dognovel Chapter 426 Two Awkward People
Chapter 426 Two Awkward People
Dongfang Jin nodded and explained in detail: "It's all calmed down."
The reason this matter is so complicated is mainly because those tribes don't speak the same language, making it extremely difficult for our people to communicate with them.
Moreover, the land of those small tribes is all collectively owned…
Next, Dongfang Jin recounted in detail her experience of traveling to the Southern Qiang Kingdom.
They were originally in Guangnan Prefecture, Yunmeng State, carefully guiding the local people in planting sugarcane.
Suddenly, a message from the emperor's cousin arrived by carrier pigeon.
The letter mentioned that officials stationed in the Southern Qiang Kingdom reported on some small tribes in the southwest of the Southern Qiang Kingdom.
When planting rice for multiple seasons, a conflict arose over land allocation, which escalated into a physical fight.
This prevented them from spreading the message, and several officials were even injured by them.
Ultimately, this conflict stems from greed, with some unscrupulous individuals secretly instigating it, causing the conflict to escalate.
The Imperial Tutor slowly descended from the Ruyi Carpet, his steps unsteady and unsteady, as Dongfang Jin had been urging him to travel day and night for days.
The Ruyi Carpet flew like a shooting star, and his body really couldn't keep up.
Long San hurriedly stepped forward and carefully helped the Imperial Tutor up, his eyes full of concern.
One hand steadily supported the Imperial Tutor's arm as he slowly walked over, step by step.
Upon entering the Imperial Tutor's residence, one sees Cang Nanxi lovingly teasing his grandson in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness.
But when his gaze turned to Dongfang Jin, a subtle, calculating glint flashed in his eyes.
The Imperial Tutor was slightly taken aback when he saw this, but quickly regained his composure.
A smile played on his lips as he teased, "Oh, I was wondering why this girl insisted on traveling all night. Turns out it was you waiting here."
"What, did you sneak out? Aren't you afraid Qingyue (Dongfang Yuan's title as a princess) will find out and pull your ear?"
He knew perfectly well that Cang Nanxi was eagerly hoping that Dongfang Jin could produce an heir for Gu Chenglin, and that the Cang family wanted to adopt someone.
Unfortunately, Dongfang Jin, that girl, saw through it but didn't expose it, and simply hid away, forcing the young couple to live apart.
However, it wouldn't be appropriate for him, as the persuader, to tell a woman to have a child.
However, in his eyes, it was good that this girl didn't have children. Traveling with her for the past two years had broadened his horizons considerably.
Although he had also tried the idea that "reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles," what he saw back then was completely different from what he saw following this girl.
He, the imperial tutor, taught the crown prince the art of rulership, but this girl was telling him to go into the homes of ordinary people and experience it firsthand.
This made him truly realize that "water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
It also made him realize the true meaning of the saying, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
They built the Ci'an Hall, which was used to house and shelter elderly people living alone and beggars.
They also set up a free clinic and handicraft workshop at Ci'an Hall to provide work for the elderly and beggars.
They built free schools and implemented a reward system in the schools to encourage children to study hard.
The school allows impoverished families from surrounding villages to attend classes for free, and it also encourages girls to go to school.
Most importantly, she was able to make use of things that were no longer needed in the area, enabling the villagers to start businesses.
For example, the bayberry in Guangdong Prefecture is so abundant that it can be said to be a plague.
She taught those people how to make bayberry wine, bayberry rice wine, and canned bayberries.
Also, Guangxi Prefecture, which borders Yunmeng Prefecture and Liang Prefecture, is a place that produces oranges, as the area is mostly mountainous.
Due to transportation difficulties, she not only had Long Er's people come to repair the road, but also encouraged the local people to plant oranges on a large scale.
They even formed a caravan specifically to transport oranges from the mountains to Lingyun Pavilion.
She also summoned her elder brother Chen Shizi's men to build a factory and use the small green tangerines that no one wanted in the local mountains to make "green peel" and various green tangerine teas.
