After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Zhuge Buliang smiled slightly:
“Whether a place can prosper depends on the right time, right place, and right people.”

"As you have seen these days, our place needs mountains, water, and people!"

"Ningzhi Road will be fully constructed next year!"

"Traveling is no longer difficult."

"And next year..."

Zhuge Buliang slowly sat down again, pondered for a few breaths, and said very seriously:

"Next year, Yanjing City will start construction!"

"According to the emperor's plan, it will take approximately five to ten years to build Yanjing City!"

"It will be the future capital of Ningguo!"

Filia Chen was shocked.

However, I learned from my grandfather’s letter that the emperor intended to build Yanjing City.

Grandpa said that once Yanjing City is built, even if it cannot become the capital of Ning Kingdom, it will definitely be an extremely important city.

Yanjing City is located on the land of Youdu County.

Zhuge Buliang is the magistrate of Youdu County and the person who presided over the construction of Yanjing City, so he will definitely be reused by the emperor in the future.
It's just that the construction of Yanjing City cost a lot of money, but there was not much money in the Ningguo treasury.

So grandpa cannot predict when Yanjing City will be repaired——

If I practice it again after ten or eight years, I will already be seventeen years old, and I definitely cannot wait that long to get married.

This becomes a gamble with little certainty!

You are betting your whole life.

At this moment, I heard Zhuge Buliang say that construction will start next year... This is already December 17th.

It’s next year in a blink of an eye!

If Yanjing City really starts construction, it will require a lot of labor!
Could this be Zhuge Buliang's method of dealing with the rest of the workforce?
Seeing Filia Chen's surprised expression, Zhuge Buliang leaned over and said mysteriously:
"Building Yanjing City is a big event, but what I want to tell you is another news!"

"It's good that you know this news, because the territory of Youdu County is so large, and the place where a workshop can be built was personally designated by the emperor when he was here!"

"He said this is for Yanjing City's...environmental protection, that is, not to be polluted by the workshops."

"You are the first businessman to come to Youdu County, so I sold the land to you at a cheap price."

"The businessmen who came later were different!"

"The Emperor said...the land needs bidding!"

"You can imagine that in the future, after Yanjing City is built and the emperor designates this place as the capital..."

"How many people are going to come to this place?"

"Don't look at the fact that there is nothing here now. By then, every inch of land here will definitely be valuable!"

"So, poverty is temporary. Don't look at the porridge of wild vegetables that the villagers eat. What you should look at is their mental outlook!"

"Didn't you notice that there wasn't much sadness on their faces?"

"This is what they want for the future!"

A huge cake was deliberately drawn in front of Filia Chen by Zhuge Buliang.

The inexperienced girl believed it!
Because grandpa went to Kyoto to participate in the bidding for shipping rights!
Only then did she realize that this seemingly poor place actually had such great potential!

Only then did I understand grandpa’s true intention of hoping she could marry Zhuge Buliang!
No, I have to tell my family the news.

We have to buy as much land as possible to build workshops before the construction of Yanjing City starts next year!
Filia Chen made up her mind and suddenly discovered that Zhuge Buliang's not too bright face was actually quite handsome.

Her face turned slightly red, "I've been living in your house for some time. You...don't treat me like an outsider."

Zhuge Buliang was stunned, thinking, If I don't treat you as an outsider, why should I treat you as an insider?
"I mean... the Chinese New Year is almost here."

"This snow keeps falling. Even if it stops, it will be too late for us to rush back to Yingzhou."

Zhuge Buliang was surprised again, what?
Do you still want to stay at my house to celebrate the New Year?

This is what Filia Chen means:
"Your current salary is not high, so having so many of us living and feeding here has put a lot of burden on you."

Saying this, Filia Chen took out a goose-yellow purse from her sleeve pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it over:
"Don't refuse!"

"You have to pay to stay in an inn."

"Besides, you, you helped us a lot."

"It's too cold here. I need to buy some charcoal for heating."

"As for the food..."

Zhuge Buliang was already happy.

I really don’t have any money for the New Year!
Although they came to Youdu County to build a workshop, they couldn't afford to live and eat in their own homes!

The Chen family in Yingzhou is definitely not short of money. The purse for embroidering two mandarin ducks is not big, and I don't think I have much money, but it can subsidize the family. It should be enough to spend the new year.

But it seemed too snobbish to just take it in his hand, so Zhuge Buliang stretched out his hand and said sternly:
"This is inappropriate," he pushed the purse over, "it's great to have friends come from far away!"

"Just be cold if it's cold. Just curl up at night and you'll get through the night."

Filia Chen thought that you could get through it, but I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get through it myself!

She also stretched out her hands and pushed the purse that Zhuge Buliang pushed over.

"But the New Year has to pass. If I don't go shopping, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Zhuge Buliang pushed again: "It doesn't matter whether you are old or not, it has been this way for so many years."

Filia Chen also said: "That won't work!"

"Every year will look like New Year!"

"I didn't care how you spent the New Year before, but now that I'm here, I'm going to have a prosperous New Year!"

There is some ambiguity in this statement.

But Zhuge Buliang didn't notice it now, because during the pushing process, his hand covered the back of Filia Chen's hand!

It feels warm and soft to begin with.

He was startled and raised his hand, "I didn't mean it!"

Filia Chen's face turned red, she withdrew her hands, and bowed her head shyly:
"Then you won't accept it?"

The courtyard is silent.

Only the falling snow fell.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little ambiguous.

Zhuge Buliang's heart suddenly trembled when he saw Filia Chen's shy look, but he didn't push it away anymore.

He put the purse into his sleeve pocket and cursed himself a few words:
"Zhuge Buliang, what are you thinking about?"

"Having a wife, Yue Hong, is the greatest blessing in my life!"

"A woman...a girl from an aristocratic family like Filia Chen, is something that a small county magistrate like you can think about?"

"Besides, we are so different in age that we can be her uncle!"

Filia Chen raised her eyes and saw the melancholy look on Zhuge Buliang's dark face.

She asked in a low voice:
"What are you thinking?"

"...My wife Yue Hong, you now know that she went with the army to quell the chaos."

"We should be arriving at Yong'an City soon."

When Filia Chen heard this, her expression suddenly became a little depressed.

These days, I follow Zhuge Buliang from house to house in the countryside, and what I hear most is the praise and adoration of the woman named Yue Hong from the common people!

At first, Filia Chen would feel very uncomfortable listening to it.

But after hearing more, she became curious about this woman——

The goddess doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded!

The female Bodhisattva who takes nothing from you!

That medical skill was praised by the people as being able to revive human flesh and bones.

In order for the soldiers of the army behind the city to receive timely treatment on the battlefield, she, a female prostitute, went with the army!

Filia Chen suddenly noticed Xiao Lai in her heart.

So what if you have money?

You can't buy the respect from the people's hearts.

What about the identity of the aristocratic family?

It's just to make the distance between each other farther.

Zhuge Buliang is a unique county magistrate.

His wife Yue Hong... is a unique woman!

And he seemed very tacky.

Looking at the mink fur on her body, Filia Chen suddenly felt that Zhuge Buliang's common clothes were more pleasing to the eye.

She stood up silently, returned to the west wing of the inner courtyard, and said to her personal maid Xiaohuan:

"Take off these clothes you are wearing!"

Xiaohuan was shocked!

"...Miss, what do you want to do?" (End of Chapter)