When the steward heard this, both sides were delighted: "General, the 300 war horses that we trained last year are ready."
Qin Fang had 100,000 taels of silver from the emperor. After the horse farm was built last year, he directly bought 500 healthy foals. He used the remaining silver to buy stallions and mares as funds for horse breeding. He did not expect that after a year, 300 war horses would have been grown. This shows the ability of the manager.
Qin Fang was delighted: "That's great, take me to see it."
The steward said: "General, please. However, these 300 horses all have owners. If you want to send them to the barracks, they must go with the soldiers." During training, one soldier is assigned one horse, otherwise training is impossible. Therefore, where there are no horses, only cavalry go, because soldiers with horses are called cavalry.
Qin Fang said: "I understand."
Qin Fang went to the training ground and watched 300 cavalrymen training under the command of the steward. It must be said that he was shocked. Although he had cavalrymen in the Yongzhou military camp, it was completely different from the feeling now. These cavalrymen in front of him were trained from his horse farm, and the sense of accomplishment was different.
Qin Fang returned from the horse farm and went to the study to write a letter as soon as he got home. After writing the letter, he did not send Tao Shan to deliver it, but asked the two horsemen from the palace to deliver it. No matter what they could do, he believed that it would be safer for them to deliver it than for Tao Shan.
In fact, it is true.
The groom quickly delivered the letter to the emperor through his own channels.
The emperor was very happy when he found out that the horse farm had trained 300 cavalrymen. At the same time, he also heard the suggestion made by Qin Fang.
Because cavalry is equipped with horses by soldiers, that is to say, if more war horses are needed, it is best to train them together with the soldiers, so that soldiers can be recruited. According to Qin Fang, there are two ways to recruit soldiers. One is to recruit them locally in Yunxiang County. The other is to send soldiers directly from other military camps. However, in this way, the matter of the horse farm here will be exposed.
The emperor naturally did not want the matter of the horse farm to be exposed, so he allowed Qin to recruit soldiers directly in the local area.
The emperor's letter was quickly delivered to Qin Fang. In fact, Qin Fang was not surprised at all by the emperor's letter. However, his garrison here can only be 1,000, so he did not dare to recruit soldiers before the emperor's order. Now that the emperor's order is in place, he can naturally let go and do it.
“Mom… Mom…” Ever since the baby could call mom, he would call mom a few times every day.
Yang Haiyan was sitting on the side, and Aunt Lian was playing with him. She made a bib for the baby. But after playing with Aunt Lian for a while, the baby wanted to play with his mother, and the most direct way of showing it was that he threw the ball at his mother.
Aunt Lian: "Young Master is really smart. He knows how to address me as Madam."
Yang Haiyan put down the work in her hands and said, "I just don't have enough strength, so I can't throw it. By the way, has Shouye mentioned anything about Miss Li recently?"
Nanny Lian said, "According to my observation, I have told the patrolling guards that Doctor Li often goes to the courtyard over there to collect herbs, so I asked them to take care of the courtyard to prevent any accidents when Miss Li is left alone."
Yang Haiyan nodded: "It's good that you didn't insist on keeping the business." Maybe because I was still young, I was scared by what she said about being infertile.
"Madam..." Suddenly, Aunt Yu's voice sounded from behind.
Aunt Lian walked out: "What's the matter?"
Aunt Yu said, "The Second Master is here and wants to see his wife."
Although they had to avoid the presence of the elder sister-in-law and younger brother-in-law, they did not avoid the servants when they met because of the presence of maid Lian. Besides, the Qin family was a simple family and there were no bad people spreading rumors, so it was okay to meet once or twice occasionally.
Yang Haiyan naturally heard what was said below, and she said, "Let him come in." This is a leisure room for Xiaobao to play, so it would be fine to let Qin Shouye come.
After Qin Shouye came, he bowed and said, "Hello, sister-in-law."
Yang Haiyan: "No need to be so polite, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Qin Shouye glanced at Aunt Lian, thinking that Aunt Lian was the surrogate mother of his eldest sister-in-law, and that Aunt Lian handled many of his eldest sister-in-law's affairs, so he did not hesitate any longer and said directly: "I... the day before yesterday... the day before yesterday, a friend in the military camp had a birthday, and I went to a friend's house for dinner, and then we had some wine, and something happened after we had some wine."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she couldn't help but think of some plots in novels: "Having involvement with a girl after drinking?" She said this jokingly, but unexpectedly Qin Shouye blushed.
Seeing him like this, Yang Haiyan's heart sank: "It can't be true, right?" With the current status of the Qin family, it is possible that some people plotted against Qin Shouye for wealth and fame. Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan's heart sank even more. "Tell me in detail, what happened?"
