Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Princess Bei'an and the third prince of the palace had spent more than 20 days in the boat and car, and slept well all night before recovering their spirits.

Cao Mi got up a little late. When he arrived at the dining room, he saw that Qi You and the three children had already taken care of them. They were sitting quietly at the table waiting for her, and even felt a little unreal.

It was not until the three children called her in unison that she landed from an illusion and her thoughts returned to reality.

A family of five was rarely reunited and had breakfast together.

Tomorrow will be the first day of the seventh lunar month, and the city will be busy for the upcoming second market. After Qi You eats breakfast, he will leave directly.

Cao Mi stayed in the yard to accompany a few children, listening to the eldest and the second tell about what happened in Fengping and Changling during this period.

"On the 15th, there was no one there. The whole market was deserted, and I almost fell asleep." Qi An said.

Cao Mi nodded.

She said: "Then we have to see if there will be improvement in the future. If the situation is still the same, we must find a way to remedy it."

The boss Qi Rui heard the words and looked over.

He was a little puzzled: "Mother, I don't understand. We have a feud with the Rong family. Why does my father want to open a market and do business with them?"

As early as hundreds of years ago, the people of the Central Plains and the Rong tribe forged an insoluble hatred.

The years have changed, and the two families have even changed regimes several times, but conflicts and wars have never stopped.

Qi Rui's current reading of scriptures and history, and the knowledge he has acquired, tell him that Sheng Chao Erlang's mission is to completely drive these savage warriors out of the land of Sheng Chao.

And Qi You's act of not repelling him has always been incomprehensible to him.

Cao Mi thought for a while and replied: "Your father is the King of Bei'an, and every action of his is related to the life of Liaozhou, and my mother can't guess all of it. But... my mother has a little opinion of her own, you Would you like to hear it?"

Qi Rui nodded.

Cao Mi suddenly remembered that in the original book, the eldest son, who later became the co-lord of the world, seemed to have had a headache for the Rong family for a long time.

Of course, according to the law of the protagonist, he later hit the Rong royal family directly, scaring the Rong people to the core.

"Sometimes force and war may not be the only way to solve the problem." Cao Mi said: "Why do you think the Rong tribe wants to go south and invade our land people?"

Qi Rui thought for a while and replied, "The Rong people live in Saibei, and they don't work in agriculture. They need to rely on looting to maintain their livelihood."

Cao Mi nodded: "In the end, everything is for survival."

She asked again: "Then how do you think these things can be solved?"

"Of course, like the Tai-zu of this dynasty, beat them back until they dare not stand up again!" Qi Rui said with his fists clenched.

Qi An was beside him. Hearing his remarks, he nodded heavily and echoed his eldest brother: "Yes! Hit them!"

Cao Mi smiled.

She recalled the history books of this world she had read before: "The strange thing is that in almost every dynasty, there will be a leader who is wise and good at fighting, and will drive the Rong back.

"But within a few hundred years, the Rong people will make a comeback and continue to wreak havoc.

"If according to what you said, is it necessary to exterminate all the Rong people in one fell swoop, in order to permanently eliminate this hidden danger?"

Qi Rui pursed her lips, and seemed to have thought of something wrong.

"However, since ancient times, there have been so many strong warriors who are good at fighting, why haven't they done this?" Cao Mi asked, "Mother thinks it's not that they don't want to, but they simply can't.

"The northern area of ​​Saibei is vast, and most of the Rong people move by water and grass, and they have no fixed place to live. It's easier said than done to kill them all?"

Qi An blinked his eyes blankly, and asked, "The mother said, what should I do?"

Cao Mi stroked his hair and smiled, "If force can't solve the problem, maybe it's time to think about the nature of the matter.

"The Rong people invaded the south because of poverty and greed for the food supplies on our land. Is there any way to achieve their demands peacefully?"

"Is it just opening a market for them to trade?" Qi Rui suddenly came back to his senses.

Cao Mi did not give a direct answer, but instead said: "In a war, someone wins and someone loses, and there will always be a loss, and things will never be resolved.

"And an equal transaction is a 'positive-sum game' that can achieve a win-win situation. The Rong family wants our salt and grain, and we want the Rong family's horses, cattle and sheep. As long as the transaction is right, everyone can benefit. When the benefits of equal bargaining are felt, war will be abandoned."

Qi Rui nodded.

"So as long as the market is open, the war can be prevented, right?" he concluded.

Cao Mi touched his little head, and suddenly said, "It's not just like that."

"Huh?" Qi Rui raised his head.

Cao Mi let out a sigh of relief and said, "If we can take the opportunity to educate these Rong people, let them live here, teach them the language of the prosperous dynasty, and allow them to marry people from this dynasty.

"In this way, after a few generations, will the Rong clan survive?"

Qi Rui was stunned.

Seeing that he was enlightened, Cao Mi quickly reminded him: "Cough, of course, this is only the opinion of a mother and a wife, your father does not necessarily think so.

"He is in a high position and needs to consider more things. For example, the benefits brought by the market, the reaction of the Rong tribe, etc.

"What I just said doesn't necessarily work. Just listen to it."

Qi Rui came back to his senses and nodded.

After a while, he said, "Actually, sometimes I always feel that what my mother said is right."

