Abduct a general to farm

Mo Ran, who didn’t know about the dispute in front of the General’s Mansion, was still checking the status of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the field. They were now in a small village on the outskirts of the capital. Jiang Jingjiu expropriated the farmers and their land in the village, and gave them Silver compensation, let those farmers follow Mo Ran to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes.

These planting techniques will still be made public in the future. After all, they can fill the stomachs of ordinary people with food, so Jiang Jingjiu and the others will not hide them, and teach a group of people first if they can.

As long as they have money, the farmers are naturally willing to do anything. They are doing farm work. If Jiang Jingjiu said that only their land will be expropriated, and they don’t have to do anything at home, they may not want to be idle.

It has been six days since Mo Ran taught the farmers to plant sweet potato vines and germinated potato pieces. New shoots have sprouted on the sweet potato vines. The potatoes are buried in the ground and cannot be seen for the time being, but it is estimated that they will grow out soon.

The temperature in Beijing is not as good as that in the south. The temperature dropped quickly on the second day after Mo Ran’s birthday. It’s okay now. The temperature is not too low. The two plants can bear it, but it won’t be so after a month or two. Snow can freeze crops to death, so they have to cover the greenhouse as soon as possible to provide a warm environment for sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Time waits for no one. They are now planting while building. The level of precision of the greenhouses is not as good as modern ones, but they can ensure that the crops survive the winter successfully.

The location of this small village is very secret. Jiang Jingjiu and Mo Ran also live in a house that has been unoccupied for a long time but the house is in good condition. They are surrounded by their guards, including the three brothers Zhang Fu and Mo Ran's uncle Fei Zhu. The villages are controlled by their people, so there is no need to worry about potential safety hazards.

Of course, they can't live here all the time. Jiang Jingjiu has not been back for a long time. Even if he has reported to the emperor, he can't really stay here for a few months. If he never returns to the capital, the third prince and his concubine mother will have a chance So they plan to return home when they are sure that these farmers have indeed mastered the method of caring for sweet potatoes and potatoes.

All the clothes on Mo Ran's body were changed into autumn clothes. The clothes were much thicker to resist the gradually cooling weather.After he told the farmers some points to pay attention to to increase the yield in the field, he saw that the two crops were in good condition, so he went back to his house accompanied by Fei Zhu.

Jiang Jingjiu was not in the room, because the other party was not idle, but was looking for someone to build a greenhouse based on the characteristics of the greenhouse that Mo Ran said, and now he must be supervising.

It was almost lunch time, Mo Ran asked his uncle to stay, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook.In fact, Mo Ran seldom cooks by himself now, because there is a cook in the general's mansion, and occasionally Jiang Jingjiu will cook Mo Ran's favorite dishes in person. He loves Mo Ran so much that he even once Xue Rouzhi was jealous and said that he had never tasted the dishes made by Ajiu, and joked that he would forget his mother when he had a wife.

After coming to this small village, Jiang Jingjiu cooks almost every meal. According to him, Mo Ran is already tired of planting sweet potatoes and potatoes every day, so I leave cooking and washing dishes to him.

He also enjoys being able to cook for his wife.

When Mo Ran cooked a few simple home-cooked dishes, such as fried meat with tofu, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, fried chicken with carrots, etc., Jiang Jingjiu happened to come back, smelling the sweet aroma of vegetables, and the subordinates who left behind were sticky He hugged Mo Ran's waist vaguely, kissed Mo Ran's face and said: "The dishes cooked by the lady are delicious, I'm hungry."

The others had gotten used to their master's lack of majesty and shamelessness in front of Mo Ran, so they calmly turned away and pretended they hadn't seen anything, but Mo Ran still felt a little shy, and pushed Jiang Jingjiu's arm to signal He's serious.

"When you're hungry, go wash your hands and prepare to eat. Come and eat together, I've cooked a lot."

He greeted the subordinates behind Jiang Jingjiu, and they looked at each other, as if they were a little moved by Mo Ran's proposal, then secretly looked at Jiang Jingjiu's face, and were about to nod in agreement, when the latter looked back at them At a glance, several people trembled all over, saying no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Mo Ran, who didn't see Jiang Jingjiu playing tricks: "?"

Jiang Jingjiu, who had hidden his achievements and fame, turned Mo Ran around, helped him untie the belt around his waist and took off his apron, and took him to wash his hands and eat together.

Fei Zhu didn't leave after the meal, and wanted to discuss the matter of the third prince with Jiang Jingjiu, Mo Ran saw that they wanted to talk about business, so he took the initiative to go outside to avoid suspicion, although Jiang Jingjiu didn't let him go out.

"Aren't you going to tell Ranran your real identity?" After Mo Ran left, Jiang Jingjiu asked in a deep voice.

