This concubine can eat too!

During breakfast, Gu Changyan mentioned to Song Ruolan how he planned to deal with the bandits. Song Ruolan was a little worried after hearing her grand plan, but her method was a good one. the fields.

"They are bandits, how can they obediently obey your orders?" She had already finished her own portion of breakfast, and she was still sitting at the dining table just to accompany the big monster.

Die'er poured a cup of Longjing from the side and presented it, Song Ruolan picked it up and took a sip, then put it back when it was still hot.

Gu Changyan is still struggling with the pot of corn porridge and deep-fried dough sticks. With Song Ruolan nagging her every day, she has eaten her meals much more slowly, and she is a bit choosy. Slowly chewing the deep-fried dough sticks softened by the hot porridge, swallowing them and saying: "We have Xiao Qi, he has great martial arts skills, the bandit almost peed out of fear that day, I will take Xiao Qi to the thief's den later Talk to them, they refused, so they asked Xiao Qi to take all of them back to the government, and if I did this, I might be rewarded with some gold and silver taels by the emperor, so whether they are willing or not is beneficial to us."

I didn't think that the big food monster not only knows how to eat, but also has a bit of brains. Song Ruolan no longer worries, and agrees with a hum.

After breakfast, Gu Changyan was not in a hurry to go to the den of thieves, but took Song Ruolan's hand for a walk in the garden to digest food. He was almost done, and he and Song Ruolan drank two cups of tea in the quiet gazebo before setting off.

The person who stayed in the gazebo looked at the distant back and was a little lost. She lowered her eyes and looked at the hands that had been warmed all the time. She was wondering why the big eater was so close to her all of a sudden. It is rumored that there are court ladies who feel affection for each other, and they will do the same thing in private.

People living in the palace are too lonely, even if the emperor knew about it, he didn't explicitly stop and punish him. In short, he didn't turn a blind eye or close one eye just to make everyone know about it.

Could it be that she... also developed a love for the big eating monster Rijiu and wanted to confront her?

Song Ruolan blushed a little from thinking about it, and Die'er beside her saw her master's look of spring, she bent down and made fun of her boldly: "Princess, are you so reluctant to part with your son-in-law?"

"Who can't bear it? Die'er has become bolder after leaving the palace and dared to make fun of the princess." The shy Song Ruolan gave her a tender look, but seeing Die'er's disbelief and stealthy smile, she became angry from embarrassment Chase people away: "Go and make another pot of tea, and then follow Xiaofeng to sweep the front garden!"

With a smile on Die'er's face, she took a step forward and bowed her knees to accept the order.

Gu Changyan and Xiao Qi rode fast horses for an hour to arrive at the den of thieves on the mountainside, where Xiao Qi had already sent fifty shadow guards to guard them. When they arrived, the shadow guards saluted them one after another. He also ordered people to press the leader of the bandits and those who held some important positions in the den of thieves to the front door of the den of thieves.

The leader Zhang Hong and some masterminds were knelt on the ground. Zhang Hong's severed little finger had already been bandaged. When he saw Gu Changyan, he was so frightened that he pressed his forehead to the ground as if he had seen a demon. There was some pain gushing out of fear.

"Your name is Zhang Hong?" Gu Changyan sat on the chair prepared for her by the shadow guard, picked up a cup of tea on the table, and slowly swept the lid of the cup.

"Yes, yes, back to Lord Marquis, the name of the grassroots is Zhang Hong." Zhang Hong stammered, and the others didn't say anything, already frightening him into a cold sweat.

After he responded, there was silence, or the sound of Gu Changyan sweeping the lid of the cup.

Gu Changyan took a sip of hot tea and put it down before starting. She said in a cold voice, "Benhou is here this time to discuss cooperation with you."

"Cooperation...cooperation!?" Zhang Hong raised his head to look at "him" in puzzlement and surprise.

Since Zhang Hong left his hometown and couldn't find a serious job, he met some people who had a similar fate. When they were young, they went to learn some kung fu from a teacher, but they had personality problems. He lived a life of robbing, and later established a bandit country. Among the bandits, he was the best, so he became the leader of the bandits. He immediately guessed that Ren Hou wanted him to cooperate. Is he going to rob someone?

"Well, cooperation. Back then, my late father saved the life of the current emperor and was enshrined as a marquis. There were [-] acres of land in the reward. Unfortunately, when my late father was alive, he only rented out [-] acres. The remaining [-] acres were wasted due to manpower issues... "

Gu Changyan paused on purpose, and looked sideways at Zhang Hong who was looking up from the ground, Zhang Hong was not stupid, he was surprised again and continued: "Master Hou...means...do you want us to farm for you?"

