Chapter 487: Strict precautions
You're right, this matter can't just be left like that, you have to give that demon girl a little look, and let the general's mansion take a look, our Li family is not easy to mess with, when Xiao Mohan was here, we didn't dare to do anything, and now that he is on the march, it is a good opportunity. ”
Li Huai has been bullied by Xiao Mohan for many years, and he has already accumulated a lot of resentment in his heart, and this time he finally waited for Xiao Mohan to go on the expedition, and they would not give up.
"Yuan Ying, you order, in the future, anyone who enters and leaves the General's Mansion must be strictly investigated, and their bodies must be searched for a good life, and suspicious people are not allowed to enter the General's Mansion."
Qian Qianqian coldly commanded, she vaguely felt that something was going to happen in the past few days, and she had already made an enemy in the capital, so she had to take precautions.
"My subordinates understand, don't worry, girl."
Yuan Ying immediately did so, and the people in and out of the general's mansion had to be checked out, and the family and officials surrounded the mansion so much that not even a suspicious fly could fly in.
"Miss Qian, General Xiao has a letter."
Xue Yi hurriedly ran in, holding a letter in her hand, gasping slightly, her hair was a little scattered, and her face couldn't hide her joy.
Qian Qianqian suddenly came back to her senses, tearing the corners of her mouth, and laughing a little stiffly, she hadn't laughed for several days, and she almost forgot what it was like to laugh from the heart.
She took the letter from Xue Yi's hand and opened the envelope, the handwriting inside was sharp and straight, and at first glance, it was from Xiao Mohan's hand, with a faint ink fragrance on the paper, and it smelled very comfortable.
There is nothing important in the letter, most of them are words to report peace, Xiao Mohan rarely says sweet words, and now it is the same, every word is extremely true, revealing a unique fireworks.
"It's good that he's safe, as long as he's safe, I'm relieved."
Qian Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief, for so many days, she had always remembered Xiao Mohan, and secretly asked Xue Yi and Yuan Ying countless times, and this time there was finally news.
"The slave maid said that General Xiao will definitely not have an accident, now that the war has just started, General Xiao will definitely take care of himself, Xiao Heng and Yang Guo are not his opponents at all."
Xue Yi comforted on the side, and finally felt a lot easier, as long as Xiao Mohan sent a letter, Qian Qianqian could temporarily put her mind at ease, and she didn't have to be cautious to persuade from time to time.
"Have all the grain and grass for next month been transported to the frontier?"
Qian Qianqian put away the letter, raised her head, and said with some doubts, now that the emperor is sick, the officials under him are likely to be lazy, and when the army is marching and fighting, food and grass are the most important, so she doesn't dare to relax.
"It has been transported, all of it is the grain that has just been harvested this year, and General Xiao's side is also going very well, the people of the central country have attacked several times, but they have been blocked back, and now the war is scorching, and the central country has nothing to do."
Xue Yi poured a cup of tea for Qian Qianqian, her face was quite proud, she couldn't follow Xiao Mohan to the frontier to exercise her muscles, she still had some regrets.
"How much food do we have in the capital?"
Qian Qianqian thought in her heart, lowered her eyelids slightly, her long and thick eyelashes blocked the emotions under her eyes, and her face was as calm as water.
"There are still thirty loads, all of which are stored in the warehouses of several large restaurants in the capital."
Xue Yi responded, Qian Qianqian's eyes rolled, put down the teacup in her hand, and a touch of cunning flashed in her eyes.
"There is still too little food, this war will not end in a year and a half, when the time comes, there will be a steady stream of military food to the frontier, and we will have four or five months to harvest the grain for the next season, if this continues, the price of grain in this capital may rise."
Qian Qianqian has far-reaching thoughts, she knows all the fields in the capital, how much food can be produced, and she is also like a mirror in her heart.
"So you mean, how do we do that?"
Xue Yi doesn't know much about food, and when it comes to farming, Qian Qianqian is the best.
"Is there a slope in this capital? You can grow some wheat, sorghum and sweet potatoes, although it is not as good as rice, but in the future, when the situation is tense, you can also take it out to fill your stomach. ”
Qian Qianqian spoke slowly, she came to the capital before, she had seen the situation of Xiao Guo along the road, although the capital was prosperous, but there was no peace outside, those hungry refugees on the streets abounded, and the court did not have so much food to relieve, so she could only let it go.
"You are still thinking about helping refugees at this time, you are really compassionate."
Xue Yi just smiled faintly, in the past wars, those people at the bottom were all victims, even if Xiao Mohan often wanted to help, but the national strength did not allow it, Xiao Mohan could not patronize those poor people, regardless of the war, he had to fight back from foreign enemies before he could stabilize the interior.
Therefore, when a war starts, half of the soldiers on the frontier will die, and twice as many people will die inside, in their opinion, this is already an ordinary thing, and there is no need to make a fuss at all.
"It's not that I'm merciful, it's just that if there are too many people starving to death in this Xiao country, where will there be people to supply the front line? When the time comes, Xiao Guo will not be able to recruit soldiers, so what will he use to fight? ”
Although Qian Qianqian is from modern times, she has also seen a lot of costume dramas, although she has never fought, but when it comes to fighting, she may not lose to these men, since she can't go to the battlefield, then try to let Xiao Mohan have no worries.
