The Possession of My Beloved

    Mian Tang smiled slightly: "I'm so happy, I can't hold back for a while!"

    Mother Li took another look at her and felt a little puzzled. Could it be that the salty anger you received at the Chamber of Commerce just now wasn't enough? How could she be so happy?

    Miantang's interest did not diminish, and she said with a smile: "Mother Li, you have heard, just now those people said that the amount of royal tribute this year is large, but the clay used for firing porcelain is of high quality. Yes, it has to be dug from a high mountain, which is 50 miles away. I have thought of one thing. The road for earth transportation is not far, and the road was smooth. The boats are also temporarily impassable, so we have to make a detour... This circle is two hills, originally transported by cars, but now we have to use boats..."

    Mother Li did not hear the doorway and wondered: "What is there to be happy about?"

    Miantang said with a smile: "There are many ways to transport by boat. Originally, the river channel was too busy to dig fortifications, and there were not enough labor boats, so the private fishing boats were all deployed to corvée. If I get a lot of boats...or a lot of clay, will those gentlemen fight to flatter me?"

    When Mama Li heard it, it made some sense. After all, when she went to buy fish yesterday, she found that the price of fish was expensive. After inquiring about it, I found out that many fishing boats were conscripted for corvée, and they caught not many fish. Naturally, it has to be sold at a high price.

    But Mrs. Liu thought about getting a fleet. There are only so many boats on the ground in Zhenzhou. She doesn't have hands and eyes, and she only has silver that is not warm in her hands. She just thinks about it.

    But Miantang obviously didn't think about it casually. After she returned to the shop, she immediately asked the man to set up a donkey cart and go for a walk along the canal.

    Mother Li was used to the tossing of Miantang, and she also brought easy-to-eat braised eggs and meat buns, so as not to delay the meal like when she visited the countryside last time.

    Mian Tang saw that Mama Li had prepared a small stove for her to simmer and bring a kettle on the donkey cart, so she jokingly said: "Mother has been so careful recently, but she paid a monthly fee. reason"

    Mother Li put the snack box neatly in her hands and feet, and said in her mouth: "Madam, you are very generous, just after making money over there, this side gave us a few extra three times the monthly money, but in the future If you don’t make money, you still have a reason to reduce it? When you are a mistress, you can’t be as rewarding as the king of the mountain, and you have to do things in a certain way!”

    Although Miantang gave a lot of monthly money, but the visionary mother Li really didn't take it to heart. She received more rewards in the palace, and her hometown also owned land. Just thinking about some days that Miantang didn't know before and had a stomach cold problem, so he prepared carefully.

    However, she thought that Liu Miantang would always get married in the future. If the prince was kind, he would put a house and money for her, plus she had a good appearance, and someone would have to catch up Son to propose a kiss!

    It would be better if she met an honest man, but if she was dishonest, according to the way she doesn't know how to control herself now, Jinshan will be out of money. It is necessary for her, the old woman, to teach her now, so that she will take less detours in the future.

    Mian Tang was drinking the white fungus and red dates tea that Li's mother made for her. Seeing that Li's mother was talking about her regardless of the master and servant, she just smiled and listened without refuting.

    Now she can see that, although Mama Li has a dark face, she is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted.

    Moreover, Mama Li is getting older, and she is no better than those little girls who don't understand the rules.

    What's more, what she said made sense. Miantang was seriously ill, and she doesn't remember how she ran the family after she got married. The inner house is no less accessible than in the business world. She needs to learn from scratch, so she pays attention to what Li's mother said. take note of it.

    But it takes some effort to go out, because Miantang locked the door again, and I don't know what to do in the house.

    After she got out the door, Miantang walked all the way even tighter, almost all the roads and bridges leading to Gaoling.

    And this walk is two days in a row. But on the second day, Miantang seemed to have an idea in her mind, and went straight to Shuangling Village. When she got there, she searched for the mayor, and finally settled on a piece of land in a few words.

    Mother Li was stunned and watched as she bought a large sloping field and a fish pond - these fields are worthless in the view of crops... But Miantang But he bought it at a high price without blinking an eye.

    It seems that she didn't listen to her bitter words, Mama Li shook her head angrily, but she didn't bother to say anything.

    When they returned from buying the land, they could not walk smoothly, because the roads beside the embankment had been dug up, and the mud was unbearable. inside.

    Mother Li helped Miantang to the side of the slope, while the drivers were busy pushing the carts.

    It was a coincidence that when she walked to the middle of the canal, Miantang saw a familiar figure standing on the river bank from a distance...

    "Husband!" She stretched out her head and shouted towards the figure.

    The King of Huaiyang was standing on the bank of the river bank, looking at the river being dug, but unexpectedly, he heard Miantang's call.

