for their persecution in the first place!"
While listening to the people talking on the roadside, Wei Dong saw people running towards the street. He held up the land deed in his hand and ran and shouted excitedly.
It seems that this is the only way to vent the excitement and joy in my heart!
By this time, Wei Dong could probably guess what happened without asking passers-by.
"It seems that the princess's decree is already being implemented. Judging from the feedback from the people, the decree should be implemented fairly smoothly."
"Today we present our spoils of war again. Does this count as a double happiness for the princess?"
Ding Dazhuang looked back at the long queue. The princess would be happy if these trophies were presented.
"It must be a double happiness. Haha, I don't know what kind of reward the princess will give us?"
Such a long team suddenly appeared on the street, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.
In a private room on the second floor of a roadside teahouse, Tong Song took in all the ecstatic farmers and the long queue.
"Prince Qian's Mansion has only been in Lingnan for a short time, but it has turned Lingnan upside down. Who knows what kind of disturbance they will make in the future?"
There were many young masters in the private room, and they all complained that a series of measures taken by Prince Qian's Palace had caused them heavy losses.
Young Master Chen turned back from the window and sat on a chair, feeling the coolness emanating from the ice basin, and said: "Lingnan used to be like a pool of stagnant water, but the arrival of Prince Qian's Mansion single-handedly disturbed the peace of Lingnan.
The water has lost its calmness because we don’t know how many people can catch the big fish hidden under the water.”
Tong Song shook his fan and snorted coldly, "We don't know how many big fish there are, but you, Master Chen, have already made the first pot of gold before us."
Young Master Chen knew that Tong Song was talking about the business of selling snowflake salt to other state capitals.
After hearing the other party's slightly sour words, he could only smile: "Thanks to the princess for not giving up, she gave me an opportunity to make a little fortune. Of course Mr. Chen will not miss it."
Fishing in troubled waters also requires sharp eyesight. If your eyesight is not good enough, even if a fish darts past your feet, you will not be able to catch it.
Is it because no one else has discovered this business opportunity in selling salt this time?
However, there are exceptions this time.
The princess's natal family, the Xia family, also discovered this business opportunity, but their family came to Lingnan a step late. One step was late and the other was late. He traveled to other provinces first and seized the business opportunity faster than them.
After hearing what Young Master Chen said, a group of young men were so stunned that they died.
Prince Qian's Mansion had already forced them to lose a lot of assets by attacking local tyrants to divide their land, but this boy from the Chen family came to rub salt into their wounds.
This is too much!
Tong Song looked at the passing team below the window, his eyes flashed, this harvest seemed good!
Cleaning up the hidden house and re-measurement and registration of the land were going quite smoothly.
If this decree is completed, it will be considered a good political achievement.
Seeing this, Prince Qian, who has always been dedicated to being a dandy, has been a little distracted these days.
At the family banquet, Prince Qian would inevitably speak loudly and boastfully while drinking some wine.
Just when Xia Jing was impatient, Zeng Yan came to report that the personal guards she sent to suppress the bandits were back.
Xia Jing was almost done eating, so she put down her chopsticks and stood up, "You guys eat slowly, I'll take a step ahead."
King Qian put down his wine glass and said with a mouth full of alcohol: "Princess, don't worry. It's not convenient for you to receive your guards in the backyard. You can receive them in the study later, and I will go with you."
Xia Jing raised her eyebrows, "Have you had enough fun?"
King Qian laughed: "You can drink wine at any time, but there are not many opportunities to accompany the princess."
It means that drinking wine is not as important as accompanying the princess.
All the family members who were accidentally fed a mouthful of dog food had their heads lowered, and no one was too embarrassed to watch the interaction between the couple.
Xia Jing was speechless. She naturally noticed the reactions of her family members. She didn't want to refute King Qian's face on such a trivial matter in front of her juniors.
She didn't care whether she received the guards captains in the backyard or in the study.
King Qian did not give Xia Jing a chance to object, and told Zeng Yan: "Take me to the study and wait, we will go there immediately."
On the way to the study, King Qian said: "The backyard of the government office is still too small. Sometimes it is a bit inconvenient to receive guests. When do you think we will move to the palace?"
The palace that King Qian refers to is naturally the ancestral home of the Lou family, and now he has put up the plaque of Prince Qian's palace.
It was only because I had been busy with land reform during this period that I delayed moving.
Xia Jing has no objection to moving. She would rather live in a more spacious and comfortable place.
"It's up to you to decide this matter. I have no objection."
When Xia Jing entered the study, she immediately noticed a man with a straight back kneeling in the middle of the study.
The man's hands were tied behind his back.
The couple sat on the main seat, and several squadron leaders including Ding Dazhuang, Wei Dong, Cheng Gu, Yan Qiong and Zuo Jing came to greet them.
King Qian smiled and said in an easy-going tone: "Sit down and tell us what you gained from going out to suppress bandits this time."
Ding Dazhuang looked at Xia Jing.
Xia Jing smiled and nodded: "Are you in danger when you go out this time? Are any brothers injured?"
Ding Dazhuang cupped his hands and replied: "Back to the prince and princess, everything went smoothly when we went out this time. However, when we captured the bandit's den, we encountered full resistance from the bandits. The heroic souls of more than a dozen of our brothers have remained in Jigong Mountain forever.
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Xia Jing was a little distressed at the loss of more than a dozen personal guards, "Pay pensions according to martyrs' standards and take more care of their families."
They are her personal guards, and the government will not bear their pension money, but Xia Jing can provide money to comfort them according to the government's standards.
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