Qingzhou trip

On the third day Liu Qinsang lived in Xie Penglai's house, when he was dizzy from hunger, he finally lost his face and approached the kitchen. He smelled the aroma of steamed cakes coming from the cracks in the pot lid and heard the gurgling of millet porridge.

Xie Penglai is not at home right now, she will bring the meals to Liu Qinsang when she prepares meals every day, but Liu Qinsang has dropped the meals several times, and at this time she couldn't find all the dishes in the kitchen before she realized it. I was thrown clean by myself.But the cihuamao in Xie Penglai's family has been lucky these few days. The mutton, rabbit, and chicken that Liu Qinsang doesn't eat all went into its belly.

Now it's full and nestled by the stove, licking its paws, and seemed to roll its eyes when it saw Liu Qinsang's bluish-yellow face.Liu Qinsang had no choice but to grab a pancake with his hands, and took a bite recklessly while scalding it, not at all reserved and elegant like a famous prostitute in Huaxiang.

Xie Penglai said from the first day, "Miss Liu can go back to Huaxiang, or leave Shahai or go back to her hometown of Qinzhou. If you miss your child, you can stay here with Xie, and wait until the child is born. Find a way out."

Liu Qinsang ridiculed her at the time, "Aren't you afraid that I will go to Beijing to sue?"

"You are welcome." Xie Penglai pointed to the inner room, "Doctor Li also lives here, if you feel unwell, you can ask her to take a pulse." She is a county magistrate of Shahai. Come back to cook for two guests.After eating, roll up the bedding and go to the compartment behind the county government office to make a floor bedding.

"The food brought to the door is ruined, why don't you come here to eat it secretly?" Li Xiulan's voice came from the door, Liu Qinsang trembled in fright, and looked back at her in embarrassment.

Li Xiulan, who had been visiting the clinic for a day, was also hungry. When she came over, she also grabbed a piece of steamed cake, tore it into small pieces and put it in her mouth slowly, "Since I don't want to leave, why don't I do something while staying here? I'm full. Find some work for yourself. Xie Penglai doesn't need to spoil you." These days, Xie Penglai has seen Liu Qinsang's tolerance and caring for her, and he is also curious about where the Shahai county magistrate is so self-cultivated and has no job. He almost slapped her face, but she was not angry.

Liu Qinsang would not find work at Xie Penglai's house, she stayed because she was determined to make trouble for the female county magistrate.

After three days of catching, I finally couldn't hold back my hunger.She stood in front of the stove and ate three pieces of cake, then scooped up a large ladle of water and drank it all in one go, and finally wiped the corners of her mouth with her sleeve.

Li Xiulan, who saw it, shook her head, "Phoenixes with their hair plucked are all fake Fengya."

When Xie Penglai was immersed in the paperwork, the yamen servant came to report that A Lu and Li Suyue had returned to the city with a strange woman and a baby.When Xie Penglai turned from joy to bewilderment, A Lu had already come to the door, and kept saying "greetings to Master Xie for a late year", and jumped to sit on the teacher appreciation table with a smile, staring at Xie Penglai with a pair of bright eyes without saying a word.Xie Penglai knew that if she put on a cute posture, it must be because she had done something wrong, so she thought about it, "Who is the woman brought back?"

Alu pretended to cough, "It's from the border...brought back, so it's from the village."

"Then send it back to the stockade." Xie Penglai lowered his head and continued to write, the pen was usurped by A Lu, "I know that Beixia people are not accepted in the city, but this one is different." Her tone became serious, telling what she saw and heard along the way Narrated, "There was sudden turmoil in Ye Lizhen's village. If you want to rush back to Pingshi, you can't take her with you. After thinking about it, I think it's better to bring her back to Shahai. And thank you, this is not the only one, it will be a start."

Xie Penglai had a half-smile, "Then all the Uyghur, Northern Xia, Hua, and Xiliao women from the Western Regions who suffered all kinds of grievances will come to Shahai?"

"Do they have another place to go?" Ah Lu frowned, looking dissatisfied at Master Xie, who always understood righteousness.

"Shahai doesn't support idlers. After the fifteenth day, a new city wall will be built and war horses will be raised. You can choose a job for her." Xie Penglai sighed when he thought of the pregnant woman with a bad temper in his yard, "Raising people is easy. It's hard to raise your heart."