    He looked back and saw that it was Liu Miantang!

    Today, he was visiting privately with a few confidants in micro-clothes, and he was not wearing official uniforms, so Miantang didn't see anything wrong, just curious that a large group of people surrounded her husband.

    The King of Huaiyang looked at the several officers who joined the army and water conservancy engineering behind him, motioned them to stand there and wait, and then walked to the donkey cart, lest she go over and greet those people .

    Miantang crossed his shoulders, looked at the people standing in the distance curiously, and asked, "Xianggong, what are you doing here?"

    Cui Xingzhou frowned slightly, and said casually: "I'm gathering with a few friends by the river... What are you doing here?"

    "I brought Mama Li here to see the river, thinking about transporting some clay..." Miantang was still a little curious, and asked again, "Gathering the wind? Does Xianggong want to paint or recite poetry?"

    Cui Xingzhou had no intention of lying to her, and said with no expression: "There are many workers coming and going to build the canal here. It is very inconvenient for you to walk as a woman. If there is nothing wrong, go back quickly!"

    In fact, King Huaiyang is not doing well today. Early in the morning, the progress charter and the accounting table presented by the water conservancy engineering officials below, plus the death and injury of the widower over the canal in the past two days, all made him angry.

    After the construction of this canal, the grain reserves of Zhenzhou will no longer be constrained by the imperial court, and the dispatch of troops will be much easier, so it is very important.

    However, after the canal was dug, there were a lot of unexpected expenses, and the progress was delayed so much, which really made people angry. Many of these bureaucrats in Zhenzhou are old subordinates of their father, and they are all arrogant and arrogant.

    So Cui Xingzhou didn't make a statement, and only brought a few confidants to check it out for himself.

    Miantang saw that her husband was a little unhappy, because she had the criminal record of Mrs. Ziyu, and felt that she should reshape the image of a chaste and virtuous woman in front of her husband. .

    But before leaving, Miantang kindly reminded the officials: "Husband, you should be careful, those workers dig the river with the blasting method, it is very dangerous, don't rely too much on it. close."

    Cui Xingzhou glanced at Miantang unexpectedly. He didn't expect that she, a woman, could tell the doorway of water conservancy projects, so he asked, "Do you understand water conservancy?"

    Miantang shook her head and said, "My uncle likes these things. He is responsible for water transportation, and he studies the method of building river channels. I once heard him talk about this method of blasting rocks, but it's a brainless method. People’s usual tricks to save time seem to save time, but it takes more effort to clean up the sand and gravel afterwards, and there will be danger if you don’t get it right.”

    Cui Xingzhou heard the doorway and asked, "What method should I use?"

    Miantang shook her head and said, "When my uncle told me, I was too young to remember. If my husband is interested, I will write to my uncle..."

    Speaking of this, Miantang paused again, she suddenly found that she couldn't remember where her grandfather's family was now. I only vaguely remember that when she got married, my grandfather's security bureau seemed to be operating poorly and moved to another province. And she has not received a letter from her grandfather for a year since she was sick...

    Thinking of this, I had another headache, and I didn't have time to ask, so I slanted into Cui Jiu's arms. Cui Xingzhou saw that her face suddenly turned pale, and instinctively reached out to support her, then lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

    Miantang's scalp was so tight that she couldn't open her eyes, she just said in a low voice, "It's a terrible headache..."

    Cui Jiu looked at the donkey cart that was stuck in the mud, thought for a moment, then looked at the carriages of him and his staff, and casually carried Miantang onto one of the carriages , and asked Li's mother to send her back to North Street.

    He has seen Miantang suffering from a headache, and the pain can make him unable to eat for a day, and his face is so pale that it makes people feel distressed. I don't know how Zhao Quan diagnosed and treated her, didn't she say that it would be relieved after drinking medicine?

    Miantang was in excruciating pain, and it was only when she returned to the North Residence and lay on the bed that she eased a little.

    When Li's mother brought her the soup, she hesitantly asked: "Li mother, after I got married, did my grandfather's family write me a letter?"

    How did Mama Li know about this, she only said to her: "Madam doesn't show the letter to the slave family, hurry up and drink the medicine while the boss comes back, the lady just asks the boss."

    So when Cui Xingzhou came back, Miantang asked about him.

    Because she talked to Li's mother early in the morning, Cui Jiu was prepared to say: "Your grandfather's family moved far away, communication is not easy, and the case of your father and brother was so big at that time, in the countryside Everyone gets scolded, maybe they are trying to avoid suspicion, so they haven't been in touch."

    Miantang was silent for a while, then she said to Cui Jiu: "Then do you know where they moved to?"