The brain is not too bad, Gu Changyan smiled faintly, "Exactly, but not all, what I want is for you to pretend to be tenants, and in name they are ordinary people who leased those farmlands, but in fact it is from this lord. Supervision, but this Marquis is not someone who likes to oppress the common people. The [-] mu of land rented out by my late father is rented at five taels of rice per mu per year. If you are willing to farm for me, the grain produced each season will be It can be divided into six or four, and this Marquis will build some houses for you near the good fields, and form a village of your own, so that it will be more convenient for you to take care of the fields every day, and you will stop being bandits. If you know some punching skills, sooner or later you will still be taken down by the government.”

Before Lord Hou came, Zhang Hong and others thought that "he" would ask them to do something cruelly, or do some criminal things. They never expected to let them farm, and it didn't sound like enslaving them. It's more like giving them work and recreating human beings...

The den of thieves are all from poor families. When they were young, they were able to walk and run, so they had to help the family take care of the fields. Naturally, they had farming experience. The opportunity to live a new life, although farming is still what he hates the most, but at least it is better than lifeless.

Besides, Lord Hou will build a house for them, and they will get [-]% of the food. How could such a good thing not be accepted!

"Why, how do you think about it?" Gu Changyan took another sip of tea from the teacup. She was hungry and suddenly wanted to eat tofu nao.

"Cao...Caomin dare to confirm with Lord Hou again...that they can really get [-]% of the food?" He promised that it would be fine, but the problem is that he has to bear the lives of all his brothers.

"This Marquis will keep his word, and he will never break his word." Her purpose is just to get someone to plant food for her in the deserted fields as soon as possible, so as to increase the income of the mansion, without having to use Song Ruolan's dowry.

She only found out a while ago that the money in the mansion was about to run out, and the food reserves were running low, and Song Ruolan had spent a lot of money.

As a "husband", how can I use my wife's money!

How embarrassing!Let the mothers know that they must twist off her ears!

"Thank you Lord, thank you Lord! Cao Min must lead the brothers to plant the fields for Lord Hou and work for him!" Zhang Hong kowtowed in joy and disbelief, and the people behind him also kowtowed, never thinking of robbing Grab another chance to stand up.

Gu Changyan stretched out his hands to Xiao Qishen, and Xiao Qi immediately took a box that she had been holding in her hand for a long time, she opened the box and put it on the ground and said, "Here are some taels of silver, let you and your brothers add some decent clothes." , and some farming tools.”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Hong almost burst into tears, and continued to kowtow in thanks.

Things were almost done, Gu Changyan stood up, lest some of the bandits were uneasy and well-meaning, she suddenly put away her smile, her eyes were cold, and she warned: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. Some people who don't want to farm can choose to leave, but if this Marquis hears the right and wrong about me and chases you to the bottom of the sky, I can execute you. If you don't believe me, I can withdraw the guards tonight and try Try to run away tonight, if you can run, I will lose, if you are caught by me..."

Gu Changyan's inner strength was concentrated in the palm of his hand, so he slapped the most solid mahogany table in the den of thieves, and the table broke into several pieces and fell to the ground.

"The consequences...you can see it."

The pleasant atmosphere that had been negotiated happily was defeated by this palm. Zhang Hong and the others were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat again. If you dare to run, you will definitely not say a word about Lord Hou's right and wrong to the outside world!"

"Humph, yes is the best." Gu Changyan waved her sleeves, and left with her hands behind her waist. She asked Xiao Qi to stay and ask these people what they would order. The "lady" said that they can investigate first, and then assign work , which will get twice the result with half the effort.

And she herself, heh, rode to the nearby Fengnan Village to ask Zhao Lizheng if there was any tofu nao to eat~

Frightened by Gu Changyan's palm, Xiao Qi asked the bandits what they were good at, or what they had done before. He asked the other guards: "If anyone wants to leave tonight, don't stay. Let them go. Those who stay will be the tenants of Lord Marquis. Treat each other with courtesy. Don't miss the food, and give them some drinks."

"Yes, Chief Guard." The shadow guards bowed their fists, and the bandits were overjoyed to hear that they could have drinks.

Xiao Qi didn't waste a single moment, got on his horse and went back to the Marquis Mansion, handed over the investigation book to the princess, and reported it to the princess in detail. Of course, there was a cold warning from Gu Changyan, he didn't dare to tell the princess the truth about the bandits It is not him who is afraid, but the son-in-law.

When he returned to the mansion, he found it outside the door of the study, and the shadow guard guarding outside immediately informed the inside: "Princess, Chief Xiao Wei is back."

"Come in." Song Ruolan was wrestling with her income book, using her abacus to calculate how many days the silver taels she brought could last.

