Chen Xiaobei was very helpless. He knelt down and looked at Chen Qiaoer, and said very seriously, "Qiaoer, you have to remember that your sister Ziyan never said that she wanted to marry me. Such a thing.
You can’t just say it casually.”
Chen Qiao'er looked at Chen Xiaobei and nodded obediently, "Well, Qiao'er took note of it and won't say anything about it again."
After comforting Chen Qiaoer, Chen Xiaobei stood up and said to Cui Hongyu, "The situation has changed. Everyone wants to go into the mountains. Every household has to go. After I leave, the affairs of the village will depend on you."
"By the way, tomorrow you go find Liu Rumei and ask him to arrange some people to help take a look at the village."
"I guess she might let Yang Zhi and the others come back."
"The houses in the four acres of land outside the village have been built, but I guess Yang Zhi and the others won't stay here for a long time. Those houses will belong to our village sooner or later, so you bring someone over to help take care of them. How about the wages?
, we just have to pay for it ourselves."
Cui Hongyu nodded and wrote them down one by one.
"I've written it down, do you have any other instructions?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "I don't have any instructions, just take care of it and wait for me to come back safely."
Cui Hongyu Wan'er smiled and said, "Well, don't worry, I will decorate the new house and you can marry Miss Huang Ying when you come back."
Chen Xiaobei smiled helplessly. Now that the matter was finalized, Huang Ying's wish could be fulfilled if she got married early.
With the sound of gongs, the young men from each household in the village gathered together and began to enter the mountain.
The ancestor stood under the big locust tree, watching everyone leave, and pulled Chen Xiaobei aside.
"Xiaobei, this trip to the mountains is different from the past. After all, it is the affairs of the officers and soldiers. Don't make it too big."
Of course Chen Xiaobei understands his worries. In fact, he is also worried about this matter.
Therefore, the serial crossbow must be equipped with what it deserves.
"Ancestor, don't worry, I know what's going on."
After saying that, I looked at the few young boys behind my ancestor. They were all stopped by my ancestor and were not allowed to go up the mountain.
"You guys at home should listen to your ancestors and take good care of our Hetou Village."
The boys looked aggrieved and said, "But we want to go up the mountain. We heard that we can get meat if we go up the mountain."
"In this way, as long as you are obedient at home, I will share the meat I bring back with you."
Upon hearing Chen Xiaobei's words, the kids became excited again.
"Okay, we promise to be obedient."
Chen Xiaobei said goodbye to his ancestors. After walking a few steps, someone called him in the darkness next to him. It was Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan who came to see him off.
"Brother Xiaobei, take this with you." Huang Ying handed over a small package.
Chen Xiaobei looked at her doubtfully, "What is this?"
"Save the food for you to eat on the road." After Huang Ying said that, she turned around and left. Shen Ziyan next to her couldn't help but giggle.
"Brother Xiaobei, this is something that Sister Huang Ying has been saving for a long time. Don't let her down."
Chen Xiaobei opened the package in confusion, and a burst of aroma hit his face.
Inside are packages of oiled paper.
When I opened the oil paper, there was actually dried meat inside.
This is similar to the dried meat in the army. Where did Huang Ying go to fix this thing?
"This is the game we caught in Centipede Ridge. Sister Huang Ying specially exposed it for you."
Listening to Shen Ziyan's introduction, Chen Xiaobei's eyes became a little wet.
"Please help me tell Miss Huang Ying to thank her for her kindness."
Shen Ziyan curled her lips and said, "I will be your second wife soon. I don't care. You should keep these sweet words and tell her yourself."
While talking, Shen Ziyan took something out of her sleeve and handed it forward.
"Ah, I'll give you a gift too."
This is an exquisite dagger, about four or five inches long.
"I bought this at a high price, but I always thought it was of no use. I will give it to you today as a wedding gift."
Chen Xiaobei took it and clasped his fists again, "Thank you, Miss Shen."
"Okay, okay, I don't want my mother-in-law anymore, let's go quickly."
Zi Yan waved her hand, turned around and left, making Chen Xiaobei a little bit dumbfounded. This farewell was too careless. Don't you want to take another look at me?
When Chen Xiaobei led people up the mountain, Wang Lei and Wang Heng were also discussing countermeasures in Qingniu County.
After taking inventory during the day, it was found that there was no problem in sustaining food and grass for half a month, which gave Wang Lei some confidence.
"Since we have enough food and grass, as long as we hold on, we can wait for the commander to return for reinforcements."
Wang Heng was also very optimistic about this, "Yes, although the city building in Qingniu County is not high, as long as we have enough manpower, it will be no problem to defend it for ten days and a half."
"General, now we have implemented a curfew, which has made the people miserable and unstable. It is better to cancel the curfew and let the people eat and drink. It will make you more friendly to the people."
After hearing this, Wang Lei stood up and walked around on the ground several times, and finally nodded.
"Yeah, what you said makes sense."
"It's time to relax a little."
"Starting tomorrow, we will lift all restrictions and let people take to the streets."
Wang Lei kept his promise and ordered his soldiers to shout around early the next morning that all restrictions were lifted and the restaurant could operate normally.
When Tian Wen in Zuixian Tower heard the news, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
With a large army surrounding us outside, it stands to reason that the atmosphere in the city should be getting more and more tense.
But this Wang Lei ordered the people to eat and drink, which was obviously an act to appease people's hearts.
The more this happens, the more it shows that their situation is not optimistic.
But the carrier pigeon he sent to Wannian City now has no reply.
The person sent to deliver the message to Princess Zhaoning could not come back, so he knew nothing about the princess's situation.
After thinking about it, he remembered the scene when the Lotus Leader asked him to send her to Baihua Tower, and he decided to take the risk and go there again.
The street was very busy with people coming and going, and Tian Wen was not so conspicuous among them. He still came to the back door of Baihua Building.
After knocking on the door, someone opened the door and saw him smiling and saying hello, "Hey, isn't this Shopkeeper Tian?"
Tian Wen cupped his fists and said, "Old Chen, please tell me that I want to see shopkeeper Guilan."
Lao Chen nodded, "You come in and sit for a while, I'll give you a briefing."
There is a set of stone tables and benches when you come in from the back door, where you can sit and wait for a while.
Old Chen climbed to the second floor and knocked on Guilan's door.
"The shopkeeper, Tian Wen from Zuixianlou, is here again and said he has something to ask you."
When she heard about Tian Wen, Guilan raised her eyebrows and immediately thought of the ancestor on the third floor.
"Did Tian Wen send that ancestor on the third floor?"
Old Chen thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, that's him."
"Let him in quickly."
After saying that, Guilan stood up and went out to greet her, and then told a maid at the door, "Go and get two ingots of silver."