    Cui Xingzhou was holding the sketches on her desk, and perfunctorily said: "I will ask someone to send a letter to your hometown to see if I can find out their whereabouts... You draw these what?"

    After listening to Cui Jiu's words, Mian Tang felt a little lethargic and said sullenly, "A convenient road map for transporting clay..."

    Cui Xingzhou heard from Mama Li that Miantang was going to dispose of the lords of the Chamber of Commerce, but according to the drawings she drew, these clays can be transported on land without going through waterways!

    Miantang seldom let herself fall into a low mood, so after being sad for a while, she calmed down a little, and after hearing Cui Xingzhou's question, she nodded and said, "Husband, look here. There is a large piece of farmland and fish ponds under the mountain beams. If the farmland is filled with fish ponds, it will be a shortcut.”

    Cui Xingzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "Since this place can be nearby, why didn't others think of it before?"

    Mian Tang smiled slightly: "Because when the canal was not built before, it was natural that the waterway was close and convenient, and the boat could be installed, so who would think of going by land? But now that the canal has not been repaired, the boats It’s only recently that I started to get nervous again, this shortcut is just something that everyone didn’t think of for a while.”

    Cui Jiu felt that this woman was trying so hard to get hold of those old men, and she was very revengeful, so she couldn't help but play with her taste: "But this is cultivated land, even if you think about it, people will not let you live there. of…"

    Speaking of this, Miantang felt a little guilty, looked at her husband and said cautiously: "Husband, I used a lot of money in the family today, will you blame me?"

    Cui Jiu squinted his eyes, looked at the signs of being moved under the bed, guessed it immediately, and asked tentatively, "You have buried the money... to buy that farmland fish pond. already?"

    After checking the route recently, she immediately ran to the foot of the mountain and bought the land for twice the high price.

    Because of the high price, the owner of the land immediately asked the guarantor and Miantang to sign the title deed.

    From now on, this shortcut for transporting clay is "I open this way, if you want to pass this way, leave it to buy road money"!

    At this point, Cui Xingzhou took another deep look at Miantang.

    In his opinion, the so-called women are either gentle, soft and virtuous like his mother and cousin Lian Lilan; Pet, accustomed to using poison to harm people.

    But Miantang obviously doesn't belong to either of these two categories. She looks like a delicate flower, but with thorns and strong roots like weeds.

    There is also a stubborn air that a woman should not have.

    Cui Xingzhou had never come into contact with such a woman before, or had never seen any woman in the eye, so he could not help but take a deep look at her, thinking: If she remarries and finds herself in the future, she will What kind of man should she find to be worthy of her?

    The king of Huaiyang rarely had time to think about these mother-in-laws, but after thinking about it, he felt a little uncomfortable. He only felt that this woman had been in a bandit den for a while, and she must have looked at men. is not possible.

    Since she misses her grandfather, he might as well order someone to find her carefully. At least, she will be helped by her family in the future, and will not be easily swayed by any man's rhetoric. cheated...

    Thinking like this, King Huaiyang really moved to find relatives for Miantang.

    Mian Tang hesitated to talk about the fact that she was going to spend all the money she had earned, but unexpectedly her husband did not move his eyes, he just gave a light hum and sat at the table with a pair of Calm look.

    His appearance is rare and handsome, and his demeanor is naturally good. He only shakes the teacup with one hand, stares at the tea with deep eyes, and purses his thin lips slightly under his nose. What advanced chess moves.

    Compared to the fireworks couple who often quarrel because of firewood, rice, oil and salt in the house next door, her house is a rare harmony, because the husband's gentleman's style is different from the tolerance of vulgar men!

    Thinking of this, her love and respect for her husband was like a rolling river, and she walked over to lean on his knee and said, "Don't worry, husband, the money you spend out , I will double the earnings, and I will never let the deep pit you dug with your own hands sit idle..."

    Cui Xingzhou heard the words, and silently added in his heart, "In addition to being like thorns, weeds, and sometimes like a clingy cat..."

     Breathing in...

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    Cui Xing was in a good mood when he came. Because of Miantang's unintentional sentence, it gave him a breakthrough in censoring the river.

    Most of the bureaucrats in Zhenzhou are laymen when it comes to building water conservancy projects. Therefore, the veterans who are in charge of the water conservancy project this time also took advantage of this. During the construction, they deliberately used some outdated and laborious methods, so there was room for clever names to enrich their personal pockets and earn money.

    For bureaucrats' greed for ink, Cui Xingzhou has always adhered to the principle of "water is clear and there are no fish". It was too overkill, and it was difficult to win the hearts of the old generals. In some sections, King Huaiyang turned one eye away. This is a check and balance for those in high positions.

