farm lady

Chapter 129 Betting and Strategies

imperial decree?Yi Xue froze for a moment, when did she deal with the royal family?How could you send an edict to yourself?
"Mr. Wang, why is this?" Yi Xue was startled.

Wang Yinhui smiled heartily, "Girl, you are a great talent, the three-character scripture you wrote made Shengyan Dayue, and it has been decreed by the sage to be listed as the enlightenment textbook in all schools. You have made great contributions, so the sage wants to reward you"

So it turned out that although Yi Xue was different, she was not too surprised, but she was surprised that Wang Yin was able to listen to Datian.She thought Wang Yin was a high official, but she didn't expect to be able to communicate with the emperor.

"How can a little girl have such virtues and talents that the Holy Majesty appreciates it so much? It's all thanks to the husband. If it weren't for the husband, how could it be promoted so that thousands of children can read the Three Character Classic?" Yi Xue said with a smile.

"Hehe, the girl is being modest, I just did what I should do." Wang Yin admired Yi Xue's calm mood, she didn't take credit for it, and she didn't get excited like ordinary people when she heard an imperial decree. dizzy.

This girl's concentration is really ridiculously strong.

"You are ready to prepare, after all, it is an imperial decree, but you must not neglect it, otherwise you will be punished by the Holy One," Wang Yin reminded.

"Thank you sir for reminding me that Yi Xue will make preparations on her own. I don't know when it will be, so I can make preparations safely," Yi Xue asked.

"Within one month, we must come," Wang Yin said.

In a month, the snow will almost fall, and it is estimated that the capital city will have to rush here before the snow falls.

"Mr. Wang, I wonder if you understand the border war?" Yi Xue asked.

Wang Yin didn't expect Yi Xue to ask this, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the girl to be so concerned about the war. Are you afraid that the war will burn here?"

Yi Xue nodded fiercely, "To be honest, sir, I have seen the map just now. The border is only 500 miles away from here. If you ride a horse, you can get there in at most two days. Now I don't know if the army at the border can hold it?"

Wang Yin pondered for a moment, and said, "For thousands of years, the northern barbarians have fought endlessly with us in the Central Plains. Even in the century since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been three major battles and countless small conflicts. Every time we The Tang Dynasty is impregnable, but 30 years ago, it suffered a disastrous defeat. In the end, it was Prince Xiao who turned the tide and repelled the northern barbarians. That battle was extremely tragic, with as many as [-] soldiers killed. It can be said that it was made of bones country"

Yi Xue did not expect that the war 30 years ago was so tragic, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

"Prince Xiao is old now, and his second son, Xiao Bufan, is stationed at the border. He can be regarded as a first-class leader. But now he is in trouble."

Yi Xue suddenly felt an ominous premonition. The troubles Wang Yin said must be due to the struggles in the officialdom. How many wars started with the power struggles in the court, but it was the soldiers and the people who died.

"Right now, the forces headed by Xiwangfu are suppressing Xiaowangfu. The situation is not optimistic," Wang Yin said with some concern.

Yi Xue didn't understand the power struggles above the court, and she wasn't interested, and the key now was that the battle between the courts was directly related to her own survival. If she was like Yuan Chonghuan, the Great Tang would fall into the hands of the barbarians .Fortunately, Datang is not the weak Ming Dynasty.

"Prince Xiao shouldn't be so easy to be suppressed," Yi Xue asked.

Wang Yin nodded, and stroked his beard, which hadn't grown much. "Well, Prince Xiao has made great achievements for generations, and the Holy One is also the Lord of Enlightenment. How can he be suppressed at will? The most important thing now is that the Holy Majesty is also old, so he can Afraid of listening to slander."

How does Yi Xue feel that this era is not impenetrable? The aging emperor and a group of wolf-like warlords seem to be heralding something.

"Northern Manzi is not like in the past. There is a shocking talent. He is less than twenty now, but he has beaten the other tribes in the north to pieces. He was appointed by the Northern Manzi Emperor as the next emperor. This person is proficient in the art of war and is cautious. Boldness must be a major threat to our Great Tang, and if our Great Tang doesn’t have a peerless genius like Prince Xiao in the future, I’m afraid it will be hard to resist.”

Wang Yin talked about the situation of the enemy and us, which made Yi Xue feel even more pessimistic.If there is internal strife in the imperial court and the foreign regions are so strong, there may be a crisis.

"Mr. Wang, how did the imperial court arrange the use of troops against the northern barbarians?", Yi Xue had to ask, it was related to thousands of people, even if she didn't care about the government, the war was related to the dead, how many people died.

"The current situation is still unclear. Although General Xiao Bufan has outstanding abilities, he is still not an enemy opponent in my opinion. If he is replaced by the court, I am afraid that only the old Prince Xiao will go into battle in person."

Speaking of this, Yi Xue would be an idiot if she still didn't understand, it seems that this time the northern barbarians are coming in a menacing manner, and there is a tough battle to be fought, so she still has to be prepared.

After bidding farewell to Wang Yin, Yi Xue felt a little uneasy when she returned home, so she took out the map and looked at it again.Just now I heard from Wang Yin that there are 13 troops stationed at the border Moye City, and [-] troops on the second line of defense.The total strength is only [-]. In the ancient cold weapon era, this number was also quite a lot.But Yi Xue always felt that this war would be bad.

