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The gold mine is adjacent to the Chihe River, and on the east and west sides of the mining boundary, those huge and stout wooden fences extend from the shore to the center of the river, not to mention that there are miners guarding and lookout on the high platform on the bank day and night, but no one is guarding it, and no one can escape so far.

Chen Xiaowang once doubted every one of his subordinates, everyone was decent, and he also imagined what he would do if he was a gold thief, and he couldn't find a place to start.

When he left the gold mine in the evening and went back to his home in Houwei Village on the outskirts of the city, Chen Xiaowang was still thinking about it along the way.

……

Lilan finally ran into Gao Jun at the gate of the silkworm office in the old village, and she couldn't remember the last time she saw him a few days ago.

A few days ago, she found out that there was always a team of herding guards training there during the day and night in Liuzhong Ranch, which made the ranch smoky, and guessed that Gao Jun must be in the ranch.

For several days in a row, she went to the silkworm room early to do things, and even neglected to take care of the warm soup pool.

In addition to going to Jiaohe and Tingzhou, Gao Jun will always pass through the old village no matter where he goes, and the best place to meet him in the silkworm house is the best place to meet him.

At noon, they—he and his forty or so guards finally galloped out of the gates of the willow pasture. The guards of the Metropolitan Governor of Xizhou are very well-behaved, all red horses and yak leather armor, no matter where they go, there will always be a loud person in the team shouting, "The Metropolitan Governor of Xizhou has arrived!" ”

Although they also came from the herding team of the Tianshan Shepherd, they were very different from them. If it was usually those shepherds, as soon as they saw Lilan here, someone would always seize the brief opportunity to make a joke, "Lady Nine, do you think?" ”

But these people didn't squint, their faces were serious, and even Gao Jun looked fake in them, as if they hadn't seen the blue flowers and branches by the door of the silkworm room.

Lilan didn't care about that, she ran to the side of the street, shook her hand and shouted, "Tall, sir-"

The team had to stop. She ran over, looking at Gao Jun, who had a layer of black stubble under her chin, and the two guards who stood in the way did not take the horses to the side, she couldn't pass, so she had to stand outside and say to him, "I'm going to my mother's house, you take me with me." ”

The guards still didn't squint, waiting for the tall man to speak, there was no car here, how to take her.

But Lord Gao would never order any guard to take her along, so the next thing will be good-the Governor of Xizhou, who has a strict guard, is holding a Ninth Lady on his horse.

"Humph! You think it's at home? Let's go! ”

As soon as Gao Jun kicked the stirrup, the horse team galloped away, leaving Lilan standing alone on the side of the street blinking and pondering. This time she also had a harvest, at least Gao Jun mentioned "home", not here, just at home.

Does that mean that even his guards know that Lord Gao will not be so ruthless to the Ninth Lady at home? She was satisfied, got up and went to the warm soup, feeling that today's Gao Jun was more like a cold-faced and ruthless governor.

In the East Village, the Governor's team had to stop again, and the Seventh Lady Lirong stood outside the gate of the Weaving Field. She was a little emaciated, her eyes were bigger and brighter, and she stood there trying to speak.

Gao Jun jumped off his horse and instructed the guards, "Go and wait for me in the West Village office." ”

The guards galloped away, and only the two of them were left here. Lirong looked at him and didn't say anything else, but looked up at his beard stubble and said, "Jun, why don't you let Sister Liu and them come back, in Shanyang Town, can't you stay for two or three days?" ”

She explained, "Fan Ying is not here, and there is no one to shave your beard for you!" ”

Lirong wore a purple silk dress today, no jewelry, only the ruby ring on her hand was a highlight.

She was the shortest of these people in the family, but today she didn't have those people around her, Gao Jun couldn't realize it at all, and her skirt couldn't cover her waist and crotch at all, and she became slim.

She stood there and said one thing to Gao Jun, Zheng Zhishan, the new shareholder of the weaving silk field, has been squatting in the weaving silk field these days after taking over all the shares of Second Brother Xie.

