EBE Chapter 140 We are better as confidants than lovers
Chapter 140 We are better as confidants than lovers
After a busy day, in the evening, Yu Jiuer, who was in a very good mood, returned to the farm, but was slapped in the face by reality.
Wang Meng and the other team leaders sat dejectedly at the door of the auspicious tree house waiting for her.
Seeing her coming back, Wang Meng cried with a bitter face: "Those people in Xiguanying don't obey discipline at all. How can they come here to farm? They are simply here to be the ancestors! It's ok for them to order us around, but they also frame you!"
Everyone followed suit and cried:
"Most of them don't obey you! They say you took 8,000 soldiers from the West Gate Camp to fight outside the Great Wall and bribed them all!"
"They also said that the eight thousand people who came back and praised you as a god were exaggerating and not credible!"
"They even said that you were using Prince Jing to order them around! They also said that you and Prince Jing... were... gay, which is why you are so close! This is too much!"
"Pfft!" Hearing this, Yu Jiuer couldn't help laughing out loud, and shook her head sneer, "You have insight!"
There were more than 20,000 soldiers in the Xiguan Camp, but she only took 8,000 men to fight outside the pass. Those 8,000 men were loyal enough and did not reveal Yu Jiuer's identity when they came back.
Moreover, they won this battle with a smaller force than the larger one. They praised her, a military strategist who was barely able to even tie a chicken, to the highest level possible, which was really hard to believe.
Tomorrow, she has to think of a foolproof plan to convince them!
At night, Yu Jiuer, who was worried, heard the sound of stones knocking on the window.
Wuyan was indeed a practical man and really helped her nail the window shut.
Yu Jiuer happily turned around and went into the room. This was the only way to deal with a flower thief. Let him throw the flowers if he wants. If Concubine Duan finds out, who will die?
But she paid attention to the windows and forgot about the roof, which was made of glazed tiles.
Not long after, Jun Mo appeared beside her bed, pushed her in, and lay down with the anger of a prince: "Stingy! I thought it would be warmer for two people to sleep together, so I sacrificed my beauty to sleep with you, but you don't appreciate it? It's a waste of God's gift!"
"I advise you not to mess with me tonight! Wuyan and the others have already moved downstairs. I have no scruples anymore and I will bite you to pieces!"
Yu Jiuer gnashed her teeth a few times, and as if she felt that the threat was not enough, she even imitated the tiger's roar, "Awoo——"
"Tigress! I just want to talk to you tonight!"
Jun Mo couldn't help laughing, "Don't tell me you can't be a cicada again after sleeping with me, right? I still miss the feeling of having long conversations with Yu Wushuang all night long!"
Yu Jiuer said in surprise: "Thank God! Prince, you are finally a human being again! I hope you will not forget the joy of being a human being! Let's write off all the grudges in the past!"
"What grudges have been written off?"
"It was about the night I was poisoned at the Beijing Villa! I really had no choice at the time, and I've paid it back so many times, so it should be even, right? Let's just let each other go!"
Yu Jiuer saw that Jun Mo's face had darkened a little, and hurriedly said, "Can't you just treat it as a bee sting?"
"Bees are not so bold!" Jun Mo's face was covered with frost, and he snorted coldly.
"I didn't expect that Yu Jiuer, who is fearless, is so afraid to face her own feelings? You are so eager to push me away. Do you really think that I slept with you just for revenge?"
Yu Jiuer advised kindly: "Brothers are like limbs, and women are like clothes! Prince, it is better for us to be confidants than lovers!"
Jun Mo's face was gloomy and his aura suddenly turned cold, making Yu Jiuer feel inexplicably guilty.
Yu Jiuer insisted, "What I want is a lifelong partner. Can you afford it, Your Majesty?"
"Which man in this world doesn't have three wives and four concubines? But I have no interest in finding other women. You alone are enough to make me worry!"
Yu Jiuer sneered: "I'm not interested in finding one now, but what if I become interested someday? Or someone throws money at me? Men are full of sweet words, and anyone who believes them is a fool!"
"There are so many women in the Great Dong Dynasty who want to marry me. Which one do you think I am attracted to? Why do you keep ignoring and trampling on my love? Can't I have both my confidant and my lover?"
Yu Jiuer covered her head with the quilt and said in a muffled voice: "It's hard to explain to an antique like you! Tell me! You want me to be your confidant tonight, what do you want to talk about?"
He lay obediently on the outside of the bed tonight and did not do anything inappropriate, so she knew something was wrong with him.
