Chapter 274 Lack of Security
Su Ying rode around on horseback and found that this place was not only big in appearance, but it was actually incredibly large. If it could be tidied up, it would be at least several hundred acres of land.
If crops were grown here, they would spend less money on buying food.
Cheng Ming examined it carefully and finally determined that crops could be grown here, but the land had to be fertilized and cultivated well so that good crops could be grown.
Su Ying asked Zhang Nuo to mark the places on the map and then continue searching, as these places were not enough.
After finally getting out, Su Ying planned to finish her work before going back. However, Xiao Jin's departure made the two children very uneasy. She was afraid that they would have wild thoughts if she was not there at night. So Su Ying let the wolves follow them and continue searching. After finding the mark, they would go back after they were done. She would go back first.
When Su Ying returned to the city, it was already very late, but when she walked into the inner hall, the two children were still looking at her with their big round eyes.
"Mother, mother, mother is back!" Ling'er jumped up from the bed, ran towards her and threw herself into her arms.
Su Ying also squatted down and picked her up.
Dabao also looked at her eagerly, "Mother..."
Su Ying held Erbao in her arms and walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Wait for mother to come back and sleep together." Dabao pulled Su Ying's sleeve, his eyes full of dependence.
Su Ying put Erbao back on the bed and said, "Wait for mother to go wash up, she will be back soon."
"We are waiting for Auntie in bed."
Su Ying rubbed their little heads and turned to the bathroom. The men in black had already prepared hot water.
Su Ying likes to take hot baths, so they prepare hot water every night.
Su Ying went into the room, familiarized herself with the place and came out. The two little ones were still waiting for her eagerly, their big eyes full of dependence on her.
Su Ying lay down between the two of them, holding one in each hand. After she felt their even breathing, she slowly closed her eyes.
Before going to bed, what I was thinking about was Xiao Jin's battle situation.
After Xiao Jin returned, he immediately sent troops to fight with the Southern Kingdom's troops for two days and two nights. General Wei Zhen, who was good at quick battles, lost his patience and when he wanted to make the final kill, he was surrounded and forced into a dead end by Xiao Jin's troops. In the end, he was able to escape after losing many soldiers.
Xiao Jin won the first battle. When the military report reached the capital, Emperor Kangze wanted to laugh but his smile was not very happy, which made all the civil and military officials in the court look conflicted.
Seeing the emperor doing this, should they be happy too or remain silent?
In the end, a group of people tacitly chose to remain silent, only Xiao Jue secretly clenched his fists.
Not only did Xiao Jin not die, his legs also recovered. Where on earth did his luck come from!
As Xiao Jue walked out of the palace, his face darkened.
"The people I sent to look for Xiao Jin and Su Ying haven't brought me any useful information yet. Zhu Lin found them as soon as he went there. What on earth do I keep a bunch of you useless people for?!"
The confidant quickly glanced at the minister who was walking through the palace gate, and signaled the coachman to drive away quickly to avoid any eavesdroppers.
"Your Highness, calm down. The people over there have indeed been looking for you, but the Northern Wasteland is too big..."
"The Northern Wasteland is too vast. If Zhu Lin can find it, you can't!"
The confidant choked and dared not say a word.
Xiao Jue's expression became more gloomy. "If we let him come back victorious, wouldn't everything we did before be in vain?"
"Don't be anxious, Your Highness. How can a war be so easy to win?"
Speaking of this, Xiao Jue's face became even uglier, "Lian Shen is a piece of trash. He has so many soldiers and horses that he can't even take over the Southern Kingdom. What use do I have for him!"
"Your Highness, please don't panic. Although the emperor had no choice but to let Xiao Jin return, even if he wins the battle, he may not be able to return to his previous level. At most, he can restore his status by atonement for his crime."
“Isn’t it enough to restore your identity?”
The confidant didn't dare to say anything. Xiao Jue was very angry and would be criticized for whatever he said.
"No, I have to prepare for both situations. Send a message to the people over there, and tell them to find those two bastards Su Ying and Xiao Jin and bring them back."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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Su Ying handed the matter of land reclamation over to Cheng Ming. Now that there are many people in the city, she said that everyone should have a share of the reclaimed wasteland. She would provide seeds and planting techniques. The grain grown in the first year would belong to the individuals. In the second year, they would hand over an appropriate amount of money, similar to paying taxes, but the amount would be very low.
Therefore, many people actively followed the lead in opening up wasteland. Having land and not suffering from hunger and cold is the basis of survival.
After the wasteland is reclaimed, a large amount of grain seeds will be needed.
Although there are some in Su Ying's space, they are still far less than the reclaimed wasteland.
Now the State of Chu and the State of the South are at war again, so it is unlikely to get seeds from them at this time.
"City Lord, we can go to Jin State." Zhang Nuo suddenly suggested.
"Jin?"
Zhang Nuo nodded and unfolded the map in his hand.
Looking at the map he drew, Su Ying praised it in her heart, saying that it was drawn so well. Looking down, it looked like it was taken by a satellite.
"This is the State of Jin, between the State of the South and the State of Chu."
Su Ying looked in the direction of his hand and saw that the State of Jin was indeed between the two countries, sandwiched in the middle and even farther away from the northern wilderness.
"Are there also prisoners exiled here?"
"Yes, Hu Wei and his men are from Jin."
"Oh?" She had never asked about this before.
"I heard it from their accent. Although I can't enter their country, I have been to the bazaars outside and remembered it by listening to them speak."
"Jin is not as good as Nan and Chu in terms of area or strength in all aspects. However, Jin has been living in peace with the other two countries for so many years, and they have not been affected by the war between the two countries. If we want to buy seeds, we can go to Jin. If everything goes well, we can make a round trip in half a month."
Su Ying calculated the time. It was already spring and the snow had melted, so walking would be faster than in winter. If she could come back within a month to sow the seeds, it would still be in time.
She wanted to go in person, but since Xiao Jin was no longer around, she couldn't leave her children behind for such a long time. These days, she had clearly felt that her two children lacked a sense of security. At night, they would not sleep unless they saw her, and they would not listen to anything Mother Zhao said to them.
In order to educate her two children well, she even went to her space to look for parenting books. She knew that it was key to establish a sense of security for children at this age. Although she didn't quite understand what it was, she still decided to do as the book said.
"Zhang Nuo, I want you and Cheng Ming to go to Jin State to buy seeds. Can you guarantee that you can complete the task?"
(End of this chapter)
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