Qin Shouye was also embarrassed: "Yes. Yesterday was a day off, and several of us who were close friends went to Xu Feng's house to celebrate his birthday. Because everyone was happy and drinking warmed up the body, we drank more. On the way, I went to the toilet. Because I was a little drunk, I didn't notice that there was anyone in the toilet when I went in, and I bumped into Xu Feng's sister. Then she screamed and alarmed many people. Everyone saw me and Xu Feng's sister in there, which ruined her reputation. Sister-in-law, I..."
Yang Haiyan: "You should know that since your brother became a general and the Qin family has become prosperous, there are always some people who have wild ideas. Although we can't think too badly of people, we still need to be on guard."
Qin Shouye said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, I know. But I was the one who went there at that time. If they had any intention to plot against me, they wouldn't... they wouldn't plot against me in the toilet. Besides, this happened the day before yesterday. I went to inquire about the family tradition of the Xu family these two days, and they don't seem like that kind of people. So I came to tell this to sister-in-law today. What should I do?"
Yang Haiyan didn't know whether the Xu Feng family he mentioned was a good family. Qin Shouye bumped into Xu Feng's sister when he went to the toilet after getting drunk. This kind of thing is easy to solve, but it is also difficult to solve. If he just bumped into her at the door, it could be solved. If he went to the toilet and was bumped into again, it would be like ruining the girl's reputation. But from Qin Shouye's description, it was obviously the latter.
But: "Shouye, aren't there separate toilets for men and women in the Xu family's toilet?" Even in the countryside, there should be more than one toilet. "Also, if someone is using the toilet, the door should be closed. How can you open it?"
Qin Shouye said: "The Xu family does have two toilets. When I wanted to use the toilet, I didn't know where it was, so Xu Feng took me there, and he also went to the toilet. He occupied one toilet, so I had to go to the other one. Then I opened the door, and I was a little dazzled when I went in, and I bumped into Xu Feng's sister. I have also considered the issues you have considered. It is really too coincidental, but I have asked about the Xu family, and the village has a very good reputation for their family."
Qin Shouye is no longer the same Qin Shouye as before. In the past year and a half, he has learned a lot and is cautious in doing things. After investigation, he found that it was really a coincidence, so he came to tell Yang Haiyan. Originally, this matter should have been told to Qin's mother, but Qin's mother was not there. In fact, even if Qin's mother was there, he would still tell Yang Haiyan. He felt that his sister-in-law was more reliable.
After hearing this, Yang Haiyan did not say anything immediately, but said: "I will discuss this matter with my eldest brother. If it is really just a makeshift arrangement and not their calculation, what are your plans?"
Qin Shouye was nervous: "Sister-in-law, I..."
"Do you want to marry her?" Yang Haiyan asked.
Qin Shouye was silent. Marry her? He didn't like her. He wanted to marry a girl he liked. He wanted to marry Miss Li. However, he didn't have the courage to face the fact that he would not have children in the future. Last year, after his sister-in-law told him about Miss Li, he escaped. He also used the fact that he was taken to the military camp by his eldest brother to escape completely. He didn't have the courage to face it, so he never mentioned it. Occasionally, when he wanted to pass by that yard, he remembered what his eldest sister-in-law said, and he could only stop.
But he was unwilling to marry Xu Feng's sister. But what could he do if he didn't want to? He had ruined the girl's reputation. If he didn't marry him, what would the girl do? "I don't know."
Yang Haiyan: "Then you should think about it carefully."
Qin Shouye: “Yes.”
After leaving the yard, Qin Shouye sighed deeply, feeling somewhat helpless. He didn't know why this happened. How could it be like this out of the blue
After Qin Shouye left, Yang Haiyan asked Aunt Lian, "Aunt, what's the matter?"
Nanny Lian said truthfully: "I don't know. It was just a coincidence. Xu Feng took the Second Master to the toilet, and the door of the toilet was not closed. But it's not a complete plan. How did they know that the Second Master went to the toilet?" In the countryside, there are no men's and women's toilets, or in other words, there is no distinction between the inner and outer courtyards. If it were a wealthy family, this would not exist. "Why don't you let me investigate?"
Yang Haiyan said: "Why should we go? Let my husband send someone to investigate. As for his brother's matter, let him also give it some thought, so that he won't cause such trouble in the future."
Nanny Lian didn't dare to respond to this. The madam could say it, but she, as a servant, couldn't.
When Qin Fang came back during dinner, Yang Haiyan told him about this. Qin Fang frowned and said, "It's almost the New Year, how can this happen?"
Yang Haiyan said: "Isn't it? Don't tell me that the matter of Aunt Fan's family is over, and this wave comes again. If it is an accident, it's okay, but I'm afraid that someone is calculating and causing suffering to the business."
Qin Fang heard it and said seriously: "I will investigate."
Yang Haiyan: "Of course I have to investigate." At this point, she changed the subject and said, "General Qin, I'm afraid there will be many girls throwing themselves at you in the future."