lady, please calm down

Chapter 182
Xinghua Lane.

Yang Dalang eats enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry in Caizhou. He usually eats and lives in the military camp, so his house has been vacant.

Today is extremely lively.

Yang Dalang, who was being chased by Uncle Yang holding a door bolt, ran all over the yard, and Chen Chu and others managed to persuade him.

"Uncle, don't worry, let's hear why Dalang refuses to marry that young lady from the Xu family."

Chen Chu wanted to let people into the room to talk, but saw a layer of dust accumulated on the tables and chairs in the room. He wanted Yang Youtian to drink some tea to calm down, but he found that there was no firewood or water in the stove, and even the iron pot was rusted.

In the end, I could only sit down in the yard and chat.

Hearing Chen Chu's persuasion, Yang Youtian sat on a stone pier, pointed at Yang Dalang with the latch in his hand, and growled, "Why don't you want to marry the young lady of the Xu family?"

Yang Dalang, who was called back from the camp, ran for a while wearing a few kilograms of black oil chain armor, but his face remained unchanged and he stood two feet away from his father, eloquently saying, "Father, have you forgotten? At that time, she said that we couldn't get married. What did she say about our family outside? She said that our family is a poor and settled family. She called me a toad for wanting to eat swan meat, and said you don't know."

It seemed that there were more ugly words, but Yang Dalang didn't continue.

On the side, Aunt Yang was weeping silently, with Maoer by her side. Aunt Yang heard her son's words and sobbed, "My son, now Miss Xu knows that she was wrong. A few days ago, she came to kowtow to me and your father to admit her mistake."

"Hey! Mother, if I hadn't followed Brother Chu as the commander, she would have kowtowed to you? Father, mother, Xu Zhen'er looked down on our family from the bottom of her heart, and now she only regrets seeing your son become an official. If this kind of daughter-in-law marries into the family, if our family encounters difficulties one day, she will run faster than anyone else."

Da Lang said neither in a hurry nor annoyed, and he laughed at the end.

Seeing his smug face, Uncle Yang threw out the latch in his hand angrily, smashed it over, and cursed: "Rabbit man! You're talking about the truth, so let me ask you, since you're not going to marry someone, why did you want her body!"

Yang Dalang dodged the door latch with his head sideways, gave his father a mean smile of "Hey, didn't you hit it?", and then said confidently: "She said it herself, she wants to get back with me, and she doesn't even want it. She came all the way here, so I can't let her go home disappointed, right?"

Da Lang spread his hands, indescribably helpless
"Fart! Where did the fallacy come from!"

Yang Youtian was furious, got up and wanted to chase Da Lang again.

But Da Lang said: "Absurd? This is not absurd. Chu Geer said that it is the unshirkable responsibility of men of my generation not to disappoint any woman in the world and to satisfy them!"

Brothers Mao'er, Peng Er, Wu Kui, and Daniu Erhu all looked at Chen Chu.

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Dog Basket Yang Dalang!

If you want to divert firepower, you can't say it in front of my wife!My words are just drunk talk, how can I take it seriously
But his method really worked. Uncle Yang blushed and looked at Chen Chu, "Brother Chu, Da Lang is your soldier now, what do you think?"

"Uh, actually, there is some truth to Da Lang's words, but you have taken over his body, so there must be an explanation."

After Chen Chu said this, Mao Er subconsciously glanced at the former, and Chen Jinyu suddenly popped up in his mind.
"Confession"

Yang Dalang seemed to think about it seriously before he said: "Father, if she comes to the door again, you can ask her 'would you like to be my son's concubine', how about it?"

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Is this the Daqi version of "Yesterday you looked down on me, today I let you down"?

In the afternoon, Shen Shi.

Chen Mansion, Xi Qiuxuan.

The eldest son who just came back from a trip outside the city learned that his father had already booked a marriage for him, so he walked around the study anxiously, muttering, "What should I do, what should I do?"

This naive and big man lacked his own opinions since he was a child. He was used to listening to his parents when he was young. When he grew up, he became psychologically dependent on brothers like Da Lang and Chen Chu.

Now that this happened, I couldn't help but panic.

Chen Chu sighed, and said directly: "Eldest son, getting married is a lifelong event, no one can make up your mind for you, you can only figure it out yourself."

"I..." the eldest son let out a groan, and said nothing more.

"Let's put it this way, are you happier when you're with Miss Ding, or when you're with Cuiyuan?"

