Yang Haiyan heard Tao Shan's question and felt that Tao Shan was very thoughtful, but she did not answer directly: "No matter what the reason, are you willing to wait for three years?"
Tao Shan is 22 years old this year, and he wants to get married soon. But he has been with Qin Fang for two years, and he has gained some experience. Besides, he has run into the city several times, and what he saw and heard on the road has also broadened his horizons. He said, "I am willing to wait." The three years of waiting are just a process of getting to know each other. He thinks it's good to marry a virtuous wife, and in three years, he can always find out what kind of person the other person is. "My dear, may I ask who the other person is?"
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I can't tell you the girl's name. I will ask her what she thinks. If she thinks it's good, I will introduce you to her. However, I will tell her your name. Do you think it's okay? If not, I can also not tell her your name."
Tao Shan said, "It doesn't matter to me. You can tell them. Besides, in our hometown, people tell their names when they meet each other."
Yang Haiyan said, "Okay, I have nothing to do now. I will tell you when I have news." Through this short chat, she can see that Tao Shan is a man with his own ideas, and his ideas are not small. Maybe his parents can't influence his ideas. In fact, she likes men with their own ideas, as long as they are not chauvinistic.
Tao Shan stood up and looked at Qin Fang: "General, do you have anything else to do?"
Qin Fang waved his hand: "You go and rest."
Tao Shan: "Yes."
After Tao Shan left the inner courtyard, he did not rest immediately, but took out the monthly allowance he had saved, and then gave each of the guards who accompanied him to the capital this time two hundred coins, which was the monthly allowance for the guards for one month. If he had not received the emperor's reward this time, he would not have given it, but since the emperor rewarded him, naturally the other guards also had a share of the credit.
After giving it out, he still had eight taels of silver, and Tao Shan hid the eight taels of silver. Thinking of Yang Haiyan's words, he felt that his capital for marrying a wife was a little more abundant. Speaking of which, in the two years following Qin Fang, he has saved five taels of silver, of which he sent five hundred coins to his parents in his hometown every year, and the rest is this, which he saved.
He has to support his parents in his hometown, but he also has to save money for his family in the future. Looking at the sudden extra money, Tao Shan was very satisfied. He took another cold shower and then fell asleep. He didn't even want to eat because he was tired.
In the inner courtyard, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang also took a bath. Yang Haiyan lay on the bed, reading the secret letter from the emperor to Qin Fang, while Qin Fang fanned himself. In Qin Fang's heart, the world is big, and his wife is the biggest. Now that his wife is pregnant, she is even bigger.
Yang Haiyan was a little surprised after reading the letter: "The emperor gave you 100,000 taels of silver for you to raise horses?"
Qin Fang said: "Yes, it's a deposit receipt of 100,000 taels. I have to go to the bank to withdraw the money, but there is no such bank in Yunxiang County, I have to go to Hedong Prefecture. The emperor probably knew about my raising horses from my teacher. Didn't the teacher's letter arrive in the capital? I guess his memorial to the emperor has also arrived."
Yang Haiyan heard it and said: "The emperor is quite generous. He is willing to give you 100,000 taels of silver for you to raise horses."
Qin Fang: "... I don't have money. If he doesn't give it to me, how can I raise horses? And 100,000 silver may seem like a lot, but the horse farm is not worth it. Come on, hiring people will also cost money. The biggest expense is horse feed..." He suddenly stopped talking halfway, and after a while he continued, "If we build a horse farm, don't we have to buy the land here? That will cost a lot of money. I have to discuss with the emperor to reclaim the land here ourselves, so that we can save a lot of money on buying land." Qin Fang stood up and said, "I'll go write the letter now."
Yang Haiyan: "Don't worry, if you write now, Tao Shan won't be able to deliver the letter tomorrow. We have to let him rest for a few days, right?"
Qin Fang said, "Don't let him deliver it."
Yang Haiyan raised her eyebrows, very puzzled.
Qin Fang thought for a while and said, "I'll deliver the letter myself."
Yang Haiyan: "..." She was stunned. Qin Fang actually wanted to deliver the letter himself. What did he mean?
Qin Fang pouted and said, "I haven't seen the emperor yet."
Puff... Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing. So that's why, he was jealous of Tao Shan for having seen the emperor, so he wanted to deliver the letter himself.
Seeing her laughing, Qin Fang pretended to be expressionless: "You are not allowed to laugh, or I won't fan you if you laugh again."
Yang Haiyan was not afraid of him: "I don't care if your daughter gets hot."
Qin Fang said: "It won't get hot to her, but I can't bear it if it gets hot to you."
This man, now he can say sweet words casually. Yang Haiyan looked at him with a smile, what should she do? Her words were very pleasant to hear.
