Jiang Chengzi settled down in Jinyuan County and began to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes with peace of mind, because the first planting was to keep the seeds. Therefore, she was not sloppy at all, and she didn't dare to use her abilities too much, so she only took care of them carefully with Xiao Jiu, Che Hu, Yao Ziqiu, and Yang Qingrang.

It wasn't until Jiang Chengzi felt that the potatoes and sweet potatoes were firm that he breathed a sigh of relief. But it was only now that she became more and more intolerant of the unpalatable food.

In this time and space, the kitchenware is not good, and it is even more difficult to eat stir-fried food. But even steamed vegetables and salads are unpalatable. Although the seasonings are all natural and no preservatives are added, the quality of the salt in Barilla is so poor and expensive that the daily meals feel tasteless.

Originally, the ancient salt industry was not backward, but since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world has been in constant turmoil, the people are not able to make a living, and the people of folk crafts have been killed and injured eight or nine times out of ten, and the salt making process has become increasingly backward.

In the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil again, the people were miserable, and the inheritance of these crafts was almost lost. In addition, the imperial court did not attach importance to things such as craft technology, so by the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the world was stable, but the economy and technology had regressed by hundreds of years.

The salt industry was also hit hard, and as soon as Li Shimin got the world, the Turks swept the people and emptied the treasury. Therefore, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the life of the imperial court was very difficult, and the life of the people in the world was really not easy except for being more stable.

The salt industry bore the brunt of the process, and coarse salt was as expensive as gold. Ordinary people can't afford to eat it, so they can only buy salt cloth to chew it. The salt cloth was like a stinky foot wrap. Chew it carefully to bring out the salty taste, and I don't dare to wash it, for fear of losing the taste.

And a family with a little money. To buy coarse salt, it has to be available in limited quantities. When a small piece of salt is bought, it is crushed with a hammer, soaked in water, and a little salt water is put in each dish. For Jiang Chengzi, who is used to eating fine salt, those meals are really difficult to swallow.

This food is not good. Not in a good mood. Jiang Chengzi felt that after solving the planting problem, it was necessary to improve the salt-making process. Even if it's just looking for a salt well or two, and refining it yourself. For the use of Yang House. Or pull the county order over and mix it again, promote salt production, and benefit Jinyuan County, and the officials of the entire Jinyuan County will be promoted.

Thereupon. Jiang Chengzi handed over the safety of the plantation to Xiao Jiu and Che Hu. He began to participate in various banquets held by Yang Wang's family and a number of dignitaries, squires and wealthy families. Sometimes these feasts are held in the Yang Mansion. Sometimes in other people's homes, and sometimes a kind of female relatives take advantage of the spring to travel and feast outdoors, and the guards surround the surroundings with three layers inside and three layers outside.

Jiang Chengzi usually stayed by Yang Wang's side at first, drinking and eating very ladylikely, and listening to the chatter of the female dependents. When she felt that their small talk was worthless, she would walk around and talk to girls or boys her age.

Generally speaking. Ladies always have to bring their children to their banquets. One is to familiarize the children with the rules of various drinking and feasting. The second is to let the children have a communication, and the third is a good time for the ladies of each family to show off their children in the high courtyard of the deep house.

The faces of other women are like a spring breeze smile, and they are happy, but every word has to praise their children. Some people in this side of the box said that their daughter embroidered a splendid picture of mountains and rivers, using the Shu embroidery method, and some people in the side of the box praised their daughter for not having any ability, but she was knowledgeable and reasonable, which made people very relieved.

Of course, some people immediately turned to Yang Wang's clan and asked sideways: "I heard that the nine girls of the Guanwang Fang studied the Tao, I don't know what kind of instinct they have?"

Yang Wang didn't speak, Jiang Chengzi jumped lightly, and fell to the ground lightly, his body was as light as a swallow, his waist was soft, and his dancing skills were amazing. People were stunned, but there were still people who wanted to say sourly: "Dance skills are not in the stream." ”

Yang Wang was not annoyed, but said: "My daughter is used to indulgence, she can do whatever she likes." ”

Yang Wang was convinced that his daughter would not embarrass herself, so she also took retreat as advance. Jiang Chengzi smiled and said goodbye to everyone, and then went to talk to his peers.

Don't look at the children who are a few years old or teenagers, they are all deeply infiltrated by the deep house compound, and the intrigue and various ways of showing off are endless. Jiang Chengzi summed it up, it is nothing more than showing off wealth, power, and talent.

She doesn't show off, she only talks about the things that have gone south and north in the past few years. She has a good voice, and her speech is subdued, and the content she talks about is exactly what the children who are raised in the deep house compound have never heard. Therefore, at first I wanted to compare her, but in the end, it was a child, and as soon as I heard my interest, I sat down beside her and told her.

