Xiao Yeyang hosted a banquet for Zhu Jianzhong and Pang Guang. At the banquet, he introduced Yan Wenxiu, Xue Yi, and You Kai to the two.

Zhu Jianzhong and Pang Guang expressed their warm welcome to Xue Yi and You Kai who were going to take up posts in their own hospitals.

Seeing this, both Xue Yi and You Kai breathed a sigh of relief.

To put it bluntly, they went to work at the guard station to help their eldest brother-in-law better control the guard station, with a large surveillance purpose. They were really afraid that the two commanders would not be happy.

If the top official of the health center is dissatisfied with them, then they will never get any good results.

But now it seems that the two commanders are indeed shrewd people and did not go against the eldest brother-in-law.

Of course, this means that the eldest brother-in-law has a high status and is a descendant of the royal family. If it were anyone else, I am afraid he would not be treated like this.

When they came to Xiliang this time, Xue Yi and You Kai were fully prepared and brought many people with them. After Xiao Yeyang, Zhu Jianzhong, and Pang Guang discussed the positions assigned to them, they followed them the next day.

The commander reported to the guard station together.

Before leaving, Xiao Yeyang gave the two of them a carrier pigeon and told them that if there was an emergency, they could fly the pigeon to pass the message, which made the two of them feel more at ease.

After Xue Yi and You Kai left, Xiao Yeyang planned to personally accompany Yan Wenxiu to Xintunwei, and inspect the construction of Jianzhouwei and Xintunwei's military town.

Before leaving, Xiao Yeyang worriedly warned Daohua: "I'm afraid it will take me a month to go out this time. You must be careful at home."

Daohua nodded: "Don't worry, as Master is watching over me, I will definitely not run around or move around. On the other hand, big brother, you need to help me more."

Xiao Yeyang said 'hmm': "I arranged for two secret guards to protect him. There is an office of Jinling Guard over there in Xintun Guard. Plus he brought his own guards, so safety shouldn't be a problem."

As he said that, he lowered his head and leaned on Daohua's belly, "I wonder if the little guy in my belly will be reluctant to let go if he knows I'm going out?"

After hearing this, Daohua was speechless and funny: "How old is your child? This is all you are thinking about."

Xiao Yeyang raised his head: "Isn't that what you said? The child has his own consciousness. I talk to him every day these days, so he should remember me. If I leave, he can't hear my voice, but he has to miss me."

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Daohua smiled and did not argue with him: "Then you will come back early."

Xiao Yeyang sat up and hugged Daohua: "By October, all twelve military towns will be completed. Once the defense system is built, I won't have to patrol around frequently, and I will be able to spend more time with you and your children.

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Daohua was a little worried: "Winter is coming soon. There won't be any changes in Xiliao this year, right?"

Xiao Yeyang: "Don't worry, in addition to sentries, I have also deployed some people to Xiliao. If there is any movement in Xiliao, I will receive the news in advance."

Daohua nodded, and then she and Xiao Yeyang were talking about the children.

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Not long after Xiao Yeyang left Ganzhou City with Yan Wenxiu, the things sent to Daohua by Prince Ping's Mansion, Yan Mansion, and Guo Ruomei also arrived.

Daohua looked at the contents of more than 20 carriages, smiled and asked Gu Yu to put them into the warehouse, and then asked Lixia to send the four Wenpo to the yard to rest.

Of the four stable mothers, the Wangfu sent two, and the Yanfu and Guo Ruomei each sent one. All four of them are good at midwifery, and are also very experienced in raising newborn babies.

These people all came with the Li family's caravan, and Li Chenzhi personally delivered the people and things to the Xiao Mansion.

Daohua expressed her gratitude to Li Chenzhi: "Third cousin, this is the milk cake we just made. Try it."

Li Chenzhi was not polite. After finishing a piece, he said: "The cake shop you opened is so popular that sometimes I can't even buy it if I want to eat it."

The main reason is that Cousin Yiyi sells them cheaply, and even ordinary people can afford them. If they are sold like those pastry shops in Beijing, they can keep most people out.

Daohua smiled and said: "Third cousin, if you want to eat it, just send someone to the house to tell you. Why go to the store to buy it?"

Li Chenzhi smiled and didn't answer. It was okay to do this once or twice, but if it happened more often, it would be a bit unruly. Originally, the Li family had already received a lot of care from the Xiao family, so how could they bother their cousin anymore?

Seeing that he didn't answer, Daohua didn't say more, but changed the topic: "I heard from Yan Shouhou that some other caravans seemed to have come to Xiliang during this time."

