Parents are busy farming

Just a few steps out of the door, he saw Ye Zifen standing quietly outside the door, as if waiting for him there.

So he involuntarily quickened his pace and took two steps forward, but Ye Zifen remained silent and just walked quietly behind him.

They were speechless all the way until they returned to the Yamen again, when Magistrate Su stopped.

When other adults in the county government saw that Magistrate Su had left, everyone except Chief Secretary Liu also got up and left.

As for other members of the Chamber of Commerce, after Zi Zifen and the others left, Lu Zili and others carefully calculated and left after knowing clearly how much money their shop needed to spend.

Before leaving, they said to Pang Chao: "We will go back to get the money and it will be delivered to you soon."

There were some people who originally wanted to exchange a few words, but seeing the people around them gradually disappearing, they had no choice but to leave.

Pang Chao sat there alone, quietly waiting for them to send the money.

As for his own shop, he also carefully calculated the amount required, then asked Wang Sheng to bring the money, and told him to send the money to Fukelai later.

After everyone dispersed, Pang Chao and Master Liu, the father-in-law and son-in-law, were alone in a room.

Since Liu Waner returned home after confinement, she has returned to her parents' home more frequently, and Master Liu has been able to see her grandson from time to time.

He couldn't help but ask Pang Chao: "Do you feel pressured to spend such a large sum of money?"

Throughout the entire discussion process, everyone wanted to blame the incident on one person, each with their own hidden agenda.

Even the little girl from the Ye family looked cold and angry.

Pang Chao's face remained expressionless, making it difficult to understand his true thoughts.

Pang Chao was well aware of his father-in-law's concern and responded with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I can still afford this amount.

Even though Ye Wu looked angry, she was actually able to pay. As a businessman, you still have some money. "

Master Liu nodded in agreement and said: "If you encounter difficulties, don't keep it in your heart. I still have some savings to support you."

Pang Chao nodded in agreement, and then mentioned something: "Yesterday, when Wan'er learned that Ye Wu had returned, she mentioned to me that she wanted to go to Lujiacun to live for a while. I considered that the New Year was approaching, so I didn't agree."

Master Liu had mixed feelings when he thought about his eldest daughter, and he didn't know how to evaluate her.

Perhaps because she has suffered from public opinion in the past, she is now more tolerant.

However, things backfired, and now my daughter would run home and act coquettishly and cutely to the madam if something went wrong.

Over the past many years, the eldest daughter has always behaved generously, calmly and dignifiedly, and even he, let alone his wife, could not tolerate such coquettish behavior.

As long as she acts coquettishly, all requests will be granted.

Seeing his son-in-law's smiling face, Master Liu finally realized that his son-in-law came here to tell them that they were going to Lujia Village to celebrate the New Year.

Although I was angry at them for playing tricks on me, I didn't object.

There are many skilled people there and it is safer than in the county.

He said: "Forget it! In that case, let's go! Anyway, there aren't many people there right now. As long as you two are happy, it doesn't matter where you celebrate the New Year. Besides, Lujiacun isn't too far away."

Pang Chao responded with a smile: "Then I will go back and tell Wan'er. She will be ecstatic."

Director Liu was still a little worried, and repeatedly warned: "Be sure to keep warm when you go, and don't let the child catch a cold. After all, he is still young, his body has weak resistance, and he is prone to illness."

Pang Chao nodded quickly and said, "I understand."

Speaking of which, Ye Zifen stood there quietly after Magistrate Su stopped. There was a kind of determination and expectation in her eyes, obviously waiting for Magistrate Su to give a reasonable explanation.

Finally, Magistrate Su sighed deeply and said slowly: "There is actually a reason why the imperial court needs winter clothes so urgently this time. Just a few days ago, fierce fighting broke out again in the border area. Damn it The Hu people actually launched a sneak attack. Although our soldiers resisted bravely and were not defeated, the soldiers' cotton-padded clothes for the winter were taken away and burned during the war. "

As Ye Zifen listened, her brows became more and more frowned. She couldn't help but ask: "Is that why the court is in a hurry to collect cotton-padded clothes?"

Magistrate Su nodded heavily, "Yes, our newly recruited soldiers are not used to the severe cold climate in the north. If they don't have enough cotton clothes to keep warm, their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced."

Ye Zifen's voice became cold and serious, "If we go by the past situation, the enemy will usually retreat deep into the grassland at this time, and will not attack again until the next spring. One of the important reasons is that the snow-covered environment is extremely It’s easy to get disoriented. But it hasn’t snowed here yet, so it must be the same situation on the grassland, so they chose to continue their attack at such a cold time.”

Magistrate Su nodded his head in agreement, "Yes, that's right. So the current situation on the border is quite serious!"

Ye Zifen said solemnly: "This war will never end easily. The Great Xia Dynasty will probably suffer heavy losses! Those people are fighting desperately for survival, but our army is in the stage of alternation between the old and the new. Really It is really difficult to win such a battle without capable generals.”

Magistrate Su looked around and relaxed a little after confirming that no one was there, and scolded: "You! You really dare to talk nonsense anywhere."

Ye Zifen rolled her eyes indifferently and responded: "Don't worry, I have fabrics and cotton over there. I will definitely prepare all the cotton clothes in three days. But I have to remind you, these cotton clothes are just like food and grass." It is equally important to not be intercepted, stolen or burned by the enemy during transportation. If that happens, I will not hesitate to lead everyone to leave Daxia by boat. What else is there for such a weak and incompetent court? Where's allegiance?"

After saying that, she walked out. She had to go to Zhuangzi in person to assign the task.

Fortunately, the girls are currently making sheepskin cotton coats, and they just need to change the material to cotton.

County Magistrate Su didn't mind what Ye Zifen said. Instead, he understood that she wanted to remind everyone in good faith to avoid the recurrence of cotton-padded clothes being robbed and burned.

In other words, the team responsible for transporting cotton clothes and grain must be carefully selected.

In fact, even without Ye Zifen's reminder, the court would definitely be extra cautious after experiencing such a huge loss.