In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

But if he married Qi Xi, he would have to take over her foreign debt of one hundred taels and her three children.

The veteran didn't have that much money, and Qi Xi didn't want to burden him.

Fortunately, the He family paid Qi Xi four years' salary in advance, allowing her to repay the debt in advance.

In the next four years, Qi Xi worked for the He family and was only provided with food but no wages.

The veterans were also willing to accept it.

Just like that, Qi Xi and the veteran’s relationship was settled.

Before the Chinese New Year, Qi Xi and the veteran held a simple wedding. She moved into the veteran's old house with her children. During the day, she would still bring her children to the He family to help with work.

When they got married, the He family gave them a gift of 20 taels of silver.

He also let Qi Xi marry out of the He family's house, which means he really treats Old Lady He as half his mother.

The Qi family came and were very friendly. They did not ask for a dowry from the old soldier, nor did they ask for benefits from the He family. They brought a hundred dollars as a dowry for Qi Xi, and some pillowcases and other things as dowry. After the wedding banquet, they happily returned to the Qi family.

The veteran's leg is still healed.

He decided to come to the He family to help with the work after the Chinese New Year.

He Qiudi agreed.

Because of the matter between Qi Xi and the veteran, He Qiudi stayed in Shiliu Village for several days.

She has been going to the mountains quite often these days.

The barren mountain purchased from the county has been almost cleared by the prisoners of war.

Next year, building a pig farm and growing sweet potatoes, corn and cotton will be no problem.

That day, she came back from the mountains and saw a very gorgeous ceremonial guard parked on the official road outside the village, so she hurried back to the He family.

When we got to the old well, a man who looked like a guard came over and said, "Miss Qiudi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for you at the He family."

He Qiudi frowned: "When did your Highness's guard of honor become so grand?"

Although, ever since the battle with the Western Rong people, Feng Shiyan no longer concealed his identity. Occasionally, he would reveal his identity and travel with a guard of honor. When one saw the flag from afar, one would know that it was the Crown Prince's team passing by.

But this was the first time He Qiudi had seen such a magnificent scale.

The guard bowed his head and said, "I think it would be better if His Highness could tell you this in person."

Almost everyone around Feng Shiyan spoke in the same tone, so He Qiudi didn't make things difficult for them.

When He Qiudi rushed to He's house.

There were already quite a few people standing in the He family courtyard.

"Shi Yan, didn't you say you had to go to Yucheng again? Why are you back so soon?"

Feng Shiyan came out to greet her.

"I haven't been to Yucheng yet. I was in Kuncheng, talking to the prefect of Yongning Prefecture about next year's affairs, and then I came back to Ningyuan."

He Qiudi asked, "Why did you suddenly change your schedule? Is there something wrong?"

Feng Shiyan said, "My uncle has issued an edict to confer me the title of King of Qin and give me Yongning Prefecture as my fief. I will return to the capital before the New Year to express my gratitude. I came back to Ningyuan County just to ask you if you are willing to go to the capital with me. I will be able to come back after the New Year. If I cannot come back after the New Year, I will have someone send you back."

He Qiudi certainly wanted to go to the capital.

She didn't want to move to the capital, but wanted to see the cultural landscape of the capital.

The capital city is the place that best showcases the style of the Great Zhou.

He Qiudi thought for a moment and said, "I won't go. You will be away from Yongning Prefecture for a long time, and I have to watch over you to prevent the Xirong people from causing trouble."

Seeing that He Qiudi didn't want to go to the capital, Feng Shiyan didn't force her.

Two hundred elite soldiers were left to her, including Yang Si, Yang Liu, Yang Qi and Yang Jiu.

"Shi Yan, you give all these people to me, what about you?"

Feng Shiyan explained: "As long as Yang Yi is here, I will be fine. This time when I go to the capital, with my father here, I will be fine. Don't worry."

He Qiudi was just a little worried about him.

But she doesn't have enough ability now and is unable to do anything.

Feng Shiyan returned to Ningyuan and gave instructions to Magistrate Du. He also had to go to Huangquan Pass to explain some things to the garrisons before returning to the capital.

Time is tight.

He Qiudi simply went to Huangquan Pass with him.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally gave the bulletproof vests to him and Yang Yi for self-defense. Fearing that it would scare him, he did not dare to give him modern weapons. Instead, he gave his military crossbow and sleeve arrows to him and Yang Yi and several other guards.

And teach them how to use it.

Feng Shiyan stayed in Huangquan Pass for one day and two nights, and set off for Beijing after dawn.

He Qiudi went to Changning County with him. She wanted to develop the six border counties, so she naturally could not leave out Changning County and Jinshan County.

Except for the mountains at the border with Lan County, the rest of these two counties are plains and hilly areas. It is an arid and semi-arid area, which is particularly suitable for grazing.

Jinshan County and Changning County were originally two counties that were snatched back from the Xirong people.

Nowadays, the population is extremely sparse and the city is in a dilapidated state.

Doing business here is almost a sure loss.

But He Qiudi still came with money.

Feng Shiyan used the pearls she gave him to exchange for silver in the capital and Jiangnan. In addition to disaster relief, he had a lot of money left over.

He Qiudi asked him for some money.

So she bought several large ranches in Changning County and Jinshan County, preparing to raise cattle and sheep after the spring of next year.

Previously, the ranch belonged to the Xirong people.

When the Western Rong people attacked, they also abandoned the ranch and ran away. The ranch became owned by the government office. When He Qiudi went to buy the ranch, the price was much cheaper.

There are no workers.

You have to pay for it.

He Qiudi had already made plans. If he couldn't hire so many workers to herd the sheep next year, he would let the prisoners of war from Xirong come and work.

There are many lambs and calves in her space ranch, and if she buys more from Licheng and Kuncheng, it should be enough.

He Qiudi bought two properties and two grocery stores in Changning County and asked Yang Liu to find people to come and run the business on the same scale as before. Then he went to Jinshan County again.

He Qiudi was already annoyed with He Huaizhang's family, so she didn't bother them much. She even asked Yang Si to buy the ranch.

It seems that the person is Yang Si.

He Huaizhang knew that He Qiudi really disliked her, and he was too lazy to try to please someone who didn't like him.

He Qiudi selected the address of the grocery store and real estate in Jinshan County, paid the money, and left the rest to Yang Liu, then went to Liu County.

Arrived before the inn in Liu County opened.

Liu County was not breached, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment compared to Wei County, Changning County and Jinshan County.

On the opening day, business was still extremely hot.

He Qiudi was busy during the opening period.

After a few days, we were very busy. Fortunately, the shopkeeper, the waiter, the cook and the chef all adapted to the rhythm of the store and everyone cooperated well.

He Qiudi counted the money until his hands cramped.

It’s mainly the ancient copper coins that are really troublesome.

He Qiudi has decided to wait two years before letting Feng Shiyan mint silver and gold coins. This will make it more convenient for the people to use.

"This copper coin is really hard to count."

While she was complaining, she also sighed and said, "But our business is getting better and better."

He Qingya responded: "Yes. Our lives are getting better and better."

He Huaian, who was writing a shopping list, looked up and asked in confusion: "How old are you two? Why do you look so old? It's as if you have experienced more vicissitudes than my second brother and I?"

But that’s it!