Chapter 189: Strong Woman
In the blink of an eye, it was already past the Lantern Festival, and it had been a few days since Li Xin returned to Guanzhong.
The rules and regulations of the Huashan Army have not yet been perfected, so basically, the officials do not have too many holidays. Before the Lantern Festival, it was already time to deal with things.
At the beginning of the new year, Li Xin's pressure was much less, because the crops in Guanzhong were growing well. If this trend continues, this year should be able to produce a bumper harvest, and in this way, the food crisis faced by the Huashan Army will be easily solved.
All localities have basically resumed normal production activities, and thanks to the cash-for-work relief a few years ago, agricultural facilities in all parts of Guanzhong have now been restored! Under the condition of sufficient water supply, it provides a strong guarantee for agricultural production, and the people who are in good condition in their own fields are naturally relieved.
At this time, the climate in Guanzhong is still cold, and the heavy snow has not stopped, but it is no longer as non-stop as before. Now, there will be a snow every few days, and it will probably be over slowly.
Winter is coming, and spring is really coming.
Under such circumstances, Li Xin's mood also improved, and after taking care of his business, he walked around the city. The main thing is to inspect and see if there are any houses in the city that have been crushed by heavy snow, which is also part of people's livelihood, so naturally we have to pay attention.
When it snowed heavily a year ago, some counties reported this kind of thing, so he later ordered each county to organize a maintenance. Later, this kind of thing was much rarer, otherwise, the snow would be so thick that once the houses were crushed, I am afraid that many people would have died and injured.
In today's Guanzhong, the people are more and more supportive of the Huashan Army, because of their concern for them in these small things. Each thing may not be particularly important, but it is the most closely related to the people. At this time, the common people are also simple, and whoever is good to themselves will naturally be good to whom.
"Hey, isn't that Zhou Ting? How did she get here? "On this day, Li Xin has just come out of the official office, ready to walk around! As a result, not far from the official office, I saw that people were coming and going not far away. After taking a look, I found that there was an acquaintance inside, and I couldn't help but walk over.
Compared with when they first met, Zhou Ting has changed now, and she looks more beautiful in appearance! Moreover, there was a faint extra momentum on his body. It seems that after being a small boss for a period of time and managing a group of women underneath, she has cultivated her.
Seeing Li Xin coming with his own soldiers, these people present stopped one after another and saluted him.
Zhou Ting is the same, after Wan Tingting's salute, she came over to talk.
"What, this is delivery again? Have you finished the last batch of quilts handed to you? Li Xin waved his hand to excuse everyone, and after looking at it, he understood what these people were doing, so he asked.
"This is already the last batch, and after the inventory is counted, the little sister will be idle!" Zhou Ting replied.
Taking advantage of the cash-for-work opportunity a year ago, Zhou Ting recruited a lot of people! Therefore, this batch of military uniforms and bedding lists have been completed so far. Although she is said to be an acquaintance of Li Xin, and she is the sister of Zhou Tong, the general of the Huashan Army, and there is a father who is a taishou, but the procedures that should be there are no less at all.
These things must be transported to the treasury to be inspected and counted by the imperial court, and after they are uniformly registered and put into the warehouse, they can get paid. Because of the several lists given by Li Xin, Zhou Ting has now broken away from the life of firewood, rice, oil and salt in the past and has become a strong woman!
"This is easy, although it is said that this batch of military uniforms and quilts have been completed now, but there will be a chance in the future! After all, there will be more and more people in our Huashan Army in the future, and it is always no problem to reserve some first. Moreover, this summer is coming, and summer clothes should be ready! In short, if you want to do it, you can't do it! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Ting's thoughts, he couldn't understand it very well, obviously, he is addicted to making money, and he still wants to make more. I heard that this time for the Chinese New Year, she stayed with Zhou Fang for five days when she went back, and then rushed back immediately.
"Really? That's great! Brother Li has good things, but you have to think about me! I have a bunch of people under my hand to eat! Zhou Ting said happily.
"By the way, when we first laid down the palace, I asked people to send you a batch of little palace maids and concubines, how are they now? They didn't give you any trouble, did they? Just as he was about to say goodbye, Li Xin thought of another thing and couldn't help asking.
Among the original group of people, most of them who could not return to their hometowns had already stayed in the palace to maintain the environment in various parts of the palace. But most of them were internal servants, most of them were too young or too old, as well as Fu Jian's concubines, all of whom were sent by him to Zhou Ting to settle down.
