King Shin added: "Although the construction of the road will not start until half a year later, we can now prepare for the work in advance, such as crushing stones, digging roadbeds, etc., so the monthly money will be calculated from today." Men who are physically strong can start doing these heavy body jobs; Don't worry if you're old or infirm, you can help with cooking or babysitting, which is also counted as work, and of course the money will be less. Those who undertake road paving work will be paid 100 yuan per month, while those who undertake logistics work will be halved to only 50 yuan. Children under the age of 16 are not allowed to work, they have to go to the academy - the academy will be built when we defeat the extravagant Chongming. ”

One by one, the Bai Yi raised their hands high.

Some said loudly, "I, I have great strength, I can break stones." ”

Some said loudly: "I, my shovel is used very well, I can dig the roadbed." ”

There was also a woman's voice: "My rice is cooked well, I'll cook." ”

All kinds of words, to name a few, the whole camp was suddenly in an uproar, and it turned into a vegetable market.

Zhu Youcheng was afraid of trouble, and King Xin was his younger brother, so he learned ten out of ten about his fear of trouble.

King Xin pointed to Wang Chengen, who was standing in the distance, and said, "The task assignment is in charge of General Wang. Oh, it's the middle-aged man with a white face and beard, wearing a green cloth robe......"

The crowd hula tide rushed towards Wang Chengen, and there was no one left in front of King Xin. A gentle breeze blows a fallen leaf.

Shin Wang stood awkwardly for a moment, shook his hand hatefully, and stepped off the platform.

may have been too angry, didn't pay attention, and almost fell on his heels, but fortunately, Zhu Youcheng was quick to see and move, so he didn't make King Xin make a fool of himself.

King Shin said gratefully, "Brother Cheng, thanks to you. ”

Zhu Youcheng said: "You can't blame Bai Yi for forgetting his righteousness, as the saying goes." The people regard food as the sky, and it is ineffective to preach benevolence, righteousness, and etiquette in front of the hungry people, and only by feeding the hungry people first, and then arousing their strong patriotism -- the Ming Dynasty, which can feed them enough and ensure their safety, is the country worthy of their lives. ”――

In the afternoon. Several old Baiyi men came to the Jinyiwei camp and asked to see King Xin and Zhu Youcheng.

After solving the problem of rations and livelihood, they were in a happy mood and decided to organize a grand singing and dancing party, and specially invited Xinwang and Zhu Youcheng to attend the meeting.

The purpose of Wang and Zhu Youcheng is to be grateful, and to improve the grade of this singing and dancing party.

King Xin was so angry with Bai Yi that he refused without thinking about it.

Several old men were slightly disappointed and prepared to go back. Zhu Youcheng waved his hand and motioned for them to wait before leaving.

Zhu Youcheng whispered to King Xin: "I heard that there are a lot of beautiful women participating in the song and dance conference, but last time we were disturbed by Qingqing, and we didn't meet a single beauty." This time we can ......."

King Xin suddenly realized and said, "Then what are you waiting for, let's go quickly." By the way, Brother Cheng, keep your mouth tight. Don't let Sister Qingqing hear it. ”

He always thought that he was the pond fish that was affected last time, who knows. In fact, he is also one of the key monitoring targets. The future queen, Zhou Yingying, specially asked Ke Qingqing to keep an eye on King Xin.

Zhu Youcheng hurriedly nodded, he was also worried about the fact that he didn't meet a beautiful woman last time.

However, their delusions are destined to fail, because there is a woman outside who is eavesdropping on their deliberations, and this woman is Ma Yunniang.

Jinyiwei's defense was particularly strict, and Ma Yunniang couldn't overhear Zhu Youcheng and King Xin's words. But Jinyiwei all knew the relationship between Ma Yunniang and Zhu Youcheng, and this was not a military meeting. Therefore, the Jinyi guard soldiers were too lazy to be evildoers, so they let her go in and out of the tent casually.

Ma Yunniang originally wanted to send a bowl of ginseng tea to Zhu Youcheng to replenish his body, but she faintly heard the words "song and dance conference" outside the tent, so she kept an eye on it and stayed outside the tent and did not go in. After listening to the conversation between King Xin and Zhu Youcheng. Ma Yunniang didn't enter the account either, and went straight to find Ke Qingqing.

Ma Yunniang is not a stingy woman, but for love, she can't be generous at all. Ke Qingqing has no choice, after all, others are first, and they are last, so they can't occupy the magpie's nest.

There is only one Zhu Youcheng, and now two people share it, but fortunately, one person for a day, which is very fair. If there is another one, one round every three days, it will not be easy to do.

