From then on, Su Jiu spent more time with Zai'er.

There was nothing inconvenient about it, but it was a bit of a hassle to run away. Seeing that Su Jiu had to be distracted from taking care of the children, Wei Chen assigned two clever followers to follow Su Jiu, and usually help him deal with things that he could order verbally. thing.

Wei Chen later took over the matter of the Qiushan Manor, but Su Jiu could relax a bit, at least he didn't have to run away.

In late autumn and winter, the family finally has a new addition, and Yang Qizhen gave birth to a healthy baby boy safely!

When Song Jiang learned that day, he was so excited that he wanted to run around the yard shirtless for a few laps in the heavy snow. Everyone knew that Yang Qi was so weak that he could even hear his cheers from the bed.

Because of the arrival of this child, the busy people just had a chance to take a breather, take a break from their busy schedule, and celebrate together with the whole family.

Su Jiu simply didn't go to work today and gave all the workers a holiday. When the child came out, he was the first to bring it over for inspection. The healthy ones couldn't be healthier.

In the room, Song Jiang, the intern dad, finally learned how to hold a baby, but his son started crying after a while in his arms. It was Su Jiu who handed him the baby bottle he had prepared earlier, and taught him how to breastfeed and coax the baby. sleep.

Let Yang Qizhen take a rest, and at noon Bai Shuang specially ordered a confinement meal with chicken soup and brought it over.

Apart from their parties, An An is probably the most excited about this matter. He has been looking forward to this little brother since he was pregnant, and now he has spontaneously played the role of the big brother. No one cares about him, so he just piled aside The little toys all over the place are all for my younger brother.

When someone notices him who is staring at him, he can't help crying or laughing, so he brings the person in front of him, and shows him the baby, he can only look at it, but not touch it.

An Zai is already looking forward to his brother being able to walk and play with him, he really wants a playmate——

Confinement child Qi Yang really rests at home to recuperate. Having Song Jiang, a dad who is always on call, is at home, which is more exciting than having ten confinement sisters-in-law.

Seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, and the family burned carbon early, Su Jiu found a blueprint of the northern heating kang somewhere, and found two earthworkers to make the kang. The rooms of several people were each made a kang.

When going to bed at night, burn the bottom first, and use the residual heat to sleep.

In winter, Su Jiu couldn't get out of bed.

An An also followed them to sleep on the kang, Wei Chen got up early in the morning, Su Jiu was still lying on the bed with his cub, the winter in Shuchuan is beyond your comprehension, it's wet and cold, it's a bit frenzied.

Especially on frosty mornings, the mouth is full of ice balls and white mist, and no matter how many clothes you wear, you won't be able to keep warm.

In addition, there is only heat on the kang at home, there is a kang to sleep on, and there are warm cubs to hug, this place is simply a paradise on earth.

But there are also advantages. Like this cold winter, the hot pot in Shuzhou restaurants always sells very well.

Every two days, Su Jiu would have someone slaughter two cows and three to five sheep and send them over. The red hot pot of beef and sheep is liked by the whole family, relatives and friends, or guests who are stationed at the top. After a meal of hot pot, the whole body It is warm and can withstand the ravages of the cold wind outside.

Su Jiu thought about it, and planned to make hot pot at home at noon. He saved a portion of fresh tripe and offal from the cow he killed a few days ago, which happened to be hot.

Wei Chen likes to eat that the most.

After suffering for a while, the cub couldn't sleep anymore, and wanted to get up and play with his brother.

Only then did Su Jiu slowly get up and get dressed. The winter clothes were thick, and the cub had to spend a long time by himself. Su Jiu found all the small clothes for him, including a thermal underwear, a red sweater, and a thick cotton wool coat on the outside. The velvet white coat is very long, and An An can cover her buttocks in it.

Put the dressed cub next to the bed, put on a pair of black cotton trousers, a pair of cotton socks, put on plush shoes, and finally wear a red scarf and a red hat with a tiger's head covering the ears, and it's done.

Watching Zai'er finish washing, Zai'er ran out joyfully as soon as he yelled, Su Jiu chased him back and wiped two coats of cream on his face.

