After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 56 Busy
After that, as long as the weather allowed, the brothers Haitang and Hai Jiao would often follow their second uncle Hai Changan to practice horses in the wilderness outside the city.

Sometimes, Grandma Ma would go with them when she got interested.

Although Ma was born in an official family and was raised to be a lady since she was a child, she has been married to Hai Changan for so many years and lived in the northwest border town for a long time. She has learned everything there is to learn, and riding a horse is naturally difficult. Don't beat her.Although she is not as good at riding as her children and grandchildren, she can still gallop for a long distance on a horse, and she is somewhat capable of escaping.

According to her own statement, Haixi Ya's equestrian skills were a little worse than hers. When they were young, the couple always lost when they were racing horses.If it weren't for his poor riding and shooting skills, Hai Xiya would not have chosen a civilian career from the beginning when he first joined the army, because he knew that he was not the material to be a military attache.

When Ma mentioned her husband's little affairs, both Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao Haitang were very interested and wanted to know more about it.However, not long after they returned home, Hai Xiya, who heard the news, pretended not to know anything and proposed at the dinner table that his eldest grandson Hai Jiao should do more work for him in the guard house.

And the second son, Hai Changan, can't just play with his nieces and nephews all day long.Now that Hai Changan's son Xiao Shitou has recovered and no longer coughs incessantly, his wife Hu can turn her attention to other matters at home with peace of mind, and he has to free up his hands to do more serious things.

Haixi Ya has successfully persuaded Ganzhou to let Suzhou Wei keep the Dashi glass craftsmen for a while and build a simple workshop to test their skills. If they can train a few more apprentices who can work alone, That's even better.Even if these apprentices can only make crude utensils, they can still create a source of income.

Haixiya will also be focusing on the construction of the glass workshop and selecting suitable apprentice candidates in the near future.However, the new grain seeds have been planted, and the subsequent observation process cannot be separated from him.He was more concerned about new grain crops. After all, no matter how much money he made, it would eventually be converted into grain. The cart could not be put before the horse.

There are several villages and towns under the rule of Suzhou. Recently, they have reported that they have vineyards on their territory and the output is good. They have also tried to make wine, but the finished product did not taste good.They heard that Suzhou Wei was about to build a vineyard to make wine, and they wanted to come over to inquire about the news. Can they sell the produce in their vineyard to the border army as raw materials for making wine?If the grapes they produce are available, the winery in Haixi Cliff will be able to start the winemaking process earlier than expected.

In addition, it is expected that the latest batch of immigrants from Shazhou will arrive in a few days.The work of registering these immigrants, changing their household registrations, and arranging their destinations is also very arduous.

Hai Xiya has to be responsible for so many things by himself, and he is really overwhelmed. Even if Xie Wenzai helps with the paperwork and intelligence work, he will have to find two more helpers.The health center's help to him in this regard was limited. Now everyone in the health center was busy, and some tasks required him to make decisions.Therefore, he could only find trusted family members around him to help share the burden.

He left the daily affairs in the guardhouse to his grandson Haijiao.Hai Jiao has been with him for the past two months and knows exactly how to complete those affairs. Now that he is trying to take charge of his own affairs, it won't be difficult at all.The work that requires sealing and signature can be left to him, while Haijiao needs to make up his own mind for the rest.If it really doesn't work, Xie Wenzai can give some advice.

As for Hai Changan, Hai Xiya arranged for him to keep an eye on the construction of the workshop.He is also familiar with the personnel in Suzhou City, and he is confident that he can help select the most suitable people to become glass craftsman apprentices.As for whether he can learn anything during this process, it depends on his own ability.

When Hai Changan heard that he had the opportunity to meet the glass craftsman from Dashi, his eyes were shining, and he hurriedly agreed.

Haijia's out-of-city horse racing team was temporarily disbanded.Hai Jiao whispered to his sister Haitang behind his back: "Did grandpa really ask his second uncle and me to do something because he was too busy? Why do I think he was afraid that we were too busy and would pester grandma to inquire about him? Where are the gossips from the past?”

Haitang actually felt the same in her heart. She covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Grandpa is shy. He doesn't want us juniors to know about his dark history. We just need to know it well and don't embarrass him too much."

"Black history?" Hai Jiao muttered this word and thought it was quite appropriate.He smiled and said, "That's all. We are all filial sons and grandsons. For the sake of grandpa's face, let's just pretend to be stupid!"

From then on, Haijiao began to follow his grandfather to the government office every day.This time he was much busier than before, not only helping out, but also helping with normal affairs.Many times, Hai Xiya was not at the guard office, but his work could not be delayed. Hai Jiao had to make his own decisions and help his grandfather complete the work.When he was busiest, Hai Xiya would even leave his official seal to him, letting him decide which documents to stamp and sign on his behalf.

After exercising like this for a few months, Hai Jiao felt that he was just lagging behind in age.If he were three or four years older now, and could directly change into his grandfather's official robe, and formally serve in Suzhou Weili from the seventh rank, there would be no problem.He has sufficient experience in this official position and can handle any affairs within the scope of his responsibilities with ease.

When Suzhou City sent away two more groups of immigrants, the work of planting new grains stabilized, the glass workshop was initially completed, and the Dashi craftsmen began to teach new apprentices to bake basic glassware, the busyness of Haijiao was temporarily over. It's over, I can rest at home for a few more days.

The weather is fine and the sun shines brightly in Suzhou in summer. The city is a little too hot, but the wind blowing in the wilderness is still refreshing.Hai Jiao couldn't wait to propose once again that he wanted to go out to the city to go horse racing and relax.Hai Changan happily agreed. This time, he also planned to bring his son Xiao Shitou.

Although Xiao Shitou was not old enough to learn to ride a horse, he was trapped at home for many days due to illness. After he recovered, his mother, Mrs. Hu, was not worried about his health and refused to let him go out. At most, he would only let him go out when the sun was shining at noon. Running and playing in the yard has already made me bored.Hai Changan felt sorry for his son, so he planned to take Xiao Shitou out of the city to get some fresh air and take him horse racing to relax.He asked his mother, Ma, to personally intervene and help persuade him. After his wife, Hu, hesitated, he finally relaxed.

After leaving the city, Hai Changan focused all his attention on his son, and only sent Cui Dazhuang and Cui Xiaoge, father and son, to take care of his nephew and niece.Hai Jiao thought that this time he must show off his talents and take good care of his sister.

He had been busy in the guardhouse for so long, and when he had occasional breaks, he used them to practice archery. He had abandoned his riding skills for a while. After all, practicing archery only required placing an archery target outside the house where his grandfather worked, but training horses You need to go to a special school ground to squeeze in with others.But he felt that he had no big problem.Before he was reborn, he rode a lot of horses, and he considered himself a master.

With this thought in mind, Hai Jiao raised his head and was about to greet his sister when he saw her whizzing past him on horseback. In the blink of an eye, she was already a hundred feet away, as fast as lightning.

The fragments of hair on Hai Liao's head were blown by the wind caused by his sister's speed.He blankly pushed away the broken hair that obscured his face, looking at his sister's strong figure with a confused expression.

(End of this chapter)