The 300,000 soldiers in the northern Xinjiang led by General Liu Wei drove Bei Di all the way back to the border of Dafeng. Bei Di was injured, and Dafeng also intended to truce. In the end, Bei Di brought 5,000 horses and all kinds of rare treasures. A total of 100,000 taels were negotiated as conditions, and a battle of snatch caused by heavy snow in the north was finally won under the leadership of General Liu Wei.
The good news of General Liu Wei's consecutive victories came back one after another, and Luohe Prefecture, which had been crowded and crowded earlier, finally regained its former prosperity. Su Jiaxiang's business has gradually returned to its usual level, and Su Jiami is also continuing to make preparations. Everything in Luohe Prefecture is developing in a positive direction.
In March, the spring breeze is warm.
According to what was said on the day, Youjin took Youzhu, Han, and Youhe's husband, Liu Zhuoting, to the tea village to pick up people. Little did they know that the little ones had a lot of fun in the tea village, and they went up to the mountains to pick tea with the tea farmers in the tea garden every morning. Even the most quiet young treasure, You Luo, became fond of laughing. few.
"You've all been playing here for more than a month, are you still reluctant to go back?" You Jin held You Duan's hand with a smile and slowly walked down the tea hill, followed by a string of girls from the Su family. Kang Er, he has long since disappeared with Han Erhua.
The tea mountain of the Su family has also started to show promise this year. Because the area of the tea mountain is too large and there are many tea trees, there are too many tea trees to be picked in the morning and after the rain. Under the management of Han Li and Song Hua and the approval of the Su family, Most of the servants of the Su family were sent to the stage, and many long-term and short-term workers were invited to pick tea leaves. For a while, the tea mountain was very lively.
Su Shi, You He and Yulan were sitting in the Su family's house at the foot of Chashan Mountain, talking. When they saw the eldest daughter came back with the children, they put down their work and greeted them with a smile: "It's early to come back today." During the time she came to Tea Township, the Su family would receive a letter from the eldest daughter reporting her safety every few days, but when she really appeared in front of her yesterday, Su's heart really fell back to its original place.
"The sun is a bit big today. I'm afraid I'll be dizzy after a long time, so I brought them back." With a faint smile on her face, You Jin took off the basket on her back and looked at a group of young people who said : "Go back to wash up quickly, and go to class when you should be in class. When I get back to Luohe Prefecture, I want to check one by one. If any homework is unfamiliar, I will punish it."
Hearing the elder sister said that she needed to check her homework, the little girls all showed disbelief and shock on their faces, and cried out in unison, "Eldest sister! Don't do this!"
"This is not a matter of bargaining, hurry up!" He patted the little head of Xiao Qi, whose face was wrinkled into a bun, and said with a smile, then motioned for the servants at home to take them down to wash up. She told Su Shi again, and then went to the kitchen with the back basket. She picked a lot of fresh tea tree mushrooms today, and she can add vegetables at noon.
The chefs here in the tea village are also very good at making some dishes using the existing ingredients, such as roasted chicken with tea leaves, stir-fried tender leaves and other dishes. The cook was busy in the kitchen, when she saw the eldest girl came with a half basket of tea tree mushrooms, she happily took it over, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "The tea tree mushrooms that the eldest girl picked are fresh, add a vegetable stir-fried tea tree. What about the mushrooms?" The cook is a new member of the Su family, so naturally she doesn't know that the Su family also came out of a hard life, but she just thinks that this big girl looks dignified and dignified, she just thought she was raised from a young age, and she never thought that she would actually hand it back herself. Going to work is a novelty.
"My aunt is the chef, so she naturally knows how to eat the best." You Jin came out of the kitchen with a smile, then turned around and went to see her in the room where You He was temporarily staying.
Now that You He is nine months pregnant, she may ripen at any time. Liu Zhuoting discussed with his parents before he came. He wants to wait for You He to give birth to a baby in the tea village. He will go back after the full moon. Mrs. Han knows about it. , Naturally agreed, after all, now that the young lotus is a month old, if the tire gas is moved on the road to give birth, it will be a big trouble.
"Your mother-in-law can't leave either. After all, their family relies on that noodle shop and grocery store to live. If they all come here, the family will probably run out of food." In the upper room of the west wing where You He temporarily lived, Mrs. Han was working hard. Enlighten You He: "You also know that your husband's schooling is worth money, and the marriage of the two sisters-in-law will also be money. When we came, she also prepared a lot of food that you like, as well as things that will be used when the child is born in the future. She also has a heart, so don't blame her."
You He stroked her already very big belly, and after listening to her mother's bitter words, she couldn't help laughing a little: "Mother, I'm not a child anymore, I still know these proportions, besides you and Zhuo Ting are with me. By your side!" Although You He was a little squeamish, she wasn't such an ignorant person: "Furthermore, when I was walking with Er Auntie, didn't my mother-in-law blame me for abandoning everyone?"
In fact, You He didn't want to leave Luohe Prefecture at first. After all, her mother and mother-in-law were still in Luohe Prefecture. Later, under the persuasion of Liu Zhuoting and her parents-in-law, she brought her two sisters-in-law to the tea town. .
Now the two sisters-in-law are playing well with the sisters of the Su family. When the elder brother came, they just said a few words and ran out with Youbao and the others.
This is the first time Liu Zhuoting has seen his two brothers-in-law, but he also knows that the brother-in-law is going to take the imperial examination in the future, and he also knows that he is studying with the gentleman invited by the Su family. Considered solid, he nodded with satisfaction: "The best thing to do in learning is to be too ambitious. You have a good foundation now, and Mr. Chen is also learned. You can learn something from him."