"Go to see my brother and tell Zhen Ah, you haven't had breakfast yet, let him fix it for you."

"Oh~~~~~~"

Yang Qizhen was sitting in the confinement room, eggs and milk were always warmed in the room, and the room was so warm that the cub sometimes stayed there for half a day, and he almost recognized Yang Qizhen as his mother.

But Su Jiu also knew that Yang Qi was really afraid that he would be too busy, anyway, he would take one or two kids with him when he was idle at home.

Su Jiu is busy, but look at him, sometimes he is self-willed and wants to stay in bed until noon.

Usually, at times like this, Wei Chen has to work hard. Before dawn, he will go to the pharmaceutical refinery first, wait for the early batch of goods to be sent out for signing, and then go to Qiushan, train soldiers, go to the construction site to fight around, and send a few masters to the factory. A meeting was called to discuss the progress of the construction. If Su Jiu hadn't woken up at this time, he had to rush back to wait for the second batch of medicine to go out, and then arrange the dishes to be sent to the Shuzhou Restaurant.

There is a special guy in charge of these, but the weight has to be weighed and accounted for, and he needs to sign for confirmation.

At this time, Su Jiu had enough time to prepare, he got up and fixed the cub, so Wei Chen didn't have to be busy, and then rushed to Qiushan again.

It is also now that the escort company has its own management system, and Wei Chen does not need to do everything himself, but there are still a large number of files that are transported to Qiushan. Wei Chen usually spends afternoons in the Qiushan camp to process and look through these files.

On the one hand, he has to supervise the work and handle various affairs on the construction site. Fortunately, he is in good health and can withstand rough conditions.

So sometimes when Su Jiu got up, she saw the two figures of Wei Chen coming back. She only had time to tell Wei Chen to come back early in the evening to eat tripe hot pot, and then they disappeared on horseback.

Su Jiu scratched her head, then turned around to deal with some trivial things that could be put away, and watched Zai'er for lunch at noon.

In the afternoon, if it's the county seat, I'll go there again. If it's okay, I'll stay in the refinery.

In the evening, Su Jiu washed the tripe early in the morning, and divided them into several large plates, as well as the duck intestines brought back by the duck killers in the village. After washing them, they put them on plates, and slaughtered two catties of pig feet and beef offal to stew in Together.

When Wei Chen came back in the evening, the whole family ate beef tripe and duck intestines in hot pot with offal.

Ask Song Jiang to scald a bowl of non-spicy dishes for his wife and take them back.

The winter night is silent, the sleet and snowflakes drift down and turn into water, the outside is icy and snowy, and the house is red and hot.

Because they ate hot pot and slept on the kang at night, they were blown away by the heat, and the next day Su Jiu and An Zai got angry and had a mouthful of bubbles.

On that day, Su Jiu made herbal tea for clearing away heat and reducing fire. She boiled a large pot every day, and each of her and Zai'er drank from a kettle.

On the day of Yang Qizhen's confinement, Su Jiu wrapped a big red envelope for his little nephew, and gave him a pair of exquisite small silver bracelets, which was regarded as a full moon gift for the child from his mother-in-law.

Yang Qizhen was liberated, almost Song Jiang's vacation was over.

With Song Jiang going back in the escort agency, Wei Chen can relax a lot. Wei Chen trusts the seventh-rank leader Shi Shi only seven people, and Song Jiang follows him to do the usual things. Others Wei Chen can't order. used.

What's more, Qi Ji's march is imminent, and even the affairs of the Green Gang have to be entrusted to Wei Chen, and some handovers are going on these days.

Wei Chen is really busy, so busy that he doesn't even have a nightlife.

Almost two months later, Yang Qizhen started to take over the affairs of the pharmaceutical refinery. Su Jiu had to take it easy and spend most of the day at the Qiushan Manor, so that at least Wei Chen was not required to attend to all the big and small matters. deal with.

After three months of construction and countless manpower and material resources, Qiushan Manor has begun to take shape.

You can see the houses that have been formed, neatly lined up in rows, and many people have moved in to live in them. Walking inside, the houses are more dense.

