Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Seeing that Mrs. Jiang was much thinner and more haggard than before, Mrs. Wang persuaded, "Brothers and sisters, I heard Ah Fu say that Brother Ying will be fine. Brother Ying will also be rewarded by the emperor for doing well in farming in Dingzhou." Take it seriously. Don’t worry..."

Tears welled up in Jiang's eyes and she sighed, "I know, but I just can't help it. My heart feels like it's boiling in a pot of boiling water every day..."

Chen Yuqing, Chen Yulan, and Chen Yuxia all came, but Chen Yuhui didn't come because she was sick. The wedding date for her to marry the He family has passed, but the He family has no explanation.

Before, she went to the main courtyard to cry every day, and wanted Jiang to go to the He family to reason. Jiang refused to go and only said that he would talk about this matter when Chen Shiying came back. After a few days of making trouble, she was grounded. She made trouble in her yard every day and even went on a hunger strike, which made her sick.

Chen Yuqing quietly told Chen Afu about Chen Yuhui, her eyes deepening. The original smiling eyes are now filled with sorrow.

Chen Yuqing's eyes are the most beautiful part. If they are overshadowed, her face will appear to be too long and her appearance will be ordinary.

Chen Afu felt very distressed when he saw Chen Yuqing like this. Knowing that she is not only worried about Chen Shiying, but also worried about her own future. She is sixteen years old this year. Even if Chen Shiying is not demoted, her marriage will not be smooth. After all, Chen's mother's matter was revealed, and it was spread so unfavorably. Her biological grandmother was like this, and many good families would not intend to marry into the Chen family. Perhaps it was because Jiang was frightened by Old Lady Chen and was unwilling to let Chen Yuqing marry into a poor family.

No wonder Chen Shiying had been covering up old lady Chen's affairs before. Not only was he foolish and filial, he was also afraid of delaying the marriage of his children.

For Chen Yuqing's sake, Chen Afu also hopes that Chen Yuhui will stop acting evil. After all, my grandmother is like this. If my sister is in trouble, her marriage will be even more difficult.

In the past, Jiang was quite picky and always hoped to find a son with a good family background and himself for his daughter. Unexpectedly, this delayed his daughter.

Chen Afu persuaded in a low voice, "Look at my mother, her marriage was difficult at that time. She was delayed until she was seventeen, but God had the vision to let her meet her father..."

Chen Yuqing's face turned red with embarrassment, her eyes seemed to be watery, and she said softly, "I know. You can't rush those things. We can only talk about it after dad comes home intact."

Chen Afu said, "Third sister, believe me, daddy will come home intact."

She and Chu Lingxuan analyzed it and found that there were many favorable factors for Chen Shiying, and nothing big would happen to him. It is definitely impossible to get promoted, but there is still hope to keep the official position of prefect. At worst, it will be downgraded by two levels, but the downgrade will not be too much, and the result will be much better than previously expected.

Chen Yuqing has always believed in her eldest sister. Hearing the eldest sister speak so confidently, I rarely smiled.

Chen Afu said to her, "Look, Sister Lan asked you to go play with the little girls."

Qin Lan and Chen Yuxia were waving to Chen Yuqing under the rose stand. Chen Yuqing saw them and walked toward them, her footsteps a little lighter than before.

Chen Afu came to the side of Grandma Fu and several other women. Grandma Fu smiled and said, "We just said that Miss Chen San is dignified and virtuous. If any of the younger generations miss her because of Mrs. Chen, it will be a big loss."

Chen Afu smiled immodestly and said, "Yes, I am not boasting. My third sister is like my mother in nature and my father in talent. Whoever marries her will be blessed."

Jiang listened to Chen Afu's words. Jiang held Wang's hand tighter and said, "Sister, you raised me well and taught Fu'er well."

Wang shook his head and said with a smile, "You can't say that. Yingdi and Fu'er are already kind and intelligent."

The next day, Chen Afu invited the Wang family and Liu family to his home for a day of fun, because they would return to Luyuan tomorrow. Mrs. Wang went back to take care of Chen Ming, Mrs. Liu and her son went to play with them for a while, and Chen Alu was going to live in the General's Mansion again.

In fact, Chen Afu, Chen Dabao, Chu Hanyan, A Lu, and Li Xuan all wanted to go back and live for a while, but because Chen Afu was concerned about Chen Shiying's affairs, he wanted to wait until his affairs were settled before going back.

Wang Cheng's matter will definitely have to wait for a while. After all, it involves a lot of things, and some officials might ask for a joint trial by the three departments. But Chen Shiying's matter has been delayed for so long, it should be soon.

Also, Chen Afu's baby was six days old, and his milk supply was obviously less, and he was more lethargic. He didn't know if he was pregnant again, and he didn't dare to sit in a carriage or sedan for a long time at this time.

Chen Afu was in a much better mood, and he was more concerned about his business and fields.

Because I was not in Dingzhou during the Chinese New Year, and there was a major disaster, one thing happened after another after I came back, so I put down many things.

On the third day, several farm stewards were called. They reported on the situation of winter wheat and rapeseed that were about to be harvested, and also talked about the planting situation of "Dingzhou melon" and the preparations for the planting of other crops.

This time, the snowstorm and sudden warming of the climate in central and northern Dashun directly caused the Liaozhou plague. There was no plague in other places, but there was a considerable insect plague. Except for the area under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou Prefecture, winter wheat harvests are poor in almost all places. Last year, the Dingzhou area began planting "Dingzhou wheat" on a large scale. This kind of wheat is not only high-yield, but also resistant to pests. Although this year's harvest is not as good as previous years, it is much better than other areas.

Therefore, the winter wheat harvest at the farm is acceptable, but the rapeseed harvest is less than half of previous years. This is a natural disaster, and the village head and the tenants cannot be blamed. Chen Afu expressed his satisfaction and rewarded the village heads with twenty taels of silver each. This is the year-end bonus from last year, and it is only given to them now.

Shopkeepers and some top managers of commercial banks and branches have been rewarded, and their rewards are much higher. Shopkeeper Zeng’s salary is 200 taels, branch manager’s salary is 100 taels, and manager’s salary is 50 taels and 20 taels respectively.

In such a harsh climate, winter wheat in the Dingzhou area was still able to harvest abundantly. This was Chen Shiying's great achievement that others could not deny, and it would also be an important factor that the emperor and his elders had to consider when dismissing him.

This snowstorm and insect plague are a catastrophe that is rare in the Dashun Dynasty for a century. It might give Chen Shiying a surprising turn in his unknown future.

On the fourth day, Chen Afu wanted to go to Fuyunlai Trading Company again.

Grandma Li stopped her and said, "Grandma, this is a critical time. Don't work too hard."

Chen Afu said, "It doesn't matter, I'll take the soft sedan back and forth."

She led Hongfei, Nanny Li and several other servants to Fuyunlai Trading Company. The current Fuyunlai Trading Company not only has the original two-story shop, but also bought two three-story shops next to each other last year. Three small buildings and a courtyard are connected together, forming a business empire integrating office, grain trading, seed trading, and farm goods trading.

Chen Afu was very satisfied after listening to Zeng Shuang and several senior managers’ summary of past work and the company’s next development plan.