Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 171 The confused Xia Zhining cooperates with Yuan Youchun
"Zhining, you're back, what did he say?" Xia Zhiqing, who was reading the music score when she heard the sound of the door opening, looked up and asked, but soon she found something was wrong with her sister's face, and she frowned: "Zhining, Did he bully you?"

"No." Xia Zhining replied absentmindedly, and then said: "He said he has been a little busy recently, and he will be fine when he is done."

She herself forgot one thing, that is, she forgot to ask the other party when he would be finished.

"I heard that there is a good harvest outside the city right now. I guess they are busy with this." Hearing this, Xia Zhiqing suddenly felt enlightened and said, "By the way, Zhining, why are you back now? Where have you been?"

"Went outside the city." Xia Zhining said, came to the bedside, bent down and touched under the pillow, and then her heart skipped a beat.

Because the gold ring she placed under the pillow was missing, she immediately turned around and asked her sister: "Sister, where is the ring I placed under the pillow?"

"What's wrong? Don't you want me?" Xia Zhiqing was stunned.

Xia Zhining was also startled.

Yes, don’t you want it? Why are you so anxious?

But I thought of what that bastard said, "That ring is very beautiful, remember to wear it next time."

She became a little concerned again.

Suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart, he whispered: "What I mean is that we don't have much gold and silver on hand at the moment. The gold ring is still worth some money at least. It can be used as travel expenses when leaving. It would be a pity if it was lost."

Xia Zhiqing didn't notice her sister's weirdness and said, "While you were away just now, Chunhong brought someone over to clean up the room. The ring is on the dressing table. Take a look."

Xia Zhining walked over and took a look, and sure enough she found the ring on the dressing table. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put it away.

"Zhining, what are you holding in your hand?" Suddenly, Xia Zhiqing smelled a sweet fragrance emanating from her sister. She glanced around and saw the small porcelain bottle in her sister's hand.

"This is the perfume that bastard gave me." Xia Zhining brought the perfume to her sister.

"Did he give it to you?" Xia Zhiqing looked surprised. She put down the book in her hand, took the perfume and checked it, and said, "It's great. Why did he give you something? Is there anything weird about it?"

In her opinion, her sister and Chen Mo had already reached that point last time, and since they already had conflicts, there was no reason for the other party to give something to her sister at this time.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Xia Zhiqing opened the cork of the bottle and poured out some perfume to check, but she quickly exclaimed: "It smells so good, it's different from any perfume I've seen before."

But Xia Zhining felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this for some reason. Why would you give me something like this?

Why can I only send it to you and not to me?
Seeing her sister pour out some more and smear it on her hands, Xia Zhining snatched the porcelain bottle away. In Xia Zhiqing's surprised eyes, she said: "Sister, I think you are right. That bastard may have done some harm here." Don’t use human things indiscriminately.”

After saying that, plug the porcelain bottle with a cork.

This bottle of perfume is not much.

Xia Zhiqing did not doubt it, but closed her eyes and smelled it carefully, then felt it and said, "It's not bad, it smells good. It's the fragrance of roses. Where did he get this?"

"He set up a workshop in the village outside the city. This perfume was made by the workers in the workshop." Xia Zhining put away the perfume.

"Did he make it himself?" Xia Zhiqing was surprised. He can also make perfume?
"Why did that bastard do this? It must have been done by his master." Xia Zhining couldn't help but belittle Chen Mo.

"That's true." After all, perfume is something used by women. How could he, a grown man, understand this?

The two sisters talked without a word.

Suddenly, Xia Zhining looked at the jasper hairpin on Xia Zhiqing's head. It was a wooden hairpin that became more and more uncomfortable the more she looked at it. She still used it. She said: "Sister, why did you actually insert the hairpin that bastard gave you? Ugly." died."

After saying that, he couldn't help but take off the hairpin from Xia Zhiqing's head.

Before Xia Zhiqing could speak, Xia Zhining said: "Sister, that bastard already likes you. If you wear the thing he gave you, it might make him have some thoughts that he shouldn't have. What if after paying off the debt, he takes my sister It would be bad if you force yourself to stay."

The hairpin was taken off, and Xia Zhiqing's three thousand black hair was spread on her shoulders. She frowned slightly and said, "There is no hairpin, how can I hold my hair up? He took away my wooden hairpin."

"Use mine first." Xia Zhining took off the wooden hairpin from her head and handed it to Xia Zhiqing.

Xia Zhiqing was stunned: "What about you, Zhining?"

"I'll just use this hosta."

Xia Zhiqing: "..."

Xia Zhining said without blushing: "Don't you hate me, that bastard? If he sees the hosta originally given to you as my sister, put on my head, he will definitely be very angry, just in time for him to give up what he shouldn't have. idea."

After saying that, Xia Zhining skillfully rolled up her long hair and inserted a hairpin.

At the same time, a voice sounded in her heart.

Since that bastard is interested in him, then this jade hairpin belongs to him.

Seeing that her sister had said this, Xia Zhiqing said nothing more.

