Chapter 689 Discussion
Feng Yong was very happy after receiving the good news from Gongsun Zheng and Li Jian.
While entertaining two people, I couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.
When the lanterns came on, Feng Yong returned to the backyard. The slightly drunk Feng Yong was blown by the cold wind, and then he woke up a little.
Standing at the door of Guan Ji's room, she saw that the lights were still on inside. She hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Has Xijun fallen asleep?"
Guan Ji's voice came from inside: "Has Alang finished handling the political affairs?"
Feng Yong scratched his head: "What political affairs? I just entertained the guests."
Then I heard laughter inside, and there were more than one.
“Alang, come in, don’t stand outside, it’s too cold.”
Feng Yong then pushed the door open and went in, standing outside with a screen: "If I don't come over too late in the future, Xijun should rest early. If you are pregnant with the fetus, you should pay attention to your health."
Although he is not allowed to sleep in the same room as Guan Ji now, Feng Yong still comes to talk to her every night before going to bed, and has developed a habit.
"I know. Why doesn't Alang come in?"
Guan Ji's voice sounded in the room.
"No, if I drink wine, it will smell like alcohol. Xijun will feel uncomfortable if he smells it. I'm afraid that it will cause Xijun to vomit again."
Feng Yong poked his head out from behind the screen and saw Guan Ji sitting on the kang set up by the engineering team in a hurry, with Amei and Li Mu sitting on both sides.
She looks like a landlady!
The landowner's wife and the maid's appearance are both extraordinary, which makes people feel a little unreal.
As Guan Ji’s pregnancy progressed, her pregnancy reactions became more and more obvious.
Smelling a pungent odor can easily cause vomiting.
Considering this situation, Feng Yong could only stand outside and talk to her from a distance in order to prevent Guan Ji from having an uneasy sleep at night.
"Alang is interested." Guan Ji's voice was very gentle. "It's too cold. Since Alang can't come in, he should go back and rest quickly."
"Since Ah Lang has to be busy with state affairs, he shouldn't be distracted by my concubine. I'm not that delicate, so I don't need to come here every night."
Feng Yong shook his head, which seemed a little dull, and said, "What do you call this? Xijun needs my company the most right now."
“I feel guilty that I can’t spend time with Xijun when I’m busy on weekdays. Only when I can talk to Xijun before going to bed will I feel at ease.”
After hearing this, Guan Ji's expression became gentler and gentler.
The two of them talked some more, and seeing that it was getting late, Feng Yong was afraid of affecting Guan Ji's rest, so he said goodbye to her and left.
Hearing Feng Yong's footsteps going away, Guan Ji looked at Li Mu: "Why don't you follow him quickly?"
Li Mu's face turned slightly red, he stood up and saluted Guan Ji, and then followed him out as if he was running away.
“You go too.” Guan Ji said to Amei on the other side.
As soon as Amei heard this, she said "ah".
Even under the candlelight, you can see that her face is turning red at a visible speed.
"But the female monarch, my servant has to...take care of the female monarch."
Amei said with some stuttering.
"Can you compare to the female medical workers at Nanxiang Medical College?" Guan Ji smiled slightly and touched Amei's head, "Go ahead and tell Alang that this is what I mean."
Amei knows how to advance and retreat, and Guan Ji knows it.
Otherwise, it’s not certain who will be pregnant with Alang’s child first.
So after Guan Ji fulfilled her wish, she didn't mind being more generous.
"Besides, Alang looks very happy tonight. Mu Niang is a newcomer and may not be able to take good care of her. If you follow her, I will feel more at ease."
Amei then stood up, bowed to Guan Ji, and was about to turn around.
Hearing Guan Ji suddenly say again: "Mu Niang is new to our Feng family, so she may not be familiar with some of the rules. And you have always done a good job in this regard. You can also teach her when you have time, do you understand?"
Amei was stunned for a moment, and when she saw Guan Ji's meaningful gaze, she nodded quickly: "My maid understands."
Feng Yong returned to the room where he slept and sat down on the cushioned Taishi chair, feeling a little drowsy.
After drinking some wine, being blown by the cold wind, and returning to a warm room, I suddenly felt sleepy.
Feel someone rubbing his forehead, and at the same time Li Mu's voice came: "Mr., are you feeling unwell?"
“No, I’m just a little thirsty.”
Then a glass of warm water was put to his mouth.
Feng Yong didn’t even open his eyes, he opened his mouth and drank directly.
Then the shoes and socks on the feet were taken off and soaked in hot water.
Someone was massaging his temples gently, and his feet were soaked in hot water, which made Feng Yong groan in comfort.
What a dream life!
Corruption, so corrupt!
“Thank you Alang for today.”
Li Mu behind him said softly.
