The situation in Shanxi eased somewhat, and Lu Xiangsheng's complaint seemed to have worked, and although Chongzhen did not respond to him immediately, he did not immediately let him carry out his previous orders.

Before the situation is clear, of course, Lu Xiangsheng can delay as long as he wants, at least to keep the food and clothing of the army in front of him first, and then talk about other things.

And although Li Zicheng's side was lucky to repel the imperial army, he did not dare to pursue rashly. Lesson after lesson, Li Zicheng no longer dared to be reckless. As soon as the imperial army retreated, he immediately ordered the restoration of the fortifications, and then retreated into the castle of the Daimyo's mansion and waited for the next attack of the imperial army.

After a few days of vigorous fighting in Shanxi, and then suddenly stopped, but this was only a superficial calm. In fact, both sides of the war understand that another bigger and bloodier battle is constantly being held.

Once the war breaks out again, it will inevitably be endless, since they all understand this truth, so no one dares to be careless, and they all sharpen their knives and prepare for war.

Mao Wenlong lay on the rocking chair specially made by the order craftsman, enjoying a rare afternoon time comfortably. He monitored the war situation in Shanxi at any time through Zhuang Yexiang in Kaifeng City, because Chengzuo also stayed in Xi'an, Zhuang Yexiang was good, and he came to Xi'an to have a tryst with Chengzuo in person on the grounds of sending news of the war situation in three days.

Once or twice, people will gossip, but after many times, everyone will lose their curiosity and will not be in the mood to gossip about these things.

Today is still the battle situation in Shanxi sent by Zhuang Yexiang, but Mao Wenlong has not even seen Zhuang Yexiang's people, and it is estimated that this will have a tryst with Cheng Zuo who does not know where to hide.

Although Mao Wenlong has been a little idle recently, he is not really idle, there are no big things, and there are constant small things. The expansion of the army, the construction of sea caravans, and the orderly recovery in Shaanxi, it seems that everything is going smoothly, and it seems that the world has been peaceful.

However, Mao Wenlong has been tense with a string in his heart from beginning to end, that is, I don't know when the Houjin army will invade the Central Plains?

In the silence, there was a faint whisper of Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan outside the courtyard. Mao Wenlong pricked up his ears to listen, and found that the second daughter was discussing what kind of vegetable seeds to sow.

Hearing this, the corners of Mao Wenlong's mouth rose slightly, and he was not in the mood to continue to stay in the house, so he got up and walked outside.

It turned out that since Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan came to Xi'an, they naturally couldn't eat this fresh vegetable anymore. For the sake of everyone's well-being, Mao Wenlong deliberately asked people to vacate a large piece of land in this backyard.

For this reason, a whole small garden was directly razed to the ground, and then a greenhouse was built for the second daughter to use.

The structure of the greenhouse is very simple, due to the lack of materials, and the absence of substitutes, Mao Wenlong can only have people build a greenhouse, and then use woven straw as a movable roof.

When there is sunlight during the day, put away the straw mats on the roof so that there is plenty of sunlight in the greenhouse. And when the sun goes down, the straw mats on the roof are spread out to ensure the temperature at night.

In this case, the effect of the greenhouse is naturally not very good, but it is barely able to grow vegetables in winter.

Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan were discussing enthusiastically, and suddenly seeing Mao Wenlong coming, the two daughters were very happy and hurried to greet them.

"Xianggong!" Chen Lan hugged Mao Wenlong's arm very generously.

Whenever this happens, Hong Ziyan will always involuntarily feel jealous, she is still an unmarried person, so naturally she can't let go like Chen Lan, so she can only stand on the side and be sullen.

Mao Wenlong has completely coped with such an embarrassing scene, but he will always unconsciously feel indebted to Hong Ziyan in his heart. After all, the marriage between the two should have been done a long time ago, but it has not been completed until now.

"What are you discussing?" Mao Wenlong deliberately maintained restraint and did not dare to be too close to Chen Lan in public, lest Hong Ziyan and others become jealous.

When Chen Lanyu pointed to the east side of the garden to demolish, he demolished the remaining broken adobe wall and said, "Xianggong, I think this broken wall should be demolished, but my sister said no?" ”

Mao Wenlong glanced at it: "Why?" ”

Although this wall is dilapidated, it is separated from the greenhouse, so that it will not be exposed to everyone's sight, and it is only with this wall that the greenhouse can be separated independently.

Hong Ziyan also said at this time: "This wall can not only enclose the greenhouse, but also provide shelter for the greenhouse, so it should not be demolished!" ”

Mao Wenlong also nodded approvingly after hearing this, expressing his affirmation of Hong Ziyan.

Chen Lan explained unhurriedly: "This wall stands on the east side, and it just blocks the sunlight in the morning. Not only that, but this is also a dangerous wall, which can collapse at any time, and the adjacent greenhouse can be affected at any time, so it should be demolished once and for all. ”

Listening to Chen Lan's explanation, Mao Wenlong felt that it made sense again, and was about to agree, but he heard Hong Ziyan retort: "This wall was originally reserved for separating the greenhouse, once the greenhouse is removed, there will be no barrier, isn't it possible that people passing by here can move around." ”

Looking at the two women's arguing, Mao Wenlong felt that it was time for his man to take his own initiative, and he coughed lightly and said fairly: "What you two said is good, and it makes sense." But it's not hard to solve, just take a step back. ”

"And ......"

Mao Wenlong hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I think what Chen Lan said just now makes more sense, this wall is already a dangerous wall, and it may collapse at any time, so for safety reasons, it should be demolished!" ”

Mao Wenlong opened his mouth and made a conclusion, even if the two daughters were not convinced, they could no longer argue. The benefits of the feudal dynasty are vividly reflected at this moment, men are heaven, and women must rely on their own men.

The male protagonist and the female protagonist are inside, this is a matter of course, there is nothing to refute, Hong Ziyan can only agree sullenly in the end.

Mao Wenlong didn't procrastinate, he immediately asked Hao to call the craftsmen, and immediately demolished this dangerous wall that was out of place in the mansion.

The matter was resolved smoothly, but some people were happy and some were worried, Hong Ziyan was depressed, so she left first. Chen Lan is an older sister after all, and when she saw that her sister was unhappy, she had to comfort her as an older sister, and then retired.

Leaving Mao Wenlong alone to watch the craftsmen tearing down the wall and all the aftermath.

Mao Wenlong watched the craftsmen tearing down the wall, and he suddenly remembered that the sage Confucius said that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Mao Wenlong felt that these words were wise words and were also in line with his current situation.

He is not afraid of the imperial court or Li Zicheng now, and the only trouble is the army of Houjin. Henan and Shaanxi are no better than the former Dongjiang Town, where Mao Wenlong can completely use the method of guerrilla warfare to deal with the Houjin, and vice versa, not in Henan or Shaanxi.