Today, Xianyang has at least more than two million people.

Whether it is inside or outside the city, all the foot houses, inns, restaurants and even Quyuan Miscellaneous Houses are all full.

More businessmen and people who come to participate in the autumn market can only stay in ordinary houses inside and outside Xianyang.

In order to guard against someone making trouble and causing chaos, the forbidden army of the four large battalions of the lieutenant's mansion was extremely busy, not only the four city gates strengthened the defense and vigilance, but tens of thousands of forbidden troops also kept patrolling around on both sides of Xianyang City and the Wei River to deter unscrupulous people who tried to fish in troubled waters, so after entering August, the lieutenant's palace ordered Lu Huan to lose several pounds, and the golden armor was a little loose on his body, and he looked like a bandit with a pair of red eyes all day long.

Some people are busy breaking their legs, while others are very idle.

As the left minister of the Great Qin, the Shangqing Qinghe Marquis has been a little idle in recent days, since the autumn harvest except for the Lingnan Military Newspaper, everything is fine in the country, the three provinces and six departments have Feng Qujian in charge, and the officials of the whole country have the old man Meng Yi watching, he is only responsible for stamping the book and the edict on the prime minister actually has not much to do on weekdays, so after the autumn harvest, he almost stays at home to make all kinds of delicious food.

Because of the appearance of garlic, cucumber, eggplant, carrot, onion and other common vegetables in later generations, the dishes on the table this year are much richer, and the promotion and abundant production of pepper and sesame seeds have also made the condiments more and more abundant and began to enter ordinary families, which has also greatly improved the dietary quality of the people in Xianyang.

The most important thing is that this year's watermelon cultivation has a certain scale, the farm of more than ten acres of watermelons has obtained a bumper harvest, in the summer let the Qinghe Houfu earn a lot of money, these unimproved watermelons are not big, only three or five catties of appearance, but the water is sufficient, sweet and delicious, has been greatly sought after by the wealthy class in Xianyang, and Chen Xu sells ten dollars per pound of watermelon, it is not expensive, rich people can afford to eat, but it is not expensive, a watermelon is almost to buy thirty or fifty dollars, the poor people still can't afford to eat, so after the watermelon is on the market in June, These more than ten acres of watermelons made Chen Xu earn more than 200,000 yuan in half a month, which is the most profitable time since he opened a modern farm.

And next year's watermelons will inevitably not be very profitable, because this large number of watermelons will be sold, and many people will inevitably start planting watermelons next year.

However, what makes Chen Xu happiest is not watermelon to make money, but watermelon seeds, in the season when there are no sunflower seeds, this thing is the best pastime when he chats at work and plays mahjong, so Chen Xu arranged for the people of the Hou Mansion to collect a lot, except for the seeds, the others must be fried into spices, salted, and white for recreation.

And these watermelon seeds have quickly become the family's favorite, Ying Shiyan Meng Wanshui is gentle Fan Caiying likes to eat, the four women get together every night to chat, very intimate and comfortable, in order to treat everyone equally, Chen Xu also specially sent some to Fan Caiwei, and immediately moved this little sister-in-law and concubine who does not often come and go to the house, leaving him in the room for a long time After knocking melon seeds, Chen Xu was satisfied and climbed into the carriage and went home.

Fan Caiying suddenly became pregnant last winter, which made Chen Xu happy, but Fan Caiying also used pregnancy as an excuse to let Chen Xu accept his sister Fan Caiwei, for Chen Xu, he and Fan Caiwei do not have much intersection or even feelings, but in this era, it is a bit too much to talk about feelings between men and women, and ordinary people may still have some childhood sweethearts and little unguessed feelings, but for Chen Xu and Fan Caiwei, these are impossible luxury plots, the two can become husband and wife, more of an emotional investment, It is naturally a commercial transaction, of course, there are some other reasons, only Chen Xu knows, and he can't be with outsiders.

Because of Fan Caiying's identity, now Fan's is thriving in the country, and Fan's has also expanded from a business leader who relied on fame to eat in a few years into a huge business group integrating cement, steel, construction, winemaking, finance, leather goods, and weapons manufacturing, especially steel smelting and weapons manufacturing, which is semi-official, and now it is like a red-top business family. This is not only a kind of respect for the wealthy Fan, but also a stammering gesture for Chen Xu, the great god behind the Fan.

Almost all people with a little fame and status know that the Fan family and the Marquis of Qinghe are one existence, and no one can afford to offend.

