There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 454 Opening Up Wasteland and Increasing Income (Part [-])
"Chunya." Li Jiaoniang said with a slight smile, "I'm not angry because I have been borrowing the Lu family's Zhuangzi, but the Lu family has not charged the venue fee. And they never said they would not pay it back, they kept saying it was a loan, If I fall out with the Lu family because of something like this, the people of Yuezhou City will say that I am ungrateful."

"..."

"I will say that a selfish villain like me can't teach Pu'an County King well, and that will be bad for his reputation. Besides, I will say that these horses have been given to Pu'an County King The King's House of Pu'an County is kind-hearted, and the Lu family can't afford many horses, so they first lend them to the Lu family. If the Lu family knows that it is the horse of the Prince of Pu'an, but they keep taking it and don't return it, they wouldn't dare, right? "

Chunya looked at Li Jiaoniang in surprise, "Things are so complicated?"

Li Jiaoniang smiled lightly, "Things were originally simple, but Tang made it complicated. She directly said to borrow it, but it's not like I didn't want to borrow it. She took it secretly but didn't say anything, and I had to ask. This way, It’s really unreliable.”

Tang shi took the horse and did not return it, and deliberately put her in the army. She is not a soft persimmon, and let Tang shi pinch her.

At this moment, Chun Ya let out a "Yeah", "I remember that the third young lady of the Lu family reconciled. It is said that she was at odds with Mrs. Lu's Tang family. Is it because she has a bad temper?"

"Basically, he is a difficult person to get along with." Li Jiaoniang frowned.

As soon as Chunya reminded her, Li Jiaoniang remembered another thing.

She counted the days on her fingers.

The Chinese New Year is not far away, and she is going to prepare a wedding gift for Tang Wan and Zhao Shicheng, what gift should she prepare?
……

The horse team rushed back to the Zhuangzi, and if it was a deserted Zhuangzi, it suddenly became lively.

Everyone ran to watch the excitement.

Luo Cheng, who was arranging things at the village, also came.

He stuffed a hand warmer that had just been filled with charcoal fire into Li Jiaoniang's hand, and asked, "Did you bring back all the one hundred horses?"

The charcoal fire in the hand warmer in Li Jiaoniang's carriage had already been extinguished, and her fingers were numb from the cold.

Holding this newly-arrived warm hand warmer, I feel my whole body warm up.

Li Jiaoniang shook her head, "No, there are still twelve horses, which were taken away by my cousin and aunt."

Luo Cheng frowned.

Chunya spoke quickly and said, "It is said that it will be returned after the Chinese New Year, but God knows if it will be returned?"

Luo Cheng frowned even more.

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "I will return it, after all, this horse is not mine, it is the cavalry of the Prince of Pu'an, she will not always borrow it and refuse to return it? Let's not say, other people in this city , but remind her from time to time."

Only then did Luo Cheng's brows relax, and he understood her thoughts in seconds.

He smiled slightly, "Smart ghost."

Ah Sheng came over and asked, "Miss Li, Dong Luo's family, where are these horses arranged?"

At the left corner of Zhuangzi's gate, there is a chestnut forest covered by tall tree canopies, and the cold wind inside is a little weaker than outside.

Li Jiaoniang said, "Just tie it in the chestnut forest, it's warmer there."

Ah Sheng nodded, "Okay, I'll make arrangements."

Luo Cheng added, "It's cold at night, so we put some old straw mats around the tree poles outside to keep out the wind."

Ah Sheng nodded, and led a few people to work.

……

For lunch, everyone ate at the village.

When I first moved to the village, many items were not ready, so everyone made do like last night and morning.

What I ate was porridge and roast lamb.

In the middle of the afternoon, Hu Laoqi, who had gone to the city to buy daily necessities, came back with an ox cart.

The five rented ox carts were full of daily necessities.

New bedding, felt blankets, pots and pans, rice noodles, salt and oil.

There are many people, so there are many items to buy.

Hu Laoqi finished an errand, and happily reported to Luo Cheng and Li Jiaoniang for credit.

He showed them the list, "This is the purchased items, this is the money spent, and this is the remaining money." Hu Laoqi smiled shyly, "I don't know many words, and I'm afraid I won't be able to remember them. So I begged the oil seller to write it down. I said, what she wrote, Mrs. Luo, Mrs. Li, is it clear?"

Li Jiaoniang nodded and smiled, "It's very clear."

Luo Cheng said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Hu Laoqi smiled foolishly, "Hey, it's not hard work, it's my errand, how can it be called hard work?" Then he said, "Dong Luo's family, Mrs. Li, what are you going to do with so many horses in our estate? ? It would be a pity not to use it."

Li Jiaoniang had already thought about the arrangement of the horses, and discussed it with Luo Cheng, who expressed his support.

Luo Cheng has always supported her in everything she did.

Li Jiaoniang said, "Hu Lao Qi, are you going to fight right away?"

Hu Laoqi was taken aback, "Immediate tactics? Fighting on horseback?"