These were all things he had witnessed with his own eyes, and he truly admired them.
Master Jingkong originally wanted to join them, but alas, after arriving in Lingwu Village with them...
After taking one of the girl's pills, he started clamoring to go into seclusion.
Left with no other choice, the girl sent Master Jingkong to the valley where his master had once stayed for seclusion.
Upon hearing this, Cang Nanxi raised his eyes to look at the Imperial Tutor, narrowing his eyes slightly and staring at him with the gaze of a hawk.
His eyes seemed to hold countless emotions, and the sour feeling within them was impossible to suppress.
He snorted coldly, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction: "Imperial Tutor, I'd like to ask you something."
You've been traveling around with my daughter for three years now, away from Beijing.
Was he sightseeing or carrying the heavy responsibility of teaching Linchuan (the Crown Prince)?
"Yuan'er has urged you so many times, are you really planning to stay here and enjoy yourself, never to return to the capital?"
The Imperial Tutor shook his head helplessly upon hearing this, but the smile on his face did not fade.
He spoke as if an elder were coaxing a willful junior: "You, didn't you say you wanted to spend time with your grandson and enjoy family life?"
How come you still have the leisure to come and interrogate me?
"These days it's all the young people's business, so I won't join in."
At this point, the Imperial Tutor seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes lit up.
His excitement was palpable: "Haha, Nanxi, you didn't see the sugarcane field we planted back then."
It's growing so lushly now!
The mountains and fields were covered in a lush, green expanse.
When the wind blew, the leaves rustled, and the scene was truly spectacular!
"And there's Long Jiu, who's currently leading a group of people working day and night to build a sugar factory!"
From site selection to planning, he personally took charge of every step, showing great enthusiasm.
Once the sugar factory is built, the sugar produced will surely improve the lives of the people in this area!
The Imperial Tutor became more and more excited as he spoke, gesturing with his hands as he spoke, his face practically overflowing with pride.
It was as if the sugar factory, still under construction, was already his greatest achievement in life.
As Cang Nanxi watched the Imperial Tutor's animated and gesticulating manner, he felt a surge of anger rising within him.
His fists clenched involuntarily, his knuckles turning white from the force, and he wanted nothing more than to rush up and beat him up, to make him tone down his smug attitude.
But he managed to restrain himself, only letting out a heavy snort before abruptly turning his head away, no longer looking at the Imperial Tutor, his chest heaving violently with anger.
That was the first time the couple had gone to Yunmeng Prefecture with their daughter. Little did they know that after less than two months, they would hear that their daughter-in-law was pregnant with twins.
The couple had to return home and stayed in the capital from then on.
Dongfang Jin stood aside, taking in everything and watching the two awkward people.
He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, thinking to himself: These two, who usually look so imposing, are like two children having a tiff when they're together.
Gu Chenglin watched helplessly as his wife ignored him, and a wave of resentment washed over him.
My wife promised to come back using the space, but she's been gone for three months.
She muttered softly, "You've come back just in time. Grandma Yu specially made your favorite wontons this morning."
Cang Yanchuan's eyes instantly lit up like stars, and his face flushed with excitement.
She jumped up and down, shouting, "Auntie, the wontons that grandma made are absolutely delicious!"
Looking at Cang Yanbei again, his little face was tense, and he was pretending to be calm.
Although he didn't say anything, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he quietly swallowed.
These subtle movements naturally did not escape Dongfang Jin's eyes. She couldn't help but chuckle at Cang Yanbei's stubborn and defiant appearance.
Cang Nanxi's eyes were sharp, and he naturally caught his grandson's subtle expression.
In an instant, memories of the past flooded back to me. The little guy's expression at this moment was exactly the same as my eldest son's when he was a child.
Thinking of this, Cang Nanxi couldn't help but jokingly think to himself: If it weren't for his eldest son always hanging out with that kid Zhao Yuming.
He was starting to suspect that the child was actually his eldest son's biological son.