I am a ruler in troubled times
Chapter 56
Although there was only Liu Li left in the end, it was enough.
Chen Tongpan trusted Liu Li very much. Over the years, Liu Li was like Chen Tongpan's shadow.For Liu Li, the entire Tongpan mansion has no secrets at all.
With Liu Li around, not only the bandit villages on the outskirts of Qizhen, which have been completely replaced, can still operate normally according to the previous model, the medicinal soap business of Chen Tongpan and the traveling merchants is also completely unaffected.
As long as the bandit village still exists and there is no problem with the supply of 'medicine pills', no one will notice the changes in Qizhen at all.
Because of the rush to deliver the goods, the "rich businessman of Zhao country" strayed into the bandit ring in Qizhen. In the end, no one survived the tragedy, and the people who heard the news could only smile and sigh that the rich businessman of Zhao country was not very smart. Forget it.
Little did they know that the goods of the "rich merchants of Zhao State" were not gold, silver, jewellery, brocade, satin, silk, but a large amount of grain.
After completely mastering Qi Town and dealing with Tongpan Mansion, smashing the plaque of Tongpan Mansion and replacing it with the plaque of the City Lord's Mansion, Song Peiyu was not in a hurry to build the city immediately.
The first thing he did was to distribute food to the townspeople of Qizhen for a year, and then inform the townspeople of Qizhen that no one would be allowed to plow in the spring this year.
This incident caused great waves in Qizhen, and finally calmed down quietly after the food was actually delivered to every household.
Song Peiyu never thought about who was behind the city lord's mansion that replaced the Tongpan mansion without telling the townspeople of Qizhen.
When distributing food, we also told the townspeople of Qizhen that the food distributed to them was the same as the average amount that each person could have left after paying taxes on the autumn harvest in Zhao Guoyu County last year.
The townspeople of Qizhen fell silent as they watched the food distributed in their hands. It is no exaggeration to say that they have never seen so much food in their homes since they were born.
In previous years, these grains would have been enough for them to eat for five years, but it turned out to be only the harvest of the people in Zhao Guoyu County for one year, and it was still the harvest that had already paid taxes.
You must know that when they have not been taxed by the city lord's mansion, the net output of the field is averaged to everyone in the family, and there may not be so much.
At this moment, the townspeople of Qizhen, who used to speak ill of Wei Guo and Zhao Guo, had a subtle longing for Zhao Guo in their hearts.
These Qizhen townspeople don't know that every country has the awareness to protect good seeds from being leaked, and the seeds that can be circulated to Qizhen are the worst seeds.
The people of Qizhen don't have the concept of raising seeds from the ground, and it is inevitable that the seeds will get worse and worse.Even with the same hard work and effort, the harvest of the people in Qizhen Town is destined to be inferior to that of people in other countries during the autumn harvest.
Moreover, the year before last, Zhao Guo was happy to have a good seed. Emperor Yonghe twice issued an order to reduce or exempt taxes across the country, once during the spring plowing period, and once after Chongyi disappeared.
It was also the first time that the people of Zhao Guoyu County had such a rich harvest after a busy year.
Song Peiyu was not idle during the time used to appease the emotions of the townspeople in Qizhen. He listed out the city building plan that had been perfected countless times, and made the final perfection with everyone.
Song Peiyu had already thought up the name of the new city, and it was called Odd Goods City.
Although this name was ridiculed by Lu Jihe in every possible way, Song Peiyu did not change his mind at all.
For a city that is used for business, the more peculiar the name, the easier it is for people to remember, the best. Why should it be so elegant?
With Chong Yi's unconditional support, no matter how much Lu Jihe frowned, he could only cover his ears and pretend he didn't hear the hot-eared name.
Although Qihuo City is a city for doing business, as a man-made fortress, it still has unusual strategic significance for Zhao Guo.
So Murong Jing's opinion is very important.
Of course, when discussing such an important matter, Song Peiyu would never forget to listen to Chong Yi.
Murong Jing originally prepared a full stomach of suggestions and wanted to speak slowly with Song Peiyu, but was attracted by Song Peiyu's renderings of the future strange goods city.
After much deliberation, Song Peiyu decided to build the city according to a short story he heard before traveling.
First divide the land that is going to be used for building the city, and then dig out the soil outside the range of these lands to get the building materials for the city. After the city is built, the hollowed out area around the city will be a natural moat.
This not only saves manpower, material resources and time, but also builds the city with the most comprehensive configuration in the emergence stage.
In addition, Song Peiyu also referred to many ancient books and modern knowledge that he had not completely forgotten. With the idea of building a top-level turtle shell, he painstakingly set up the appearance of the strange goods city.
The ten-meter-deep moat and the 15-meter-high city wall.
The city wall is 50 meters wide, and the inside and outside are covered with thick cement, so that even if someone wants to attack the city with rockets, it will not have too much impact on the strange goods city.
Song Peiyu even planned to burn a batch of glazed bricks after the completion of the Qihuo City, and paste glazed bricks on the outside of the 15-meter-high city wall of the Qihuo City.
In this way, on a sunny day, wouldn't the entire city of Odd Goods City be shining brightly?
Proper landmark building!
It's a pity that at this stage, I can only think about it.
In the blank space of the rice paper, Song Peiyu also drew some concept drawings of weapons used to defend the city, and these are also one of the things that Murong Jing needs to help him perfect.
Song Peiyu personally poured hot tea for Murong Jing and Chong Yi, and asked humbly, "The general thinks that if such a city is suddenly besieged by other countries, it will hold out until the reinforcements arrive. How many soldiers do we need to garrison in the city of rare goods?"
Murong Jing was brought back to his senses by Song Peiyu's words, and the amazement in his eyes subsided a little. After pondering for a while, he said, "If the completed Qihuo City can really be like Song Binke's plan, it will only cost 1 yuan. No matter how many people there are in the enemy army, Qihuo City can withstand the siege for ten days."
Even if there was another ambush on the road, it would be enough for Yu County's reinforcements to arrive.
Although Yu County does not have a large number of garrisons at present, as long as the strange goods city is built, Yu County will inevitably increase its garrison and become Zhao Guoxin's border fortress with the benefits that the strange goods city can bring.
"1 people..." Song Peiyu thought about the living supplies needed by 1 people, and slowly shook her head, "There are too many people."
According to his plan, the strange goods city will either be a businessman or a defender, and there will be no farmers.
In this way, all the supplies in the strange goods city need to be transported from Yu County.
5000 garrisons, plus craftsmen, stewards, etc., at least [-] people.
Hearing this, Murong Jing looked at Song Peiyu strangely, and shook his head, refusing to back down, "It really can't be less."
The more important the rare goods city is, the more necessary the garrison is.
If you have worked so hard to make a wedding dress for another country, that would be a big joke in the world.
In Murong Jing's original imagination, if a fortress were to be built in Qizhen, at least [-] troops would be garrisoned to ensure sufficient security.Now it is a surprise to directly reduce the garrison by five times.
Song Peiyu smiled, did not speak, picked up the teapot and filled the half-empty cup in front of Murong Jing.
He knew that he was absolutely inferior to Murong Jing in the formation of troops, so there was really no need to argue with Murong Jing in this regard.
Since Murong Jing said that there must be no fewer than ten thousand defenders, then there must be no fewer than ten thousand defenders.
It's just that the planning in the strange goods city needs to be rearranged.
Maybe Odd Cargo City needs a breeding farm.
Song Peiyu temporarily put aside the question of how many people will be stationed in the Qihuo City, and asked Murong Jing how long soldiers need to practice on weekdays, whether there will be vacations, and what they usually do during vacations.
Murong Jing glanced at Chong Yi, who had a stern face, and looked at Song Peiyu with a half-smile, after all, he did not refuse to answer these questions, which could be called the secrets of the military camp.
