Chapter 569 Old Love
For Feng Yong, this Northern Expedition meant that he had staked all his wealth over the years and had a hard time doing it.
Furthermore, the opponent's rank is very good. Even if he is not a **** of gambling, he is at least as good as the Asian Gambling King.
So you can’t be too careful.
Throughout the whole day, he led his people back and forth to various places in Nanxiang to inspect Nanxiang's material preparations for the Northern Expedition.
It wasn't until the sun went down that he led the people back to the inner city from the workshop.
“These days, ask the canteen to make more meat. Pigs from pig farms, sheep from pastures, and even dog farms can bring out some vegetable dogs, and put more salt in the dishes.”
Feng Yong gave instructions as he walked.
The greater the workload, the greater the need to replenish calories, and the taste is also strong. This is because of sweating, so the body is in urgent need of replenishing salt.
“I understand, little brother.”
Li Qiu nodded, but when he saw the direction Feng Yong was walking, a strange look flashed across his face, "Brother, you are not staying at the county government office tonight, do you want to stay in the big courtyard?"
“What do I do when I live in the county government office?”
Feng Yong didn't look back, so he naturally couldn't see Li Qiu's strange expression. He was so busy thinking about the Northern Expedition that he couldn't think about what Li Qiu meant by asking.
"Although I got the Prime Minister's permission to come here this time, it is not in the name of inspection. I can just live in the county government office. Besides, wouldn't it be more comfortable to live at home?"
“At home?” Li Qiu’s expression became even weirder. He thought about it for a moment, and then he suddenly showed admiration.
"Isn't it just a second home?" Feng Yong said, looking from the gate of the big courtyard, the lights were already lit inside, and he felt a little emotional at the moment, "Back then..."
At this point, he suddenly paused.
He thought for a while, then turned around and said to Li Qiu, "You are right, I think we should live in the county..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming over, "Brother, where are you going? Dinner has been prepared in the courtyard. You have worked hard all day, aren't you ready to rest?"
In the thin night, I saw a girl, holding a lantern, standing at the gate of the courtyard, like a young woman leaning against the door waiting for her husband to return.
Feng Yong sighed, glanced at Li Qiu, and murmured, "Remember to speak more clearly in the future."
Li Qiu hesitated twice and lowered his head.
Feng Yong gritted his teeth and turned around, with a look of surprise on his face, "Why is Si Niang here?"
Zhang Xingyi walked over and smiled, like a flower with dew in its stamen, "My little sister is always here, just waiting for my brother to come back."
meaningful, very meaningful…
Feng Yong's face was a little feverish and he didn't dare to look into Zhang Xingyi's eyes. He looked around and said, "It's too cold outside, be careful of catching a cold."
“Brother is busy working on state affairs all day long, and my little sister just waits for a while, so what’s the problem?”
Zhang Xingyi said softly, "Sister Guan sent a letter two days ago, saying that my brother has been tired these days and has too much to do and eats too little. It seems like that is the case today. Brother, please go in quickly. Don't delay here again, lest you be late." The food is getting cold again.”
As he said that, he looked at the people behind Feng Yong and said, "Would you all go in and have something to eat too?"
Since ancient times, it has been difficult for upright officials to deal with household affairs, not to mention that Mrs. Zhang still mentioned Mrs. Guan. How could anyone dare to get involved in such a thing?
Li Yi, the leader, coughed and waved his hand, "No need, brother is very tired these days, I won't bother you anymore. Please take good care of brother, Mrs. Zhang."
At the same time, I sighed in my heart, as expected, you still have to marry a virtuous wife.
This lady looks powerful, but she didn't expect to be so generous.
“Yes, brother, please remember to rest early.” Li Qiu cupped his hands, “I’ll take my leave first.”
Seeing everyone turn and leave without hesitation, Feng Yong felt anxious and grabbed Li Yi's sleeve, "You've been busy all day, aren't you hungry? Let's go in and have something to eat..."