It's just that the inside is all important land, and a lot of factories have been built, including material warehouses, weapon warehouses, granaries and rice warehouses.

There are several large buildings, including two large-scale Zhuangzi, a large-scale competition field that can accommodate at least tens of thousands of people, almost the width of three football fields, surrounded by a circle architecture.

Because it is close to the mountain, there is a road leading to the autumn mountain, and there are two competition fields in the back mountain, and simple restaurants are also built.

The animal husbandry farms are all set up on the mountains, and half of the autumn mountains are almost under Wei Chen's control. A lot of land has been enclosed, specially used for building sheds, raising cattle, sheep, pheasants and hares——

Half of the arable land in the village is still vacant. Su Jiu came all the way just now and saw that some houses had grown some refreshing winter vegetables.

The main reason is that the next year's spring plowing is just around the corner, and Su Jiu has sorted out the seeds of vegetables and grains that should be prepared a long time ago, and asked people to bring them to the warehouse here for storage, and then plant them when the weather warms up.

Speaking of which, the location here is very good, facing the river outside, there is a water port with a deep bay, which can accommodate a three-meter-high cargo ship, and it only takes half an hour to take a boat from here to the Wharf of Yong'an County!

Now going to the county seat, there is no need to spend more than half a day on the journey. It is also very convenient for some internal personnel of the escort agency to move around. The goods that the escort agency can't pile up can also be piled up in the manor for storage.

Su Jiu was lucky. Although it cost a lot of money to buy such an area, it would be of great benefit to the county's career and long-term development!

Now that the cargo has been shipped, Su Jiu plans to send the vegetables tomorrow to the Shuzhou restaurant along this waterway.

Su Che came back before the beginning of spring. He had already set a date to go to Beijing to catch the exam. Under Wei Chen's arrangement, he followed the bodyguard company to take a boat to the capital. With Song Jiang and the bodyguard, no major incidents would happen on the way. .

When Su Che came back this time, he also brought back a person—Jiang Xuan, who went to Beijing with Su Che this time for the exam.

The night before Su Che left, Wei Chen took Su Che and Jiang Xuan to the study room and talked for a long time, almost all night.

Su Jiu didn't know what they were talking about, but guessed that it might have something to do with the situation in the capital. That place was a vortex. The two of them went there this time, and they didn't know what they would encounter. After all, it would not be smooth.

After Wei Chen finished talking about him, Su Jiu still had something to explain. He had selected a total of [-] kinds of precious elixir this time, as well as a few medicinal herbs that he brought out from the Wanbao Pavilion and cultivated them successfully. Pack three big boxes.

Su remembered that the last time he went back to the capital, Wei Chen rented a space in Wanbao Pavilion.

Those grids can be used to store things for business or to collect information. During this period, Wei Chen has been in secret correspondence with Zhang Deshan of Wanbao Pavilion. Don't ask Su Jiu how he knows, Wei Chen's things have never been fortified against Su Jiu.

Su Jiu really intends to bring the business to the capital. As long as these things are sold in Wanbao Pavilion, someone will naturally inquire about the source. He only needs to write a letter to Zhang Deshan and attach a list of items. Wanbaoge knows what to do when it needs goods.

To be honest, Su Jiu tried Wei Chen's face. If Zhang Deshan was arrogant and found it troublesome, then he could just sell the items in the box. Anyway, Su Jiu would not lose money.

Furthermore, the letter specifically stated that the person who came was his younger brother. Su Jiu had the cheek to ask Zhang Deshan to protect Su Che a lot in the capital.

Of course, they were all polite words, but he felt that Zhang Deshan was not such a stingy person.

……

When Su Che left, he brought with him seven or eight large boxes full of stuff at home, in stark contrast to the shabby Jiang Xuan who was standing by the river with a washcloth bag hanging on his back.

Almost half of the people in the village came to see him off, after all, he is the only great talent who has come out of our Xinye Township.

This time when they went to Beijing to rush for the exam, the villagers also specially bought firecrackers to send them along the way, vegetables, fruits, eggs, and grains, and they pulled a cart along the way.

