"What are you looking at?" Zheng Quchi followed their gaze and glanced at his stomach, and he understood immediately.
She looked at them innocently, raised her lips and said, "Have I ever said that I have it? I just asked them casually. They misunderstood themselves. What does it have to do with me?" No, no?
Wei Yao, Wang Zebang and Runtu were stunned for a moment, and then they looked like they had been salted. Their expressions were dry, and the disappointment in their eyes was clearly visible.
"Yes, no." Zheng Quchi said firmly, directly extinguishing the slim hope in their hearts.
Wang Zebang waved away the cheering soldiers. When the main tent returned to calm, he asked: "Madam, then... what if the old patriarch really brings someone here for diagnosis and finds out that you are not pregnant, madam?" Process?".z.
Really not?
But the general and his wife have indeed been married for a long time. They can't just cover themselves up with quilts and just chat every night, right?
After Zheng Quchi dealt with these things, she felt a little tired. She remembered that when Yu Wensheng was here, he could make others obey him with just one look, but when things came to her, she had to rack her brains, speak hard, and express emotions. above.
Sure enough, evil people will have their own troubles.
Although she is not as good as Yu Wensheng, who is above all evil people, she can still do a little evil when faced with the evil people's attacks.
"This matter cannot be handled according to the normal method. Have you ever seen the most common trick in the inner house to divert trouble from the east?" she asked.
Men have men's thinking, and women have women's thinking. It happens that house disputes such as fighting over family property are best solved with women's thinking and methods. I think she watched so many TV dramas about house fighting, even if she didn't understand the advanced methods. , but I also picked up some fur.
When the time comes, we will use these to deal with this group of gentlemen who talk about rules and morality first, and catch them off guard, leaving them dumb and eating coptis.
Wei Yao's thinking is probably the same as those of the Yuwen family. He is still at the stage of debunking and searching for the truth. He really didn't understand what she said: "Can you please clarify, madam?"
"As long as the Yuwen family still has some respect, I can ask them to calm down for a while after this time." Zheng Quchi didn't say clearly what she planned to do, so she casually said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. We should deal with the lack of food in the camp when we come down."
"What are you going to do, madam?"
Their three pairs of eyes were all staring at her.
Zheng Quchi's waist felt a little sore from sitting. She had paid too much to maintain her image as a wife.
But now that there were no outsiders, she didn't stretch her arms, but sat in a casual posture.
"Actually, I have considered this matter before. To put it simply, it is done from two aspects. One is to borrow money and food, and the other is to make a living."
"Borrowing food?" Wang Zebang thought of the general's last "borrowing food": "But borrowed things are not a long-term solution and will eventually be used up."
If you are a wool party, you have to plow where there is hair. If this rich land of Ye country is pruned by them, it will cause public outrage, but they have no general to suppress it, which will only cause a lot of trouble.
Zheng Quchi said: "Borrowing food is only to tide over temporary difficulties. The subsequent livelihood is the guarantee of long-term supply of military food."
Wei Yao asked tentatively: "Madam, are you planning to go into business?"
Zheng Quchi nodded: "Actually, I have a plan for a long time. I made the Panlong Carriage just to make money. I am a commoner and do not have such noble sentiments. I have already signed a contract with the wealthy businessman from the four countries in Wujue Temple. I just need to return to China and complete the car-making workshop, and then I can start cooperating with them for sales.”
After they heard this, they were amazed.
"Madam, has the contract been signed?!"
Did she move so fast? When the situation suddenly changed, not only did she not panic, but she also took some time out of her busy schedule to negotiate a profitable deal with a businessman?
They couldn't help but look at her with admiration. Madam's mind was indeed extraordinary. She remained calm in times of crisis and was a person who could make a lot of money.
"Then who is Madam going to talk to about borrowing money?
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Zheng Quchi said matter-of-factly: "Of course we are looking for four partners, Chen, Yue, Mu and Mu. We are short of money and they are rich."
Besides, besides them, she didn't know any other rich people.
At this time, Runtu rarely spoke. He questioned: "Businessmen value profits over righteousness. My wife and them are just business partners and have little personal relationship. Will they easily lend money to my wife?"
Zheng Quchi also thought for a moment, and then said in a long voice: "Of course... no. But I have a way to make them agree. You don't have to worry about this, just leave it to me."
Seeing that Madam looked confident, the three of them stopped talking.
