I am engaged in construction in Datang

Li Shimin sighed and retired from court.

It's not that we can't defeat it, it's just that we can't defend it! (Li Jing conquered it this year, but lost it again at the end of the Tang Dynasty.)

Back in the bedroom, Empress Changsun was playing with Sizi in her arms, while Xincheng was lying on the small bed, babbling with his big eyes wide open.

Seeing Li Shimin coming back, he stuffed the lying Xincheng into his arms.

"Erlang, I see that you have been busy with government affairs and have been working hard recently, so I prepared some medicinal food for you." Empress Changsun placed Sizi on a small chair and went to the side hall to serve the porridge.

Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows and followed closely with Xincheng in his arms.

"Guanyin, you are weak, don't overwork yourself."

"It's okay." She did feel not as energetic as before recently, but it was also because the respiratory disease was too stubborn, so there was no major problem.

The two of them talked about their personal matters again.

As he was talking, Li Shimin turned the conversation back to Li Yin.

"It would be so nice if my stepsister were a boy!"

Empress Changsun rolled her eyes at him and pretended to be sad: "Erlang, do you look down on women?"

"How could it be possible?" Li Shimin was shocked. He did not dare to say these words in front of Guanyin Bi: "It is just that women have many inconveniences in doing things. My sister-in-law is more talented than the champion, but because of... etiquette, she has lost many opportunities in vain. If she marries a son-in-law in the future, who knows what her husband's family is like!"

"How did Erlang know that Li Yin's step-sister would be looking for a husband?"

Li Shimin blurted out: "I can't marry her. She has such a big farm!"

"What I mean is that my sister may not be thinking about getting married!" Empress Changsun is a woman, and she understands best what women want.

"How is that possible? Who will take over her farm in the future?"

Empress Changsun scooped a spoonful of medicinal food, blew on it, and stuffed it into Li Shimin's mouth: "Eat your porridge."

Xincheng lay in Li Shimin's arms, sucking her lips, looking at Empress Changsun, then at Li Shimin, and then reaching out to grab the spoon.

"Ah, Guanyin maid..."

Li Shimin wanted to say something, but Empress Changsun scooped another spoonful of soup into Li Shimin's mouth.

"Who else would marry off their daughter so early like you?" Empress Changsun was still complaining that she couldn't keep her daughter in the palace for too long. She was only eleven or twelve years old, and Changle, Chengyang and Yuzhang were all married.

Li Shimin was speechless. As an emperor, he had to set an example for the world. (The population was too small. In order to increase the labor force, the rule was to marry at the age of 14. If you were not married after 15, you would be punished. Therefore, women in ancient times had a short life expectancy. It was normal for men to get married. Men from wealthy families who studied were all in their twenties.)

Sizi was banging the table, Xincheng was pulling Li Shimin's beard in his arms, the scene was extremely chaotic.

Female village.

"Spring is here, and it's the season when everything comes back to life. Our main task today is to help the wild boars breed and give birth." Li Yin, dressed in shorts, stood outside the pigsty, as if facing a great enemy.

She had never done these before, so she could only let the system play videos for her to learn.

All the people who could come to the village came, mainly because there were too many pigs and there were not enough people to do the work.

These pigs were transported from all over the country and even from the barbarians. There are male and female pigs in each place. Li Yin wanted to first crossbreed a kind of meat pig, so that the meat production would increase and the people would have money.

The only meats people eat nowadays are lamb, beef, etc. Pork and fish are fishy and the seasonings are expensive, so people are unwilling to eat them.

When can we attract some people from overseas to bring some live Dutch cattle and Yorkshire pigs to the farm?

Students and children were also there, the main force was men, with children and women helping out.

"Someone help me hold this male, he can't go to sow No. 3, he has to go to sow No. 4!" Li Xiaoyang shouted, and the whole person was held on the ground by the wild boar: "Feed him! Calm him down quickly!"

"Ah, I wanted to go to number 3 too. Luckily I held it back... ahhhhh, it's gone crazy!"

The men's shouting and the children's laughter mixed together.

The woman was busy handling the feed and was sweating profusely.

Li Yin wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the boar under her command, and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Sanxi, why is it not interested in the big beautiful pig in front of it?"

"Master...how about we try giving it some medicine?"

Outside the village.

Li Shimin arrived with Empress Changsun, Wang De, Su Qing and the generals of the Qianniu Guard.

In the past, there were always people guarding the entrance to the village to welcome people, but today it was eerily quiet.

"Why is there no one here?" Li Shimin looked into the farmhouse. The people he usually saw were gone today.

"Forget it, let's go in first." Li Shimin got off the carriage and led Empress Changsun inside: "Guanyin maid, my name in the manor is Li Erniu."

Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin helplessly.

"There is another tenant in the village named Zhao Erniu."

“……”Empress Changsun.

After walking for a while, there was still no sign of anyone.

Fearing something might happen, Li Shimin was about to order the Qianniu Guards to search when he heard shouts of collapse and the sound of countless people running in the distance.

"Come back, come back to me soon!"

From afar, a wild boar was seen running towards them, and the general of Qianniuwei immediately raised his bow and arrow.

Li Yin and others were running behind him. When they saw this scene, they were so scared that they almost fainted.

"You can't shoot, you can't shoot, this is a high-quality breeding boar, brother!" After Li Yin shouted, she climbed onto the back of the wild boar and was dragged forward by the wild boar.

Because of this pause, Feng Sanxi and his companions seized the opportunity to grab the wild boar's rope, and then were dragged away together.

As more and more people came, the wild boar gradually became exhausted and stopped. The whole pig fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth with exhaustion.

Several women behind him came over quickly, walking briskly.

He had no intention of taking care of Li Yin and the others. Instead, he kept taking care of the wild boar that had fallen down due to exhaustion.

Feed them with water and feed, and make sure nothing goes wrong, otherwise it will take several months to transport them to the other end.

Li Shimin and his group on the opposite side were stunned.

"Sister, you guys..."

Li Yin and a few others crawled out of the dirt, their faces and heads covered in dust.

"Brother, I'm planning to crossbreed a meat pig." Li Yin patted the dirt off her body and said, "It's a kind of pork that grows meat quickly and doesn't smell fishy. It's delicious."

To prevent pork from having a fishy smell, castration is important, but the breed is also extremely important.

"Pig?"

"Yes, did you bring people with you, brother? How many people are there?" Li Yin's eyes lit up: "Today is a good day for crossbreeding!"

Li Shimin and others: "..."

"Wu Qianniu, you...go and bring some people over."

With the help of hundreds of people, Li Yin and her team only worked until 3 p.m. and finished the work. They originally thought that they would not be able to finish the work today.

At noon, everyone ate some buns and drank soup, both salty and sweet, and Li Shimin joined in.

Then it’s time to take a bath.

Li Yin and Li Xiaochun personally took Empress Changsun to take a bath.

The women's bathhouse is different from the men's. Men bathe in a large pool, while women bathe in small pools.

A small pool can accommodate three to five people. Usually, people come together to soak in it. After soaking, they rinse and disinfect to avoid infection.

After the three of them rubbed each other's skin and soaked in the pool, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then start introducing each other.

"Sister Li Yin, my name is Sun Dahua, and I am your adopted brother's first wife."

Li Yin: “…”

"My stepsister has met my sister-in-law."