"How each camp leads troops depends on the general's habits, and the court will not ask too much. I will talk to Song Binke about the rules in my camp."
Song Peiyu quickly took a homemade pencil, and wrote down the key points of Murong Jing's words.
There is only one day off every ten days, and the entire barracks rests irregularly. The exact day of rest depends entirely on Murong Jing's mood.When Murong Jing didn't have time to take care of it, the adjutant gave Murong Jing the leave order for Murong Jing.
On non-rest days, the soldiers are divided into cavalry and infantry, and they train separately for four days, and form troops together for five days. It takes about three hours a day.
Song Peiyu's eyes lit up, "Only three hours?"
Murong Jing also raised the corners of his mouth, but there was no smile in his eyes, "My barracks is already the place with the strictest rules. When His Majesty was not enthroned, because the rules in my barracks were too strict, many soldiers under him were Stolen by others."
It's a pity that those who took away his soldiers still haven't fought against him. Most of them have disappeared. The most promising Wei Zhong also made mistakes repeatedly. He has been thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors at home for nearly three years.
Song Peiyu immediately noticed Murong Jing's subtle displeasure, and offered countless good words to coax him.
He really failed to realize it in the first time. Soldiers in this era are not only soldiers but also farmers. Except for the Beijing army guarding Xianyang, most guards have their own military fields.
When there is no war, farming while training is the daily routine of soldiers in this era.
In this way, the problem that troubled Song Peiyu was easily solved.
Song Peiyu made new plans while writing and drawing on paper.
In order to better defend the city, there will be no farmland outside Qihuo City, but you can sow some seeds outside the city during spring plowing, and feed the pigs if there is a harvest, and there is no harvest if there is no harvest. Not to be disappointed.
Soldiers don't have to farm in the gaps between training, and they can just take turns to go to the farm.
Pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese are all good choices.
Raising pigs doesn't even need soldiers who need to be drilled, just cooking soldiers are enough.
Soldiers who need to practice only need to be able to release chickens, ducks, and geese, and go outside regularly to find food for chickens, ducks, and geese.
In the moat outside the city, some fish fry and lotus roots can be put in, so that the ducks and geese will be better raised.
……
Food has become sufficient, let alone 2, even [-] people are not a problem.
Song Peiyu quickly gathered her thoughts, and told Murong Jing about her new idea of opening a breeding farm in Qihuo City to solve the food pressure.
For the first time, Murong Jing felt that he couldn't keep up with other people's thoughts. After Song Peiyu finished speaking, he had to think for a while before he fully understood Song Peiyu's words.
"But with so many animals together, wouldn't it be a huge loss if they get sick?" Murong Jing seemed to have remembered some unpleasant experience, and his face suddenly became ugly.
Song Peiyu raised her chin proudly, "Don't worry, General, I have folk remedies for treating poultry diseases, and I have a lot of experience in raising poultry. There will definitely not be mass poultry deaths in the Qihuo City farm."
Seeing that Murong Jing just looked at him without speaking, but still had hesitation on his face, Song Peiyu knew that Murong Jing didn't believe him.
Song Peiyu turned to look at Chong Yi who was about to fall asleep, "Does your Highness still remember the chickens that I raised in Lihua Village?"
Chong Yi finally opened his eyes full of bewilderment, "No..."
Song Peiyu's eyes suddenly became fierce, "There are more than 50 cats raised together, all of them are full of energy, and they are not sick at all. In order to meet His Highness, I directly killed six of them."
The words on Chong Yi's mouth turned a corner, and became, in a daze, "Ah, I remember."
But his eyes are full of surprise, "So you have raised chickens before".
Song Peiyu turned her head to avoid Chong Yi's gaze, and looked at Murong Jing.
He's not guilty, he's telling the truth.
Murong Jing didn't doubt that Chong Yi would tell lies, although he still doubted whether Qihuo City could open a 'farm', he didn't deny Song Peiyu's proposal again.
In his opinion, Song Peiyu was still too young after all, and it was the first time to do such a big thing, so she wanted to do everything perfectly.
Even if there is no breeding farm, it is enough to build the strange goods city on Song Peiyu's drawing.
Since Song Peiyu wants to try, let's try.
During this period, Yu County transported iron ore and other things needed for the construction of the city to Qizhen several times, and each time they were disguised as caravans from various countries and were robbed by bandits outside Qizhen.
In the eyes of others, it was because the war in Zeng Town was getting more and more intense, and many businessmen who originally went there had to change their paths, so that the bandits outside Qi Town found an opportunity to take advantage of.
After finding a suitable reason, the people who paid attention to this incident didn't find it strange. They just asked the city gate guards to remind the businessmen who came and went that the bandits near Qizhen were going crazy, so try not to go there.
All the preparations were ready, Song Peiyu asked Lu Jihe to calculate a good day to break the ground, suddenly news came from Zengzhen that Prince Wei Guo was shot by General Yan Guo on the battlefield, fell off his horse, and died on the spot.
After hearing the news, Lu Jihe put down the tortoise shell and looked at Song Peiyu, "Forget it, today is a good day."
Song Peiyu nodded, and cupped his hands to Lu Jihe, "Brother Lu has a clever plan, and I also think today is a good day."
Bo Yang wiped his face, and couldn't help mumbling, "You guys are too good at fooling."
When the townspeople of Qizhen heard that Zhao Jun was going to dig their fertile fields outside the city, they were really furious, and rushed to the city lord's mansion with their farm tools.
Song Peiyu had already prepared for this, and told them directly that the prince of Zhao State was in Qizhen. As long as they were willing to swear allegiance to Zhao State, the prince would grant them Zhao State household registration and allow them to move to Zhao State to live.
The townspeople who longed for Zhao Guo had hesitated a long time ago, but they hesitated, but Zhao Jun would not hesitate. Before the townspeople of Qi Town could think about it, the fertile land outside Qi Town had been dug up and riddled with holes.
During the period, there were also people who were really desperately resisting the City Lord's Mansion, and these people were all arrested.
Song Peiyu didn't do anything to these people, but offered food and drink to them, and allowed the townspeople of Qizhen to visit them.
Then Song Peiyu met Liu Li, and he told Liu Li clearly that other Qizhen residents could leave Qizhen and go to Zhao Country to start a new life, but Liu Li couldn't, Liu Li had to stay in Qizhen.
Liu Li smiled wryly when he heard this, but he was not surprised.
In fact, he was very content to survive Zhao Jun.
Song Peiyu was very satisfied with Liu Li's wit and interest, and asked Liu Li to talk to the people who desperately resisted the city lord's mansion, and promised Liu Li that if he could persuade the townspeople of Qi Town to stop obstructing the construction of the city, after the completion of the strange goods city, he would give Liu Li Zhao national military status.
When Liu Li can be promoted to a thousand households, he will be able to leave Qizhen with the dispatch of the army.
This request is of no harm to Liu Li, so Liu Li will naturally not refuse.
In just one conversation, Liu Li understood the thoughts of those who desperately resisted the City Lord's Mansion.
They just simply didn't want to leave Qi Zhen.
Song Peiyu didn't expect the answer to be so simple, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was not incomprehensible.
These people's reluctance to leave Qizhen may not be because they are reluctant to part with Qizhen, but it may also be that they are simply afraid of life changes and have no courage to face strange people in strange places.
The City Lord's Mansion sent people from door to door to count the wishes of the townspeople.
Most of the people agreed to live in Zhao State after receiving Zhao Guoliang's nationality and the promise of free land reclamation for three years without taxation.
But there are still some people who refuse to leave Qi Town no matter what.
Song Peiyu didn't want to force these people, and asked them to tell them that even if they stayed in Qizhen, they could no longer farm the land for a living, they could only work, similar to the original medicine soap house in Qizhen.
As a result, the number of people who planned to defend Qizhen to the death decreased a lot, and in the end there were only more than 20 left.
