The prefect staggered into the back house and looked at the wall and floor.
"It is better to build a Chu State Lady's Mansion." He said to the officials behind him, "The mansion behind the government office is too small."
The official nodded and said, "Chang Shi has already gone to see the Huang family's house."
The Huang family was convicted and their property was confiscated, so the house occupying a street in the city naturally belonged to the government.
The prefect was unhappy and said, "The Huang family's house is too big for Madam to live in." He then asked, "Are you so busy now? Chang Shi doesn't see anyone every day. It's time for the governor to come to congratulate Madam. Isn't he responsible for entertaining her?"
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Although Mrs. Wu has taken over half of Huainan Road dignifiedly, many things are still in charge of the prefect. In addition, there are many affairs recently, and she is too busy to say a few words to Mrs. Wu. Chang Shi goes to Mrs. Wu every day.
Run forward.
The official knew what the magistrate was thinking and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, your management is good, so we can have some leisure. Madam, how can you not understand?"
Of course Mrs. Chu was not someone who could be flattered by just flattering her. She gave jewelry to others because they had talents that she liked, not to mention Chang Shi Chang's ugliness... The magistrate smiled and stopped complaining.
He said: "There have been a lot of things lately, but they are all good things."
Food is delivered every few days. Businessmen from Yizhou come and go, bringing more business opportunities. More and more state capitals are coming to submit to the Lady of Chu. The aristocratic families obey the orders obediently and send their own products to them.
The fields were allocated according to the allocation, and the newly arrived refugees were resettled, and spring farming would begin soon.
Because they could be allocated fields, more refugees came from various places, bringing with them a large amount of manpower and troops.
Although the battle of Andong was tragic, because Wu Yaer surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao and captured Xiangzhou, the Zhenwu Army gained a reputation for being invincible and attracted more people to join the army. These troubled times are also opportunities for many people to become the Zhenwu Army and go far.
If you have the opportunity to make a great contribution, in the near future, your family will be fed, clothed, housed, and allocated more land...
If one person serves as a soldier, the whole family will receive preferential treatment.
The government will give generous pensions to those who were injured in the war, and prioritize suitable things to do. The parents, wives, and children of those who died in the war will have preferential care, and they will have priority in everything from working to studying to dividing land. Mrs. Wu, no, Mrs. Chu Guo also
Rice grains will be distributed to support the wife and children until their parents die.
In these troubled times, if you die at any time, your death will be in vain. It is better to die in battle so that your family can still have a way to survive.
"There are more and more newcomers, and the military camp in Dou County is almost out of stock. I heard from Master Yuan that he plans to use Dou County as a new camp only, and all other soldiers and horses will be sent to our Guangzhou Prefecture camp." The official laughed.
Hehe said.
The magistrate woke up from his relaxed state of mind: "That's not possible."
In the future, all the soldiers will regard Dou County as their natal home. Will Lao Wei die proudly?
"There is no room in Guangzhou Prefecture. There are too many other prefectures. More and more people are joining the army. One Xinding camp is not enough." The prefect said, "It just so happens that everyone is here to congratulate us and discuss it together."
After saying that, he no longer looked at the pink walls, green bricks, and sprouting grass, and went straight to Mrs. Wu's courtyard gate, but was stopped by the old servant.
"Young lady is busy." The old servant whispered.
The original servants were all sent to the military camp by Mrs. Wu, leaving only two or three children who could not speak well.
Those servants who said they were soldiers would be brought back to stay for two days every few days, and there were girls among them. They said they were not soldiers and spent most of their time in the barracks and had no way to serve them, so they became the servants of Mrs. Chu.
Madam, there are even fewer people waiting around.
The old servant guarded two doors, was responsible for talking, running errands, picking up and dropping off guests, and telling stories to relieve Mrs. Wu's boredom. She was very busy and cheerful.
There was a buzzing sound from the backyard, and the magistrate looked over and asked, "What is Madam playing at this time?"
"Archery." The old servant made a gesture of drawing a bow, "I have been practicing for several days, and I am almost able to shoot through a tree with a hundred steps."
The magistrate smiled and sighed: "Madam has learned how to kill the enemy with her own hands. Madam dared to surprise Anton and open up the Central Plains for the governor. Governor Wu rescued my wife and attacked Xiangzhou. Governor Wu was brave and my wife was perseverant. They really have a deep love between husband and wife."
The old servant nodded in response. You can't tell if you are determined or not, but the things Madam has been playing recently are quite fierce. Bao Bao teaches you how to chop wood piles with a big sword, and Fang Er teaches you how to shoot grass people with sharp arrows. There is nothing fairy-like about these things.
