There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 469 Playing cotton, the horse team starts training (one more)
Ximen Fei sneered, "But he's like this..."

"I can cure it! I'm a businessman, and I can't make money early, so how can I do business at a loss?" Li Jiaoniang smiled, "I don't just invest in Mr. Ximen."

Ximen Fei looked at Li Jiaoniang in surprise, this little girl, how could she have such a simple idea?
She supports Prince Pu'an in order to...get rich?
"How much have you invested?" Ximen Fei asked again.

"One hundred thousand guan of money, five thousand shi of grain, and a cavalry and archery team of 100 people." Li Jiaoniang said, "Well, I will also pull all my acquaintances to help him set up a staff group. The Lu family, the Chen family, the Shi family, and the prefect of the Duke's Mansion have clearly stated that they will stand on his side."

Simon Fei was even more shocked.

"One hundred thousand guan? Five thousand shi of grain?" Ximen Fei said in amazement, "One hundred thousand guan of money can be obtained with help from a few high-ranking families. Are you capable of doing it?"

Li Jiaoniang said, "These three conditions are the exam questions set by the Empress Dowager Wei. Whoever completes them will be the one to choose for the crown prince."

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"Even if I can't, I will try my best to gamble!"

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"Mr. Ximen, even a little girl like me dares to fight. Mr. Ximen is a great marksman, a hero who shot and killed a hundred golden soldiers in one day, but he dare not fight. I suspect that your ability back then was just a bragging, not real! Otherwise, why are you retreating now?"

Ximen Fei raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "I didn't back down!"

"Then why did Mr. Ximen say he wanted to go back to the mountain?" Li Jiaoniang sneered.

Ximen Fei looked slightly embarrassed, glanced at Zhao Cong, and said, "I just don't want to work hard to train the cavalry and archery team, and be used... by someone who doesn't know how to cherish it. It's better to go back to the room and sleep, so as not to be disappointed and angry." !"

Li Jiaoniang smiled, "After talking about it, the topic came back again. I left the profitable business and came to help the King of Pu'an, and there are so many high-ranking families in the city. , Mr. Ximen is a bachelor, what are you afraid of?"

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"I lost, but I lost completely. The medical center, Zhuangzi, and property are all gone, but I am not afraid of losing. At worst, I will start all over again. Mr. Ximen has no property. Losing is only half a year. Mr. Ximen has What's so disappointing and frightening?"

After some rhetoric, Ximen Fei was even more embarrassed.

That's right, even Li Jiaoniang is not afraid of a businessman. If the noble families in the city stand on the wrong team, they will lose a lifetime of glory, and they are not afraid.

He is a poor and white person, what is he afraid of?
Going back to the mountain like this, I am afraid that Hu Laoqi and the others will laugh to death!

He scolded Hu Laoqi early in the morning for not remembering the ancestral grave, why did he shrink back now?
When Ximen Fei thought about it, he was not so depressed again.

"Okay, if you don't leave, you won't leave. I'm betting!" He stood up, flung his sleeves and said, "Anyway, I have nothing. If I lose, I lose. What are you afraid of?"

In Zhao Shicheng's heart, he heaved a long sigh of relief, and admired Li Jiaoniang even more in his heart.

What a coming law!

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Hu Laoqi went to the village to look for someone, but he still hasn't returned.

Without manpower, the coach Ximen Fei has nothing to do.

But he couldn't stay idle, clamoring to see the horses.

Luo Cheng, Zhao Shicheng, and Zhao Cong accompanied him to see the horse.

Li Jiaoniang followed to see for a while, then went back to her room to look at the bag of cotton balls.

There are some things that Luo Cheng can do better without her doing everything herself.

Ximen Fei is a man, and it is easier for men to communicate with each other.

Li Jiaoniang found a clean basket, put cotton in it, and moved it to the yard to dry.

Li Jiaoniang picked cotton seeds while turning them in the sun.

These dozens of cotton flowers weigh at most one catty.

There is too little cotton, so I can only make a small quilt to cover my legs.

After picking out all the seeds, Li Jiaoniang counted them, and there were 280 three seeds, which was more than she imagined.

The seeds will not germinate one by one, but half of them can germinate, and they can grow into a hundred cotton plants. After a hundred plants, a hundred more plants, the barren hills can be filled with cotton.

She spread the seeds on a stone to dry, and spread the pile of cotton evenly to dry.

Next, it's time to flick the cotton.

Playing a pound of cotton is just a small process, very simple.

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After looking at the horses, Ximen Fei said, "The horses are good horses, but none of them have saddles or pedals. They are all naked horses. How can I ride them?"

Luo Cheng said, "The pedals have already been ordered in the iron shop, and the saddles are also being purchased."

Ximen Fei was surprised. These people were more capable than he imagined, and they acted quickly.

"You have to hurry. Without a saddle and pedals, you can't train at all."

