Chapter 81: The View from the Zhuangzi

Autumn is high and cool, I don't know if it's the reason for the good weather or the temporary reason for a matter of heart, along the way, Xuan Shijing is pleasing to the eye, the only fly in the ointment is that he is a little sleepy, and he slept too late last night.

"Jing'er, if you're sleepy, let's sleep for a while." On the way, in the carriage, the Wang family saw Xuan Shijing yawning from time to time, and looked at Xuan Shijing with concern.

"It's okay, I can carry it, mother, I haven't been to Zhuangzi for more than ten years, and now the Zhuangzi in our house must have changed." Xuan Shijing looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but sigh.

"My mother has never seen it, but I heard your Uncle Zhong say that the changes in the Zhuangzi have been great over the years, and our house has also rebuilt the yard on the Zhuangzi, which His Royal Highness the King of Wei personally came to supervise the construction, I heard that the yard was built very well, but, no one has been in to live, and a few handymen are left there to do some cleaning work on weekdays, and I don't know how it is now, the river dug on the Zhuangzi before you leave has now been completed, and now the farmers don't have to go elsewhere to pick up water when they irrigate the farmland, I heard, The farmers are very grateful to you as the head of the family. ”

"Although we don't know each other, but since we are the people of our fiefdom, we should treat them well, mother, my son has no great talents, and the people in the family are safe and sound better than anything else." Xuan Shijing sighed with emotion, experiencing so many things, as if he had returned to the original point more than ten years ago.

"Jing'er, is it okay if you don't go to the court today?" Wang looked at Xuan Shijing, this morning Xuan Shijing just sent someone to send the song into the palace, and then asked Long'er Gaojun and the people in the house to start packing up their things and preparing to go out for an outing.

"Mother, don't worry, there's no problem on the court's side, I've been planning for so many days, and I definitely won't let Sun Yaoting have a chance to turn over, not to mention that the enemy is in Ming now. We are in the dark, if I don't show up in the court, we won't leak this matter behind our backs, and the spearhead will not be pointed at our Hou Mansion. Xuan Shijing explained: "So now, let's eat when we should eat, and play when we should play." ”

Wang listened to Xuan Shijing's words. After thinking about it, it is indeed as Xuan Shijing said, if he does not show up, it will save a lot of unnecessary trouble, at least those ministers like Sun Yaoting will not come to find trouble for no reason, it is okay to deal with one, if it is to deal with a group, the Hou Mansion is not so capable.

"Jing'er, you have counted everything on Sun Yaoting's head, then Li Yuanjing's side. What are you going to do? ”

"Li Yuanjing's matter is very complicated, mother, from the account book that Gao Yuan got in his hand, it is certain that Li Yuanjing still has a covetous heart for that position, but the record of that account book is only in the early years of Zhenguan, at that time, it would not be surprising if he had this thought, but now, the child is not sure. However, he instructed Sun Yaoting to conceal the matter of Shicheng and wanted to take the opportunity to disturb Longxi. Judging from the intention of installing people to control Longxi, there is an eighty percent chance that he has not given up yet, so he should be cautious about Li Yuanjing. The most important thing is to gather enough evidence to be able to make His Majesty firm. Xuan Shijing said: "But now because of Sun Yaoting's matter, I'm afraid Li Yuanjing will be more cautious, I don't know why, now I heard that Li Yuanjing is very short of money in his hands." Even the Xuanwu arm under his hand is going to be sold. ”

"Lack of money?" Wang pondered for a while: "Could it be that he is secretly recruiting troops and preparing to build an army?" ”

In a peaceful and prosperous world, the only thing that costs a lot is the army.

"It's hard to make a conclusion about this for the time being, anyway, I'm already eyeing him, this is a big fish, so the line should be longer." Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "Okay, mother, let's come out to play, those national events, let's follow the rough heart first." ”

The team of the Hou Mansion, in front of which was the carriage in which Xuan Shijing and the Wang family were riding, Shi Hu was driving in front, the Wang family's personal maid Xiao Huan and the maid Xiao Ji were also sitting on the frame, and the chief housekeeper Zhong Zishuo and Long'er and Gao Jun were riding horses and following behind, and the group walked towards Zhuangzi.

In autumn, the mountains and fields are full of harvest scenes, the wheat in the field has been harvested, bundled into bundles and placed on the ridges, the people in the field are busy piling the bundles of wheat on the wheelbarrow and pushing it back, putting it on the grain field on the Zhuangzi.

Looking at the past from afar, the people who are busy in the fields, all have a satisfied smile on their faces, this year is a bumper harvest year, the wind and rain are smooth, for these farmers who rely on the sky to eat, it is the greatest hope, the autumn harvest of this batch of grain, pay the rent and the rest, is the whole family's ration for a year.

Although Dongshan County is located in the plain, but there are still a few small hills, the carriage stopped, Xuan Shijing helped Wang to get off the carriage, now this day is the time when the grass is fertile, it is not yet the time when the autumn and winter exchanges are green, the feet are on the grass, soft, very comfortable.

Walk to a hill, stand higher, you can see the appearance of most of the Zhuangzi, the newly built river bends around the whole Zhuangzi, and then converges into the river, the soil quality of Dongshan County according to the Ministry of Industry officials, there is no need to build a straight river, even if it is a bend, it will not silt too much sand.

To put it bluntly, the soil is not easy to lose, the current Guanzhong Plain, far less than the development of later generations, there are still large areas of forest and grassland around Chang'an City, just say that this place in Dongshan County, except for farmland, the rest of the place is still green grassland.

Peach trees were planted on both sides of the newly built river, and they grew for several years, and the trunk became thicker.

said that he was accompanying the Wang family out for a walk and enjoying the scenery, but in fact, Xuan Shijing just wanted the Wang family to get out of the Hou Mansion to breathe, not to mention the Tang Dynasty, which has no entertainment projects at all, even in the later life, if he doesn't go out at home for several years, he can't stand it.

As soon as he came out and walked around, Wang's whole person really looked a lot refreshed, and to Xuan Shijing's surprise, Wang was very interested in Nongsang, and took Xuan Shijing to the farmer's field.

The last time the farmers in the field saw Wang and Xuan Shijing was more than ten years ago, when Xuan Shijing was still young, and the distribution of things to the farmers during the New Year's holidays was all done by Wang, although the past ten years have passed, but the Wang family has not changed much, so the farmers can still recognize it, but Xuan Shijing, more than ten years have passed, and his height has grown taller, and his appearance has changed greatly, and the farmers have completely unrecognizable.

Seeing Wang coming with a group of people, the villagers hurriedly put down their work and greeted her.

"Hello Madam, good Steward Zhong."

Wang responded with a smile, pointed at Xuan Shijing and said with a smile: "This is Jing'er, I just came back from Kunlun a few days ago, and I have changed my appearance, and the big guys can't recognize it." ”

"The grass people have seen the little marquis." As soon as the villagers heard that this was the head of the Hou Mansion, they hurriedly saluted.

"You are welcome, all the years I have been away have been thanks to all the people in Zhuangzi who have taken care of the house." Xuan Shijing hurriedly helped these people up, if it was more than ten years ago, it was true that Zhuangzi had been taking care of the Hou Mansion, but in the past ten years, Feng Hao had tried his best to pick money from the money pile to build Zhuangzi.

After the politeness, Wang took Xuan Shijing for a walk in the field, and while walking, he explained some crops to Xuan Shijing.

Xuan Shijing didn't expect her mother to be so familiar with crops, isn't she also the eldest lady from a big family?

(To be continued.) )