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

Chapter 169 Xia Zhining’s surprise
Night falls.

The backyard of the county government.

The lantern hanging under the lintel swayed with light and shadow as the breeze picked up.

In the wing room, Xia Zhining was wearing a long black dress and was sitting in front of the dressing table, wiping her sword.

Xia Zhining's sword is very sharp and can break hair with a blow.

But her face showed a bit of impatience. Finally, she put down the rag for cleaning the sword, turned around and looked at Xia Zhiqing, who was tuning the guzheng, and said, "Sister, it's almost midnight, and that bastard won't be able to do anything tonight." Come."

When she said this, she didn't mean that Xia Zhining was thinking about being fucked.

But since Chen Mo said those words that time, he has never touched them once until now.

Originally, according to Chen Mo, if Xia Zhiqing was responsible for repaying the debt, they would be able to leave as long as nine times, that is, in early July.

But Chen Mo never came to ask for it once, which meant that their departure time would be extended indefinitely.

This feeling is like that of a working person. When it is time to pay wages, the shopkeeper delays in settling the wages.

Xia Zhiqing stopped what she was doing and raised her head. She was graceful and curved, with a slight frown on her eyebrows. She also complained about this matter in her heart. This kind of delay of not knowing when to leave was a kind of torture for her.

"Maybe he just got married and his little wife is pestering him." Xia Zhiqing said.

When Chen Mo was practicing in the yard, Xia Zhiqing met Yi Shiyan, who was very likable.

"That woman is just a concubine with no status. She is nothing like a little wife." Xia Zhining didn't know why she said this.

Seeing her sister talking about her status, Xia Zhiqing's eyes suddenly darkened, and she unexpectedly came up with the thought, "What about us?"
The innocence of the two sisters was given to Chen Mo, but in the end they gained nothing.

Xia Zhiqing even hesitated on whether to leave in the end.

Xia Zhining looked at her sister, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Sister, that bastard likes you, how about you ask tomorrow?"

"I'm not going?" Xia Zhiqing subconsciously refused and glared at Xia Zhining.

She asked, why?
Asked him why he didn't come to me for so long?
So what's the difference between this and the prostitutes in the brothel?
"Then I'll ask." Xia Zhining said.

"It's up to you." Xia Zhiqing thought for a while and said, this matter has to be solved after all, it's okay to ask, but she can't go anyway.

The next day, the weather was overcast.

After washing up, Chen Mo came to the Yamen from the Yi family courtyard.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but he actually felt a little sore in his waist.

His grandma's.

It seems you need to exercise some restraint.

Xiaolu is a juicer. Even though she is not a warrior, she is very good at fighting.

It is estimated that Han Aniang, Xia Zhiqing, and Xia Zhining combined can reach Xiaolu.

This made Chen Mo confused. Although Xiaolu was so petite, how could he have such strong endurance?
When he arrived at the Yamen, Chen Mo ordered Chunhong to prepare meals and get himself a bowl of deer blood.

Although there is no hunting team, there are still people in the village who catch game in the mountains from time to time and then bring it to the city to sell. Yesterday, Chen Mo bought a sika deer that was caught in a trap but was not dead.

Afterwards, Chen Mo had breakfast while handling county government affairs.

Now that Zhao Daoxian and Geng Songfu are sharing the pressure, Chen Mo only needs to finish reviewing and stamp the official seal of the county magistrate.

For example, although some armors are repaired, how much it will cost roughly will require Chen Mo's nod before the money can be spent.

There is also the production of clay pot bombs in the gunpowder factory. Now the material "saltpeter" is not enough and needs Chen Mo to deal with it.

There was also a certain person in the city who raped a woman and killed the woman in order to prevent the incident from being exposed. In the end, the incident was exposed. After being arrested, the evidence was conclusive after an interrogation and investigation.

Wu Shan submitted the case to Geng Songfu. After the latter confirmed that there were no flaws, he submitted it to Chen Mo and asked for a verdict.

Chen Mo took up his pen and wrote the word "accurate" on the fold, and sentenced the murderer to death, and he would be executed soon.

"Da da."

Just as Chen Mo was carefully reviewing, there were footsteps behind him.

Chen Mo's ears pricked up. After he knew who was coming through his footsteps, he said, "Is something wrong?"

Chen Mo was still sitting with his back to Xia Zhining, holding chopsticks in one hand and a pig-hair pen in the other. He seemed to be very easy to attack by sneak attack, and the probability of success seemed to be quite high, but Xia Zhining did not have the slightest idea of ​​a sneak attack. , said: "When will you let us leave?"

Chen Mo's expression remained unchanged and he said without thinking: "Didn't we agree before? After you pay off the debt, I will let you go."

"Then how long do you plan to delay it?" Xia Zhining gritted her teeth and said.

Chen Mo was stunned, put down his chopsticks and turned around, saying: "The creditors are not in a hurry, but the debts are in a hurry. Have you thought about it?"

Looking at the boy's playful smile, Xia Zhining glanced at him, took a breath and said, "We just want to leave as soon as possible."

"I've been a little busy lately. I'll collect the bill when I'm done." After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned around.