Fei Zhu shook his head and said: "Of course we shouldn't get involved in this matter, he can be happier if he doesn't know, he's been here for so many years, so don't tell him, I will avenge Prime Minister Si and his wife. "

"Perhaps, I will think about it when the dust settles. I saw the third prince who was in charge of meeting the barbarians a few days ago." That topic was too heavy, and Fei Zhu quickly changed the subject.

"I saw that person's face. His name is Black Snake. He is one of the left and right arms of the third prince. The third prince trusts him very much. But he is also very vigilant. The meeting with the barbarians was on a small boat. I I didn’t get very close, for fear of being discovered.”

That black snake is very good at avoiding, and he also tracked for a long time before finally finding the place where they met. This is also evidence of their cooperation.

Fei Zhu spent most of his time following Black Snake, making sure he knew where they would meet next, so he could investigate more.So come back now.

"It seems that the third prince insists on collaborating with jackals and wolves." Jiang Jingjiu tapped his fingers on the table.

Fei Zhu said: "Perhaps the Hu people are going to make some small moves recently, will the emperor send you to garrison the border?"

He suddenly realized something, "Could it be that the third prince wants to transfer you away from the capital completely because he hasn't seen you recently?"

If this is the case, since Jiang Jingjiu and the crown prince are not in the capital, wouldn't it be a loophole for them to take advantage of?

"It is inevitable for the Hu people to make small moves. Winter is coming soon. They may invade the border to grab food, but they will not go too far, because they have no advantage in winter, and the food and grass are not as abundant as the Yuan and Xia Dynasties. They will only Stockpile food first, it will not pose a threat to us, the emperor will not let me leave Beijing for the time being." Jiang Jingjiu vowed.

However, since the third prince is cooperating with the leader of the Hu people, will he secretly transport the grain and grass of the Yuan Xia Dynasty to the Hu people in winter?

He and Fei Zhu looked at each other, a smile flashed in Fei Zhu's eyes, and he nodded to him clearly.

"By the way, General, I still have a little trick about the Third Prince. I forgot to mention it for a moment. Have you paid attention to Mrs. Lin beside him?"

"She has a problem?"

Jiang Jingjiu had no interest in the third prince's bedside person, and naturally he would not investigate the dispensable Mrs. Lin, but Fei Zhu gave him a surprise.

"Mrs. Lin is very favored in front of the third prince, and even surpasses the third concubine in her position next to the third prince. She once made the third concubine feel threatened. She caused a miscarriage of a concubine and planted it on Mrs. Lin, but she still did not waver. Do you know why the third prince loves Mrs. Lin?"

Fei Zhu made a fool of himself, and didn't expect the other party to respond to him, so he continued on his own: "The third prince's concubine and many concubines were posted by himself, or they were married without emotion. Although the third prince She's lustful, but she won't give affection to everyone, only Mrs. Lin is the person the Third Prince really likes."

"Madam Lin was originally the daughter of a businessman. Two years ago, she followed her father away from her hometown, intending to develop business in the capital, but on the way to the capital, she was robbed by bandits. Her father and cousin were killed. Only she was lucky." She was rescued by the third prince who happened to pass by, and the third prince's people arrested those bandits, and finally Mrs. Lin became the third prince's concubine."

Jiang Jingjiu frowned and said, "What's suspicious about Mrs. Lin?"

Fei Zhu smiled, and mocked: "Accept a thief as your husband. The bandit is a fake, and it is a fake who happened to pass by. In fact, because the third prince fell in love with Mrs. Lin's beauty, he didn't like that her father was a merchant, and Mrs. Lin and her cousin seemed to have something unusual. The third prince simply sent someone pretending to be a bandit to stop them on the way they must pass. He killed both of them with an excuse, and then tricked Mrs. Lin into the mansion. Here, treat her like your own imperial concubine."

Just kidnapping a woman into the mansion, even if two people are killed, the emperor will not have any influence on the third prince if he finds out.

Jiang Jingjiu thought of Mrs. Lin's enthusiasm for his wife. If she knew nothing about the third prince's actions and loved the third prince deeply, then when she knew that the third prince had thoughts about Mo Ran, no matter what kind of thoughts she had, As a woman, she should dislike Mo Ran. With her popularity, if she doesn't want to go to the general's mansion or have contact with Mo Ran, the third prince has nothing to do.

But she went, without looking forced.

unless--

She knows everything.

"We can't deal with the third prince's correspondence with Hu people, maybe we can deal with Mrs. Lin." Jiang Jingjiu said, Fei Zhu nodded, that's exactly what he meant.

The third prince wanted to instigate Mo Ran, so they instigated the third prince's own pillow, no, it can't be said to instigate rebellion, they just provided Mrs. Lin with a revenge aid.

"Madam Lin, I will take care of it. Just keep following the Black Snake closely. After finding out the rules of their meeting and the evidence of their communication, we can show the emperor a good show."

