Ugly peasant girl in space

Chapter 716
"It's been too long."

Qingli sat on the chair, Zhao Wanchun sat on top, and the two talked intimately together.Originally, he wanted to visit Zhao Wanchun's mother, but he gave up when he learned that her mother had gone to his uncle's house early in the morning.

"Sister Li, let's try this tea. There is a snow mountain in Pingyang City. There is a hot spring on the mountain. The tea tree is next to the hot spring. But I don't know the name, it's just delicious."

Zhao Wanchun lifted the lid of the cup, and her red lips blew lightly on the side of the teacup. Her movements were as graceful as orchids. It would be a pity for such a beautiful woman to marry an enemy general. After all, the two countries are enemies. Daqin.

"Not bad, the fragrance of tea is light and elegant."

Qingli took a sip, then smiled lightly, never mentioning why she came to Pingyang this time, everything was waiting for Zhao Wanchun to ask, but the other party didn't mention it, she kept talking about what happened four years ago, but she didn't say anything about Zhao Wanqing die.

"Back then when Dilong turned around, the capital was miserable. Thanks to Sister Chun'er, she left the city earlier."

Seeing that the other party didn't mention it, Qingli tried her best to lead the topic to the top.After Zhao Wanqing's death, Zhao Wanchun, as a cousin, was also reprimanded. Later, she simply went back to Fengyang, and only a few days out of the city, she caught up with the dragon turning over in the capital.

"Oh, what happened back then."

Zhao Wanchun sighed, and then she explained that after her cousin Zhao Wanqing was stabbed to death at the third prince's residence, she was once a suspect as a cousin, and she couldn't stand being wronged. Only then did he leave. Later, the Zhao family’s branch in the capital experienced ups and downs, and the family was ruined. However, her father was not implicated. On the contrary, she was valued by the emperor and transferred to Pingyang. important one.

"Sister Li, try some dim sum. This is made by the cook in my uncle's house. You liked it very much back then, but I don't know if your taste has changed now."

Zhao Wanchun's eyes were full of melancholy, as if what happened back then had dealt a great blow to her.Qingli felt that she couldn't understand her more and more. After all, there was no contact for more than four years, and people would change. If it was said that she conspired with Beitangyan to betray the generals of the Zhou Dynasty, Qingli felt that it was impossible, and she was afraid of her father. What's wrong with Mr. Zhao?

The dim sum on the table has mochi, the outside is made of glutinous rice, after taking a bite, there is stuffing inside, Qingli ate a red bean paste, and it feels good, but she can't remember what it tasted like back then.

After that, Zhao Wanchun didn't mention these old things anymore, her long eyelashes drooped, "I haven't congratulated Sister Li yet, I heard that you are engaged to Major General Chunyu, so you must be here to see Major General this time."

"Well, I gave him something, but I didn't get out of the city gate."

Qingli knocked on the table with her hands, and rolled her eyes. The topic was not bad, so she said, "I didn't expect the conditions of the soldiers on the border to be so poor. I heard that it has been a long time since I saw oil and water."

"That's right, Pingyang is like this. Every winter, the wind and sand are extremely strong, and the yellow sand is flying all over the sky. If you go out for a walk, you will be covered with dirt."

Zhao Wanchun introduced the environment here in Pingyang. Although the magistrate’s yamen is magnificent, there is nothing inside. It is the poorest place in Dazhou. , if it snows heavily in winter, often more than a foot deep, there will be money but nothing can be bought.

The topic strayed from the relationship again, and Qingli was very powerless. She felt that Zhao Wanchun would never be able to ask anything, so she might as well find someone to monitor her secretly to see if she had any connection with Beitang Yan, or she could be bold. Just guess, there might be someone from Beitang among the maids around her.

The two talked together, and soon at noon, Qingli gave Zhao Wanchun a gift, and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time. The two agreed to meet each other frequently in the future, and if Qingli came here, they must come to talk to her.

"Miss, I can't see anything at the moment. It seems that the maids in the side hall don't know martial arts."

On the carriage back, Mai Dong and Qing Li talked about the investigation just now. Although the hands of these maids were a little callused, the joints of their fingers were not big and not rough, and they walked with heavy steps. people.

"Maybe I'm overthinking, but I still have to watch."

Thinking of her next goal, Qingli asked the coachman to wander around Pingyang City, and stopped the carriage only when she met Yaxing.When Pingyang went to war, only ordinary people suffered. Those big families with money, and those with a small population, all moved with their families, leaving empty yards and entrusting people from the dental shop to sell them.

In Pingyang City, the three-entry courtyard is only 500 taels, which is cheaper than the towns in Xiaofeng County. Qingli thinks it is necessary to buy a few houses. In order to cheat the space in the future, she has to choose a relatively secluded location, preferably There is a large pond in the yard, and fish, shrimp, and river crabs will all be thrown into it at that time. The more warehouses, the better. In order to prevent the soldiers from having no vegetables to eat in winter, it is necessary to build a greenhouse. It is better to have cellars to store Chinese cabbage and the like.

The requirements are more demanding, but Qingli is lucky, the tooth shop really has the yards she needs, there are three sets in total, all in the west of the city, these three sets are still next to each other, occupying a street, and the mansion on the opposite side is also for sale In the middle, this area is very quiet, there are no people.Before these big families left, only one janitor was left behind. After receiving the silver, they packed their bags and left Pingyang, leaving only three empty houses next to each other.

"Miss, why are you buying so many empty houses?"

Nanny Yu followed behind. Although the price was cheap, no one lived in it after buying it. The war is still going on here. Could it be that Miss is sure that Da Zhou will win and keep the mansion to increase in value in the future?In Taiping years, such a courtyard with three entrances would cost at least 3000 taels. The three courtyards all have ponds, flowers and plants, but they have not been taken care of for a long time, and the yards are overgrown with weeds.

"It's not bad, even the furniture is complete."

Qingli asked Mai Dong to use the key to open the iron gate of one of the courtyards, and went in to take a look. Due to the perennial wind and sand, the houses in Pingyang are very solidly built, and the courtyard walls are also high. What makes her most satisfied is that these There is geothermal heat under the house, and there is a kang for heating, so it will not be cold in winter.

"Store supplies."

Qingli glanced at Nanny Yu, she was in a good mood, so she explained patiently, "Mammy Yu, you don't know the customs of the Northland, in winter, it's freezing and snowy, you have to eat pork and chicken all winter long .”

Nanny Yu looked at the structure of the house in the north, and grinned at the kang piled up with bricks. It was too hard. She felt that she would definitely not be used to sleeping, but as a servant, it's not where the master is. Just follow, grit your teeth and hold on.

The three masters and servants took a look at the three courtyards next to each other. Each has its own advantages, which are very practical for Qingli. The next step is to use the space to cheat, and then buy servants to look at the yards, but Qingli feels that it is too late. It's a bit unreliable to buy people, because I'm afraid of encountering Daqin's spies.

(End of this chapter)