Three Hundred and Twenty-Nine: 10 Li Red Makeup (2)

Langya County is not far from Hejian County. Although they encountered bandits who were greedy for money on the road, those mobs were killed by Jiang Pengji and his men before they approached the convoy. Except for these minor disturbances, the rest of the time was peaceful. ΔＷｗ Ｗ． 』ＬｉｅＷｅｎ． Ｃｃ

When they arrived at the area of ​​Hejian County, they became safer.

During the years that Jiang Pengji studied in Langya County, the bandits near Hejian County did not have an easy time.

Those people were either caught and cleared out, or secretly incorporated by Jiang Pengji's troops, and Hejian County was peaceful for many years.

"My dear, let's go home..."

Taxue leaned out of the curtain of the car and saw the city walls crawling on the ground from a distance. The joy in her heart was hard to calm down.

Jiang Pengji held the reins and replied softly, "Well, we are home."

Hejian County, this is the first place she stayed after waking up in this world.

Even though she didn't have a sense of belonging, she still felt that things had changed when they met again after many years of separation.

"Let's go!"

After sighing, the convoy was repaired, Jiang Pengji waved the whip and continued on the road.

Because someone had reported the news in advance, the Liu Mansion had sent people to wait outside the city.

Jiang Pengji had excellent eyesight, so she naturally saw who was waiting in the front, and a sincere smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Let Dabai run a few steps quickly and said to Xu Ke, "Xiao Yu!"

Xu Ke bowed to Jiang Pengji, and a little smile appeared on his face, "Welcome, my dear."

Xu Ke, who was already a young man, had grown taller than before, his shoulders were much broader, and his face was more resolute. He had lost the immaturity of a boy and had gained a bit of the calmness of a young man. Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, and he was in high spirits. He even felt a bit of spirited.

Xu Ke followed Jiang Pengji to study in Langya. Although he was a companion, he was no different from ordinary Langya students. He could occasionally receive personal instruction from Mr. Yuan Jing. Two months ago, in order to prepare for the marriage of the concubine of Liu Mansion, Xu Ke was sent back to Hejian by Jiang Pengji to help. Judging from his appearance, the matter should have been settled.

"Don't talk about these empty words. We have been traveling for such a long time and have not eaten anything good. We are starving to death."

Jiang Pengji threw the reins of Dabai to the servant.

Xu Ke said, "Madam Die has already set up a banquet at home, waiting for you, my dear."

Madam Die?

"What about mother?" Jiang Pengji asked.

Xu Ke replied, "Madam has been busy with the wedding these days. She caught a cold this morning, so she asked Madam Die to welcome her husband."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Pengji pointed to the convoy behind her and said, "Send someone to transport all these back to the mansion, and then count them according to the list. If there is any problem, you must reply to me as soon as possible... I'm so tired, I'll go back to the mansion to change clothes first."

The pace of life in ancient times was quite slow. Even if I haven't been back for a few years, Hejian County is no different from what I remember.

When she saw many more ragged beggars in the city, she couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, Xu Ke took the initiative to explain, "The harvests in several counties near Hejian were not good the year before last and last year, especially during the autumn harvest last year, when there was a small locust plague and the fields were almost barren... If the county governor hadn't opened the granary and borrowed some grain from various families, there would probably be more than just these victims... Hejian is still relatively good, but the situation in other counties is even worse..."

Even if Jiang Pengji helped Hejian County solve the bandit problem and avoid the **, but God didn't favor her, and natural disasters could still make the people suffer.

Jiang Pengji's expression sank, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the convoy behind her.

Almost all of these dowries were purchased by Jiang Pengji, and she knew how much silver she spent.

This was just the dowry of a concubine of the Liu Mansion, but there were countless people around who were still hungry.

Such a sharp contrast made Jiang Pengji's heart tighten, and her expression became uglier.

"What about the tenants outside?"

Jiang Pengji was asking about the several farms owned by the Liu Mansion.

"The eldest lady took out her own money and exempted the tenants from their commissions. She also helped to pay the grain tax, and each household gave some silver."

Other tenants were displaced and hungry, but the lives of the tenants in Liu's mansion were not greatly affected, at least they did not become refugees.

The two talked and soon arrived at Liu's mansion.

The gatekeeper saw Jiang Pengji and did not react for a long time, then hurriedly shouted, "Second Master is back!"

Not long after, the old housekeeper came out trotting, and when he saw Jiang Pengji, who was already fifteen years old, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Housekeeper, it's a good thing to go home, why are you crying? Stop crying, I'll go see my mother first."

The housekeeper wiped his tears and said, "The eldest lady just took the medicine and went to bed. Why don't you go wash up first?"

"That's good."

Jiang Pengji returned to her yard, and the maid had prepared hot soup and clean clothes.

The servants were still the same ones, and the courtyard was cleaned up inside and outside, as if the master had never left.

"Xunmei? What are you doing..."

Jiang Pengji saw a slender figure, very familiar, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered who the other person was.

"I heard from Xiao...Xiaoyu that my husband is coming back today, and I took the initiative to clean up your bedroom." Xunmei's face was blushing, and even without makeup, her face still had a stunning beauty. She looked softer and more mature than before, "Please forgive me, my husband."

Hearing that name, Jiang Pengji turned her head and glanced at Xu Ke, and said, "It turns out that good things are coming."

Xu Ke felt a little uncomfortable, and Xunmei came to the rescue, "I wanted to wait until my husband was free before reporting this to you..."

"What's so taboo about this matter? He has been dragging you for so many years without giving you a response. Now that he has finally let you go, you must fight to the end." Jiang Pengji teased a few words, and Xunmei blushed and retreated, leaving the space for the two.

Seeing Xunmei retreat, Jiang Pengji said, "Have you decided?"

Xu Ke knew what she meant and nodded, "Yes."

"Then don't let her down, Xunmei is a good girl." To be honest, Jiang Pengji was not very optimistic about Xunmei and Xu Ke. The latter was a swan, and sooner or later she would spread her wings and fly high. In comparison, Xunmei was just an ordinary woman.

It is hard to imagine that if Xu Ke became successful in the future, would he still be able to treat Xunmei with his original intention?

In Jiang Pengji's opinion, given Xunmei's conditions, it would be happier to choose a stable and ordinary man.

However, these are all her guesses.

What the future will be like can only depend on how these two people live.

Xu Ke could hear the warning in Jiang Pengji's words, and couldn't help but solemnly said, "Ke will definitely not let her down."

Jiang Pengji patted his shoulder, "Remember your words."

Xu Ke said, "Of course I will remember it."

"Sit down, I want to know some changes and big and small things in Hejian County over the years. How is the current situation of the troops?"

Jiang Pengji stayed in Langya County and received news every once in a while, but because of the inconvenience of communication, the information was simplified and simplified again, and it was not detailed at all. Now that she has finally come back, she naturally has to learn about it again.

Speaking of business, Xu Ke sat up seriously and sorted out his thoughts a little.

"According to the instructions of the young master..."