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"Hey! Hey! ”

Near the manor, ten miles away from the border between Hanling and Yuanzhou City, hundreds of peasant families are pulling more than 100 mules and horses, using all their strength to reclaim the abandoned land. In the past ten days, they have reclaimed more than 3,000 acres of land near this manor, and they can resume farming after the end of this year. Now all the manor villages are like this, the number of acres of land has been restored has exceeded more than 40,000 acres, the boundary of the Han Tomb has slowly recovered its vitality because of the bandits, and those fortress manors that have long been abandoned have gradually become populated because of the reclamation and recultivation of farmland.

"Phew~"

Qin Mo and Ye Bin rode their horses past the farmland that was being cultivated, and at the same time grabbed the reins of the horses to look, but saw that hundreds of people in front of them were sweating, and they were in full swing, although they were very tired, but at this time their faces were full of happiness.

"I don't want to have such results in just ten days, I think it won't be long before the entire Hanling territory will no longer have to worry about food, and the general will also take great ......pains to restore production as soon as possible" Ye Bin couldn't help but nod his head when he saw the scene of farmers working, and affirmed Liu Ce's current strategy.

Qin Mo was riding on a horse and also looked at the hot scene in front of him, but he had another thing in his heart, which made him very difficult at this time......

Since Liu Ce swore at home the day before yesterday, Qin Mo and Ye Bin still kept persuading Liu Ce to go to Yuanzhou to meet Jiang Xun, but Liu Ce always shook his head and refused, so anxious that they were helpless.

In the end, Liu Ce may have been really annoyed by Qin Mo and Ye Bin, or maybe it was not good to break their faces, in short, Liu Ce promised them that they would consider whether to go to Jiang's Mansion for a banquet.

Two days have passed in a blink of an eye, and Liu Ce is busy with various things inside and outside the Han Tomb every day, as if he has forgotten about going to Jiang's Mansion for a banquet, but when Qin Mo mentioned it, the reply he got was that he had already prepared a thin gift, so that they should not ask, and would go to the banquet on Jiang Ruoyan's birthday, even if they did not receive a gift, it would definitely be delivered.

"I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the general's gourd." Qin Mo felt that his brain was almost unable to keep up with Liu Ce's thinking in the past few days, especially the words that Liu Ce said when he devalued Jiang Ruoyan as worthless that day, and shook his head helplessly.

Qin Mo and Ye Bin happened to go to Yuanzhou for a banquet today, and they wanted to invite Liu Ce to go together, but they were told by Zhou Feng to go to Jinghai by General, as if there were very important matters to be handled by him personally, and they couldn't go to the banquet together.

Fortunately, when Qin Mo and Ye Bin were lost, Zhou Feng told them that the congratulatory gifts they sent to Yuanzhou had been prepared, and Su Wencan personally delivered them to the house on the day of Jiang Ruoyan's birthday dinner, hoping that Qin Mo and them would take care of them.

In a nervous mood, Qin Mo, together with Ye Bin and several accompanying soldiers, set off towards Yuanzhou City with the prepared gifts, and only when they passed by this manor did they stop to watch for a while.

Ye Bin smiled when he saw his friend's nervous expression: "Brother Qin, are you still worried about the general's affairs?" Relax, I believe the general has his own measure. ”

Qin Mo sighed: "I naturally won't worry about other things, but this matter ...... Qin always felt that there would be some accidents. ”

Ye Binqi said: "Oh? What does Brother Qin mean by this? Can you tell me about it?"

Qin Mo said: "Although the general has not met Jiang Xun's father and daughter, but the day before yesterday, Qin had already heard that he had an extremely bad impression of the Jiang family's father and daughter, which was very detrimental to the future development of the general and the Jingwei Battalion. ”

Ye Bin nodded but replied: "The general is really a hero among the people, after Ye went back that day, he thought about his words carefully, and suddenly felt very reasonable, and then heard the general's oath, 'Hu Nu is not destroyed, why is the family' This short eight words really greatly increase the pride of my generation of men, in comparison, Miss Jiang's long oath is a little pale. ”

Qin Mo shook his head and said: "The short eight words of the general's oath are the most vivid expression of the pride and momentum of my generation of boys expelling foreign races and defending one side of the water and soil, but have you ever thought about what kind of burden the general will carry after taking the oath?" How far is he going to push himself! ”

Ye Bin nodded and said, "Yes, what needs to be carried behind this oath is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people?" Miss Jiang's oath is to let the capable person do it, she just needs to wait for the person who fulfills his long-cherished wish to appear, and then commit to marrying, while the general's oath is to force herself to do it yourself and not ask for others, the gap between the two is very clear. ”

Qin Mo said: "But it can't be said that Miss Jiang is really as unbearable as the general said, after all, it is not easy for a woman to have such a lofty ambition, Mo believes that as long as the general sees Miss Jiang, he will definitely change his impression of her." ”

Ye Bin pulled the reins of the horse when he heard this, and walked slowly in the direction of Yuanzhou with Qin Mo: "It's a pity that our general's temper is ......."