Shopkeeper Xiang from Shixianglou is among them.
After everyone made a decision, the City Lord's Mansion told the townspeople that those who decided to go to Zhao would not be sent away until the Qihuo City was fully completed.Then the city building announcement was issued, recruiting townspeople to build the city, and wages were paid by the day.
The townspeople of Qizhen have been exploited by the Tongpan Mansion for many years, and they basically haven't saved anything. It can be said that the city lord's mansion distributes them a year's worth of food, which is the most they have ever 'saved'.
When they heard the salary promised by the City Lord's Mansion, their first reaction was to not believe it, and then they rushed to sign up, almost crowding out the people in charge of recording.
Not only are people who are going to start over in completely unfamiliar places wanting to save some pennies to settle down, but those who decide to stay don't feel that pennies bite their hands.
In this way, the entire Qizhen began to be built by the whole people.
When the real construction of the city started, Song Peiyu was idle instead.
Apart from telling inspirational stories to Chongyi every day, nothing can be done, the only way to pass the time is to go to the Medicine Soap Institute, or to have a chat with the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
The first time they met, Song Peiyu felt that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was an eunuch.
It's not an eunuch by accident or an ordinary eunuch, but an eunuch who came out of the palace, served by the side of a serious master, and has seen the world.
But Song Peiyu couldn't be sure of this, so he wrote on Chongyi's leg and asked Chongyi for confirmation.
Later, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou admitted that he had lived in Yizhou for a long time.Song Peiyu, who had already obtained a positive answer from Chong Yi, concluded that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was once an eunuch of Yan State.
If Song Peiyu hadn't found out that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou had lived in Qizhen for more than five years, Song Peiyu would have wondered if this eunuch came here specially to find them.
Even if it wasn't someone who came looking for them, it would be unusual for an eunuch from Yan Kingdom to appear in Qizhen.
Therefore, Song Peiyu paid special attention to the movement of Shixianglou, and set up a temporary shelter in Shixianglou on the day of Qingming.In fact, it was to keep an eye on the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou, lest the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou run away and leak the accident in Qizhen.
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou is also one of the people who is determined to stay in Qizhen.
He already knew the identity of the 'Sheng Brothers', but he didn't know that the 'Sheng Brothers' already knew that he was the eunuch of the Yan Kingdom.
Not only Song Peiyu, but Lu Jihe also likes to talk to the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
The more in-depth contact they have, the more they can feel that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou is extraordinary.
When the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was in the palace of Yan Kingdom, he would definitely not be a mediocre person.
What is the reason that such a talent is exiled to Qizhen.
Song Peiyu and Lu Jihe were very curious.
Chong Yi also likes the shopkeeper of Shixianglou very much, what he likes is the craftsmanship of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
In the past, when the Tongpan Mansion was still there, there was no way to do it. When Murong Jing came, the whole Qizhen was controlled by Zhao Jun, and the shopkeeper of Shixianglou became Chongyi's imperial chef.
This made Bo Yang feel as if he was facing an enemy, pulling his hair every day in front of the table full of delicious food, for fear that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou would poison Chong Yi's food.
In case he didn't pay attention and didn't find out that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou had poisoned the food, what would Chong Yi do?
Over time, Bo Yang's hair became noticeably thinner, and the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, who couldn't see it clearly, felt pity for him, and even made Bo Yang a nourishing soup for hair growth.
"Second Master, someone claims to be the big housekeeper of your house, and has sent you a letter from home, and is waiting outside the door." Da Zhuang poked his head out of the door like a thief, his voice was so small that it was almost inaudible .
Before Song Peiyu could speak, Da Zhuang suddenly realized that he hadn't finished speaking, and quickly added, "Ah, there are two more servants named Jin Bao and Yin Nugget?"
Song Peiyu almost spit out the remaining half mouthful of tea in his mouth.
Silver nuggets? !
Chong Yi even took an extra look at Da Zhuang.
Lu Jihe understood that when Song Peiyu's family arrived, he must have something private to say to Song Peiyu, he shook his head and got up from the chair, taking away Da Zhuang who was full of bewilderment.
The timing of this person's appearance is too pleasing, otherwise, let alone serving them, even if he is serving Jinbao and Yinbao waiting outside, he will be regarded as stupid.
A few days ago, Eunuch An, Laifu, and the ten leaders of Donggong had already arrived in Qizhen.
Song Peiyu reckoned that the people from the Song Mansion were coming in the past few days, but she didn't expect that the leader was actually the chief housekeeper of the Song Mansion.
The old butler is more than ten years older than Song Jinyu, and he can be regarded as someone who watched Song Peiyu grow up.
Before the old housekeeper and Jinbao Yinbao came in, the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou delivered today's pastries first.
After the shopkeeper of Shixianglou introduced the pastries as usual, he looked at Song Peiyu kindly, "You are in a good mood today, but what happy event did you meet?"
"It's indeed a happy event." Song Peiyu raised the corners of his mouth without hesitation, "A loyal servant came from Xianyang, and he brought a letter from his family."
Hearing this, the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou froze slightly.
Song Peiyu was so happy that he didn't notice the abnormality of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, but Chong Yi did, but he didn't care what the cook was thinking, he naturally looked away and reached for the pastry.
"Then congratulations to Mr. Qi." The shopkeeper of Shixianglou cupped his hands towards Song Peiyu, then turned to look at Chongyi, "I still have a tonic soup for Mr. Bai on the stove, I'm afraid the medicine will lose its effect if the time is wrong. Change, go back to the kitchen first. You can just send someone to the kitchen to let you know what you want to eat tonight."
After all, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou turned around and left. Not only did Chong Yi look over at his eager attitude, even Song Peiyu noticed something was wrong.
After all, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou hurriedly didn't have time to go out, he was blocked by the happy old housekeeper, Jinbao and Yinbao.
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou subconsciously raised his sleeve to cover his face, but he didn't know that such an attempt to hide his face would only make him look even weirder.
The old butler stared blankly at the shopkeeper of Shixianglou who was covering his face with his sleeves, and his tone was full of uncertainty, "Eunuch Rui?"
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou put down his hand, and pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly, "Old man, you have mistaken someone."
"Eunuch Rui!" The old housekeeper focused his eyes on the scar on the neck of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, "You dug out the seven-star mole on his neck."
"I'm really not the Eunuch Rui you said!" The head shopkeeper of Shixianglou suddenly turned cold, and pushed away the head housekeeper of the Song House and was about to leave, but was stopped by Jin Bao and Yin Bao.
Song Peiyu was stunned by this incident, and murmured with a dull expression, "Eunuch Rui?"
Chong Yi frowned, he didn't care who Eunuch Rui was, but he didn't like the feeling that he was the only one left out, so it was rare for him to take the initiative to ask, "Who?"
The former emperor of Yan State, the Grand Duke who is in charge of Emperor Qing.
Because there are seven small moles on his neck, the shape of which resembles the Big Dipper, it caught the eyes of the young Emperor Qing, and he was given the name Ruixiang.
It's a pity that people like Eunuch Rui, if they live longer than the emperor they serve, will always be unable to escape the end of being left behind for cold tea.
After Emperor Qing passed away, Eunuch Rui disappeared mysteriously, neither alive nor dead.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiaoqi Town came to hide his name.
No wonder the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou calls himself Xiang, which should be a homonym of Xiang from Ruixiang.
Seeing that Eunuch Rui couldn't accept the fact that his identity was revealed, Song Peiyu came back to his senses and said loudly, "Don't stop the shopkeeper, let him go back first."
Hearing Song Peiyu's voice, shopkeeper Xiang's body stiffened visibly, but he refused to turn back after saying anything, and rushed out with hands and feet.
Seeing this, Song Peiyu quickly gave Jin Bao a wink.
Jin Bao nodded silently, and quietly chased after him.