"Then the slave and maid asked Wu Shun to look outside, reclaim all those slopes, plant crops in them, and it is estimated that next year, there will be a bumper harvest."
Xue Yi bowed slightly, and after speaking, she retreated straight out, Qian Qianqian stood up and walked to the backyard alone, Qian Yao was playing with Qian Hui, and the atmosphere in the yard was also lively.
"Yo, Qianqian, you're here, it's okay outside."
When Qian Mu saw Qian Qianqian, she immediately greeted her, the previous incident was not small, and Qian Mu and several people also heard a little rumor, knowing that Qian Qianqian seemed to have accidentally made an enmity with someone, so her heart has not been very stable.
"It's okay, don't worry, as long as you stay in the mansion, you will be safe and sound."
Qian Qianqian's face did not change, a light smile appeared on her face, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and the two small pear vortices on her lips loomed, looking a little more delicate.
"It's like this every day in this house, we're tired of shopping, and Brother Yao and Xiaohui, they are all boys, stay here all day, it's not good if they don't go out for a walk, these days are long, how can they get to know the official son and miss?"
Mother Qian looked a little embarrassed, in fact, she had been holding these words in her heart for a long time, but she had always looked at Qian Qianqian's face and was not good, so she was embarrassed to speak.
Qian Qianqian was very helpless, how old are this Qian Hui and Qian Yao, Qian Mu was thinking about these things, and she was too attentive, which was really despised.
"Mother, you think too much, Xiaohui and Brother Yao are still young, before that time, don't think about these things anymore."
Qian Qianqian glanced at Qian Mu, clasped her hands in front of her chest, her expression became indifferent, her brows furrowed slightly, and her face gradually turned cold.
"I heard that there is a Guangbo Hall in this capital, which is a place for the sons of official families in the capital to study, I wonder if I can send Xiaohui and Brother Yao over, so that they can also get to know a lot of people."
Mother Qian ran to Qian Qianqian's side, and she heard the news from somewhere, so she actually pondered this.
"Now I teach Xiaohui to read, but when I look at the right and look at the whole capital, who has such an honor? As Lord Shao, but the Pope's princess is not much better than Mr. Guangbotang? Mother, you still listen to me, don't know what to do. ”
Qian Qianqian sighed, comforted earnestly, raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, she was really tired with this family, she couldn't imagine how this original owner grew so big.
"No matter how good this Lord Shao is, he is just one person, how can he compare to the magnates in this capital combined, as a man, it is good to know more people, so that they can become the real nobles of this capital in the future."
Mother Qian lowered her voice, with a hint of a smile on her face, and her every move was indescribably shallow.
"Whether they can become a noble son or not, it's not up to them to study and have the final say, if they really have the ability in the future, they can rise to prominence without hard work, and now it's not peaceful outside, and there are still few good movements."
Qian Qianqian quietly refused, she also knew that Guangbo Hall was not something that ordinary people could enter, and it had to be the son of an important minister and a high-ranking official in the court.
In fact, with Xiao Mohan's identity, it is not difficult for her to send Qian Hui and Qian Yao to Guangbo Hall, but Shao Huaigu said that the gentlemen of Guangbo Hall are all Hanlin bachelors from a family, although they have a good background, but when it comes to learning, they are still far behind.
So sending Qian Yao and Qian Hui there is just to let them eat, drink and have fun with those noble sons, and they can't learn anything.
Qian Qianqian didn't want Qian Hui and Qian Yao to join the ranks, she just wanted her two younger brothers to live according to their own ideas, and no one could say what would happen in the future, so she still felt that it was good to let Qian Yao and Qian Hui go with the flow.
Mother Qian ran into a wall at Qian Qianqian's place, and she didn't say anything more, glared at Qian Qianqian, then turned her head and walked to Qian Hui and Qian Yao, and played with them.
Qian Fen and Qian Xuan followed the master in the room to learn to paint, the master is a famous painter in the capital, has always been invited by the family to paint, the level of painting, compared to the painter in the palace, is more than enough, but the background is not good, can not enter the palace, so can only go to the people.
Pick people in this palace, the first thing to look at is the background, so sometimes the people selected may not be the best, the master is in the folk, this has always been a good saying since ancient times.
Qian Qianqian walked in, did not disturb Qian Fen and Qian Xuan, slowly walked behind them, and slowed down her steps, Qian Fen and Qian Xuan were drawing seriously, not noticing Qian Qianqian's arrival at all.
This painter is a man with a long beard, wearing a white robe, a green silk crown, looking at his age, but more of the taste of fairy wind bones, seeing Qian Qianqian, he didn't get up to salute, just concentrated on painting the painting in his hand.
Qian Qianqian is not angry at all, talented people usually have a proud backbone, such talents make her impressed, just like Lin Yuanming, full of talent and independence.
Qian Fen and Qian Xuan painted really well, and it didn't take long for a landscape painting to be born, although the skills were still a little immature, but they were already very decent.