"That's it, Mom, tell General Lang to come in." Seeing that Luo's mother was silent, Chen Ying reminded with a smile.

Luo's mother woke up, hurriedly responded, and called a small servant to go to pass the word, and she herself was by her side.

Taking advantage of this moment of leisure, Chen Ying raised her eyes and looked around, and her heart was surging with endless joy.

As the weather warms up and the land thaws, the construction of the Quancheng Girls' School and the Women's and Children's Shelter is now officially underway, and everything is going very smoothly.

Among them, Pei Shu made a great effort, and His Royal Highness the Prince's attitude was also very positive, even Emperor Yuan Jia heard about this and said that he agreed, Chen Ying got the hardest pass of the Great Chu Dynasty, and the next land purchase, wood, stone and labor and other matters were all carried out in accordance with the plan prepared by Chen Ying in advance, and the hired workers were all displaced people from Dengzhou Mansion.

Since the end of last year, the number of displaced people in Quancheng Girls' School has exceeded 100, of which six have become whole households, and the remaining forty percent are widows and children who have lost their labor force or have not strong labor force.

"Miss Chen San, this is a letter from our master to you." Lang Tingyu's voice sounded, pulling Chen Ying's thoughts back to his eyes.

At this moment, this stout general was standing not far away, holding a letter in both hands, and the handwriting on it was Pei Shu's.

Luo's mother took a step forward and took it, and then handed it over to Chen Ying, but it was forbidden for her girl to have direct contact with a foreign man.

Lang Tingyu was unaware of this, while Chen Ying looked at Luo's mother helplessly and didn't say anything.

The construction of the girls' school has passed the clear road, and Li Heng and the Li family have not interfered much, after all, there is a Royal Highness the Crown Prince among the leaders of this matter, and even Queen Situ has given some silver taels of cloth and other things, and they will not stop it. And without the obstruction from the elders (at least for now), Chen Ying was already satisfied, and she didn't pay attention to the inconvenience of these small sections.

After reading Pei Shu's letter in a hurry, Chen Ying raised her eyebrows and looked at Lang Tingyu and asked, "Will the little marquis come to Shandong again in the near future?" ”

"Yes." Lang Tingyu replied with a forked hand, his face a little heavy: "Something happened in Dengzhou, our lord ordered me to come over and take a look." ”

"What's wrong?" Chen Ying asked, and said with a smile: "If it's inconvenient to say it, forget it, the little marquis didn't say it in the letter, I just asked curiously." ”

Lang Tingyu's face became more and more heavy, and said: "When the subordinates left Shengjing, our lord didn't know the details of the matter, but when the subordinates left Dengzhou Mansion a few days ago, this matter had already spread, and the third girl must be able to hear about it soon." ”

As he spoke, he sighed in a low voice and said, "A fire broke out in the camp of the homeless camp in Dengzhou, and many people died. ”

The smile on Chen Ying's face instantly froze.

The camp was built by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, and now that such a major event has happened, no wonder Pei Shu wants to take a look.

After a moment, she asked, "How can it catch fire again?" Can General Lang tell us more about the situation? ”

Lang Tingyu shook his head, his face was a little miserable: "The subordinates know very little, they only know that the displaced people who burned to death are from the same village, and the officials in charge of the homeless camp said that almost all the people in that village are dead, alas......"

He shook his head, looked compassionate, and said no more.

Chen Ying's mood also became heavy, and after being silent for a long time, Fang sighed and said: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the old and young in that village must have been reunited in another world now." ”

These displaced people were displaced by famine, and after coming to Dengzhou, they were artificially controlled and lost their freedom, and now they have hope for their lives, who wants to be killed by the fire again, although they were born in a prosperous era, they lived a humble life and died a miserable death.

The small courtyard was quiet, as if a depression was suppressed.

However, the spring breeze is still affectionate, blowing and blowing, cutting the new green branches, and blowing towards this vibrant land.

The half-height building is being strengthened and solidified little by little in the hands of the craftsmen; On the land used as a playground, there are also many women and children picking up rubble and pulling weeds. If you look further, at the back of the school building, nearly an acre of fertile soil is also divided into regular squares, which are used for future courses in the raising of crops, plants and animals; On the land behind the mountain, more buildings are being built, staff dormitories, student dormitories, kindergartens, housing houses, etc., and high walls will be built around this living area to ensure their basic safety.

After leaving the small courtyard and wandering in this land, the heavy feeling in Chen Ying's heart finally dissipated.

Turning her eyes, a faint smile appeared on her face.

She walked out.

Walked out of the deep house and the inner house, and had a world that was enough for her to sway.

Although, only a small step has been taken.

Like a baby staggering into the unknown, what she is walking at the moment is just a small step like a toddler.

Next, she wants to take this step steadily and steadily, and then accumulate strength, take the next step, and move towards a farther and broader world.

The smile on Chen Ying's face gradually expanded, and it was not until the voice of seeking truth came from beside him that he woke up.

"Girl, the maid has already sent a message to Steward Shao, and he will come in a while." While talking, he kept beating the white ash on his body, and occasionally choked on the ash and coughed.

Seeing this, Chen Ying couldn't help but wonder: "Where did you come from?" Could it be that Steward Shao also went to see the house? ”

Xun Zhen took a handkerchief to hide his smile, and said: "Exactly, the maid is also strange, why can't I find anyone everywhere, but it turns out that Steward Shao ran to see the house." The maid asked more, and Steward Shao said that he was now looking for a new brick kiln, and today he will compare the new bricks with the old bricks. ”

"I see." Chen Ying nodded with a smile.

In the matter of Quancheng Girls' School, the Han family still participated.

Originally, Chen Ying didn't plan to let Guo Wan get involved, for fear that her reputation would be hindered, but the other party's news was surprisingly well-informed, and she actually heard about it from other channels, so she directly asked Lu Yi to send a silver ticket of two thousand taels. When Chen Ying corresponded with Pei Shu for the second time, Pei Shu said in the letter that the Han family had become the designated contractor of Quancheng Girls' School.

This result was actually expected by Chen Ying, but she didn't expect the Han family to be so enthusiastic about this matter, Han Duanli even bought a wood mill and a stone mill for this purpose, and hired many craftsmen with a lot of money.