"I only spoke a few words with the daughter of the Ding family. But Cuiyuan."

The eldest son showed an expression that was about to cry, "I have touched Cui Yuan's hand, and I have to be responsible to her!"

You see, the gap, this is the gap in being a human being!
Yang Dalang is a dog basket, who puts everyone to sleep and still looks like he is helping others. The eldest son just touched his hand and took the responsibility.

good man!

For some reason, Chen Chu's fingertips suddenly felt a touch of sparse velvet.
After being absent-minded for a moment, Chen Chu shook his head and said to the eldest son, "I'll let you go on vacation for a few days, and you go back to deal with these private matters. I heard from Uncle Yang that Aunt Yao and the Ding family have reached the Najib process, and then it's time to collect the levy and apply for a deadline. If you have a decision in mind, you need to be quick.

I have already greeted Jing An, tomorrow you go back to Luliuxu to withdraw a sum of money from him, the daughter of the Ding family is also innocent, please give me more compensation. "

"Oh, Brother Chu, what should I do when I go back?" The eldest son felt a little timid and rubbed his head in distress.

"Tomorrow, Mao'er and Cui Yuan will go back with you, and she will teach you."

"Oh"

Hanchun hall in the back house.

Cat, who was packing clothes, saw Chen Chu walk into the bedroom, got up and leaned on the former.

The matter of the eldest son and Da Lang required her to go back to mediate, and the sudden parting made Mao'er a little disappointed.

"How about Cui Yuan?" Chen Chu asked, stroking the cat's back.

"Of course I cried a lot. Hey, I just found out today that when Yunong first came to our village, Cui Yuan had an argument with her because Aunt Yao scolded Yunong for being a bitch."

Mao'er frowned in distress, her voice soft.

"This matter is ultimately up to the eldest son himself. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Well, then I will go back tomorrow. The cat is not with the officer. Remember to eat well and don't get sick."

Cat's small face was pressed against his chest, and he murmured reluctantly.

After Maoer left Caizhou, Yunong lived happily for a few days.

After all the people in the mansion changed, the atmosphere changed, and with Bai Lu supporting her, Yunong became more and more comfortable in managing the house.

During the day, she can also find time to go to other courtyards to drink tea with Chen Jinyu and discuss poetry, and let the latter help her polish the script for the big drama.

At night, after returning to the mansion, he plunged into the boudoir and lived a shameless two-person world with the young master.

My sister went back, and even Cai Wei didn't see her for many days.
During the period, Yunong went to Cai Wei's house on Academy Street, but heard from Li Cuilian that the third lady hadn't come back after going out for several days.

Yunong couldn't help being very puzzled.

November 21st.

At the end of the night.

Seventy miles southeast of Caizhou, it governs the wilderness under Jiamaling, Zhenyang County.

In the dense night, two bonfires were lit, and a carriage and more than ten healthy horses were parked outside.

"So, the coal mine is in the col ahead?" Cai Hua wrapped a blanket and sat in front of the campfire, looking sideways at the dark hills.

"Back to the eldest lady, it is so. This carbonite mine belongs to Nie's family, but the only son of Nie's family died a few years ago, leaving a widow with a daughter and a son. I heard that the second and third families of Nie's family are coveting the property of the eldest house, and the widow really has the intention of reselling the coal mine."

Li Mule said respectfully.

Two months ago, he joined the Huai army together with Wu Tong from the neighboring village, but he didn't want Li Mule, who was in his forties, to be dismissed because of being 'overage'.

Fortunately, after hearing about this, his mother-in-law's boss invited Li Mule to have a look, and then hired him.

Li Luozi was a street peddler when he was young, and he was quite familiar with the geography of the mountains and rivers in Caizhou Prefecture. At this time, his duty was similar to that of a guide.

According to Cai Wei's intention, she took them all over the territory of Caizhou to search for the carboniferous ore and hematite ore.

Moreover, Li Mule was very surprised by this Jiao Didi's boss.

She obviously looks like a lady from a rich family who is used to rich clothes and fine food, but she eats and sleeps in the open air.

"Which army is stationed here?"

Li Mule, who was thinking to himself, listened to the host's question and hurriedly said: "This is the area under the jurisdiction of the Wuwei Army."

"Is Kou Shizhong the commander of the Wuwei Army?"

"It is this man."

Li Mule replied, thinking at the same time, it seems that Mrs. Cai also did some homework in advance.

