Chapter 612 Peasant Woman 40
Tan You smiled and said, "Do you dare to say that after the grassland was recovered recently, you didn't go out to roam with everyone else?"

Chen Yue said confidently: "But that's not staying with you, mother..."

Speaking of being a spoiled child, Chen Yue is naturally the best at it. Of the original owner's three daughters, Chen Xi is calm and steady, and the third daughter Chen Xing is also quiet. Only Chen Yue, the middle one, doesn't know who she takes after.

Anyway, Tan You felt that it was unlike her. She was such a quiet and decent person, how could she have thought that she would raise a monkey like Chen Yue? This person really jumped at the chance, and even without a pole, he could build a ladder and climb up.

"It's the Madam, it's really the Madam who is back!"

"My lady, how are you!"

"The lady is back!"

Seeing Chen Yue being coquettish with Tan You, how could the people not know Tan You's identity? The enthusiastic and bold ones came over and took the initiative to talk to Tan You. Even if they only got a word from Tan You, they were very happy.

Tan You also greeted everyone along the way, and was more concerned about their lives. Once he was sure that everyone was living a good life, Tan You would feel at ease, at least everyone could survive under Chen Xi's governance.

"Don't worry, ma'am. We are all doing well. The children are all studying in school. In the evening, everyone goes to literacy classes whenever they have time. We can recognize many words now."

"Not only that, last month my eldest son passed the exam and was admitted to a soap workshop, and he gets paid every month."

"We usually farm and it's enough to live on."

Listening to everyone's words and seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Tan You's smile grew bigger and bigger unconsciously. When Chen Xi got the news and rushed over from the government office, he saw a large group of people surrounding Tan You, all of whom were smiling very happily.

"The eldest lady is here!" As for Chen Xi, naturally everyone knew her. When they saw her coming, the crowd automatically parted to make way for her. Chen Xi calmed down and led the elders of the Chen clan and the capable young men, and slowly walked to Tan You.

"Mother, you're back."

Tan You nodded slightly: "Yeah, I'm back."

She looked at Chen Xi with approval. The sixteen-year-old girl was more dignified and more steady than the childish girl she was two years ago.

"Looking back on the journey, you have done a great job. I am very proud that my daughter is so outstanding. At the same time, I am very honored that you are my daughter."

Chen Xi's eyes were red, but she tried hard not to cry: "I am honored to be the pride of my mother."

"Ah, mother, you will never leave again?"

Tan You nodded: "The grassland has been completely recovered. We don't have to run around anymore."

"Great! Madam is invincible!"

"We've reclaimed the grassland? Great!"

"We are completely safe from now on!"

The people and tribesmen who were following nearby immediately burst into cheers. Soon, waves of sound rang in his ears. Tan You moved his ears and felt for the first time that his five senses were not really good for everything.

Thinking about this, Tan You led everyone back to Youzhou government office. As the closest prefecture to the outside of the Great Wall, Chen Xi decided to make Youzhou the capital after discussing with everyone. The effect was extremely significant. Youzhou, which was once empty, gradually prospered in two years after the Chen family moved in. Even because of the establishment of various workshops, Youzhou, which was in need of reconstruction, gradually developed into the most prosperous prefecture.

Several elders trembled as they approached Tan You, who hurriedly supported Third Grandpa and said, "It's been two years since we last met, Third Grandpa is still as charming as ever. How are you doing lately?"

"I'm fine," Third Grandpa smiled with his dry gums showing, "It's just that the lady has been away from us, and I've been thinking about you in my heart. Fortunately, you are back safely now."

Tan You supported him as he walked towards the government office: "It's my fault. I've caused you a lot of worry these past few years."

"You are going out to do great things. We can't do anything except help you protect your home. Fortunately, the results are quite good now, so we are worthy of the trust of the lady."

Tan You smiled: "Of course I believe in everyone's strength. The power of the group is infinite. The development of Yunzhou and Youzhou to what it is today is inseparable from everyone's efforts."

The soldiers following behind Tan You lowered their heads and smiled. The lady was particularly good at praising people. When she went out to march and fight, she never took credit for herself. Every time they won, she would praise them highly.

She never took credit for herself, on the contrary, she always gave her soldiers generous rewards.

It was not until they sat down in the Youzhou government office that everyone calmed down a little. Chen Yue took the map and unfolded it in front of Tan You: "Mother, our territory has increased again. To the north is not grassland, but desert."

"Mother, what should we do next? Go fight those rebel leaders?"

Chen Xi said softly, "Building high walls and storing abundant food will help you become king slowly. We have already built high walls. In the past two years, the taxes in the four states have not been heavy, and the taxes collected by the state government are indeed not much."

“In the past two years, I have opened many workshops and sales have been good, but I have mostly exchanged them for food.”

Tan You understood what Chen Xi meant: "There is no rush for this matter. We have just recovered the grassland and we need to let everyone rest and recuperate. Let the chaos outside be left alone. It's not the right time yet."

Chen Xi nodded: "Then let's settle everyone down first. We can finally have a good life."

Tan You smiled: "That's the truth. Now Prince Yong and the governor are fighting like black-eyed chickens. We occupy the area north of Yunzhou. As long as we don't expand inward, no one will want to attack us."

Chen Yue curled her lips: "Mother, those rebels really don't want to attack you, but the imperial court dares to think about it. They even want to recruit you."

Tan You raised her eyebrows slightly. This was indeed something she didn't know: "When did it happen?"

"Two days ago," Chen Xi said with a straight face, "they meant that Yunzhou, Youzhou, Dingzhou, Linzhou, etc. originally belonged to the imperial court. Now the imperial court intends to take them back, and also wants the grassland areas we conquered."

Tan You tapped the table with his fingers and forced an angry laugh: "Is it trying to pick the fruit? Or should I say, is it trying to dig up the tree?"

Chen Yue nodded fiercely: "Yeah, I thought so too. I was so angry at the time."

When Tan You saw her like this, he knew that she had a trick up her sleeve. Tan You was curious: "What did you do?"

Chen Yue was particularly pleased with herself: "After my sister drove them out, I led a group of people to pretend to be robbers and robbed them on the way."

Tan You just smiled and said, "Well done. Don't worry about the imperial court. Since ancient times, those who surrendered have never had a good ending. We are free here, why should we be restricted by others?"

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