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

Chapter 260 Ning Wan: Why is he peeking at me again?

In the backyard of the Longmen County government office, Chen Mo, Xia Zhining, Liang Xue, Ning Wan and a group of maids lived.

Since Liang Song left, Ning Wan, as the former owner of this place, now feels like an outsider. She knows that she has been abandoned and there is no one around her to rely on.

As for Liang Xue, although the relationship between Ning Wan and her has eased, they can only be regarded as ordinary friends at best. It is impossible to expect the other party to be considerate and considerate to her.

What's more, the other party's situation is not very good, and Ning Yuan has no intention of relying on her.

Therefore, in this backyard, she didn't even dare to offend the maids who served tea and water. Even the maids who specifically served Chen Mo and Xia Zhining. When she saw them, she had to take the initiative to say hello, for fear of offending them. In front of Chen Mo, say something.

In order to prove that she still has some value, Ning Wan even took the initiative to put aside her status and do what a maid should do.

But after all, she is considered to be from a wealthy family. Even if she puts down her figure, she can't do the hard work of washing and cooking. Fortunately, she likes to raise green plants. When she has nothing to do, she can repair the flowers and plants in the yard to provide Watering flowers and plants and so on.

But he didn't expect to hear Chen Mo's retort.

"If I become a great treasure in the future, I will definitely make my father-in-law a Duke in recognition of his achievements."

God, he actually wants to be emperor.

In fact, there are not a few people who have thoughts like Chen Mo, but they just hide them in their hearts and will not say them out. After all, if such treacherous words are spread, it will cause a lot of trouble.

Ning Wan was so frightened that she lost her grip on the scissors and dropped them to the ground.

The two people who heard the noise looked back.

"I didn't hear anything." Seeing that he was discovered, Ning Yuan had panic in his eyes and said quickly.

Xia Zhining frowned.

Chen Mo listened to Ning Wan's voice, which was round and round, like a sweet spring flowing into his throat on a hot summer day. The panic at the end was a bit touching, and he looked over.

"I really didn't hear anything. I was just passing by." Sensing the other person's gaze, Ning Yuan quickly lowered her head. She was very skilled at showing weakness in front of others.

As he lowered his body, the full moon trembled, its white skin was eye-catching, and he didn't know whether it was because of the heat or fear. A wisp of crystal sweat on his beautiful neck flashed, as if he was about to fall into a deep ravine.

This is a hot summer, and Ning Wan cannot wear too many clothes.

Chen Mo glanced at it and his heart skipped a beat. Xia Zhining was right next to him. He didn't want to take a closer look and said, "Aunt Ning, right?"

Although they live in the same backyard, Chen Mo is mostly busy in the front hall during the day, and goes back to Xia Zhining's room at night. Now Xia Zhining and Liang Xue have cooperated relatively well, so Chen Mo has not met Ning Wan, and they are not very familiar with each other. familiar.

"Master Hou, if you don't mind, just like Xue'er, just call me Aunt Ning." Ning Wan said.

That's right, Chen Mo's title changed again, from Chen Shuai to Marquis.

A good-looking woman is so pleasing to the eye and makes people tolerant. Ning Wan is dressed in a water-blue patterned palace dress. Her lush hair is dignified and graceful, and her rosy and white face has not been baptized by time at all. But she is a wife after all, and she smells like a mature woman.

Her voice is soft and weak, similar to that of Han Anniang, but her temperament is nobler and her skin is whiter.

According to what is said online, it is the plus version of Han An Niang.

Among the women Chen Mo has ever seen, she is the only one who can match Han An's mind.

Xia Zhining felt something about it, but in front of Ning Wan, she couldn't say much and just coughed lightly.

Chen Mo didn't dare to look at her too much and looked away slightly: "Aunt Ning, don't be cautious. You are Xue'er's aunt, so we are a family. I was just joking with Zhining."

There is a saying that Xia Zhining is right, new people are always better than old people.

This is true for some people who are married. If they see a beautiful woman, they will still stare at her for a while.

Of course, it's not cheating.

Hearing this, Ning Wan breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was beating very fast. Women are very sensitive. She had noticed the young man's glance at her clothes just now.

As for what Chen Mo said, Ning Wan didn't take it seriously. We are all adults, and sometimes what we say is polite. If he takes it seriously, it's your fault.

"If the Marquis is fine, I will resign." Ning Wan really had nothing to tell Chen Mo and wanted to resign.

"Xue'er told me about Aunt Ning. My father-in-law is true to his word. Since he has promised you, he will surely send someone to pick you up as soon as he returns to Hedong.

Of course, if Aunt Ning is worried, I can send someone to escort you back in person. "Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Ah" Ning Wan exclaimed. She didn't expect Liang Xue to tell Chen Mo about this and really treat him as one of her own?

Ning Wan smiled awkwardly, stroked a strand of hair hanging in front of her forehead, and said, "No need to trouble Mr. Hou, I was joking with Xue'er before, I couldn't take it seriously."

In order to cover up his embarrassment, he even raised his hand to fan himself: "It's a bit hot today."

"That's good." Chen Mo followed Ning Wan's words and said: "Recently, there has been another severe drought in the north. After a heavy rain, the heat has not subsided. I heard from Xue'er that Aunt Ning is still an ordinary person. Pay more attention to sun protection to avoid heat stroke."

