The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 252 Fighting?

On the way, Zhao Yunlan found out about the bandits, and everything was safe and sound.

"Hey, you should have told me earlier that we should give the village chief some compensation."

Li Mingren smiled: "A whole village went to the village chief's house today. You said how much compensation is enough. I have already told the village chief that I will report to the government when I arrive in Cangzhou to see if I can send troops to help solve the problem here. .”

Zhao Yunlan: "Didn't it mean that the troops were insufficient?"

Li Mingren: "That's what I'm wondering about. There's no movement from the capital city. I don't know what's going on with the closure. Let's go and have a look first. I think my county magistrate's hat will be taken off before I put it on." gone."

Zhao Yunlan patted Li Mingren: "Can you think of something better."

Li Mingren chuckled, put his arms around Zhao Yunlan and continued talking about the border.

After leaving the stone village, Li Mingren ordered to hurry up on the road. He had already encountered bandits. Although nothing happened, there were unknown dangers on the road ahead.

After tossing for two days and two nights, I finally saw the gate of Cangzhou City on the third morning.The city gate was just opened at this moment, but there was already a long queue outside the city gate. These were people waiting to enter the city. Some of them were carrying burdens, and it looked like they were prepackaged dishes. Zhao Yunlan guessed It seemed that they were going to sell in the city, and some of them were carrying baskets, but they couldn't see what was inside, only knowing that the woman carrying the basket had a happy look on her face.

"Look for an inn to stay and freshen up. I'll go to the government office in the afternoon." Li Mingren arranged today's affairs.

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "Okay, I'll take a nap and go out for a walk."

The two talked and laughed, and entered the city without knowing it.As usual, He Wen found an inn some distance from the city gate and booked a room.Ye Sheng went to the kitchen to order hot water, and waited for Zhao Yunlan and Li Mingren to wash up before serving the meal.

"Obviously I can feel that this dish is salty, but I just think it's delicious, and I can make it through this rush." ​​Li Mingren said with a smile.

Zhao Yunlan: "That's right, I accidentally ate two bowls of rice. When I'm full, I go to bask in the sun, and the drowsy bugs will come out."

Li Mingren nodded. He hadn't slept well during the past few days, and he was prone to sleepiness after eating too much. He looked at the sky and thought that it was still early, so he took a nap with Zhao Yunlan.

When Zhao Yunlan woke up, there was no one around her.

"Chunxiang, hot water." Zhao Yunlan called out the door.

There was only a reply, and after a while, Hu Chunxiang came in with a pot of hot water.

"Ma'am, the master has been out for half an hour."

Zhao Yunlan: "I've slept for such a long time, I feel uncomfortable if I can't sleep at night. Let's go out for a walk later."

Chunxiang nodded in response, then called Xiaozhen to tell Li Hua, and asked Li Hua to arrange people to follow his wife out.

Seeing Chunxiang becoming more stable and handling things in an orderly manner, Zhao Yunlan smiled unconsciously.

After Zhao Yunlan got dressed, the group left the inn. This time Zhao Yunlan was accompanied by Chunxiang Li Hua and two other guards.On the other hand, He Hua wanted to come out to take a look, but was rejected by Zhao Yunlan.This Cangzhou is already the territory in the north. Although it is in the city, it is not a familiar territory after all.

The streets of Cangzhou City were quite lively, so Li Hua went to inquire about it. Today was originally a day for going to the market, and the time for going to the market to end here was announced.Now there are indeed some people who set up stalls who are packing up their things and preparing to go home or go out of the city.

"Li Hua, I'll go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine later. I've used a lot of medicine to repel snakes, insects, rats and ants while sleeping in the wild. Let's prepare more."

"Yes, ma'am."

Several people went to the pharmacy, and when they were waiting to pay, Zhao Yunlan was shocked to find that the medicinal materials were twice as expensive as in Suzhou.

"The medicinal materials in Cangzhou are so expensive." Zhao Yunlan muttered to Chunxiang in a low voice, but unexpectedly the shopkeeper of the medicine shop had sensitive ears and just heard it.He was not annoyed, but said: "There is going to be a war at the border, and most of the medicinal materials have been collected. The price of this medicinal material will increase when it is less."

Zhao Yunlan wondered, "Why didn't you hear that there was going to be a war?"

"Madam should be a foreigner, right?" the shopkeeper asked after briefly looking at Zhao Yunlan and his party.

