Accompanied by the sound of roosters crowing, a ray of sunlight peeked through the door of the woodshed. Shu'er huddled on the haystack. Although she was covered with a thick quilt, she still felt a chill. When she woke up from her dream, she

She is no longer the girl learning swordsmanship from the beauty leader in Xiling, and she is no longer General Yan being carried through the streets of Dongyang by the first-class Duke of Wei.

She shuddered and thought mockingly: "It seems that the money I earned in Chen Guo firmly belongs to me. As for the rest, my life experience is not mine, my husband is not mine, and my brother is not mine either."

Just as he stood up and stretched, someone knocked on the door of the woodshed, and the mother-in-law with a Song accent said: "Miss Lin, are you up?"

The girl from the Lin family, Shu'er, scratched her head and remembered that she came here sleepily last night and casually told the two weird mother-in-laws in the farmhouse that her surname was Lin.

Shu'er opened the door and said to Tingfang: "Good morning, mother-in-law!"

Tingfang handed a delicate food box and a pot of hot tea to Shu'er and said, "Girl, please eat some food before you go on your way."

Shu'er thanked Tingfang and then opened the food box, which contained two hot tea eggs, a small pile of pickles, a small steamed bun and a bowl of corn porridge.

She thought that making porridge with millet and living in the countryside, so leisurely and comfortable, could only be achieved by living in the weak and uncontested Zhao State. The Chen State was too impetuous and intoxicated, and the taxes on fertile land in the Song State were slightly higher.

The king's misfortune led to endless wars. The mountain roads in Shu were rugged and bandits were rampant. They were not as flat and open as Zhao, which made people feel more relaxed.

She asked Tingfang in a Song accent: "My mother-in-law was originally from the Song Dynasty? How did she come to live in the Zhao country?"

Tingfang replied: "For old people like us, it is very easy to survive in Zhao State. The fields are our own, and there are very few taxes. We can eat the crops we grow if we want, and sell them in the market if we want."

When you go to the market, you don’t have to use it as military pay.”

Shu'er asked again: "Does Grandma Chen Guo think the same way?"

Tingfang nodded.

Shu'er suddenly realized: "Listening to what my mother-in-law said, it seems to be better than several days of Pingliang Chamber of Commerce! It turns out that Zhao State seems poor, even the Ninghe Palace in Pingliang is extremely simple, but the people of Zhao State actually have no food and clothing.

Worry. It seems that King Zhao is a good king."

Tingfang smiled and said: "Young girl, how can you be so worried about the country and the people?"

Shu'er shook his head and said, "It's just that I've traveled a lot, so it's inevitable to make comparisons."

Ting Fang said: "King Zhao is indeed a good king. He listened to the suggestion of the leader of the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce last year and has begun to renovate Ninghe Palace. He said that the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce will be held every year so that businessmen from all over the world come to Zhao to spend money. Ninghe

The palace is soliciting all kinds of business and is very lively. My master said that after the weather warms up, we will rent out the farmhouse and fields, and then go to the palace to do some leisurely embroidery work to make a living."

Shu'er couldn't help but wonder: "Is your master the lady who didn't leave the house last night? If it's convenient, I would like to go and thank her in person before I leave."

Tingfang smiled slightly and declined: "Madam has not wanted to talk to outsiders since her husband passed away. You are welcome, girl. You live in this simple woodshed, and we have accepted your money. If you thank me, I will tell you."

"

Shu'er didn't force it, and bowed to Tingfang: "Thank you very much, mother-in-law."

Tingfang said: "Girl, let's eat first. We still have to do some farm work. When the girl leaves, we won't see each other off. I hope the girl will be careful along the way and don't live in other farmhouses at will. We should try to live in the city in the future."

The inn is better.”

Shu'er blinked at Tingfang and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, it's good if I don't lie to others. Others can't lie to me."

