The official road on the north bank of Santaihe River in Bazhou was flying dust. The brigade of cavalry was heading south. They were surrounded by more than ten carriages, and the various flags in the team were also waving in the wind.

The Great Zhou Angel and the Prime Minister Shi Choi Dana completed the mission to Shannan, and returned to Yecheng with Shannan's deputy envoy, Zheng Wanqing, left servant of Shannan Road, and the family of Weichi Shun, the Duke of Angu County, returned to Yecheng.

One of the important missions of Cui Dana's mission to Shannan this time was to take Yuchi Shun to Yecheng. Prime Minister Yuchi Jiong has five sons, the eldest son and the second son are no longer alive. Yuchi Shun, the third largest, is the oldest among the three remaining.

In late May of the second year of Daxiang, Duke Shu and the general manager of Xiangzhou, Yuchi Jiong, raised an army to rebel against Yang in Yecheng. The Yuchishun family in Chang'an was placed under house arrest by Yang Jian. Later, he received help from his son-in-law Yuwen Wen to come to Anzhou Prefecture, Shannan. Since then, he has not been able to go to Yecheng to meet his father for nearly three years.

Now that the Zhou Kingdom is bound together, there is no obstacle to Yuchi Shun's journey to Yecheng. Yuwen Liang, who is in charge of the Shannan Road, was happy to follow the flow. At the same time, he sent the governor of Bazhou and Yuwen Wen, the Duke of Xiyang County, as the main envoy, and Zheng Wanqing, the left servant of Shannan Road, as the deputy envoy, to Yecheng to meet the emperor.

There were several accompanying carriages full of gifts and large and small. In order to prevent accidents, Shannan sent nearly a thousand cavalry together with the angel's guards. After they set out from Anlu, they should have advanced all the way east, but turned south at the Hengzhou/Bazhou border of the Huangzhou General Administration and headed towards Xiyang City, Bazhou Prefecture.

In a carriage, there was Mrs. Wang, the little girl, Yuchi Mingyue, who was looking out the window excitedly. This time she and her parents set off for Yecheng and stopped in Xiyang City, Bazhou, in order to meet her sister Yuchi Chifan and her little nephew, and to "pass" pick up her brother-in-law Yuwen Wen to Yecheng.

"My grandma, you see so many ditches, there are paddy fields everywhere!"

"My grandma, how come the crops in these paddy fields are so neatly arranged?"

"My grandma, is that the river embankment? It's so long!"

Wang kept helplessly "Yeah, um, ah," since the third daughter Yuchi Chifan and her son-in-law moved to Bazhou, the young daughter Yuchi Mingyue has lost her companion. Although there was a daughter of her husband's colleague who came to play with her during her days in Anlu, Wang always felt that something was missing.

Now we are going to the 'brother-in-law' that Yuchi Mingyue talks from time to time. Seeing his daughter smiling, Wang was also sincerely happy. His son-in-law, who came to Anlu for discussion a few days ago, rushed back to Bazhou from Anlu to Bazhou, saying that they wanted to explain some matters.

When he thought of the son-in-law who often acted out of character, Wang and his husband were speechless. The son-in-law was very nice to his daughter, but it was a bit difficult to describe in words. The son-in-law must have to pay homage to the Duke of Shu when he went to Yecheng this time, and he didn't know what would happen at that time.

Wang was thinking about things, and Yuchi Shun was thinking about things. He was worried about the scene he saw along the way, looked at the newly reclaimed fields beside the official road, and recalled the glorious deeds of his son-in-law.

His son-in-law Yuwen Wen was the governor of Bazhou. He made a lot of noise less than two years after taking office. He first deliberately forced the local big players and then caught them all in one go, and rectified the state affairs vigorously, but this was just the beginning.

First, there were unheard of rice transplanting methods and curved plows. Yuchi Shun had not served as a prefectural official in the Jiangmian area and was not very clear about the specific farming of paddy fields. However, after hearing feedback from all parties in Anlu, these two things were indeed beneficial to the country and the people.

Not to mention how my son-in-law came up with this thing in his mind, the later development was quite surprising: for the so-called supplementary labor, he worked hard for the Chen State in Jiangnan for more than half a year, and deposed the Chen State in Yingzhou. Not only did he move the people across Jiangbei, but he also captured countless prisoners.