Alang arranged for himself to meet Li Jian from the Li family in Longxi today, which means that the sixth room of the Li family in Shuzhong has officially established a relationship with the Li family in Longxi.
As long as the clan has a firm foothold in Pingxiang and becomes the Pingxiang Li family, it will be a simple matter.
Then if we manage it well, it will be natural for the Li family to become the commander of Hanyang County.
According to Nanxiang’s experience, it doesn’t even require two, three, or even five or six generations. As long as there are no mistakes, maybe one generation’s efforts will be enough.
"Thank you for what? You are my Feng family. The Li family and the Feng family are relatives. It will also be good for me to move the family to Pingxiang."
Feng Yong leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and enjoyed Li Mu's massage, and said, "By the way, it looks like the New Year will be here in a few days. After the New Year, it will be the beginning of spring."
"The snow will melt quickly in spring. When the time comes, prepare yourself and rush back to Nanxiang. Alas, you don't know. In the past few days, Siniang has sent several letters from Nanxiang, urging me to let you go. Going back."
“Just reading the letter she wrote, I thought the sky was going to fall in Nanxiang! It seems that Nanxiang is still inseparable from you.”
Li Mu chuckled: "I know. Speaking of which, I was really in a hurry when I left. I didn't arrange things well, so I left everything to Mrs. Zhang. It's because I didn't think well."
Recalling Siniang's angry tone in the letter, Feng Yong could even imagine her akimbo, pointing at his nose and cursing, and couldn't help but smile on his face.
"After I go back, I will have time to teach her well. Also, let Li Tong and the second wife of the Xu family come to Pingxiang when the time comes. After the spring starts this year, Longyou must seize the time to farm."
“The second mother of the Xu family has experience, let her bring someone over to give guidance.”
The promotion of the ratio of grain to 罽头 planting is the work of the second mother of the Xu family.
The yield of Yutou is high and it is a very important food for preparing for famine.
As long as a small proportion of bamboo shoots are planted in the ground every year, there is no need to worry about a year of famine.
More importantly, taro stems and leaves can be used as pig food, which greatly reduces the burden of raising pigs.
But since we have a pasture, we no longer need to worry too much about fertilizer.
Coupled with the high-tube water wheel, it is not difficult to plant 罽头 in Longyou.
So just the idea of growing pig heads to prepare for shortages, increase the diversity of food rations, and reduce the cost of raising pigs is enough for Feng Yong to remember him in his heart.
What’s more, in the past few years, she and her people have accumulated a lot of farming experience.
Let her continue to stay in Nanxiang, which is a injustice to the talent.
The current Longyou is no different from the Loess Plateau in later generations. It is a land with beautiful mountains and green waters and fertile land.
Let the second wife of the Xu family bring people over to promote farming technology, which is to make the best use of people's talents.
“It’s understandable to ask the second wife of the Xu family to come as my concubine, but didn’t the husband say that he wants my brother to be a good bee in Nanxiang?”
Li Mu reminded him.
“Here in Longyou, I will open a pasture in the future, so as not to delay beekeeping. More importantly, after the spring of this year, I will raise a large number of chickens and ducks in Longyou, and I need him to come and take charge of this matter.”
"Besides, aren't your Li family going to Pingxiang in the future? Li Tong is your brother. If he behaves well this time, I think he will have a position in the Li family in the future."
Hearing Feng Yong's words, Li Mu's body suddenly became hot: "I really don't know how to thank my husband..."
Even if Feng Yong didn't turn around to look at her, he could still feel the fiery emotion in her words.
Feng Yong gave a weird smile and said, "Don't be too busy thanking me for now. Li Tong's matter requires Siniang's consent. Then it'll be up to you how to convince Siniang."
Li Mu bit his lip, leaned down, and whispered in Feng Yong's ear: "I understand. I'll leave this matter to you."
The voice is full of sweetness, and the style is very different from how he usually behaves in front of outsiders.
I don’t know if he drank too much wine, but Feng Yong felt thirsty again.
"Well, one last thing." Feng Yongqiang said calmly, "After you return to Nanxiang, pay more attention to the school. If Wei Rong has any requests, try to satisfy them."
“In the next few years, there will definitely not be enough students in the school. We should teach as many students as the school can teach.”
“Amei, remember to remind me tomorrow to transfer Yuesun’s Yaomei to Nanxiang and let her take charge of the breeding in Nanxiang.”
Amei, who was getting ready for bed on the kang, responded in a low voice.
“I heard that Yaomei was taught the art of wishing a rooster by the male gentleman himself. Why not let her come to Longyou as well?”
Li Mu asked curiously.