"If you have anything to do, madam, please feel free to ask me to wait."
Zheng Quchi was no longer polite, she said: "I have four tokens of Chen, Yue, Mu, and Mu in my hand. I need you to make a trip to find their trading houses in Ye State in these counties. When the time comes, I will write to them to explain the situation clearly."
"Let me take care of this matter." Wang Zebang took it upon himself.
Zheng Quchi nodded to Wang Zebang and said, "Okay, there is one more thing. Brother Wei, do you know where I can find the public loser?"
Wei Yao didn't expect that she would find Gongshu's people at this time: "Madam...are you looking for Gongshu Jiruo's family, or are you looking for Gongshu's disciples?"
"It's okay, you should have something to do."
"This is not difficult. We have already sent people to secretly supervise suspicious people from various countries in Fu County, including Gongshu disciples. Madam, are you looking for them for anything?"
She rubbed her swollen forehead and said in a cold tone, "It's important."
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Two days later, Zheng Quchi, wearing a black cloak from head to toe, followed Wei Yao to a wine-making alley in Fu County. The mellow and fragrant aroma of wine flowed in the alley. The deeper she went, the more... Strong.
In a thatched shed outside a winery, two young men in civilian clothes were tied up with hemp ropes.
They struggled hard on the ground and yelled angrily: "Who are you?! Let us go! You kidnapping people without permission is simply lawless!"
Zheng Quchi approached and asked, "Are you Gongshu's disciples?"
When they stopped cursing, they looked up at the person wearing a cloak in front of them. She looked petite and thin among a group of strong and tall men, but she was standing in the main position. Those who looked untouchable Strong men seemed to take orders from her.
"Who are you? Did you ask them to kidnap us here?"
Zheng Quchi looked at them quietly for a moment and said, "Can you see the public losing?"
"What?!" The two of them looked a little confused. They didn't understand what she meant by asking this, and they didn't understand what she was going to do.
Zheng Quchi unhurriedly took out a small black tag made of strange material from his waist and handed it to them. The two of them immediately widened their eyes. After carefully identifying it, they shouted in unison: "Is it, is it Hei Qiling? "
"It seems that you recognize it, so I have something to entrust you with. Can you go to Beiyuan Kingdom and bring a word to Gongshu Jiruo for me?" Zheng Quchi said.
This time, the attitude of the two people changed completely. They nodded respectfully: "No, no problem, please speak."
What is Heiqiling?
Wei Yao had never heard of this before, but seeing the reactions of these two disciples, he knew that this object was definitely not simple, but... How could an object that could mobilize Gongshu's disciples to obey orders like this be in the hands of Madam?
Who gave it to her as a gift, or did she get it accidentally?
But seeing that his wife knew a lot about this thing, he thought it was the former.
After thinking about it, he thought that the most likely and most suspect person was the public loser.
Zheng Quchi lowered his eyes, and no one could see the emotion in his eyes. She said, "Just say that I, Zheng Quchi, am waiting for his father-in-law, the leader of the army, in Fu County. See you at Songshan Pavilion."
When Wei Yao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
He jumped fiercely and immediately looked at Zheng Quchi.
Why does Madam want to be resigned to the public defeat?
Now that the general's life and death were unknown, his wife was going to meet Gongshu Jiruo, who had no idea what his intentions were. He simply didn't dare to think deeply about whether his wife would have anything to do with Gongshu Jiruo, and whether the general would be furious. Transformed into a frightened evil ghost, running around every night screaming for life?
The two Gongshu disciples also began to look away. They thought to themselves, what is the relationship between this woman and the leader? Could it really be that kind of relationship?
"Don't worry, we will definitely bring you the words exactly as they are." The two agreed wholeheartedly.
Zheng Quchi looked at Wei Yao: "Let them go."
Wei Yao obeyed naturally. After letting the two Gongshu disciples go, he hesitated for a moment, turned around and asked Zheng Quchi, "Madam, do you want to see Gongshu?"
At this time, Zheng Quchi didn't know what he had misunderstood, so he explained casually: "I have a question. I want to ask him personally."
Is there anything that cannot be conveyed by a flying communication pigeon? If it doesn't work, he can provide a group of people, and he also has postmen (messengers) here. As long as the wife needs it, he can pass on his tricks to Gongshu Jiruo's ears.
