after being kidnapped by the general

The county magistrate's mansion was brightly lit, waiting for their arrival.

After Yuanli returned to the mansion, he was like a fish in the sea, several times more comfortable than in Chu Palace.He consciously took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of the guests, and properly arranged for Chu Hechao and his party.

After meeting his parents, Yuan Li dragged his exhausted body back to the bedroom.

Once back in the bedroom, he stopped laughing.

Yuan Li is a person who loves to laugh, and his eyes are round and soft. Once he smiles, he is sincere and kind, which makes people let down his guard.

But when he wasn't smiling, his power weighed heavily on people's hearts, and a little edge was exposed between his brows.

The three servants in front of him couldn't help feeling anxious.

Yuan Li suddenly said: "Guo Lin, Wang Er said he wanted to see me?"

Guo Lin said: "Yes. This is the news from the manager of the farm four days ago."

Yuan Li asked again: "He said he has something to tell me, and he won't tell anyone but me?"

Guo Lin didn't know why, so he nodded.

Yuan Li looked at Zhao Ying again. Zhao Ying was bold and careful, and was always in charge of listening to news and dealing with dark affairs for him. He asked, "Did Wang Er change anything after he came to the farm?"

Zhao Ying said cautiously: "There is no change. The only exception is the half-day holiday on the fourth day."

Yuan Li rubbed his forehead, finally showed a wry smile, and said to himself: "It's bad. The premonition is getting worse and worse."

When Yang Zhongfa first started to test him at noon, he really didn't notice anything wrong.But when Yang Zhongfa mentioned that the goods were robbed near Ruyang County, Yuanli immediately became vigilant and thought of many things in just a moment.

On the surface, he pretended not to know and continued talking and laughing with Yang Zhongfa.

As soon as Chu He Chaofu saw him, he came in unkindly, probably because he had doubts about him, so he deliberately tried.Coupled with Wang Erfei's request to see him not long ago, Yuan Li always felt that the shipment was intercepted by Wang Er and his party.

Yuan Li began to rub his eyebrows again, "Guo Lin, make arrangements tomorrow, I'm going to the farm to meet Wang Er."

The mansion is full of people from Chu Hechao, so it is inappropriate for Wang Er to come to see him on his own initiative.

Guo Lin should be.

Early the next morning, Yuan Li did not go to the farm immediately, but went to the study to find his father Yuan Song, and showed him the plan for starting a soap shop that he had written last night.

Yuan Song took it without knowing why, and looked down.After a while, he stood up abruptly, with an unconcealable astonishment on his face, "This, this is, Lier, do you really have this thing called 'soap'?"

Yuan Li nodded, Yuan Song suddenly became short of breath.He walked quickly to the door, opened the door to check around, and then quickly closed the window.

After finishing all this, he returned to the table and lowered his voice, his face was flushed and his beard trembled, "Is this 'soap' really white and smooth like jade, with its own fragrance, so that it can remove dirt, make the skin smooth and delicate, and refresh you?"

Yuanli nodded again.

Yuan Song took a few deep breaths, and after being surprised, he was overjoyed.

This soap is completely different from the plant ash and acacia that are used now in terms of efficacy and appearance. Although Yuan Song came from a poor background, he has a lot of knowledge.He can be sure that even those aristocrats have never seen such a "soap" before!

In this plan, Yuanli not only wrote how to make soaps with different scents, but also how to build a soap shop, and how to package and sell soaps.

When the conditions are raised in the future, ordinary soap may be sold to ordinary people with small profits but quick turnover.But now the main seller is soap for the upper class. The soap needs to be carefully packaged and sold to aristocratic families at a high price to satisfy the sense of class and vanity of the aristocratic families.

Yuanli intends to secretly build the first soap shop in Ruyang, using his trusted servants as employees to try to produce the first batch of soap.

After the soap came out, Yuan Li went to Chu Mingfeng to discuss cooperation with the finished product.After the cooperation is negotiated, they will use the background of the Chu Palace to launch soaps on a large scale.

Yuan Li couldn't put this matter in Luoyang, the only thing he could rest assured of was Ru Yang, whom he had already figured out, and his parents who naturally stood in the same camp as him.

