Speaking of this, Pei Shu glanced back at Chen Ying and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind, and privately took out a sum of money for those women and children to spend the winter, but the amount is not enough. It was also because of the previous situation that His Royal Highness followed him to Jinan. Jinan Mansion has been rich since it was rich, and His Royal Highness and Lord Li are raising money in various ways so that the displaced people can have charcoal for heating, food and clothing to keep out the cold as soon as possible. ”

He paused as he played with the tongs, and continued, "Don't think about those wastelands. The situation in Jinan Mansion is not simpler than that in Dengzhou, the big households and officials are intertwined, and all forces are involved in each other, even if Lord Li is the head of a government, it is not easy to touch. ”

This was very clear, and Chen Ying also knew that his idea was a bit too simplistic, so he smiled: "I don't know much about political affairs, and I am whimsical." ”

Pei Shu stared at the fire and said, "You don't have to worry too much about the land, I can think of ideas." ”

"Do you need me to pay?" Chen Ying immediately asked.

Pei Shu didn't answer directly, but turned his head to look at her rather curiously, and asked, "How much space do you need to build this...... What shelter? ”

Chen Ying pointed to the lower left corner of the drawing: "I have already written above, school buildings and other buildings should be at least two to three acres of land, originally I planned to spend money to buy fifty or sixty acres of abandoned land, but now this road is not passable, I thought, it is inconvenient to buy some land near Yantai, Dengzhou Prefecture, and open a big orchard, which is specially used to plant forest fruits." ”

Ringo is a variety of apple, of course, it can also be called the Chinese native apple, and it is also known as flower red, sand fruit and so on. At this time, the technology of planting ringo was relatively mature, and Yantai was famous for its abundance of apples in modern times, so Chen Ying felt that the water and soil in that place were probably more suitable for the growth of this fruit, so he came up with the idea.

With limited financial resources, schools and shelters must be self-sufficient. It's just that this matter is slightly more difficult, and it needs to be completed from planting to sales, and it may be difficult to see results in the early stage.

When Pei Shu heard this, he said: "Third master, forgive me, I didn't look at the drawings carefully. Then there was a little more doubt in his expression, and he asked: "Since you want to cultivate the orchard in Dengzhou Mansion, why didn't the third master mention it to Master Li?" ”

Li Heng had previously served as the acting prefect of Dengzhou Mansion, and if Chen Ying had made a request at that time, it would indeed be more appropriate than now.

However, as soon as the words came out, he suddenly understood the secret, and couldn't help but smile and knock on his forehead: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't understand it for a while." Master Li is in the middle of it, and it is indeed not suitable to come forward. ”

Indeed, if Li Heng intervenes in this matter, he may be criticized in the future.

"It's not all." Chen Ying knew that Pei Shu was thinking about it, shook his head and said: "The reason why I didn't ask my uncle for help was not because he was a local official, but because my uncle was ...... It's my elders. ”

Her voice became a little lower, and even a little astringent: "Little Hou Ye should know that some things come from the pressure of relatives and elders, but it is more difficult to resist than external pressure. Therefore, I do not want to alarm my loved ones until the matter is reached. ”

Only when the opening of the shelter is a foregone conclusion, and the pressure of the elders can no longer stop her from moving forward, then she will have enough strength to convince the elders with practical actions.

Pei Shu didn't speak, he only took the jade-handled fire tongs in his hand and played with it, looking at the reddened charcoal in the furnace with a long time, and after a long time, he said a little abruptly: "The matter of my family, I guess the third master also knows." ”

He used declarative sentences, not questions.

It's just that Chen Ying was slightly surprised by these words, and after being stunned for a while, she bowed her head and said, "Yes, I know some." ”

Pei Shu let out a low "hmm", his gaze still stopped in the fire, and his expression became a little desolate in an instant.

"After my father and brother died in battle, there are actually many things that happened in my family, and I am afraid that not many people know about these things." He turned his head and glanced at Chen Ying, there seemed to be some kind of emotion in his eyes, and he quickly turned indifferent: "Maybe the third master will be strange, why would I respond to this matter so happily?" ”

Chen Ying was stunned again.

She did have the idea.

Pei Shu agreed too happily, without even questioning it at all, so that the words she had prepared didn't have a chance to speak, it was impossible to say that it was not strange.

"Little Hou Ye's words really expressed my mood at that time." Chen Ying said frankly.

"If the third master knew about my family, I am afraid that he would not be surprised." Pei Shu quickly answered, shook his head, turned his gaze to the tongs in his hand, and said in a somewhat slow voice: "The third master is afraid that I don't know, in addition to the two brothers, I also have a sister who is six years older than me." ”

Chen Ying was stunned for the third time.

Does Pei Shu have a sister?

It's the first time I've heard of it.

"You must have never heard that I have a sister, have you?" Pei Shu seemed to have guessed what Chen Ying was thinking and asked.

Chen Ying didn't speak, only nodded silently.

Pei Shu was silent for a while, and suddenly let out a long sigh: "If my sister is still alive now, she must be ...... He also has a husband and a son, and is happy and happy. ”

He stared at the charcoal fire, and without saying a word, the breath on his body was very gloomy.

Chen Ying didn't speak, and the room became quiet.

"My lord, Lao He is here." Lang Tingyu's voice suddenly came from outside the curtain, dispersing the silence in the room.

As if waking up from a dream, Pei Shu raised his eyes and looked around, stood up, threw the tongs on the ground, and said to Chen Ying apologetically: "I'll go out for a while, and I'll be back later." ”

Chen Ying smiled: "Little Marquis, please." ”

Pei Shu smiled back at her and strode out.

The brocade curtain lifted, fell again and again, and a small handful of snowflakes came with the wind, hovering lightly around the curtain.

The aroma of plum blossoms is getting stronger.

Chen Ying stood up, paced in the room for a while, and finally stood in front of the bookshelf, intending to pick out a book to read to relieve boredom, but at this time, Luo's mother's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

She couldn't help but pause and listened.

The snow particles slapped against the curtain, making a dense sound, Luo's mother's voice seemed to be a little far away, and it sounded quite faint, while the other voice seemed to be closer, it was a relatively old voice, I didn't know what to say, and there was a light cough between the conversations.

Chen Ying dropped the book and stepped forward to lift the curtain.

The snow was falling tightly, there was hoarfrost floating on the courtyard wall, and a woman wearing a cocoon silk jacket and a gray cotton skirt was standing under the corridor with her back to Chen Ying and Luo's mother talking, her gray hair was neatly combed, and her back was slightly rickety.