The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan's wine business is booming, and has also brought new vitality to Yanzhou City.

After the spring ploughing, Xia Mianwan successfully planted grapes on his grape test mountain, and then he bought several barren mountains, built houses at the foot of the barren mountains, and hired a large number of long-term workers to take care of the barren mountains.

Xia Mianwan thought that mountains were more suitable for growing fruit trees, so he spent a lot of money to hire several agricultural experts to specialize in studying what should be planted on the mountains.

At the same time, Xia Mianwan bought a lot of good farmland and hired several old farmers to help her try to grow rice using the rice field fish farming method.

Fish, loaches and crabs are all under consideration.

Xia Mianwan hired a large number of farmhands, which solved their problem of where to go during the slack season. The farmhands had money and would go to the city to spend it, and the number of vendors in the city also gradually increased.

People in neighboring counties and cities heard that there were business opportunities in Yanzhou City and spread the word. Some came to Yanzhou to find jobs, and some came to Yanzhou to do small business.

Xia Mianwan's wine shop was famous throughout the south of the Yangtze River. People heard that the wine shop was opened by a woman, and even a divorced woman. Even a woman could run a decent business in Yanzhou, which also showed that the rule of the prefect Chen was fair and honest, so many wealthy families who fled from Yanzhou during the war slowly moved back to Yanzhou.

For a moment, Yanzhou City seemed to have regained some of its former vitality.

When Chen Suzhi was drinking with Mr. Yang, he also mentioned Xia Mianwan, praising Xia Mianwan's business acumen, which was not inferior to that of men, or even better.

"Suzhi, given the current situation, will the emperor summon you back to Beijing in advance?" Mr. Yang asked.

Chen Suzhi shook his head and said, "It shouldn't happen. The capital is still turbulent, and the emperor needs me to help him stabilize Jiangnan. Before, General Zheng wrote a letter to retire, and the emperor agreed. Therefore, General Zheng's son Zheng Xiaoyun was appointed as the Zhenhu General and transferred to Jiangnan. The imperial edict should arrive soon."

"Zheng Xiaoyun?" Mr. Yang asked in surprise.

Chen Suzhi specifically told Mr. Yang that Zheng Xiaoyun was coming to Jiangnan. "Well, the Zheng family is very impressive this time, but they were not the emperor's people before. How could the emperor allow the Zheng family father and son to keep a large army and stay in the same place? So, taking advantage of General Zheng's resignation this time, the emperor simply agreed, upgraded Zheng Xiaoyun's rank, and transferred him to Jiangnan where the Zheng family has no roots."

"Then...Suzhi can't go back for a while."

Chen Suzhi nodded, "I still have the secret decree with me, but the emperor mentioned the teacher to me, hoping that the teacher can..."

Mr. Yang waved his hands: "Officialdom is not suitable for me, and the academy will be reopened soon. I don't care about your affairs."

Chen Suzhi knew the teacher's temper and did not try to persuade him too much to avoid bringing bad luck.

"Teacher... I heard that Brother Chen is Zheng Xiaoyun's son?" Chen Suzhi asked.

Mr. Yang was now a little worried about his beloved disciple. "Humph, such a ruthless person! You can't just stand by and watch him die!"

Chen Suzhi said helplessly: "Teacher, Chen Ge'er is a good person. With him as a companion, Ling Yi has become much more cheerful. How could I stand by and watch him die. It's just... after all, it's someone else's family affair, so I'm afraid we can't interfere too much."

Mr. Yang said, "Don't worry, Chen'er's mother is not the kind of woman who can't figure things out. If there really is a problem, you have to protect her."

Seeing that his teacher cared so much about him and loved him as a disciple, Chen Suzhi was really envious of his little junior brother.

"You are so kind to Brother Chen!"

Mr. Yang saw that his student was so old but still didn't speak properly, and he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, "Look at you, am I not nice to Ling Yi?"

Chen Suzhi suppressed his laughter and said, "Okay, but when I first came here, you were so strict!"

Mr. Yang immediately frowned, "How are you and Chen Ge'er the same? Chen Ge'er is much more obedient. No one was as naughty as you when you were a child!"

Well, you're asking for trouble.

Chen Suzhi touched his nose awkwardly and drank a glass of wine.

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When Xia Mianwan learned that Zheng Xiaoyun was going to be transferred to Jiangnan, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. How could this... not be a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road?

Madam Yang said, "It's late, you don't have to worry."

Xia Mianwan was not so optimistic at this moment. "Now that the person is here, it's not that simple."

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Zheng Xiaoyun on the other side was also a little confused after receiving the imperial edict, which turned out to be a transfer to Jiangnan. He thought that after his father resigned this time, the emperor would let him stay in the Western Expedition Army, but he didn't expect that he would be transferred to Jiangnan before.

Zheng Tingyan and Zheng Xiaoyun discussed in the study for a long time.

Zheng Tingyan was well aware of the emperor's fear of the Zheng family. Although he was deep in thought, Zheng Xiaoyun was still a little upset.

"Father, although we were once the King of Qi's men, after he ascended the throne at the consecration ceremony, he handed over all his military power and became an idle prince. Is he still afraid of us even so?"

Zheng Tingyan shook his head and said seriously: "Your Majesty doesn't distrust the King of Qi, but he distrusts our Zheng family."

Zheng Xiaoyun was puzzled, "Why is this happening?"

Zheng Tingyan sighed and said, "We were wrongly accused of treason back then, so we faked our deaths and surrendered to the King of Qi. Then you... betrayed Mian Wan, divorced your wife and remarried, and joined forces with the Haichen Gang. From our perspective, this is a desperate struggle for survival. But to the monarch, we are disloyal and unrighteous people, and we are really untrustworthy."

When Zheng Tingyan mentioned Xia Mianwan, Zheng Xiaoyun's expression froze, as if he was a little annoyed.

"Father... I didn't expect Mian Wan to be able to do this..."

Zheng Tingyan sighed, "It is our Zheng family who has let her down. When you go to Jiangnan, you must not make things difficult for her."

Zheng Xiaoyun said helplessly: "Father, look at our reputation in the capital. If I say that it was not Mian Wan's doing, would you believe it? I don't want to make things difficult for her now."

Zheng Tingyan frowned and said, "Compared to what you did, what she did is nothing. Mian Wan's method... is not something an ordinary woman can do. You must never do stupid things again."

Zheng Xiaoyun smiled bitterly and said, "Son knows. But..."

"Just what?"

"It's just Sasa... I don't know what kind of trouble it will cause." Sasa is Zhuang's maiden name.

Zheng Tingyan was also a bit troubled. "Since I have already married her, I must treat her well, so that people won't accuse us of being a traitor!"

Zheng Xiaoyun thought of Zhuang Sasa's personality and nodded helplessly.

"Father..." Zheng Xiaoyun looked at Zheng Tingyan with some embarrassment.

Seeing his son's shyness, Zheng Tingyan couldn't help but scold him, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you always hesitating? How can you be a man like this?"

"What should we do with Brother Chen and Sister Yu?" Zheng Xiaoyun finally asked.