MTL - Hot Farmer’s Wife: Buying a Husband for the Farm

   Chapter 392 392 The war is over

   That is, as there are more fields to grow sweet potatoes, the yield of sweet potatoes will increase, and there will be more people who are willing to raise pigs.

   As a result, her bacon sausage workshop will not worry about the source of live pigs.

   King Anyang nodded, appreciating Lin Xiaoyue's open-mindedness.

   "However, it's impossible for the people to plant all sweet potatoes." Lin Xiaoyue suddenly said again.

   King Anyang immediately looked at Lin Xiaoyue.

  Lin Xiaoyue smiled.

   "Don't forget, my lord, I also have a pepper production workshop."

   "In addition to chili sauce and bean paste, spicy cabbage can require a lot of cabbage as raw materials."

   "If all the people are allowed to grow sweet potatoes, then the cabbage in my workshop will not be enough."

   "Haha." King Anyang was amused.

   "This is simple, let the villages around Dashi Village focus on growing cabbage, and a little or no sweet potatoes. In other places, let them all grow sweet potatoes!" He said.

  Lin Xiaoyue raised her glass.

   "In this way, I would like to thank the lord!"

   "Haha, what's there to thank for this?! If Qingshi Town can really develop, the king should thank you!" King Anyang said, and had a cup of tea with Lin Xiaoyue.

  Lin Xiaoyue chatted with the king of Anyang for a while, and proposed that in the follow-up, Director Fang would cooperate with the palace and implement the plan for the hometown of sweet potatoes.

   In the afternoon, the sun was scorching hot.

   King Anyang rested for half a day on Zhuangzi.

   Waited until evening, and went to the field to take a look, and then left with Liang Yu.

  Lin Xiaoyue personally sent the person away, and he breathed a sigh of relief when the carriage was far away.

  Sweet potato hometown... New business is coming again...

   "Miss—" Manager Fang shouted when he saw that Lin Xiaoyue was a little tired.

   "It's fine. I'll leave this to you to connect with the Anyang Palace later." Lin Xiaoyue said.

   "Your Highness has the heart to do something practical, and if this is done, it will be of great help to us, so you have to be more attentive."

   "Yes!" Manager Fang hurriedly saluted.

   "Also, haven't you calculated the wages of the brothers for more than half a year?" Lin Xiaoyue turned back and looked at Director Fang.

Director Fang hesitated for a moment.

  Not long after the Chiwu Army came to Qingshi Town, the mistress proposed to pay wages to the brothers.

   It’s just that the time was set in half a year because of the lack of savings at the time.

   Now the time has come.

   He thought that the mistress would not remember, but who knows, the mistress actually asked about it a few days ago.

   "It's almost done." Manager Fang saluted Lin Xiaoyue.

   More than 5,000 Chiwu Army's wages for half a year is not a small amount.

   In the past six months, Mistress's business has been developing smoothly. All projects are making money.

  Otherwise, in the face of the Chiwu Army and various expenses such as business expansion, I am afraid that I will still not be able to pay wages.

   "After the calculation is completed, it will be distributed. In addition, the wages of the brothers will be paid on a monthly basis like other employees. All welfare systems will also remain the same as other employees." Lin Xiaoyue said.

Director Fang was hesitant again.

   "Yes." Then, salute.

Before   , he was actually worried that his brothers would not get used to it when they came back from the border to farm. even cause trouble.

   But now it seems that they are used to it very well. Even he himself, somewhat liked the current life.

  Perhaps, following the wishes of the master and the mistress, it was really a good decision to let the Chiwu Army go into hiding.

   "Hmm." Lin Xiaoyue responded and left.

   The next day.

  The villages began to pay wages.

   The Chiwu Army began to line up at the gates of the account houses of the villages to receive their wages for the past half a year.

   Everyone's wages are counted from the day they arrive in Qingshi Town, even if they haven't actually started working at that time.

  Zhuangzi Shang is free to eat and live, and also distribute clothes and daily necessities. Although the daily wages are not high, it can be accumulated for half a year, and the wages are quite a lot.

  According to the different types of work, there are more than a dozen taels of wages, and those with less than six taels.

   It was the first time that many Chiwu troops had received so much silver, one by one, with their eyes shining with silver.

  Some people even made an appointment and said they wanted to go to town for a drink.

  Zhuangzi Shang immediately issued an announcement that everyone was temporarily not allowed to go out, saying that their master and mistress would come to express condolences to everyone in the next few days.

   The Chiwu Army was excited and waited.

   In the next few days, Li Xiao and Lin Xiaoyue really appeared in each village.

   Announcing that the business is going well, thank you for your contribution is a must. At the same time, it also expressed a bright outlook for the future.

   The Chiwu Army at this time is different from more than half a year ago, and the mood of each one is much calmer than before. Many people are accustomed to the current life, and they are no longer as resistant to retreat as they were before.

