Chapter 352: Turning Northwest into Another Capital
The Qi family chatted with Ye Chutang for a while.
Seeing that she looked a little tired, they all advised her to take a rest.
Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou took An An and Lele back to Tangzhou Courtyard.
The little white tiger followed happily behind.
"Atang, An'an Lele can sit and crawl now. Do you want to see him?"
"certainly!"
When Ye Chutang left, the two little guys could only raise their heads and turn over.
She placed both children in their respective cribs.
They were originally only one-thirtieth the length of the bed, but now they are almost half.
"An An and Le Le have grown so fast in the past month."
Even though Qi Yanzhou sees the children every day, he feels that they are different every day.
"Eat well and sleep well, and you will grow well."
After saying that, he picked up the rattle and amused the two little guys.
The rhythmic "dong dong" sound attracted the attention of An An and Le Le.
They immediately turned over in bed and crawled towards Qi Yanzhou.
Ye Chutang took the rattle and changed its position to attract the two little guys. He watched them crawling around with a smile on his face.
An An and Le Le crawled for a while, and found that they couldn't catch up with the rattle, so they sat down angrily and didn't move.
There were tears in her eyes and she looked very aggrieved.
Ye Chutang was worried about making the two little ones cry, so he quickly gave each of them a rattle.
Lele's face immediately turned from gloomy to bright, and he waved his rattle and giggled.
An An became much calmer. He stared at the rattle in his hand with a satisfied look on his face.
This little expression is no different from Qi Yanzhou's.
"Azhou, An An is really like you."
Qi Yanzhou touched Lele's head and asked with a smile: "Does Lele look like you when you were a child?"
Ye Chutang has no memory of the original owner's childhood.
After all, the original owner lost his mother before he was old enough to remember and was sent to a farm in the countryside.
"I don't know. You'll have to ask Aunt Jin."
Jinzhi stood aside waiting, her eyes gradually becoming empty as she recalled the past.
"My wife was born prematurely and has always been in poor health. She is always bedridden and has to take bitter medicine almost every day. She cries very pitifully."
Fortunately, the young lady's dowry was large enough, and she was familiar with Doctor Xue, otherwise...
"But the young lady and the lady look very similar, and they have been very sensible since childhood."
After saying that, she thought of Tang Wanning.
"I don't know when I can return to Beijing to pay my respects to the young lady."
Ye Chutang gently hugged Jinzhi and said, "Aunt Jin, in five years at most, I will bring you and the child back to Beijing to pay respect to our mother."
Jinzhi wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll wait."
Ye Chutang let go of the golden branch and yawned.
"I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to lie down for a while."
She went back to her room and slept for nearly an hour before Qi Yanzhou came to call her for dinner.
The dinner was very sumptuous, and all of it was Ye Chutang’s favorite food.
With the enthusiastic feeding from the Qi family, she ate two bowls of rice and felt a little full.
So he and Qi Yanzhou went for a walk in the back garden.
May in Tianshan County is the end of spring, and the garden is full of colorful flowers and the air is filled with fragrance.
Qi Yanzhou held Ye Chutang's hand and walked on the narrow path paved with bluestone slabs.
He clearly felt the roughness of Ye Chutang's palm.
It is caused by holding the reins for a long time.
He touched her palm with his fingertips and asked, "It's been hard these past month, right?"
Ye Chutang nodded, "It was hard work. I was on horseback most of the time. Not only was my body nearly torn apart, but my thighs were also rubbed several times."
If she hadn't applied medicine and scar removal cream every day, she would have scars on the inside of her legs.
Now, although the worn skin is smooth and delicate, there are still faint black marks, which need time to recover slowly.
Qi Yanzhou only hated himself for being incompetent and unable to help Ye Chutang.
"Atang, do you think I'm useless?"
Ye Chutang stopped, held Qi Yanzhou's big hand tightly, and looked at him seriously.
"You are invincible, you care about the people of the world, you are brave and resourceful, you know when to advance and retreat, and you know how to use people. If all this is useless, how can others live?"
Qi Yanzhou was amused by Ye Chutang's words, but his worried expression did not disappear.
"But compared to you, I am far behind."
"Everyone has their own strengths. I am better than you in some ways, but also worse than you in others. How can we compare? Besides, we are husband and wife, why should we compare?"
Only when there is hostility does comparison have meaning!
These words made Qi Yanzhou suddenly enlightened.
"Atang is right, I am obsessed."
After saying that, he took Ye Chutang and continued walking, talking about Chunbo.
Because the water problem was solved, spring sowing went smoothly and the people of Tianshan County worshipped Ye Chutang as a god.
In some places, temples were built specifically for her to worship her.
Ye Chutang's mouth twitched when he heard this, "Do you think I'm a living Buddha?"
"To the people, you are their breadwinner, a living bodhisattva. You deserve it."