Li Chong was admonishing him, Li Beibei was crying and out of breath, Su Che seemed to tilt his head and softly comforted him twice.

The words of farewell had already been said, and in the end they just rubbed Li Beibei's head, boarded the boat, and looked at Su Jiu Baishuang and the others from a distance. Su Jiu waved to him and patted Baishuang's red eyes.

When the child grows up, he should be let out to roam around. This is the path Su Che chose. As for what will happen if he goes to the capital, it is unknown.

But the mother and the elder brother also tried their best. Even Li Beibei's older brother was waiting for him alone. If Su Che didn't make a fool of himself and come back, the villagers would laugh at him.

Su Che knew in his heart that his eyes turned red as soon as he turned around. Jiang Xuan had known him for so long, and rarely saw him in such agitated state.

She patted him on the shoulder: "I understand. I felt the same way when my wife was holding the child at the entrance of the village to see me off."

Jiang Xuan lay on the railing and took a deep breath: "At most one year, he will come back."

Su Che nodded, raised his eyes again, he had already hidden his emotions, replaced by a calm and resolute expression.

Soon after Su Che left, Qi Ji led [-] elite troops to support Liaodong.

Because this matter should not be publicized, Qi Ji led a team disguised as a bodyguard company to deliver goods, and divided them into three groups. The goods they transported were actually weapons, grain and grass. In just one night, most of the manor was deserted.

What Qi Ji took away was the elite that Wei Chen had cultivated over the past year.

These young gangs and bodyguards have joined forces, and they have long since made no distinction between you and me. They have absorbed the elites of the youth gangs, and there are also refugees picked up on the roadside. , It has developed to the current team of 5000 people. If the accompanying relatives are added, there may be more than 6000 people.

Qi Ji took most of them away, leaving no more than 5000 elites, and the rest are only some old and weak women and children.

But since their husbands and sons were incorporated into the Qingcheng Army and served the country, the Qing Gang naturally had to take good care of their families so that those men could enter and leave the battlefield without worries.

Part of the manor has been resettled, and arable land has been designated for them, and this is also their home.

But it's a little different. Apart from daily life, Su Jiu also arranged tasks for everyone here to take care of all the affairs in the manor. As long as they are done well, they can get a share of their wages.

The manor is too big, and it would be too much for him to manage it alone. It is also good that everyone can get a share of income after dividing it up like this.

In the spring of this year, the cultivated land in the manor was finally planted as planned!

The land in Xinye Township was also used to plant medicinal materials!

In the spring of this year, Su Jiu took the lead in launching voluntary clinics, and sent dozens of doctors to the nearby villagers to see the doctor and get medicines for free. When the influx of refugees continued, they accommodated and entertained them, and gave free porridge around the Shuzhou restaurant to do good deeds.

Now he is not only a benevolent person from all over the world, but also famous as a doctor in the streets and alleys of Shuzhou.

A great reputation, of course, brought a lot of help to his business. While enjoying this honor, it also caused a lot of trouble.

The Qiushan Manor alone has been investigated many times by the government.

But fortunately, a large number of elites have already been transferred, and the rest are just women, children and children, all fleeing.

Everyone has a tacit understanding. They only said that they were rescued by Wei Chen and his wife when they fled. Others kept silent. There were a dozen shirtless young men busy in the field. From time to time, they raised their heads to look at these officials. See everything at a glance.

They were the five hundred elites who stayed in the manor, their trouser legs were rolled up, and their exposed arms were full of accumulated muscles.

All of them were strong and strong, and the thin and small officials of the imperial court were incomparable in front of them. Just seeing this made the officials a little afraid and did not dare to step forward to question them.

Su Jiu shook her head slightly at them from behind, and then one by one put away their wildness and continued to work hard.

The officials only took a few more glances, and followed Su Jiu to check other places, mainly to see if there were any dangerous weapons, or to raise some people who shouldn't be raised, and if there were any, it was to see if it was an orthodox business, whether it was suitable or not. comply with regulations.

Then he said to Su Jiu: "Boss Su, your stall here is too big, and now the higher-ups require a strict investigation, and if something is found wrong, it will be reported!"