"No, it's easy for girls in Beixia to raise their hearts, but it's difficult for me to be a girl." Alu picked up Xie Penglai's tea and took a sip, meeting her inquiring eyes, she pointed to the stack of books on the table, " Rituals and music have been taught for a long time, and it is difficult for people to get out of it. It is not like Beixia, it has been barren for a long time, and the rituals and music have not yet been completed, but there is still salvation."

Xie Penglai also agreed in his heart. At this time, they were startled by the sound of snow shoveling outside the yamen, and the hoarse prying sound of the shovel became more intense after encountering the ice.

"It would be fine if it was only frozen for three feet." Xie Penglai said, and at the end, she said to A Lu, "You ask Yueniang to come to the Yamen to go through the formalities of a body contract, and say that she was recruited by the blacksmith shop."

Alu understood, and now there is only one last question left, "The price of salt in Yanzhou has increased by [-]%, what should I do?"

"Then let him continue to increase the price until it can't be sold." Xie Penglai pointed to the letter sent back by King Jin from Luoyang, "There is a shortage of salt in the northwest, and there is also a shortage in the south of the Yangtze River. Going to the northwest, Dr. Li Xiulan also repeated the various diseases caused by the lack of salt in the northwest. Before the arrival of the salt solution, Yanzhou and the Western Regions, wherever the price was low, they could buy it. As long as the merchants can afford it, let them go. There is only one—— —”

Xie Penglai happened to be discussing this matter with A Lu, "I am afraid that tea, silk, medicine and grain will fall. In the past, I suggested not to cut off the trade route, because I didn't want to cut off the relationship between the two countries, and I didn't want to hurt the business. Now, No matter how difficult it is, the trade will be accepted. But I am still afraid in my heart."

"Afraid of uproar from merchants? Are you afraid that smuggling will continue?" A Lu guessed Xie Penglai's worry.

"It's easy to handle. Please ask His Highness to ban the business on the public face. In private, please ask Fang Niang to lead people around the business road to block them, but only leave one—" A Lu didn't finish speaking, Xie Penglai has already reflected, " Li Jixin?"

"That's right. If you want to kill him, you must make him crazy. He has robbed more, and Yanzhou and Beixia will get less. Didn't Master Xie always think about getting rid of this disaster to make His Highness happy, so he borrowed Beixia's hand?" How about it? Presumably my father is also eager to pay Li Jixin's head to sell." A Lu's words "to make His Highness happy" made Xie Penglai blush, "It's not to make His Highness happy, but because of this, he really hurts my heart, Sha Hai. And extremely arrogant."

"The shit is still dreaming of marrying His Highness." Alu smiled and looked at Xie Shi, "It's his fault for arrogance, and this tone is not for His Highness. In the future, there will be countless Beixia men who beat our Huachao women. Idea. Lips dead and teeth cold, Ah Lu understands."

Xie Penglai found that A Lu was calmer after getting married, and couldn't help smiling, "That's the reason." Right now, she still has to do a lot of things, such as stockpiling salt, strengthening city defenses, preparing for war, exploring new commercial routes to the Western Regions...even from around her. Starting from the beginning, to bring back that confused woman, there is only a lot of space left to miss.

After sitting for a long time, I also felt hungry, Xie Penglai went back to the courtyard to find something to eat, but before returning home, he remembered that there were not enough bowls and chopsticks, so he went to the shop to buy some.Holding the bowl and pushing open the courtyard door, Xie Penglai found Liu Qinsang sitting by the well washing clothes. She was taken aback, "I'll do it myself."

"I don't want to eat plain rice." Liu Qinsang said coldly.

Xie Penglai's brows relaxed after hearing this, "That's fine." Knowing how to be self-reliant and self-reliant, this woman's muscles and bones are not completely broken.Seeing that there were still Li Xiulan's clothes in the basin, her heart skipped a beat again.

For dinner, she specially reserved a table at "Purple Sparrow", and invited A Lu and Yue Niang to accompany her, and invited Li Xiulan to go with her.Li Xiulan felt happy when she saw Li Suyue with a beautiful face, she grabbed her hand and asked what she was doing.

