Half a year has passed and Mang County has changed a lot.
The most significant difference is that the entire county has become more depressed.
Many people migrated due to the war.
Mang County, which already had a small population, naturally became worse than before without more people.
The entire county is going backwards, and every household is having a hard time.
Bai Song went out to visit the morning market early in the morning and found that there was nothing to buy in the morning market.
Returning to Mang County and doing something became a question that Bai Song needed to consider.
Looking at the technology tree in my mind, there are actually many ways to develop it, but some of the wildest ideas cannot yield immediate results.
Now Bai Song needed money and hired people to cultivate the surrounding fields he bought.
This skill stimulates the enthusiasm of the surrounding people for farming and can also feed a group of people. It also prepares for the future trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.
No one in Mang County is temporary. Once the results of the war ahead are known, a large number of Turks will flood in within a few months.
Mang County is the first city in Youzhou, and this small county will develop sooner or later.
However, in the current small county, everyone is lifeless. It is really not easy to mobilize the economy here.
On the first day, Bai Song wandered around Mang County and found nothing, so he set his sights on Jixian County.
After all, Jixian County is a state and county with a large population and economic connectivity to all parts of the Tang Dynasty.
Go to Jixian first to make money, and use the money earned from Jixian to develop agriculture in Mang County. This was the initial policy of the Bai Song Dynasty.
When thinking of Jixian County, one cannot avoid the Zheng family.
I don’t know how the Zheng family is doing now. I only heard that the Zheng family has suffered a lot of blows in the past six months. The Chen family, which was the second largest family in Youzhou, took the opportunity to enter Jixian County to compete with the Zheng family.
But Bai Song was still not satisfied with this situation. He didn't know whether the witnesses and evidence escorted to the capital had been transmitted to the court, and he didn't know if the court would uproot the Zheng family after learning the news?
In Mang County, Bai Song did not find out much about the Zheng family.
But I heard that the governor of Youzhou was beheaded, and no one knew the reason. It was just that an imperial decree came out a month ago, and the governor of Youzhou was beheaded.
But the matter did not involve the Zheng family.
After preparing for a day, Bai Song decided to go to Jixian County. In Jixian County, he also had a drug store for Niu Da and the others to look at. At this time, he was going to check out the situation of the drug store.
At the same time, during this trip to Jixian, Bai Song made a lot of determination and vowed to take root in Jixian.
The governor of Youzhou was killed, and the Zheng family must have been beaten. Even if they were not implicated, they would not dare to be as rampant as before.
Therefore, Bai Song planned to take his sister there with him.
Bai Rou was going to Ji County with her, and Sang Sang was definitely not willing to stay in Mang County, so she simply took her with her, leaving only Uncle Qu and Aunt Qu at home.
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After learning that they were moving to Jixian County, the two girls had been too excited to sleep since last night.
Before dawn, I packed my luggage and waited for Bai Song to tell me to leave.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, the carriage stopped at the door. Sang Sang got in first. Bai Rou threw the big and small bags into it randomly and shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Brother, let's go now."
In the courtyard, Bai Song carefully explained to the Qu family and his wife that they should not go to the fields again. He also left enough money at home and told them that he would come back as soon as possible after he went to Jixian to make enough money.
The couple had nothing to worry about, they just told Bai Song to take good care of Sang Sang.
After some detailed discussion, he left home and mounted his horse.
In the car, Bai Rou poked her head out and looked at Bai Song who was riding Xiao Hei: "Brother, Sang Sang and I haven't been to Jixian yet! So what is Jixian like? I heard that the city wall in Jixian is high
It has reached the sky, is it true? Also, I heard that there are singing girls in Jixian County. They are very good-looking. They are good at acting but not selling themselves. Just one look at them will cost ten taels of silver. There is also Jixian County
The restaurant..."
"Oh, don't read it anymore. You'll know it if you go see it yourself?"
Bai Song rubbed his forehead, feeling very helpless, and then called to the driver: "Go to Lin Mansion first."
"Dele." The coachman responded.
When Bai Rou heard this, her eyes lit up: "Brother, do you want to bring your sister-in-law with you? I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time."
Bai Song frowned and did not answer.
The other little hand stretched out from the car window, and Sangsang showed half of his face: "Brother Bai, let's eat a potato."
Bai Song finished a potato, and Lin Mansion could be seen in the distance ahead.
Bai Song dismounted and called to the two of them: "Wait here."
When we arrived at the Lin Mansion, most of the people in the Lin family were very enthusiastic and respectfully invited my uncle into the house.
There was no obstruction along the way, and we arrived at Xiang'er's door again.
Xiaocui opened the door and said with a smile: "Uncle, why are you here? The lady has been waiting for you for a long time and is looking forward to going home with me."
When Bai Song heard this, he frowned and thought to himself, what is going on?
We haven't seen each other for two days. Has Xiang'er's attitude changed?
This is an unexpected good thing.
Bai Song immediately cheered up and asked at the door: "Xiang'er, are you willing to see me?"
"Come in."
Xiang'er's voice was very light, but she was finally relieved.
Bai Song quickly slipped into the house and closed the door.
Xiang'er was sitting at the window, as thin as ever, but there was some missing sadness between her brows, making her look even more pitiful.
Before Bai Song could speak, he noticed a small bundle placed on the coffee table by the window.
Bai Song was overjoyed. Doesn't this mean that Xiang'er is willing to go with him?
"Xiang'er, you...you..." Bai Song was so excited that he could not speak coherently. If he could take Xiang'er with him to Jixian County, it would be more beautiful than a dream.
Xiang'er lowered her head, stood up slowly, and silently put the burden on her back: "Let's go, I'll go home with you."
Xiang'er spoke easily, but her expression was stiff.
Bai Song frowned and pressed Xiang'er's shoulders with both hands: "Xiang'er, what's wrong with you?"
"No...it's nothing. I'll just go home with you."
Bai Song felt something was wrong more and more, frowned and asked: "Xiang'er, you didn't want to see me the day before yesterday, why did you do it today..."
"It was my fault the day before yesterday. I closed the door to my husband, which is against the rules of women. Jealousy is the chief evil of a woman. Not to mention that I have no children. It is against the rules to prevent my husband from taking a concubine. Mother said
, if this matter spreads, everyone in the world will scold me for not keeping up with women. My husband, let’s go. I also want to meet that girl Shuwang. In the future, I will treat you as sisters and serve my husband together, and we will no longer be jealous."
After finishing their conversation, Bai Song froze on the spot.
For a moment, Bai Song felt ashamed. How could he have the right to ask Xiang'er to come with him?
I feel guilty towards Xiang'er, and I will use my time to make up for it in the future. I hope Xiang'er can indulge me once.
You haven't done anything now, and you're still licking your face to ask for Xiang'er's forgiveness?
"Xiang'er, feel free to complain if you have any grudges in your heart. Everything is my fault. It's better to stay in this house for a little longer. My husband is here to tell you that I will go to Jixian to make a living soon and wait to settle down in Jixian.
After that, I will come to pick you up when I have time. Also, don’t care about the worldly comments. You have been wronged enough and don’t have to bow your head for the worldly judgment. I don’t care, and I won’t force you to follow me anymore.”
After saying that, Bai Song handed the recorder to Xiang'er: "The recorder can listen again."
Then he evacuated Xiang'er's room as if he were fleeing.