The two of them were talking when the two younger sisters of the Liu family ran over, said a few words to Liu Zhuoting and then put it aside. Liu Zhuoting looked at his sister who was laughing and ran away, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously. , The younger sisters are always a little cautious at home on weekdays, and they don't want to go out with the lady's foreign home, but they become more like teenage girls.
The business of the Su family is gradually picking up, and the business in the tea town is still in short supply due to the growing sales of Xiao Linyu. Youjin came here to see the business in the tea town. After reading the account book, he nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Is there still a supply of tea leaves?" Although the Su family now has three hundred acres of tea hills, they can It is a new tree, and the production is not high. According to the current supply, I am afraid that it cannot be supplied by my own tea mountain.
"Don't worry, eldest girl, I have already negotiated with the tea farmers in the tea village, and the raw materials can keep up." Song Hua respectfully answered his eldest girl's question, and added: "In addition, the tea-frying masters in the workshop have also stepped up. Start work, and you will not miss business.”
You Jin nodded and said: "The sales in the capital are big, you all have to work hard, hurry up, and after this time is busy, I will give everyone a holiday." After sending Han and Song out, You Jin After checking it again, Han Li handed in the bank note. After confirming that it matched the numbers on the ledger, he put the bank note into the box.
Looking at the 5,000 taels of silver notes in the box, Young Jin felt inexplicably disappointed. The cooperation between her and Xiao Linyu was actually negotiated before Xiao Linyu left last year. Although Xiao Linyu no longer wrote letters to him for some reason, he sent a special responsible steward to contact him to raise the business of Tea Township. On the schedule, he decides the sales and price of his own tea, but he doesn't have to worry about anything. Young Jin just feels like he is holding a free golden thigh.
The house in Chaxiang is much smaller than that of the Su family in Luohe Prefecture. The children of the Su family sleep in one room for two or three people, but the children had a great time. When it was time to leave for Luohe Prefecture, All of them reluctantly looked at Han and her cousin who wanted to stay and wait until You He gave birth and then go back. In the end, only after the eldest sister promised to bring them to the tea town for a month every year, they only turned back three times. He left the tea town and headed back to Luohe Prefecture.
After returning to Luohe, everything returned to normal.
Before I knew it, April came. After the wedding ceremony, You Jin was considered a big girl from now on.
The Su family knew a lot of people in Luohe Prefecture, but You Jin didn't know many girls of the same age, so there were only a few people invited at the wedding ceremony. In the dark night, the Su family has long returned to tranquility. Sitting in front of the dressing table, he took off the fox hosta on his head, took it in his hand and pondered it over and over again, looking at the pair of jasper hairpins sent from the capital on the table, the young gold who had been silent for a long time. He seemed to let out a sigh.
The wind and rain in Luohe Prefecture dissipated as General Liu Wei returned to the DPRK, but the wind in the capital became stronger and stronger.
The news that Xiao Wen and the Xiao family's boat were buried at the bottom of the sea came back to the capital. Xiao Wen's wife Wu Shi didn't know how many times she fainted from crying.
"Uncle Wen was buried in the fish belly because of my Xiao family, and my Xiao family is not a ruthless person. This is the document for renunciation, 5,000 taels of silver notes, and a house deed in Luohe Prefecture with three entrances and three exits. , Aunt Wu will accept it, and bring a few children back to Luohe Prefecture to live a good life!" Xiao Linyu handed over the things prepared early in the morning to Mrs Wu, and comforted Xiao Wen's sons: "Take off the cheapness. After graduation, you will be able to live better, Xiao Hong, you like reading the most, and after three years of filial piety, you will be able to participate in the imperial examinations.”
Xiao Hong is Xiao Wen's second son. He likes poetry and books the most since he was a child. He is also very intelligent, but he is not allowed to participate in the imperial examination because of his low status. Get rid of the scumbag! Although Xiao Hong was saddened by the sudden death of his father, he was naturally grateful for the kindness of the Xiao family: "Thank you, young master!"
Wu Shi is not an unreasonable person, and naturally knows that the main family can't be blamed for this shipwreck, but she did not expect the main family to be so generous and let her and several children get rid of their cheap status. The woman whose eyes were red and swollen fell to her knees and kowtowed: "Thank you, young master!" In fact, the Xiao Wen family had a lot of savings. If it was outside, it would be considered a rich family, but this is Bianji has been firmly pressing on his head, and no matter what he does, he is one level lower than the ordinary people.
Now that they can get rid of their low status, they are naturally more grateful to the Xiao family.
After sending off Mrs. Wu and three sons, Xiao Linyu also received a secret letter from Xiao Wen, knowing that he had arrived in Xijing and everything was going on step by step. Looking at the gloomy sky outside, he said to himself, "I hope this day will be slower." Thinking of the girl far away in Luohe Prefecture, he couldn't help but sigh. After all, he couldn't hold back his emotions. People can't come, but they still don't want to miss her wedding ceremony. The feelings that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, in fact, had long since grown like weeds before he knew it. Until this moment, the man knew that he really couldn't let it go in his life.
But the emperor is impermanent, who can predict what will happen in the next moment? Who knows if he and her will meet again? Now that the situation is suddenly rising, if the Xiao family is really involved in the situation in the court, he can't protect himself, why bother to stir up a pool of spring water? The more I think about it, the more I regret it, I just blame myself for being unbearable when facing her.