Qin Mo said: "So Mo Zhen is worried that this time the general will do this, there will be any trouble, my heart is always up and down." ”

Ye Bin smiled: "Didn't the general say that he had already prepared a little courtesy?" I believe that he will be measured in this kind of major right and wrong, it is useless for you and me to worry about it now, so let's go to Yuanzhou for a banquet with peace of mind. ”

Qin Mo nodded, and said in his heart, I hope that I am too careful, and when I see Governor Jiang, I will have to be polite for the general.

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On the sixth day of the sixth month of June, this day is the eighteenth birthday of the eldest lady of the Jiang family. The world valve that came from all over the world carried a bunch of rare treasures and fish, surrounded the entire inner city of Yuanzhou, and the high-end restaurants were overcrowded for a while, and even the Heyang Tower, which talked about poetry and songs, was also "occupied" by the Confucian sons of various prefectures, and became a temporary place to stay......

Jiang Xun stood on the tower of the inner city, looked at the bustling crowd under the city, and couldn't help but nod his head with his chin and beard. He also has another purpose in his heart, he wants to take advantage of his daughter's birthday, so that the sons of some of the gentlemen who have not yet married will make a marriage for Jiang Ruoyan in advance, and he must not let his beloved daughter continue to toss like this again, otherwise the face of the Jiang family will be lost by her.

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"Mr. Qin, Mr. Ye, the adults specially ordered the little one to wait here, and he has been waiting in the hall for a long time."

Qin Mo and Ye Bin each carried a gift box in their hands and lined up to enter the Governor's Mansion, and as soon as they entered, a housekeeper stepped forward to greet them, and took a shortcut to Governor Jiang's inner hall from the other side.

As soon as he entered the inner hall, Jiang Xun came out in a dress, with a red face, and when he saw Qin Mo and Ye Bin, he hugged his fists and smiled: "The two of you can come to participate in the little girl's birthday banquet, it really makes the house shine, come on, please take a seat." ”

Qin Mo bowed and said: "Your Excellency is serious, it is a great honor for Mo and Brother Ye to send an invitation to invite me to the banquet in person. ”

Jiang Xun was very satisfied when he heard Qin Mo say this: "It's okay, today is not a formal number, just chatter at home, and sit down quickly." ”

After Qin Mo and Ye Bin thanked each other, they placed the gift box on the side of the coffee table and sat down slowly, and the maid behind them quickly brought the tea tray in their hands to the side of the coffee table where they were sitting, and then retreated......

After the three of them picked up the tea bowl and was polite, Ye Bin arched his hand and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Jiang, is Ling Yan in good health in the past two months?"

Jiang Xun said with a smile: "Thank you Ye Gongzi for your concern, the little girl's complexion looks much better, Ye Gongzi's medical skills are superb, which makes Jiang very admired." ”

Ye Bin said: "The adults praised it falsely, Ye didn't dare to take credit." ”

Jiang Xun said: "The little girl is still talking about the two gentlemen these days, saying that she wants to thank her in person, and after the birthday banquet is over, I will take the two to see the little girl." ”

Qin Mo said: "It's just a little bit of our effort, it's not worth Ling Yan to worry about it so much." ”

Jiang Xun shook his head and smiled, and then sighed heavily, his expression seemed to be very lonely.

Seeing this, Qin Mo clenched his fists and asked, "Why do you sigh for a long time, did Qin Mo say the wrong thing and be polite?" If so, please forgive me. ”

Jiang Xun said: "Qin Mo, you are too worried, it has nothing to do with you and others, alas, ......"

Qin Mo and Ye Bin glanced at each other, and then said to Jiang Xun: "If the adults have anything difficult to say, you can talk to Qin Mou, and Brother Ye and I may be able to solve a problem for the adults." ”

Jiang Xun said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, but after this birthday banquet, the little girl will be eighteen, I am worried about her lifelong events, and I want to take advantage of this gathering of the children of the family to choose a husband for her......"