   "Before, for the sake of safety, Zhuangshang didn't communicate much with the outside world. But since he is determined to integrate into Qingshi Town, it is not enough to be isolated from the world in the long run."

   "So, next, Zhuangzi will implement the system of asking for leave to go out. Everyone, you can ask for leave to go out once a month." Lin Xiaoyue said loudly.

   As soon as these words came out, the crowd cheered.

  Lin Xiaoyue stretched out her hand, suppressed the voices of everyone, and continued: "As long as you don't cause trouble after going out, you can ask for leave to continue going out next month."

   "Of course, this is only temporary."

   "After a while, when the imperial court has completely given up tracking us down, we will be safer. We won't have to go out only once a month. At that time, we will be able to come and go as we please."

   "Everyone, you can also apply for household registration like normal people and truly take root in Qingshi Town!" Lin Xiaoyue said loudly.

  Yes, truly integrate into the local area and become the people of Qingshi Town.

   Some people in the Chiwu Army were silent, while others cheered.

  The silent person is reluctant to let go of the past. Those who cheer are rejoicing in the new life.

   They all believed that the plenum that the mistress said would come true.

   More than half a year ago, the mistress appeared and, together with her mistress, took them away from the border.

  It was difficult and dangerous, and they did it.

   Then, the mistress settled them in various villages and arranged work for them.

   They saw with their own eyes that Zhuang Zishang went from poor and poor to now full of harvests.

  Zhuang Zishang’s life has gone from barely enough to eat before, but now he can eat well every day.

   Moreover, as promised, the mistress really gave everyone half a year's wages.

  People are like this. With money in their hands, they can't help but have hope, and they can't help but imagine and plan the future.

   Those battles on the battlefield have become a thing of the past. Now, they have money in their hands and can still work and earn money. When they have saved enough money and registered their household registration, can they really settle down in Qingshi Town?

   When the time comes, build a house, marry a wife, and then give birth to a litter of children.

   Such a life, I never dared to imagine before. Thinking about it now, it's beautiful...

   Lin Xiaoyue was a little happy to find that the Chiwu Army no longer resisted herself saying things like going into seclusion.

   This is a good thing... It shows that everyone has gradually accepted the matter of seclusion.

   There were a total of twelve Zhuangzi, and the couple delayed for several days before finishing Zhuangzi.

   In a twinkling of an eye, the golden autumn of October.

  The weather is finally getting cooler.

  The hot summer passed, and Lin Xiaoyue felt a sense of comfort.

   On this day, Lin Xiaoyue, who was shopping in Qingshi Town, heard a piece of news—there was a change in the border gate. Ten days ago, Jin and Chu joined forces to send troops together, and the army overwhelmed the border.

  What Lin Xiaoyue thought at the moment was that the news had already reached Qingshi Town, and Li Xiao and others were afraid they had already known about it.

   But they chose to hide it.

   After being annoyed, Lin Xiaoyue immediately went to Liu Mansion.

   Immediately, people were sent to find Director Fang and Li Xiao.

   Director Fang was in Liu Mansion and came the fastest.

   Facing the anger of the mistress, after entering the door, Director Fang lowered his head and did not dare to say a word except to salute.

   "Tell me, how long have you known about the border issue. What's the situation now?" Lin Xiaoyue asked after suppressing the anger in her heart.

  The safety of the country of Yan has little to do with her.

   But this time, Chu and Jin joined forces to cut Yan, two to one.

  If the state of Yan cannot bear it, it may be a disaster for the country to destroy.

  When the time comes, will there be any finished eggs under the overturned nest?

   In addition, business will only do well in a relatively stable political environment.

   Now her business is blooming all over the place. If there is a real war, let alone making money, she is afraid of losing money.

   Director Fang raised his head and glanced at Lin Xiaoyue with a tangled expression on his face.

  The master didn't let him say it, he was also following orders...

   Lin Xiaoyue's complexion immediately turned black when she saw this.

   At this moment, the door of the study was suddenly pushed open.

   It was Li Xiao, with Henry Zhang behind him.

  Li Xiao's face was a little red, and his breathing was a little hurried, obviously he came back in a hurry.

  Director Fang saw Li Xiao, and his eyes instantly filled with a cry for help, and his heart calmed down.

  The master is back, this time, he doesn't have to worry about disobeying the master's order.

  Lin Xiaoyue saw Li Xiao, but quickly looked away.

  Li Xiao sighed in his heart when he saw this.

   then strode over to Lin Xiaoyue's side and sat down on the chair next to her.

   "You all go out." Then Chong Fang and Henry Zhang said.

   "Yes!" Manager Fang responded quickly.

   Then, without waiting for Henry Zhang, he quickly retired.

   Henry Zhang glanced at his cousin and cousin-in-law, and also exited the study.

   When the two of them went out and closed the door, Li Xiao got up.

   walked to Lin Xiaoyue's side, immediately stretched out his hand, wrapped his arms around Lin Xiaoyue's neck, scooped up the man, and put it on his waist.

