Great Zhou Empress

With the arrival of spring, the affairs in Yangzhou have come to an end. Xue Zhijing is going to continue to go south to Fujian, where tea production gathers.

This time she kept Tong Fu and Li Jing.

Tong Fu is in charge of the operation, and will continue this brand new entertainment empire according to the plan of the two of them.This is a long-term job, including cultivating new interests of the audience, adding advertisements in the later stage, and selling peripherals to farther places, etc.

It is imperative to turn these literary girls into a group of stars that the citizens like, and push a batch of female-themed dramas to the entire dynasty.

Li Jing is responsible for the safety of the girls and guarantees dealing with all aspects.Yangzhou is an important town of the dynasty, Xue Zhijing hopes that Li Jing can gain more status and status here, so that she will have more weight with the empress and the court, and will not be easily married by her parents to an official who is still studying children.

Then Xue Zhijing took Su Mingcha and prepared to go to Fujian. Su Mingcha's private tea garden is over there, and the largest tribute tea tea garden of the Dacheng Dynasty is also there.

Before leaving, a group of people sent them to the pier. They would first take a river boat, then transfer to a sea boat, and head south along the coastline.

Xue Zhijing told Li Jing and Tong Fu again what he had said many times before. Li Jing was steady and even had a mission before. She looked like a mature adult, but Tong Fu was nervous and looked like a like children.

Xue Zhijing even frightened him, "Hurry up and mature, or I'll find a matchmaker to help you on a blind date with a powerful daughter-in-law, and let her take care of you."

Tong Fu: "..."

It was really just a scare. Xue Zhijing knew Tong Fu's talent very well. Among all the friends she knew, except herself, Tong Fu was very talented in economics. Tong Fu is also very popular in this era. The young master of the aristocratic country's family is more convenient than Li Jing in terms of things.

Xue Zhijing really hoped that he could be alone.

When doing more and more things, Xue Zhijing is more eager to have more people who can do things in his hands, it is best to have talents from all walks of life.

It has to be said that she has become more and more like a leader.

When they were about to board the boat, Ting Lan held Xue Zhijing with some reluctance.

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say to him, Xue Zhijing asked Su Mingcha and some servants to board the boat first, and she led Ting Lan to the street tree by the pier.

Before she could say anything, Ting Lan burst into tears.

Although Ting Lan usually wears an expression of repelling others thousands of miles away, but that is only her outermost layer of disguise. Under this layer of disguise is a soft and sensitive heart, and it is this kind of heart that makes her feel better. She can play music that touches people's hearts.

Such sensitivity also made her feel a little uncontrollably sad when she parted.

Xue Zhijing didn't know how to comfort her for a while, and finally ended up joking, "What's the matter? You don't want me so much, do you want to change careers and go up the mountain with me to pick tea?"

But as soon as the words came out, the other party's gaze made Xue Zhijing feel a little embarrassed.

Such words are a bit too much in this era.

"Is it possible?" Ting Lan's eyes were full of eager anticipation, and she actually believed Xue Zhijing's words.

Xue Zhijing's face calmed down, and he looked at Ting Lan with clear eyes, "No, I saw you crying too much just now, so I made a joke, I'm sorry."

Ting Lan was a little uncontrollably sad, and even reached out to grab Xue Zhijing's hand, and gently squeezed her fingertips.

"I have a mission, and this trip is also dangerous." Xue Zhijing smiled slightly, but he didn't take his hand out of the other party's hand immediately. She might not come back after leaving. Just let the other person hold it.

"I'm not afraid of danger."

Xue Zhijing frowned, "Ting Lan!"

Ting Lan's body shook, but her hands didn't move.

"In my eyes, you are an artist enough to be famous in history, so I modified the operation of Lichunyuan to keep you away from bureaucrats and nobles, and push you to the general public. If you want to do this well If so, please stick to your beliefs."

Xue Zhijing's words were very serious, with some earnest expectations, "I have my tasks to complete, and you have yours. Never think about following others, as you will become a big tree attached to other people. The parasitic flower on the tree, and I hope you can grow into a towering tree independently, you deserve that kind of beauty."

The boat gradually drifted away, and it seemed that Ting Lan could still be seen standing on the pier standing on the deck.