Zheng Zhishan doesn't seem to be normal, not to mention a gang of people, and now he is finding fault with those patterns, saying that those patterns and styles with Middle-earth style have no market in the Western Regions, and he has been shouting to change.

Gao Jun listened to her and didn't say a word, but took her hand and said, "You eat more!" Otherwise, I'll take you to the West Village and go to your mother's place to eat. ”

Lirong smiled, and while climbing on the saddle of the charcoal fire, and looking for the horse's pedals, she asked, "What do you say I said about a big matter?" ”

Gao Jun grabbed Lirong's waist from behind to help her up, and she didn't step forward, but sat on horseback. Gao Jun said, "Look at you, thin like this, light and fluttering, you can't eat more." ”

He led the horse to the West Village and asked her not to interfere with Zheng Zhishan. Gao Jun said that Boss Zheng is the major shareholder of the silk weaving factory, and of course he cares about the sales of silk.

Gao Jun said, "Of course, the pattern can be changed, you can divide fifty looms, just weave the pattern of Boss Zheng, maybe the sales will be really good." Don't be afraid of him, Brother Xie is also a big share, Wanqing you are also a big stock, are you afraid that Boss Zheng will go out of the sky? ”

Lirong was relieved, and said, "Sister Liu should always come back, these days, the house in Xincun is deserted, Sister Su is also busy, and I can't sleep well alone at night." ”

Gao Jun said, "They will always come back when the weather is cold, if not, you can move in and live with your parents, and I will go to Yanqi to meet Uncle Guo to discuss some things." ”

"What's the matter? Can you say? ”

"I can't say big things, but there is one thing that doesn't hurt to talk about - in such a large area of the countryside on the outskirts of Shaya City, there is not a warm soup pool, how can the people of Xizhou not soak in the warm soup! And those miners on the gold mine, don't you know, every day out of the mine, even the feet are full of golden sand. ”

"Let my sister go!" Lirong said, "If someone else can't do a good job in this business, I'll take care of the warm soup here for her, it must be no problem!" ”

Gao Jun said, "This is not good, the Ninth Lady of the Metropolitan Governor of Xizhou went to such a far place to open warm soup, in case there is a mistake, I am sorry for you." ”

Lirong said eagerly, "How so?" Won't you send a few more guys with a lot of skills? ”

"I don't need you to remind me of this, I went to Uncle Guo to discuss this matter. Shaya City is located in a remote area, Wentang has to be built at least two or three, two on the outskirts of the city, and one on the gold mine, the weather is about to get colder, and people can't always go to the Chihe River to bathe. ”

As he walked, he said to Lirong that Xizhou would pay for the construction of the pool, but it needed a stable person to take care of it, and the public and private would account for half of the income, and I would not be willing to go to a random person...... You must know that as long as those miners have passed water in the warm soup, there is a layer of golden sand under the pool! How can the fertile water flow into the fields of outsiders?

The next day, Lilan was busy in the warm soup pool when her sister Lirong came over. After Lirong's mobilization, Lilan sighed and asked her, "Is that really what Lord Gao said?" ”

Lirong nodded, "That's what I said, saying that the Ninth Lady ran too far, for fear that there would be a mistake." ”

Lilan sighed again and said, "Alas, when I'm stupid, I can't even rely on my sister these days." When I don't know why Liu Yuru ran to Shanyang Town? ”

Lirong said angrily, "Why don't you crowd in one place, Shaya City is not Xizhou territory?" Can the governor of Xizhou not go to Shaya City? Don't pick and choose, I'm afraid that you won't be able to make money on the pool by then, and see how you come back to our family! ”

Lilan pondered, "I don't care how many ladies he has, I'm the only one there, I'll go!" ”

In mid-November, the weather had just cooled down, and Shaya City.

Three Wentang ponds funded by the Xizhou government lit fires at the same time, one on the edge of the gold mine, one in Houwei Village, where Chen Xiaowang's family is located, and one in Liuji Village, where the two girls who were looted by the Sugan Chengji last time were located.

