At the beginning of February, the money and food were basically ready, and Shen Xi's errand became more and more relaxed, he didn't need to go to the yamen to sit on duty, and he didn't need to stand and give lectures to the bear children as before. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What made Shen Xi pay his energy and sweat was the sweet potato seedlings he was fiddling with.

In the second lunar month of Lingnan, the temperature rises rapidly, but the corn growth period requires warm and rainy, Shen Xi does not have many corn seeds at hand, and does not dare to sow indiscriminately, but the survival rate of sweet potatoes is high and there are no too harsh requirements for the temperature and environment, Shen Xi is busy with the cultivation of sweet potatoes during this period after the Spring Festival.

Shen Xi chose to send troops on the sixth day of the first month of March, also considering that after the beginning of spring, he planted sweet potatoes and corn, and at the same time as he went out to obtain military merits, when he returned, the corn and sweet potatoes were almost ripe, and he planted two crops a year, and he could be promoted on a large scale in the three southeastern provinces in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi.

While cultivating new crops, Shen Xi began to form his own intelligence agency.

The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and Shen Xi now has no shortage of money and grain, especially after Lu Heng arrived in Guangzhou, he did not need to worry about the dispatch of money and grain.

What Shen Xi now wants is a set of strict intelligence agencies that can not only investigate the situation of bandits in Fujian, Guangdong, and other places, but also, according to his needs, accurately grasp the gains and losses of the administration of the yamen at the prefectural and county levels, the support of the people, and the trend of rising and falling prices.

Since he wanted to manage the three southeastern provinces as his "back garden", it was not enough to just obtain jurisdiction, even the emperor knew that he would send inspectors to inspect the imperial history in various provinces and provinces to listen to rumors, and there were eunuchs who guarded the town to act as his eyes and ears, so he had no reason to listen to the reports of the local officials and be a prefect who closed his eyes and listened.

The formation of an intelligence agency cannot come from the surface, and the way Yu Niang investigated intelligence in Tingzhou Mansion was very good.

Shen Xi set up an intelligence agency basically the same as before, using a commercial system, opening shops or operating wine shops and teahouses, relying on people from three mountains and five mountains to collect information for himself, Song Xiaocheng was in charge of intelligence in Fujian Province, Hui Niang and Li Jin were in charge of Guangdong Province, as for the business in Guizhou Province was not involved for the time being, it could develop slowly.

This information will initially seem mixed, unorganized and targeted, but Shen Xi believes that as long as there is someone to sort it out and analyze it, summarize it every day and summarize the main points from it, he will know what is happening in the three provinces without leaving his home in the future. This system will expand as business spreads, and intelligence officers can make perfect, and they will gradually not need to worry about it much.

“…… Xianggong, my mother refused to go back, but wanted to take my father and some uncles in the family over to help Xianggong do things, saying that this was a high flame for everyone to collect firewood...... The concubine didn't dare to make up her mind, so she had to come and tell you. ”

Xie Yun'er worries about family affairs every day, mainly because she is worried that the Zhou family will make a mess and it will be difficult to clean up, and as soon as there is a disturbance on her mother-in-law's side, she will tell Shen Xi when she turns around.

No matter how spicy the mother-in-law is, it's good to have a husband who cares for her.

Shen Xi wanted to send the Zhou family back to Ninghua County a few years ago, but after all, it was almost the New Year, and it was a day for the family to get together, and it was not appropriate to send the old lady away, so he couldn't help it.

As a result, at the beginning of February, Zhou was still in Guangzhou Mansion, knowing that her husband refused to come over in his hometown, but she didn't care about it, in fact, she was already disobedient to women's morals.

The "uncle" in Xie Yun'er's mouth is not a person from Shen Jiaming's generation, but a Yongzi generation, belonging to Xie Yuner's "little uncle" and "eldest brother", her husband's brother of the same generation.

Shen Xi had planned to let the Shen family help him do things, but among the Shen family's peers, only Shen Yongzhuo and Shen Yuan were scholars, and the others lived a life facing the loess with their backs to the sky, and coming to Guangzhou was not of great use, which made Shen Xi feel difficult to arrange.

But Shen Yongqi, the fifth room in the second room, he could be transferred, and in addition to that, he thought of a person, who was Yang Wenzhao, the little cousin of Tingzhou Mansion.

Shen Yongqi was called to fulfill his promise to Shen Mingyou, and Yang Wenzhao was all because of his friendship when he was a child. The original stupid cousin Yang Wenzhao is now sixteen years old, Yang Wenzhao is not a material for studying, he is clumsy to help the family take care of business, and I heard Zhou say that he is often scolded by his parents, and his life is miserable.

Shen Xi has now opened a government office and needs the help of "his own people".

"I'll write back to Tingzhou, and I'll arrange the specific things." Shen Xi said, "But it is urgent to send my mother back to Ninghua." ”

Xie Yun'er was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid that I have to tell my mother in person about this matter." ”

Shen Xi did not hesitate, and immediately went to the east wing where the Zhou family lived, and as soon as he made his meaning clear, the Zhou family was about to beat people:

"You little rabbit cub, now that you're an official, you don't want your mother anymore, do you? I said that your brother is looking for Mr., but I haven't found it now, and I have to send our mother back to Tingzhou Mansion, so you didn't think about what hard life we would have to live when we went back......"

Shen Xi said: "Mother, I didn't let you go back to live a hard life, and I was going to give you a thousand taels of silver." The younger brother and the younger sister stayed in Guangzhou Mansion and let Yun'er take them. When they turn around, they will find their husbands. ”

"You will say that you will turn around and look back, you will find it after the new year, where is the person?" Zhou asked angrily.

