A one-year-old gray pony was eating beans from Alexandra's hand.
In its opinion, this was a rare delicacy.
The pony even licked Alexandra's hand with its tongue in satisfaction, letting it Alexandra laughed happily.
Zhao Lie saw the harmonious scene of one person and one horse and couldn't help but want to join in.
When he came closer, the gray pony looked at Zhao Lie with its cute eyes, and hurriedly kicked off its hooves to avoid Zhao Lie.
Stopping helplessly, who makes us have such poor affinity with each other?
Alexandra couldn't help but smile.
When the gray pony saw that Zhao Lie did not move forward, he was attracted by the food and returned to Alexandra's side.
He ate the beans again, making Alexandra laugh from time to time.
Alexandra expressed her helplessness to Zhao Lie, who secretly attached herself to her.
The beauty was so charming that even the pony was not immune.
Zhao Lie looked at the blue sky in the north, thinking that this could be considered the last peace before the war.
On the way back to Jeju City, Alexandra was silent.
Zhao Lie saw that there was something on her mind, "Ali, is everything okay?"
Zhao Lie asked with concern.
"It's okay, I just thought of what my father looked like when he taught me to ride a horse."
Alexandra smiled.
Zhao Lie understood the pain of missing her relatives.
Her parents were dead and she was far away from her relatives in the motherland.
"Yali, the fleet will go south soon.
I hope you will come with me then.
You can go back to Macau to visit your relatives.
Your relatives can also come back here with you to see your living environment.
In addition, you can also let them Planning our wedding.”
"Really?
Is it really possible?"
Alexandra's blue eyes shone with surprise, and then her face turned slightly red.
After all, it’s about a wedding.
"Of course, we should hold the wedding with the blessings of relatives on both sides."
Zhao Lie replied with a smile.
"Oh, God, thank you, Lie."
Alexandra happily urged her horse to gallop.
Zhao Lie urged his horse to pursue him, and a large group of guards hurriedly caught up with him.
Suddenly there was a lot of dust on the road.
The sound was like thunder.
Li Qiusheng carried the bricks and tiles on his back and walked towards the house.
The coldness of early winter did not dampen his enthusiasm for work.
Li Qiusheng was full of energy and handed the brown bricks and tiles to his second son.
The second son handed them to his eldest son on the roof.
Li Qiusheng After handing over the bricks and tiles, he turned back outside the house.
The mother-in-law put the bricks and tiles on his back, and Li Qiusheng started the cycle again.
This year is another good harvest year, with 20 acres of white sweet potatoes planted on 30 acres of sloping land.
From ten acres of corn, a total of 104 kilos of white sweet potatoes were harvested, and 15 kilos of corn could not be accommodated in the family granary.
Fortunately, Qianhu bought 70 shi of sweet potatoes.
Three cents of silver and one stone gave the family more than twenty taels of silver.
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Adding the remaining ten taels of silver from last year, there were a total of thirty-five taels of silver.
After discussing with his mother-in-law, Li Qiusheng decided to build an east-west wing for his two sons.
The children were already old and it was time for them to get married, so they could not delay it any longer.
So Li Qiusheng summoned Hu Yun and several other neighbors to discuss building a house.
All but one of the more than thirty households in the village wanted to build a new house, so several families decided to work together to build a house for each family in turn.
As for the order of building the houses, of course, they drew lots.
As a result, the Li Qiusheng family was the last to build a house.
Several companies decided to let Guo Laosan, a bricklayer in the village, take charge.
Guo Laosan worked in Shidao during his winter off-season, where he learned new building materials and methods such as cement.
Together, they moved to Yanji Grocery Store in Qianhusuo.
After bargaining, we bought cement, iron bars, bricks and tiles, and then went to the nearby mountains to cut wood, prepare some stones, and start construction.
When the construction of Li Qiusheng's house is about to be completed, he has been busy for more than a month.
Today, Li Qiusheng's house will be topped out.
Everyone is very motivated.
It is almost dawn and they can take a good rest.
After all, they have been busy for a long time.
It’s been half a year.
In the evening, Li Qiusheng's family spread out a banquet, and several members of the family gathered together to have a great meal.
