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Because Yuezhou has experienced wars, half of the people have been driven by Zhang Xianzhong as soldiers, and more than sixty percent of the houses in the city have been burned, and the personnel changes are too great. Qin Mu posted a reward for a long time before he learned from an old pestle that Yun Qiao'er's mother's remains were buried in a mass grave.

After Qin Mu asked the body to be moved to Dongting Lake for reburial, he took the time to personally take Qiao'er to worship and worship, and the little girl cried in front of the grave until she fainted.

At the beginning, the government arrested her family and beheaded her, except for her father, who defected to the rebels, and now she is the only one left in the family, which is really desolate.

In the past few days when she came to Yuezhou, Qiao'er was silent all day long, as if she had changed as a person, and worshiped her mother, on the way back to the city, she was like a weak bird, curled up in Qin Mu's arms, her eyes were red and swollen like two peaches.

Qin Mu stroked her head and comforted: "Girl, okay, don't be sad, Childe promises you, even if one day I only have one pancake left, I will definitely give you half of it." ”

Probably crying in front of the grave, venting the depression accumulated in her heart, Qiao'er's mood finally looked better, but the whole person looked very tired, listening to Qin Mu's words, she hummed softly, and her weak body shrank into Qin Mu's arms again.

Qin Mu didn't speak again, just hugged her tighter, and returned to the compound where she was temporarily staying, Qin Mu carried her back to the room and wanted her to sleep, but Qiao'er hugged him and said weakly: "Childe, can you sleep with me, I'm afraid of being alone"

"Okay, cover the quilt quickly, it's cold." Qin Mu had to lie down, pull the quilt to cover the two of them tightly, and say something to relieve her worries, "Actually, when I met you for the first time, I was a little reluctant to give you that pancake. ”

"I know."

"Then you still say I'm a good person?"

"I snatched Childe's pancakes, but Childe didn't hit me. Also made me wash my hands before eating"

"Hehe, I'll just say that."

"Does Childe know? In the past, at home, my mother always asked me to wash my hands before eating. ”

"I see, no wonder you say I'm a good person, in fact, I really thought to myself, I'll roast you when I'm hungry."

"Childe lied to people, you won't, people are dirty."

"Is it dirty? I see where I haven't cleaned it yet. ”

"Ah" After all, he was eleven or twelve years old, and he vented his worries, and he was so amused by Qin Mu again. Qiao'er was really much better, Qin Mu touched her little man's waist, and she screamed and slipped into the bed like a little loach.

After a while, seeing that Qin Mu didn't do it again, she stretched out her little head and said, "Childe, xiexie, you, it's okay, I know that Childe is busy, you don't have to worry about me." Go get busy with you, I'll just get some sleep. ”

"It's okay, Gongzi and Zuo Liangyu made peace, and Zhang Xianzhong went to Sichuan. There are no enemies around, the bank's affairs are also going well, the silver is rolling in, and the soldiers have Brother Meng and Brother Ning, and they are training quickly. Everything else is gradually on the right track, and this son just relaxes, otherwise he will tire himself to death. I'm not going anywhere today, so I'll sleep well with you. ”

"Really? Childe, don't miss the right thing for others. ”

"Let's make sure it's right."

"Hmm."

"Shhh Stinky girl, don't touch your stinky girl's hand, where do you put it? Be careful if you move around again, I'll spank you. ”

"Ahh

"Haha, okay, don't move anymore, go to bed obediently."

The little girl shrank in his arms for a long time and didn't dare to move, but after a while, she stuck her head out of the quilt and said with a red face: "Childe, people are not small, Childe wants someone." ”

After the little girl finished speaking, she closed her eyes that were as bright as stars, and her red lips took the initiative to come up to Qin Mu's mouth.