When it opened, the governor of Xizhou did not show up, but her seventh lady Lirong came.

The local sensation, people have come to see the excitement, pointing out which is the seventh lady, which is the ninth lady, saying that the younger sister is the seventh and the sister is the ninth lady, all of them are unique, and they can't tell who is big and who is small.

All nine team leaders of the Tianshan Pastoral Guardian Team were all men who lit the fire behind the pool, and three of them were divided into one pool, but they all changed their costumes.

When Lirong and her sister talked about this, they were still a little jealous and said, "You saw it, right? He cares more about you than I do! But he said, you are not allowed to reveal their identity to anyone! Think about it, the governor of Xizhou opened a pool for the ninth lady for safety, and dismantled the shepherd team, how bad will it be for him to be transmitted to Chang'an? ”

……

At this time, in Chang'an Gaofu, the elder Gao Jian was already ill because of a matter of his children and grandchildren.

He is already seventy years old this year, full of children and grandchildren, all of them have something to do, some of them still have a place in the court, and the more outstanding party in charge is the feudal official of the Tang Dynasty.

The old court can not go up, no one in the family is angry, and now it is time to be calm and hold a teapot to recuperate.

But the car driving from Qianzhou surprised Ge Lao.

The one who was helped down in the car was the side room newly married by the Qianzhou Thorn Shi Gao Xing, the eighteen-year-old side room Liu, that is, the daughter of the late county commander Liu Duanrui of Duwei County.

Mrs. Liu's name is Liu Lanxiang, and she is holding two letters. One of them was from the Gao Shen Xing, in which he informed his father about the situation in Qianzhou these days.

Seven of the 14 salt wells in Pengshui County that have been silted up by heavy rain have been dug alive, and as long as we grasp them well, it will not be a problem to dig them all alive by the end of the year, and the salt wells in each of the six counties in Qianzhou have also been opened. The former Changshi Li was led to Yazhou to take office, and the former Yazhou Assassin Liu Kanyong went to Qianzhou to serve as the Changshi.

Ge Laoxin said that you are all nonsense! Where did this little Fifth Lady come from? is actually younger than the youngest third lady in Gao Jun's family, Fan Ying, why are you crazy?

But Gao Xianxing only said at the end of the letter: I am busy with official business, and I can't go back to the house to visit my father, and there is a way that loyalty and filial piety can't be both, so I let the Liu family in the side room do the courtesy.

Although the elder was surprised, he still asked about the Liu family's family according to etiquette, and tried his best to calm his face, but scolded in his heart, "You are busy with affairs, I think you are busy marrying Mrs. Ru!" ”

Gao Xianxing clearly used this attitude to show his father that marrying a side room is not a big deal. The high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, and even the literati and scholars, how many of them have side rooms, and sometimes they are happy when they drink and drink, and decide which concubine to give to whom on the spot, just like giving a robe.

Therefore, he only mentioned it in a letter to his family, which can be regarded as a report, but outside the words, it is difficult to hide his anxiety.

Mrs. Liu also brought a letter written by Cui Ying, and after reading it, Ge Lao realized that his fifth daughter-in-law had arrived in Xizhou at this time.

Cui Ying said in the letter that because she was in a hurry to go to Xizhou to take care of several grandchildren, she had no time to return to Chang'an to show her father. She agreed to the matter of marrying a side room, and she had worked with Miss Liu in Qianzhou to open up the wasteland, thinking that Miss Liu was gentle and calm, and could take care of the trial on her behalf.

The elder of the pavilion ordered to show the Liu family a seat, and if he didn't read and read through the letter of his fifth daughter-in-law Cui Ying, it would be inconvenient for him to say anything. Cui Ying did not have a word of complaint in the letter, which is not normal.

So many people in the Gao Mansion, including the elder himself, have not considered marrying a side room after his wife has been dead for decades, this is the family style, which complements the cautious and restrained style of the Gao family.