Herring stewed with tofu, pork stewed with vermicelli, stir-fried sweet potatoes, cold sweet potatoes, and corn rice were served in large pots with enough shochu.
The atmosphere was lively, everyone was changing glasses, and even the mother-in-law poured a bowl of braised rice to accompany them.
"This year is another good year.
Today, with the help of the neighbors, the Li family built a new house.
I am here to thank you all."
Li Qiusheng raised his bowl with emotion and said.
Several people touched the bowls one after another, took a sip, and ate a few bites of food.
"That's right.
In the past, we didn't even have enough food.
How could we have the money to build a house?
As long as it doesn't leak, we can live in it.
Just make up for the leaks."
Guo Laosan, who blushed as soon as he drank, said.
"That's right, the day before yesterday, my mother-in-law sent five stones of sweet potatoes to my younger brother from my mother's family in the nearby Zhongqianhusuo.
They still lived the same life as before.
We had to stop for three or four months a year and ate wild vegetable rice soup.
My mother-in-law She was sent there the first time, but she was treated like a star by her brothers.
Her brother also said that when would they get a good official like Mr.
Zhao?"
Hu Yun said with emotion.
"However, the life we lived in the past and the life we are living now are all due to Mr.
Zhao.
He did not collect taxes, but also divided the fields and gave seeds.
Mr.
Zhao was sent by God to help poor people like me."
Li Qiusheng was excited. said with a flushed face.
Everyone agreed.
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"My husband and I fled from Gaizhou Wei to Dongjiang.
Our three children all died of illness and starvation on the way, and we were left begging in Dongjiang.
If Mr.
Zhao hadn't transported us here, we would be divided among the fields.
"I'm afraid we would have died in Dongjiang a long time ago.
No, we have a mother-in-law again, and we have finally made it through these hard days," Han Liu, a thirty-year-old Liao citizen who arrived last year, said with tears.
There are only two people in their family, so there is no need to build new houses.
They are the only family in the village that does not build new houses.
This year, they will help each family.
"Look, it's no wonder that the Liao people in Shidao all praise Master Zhao for killing Tatars, saving Liao people, and dividing acres of land.
We, the people of Qianhusuo, are really lucky to have a Shangguan like Master Zhao after several lifetimes of cultivation."
Guo The third child shouted with red eyes.
"I'll do a bowl of Pepsi and Baishun to help Mr.
Zhao get promoted and make a fortune," Hu Yun suggested.
Several people suddenly drank in victory.
"Well, that's not right.
If Mr.
Zhao gets promoted and makes a fortune, what will we do?"
Guo Laosan said in an angry tone.
Everyone was silent for a moment, this is indeed a problem, everyone unanimously drew the same picture.
"Bah, you're right, I'm talking nonsense."
Hu Yun slapped himself. but.
The atmosphere can never go back.
The banquet ended hastily, and everyone was filled with doubts.
Mr.
Zhao, don't leave suddenly, these good days have just begun.
Li Mingyu also had a banquet with his subordinates at the official office.
As of today, the official office has purchased all the grain that can be purchased.
A total of nearly 100,000 dan of white sweet potatoes have been harvested, and others have thousands of dan of corn.
This will save Shidao tens of thousands of taels of silver.
After all, sweet potatoes are much cheaper than other grains, and tens of thousands of taels of silver is not a small sum.
Therefore, Li Mingyu took the initiative to entertain all his subordinates who had been busy in recent months.
Working under Li Mingyu is very simple.
Whether they complete their respective responsibilities with all their heart, and there are no other dirty things in the official office, all the subordinates feel comfortable.
There were a few more toasts at the banquet, and Li Mingyu was also happy to drink a few more glasses.
He was really happy.
The people under his rule would be prosperous and peaceful, which was what he wanted when he became an official.
Now that he has achieved it, how can he not be happy?
After the meal, Li Mingyu, who was slightly tipsy, returned to the inner house.
Now his wife also came to Shidao to take care of his daily life.
At this time, Mrs.
Qian was talking to her daughter Li Lin.
When she saw Li Mingyu returning with a red face, she hurriedly ordered the maid to serve tea and personally helped Li Mingyu undress.
"Master is not young anymore.
You should not drink too much in the future."