Shen Xi originally imagined that since Xia Kuan refused to be his staff, he would let Xia Kuan teach Shen Yun and Shen Yi'er to read and write.

But Xia Kuan couldn't leave, and he needed to stay at home to take care of his mother, so the matter was delayed, Shen Xi asked Xie Yun'er to teach Shen Yun and Shen Yi'er to read and write at home on weekdays. Since it is literacy, who teaches it differently?

Zhou was angry, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked, "Stinky boy, what did you just say...... How much silver do you give to your mother? ”

Shen Xi Zhengse said: "One thousand taels." ”

Zhou pinched his fingers, his eyes suddenly widened, and asked, "Your annual income is less than two hundred taels, where did you get one thousand taels of silver?" ”

Shen Xi said: "Where did the money come from, don't worry about it, didn't the child let Sixth Brother Song take care of their business in Fuzhou?" As long as the mother is willing to go back, the thousand taels will be sent to Ninghua County with the mother, and the mother will use it for her own use, or keep it to take care of the Shen family, and the child will not interfere. ”

Zhou scolded: "Dangniang hasn't seen silver, has she? One thousand taels...... There are really 1,000 taels, what am I doing in Guangzhou Mansion? The conscienceless man was bullied by his brother and sister-in-law at home, and he may have suffered a lot......"

In a fit of rage, she went to her son, and now that her son gave her silver, she wanted to go back to the scenery.

Shen Xi said: "Mother, if you go back, help the child bring a letter, the child wants to call the fifth brother and cousin Wenzhao out to do things, although the child's yamen is not big, but there are some errands, if the mother has a favorite person, you can tell the family after you go back." ”

"Really?"

Zhou refused to return to Ninghua County before, but at this time she seemed to be eager to go home to show off.

Zhou's biggest support is that her son became the champion and became an official, which made her extremely beautiful. But after a period of scenery, she found that she didn't get much respect and stammering from others, all because her son was young and didn't have his own yamen, so he had no real power, and others couldn't count on him.

This time back to her hometown, she originally wanted to swagger, but how big an official her son is, she has no idea, and when she came to Guangzhou in person, she finally understood that her son was the largest official in the three southeastern provinces, and even Ninghua County was under her son's control.

Shen Xi nodded and said, "Mother, just go back and say it." ”

Zhou was overjoyed, rubbing his hands and muttering for a long time, crying and laughing for a while.

Xie Yun'er next to her looked at Shen Xi with a confused gaze, thinking that her father-in-law still has the ability, and even such a difficult mother-in-law can be cleaned up so obediently.

Zhou was suddenly a little embarrassed, and with a consultative tone, he said, "Han Wa'er...... You also have two uncles, in fact, you met them when you were a child, and your grandfather and grandmother have been dead for several years, and the two families have no contact...... Let's see if you can ask your two uncles' family to find one or two clever ones to come and help you do things? ”

Zhou rarely mentions her mother's family, and it was also when she and Shen Mingjun were a bit similar to "free love", plus Zhou's parents died early, the eldest brother was the father, and her brother wanted to send her to a big family as a concubine, but she "eloped" with Shen Mingjun, and her two brothers came to the door to make trouble and almost let the Shen family eat a lawsuit, and since then Zhou has been complaining about her mother's family.

Now the situation is different, the son has the ability, in the end the surname is Zhou, and he wants his nephew to follow the scenery, which is worthy of his father and mother under Jiuquan and the ancestors of the Zhou family.

Father, mother, you have a daughter is no worse than giving birth to a son, look at it, your daughter can make the Zhou family glorious ancestors!

Shen Xi said with a smile: "Everything is according to my mother's meaning, it just so happens that there is a shortage of some people in the yamen." ”

"Okay, okay."

Zhou was so happy that he wiped his tears, "I don't hurt you in vain, you stinky boy, after being an official for so many years, my mother finally saw Fuyin, and my mother went back to see your two uncles to see how to scold them, and said that I married the wrong ...... It's a mistake to marry, but how can you give birth to a good son. I don't know if I miss ...... conscience."

Knife mouth, tofu heart, is talking about a woman like Zhou, who hates her mother's family for half her life, and abuses her husband and son for half her life, but she has never been able to give up this feeling in her heart, in the final analysis, she has no culture, no knowledge, and doesn't know how to express emotions.

Zhou said: "Han Wa'er, help my mother clean up, my mother wants to go back to Ninghua...... You said 1,000 taels of silver, but you can't break your promise, when I went to see your aunt, I wanted to set up a tomb for your aunt in Tingzhou, but unfortunately I didn't move her grave back...... Han Wa'er, you have to be kind to Xiaoya, that is your aunt's last hope. ”

Shen Xi was originally very happy, but when he heard the old lady mention Hui Niang, he was not in a good mood.

Hui Niang is alive, he can't tell his family, let the world think that Hui Niang is dead, it is a relief for him and Hui Niang.

Moreover, now that Hui Niang has his own flesh and blood, she has changed from a Lu family wife to a Shen family woman, and he would rather let Hui Niang completely sever her relationship with the former Lu Men Sun family.

"Mother, you can do whatever you want, the child will let someone prepare silver for you, I don't know when my mother will leave?" Shen Xi asked.

"Your kid is going to go on the expedition when he turns around, my mother can't rest assured, let's go early. Han Wa'er, I don't take care of things at home, can you handle it? ”

Zhou looked like she was very important, but she didn't know that she would only add chaos to this family.

Xie Yun'er smiled: "Mother rest assured, isn't there still a daughter-in-law in this family?" Dai'er and Jun'er will also help the concubine take care of family affairs, take care of the father-in-law, and let the father-in-law have no worries. (To be continued.) )