Are you happy
Qin Fang was naturally happy, but when he thought about having a child, he couldn't be intimate with his wife, and someone else could be closer to his wife than he was, he felt sour in his heart. When he felt sour in his heart, the child was not so important anymore.
However, he was still rational. If he dared to say that, his mother would definitely not let him go. Qin Fang, who was rational, thought about what happened last night. He asked Aunt Lian: "What did Doctor Li say? Is Xiangjun in good health? How about the child? Is he okay?"
As a member of their family, Nanny Lian naturally knew what he was talking about, so she said with a happy face: "Don't worry, General. The countryman is in good health."
Qin breathed a sigh of relief. If Yanyan and the child were ill because of what happened yesterday, he would blame himself to death. "That's good. I have something important to do now. You can go and tell Tongxiangjun to let her have a good rest and not tire herself out." Thinking about it, this was redundant. His wife knew how to balance work and rest better than he did.
Mother Qin couldn't stand his nagging and said in a shooing tone, "Go, go, go, go, go and do your work. Yanyan is with me, your grandmother, and Nanny Lian. It's useless for you to be here. Business matters are more important. Go now." Then she grabbed the curtain and said, "Uncle Hong, let's go."
Uncle Hong: “Hey.”
Qin Fang watched the carriage go away, thinking about his mother's impatient look, he knew that he had no status. In his mother's eyes, Yanyan was the first and grandson was the second.
Thinking of this, Qin Fang felt sour again, wondering who was more important to Yan Yan, him or the child. The sour Qin Fangxin went to Du Ke with a heavy heart and heard Shen Lixian say, "Congratulations to General Qin's family for the happy event."
Du Ke: "I'm going to be a father now. I have to learn to grow up."
Qin Fang: "..." What's the matter? Why does he have to be a father? In the eyes of everyone, he is not as good as the child? Was he born to have children? "Thank you, Teacher, and thank you, Mr. Shen."
Shen Lixian smiled and joked: "From the tone of General Qin, he doesn't seem very happy."
Qin Fang said, "No, no, it's just that I was so surprised that I felt frightened." He really didn't plan to have a child, at least not in the next few years. He asked Doctor Li, and it was still in time for a woman to have a child at the age of 20. So he wanted to live a quiet life with Yanyan for two years, and wait until Yanyan turned 20 to have a child. But he didn't know that he would always hold back and keep the seeds, but there would still be omissions.
Thinking of this, Qin Fang regretted it to death.
Du Ke laughed: "He looks frightened." As for being unhappy, Du Ke didn't believe it. Which man would be unhappy to have a legitimate son? Thinking back to when his wife was pregnant, he was so happy that his mind went blank. It didn't matter whether it was a legitimate son or a legitimate daughter, but having a child made him feel mature and had a heavy responsibility.
Although he was usually very serious and was particularly strict in educating his son, and even seldom spent time with his son except when testing him on his homework, he had great hopes and expectations for his son's birth. However, he was just not good at expressing this love.
Qin Fang said, "I was scared." But then he smiled. He was going to be a father. Let's see how Han Zhen can still be proud in front of him. Qin Fang began to fantasize that if he had a daughter, she would be as pretty as his wife, like Han Zhen's daughter... He didn't mean to say that the child was not good. Anyway, his daughter would definitely be prettier than Han Zhen's daughter.
Shen Lixian looked at Qin Fang's silly smile and couldn't help shaking his head: "It is said that boys look like their mothers and girls look like their fathers. From my observation of General Qin's family, it is better to have a boy."
Qin Fang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly: "What did you say? A girl looks like her father?"
Shen Lixian picked it up: "Why? You haven't heard of it? The elders in our capital city all say that when my wife was pregnant, she hoped for a girl every day because she thought the girl would look like me." Shen Lixian was good-looking and was a famous handsome man in the capital. Compared with Shen Lixian, the deceased Empress Shen was better-looking, otherwise she would not have been favored by the late emperor and betrothed to the current emperor.
Qin Fang suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning. If the girl looked like her father, and if his daughter looked like him... he would be sorry for his daughter. Although among men, Qin Fang was still very confident about his height and appearance, otherwise why would his wife be so obsessed with his body? He felt that he was a man, and Han Zhen looked like... a woman.
However, if the girl looks like him, her penis will be too big. He had to admit that a girl would look better like Han Zhen. Qin Fang seemed to see Han Zhen laughing at him, and his face turned black. No, for the sake of his daughter, he had to... make himself look better? He remembered the things his wife would stick on her face every day, and after putting them on, her face would be soft and smooth. Qin Fang touched his rough face and shook it. Do you want to try it
Seeing that he looked absent-minded, Shen Lixian couldn't help laughing.