“Well, brother, you don’t have to worry about us. The small cafeteria in this workshop has people on call 24 hours a day. Brother, please don’t let us down...well, Mrs. Zhang’s kindness.”
After saying that, he opened Feng Yong's hand and left with everyone.
After walking far away, Huang Chong asked in a low voice, "Wenxuan, is it really okay to do this?"
"What are you afraid of? One moment, another moment. Now my wife's surname is Guan, not Zhang."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Besides, on the Yuexi side, didn't my brother also let the Mi family get a share of the horse farm in the Barbarian Girl Ranch? Miss Zhang..."
As he said that, he looked around and saw that there were indeed no other outsiders. Then he whispered, "After all, she is the Queen's biological sister. My brother can't go too far, right?"
“Moreover, Mrs. Zhang is now the person in charge of the Zhang family’s property in Nanxiang. She has the final say just for the mulberry and silk products in Nanxiang. It really **** her off..."
Li Yi thought about it and didn't know what words to use to describe it. In the end, he just said, "Think about what Xu Xun was like back then. We'd better not get involved in my brother's matter. I think he has his own sense of discretion."
“Brother is also in trouble...”
Huang Chong sighed.
One side is the royal family, and the other side is the powerful people who helped the Han Dynasty conquer the country.
If Mrs. Zhang's identity has nothing to do with the royal family, no matter which aristocratic family she is from, or even the legitimate daughter of a powerful family, as long as her brother is interested, she can sleep with her. Anyway, it is a matter of mutual consent.
The brothers will help arrange a breakthrough to take over afterwards, afraid of eggs?
Stuffing some woolen brown sugar into her home is really sweet, and the other party may want to send another one.
If you don't want to... anyway, the powerful Han Dynasty officials and many aristocratic families in Shu think it's quite good, so you can decide on your own.
Li Yi, Huang Chong and Li Qiu are all descendants of aristocratic families. In their view, based on their brother's current status, it would really be no big deal if Mrs. Zhang removed her status as the queen's sister.
Just a woman, what does it mean compared to everyone’s huge family fortune?
“Brother, please sit down first, and my little sister will help you get a bowl of water.”
Zhang Xingyi welcomed Feng Yong into the wing of his small courtyard, helped him take off his coat, hung it aside, poured a bowl of water himself, and handed it to Feng Yong, "It's a little cold outside, brother, take a sip of hot water first, and have dinner later." It’ll be up soon.”
Like a virtuous wife.
Feng Yong felt a little uncomfortable. He picked up the bowl and took a sip. Then he said "Hey" and looked at the candle. The color of the water was actually slightly yellow.
“This is honey water?” Feng Yong asked in surprise, “Where did Siniang get the honey this season?”
Zhang Xingyi looked at him and said, "It seems that you have really enjoyed the blessings, and you also know about honey water."
“Didn’t I tell you that I was born in Shanmen? Knowing that honey is strange?”
Feng Yong took another sip, then put the bowl down and asked.
"What are you bragging about? Pretending to be the son of a refugee while claiming to be a son of a noble man, don't you feel tired?"
Zhang Xingyi said disdainfully.
Looks like Bai Fumei looks down on poor Diaosi with disdain.
Feng Yong clicked his tongue and waved his hand, "I can't explain it to you."
“If you don’t understand, don’t say it. It’s okay to be confused.”
Zhang Xingyi said quietly.
Feng Yong remained silent.
At this moment, the door creaked open, and the maid came in with dinner.
Zhang Xingyi stood up, took the food, and placed it in front of Feng Yong himself.
“Taste it and see if it suits your taste.”
Zhang Xingyi handed over a pair of chopsticks and asked with expectation in his eyes.
Feng Yong took it, picked up a piece of spareribs and put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.
“Is it delicious?”
Zhang Xingyi seemed to have a sense of accomplishment when he saw Feng Yong's expression, and asked with a smile.
