Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

On the morning of the second day after the funeral, Murong Chen took his men away, and Xiao Yunxi gave him a package containing food for Zhou Shiya.

And asked Murong Chen to send some meat from the county town when he returned.

There are many people in the village and the wounded need nutrition. The chickens and ducks at home have been eaten up and are in urgent need of replenishment.

Not long after he left, Zhuzi came to say goodbye with the first batch of jade stones he had sent.

Murong Hai wanted to suppress the three guards with the strength of one guard, but the manpower was dwarfed, so he wanted to transfer Zhuzi's Qianhu Suo back.

"I will leave a centurion stationed outside the village and ask the villagers to cook two meals a day. I will send the money to you later."

"Easy to say."

He had saved the lives of the people in Tangjia Village, so providing them with food and drink was a must. Besides, their friendship was established on the battlefield, a friendship that was based on life and death.

But no matter how close our relationship is, you absolutely cannot take advantage of me.

When Zhuzi was leaving, he was about to take the captured warhorse away. Tang Hao immediately went to report to Xiao Yunxi. How could he tolerate this?

Xiao Yunxi picked up the kitchen knife and rushed to the pillar.

"If anyone takes the horse away, don't blame me for getting angry!"

"..."

If it were anyone else, Zhuzi wouldn't be afraid, but when he thought about this woman's fighting ability, he was a little scared.

"Madam Xiao, these are all war horses. There's no use keeping them! Can you afford to keep more than 180 horses?"

The cost of raising horses is still relatively high.

According to the military feed standards, the daily allowance is three liters of feed and one bundle of grass. A simple calculation shows that the monthly feed cost for raising a military horse is 1.5-2 taels of silver.

There is a saying that the cost of raising a horse is the same as that of raising 30 slaves. Whether it is accurate or not is not the point.

In ancient times, slaves were equivalent to production tools and could generate economic benefits. In the final analysis, the benefits of raising slaves must be greater than the costs.

War horses cannot be used directly in production and can only be used for reconnaissance and fighting during wartime. The maintenance cost is indeed very high.

180 war horses require 270-360 taels of silver to maintain every year. Even if Tangjia Village can afford it, there is no need to do so. What can they do with it?

Go into battle and kill the enemy?

Xiao Yunxi curled her lips:

"You are such a bad boy, why are you trying to pua me?"

"What A?"

"pua!"

"P what?"

Xiao Yunxi went up to fight, do you think you are Ma Dongmei?

"The market price of a warhorse starts at 30 taels, and that's for pack horses. A real warhorse is at least 200 taels each. For the sake of our friendship, I'll give you a discount, 100 taels each. Warhorses are trophies, and you have a share. Is 50 horses not too much for Tangjia Village? You give me 5000 taels!"

"I...."

"make a deal!"

So you are just talking to yourself and forcing people to buy or sell?

When Zhuzi left, there were tears in his eyes, tears of humiliation.

He argued his case and bought out 50 horses for 1500 taels. He signed an IOU with the seal of his lawyer, which made it impossible for him to deny his debt.

What's even more outrageous is that Xiao Yunxi also withheld two horses, saying that she would wait until Uncle Tang recovered from his injury and build a carport, and then she would own a car.

I have no objection to having a car, but what's the matter with confiscating my horse?

Xiao Yunxi told the village chief about the horse sale.

The horses were trophies and belonged to Tangjia Village, so it was reasonable for them to ask for money. However, the money was not for themselves, but for the villagers.

She didn't want a penny of the 1500 taels, and used it to buy fields and shops as family property. The income would be used to subsidize the sacrificed and disabled villagers so that they would not have to live in hardship in the future.

Zhuzi and Murong Chen left, and Tangjia Village returned to its former tranquility.

The tofu business returned to normal, and the house construction resumed, but without Uncle Tang. Xiao Yunxi needed to watch over him on the scene, and Tang Hao came to tell her stealthily,

The Tang family cleaned the house thoroughly, decorated the house with lights and lanterns, bathed and changed clothes, and purchased a large amount of food from the town, as if they were going to entertain some important person.

"Go and ask around and see who's entertaining you."

"Got it!"

Tang Hao is now full of admiration for Xiao Yunxi. The way he drew his sword and rode his horse that night was so handsome. The key is that Xiao Yunxi has a vision.

Tang Hao heard what she said to the village chief. That was 1500 taels of silver. If it were him, he would definitely not be willing to give it out.

Just for this reason, he was convinced.

quickly,

Tang Hao came back stealthily with obscene movements. Xiao Yunxi found it hard to associate him with the image of him bravely killing the enemy that night.

"You got news?"

"They're going to host a banquet for the county school's teachers and the dean. Ma Cuilan is very proud and says she'll soon be the mother of a successful candidate. We all kowtow to her when we see her."

Xiao Yunxi didn't know much about the ancient imperial examinations, but she knew that it was difficult to pass the exam. Was Ma Cuilan so confident?

No, no!

The Tang family was willing to pay a huge price to ask for Hu Yanhong's forgiveness, not entirely because they wanted to save Ma Cuilan, otherwise there would be no need to be so anxious and not bargain.

After returning the family property, Xiao Yunxi said that she had considered it and would not go back. The Tang family was very angry, but it seemed that they were not that angry.

She originally guessed that

The Tang family wanted to trick her into going back so that the returned property would still belong to the Tang family. Now that I think about it, it seems that the Tang family just wanted to settle two things.

Whether the family property can be recovered is secondary. If that is the case, the hospitality may be very important. It may even determine whether Tang Huaian will pass the imperial examination?

The more Xiao Yunxi thought about it, the closer she felt to the truth. If that was the case, she had to "help out"!

Tang family,

The whole family was busy, and Ma Cuilan was sulking in the house.

When she was showing off at the door, Tang Guochen pulled her back and scolded her with a dark face.

"The provincial examination hasn't even begun yet, and you're showing off like this! If the dean knew about this, he wouldn't even dare give us his teacher's handwritten notes. How is his son going to pass the imperial examination?"

Ma Cuilan pouted, her unhappiness written all over her face.

The money in her home was stolen, and she was unwilling to pay compensation. It was only after Tang Guochen analyzed the pros and cons for her and said that the storehouse had not been stolen that she reluctantly agreed.

When I got home, I found the warehouse was empty.

She suspected that Tang Guochen knew that the warehouse had been robbed and deliberately tricked her into paying money. She was already in a bad mood, and when she went out to show off, she was scolded. She blamed Xiao Yunxi and Hu Yanhong for it all.

"I will endure!"

"When my son passes the imperial examination, I'll make you spit it all out!"

"You bitch!"

Ma Cuilan cursed and ate a bowl of fat meat, looking like she was turning her grief and anger into appetite. Tang Guochen's mouth twitched when he saw it.

After finishing the work, hurry back to the county. Isn't it better to hug the beautiful Xiaolian than to look at that fat woman?

On the roof,

Xiao Yunxi touched her chin, her eyes sparkling, as if she had heard some big secret again.

Dabao said that among the scholars who could take part in the provincial examination, except for a few who were very outstanding, the levels of the others were all about the same, and the key to whether they could pass the examination was the preferences of the examiner.

The dean's teacher also had to take notes. Is it possible that the chief examiner was the dean's teacher? At least he should have participated in the marking!

If this matter were to be ruined, Tang Guochen and Ma Cuilan would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood, right?

Xiao Yunxi rubbed her hands excitedly!