"That's right. My goal is to turn the bitter cold northwest into another capital city!"
"Okay, let's work together."
The two continued walking to digest the food.
Qi Yanzhou told Ye Chutang about the situation of the academy and the shop after she left.
To sum it up in one sentence, everything went smoothly.
Especially cement factories, due to sufficient raw materials and a large number of workers, their output has also increased.
Now a granary has been built and moisture-proof measures have been taken according to Ye Chutang's instructions.
As for the school.
After the snow melted in spring, the teachers arranged by the Song family arrived one after another.
Today, Yinghua College is operating normally and is enrolling more female students.
After hearing this, Ye Chutang thought of the second branch of the Qi family.
"Has the second branch left Tianshan County? Have their shops and lands been bought at a low price?"
Qi Yanzhou nodded, picked a blooming camellia and put it on Ye Chutang's head.
"The day after you left, I drove the second family out of the city. I bought their shop and land at half price."
"Did the ancestors not do anything evil?"
Ye Chutang felt that given the character of his ancestor, he would definitely not leave willingly.
Qi Yanzhou sneered, "Of course she made a scene, using filial piety to pressure others, but so what? Just based on what the second branch did, no one will sympathize with them!"
Because the ancestor wanted to slander the reputation of the first branch, Qi Yanzhou told about the dirty things done by the second branch.
There were many people watching at the time, and the people from the second house were almost drowned by the spit.
Then he rolled out of Tianshan County in disgrace.
As for where the second wife will go after leaving and whether the emperor will deal with them, it has nothing to do with the first wife.
After listening to this, Ye Chutang yawned.
"I'm sleepy, go back and rest."
When the couple returned to Tangzhou Courtyard, An An and Le Le had already fallen asleep.
The two went to the purification room to soak in the hot spring.
Ye Chutang originally wanted to be affectionate with Qi Yanzhou, but she was too tired and fell asleep while taking a bath.
Qi Yanzhou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and felt heartbroken at the same time.
He helped her dry her body, put on her underwear, and used his inner strength to dry her long hair.
Ye Chutang was conscious but too lazy to move, so she let Qi Yanzhou take care of her.
After lying on the bed for a while, he fell into a deep sleep.
The next day.
Ye Chutang slept until he woke up naturally, and when he opened his eyes it was already past the Si hour.
After a good sleep, all the tiredness was gone.
When Jinzhi heard the noise, she hurriedly helped Ye Chutang to wash up and told her about the shop's revenue.
After listening to this, Ye Chutang said, "Aunt Jin, I plan to open a few more shops. Tell me about the shop that my brother-in-law took over from the second house."
The second house's shop mainly sells food-related products, such as cakes, pasta, and fruits.
The shop is still open today, but business is not good and the income and expenditure are barely balanced.
Ye Chutang knew Tianshan County very well. After knowing the location of the shop, he immediately had an idea.
Porridge and vegetables were being heated in a pot in the small kitchen.
After she finished eating, she prepared to go out to find Sun Chu.
As soon as I walked to the front yard, I found that Sun Chu and Song Jingning had both arrived.
Song Jingning returned to Tianshan County two days earlier than Ye Chutang.
He came to Qi Mansion mainly to visit Ye Chutang and discuss the specific matters of digging rivers and canals.
Sun Chu hadn't seen Ye Chutang for a long time, so he came to see her.
After Ye Chutang knew the purpose of the two people's visit, he said to Sun Chu: "You go and do your work first. I will come to Tianxia Building to find you after school."
Sun Chu stood up and said, "Okay, how about we all get together at Tianxia Building tonight?"
"Okay, you decide."
"Then I will arrange two tables and treat you to some royal cuisine."
The ingredients and cooking methods of palace cuisine are too particular, which makes the price very high and not many people eat it normally.
Although the cook has learned all these skills, there is no place for them to be used.
"Okay, see you tonight."
After Sun Chu left, Ye Chutang looked at Song Jingning.
"Brother, digging a river and opening a canal is a huge project that requires the joint efforts of all people in Tianshan County. Send someone to notify the prefect Xiao He and the garrison commander, Khor Khan, to gather together at noon to discuss it."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. We can have lunch at the Governor's Mansion. How about that?"
Ye Chutang had no objection and nodded, "Okay."
After Song Jingning left, she went to Renxin Medical Clinic to find Xia Shu.
Xia Shu works in the clinic in the morning and goes to the college to teach medical skills to children in the afternoon.
Shan'er was assigned to help out in the clinic again.
Fortunately, since the weather has warmed up, there are fewer patients and it is not so busy.
When Ye Chutang arrived at the clinic, Shan'er just came out to water the orchids placed at the door.
Seeing Ye Chutang, she ran forward in surprise.
"Ma'am, you're back."