“Hmm…”
Zhang Xingyi raised his little head proudly, "Among all the big men, I am the only one who can eat honey water all year round. I can eat it whenever and as much as I want! How much honey do you think I have?"
“Is that person named Li really raised?”
Feng Yong was greatly surprised.
Zhang Xingyi asked Li Mu’s brother to come over, saying he would raise geese for her, and Feng Yongxin accepted him.
Later I found out that she had used a trick to get across Chencang secretly.
However, Feng Yong didn’t care because he didn’t know much about beekeeping and had no confidence in beekeeping in this era.
Now it seems that it has actually been developed, and the scale should be quite large, otherwise Zhang Xingyi would not have said such a thing.
Thinking of this, Feng Tuchel's eyes shone, he moved his chair, moved closer to Zhang Xingyi, and asked quietly, "My dear Si Niang, can you tell me how many bees Li Tong helped you raise?"
“Hey, go away!”
Zhang Xingyi pushed him, with a look of disgust on his face, "After running all day, I'm covered in stinky sweat!"
Then Bai Fumei's special look of disdain was activated again, "How much I raise is my business, what does it have to do with you? Don't be too careful!"
“No, why do you say it doesn’t matter?”
Feng Turtle came up to him shamelessly, "Look, which property in Nanxiang haven't I given you a share of? I can't even ask you now?"
It would have been better if Feng Tibi didn't say this. As soon as he said this, Zhang Xingyi immediately raised his eyebrows and shouted sweetly, "You also know what happened back then? Where were you when I left Jincheng!"
Am I going to get a wife?
When Feng Yong heard this, he immediately withered, retreated obediently, and immersed himself in eating.
Zhang Xingyi was furious when she saw him like this, but she didn't know what to say to him, so she glared at him, "You're not a coward! What's your attitude like?"
Feng Yong did not dare to answer the conversation, buried his head in the bowl, and ate and drank.
Zhang Xingyi lost his temper. Seeing that he didn't dare to answer, he felt weak again. "If you really don't want money and food, just tell me directly. Why do you do this?"
“No, I didn’t say that I wouldn’t take advantage of the money and food…”
Feng Yong shrank his head and said dullly.
“Who else are you lying to? You even spent Sister Guan’s dowry, you’re so stubborn! Tell me, how much does it cost? I’ll see if I can get it together.”
“It’s really not necessary. The Northern Expedition will begin in a few days. Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared.”
Feng Yong raised his head and said seriously, then coughed again, "I just want to know about beekeeping..."
Zhang Xingyi frowned and glanced at him, "Why do you keep thinking about beekeeping? I don't know how many bees Li Tong raised, but there are a lot of them anyway."
"I heard from him that alfalfa flowers bloom a lot in Hanzhong, so it's easy to raise bees. I went to Huangzhuang to see a lot of wood, and there were all bees in the distance. I don't know how many bees there were, so I didn't dare to go up and take a closer look. Look, I’m afraid of being stung.”
“The candles in my courtyard are all made of beeswax, and there is no end to them.”
Feng Turtle drooled after hearing this.
What a big loss! What a big loss!
These Li siblings are all talented people!
Laozi only discovered one Li Mu, but unexpectedly lost one Li Tong.
"Such a waste!"
Feng Yong said sadly, "No rich family would be so wasteful in lighting so many candles!"
“None of your business!” Zhang Xingyi snorted, “I’m happy to!”
“Si Niang, I have a lot of oil there, which is good for lighting lamps. Can you sell this beeswax to me in the future?”
Feng Yong begged humbly.
Zhang Xingyi knew that something was strange when he saw Feng Tulie like this. Otherwise, how could this heartless person be so humble and petty in front of him?
Her eyes rolled, a smile appeared on her face, and she asked softly, "Brother, if you want these beeswax, do you also want to make candles?"
"No. I use it for...well, well, there are other uses."
“Is it important?”
“Well, it’s very important.” Feng Yong nodded vigorously.
“How much do you want?”
“There is no exact number, of course the more the better!”