Bang.
With a muffled sound, the walnuts on the ground were smashed, and the thin white nuts were scattered. The kumquats were snatched away with one hand and another one put down with the other hand.
Li Minglou sat on the futon, with one hand on her knees and the other holding a small hammer. She seemed to be distracted and distracted, but when she took away the kumquat and put down another one, her hammer also dropped again.
Bang.
Hit the walnut accurately and steadily.
He pinched the kumquat away with one hand and put another one down with the other hand.
Bang, bang, bang, like a drum beat, until the copper plate on Kumquat's lap was filled with walnut kernels.
"Miss, these are enough." Kumquat said, "If you make too much, it won't taste good tomorrow."
Li Minglou said oh and put down the hammer.
"Miss, are your hands sore?" Jin Jue asked, but he didn't look at his wrist, but looked at Li Minglou's expression.
The copper hammer smashed the walnuts and also shattered the frown between the eyebrows.
Yuanji told her that the young lady was very angry because she was deceived by Wu Ya'er during the battle with Anton. However, there was currently no good way to take revenge, but it was definitely not good to be sulky. How could the young lady vent her anger?
Of course when a girl is angry, she cries and yells to vent her anger, but the young lady has never cried or yelled or lost her temper in her whole life... There is no need for this.
Want to vent your anger by yelling? Yuanji came up with a way, swinging a sword, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, inhaling with one force and exhaling with one force, which is similar to shouting.
Not to mention, the lady is really much better.
She can't teach her how to play with swords, guns and sticks, and it's almost the same as cracking walnuts.
The beaten walnuts were quickly taken to the kitchen by Kumquat, wrapped in sugar and fried, and served as a snack. The blind woman who had taken a nap was also given a portion, but when she was about to eat, Li Li, who had come to his senses,
Minglou called.
She smashed this walnut as a Wu Ya'er. She ate it to vent her anger. Women shouldn't do this. It belongs to mother and child.
Even though this was just her own thought, she still didn't want to.
This matter is hateful to the son and has nothing to do with the mother.
"Bring other snacks for Madam." She said, taking the small tray from the woman's hand, "I like this, can you eat it all for me?"
The woman smiled gently and let go of her hand: "Eat, eat as much as you like."
Li Minglou looked at the woman's smile like the spring breeze and sighed softly. She regarded Wu Ya'er as a villain, so why didn't Wu Ya'er see her as a villain?
After all, this evil man is holding on to his mother.
Both of them are evil people. Shouldn't they be plotting against each other? How can they expect each other? She was deceived due to her own negligence.
Li Minglou grabbed a handful of candied walnut kernels and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them loudly.
If she was cheated and suffered a loss, she would just cheat her again.
Yuanji walked in and saw Li Minglou's movements and expressions, his bulging cheeks, raised brows, flat red lips, grabbing nuts and stuffing them into his mouth. He was a little rude but more vivid.
In addition to her calm desolation and indifference, the little girl could laugh, be happy, and have fun at first, and now she could also get angry and lose her temper.
But I don’t know whether this is sadness or joy. If you don’t eat the fireworks of the world, you can’t taste the joys and sorrows of the world. Li Fengan wanted to create a fairyland on earth for his daughter. However, after Li Fengan died, the world was in chaos. Where can there be a fairyland in this world?
Yuanji sighed softly and said softly: "Are you still angry?"
Li Minglou said: "No, I'm not angry."
Why are you so angry? Moreover, you are talking to someone who is about to die.
Li Minglou calculated in his mind that it was now the fifth year of Chengyuan, and at the end of the eighth year of Chengyuan, Wu Ya'er was about to die, with four more years to go.
She reached out and grabbed a handful of nuts and stuffed them into her mouth. Her white, slender, pearly teeth clattered loudly, and then handed the plate over.
"Uncle Yuanji, you can eat it too, it's delicious."
Yuan Ji reached out and grabbed a large handful and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed hard, nodded and said: "Yes, the sweets made from kumquats are getting better and better."
She is the eldest girl next to the young lady, and she has no fingers in the spring water. Jin Jue is sitting next to her laughing, no matter what, she will accept all the compliments anyway.
"The small bowls are back." Yuanji said after finishing a handful.
This time they did not come back from the military camp. Xiaowan and others went to Anton with the reinforcements because there were a large number of wounded people who needed treatment there.
Li Minglou said: "The small bowl really helped me a lot. I brought all the fried nuts."