Chapter 484 Buying a Horse
Mrs. Cao's maid came over to visit her. After she returned, she reported it to Mrs. Cao. Mrs. Cao sneered, "Huh, just letting her go crazy like this is really an advantage for her."
"Mom, do you still want her to come over and wait on you?" Cao Huajun asked with a smile.
"Let a fool serve her. She wants to come, but I don't agree." If a fool serves her, if word spreads, won't she be laughed at even more?
No, my daughter-in-law has become stupid, and this matter cannot be spread.
The young lady of the Cao family is a fool. If others find out, her Cao family members will not be able to hold their heads high as a good person in the future.
Madam Cao rolled her eyes and ordered the mother-in-law beside her, "If word spreads, let's say that Madam Young Master is sick." Then, she issued a gag order. No matter who told the story about Xia Ziying's stupidity, they would be Killed with a stick and thrown into a mass grave.
Cao Huajun, on the other hand, looked disgusted after seeing Xia Ziying's stupid look. However, after Xia Ziying had been raised for a few days, her complexion returned to her usual beauty and refinement, and some flesh had grown back on her body, Cao Huajun began to torment her again. .
However, Xia Ziying was dumbfounded. When Cao Huajun tormented her, she laughed heartily, thinking that Cao Huajun was playing tricks on her. Sometimes, she would point at Cao Huajun in shock and shout, "Ghost, ghost." Ah... don't come here, don't arrest me, I didn't harm you... it was all my mother-in-law who killed you... don't come here... don't arrest me..."
Whenever this happened, Cao Huajun would tie up her limbs and gag her mouth. Then, regardless of her struggles and tears, he would torture her severely until she had no strength left to scream and struggle again, and then Cao Huajun would let her go. Pass her.
Whenever Cao Huajun changed his mind, he would feel a sense of bullying a good woman. From then on, he would often send out people in the yard, then strip Xia Ziying naked, and take her to various places in the yard. Here, he demonstrates the scene of a bad young man bullying a good woman and asking her to run after him...
Before, he took advantage of the three days that Xia Ziying was in the small dark room to bring Xia Ziying's four maids into the room. Sometimes, when he had enough fun with Xia Ziying, Cao Huajun would call a few maids to come over and play together. The game was still played in front of Xia Ziying, with several maids together.
When he had enough fun, he felt that the taste of those maids was not good enough, so he casually gave them to his own servants to play with. Then he pestered Mrs. Cao and transferred his three favorite little maids from Mrs. Cao's yard to his Go wait on him in the courtyard.
These three maids were snatched away by Cao Huajun behind Mrs. Cao's back a year ago. Now that they are brought to his side, it is also easier for Cao Huajun.
The three maids had long been jealous that the ruined Xia Ziying could still marry Cao Huajun. Therefore, when serving Xia Ziying, they made things difficult and careless, and even withheld three meals a day.
Some of the meat that Xia Ziying had just gained back was lost again within five days, but the three maids were not willing to give in and tortured her in different ways all day long.
When Xia Ziying was living a life in darkness that was worse than death, Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi took each other to the top of a hill in Beishan outside the city.
This is just a small hilltop, with four to five hundred acres of land. Standing on the top of the hill, you can take in everything below.
The surname of Zhuangtou here is Chen. According to Chen Zhuangtou, the elm trees on the mountain are forty-three years old. When he bought them, he personally selected the saplings. They were all good ones and cost him a few taels more. .
Over the years, he and the long-term workers have taken good care of them. Every tree has grown very well, with straight trunks and tall trees. Each tree pole is so thick that two people can hold it in their arms.
Chen Zhuangtou said that trees of this size are very easy to sell outside.
He also led Xia Zihan and a group of people around in the forest.
In addition to Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi, those who came, Chu Jingqi also brought Manager Zhang. After Chen Zhuangtou finished the introduction, Chu Jingqi asked Manager Zhang and Chen Zhuangtou to discuss the matter of logging and selling wood in detail, while he sent After leaving, he took Xia Zihan to the top of the mountain to play.
It was not enough for the two of them to stand on the top of the mountain. Chu Jingqi also hugged Xia Zihan and flew to the top of the tree. The two of them raised their eyes and looked into the distance, taking in the entire capital city in the distance. Chu Jingqi looked at the palace and suddenly said, "The emperor wants me to go outside the customs next spring and buy a group of horses from the Tatars."
Xia Zihan was stunned and looked at him, thinking that he might fall. She even stretched out her hand and put her arms around his neck.
He held her waist tightly and said, "The emperor wants to train a cavalry army and requires a lot of horses. This matter must be done by someone whom the emperor trusts, so that the emperor can rest assured."
There are many talented people around the emperor, and those who have served the dragon are his confidants, and he can trust them all. However, he has been to Shuimu City and is familiar with the grasslands. The only people who have dealt with the Tatars are Chu Jingqi and Chu Xuanyu. .
Chu Xuanyu wanted to stay in the capital and personally selected a team of superb iron cavalry from among his tens of thousands of troops.
We still had to choose a place to build a new cavalry barracks on the outskirts of the capital. Chu Xuanyu had to plan these things.
The emperor has appointed Chu Xuanyu as the leader of the cavalry army.
As for buying horses outside the customs, Chu Jingqi had to do it.
The emperor originally planned to let Chu Jingqi go to the outside of the customs now. When he arrives outside the customs, it will be the end of the first lunar month. He will have to spend some time on the grassland before returning... When he comes back, it will be almost the Dragon Boat Festival next year.
But Chu Jingqi said with all kinds of grievances in front of the emperor that she had not celebrated the New Year in the capital for several years. It was New Year's Eve in about ten days, so she drove him away at this time... No matter what, he had to wait until New Year's Eve before leaving.
The emperor thought for a moment and realized that it was freezing cold and buying a horse was not a temporary job, so he agreed to leave on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
"I have already sent a letter to Huabao, asking him to prepare the horses in advance." Chu Jingqi lowered his voice and smiled slyly in Xia Zihan's ear.
The leader of the Tatars has been replaced by a disguised leopard, who belongs to Chu Jingqi. Chu Jingqi is going to discuss things with the Tatars, so the leopard has to obey orders quickly.
Chu Jingqi didn't have to spend time buying horses at all. Huabao would prepare the strongest war horses on the grassland for him in advance.
Xia Zihan finally understood why Chu Jingqi took her to the treetops to see the scenery. It turned out that the drunkard was not interested in drinking.
He stood so high on purpose to tell her secrets.
"Ayu, I'm going away for more than four months. I can't bear to be separated from you." Chu Jingqi stared at her closely. His gaze was unusually hot. Staring at her made Xia Zihan's legs weak and she wanted to turn around and run away. .
Just as she was about to move, his arms tightened around her waist.
(End of chapter)