After interrupting the shopkeeper, Song Peiyu's excitement at seeing the old butler was relieved.
He grabbed the old butler's arm to prevent the old butler from kneeling on the ground, and looked at Chong Yi who was sitting still.
This is his residence, Chong Yi should go.
It's a pity that whether Chong Yi can understand other people's winks is completely determined by whether he wants to see other people's winks or not.
Chong Yi changed direction, perfectly avoiding Song Peiyu's sight.
The housekeeper of the Song Mansion first asked if Song Peiyu was injured, like all parents who have seen children who have been away from home for a long time, carefully asked Song Peiyu about food, clothing, housing and transportation outside, and then told Song Peiyu about the affairs in the house.
After Song Peiyu's disappearance, the old lady and Mrs. Liu have rebuilt the small Buddhist hall, and they have to go in to worship every day.
When the eldest lady took care of the general affairs of the mansion, she already felt powerless and left many things to the eldest wife.
Song Jinyu spent more and more days staying in the palace. Although he was still as graceful and did not appear old due to his busy schedule, his gray hair quietly increased.
Song Jingming has received the decree of grace and is already the son of Uncle Yunyang.
……
After listening to the housekeeper's words, Song Peiyu was deeply touched, and her eyes turned light red unconsciously.
Even if the butler didn't say what happened to the family because of his disappearance, he could still deduce from the butler's words what changes his disappearance had brought to the family.
The old housekeeper opened the wooden box in his hand, and there were envelopes higher than the length of his palm, all of which were letters from his family to Song Peiyu.
Song Peiyu couldn't care less about Chong Yi who kept silent for a long time. He couldn't wait to open the letters above, and found that it was Song Jinyu who wrote him not long after he disappeared.
At some point, Chong Yi's body turned back, and he was looking at Song Peiyu's eyes that seemed to have been washed by water.
He suddenly felt that Song Peiyu was also very good-looking, which was different from the good-looking one with a high-spirited smile.
But what's missing...
Almost what?
Chong Yi put down the pastry in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Hearing the barely audible sobs in his ears, Chong Yi's complexion suddenly became strange.
The image of Song Peiyu crying half lying on his body flashed in his mind.
Chong Yi felt that he should stop.
But why stop?But don't know.
If you don't know, then don't feel bad about yourself.
So Chong Yi became even more unscrupulous.
He put his eyes on Song Peiyu's red eyes again, waiting to see Song Peiyu's tears.
Although it is different from the picture in his memory, it can only be done.
Chong Yi thought regretfully.
It's a pity that Song Peiyu's eyes were red all afternoon, but she still didn't shed tears as Chong Yi wished.
Chong Yi was dreaming.
In fact, he rarely dreams, unless he falls directly into a dream and cannot wake up.
But this time was different. He knew from the very beginning that he was dreaming, and he also knew that he could break free from the dream at any time.
He dreamed about what happened last year.
But it's not the same as last year's scene.
This time there was only him, 'Song Peiyu' and the bloody bandit, no one else.
After he killed the bandit with a full face, no other bandits rushed over, nor was he unable to move because of the sudden spread of the toxin on his body, and he could see the situation of 'Song Peiyu' when he lowered his head.
The bandits who were killed disappeared out of thin air, but Chong Yi in his dream had no time to worry about these trivial matters.
He looked at 'Song Peiyu' intently, from 'Song Peiyu's' beautiful shoulder and neckline, along the rubbed red marks and small wounds all the way down, until 'Song Peiyu' was ripped out of the crotch pants.
Chong Yi suddenly remembered that the nanny who hugged him when he was a child said that some people don't look at the white face and hands, but in fact the parts that are not white are just covered by clothes.
Song Peiyu was different, he was really white all over.
"Your Highness"
'Song Peiyu' didn't know when she half got up from the ground, and hid in Chong Yi's arms tremblingly, "I'm so scared, why is he so fierce..."
Chong Yi grabbed 'Song Peiyu' by the shoulder, preventing 'Song Peiyu' from sticking to him, "Shut up"
Talking, it's not like it.
'Song Peiyu' heard Chong Yi's indifferent words, her eyes turned red, and she looked at Chong Yi whether she wanted to cry or not.
Chong Yi, who was about to escape from the inexplicable dream, paused, pushed 'Song Peiyu' away, lay on his back, and waved to 'Song Peiyu', "Come".
Chong Yi understood that this was just an ordinary dream, so he didn't expect 'Song Peiyu' to listen to him, and was ready to drag 'Song Peiyu' over.
But before he could make a move, 'Song Peiyu' suddenly showed a surprised expression, and rushed forward impatiently, supporting Chong Yi's face with one hand, really showing the posture of a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
Chong Yi was unwilling, he sighed and sat up again.
First put 'Song Peiyu' in a posture of sitting on the ground with her head down, and said in a low voice, "Don't move"
Then immediately lay on the place where 'Song Peiyu' was looking at, broke 'Song Peiyu' shoulder, let 'Song Peiyu' bend over and approach him.
After adjusting the angle several times, Chong Yi nodded in satisfaction at the expressionless 'Song Peiyu', and said in a low voice, "You can cry now."
Let him take a good look at whether Song Peiyu looks better when she is crying than when she is smiling.
However, everything was ready, but 'Song Peiyu' went on strike.
Hearing Chong Yi make him cry again, 'Song Peiyu' suddenly grinned and smiled.
The standard smile with chopsticks in his mouth, showing twelve small white teeth, looks stupid no matter how you look at it.
Chong Yi was shocked by the expression of 'Song Peiyu', frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Laugh?"
'Song Peiyu' straightened up and sat on the ground, destroying the pose that Chong Yi had worked so hard to pose for a long time.
Chong Yi felt dissatisfied, and was about to speak again, when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter.
'Song Peiyu' held her neck high, "Hahahahahahaha~"
Maybe it was because she laughed too happily, 'Song Peiyu' started laughing and clapping her hands.
Chong Yi sat up silently, looking at his hands.
Decided to try one last time.
If you don't want to cry, then just cry.
It wasn't the tears in his memory, but it was better than nothing.
'Song Peiyu' seemed to sense Chong Yi's dangerous thoughts, suddenly stopped laughing, got up from the ground abruptly, and ran away.
From Chong Yi's point of view, what can be seen most clearly are the crotch pants that were blown wildly by the wind, and the white pair facing his face.
Now that he decided to attack, Chong Yi would not be able to change his mind whether 'Song Peiyu' ran or not, so he chased after him without hesitation.
Chong Yi, who never had strong emotions, suddenly felt that this 'Song Peiyu' deserved a beating.
That being the case, spank him and make him cry.
In the dream, Chong Yi crossed the high mountains, swam across the deep sea, climbed the big tree that reached directly to the clouds, and finally pushed 'Song Peiyu' onto the bed in the East Palace bedroom.
Chongyi was about to give 'Song Peiyu' one last chance to cry by himself.Seeing 'Song Peiyu' looking at him aggrievedly again, calling him "Your Highness".
Chong Yi suddenly changed his mind, this thing is not the real Song Peiyu, just hit him directly.
Chong Yi was called to open his eyes, but it was rare that his eyes were not awake but in a trance.
Seeing this, Song Peiyu touched Chong Yi's forehead subconsciously, and felt relieved that Chong Yi didn't have any fever, and said with a smile, "I thought His Highness was awake all the time when he was sleeping, but I didn't expect you to... ..."
Song Peiyu was suddenly overturned by the huge force on her shoulder.
After the dizzy turn, the person had already sunk into the soft bed, and as soon as his sight regained focus, he was completely occupied by Chong Yi's aggressive face.
Song Peiyu suddenly forgot what she was going to say, and looked at Chong Yi in a daze.
Chong Yi's face was full of ferocity that Song Peiyu had never seen before, "Cry!"
