The two of them purchased a lot of New Year's goods, and naturally they didn't need to take these big bags and small bags, and the accompanying guards would help them.

The population of Pingting County at this time has reached 70,000, which is very huge, and affected by the war in Fengzhou, more and more people from Qingzhou have come to Pingting County, but the population of Pingting County is close to saturation, and the city can no longer accommodate so many people to develop, so Geng Songfu transferred these fleeing people to Qingting County.

At present, Qingting County is in full development, and the method of building and repairing private houses or shops is still to provide relief for work, and it is thriving.

The two girls walked down the street and came to a quieter alley, where they could hear the sound of reading aloud.

Under the leadership of Geng Songfu, the county school was set up in the county, of course, it was not free, but the tuition fee was relatively cheap, and the most important thing was that the package was allocated.

The prefectural school has one to three years of study for students to choose.

The main focus of one-year school is literacy, and some children in the county are accepted.

Three-year studies with teachers who will teach professional techniques.

For example, Geng Songfu will invite doctors, carpenters, and blacksmiths to come to the county to learn to be teachers and teach children all aspects of knowledge.

Therefore, those who apply for a three-year program are generally adults, and the tuition fee is correspondingly more expensive.

However, it is currently a preliminary trial, and the number of recruits is not large.

"It's almost the New Year, why hasn't the county school been on holiday yet?" Han Anniang asked suspiciously, the village school will be on vacation in the middle of the month.

"It seems that Geng Xiancheng did his homework a few days ago, and he didn't finish it, and he won't have a holiday until tomorrow." Yi Shiyan said: "Geng County Cheng has high hopes for the students in the county school. ”

Han Anniang nodded.

The car of the two stopped at the gate of the city, and when they passed by the yamen, the two women suddenly saw a beautiful woman walking towards them.

The woman was wearing a peach-colored skirt, with clouds piled up, floating green and flowing pills, and her soft and plump face was bright and bright, like a peony with a national color and fragrance.

Behind him is draped in a white coat, beautiful eyes are as moist as water, slender and graceful, step by step, more beautiful than Yi Shiyan, graceful and elegant steps, every move shows the elegance and calmness of Miss Qianjin.

When the woman saw Yi Shiyan, she was obviously stunned, and Chunhong and the others, who were following behind, hurriedly stepped forward, saluted Yi Shiyan, and said respectfully: "Madam." ”

Han Anniang didn't come to the county seat much, and she had never been to the Yamen, and Chunhong didn't know her, so she just gave a simple salute and didn't speak.

"Mrs. Yi." Xia Zhiqing gave a standard blessing gift.

"You are?" Yi Shiyan's big smart eyes were full of doubt.

"Concubine Xia Zhiqing." Xia Zhiqing said.

"It's you?!" Han Anniang was taken aback.

"This lady knows the concubine?" Xia Zhiqing looked at Han Anniang.

"I heard my uncle mention it." Han Anniang glanced at Xia Zhiqing, frowned slightly, and then pulled Yi Shiyan away under Xia Zhiqing's puzzled gaze.

……

"Sister-in-law, you know her." On the way back to the cottage, in the carriage, Yi Shiyan asked Han Anniang.

Han Anniang nodded: "Uncle mentioned to me before, saying that he accepted two bed-warming maids, who were twin sons, and one of them was named Xia Zhiqing. ”

"Bed-warmer?" Yi Shiyan's eyes flickered, although she was not deeply involved in the world, she still understood what the bed-warming maid had to do.

"My husband didn't tell me about it." Yi Shiyan said quietly.

Feeling Yi Shiyan's little resentment, Han Anniang immediately grabbed her little hand, held it in her hand and stroked it gently, and said, "Uncle didn't tell me in detail, he just mentioned it." I didn't pay attention to it at the time, I didn't expect her to be like this. Pretty. ”

It is different from Yi Shiyan's smart and cute, and endearing.

Xia Zhiqing is so beautiful, coupled with that elegant and calm temperament, it will inevitably make other women hostile and disliked.

In addition, Xia Zhiqing's identity as a bed-warming maid is now dressed more luxuriously than Yi Shiyan, and there is a conflict of "committing the following crimes".

"It's beautiful." At this point, even Yi Shiyan had to admit that wearing that white coat looked like a snow fairy, but the name Xia Zhiqing seemed to have heard it somewhere.

So along the way, Yi Shiyan was thinking about it.

After lunch, Han Anniang taught Yi Shiyan to make dumplings, Yi Shiyan made her hands and face covered with flour, but the dumplings were strange.

Suddenly, Yi Shiyan stood up suddenly, and the dough in his hand suddenly fell into the filling bowl, and said, "I remember." ”

"What do you remember?" Han Anniang was taken aback by Yi Shiyan's surprise.

"The eldest daughter of Xia Liangqing, the prefect of Qingzhou, is called Xia Zhiqing, and she is still the first talented woman in Qingzhou. Yi Shiyan said: "And I heard that Xia Zhiqing and her sister are twins. ”

"The prefect's daughter?" Hearing this, Han Anniang couldn't help but be shocked, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and showed her little femininity.

In her eyes, the county magistrate is a great official, let alone the prefect.

No wonder it's as beautiful as a fairy.

I don't know if it's because of my identity, I know that I can't compare, and the hostility in Han Anniang's heart suddenly disappeared.

