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Chapter 358 The Development and Growth of the Caravan

At the beginning, the Wood and Stone Company did not do these things. Later, some acquaintances and businessmen who had cooperated with them begged for the escort of the Wood and Stone Caravan because they were afraid of uneven roads. There are more exchanges, so I agreed.

I promised once, and then there were many more things. Later, the Mushi caravan took part-time job as dart guard. Although An Tieshi did not explicitly say that they would be dart guards, many merchants who cooperated with the Mushi caravan knew that this matter.

Although the wood and stone caravan charges are expensive, their safety is incomparable. The wood and stone caravan has good horses, good weapons, crossbow carts, Zhuangzi on the way, and a large number of people, unless these horse bandits are Really die, otherwise they would not dare to come to offend people in the wood and stone caravan, and those who come to offend will not end well in the end.

These horse bandits are also people who are afraid of death, the people of the wood and stone caravan, they still dare not move.

It's funny to say that An Xiu'er originally built the Wood Stone Villa just to make it easier for them to travel, who knew that later on, most of the wood and stone villas developed into a small villa around the Wood Stone Villa, and many wives and children of the Wood Caravan moved to the Wood Stone Villa Nearby, because many places have been fighting for years, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and buying land does not require a lot of money, so An Xiuer spent money and bought a lot of land for them to cultivate.

However, the wives and children of the guards hired by the wood and stone caravan only need to pay [-]% of the rent to cultivate their land, and [-]% of the [-]% of the rent has to be paid to the state's taxes. The team only charges [-]% of the tax, which is very cheap.

Although only [-]% of the tax is collected, it can add up to a lot. At least An Xiuer estimates that after this year, they don't need to buy food. Not only that, but they can also have food to support these people The soldiers under Zhang Zhenan.

When these guards were free, An Xiu'er asked them to organize them to pick fruit trees near Zhuangzi. She thought that they would still be able to eat fruit. Anyway, they were idle on weekdays, and it was quite a pleasure to work together.

Besides farming, the family members of these guards also raise pigs and chickens, so An Xiuer's guards are not worried about running out of meat. An Xiuer saw that so many people gradually gathered near her village. , set up a private school there, and asked the master to teach, but the children of all the people who work in her Wood Stone Villa can attend the lectures for free.

Note that it is not sons, but children. Daughters can also learn. An Xiuer specially hired female teachers. In addition to teaching them to read, there are also embroidery and so on. Of course, those who are willing to learn can learn, and those who are not willing Do not force.

In short, as time passed day by day, her Zhuangzi developed better than she imagined. Everyone seemed to be very happy, and An Xiuer also felt very satisfied. The only dissatisfaction was probably that Zhang Zhenan was still fighting outside. .

Zhang Zhen'an finished fighting the Japanese slaves, and later helped to exterminate the bandits in those cities in the south. Now he is leading people to suppress the bandits. Anyway, they don't have to worry about money, food, or time. Whenever they hear that horse bandits are rampant, where to go.

Anxiuer had a lot of money, and for their safety, she uniformly customized full-body armor for them. The outside was made of high-quality fine steel, and the inside was made of thick linen, which was both light and arrow-proof. It was covered, and only a pair of eyes were exposed. This kind of full body protection greatly reduced the death rate of Zhang Zhenan's army.

What's more, they don't need to bring any rations to suppress the bandits now, they just pack lightly. They never have to worry about the problem of supplies or supplies. Anxiuer's guards will make up for it, and they can also go to the nearby Rest at Wood and Stone Villa.

Of course, the current imperial court is getting weaker and weaker, and they can't command Zhang Zhenan. Zhang Zhenan simply doesn't listen to the imperial court's orders. He named himself "Tianxiu Army", and he proclaimed himself the Marshal. Wherever the Tianxiu Army went, the people lined up to greet them, with flowers and armor, and countless honors.

Everywhere he went, he would write a letter to An Xiu'er, telling An Xiu'er where he was going, and An Xiu'er would deliver the letter to that place in advance, and when he arrived, he could receive the letter from the Wood Stone Villa there.

This kind of correspondence was An Xiu'er's way of communicating with him. Although An Xiu'er didn't meet him, it made her feel as if he was always by her side, and she felt very happy.

Time passed day by day, and now everyone knows that Marshal Yuan of the Tianxiu Army likes Princess An Ning of Mushi Villa, but as for the famous name of Mrs. Zhang, there are fewer people calling her.

As for the eldest princess, she is also living with An Xiuer now, and it is precisely because of the existence of the eldest princess that An Xiuer was not able to find Zhang Zhenan, otherwise she would have gone to fight with him, but occasionally Zhang Zhenan came nearby An Xiu'er would also go to see him in the city, although they always get together less and leave more each time, but the relationship between the two of them grows deeper and deeper.