At the port at the mouth of the sea, I changed the sea ship, but this sea ship is a medium-sized 200 cargo ship, which can seat more than [-] people. This trip to Fujian also transported some goods. Xue Zhijing naturally lives in the cabin above the deck Inside, the cabin is extremely comfortable.

The sea was very stormy, even though it was walking along the coastline, it was shaking very much, even Xue Zhijing was a little pale, relying on talking about tea with Su Mingcha, he finally made it to the place.

"When sailing in the ocean, you must bring tea. Sailors will eat the tea after drinking tea, otherwise they will get sick." Su Mingcha said.

Xue Zhi nodded and added vitamin C to avoid sepsis.This is also the reason why the grasslands of the Liao Kingdom have such a great demand for tea.

When approaching Quanzhou, the ship broke down, and a cabin on the ground floor leaked water. However, the ship technology of this era is still good. In order to avoid danger, the ship was divided into many cabins. If one cabin leaks, it will not hurt the overall situation.

However, when the ship arrived at the repair yard of the shipyard, a masked woman appeared among a group of workers.

Because of the mask, you can't tell her age, but judging by her appearance, she should be a girl in her teens to early twenties. She is wearing an ordinary Dacheng women's dress, and the headgear is not complicated. It's just a scarf covering most of her face. cast over.

Xue Zhijing saw her light blue eyes sharply, and then looked at the color of her hair, it seemed to be a little maroon, not pure black.

Not Han Chinese?

With some curiosity, Xue Zhijing asked Su Mingcha and others to disembark from the boat, and she stayed to see how they repaired the boat.

Unexpectedly, it was the masked woman who was the chief engineer. Her voice was still a little green, and she was definitely not very old, but she expressed it very clearly, and she also carried a professional arrogance. Workers directed around.

Seeing Xue Zhijing watching from the side, she gave her a cold look, "I'm waiting for you, please get out of here."

Sure enough, technicians with professional skills are so cool in ancient and modern times.

Xue Zhijing was suddenly very interested in hearing them talk about the ship. This was the first time she heard about the ship on the voyage.After all, this part is too far away from her previous cognition. In her previous life, she often took a plane, but never took an ocean-going ship.

When they came from Yangzhou, the boat they transferred to was not the biggest one. The seagoing boats that could go to Dashi Kingdom were bigger. The biggest one could hold [-] materials and accommodate up to [-] people.

Regarding this, Xue Zhijing began to ask people questions one after another.

It's a pity that the masked female engineer ignored her at all. Faced with Xue Zhijing's few questions, she responded, "It has nothing to do with you, get out of here quickly."

Such a cool engineer who can repair a large ship with [-] materials, Xue Zhijing felt that he should make friends with him, but it was a pity that the other party regarded her as an annoying mosquito and coldly drove her away again.

There was no other way, so Xue Zhijing had no choice but to get off the boat and ask the person in charge of the repair yard.

The person in charge was an honest-looking middle-aged man. Seeing Xue Zhijing's dress and demeanor, he didn't dare to neglect, and said bluntly, "Her name is Ayila, and she is the daughter of the boss of Fan Fang in Guangzhou. She is not Han Chinese. Her ancestral home is Dashi. It is said that she came to Quanzhou Academy to study. It is her personal interest to come to our repair shop. I didn’t want to. How can a daughter’s family hang out with us rough guys here every day? It’s still Quanzhou I let her try it because the head of the academy acted as a guarantor, but I didn't expect that she would be like this."

The person in charge gave a thumbs up.

……

At this time of year, spring is cold in the Northeast, and there is still a vast snowfield.

It won't be until another month later that tea picking in the south will start, and the ice and snow will melt in this area.

This place is the residence of the Liao King's family in spring, Yazihe.

Starting from the winter station in the first month, we walked slowly for two months to arrive here. At this time, the ice surface has not yet melted, so it is a good time to dig ice and fish.

A group of 200-jin Khitan men, naked from the upper body, gathered on the Yazi River in unison, and began to dig a big hole with their weapons.

When the big pit was formed, everyone put in fishing nets and hooked out the 20-jin big fish from the glacier. The big fish was thrown on the white ice, still thumping non-stop, and it took a long time to remain motionless.

The 200-jin man hugged the frozen head fish and presented it in front of Xiao Liege and her eldest nephew.

