His eyes fell back on Xiao Qinglin, and he asked with concern:
"Did you come directly from South Vietnam, or from the capital? Have you gone to Pingyang County? Have you met your mother? Does your father know that you are back? Where is your second uncle..."
Several questions were asked in succession, and Xiao Qinglin felt very at ease.
He is the only son in the family, and there is a big age difference between him and his two cousins. Therefore, he has always been lacking in brother and sister relationships until he met Li Hui and his wife.
"Don't ask in a hurry. Let's go inside. It's cold outside."
"Yes, yes, come in, come in." Cheng Xue said as she walked forward quickly.
The three of them entered the house. Xiao Qinglin entered the house and looked around, and finally understood why the government office wanted to change. This house is not as small as the place where Zhou Fei lives in Pingyang County. It is still in the city. Who will believe it?
Looking at Cheng Xue who was making tea and setting out snacks, Xiao Qinglin said:
"Sister-in-law, don't be busy, I'm not hungry or thirsty."
"Why do you have to be hungry and thirsty before you eat or drink? Let's chat while eating. Let's eat the goose stew at home tonight."
Facing her invitation, Xiao Qinglin sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Not today. My mother is taking care of herself at home. She has to go back to eat in the evening."
Cheng Xue: "Mrs. Xiao is here? Did you pick her up?"
Xiao Qinglin nodded.
"I asked Uncle Huang for leave in advance to come here to celebrate the New Year, and I went to my second uncle's house to pick up my mother."
It was really inconvenient for Cheng Xue to see her, so she didn't force herself.
"That's it, after Mrs. Xiao settles down in two days, I will officially send you a message. Later I will ask Bai Shao to get you something, and the mother-in-law here will make a pot of it."
"Okay, I'm not polite to my sister-in-law about this."
Just as he was talking, Bai Rui opened the door and entered the house carrying the bag. The young man was much darker and much stronger than before.
"Bai Rui to Mr. Li, Mrs. Li sends your regards."
"Get up, get up, get up." Cheng Xue smiled and urged him to avoid the courtesy, looked at it and said, "Yes, I will gain experience by going out, and people will look much more stable."
"Thank you, Mrs. Li, for your compliment. This is the waist reed our master brought back to you from South Vietnam."
Cheng Xue heard the word "waist reed" for the first time. But when Bai Rui took out the contents from the bag, she and Li Hui looked at each other, pretending to see each other for the first time.
Walking over and picking up a spike, Cheng Xue asked curiously:
"This grain by grain is the kidney reed? How to eat it? Grind it into powder?"
"Yes." Xiao Qinglin replied, "This is the grain with the highest yield per mu in South Vietnam. Basically, each mu of land can yield between 700 and 900 kilograms. But the taste is not very good and it is a bit throat-irritating. But we have a large population in Liangyan.
The northern state capital is in short supply every year, so we have to fill our stomachs first."
The last sentence is the main point. Compared with being hungry, it's not a problem if it makes your throat irritated or tastes bad. What's more, the thing in his hand is not that bad. The corn is not that unpalatable. It's just compared to sticky corn.
The taste is just a little worse.
In modern times, stupid corn is either used as alcohol or as feed.
Li Hui held his hand excitedly and kept patting his shoulder with the other hand.
"Okay, good brother, thank you. You have saved the people in the north."
"It's not that exaggerated." Xiao Qinglin didn't dare to take credit, "When I came to take office here, I also had a problem. Uncle Huang saw that I was very close to you, and was afraid that I would be fooled by you, so he sent me here.
A place far away. Otherwise, with my talent, I shouldn’t have come to this barren and declining northern territory.”
"You are wrong Qinglin. The more you live in a place like this, the easier it is to get ahead. What's more, it's because of your face that the emperor thinks so highly of me."
"No, brother, actually I..."
"Actually, don't think so much. It's a good thing that your brother is here." Cheng Xue interrupted him.
Seeing that he still looked confused, Cheng Xue continued to explain:
"Think about it, if your brother goes to a richer state capital, no matter how good he does, his abilities will not be highlighted. The North is so poor and poor now, and as long as your brother manages it carefully, he will achieve great results.
.Isn’t this a good thing!”
"I don't know how to answer what my sister-in-law said."
"It's true." Cheng Xue said, "It should be so."
Li Hui looked at the corn and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Now that he has it, chemical fertilizers are also being fermented and produced. I believe that he will no longer need to rely on food relief from the court in the coming year. If he works slowly, he will definitely be able to do a lot during his five-year term.
Xiao Qinglin saw that the couple were so confident, and his admiration for them grew even more.
After all, his brother and his sister-in-law can handle it with ease no matter what kind of situation they are in.
"Okay, since brother and sister-in-law are so confident, then I have confidence in you too. By the way, sister-in-law, I went to see Zhou Fei when I came here, and he has a wife again."
"Yes? You didn't mention it in the last letter." Cheng Xue looked surprised, "Are you pregnant?"
"That's not true. I guess I didn't know that when I wrote to you. I made a special trip to Yujiatun again. Yu Xuan is now the general manager in the military camp and asked me to bring some silver to Uncle Yu. There is also Zhou Fang in the capital.
My sister-in-law also asked me to help deliver some things to my sister-in-law. The convoy will arrive tomorrow and will be sent directly to the mansion behind the government office."
On this trip to South Vietnam, he first stayed in southern Xinjiang for a few days to reorganize, and took the opportunity to meet Yu Xuan. When he went to South Vietnam, he helped inquire about local grain crops and bought some food along the way. Before heading north for the New Year, he asked Bai Rui to look for it.
Bai Zian asked her what she needed to bring.
In short, whether he was going south or north, he was always thinking about Li Hui's family.
This friendship is rare, and both Li Hui and Cheng Xue are grateful.
Comparing the general rank to the seventh rank, it is second to Qian Zong, who commands a thousand soldiers in the army. He is in charge of a hundred people, which is equivalent to a modern company commander. I originally thought that Yu Xuan would be a garrison commander (in charge of thirty people, equivalent to a platoon leader).
Pretty much, I didn't expect it to be so impressive.
"How is Yu Xuan? Is he okay? Is he always a big official?" Cheng Xue asked pretending to be ignorant.
Xiao Qinglin did not dislike her ignorance, and explained in a soft voice:
"The general manager is equivalent to the seventh rank, with a salary, but it is not hereditary like the one of Baihu or Qianhu. His position as general manager is purely based on life. It is said that he almost died when he saved the prince of Zhennanhou. He was one of the seven doctors.
It took three days and three nights of treatment to save his life.
It was a blessing in disguise that the Marquis valued me and kept him with me. When you meet, you will see that there is a scar from the neck to the chest. I didn't tell Uncle Yu about this, but I told Yu Fang."
Li Hui understood why Xiao Qinglin only talked to Yu Fang, gave him more tea, and said:
"Thank you for your hard work. You have to come all the way here and have to go to my uncle's house."
"Brother is a heretic when it comes to this. I like him very much. He is as tenacious as my brother. He is ruthless to himself. It is only a matter of time before he succeeds."
If Yu Huai is strong, the children he raises must also be strong. Now that Yu Xuan has emerged again, I believe he will have a bright future.