Yuan Song's fingers holding the paper trembled slightly.

Yuan Li reminded: "Father, you must remember that the formula of the soap must be carefully protected and must not be leaked out. He is not someone who can be trusted, so he cannot be allowed to enter the soap shop."

"I know," Yuan Song straightened up, with a stern look in his eyes, "Li'er, don't worry, I know the importance of this matter for my father."

As he spoke, he couldn't help touching his beard and sighing with pride, "No wonder you have raised so many pigs on the farm since you were a child. I thought you were just partial to pork, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen. You Are you already preparing for today?"

Yuanli just smiled and said nothing.

After knowing that the first reward given by the system was the soap formula, Yuanli really started raising domestic pigs intentionally.But at that time, he didn't know whether the system's rewards were real or not, and he did so only because of his cautious personality.

"Soap is only made from lard or grease from the leftovers of pigs, so it won't waste meat," Yuan Li said, "When making soap, the pork can't be wasted either, so let's use it as an extra meal for the guards of Buqu .”

Yuan Song said with a smile: "You are always so kind."

After talking about the matter, Yuan Song couldn't stay any longer. He carefully put away the soap formula, and hurriedly went out to deal with the matter.

Yuan Li also left the study.Guo Lin was already waiting outside the door, and said in a low voice, "My lord, the farm has been arranged."

Yuanli looked at the sky, "Let's go after dinner."

Normal common people actually only eat two meals a day, one is breakfast and the other is dinner, and they do not eat at noon.But such a rule does not apply to wealthy families. As long as they have money and food, no one cares about it, let alone three meals a day, even five meals a day.

After lunch, Yuanli was ready to go to the farm.However, as soon as Guo Lin led his horse outside the mansion, he bumped into Chu Hechao and Yang Zhongfa's group who came back from outside.

Yuan Li paused, and greeted them with a smile on his face like a spring breeze.

This group of people explored in Ruyang County early in the morning, but after a whole morning, they had nothing to gain, and they were unavoidably depressed.

Yang Zhongfa responded weakly, "Master Yuan, are you going out?"

Yuan Li smiled and said, "Look at you, are you tired from wandering around Ruyang County?"

Yang Zhongfa sighed, "That's right, Ruyang County sounds small, but it's really big enough."

Yuan Li exchanged some polite words with him, grabbed the reins and got on the horse.Just about to leave calmly, Chu Hechao suddenly asked, "Where is Mr. Yuan planning to go?"

His tone can be regarded as gentle, and his address has also become the polite Mr. Yuan, it seems that it is because of Yuanli's performance yesterday that he has less doubts about him, or maybe it is because of the beggar chicken.

"..." Yuan Li looked sideways, Yinhong hair tied on his shoulders, he raised his lips and smiled, his brows were clear and soft, "I finally came back to Ruyang County, take this opportunity to visit the farm."

Chu Hechao's eyes wandered on him, and suddenly turned his horse's head, and drove the horse to Yuanli's side, "Sounds interesting, why don't you take me with you?"

Yuanli had a feeling that it was so.

He smiled wryly in his heart, and agreed straightforwardly, "Of course. It's just that the farm is crude and dirty, so please don't mind the general."

Yang Zhongfa asked doubtfully, "General?"

Chu Hechao waved his hand and let them continue to investigate.

Yang Zhongfa clasped his fists and led the others back to the county magistrate's mansion.

The farm is in the countryside, and it takes half an hour to ride a horse from the county magistrate's mansion.The further you go to the countryside, the more rugged the road is, with puddles and shallow pits everywhere. If a horse's hoof steps into the pit, even people and horses will fall miserably.

He has walked this road several times, and he is familiar with it.The strange thing is that Chu Hechao came here for the first time, but he was also walking on the ground.

Yuan Li wanted to try his riding skills, so he deliberately ran on the difficult path.He took the lead and galloped like the wind, and Chu Hechao followed closely.Unknowingly, the guards who followed Yuanli gradually struggled and gradually disappeared.

"Young Master Yuan," the man got closer and closer, his breath was hot and his voice was dark, "it's almost done."