The corners of Jiang Jingjiu's lips curled up slightly, and there was a cool warmth in his black eyes.

Five days later, leaving most of the people he brought in the small village, Jiang Jingjiu took Mo Ran back to the capital. During that time, the emperor did not go to their planting base again, so the third prince and the others still did not know what Jiang Jingjiu had done. What.

At the same time, the prince in Xuzhou City sent a letter to the emperor and Jiang Jingjiu saying that there was finally a heavy rain in Xuzhou City. Although the rain was not so heavy that the river was flooded, it also gave hope to the people of Xuzhou City. In the letter, the prince also said that he might be able to return to Beijing soon.

Putting aside these episodes for now, Mrs. Lin is indeed very diligent, but Mo Ran just went back, and the next day he ran into Mrs. Lin who came to visit again, as if he had learned from somewhere that he had returned home.

But later he learned from his servants that Mrs. Lin also came to visit every day when he was away, and she was very persistent.

On the night when he returned to the mansion, Jiang Jingjiu talked to Mo Ran about Mrs. Lin when he went to sleep in Mo Ran's room. Knowing that he could help Ajiu, Mo Ran would not continue to turn people away. Quickly ask the servants to bring Mrs. Lin in.

After a long time no see, Mrs. Lin's face became paler, and her eyes seemed to show some fatigue, only the smile on her face was familiar to Mo Ran.

The servants served them tea and then went down. Only Mo Ran, Mrs. Lin and one of her maidservants were left in the hall. The maidservant had an ordinary appearance, but stood quietly beside Mrs. Lin with her head bowed, without any sense of presence.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, is Mrs. Lin unwell?" Mo Ran asked with concern, thinking of establishing a good relationship.

Mrs. Lin smiled lightly, and said softly: "Thank you, Mrs. General, for your concern. I have always been like this. There is no serious problem. I will not die for the time being."

As soon as she finished speaking, the servant girl called Madam in a low voice, as if expressing her dissatisfaction with her words, Madam Lin just smiled reassuringly.

It can be seen that their relationship is not like an ordinary master-servant relationship.

"Is there any important business for Mrs. General these days? I haven't seen Mrs. in the mansion for many days." Mrs. Lin took a sip of hot tea without changing her expression, her words sounded a bit tentative.

Mo Ran laughed and said, "Madam Lin doesn't have to call me Mrs. General all the time. It sounds weird. If you don't mind, you can just call me by my name, Mo Ran."

In the past, Mo Ran treated Mrs. Lin with a sense of distance, so he would never say such a thing. Mrs. Lin looked at him with a puzzled expression, and did not speak for a while.

"Is Mrs. Lin unwilling? I remember that Mrs. Lin said at the banquet that she wanted to make friends with me. Could it be that I remembered it wrong?" Mo Ran pretended to be surprised.

Mrs. Lin restrained her mind, shook her head slowly and said, "No, I really like you very much and want to be friends with you, but I think you should have heard other people's evaluation of me, right?"

Mo Ran thought for a while, "Are you referring to Ms. Guo and the others? They did tell me that you are a woman with an evil heart and a vicious heart, but from the way I get along with you, Mrs. Lin doesn't seem to be like that Yes, Mrs. Lin looks very kind."

"You seem a little naive. After all, people are not judged by their appearance." Mrs. Lin was amused by his words, and she covered her mouth with a white handkerchief and smiled.

"Anyway, I believe in Mrs. Lin's character."

"You have only just arrived in the capital, and I will not bully you. Maybe you don't know that General Jiang is supporting the crown prince in the court, and I am a member of the third prince. The people next to us are enemies."

"Since it's a hostile relationship, why did Mrs. Lin tell me?"

"Remind you that I don't have a pure heart for you. Guo Zitong is right. I really don't have a good heart. You are wrong when you say that I am kind." Mrs. Lin said frankly.

Mo Ran was silent for a while, looked at Mrs. Lin's calm eyes, and suddenly laughed, her beautiful eyes bent into lovely crescents, "Mrs. Lin, the third prince asked you to come and win me over, right? It's quite obvious."

Before Madam Lin had any reaction, the maidservant beside her opened her eyes wide in surprise, her standing posture changed slightly, and she was faintly protecting Madam Lin.

"Don't worry so much, I won't do anything to you." Mo Ran waved his hand to signal them to relax, but even if he said that, the maid was still very vigilant.

"So what?" Mrs. Lin didn't show a trace of fear, "What the third prince wants to do, I'm a girl, so I can help if I can."

"But you are not willing, are you sure you really like the third prince?"

The frankness of his words also made Mrs. Lin a little vigilant. Her body, which was already sitting upright, straightened up even more, and her casual expression was put away, and she stared straight into Mo Ran's eyes.

"What do you know?"