Xiao Qi saluted the princess and handed in the investigation book. Song Ruolan took the book, opened it, looked at it for a few moments, and then closed it, saying: "Although we can't find out who sent the bandit's informant letter, according to what you said, the informant letter The font in the book is crooked, it looks like someone who can't write, maybe it's really just the work of those tenants who are forced to pay rent, no matter what, be more careful in everything, Xiao Qi, you have done a good job , Here are some silver taels, let’s have a drink with the brothers, you’ve been working so hard lately.”

Die'er handed him the prepared money bag, and Xiao Qi bowed down to salute with great gratitude: "Thank you, Princess!"

After talking about the business, Song Ruolan asked purely "by the way", "Why didn't you see the son-in-law, did you go to the kitchen as soon as you came back to pester Uncle Jiang for food."

"Huh?" Xiao Qi frowned, thinking over and over again, that guy didn't come back!?To confirm, he cautiously replied: "Princess... the consort has not come back yet?"

"What?" Song Ruolan suddenly rang the alarm bell, she got up nervously and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Reporting to the princess, after the son-in-law and the bandit agreed to cooperate, they ordered their subordinates to interrogate them. She said that she would come back first because she was hungry... The subordinates have sent shadow guards at each road point to monitor the bandits' movements, so I let the son-in-law follow his will. She came back by herself, and the subordinates thought that the son-in-law had already returned." Xiao Qi was covered in sweat, that guy dared to lie to him!She must have gone somewhere to eat again!

Eating again!

Song Ruolan was annoyed, she was really annoyed, she was worried that that guy would encounter bandits again and would be unable to deal with anger, and there were no shadow guards by her side, if something happened to her...

"Send someone to find them immediately!"

"Yes, this subordinate..."

Before Xiao Qi finished speaking, a figure appeared "Princess~ I'm back! I'm so hungry, can I have dinner~"

Song Ruolan got angry when she saw that guy, walked over to him and asked angrily, "Where did you go! Why didn't you come back first!"

"Ah? Uh..." Gu Changyan glanced at Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi only dared to look at her and then lowered his head, letting her ask for blessings.

"Where have you been?" Song Ruolan's eyes turned red, and there was still some moisture in them.

"I'm sorry, I went to Fengnan Village to look for Zhao Lizheng to eat...tofu...brain." The more I said, the softer my voice was, Gu Changyan carefully looked at Song Ruolan, but found tears in the corners of her eyes.

Her heart ached, she stretched out her hand to gently hug her slender waist, and said in a soft voice, "Don't worry, there are shadow guards on the road, I'm safe and I'll be fine." She blamed herself a little, but also a little happy, proving that Song Ruolan was nervous about her, maybe she had some feelings for her.

"Don't be angry, look, I saw these flowers on the road, they bloomed so beautifully, I picked some and brought them back to you." Holding the flowers in the other hand, she carefully looked at Song Ruolan's expression .

The moment she hugged the princess, both Xiao Qi and Die'er turned around. Knowing that Gu Changyan was a daughter, Xiao Qi was a little annoyed. Qi has never had a girl he likes, but he always hears a lot of love affairs among men, and he is not a straight man. He can feel that the eyes of the two of them looking at each other are not right, full of emotion.

The warrant on her waist caught Song Ruolan a little by surprise, before scolding her as a disciple, the disciple used tricks, the fragrance of the flowers smelt her nostrils, the breath in her heart fell because of the fragrance, she stared at the bouquet of flowers but couldn't get angry When she came up, she accepted the bunch of flowers with a little shyness, her fingertips still teasing on a small yellow flower.

"You can't do this next time, you have to take Xiao Qi with you wherever you go."

"Alright, take him wherever you go." Gu Changyan sighed inwardly, her martial arts skills are world-class, why would she bring Xiao Qi who would drag her back!

But in order to coax the "lady", Gu Changyan still complied, and then changed into a coquettish and cute face and begged: "Princess, stop talking, I am very hungry, and I need to eat a lot."

Speaking of eating, Song Ruolan was provoked again. This guy secretly went on the road alone just to eat. After glaring at her, he twisted her ears. It seems that she is going to shake his wife! "You're still talking about eating! You can't get enough to eat tofu nao by yourself!"

In fact, Gu Changyan ate up the bucket of tofu nao made by a vendor that Zhao Lizheng found. The vendor watched her eat it up in horror, thinking that officials are oppressing the people, and the vendor thought that today's work was for nothing. I didn't expect that the Marquis would ride away after eating and put down the silver to him.

The tofu nao was delicious, but it seemed that he couldn't get enough to eat. After rushing all the way back, Gu Changyan's stomach was already hungry enough to eat.

"Ah, princess, it hurts! I'm really... hungry." This situation is so familiar, Gu Changyan thought about it, isn't this exactly the reason why my mother got angry with other mothers before and got her ears twisted Scenario? !

I used to think that my mother deserved it, my ears must be hurting.

When it was her turn to be pinched by the "lady", she actually felt a pain...

And a little sweet.

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