Zhao Yunlan nodded: "Yes."

The shopkeeper of the medicine shop: "I don't know where it came from. It is said that there has been some turmoil in Beimo recently, and the border is about to move. I am afraid that there will be a war. It is true that there are also soldiers who come to Cangzhou to collect medicinal materials and food."

The shopkeeper felt that he had said too much, so he quickly shut up, Zhao Yunlan didn't continue to ask, and left the pharmacy with Li Hua and others after paying the money.

"Just in case, let's buy some more grain and buy more salt. Li Hua, take the tenth day with you, and the eighth day will escort us back." Zhao Yunlan hurried back to the inn after giving her orders.

Li Mingren was already in the backyard of the government office. The magistrate of Cangzhou City received Li Mingren, and he was very enthusiastic about Li Mingren's arrival.

"Today's Jinshi is getting younger! Hahaha." Zhou Zhifu said cheerfully.

Li Mingren: "Don't dare, I have to ask Mr. Zhou for advice."

Governor Zhou: "Haha, try the tea from Cangzhou. Although it is not as fragrant and sweet as the tea from the capital, it has a special taste."

Li Mingren took a sip, and said: "It's a bit astringent at the beginning, but the aftertaste is indeed a scent of tea."

Zhou Zhifu smiled and nodded in agreement.

"What's the matter today?"

Li Mingren thought he would chat with Zhou Zhifu for a while, but he was a little embarrassed when he was asked suddenly.

Zhou Zhifu continued: "But it's okay?"

Li Mingren took a deep breath: "Master Zhou, it's like this. The official and his family went to work. They passed by the bandits in Shitou Village outside Cangzhou City. They were not harmed at all, but the villagers in that area were often harassed by these people. It disrupted the normal order of life, so I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to send government soldiers to suppress it."

Zhou Zhifu heard about this, his brows were furrowed, he drank a few sips of tea before slowly opening his mouth and said: "I won't hide it from you, in fact, those people are not some bandits, but are stationed in Motong County. Soldiers, there was a group of bandits over there in the early years, and General Zhenbei sent troops to exterminate them. Later, the mountain was lent to the Zhenbei army as a grain reserve.

Later, when there was no fighting at the border, General Zhenbei was also recalled to the capital, and this side was taken over by someone who became a general.Slowly, there were several cases of them going down the mountain to rob the people's property. The villagers came several times, and it was not easy to tell the people about it. I went to find General Cheng, but he sent troops to manage it for a while. In time, all the soldiers who violated the military regulations were captured, but after a while, it happened again.

In the end, Chengping didn't care about it. I sent government soldiers to suppress it a few times. When Chengping found out, he used the excuse that there were soldiers at the border gate and transferred my troops away. "

Li Mingren was a little shocked. Are all the generals here so blatant?

Zhou Zhifu saw Li Mingren's doubts at a glance, and continued: "I also sent people to check at the border. It is true that there has been some turmoil in Mobei recently, and Chengping has indeed led troops to fight back against Mobei's invasion. So I dare not There are other actions. Recently, there are rumors in the city that there is going to be a war. You must have heard it. I also tried to ask people to find out where the source was. The war will not be fought for the time being, and there should still be small battles."

Li Mingren: "Will that be the problem of General Cheng?"

Zhou Zhifu shook his head, "I don't know, anyway, your Mr. Zheng has been more troubled than me recently."

Master Zheng is the magistrate of Youzhou above Shiyang County where Li Mingren went to take office.

Li Mingren: "Then those villagers in Stone Village?"

Zhou Zhifu: "They can now defend against that group of people, and all movements are under control."

Li Mingren looked at Zhou Zhifu in surprise, it seemed that he was under surveillance when he entered Stone Village.

After drinking tea, Li Mingren took his leave and left, and asked Ye Sheng to leave behind the souvenirs he brought.

"Heh, this Xiao Li is quite rich, and he can actually afford this soap. If I read correctly, this should be a custom-made one. Take the food and let the cook cook it at night. Hahahaha, I want to write to that kid Zheng Er The letter said that he has a wealthy subordinate." The prefect Zhou chatted non-stop to the personal guard beside him.

Li Mingren breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, the situation at the border was not as severe as rumored, since he was a county magistrate, he hadn't had much to do, but General Chengping was another new problem.

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