Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 242 Concealment, fleeting anger

"So you don't plan to go to the capital after giving birth?"

Not wanting to entangle him in his own feelings anymore, Zeng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows and brought the topic back. Although Yun Han and Xiao Qi didn't say anything, he knew that they missed him very much. Pregnant, Xiaoqi was so excited that he forgot the etiquette, almost ran into the emperor, and was scolded for the first time after returning home, which is why they didn't give him a New Year's gift, his cousin of the emperor, suspicious and He likes to vent his anger, Yun Han and Xiao Qi lived in fear during that time, and they were not relieved until he calmed down and returned to Fuqing Palace.

"It takes at least one or two months to take care of my body after giving birth. When I gave birth to Xiaowen and the others, my body didn't take care of it well, so now it's like this no matter how I eat or make up. This time I want to take the opportunity to take care of it. Anyway, Sheng Rui just won the battle, and there is nothing wrong with the border, so it should be fine for us to delay returning to the capital for two months."

Ling Jingxuan rested his head on the stone table with one hand. If he could, he really didn't want to go. He had been intriguing with others all the year round, and sooner or later he would die young. No matter how prosperous the capital is, how could he be so leisurely in the countryside?

"Because he won the battle, Lao Jiu will be busier. If he stays here, the people in the palace will probably find out the existence of the children. When an imperial decree comes, you have to go if you don't want to."

This time, Lao Jiu made a feat that no one has done for thousands of years. Except for him, all the soldiers under him will be rewarded for their merits. The one in the palace is still waiting for him to go back to celebrate the feat. As for the banquet, how will it be possible if he, the protagonist, is not there?Even if Lao Jiu didn't care about himself, he still cared about the soldiers under him. Without them, how could he be brilliant?

"I forgot that there is a reward for meritorious deeds, hehe...then let the holy decree call him."

Ling Jingxuan is a standard dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, whether you are an emperor or not, his uncle doesn't want to, no one can do anything to him, there are his men under the tower of heaven, why should he wrong himself?

"Yeah, I think big cousin's imperial decree can't be completed. By the way, have you received the letter from Lao Jiu? The victory has been fought for a month or two, and the captured Beiman princes and generals are also being taken to the palace one after another. Beijing, but he didn't submit the book by himself once, what's going on?"

Zeng Shaoqing shook his head helplessly, his expression suddenly retracted, Lao Jiu's behavior this time was too abnormal, at first he thought he had come here, but now it seems that he should still be at the border, so why didn't he take the book by himself , Don't you personally ask for credit for the border soldiers? "He didn't write the book himself?"

Hearing this, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help raising his eyebrows in surprise, Yan Shengrui hadn't written to him all this time, he thought it was because he was too busy after winning the battle, but he didn't expect... Maybe something happened to him?Thinking of this, his face could not help but darken, Ling Jingxuan summoned Yan Yi out in a cold voice, seeing that his complexion was not good, Yan Yi didn't dare to make a fuss, and knelt down on one knee in front of him in a well-behaved manner.

"Tell me, what happened to Sheng Rui?"

If something really happened, Yan Yi, who was in charge of intelligence collection, must know that Ling Jingxuan's expression was shrouded in a layer of Xiaosha, and his voice hadn't been so cold for a long time. Yan Yi couldn't help but tremble, and after a little hesitation, he said slowly: " When the master led the army back, he encountered a remnant soldier from the Northern Man tribe. The leader was the brave and skilled Longxie King of the Northern Man tribe. The master accidentally shot an arrow, which was coated with poison. So I completely blocked the news and summoned all the military doctors to detoxify the master, but all the military doctors were helpless. In the end, the detoxification pills and green mushrooms you gave the master worked. The master was afraid that you would worry, so he repeatedly told us not to tell you about this. Master Xuan, please rest assured, the master has recovered and will rush back from the border soon."

Yan Yi chose his words as carefully as possible, for fear of offending him, his expression made even him feel pressured.

"Really? You can go down now."

Unexpectedly, not only did Ling Jingxuan not get angry, but he was surprisingly calm, so calm that it was frightening. Yan Yi carefully looked up at him, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees: "Damn it, please Master Xuan will punish you!"

His reaction was too abnormal, not only didn't reassure him, but made him even more worried.

"No, you are not wrong, you are loyal to your master, why is it wrong? Get out, I don't want to see you for the time being."

Maybe it's because of the pregnancy, but he carelessly forgot that Yan Yi belonged to Sheng Rui, not his, so that they dared to hide everything from him when such a big thing happened, if it wasn't for him Well-prepared, all the medicines are prepared for Sheng Rui, will they be separated forever?But he may not even see his last face.

He knew that this matter had nothing to do with them, and that Sheng Rui was doing it for his own good, but he felt very uncomfortable. Feeling very upset, if Zeng Shaoqing didn't pay a sudden visit today and suddenly mentioned this matter, he might never have known that his man had experienced the moment of life and death.

"Master Xuan is!" Yan Yi raised his head reflexively, and when he saw the frost on his face, he got up and left silently. Before leaving, he did not forget to give Zeng Shaoqing a look of help. I'm so angry at the critical moment.