However, when she saw that the hairpin that was originally inserted into her own hair was inserted into her sister's head, Xia Zhiqing felt a bit disgusted for some reason.That night, Xia Zhining stayed up all night, thinking about what Chen Mo said to her during the day.

She seemed to be poisoned, and kept going back and forth between the truth and falsehood of these words.

……

July [-].

All the paddy fields outside Pingting County have been plowed, and they are currently spreading excrement and urine. Then, by the end of July, all the late rice seedlings will be planted.

There are more late rice seedlings than early rice seedlings, because when cultivating late rice seedlings, Chen Mo had already occupied Pingting County and had enough rice seeds to plant all 35 acres of fields.

But at this moment, an urgent message from Xia Lin disrupted Chen Mo's rhythm.

Yamen main hall.

In addition to Lu Yuan, Zhang He, Hu Qiang, Wei Qing, Su Wen and others who were out on missions, leaders of the Shenyong Guard, Shenwu Guard, and reserve teams were all gathered here.

Chen Mo sat at the top, and the first people on the left and right sides were Geng Songfu and Sun Meng.

After looking around at the crowd, Chen Mo said straight to the point: "This is an urgent report sent by Yang Minggui. It said that I should start to organize the army and cooperate with Yuan Youchun's Hujie Army. On August [-]st, we will send troops on time to attack Quan Yang County.”

As soon as these words came out, the entire lobby was shocked.

Sun Meng stood up and said: "Cooperate with Yuan Youchun's Tiger Army? So, don't we have to listen to Yuan Youchun's orders?"

"That's right." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Although the emergency report didn't say it clearly, it only said cooperation, but that's pretty much what it meant."

Chen Mo's expression was not very good. He and Yuan Youchun had conflicts. If he cooperated with him now, he might cause trouble for him when the war started.

"County magistrate, could you please let me read the urgent report?" Geng Songfu asked.

Chen Mo gave the urgent report to Geng Songfu.

After reading it, Geng Songfu sighed: "It seems that the Heavenly Master's army is going south, wars are starting again, and I don't know how many people will be displaced.

Since Yang Minggui asked them to form an army to attack Quanyang County, why not give us food and grass? "

"I gave it, but it was given to Yuan Youchun." Chen Mo sneered: "According to the reports from our spies stationed in the surrounding areas, grain and grass from Xia Lin have appeared in Qingting County, Guangyou County, and Tianshui Town. More grain and grass are transported to Qingting County than other counties.

Obviously, the cooperation in the emergency report, the meaning expressed, and our food and grass were provided by Yuan Youchun. "

"The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first. So, the higher ups don't trust us and want to use food and grass to drive us." Geng Songfu said after pondering for a while.

Chen Mo frowned.

It seems that what happened last time did not shake Yuan Youchun's foundation in Yang Minggui's heart.

An adopted son is an adopted son, and he must be more trustworthy than an outsider like himself.

"County Magistrate, in my opinion, we should just pretend not to know, and just stay in the city and let them fight. Anyway, our current food is enough for us to be self-sufficient." Han Wu said.

The relationship between them and Yuan Youchun is not small. If they listen to Yuan Youchun, when the war starts, there is a 100% chance that the other party will give them small shoes.

"Inappropriate." Geng Songfu said: "Since grain and grass are shipped to Guangyou County, Tianshui Town and other counties, it means that the Tianshi Army under Yang Minggui is about to fully invade Yuzhou. The county magistrate and Yuan Youchun's army, It's just one of these teams. If the county magistrate doesn't comply, I'm afraid the generals from these counties will unite to attack Pingting County first."

"What Geng County Cheng said is right. We must send out these troops, but how many troops we send is up to us." Chen Mo looked at Geng Songfu and said:
"What solution does Geng County Cheng have?"

Geng Songfu pondered for a while and then slowly said: "Listen to the tune but not the announcement."

I obeyed your call and sent troops to attack Quanyang County, but I maintained my independence and was not driven by Yuan Youchun at will.

In other words, I will obey normal and reasonable orders, but if it is unreasonable, for example, if you ask me to be cannon fodder and die, then I'm sorry, no way.

"But the disadvantage of this is that Yuan Youchun will not allocate food and grass to us. We have to solve the food and grass problem ourselves." Geng Songfu said.

"We currently have food and grass, as long as we can avoid being under Yuan Youchun's command and reduce losses." Chen Mo tapped his fingers on the table lightly and decided to use Geng Songfu's method.

Of course, surface work also needs to be done.

"Han Wu." Chen Mo said.

"Subordinates are here."

"You take a team of people to Qingting County and ask Yuan Youchun for food. Let's see what he says." Chen Mo said.

If not, Chen Mo will send someone to Xia Lin to sue Yuan Youchun. Although there is a high probability that Yang Minggui will not care, it can at least show that I was angry with you before, and then acted according to Geng Songfu's method, causing Yuan Youchun to file a complaint. , I also have an excuse to explain.

(End of this chapter)