The news of another severe drought in the north was sent to him by Geng Songfu. It has also affected many places in Qingzhou. Xialin is one of the cities and counties affected. The land is cracked and it is impossible to sow.

Pingting County and Qingting County are close to Dadong Lake and have little impact.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Marquis. I remember that in the ice cellar in the county, when winter came, the master had people store a lot of ice cubes. I will go down and prepare some." Ning Wan bowed to Chen Mo and was about to leave. go.

"Wait." Chen Mo stopped Ning Wan.

"Master Hou, is there anything else?" Ning Wan turned around.

"Scissors." Chen Mo pointed to the scissors on the ground.

"Oh, I forgot." Ning Wan bent down to pick it up. Chen Mo subconsciously turned his gaze and saw the pendant hidden in his clothes emerging from his arms. It was soft and white on the fragrant skin. The sweat beads covered with crystals seemed to have a trace of putty.

Ning Wan, who was picking up the scissors, suddenly felt something strange in her heart. The moment she stood up and raised her eyes, her autumn eyes met the slightly distracted gaze.

He. Why was he peeking at her again?

Ning Wan felt ashamed and annoyed, but deep down there was also some complacency that she was not aware of.

In fact, just like middle-aged men with a big belly like young and beautiful college students, women also like handsome teenagers.

Of course, this is not to say what she wants to do with Chen Mo.

But as a married woman, she was naturally happy to be able to attract a young, powerful and handsome boy.

Ning Wan hid herself well and left quickly.

As soon as Ning Wan left, Xia Zhining pinched Chen Mo's waist hard: "Does it look good?"

"It doesn't look good."

"You don't look good, but you still keep peeking?" Xia Zhining glared at Chen Mo, and then said: "She is Liang Xue's aunt, you are even thinking about her, are you crazy?"

"Who said I had an idea for her? Zhining, don't accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air."

"hehe."

July 11th, morning.

Luo Guang's followers arrived in Longmen County, met Chen Mo, and conveyed Luo Guang's order to the latter, asking Chen Mo to march to Longyou as soon as he received the military order, and finally cooperated with the Tianshi Army to attack Hexi.

Chen Mo did not refuse and apparently complied because he had a preliminary plan in his mind.

After seeing off Luo Guang's followers, Chen Mo called Zhang He and asked him to transfer the recruits trained in Sanyuan to Shuofei County, which was the only way to go west to Longyou.

Chen Mo's prestige in Yuzhou is not enough, and his reputation among the people of Pingting County has not spread to Yuzhou.

Therefore, without force, Chen Mo's recruitment in Yuzhou was not going smoothly. It took almost two months and he had only recruited more than 7,000 people. This was despite Chen Mo's generous salary.

If Pingting County had such a large population, let alone 20,000, even 50,000 troops, Chen Mo would be sure to recruit them all.

Chen Mo sent a message to Pingting County, asking Geng Songfu how the recruitment and training of the soldiers were going. If the training was almost done, he asked him to send Shao Jinneng and Gao Ming to dispatch the 7,000 troops left behind to Longmen County.

Sanyuan County.

On a horse farm in the countryside.

A group of cavalry galloped from the entrance, their horses' hooves trampling on the ground, making a "clack-clack" sound, and a puff of dust and smoke behind them.

On the war horses are soldiers wearing light armor and holding long bows. They narrowed their eyes slightly and clamped the horse's belly. They had to maintain body balance and focus.

In the middle of the racecourse, there are rows of archery targets. On the high platforms around the racecourse, there are specialized soldiers responsible for supervising the statistical results.

Everyone has their own archery target.

After arriving at the appropriate position, the cavalrymen, who had aimed their arrows at the target, assessed the running speed of the war horses in their minds, relaxed their fingers, and the arrows shot out from the strings.

"Dong dong." The arrow hit the target and made a dull sound.

As the cavalry ran over, the soldiers on the high platform also tallied up the scores.

"Ge Daudao, hit the target for the third time, and will be awarded seven points."

"Gao Jiang, if you hit the fourth circle of the target, six points will be scored."

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"Zhang Qi missed the target."

"Four points is the passing mark, and there are sixteen people above. Those who have not left the cabinet will take the initiative to come out and be punished, and those who miss the target will bear a five-mile weight."

Xu Mu took the scores recorded by the soldiers and said to the sixteen cavalry in front of him.

Xu Mu lived up to his high expectations and established a heroic cavalry guard in Sanyuan according to Chen Mo's request. Currently, the army has 1,900 people and 3,863 horses.

Two horses are guaranteed per person.

As a qualified cavalryman, riding and shooting is naturally the top priority.

It stands to reason that the Cavalry Guards are all composed of the original Xuanbao Cavalry and Qingzhou Army Cavalry, and their mounted shooting is not bad.

However, among the Four Guards, Chen Mo focused on the development of the Valiant Cavalry Guards, so that the treatment of the Valiant Cavalry Guards was the best among the Four Guards, and was twice that of the Brave Guards. Naturally, the requirements were higher.

Prior to this, as long as the cavalry did not miss the target during horseback shooting training, it would be considered a success.

But the current requirement is that not missing the target is just the basis, and you have to shoot within the circle.

ps: Kavin, make a transition.

(End of this chapter)