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Qian said with eyebrows.
"It doesn't matter, madam.
This is a good year for once a year, so I'm very happy."
Li Mingyu shook his folding fan slightly and said with a smile.
"Mom, my father is happy today, so this is the end of it."
Li Lin interceded for his father.
Qian sighed, of course she understood her husband's mood, but of course she was worried about Li Mingyu's poor drinking.
"I just don't know where Master Xiao Zhao is and whether he knows the news."
Li Lin said with eyebrows.
"Of course I know.
Mr.
Xiao Zhao's clippers often go to and from Shidao.
Soon Mr.
Xiao Zhao will know," Li Mingyu waved his folding fan lightly, "As a father, I still don't see clearly that Mr.
Xiao Zhao is young and has a martial arts background.
He is capable of killing slaves in battle, is good at domestic affairs, and has a long-term vision.
He is a genius.
Mr.
Zhao has a successor. " "Why, father reminds me of my two brothers."
Li Lin understood his father's thoughts best.
"Well, your two brothers have read the Four Books and Five Classics quite well, but they are not clear about general affairs and their prospects are limited.
I want them to come here and have a look to broaden their horizons."
Li Mingyu looked at Li Lin inquiringly.
"Okay, my father often said that you should read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.
The eldest brother and the second brother should come here to see it, compare it with other places, and get more experience."
Li Lin agreed.
"Well, my father will send people back to his hometown tomorrow to protect them here.
Alas, refugees are everywhere in the Ming Dynasty.
I wonder when my father was studying in the past.
There was no such thing as a soldier.
The Ming Dynasty is not what it used to be."
Li Mingyu sighed.
"Father, if you don't do this, it will not reflect Mr.
Zhao's ability.
Now it depends on whether Mr.
Zhao finds another way."
Li Lin comforted his father.
Qian looked worriedly at Li Lin, then at Li Mingyu who was unaware.
She cursed in her heart for being confused.
She was so confused for not noticing such obvious signs from her daughter.
Early the next morning, Li Mingyu had breakfast with his old wife serving him.
Even though he was old, he was still willing to eat soft food, drink some porridge, and eat some pickles.
"Master, does Xiaolin have someone he likes?"
Qian said leisurely.
"No, Xiaolin hasn't come into contact with many young talents here.
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You must know that this is not a place where the literary style is at its peak.
The so-called talents in Qianhu are just a rough knowledge of writing, which is not the same as the talents from Jiangnan."
Li Mingyu disagreed, thinking that his old wife Worry too much, "Lin'er is so smart, you won't be attracted to people like this."
Of course Li Mingyu knew what his old wife meant.
Qian had discussed several blind dates with Li Lin in the past few years.
Some of them were gentry from his hometown, and even the sons of Li Mingyu's same age.
However, Li Lin They all refused, which made Qian very upset.
Li Lin is over sixteen this year.
If he doesn't get engaged, he will be too old.
In this era, he will rely on the leftover woman.
The couple loved Li Lin very much and did not want to make the engagement secret from her and make him sad.
Li Mingyu is not in a hurry.
He thinks that his daughter has read thousands of books, is smart and intelligent, and will have a good marriage.
"Sir, Mr.
Zhao is of the right age."
Qian suddenly said.
"Uh," Li Mingyu was stunned, "That's not right.
Lin'er has always looked down upon vulgar martial artists, and even nicknamed him Heitan Tou."
Li Mingyu shook his head.
His old wife seemed really anxious.
"A vulgar martial artist can create such a situation.
I think he is the leader of the Zhao family now."
Qian nodded to Li Mingyu, "I think Lin'er will talk endlessly whenever it involves Master Xiao Zhao.
These things Every day, I always mention where Mr.
Zhao is and when he will return.”
"Uh," Li Mingyu was in a daze.
It was true.
Li Lin did pay more attention to Master Xiao Zhao.
Yesterday, "Hiss," Li Mingyu was burned by the hot porridge and it hurt.
So the subordinates saw a reddish burn on Mr.
Li's mouth that day.
Mr.
Li, who was usually gentle, suddenly roared several times that day and had a bad temper.
All the subordinates followed the rules and did not cause trouble for the adults
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