novelden Chapter 163 Give My Wife a Task
Chapter 163 Give My Wife a Task
After walking for a few more days, we arrived at Lincheng.
Now Jing Qishan is the General Zhenxi, and he has the final say in the entire southwest.
So, when Li Yujiao appeared in the mansion again, all the women in the mansion treated her with respect.
Especially Xuan and Chen Sanduo, who were not only respectful but also trembling with fear, fearing that Li Yujiao would drive them away.
Only Aunt Gui and Du Lijuan were sincerely happy to see her back.
But Li Yujiao didn't plan to stay here for long, she just came back to pack her things.
Now that Qiu Ning and Huatai have been recovered, Lincheng is no longer the closest place to the military camp, so she plans to move to Qiu Ning City.
When they heard that Li Yujiao was leaving, Xuan and Chen Sanduo both breathed a sigh of relief.
But Aunt Gui chased out and asked Li Yujiao: "Madam Jing, now that Madam Song is not coming back, what should the ladies in this house do?"
Li Yujiao asked: "Don't many ladies in the house have husbands? Their husbands all have regular money, and now they have won a victory and have received bonuses. They can live very well with their husbands' regular money."
Aunt Gui looked embarrassed.
Li Yujiao understood that some people in the house no longer had husbands, such as Xuan and Chen Sanduo, as well as housekeepers like Aunt Gui.
Li Yujiao said, "How about this. All the ladies who live here need to pay rent for the house every month, and the rent will be distributed to the people who work here. Aunt Gui will be in charge of the management."
"Thank you Madam Jing for your trust in me. I am grateful." Aunt Gui knew what to do.
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"Madam, are you really going to Qiu Ning City?" Jing Qishan confirmed again and again in the carriage.
Li Yujiao nodded affirmatively.
Jing Qishan looked at Li Yujiao with great emotion: "Madam, do you wish to be closer to your husband? Do you want to see your husband every day?"
Jing Qishan is now stationed in the southwest, so he must stay in Huatai to prevent the Xiling army from causing trouble again.
Qiu Ning is the closest to Huatai.
Li Yujiao looked at him puzzledly with her big watery eyes, and then said honestly: "I just want to live in a place with few people."
"..." Jing Qishan became angry again after hearing this.
He knew that this woman would never consider him in anything she did.
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If Lincheng gives people a feeling of being dilapidated, then Qiuning City gives people a feeling of being desolate.
Qiu Ning City was not big to begin with. After several wars, the original people had left and there were dilapidated signs everywhere. The word "米" was missing two dots, the "noodle shop" was closed, and the blacksmith shop only had a cold iron furnace.
If the wind blows, all the signs will sway, just like a ghost town.
Seeing this, Mi Xiuxiu couldn't help but hug the two children tightly.
She was always quick to speak, and she said whatever was on her mind: "This place is too desolate. I thought my husband was a general and I could enjoy a good life, but I didn't expect that this place is not as populated as the town where I came from."
Li Yujiao smiled and said, "I told you to live in the house in Lincheng. You will have company there, but you insisted on coming here."
"Forget it, where there are many women there are also many troubles, I'd better stay with you and be more down-to-earth."
Jing Qishan said: "There are many vacant houses in this city now. You can pick one and live in it after cleaning it."
Although there are many vacant houses, you can't just live in any of them. Now that the war is temporarily over, if those who have gone out and are unable to escape come back with the house deeds, the house still has to be returned to the owner.
Li Yujiao picked a house that had already been mortgaged. This type of house usually has a lot of real estate, so even if the original owner comes back, it will take some time to vacate the house immediately.
He Xiuxiu simply chose to live next door to Li Yujiao so that they could take care of each other.
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Fortunately, there were many servants brought from the capital, and the house was quickly cleaned up.
Afterwards, Li Yujiao went out for a walk again.
I forgot to bring the red flowers and green willows.
Firstly, she was not used to having someone serving her, and secondly, Hua Hongliulü was packing clothes in the house, so why should she be asked to come out for no reason?
As soon as Li Yujiao came out, Jing Qishan followed her out.
Li Yujiao asked: "Didn't you tell Butler Li and the others about planting flowers?"
This house is bleak and needs some flowers and plants to embellish it.
Jing Qishan smiled and said, "I've already told you everything. I came out when I saw you. Also, although Qiu Ning is not fighting anymore, I still have to remind you that the city is too chaotic right now. You shouldn't go out alone. I heard that Li Zhongping is good at martial arts. If I'm not around, let him follow you when you go out."
Li Yujiao said: "Sure."
"My lady, why are you going out? To buy something? Why don't you let the servants do the shopping?"
Li Yujiao shook her head: "I just want to go shopping and see what I can do."
There are two ways that people in this world treat power. One is that once they gain power, they want to be superior to others and be admired by everyone.
The other type, once they gain a little power, become extremely fearful and feel that they should do something for others because of their power.
Li Yujiao is the second type.
She had always been taught the spirit of dedication in the army. Now that her husband is a general, she has maids and so many servants in her life, she thinks she should do something for the people.
After walking two streets away from the house, I could not see many residents. Most of the shops on the street were closed. Only one rice shop was open. There were also many people begging on the street.
Seeing Li Yujiao and Jing Qishan, the beggars knelt down and bowed to her: "...Master and Madam, please be kind, we haven't had any rice in the house for a few days..."
Li Yujiao was about to walk towards the beggar, but Jing Qishan stretched out his arm to stop her.
She pushed Jing Qishan's hand away and said, "It's okay."
She walked up to the beggars, gave them a string of copper coins, and then asked, "Where are you from?"
"I am from Qiuning City. I used to be a farmer. Later, the farmer ran away and the crops were destroyed by the Xiling Army. Everyone in the village fled, but I have old and young people in my family. I didn't flee. I gritted my teeth and stayed here, relying on digging wild vegetables in the mountains to make a living..."
Li Yujiao asked again: "Now that the Xiling Army has fled, why don't you go back to plant crops?"
“Some people planted some, but before they could even harvest, their crops were stolen.”
Li Yujiao nodded to indicate that she understood.
She looked at Jing Qishan and said, "After General Song drove the Xiling people away, did he not carry out post-disaster reconstruction of Qiuning City?"
Jing Qishan said: "At that time, our energy was still focused on attacking Huatai City. After Huatai was captured, we would rebuild our homeland."
"Then these things must be put on the agenda, otherwise the victims will starve to death, and it will be meaningless to defend the city without the people."
Jing Qishan looked at Li Yujiao and said, "My lady seems to be interested in this aspect. How about I appoint you as the General Relief Director and let you supervise the post-disaster reconstruction?"
"Can I still be given an official title?" Li Yujiao asked in surprise.
"It's not really an official position, it's just an assistant position. If you do a good job and get the court's approval, you may be able to become a formal official appointed by the court. However, there seems to be no precedent for women serving as officials in Daqi, so it's a bit difficult."