    But don't let them get too indulgent.

    For example, this time some officials delayed the progress of the project because of greed for more money, and even caused people's lives, it must not be tolerated.

    Cui Xingzhou has found out many sources, and he has rules in his heart, so when he came to the house on North Street, he felt very relaxed.

    Mama Li felt that Wang Ye and Lady Liu seemed to have walked a lot today, so they thought they were hungry, so they prepared a very rich dinner.

      The wild bird eggs bought from the hunters who set up the street stalls are boiled into candy hearts, seasoned with sweet onions and wild vegetables, and mixed into cold dishes. There are also crispy sesame cakes, which are served with sweet and spicy soup, which is very appetizing.

    Miantang's stomach started to growl after her headache was relieved, so it was extra sweet.

      Just this sauced elbow was so delicious that it made people swallow her tongue. It turned out to be a taste she had never tasted before.

    At this time, Miantang always regretted her serious illness, which made her forget the many good tastes she had eaten before.

    Cui Jiu heard Miantang say this, and said lightly: "Forget it, it doesn't matter, it's not that you can't eat it in the future. If you like it, let Mama Li make it for you."

    Mian Tang smiled sweetly, and quickly put a leather elbow to her husband's mouth. Cui Xingzhou was stunned for a moment, his lips were rubbed by the skin of his elbow, he opened his mouth slowly, and ate the piece of meat...

    Besides, the gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce in Lingquan Town have been too anxious to eat meat recently.

    The list of custom-made porcelain in the imperial court cannot be delayed. This year is the year when the emperor wants to get married. The custom-made porcelain is especially important, and it must be made in a hurry.

      this joint.

    But when the men of the chamber of commerce divided the quotas and the workshops began to work day and night, they discovered the problem that the clay could not be supplied.

    When the foreman of the workshop reported the problem to Erye He, Erye He still felt that the problem was not a big deal. This is a royal offering from the imperial court! Who dares to delay? Even the construction of the canal must make way for the emperor? So he ordered the stewards below to write a petition to the water department of Zhenzhou, asking the officials there to accommodate, and borrowed boats to transport clay to various workshops.

      A general who used to follow the old prince for many years was disposed of by the king of Huaiyang in accordance with military law, and he was immediately executed under the tent, and all his family property was confiscated.

    For a time, the officials of the water department were all in danger, and all of them worked hard. The He Family Firm felt that it was hosting the royal offerings, so they came over to borrow a boat carelessly.

    But the director of the water department frowned: If you borrowed it, the Hejia firm would be able to pay the emperor's errand, but whose water department officials delayed the construction period to beg for mercy?

    So after reading the He family's petition, the official didn't even see his face, and only let the yamen officer say to the He family's shopkeeper: "Although your shop is handling the emperor's errand, you should pay attention to it, but This is not close to our water department! I have never heard of any imperial merchants who need help from officials."

    The shopkeeper of the He family was also anxious: "If there is no shipping of clay, why don't we replace it with inferior soil? If the palace asks, can you adults afford it?"

    The officer was instructed by Lord Shuisi, and he was confident enough, and said with a slanted eye: "Our adults have not undertaken the errands in the palace, nor did they earn half of the official silver, you do it. What does it have to do with our adults if we ruin the errand? Could it be that the masters of your He family can't give birth to a son, and that's why our adults are not strong enough?"

      I had no choice but to go back and report to Second Master He.

    The Second Master He was also very angry, so he discussed with Miss San.

    He Zhen felt that the officials of the water department did not benefit. So after discussing it with my father, I gave a full amount of silver red envelopes, and sent it to the house of Lord Shuisi when there was no one in the middle of the night.

    Unexpectedly, the large sum of money was returned by the adults with a righteous face.

    Nowadays, the water conservancy yamen in Zhenzhou is in turmoil, and several officials have been investigated and dealt with one after another in the past few days.

    When Erye He found that the way of borrowing a boat would not work, he realized that he was in a predicament and became anxious for a while. At this moment, someone told him that the Jade Burning Porcelain Factory shipped a large amount of clay and stored it in its own shop.

    He Zhen quickly sent someone to inquire, only to find out that Mrs. Cui had split the road.

    It would be great to not have a boat! The He family hurriedly sent people to investigate, but found that this road was very tricky. It turned out to be a smooth road found between the cliffs of Shuangling, leading directly to a large piece of land newly bought by the Cui family. If you were to walk this way, when you reached the boundary of the Cui family, there would be a few sturdy men who would not let them pass. It was said that Mrs. Cui had hired her to look after her "manor".

    He Erye slapped the table in anger, what does that **** mean? Is she trying to monopolize kaolin clay?