For several days, Wen Chou and Yan Liang rushed to the countryside of various counties! It has achieved good results. From all over the place, thousands of stones of refined grain were taken, and together there were as many as 30,000 stones. Another surviving Jihe Township in Gaoyi County, because it is located on the bank of the Jihe River, is much richer than Daying Township, and it took out 5,000 stone of fine grain at the moment, and promised to provide 30,000 stone of grain and grass annually. He also asked for a tun of elite soldiers to be stationed.

Other counties and townships have their own strengths, so they didn't have such an act of currying favor with Wen Chou, they just took out thousands of stones of grain and sent Wen Chou away respectfully.

And so, a few days passed. Shahe Township has officially entered a period of intermission, and everything is in order.

Wen Chou was also free and rushed home with Yan Liang.

"Gongji, speaking of which, we two brothers don't visit our mother together!" On the way home, Wen Chou sighed with emotion.

"yes, it's not your big brother, you're too busy?!" Yan Liang complained a little.

"Hehe, listening to you say this, it's really such a good thing, I'm too busy and selfish!" Wen scandalous words, self-deprecation.

"Hehe, in fact, this can't be all blamed on the big brother. The eldest brother is also thinking about the people. Yan Liang was a little embarrassed when he heard Wen Chou's words, laughed honestly twice, and said.

"It's my fault, and I will admit it, and you don't have to defend me. What righteousness is for the people is just one statement. If you can't be filial to your mother, what kind of righteousness can you talk about for the people? Remember that 'filial piety comes first'. Wen Chou sighed and said with shame.

"The eldest brother taught a lesson, but it was all taught to himself, hehe." When Yan Liang heard this, he smiled and quipped. Then he grabbed the horse's belly with his feet and walked away. Only Wen Chou was left stunned and stopped in place.

Don't blame Wen Chou for his slow reaction, the key is that Yan Liang's move greatly impacted Wen Chou's cognition! Have you ever seen Yan Liang who 'fart' and 'make trouble' with people? Don't say it's the Hereafter, it's this life. Since I met Yan Liang, I haven't seen him behave like this? So Wen Chou was stunned for a while.

After reacting, Yan Liang had already beaten his horse and ran away! Come to think of it, he himself knows that what he just said is a bit out of line! However, Wen Chou smiled slightly, shook his head and chased after him! The mood has also relaxed a lot, it has long been gone, and it is too late to look forward to the future when dealing with military affairs and official affairs in the Saishang and Guansi.

The two of them relaxed their minds and rode their horses, and when you chased me, they went out of the township pavilion and came to Wen's house. After dismounting and passing through the inner door, there was a horse to come to the house. After leaving the horses in the care of his subordinates, he went straight to the backyard.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang returned together, which really kept the servants of the Wen Mansion busy for a while. At the very least, it is necessary to report to the various stewards, and the stewards should also prepare for the chou to understand the family affairs. Of course, generally speaking, Wen Chou will no longer listen to the report of the steward, after all, Chen Ming was in charge in the past, and there was a mother in the back, and they were the most trusted people.

Brought to the backyard, I saw that the courtyard door was wide open, and there were three or four people in the back room, talking and laughing. Hearing the noise outside, they turned their heads to look out. Seeing that it was Wen Chou and Yan Liang, they were quite happy. Of course, the happiest one is naturally the Mother Yan Bian who is sitting in the middle. The other three are Aunt Chen and the Wen family's new housekeeper Jiang Dushi and her daughter Jiang Keer!

Jiang Dushi saw that it was Wen Chou's return, so he hurriedly got up to greet him, and his daughter followed closely behind obediently. This is the first time Wen Chou has returned home since she became a housekeeper, how can she not be cautious?

Mother and Aunt Chen just looked at Wen Chou and Yan Liang with a smile on their faces, and waited for the two of them to come forward to salute.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang strode into the courtyard and walked towards the living room. But I saw that Jiang Dushi was wearing a Luo shirt, a shawl with a neck belt, and a green skirt underneath, the skirt was long and swaying, curling Tingting, setting off a very tall figure, and he was looking at the two of them with a smile. At the back of his side, twelve or thirteen-year-old Jiang Keer, dressed in a red shirt, wrapped in a light-colored scarf around his waist, with his little head tilted, his bright eyes kept turning, and he didn't know what was going on in that little head.

Jiang Dushi saw Wen Chou and Yan Liang approaching, and said with a courtesy: "Concubine Jiang Dushi, I have seen two young masters. His daughter Jiang Keer also learned from her mother to bow and did not speak.

"Mrs. Du doesn't need to be polite, my family still needs to rely on Mrs. Du's strength!" Wen Chou raised his hand and said sincerely.

Yan Liang had already run to his mother's place and saluted with a smile. Then he found a mat and knelt down. After Wen Chou greeted Jiang Du's family, he was one step late to Yan Liang, and then went over and saw his mother and Aunt Chen.

"Hehe, it's rare, it's so complete today." Mother said with a smile on her face. The meaning of happiness is beyond words.