Qin Fang also looked at her and sat down again: "And it's not just about the horse farm, but also about fruits and vegetables. Didn't the emperor ask us to take the seeds of these vegetables and fruits to the capital? He wants to plant them in the imperial manor. But Niu Da is still a novice in this seed thing, and he hasn't figured it out yet. He needs some time. Do you think the emperor would want to bring Niu Da to the capital?"
Yang Haiyan said, "I don't know about that."
Qin Fang: "So, I still have to go to the capital and talk to the emperor... I'll buy you good things when I go to the capital."
Yang Haiyan raised her eyebrows.
Qin Fang realized that she had said the wrong thing. She grew up in the capital, and in the mansion of Taifu Yang. What good things could there be that she hasn't seen?
"As long as it's something you bought, no matter what it is, I like it." Yang Haiyan said before his smile faded.
Qin Fang's eyes lit up and the smile on his face returned: "Then write down what you want on a piece of paper, and I'll go to the capital and buy it for you. You must want a lot of things, right? Write down everything you used to use in the capital. I didn't have the conditions to give you good things before, but now we have money, you can buy anything you want." The five thousand taels of silver for suppressing bandits before, plus the silver awarded by the emperor for meritorious service later. Although Qin Fang's official position did not get promoted, the silver awarded by the emperor did not decrease.
In Qin Fang's view, silver is more real than an official position.
Yang Haiyan laughed and scolded, "Fool, when I was in the capital, although I could eat good food, I used the servants' things. There were regulations, but they were not as good as now. Now I am the wife of General Qin, and I use the official wife's things, which are naturally better than the servants' things. So, I have everything. If you really want to go, I just want you to come back intact."
Qin Fang was moved when he heard it, thinking that if he went to the capital, he would have to buy more official wife's things for her.
The next day
The matter about the horse farm is not that simple. First of all, if Qin Fang wants to requisition the land of Yunxiang County, he must discuss with Yang County Magistrate. The land in that place can be requisitioned. At the same time, he must ask the horse farm manager whether the land in this place is suitable for building a horse farm. He has to figure out all the plans before he can see the emperor. With such a plan, some things could not be explained clearly in letters or memorials, so he had to report to the emperor in person.
Qin Fang went to find County Magistrate Yang. Yang Haiyan was not idle either. She asked Uncle Hong to give Uncle Yang a message, asking him to come over in the afternoon to discuss Qiuya's matter.
Uncle Qin understood as soon as he heard it.
Uncle Qin came in the afternoon.
Because Uncle Qin was a man, Yang Haiyan and Uncle Qin met in Liuxinyuan, where Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were present, so they could avoid suspicion.
Uncle Qin came after lunch and helped Aunt Qin at noon, otherwise he would have come in the morning. After arriving, he greeted Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, and then could not wait to ask Yang Haiyan: "Afang's wife, did you say you wanted to discuss San Ya's matter?"
Grandma Qin said: "You look so anxious. Have a cup of mung bean soup to cool down."
Uncle Qin smiled with emotion: "Thank you, mother." In front of his mother, a son will probably always be a child who never grows up.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Uncle, don't be in a hurry. Just listen to me slowly."
Uncle Qin responded, "Okay, I'm listening. Go ahead."
Yang Haiyan then told him about Tao Shan's situation, "The young man is my husband's personal bodyguard. He usually follows my husband in and out. He has a relatively stable personality and is smart. The only difference in age between him and Qiu Ya is that he is twenty-two years old this year. As for the marriage, I also asked him about it. He does not agree to the marriage, but he agrees that the first child will take the woman's surname, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. "
When Qin Fang heard that the person followed Qin Fang in and out, he thought of Tao Shan. He had also met Tao Shan, and knew that the only unmarried bodyguard around Qin Fang was Tao Shan. But when he heard Tao Shan's age, he was a little confused, "The young man is twenty-two years old?" He didn't look like it.
Yang Haiyan said, "He has completed five years of military service. It's not strange to be 22. He is the same age as my husband. This is his situation. I have also mentioned to Taoshan that girls have to wait three years before getting married. He said that if he likes a girl, he is willing to wait, but he doesn't know that the girl is Qiuya. For Qiuya's reputation, I didn't tell him this."
After hearing this, Grandma Qin said, "You think it carefully. In this way, even if it doesn't work out, Qiuya and Taoshan won't be embarrassed when they meet."
Yang Haiyan said, "That's right."
Uncle Qin thought for a while and said, "Afang, wife, can you let me think about it for a few days?" It's related to his daughter's life, so he has to think about it. Besides, she is 22 this year. In three years, she will be 25. He is also a man, and he knows that it is difficult for a man of this age to wait for three years. Moreover, if his daughter married and didn't have a child for a few years, or the first child was a girl, then the other party would be 30 years old, would he mind this? For a moment, Uncle Qin was at a loss.
Yang Haiyan said: "Don't worry, take your time to think about it."
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