Ma Yunniang opened the curtain and saw Ke Qingqing gritting her teeth to deal with a few pieces of cloth cut into footprints.

Ke Qingqing's female red is really limited, and her fingers have pierced a few small blood holes, but there are still few stitches on the cloth.

Ma Yunniang casually put the ginseng tea on the coffee table and walked over to help.

"Sister Qingqing," Ma Yunniang said with a smile, "You're taking the soles of your shoes again, who are you making them for?" ”

"Who else could it be? Isn't it the person who has a bad heart? Hmph, so flowery, I don't know who it looks like. Alas, I was ordinary-looking and had a bad temperament, so I had to make him a few more pairs of shoes. I hope that when he steps on his shoes, he can read me well, and then I will be content. ”

"How could it be, when my mother and brother forced him to choose between two options, he didn't hesitate to choose you. Brother Cheng is really affectionate. But if he had chosen me, maybe I wouldn't have agreed. Because of the ruthless and unrighteous people, the Ma family doesn't like it. ”

Ke Qingqing showed a happy smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "It's easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it's rare to have a lover." ”

Ma Yunniang said: "However, now we are in trouble. I heard Bai Yi say that they are going to have a singing and dancing party......"

Ke Qingqing threw away the soles of his shoes and said, "Don't say it, I'm afraid that Brother Cheng and King Xin are arguing to go again, these two guys who don't make people worry!" ”

She walked around the big tent irritably, saw the ginseng tea on the table, and drank it all.

Ma Yunniang smiled: "You guessed wrong this time, King Xin refused at first, and it was Brother Cheng who wanted to go......"

Then, Ma Yunniang told the news she overheard outside the tent to Sù Ke Qingqing.

Ke Qingqing sneered slightly, and said, "We can't let him get his wish, we must mess up this matter." ”

Ma Yunniang said: "That little sister is here to wish my sister success." ”

"What do you want to do? You go with you, too. Ke Qingqing held Ma Yunniang's arm and said, "I'm trying my best to block Yingying Yanyan here, and you're watching the excitement on the side, so how can it be done?" Brother Cheng is Brother Cheng of the two of us, and you have to do your best. ”

Ma Yunniang said with some embarrassment: "You are the general of Jinyiwei, and it is only right to follow Brother Cheng's side." As a guest, how can I be embarrassed to follow him cheekily? ”

"It's okay, we're not following him, we're protecting him as a guard."

Then, Ke Qingqing proudly told Ma Yunniang about the process of obstructing Zhu Youcheng and King Xin's seduction of the Miao family and the Yiren woman last time. Hearing it, her eyes were wide open and her mouth couldn't close, but Ma Yunniang acted delicately and immediately covered her mouth with her hand, which was really beautiful and playful.

Ke Qingqing saw her like this, and said in her heart: "Sister Yun Niang's appearance, I feel sorry for her, let alone that little thief." ”

She cleaned up her mood and said, "How about it, the two of us will be the guards of the two of them, first, to prevent a sneak attack by an eyeless guy like Wumeng Tusi, and second, to drive away those coquettish women who are ready to seduce Brother Cheng and King Xin." ”

Ma Yunniang nodded with a smile, but then sighed again: "I'm afraid that I can block it this time, but I can't stop it next time." Last time on the mountain, Brother Cheng said that he was going to give Zhu Mansion a nickname Shimeitang, even if Brother Cheng counted himself as a beauty, there were nine beauties. In other words, we have to add seven more sisters. ”

Ke Qingqing's face darkened, and he said: "Brother Cheng will be the prince in the future, and he can marry many wives according to the system, and it is not a big deal to change the Zhu Mansion to Shimeitang in advance." However, men are hungry and don't choose to eat, and women have to help them check it, otherwise it will be bad to mix in a natural lewd or spicy and jealous person, and make the house restless. Although Brother Cheng can suppress those bad women, it is also a harm to Brother Cheng to go that far. ”

Ma Yunniang held Ke Qingqing's hand and said, "Sister Qingqing, I heard you just say that you blocked those women from approaching Brother Cheng, and I thought you were making a fuss." Now I know that Sister Qingqing, you are far-sighted and think about the peace of the Zhu family. That's right, those women who stick to Brother Makoto's singing or see Brother Makoto's appearance must not be good women. If we want to choose, we have to pick those women who are beautiful, have easy-going personalities, and have to be behind famous families, so as to be worthy of Brother Cheng's identity as a relative of the emperor. (To be continued......)

PS: (Thanks to the Blue Plane commuter pass.) It should be a little cute to write about Qingqing like this. Ke Qingqing is the first heroine, and she has a big role in the whole book. ）