On the contrary, there was some joy in his heart, and he was happy for Chen Mo.

Even the prefect's daughter has to be her uncle's bed-warming maid.

Thinking about it like this, Han Anniang was in a much better mood and said, "Little deer, how about calling her and her sister over for that Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?" Xiao Ling also came over together. ”

In her opinion, Xiaoling, as Xiaolu's personal maid, is likely to be admitted to the house by her uncle in the future, which can be regarded as a family.

"Ahh Xiaolu was startled, and then said softly: "Has my sister-in-law already accepted her?" ”

"We all have to get along together in the future, so it's better to get to know each other as soon as possible." Han Anniang said.

"Okay, but do you want to discuss it with your husband? Anyway, there's still a month left before the Chinese New Year. Yi Shiyan said.

"Well, I'll have to talk to my uncle."

……

In December, the temperature plummeted again, and the sky was snowing heavily, feeling colder than last year.

On December 2, Chen Mo arrived in Pingting County.

Seeing that the hour was still early, Chen Mo asked Han Wu to take the two horsemen back to Fuze Village to report the news, and he took Xia Zhining and them and went straight to the county seat.

On the way to the county seat, Chen Mo saw multiple sentry posts, each of which was guarded by ten to twenty Shenwu guards.

Seeing Chen Mo, every soldier's face was filled with smiles.

……

Outside the city, Zhang He patrolled with Shen Yongwei.

There are many houses outside the city, which were originally just refugee camps built by Chen Mo to settle refugees, but later with the development of the county and the saturation of the population in the city, there are still many people who want to become people from Pingting County, so they build houses outside the city by themselves.

In order to facilitate management, Geng Songfu set aside a mile of land outside the city and allowed villagers to build their own houses.

In Geng Songfu's plan, if the funds allow, he also plans to surround these houses outside the city and build another circle of the outer city.

Zhang He is patrolling outside, his life is getting better and better now, he also accepted a concubine last month, and he is still the daughter of the Wang family, even if he is a concubine, he is not dead, if he wants to change before, he can't climb high.

Zhang He also knows that the reason why people can look like themselves is because of their relationship with Chen Mo.

A few days ago, after being diagnosed by the doctor, the concubine was still pregnant.

Zhang He only felt that his life seemed to be complete.

"Da Da Da"

Just then, a fast horse came galloping from a distance.

Zhang He saw that the people on the horse were in such a hurry, and couldn't help asking: "Fusheng, what's going on, so anxious?" ”

"The county magistrate is back, I have to go to the yamen to tell Geng Xiancheng." Zhang Fusheng said.

"Brother Mo is back."

Zhang He's face was excited, and he immediately said to the patrolling soldiers: "You continue to patrol." ”

After speaking, Zhang He ran back to the barracks alone and asked Shen Yongwei to go out of the city to greet him.

……

In the backyard of the county government.

Xia Zhiqing was lying on the bed in only a thin Luo Shan, the cloth buttons of the placket were unbuttoned twice, revealing the corners of the half-smeared snow under the collarbone and the belly pocket, like a moon moth eyebrows lightly locked, a little fine sweat hung on her cheeks, her body was soft, and she didn't even have the strength to turn over.

Her cheeks were flushed, and she quickly took the handkerchief on the side, wiped her sticky fingers, and subconsciously felt remorse in her heart.

She actually did such a shameful thing again.

She propped herself up, put on a big coat on the side, got out of bed and poured herself a cup of tea, and took a sip in it.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Chunhong's voice sounded: "Big lady, the county magistrate is back, and Geng County Cheng has already taken Zhao Zhubo out of the city to greet him." ”

Hearing this, the teacup in Xia Zhiqing's hand fell to the ground with a thud, and the tea splashed.

Chunhong heard the movement, thought something was wrong, and wanted to push the door in, but was stopped by Xia Zhiqing: "I know, don't come in, I. in the dressing. ”

After speaking, he cleaned up the somewhat messy bed in a panic, took off the jasper hairpin on his head, and put it back in the drawer of the dresser together with the pearl necklace that he had worn for more than two months.

After that, I started dressing and applying makeup.

After doing all this, Xia Zhiqing patted her chest, feeling nervous that she had done something bad.

……

At this time, Chen Mo and Geng Songfu were holding hands outside the city, and next to them were Zhao Daoxian, Zhang He, Lu Yuan and others.

"Geng Xiancheng, this is a breakthrough?" Chen Mo looked at the 103 on Geng Songfu's head and said.

"The old clumsy was originally the seventh grade, but he fell before, thanks to the county magistrate, so that the old clumsy can continue to do something small for the people, there is a breath of turbidity in the chest, and he returned to the seventh grade a month ago, but the old clumsy has a disease, and he can only stop here in this life."

Geng Songfu said: "County magistrate, is the battle going smoothly ahead?" ”

Chen Mo shook his head, and immediately looked at a strange figure behind Geng Songfu, and said, "Who is this?" ”

"County magistrate, he is Li Yunzhang, the former captain of the second battalion of the Qingzhou Army." Hu Qiang stepped forward and said.

"My subordinate Li Yunzhang has met the county magistrate." Li Yunzhang stepped forward and arched his hand.

"It turned out to be Captain Li, and I'm very happy that Captain Li can trust us and others." Chen Mo understood that Li Yunzhang came from Gaozhou.

(End of chapter)