"Okay, let's go eat."

Cai Wei ordered, took a pen and licked the ink from the ground beside her, but found that her hands were frozen, and then brought her right hand to her slightly whitish lips and breathed out a few breaths of hot air, warming her hands.

Then, lying on his knees, he carefully recorded the information he had just obtained in a small booklet.

Because she was curled up, the blanket on her body slipped off quietly, Cai Hua didn't realize it.

Not far away, several storytellers including Li Ke, Uncle Zhang and several guards gathered in front of another bonfire, on which a pot of instant noodles had just been cooked.

Zhang Bo first filled a bowl and handed it to Ru'er.

Ru'er walked towards Cai Hua with a bowl.

Frost began to fall in the night sky at some point.

Sitting alone in front of the bonfire, Cai Hua curled up into a small ball and wrote quickly. From time to time, she put her right hand to her mouth and took a breath to warm her.

"Third lady, eat a bowl of noodles while it's hot to warm up."

Ru'er said distressedly.

Cai Wei raised her head when she heard the sound, and seeing that it was instant noodles again, she couldn't help shaking her head in disgust, "Take it away, take it away, I've been eating instant noodles for six or seven days in a row, and the smell makes me sick. Get me a pancake for a change."

"..., the pancakes are cold and hard." Ru'er persuaded kindly.

"If I tell you to take it, you can take it, what's wrong with Luo Mo." Cai Wei was a little impatient.

Ru'er resentfully climbed into the carriage and came back with a piece of dry biscuit.

Cai Hua took it with her left hand, took a small bite, soaked the pancake with her mouth water, and then slowly swallowed it.

Afterwards, Cai Wei continued to write, unconsciously half-holding the pancake with her left hand.

Ru'er bent down to pick up the slipped blanket and wrapped it up again for Cai Wei, and said sadly, "Third lady, you have been afraid of the cold since you were a child, if you continue like this, I'm afraid"

"Busy you, don't delay my work."

Cai Hua raised the left hand holding the pancake and waved it back, interrupting Ru'er, signaling her to go play.
The next day.

At Chen time, the morning sun is rising.

After Ru'er cooked breakfast, she went to the carriage to call San Niangzi to get up and eat.

Opening the curtain of the car, I saw San Niangzi curled up like a baby wrapped in a quilt.

It was freezing cold outside, and the thin-walled carriage couldn't keep warm at all.

"Three ladies, three ladies"

Ru'er called twice, and Cai Wei, who was a little dizzy today, opened her long narrow winking eyes, and suddenly felt that her nose was itchy, and wanted to raise her hand to rub it, but felt a pain in her hand, and couldn't hold back her soft hiss.

Ru'er hurriedly climbed into the car, only to find that the back of San Niangzi's white and tender hand was red and swollen, and a tear was seen oozing blood.

This is frostbite.

Ru'er hurriedly dug out the medical box, found Baiyao powder, and carefully applied it around the wound for Cai Wei.

Cai Wei frowned from time to time in pain, but still shouted out of the car with a slightly hoarse voice: "Uncle Zhang, please go down and eat quickly. After dinner, let's go to the charcoal field to have a look."

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Seeing that the third lady was still thinking about the charcoal field, Ru'er suddenly couldn't hold back. As soon as she looked up at Cai Wei, her tears couldn't stop, "Third lady, we have been out for many days, and it's freezing today, and you've been afraid of the cold since you were a child. How have you ever suffered like this! Let's go back and rest for two days before coming back. If this continues, you will get sick."

"Hey~" Cai Hua squinted her eyes and looked at Ru'er amusedly, "I'm afraid of the cold but I'm not afraid, why are you crying?"

Ru'er was so angry that she wiped the tears off her face with her sleeve, and cried, "Third lady, you are a fool! Chen Dutong just casually said that he was looking for charcoal and red iron, so that's how you are, he can't stand you!"

Cai Wei couldn't help raising her brows when she heard the words, and was about to get angry, but she didn't know what to think of, she smiled in relief, and said leisurely: "Be stupid if you are stupid, when you have someone you like, you will understand."

On the 23th, in the evening.

Before Chen Chusan came on duty, he received a pamphlet.

'Jiajialing hematite ore vein in Baoxin County, Caizhou Prefecture. An iron supervisor was set up here during the Jingning period of the previous Zhou Dynasty, but it was abandoned before Ding Weiqian.Later, it was taken over by the local Tian and Qian families, and the thieves and excavations have continued to this day, and the output is ominous.This place is under the jurisdiction of the Jiangning Army. The mine is eight miles away from the official road and sixty' away from the Huai River.

