Chapter 450: Hard work
No more than gold, silver, jewelry and the like. Money is all external things. If you lose it, you can still make money again.
Given the strength of Anjia at this time, there is no shortage of these things.
There is nothing wrong with asking to marry a daughter of the Cui family. Marrying each other is also a common method used by aristocratic families. The entangled interests and intricate connections are a way for the aristocratic family to survive in the long term.
Only An Leiting promised to serve the Cui family in the future...
Bundling interests too thoroughly is not a good thing in many cases.
What's more, once such words are said, in the eyes of others, the An family will no longer be one of the four families, but just a family that depends on the Cui family.
Those like the Zhao family who were dependent on the Wen family were once punished...
Zhuo Dingsheng could not see such a scene.
"It's just a temporary measure." An Leiting lowered his eyes, "The most important thing right now is to rescue Jing Zhong. As for other things, we can't care too much."
"Furthermore, although the An family is superficially dependent on the Cui family, and the Cui family uses the An family to make profits, I, the An family, can naturally use the power of the Cui family to do things. When the An family becomes famous and can be on an equal footing with the Cui family, what will the Cui family dare to do?"
"It's just honor and disgrace for a moment, don't worry too much."
An Leiting said this, but Zhuo Dingsheng was still worried.
Is it really appropriate to seek skin from a tiger?
If you are not careful, you may be injured by a tiger.
Zhuo Dingsheng sighed, but when he saw that An Leiting's furrowed brows now had many grooves, and that he was a bit older than when he attacked Changzhou Fucheng, he was filled with emotion.
The hearts of parents in the world are pitiful, and it is a helpless act for the commander to tell the truth.
But this loyal servant of An Jing is useless...
Cui Wenshuo sent a message to An Leiting on the second day, saying that he had already sent someone to return to Cui's house as fast as possible. After sending a letter, you can get a reply in as fast as ten days or as slowly as half a month.
During this period, the only word is waiting.
An Leiting breathed out and looked at Lu Qiyan, "Qiyan has been training hard in the army recently. The position of commander of the Shenwu Army has been vacant and is not suitable. Let Qiyan take the post."
" Thank you Commander Xiang for your trust! "Lu Qiyan" "I'm overjoyed." He hurriedly saluted An Leiting "flattered" and said, "I will do my best to serve the Commander Xiang in my humble duty!"
I am talking about serving the Commander Xiang, not the army. , and his position is quite clear.
An Leiting nodded with great satisfaction and raised his hand to signal Lu Qiyan to go out first.
Then he patted Zhuo Dingsheng on the shoulder and said, "An Yunji has always held the title of general, which is somewhat inconsistent with his military achievements. I will keep him by your side for the time being and serve as deputy commander."
< br>
"In addition, Jingran and Jingyue will also be assigned to various deputy positions. Following you guys, we will be able to gain some experience."
Both An Jingran and An Jingyue are An Lei. Ting's concubines are all younger than An Jingzhong, and I don't know if it's because they were born to his aunt and have never been taught by An Leiting. They are timid and timid in every aspect.
Although the two of them have been in the army for the past two years, they have only been assigned idle duties in the clerical and food department, and are not important.
Now that An Leiting has arranged this, he obviously wants to give the two of them a chance.
Zhuo Dingsheng understood An Leiting's intention. He first said "yes" and then sighed, "The commander of the compartment also worked very hard." An Jingzhong failed, and this matter later became the Avoid ostentation. Even if you can stay in the army, you will not be able to hold important positions. You can only promote other people first, plant big trees, and wait for An Jingzhong to enjoy the shade in the future.
This is a helpless move, but it is also the most appropriate choice at this time.
An Leiting smiled bitterly when he heard what Zhuo Dingsheng said.
He did put in a lot of effort, but people who have been put into it don’t know when they will wake up.
Hey...
After the cold wind blew for most of the day, the originally sunny sky turned gloomy.
By mid-afternoon, snow seeds as small as grains of grain fell from the sky, small but densely packed. It only took less than an hour to cover the entire earth with a thin layer of snow-white.
The original snow seeds also turned into catkin-like snowflakes, which looked very spectacular.
“The first snow came really early this year.” Yinqiao added some charcoal to the charcoal basin and turned the sweet potatoes placed on the bottom of the basin so that the sweet potatoes could be roasted more evenly.
"Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest." Xia Mingyue replied with a smile, pulled out the awl pierced into the sole of the shoe, and pushed the injection in with a thimble.
He pulled the hemp rope attached to the needle and tightened it, then picked up the awl and punched a small hole in the thick sole to make it easier to use the needle.
After repeating this process many times, the hemp rope stitches on the thick thousand-layer base become dense and neat, making them look very smooth.
In the basket next to it, there is already one shoe sole that has been put in, and two that have been glued but have not been put in yet.
These are shoes made for Lu Qiyan and An Yunji. Xia Mingyue started by gluing and engraving the soles. She did it all by herself, one pair for each person, and she was impartial.
Qing Ju was making winter clothes for Xia Mingyue. Seeing her becoming more and more proficient in needlework, she kept nodding and smiling, "As expected of you, my lady, my craftsmanship is getting better and better. I guess it won't take long before my craftsmanship can be improved." More than a maid.”
"It gets dark early today. I know it's snowing heavily outside. If I didn't know, I would have thought the sky was full of cows flying."
Xia Mingyue joked, which annoyed Yinqiao He Qingju giggled.
Zhuang Cui opened the curtain and came in. While brushing off the snowflakes on his body, he stamped his feet, "I don't know if there are cows flying in the sky. I only know that I am hungry enough to eat." A cow!”
“At noon, I saw Sister Zhuang eating two big bowls of soybean sprouts and pork belly braised noodles made by herself.” Yinqiao’s face was full of displeasure. untie.
“You have to ask Doctor Yin.” Zhuang Cui sighed. When he saw the sweet potatoes being roasted in the charcoal basin, his eyes suddenly brightened. The eggplant wilted and the sweet potatoes were covered with charcoal fire again.
"What should I say?" Xia Mingyue stopped what she was doing.
“Dr. Yin asked me to try to prescribe a prescription for digestion. After he prescribed it, I tried it myself to see the effect. I did as he was told, but the dose of this medicine was a bit too strong, and the effect was really too great. Okay, now my stomach feels like a drum, and I feel like my chest is touching my back."
Zhuang Cui's face was filled with helplessness, and she finally looked at Xia Mingyue, "Madam, at this time. It's not too early, why don't I prepare dinner first?"
"That's okay." Xia Mingyue looked at Zhuang Cui with a look of envy on her face and thought for a moment, "How about having barbecue tonight?"
The mutton and pork belly are all ready-made, and you can eat them as you like. It’s a warm and lively place to gather around a charcoal barbecue on a cold day, and you’ll definitely enjoy it!