Because of Zhang Zhen'an, no one in Anxiuer Wood Stone Villa dared to move, because they knew that if they moved the people in Wood Stone Villa, there would be a big killer coming to their heads with his army horse. up.

But they didn't dare to touch the people in Wood and Stone Villa, but they wanted to catch An Xiu'er all the time. Everyone in the world knew that the relationship between the two of them was unusual, and they all knew that if they caught An Xiu'er, they could force Yuan Tian to become a fan, because this Well, now An Xiu'er doesn't dare to go out, for fear of being caught.

However, the Anshi Villa where An Xiuer lives now is as safe as a royal palace, and the guards on the inner and outer floors are not so easy to catch her.

In the past few years, Zhang Zhenan has been fighting everywhere, wearing armor, so there are not many people who have seen him on weekdays, so there are very few people who know that he is Zhang Zhenan.

An Xiu'er still kept this secret, she was afraid that those old antiques of the Zhang family would make trouble after knowing the news, especially the Wu family.

Wu Shi has gotten older in the past two years, especially when she knew that An Xiu'er was having an affair with that Yuan Tiancheng, she didn't know how many times she scolded An Xiu'er behind her back, and now she doesn't want An Xiu'er to enter the Zhang family. But there is no way, An Xiu'er is now the princess, and Yuan Tiancheng is behind her, so the Wu family does not dare to offend her.

Another two years passed in such a blink of an eye, on this day, Wu Shi, who had been refusing to see An Xiuer for a long time, suddenly sent someone to invite An Xiuer.

An Xiu'er felt strange in her heart. In the past two years, her communication with Wu Shi has become less and less. Send the gift over.

Unexpectedly, this time, she actually asked to see her, which was a bit strange, but anyway, since she said she wanted to see her, she packed up, brought a bunch of gifts and gifts, and went to see Wu Shi together.

Now Tuantuan is no longer as soft and sticky as before, he has grown into a very smart kid, An Xiuer has also started to call him 'Zigui', and the number of times he is called Tuantuan is getting less and less up.

The carriage stopped in front of the Zhang family's gate, and the porter saw that it was An Xiu'er's carriage and horse, so he didn't dare to neglect him, and immediately came up to meet him.

An Xiu'er got out of the carriage and looked up at the gate of the Zhang family. It was still so imposing, no different from before, only the wind and rain marks on the pair of stone lions in front of the gate seemed to be quietly telling Its vicissitudes.

An Xiu'er hadn't been here for a long time, and when she entered the house, everything inside was still the same, it was still the same screen wall as before, and the previous layout.

After only a few steps, Zhang Zhenping brought someone over to greet her. Now he has great respect for this widow who is younger than him, and he really admires him.

"Sister-in-law is here. Mother is waiting for you." In front of An Xiu'er, Zhang Zhenping lowered his noble head with a respectful expression. He stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation, and then led the way.

An Xiu'er also nodded with him, straightened her waist, and followed behind him.

While strolling in the courtyard, she has a kind of self-confidence in her body, and her gestures are full of calm, no longer the timid attitude of the past.

Now An Xiuer has all the business of the Zhang family handed over to Zhang Zhenping. In the past two years, Zhang Zhen has calmed down and studied with An Xiuer and the members of the wood and stone caravan. Now he seems to be much calmer. With An Xiu'er's help, he also managed the Zhang family's business very well.

The two walked forward together, and all the passing servants saluted respectfully. An Xiu'er remembered what happened, looked sideways at Zhang Zhenping, smiled slightly, and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet."

A few days ago, after discussions with the elders, he officially became the new head of the Zhang family.

"It's all thanks to your support, sister-in-law." Zhang Zhenping knew in his heart that his position as the head of the family was completely surrendered to him by An Xiuer. If An Xiuer wanted to hold on to the power of the family, he had nothing to do, after all , she can use Tuantuan as an arrow.

But she didn't do that, she took away a battered Zhang family, but gave him back a completely new Zhang family.

She really didn't have the right to be attached to the Zhang family, and she never thought about embezzling the Zhang family's property. She had to take away these rights back then, just to pull out those moths and fix those loopholes.

Because her actions violated the interests of the Zhang family, especially the interests of the elders, the elders of the Zhang family hated her so much that she was not even allowed to step into the Zhang family's ancestral hall.

She really didn't go again, even the Zhang family came less often, this time, if Wu Shi didn't invite her to come, she might not come here.

"Sister-in-law." Walking to the gate of Wu's courtyard, Zhang Zhenping suddenly stopped her. An Xiuer glanced at him and said, "Say something directly."

(End of this chapter)