In addition to watermelon, the cantaloupe planted this year is also on the market, but the taste still makes Chen Xu sad, the small size and taste are bland, not as delicious as melons and cucumbers, and everyone doesn't like to eat the pulp ice powder pudding, so Chen Xu plans not to plant it next year, the Central Plains is not suitable for planting cantaloupe, and the climate and soil are not suitable.

Therefore, if you want to eat authentic cantaloupe, it seems that you still have to go to the Western Regions in person, but obviously this plan cannot be done in a short time.

In this age of fuck-up, wanting to eat a bite of fresh melons and fruits from the origin is an unfulfilled luxury.

Chen Xu was very sad and depressed.

Now it has entered the mid-autumn season, all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits in the vegetable garden are gone, and the seeds of the glass vegetable greenhouse have just been planted, and the taste will at least wait until the cold winter season of October.

During this time, even if you are the emperor and Shangqing, you can only eat radishes and dried vegetables most of the time, but Fan Caiying is about to give birth, Meng Wan and Ying Shiyan are pregnant one after another, Chen Xu doesn't want his wives to have a big belly or eat dried vegetables and pickles that are not nutritious after giving birth.

Cantaloupe, cantaloupe, if anyone gets a few for Lao Tzu, Benhou must thank his eight generations of ancestors.

Chen Xu muttered and came out of the kitchen, nibbling on a braised duck wing in his hand, and a few little maids behind him held a few bowls of fragrant millet jujube lotus seed soup.

"Husband, you went to make porridge for us again!"

Chen Xu entered the living room in the backyard, and Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan, who were sitting together knitting sweaters and chatting, hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"The two ladies don't want to move, they have to take care of the fetus, this jujube lotus seed soup is sweet and warm, eat some to supplement the body every day, and when the time comes, it is the greatest credit to add Ding and mouth to my Hou Mansion!" After Chen Xu sat down with the two girls in his arms, he instructed the maid to put down the two bowls of lotus seed soup, and the remaining two bowls were sent to the water to gently and Fan Caiying.

"My husband works hard every day, and he has to take the time to cook porridge for us, I must be the happiest woman in the world!" Ying Shiyan's eyes were a little red, and she leaned on Chen Xu's shoulder.

"Hehe, Sister Shiman, don't bury your husband, when has your husband been busy, haven't you been making delicious food at home recently?" Meng Wan covered her mouth and sneered, her whole body trembled, and the two light balls in her chest swayed gently in her clothes, obviously much bigger, and she was able to jump.

"Hehe, I'm not busy lately, I'm very idle, eat while it's hot, and I'll accompany you to take a walk outside the courtyard later!"

Chen Xu saw that his heart was itchy, and he wanted to put his hand into Meng Wan's clothes and touch it a few times to punish him, but when he thought of teasing his wife with a big belly, he was afraid that it would cause bad results, so he had to forcibly hold back a dry smile and stir the lotus seed soup a few times with a ceramic spoon, and after trying the temperature, feed Ying Shiyan and Meng Wan a few bites each.

"Husband, too, eat some to nourish your body!"

Meng Wan and Ying Shiyan picked up the spoon and ate a few bites and fed Chen Xu a bite too, the three of them snuggled together and were very intimate, and soon the three of them finished eating the lotus seed soup, Chen Xu went out with two women with strong stomachs left and right, and saw Shui Rou, who was wearing a sword in his hand and wearing a black skirt, came in with Chen Xi, who was also wearing a practice uniform, and was holding a bamboo sword that was only more than a foot long.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen Xi is three years old, and the later generations have reached the age of kindergarten, but there is no such preschool education institution in this era, and Chen Xu does not plan to get one, because the education of China in later generations is a big pit, from childhood to adulthood, the exam-oriented education that does not lose at the starting line has turned all parents into a group of crazy people, and children have become the objects and goods of adults comparing with each other, from birth to university, later generations of Chinese live in a harsh environment of extremely repressive and advanced education, Chen Xu doesn't want his child to repeat this bad habit, he wants her to grow up freely from an early age, so that she can have a happy childhood that grows up naturally.

But obviously, Chen Xu's wish was disappointed.

Because there is also a big lady in the family, this eldest lady is a disciple of Liezi, not only a good sword with strong martial arts, but also a knowledgeable and indifferent character, her nature is indisputable, but she is considerate of Chen Xu, because she can't have children, so she puts almost all her energy on Chen's eldest daughter, and since Ying Shiyan is pregnant again, taking care of Chen Xi has become a gentle task.

