Chapter 214 213. Lei Li is pregnant again!
It's like a flash in the pan.
The uninvited Mr. Wan did not stay for too long. After a simple meal, he and Xiang Chong left Sanlihe Village.
Before getting on the carriage, the young man with a gentle smile said jokingly, "Don't worry, no one will eavesdrop on your conversation from now on."
This means withdrawing the people and no longer monitoring the Lei family.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi both breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, it was also because Zhou Yi did not understand the concept of "martial arts". The third prince's secret guards were indeed good at concealing their breath and had great martial arts skills, but they were not able to monitor his house day and night for several years without leaving any clues.
This is not a martial arts novel with all kinds of magical powers. No matter how high the secret guards' martial arts skills are, they are still human beings, not electronic cameras.
Moreover, Zhou Yi has an intuition similar to that of animals, and is extremely sensitive to the malicious or prying gazes of others.
In modern times, he has prevented many crimes because of this intuition.
——Although most of them are "small things" like stealing things or taking secret photos, and they are not stealing his things or taking secret photos of him, he can always keenly sense that something is wrong, and then take action when it is time.
He has a friend who is very sensitive to smells, so his other friends joked about them, saying that one of them is an intelligent monitor and the other is an excellent military dog, and both have jobs in the country.
So the surveillance that the new emperor mentioned did not mean sending people to follow him day and night, but monitoring the correspondence and social interactions of the Lei family and their close relatives.
This is equivalent to Zhou Yi going online, whether chatting or booking tickets, the traces left on the Internet will be mastered by the New Emperor, but if Zhou Yi does not go online, the New Emperor will not be able to know Zhou Yi's dynamics in real time.
Is this the new emperor's small respect for Zhou Yi and the others?
certainly.
He was also afraid that the two overly intelligent people would discover clues and then unravel the mystery and guess that it was him. After all, he was just a third prince who had to hide his talents and play the role of a pig to eat the tiger.
——His younger brother, the fifth prince, and the queen behind the fourth prince are both tough guys, so the fewer loopholes he leaves behind, the better.
Although the new emperor was not kind enough to explain the whole story to Lei Li and Zhou Yi, the couple figured it out afterwards.
"I was wondering how our chili and tomato business with the Meng family has expanded so quickly across the prefectures. The Three Emperors must be behind this... Young Master Wan is masterminding the battle from afar."
Lei Li didn't know whether what Master Wan said about no one being monitored was true or not, but being cautious can save the day, so he became more restrained from being careless and indifferent.
Also brought a bunch of praise and rainbow fart.
"Meng Luo's cousin, the one who is rushing towards Master Xiang, should be Master Wan's man."
Zhou Yi pondered, "Do you remember? The first time he came to our village, he came with Meng Luo. But Meng Luo was obviously unfamiliar with this cousin from my maternal family and was even a little afraid of him."
"He came to our village, firstly, to inspect the peppers and see if they were suitable for national promotion, and secondly, he was probably testing the two of us."
As he spoke, Zhou Yi recalled some details. "He didn't say much to us at first, and most of his questions were about chili peppers. But then he suddenly asked to come to our house as a guest."
"Xiang Chong even asked why we didn't plant the hornbeam trees and five-colored peppers in our yard as well."
"After we explained that the horn tree has a long planting cycle and a slow fruiting period, and that the five-color pepper has relatively low practical value, he didn't seem to have much on the surface."
"After eating the dishes made from these things, he was a little uncomfortable, but when discussing it, he said that it could be sent to Nakagawa and Kyoto City as a rare item to earn money from the powerful."
"I think he's already foreseen the value of bread, so he said money isn't a problem; the key is making money from money. He hopes peppers, bread, and others can cooperate."
Lei Li nodded upon hearing this and said, "In addition to opening a Sichuan restaurant in Qingmi County, they've also launched a bakery, a home cooking restaurant, a dessert shop, and so on. They act like they're wealthy and generous, so they're very decisive."
"After being very popular in Qingmi County and Zhongchuan, the Meng family wanted to expand to Nanjiang and Baihui, and then other prefectures. At that time, we both felt that the Meng family was too impatient, actually wanting to become a big fat man in one bite."
"It's just that the Meng family and we have a profit-based relationship. Moreover, the losses are not included in our accounts, but the profits go into our pockets..."
When he heard this, Zhou Yi subconsciously glanced at the purse on Lei Li's waist and muttered in his heart, "How can it be our pocket? Isn't it your pocket?"
Zhou Yi's total private money now is less than ten taels. He saved and spent his private money, spent and saved it again, but he always spent it on buying things for Lei Li.
The purse at Lei Li's waist, the jade pendant hanging from her waist, the hairband on her head, the perfumed ointments on the dressing table in her bedroom, the perfume sachets, jade crown, hairpins, hairbands, and bracelets in the small box on the table...
He bought almost all of them.
"...We talked to Meng Luo about it at the time, but since the Meng family was determined to expand their business, we turned a blind eye. What do you mean by that look?"
Lei Li suddenly narrowed his eyes.
One hand touched Zhou Yi's heart, and the other hand pretended to take off the purse. A pair of peach blossom eyes with a smile on their faces glared at him and whispered,
"Are you suddenly thinking about managing money now? Or do you want to make some private money by having sex with me again?"