  Lin Xiaoyue resisted for a while, but she couldn't resist Li Xiao's strength, so she quickly compromised.

   "You're so daring, you didn't tell me about such an important matter." After a while, Lin Xiaoyue said angrily.

  Li Xiao was amused by Lin Xiaoyue's tone.

   "Don't you know that too?"

   Hearing that Li Xiao was still smiling, Lin Xiaoyue's pink fist quickly clenched into a fist and smashed it on Li Xiao's waist.

   "Can this be the same?!" he asked angrily.

   Realizing that his daughter-in-law was really angry, Li Xiao didn't dare to continue laughing.

   immediately bowed and pulled up his daughter-in-law.

   Then he sat down on his daughter-in-law's seat, and let his daughter-in-law sit in his arms.

   buried his head in the neck of his daughter-in-law again, and someone quickly apologized.

   "I didn't tell you because I thought it wouldn't be a fight. Who knows—"

  Lin Xiaoyue was taken aback.

   "What do you mean?" asked doubtfully.

   "Eh—" Li Xiao sighed.

   "After my father's accident, the Three Kingdoms originally made a covenant and agreed to a truce for ten years."

   "This is only the third year. It stands to reason that Chu and Jin have no excuse to send troops."

   "But last year, there was a flood in Dayan Yunzhou, and the Chiwu Army fled the border, which had a big impact on Dayan."

   "In the first half of this year, there were droughts in many places in Chu and Jin, which affected the grain harvest."

   "Now that it's autumn, the two countries use force at this time, not really wanting to go to war, but wanting to borrow food."

   "Of course, if it is not handled well, it will not be borrowed but compensated."

   "Pay?" Lin Xiaoyue frowned.

   "Yeah. Indemnity compensation." Li Xiao explained.

  Lin Xiaoyue now understands a bit.

  Chu and Jin saw that Dayan's strength was weakened, and wanted to find a way to get food from Dayan.

  Dayan is the best if he can borrow it, but if he refuses, he will fight.

   It hurts, so you don't need to borrow it, you can let Dayan pay directly.

   "So, the war broke out because Dayan did not agree to the conditions of Chu and Jin?" Lin Xiaoyue asked.

   "Well." Li Xiao replied.

   "What conditions did they put forward?" Lin Xiaoyue was curious.

  Li Xiao looked at his daughter-in-law.

   "Chu and Jin reached an agreement ahead of time. This time, they were sent to Yan country together, and they each proposed to borrow 400,000 dans of grain from Dayan."

   Lin Xiaoyue's eyes widened.

   "A total of 800,000 dan?" My dear, it's really a lion's mouth. Strange that Dayan would disagree.

   This has to be agreed, Dayan up and down, don’t the common people have to drink the northwest wind?

   "Well. In the end, there was no agreement, so we started fighting." Li Xiao said.

  Lin Xiaoyue frowned.

   "I heard that the current battle situation is not good for Dayan?" asked again.

  Li Xiao nodded.

   "On the tenth day of the war, the Yan army was defeated, and the Chu-Jin coalition had already conquered three cities."

  Lin Xiaoyue's face became solemn.

   "The imperial army, so weak?" asked with a frown.

  Li Xiao glanced at Lin Xiaoyue.

   "It's not weak, it was Chu Jin who suddenly launched and was aggressive. The front line failed to be vigilant in advance and was caught off guard." He said.

   "However, keep going, there are still nearly two months before winter begins. The outcome is unpredictable."

  After the winter, the weather was bad, and Chu and Jin were short of clothing, food, and grass, so they would definitely withdraw.

   But I was afraid that Yan Kingdom would not be able to hold on to that time.

  Chu Jin is now facing a difficult situation and regards the state of Yan as a savior.

  The army of Chu and Jin is united, and such an army is difficult for the state of Yan to resist.

   In the face of the danger of destroying the country, or ceding the land to indemnity, it depends on how Emperor Yan decides.

   "Then can our store still open? Also, do we have to stock up on food as soon as possible?!" Lin Xiaoyue suddenly thought of something and said anxiously.

  800,000 dans of grain, which is not a small amount. With so much food taken away, many people in Dayan are afraid that they will be hungry.

  Li Xiao patted his daughter-in-law on the shoulder.

   "I've asked Director Fang to slow down the fast expansion. I've always made arrangements for this."

  Lin Xiaoyue looked at Li Xiao.

  Li Xiao raised the corner of his mouth.

   "We don't have only one family. The Chiwu Army has more than 5,000 people. How can we do it without making preparations in advance?"

   "From the day I came back from the Chiwu Army, I knew it would come sooner or later." Li Xiao sighed when he said this.

  Yan, Chu, and Jin kingdoms, Dayan has the most fertile land and the most abundant products.

  Before, it was because of his father's staunch main fighting faction, and the presence of the Chiwu Army, that the two countries did not dare to invade easily.

   (end of this chapter)