Li Jiaoniang nodded, "That's right. If someone came to rob Zhuangzi, we rode against them on horseback. Who would be able to beat them?"

Hu Laoqi rubbed the back of his head and said embarrassedly, "I only know how to ride a horse, but I can't fight on horseback. But, Mrs. Li, with me, Hu Laoqi, no one will dare to snatch Zhuangzi, so don't worry."

Li Jiaoniang was just tentatively asking, how is Hu Laoqi's riding skills, he can't, she can.

At present, Zhuangzi has just been established, and people's hearts are still unstable, so it is not suitable to establish an iron cavalry team.

After Zhuangzi's staff is settled down and she has more money on hand, she will build the iron cavalry team.

Used as a secret dark guard for Zhao Cong.

She smiled and said, "I just said it casually, I want to use these horses to build a caravan."

"Caravan?" Hu Laoqi blinked, "What is it for?"

Li Jiaoniang said, "I've looked carefully. From the village to the city, or when people travel in the city, not every family has a carriage. Many people rent a carriage when they travel."

"..."

"But the horse-drawn carriages rented in the city are old and worn out, and the driving skills are also uneven. Why don't we build a professional rental team. Make a uniform carriage, paint the body with a uniform color, and the drivers wear uniform clothing .”

She wants to start an ancient taxi company.

On the surface it was a rented carriage, but in fact it was Zhao Cong's secret guard.

Using the money earned from renting out to support the hidden guards saves money on the one hand, and on the other hand makes it difficult for people to notice.

The prince is not allowed to set up a guard with a large number of people, but when he is fighting for the crown prince, he cannot live without a guard, so she set up a secret secret guard.

Hu Laoqi patted his thigh and said with a smile, "That's a good idea. People in our village travel, and many people rely on renting a car. Renting a car costs a few tens of pennies. If you go to the city, you have to pay a hundred pennies. It is expensive to buy a horse, at least [-] yuan, and another sum of money to make a frame. It costs money to raise a horse. In the whole village, no one can afford a horse, and only one who can afford a cow Five or six families."

Li Jiaoniang said, "Nowadays, there is no shortage of horses. What is lacking is manpower. Seventh, you can inquire and see who is willing to do this job. It is best to be strong and strong, drive the carriage, and protect Zhuangzi. , everything is fine."

Hu Laoqi said with some embarrassment, "Ah, it's difficult to pick such a person. If you want to protect Zhuangzi, you have to be good at it."

Li Jiaoniang said, "In addition to Hujia Village, other villages should also go and ask. I want 50 people."

Hu Laoqi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to a few villages when I have time."

After Hu Laoqi left, Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng discussed the details of arranging the cavalry.

Luo Cheng said with a solemn expression, "It is stipulated in the court that civilians are not allowed to hide a large number of weapons privately. Jiaoniang has a large number of cavalry, which is an attractive target in itself. If weapons are added, I am afraid it will cause trouble. .Besides, you can’t buy a lot of iron and copper utensils, so you can’t use iron and copper for weapons, you have to replace them with other ones.”

Li Jiaoniang snorted coldly, "People are not allowed to hide a large number of weapons privately, and they have not seen many on the battlefield. No wonder they will be defeated."

Luo Cheng frowned again, and his expression became gloomy.

Li Jiaoniang suddenly laughed, "There are policies, and I have countermeasures. I can't have swords and weapons. I can use wooden sticks to fight wolves and wild animals. I rely on mountains here, and I can't hide the sticks privately, so I can't justify it." gone."

Luo Cheng said, "It can be made into a mace."

Li Jiaoniang raised her eyebrows, "That's a good idea."

……

Although the daily necessities are not as exquisite as those used in the medical hall, they are barely passable.

Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng temporarily stayed in the village.

Under their supervision and arrangement, Hu Laoqi and A Sheng managed the village in an orderly manner.

Li Jiaoniang was worried that Ximei would run away because of her temper, so she entrusted Hu Laoqi to find two poor widows and widows from the village to cook together in the kitchen.

They were very happy with the wages and free board and lodging.

In this way, there are three helpers in the kitchen, and there is no delay in the meal problem of the twenty or so people in the village.

Ximei was supervised, so she didn't dare to be lazy.

The fruit trees in the village, the ones that should be picked, the ones that should be pruned, the lotus ponds, the ones that should be excavated, the few vegetable fields in the village, the ones that should be pruned.

The big guys are working hard.

Peach trees, orange trees and chestnut trees are out of season at this time, and the trees have long since lost their fruit.

The jujube tree is full of fruits, and when it is tapped with a bamboo pole, the jujubes will immediately roll all over the ground.

Li Jiaoniang took Chun Ya and Hu An to beat dates, and within a day, they packed five baskets and weighed them on the scales, which weighed about three hundred catties.

There are also persimmons, which also picked three or four hundred catties.

Li Jiaoniang asked the women in the village to wash the dates and steam them in a pot to make candied dates.

Those persimmons are piled up and baked to make persimmons.

(End of this chapter)