Chen Tongpan trusted Liu Li very much. Over the years, Liu Li was like Chen Tongpan's shadow.For Liu Li, the entire Tongpan mansion has no secrets at all.
With Liu Li around, not only the bandit villages on the outskirts of Qizhen, which have been completely replaced, can still operate normally according to the previous model, the medicinal soap business of Chen Tongpan and the traveling merchants is also completely unaffected.
As long as the bandit village still exists and there is no problem with the supply of 'medicine pills', no one will notice the changes in Qizhen at all.
Because of the rush to deliver the goods, the "rich businessman of Zhao country" strayed into the bandit ring in Qizhen. In the end, no one survived the tragedy, and the people who heard the news could only smile and sigh that the rich businessman of Zhao country was not very smart. Forget it.
Little did they know that the goods of the "rich merchants of Zhao State" were not gold, silver, jewellery, brocade, satin, silk, but a large amount of grain.
After completely mastering Qi Town and dealing with Tongpan Mansion, smashing the plaque of Tongpan Mansion and replacing it with the plaque of the City Lord's Mansion, Song Peiyu was not in a hurry to build the city immediately.
The first thing he did was to distribute food to the townspeople of Qizhen for a year, and then inform the townspeople of Qizhen that no one would be allowed to plow in the spring this year.
This incident caused great waves in Qizhen, and finally calmed down quietly after the food was actually delivered to every household.
Song Peiyu never thought about who was behind the city lord's mansion that replaced the Tongpan mansion without telling the townspeople of Qizhen.
When distributing food, we also told the townspeople of Qizhen that the food distributed to them was the same as the average amount that each person could have left after paying taxes on the autumn harvest in Zhao Guoyu County last year.
The townspeople of Qizhen fell silent as they watched the food distributed in their hands. It is no exaggeration to say that they have never seen so much food in their homes since they were born.
In previous years, these grains would have been enough for them to eat for five years, but it turned out to be only the harvest of the people in Zhao Guoyu County for one year, and it was still the harvest that had already paid taxes.
You must know that when they have not been taxed by the city lord's mansion, the net output of the field is averaged to everyone in the family, and there may not be so much.
At this moment, the townspeople of Qizhen, who used to speak ill of Wei Guo and Zhao Guo, had a subtle longing for Zhao Guo in their hearts.
These Qizhen townspeople don't know that every country has the awareness to protect good seeds from being leaked, and the seeds that can be circulated to Qizhen are the worst seeds.
The people of Qizhen don't have the concept of raising seeds from the ground, and it is inevitable that the seeds will get worse and worse.Even with the same hard work and effort, the harvest of the people in Qizhen Town is destined to be inferior to that of people in other countries during the autumn harvest.
Moreover, the year before last, Zhao Guo was happy to have a good seed. Emperor Yonghe twice issued an order to reduce or exempt taxes across the country, once during the spring plowing period, and once after Chongyi disappeared.
It was also the first time that the people of Zhao Guoyu County had such a rich harvest after a busy year.
Song Peiyu was not idle during the time used to appease the emotions of the townspeople in Qizhen. He listed out the city building plan that had been perfected countless times, and made the final perfection with everyone.
Song Peiyu had already thought up the name of the new city, and it was called Odd Goods City.
Although this name was ridiculed by Lu Jihe in every possible way, Song Peiyu did not change his mind at all.
For a city that is used for business, the more peculiar the name, the easier it is for people to remember, the best. Why should it be so elegant?
With Chong Yi's unconditional support, no matter how much Lu Jihe frowned, he could only cover his ears and pretend he didn't hear the hot-eared name.
Although Qihuo City is a city for doing business, as a man-made fortress, it still has unusual strategic significance for Zhao Guo.
So Murong Jing's opinion is very important.
Of course, when discussing such an important matter, Song Peiyu would never forget to listen to Chong Yi.
Murong Jing originally prepared a full stomach of suggestions and wanted to speak slowly with Song Peiyu, but was attracted by Song Peiyu's renderings of the future strange goods city.
After much deliberation, Song Peiyu decided to build the city according to a short story he heard before traveling.
First divide the land that is going to be used for building the city, and then dig out the soil outside the range of these lands to get the building materials for the city. After the city is built, the hollowed out area around the city will be a natural moat.
This not only saves manpower, material resources and time, but also builds the city with the most comprehensive configuration in the emergence stage.
In addition, Song Peiyu also referred to many ancient books and modern knowledge that he had not completely forgotten. With the idea of building a top-level turtle shell, he painstakingly set up the appearance of the strange goods city.
The ten-meter-deep moat and the 15-meter-high city wall.
The city wall is 50 meters wide, and the inside and outside are covered with thick cement, so that even if someone wants to attack the city with rockets, it will not have too much impact on the strange goods city.
Song Peiyu even planned to burn a batch of glazed bricks after the completion of the Qihuo City, and paste glazed bricks on the outside of the 15-meter-high city wall of the Qihuo City.
In this way, on a sunny day, wouldn't the entire city of Odd Goods City be shining brightly?
Proper landmark building!
It's a pity that at this stage, I can only think about it.
In the blank space of the rice paper, Song Peiyu also drew some concept drawings of weapons used to defend the city, and these are also one of the things that Murong Jing needs to help him perfect.
Song Peiyu personally poured hot tea for Murong Jing and Chong Yi, and asked humbly, "The general thinks that if such a city is suddenly besieged by other countries, it will hold out until the reinforcements arrive. How many soldiers do we need to garrison in the city of rare goods?"
Murong Jing was brought back to his senses by Song Peiyu's words, and the amazement in his eyes subsided a little. After pondering for a while, he said, "If the completed Qihuo City can really be like Song Binke's plan, it will only cost 1 yuan. No matter how many people there are in the enemy army, Qihuo City can withstand the siege for ten days."
Even if there was another ambush on the road, it would be enough for Yu County's reinforcements to arrive.
Although Yu County does not have a large number of garrisons at present, as long as the strange goods city is built, Yu County will inevitably increase its garrison and become Zhao Guoxin's border fortress with the benefits that the strange goods city can bring.
"1 people..." Song Peiyu thought about the living supplies needed by 1 people, and slowly shook her head, "There are too many people."
According to his plan, the strange goods city will either be a businessman or a defender, and there will be no farmers.
In this way, all the supplies in the strange goods city need to be transported from Yu County.
5000 garrisons, plus craftsmen, stewards, etc., at least [-] people.
Hearing this, Murong Jing looked at Song Peiyu strangely, and shook his head, refusing to back down, "It really can't be less."
The more important the rare goods city is, the more necessary the garrison is.
If you have worked so hard to make a wedding dress for another country, that would be a big joke in the world.
In Murong Jing's original imagination, if a fortress were to be built in Qizhen, at least [-] troops would be garrisoned to ensure sufficient security.Now it is a surprise to directly reduce the garrison by five times.
Song Peiyu smiled, did not speak, picked up the teapot and filled the half-empty cup in front of Murong Jing.
He knew that he was absolutely inferior to Murong Jing in the formation of troops, so there was really no need to argue with Murong Jing in this regard.
Since Murong Jing said that there must be no fewer than ten thousand defenders, then there must be no fewer than ten thousand defenders.
It's just that the planning in the strange goods city needs to be rearranged.
Maybe Odd Cargo City needs a breeding farm.
Song Peiyu temporarily put aside the question of how many people will be stationed in the Qihuo City, and asked Murong Jing how long soldiers need to practice on weekdays, whether there will be vacations, and what they usually do during vacations.
Murong Jing glanced at Chong Yi, who had a stern face, and looked at Song Peiyu with a half-smile, after all, he did not refuse to answer these questions, which could be called the secrets of the military camp.
"How each camp leads troops depends on the general's habits, and the court will not ask too much. I will talk to Song Binke about the rules in my camp."
Song Peiyu quickly took a homemade pencil, and wrote down the key points of Murong Jing's words.