"Indeed, these two boys, did they meet together?" Aunt Chen echoed.

"Then congratulations to the old lady!" Jiang Dushi said with a smile.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang sat upright at the table and didn't speak, and they made fun of them.

"Sister Du, just like Zixiao said, you don't have to see outside, my family still has to rely on you! Come and sit down! Kerr doesn't have to stand anymore. Mother smiled when she heard this.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Steward Du was no longer polite, and pulled his daughter to kneel and sit on the right side of his mother.

Seeing this, the corners of Wen Chou's mouth twitched, and he thought, "It seems that these people have cooperated well, and they finally didn't cause some trouble at home." ”

Although Wen Chou's ideal direction is to make Jiang Du's assistant mother in charge of family affairs, Wen Chou is not sure that this move will be feasible, if the two of them have different temperaments, it may not be possible to work together. It's just that this possibility is very small, whether it is Jiang Du's family or his mother, they are all the kind of people who are knowledgeable and thrifty, which is also one of the reasons why Wen Chou decided to let Jiang Hui's wife and his daughter settle in the Wen Mansion.

"Mother, it's no wonder that I'm off, I never delayed for a while, so I came to your old man's house to say goodbye!" Yan Liang laughed.

"Mother, what Gongji said is reasonable, but it's wrong." Wen Chou didn't say much, and said at the moment.

"Hehe, no one is right or wrong, you two don't come back to see me as soon as you have free time! It's just that he's busy, so he comes back less; One is relatively idle, and there are more when you return! "Mother," she sighed.

After a pause, he continued: "Whether it is more or less, as long as you have me in your hearts, I am happy." As the saying goes, 'When a man is old, he will become a family.' Although you have not yet reached the age of weak crowns, you are working hard outside some careers, and you are very pleased with your old body. ”

"Thank you for your understanding." Wen scandal said, bow down and say. Seeing this, Yan Liang also bowed down, a rare solemnity in front of his mother.

"En, so good, our family, but without the old man in my family." Aunt Chen said with a smile.

"Aunt Chen is still blaming Zixiao and appointing Uncle to take charge of business affairs?" When Wen Chou heard this, he smiled bitterly.

"Tsk, I don't dare to blame you, my captain!" When Aunt Chen heard this, she spat out.

Wen Chou comforted herself with words, and taught Aunt Chen until she was satisfied.

Subsequently, everyone talked about the current situation of the Wen family and their plans for the future. Of course, most of them are Wen Chou and Mrs. Du talking. Others occasionally chime in to add a thing or two. It has broadened a lot of horizons for Wen Chou, shouting that women's ways of acting are really different from men, and their starting point and foothold all have traces of women's delicate thinking.

It didn't take long to talk, only an hour or two, because there were outsiders on their side, and Wen Chou couldn't take a big deal out of the injustice and depression of his behavior outside, but just told them about the current situation in Shahe Township and Taolinsai. Of course, in order to enliven the atmosphere, some interesting insights were also shared, which made the atmosphere of the conversation quite harmonious and harmonious.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang only stayed at home for three days, and then rushed to Xiangsi and Taolinsai respectively. But this was the longest they'd ever been around! Or because these two people got together. In normal times, it's just a day. After all, in this era, there is a five-day work system.

The day after Wen Chou returned to the official temple, Chen Ming, Dong Jiang and his party returned smoothly. This time they didn't go far, to the territory of the giant deer in Linjun. However, the task was successfully completed.

Not only did the goods sold out, but also bought back a large amount of raw hemp at a not too high price, and only waited for the villagers to process it again, so that they could be made into finished linen, hemp shoes, etc., and its additional profits could reflect a higher layer!

And then a lot of iron was brought back! All you need to do is smelt the blacksmith again, and you can craft the armor weapon. The reason why he did not buy cheaper ore at Wenchou's request was that the ore was not easy to transport, and secondly, no better ore was found. However, the acquisition of a large number of iron tools can be regarded as a 'bonanza', but the price is higher, but it is still within the range of Wen Chou's people.

By this time, it was the middle of November, and the weather was getting colder. The houses and dwellings of the villagers have also been built and moved in. It's the most leisurely time of the year. The caravan effect of Wen Chou is revealed. The use of surplus labor to create surplus value can not only enable the villagers to have something to do and money to make, but also to increase the income of the wealthy families who contribute to the purchase of raw materials.

Of course, in line with the idea of making the best use of people, Wen Chou took advantage of this leisure time to gather all kinds of professionals in the township and entrusted them with tasks.

Blacksmiths, for example, gathered together to smelt iron and forge armor; carpenters, gathered to build practical tools such as waterwheels, wheels, ladders, etc.; Stonemasons gathered together to carve various scrolls and steles. And so on, everything that can be thought of by Wen Ugliness is gathered and fully utilized.

The reason why he wanted to create a batch of armor, ladders and other things was that Wen Chou intended to start a war in the near future. A war against the Black Mountain bandits who have repeatedly infested Shahe Township! An active attack! A small war that shocks the surrounding people after the onset of winter!