There were some things that he couldn't persuade, so he could only remind her tactfully: "Madam, Gongshu is in agreement with Beiyuan Kingdom's main attack will. He agrees with the invasion of Ye Kingdom and is one of the seven people who are the main attacker."
Zheng Quchi didn't know this, but he wasn't too surprised after hearing this.
In fact, she had known for a long time that Gongshu was not just a person with idle clouds and Yehe's thoughts. He was deep, strategic, and planned. He was clearly an ambitious person involved in worldly wars.
When he thought he was on good terms with Gongshu Jiruo in private, Zheng Quchi said: "Don't worry, I understand that people with different positions cannot get together, and I never intended to become close friends with him."
Come together? Not planning to become close friends?
It's incredible, her thoughts are so dangerous...
Wei Yao's brain automatically filtered out the correct answers and only picked out a few words to associate with them. Wei Yao thought to himself that he had to find a way to stop this. He must not let his wife be deceived and run away with Gongshu Jiruonasi!
"Madam, we have been working hard to build the workshop these two days. Do you want to take a look now?"
Now that I have come, of course Zheng Quchi will not refuse: "Okay."
On this cold morning, they followed the unpaved road to the back of the foundry, where some intricately overlapping buildings of stone and wood were built.
This place was once used to store utensils and finished tools. Later, the number of goods decreased year by year, and it was left idle.
But in the past few years, the wars have continued, and the amount of weapons needed to supply the battlefield is large. The foundry company wants to expand its business and rebuilt several factories. However, the good times did not last long, and the capital chain was broken, so naturally it could not continue For large-scale production, these land and houses will be useless.
Now they have sorted it out and temporarily used it as land and buildings for a car workshop.
After Zheng Quchi entered, he saw that the production workshop was spacious, bright, clean and orderly, the floor had been swept smooth and dust-free, various wood machines, furniture, and tables and equipment were neatly arranged, and there were even some modern words written on the walls. Safety warning signs...
She was a little stunned.
This factory is completely built in accordance with her consistent requirements and production standards, and even the slogans are copied exactly...
"Who wrote these?" She pointed to the words on the wall.
"Who else could it be?"
Wei Yao tilted her head and motioned for her to look behind her.
As soon as Zheng Quchi turned around, he saw Shi Hetong and Mu Gaoyi standing by the door in a daze.
When they saw her, they were stunned for a while, and then their eyes began to avoid her.
"Husband, madam."
They greeted each other awkwardly and saluted in a hurry, feeling very flustered.
Zheng Quchi understood immediately after seeing them.
She has worked with them before, and they certainly understand her habits. She likes to write safety slogans in conspicuous places in the workplace, and they naturally do the same.
knew.
Now, looking at their abnormal reactions, Zheng Quchi guessed that they knew who she was.
"I thought that they would help my wife take care of the workshop in the future, so I took it upon myself to tell them that my wife was Ah Qing." Wei Yao explained.
"It's okay." She pulled off the hood on her head, took the initiative to approach Shi Hetong and Mu Gaoyi, stretched out her arms and patted their shoulders left and right: "Long time no see, you don't know me. Already?"
They were stunned when they were photographed, and immediately stammered: "No, your face has also changed. You have changed from male to female. Even your identity has changed. We...we are indeed a little afraid to recognize it..."
Zheng Quchi pressed down his eyebrows with his hand, drooped his eyelids, and pretended to be indifferent: "Then, does this look like the scarred Ah Qing you know?"
Her serious winking look was inexplicably full of joy. Gao Muyi and Shi Hetong blinked in surprise, and then they couldn't help but laugh and said, "The eyebrow you had that was disfigured before was the other one. You moved it in the wrong direction."
"Really? Is it this way?" Zheng Quchi touched his other eyebrow in confusion.
Mu Gaoyi suddenly became lively: "Yes, it's right here. I was still wondering at the time how your eyebrows were injured and there was such a scar, but your eyes were intact."
Shi Hetong also said: "I didn't expect this. I'm just sorry that your beautiful face has been damaged by a scar. It's a pity."
When the two met, "Ah Qing" was still the same "Ah Qing". Although everything on the outside had changed, she had not changed on the inside. Finally, she was no longer unfamiliar with her.
But Wei Yao coughed warningly next to them, and they immediately stiffened and restrained themselves a little.
"..."
Even though the inner part has not changed, "Aqing" is now the general's wife. No matter how courageous they are, they still have to measure the status gap between them first.