Su Jiu was followed by two experienced old men, Zhang and Liu, the two butlers who took care of the manor.

They used to be in business in the Liaodong area, but after the war, they came here with the refugees. One used to be an accountant all his life, and the other was in charge of business for a big family. Because of his ability and means, he was selected by Su Jiu and promoted to be the housekeeper of the manor.

Steward Liu has been in business for half his life, and he understands the thoughts of these officials best, so he handed over two bags of money in a very polite manner.

"All the officials have worked hard today, and you just use it as a drink money. You have read it all over here, and you know that our boss is in a serious business. We should pay taxes, but we don't miss a penny. ah!"

The officer at the head of the row took the money into his sleeve, and his expression became better: "These are what you should do. Dong Su's family has time, so they should report to the government."

Su Jiu nodded, and sent the officials out with a few others.

As soon as they left, Butler Zhang said, "How many times is this this month? According to their strength, no amount of money is enough to send out."

Butler Liu also sighed: "Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials, and now the world is not good, so these black sheep are nourished." He said to Su Jiu: "But boss, there is no need to worry too much about this matter, some dangerous goods have already been transferred. , the placement is very hidden, even if they come, they can't find anything, but they just go through the motions and come to find some money to drink."

Su Jiu nodded, but she did come here more frequently recently, is there any movement from above?

In the past, King Ning was the guarantor, and Su Che is now an orthodox imperial examination candidate. It stands to reason that these local officials should be restrained, and they dare not do it so obviously. Obviously, this time, someone gave them the courage to do so.

Now that King Ning is defending Liaodong, Qi Ji's support must have arrived long ago, and now I don't know what's going on there.

And Su Che, counting the time, he should have been in Beijing for a long time, so he is already on the way of reference.

Qi Ji will not talk about it, even if he is in contact with Wei Chen, Su Che has been in Beijing for a long time, don't he have time to write a letter now?It made him worry for nothing.

When Su Jiu went back that day, the carriage of the Qi Mansion was parked outside the door, Su Jiu just glanced at the young man in front of the door, and knew that it was Qi Lan kid who had come.

As soon as Su Jiu entered, she saw someone standing at the gate of the courtyard talking to He Ergou.

The two children are now grown up, and Qi Lan's height has grown a lot in the past year and a half, and now he is nearly 1.7 meters, but He Ergou is better developed than him, at a young age, he is already 1.7 meters five.

"Good boy, you are two years younger than me, and you are actually taller than me! What kind of Shiquan Dabu Dan did Brother Jiu feed you?"

When Su Jiu came in, he listened to his unscrupulous teasing, and said, "It's a matter of genes, not food, and your brother is not much taller than you."

Qi Lan raised eyebrows when he saw him: "Brother Jiu, there's no need to hit me as soon as we meet, right?"

Qi Lan has lost his childish face now, and looks even more exquisite and unparalleled. Now he is dressed in silver, with a long sword slung around his waist. He is such an upright and elegant young man, really dazzling!

He went to this station, compared with He Ergou, he was a proud poodle and a native dog.

It's not that Su Jiu wants to make such a comparison. He Ergou was dull at a young age, and he didn't like to talk. On the contrary, this child was more lively when he was a child. Standing with the stick, he was either standing guard for Wei Chen, or practicing sword skills.

Standing next to the glamorous little peacock, it is naturally a bit ordinary, but if you look carefully, you can't ignore the sharp aura on Gouzi, but it is not as arrogant as Qi Lan.

Su Jiu laughed: "Why are you willing to come today? Your brother is gone, isn't the house busy?"

Qi Lan is also learning to handle the affairs of the Qi Mansion, usually studying in the county school, and occasionally helping his brother with the Qing Gang.

It's been a long time since I've seen you, this kid was an out-and-out chic young master when he was a child, he didn't care about everything, he only cared about having fun.

"Isn't this being forced and helpless? Speaking of my brother, he wrote back. Is the Great Demon King there? There is a letter to be handed over to him—"

The big Rubik's Cube he was talking about was Wei Chen. After several years, this kid still didn't change his mind!

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