Dark clouds filled the sky, and the surroundings quickly darkened.

Xu Wu came over and said, "Madam, there is a village ten miles ahead, let's spend the night in the village tonight!" Then decide where to have lunch and where to rest.

Yuxi has two children, and it is impossible for the children to eat cold food, and Yuxi is not in good health and can't eat cold food, so he also has to fire at noon. Except for the first two days, Xu Wu will let people prepare for the things ahead. When Yuxi arrives there, he can basically eat it directly. It is also that there are many people with him, and there are thirty good horses, so it can be so convenient.

Yuxi smiled and said, "You can arrange it." "Xu Wu acted very thoroughly, and he didn't let Yuxi worry about half of his heart on the way.

The carriage walked slowly, especially when it came to rough terrain. Even if Xu Wu arranged it properly, when the weather was good, he could only walk a hundred miles a day, and if it rained heavily, he would rest in place. I also brought a tent, otherwise it would not be enough to live.

A quarter of an hour later, it began to rain. Although it was a light rain, Yuxi still closed the window, but Zao Zao climbed up to look outside.

Yuxi held the jujube in his arms and said with a smile: "This girl is really a monkey, there is no moment of peace." "One is active, the other is too quiet, and it's also a headache.

It was raining, it was dark, and the road was very difficult to walk. It took half an hour to reach the outside of the village. The roads in the village are all small roads, and horse-drawn carriages cannot enter. The carriage was placed on the side of the road, and Yuxi got out of the carriage with Liu'er, who was tightly wrapped.

Hongdou gave Yuxi an umbrella, and Hongqi supported Yuxi on the side. As for the jujubes, they were held in his arms by Xu Wu, who was wearing a robe. Of course, Xu Wu still has an umbrella on his head.

Zhuangzi also has only two blue brick houses, and one is still in the right. This will, all borrowed.

When Yuxi arrived, Mama Quan and Mama Bai had been busy for most of the day. If you want to say who is the hardest in the group, it must be Mother Bai and Mama Quan. Mother Bai is responsible for Yuxi and the child's three meals a day, and Mama Quan is responsible for making nutritious and delicious food for Liu'er and jujubes. The two children have not had any problems so far, and Mama Quan has made great contributions.

After dinner, it was already more than half of the hour. Today's road is relatively flat and not bumpy, and Yuxi slept in the carriage. At this time, Yuxi was in high spirits and said to Xu Wu: "Call Li Zheng over, I have something I want to ask him." ”

Xu Wu was a little surprised, and said, "Madam, what do you tell me?" After half a month of driving, Liu'er has been fine, and there is no headache and brain fever, which makes him very relieved.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "I want to ask about the current situation of the spring cultivation and the people in the village. "She has stayed in the village, and she has a rough idea of what kind of life the peasants live. It's just that she wants to know more about it, so she has a bottom.

Li Zheng came over quickly, and it was an old man with gray hair and beard. As soon as he walked in and saw Yuxi, Li Zheng knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Yuxi three times and said, "Madame, auspicious and healthy." His body was still shaking when he said this.

When Xu Wu borrowed this house, he explained their identities to Lizheng. Because of this, Li Zheng would make such a big gift when he saw Yuxi.

Yuxi motioned to Xu Wu to help people up, and said with a pleasant face: "Old man, with the help of your house, I haven't thanked you yet!"

Li Zheng didn't dare to raise his head and said, "Don't dare, don't dare, it's our blessing that Madam can borrow our house." "The general's wife lives in his house, and it is an honor to say it.

Yuxi smiled, and didn't say anything polite to Li Zheng, and asked directly about the situation in the village: "How many families are there in Zhuangzi now?"

Li Zheng said, "There were originally 86 families in our Zhuangzi, but these years have been difficult, and now there are only 41 families and 229 people left. "There are forty-one families left, which is already a lot.

Yuxi asked about the spring ploughing and land reclamation.

Li Zheng is also an authentic old farmer, but he is old and fair, so he recommends Li Zheng. Li Zheng wiped his eyes and said, "The most in the village has opened twelve acres of wasteland, and the least has opened three acres of land. When they sowed seeds, they all went to the government to receive good seeds, and they all continued to plow. This year, don't worry about going hungry anymore. "The government not only encouraged the cultivation of wasteland, borrowed good seeds and used them for farming cattle, but also reduced taxes, so that as long as you are not lazy, you can eat a full meal.

Hearing this, Yuxi nodded. Looking at the prefect of Linzhou, it is also quite effective. He continued to ask a lot of questions, and Li Zheng answered them all one by one.

After waiting for Li Zheng to leave, Yuxi's face was very solemn. Of the 229 people in the village, there are only about 50 young and middle-aged people, and the rest are old, weak, women and children. It is equivalent to saying that the strong labor force accounts for only more than one-fifth. This is a staggering number.

Xu Wu looked at Yuxi's appearance and said, "Madam, it's March Day, there is food everywhere, as long as you are not lazy, you won't starve to death." When the grain is harvested in the summer, they don't have to worry about going hungry anymore. ”

Yuxi shook his head and said: "The grain output is too low, and if there is a natural disaster, the people still can't fill their stomachs." At this point, Yuxi naturally remembered the artichoke that Mr. Chen gave her. It's just that Tian Yang has been in Fujian for so long and hasn't come back yet, so it is estimated that something went wrong on the way. When he arrived in Hocheng, Tian Yang hadn't come back yet, so he sent others to Fujian to have a look.