"The head fish of the Yazi River has been hunted this year. I wish Daliao a smooth and rainy year, and I wish your Majesty and Princess Raging Fire a long and boundless life."

The eldest nephew looked up at Xiao Liege, Xiao Liege nodded to him, and then he said slowly, "You are all doing well, this year's first fish feast, let's start."

This fish is just a meaning. The royal court gathered the top nobles of the entire Liao Kingdom and their attendants, and nets of fish were caught. Pile after pile of bonfires were lit by the Duck River, and the fish were grilled. , Stewed fish together.

After eating fish, the sports that the nobles of the Liao Kingdom loved to see started to go online again.

The frozen Duck River is a natural racecourse, and horse racing is naturally the top priority.

Ice digging and fishing can also be done by attendants, and horse racing is something that nobles have to do by themselves.

Yelu Mengnan, a young man in his 20s from the direct line of the Yelu family, came to invite Xiao Liege.

"Princess Raging Fire, I haven't raced horses with you for a long time, how about we have a race this time?"

It's hard for Xiao Liege to refuse the Yelu family's invitation, after all, she won't be in the first round, she will be in the next round anyway, the majesty of the royal family can't be lost.

"Okay, the game will be played."

Yelu Mengnan said with a smile, "But I think there are some tricks and tricks."

"What tricks and lottery?"

"I will let you run twenty horses, and then chase you within five miles. If I can catch up with you and take off the red hat on your head with the whip, I will win. If I don't If I can catch up, I will lose."

Xiao Liege frowned slightly, "What about Caitou?"

"If I win, Princess Raging Fire will agree to my pursuit~"

Yelu Mengnan looked at Xiao Liege with some masculine arrogance and arrogance, and when everyone around heard his words, they immediately booed.

For the children of the prairie, it is extremely common to show love in public, even if the other party is a princess.

It's just that Yelu Mengnan had just passed away his wife, so he immediately came up to show his love to her, and he was shameless.

Xiao Liege snorted coldly in his heart, but he didn't say anything, "Heh! Wait until you catch up with me first."

Since Princess Raging Fire and Yelu Mengnan are going to race horses, others will naturally stand aside.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered together to watch the two horse races.

Xiao Liege was dressed in fiery red, while Yelu Mengnan was dressed in pure black, they were extremely eye-catching on the white and winding river, I believe they could be seen clearly even if they ran far away.

The two were separated by 60 horses, about [-] meters away.

The big drum sounded loudly, and the two long-haired horses began to gallop.

Xiao Liege's figure was like a mass of fire burning on the ice, leaving traces of heat waves along the way, while Yelu Mengnan was like a pitch-black sword brushing across the snow field, leaving behind a dull shadow.

Xiao Liege, who was running ahead, was actually at a disadvantage. There was no one in front of her to chase, and she easily lost speed. On the contrary, Yelu Mengnan, who was chasing, was more likely to increase her speed under the stimulation of the horses ahead.

No, the distance between the two horses is getting closer and closer.

Finally, Yelu Mengnan caught up with Xiao Liege when he was about to reach the finish line.

Yelu Mengnan's whip also leaped towards him, Xiao Liege leaned back and avoided his first attack.

When he turned around and stood up, Xiao Liege saw the flash of killing intent in Yelu Mengnan's eyes.

His whip struck again, but this time, it was facing Xiao Liege's face.

Xiao Liege turned sideways to dodge again, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yelu Mengnan, you want to kill me?"

Yelv Mengnan laughed jokingly, "How is it possible, Princess Raging Fire, I just want you."

In the end, he swallowed the word "destiny" and said it in his heart.

But Xiao Liege is so sensitive to the killing intent, how could she not feel it, the so-called courtship is fake, the real thing is wanting to kill her.

Yelumengnan's whip struck again, this time Xiao Liege went up to him, reached out and grabbed his whip, and there was a strong pain in the palm of his hand.

But Xiao Liege held the whip tightly, blood oozed out of his palm, and fell drop by drop on the spotless white snow, forming flowers of ice crystals.

Vigorously ripping off the opponent's whip, Xiao Liege threw it on the ice field, snorted coldly, turned the horse's head, and galloped back to the camp.

Then Yelumengnan still said behind, "Princess Raging Fire, I was just kidding with you, why do you take it seriously, don't run so fast, I can't even catch up."

Xiao Liege clenched his fist tightly.