The fourth day of May in the fourth year of Jian'an
"Sister, hurry up!" Gongsun Cheng hugged his puppy and squatted outside Gongsun Yan's door to urge him.
He had already changed out of his linen mourning clothes. Before setting off for Lulong, apart from Gongsun Yan's excuse to explore the pass, his main purpose was to go to the Dragon Boat Festival.
In this case, it is no longer good to wear mourning clothes.
"Here we come!" Gongsun Yan also put on a plain-colored undershirt and gently tapped Gongsun Cheng on the head.
"be patient."
Gongsun Cheng was not angry after being knocked. He held the puppy in one hand and reached out to Gongsun Yan's hand with the other hand.
"Madam, it's time to go." A Qing came bouncing in the distance. Obviously being able to go to Lulong to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival was a new experience for her.
"Alan, I have been following Uncle Zhao these days." Gongsun Yan told Alan who was standing beside him.
"Yes, madam." Alan nodded obediently, not dissatisfied that Gongsun Yan did not take her with him to Lulong this time.
Seeing Gongsun Yan smiling now, Alan felt relieved.
During the infant drowning incident, Zhang Ze and Zhang Dubo set out for Lulong County and brought back official documents stamped with the seal of Lulong County overnight.
He also said that Lieutenant Zhao asked him to serve as Lulong County's military commander, Cao Tu, and cooperate with meritorious military commander Zhang Zhang to take over the management of this family.
Alan understood that Captain Zhao made such a decision because he knew his wife's temperament.
But even if all the handling matters were handed over to Zhang Ze, Zhang Ze would still have two uncles.
The lady still felt depressed for several days.
While depressed, I worked on the village's child care subsidy system for several days in the study.
Alan didn't know if women from other families were busy managing the private property of the manor like this every day until late at night.
But she knew that Lady Yan had burdened her with too many things that she shouldn't have to bear.
Seeing that she was so tired, even just a little bit, Alan wanted to help.
Therefore, Alan was not dissatisfied at all when he was left in the village, studying with Mr. Zhao, and cooperating with the two uncles who secretly investigated the drowning of infants and adultery.
She was determined to help the two uncles handle this matter before the lady came back and prevent the lady from seeing those annoying things.
"You should also pay more attention to the babies and young children in the hospital." Although he only went there for a few days, Gongsun Yan always felt uneasy and warned Alan again.
"I've written it down." Alan smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam. With Mr. Tian and Mr. Zhao, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the village."
"Yes, don't worry." The one who spoke was Tian Kai, who had been recovering for a long time and was even more energetic.
As more and more people participated in Guzhu's labor recruitment, and after the funeral, Gongsun Yan had more money, so he immediately bought a healing potion for Tian Kai.
There is also a kitchen that carefully takes care of the food and a hot spring in the village for recuperation. Tian Kai is much whiter and fatter to the naked eye.
Every day he was either fishing by the water or chatting with Zhao Xi. In recent days, he couldn't sit still anymore and went directly to Gongsun Yan to ask for work.
Gongsun Yan entrusted Tian Kai to temporarily take charge of all matters in the village.
"Ansheng, let's go play for a few days." Tian Kai waved his hand and interrupted Gongsun Yan, "Don't look like you can't let go, and have a good time with Zilong."
"Uncle Tian." The joke in Tian Kai's words made Gongsun Yan feel awkward for a while.
Dragon Boat Festival is her first festival here, so she naturally wants to make it more meaningful.
But you can't say it like that.
Perhaps due to his disability, Tian Kai, who completely let himself go, gradually showed his cheerful personality. He chuckled and said: "Go, go, go."
Just as he was talking, Zhao Xi, dressed in a scholar's robe, walked up and said, "Mrs. Gongsun."
"I have something, please take it to Zilong." He said and handed over a green cloth package.
Gongsun Yan was stunned for a moment, then took it. He didn't know what was inside, it felt like clothes, but it was a little heavy.
"It's two robes and two books."
Gongsun Yan raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Xi. The old man with a pale face smiled and stroked his beard, looking at Gongsun Yan with a very kind expression.
As a busy man at Guzhu Manor, Zhao Xi not only busy with spring plowing, but also attended night enlightenment courses.
But he didn't show any signs of fatigue. Gongsun Yan looked at him and became more alert than before.
"Okay! I will trouble my two uncles with the affairs of the village."
Now that the words have been spoken, it seems a bit unnecessary for Gongsun Yan to worry anymore. It would be better to see if Zhao Xi and Tian Kai can work together harmoniously this time.
The construction of the main city of Guzhu will always be the core, but the main tasks in the next two years will still be the construction of Lulongsai and dealing with the Hu people who do not know when they will go south.
There are also the construction of large cities.
Lulong was already available and there were few reliable people. Gongsun Yan originally planned to move to Lulong so that Zhao Yun could focus all his energy on military affairs.
Especially this year, things seem to be going well at this time, but with their current strength, it will still take some effort to resist the Hu people from going south.
If they cannot resist the Hu people's counterattack by then, they will have no choice but to retreat to Guzhu Manor.
But even if they defend Lone Bamboo, these locust-like barbarians heading south will be a nightmare for people outside Lone Bamboo.
If Gongsun Yan wants to go to Lulong, then Lone Bamboo can only be left in the hands of Tian Kai and Zhao Xi.
They had a good personal relationship in the past. Not to mention Zhao Xi, Tian Kai obviously had a very favorable impression of Zhao Xi.
But personal relationships and official business are different.
It's a good time to take this opportunity to see if the two of them can work together harmoniously.
After saying goodbye to everyone one by one, Gongsun Yan, Gongsun Cheng, and Ah Qing took a Qingyou double car and left.
Compared with the luxury frame I rode before, it is much more low-key.
Behind the car were several baggage vehicles.
The previous county magistrate of Lulong County exploited all the big money in the government office. The situation of the government office should not be very good.
In addition to the corn millet and some food prepared to be distributed to sergeants in Lulong County during the festival, the most important thing is two cages of pigeons covered with cloth.
These are homing pigeons. Half of them have their nests in the main house of Lone Bamboo, and the other half have their nests taken to Lulong.
This verifies whether the homing pigeons in this world still have the characteristics of anti-nesting.
If it also has the biological characteristics of anti-nesting, then Lone Bamboo will build pigeon nests and start raising homing pigeons on a large scale.
The straight-line distance between Guzhu and Lulong is only about 12 miles, and it is only necessary to take a detour due to the separation of mountains and forests.
However, even if the detour is made, it will only take more than thirty miles.
This time, there were no craftsmen accompanying them on foot in the convoy. The fifty guards accompanying them were all cavalry. Even though they were dragged down by baggage vehicles, Gongsun Yan and his party still arrived outside Lulong County near the afternoon.
Lulong County is located on the frontier, and it is not a prosperous county to begin with. The previous county magistrate has been inactive, and the gate of the county town looks quite dilapidated.
The city wall is still built of rammed earth, with complete defense facilities such as turrets and parapets.
The city gate opened, and a group of people in various clothes were queuing up, waiting to be let into the city after checking the talismans.
On the watchtower of the city wall, a soldier stood upright with a spear and a standard long knife at his waist.
Gongsun Yan and his entourage of carriages and horses were coming from a distance. Seeing such a convoy, some pedestrians on the road avoided it.