From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the Chen army suffered consecutive defeats. Yuchi Shun naturally did not care much about the combat effectiveness of the Southern Dynasties army, but the son-in-law's "bullying" the Southern Army was also eye-opening: he used the water battle that the Southern Army was best at defeating the opponent, and then used the power of the navy to play the effect of large-scale harassment of the cavalry.

Four years ago, when the two families were about to get married, Yuchi Shun knew that his future son-in-law Yuwen Wen was a wealthy man. Of course, Feiying and lackeys were skillful, but he had never led the army to fight a war. As a result, after his daughter married into the house the next year, the son-in-law's performance was unpredictable.

He raised nearly 5,000 soldiers by doing business alone. This alone made people admire him. Not only did he pay enough military salaries but he also had meat every meal. In order to allow soldiers to eat meat and even open a pig farm, Yuchishun felt that his son-in-law's idea was very different from others.

Linjiang, Bazhou, has water conservancy and floods. After taking office, the son-in-law started to reclaim wasteland. When he did not have enough labor, he captured prisoners and forced the situation to open up within a year. Yuchi followed his daughter's letter and knew that the number of farmland in Xiyang County would double this year. He did see a large area of ​​farmland that had been cultivated in Santai Hebei.

He was skilled in military affairs and did not lose the civil service. Yuchishun was increasingly unable to see through his son-in-law's actual ability. He rode his horse through the stone bridge on the Santai River, looked at the completed river embankments on both sides of the Santai River, and looked at the continuous farmland on both sides and the neat rows of green seedlings in the fields. Yuchishun was a little stunning.

"Please look at the county magistrate. The place where the smoke is coming from the distance is the iron smelting workshop of the Bazhou Military Inspectorate." The accompanying Emperor of the Huangzhou General Administration introduced that Yuchi Shun looked east, but saw thick smoke rising from the south bank of Santai River in the distance.

"Will the iron smelting workshop be placed by the river? Is it because it is drained with water?" Cui Dazhe, who was on the side, asked. He was from the Cui family of Boling, and his family's knowledge is naturally more extensive than that of ordinary people. Iron smelting furnaces use water to blow wind, and I see it from time to time in the north.

"Anges have good knowledge. They use water to blow the air. Not only that, they are built on the waterside to use water transportation. On the one hand, it is convenient to transport charcoal and on the other hand, it is convenient to transport iron sand."

"Iron sand? Where does this iron sand come from?" Cui Daju was a little surprised. He probably knew that iron ore needed to smelte, but these were all crushed iron ore and would not be made into iron sand.

"This iron sand was selected from the river sand." Yuchi Shun replied. He asked his son-in-law about this, and the son-in-law also answered truthfully.

"Is it a magnet to choose river sand...?" Cui Dazhi's knowledge is indeed wide. "Who can come up with such a way to gather sand to form a tower?"

"It's the Yuwen Envoy of Bazhou." The chief of the Huangzhou General Administration Office said with a smile.

"The county magistrate really has a good son-in-law." Cui Da praised, complimenting Yuchi Shun a little bit. This is the "principal Yuchi's eldest son. After returning to Yecheng, he would have to get close to him in advance.

Yuchi Shun smiled and shook his head. His son-in-law wanted to make a difference in Bazhou, but there was no iron ore in Bazhou. As a result, he came up with a way to choose iron from Hesha. Although the output cannot be compared with that of regular iron ore, it can at least make up for some of the demand.

'It's not the method I asked about from the Western Regions merchants again...' He sighed helplessly in his heart. His son-in-law made money by selling glass mirrors. Although he had always claimed that he had asked about the method I asked about from the Western Regions merchants, Yuchi Shun felt that the method might be done by the son-in-law himself.

Yuchi Shun, who was so outstanding in the son-in-law, was of course happy, but after thinking about it, he became more and more worried.

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In Xiyang City, in the backyard of Xiyang County Duke's mansion, Yuchi Chifan was talking to his mother Wang with red eyes. His parents and sister passed by Xiyang this time and happened to be reunited. However, when they thought about their parents' trip, Yuchi Chifan was already crying.

"We are all mothers, so why do we cry? We will naturally be able to read letters when we arrive in Yecheng, and there is nothing to worry about." Wang smiled. His little grandson was babbling in her arms, while his little girl Yuchi Mingyue sat aside in a restless mood.