Yuan Li reined in the horse and stopped slowly, his face was flushed with heat, he stretched out his hand to fan himself, and gave the man a thumbs up by the way, "General, you are amazing."

Chu Hechao looked at his thumb, half-closed his eyes, beads of sweat slid down his face to his chin, revealing a bit of wet sexiness.Although he hadn't seen this gesture, he roughly understood what it meant, and he didn't bother to argue with Yuanli.

It's a long path, at least a bigger circle than the normal road.The two horses were covered in hot sweat from running, and walked slowly in small steps to relieve their heavy breathing.

The horse's tail swung back and forth, impatiently knocking aside the mosquitoes that were chasing it.

A few people who were catching worms on the seedlings in the field raised their heads to look at them, and then lowered their heads to continue tending the crops.

Yuan Li is very attracted to mosquito bites. He slapped the bloody mosquitoes in his palm and looked at Chu Hechao wonderingly, "General, why don't the mosquitoes come to bite you?"

Chu Hechao had a half-smile, squinting at Yuan Li's skin that was as white as cold jade, "Probably because Chu is not as delicate as Mr. Yuan."

Yuanli: "..."

The two horses got closer and closer, maybe because of the friendship they just ran side by side, or maybe because the spring in March was too exciting, they began to rub their ears and temples, and rubbed each other intimately.

Chu Hechao's thigh touched Yuanli's leg several times.Rubbing hot and hot lightly, Yuan Li hadn't felt anything yet, Chu Hechao was already swayed by this strange touch, he frowned, and pulled the rein hard.

The horse hurt from being pulled, whimpered a few times, and obediently moved away from Yuanli.

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at the farm.

At this moment, the others who were left behind by them had already arrived along the main road.Yuan Li got off his horse and looked at Guo Lin.

Guo Lin nodded indistinctly.

A smile flashed across Yuanli's mouth.

He purposely took Chu Hechao for an extra lap, just to let Guo Lin go to the farm in advance to deal with the matter, and by the way, tell the farmers that there are distinguished guests from Luoyang coming from afar, so that these people can have a bottom line in their hearts.

The steward stepped forward and said, "My lord, the hot water and food are ready, do you want to change your clothes first?"

Yuan Li nodded, and immediately someone came and took away his and Chu Hechao's horses, and went to feed them horse food and wash the horses.

This is not because Yuanli loves cleaning too much, but it is a must-have operation every time he comes to the farm.

The ancient countryside was far from being as clean as imagined. There was no sewage treatment system and no public toilets.Feces and sewage can be seen everywhere, and the dirt of pigs, cattle and sheep is indispensable on the road.It's okay to walk, but once you ride a horse, you will definitely be splashed with dirty things.

The farm managed by Yuanli is already in good condition. Some people clean it up every day, and the excrement will be turned into fertilizer.He often instructs the supervisor in charge of the farmers to wash their hands before meals and after defecation, and to take a bath every three days, so as to keep the farm clean and fresh.

But this is not to say that farmers don't like to be clean, they just don't have the ability to be clean.

Rich people can bathe in hot water every day, dip willow branches in salt to rinse their mouths in the morning and evening, take a flower petal bath occasionally, and use bath beans to scrub, but poor people can't.

After taking a bath, Yuan Li was refreshed. He looked to the side, and Chu Hechao also came out, changing into another suit that didn't fit well.

It looked a little tight, with a bulging chest.

The person in charge smiled and said: "I have already sent people to the county to pick up the adults' clothes, please don't be offended by the adults."

Chu Hechao's face darkened, he tugged at his tight neckline, and pressed down the corners of his mouth.

Yuan Li suppressed a smile, "Steward, take us to dinner."

The steward nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes."

The taste of the dinner at the farm was no different from that of the county magistrate's mansion, even a little rougher.Yuan Li always felt that Chu Hechao glanced at him while eating, and before he could figure out what that glance meant, Chu Hechao had already started eating.

Yuanli had eaten not long ago, so he wasn't very hungry.He watched Chu Hechao bowl after bowl, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

It is a blessing to be able to eat.

After eating, the servants cleared away the bowls and chopsticks one by one.Chu Hechao took a few glances at Yuanli, and said abruptly, "Master Yuan came to the farm just to take a bath and have a meal?"

