Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

Chapter 239 Letter from the Border

The funeral of the old scholar was quite lively, but after the funeral, no one wanted to go to their house anymore. It is said that Ling Chengcai and Ling Chenghu brothers fought afterward, and Ling Chengcai found out when he needed help. , his eldest son Ling Jinghong disappeared at some point, leaving only a letter and ten taels of silver. Her natal family, but someone told them that during the day, they had already gone to the government office to complete the paperwork for Ling Jinghong to marry Qian's family, that is to say, he was no longer their son, and the couple suddenly collapsed like a puddle of mud On the ground, the eldest son joined the Qian family without telling them, the second son went to the front line, and his life and death are unknown. Ended up like this?

However, Ling Jingxuan is not interested in these things. After hearing that Ling Jinghong used the method of marrying Qian's family to get rid of them, he only slightly raised his eyebrows and did not express any further opinions. He had already seen it a long time ago. They didn't go all the way. After the old man left, he would definitely leave, and there was nothing strange about this move.

In mid-February, everything was almost silent, the sea water poured into the saline-alkali land completely receded, and the rice seedlings raised in advance were almost ready for transplanting. Ling Jingxuan asked Lao Song to go to Liu Baoren to order fifty strong laborers. They plowed the ground and transplanted rice seedlings, and at the same time, they also agreed with Liu Baoren that he would hire at least 2000 people in early March, and asked him to help him prepare in advance. , No. [-] and No. [-] workshops were also filled with sorghum seedlings, in order to plant them all in the shortest time after sorting out the fields in March.

At the same time, he finally received the letter from Yan Shengrui from the border, and he was a little relieved after confirming that he was safe and sound. After the soldiers left the border, the letters were completely cut off. However, the intelligence network in Yan Yi's hands became active, and Ling Jingxuan could still know the situation at the border anytime and anywhere. In early March, the saline-alkali land was almost dry. There were about 2000 more people. When they heard that they were working for him, many of them signed up forever, and even temporarily put the farm work at home on hold. On the day when the work officially started, Ling Jingxuan, who was more than five months pregnant, stood upright With a full stomach, I went to look at the field in person, and came back after making sure nothing was missing.

The busy days passed day by day. At the end of March, the factory established by Baiyunge on the [-] mu of land purchased at the entrance of the village officially started. All the things in the factory in Lingjia Village were moved there, and Zhang Qing recruited a lot of workers. There are both men and women. The management is in charge of Tuesday and Long Zhang, Zhou Wu and Song Shuiling. The mushroom factory is still in Lingjia Village, and it is managed by Lao Song and Zhao Han for the time being. Ling Jingxuan's belly is getting bigger and bigger. Gradually, he stopped arranging things outside, basically eating and sleeping every day, teasing the children with nothing to do, taking Big Black and Little Black for a walk in the backyard, and guiding his little apprentice and the twenty medical boys by the way, now Their medical skills are advancing by leaps and bounds. Common colds and colds can't help them at all, especially Zhao Shan. He can even accurately prescribe some difficult and miscellaneous diseases. What he lacks is practical experience. However, it is limited to Chinese medicine and requires surgery. Ling Jingxuan has not handed over his things to him. One is that he is inconvenient now, and his family does not allow him to see blood. Once the big bun discovered that he had entered the studio, and his studio was locked by a big lock the next day. Well, when he found his son, not only did he fail to get the key, but he was also given a harsh reprimand. Since then, he has never entered the studio, and he has never poured poison or anything else, and Zhao Shan was still too young, so he wanted to take it step by step. First, he compiled a set of materials about surgery for him to familiarize himself with, and then taught him the actual operation.

In April, seeing the sorghum seedlings planted in the saline-alkali land last month not only did not die, but grew stronger, the family danced with joy. Many gentry and local tyrants nearby sent people to look at them, and some even sent people to watch them. Let's see how they manage it so as to learn from their experience. Unfortunately, since the sorghum was planted, Ling Jingxuan has never been managed by anyone, so they naturally can't learn much.

Not long afterward, the newly transferred county magistrate, Mr. Feng, came to see it in person, but Ling Jingxuan did not show up. It was Ling Jinghan who came forward to receive him. Mr. Feng said that the emperor was also watching them, telling them to plant the sorghum and so on. Anyway, it was just some official words, and there was no intention of asking them to pay tribute. Before leaving, Ling Jinghan took the initiative to send a red envelope to him and the officials who accompanied him.

In May, news came from the border that Marquis Zeng had lost the first city at the border, but there was still no news from Yan Shengrui. The government and the opposition were all shocked, and the people were in panic all day long, for fear that their two generations of war gods would not be able to withstand it, but Not long after that, Ling Jingxuan received first-hand good news. Yan Shengrui led five thousand cavalry out of the customs, went around behind the enemy and took their lair, and captured many Khan princes alive, and Zeng Houye was also a precious sword Not old, the empty city plan made a superb plan. At the same time, they wiped out tens of thousands of enemy troops turned into raids, and captured eight generals and countless soldiers. The strategy they set up can be said to be a complete victory.