There is only one day off every ten days, and the entire barracks rests irregularly. The exact day of rest depends entirely on Murong Jing's mood.When Murong Jing didn't have time to take care of it, the adjutant gave Murong Jing the leave order for Murong Jing.
On non-rest days, the soldiers are divided into cavalry and infantry, and they train separately for four days, and form troops together for five days. It takes about three hours a day.
Song Peiyu's eyes lit up, "Only three hours?"
Murong Jing also raised the corners of his mouth, but there was no smile in his eyes, "My barracks is already the place with the strictest rules. When His Majesty was not enthroned, because the rules in my barracks were too strict, many soldiers under him were Stolen by others."
It's a pity that those who took away his soldiers still haven't fought against him. Most of them have disappeared. The most promising Wei Zhong also made mistakes repeatedly. He has been thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors at home for nearly three years.
Song Peiyu immediately noticed Murong Jing's subtle displeasure, and offered countless good words to coax him.
He really failed to realize it in the first time. Soldiers in this era are not only soldiers but also farmers. Except for the Beijing army guarding Xianyang, most guards have their own military fields.
When there is no war, farming while training is the daily routine of soldiers in this era.
In this way, the problem that troubled Song Peiyu was easily solved.
Song Peiyu made new plans while writing and drawing on paper.
In order to better defend the city, there will be no farmland outside Qihuo City, but you can sow some seeds outside the city during spring plowing, and feed the pigs if there is a harvest, and there is no harvest if there is no harvest. Not to be disappointed.
Soldiers don't have to farm in the gaps between training, and they can just take turns to go to the farm.
Pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese are all good choices.
Raising pigs doesn't even need soldiers who need to be drilled, just cooking soldiers are enough.
Soldiers who need to practice only need to be able to release chickens, ducks, and geese, and go outside regularly to find food for chickens, ducks, and geese.
In the moat outside the city, some fish fry and lotus roots can be put in, so that the ducks and geese will be better raised.
……
Food has become sufficient, let alone 2, even [-] people are not a problem.
Song Peiyu quickly gathered her thoughts, and told Murong Jing about her new idea of opening a breeding farm in Qihuo City to solve the food pressure.
For the first time, Murong Jing felt that he couldn't keep up with other people's thoughts. After Song Peiyu finished speaking, he had to think for a while before he fully understood Song Peiyu's words.
"But with so many animals together, wouldn't it be a huge loss if they get sick?" Murong Jing seemed to have remembered some unpleasant experience, and his face suddenly became ugly.
Song Peiyu raised her chin proudly, "Don't worry, General, I have folk remedies for treating poultry diseases, and I have a lot of experience in raising poultry. There will definitely not be mass poultry deaths in the Qihuo City farm."
Seeing that Murong Jing just looked at him without speaking, but still had hesitation on his face, Song Peiyu knew that Murong Jing didn't believe him.
Song Peiyu turned to look at Chong Yi who was about to fall asleep, "Does your Highness still remember the chickens that I raised in Lihua Village?"
Chong Yi finally opened his eyes full of bewilderment, "No..."
Song Peiyu's eyes suddenly became fierce, "There are more than 50 cats raised together, all of them are full of energy, and they are not sick at all. In order to meet His Highness, I directly killed six of them."
The words on Chong Yi's mouth turned a corner, and became, in a daze, "Ah, I remember."
But his eyes are full of surprise, "So you have raised chickens before".
Song Peiyu turned her head to avoid Chong Yi's gaze, and looked at Murong Jing.
He's not guilty, he's telling the truth.
Murong Jing didn't doubt that Chong Yi would tell lies, although he still doubted whether Qihuo City could open a 'farm', he didn't deny Song Peiyu's proposal again.
In his opinion, Song Peiyu was still too young after all, and it was the first time to do such a big thing, so she wanted to do everything perfectly.
Even if there is no breeding farm, it is enough to build the strange goods city on Song Peiyu's drawing.
Since Song Peiyu wants to try, let's try.
During this period, Yu County transported iron ore and other things needed for the construction of the city to Qizhen several times, and each time they were disguised as caravans from various countries and were robbed by bandits outside Qizhen.
In the eyes of others, it was because the war in Zeng Town was getting more and more intense, and many businessmen who originally went there had to change their paths, so that the bandits outside Qi Town found an opportunity to take advantage of.
After finding a suitable reason, the people who paid attention to this incident didn't find it strange. They just asked the city gate guards to remind the businessmen who came and went that the bandits near Qizhen were going crazy, so try not to go there.
All the preparations were ready, Song Peiyu asked Lu Jihe to calculate a good day to break the ground, suddenly news came from Zengzhen that Prince Wei Guo was shot by General Yan Guo on the battlefield, fell off his horse, and died on the spot.
After hearing the news, Lu Jihe put down the tortoise shell and looked at Song Peiyu, "Forget it, today is a good day."
Song Peiyu nodded, and cupped his hands to Lu Jihe, "Brother Lu has a clever plan, and I also think today is a good day."
Bo Yang wiped his face, and couldn't help mumbling, "You guys are too good at fooling."
When the townspeople of Qizhen heard that Zhao Jun was going to dig their fertile fields outside the city, they were really furious, and rushed to the city lord's mansion with their farm tools.
Song Peiyu had already prepared for this, and told them directly that the prince of Zhao State was in Qizhen. As long as they were willing to swear allegiance to Zhao State, the prince would grant them Zhao State household registration and allow them to move to Zhao State to live.
The townspeople who longed for Zhao Guo had hesitated a long time ago, but they hesitated, but Zhao Jun would not hesitate. Before the townspeople of Qi Town could think about it, the fertile land outside Qi Town had been dug up and riddled with holes.
During the period, there were also people who were really desperately resisting the City Lord's Mansion, and these people were all arrested.
Song Peiyu didn't do anything to these people, but offered food and drink to them, and allowed the townspeople of Qizhen to visit them.
Then Song Peiyu met Liu Li, and he told Liu Li clearly that other Qizhen residents could leave Qizhen and go to Zhao Country to start a new life, but Liu Li couldn't, Liu Li had to stay in Qizhen.
Liu Li smiled wryly when he heard this, but he was not surprised.
In fact, he was very content to survive Zhao Jun.
Song Peiyu was very satisfied with Liu Li's wit and interest, and asked Liu Li to talk to the people who desperately resisted the city lord's mansion, and promised Liu Li that if he could persuade the townspeople of Qi Town to stop obstructing the construction of the city, after the completion of the strange goods city, he would give Liu Li Zhao national military status.
When Liu Li can be promoted to a thousand households, he will be able to leave Qizhen with the dispatch of the army.
This request is of no harm to Liu Li, so Liu Li will naturally not refuse.
In just one conversation, Liu Li understood the thoughts of those who desperately resisted the City Lord's Mansion.
They just simply didn't want to leave Qi Zhen.
Song Peiyu didn't expect the answer to be so simple, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was not incomprehensible.
These people's reluctance to leave Qizhen may not be because they are reluctant to part with Qizhen, but it may also be that they are simply afraid of life changes and have no courage to face strange people in strange places.
The City Lord's Mansion sent people from door to door to count the wishes of the townspeople.
Most of the people agreed to live in Zhao State after receiving Zhao Guoliang's nationality and the promise of free land reclamation for three years without taxation.
But there are still some people who refuse to leave Qi Town no matter what.
Song Peiyu didn't want to force these people, and asked them to tell them that even if they stayed in Qizhen, they could no longer farm the land for a living, they could only work, similar to the original medicine soap house in Qizhen.
As a result, the number of people who planned to defend Qizhen to the death decreased a lot, and in the end there were only more than 20 left.
Shopkeeper Xiang from Shixianglou is among them.