Ting Fang looked at the young girl in front of her with a smile, and suddenly remembered the beautiful Lin Meiren in the Song Palace in the past, who had a bright and lovely smile but never received the king's favor. She couldn't help but patted her hand and said, "Girl, take care."

Shu'er looked at Tingfang's back and suddenly realized that the way she walked looked like the elderly maids in the Song Palace. However, this mother-in-law was much kinder and kinder than the snobbish ones in the Song Palace.

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Passing through Zhao Guoping Liangcheng, the thin horse galloped to the west, and within a few days, we arrived at the Chen-Zhao border.

Shu'er put on Chen's men's clothes, and the generals guarding the city recognized her and knew that she was the boss Fan Jingyan who had entered Zhao last year with an invitation from the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce written by King Zhao himself, and made a big fuss in the Song Palace.

Boss Yan, who was attending the wedding banquet of the Song Dynasty, respectfully welcomed her back to Chen Kingdom without asking her for customs clearance documents.

Back in the Chen Kingdom, Shu'er was like a fish in water. He stayed at an inn under the name of Yan's Industry without spending a penny wherever he went. The food was the best ingredients in the inn, served by the innkeeper himself. He walked all the way to Fanjing.

, not only was there not a lot of broken silver in her purse, but there was so much that it needed to be exchanged for banknotes. Later, she no longer dared to disturb the business of Yan's Industry, fearing that the shopkeepers would see her traveling alone and keep asking.

Put money in her hand...

While enjoying the flowers, it turned out to be the annual Flower Praising Festival in Chen State. She disguised herself as a man, led a horse, and walked among the people on an outing. She took one branch after another that the cheerful and generous girl from Chen State threw at her.

As we welcome the Spring Festival, I can’t help but feel a little better.

Although there is no longer Zhuge Calm in the world, he is still in her heart. She can hide in teahouses and restaurants, slowly listen to the storytellers talk about her husband's great achievements, and slowly witness how he unified the countries and how he brought the world back to his heart. Although she can

She can't grow old with him, but they still live in the same world. She can hear news about her husband everywhere. She misses him thousands of miles away, and this is enough.

At the entrance of Fanjing Biliang Cosmetics Shop, Yan Qing was greeting several ladies from Fanjing to enter the shop. Suddenly she caught a glimpse of a man from Chen State with black hair and black clothes, holding a cluster of golden spring flowers in his hand, and looking at her with a smile.

Yan Qing took a closer look, and immediately left the ladies behind, strode up to Shu'er, hugged Shu'er on the street, and cried loudly: "You're back!"

Several ladies couldn't help bursting into laughter when they saw that the female shopkeeper of Biliang Cosmetics Shop was so disrespectful of etiquette and threw herself into the arms of a pretty face in front of everyone.

Yan Xiu and Su Liu heard the sound and immediately ran out of the cosmetics shop. They also rushed forward and shouted excitedly: "Sister Shu'er!"

Shu'er was crowded into the store by the three of them. The ladies realized that the pretty boy was a girl disguised as a boy. They immediately lost interest and immersed themselves in choosing cosmetics.

The three of them chattered and asked about Shu'er's current situation. Shu'er didn't want to go into details, so he asked, "Where is Su Yang?"

Su Liu said: "He went to the restaurant to meet Uncle Zhao Qi."

Shu'er asked: "Has Uncle Zhao Qi traveled far away recently? Do you still need to trouble Su Yang to meet him in person?"

Su Liu nodded and said: "Uncle Zhao Qi made a trip to Jinyang Pass, saying that it was his last business trip outside the pass, and he would never allow anyone to call him a 'wolf merchant outside the pass' from now on."

Shu'er was puzzled: "Uncle Zhao Qi is already the big boss of Yan's industry. What kind of business requires him to personally close the sales?"

Su Liu was equally puzzled and said: "It's the business of Biliang Cosmetics. He said he wanted to close the cosmetics business, so he roped in his brothers who had gone outside the customs before, and headed west to Jinyang for some rouge and gouache.

Guan, do you think it’s strange or not?”
Chapter completed!