Chapter 224 Giving Horses
So, flattering someone is not easy. It’s okay if the photo is taken well, but it’s very embarrassing if the horse’s leg is captured.
Ma Yaozong wished he could slap himself twice. Why did you come up with such a bad idea! The princess made it clear that she didn't want to see Young Master Zheng, so she reluctantly pushed him back to the capital for a few days. How could he have the sudden idea to ask his grandfather to find such a horse to irritate the princess?
Just when Ma Yaozong was feeling sorry for himself, the princess suddenly turned her head and looked over with a smile: "Master of the horse house, that horse looks good, bring it over and have a look."
Ma Yaozong immediately replied. The god responded energetically and led a pinto horse over in the direction of the princess's finger: "Princess, this is a mare. Although it doesn't look very pretty, it actually has the best endurance. It is suitable for long-distance marches. .”
Jiang Shaohua smiled and hummed, looked at it a few times, then mounted the flower horse and ran around the playground. This is a well-tamed horse, indeed a rare good horse.
Jiang Shaohua was very satisfied. After dismounting, he ordered: "This horse is very good. I want it."
Ma Yaozong was overjoyed and smiled in response.
Song Yuan rode a horse over and was a little surprised to see the princess pick such a flowery horse: "The princess usually likes Shenjun's beautiful horses, why did she choose such an inconspicuous horse today? ?”
Jiang Shaohua smiled: “I used to be young and ignorant, and I liked good-looking things. Now I know that what suits me is the best.”
There is something meaningful in the princess' words.
Song Yuan took a deep look at the princess: "As long as the princess likes it."
Jiang Shaohua smiled casually and said: "I will pick another one for Cui Du. He is in the farm all day long. He was busy and couldn't accompany me on patrol, so I asked someone to send one as a gift. Good horse, go back."
Song Yuan is Cui Du's uncle in name, and he does take care of him on weekdays. Hearing this, he laughed: "The princess is interested."
Jiang Shaohua looked carefully. He looked around and picked out a gray mare. Song Yuan immediately arranged for two personal guards to send the gray horse back to Nanyang County.
I wonder how happy Cui Du will be when he receives this horse.
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Who is talking about him behind his back, his ears are itchy.
At this time, Cui Du was leading more than two hundred people to plant rice seedlings in the fields.
When doing work, it is most convenient to wear coarse linen clothes.
After Cui Du entered the farm, he changed out of his silk clothes and brocade robes and wore a dusty short shirt all day long. My short hair has grown quite a bit now, and I can barely hold it in place. After working in the fields for a long time, no matter how fair the skin is, it cannot withstand the wind and sun, and the light wheat color quietly turns darker. A mouth of white teeth is revealed when he smiles.
His right ear was itchy, Cui Du didn’t even wipe his hands, he just scratched it a few times and quickly forgot about it. While walking around, he gave instructions loudly: "Pay attention to the distance when planting rice seedlings. Don't be too close."
"Lin Zhuangtou, I'm here, go over there and have a look."
Lin Zhuang The head nodded in agreement.
Farming is the hardest work. Every spring, Zhuangzi is busy with plowing and sowing for more than a month. After Cui Du came to the farm, he had to add an update before everyone got busy.
However, seeing the neat rows of green seedlings being moved out of the greenhouse and being planted into the soil one by one, with their young leaves swaying gently in the spring breeze, Lin Zhuangtou and others felt particularly at ease.
Corn and sweet potatoes are new grains that they have never grown before. However, after decades of farming, their instinct as farmers told them that these seedlings were strong and would definitely be able to take root in this fertile soil and grow food.
The farm is busy with spring plowing. Everyone gets up early and goes to bed late. They wish they could split one person into two and use them. Cui Du was even more busy. At night, he hurriedly washed himself and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.
I can’t help it, I’m just too tired.
From the time he came to the farm on the fifteenth day of the year, he stayed at the farm, busy selecting seeds, cultivating seedlings, and farming, and never returned to the palace again.
However, the princess is not in the palace, so even if he goes back, it will not be interesting. It would be better to live in the farm with peace of mind and grow corn and sweet potatoes. It would be better to have a bumper harvest in the first crop. The princess must be very happy... In his sleep, Cui Du raised the corners of his mouth and showed a sweet smile.
Three days later, all the seedlings were inserted into the field. At a glance, we can see rows and rows, stretching freely in the spring breeze.
In the eyes of everyone, this is the most beautiful picture.
“I hope the farm will have a good harvest this year.” A smile broke out on Lin Zhuangtou’s dark face: “By then, Mr. Cui will be our great hero in Nanyang County. The princess will definitely reward him generously!”
Cui Du is approachable and easy-going. He never puts on airs and doesn't have the problems of a young man from a wealthy family. Choosing crops and building greenhouses in the farm, etc., I did everything myself and worked hard.
After getting along for a year, Lin Zhuangtou was already impressed and respected Cui Du very much.
"It doesn't matter whether you give a reward or not." Cui Du said with a smile: "The important thing is that these two new grains are suitable for dry land and have high yields. When they are promoted in Nanyang County in the future, the common people You won’t be hungry.”
“Also, corn stalks and leaves can be fed to cattle and sheep, and sweet potato vines and leaves can be used to satisfy hunger.”
< br>It can be said that he is full of treasures.
Cui Du talked eloquently, and Lin Zhuangtou listened with great enthusiasm.
At this moment, the sound of horse kicking came from far to near. Cui Du was a little surprised. He raised his eyes and saw two personal guards coming on horseback.
One of the faces is still familiar, it is Sun An, the personal guard next to the princess.
After Sun An dismounted, he raised his hands and saluted: "Mr. Cui, I have been ordered by the princess to send a good horse to Mr. Cui."
Another guard added with a smile: "This is a good horse raised by Biyang Racecourse. Commander Song and Commander Liu each picked one, and the princess picked a pinto horse. This gray horse was specially chosen by the princess for Mr. Cui."
The princess always remembered him.
Cui Du felt very happy, stepped forward with a smile, and touched the gray horse. The gray horse was very docile and allowed to be stroked by its new owner.
Cui Du liked it more and more, so he simply got on his horse and ran around.
Sun An and the other guard looked at each other and smiled.
Lin Zhuangtou saw this and also laughed.
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After delivering the horse, Sun An returned to the palace.
Huang Sanmei is five months pregnant and her belly is already swollen.
Sun An was very surprised when he saw it: "When I left, your belly was still flat. Now it's so big."
Huang Sanmei pursed her lips and smiled: "That's not all. Big, in two or three months, the baby will be born. You will go on inspection with the princess, and the baby will be born by the time you come back."
Sun An was a little reluctant: "I'm sorry, I can't stay with you all the time."
Huang Sanmei gained weight, and her eyebrows became softer: "You can just do your job with peace of mind, I'm in the palace, Zhang's mother takes care of her, You don’t have to worry.”
After a pause, Huang Sanmei asked softly: “The princess has visited Ye County! Did my father go to make trouble?”