After everyone made a decision, the City Lord's Mansion told the townspeople that those who decided to go to Zhao would not be sent away until the Qihuo City was fully completed.Then the city building announcement was issued, recruiting townspeople to build the city, and wages were paid by the day.
The townspeople of Qizhen have been exploited by the Tongpan Mansion for many years, and they basically haven't saved anything. It can be said that the city lord's mansion distributes them a year's worth of food, which is the most they have ever 'saved'.
When they heard the salary promised by the City Lord's Mansion, their first reaction was to not believe it, and then they rushed to sign up, almost crowding out the people in charge of recording.
Not only are people who are going to start over in completely unfamiliar places wanting to save some pennies to settle down, but those who decide to stay don't feel that pennies bite their hands.
In this way, the entire Qizhen began to be built by the whole people.
When the real construction of the city started, Song Peiyu was idle instead.
Apart from telling inspirational stories to Chongyi every day, nothing can be done, the only way to pass the time is to go to the Medicine Soap Institute, or to have a chat with the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
The first time they met, Song Peiyu felt that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was an eunuch.
It's not an eunuch by accident or an ordinary eunuch, but an eunuch who came out of the palace, served by the side of a serious master, and has seen the world.
But Song Peiyu couldn't be sure of this, so he wrote on Chongyi's leg and asked Chongyi for confirmation.
Later, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou admitted that he had lived in Yizhou for a long time.Song Peiyu, who had already obtained a positive answer from Chong Yi, concluded that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was once an eunuch of Yan State.
If Song Peiyu hadn't found out that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou had lived in Qizhen for more than five years, Song Peiyu would have wondered if this eunuch came here specially to find them.
Even if it wasn't someone who came looking for them, it would be unusual for an eunuch from Yan Kingdom to appear in Qizhen.
Therefore, Song Peiyu paid special attention to the movement of Shixianglou, and set up a temporary shelter in Shixianglou on the day of Qingming.In fact, it was to keep an eye on the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou, lest the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou run away and leak the accident in Qizhen.
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou is also one of the people who is determined to stay in Qizhen.
He already knew the identity of the 'Sheng Brothers', but he didn't know that the 'Sheng Brothers' already knew that he was the eunuch of the Yan Kingdom.
Not only Song Peiyu, but Lu Jihe also likes to talk to the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
The more in-depth contact they have, the more they can feel that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou is extraordinary.
When the shopkeeper of Shixianglou was in the palace of Yan Kingdom, he would definitely not be a mediocre person.
What is the reason that such a talent is exiled to Qizhen.
Song Peiyu and Lu Jihe were very curious.
Chong Yi also likes the shopkeeper of Shixianglou very much, what he likes is the craftsmanship of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou.
In the past, when the Tongpan Mansion was still there, there was no way to do it. When Murong Jing came, the whole Qizhen was controlled by Zhao Jun, and the shopkeeper of Shixianglou became Chongyi's imperial chef.
This made Bo Yang feel as if he was facing an enemy, pulling his hair every day in front of the table full of delicious food, for fear that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou would poison Chong Yi's food.
In case he didn't pay attention and didn't find out that the shopkeeper of Shixianglou had poisoned the food, what would Chong Yi do?
Over time, Bo Yang's hair became noticeably thinner, and the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, who couldn't see it clearly, felt pity for him, and even made Bo Yang a nourishing soup for hair growth.
"Second Master, someone claims to be the big housekeeper of your house, and has sent you a letter from home, and is waiting outside the door." Da Zhuang poked his head out of the door like a thief, his voice was so small that it was almost inaudible .
Before Song Peiyu could speak, Da Zhuang suddenly realized that he hadn't finished speaking, and quickly added, "Ah, there are two more servants named Jin Bao and Yin Nugget?"
Song Peiyu almost spit out the remaining half mouthful of tea in his mouth.
Silver nuggets? !
Chong Yi even took an extra look at Da Zhuang.
Lu Jihe understood that when Song Peiyu's family arrived, he must have something private to say to Song Peiyu, he shook his head and got up from the chair, taking away Da Zhuang who was full of bewilderment.
The timing of this person's appearance is too pleasing, otherwise, let alone serving them, even if he is serving Jinbao and Yinbao waiting outside, he will be regarded as stupid.
A few days ago, Eunuch An, Laifu, and the ten leaders of Donggong had already arrived in Qizhen.
Song Peiyu reckoned that the people from the Song Mansion were coming in the past few days, but she didn't expect that the leader was actually the chief housekeeper of the Song Mansion.
The old butler is more than ten years older than Song Jinyu, and he can be regarded as someone who watched Song Peiyu grow up.
Before the old housekeeper and Jinbao Yinbao came in, the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou delivered today's pastries first.
After the shopkeeper of Shixianglou introduced the pastries as usual, he looked at Song Peiyu kindly, "You are in a good mood today, but what happy event did you meet?"
"It's indeed a happy event." Song Peiyu raised the corners of his mouth without hesitation, "A loyal servant came from Xianyang, and he brought a letter from his family."
Hearing this, the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou froze slightly.
Song Peiyu was so happy that he didn't notice the abnormality of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, but Chong Yi did, but he didn't care what the cook was thinking, he naturally looked away and reached for the pastry.
"Then congratulations to Mr. Qi." The shopkeeper of Shixianglou cupped his hands towards Song Peiyu, then turned to look at Chongyi, "I still have a tonic soup for Mr. Bai on the stove, I'm afraid the medicine will lose its effect if the time is wrong. Change, go back to the kitchen first. You can just send someone to the kitchen to let you know what you want to eat tonight."
After all, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou turned around and left. Not only did Chong Yi look over at his eager attitude, even Song Peiyu noticed something was wrong.
After all, the shopkeeper of Shixianglou hurriedly didn't have time to go out, he was blocked by the happy old housekeeper, Jinbao and Yinbao.
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou subconsciously raised his sleeve to cover his face, but he didn't know that such an attempt to hide his face would only make him look even weirder.
The old butler stared blankly at the shopkeeper of Shixianglou who was covering his face with his sleeves, and his tone was full of uncertainty, "Eunuch Rui?"
The big shopkeeper of Shixianglou put down his hand, and pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly, "Old man, you have mistaken someone."
"Eunuch Rui!" The old housekeeper focused his eyes on the scar on the neck of the shopkeeper of Shixianglou, "You dug out the seven-star mole on his neck."
"I'm really not the Eunuch Rui you said!" The head shopkeeper of Shixianglou suddenly turned cold, and pushed away the head housekeeper of the Song House and was about to leave, but was stopped by Jin Bao and Yin Bao.
Song Peiyu was stunned by this incident, and murmured with a dull expression, "Eunuch Rui?"
Chong Yi frowned, he didn't care who Eunuch Rui was, but he didn't like the feeling that he was the only one left out, so it was rare for him to take the initiative to ask, "Who?"
The former emperor of Yan State, the Grand Duke who is in charge of Emperor Qing.
Because there are seven small moles on his neck, the shape of which resembles the Big Dipper, it caught the eyes of the young Emperor Qing, and he was given the name Ruixiang.
It's a pity that people like Eunuch Rui, if they live longer than the emperor they serve, will always be unable to escape the end of being left behind for cold tea.
After Emperor Qing passed away, Eunuch Rui disappeared mysteriously, neither alive nor dead.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiaoqi Town came to hide his name.
No wonder the big shopkeeper of Shixianglou calls himself Xiang, which should be a homonym of Xiang from Ruixiang.
Seeing that Eunuch Rui couldn't accept the fact that his identity was revealed, Song Peiyu came back to his senses and said loudly, "Don't stop the shopkeeper, let him go back first."
Hearing Song Peiyu's voice, shopkeeper Xiang's body stiffened visibly, but he refused to turn back after saying anything, and rushed out with hands and feet.
Seeing this, Song Peiyu quickly gave Jin Bao a wink.
Jin Bao nodded silently, and quietly chased after him.