In Shui Qingrou's view, it is her bounden duty and obligation to educate her children for her husband, and Chen Xu's eldest daughter must be incomparable to the children of other princes and princesses and even princesses, with the blood of immortal disciples flowing in her body, she will inevitably be different from ordinary people in the future, so she must be different from others since she was a child.

Therefore, Shui Qingrou not only teaches Xiao Chen Xi to read, write, sing and dance on weekdays, but also teaches her Taoist exercises, learns swordsmanship, and even teaches Chen Xi to know the various manuscripts of Chen Xu's daily graffiti that she has sorted out. Not only is his chubby cheeks much more delicate, but even his demeanor and speaking style are somewhat similar to Shui Qing's.

"Husband!" Seeing Chen Xu holding Meng Wan and Ying Shiyan out, Shui gently hurriedly saluted.

"Xi'er has seen her father and third aunt!" Xiao Chen Xi also bowed with him, his little face was as calm as water, and he couldn't see any joy, anger and sorrow, and he didn't seem to be interested in his father at all.

Chen Xu wanted to squat down and hug his daughter up and make love, but looking at his daughter's plain appearance, he instantly retracted his hand again.

In a few months, his daughter didn't stick to herself at all, which made him very disappointed.

"You're practicing swords again?" Chen Xu stood up and opened his mouth.

"Yes, husband!" The water nodded softly.

"Gently, that...... That Xi'er is still young, don't force her to ......"

"Daddy, Xi'er likes to practice swordsmanship!" Xiao Chen Xi pouted dissatisfiedly.

Okay, Chen Xu sighed, it's going to rain and the mother wants to get married, she will go her own way, and she will have the freedom to choose her own life all her life, it seems that her daughter has chosen her own way of life, and this is also a very serious attitude to life, it is much better than really growing like a weed, and no one can say for sure in her future life, but she has been strict with herself since she was a child, and she will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future, as for whether she will become a strong woman and can't get married...... Chen Xu thinks that he is thinking too much, he is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Qinghe, with the dual noble blood of the royal family and the disciples of the immortal family, and the sons of countless princes and princes will cry and rush to ask for it, but it is not clear whether he will be beaten after marrying back in the future, or he will let him kneel on the ground at night to discuss poetry......

From his daughter, Chen Xu seemed to see the figures of two women, one is Shui Qingrou and the other is Xia Zijin, both of whom are different women, with both gentle and violent dual personalities, but they are loyal to their lovers.

This is the character and imprint of the times.

In the era and time and space when Confucianism was not holy, freedom and unrestrainedness were the most essential natural attributes of human beings.

Daqin is the origin of China's strong and prosperous people, and it is also the era of the most independent personality.

Since you recognize and prepare to chase the prosperity of a hundred schools, you must accept and recognize the ideas of the people around you.

From the body of the gentle water and his daughter, Chen Xu seemed to see another personality and spiritual outlook that was completely different from that of later generations.

The principle of the world is harmony and difference.

This difference is where the soul of the hundred schools of thought lies, and it is the foundation that will support the strength and greatness of Great Qin in the future.

"Since you like to practice swords, then you must persevere hard, don't give up halfway, remember, you are the daughter of Qinghe Hou, but you also have to be your true self!" Chen Xi raised his hand and gently stroked the top of his daughter's head.

"Daddy, what is the real self?" Chen Xi looked at his father with a pair of clear eyes, and seemed to see his father talking to him so seriously for the first time.

"The moon has ups and downs, the tide has ups and downs, all things have life and death, the avenue is natural, no matter at any time, you can clearly know what you should do, know what is good and evil, right and wrong, it is enough to be able to do this, everyone has a natural self, and the real self is only you can really understand, Daddy can't tell you!" Chen Xu said with a wry smile.

"Impartiality, not indulgence, royal things outside, keep the yuan to one, this is the way, everything has a law, forget things and keep the truth, this is the sum, Xi'er, please keep in mind Daddy's words, when you grow up, you will slowly know what is the real self!" Water gently whispers a reminder.

"Thank you Daddy and Aunt for your teachings, Xi'er will definitely be her true self!" Chen Xi nodded as if he didn't understand, and his immature little face was full of seriousness and seriousness.

Am I really old?

Watching Shui gently take Chen Xi away, Chen Xu instantly lost his mind.

My daughter is only three years old, what was I doing when I was three years old?

Chen Xu tried his best to reminisce, but the memories of his childhood were a mess, and there was no trace of memory left in his mind at all, except for bedwetting.