He looked back at Cao Mi: "Mother is not an ordinary woman!"

Cao Mi was taken aback for a moment, and met Qi Rui's sly gaze.

The two smiled at each other tacitly.

On the second day, the market was held as scheduled.

When Cao Mi came to Changling this time, he brought a lot of things to his two children and Qi You, and he was no different from those country aunts who came to the city to visit their sons.

Thinking of the deserted market situation that Qi An had said before, she simply called Dongli and asked her to spread out some of the things she brought, and set up a small stall in the market—

How much can help add a bit of momentum.

Then, she changed into inconspicuous clothes and took her three children to the market to join in the fun.

This time, Qi Liu, who came over together, paid 12 points of attention, and sent nearly 50 elites to protect them, fearing that the same mistakes as last time would occur again.

Cao Mi originally thought that he could easily stroll around and came to the market, but found that the situation was not at all what Qi An said.

It was still early in the morning, and the broad market square was already crowded with business people.

Although the market on June 15th was deserted, the people who were able to do business made a lot of money. This time, there were nearly double the number of vendors in Sheng Dynasty who came here after hearing the wind.

Not to mention the Rong side, since the "first crab" Rong people, Quanxu Quanwei, brought back a lot of good things from Changling, people vying to eat crabs came from all directions.

Qi An's eyes widened in confusion, and explained to Cao Mi, "Last time... it really wasn't like this..."

Cao Mi smiled and nodded: "Well, the Rong people will naturally come when they find out that this place is safe. It's not surprising that there will be such a grand event."

After speaking, Cao Mi led the three of them and shuttled through the crowd.

In the market, most of the transactions were initiated by the Rong people, but there were also some people from the Sheng Dynasty who were interested in the cattle and sheep brought by the Rong people and took the initiative to inquire about the price.

Compared with the proficient merchants of Sheng Dynasty, those Rong people seemed a little cramped. But since the prices here were far cheaper than the caravans they had encountered before, many deals were negotiated smoothly.

After shopping for a while, Cao Mi took the three children to her own stall.

Because it was a temporary initiative, Princess Bei'an's booth looked very simple. The things on the stalls are not common necessities, so it has become a rare place where no one cares.

Cao Mi didn't care either, and took the three children to rest at the table and chairs behind the vendor.

After a while, they actually saw Mrs. Zhang walking towards this side with a little girl.

Mr. Zhang half-squatted in front of the booth, grabbed a handful of dried chili peppers, and asked, "Shopkeeper, what is this?"

Before she could reply, she suddenly found that the little daughter beside her happily broke free of her and ran towards the street vendor.

Zhang Shi was startled and calmed down, only to find Cao Mi and others in the booth.

At this moment, Zhang Zigui had already thrown himself into Cao Mi's arms.

"Long time no see, why are we Zigui still so sensible?" Cao Mi kissed her cheeks a few times, "Are you following your mother to buy things?"

The three-year-old girl nodded obediently and replied, "Well, princess, I came with my mother!"

As she spoke, she turned back to greet Mrs. Zhang, "Mother, come here."

Cao Mi was secretly surprised in his heart.

In her memory, Zhang Zigui, a little girl who was kept in the courtyard by her mother, was a little shy. Every time she explored the outside world, she was cautious, for fear of being frightened.

But I haven't seen each other for nearly a year. Zhang Zigui has grown into a lively and generous little girl. She smiled happily in Cao Mi's arms, and her voice was loud enough. Children who are looking for their mother are like two different people.

It seems that the environment is really important for the development of a child's character.

Mrs Zhang hurried over and saluted Cao Mi: "Princess, three sons."

Cao Mi held her back: "I just came out to hang out today, don't reveal our identities!"

Zhang Shi nodded.

She smiled and turned her head to teach Xiaozi Gui: "You, why did you just rush over like this, what if you accidentally bumped into the princess?"

She stretched out her hand: "Come, mother hug."

It's probably been too long since I saw Cao Mi, Zhang Zigui put his arms around Cao Mi's neck and refused to let go: "No, I want the princess to hug me!"

Saying that, she rubbed Cao Mi's cheek.

Cao Mi also condoned this little cute behavior, and persuaded Mrs. Zhang: "Okay, just lend me a hug. I haven't seen Zigui for a long time, and I think about it very much."

In the corner where the two adults didn't notice, he shifted his butt: "Brother, who is that person?"

He frowned, looking in the direction of Zhang Zigui.

Not only him, but the three men of the Qi family were all staring at the little girl in Cao Mi's arms.

Qi An pouted: "A little kid, still a Rong girl."

Qi Rui frowned slightly: "She has her own mother, and she should be hugged by her mother. How can she show affection to others at will?"

Soon, the staring eyes of the three caught the little girl's attention.

As soon as Zhang Zigui turned his head, he saw three big brothers with serious faces, who shrank in Cao Mi's arms in fright.

Cao Mi felt the discomfort of the girl in his arms, and when he turned his head, he saw the eldest and the second had a cold face, while the third grimaced at the little girl.

The author has something to say: thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Zhen Zhen 1;

Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 42539279, 10 bottles of Shuying; 5 bottles of Longting and Kekexi;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!