Xu Wu said: "Madam, I have to hurry tomorrow, Madame should rest early!" Madame worried, but it was useless.

Yuxi nodded and said, "When we arrive in Linzhou City, we will stay in Linzhou City for two days!"

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay." "He obeyed Yuxi's arrangement. Let Yuxi use it, very handy.

Mama Quan watched Yuxi hold the thick book and read, writing while reading. Mama Quan sighed, then handed the warm water in her hand to Yuxi and said, "Don't look at it, go to bed early!" It's also inconvenient in the car, otherwise it is estimated that the books will be put down in the car. Ahem, I don't know how to teach a bookworm to come out.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "I'm not sleepy yet, Mama, you can take the child to sleep first!" After speaking, he drank the water and swallowed the residue in the water. is also because he soaked the meat Ganoderma lucidum every day and drank it, and after walking for half a month, Yuxi's complexion was better than when he came out.

Quan Mama said a little helplessly: "What do you say you are still doing so desperately?" So far, Yuxi only needs to firmly grasp Yunqing's heart, take care of the two children, and then take care of the housekeeping. It's completely unnecessary to make yourself so hard.

Yuxi said with a smile: "Now that there are internal and external troubles, it takes a lot of effort to manage it." "If you know more, you won't be fooled at will.

Quan Mama said: "Yuxi, women can't be too strong, let's leave the outside matter to the general!" In terms of strategy, Yuxi threw off Yunqing a few streets. However, Mama Quan did not approve of Yuxi's meddling in outside affairs. Women are too strong, so strong that they overshadow men, and it is easy for couples to go to strangers. Because men don't like their wives to be stronger than him.

Yuxi shook his head with a smile and said, "Husband and wife work together, and their profits are golden." "Yunqing is not good at government affairs, she can make up for this shortcoming. Yuxi believes that as long as their husband and wife work together, they will definitely be able to manage the northwest well. When the situation in the northwest stabilizes, it is time to find the Song family to settle accounts with the Empress Dowager Song.

Quan Mama's heart sank, and she said with a straight face: "Yuxi, men don't like women to meddle in external affairs. If you insist on doing this, once the husband and wife have a dispute in the future, they will definitely be taken advantage of by others. Quan Mama believes that the most important thing for a woman is her husband's family, and if other women take advantage of it, it is like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon.

Yuxi smiled and said, "This matter was brought up by He Rui on his own initiative. "Taking the initiative to give is completely different from reaching out and asking for it yourself.

Quan Mama reflexively asked, "Really, did Yunqing take the initiative to let you meddle in the affairs outside?"

Yuxi said with a smile: "He Rui was originally impatient with the outside world, and when he saw that I was good at it, he let me deal with it." It's good that way, so that I don't have to be bored in the future. "If Yuxi knew that Yunqing was afraid that she would be too idle and would think crankily, so she would deal with things outside, I don't know how she would feel.

Mama Quan frowned and said, "If you deal with outside affairs, there will be a lot of gossip." "In the eyes of men, women only need to take care of internal affairs, and they can meddle in raising their children well. Yuxi is now meddling in outside affairs, this is not an ordinary matter, how can Yunqing's subordinates have no opinion. If you talk too much, the parties will always be affected.

Yuxi was still very confident in Yunqing, and said, "He Rui is not someone who can make him change his mind in just a few words. "Yunqing is a very principled person, if he is reasonable, he will listen. If he sows discord and complains, he will not listen.

Mama Quan was silent and said, "No matter what, the husband and children are the most important, and rights are secondary. You must distinguish between priorities and priorities. ”

Yuxi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mama, I'm measured." "Both of them hope to govern the northwest well, and there will be no conflict with this premise. If there is no conflict, it will not affect the relationship between the husband and wife.

Mama Quan sighed with some emotion and said, "When the emperor gave me the marriage, I was very worried. Looking at it now, it is also a rumor misunderstanding. "There are many men who spoil their wives, but it's the first time I've heard it to this extent.

When Yuxi heard this, he couldn't hide his smile: "Yes, it is my blessing to be able to marry He Rui." "I think she still wanted to run away from marriage! Fortunately, she didn't run away from marriage, otherwise she would have regretted it for the rest of her life.

Mama Quan stopped urging Yuxi, and said, "Then you can read the book again, and I will take care of Liu'er and Zaojube." "Mama Quan is also very attentive to the two children.

Ok-hee didn't read the book anymore, but fell into deep thought. They now only occupy two prefectures and counties in Xihai, and if they want to occupy them all, they will inevitably have to fight again. War means this dead man, and the current situation in the northwest still has to be as few dead as possible: "What method should be used to achieve the goal at the lowest cost?" "It's a lot of brains.

Halfway through, Yuxi hadn't slept yet.

Mama Quan was a little helpless, and came over and said, "Hurry up and sleep, I'm going to hurry tomorrow!" I don't know why Yuxi is so interested in these things.

The cicadas outside were constantly chirping, but Yuxi slept soundly. R1148