For a few days, Yi Xue didn't do anything, and took Qiushui and Dongxiang to inspect the terrain around Kao Village. She couldn't organize a war now, so she had to take measures to protect her homeland.

On the whole, Huawang Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one exit. The west is close to Xiahe Village, and the terrain is slightly flat. If the enemy comes, this side is also the most difficult to defend.She thought hard for a few days, and compared the ancient war cases in her previous life, but it didn't help, because she had no soldiers and no money.

I intend to call on everyone to start defending now, but why should people listen to the words of such a hairy child like myself, besides, they don't believe that the enemy can hit here.

After thinking about it, Yi Xue had no choice but to give up this idea. If she runs away, she will not be left behind, but there are still more than ten people in her family.

Thinking about it gave her a headache, so Yi Xue didn't think about it at all, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, maybe she will have a good idea after a while.Immediately, she stopped worrying about this, anyway, it was up to the court to care about it in the end.

Yi Xue thinks about it, there are quite a lot of things to do next, such as planting greenhouses, mining carbon, um, opening a restaurant, the restaurant probably won't open for the time being, and there is no money to buy shops in the town.Of course, you can afford it for yourself. The key is to make it the best you can, and to decorate it in a unique way, like a modern one, which is comfortable and elegant, so that the food can be sold more expensive.

After a busy day, Yi Xue was asked by Zhang Shiqiang to do needlework at night. Fortunately, Zhang Shiqiang didn't stare at her.Er Ya is very serious.In the end, Yi Xue asked Qiushui to wait for a few, and they also did needlework together.

"Miss, I can make small cloth bags," Xia Yu said, "My mother likes making them the most, and they are very beautiful."

"Oh, Xia Yu, let's take a look," Zhang said with interest.

Xia Yu hummed, picked up some rags, and then stitched them together. As expected, the colorful colors matched, and after a while, a colorful cloth bag that looked like the moon was made casually.

"It's so beautiful." Mrs. Zhang held it in her hand happily, "Your needlework is very good."

Xia Yu looked a little sad, and said, "My mother was the Xiu Niang in the palace, but because she accidentally knocked over the oil lamp, she ruined her embroidered dress with five ears and five palaces. I went back to my hometown until my mother passed away when I was ten years old. Then my uncle decided to sell me.”

Hearing Xia Yu's miserable life experience, Zhang's sympathy overflowed again, and he hugged Xia Yu, "It's really hard for you, child"

"Ma'am, I feel really happy to be at your house, at least no one will bully me anymore," Xia Yu said while wiping her tears.

Qiu Shui and the others nodded tacitly.

"This flattery has been taken to Madam." Yi Xue said with a smile, "The previous things are over, you guys remember, as long as we have a mouthful of porridge in my house, you will be indispensable, my mother Be soft-hearted, and I will definitely not let you be wronged.”

Several people nodded repeatedly, "Madam, Missy, we will never forget your great kindness."

Speaking of which, Yi Xue took Xia Yu's small bag to look at, and suddenly she thought of a wonderful idea, that is the shoulder bag, the shoulder bag in the previous life was very popular, if she specializes in the shoulder bag business, it should not be bad.

Early the next morning, Yi Xue went to find Tianjia and Mrs. Jia as usual, and asked about the family affairs.

"Miss, the charcoal has already filled the side room in the outer courtyard, it is estimated to be [-] catties," Tianjia said.

Twenty thousand catties, Yi Xue nodded, was converted into ten tons, which is not much for this family, barely enough for a winter.Anyway, the carbon is in my own field, so I am not afraid of running away.

"There are also wild grapes that we handed over to the people in the village to pick them. According to the order of the eldest lady, they cost one penny per catty. They have been harvested since the day before yesterday, and now there are about seven or eight hundred catties," Tianjia said again.

"I almost forgot," Yi Xue said with a smile, she almost forgot about the brewing, if Tianjia hadn't said it, she probably wouldn't have remembered it.

"Well, there is basically no life in the field now. It's time to grow the greenhouse. The tofu mill can't stop working. The people who give birth should be gathered together. Let's start making bars. Manager Tianjia, you can go to the town to buy fifty catties later. White sugar, and then buy fifty wine jars, each twenty catty, and two hundred five-jin small jars." Yi Xue thought about what was missing, and said after thinking, "Well, that's all."

Tianjia responded and left by himself.Sister-in-law Jia was left, she said, "Miss, now that everything is in order at home, can you start the matter of opening a restaurant?"

Yi Xue nodded, and silently inspected her money in her heart. She still had more than 500 taels on her body, and she gave 50 taels to her mother for emergency, and the rest was on her side.I have been tossing and tossing for a few months, and now I realize that there is only one way to make money. I am really poor.She thought for a while and said, "Sister Jia, what do you think of Xia Yu's cloth bags?"

Sister-in-law Jia didn't know what Yi Xue meant, so she nodded agreeably, "Very good."

"Sister Jia, let's not be busy with opening a shop. We still don't have enough money, so we have to take it easy. You can go to the town to collect rags for a few days, even if you buy them with money. If you go to Kao City, you must collect a lot of them," said Yi Xue.

　Happy New Year, joyful, red envelopes in hand, happiness to the door.Xiao Yao congratulates book lovers on Happy New Year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)