"Ah, you stinky girl, you're still making trouble, you're still making trouble" Qin Mu grabbed her little hand that was touching randomly, and looked very embarrassed, it is not strange that eleven or twelve-year-old girls in this year know something between men and women, and there are many literati doctors who like to enjoy this kind of cardamom years, but this matter

Qin Mu turned her small body over and slapped it twice on the small buttocks: "See if you still make trouble, don't sleep obediently, if you don't obey again, I will ignore you." ”

"Childe's family is fourteen"

Syllable! Syllable! After two more strokes, the girl was silent, but her eyes were gradually covered with a layer of mist, and she wanted to cry, Qin Mu couldn't bear to fight again, so she had to hug her and comfort: "Girl, the son doesn't dislike you, it's just that you are still too young, wait until you grow up, otherwise you will hurt your body." ”

"But when others were my age, they were able to serve people."

"People are people, we can't follow Hu, that, when you grow up, this son will make you Concubine Xiang cough, and I will talk about the future in the future."

"Is Childe going to be the emperor?" Qiao'er seemed to have forgotten about pestering men and women, and asked with a pair of eyes looking at him without blinking.

"Little girl, why are you asking this?"

"He's your personal secretary!" The little girl said in a coquettish voice, and then said to him very seriously, "Childe, no matter what you want to do, no matter what happens in the future, I don't want Dongting Lake, and I don't want to do anything like Concubine Xiang, I just want half of Childe's pancakes, Childe, you won't leave mine, right?" ”

Qin Mu was very surprised, he almost couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, looking at her serious expression, Qin Mu suddenly felt that she had really matured a lot.

Qin Mu hugged her tighter, nodded and replied: "Qiao'er, don't worry, let's eat pancakes together, eat all the time, eat until you are old, there is a bite of me, you have a mouthful." ”

"Hmm."

After coaxing the little girl to sleep, Qin Mu went to the front office to deal with official business, and now Zhuge Min, He Liang, and Li Yuan are not around, plus Qin Mu is now focusing most of his energy on training the army, Yang Shen is even more important, not only to send and receive the documents handed over from all over the country, but also to draft the handling opinions, and after Qin Mu makes a decision, he also has to draft an order, and wait for Qin Mu to use the seal to issue it.

Now he is tantamount to taking on the original work of Zhuge Min and others. Tired is tired, but Yang Shen is willing to be gluttonous and works hard every day.

The two of them were in the same room to deal with official business, discussed a few words from time to time, and worked all afternoon, seeing that it was getting dark, Yang Shen persuaded again: "My lord has to train soldiers every morning, and I have to deal with official business in the afternoon, and it is dark this day, so my lord should go back to the backyard early to rest." ”

Qin Mu was secretly a little embarrassed, although Yang Shen's words were not very direct, in fact, the inner meaning was nothing more than to persuade him, don't patronize political affairs, and hurry back to the backyard to make people, so as to consolidate the "national foundation".

It is said that Yang Zhi has been here for a long time, Qin Mu often waters, but Yang Zhi's stomach has not moved for a long time, this is not a good thing, if you don't make it good, others still think that it is not good.

"Don't worry, first pass Yan Gaofei to the official." Qin Mu coughed lightly twice and said.

Yan Gaofei hurriedly walked into the signing room and asked, "What do you command?" ”

"What is the progress of recruiting the Yangtze River bandits?"

"My lord, there is no news from the people who sent it. The lair of these bandits is difficult for ordinary people to find, and their whereabouts are secretive, so I am afraid that it will be a few days before the news comes back. ”

"What about Macau?"

"Not either."

"Is there any news from Yuan Zongdi's army?"

"Back to my lord, no."

Qin Mu couldn't help frowning, this year is no better than the future generations with planes and telephones, to do something it takes a lot of time just on the road, a lot of things have been arranged, you want to know the result can only wait slowly, and you can't be in a hurry.

Now there is no new news from all sides, which makes Qin Mu feel that the world is suddenly so quiet, it is now the middle of November of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, it has been less than five months since the fall of Beijing, and it has only been about a year since the Qing army reached Jiangnan.

In addition to stepping up the training of the army, Qin Mu has made a series of deployments in terms of talents, civil affairs, economy, weapons manufacturing, and even food reserves, but no matter what, it is impossible to achieve it overnight, and you must have enough patience to produce results, and this kind of waiting feels uncomfortable.

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PS: An old neighbor went to do white things, I had to help, I didn't even have to sleep at night for two or three days, I was really tired and updated, please forgive me.

(To be continued......)