A maid at the door wanted to speak but stopped. A little head flashed out from the side and then shrank back. Seeing this, Yuchi Mingyue wanted to say something but didn't say it. Seeing this, Yuchi Chifan wiped his tears and said to the door, "Is it Eying? Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Eying responded and walked in. He first said "mother" to Yuchi Chifan, then saluted Wang, and finally glanced at Yuchi Mingyue.

Seeing his sister looking at him with anticipation, Yuchi Chifan said helplessly, "Go, don't run around." Two girls, one big and one small, couldn't wait to walk out hand in hand.

"Eying..." Wang was thinking. Seeing that his mother seemed to be thinking about something, Yuchi Chifan quickly spoke and diverted his attention. Yuwen Eying's identity was unusual. Although his mother might not think about it, she still had to pay attention.

"My grandma, my daughter has prepared many gifts this time and brought them to Yecheng together, including the grandfather, two uncles and cousin."

"In addition, there are five glass mirrors. You won't have to worry about household use when you resell them when you arrive in Yecheng. If you accidentally break them on the road, the fragments must be packed and they can be sold."

"Silly daughter, your grandfather will make arrangements when he arrives in Yecheng." Wang said with relief. His daughter has always been filial, and she felt quite reluctant. "Don't forget your husband, he has to bring gifts when he arrives in Yecheng."

"Daughter knows, but, just..." Yuchi Chifan cried after saying that, "It's just that after a parting, I don't know when I will meet the two elders..."

"The life is still long, and there are many opportunities. We must remind our husbands that you should be more cautious when you arrive in Yecheng..."

......

In a corner of the backyard, Yuwen Eying was having a discussion with his "best friend" sister Yuchi Mingyue. There were a wide variety of snacks in front of them, all of which were delicacies that Yuwen Eying had carefully prepared for the kitchen.

Since she learned that Sister Mingyue was coming to the mansion the day before yesterday, Yuwen Eying didn't sleep well all night, and her close friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time was coming. Of course, she had the best friend of the landlord, so she struggled for two days and made a lot of preparations.

"Sister Mingyue, this cake is so delicious, you can try it..."

"And this glutinous rice cake...and this rice noodle..."

"This is an egg tart, which Aye made specifically for me..."

"There are also black fungus silks. This is the black fungus grown by one in the mansion, and you can't eat it anywhere else!"

The two of them were eating and talking. Yuwen Eying excitedly talked about interesting things in Bazhou, and Yuchi Mingyue also talked about what she saw and heard in Anlu. More than a year ago, the two families were next door in Anlu, so it was very good for them to play together every day.

"Sister Mingyue, this is what I asked Aye to prepare, called Glazed Grapes, exactly the same as the real one!" Yuwen Eying opened a box, and inside it was a bunch of lifelike Glazed Grapes, green leaves and black and purple grape particles. At first glance, it looked almost fake and real.

"Is this my brother-in-law made it?" Yuchi Mingyue asked. She carefully picked up the box and was amazed at the sight of the grapes.

"It was made by the workshop in Aye Rang's mansion." Yuwen Eying said flauntingly, "My mother is so amazing. She drew the graphics and asked the craftsmen to do it. Last year, she also made a glass screen called "Hundred Birds and Phoenixes."

Seeing Yuchi Mingyue looking at the carefully prepared gifts, Yuwen Eying was also full of joy. She asked, "Sister Mingyue, will you still see Eying when you go to Yecheng?"

"I don't know either. My grandmother said Yecheng is far away from here." Yuchi Mingyue was a little sad. She didn't know when she would be able to reunite with Eying's sister, her sister, her little nephew, and her obedient brother-in-law.

She is over twelve years old. If she followed the occasional example, she could even get married, but she didn't know where she would marry. After marrying into her husband's family, she would probably be hard to see her parents.

"I just don't know where I will marry..." Yuchi Mingyue murmured to herself. She was distracted for a while and even told her all her thoughts. She was already confused and knew something.

"Sister Mingyue, are you going to get married?!" Yuwen Eying was so excited that her voice became much louder. Her yelling made Yuchi Mingyue's face turn red. She ignored so much and quickly explained, but the more she explained, the more she became, the more she became, the more she was messy.
Chapter completed!