"In this way, we will have a bargaining chip with Beiman. Before I give birth, Sheng Rui should be able to come back." Although Yan Shengrui's letter has not yet arrived, Ling Jingxuan believes that he will definitely come back.

"Well, however, Beiman must be asking for reconciliation next, and the master must be present for negotiations, and the time may be a little tight."

Yan Yi, who was in charge of reporting the news to him, stood aside respectfully. After several months of being close to each other, he seemed to finally understand why their prince fell in love with the princess and why he was the only one.

"Hehe." Ling Jingxuan didn't speak anymore, but got up and walked towards the open window, leaning against the edge of the window with his big belly, he never doubted Yan Shengrui's promise to him, since he said he would come back, then he definitely would hurry back.

"By the way, Lord Xuan, I was so busy talking about my master just now that I almost forgot about it. The third master asked the people from Baiyun Pavilion to bring it back from the border, and said it was for the second master."

Just when he was about to leave and let him be alone, Yan Yi suddenly remembered that there was still a letter in his arms, so he quickly took it out and handed it to him.

"Well, you go down first, by the way, have you delivered the message I asked you to convey to Yan Er?"

After receiving the letter, Ling Jingxuan glanced at it lightly, and didn't mean to open it, but asked about another matter. Originally, Yan Er was supposed to report to him around February, and later Zhang Qing was going to the border to deliver things. He simply asked Yan Yi to order him to protect him secretly. After Qingzi came back, news came from the palace that Chu Yunhan had re-emerged. He was afraid that some people would jump over the wall in a hurry, so he asked Yan Er to go directly to the capital for personal protection. Yan Xiaoming, as for Chu Yunhan, he believes that someone will protect him well.

"It has already been handed over. He should have received it by this time. Don't worry, Lord Xuan, Er will definitely protect His Highness Seven."

Hearing this, Ling Jingxuan gently waved his hand to signal him to back down, Yan Yi didn't dare to hesitate, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside, Ling Jingxuan didn't move for a long time, his mind was full of things about the border and the palace , although he has already made arrangements, but man's calculation will never be as good as heaven's calculation. He is afraid of what happens. He is now more than seven months pregnant, and even if something happens, he may be powerless.

Now they have stopped doing the business of fresh mushrooms. At most, they transport out the dried mushrooms that have been stored for several months every day. There is nothing to do in the field and in the fields. More and more Baiyunge workshops came, but Zhang Qing was in charge of them. Therefore, the people in Yuehua Villa were quite leisurely. When it was time for dinner at night, almost all the people arrived early.

"Hey, Jingpeng sent someone to bring it, and I want you to sign it personally."

Ling Jingxuan who entered the main room immediately handed the letter to Ling Jinghan. Hearing the name that was not mentioned, Ling Wang couldn't help but feel tighter, and his eyes turned red. Ling Chenglong also looked excited. Looking at Ling Jinghan, everyone in the family could not help but shift their attention to him. Under tremendous pressure, Ling Jinghan tore open the envelope, took out the thick stack of letter papers inside and took a rough look. When he saw the last When they took one, a smile slowly climbed up the lips.

"Hehe...Jingpeng said that he is very good at the border. With the help of Zeng Houye, the branches of Baiyunge and Xinyuan have opened. Because there are many children who lost their parents at the border, he even opened a restaurant there. The branch school of Ling Academy, if there is no accident, he will hand over the officially opened store and academy to the corresponding people in early July and rush back."

"Tell him not to come back at all. Why do you come back? I will pretend that I never gave birth to his son, woo woo..."

As soon as Ling Jinghan finished speaking, Ling Wang couldn't help but burst into tears. At first he left without saying a word. Under the comfort of the second child, she also accepted it, but after he went for a few months, he didn't say a word, didn't he? To make them worry?God knows how worried she was when she heard that the border had lost the city, and she couldn't sleep all night, fearing that he would disappear too...

The two Ling Jingxuan brothers looked at each other, and Ling Jinghan comforted him: "Mother, Jingpeng is coming back, besides, the man Hanzhi is in the four directions, he is going to do things, not to go out to play in the mountains and rivers." , shouldn’t you be happy? Look, he opened two branches and an academy in four or five months. It can be seen that he is really working hard. It’s not easy for him, he must have suffered a lot , don't you feel bad?"

"That's right, mother, Jingpeng is so sensible at such a young age. Shouldn't you and your father be happy if you know how to train yourself to take care of the family? Don't you want a son who can do anything wrong all day long?"

Ling Jingxuan quickly echoed, Ling Wang's eyes widened, and he shouted fiercely: "He dares! My old lady broke his dog's legs!" The tigress was really domineering.

"Hehe... This is the end of it. The child will always go out when he grows up. If you are old, you can relax. If you want to clean up him, you have to wait for him to come back, right?"

"You are the only one who can deceive people. From my point of view, the three of you brothers belong together. You have joined forces to hide the truth from me and your father."

Ling Wang couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter, and glared at the two sons deliberately, the previous discomfort seemed to have disappeared.