Yuan Li asked the steward to bring over the account book, "How can I? I still have the account book to look at."

Chu Hechao pursed his lips, and there was no smile in his eyes, "Really, I thought the steward of the farm would send the account book to the owner's house every month, instead of the owner coming to the farm to pick it up himself."

Yuan Li sighed in his heart, Chu Hechao is really an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.

He only ate his food yesterday, because Yang Zhongfa couldn't find anything out of him, so his attitude towards Yuanli eased a lot.He originally thought that Chu Hechao didn't doubt him anymore, but who knew that once he encountered the slightest doubt, this person would ruthlessly return to his original state.

Even if this doubt is not worth mentioning at all.

Yuan Li felt that he probably knew why the king of Chu and the Yang family had such a big difference in their attitudes towards the eldest son and the second son.

With Chu Hechao's bad temper, whoever treats him sincerely, I'm afraid he will immediately make people feel cold from the inside out.

Fortunately, Yuan Li had already prepared for Chu Hechao to turn his back on him, and he never expected that Chu Hechao would really not doubt him.

The two of them tested back and forth to see who could come out on top.

"Of course it's not just for looking at the account book," Yuan Li said slowly, "Father always likes to go to the fields to experience the joy of the people's work. There is a piece of my father's field in this farm, and now it is time to transplant rice seedlings. It's just that my father is tired and the government affairs are flourishing." As a child, it is natural to relieve parents' worries. I came to the farm this time to farm for my father. It happens that my father likes to use the crucian carp in this rural lake. I will return to Luoyang soon, so I can catch some for him Fish go back."

Loyalty and filial piety were the political mainstream that was always correct in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. As long as these two words were used as an excuse, the king of heaven and Lao Tzu would not be able to say anything about him.

There was no other expression on the man's handsome and deep face, "Sister-in-law is really filial."

Yuan Li and him praised each other hypocritically, "I can't compare to my younger brother."

The atmosphere in the room was a bit stagnant, and Lin Tian brought in two cups of tea to break the condensation.

Yuan Li raised the account book, "I still need to read the account book for a while, if my brother is bored, why don't you send someone to show you around the farm?"

Chu Hechao raised his eyelids and pulled up the corners of his lips, "No need. I'll just watch you here, sister-in-law."

After speaking, he pushed the low table in front of him away very comfortably, and lay down on the ground with his hands behind his head.His tall body was like undulating mountains. Chu Hechao closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

But Yuanli knew he couldn't fall asleep.He beckoned Lin Tian to go down, and before the sun set, he flipped through the ledger in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The room fell silent for a while, except for the sound of flipping papers and two breathing sounds, one light and one heavy.

After half an hour passed, Chu Hechao seemed to have really fallen asleep.

People have three urgencies, Yuan Li closed the ledger, stood up and walked out.

After only one step, the man who had kept his eyes closed opened them suddenly, staring at him sharply, "Where are you going?"

Yuan Li frowned, "The hut."

Chu Hechao sat up, "Together."

Yuanli: "..."

On the way to the hut, Yuanli glanced back from time to time, looking at Chu Hechao who was following him not too far away.

He really wanted to find a chance to see Wang Er, but Chu Hechao adopted the most troublesome but most useful method, following him all the time, completely preventing him from seeing Wang Er.

Yuan Li frowned.

bother.

But to make him irritated, Chu Hechao has already succeeded.

Yuan Li buried his head into the hut, but Chu Hechao did not follow.After solving the physical needs, Yuan Li calmed down and went out, but saw Chu Hechao squatting on the side of the road with his knees bent, his strong back tightly wrapped in a circle of smaller clothes, and he didn't know what he was doing. What.

Yuanli reacted quickly and hid back, hiding his head in the corner of the wall.

This time he saw clearly what Chu Hechao was doing.

Chu Hechao was digging muddy water.

With a blank expression on his face, he swept away the mud balls and disgusting reptiles indifferently, picked up a dirty copper coin from the muddy water, carefully wiped off the dirt on the surface with his fingertips, and put it in his waist .

It was the first time Yuanli saw Chu Hechao so serious.

Like it wasn't a coin, but a panacea that would save his soldiers.