Farming and reading family

For a time, Xu Boyan became a hot commodity in the capital, and many wealthy families wanted to marry their daughters to him. Xu Boyan said that he already had a wife.

After hearing these things, the emperor trusted Xu Boyan even more.

Having been the emperor for so many years, he has seen all these things clearly.

At his age, no one hopes that he will be well, even his own son hopes that he will close his eyes.

"Are you, Lord Xu, capable of resolving the current civil unrest?" The emperor called Xu Boyan to a side hall to question him alone.

"Your Majesty knows that the civil unrest below is just a superficial phenomenon, and the slavery system in Dachang is the chronic disease." Xu Boyan said directly.

When the emperor heard Xu Boyan say this, he sighed: "Changing the system would affect the very foundations of those people."

The Dachang slave system protected the interests of the aristocratic families. Once ordinary people became slaves, they would be slaves for almost generations.

In this way, the noble families have the cheapest domestic slaves, and those people are born with no other way out.

In the long run, almost all resources are concentrated in the hands of the aristocratic families, and even the imperial court is helpless.

"I heard that when doctors treat stubborn diseases like smallpox, they have to make it break out first, so that the lesions are clearly exposed and easier to clean." Xu Boyan said cautiously.

The emperor looked at Xu Boyan and laughed: "Even if it is released, a doctor will be needed."

"I am willing to be this doctor." Xu Boyan saluted without hesitation.

The emperor personally stood up and helped Xu Boyan up: "My dear Xu, you are truly a pillar of the country."

Xu Boyan stood up and said: "I am willing to quell the internal strife first, and then fight against the external threat, to relieve the emperor's worries."

"Okay." The emperor was so excited that he seemed to have grown several years younger. "Lord Xu, please feel free to ask for any conditions you have."

"I request the Emperor to allow me to serve as a secret inspector, first to investigate the true situation of the civil unrest in various places, and at the same time to identify available officials, so that we will not be left without a backup when the smallpox is eradicated."

The emperor nodded and said, "I will appoint you as an inspector and give you a gold medal, as if I were here in person."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Boyan saluted.

Gao E looked at the little bit of rain, which turned into steam as soon as it fell, and the surroundings became stuffy.

Luo Qing'er screamed miserably in the room, and the stuffy air made the smell of blood more obvious.

Aunt Xu told her not to worry, Luo Qing'er was in good health and the fetus was not big, so there would be nothing wrong.

That being said, no one can guarantee having a child.

After more than an hour of agony, the baby's cry was finally heard and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's born, it's a girl, both mother and child are safe." Aunt Xu came out to announce the good news.

Gao E hurried inside: "How is Qing'er?"

"Very good." Xu said with a smile.

When Gao E saw Luo Qing'er holding the child, she instantly felt like a mother.

"Miss Qing'er is in good health and will have milk soon." Mrs. Xu said with a smile, "It's normal for it to be painful for you to feed your child, even though it's your first time as a mother."

Luo Qing'er nodded happily. After all, she gave birth to a child for Brother Boyan.

Gao E looked at Luo Qing'er's expression and asked, "Can you eat?"

Luo Qing'er nodded.

Gao E had a bowl of brown sugar and eggs brought over: "Eat as much as you can."

Luo Qing'er usually has good nutrition, so she doesn't need to take a big tonic right now, but she should still eat more high-energy foods.

"Rainbow, rainbow..." the children in the yard shouted.

It is normal to see a rainbow after rain in summer, but it has not rained in He County for a long time, so it is indeed rare to see a rainbow after raining.

Gao E heard the shouting and went out to see what was happening. As soon as she went out, there was a cool breeze that swept away the previous stuffiness.

It seems that this child is blessed, as he was born with such a good omen.

A cool breeze means it will rain heavily somewhere. Sure enough, when it got dark, the wind became colder and colder, and it even started to drizzle.

The villagers began to cheer. Although it was past the summer sowing season, it was a good thing that it had rained.

The rain lasted for three days. The big rivers and small streams were overflowing, and the originally wilted grass and trees suddenly came back to life.

Cao Geng even had the leisure to come and have barbecue with Gao E.

"When it rains, the landlords may have to pay a high price to have people plow the land," Cao Geng said with a smile.

He was just worrying about what to do after the roads and bridges were repaired, when the rain came just in time.

"That's all Lord Cao can do," Gao E complimented.

"This is all thanks to Boss Gao. I just ran errands."

"How dare I, a village woman, ask Lord Cao to run errands for me?"

The two of them complimented each other and laughed.

"By the way, Lord Cao, do you know any news about Qinzhou City?" Gao E has not had any news about Qinzhou City recently.

"One day, Lord Deng asked the county below to send people to build a prefectural yamen, but Lord Yan stopped him, saying that the refugee problem had not been solved and the project would be burned down if it was built." Lord Cao wanted to laugh.

Otherwise, he would have to recruit people to go to Qinzhou City now.

Gao E wondered what Yan Congfang was thinking. He thought it was powerful to watch his enemies every day without taking any action.

The two were eating happily when the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.

Gao E thought it was Ji Wuyang who came back and didn't pay much attention to it, but He came in with Xu Boyan and others.

"Lord Xu?" Cao Geng stood up unexpectedly.

Gao E didn't get up, and unexpectedly Mo Xun also came.

But how did Mo Xun get involved with Xu Boyan, and he even looked happy.

"Ms. He, take Mr. Xu to see his wife and children." Gao E said with a smile.

Xu Boyan paused: "Qing'er gave birth?"

"Yeah." Gao E nodded. "Go and see, Master Mo is coming over for some barbecue."

Xu Boyan nodded to them and followed He to see Qing'er and the child.

Mo Xun sat down next to the grill and said, "I haven't smelled this smell since Huanxizhu in Beijing closed down."

"Have you returned home?" Gao E thought that the city of Qinzhou had been burned down, and she didn't know what had happened to the Mo family.

"My family is fine." Mo Xun knew what Gao E was worried about. "My father and brothers all went to the capital. When the civil uprising happened, my family also went to the capital."

Gao E felt that the Mo family had a deeper foundation than the Yan family, or that the Mo family had a longer-term perspective on some things.

"That's good." Gao E nodded. "Yan Congfang is back. You can go see Yan Congfang."

Mo Xun nodded: "We'll go after Master Xu is done with his work."

"Why are you with him?" Gao E remembered that Mo Xun had followed King Bin before.

"Before, when Lord Xu went to Shuoxi to establish an embassy, ​​no one in the capital was willing to go, so I volunteered to go with Lord Xu." Mo Xun said with a smile.

Although he had a narrow escape, at least he did some of the things he wanted to do.

"Oh." Gao E didn't expect Mo Xun and Xu Boyan to be together like this. "So, are you also an official now?"

"I have an official position," Mo Xun admitted, "but I am still willing to follow Master Xu."

Speaking of the word "follow", Gao E looked around and asked: "Why don't I see Zhu Mo and Bai Hao?"

Mo Xun was silent for a moment. "Zhu Mo died in Shuoxi to protect us. It was only after Bai Hao became the Shuoxi County Horse that we were able to leave Shuoxi."