These people are used to life in the palace, and they don't know if they can adapt to the civilian life outside. Li Xin didn't have the time to care about it in the past, but now that he saw Zhou Ting's words, he asked by the way.
"What's the trouble, although these people are weak and delicate, most of them are good at needlework. In particular, some of them read through poetry books and just helped me take care of the workshop together! Speaking of which, look at this little girl, do you still know her? Zhou Ting smiled and said.
Li Xin followed her gaze, only to see a little girl who was half a head shorter than Zhou Ting beside her. I had seen this person before, but he didn't care about it, and after taking a closer look at it at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little familiar.
When the little girl saw Li Xin staring at her, she was immediately a little embarrassed, and hurriedly walked behind Zhou Ting's back and hid.
"You girl, what are you afraid of! Brother Li is not a bad person, will he still eat you? Seeing this scene, Zhou Ting suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
But when Li Xin saw this scene, he suddenly knew who this person was.
"I remember, this is the little palace maid I asked you to send to you in the first place! I remember when I had just taken the palace, she bumped me in the garden. I didn't expect that it had only been half a year, and I had grown so tall that I couldn't recognize it! Seeing this scene, Li Xin suddenly thought about it and said.
"You can't be fast! Lu'er, this girl, don't look small, after following me, this meal is not less, and the amount of food is bigger than anyone else. However, it's also growing up, so it's normal to eat more! Zhou Ting said with a smile.
"Looks like they're doing well! Go ahead! I'll have to check it out somewhere else, too! Li Xin nodded, then turned around and walked towards the north of the city.
"Girl, General Li is really good to you, not at all like the fierce appearance at the beginning!" After seeing Li Xin leave, Lu'er dared to speak.
"You, you must have been frightened by Brother Li's appearance at the beginning. Brother Li is not a bad person, he is good to people, everyone knows it! In the future, you will see more and more people by my side, and if you are all so timid, what will you do? Hearing this, Zhou Ting shook her head helplessly.
"Since General Li is so good, why hasn't he gotten married yet? I heard from my sisters around me that General Li is amazing, and every time he goes out to fight, he returns victorious! Moreover, he kindly found a place for us to live a stable life. My sisters all said that if they married someone in the future, it would be nice if they could marry General Li! Lu'er blinked and said to herself.
"Who said that? Who said to marry him? You little girls, you are thinking about some messy things all day long, you are really not ashamed! When I go back, I will definitely give you more work, so that you don't have to be confused all day long, thinking about things that are out of tune! Hearing this, Zhou Ting immediately straightened her face and reprimanded.
"If you don't say it, don't say it, why are you angry! Girl, do you also admire General Li! Lu'er, this girl was not afraid of Zhou Ting at all, and when she saw her at this time, she couldn't help pouting, and then rolled her eyes and whispered to her.
"You...... You dead girl, what nonsense? See if I don't tear your mouth! Hearing this, Zhou Ting couldn't help but be stunned for a moment! The next moment, his face was red, his eyes were glaring, and he was about to pinch Lu'er.
However, the little girl was very smart, and after she finished speaking, she ran away. Zhou Ting scolded and chased her behind, and the two ran in front of this mansion, turning into a frolic. The smart laughter attracted the attention of everyone around.
"Alas, Zhou Ting, this girl, is so old, and she is still like a child! It seems that he really has to let Zhou Tong come back for a reunion if he has time, otherwise, he may not be able to see such an innocent side of his sister in the future. Li Xin, who had already walked away, couldn't help but stop when he heard the voice. After looking back, he shook his head and muttered to himself.
Over there, after Zhou Ting chased for a while, she stopped fighting. It's just that Lu'er's words still surged up in her heart after all. Girl's feelings are always poetry, and she is now at this age, if she doesn't have a little bit of her own careful thoughts, it's impossible.
Moreover, she has known Li Xin for a long time, and the people and things she comes into contact with every day can basically be related to Li Xin. Coupled with the things Li Xin has done in the past two years, I am afraid that any woman will admire it!
"I don't know what Brother Li thinks, does he have someone he likes?" Thinking about it, Zhou Ting suddenly thought of this.
"Phew, what am I thinking, I'm not ashamed! It's all that little girl from Lu'er, who took me badly! Zhou Ting, who reacted immediately, couldn't help but curse secretly.