And Gao Jun, that is purely an exception, even the emperor thinks that seven or eight in his family are not enough, and he has tried his best to stuff people into Gao Jun's house, and no one feels abnormal about Gao Jun's side room.

And the high trial line ...... What are you coming from???

Ge Lao thought, it is obvious that her daughter-in-law Cui Ying is wronged, and the more she doesn't say it, the greater the grievance. Look at Mrs. Liu, she is okay, but she is too young. How will I meet those people in Xizhou in the future? How did those people in the West State see her?

Ge Lao thought about it, his brows furrowed, and he heard a report from someone from outside the mansion, "Ge Lao, the three young ladies of the Xizhou Metropolitan Governor's family, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Fan, and Mrs. Cui have arrived!" ”

Ge Lao hurriedly called to come in, Liu Yuru, Fan Ying, and Cui Yan saluted their grandfather, and Ge Lao looked at them, and did not introduce Liu Lanxiang, who seemed cramped and uneasy.

Because in front of the three of them, Liu Lanxiang not only felt that she was older than them, but also felt that she couldn't even lift her head in front of these three unusually bright women. Elder Ge's neglect of her made her even more embarrassed, and she couldn't speak first.

The three of them didn't look like they had just made a long journey, and when they asked, they realized that they were from Shanyang Town.

Ge Lao asked, "Yuru, I just heard that your mother-in-law went to Xizhou to help you take care of the children, how did you get to Shanyang Town?" ”

Liu Yuru replied, "Grandfather, we really don't know! When the six sisters and us left Xizhou, my mother-in-law did not go, and the children were all in Shanyang Town at this time. ”

"What about you...... How did you get here? Gao Jun agreed? ”

Liu Yuru's eyes turned red, and she replied, "Grandfather, there is nothing to do at home in Xizhou, and the current Tianshan Pastoral Grass is very busy, and it just so happens that we are taking the children quietly and quietly." ”

Cui Yan rushed to speak, "Grandfather, Jun already has the ninth lady, and besides, Lirong and Sister Su are still in Xizhou, we have nothing to worry about!" ”

Ge Lao understood everything, although Liu Yuru said that there was nothing to do, but they ran out of the house with their young son, it must be because of this 'Ninth Lady'.

He only felt that the heart in his chest was beating violently, and he couldn't hold it down, so he asked for something to say, "Then can you bring the four children to Chang'an?" ”

Fan Ying said, "Grandfather, the child is too young, when he rushed to Shanyang Town from Xizhou, Gao Wei and Gao Wu had already made trouble and couldn't bring them out. ”

Liu Yuru motioned to Liu and asked, "Grandfather, this is ......?"

Liu Shi hurriedly stood up and listened to the elder Ge said, "Hmm...... Mm-hmm, that's it...... Qianzhou trial of the new ...... Uh......" He choked violently on a mouthful of phlegm, and craned his neck to speak.

The three of them were stunned, and instantly thought of Mrs. Cui, who was already in Xizhou.

They stood still, and the three pairs of eyes stared coldly at Miss Liu. Cui Yan had seen Miss Liu in Qianzhou, and she didn't speak, and the puzzle and anger on her face were even stronger.

The elder said, "You are tired, go to your mother-in-law's yard in the back house to rest." ”

Liu Yuru was blessed for a moment, and replied, "Grandfather, we are only here to greet my grandfather, and at this time, I am still worried about the four children, so I won't stay long, and I will return to Shanyang Town soon." ”

From the time they came in to the time they asked to leave, it was less than half a moment. And the elder of the pavilion has always spoken faster than ordinary people, but at this time he couldn't say a word.

Seeing that the three of them and Liu Lanxiang didn't say a word of kindness, they turned around and walked out, and the elder didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.

Liu Yuru also came to complain about her grievances, but the elder did not have time to say half a sentence of comfort.

Among the two generations of daughters-in-law in the family, Ge Lao believes that Cui Ying is among the elders, and Liu Yuru is among the younger generations.