Chapter 487 Chaos in the Court
The terraces that were washed away by heavy rains have almost returned to their original shape as a hillside. A large amount of soil has flowed down the hillside and was washed away by the river.
After the rain stopped, some of the Zhou clan members held their heads and cried on the hillside, and some even ran to the clan elder's house to blame him, saying that their hard work of more than a month had been ruined and that the reconstruction process would be even slower this time.
The elder had no way to hide in the house at this time. When the heavy rain came, he had already regretted it, but he did not dare to come out to face it.
"I...I will go and ask Mr. Jiang to see if there is any way to save it." The elder could only say this in the face of the accusations from his fellow tribesmen, feeling ashamed.
When the weather was fine, Grandpa Jiang went to the hillside. He led the villagers to build a very solid field foundation, although the area was not too large.
However, at this time he was standing on the side where the field bed was washed away, directing the villagers to step into the mud in straw sandals to repair the field ridges before the soil became hardened. He himself simply walked in barefoot.
This time the repair started from the bottom of the hillside. Every time a layer was dug up, a new layer was built up, and the soil was piled up layer by layer. Although it took some effort, less soil was lost.
The elder also saw Su Qianqian and deliberately hid himself, not daring to see her. The tribesmen no longer listened to him and repaired the field foundation according to the instructions of Grandpa Jiang and Su Qianqian.
The house had already been built, and Su Qianqian had added some designs to make life easier, such as using bamboo tubes to bring well water into each courtyard, directly to the bathroom and kitchen, thus saving the work of fetching water;
The kitchen has a deep sewage pipe and a flush toilet. There is no need to empty or flush the toilet anymore. The excrement and urine will be stored in the septic tank and cleaned out at a certain time, and can be used as fertilizer for the fields.
The water inlet pipe is connected to a boiler, which heats water regularly for bathing. The shower in the bathroom is equipped with an insulation box to extend the insulation time...
"It's still inconvenient without electricity!" Su Qianqian sighed while tapping the blueprint, otherwise there would be hot water available 24 hours a day.
"Is electricity really only for gods?" Jiang He was about to become crazy again. Fortunately, he was able to come out of it and devote himself to new work.
The secret guards’ camp was not that complicated and was built faster. They brought mountain spring water to the camp and built a training ground. Su Qianqian even designed training facilities for them based on modern military camps.
This military camp was envied by the county's runners and constables, who often came here to borrow training equipment.
Jiang Baipin traveled around with Su Qianqian and did a lot of things. Occasionally he would leave for a few days to go to Huizhou. In mid-September, he received a letter delivered by a truck.
"My eldest brother said that chaos has occurred in Xijing. The crown prince is in a deep sleep in the East Palace. The queen is not taking care of the affairs of the harem because of her poor health. The imperial concubine doesn't care about the affairs of the harem because the queen doesn't care about her. That concubine Yun has been promoted to concubine Yun and has even bypassed the four concubines to take charge of the harem.
King Jing and King Xiang assisted the emperor, and court officials believed that the two were secretly competing for the position of crown prince.
Prince Xiang and Duke Xu went on an expedition together to quell the rebellion, while Prince Jing stayed in the capital to assist in the administration. The court officials were wavering, but unexpectedly, it was Prince Yi who appeared in the court to give advice to His Majesty. ”
Jiang Baipin glanced at Su Qianqian and said, "There is another interesting thing. Both daughters have become county ladies and have their own forces fighting in secret. However, Prime Minister Xue has been laid off again, and Grand Tutor Su has not been able to return to the court."
"Is there any news about Marquis Jinyang's suppression of the rebellion?" Su Qianqian asked.
"Duke Xuan stayed in Weiming Mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. He also moved the people of Jinning to the mountain to plant crops, raise poultry and transport fodder for the rebels, and to provide for their soldiers. He also threatened the lives of the people to prevent the Marquis of Jinyang from taking any action."
Jiang Baipin sat on a wooden chair and stretched out his long legs: "The common people are so unlucky. They have nothing to do with the good times, but they are always in the way when war breaks out."
Su Qianqian sighed: "When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when decline comes, the people suffer!"
"But what's the point of Duke Xuan hiding in the mountains like this? Isn't the rebellion to fight for the world, but to stay in the mountain valley like a turtle?" Su Qianqian was puzzled.
"What Duke Xuanguo did was just to tie down the troops led by Marquis Jinyang and buy time for his allies. How can a war without a legitimate cause be legitimate? If you want the people to win over the country, you have to make the people believe that you are a righteous army."
Qin Hanzhang said in a deep voice beside him.
"I see... So there won't be a major war for the time being, but the court will be shaken and the people will suffer."
Su Qianqian shook her head. It has been like this since ancient times. The people's stable life of having enough food and clothing is always short and precious.
"Muchuan has always been a place of extreme poverty, so we were exiled here..."
[Humph, a place of extreme poverty. If it weren't for the Queen's secret help, I would have been exiled to Fengzhou. It's not easy to find such a poor place like a paradise! 】
Jiang Bai raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Hanzhang. Qin Hanzhang looked back at him childishly: So what? My wife did it, so what if I just sit back and enjoy the benefits?
"But this place is really like a paradise. Grandma eats well and sleeps soundly here. In the past, I never thought that she could sleep well in such a wooden house." Qin Hanzhang continued.
"That's right. Grandma has been able to go cut leeks with my sister-in-law these days, and she even makes fun of my sister-in-law for not being as fast as her." Su Qianqian couldn't help laughing.
The videos she makes are becoming more and more casual, but the number of views is increasing instead of decreasing. I just don’t know why, the number of fans is always stuck at 49 and no matter what she says, she can’t get past it.
Because of this, Qin Hanzhang put her on the blacklist of the secret guard camp. Those secret guards ran away when they saw her. Even Qin Shisan and Qin Shiliu did not dare to come out unless it was an emergency.
Even the number of video views made Su Qianqian earn a lot of money, and her merit power and melon beans continued to rise.
"Mother secretly went to harvest the crops today, hoping to break grandmother's record. But she harvested too much and was afraid she wouldn't be able to eat it all. So she discussed with the cook: make more buns stuffed with leeks and eggs and send them to the Dark Guard Battalion..."
Qin Hanzhang rubbed the scar at the corner of his eye helplessly. The secret guards were not allowed to eat food with such a special smell. In the past two months in Muchuan, the secret guards had worked very hard to maintain their moral integrity.
[Hehe, you can defeat jackals, but you can't defeat your mother. This sentence is still applicable today. 】Su Qianqian laughed at Qin Hanzhang in her heart.
"Miss, County Magistrate Zhou is here with his wife and Young Master Zhou. They are now at the Madam's place." Su Mu reported outside the door.
"County Magistrate Zhou? Is he here to let me look at his vegetables again?" Su Qianqian complained bitterly.
Since the second day after Su Qianqian watered County Magistrate Zhou's vegetable garden, the vegetables grew vigorously. County Magistrate Zhou often came to visit and chased Su Qianqian to see how his crops were doing.
Su Qianqian would always take a detour when passing by the county government office, for fear of being seen by County Magistrate Zhou.
"No, County Magistrate Zhou has something important to do today."
"Big thing? What big thing could happen to Muchuan? What does it have to do with me?" Su Qianqian pondered and got up to go out. Qin Hanzhang and Jiang Baipin followed.
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