Li Suyue replied with a smile, "Doctor Li, I was born in a carpenter's camp, and I am a blacksmith." She has a strong backbone, calm and generous.

"Excellent." Li Xiulan nodded again and again, "I have traveled all over the years, and I have rarely seen female blacksmiths. Many skills in this world are blocked by women's entry because of the "pass on to men and not to women", and it doesn't matter if they are lost."

Seeing her talking about this, Xie Penglai pulled A Lu together to worship Li Xiulan, "It must not be easy for Dr. Li to acquire all his skills. A Lu has always been interested in practicing medicine, and he is also proficient in pharmacology. I would like to ask Dr. Li to give me some advice. She has this blessing to ask you to be her teacher, and A Lu will definitely not disappoint Dr. Li's teachings."

It is an extremely rare opportunity to have Li Xiulan as a teacher. A Lu has been in Shahai for many years, and he has met mostly rural doctors or military doctors, and most of them are self-taught.But Li Xiulan seems to be indifferent to her, far worse than her liking for Yueniang.

Li Xiulan only glanced at her, "Would you accept me, Li Xiulan, as a disciple?"

Xie Penglai was stunned, but Li Xiulan looked at Li Suyue with a smile on her face, "Blacksmithing is a good skill, but you can't overwhelm yourself with too many skills. I intend to open a school to teach in Shahai. If you are interested, come and listen."

She still didn't forget to add another sentence, "I just like this kind of child who is bright and clear, with a steady heart and a material for doing things."

Xie Penglai couldn't figure out why Li Xiulan had such a big prejudice when she first met Alu. Fortunately, Li Xiulan intends to open the library, and many of her students in Shahai Library, even Liu Qinsang, finally have an extra place to go.

After the meal, Xie Penglai and Li Xiulan sent the disgruntled Alu and Yueniang away, and went back to rest with Li Xiulan. When they were about to be placed in the hospital, she finally couldn't help it, "Doctor Li saw Alu for the first time, did he misunderstand her?"

Li Xiulan withdrew her hand pushing the door, turned around and looked at Xie Penglai, "I know her mother Bai Zhi, her father is not a good guy." She waved her hand to interrupt Xie Penglai who wanted to explain, "I am the most annoying person Half-hearted. She is devoted to medicine, so why did she enter the residence of His Highness as a servant? Why did she follow the caravan to go out to find salt? Oh, you are afraid that I will look down on her, and how many people did she give to? He was cured of his illness, and even fought with the soldiers. But people, if you ask too much, you can't afford anything.

"Her mother was like that back then." Li Xiulan brushed off her sleeves. "I think she has a temperament like Qin Muchu. Even if she knows a little bit of medicine, she is not good at learning and makes mistakes frequently. I, Li Xiulan, don't want to teach half a bucket of water, I would rather be ignorant and ignorant." I am a new student." She pushed open the door and happened to see Liu Qinsang struggling to carry firewood, "Here, I am willing to teach even her."

After finishing speaking, she left Xie Penglai to think deeply in front of the door, and after a while, she finally shook her head and left with a smile.Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes in front came to his ears, Xie Penglai stopped to listen, guessing that there were no less than dozens of horses, their momentum was fierce, and their steps were anxious.

A group of people arrived in front of Xie Penglai in a blink of an eye, the leader was a white-faced civil servant, and the rest were military officers.

Xie Penglai looked at them quietly, and said with a white face, "Under the order of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xie Penglai, the county magistrate of Shahai, is urgently recruited to Beijing for reconnaissance." It took three years to conduct reconnaissance as an official, but Xie Penglai had only been in office for less than half a year.She doubtfully accepted the paperwork handed over by the civil servant, and there was no reason for the temporary summons in it.

"Can you allow me to arrange the affairs of the Shahai County Government, at most one or two days, I will go to Beijing." Xie Penglai asked.

"My lord Xie, please come to Beijing immediately, and I will wait for you. Shahai County affairs, the two governments and the Ministry of officials have their own opinions." The civil servant's complexion was bottomless, and there was no joy or sorrow, but his tone was indifferent.

Xie Penglai was startled, "Let me tidy up for a while."