Hearing this, Zhang Xingyi's smile became even brighter, "Brother is about to follow the Prime Minister to the north. Now that I'm talking about this, could it be that it's for the Northern Expedition?"
“That’s not true.”
“What do you mean, brother, it will only be used after returning from the Northern Expedition?”
"right."
"Okay." Zhang Xingyi's voice became more and more gentle, "Brother, please go to the Northern Expedition with peace of mind. I'll let Li Tong prepare more first, okay?"
"well!"
Feng Yong was overjoyed, "This thing is just Siniang's apiary, I'm afraid it's not enough..."
Zhang Xingyi interrupted him, "Shall we discuss this matter with my concubine after my brother returns? Don't be distracted by the Northern Expedition now."
Feng Turtle was like a chicken pecking at rice, "Chengcheng! I'll come back to Siniang then."
The smile on Zhang Xingyi's face finally fully bloomed, and he pushed the food on the table towards Feng Yong, "Brother, please eat, don't get hungry."
Feng Yong got an important raw material and immediately had a big appetite.
Seeing that he was eating well, Zhang Xingyi personally helped him add a bowl of rice and asked, "Brother, do you know the Zhongyi Temple?"
"How could you not know this?" Feng Yong was a little surprised when Zhang Xingyi asked this, "Li Xinhou asked me about this first, and then I asked the prime minister, and then he allowed it to be built."
Zhang Xingyi nodded, "In this Zhongyi Temple, Uncle Guan and your Excellency are being worshiped. Your Excellency can enjoy the people's sacrifices, and my brother also contributed, and my younger sister has thanked me first."
"It doesn't matter, the two old monarchs Guan and Zhang are the people I admire the most. It is my heart's wish to build a shrine for them."
"In this Loyalty Temple, those rangers also contributed a lot. One of them, Han Long, was the first to advocate it. Although they are all reckless people, they can be regarded as loyal and loyal. I think the younger sister is right. right?"
Zhang Xingyi looked at Feng Yong and asked tentatively.
“What Siniang said makes sense.” Feng Yong was a little confused as to why Zhang Xingyi mentioned this, “Why did Siniang suddenly mention this?”
Seeing that Feng Yong agreed with what he said, Zhang Xingyi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes were like stars, shining brightly, and said with a smile, "That's it, I want to ask my brother for something, which happens to be related to loyalty." It’s related to the temple.”
“Six Niang, please speak.”
Feng Yong felt a little guilty, thinking that maybe my pen name had been leaked?
"The founder of the Zhongyi Temple was a man named Han Long, who had a disciple named Liu Hun, also known as Polu, who was a Huns. He was the grandson of Qubei, a descendant of Emperor Guangwu, and the descendant of Liu Jinbo, the general who conquered Liao. ."
"He is loyal to the Han Dynasty and wants to serve in the army, but he has no way. Therefore, his master, Han Long, begged me. But I can't accept this favor, so I want to ask my brother."
“Qu humble?”
Feng Yong pondered, "This name is so familiar."
“Of course I’m familiar! Qubei was a leader of the Tiefu tribe of the Xiongnu. In the first year of Jian’an, he was ordered by the emperor to personally lead troops to fight against Li Jue and Guo Si, and helped the emperor of the Han Dynasty escape from Chang’an.”
No, that’s just an NPC that often appears when I play the Three Kingdoms game.
“So, Liu Hun is still the Queen of Loyalty?”
“How else would my little sister dare to beg my brother?”
This time it was Zhang Xingyi's turn to come over and explain in a low voice, "This Liu Hun admires the great Han culture. He traveled in Guanzhong and Liangzhou in his early years and is very familiar with it."
"He doesn't ask for any high official position, he just wants to be a pawn. If brother can't trust him, it would be great to just let him be a vanguard."
Zhang Xingyi spoke softly and was wrapped in tenderness. Under the illumination of the candles, Feng Yong looked at her like this and felt that she was really like a flower that could interpret words. He was stunned for a moment.
(End of this chapter)