The crops in the military camp fields grew very well. Not only the crops grew well, but the pigs, ducks and chickens also grew well.
Before coming to the military camp, Du Ke had never imagined that this place would be like this: lush green crops, clucking poultry, and the honest smile of the farm manager.
They went to the fields that Qin's father was in charge of. Qin's father took them to see several crops despite the scorching heat, and also took them to see the chickens that had laid eggs. He said, "These eggs should be sent to the barracks every few days to nourish the soldiers. Don't be fooled by the fat chickens. They are all fed by the soldiers who come here to take turns. They work really hard."
Facing the honest man Qin's father, Du Ke couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing. For their own food, they naturally have to work hard. Only for their own food, they will work so hard. I have to say that the military camp land policy is very good. I hope that military camps across the country can implement it as soon as possible. In this way, our Qi country's army will no longer worry about lack of food." Why didn't I think of it before? It's not as practical to send food from other places than to grow food next to the military camp. It can save a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources.
After hearing this, Qin's father laughed. Although he didn't understand the big principles Du Ke said, he knew that this was a good thing.
Shen Lixian also sighed: "It's really good. If Qiguo had discovered this policy earlier, the Qiguo army would not have to worry about food now."
Qin Fang: "It's better to find out late than not to find out at all."
Du Ke: "Indeed, it's better than nothing."
After leaving the military camp field, they went to the military camp manor. The managers of the military camp manor were new citizens, and there were several of them. When they saw Qin Fang coming, they were all very enthusiastic.
"General Qin is here."
"General Qin, two mares are pregnant this time. The foals will be born by this time next year."
When Qin Fang heard this, he was delighted.
Du Ke: "How long does it take for a mare to give birth to a foal?"
Hearing Duco's question, the people who were talking looked at him but did not answer immediately because they did not know him.
Qin Fang hurriedly said, "This is Lord Du Kedu, the current Minister of War and my mentor. After you surrendered, he was the one who brought the emperor's decree to settle you down."
When everyone heard this, they immediately bowed and said, "So you are General Qin's teacher."
"Master Du, a mare's pregnancy takes more than 300 days, which is about the same as ours, or maybe a few days longer, and a mare only has one foal at a time. But the biggest difference is that humans go into heat every month, while horses go into heat from March to July. So the next breeding will be next year."
"But when we raise the good sheep and sell the cattle, we can buy a few more horses. Then when there are more horses, the chances of mares getting pregnant will be higher."
"you do not say."
Du Ke was also very interested in listening to their excited conversation about horse breeding and future plans for horses. He asked: "Can you take me to see it?"
The manor manager said: "Of course. But we are just a few rough men here, and we don't have tea. Please forgive us, Lord Du." Although there are only a few rough men and no tea, the place is clean. People like them who like to raise horses, cattle and sheep are particularly fond of these animals, so they pay great attention to the hygiene here.
Du Ke: "It's okay, I brought my own tea."
The steward took them to see the horse stable, sheep shed and cow shed.
Du Ke asked: "I heard you say before that the goat milk here is for soldiers to drink, and then you will sell the cows after they are raised. Who will you sell them to then?" You should know that cows are the ancestors of the people, and in this dynasty, cows cannot be killed at will, mainly because there are few cows and they are expensive.
The steward said: "Give the soldiers goat milk. This is what the general's wife asked us to do. She said it is good for the body. As for the cows, we sell them to the common people. The common people have already reserved cows from us."
Du Ke laughed when he heard it: "This business is doing well." He lowered his head and looked at Qin Fang, "Only your wife can think of such a thing as drinking goat's milk."
Qin Fang said: "She cares a lot about everyone's health. When she was at the border before, she bought a shop and sheep. She used the goat's milk to make cakes, and the extra goat's milk was distributed to the servants. Everyone drank it for more than a year, and their health was very good. So after arriving here, she suggested raising sheep here and giving the soldiers goat's milk."
Du Ke: "He is a wicked person."
After visiting the manor, they went to visit other people and inquire about the "specialties" and abilities of each race. Du Ke listened and wrote down these things, sorted them out, and he would send them to the emperor.
Qin Fang looked at Du Ke and thought to himself that he should also carry paper and pen with him in the future so that he could write down important things he heard. He would forget them later if he kept them in his mind, but he would not forget them if he wrote them down in a notebook.