Xia Zhining was a little annoyed: "Then when will you finish your work?"

It depends on when he recovers his body.

Chen Mo did not answer, but said: "You haven't had breakfast yet, come over and eat together."

Xia Zhining didn't move, just looked at him.

At this time, Chen Mo discovered that the gold ring he gave to Xia Zhining was no longer worn by the other party.It seems that the other party was really angry last time.

However, Chen Mo already had a way to deal with it in his mind, and said: "Eat first, and after you finish eating, accompany me to see the outside of the city. I will tell you then."

Xia Zhining still didn't move.

But Chen Mo said no more, turned around and started eating by himself.

Seeing this, Xia Zhining still sat down to eat. The reason she gave herself was that he owed it to her, and if he didn't eat, he would get it for free.

After she sat down, Chen Mo gave her a piece of meat and said warmly: "She's still angry."

Xia Zhining ignored him.

Why are you still angry?

You just haven't gotten over your anger towards him, okay?

"Actually, what I said last time was just angry words, don't take it to heart." Chen Mo said to himself.

Xia Zhining paused, but still ignored him, but in her heart she was expecting the other party to apologize.

But after Chen Mo finished speaking, he said nothing more.

After breakfast.

Chen Mo asked Chunhong to find a veil for herself, then took Xia Zhining to the stable, pointed to the white horse in the stable, and said, "Do you still recognize it?"

"Of course I know him, that's my Xue Longjun." Xia Zhining came over, touched Xue Longjun's head, and finally put her face against Xue Longjun's face and said warmly: "Xue Ling, it's great that you're okay. "

"What will happen if I serve it well and deliciously?" Chen Mo took the saddle and put it on Xue Longjun's body, and immediately said: "Xue Ling, it's a good name, but it is my war horse now. "

Xia Zhining looked at Chen Mo angrily, but she also knew that it would be impossible to get Xue Ling back from Chen Mo.

"County magistrate, the veil you want." At this time, Chunhong also came over.

"Give it to her." Chen Mo said, then looked at Xia Zhining and said, "Tie it on and follow me out of the city."

Xia Zhining frowned, but still did as she was told.

Seeing this, Chen Mo smiled with satisfaction. In the end, he rode the snow dragon steed, and Xia Zhining rode the maroon horse that Chen Mo originally rode. Behind him was a group of brave guards, who first left the Yamen and then the city.

At this time, Xia Zhining left the city for the first time after living in the Yamen. She found that the changes outside had been too great.

First of all, when she went out of the city and passed through the city, she saw that the city looked completely new, neat and orderly, especially the bustling and lively scene, which made her feel like she was back in Nanyang for a while.

Especially Chen Mo's army, everyone held their heads high, had serious faces, and walked in an orderly manner. They were not what rebels should be like at all, they looked like a regular army.

The most important thing is that she found that the people in the whole city would greet Chen Mo enthusiastically whenever they saw him. This kind of enthusiasm was not pretended, but showed sincerely.

After leaving the city, it became even worse.

The place outside the city is no longer what it was when she first came to Pingting County.

The people were working in the fields. Although they were tired, everyone had a happy and satisfied smile on their faces. The surroundings were peaceful and no one came to disturb them.

The people's attitude towards Chen Mo can only be described as admiration.

She read in the book that only officials who are supported by the people will be warmly welcomed by the people.

Even my father has never done this kind of scene.

"How did he do that?"

Xia Zhining looked at Chen Mo with curiosity in her heart.

"Uncle Potato Root, how was the harvest?" Chen Mo got off his horse and asked when he saw a familiar person.

Li Shugen is from Fuze Village. When he heard Chen Mo's words, he immediately walked out of the field, washed his hands in the ditch, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the county magistrate, I harvested more than 1000 kilograms from three acres of land." grain."

Then he looked at the veiled woman beside him and asked tentatively: "Is this Madam?"

"Yeah." Chen Mo nodded.

"Don't talk nonsense." Xia Zhining glared at Chen Mo and said in a low voice, but there was no anger in her heart when Chunhong called her madam for the first time. Instead, she felt a little secretly happy.

In response, Chen Mo smiled and said to Li Shugen, "Then we will plant late rice soon, right?"

Li Shugen nodded: "I have plowed the paddy fields in the past two days, and then I can plant the late rice seedlings. I have to plant them before the beginning of autumn, so that I can complete the harvest before the frost."

Chen Mo nodded.

During the Song Dynasty, double-cropping rice was grown in the north. Although the yield of single-cropping rice was higher than that of double-cropping rice, the total yield was much lower than that of double-cropping rice.

After inspecting the fields, Chen Mo took Xia Zhining to Fuze Village to watch Gao Ming train.

"Qingzhou Army?!" Xia Zhining saw it at a glance.

"That's right." Chen Mo said.

"Isn't the Qingzhou Army completely wiped out?" Xia Zhining asked doubtfully.

"One hundred thousand Qingzhou Army, it was so easy to be wiped out by the regiment, but there are still some left in the world. I made them the instructors of the reserve team. Take a look, how is the training?" Chen Mo asked Xia Zhining for her opinion.

Hearing this, Xia Zhining was startled.

(End of this chapter)