Chapter 87 Chapter 87 One Step Ahead

Jinnan Road, inside Sizhou City.

In a huge house, a young girl was smashing cups and bowls angrily.

The girl's name was Wu Shuitong. She was one of the F3 rebels and the wife of Song Zhiyi, who occupied Jinnan Road.

Wu Shuitong still didn't feel relieved after smashing the dishes, so she slammed the table in anger.

Song Zhiyi, that ungrateful guy, doesn't even consider whose support he relies on to become the king of Jinnan Road. Now that the situation is stable, he starts taking concubines every now and then.

Wu Shuitong's marriage to Song Zhiyi was purely arranged by her father and brother in order to completely tie Song Zhiyi's interests to those of the Wu family.

Deep down, Wu Shuitong had never looked down upon Song Zhiyi, the uncouth man who was a full ten years her senior. If the world were peaceful, she wouldn't even glance at such a crude warrior.

Therefore, she could not learn to be gentle, docile, and flattering. She always acted according to her heart and was arrogant and self-righteous. This made Song Zhiyi increasingly unhappy, and the rift between the couple grew deeper and deeper, becoming like strangers.

After venting her anger, Wu Shuitong still felt irritated and rushed out to confront Song Zhiyi. As she reached the door, she bumped into her father and brother who had hurried in.

Wu Shuitong felt like she had grabbed a lifeline, her eyes instantly reddening. "You guys came just in time. I was just about to go look for that guy surnamed Song."

Wu Shuitong's father's face darkened. He rebuked, "Your brother and I came here today precisely for this matter. As the legal wife, how could you be so jealous?"

Wu Shuitong's expression changed instantly, "Father!"

The elder brother of the Wu family said in a tone that left no room for doubt. "They are just a few things that are not presentable. Why bother with them? Who can surpass you? The most important thing right now is to quickly conceive a son for the Song family and stabilize the foundation."

Wu Shuitong retreated repeatedly because her relatives didn't stand by her side. She felt wronged and said, "Father, he went too far."

Seeing her expression, Wu Shuitong's father's face softened slightly, and he spoke softly, earnestly: "Think about it, this great dynasty treats merchants like fish on a chopping block. If we don't find a way, how can we survive? Don't you want to be the mother of the country one day, wearing the phoenix crown?"

Wu Shuitong's voice choked with sobs: "How can I give birth to a child if his mind is not on me?"

Wu Shuitong's father advised. "Next spring, we will march to Tongchuan Road and seize Dong San's territory. Reaching Anjing will be just around the corner. If you still have no plans by then, how can our Wu family maintain its foothold in this new dynasty?"

Wu Shuitong's reluctance eventually turned into a weak compromise. "My daughter understands."

While all the merchants were dreaming of reaching the top in one leap, only the merchants on Xihe Road were still worried about the night school exams.

There was a moment when Ding Shui, he swore, really questioned his family's judgment.

Is it really right to choose the Princess of Anping?

The servant felt sorry for Ding Shui and fanned him vigorously. "Sir, if you really can't continue learning, then we'll just give up. I'll go get you a giant iron-headed general so you can have a good fight. How about that?"

Ding Shui was tempted, but thinking of the quiz tomorrow, he could only grit his teeth.

"Wait until I finish my exams before playing."

Perhaps in order to target this group of over-age students, the state government stipulated that as long as they reached the passing score in the graduation examination, they could continue their studies and enter the middle school in Li County. Only after graduating from the middle school could they take the examination to enter the government system to work as Baizhi.

This is what the Princess of Anping said about starting from the grassroots.

This is the only way out for Ding Shui.

Dante Shui really didn’t understand why the reading comprehension in this Chinese class was so confusing.

For example: The cup is green. Analyzing this sentence, what kind of mood did the author reveal at that time?

Ding Shui: How would I know? Is it possible that the cup is actually cyan?

He answered this question honestly the first time, but was deducted points by the teacher and was criticized as an example in class, which was really embarrassing for him.

It was already strange enough that a group of adults were being taught by children.

And this mathematics.

Simplifying numbers is indeed convenient, and using unknown numbers to calculate results is also very useful, but why are the questions in those word problems so strange?

What A took a few steps, B took a few more steps, and C took a few fewer steps.

Can't the three of us go together?

Ding Shui shoulders the burden of the family and can only endure the pain and practice questions.

This exercise booklet was also published by the provincial government. In order to get a good ranking in the night school entrance examination, Ding Shui naturally had to buy it.

If he scored worse than those students from poor families, he would probably be looked down upon by that group of people.

Speaking of these poor students, they are also very ungrateful. I clearly have good intentions and want to get along with them in harmony, but except for Li Wenxue, the others seem to have eyes on the top of their heads.

It's really infuriating.

Ding Shui slapped his cheek fiercely, "If you can't learn to death, then learn to death."

*

Chunyi walked with graceful steps and pushed open the door of Lin Si's office.

Then he whispered, "County Lady, the operator just received a message from Anjing."

Lin Si didn't even raise his head. "Speak."

Chunyi relayed everything, "The Crown Prince has decided to leave Xihe Road alone for now, and is also using his beauty scheme to send you some handsome men to persuade you."

Lin Si put down his pen and slowly looked up. "Is there something wrong with the brains of these old men?"

Chun Yi agreed, "I feel the same way. Besides, you already have three handsome men under your rule, each with their own unique style. Among them, Young Master Zhong is the most stunningly beautiful man in the world. How could there be any men more handsome than them?"

Lin Si took a sip of the ice drink and said, "Let the troops conduct a thorough investigation."

"Yes, I'll give the order right away. One more thing, the plant seeds you asked me to plant have already blossomed and borne fruit. I think they will be ready to be harvested soon."

This news made Lin Si in a good mood. She exchanged some tomato and pepper seeds from the system mall.

If you eat too much dogwood, you will always feel that it is not spicy enough. You still need pure chili peppers.

As for tomatoes, of course it’s for having a bite of delicious scrambled eggs with tomatoes!

When the peppers and tomatoes are harvested, I will definitely invite Zuo You to come over and taste them.

A dining companion cannot break up.

With the construction of Xihe Road and the promotion of farming, Xihe Road also harvested its first wave of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Just now, the spring came again, and this time it was news from Zhuo Zhengchu and Song Zhiyi. Zhuo Zhengchu planned to collect military rations after the autumn harvest when the people had harvested grain. As for fighting, he did not want to do it in winter. The soldiers could not fight without enough warm clothes, so he put the attack on Anjing on the back burner.

He knew very well that the most important thing now was to win the support of the people. Anyway, Dachen couldn't do anything to them now.

Although Zhuo Zhengchu is Long Aotian, he has some conscience, unlike the other two forces, who became arrogant as soon as they became the superiors, marrying the wives of merchants and taking concubines.

The most important thing is that they themselves were born as farmers, but at this moment they did not care at all that the people had just experienced a cold wave and the crops in the fields were frozen to death.

It was only after the poor children and businessmen persuaded him that the most urgent task now was to win the support of the people that the expansion of territory was postponed.

As for Song Zhiyi, he decided to take over Zhuo Zhengchu's territory.

Lin Si knew that Zhuo Zhengchu had the aura of a leading man, and Song Zhiyi would definitely lose. However, Jinnan Road was adjacent to Xihe Road, and she couldn't just let Zhuo Zhengchu's territory expand to her side.

It would be better if she could take the lead and seize Jinnan Road.

By the way, it’s a good opportunity to try out Ding Pu’s firearms and give them a little deterrent effect.