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When Jiang Xun was still in the inner hall and Qin Mo and Ye Bin were worried about Jiang Ruoyan's lifelong events, in Jiang Ruoyan's boudoir, Jiang Ruoyan, who had just finished bathing, slowly draped a set of colorful glass clothes on her body with the help of Wan'er, covering her bare jade skin......

"Miss, you're so good-looking, if I were a man, I'd definitely go crazy for you." Wan'er said enviously while helping Jiang Ruoyan tie the hanging bag around her waist.

"Don't be poor, Wan'er, you're also beautiful......" Jiang Ruoyan chuckled while wiping her wet hair with a towel, seeing that the clothes were already neatly dressed, she slowly moved to the dresser, and immediately two maids waiting on the side handed over the precious rouge gouache to Wan'er......

After more than an hour of dressing up, Jiang Ruoyan at this time has a completely different temperament from when she was dressed in white or plain clothes before. If it was a dust-free fairy who didn't eat fireworks in the world before, then now under the support of this set of colorful glazed clothes and hosta headdress, it is as dazzling as the rising sun.

Wan'er looked at it carefully for a while, and after feeling that it was indeed no problem, she took the bronze mirror and said to Jiang Ruoyan: "Miss, okay." ”

Jiang Ruoyan glanced into the bronze mirror, slid his face with the jade finger of his left hand, and then slowly got up, and a maid immediately placed a pair of silk shoes on the edge of the mink blanket.

I saw Jiang Ruoyan raise her jade feet lightly, put the silk shoes into her feet, and then put on a pale yellow silk ribbon at the jade elbow, and walked towards the banquet hall surrounded by all the women......

At this time, Su Wencan had already arrived in the inner city of Yuanzhou, and because of Qin Mo's care and the identity tag of the Jingwei battalion on his body, the guards of the inner city were not good at stopping him.

When Ye Bin looked left and right at the door to see Su Wencan, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly said that fortunately, he finally arrived before the birthday banquet began.

"I've seen Ye Changshi." Su Wencan came to Ye Bin's side and saluted with his fists.

Ye Bin hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm worried about killing me, I thought you wouldn't be able to come." ”

Su Wencan said: "How come? How dare you slack off if you are entrusted by the general?"

Ye Bin nodded again and again, and suddenly felt as if something was wrong, looked at Su Wencan carefully, and suddenly said, "Su Wencan, what about the birthday gift that the general asked you to bring to Miss Jiang?" ”

Hearing this, Su Wencan took out a folding box from his arms and said, "Of course I stay with me." ”

Ye Bin wanted to take the folding box and open it to take a look, but he didn't want to be stopped by Su Wencan: "Mr. Ye, the general said that the contents of the box must be handed over to the Governor and Miss Jiang in person, and I will not give it to you, Wanwang Haihan." ”

Ye Binqi said: "Is that so? The general has always liked to surprise people, maybe he can bring some surprises to Lord Jiang's father and daughter. By the way, did the general say anything else? ”

Su Wencan thought for a while and said to Ye Bin: "By the way, the general also said to the humble post that I must not destroy the things in the box, because this is a thin gift, and it is so thin that it can't be any thinner......"

"Bo Li? Can't it be thinner?" Ye Bin couldn't help muttering this sentence, "What does this mean?"

After a long time, he suddenly felt a tightness in his heart, and he felt the same as Qin Mo.

Su Wencan said: "Mr. Ye, please take me to the gift hall to wait, and I have to rush back to the Han Tomb overnight after giving the gift." ”

In fact, Su Wencan didn't say a word, that is, Liu Ce told him that as long as he could rush back overnight for this gift, not only would his scouts be increased to 200 banners as the flag commander, but he would also consider whether the post of the first director of the newly established intelligence department would be handed over to him, and Su Wencan agreed without hesitation.

Even a lieutenant in the army is fiercely competitive, and the difficulty of promotion can be imagined, so why not try it now that you finally have this opportunity? As for the possible dangers? Scouts are supposed to struggle with danger every day, what's so scary? Anyway, support the bold, starve the cowardly, and if you don't go to your hands, there will definitely be people willing to go, and you must not give this to your subordinates, so that they can have the opportunity to climb on their heads.

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