The couple’s little hobby.
Every time Lei Li pulled Zhou Yi to roll on the bed, she would prop up her soft body when she was satisfied, take out a silver ingot from her small purse, and put it in Zhou Yi's hand with a smile.
With panting and laughing lips, she whispered softly in Zhou Yi's ear.
"My husband is really amazing this time..."
Sometimes she would say too many obscene words, deliberately making Zhou Yi embarrassed and angry, and then she would press the annoying husband down and do it again.
He had used up his last bit of mental energy and fell asleep contentedly. Zhou Yi pursed his lips again and willingly carried the man to take a bath and clean him up.
I don't know whether it's a punishment or a reward.
Back to the present, seeing Lei Li teasing him about this matter again, Zhou Yi's ears felt slightly hot. He pursed his lips and said nothing, just staring at him.
Lei Li, who had rarely been able to get into bed, continued, "The Meng family used to run a rice shop. Even if they had a wide network of contacts and great financial resources, if they wanted to expand their influence to all nine prefectures at once, would the local merchants and officials allow the Meng family to have a good time?"
"As expected."
"Businesses in several prefectures have encountered troubles, big or small, but once Xiang Chong stepped in, they were almost completely saved. I guess it was the Third Prince who was behind this."
"The reason the Meng family is so anxious to make money is to save money for the Third Prince. The Meng family's rice and grain are also used at this time, both for military pay and disaster relief."
"Not only did the Meng family become a big hit, but the Third Prince also immediately captured the hearts of the army and the people. Killing two birds with one stone, everyone is happy."
As Lei Li was talking, he almost forgot that the Third Prince's men might still be involved in this matter. He wanted to make a clicking sound, but in the end he couldn't.
And the method to control the locust plague fell into the hands of the Fifth Prince. Maybe it was a deal between the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince, or it was deliberately revealed to the Fifth Prince to make him more popular among the people and the court.
But Emperor Anwu, who was already old at that time, was not easy to talk to. Although his mentality had calmed down and he no longer had the ambitions of his youth, as his sons grew up one by one, he became a little suspicious and wavering.
Emperor Anwu coveted the supreme power of the emperor, but at the same time he had the gentle and amiable nature of a father and son. This led him to sometimes trust the fifth prince, and sometimes suspect that the fifth prince wanted to push him down and ascend the throne himself.
After all, among these sons, the most likely one is the fifth prince, and in the eyes of Emperor Anwu, this son is also the most ambitious and most likely to rebel.
So the third prince's move was a form of flattery.
Not only the locust plague, but also the Fifth Prince and the Fourth Prince went together to control the plague. The Fourth Prince besieged the city and trapped the people, but the Fifth Prince was able to successfully resolve the plague, which made his reputation in Nanjiang even greater.
The fifth prince transported food and fodder to the border troops. If it was done well, it could also win over the morale of the troops.
The Dayou Dynasty never appointed a crown prince.
The strongest voice in the court was the one who proposed making the Fifth Prince the Crown Prince. However, the Fifth Prince was not a legitimate son, while the Fourth Prince was. The conservative lineage supported the latter, so perhaps Emperor Anwu would not waver and instead follow the ministers' lead in making the Fifth Prince the Crown Prince.
But few could have imagined that the one who won the crown would be the Third Prince. The Fifth Prince, who was far away at the front, was devastated.
So, it is not certain who will have the last laugh.
But no matter who becomes the emperor, Lei Li and Zhou Yi's life remains ordinary, doing business, taking care of children, having sex, and bickering whenever they have something to do.
However, in this summer when cicadas were chirping noisily, the Lei family welcomed a big happy event - Lei Dashan was going to celebrate his 50th birthday.
The Lei family was very wealthy and held a buffet with ten dishes and a soup including fish, meat and shrimp. No matter whether you were from the village or from other villages, as long as you came, you could sit down and have a full meal.
County Magistrate Xu Xingzhe, Mengluo, and the county gentry all came and presented gifts. Mengluo presented a golden pine and crane statue, while Xu Xingzhe presented a set of fine brushes, inkstones, paper, and inkstone.
That night, after drinking a little wine, Lei Li, who was in high spirits, pulled her husband aside for an in-depth conversation. When Zhou Yi was making up the bed, he found a little bloodstain on the sheets.
He and Lei Li have been getting along for a long time, and they have a fight every now and then. Sometimes they don't even need to use ointment or grease. How could there be a tear or bleeding?
The next day, Zhou Yi took Lei Li to see Dr. Niu, and was pleasantly surprised to find that—
Lei Li is pregnant!
It was just an accidental miscarriage that caused some bleeding. You should abstain from sexual intercourse and take good care of yourself in the future. The fetus will be stable after the first three months.
The Lei family was overjoyed. Lei Dashan was eager to hold another banquet, but Lei Li thought it was too much of a hassle and did not agree.
However, the villagers were also very happy when they found out. At that time, people valued having many children and a prosperous village. Of course, it was a good thing to have more descendants and a more prosperous village.
And a royal decree suddenly arrived in Sanlihe Village in early autumn.
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