Jiang Chengzi told what he saw and heard on the road, and changed "Journey to the West" and "Liao Zhai" slightly, and then told everyone about it. These rich children all have ears pricked up when they hear them.

Soon admired Jiang Chengzi. At every feast, she was the center of the group.

Jiang Chengzi told them some interesting stories, saw and heard, and also asked them to tell some things. She guided purposefully, and as she came and went, she knew that there was no place for salt production in Jinyuan County and neighboring counties. The nearest place for salt production is in Asahikawa and Sakae Prefecture.

Jiang Chengzi was not familiar with the ancient place names, so he asked again and knew that these two places belonged to Luzhou. She judged according to her own knowledge that these two places should belong to the later generations of Xiandu Zigong.

Zigong is famous for making salt, but at this moment, they can only make such crude salt by using salt from salt wells. Jiang Chengzi was quite disappointed, and then scratched his head, preparing to look around in the next few days to see if there was a salt mine in this Jinyuan County.

For this reason, Jiang Chengzi asked his father to check the county chronicles, and checked the records of clues from the county annals, but found nothing.

She was quite disappointed, and in this disappointment, Jiang Chengzi waited for a reply from the old lady of the ancestral house. The old lady was quite happy with their attitude, and also brought Jiang Chengzi a birthday post, but the birthday note was not the original one, but two years older than the original. Presumably another forgery.

Yang Wang's family was quite disappointed, but it was better than nothing, and his daughter always had a fall.

In addition, in order to express his concern for his descendants, Yang Wang wrote a letter asking Yang Ruyu and the two daughters born to Xiuhong to return to their ancestral home together. In the end, it's the age of marriage. There can be no delay. As a grandmother, she always has to do something for her children and grandchildren before the loess is buried.

The letter was written with sincerity, but the whole family fell silent. So another family meeting was held.

Xiuhong said bluntly: "This is hijacking." Only by taking hostages will she feel at ease. I had said she would. Jia'er and Ah Zhi are still young, she can't find an excuse, and she also wants Jia'er and Ah Zhi to develop here to see if they can develop into something. ”

Xiuhong said that later, she was filled with righteous indignation. Yang Shuyue remained silent. Yang Wang's frowned, she had always been ashamed of Yang Ruyu, and she really didn't want to be separated from her daughter again. The burden is also helpless.

She looked at Jiang Chengzi and asked, "Ah Zhi, do you have a way?"

Jiang Chengzi shook his head and said, "What Grandmother said is extremely true. The three sisters are old enough to get married. In a small place like Jinyuan County, it is impossible to match the famous ladies. ”

"Ah Zhi. Yang Wang frowned and said very seriously.

Jiang Chengzi also said very seriously: "The world has been in the family for a long time. Unless it's the three sisters who don't care about the future husband's family. ”

"You kid—" Xiuhong shook her head, always feeling like she was letting her sister go into the fire pit.

Yang Shuyue was also puzzled, slowly stood up, and asked, "Ah Zhi, what you said is not authentic." If your sister goes back. is also at the mercy of his grandmother, and he must not resist. ”

"Grandpa. Don't think by your inferences. You'll have to ask your sisters what they mean. Jiang Chengzi chuckled. She knew that no matter how good Jinyuan County was here, her sisters were also looking forward to going back as soon as possible to find a good son-in-law. Moreover, the old lady is also well versed in this, one is to push the boat with the water to benefit the Yang family's six rooms, the second is to envelop a few children, and the third is to show goodwill to the Yang family's six rooms.

Yang Shuyue frowned, and asked very suspiciously: "That place, I don't want to stay for a moment." Do the three of them still want to go back?"

Yang Wang frowned, Xiuhong also frowned, and both of them were silent. Jiang Chengzi shrugged his shoulders and said, "As a woman, who doesn't want to marry a good son-in-law? Grandpa doesn't know that the three sisters are very worried about marriage. Now that my grandmother wants to solve it sincerely, she must not treat her three sisters too badly. ”

"This-" Yang Shuyue was a little unconvinced, so he asked Yang Ruyu on the side, "Yu'er, what do you mean?"

Yang Ruyu bowed her head in shame and whispered, "It's all up to Grandpa." ”

Everyone knows what she means by replying. Yang Shuyue sighed, and asked Xiuhong's two daughters to come, and when asked, the answer was similar.

Yang Shuyue grew up trembling in the ancestral house since he was a child, and he knew that the ancestral house was terrifying, and he also knew that Mrs. Yang was even more terrifying. Therefore, he categorically did not want his children to return to that terrible place, but this year seems to be his own passion.