Luo Cheng said, "Naturally, Mr. Ximen doesn't need to worry about it."

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At half past morning, Hu Laoqi, who got up early to find someone in the village, came back.

After being reminded by Ximen Fei, he really brought a hundred young adults as he wished.

Accompanying those people, there were also some older people who spoke Yuezhou dialect with a slight northern accent.

After Wu Ya pressed a group of people into the Zhuangzi, they surrounded Ximen Fei and talked about the events of the Northland.

"Mr. Ximen, I never expected to meet you again in my lifetime." An old man held Ximen Fei's hand and cried.

With the old Jingzhao accent.

Ximen Fei sighed in his heart, choked with sobs, and didn't know what to say except his expression of grief and indignation.

When fellow villagers meet, there are always endless topics to talk about.

Talking about the fleeing back then, everyone was filled with emotion.

Li Jiaoniang, Luo Cheng and Zhao Shicheng didn't disturb them, and let these people who entered Zhuangzi talk with Ximen Fei all the time.

When it was time to eat at noon, they gradually went home.

As for the 100 people who were recruited, of course they were going to stay in the village for dinner.

There are too many people, so the expenses will naturally be high. Hu Laoqi and A Sheng came to Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng together to discuss the current food and housing issues of these people.

Although Li Jiaoniang said that when the horses are free, they will be sent to the city for rental business, but now there is a competition between the princes, and it is the end of the new year, there is no way to make a hundred horse-drawn carriages.

What needs to be solved most at present is the problem of eating in the first half of the month.

"Ms. Li, Luo Dong's family, these people's lives are not very well-to-do. They come to participate in training, and no one is doing the work at home, so the family's income is reduced. It is too far away to ask them to go home for dinner. Second, they don’t have much rations at home.” Hu Laoqi said worriedly, “Eat all the food on the farm, and it costs a lot, Mrs. Li, Luo Dong’s family, it’s more about preparing money and food.”

Li Jiaoniang had already thought of a way to deal with it.

She said, "Of course they all eat at the village. If they live here, let them go home and live not far away. As for the money for their meals, you don't have to worry about it. I have my own arrangements."

It is unreasonable for those big households in the city to sit back and do nothing about Zhao Cong's affairs.

She had to find them.

Luo Cheng took a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to Hu Laoqi, "This is an arrangement, please take a look."

Hu Laoqi took it in his hand, and after reading it, he immediately smiled and said, "That's a good idea, Mr. Luo, you are really thoughtful."

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "In this case, they don't have any objections, do they?"

"Of course I don't have any ideas." Hu Laoqi said with a smile, "It includes food, money, and can go home. This is a beautiful job!"

Last night, when Luo Cheng said he couldn't sleep, she and Luo Cheng discussed a plan to arrange personnel.

In addition to the daily food allowance, each person is subsidized with another thirty Wen.

Also, divide 100 people into ten teams.

Every five days, arrange a team of people, that is, ten people to go home and rest for one day. This day is enough for them to help the family with chores.

Every day, two teams of people are arranged to go up the mountain to open up wasteland together with Ah Sheng's people.

As long as the barren hills are reclaimed, food in the village will not be a problem at all. Relying on relief today, next year will be self-sufficient.

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Hu Laoqi conveyed the arrangement of Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng to the 100 people, and no one had any opinion.

It was winter now, and it was so cold that there was no work in the fields at all.

When you go hunting, you often return empty-handed.

I also stay at home, and when I come out to find something to do to make ends meet, I still need dozens of pennies in pocket money, which is a good deal.

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Zhao Shicheng saw that Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng had persuaded Ximen Fei, and arranged the staff very well. After lunch, he said goodbye to Zhao Cong and went back to the city.

He came to Yuezhou City, firstly to deliver news, and secondly to see Zhao Cong, everything was done, he had to return to Lin'an as soon as possible to prepare for his marriage.

Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng knew that he had a lot to do, so they didn't persuade him to stay and sent him away.

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After staying in the village for another night, Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng took Zhao Cong back to the city early the next morning.

The next step is to visit several big families and persuade them to contribute money and efforts.

Li Jiaoniang's carriage stopped in front of the medical hall.

Another carriage came from a distance and stopped on the other side of the gate of the medical hall.

The wheels of the carriage were covered with mud, and the driver who drove the carriage was wearing a fur hat, a thick cloak, and leather covers on his hands, and his whole body was wrapped like a brown bag.

Only one pair of eyes remained.

Far away, I don't know the age.

"Lang Jun, you are lucky. If we had come earlier, we would not have met anyone. His Royal Highness and Luo Guanren are just going home right now." The driver glanced at the carriage and said with a smile.

Hearing the voice is not very old, it turned out to be a servant.

Li Jiaoniang heard the coachman talk about her and Luo Cheng and Zhao Cong, so she stepped forward, "Excuse me, which nobleman is in the car?"

(End of this chapter)