"Where did you get that mirror in your toilet? I have never seen such a big mirror!"
Jun Mo rested his head on his hands and spoke in a nonchalant tone, but his heart was actually in turmoil, and he was worried that she would say something that he could not bear.
Yu Jiuer poked her head out from under the quilt, blinked her eyes and joked, "I am a fairy that fell from the sky. I transformed myself! Do you believe it?"
"you!"
Jun Mo suddenly sat up straight, his heart trembled violently. He had many suspicions about her, fearing that she was really an alien and would leave him sooner or later. Now his suspicions were revealed and his face turned pale with fear.
"Look how scared you are, I was just kidding!" Yu Jiuer burst into laughter, "That was the mirror I developed before I went to fight outside the Great Wall, but I was too busy fighting the foreign enemies to build a factory to produce it.
When the spring ploughing is over, I will build a large factory to produce this kind of mirrors and sell them well in the Great Dong Dynasty. I will let Yinshan County's industry spread to every corner of the Great Dong Dynasty and see who dares to look down on us! "
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo glanced at this smart and playful villain and realized that he was too worried.
"I want to invest in your mirror factory!" The coldness between Jun Mo's brows dissipated, and he lay down again as if nothing had happened.
He and Yu Jiuer discussed the future development of Yinshan County, exchanged business tips, and debated endlessly about ways to make money.
Unconsciously, the two of them returned to the feeling of meeting a soulmate in the mountains and rivers.
The next morning.
After getting up, Yu Jiuer went to Xiguanying first.
Mr. Rong did not treat her in a sarcastic way this time. He said sincerely, "I have already told them what I should say. General Cheng also ordered them to obey your command! If they don't obey, I can't do anything about it! After all, without an imperial decree, it's hard to convince them."
Yu Jiuer asked back, "Before our Yinshan County didn't help you raise those 10,000 prisoners, did you often have your food and fodder withheld and have to tighten your belt?"
Cheng Ming nodded and said, "That's right! Especially in winter, the higher-ups often find various reasons to withhold food and fodder. In order to ensure that the prisoners have enough food to work, we often have to give them the most filling meals and only have porridge to survive."
"Now, we have 10,000 prisoners in Yinshan County. We pay you rent every month, and we save our food rations to feed them. And you still question and frame me?" Yu Jiuer sneered.
"It seems that those people have been spoiled! If they have never experienced the hardship of farming, they cannot become real soldiers! They have decided to farm this field!"
"Brother Cheng! Call them all here, I want to brainwash them!" Yu Jiuer showed a weird smile on her face, and even Mr. Rong took two steps back unconsciously.
He felt that the Yu Jiuer in front of him was as cunning as Yu Wushuang, which made him doubt for a moment whether this was Yu Jiuer or Yu Wushuang.
Is Yu Wushuang really in the county government? These two siblings dress the same all day long, and it's hard to tell who is the male and who is the female! Also, Yu Wushuang is already 18 years old, why hasn't her voice changed yet?
After half a stick of incense.
Facing a large group of soldiers, Yu Jiuer asked: "Do you think life is good now?"
A few people nodded. After all, being able to eat a full meal every day was much better than before.
"You get a few hundred copper coins every month, and you can save them to send back home, and you can also fill your stomach here. Do you think this is good enough? It's so stupid! In the Great Dong Dynasty, every able-bodied man in every household must serve in the military for more than five years. Don't you want to break the current limitations, strive for a better life, and let your family live a good life as well?"
A lieutenant general said loudly: "The court needs to increase revenue and reduce expenditure to fill the treasury. It is already very good for us soldiers at the border to receive a few hundred copper coins every month. How can it be better?"
Someone echoed, "Yes! Don't be so vain! Don't you just want us to help you farm? How much money can you get from farming? Would you be so kind to give it to us?"
"Then do you think that sticking to the old ways and never changing can change your lives? Will God throw pie in your face for free?" Yu Jiuer's eyes were clear and her awe-inspiring spirit made people stand in awe of her.
Now, no one dared to stand up and speak.
Mr. Rong raised the corners of his mouth, looking proud.
This is his niece-in-law from the Rong family. Her ideas are exactly the same as Jun Mo’s. The two of them can reach the same goal through different paths, so why should he be afraid that his great cause will not be accomplished?
Ever since Jun Mo was demoted to Yinshan County, Xiguanying could no longer remain immune from the struggle for the throne.
Xiguan Camp will either become your sword or the spear of your political enemies!
And since he is here, he will definitely not let Xiguanying become a stumbling block for Jun Mo!