After interrupting the shopkeeper, Song Peiyu's excitement at seeing the old butler was relieved.
He grabbed the old butler's arm to prevent the old butler from kneeling on the ground, and looked at Chong Yi who was sitting still.
This is his residence, Chong Yi should go.
It's a pity that whether Chong Yi can understand other people's winks is completely determined by whether he wants to see other people's winks or not.
Chong Yi changed direction, perfectly avoiding Song Peiyu's sight.
The housekeeper of the Song Mansion first asked if Song Peiyu was injured, like all parents who have seen children who have been away from home for a long time, carefully asked Song Peiyu about food, clothing, housing and transportation outside, and then told Song Peiyu about the affairs in the house.
After Song Peiyu's disappearance, the old lady and Mrs. Liu have rebuilt the small Buddhist hall, and they have to go in to worship every day.
When the eldest lady took care of the general affairs of the mansion, she already felt powerless and left many things to the eldest wife.
Song Jinyu spent more and more days staying in the palace. Although he was still as graceful and did not appear old due to his busy schedule, his gray hair quietly increased.
Song Jingming has received the decree of grace and is already the son of Uncle Yunyang.
……
After listening to the housekeeper's words, Song Peiyu was deeply touched, and her eyes turned light red unconsciously.
Even if the butler didn't say what happened to the family because of his disappearance, he could still deduce from the butler's words what changes his disappearance had brought to the family.
The old housekeeper opened the wooden box in his hand, and there were envelopes higher than the length of his palm, all of which were letters from his family to Song Peiyu.
Song Peiyu couldn't care less about Chong Yi who kept silent for a long time. He couldn't wait to open the letters above, and found that it was Song Jinyu who wrote him not long after he disappeared.
At some point, Chong Yi's body turned back, and he was looking at Song Peiyu's eyes that seemed to have been washed by water.
He suddenly felt that Song Peiyu was also very good-looking, which was different from the good-looking one with a high-spirited smile.
But what's missing...
Almost what?
Chong Yi put down the pastry in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Hearing the barely audible sobs in his ears, Chong Yi's complexion suddenly became strange.
The image of Song Peiyu crying half lying on his body flashed in his mind.
Chong Yi felt that he should stop.
But why stop?But don't know.
If you don't know, then don't feel bad about yourself.
So Chong Yi became even more unscrupulous.
He put his eyes on Song Peiyu's red eyes again, waiting to see Song Peiyu's tears.
Although it is different from the picture in his memory, it can only be done.
Chong Yi thought regretfully.
It's a pity that Song Peiyu's eyes were red all afternoon, but she still didn't shed tears as Chong Yi wished.
Chong Yi was dreaming.
In fact, he rarely dreams, unless he falls directly into a dream and cannot wake up.
But this time was different. He knew from the very beginning that he was dreaming, and he also knew that he could break free from the dream at any time.
He dreamed about what happened last year.
But it's not the same as last year's scene.
This time there was only him, 'Song Peiyu' and the bloody bandit, no one else.
After he killed the bandit with a full face, no other bandits rushed over, nor was he unable to move because of the sudden spread of the toxin on his body, and he could see the situation of 'Song Peiyu' when he lowered his head.
The bandits who were killed disappeared out of thin air, but Chong Yi in his dream had no time to worry about these trivial matters.
He looked at 'Song Peiyu' intently, from 'Song Peiyu's' beautiful shoulder and neckline, along the rubbed red marks and small wounds all the way down, until 'Song Peiyu' was ripped out of the crotch pants.
Chong Yi suddenly remembered that the nanny who hugged him when he was a child said that some people don't look at the white face and hands, but in fact the parts that are not white are just covered by clothes.
Song Peiyu was different, he was really white all over.
"Your Highness"
'Song Peiyu' didn't know when she half got up from the ground, and hid in Chong Yi's arms tremblingly, "I'm so scared, why is he so fierce..."
Chong Yi grabbed 'Song Peiyu' by the shoulder, preventing 'Song Peiyu' from sticking to him, "Shut up"
Talking, it's not like it.
'Song Peiyu' heard Chong Yi's indifferent words, her eyes turned red, and she looked at Chong Yi whether she wanted to cry or not.
Chong Yi, who was about to escape from the inexplicable dream, paused, pushed 'Song Peiyu' away, lay on his back, and waved to 'Song Peiyu', "Come".
Chong Yi understood that this was just an ordinary dream, so he didn't expect 'Song Peiyu' to listen to him, and was ready to drag 'Song Peiyu' over.
But before he could make a move, 'Song Peiyu' suddenly showed a surprised expression, and rushed forward impatiently, supporting Chong Yi's face with one hand, really showing the posture of a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
Chong Yi was unwilling, he sighed and sat up again.
First put 'Song Peiyu' in a posture of sitting on the ground with her head down, and said in a low voice, "Don't move"
Then immediately lay on the place where 'Song Peiyu' was looking at, broke 'Song Peiyu' shoulder, let 'Song Peiyu' bend over and approach him.
After adjusting the angle several times, Chong Yi nodded in satisfaction at the expressionless 'Song Peiyu', and said in a low voice, "You can cry now."
Let him take a good look at whether Song Peiyu looks better when she is crying than when she is smiling.
However, everything was ready, but 'Song Peiyu' went on strike.
Hearing Chong Yi make him cry again, 'Song Peiyu' suddenly grinned and smiled.
The standard smile with chopsticks in his mouth, showing twelve small white teeth, looks stupid no matter how you look at it.
Chong Yi was shocked by the expression of 'Song Peiyu', frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Laugh?"
'Song Peiyu' straightened up and sat on the ground, destroying the pose that Chong Yi had worked so hard to pose for a long time.
Chong Yi felt dissatisfied, and was about to speak again, when he suddenly heard a burst of laughter.
'Song Peiyu' held her neck high, "Hahahahahahaha~"
Maybe it was because she laughed too happily, 'Song Peiyu' started laughing and clapping her hands.
Chong Yi sat up silently, looking at his hands.
Decided to try one last time.
If you don't want to cry, then just cry.
It wasn't the tears in his memory, but it was better than nothing.
'Song Peiyu' seemed to sense Chong Yi's dangerous thoughts, suddenly stopped laughing, got up from the ground abruptly, and ran away.
From Chong Yi's point of view, what can be seen most clearly are the crotch pants that were blown wildly by the wind, and the white pair facing his face.
Now that he decided to attack, Chong Yi would not be able to change his mind whether 'Song Peiyu' ran or not, so he chased after him without hesitation.
Chong Yi, who never had strong emotions, suddenly felt that this 'Song Peiyu' deserved a beating.
That being the case, spank him and make him cry.
In the dream, Chong Yi crossed the high mountains, swam across the deep sea, climbed the big tree that reached directly to the clouds, and finally pushed 'Song Peiyu' onto the bed in the East Palace bedroom.
Chongyi was about to give 'Song Peiyu' one last chance to cry by himself.Seeing 'Song Peiyu' looking at him aggrievedly again, calling him "Your Highness".
Chong Yi suddenly changed his mind, this thing is not the real Song Peiyu, just hit him directly.
Chong Yi was called to open his eyes, but it was rare that his eyes were not awake but in a trance.
Seeing this, Song Peiyu touched Chong Yi's forehead subconsciously, and felt relieved that Chong Yi didn't have any fever, and said with a smile, "I thought His Highness was awake all the time when he was sleeping, but I didn't expect you to... ..."
Song Peiyu was suddenly overturned by the huge force on her shoulder.
After the dizzy turn, the person had already sunk into the soft bed, and as soon as his sight regained focus, he was completely occupied by Chong Yi's aggressive face.
Song Peiyu suddenly forgot what she was going to say, and looked at Chong Yi in a daze.
Chong Yi's face was full of ferocity that Song Peiyu had never seen before, "Cry!"
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