Li Chenzhi nodded: "Our family and the Sun family's frequent visits to Xiliang will definitely attract the attention of others. Some people who are bold and want to open up the market will follow us."

Daohua: "This is a good thing. The more merchants come, the better it will be for the development of Xiliang. The better Xiliang is, the more merchants can make more money."

Li Chenzhi agreed with his face. Although there were more businessmen, the profits earned by the Li family might be divided up, but he was not a complacent person.

Between a barren Xiliang and a prosperous Xiliang, he would definitely choose the latter.

Daohua saw that Li Chenzhi looked the same, and a smile flashed in his eyes. The third cousin was a sensible person.

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Time shifted to October. After arranging for Yan Wenxiu, Xiao Yeyang came to the newly built Xinxi Town in Xintunwei.

At this moment, Xiao Yeyang was standing on the city wall, watching quietly as a group of cavalry rushed into the grass and killed the sentries sent by Xiliao to inquire about the news.

In the past, people from Xiliao entered the country directly to rob people of their property. When the border troops arrived, the people had already fled far away.

Now that the military town has been built, the Xiliao people can be discovered in time, and they can be intercepted and killed when they first appear.

At this moment, the border troops and guards truly discovered the benefits of military towns.

In previous years, when October entered, people from Xiliao began to come here to rob. But this year, people from Xiliao didn't even set foot in Xiliang.

Not only did it protect the people on the border, their lives were also protected to a certain extent.

For this, they all sincerely admire Xiao Yeyang.

Twelve military towns cost a lot of money to build and operate. If Xiao Yeyang didn't come, it would be impossible to build them.

As of mid-October, four military posts and twelve military towns bordering Xiliao have been completed.

With these twelve defensive military towns, the intensity of Xiliang's border defense has been significantly improved, which not only ensures the safety of people's lives and property in Xiliang, but also increases the enthusiasm of businessmen to enter Xiliang to do business.

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Ganzhou City.

After Daohua was three months pregnant, she couldn't sit still anymore and felt bored staying in the backyard, so she made an appointment with He Fangyi and Liu Xiaoman to go to a teahouse to listen to books.

"Yuan Yao has been away for more than two months. I wonder if they will come here to celebrate the New Year this year? My grandmother and mother are both thinking about it."

When the storyteller changed scenes, Liu Xiaoman talked about family affairs.

Daohua: "I'm afraid I won't celebrate the New Year here this year."

He Fangyi nodded in agreement: "The main reason is that I have a child. I dare to bring my daughter here, and I wait until the temperature rises before going out. The winter here is too cold, and if you don't take care of yourself on the road, the child will easily get sick."
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Daohua continued: "There are also Sun Changze's parents. They must be reluctant to let their grandson leave. We must give them a buffer time."

Liu Xiaoman listened to the two people's analysis and sighed: "It seems that my grandmother and mother will be disappointed."

After that, the three of them listened to a few more shows and left in the middle of the afternoon.

Daohua was going to pick up Gu Jian from the pharmacy, so she separated from He Fangyi and Liu Xiaoman.

When they arrived at the pharmacy, seeing that Gu Jian was still treating patients, Daohua went to the backyard to wait.

"Madam, you are here!"

Wang Lifu is now working as a medical apprentice in a pharmacy. When he saw Daohua approaching, he immediately ran towards her.

However, as soon as Wang Lifu approached, Daohua felt sick in her heart and couldn't help but vomited.

"Madam!"

Mei Lan and Mei Ju were shocked. Dao Hua had never had such a big reaction since she became pregnant.

Wang Lifu was also frightened and stood aside without daring to get closer.

Daohua vomited for a while, then stopped, looked at Wang Lifu who was standing far away, and asked: "Why do you smell so oily?"

Wang Lifu looked innocent: "There's no oil on me!"

Plum blossoms and plum blossoms circled around Wang Lifu, but they couldn't smell the oil.

Daohua said with certainty: "It's just the smell of oil. I'm not mistaken." After saying that, she looked at Wang Lifu carefully and finally saw a black stain on his shoe.

"You said no, aren't there just oil stains on your shoes?"

Wang Lifu lowered his head and looked at the upper of the shoe, and then said "Oh": "I remembered it. I went back to the village to see my mother a few days ago. When I returned to the city, I took a shortcut. This stain should be from stepping on black water.

Left behind by the water in the ditch."

Daohua: "Heishuigou?"

Wang Lifu nodded: "The black water ditch smells terrible and is sticky."
Chapter completed!