Xia, Xia Li, and Zhao Niuniu went to the backyard, and Zhao Liang led Xia Ju, Xia He, and Ergou and Yixiong to welcome guests in the outer courtyard.

Around the same time, Lord Zeng came to Zhao's house with two subordinates from Ye Mansion.

Zhao Liang led the two children to clasp their fists and salute, and Lord Zeng took a closer look at Xia Ju, and was attracted by the two dogs and one bear who gave him a trick.

He laughed and said, "I often hear Zhao'er and Lord Ye talk about them, but I didn't believe them at first, but now that I read them, they are even more incredible than what I said." ”

He gave the two children a greeting gift, and when he saw Dangdang looking at him with three eyes, he smiled and took off a few ornaments from his waist to them, and was invited to the east chamber to drink tea and talk.

Two quarters of an hour later, Lord Lu came to Zhao's house from Yefu again, and he was still amused by the two dogs and one bear, and gave the children a meeting gift with them.

The two sides exchanged a few words and got to the point. Ye Gongzi and Miss Xia are talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven, of course, they are all happy.

After talking about business, Lord Lu and Master Zeng went to the courtyard again and enjoyed the wonderful programs such as jumping over the wall, climbing trees, slapping tables, and looking for things under the command of Xia Ju and Xia He. When I returned to Ye Mansion, I took them with Xia Ju Xia He.

In the evening, Zhao Liang was invited by the Ye family to drink again and discuss the next step.

Because the old man was seriously ill, he was anxious to wait for Chongxi. The next day, Ye Feng invited the official media to go to Zhao's house to propose marriage, and completed the procedures within five days, and scheduled to marry on the first day of the first month of next year. This day, Xia Li has not yet reached the end of the day, and it is necessary to wait until the middle of March to round the house.

In order to rejoice the old man, Ye Feng was also struggling.

This must be good, Ye Feng immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to his family in the capital, and he hurried to Hanjiang Mansion to visit the old prince.

Ye Feng and Zhao Liang's wife's oil bottle Xia divorced, this incident not only reacted fiercely in Xiangshan Mansion, but also stirred up huge waves in the provincial capital Hanjiang Mansion. People rushed to tell each other and talked about it.

There are those who envy, envy, and hate. They couldn't figure out how a stepdaughter who was a military attache from the fifth rank climbed to Ye Feng, who was born in the Jin State Mansion and was still the nephew of the emperor's court, and had a great future and a handsome appearance.

There are also sympathizers for Xia Li. Ye Feng broke his sleeves, he didn't like women, he had a weird and cruel temper, and he married her in order to be happy, and in the future, she would not only have to endure hardships, but also be widowed for the rest of her life.

After Ye Quan sent the letter to the Jin State Mansion, the same words spread in the capital.

Ye Feng's mother and Lord An can be described as mixed. Happily, the son who has never married a daughter-in-law has finally married. The worry is that the identity of the daughter-in-law is really too low, and her daughter-in-law is actually a village girl.

Mrs. Ye is also a mixed bag. Happily, the eldest grandson is finally going to marry a daughter-in-law. The worry is that I don't know what happened to the old man's health. A few days later, she received a letter from Hanjiang Mansion, and the old man finally woke up, but his body was still weak and he could not travel long distances back to Beijing, so she was relieved. also persuaded the eldest daughter-in-law that as long as Ye Feng is willing to marry a daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law of Master Yuhui can be blessed if she can cure her husband's illness......

At this time, the day entered the end of April, and the weather was already relatively hot.

Nowadays, Xia Li has become famous in Xiangshan Fucheng, and the official ladies are vying to make friends with her, including many civil officials and family members. Shen Ru, the eldest granddaughter of Lord Shen, is one of Xia Li's best friends. There is also Zeng Qingqing, who is further away, and often corresponds with Xia Li.

Ye Laoguogong's illness was better, and he returned to his grandson's house in Xiangshan Fucheng to recuperate.

And Liu Changzhao stayed in the Zeng family in Hanjiang Mansion for a long time. He didn't need a scientific examination, and the knowledge he learned from his husband was enough. I learned from Ye Feng how to manage the army and lead troops to fight before, and then I learned from my father-in-law how to be an official and how to do things for the people.

Ye Jin also returned. He "fell" so badly that he became disabled. I can't hold my back up too straight, and I walk with a slight limp. In order to take care of him, his daughter-in-law Zhang and son Ye Xiaobo also came to Xiangshan Mansion and lived next door to Mama Zhao's house. Including Manager He, none of the subordinates brought by Ye Feng bought property here, because they believed that their uncle would return to the capital one day.

Ye Feng was gracious again and gave Ye Xiaobo a slave contract.

The cannon that Ye Feng has been sending people to transform has not achieved the expected effect, due to the low accuracy of the iron and the relatively backward technology, the improved cannon is only better than before, with a range of nearly two miles, and not the expected three to five miles. Ye Guogong found him a few more iron-making and metalworking masters to continue the transformation. And this kind of cannon is still good to fight bandits, coupled with the crosshairs, it can accurately hit targets visible to the naked eye. They have already built two, but they don't dare to make more. The two can be said to be researching and transforming firearms, and if there are too many, there will be a suspicion of rebellion.

Before, Ye Feng wanted Xia to leave the mountain not far from the back mountain of Evil Wolf Peak to reconnoiter the terrain. For the sake of safety, troops should be sent to attract the attention of the bandits to the front mountain, and then they will go.

But now that he has Min Sanniang's intelligence and a cannon with a longer range, he and Ye Lao Guogong and others have formulated a detailed attack plan, so they are unwilling to startle the snake. If you don't startle the snake, of course, you can't let Xia leave that place and take risks.

Ye Feng sent some scouts to pretend to be herb pickers or hunters to reconnoiter the terrain near Wolf Lake, but there were people from Evil Wolf Peak patrolling there, and they didn't dare to go too far ahead, and the maps drawn were always unsatisfactory. He wanted to take Xia to leave the Hump Ridge, which was ten miles away from the back mountain of the Evil Wolf Peak, and he didn't need to look too carefully, just look at the geographical environment near the Wolf Lake clearly, and know how to arrange the army and artillery to encircle and suppress the back mountain when attacking, so as not to let Cao Min escape from here.

When you arrive at Nanguan County, you can reach it by walking into the mountains for more than four hours. Bring more people, it is absolutely safe, and the road is relatively easy to walk.

Xia Li had been waiting for the moment to enter the mountain to reconnoiter the Evil Wolf Peak, and she had made full preparations for this.

On this day, Ye Feng came to Zhao's house for dinner and told Xia Li his thoughts.

Xia Li still has some regrets. Due to her professional relationship in her previous life, she was more adventurous. Actively fought for it, "It's not very close to the Evil Wolf Peak, there is no need to send troops to fight the grass and scare the snakes, let's bring fewer people and wear camouflage uniforms, they can't find it." Besides, my clairvoyance is much better than their scouts. I found them before they even found me. ”

Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Cao Min is a madman, I can't let you be in the slightest danger." You are ready, we will go to Nanguan County together the day after tomorrow. ”

After the meal, Ye Feng told Zhao Liang and Xia that he was going to take Xia out for a few days. didn't dare to tell them the truth, only said that he was going to Hanjiang Mansion to run errands, and Xia Li wanted to follow him to buy some good things and come back to buy a dowry.

Zhao Liang had no objection. Xia didn't agree with it in his heart, but seeing that Xia Li was very willing, he didn't have anything to persuade him.