Feng Yong smiled softly: "I originally wanted her to come to Longyou, but Wei Rong was sent to Nanxiang to run the school. In order to allow him to teach students with peace of mind, I had to let Yaomei go to Nanxiang. "
Li Mu groaned, understood what Feng Yong said, and asked with some hesitation: "Mr. Jun, the husband of the Wei family is also the son of General Wei after all, Yaomei..."
“The son of General Wei!” Feng Yong cursed, “Wei Rong is my disciple, and he came from Zhuangzi, how can Yaomei not be worthy of him?”
He sighed again as he spoke, "It's not that I like to be a matchmaker for others. It's just that Xijun told me that when the two of them were together in Yuegun, she saw something strange between them several times."
"Wei Rong, this kid, can be regarded as my first disciple. Yaomei was probably only this tall when she first entered the mansion, right?"
Feng Yong closed his eyes and gestured casually, "In the blink of an eye, almost five years have passed. Since the two of them have feelings for each other, I can't stop them."
“After all, they have helped me a lot in the past few years. Any other family would naturally not want Wei Rong to marry Yaomei, but here, I have no reason to stop him.”
“What about General Wei?”
Li Mu asked softly.
"So I have discussed with Xijun and asked Yaomei to go to Nanxiang to take charge of affairs. Then I will give her a good job first, and then you can take her with you and teach her some things."
"Anyway, according to my rules, it's best for the two of you to wait for another two years. In these two years, I'm afraid you will have to run back and forth between Longyou and Nanxiang. Just in time for Yaomei to get started."
“If you can bring Yaomei out by then, let her take over Nanxiang. Come here and follow me.”
Li Mu hesitated and said, "But Nanxiang..."
“Don’t worry, after Liangzhou and Guanzhong are pacified, I will gradually move some things in Nanxiang to other places. For example, schools, exchanges, reserve bureaus, etc.”
“As for Nanxiang, we are preparing to shift our focus to the mines in the mountains. In the future, we will have more and more foundations. We can’t always guard Nanxiang, right?”
“Just like over there in Yuexun, Wang Langjun is also watching!”
"Besides, one of them is my disciple and the other is a person from Zhuangzi, so there is nothing to worry about."
Hearing Feng Yong’s explanation, Li Mu finally understood.
“The man’s plan is really far-reaching.”
After hearing this, Feng Yong didn’t know what he thought of. He immediately smiled meaningfully: “Isn’t that right? I have something more profound!”
Amei, who was about to help him wipe away the water stains on his feet, heard this. His hands trembled and the towel fell into the basin.
Feng Yong opened his eyes and happened to see Amei's somewhat panicked movements. He sighed shamelessly: "Corruption, so corrupt!"
Compared to Hanzhong, Longyou is still chilly after the beginning of spring.
Let alone the westernmost part of Longxi, close to Liangzhou.
The Bald Hair tribe went south from the land of the West Sea, crossed the upper reaches of the river, and crossed many mountains and rivers. Finally, they walked eastward along the Li River, and then entered Baishi County, the extreme border of Longxi.
“Young Master, this is indeed a good place for grazing!”
Looking at the endless pasture in front of him, the bald Xianbei elder said happily to Bald Kheli.
Although the snow has not completely melted, you can already imagine how lush the grass will grow here in summer.
The most important thing is that it is warmer than the West Sea.
There is water, pasture, and mountains to block the biting cold wind. There is no better place than this.
Soon, the tribesmen who were scouting the way in front ran back on Pegasus.
“I’m reporting to you, sir, that there is a tribe in front of you, blocking the way.”
Hearing the news, everyone's expressions began to become solemn.
Only the bald Kheli had a smile on his face: "Let's go, come with me and meet them for a while."
"Young Master, the tribe's large army is still behind. How about we wait? It's too dangerous for you to go like this."
Someone advised.
Bald-faced Tianli shook his head: "Don't be afraid. We are here pretending to be a caravan, and they will not embarrass the caravan. Come and prepare the salt."
The tribe blocking the front was the Xiao Yuehu tribe. They heard that a caravan was coming from the west. Although they were a little wary, they did not have too much suspicion.
In the past few years, woolen materials have spread in Liangzhou, and more and more tribes have sent people to Longyou to inquire about the woolen materials.
There were even caravans buying wool from the Han people in Longyou.
Although this caravan from the west arrived a little early, it is not surprising.
After all, in the high mountains to the west, I heard that it is very cold all year round.
It would take them at least half a year to go back and forth.
Bald-faced Kheli exchanged the salt for food, and the leader of the Xiaoyuehu tribe got an advantage. Feeling comfortable, he even told him a piece of news for free.
There is a war going on over there in Didao, and many tribes here have sent their men.
"Our tribe has also sent out warriors from the tribe." The leader said frothing at the mouth, "If you go further east, it will be difficult. Why not settle here first, or go north to trade."
(End of this chapter)