Yang Shuyue paced back and forth in the main hall for a long time before he sighed and said, "That's it, the female university is not staying, you pack up and leave today." ”

"Grandpa, don't worry. In the past, you protected your sisters too well, but now you are rashly sending them back, and you are also worried. Jiang Chengzi stopped.

Yang Shuyue didn't understand yet, but Yang Wang had already said, "That's right." This is to go back, but not immediately. I replied first, and said thank you to the old lady for her kindness. We want the children to know how to cope in their ancestral home. ”

The Zhou couple were quite appreciative, Xiuhong also nodded again and again, Yang Shuyue said "um", then looked at Jiang Chengzi meaningfully, and asked, "Ah Zhi, what do you think?"

Now, the three sisters go back, on behalf of the sixth room, to be independent, not only to find a good husband for themselves, but also to protect themselves. Now the reply said that it is difficult to go to Shu and it is difficult to go to the sky. The rainy season is coming, the water and land routes are dangerous, and the Yang family is not suitable for danger, so when the autumn wind and frost are high, and the water is out, the three sisters will be sent back to the ancestral house. Jiang Chengzi has found an excuse that the other party can't refute.

Yang Wang was quite appreciative, and immediately stood up and said, "Just follow Azhi's method." From this day on, your sister will come to my room every day for three days to learn from me and your aunt. ”

"Yes. Yang Ruyu bowed.

Yang Wang said to Xiuhong: "You are also a person from the sixth room now, and it is also about your daughter." From this day on, you and I will teach the three of them together, so that they can know the true ancestral home, the real grandmother, and the face of the family. So that they don't go back to be confused and bullied. ”

"Yes. "Xiuhong is also a blessing.

Yang Wang folded his sleeves and wanted to leave, so he called Jiang Chengzi again and said, "You go with me." ”

The mother and daughter walked around the courtyard, and Yang Wangshi got straight to the point and asked: "You have never liked to be in the limelight, nor do you like to drink and feast, but you have gone with me these times, but what's the matter?"

"I just heard that among the female dependents, there are those who are in charge of official salt, so I went to ask. Jiang Chengzi replied truthfully.

Yang Wang's brows frowned, and asked: "Ah Zhi, what do you want? Salt production belongs to the imperial court, you don't have to know the height of the sky." ”

"The army is running out of salt, if I can improve salt production, maybe the court can reward me. Jiang Chengzi grinned.

Yang Wang knew his daughter's ability, so he didn't speak, just led her forward. When she walked to the door of the backyard, when she turned around, she said to Jiang Chengzi: "I think that every day, when Aunt Xiu and I explain to your three sisters, you will also come to listen to it, is it feasible?"

"Good. Jiang Chengzi replied. She had long wanted to have a thorough understanding of the royal house, not just guessing.

The so-called high-ranking families are always a place to hide dirt and dirt. How brilliant on the outside is, how bloody on the inside. This kind of gore is not only to treat the enemy, but also to treat one's own people, and to all those who may hinder the development of the big family.

Moreover, the children of high-ranking families, from the day they were born, are the chess pieces that maintain the glory of the family and win the honor of the family. It's a chess piece, and no one is owned.

This unfreedom is first manifested in the marriage of the children of high-ranking families. The right person is the first criterion, as for whether he is a good son-in-law or not, that is another matter.

In the high-ranking family, there is a struggle for power, and there is very little sincerity and warmth between people, all of which are deceitful and deliberate.

Jiang Chengzi was thrilled when he heard this, and he was more and more glad that even if he was born in a high-ranking family in his previous life, in the end, his grandfather had the courage, and so many uncles and uncles got along peacefully.

After the three sisters knew the truth, they were even more stupid and their eyes widened. Especially Xiuhong's two daughters, who used to be covered by their mothers, flying and domineering, and didn't know the darkness, but now they heard about it, and they were so frightened that they couldn't believe it.

Jiang Chengzi is too lazy to look at their performance, her first batch of potatoes is about to ripen, and she has to choose one to harvest in the next few days, and get a baked potato, french fries or something.

But on this day, a female family member went out of the west gate and went straight to the mountain. It is said that it is a tour of the mountains and rivers, and the scenery in the mountains is good. Who knew that the mountain bandits kidnapped a group of female dependents, including Yang Wang's family.

Jiang Chengzi was about to harvest a potato at the time, but a little guy came to report it out of breath.

Jiang Chengzi couldn't take care of the harvest, so he ordered Che Hu and Yang Qing to guard at home. She took her sword and her bow and arrows, and went out of the west gate. In her previous life, she regretted that she could not rush back and save her mother, who committed suicide.

Now, she must save Yang Wang. This woman was not her mother in the true sense of the word, but she gave her a mother's love that she had never tasted. (To be continued......)