Ye Chutang smelled the herbal fragrance on Shan'er and nodded with a smile.
"You have been in the clinic for more than a month. Have your medical skills improved?"
Shan'er used his thumb and index finger to draw a gap.
"Just a little bit. I'm not cut out for medical studies. I haven't made much progress. I'm sorry to disappoint my wife."
"Every profession has its specialties. You are just not suited to studying medicine. When it comes to getting information, few people can compare to you."
Shan'er was praised and a smile appeared on his face.
"Madam, are you here to see the eldest lady?"
"Well, is the sister-in-law here?"
"Madam is here, but Mr. Xia is not here. He is out seeing patients."
As soon as Ye Chutang entered the clinic, Xia Shu came to greet him.
The two met at dinner last night but didn't talk much.
"Sister-in-law, you've been away from home and worked hard for more than a month. Why don't you rest at home today?"
"After a night's rest, I'm not tired anymore."
"Have a seat, I'll make you some tea."
Ye Chutang held Xia Shu, "Sister-in-law, stop busying yourself. I'm not thirsty. I came here just to ask if you are still willing to teach medicine in the academy?"
She knew that the clinic was not busy at the moment, and Xia Shu could take care of both.
I just don't know if she is willing?
Xia Shu pulled Ye Chutang to sit down and asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
She was happy to teach people medical skills, but she didn't want to steal Ye Chutang's title of teacher.
When Ye Chutang saw that Xia Shu did not directly refuse, he knew that she was willing to be a teacher and teach medical skills.
She smiled and said, "What I mean is, if my sister-in-law is willing to continue to stay in the academy, she will no longer be helping me teach, but a formal teacher."
"What about you?"
"I have other things to do recently. I will return to the academy to teach when I am almost done with them."
After hearing this, Xia Shu said, "Sister-in-law, I can substitute for you and wait for you..."
Ye Chutang interrupted Xia Shu, "Sister-in-law, even if I go back to the academy to teach, the medical skills I teach will be different from yours. So, if you are willing, you can be a formal teacher in the academy."
She plans to teach students to perform some simple surgical operations after the children are familiar with medical theories and can prescribe medicine to treat diseases.
Of course, the prerequisite for teaching is that the other party is willing to learn.
After all, surgery was a bit too advanced for ancient people.
Seeing that Ye Chutang had no intention of returning to the academy to teach medicine, Xia Shu agreed to be his teacher.
"I am willing to stay in Yinghua College and teach the children medical skills."
"It's settled then."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he looked at Shan'er who was standing beside him.
"Sister-in-law, Shan'er doesn't have the talent to study medicine. She can only do odd jobs in the clinic. I want to hire a pharmacist for my uncle to replace her."
"I'll be the one to look for the medicine boy. Miss Shan'er can leave at any time."
When Shan'er heard this, he quickly said, "I will leave after the Madam finds a suitable medicine boy."
Ye Chutang thought so too.
She stood up and patted Shan'er on the shoulder.
"You've worked hard these days. Wait for your sister-in-law to find a medicine boy, then you can take a few days off."
"It's not hard for me. Madam and Mr. Xia are very kind to me. Madam just said that she has something to do next, and I want to help her."
"Okay, I'll call you if I need you."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he looked at Xia Shu.
"Sister-in-law, I have something else to do. I'll leave first. See you in the academy this afternoon."
"Okay, see you at the academy."
Ye Chutang got up and left, going to the governor's office.
The prefectural government was not far from the governor's residence. Xiao He had been there for a while and was chatting about official business with Song Jingning.
The Khan usually trained his troops in the military camp and only returned to the county town during his rest time.
Fortunately, the base is not far from the county town. If we ride at full speed, we can make the round trip in an hour.
After Song Jingning poured Ye Chutang a cup of tea, he glanced at the hourglass in the corner.
"Chu'er, we may have to eat lunch later. General Zuo will not arrive for another half an hour."
Ye Chutang took a sip of the tea, which tasted slightly bitter but had a sweet aftertaste.
"Don't worry, I'm not hungry. When Azhou comes, we'll discuss digging the river and opening the canal."
The Khan only needed to arrange for the soldiers to do the hard work and did not need to participate in discussing the details.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Yanzhou arrived.
The couple had already discussed the plan of digging a river and a canal.
Qi Yanzhou wrote down the plan, which was well-organized and easy to understand at a glance.
He handed the written plan to Song Jingning.
"Please take a good look at this, my Lords. If you think there is anything inappropriate, please bring it up and we will discuss it together."
Song Jingning took the plan and nodded.
"Okay, Lord Xiao and I will take a look first."
Ye Chutang said: "I have a plan to plant trees, which goes hand in hand with the plan to dig a river and open a canal."
The three men looked at him and spoke in unison.
"Plant trees? What kind of trees?"
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