"I said you are too much, Lao Jiu is also for your own good, you are pregnant with a child, what if something happens if you worry too much? Moreover, with your character, you must know that Lao Jiu has suffered With such a serious injury, maybe he will run to the border without hesitation."

Looking at him carefully, Zeng Shaoqing tentatively comforted him, he really didn't expect Lao Jiu to be injured, and even he kept it from him, otherwise he wouldn't have stabbed a hornet's nest.

Ling Jingxuan glanced at him lightly, didn't answer him, just closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, when he opened his eyes again, all his emotions were hidden in the deepest part of his heart, so what if he knew ?With Yan Shengrui not by his side, he had no place to vent his anger, but this incident made him see clearly, no matter what, he had to train a group of his own dead soldiers.

Seeing this, Zeng Shaoqing couldn't help being secretly surprised, no wonder Lao Jiu would be so devoted to him, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed, a person's emotions can be hidden so quickly and completely, and he recovered in just the blink of an eye He was in a state of full of smiles, as if what happened just now had never happened at all, his management of his emotions has undoubtedly reached the point of abnormality.

"It's a pity that you came too early. If you came two months later, you might be able to taste the sorghum wine I brewed, but this time I brewed [-] jars of wine, and it will be unsealed in about ten days." , if you are interested, I will have someone send it to the capital directly for you after waiting, and the price will still be based on last year's price."

Leaning over to pick up the teapot and pour himself a glass of water, Ling Jingxuan said with a smile, the unhappiness not long ago has all settled down, and there is no trace of it.

"Huh? Twenty thousand jars?" Zeng Shaoqing was startled, and then couldn't help exclaiming, his fox eyes suddenly widened, he was sure he was talking about twenty thousand, not twenty thousand or two hundred...

"What is sorghum wine?"

Is it something new?I heard that he has planted tens of thousands of mu of sorghum, could it be that he brewed all of them into wine?How much is that?Does he want to become the biggest wine merchant in the Qing dynasty?Grandma's, I can't think about it, even thinking about it makes him feel very scary.

Throwing him a contemptuous look, Ling Jingxuan lazily raised his lips: "Sorghum wine, as the name suggests, is wine made from sorghum. I started brewing when sorghum was harvested late last month, but wine made from grain It must be stored for two to three months before it can be opened, and you can taste it at the end of August at the earliest."

"May I ask, how much sorghum have you harvested and how much sorghum wine can you brew?"

The corner of his mouth couldn't help twitching, Zeng Shaoqing ordered himself to calm down as much as possible, Ling Jingxuan thought for a while and said casually: "The yield per mu is about [-] catties, two catties of sorghum and one catty of wine, you can figure it out yourself."

The sorghum yield this time is not bad, because he used Crescent Spring water to mix it with the stream water, and the quality of the sorghum is also very good. There is basically no problem in making two catties of 55% baijiu, although it is still inferior to modern times. A little more, but it is enough. After all, everything here is backward, and it is already very good to be able to achieve this output and quality.

"Uh...do you want to become the biggest wine merchant in the Qing dynasty?"

This time, Zeng Shaoqing didn't just smoke, he was completely black. One mu had 250 catties of sorghum, [-] catties of sorghum wine, and ten mu was [-] catties... [-] mu... well, he didn't even dare to count down. , This number is too scary, right?No wonder when he came, he saw that the factory building covering an area of ​​several tens of acres was full of things, probably all of them were sorghum?

"Basically, this is just my natal family's business. I haven't started my own business yet. You came just in time. Can you help me find a larger piece of land in the capital after I go back? If it's a prosperous area, it should be at least an acre. , more than three acres in remote places, by the way, help me bring a letter to Yunhan, saying that our joint venture Hanling Academy is almost mature, let him remember to blow the wind in front of the emperor, strive to cooperate with the emperor, and we will fund and manage it. The imperial court recommends teachers to teach, so my pressure will be lessened, Yunhan's prestige will be higher, and the emperor can rest assured."

He doesn't plan to take away all the business in Lingjia Village except Baiyun Pavilion. In the future, all of them will be handed over to Jing Peng, Jing Han and Mrs. Zhao Han. He has his own things to do, and this matter will wait for Yan Shengrui to come back. He will also make it clear to him that first, he needs such a huge backing, and second, that he may not have time to manage those in the future. Fortunately, both Zhao Han and his wife are capable, let alone Jing Peng, with them around , he is not worried at all.

"Why buy land? The capital city is no better than the countryside. There is no vacant land in the bustling area, and there are very few houses for sale. If you want it, I have two shops in Dongcheng. If it is not enough, I can go back and talk to you." Let’s talk it over, she has a dowry shop half a block away, but the price may be a bit expensive, and every inch of land in the capital is expensive, let alone a few thousand taels, even tens of thousands of taels can’t do much.”

The dowry shop of an ordinary woman is her lifelong reliance, and it is also one of the sources of income for a small private treasury. It seems that Zeng Shaoqing took him seriously as a friend, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to take this matter, even if it was his own mother. , it might not be easy to buy the dowry shop in her hands, right?In particular, people are still masters who are not short of money.