'The Beiliu'ao Wuzhu Carboniferous Mine in Runan County, Caizhou Prefecture is [-] miles away from the official road, and there are many mountainous roads and water networks along the way, making transportation inconvenient.'

'The coal mine in Jiamaling, Zhenyang County, Caizhou prefecture produces more than [-] jin of charcoal per day and is owned by the Nie family, and they intend to resell it.'

When Chen Chu saw it, he couldn't move his eyes away.

The pamphlet records in detail more than ten large and small coal and hematite mines in five counties and one prefecture under the jurisdiction of Caizhou Prefecture.

Not only did it clearly write down information such as the location of the mine, the amount of output, and transportation conditions, but it also recorded the forces behind each mine one by one, and then analyzed in depth which ones are eligible for redemption and which ones are suitable for black and white.
The above information is far more detailed and reliable than the documents in the government archives library.

The handwriting on the booklet is sometimes neat and sometimes scribbled, and some pages are still stained with rice soup.

At first glance, it was recorded on the way, or while eating.

He naturally recognized Cai Hua's handwriting.

Two months ago, Cai Wei came to Caizhou for the first time. In the lobby of the government office, she saw the development plan of Caizhou written by Chen Chu. In the industrial part, the iron smelting industry was mentioned.

At that time, Cai Hua once said, "I will help you."

Chen Chu just smiled and didn't take it seriously, he didn't want this woman to really do it, no wonder he hadn't seen anyone for more than ten days.

But if you think about it, you can guess how hard this round of investigation is.

After reading the entire booklet, the sky is already dark.

At the corner gate of the official yamen, Chen Chu led Xiao Hong, and after leaving the yamen, he confessed to Mao Dan, "Go back and tell Aunt Chen, you don't need to save me food."

Then he hit the horse and went to Academy Street.

Caihua Bieyuan on Shuyuan Street.

"The third lady contracted a cold and developed a fever, and fell ill on the way back. Before entering the city, she kept telling Uncle Zhang to send the brochure to Dutong."

As soon as Ru'er met, she babbled, she felt aggrieved in her words, she was aggrieved for the third lady.

After hearing this, Chen Chu hurried to the bedroom, took a look first, and said, "Have you taken your medicine?"

"Eat, just fell asleep not long ago."

Ru'er was in a complicated mood, and she wanted to say something but didn't say it in the end.

"Well, Ru'er, go get busy, I'll watch over here."

Chen Chu confessed in a low voice, and sat on the side of the bed with a dwarf.

Cai Hua, who was lying quietly on the bed, had a wet towel on her forehead, Guazi's face was an abnormally bright red, her brows were slightly frowned, and her nose quickly opened and closed.

It looks bad.

However, Cai Wei's uncomfortable expression when she was sick was not that delicate, but slightly sullen.

It seemed like she was going to fight with 'Fengchi' who bullied her for no reason.
It's that aggressive!

She will fight whoever dares to provoke her, no matter if it is heaven, earth, people, or illness
That little appearance is both cute and ridiculous.

Chen Chu couldn't help but shook his head and smiled, and when he wanted to shake Cai Hua's hand, he found frostbite on the back of his hand.

For a person who is so delicate and clean on weekdays, there is still a little carbon black ash in the nails.

beauty
The next day, it was another sunny winter day.

At Chen Shi, Cai Wei, who felt sore all over, managed to open her eyes.

The first thing he saw was the curtains on the top of the bed, and the second thing he saw was Chen Chu who was lying on the side of the bed, sleeping dead.

For no reason, Cai Wei bent her eyes and smiled, stretched out her index finger playfully to caress Chen Chu's eyebrows, then continued to stroke the bridge of her straight nose with her fingertips, stroked her lips, and then gently turned her palm around Chen Chu's chin a few times.

The not-too-hard stubble scraped across his palm, and the itchy Cai Wei giggled.

After all this tossing, Chen Chu finally opened his eyes slowly, and what he saw was Cai Wei's flirtatious face.

Still slightly haggard and pale, but with a joyful and playful smile.

Chen Chu opened his mouth and held his troublesome index finger, sucked it lightly and let go, and said softly, "Good morning, wife. If you want to eat something, I'll cook it for you."

(End of this chapter)