This kind of thing about the homeless people has happened from time to time since the beginning of the previous dynasty. After all, small farmers rely on the weather for food, and if the wind and rain do not adjust the fields and reduce the output in the past few years, it is inevitable that some people will lose their land, sell their children and daughters, and leave their hometowns.

At the time of the first emperor, there were also homeless people, so if you only talk about homeless people, the court will not take it too seriously, but it is just relief. To put it cruelly, it is not almsgiving, the vitality of the small people is more tenacious than insects and ants, and those who starve to death will starve to death in a few years, but the living can still find work to do. However, when the exiles are cowards, and even the court officials are killed, this is a big deal.

For a time in the capital, the news of the homeless people being the Kou was spreading, and the matter of King Anjun marrying the concubine was suppressed.

Although Taohua has been closed since the decree was issued, Sanqi is very clever, and some news is sent in, and some of it is still the news leaking from the mouth of the person sent by Shen Shu to deliver things, which is more reliable.

"It is said that there has been a drought in Shandong since the year before last, and the harvest is not good, so a Red Lotus Sect has popped up, and it is said that it is-" Sanqi said this, although he knew that there were no outsiders in the house, he still couldn't help but lower his voice, "It is said that it is because of the emperor's improper succession to the throne that these disasters and famines." ”

Mint said while busy cutting cloth: "The emperor is the eldest son of the first emperor, how did he become an improper successor?" "Referring to the marriage decree, according to Shen Shu's age, the time to get married will not be too long, and some needles and threads will be prepared now. The princess of the county's wedding dress was prepared by the Ministry of Etiquette and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but some things for the man's elders, as well as the purse used for rewarding after marrying, had to be prepared by Taohua herself.

Because it was going to move soon, and it was not easy to embroider large things, mint would first cut out the cloth to make a purse. These things are about the same size, and they can be used at any time when they are cut out in batches.

Sanqi shook his head and said, "Although he is the eldest son, he can be born ......."

Taohua smiled: "It's the son who is more expensive than the mother, right?" Could it be said that the first emperor thought that his biological mother was despicable, and he originally paid attention to the nonsense of King Anjun? No one would dare to say that he was able to succeed to the throne because of his father's murder, right? ”

Sanqi stuck out his tongue and said, "The girl is really a god, but that's not what she said." Although I don't dare to name names, what I say is what it means. ”

"Well, that's all there is to make up." Taohua sneered, "This Red Lotus Sect is also confused, even if the emperor is really in the wrong position, what good is it with them?" If you want to rebel, you have to say that the emperor of this dynasty is not right, then it will work. What's more, these words can only deceive the ignorant people, who doesn't know that Jinshang first set up the crown prince, and then ascended the throne from the East Palace, even if the first emperor favored the king of Anjun, and the establishment of the prince proves that he wants to give the throne to Jinshang, whether he wants it or not, he can't say that Jinshang has the right position. ”

Mint heard her girl say all the founding emperors of this dynasty, and she was so frightened that she stopped her twice in a row: "Girl, these words can't be said." ”

Taohua looked frightened when she and Sanqi looked scared, so she had to swallow the words behind her and smiled: "Look at what scares you, it's just gossip." Speaking of which, the Red Lotus Sect is nothing more than taking advantage of the resentment of the people who have no livelihood to seek benefits for themselves. ”

It took three or seven days to find his tongue back: "Isn't that what the girl said." Now the people who gathered the displaced people to attack the official office are all Red Lotus disciples. They robbed the official office, opened the official warehouse, and then they all ran to the mountains. Now the court is discussing having people lead troops to quell the rebellion, and I heard that there are thousands of people there. ”

Taohua couldn't help sighing: "Many of the so-called rebel bandits in the famine years did so because they couldn't eat. Now it is regarded as a traitor to the party...... "Once you are labeled as a rebel, it is the crime of killing your head, and even your family will die together, and it will probably not be too much to say that there will be a river of blood at that time."

Sanqi is a servant of the Jiang family, and he doesn't know the suffering of the famine, but Mint was sold by his father and mother because the family has no food to eat, and he can't help but sigh a little: "Or does the girl know the suffering of the people below, so the court really wants to kill these people?" ”

Taohua smiled bitterly: "Then who knows." But look at what the emperor means. "However, even if the emperor doesn't say kill them all, are there still fewer people who die in vain in this kind of thing?

"It's just that this Red Lotus Sect can't just come out in a day, didn't the Shandong officials report it earlier?" There are also several years of drought and production reduction, and the life of the small people is getting more and more miserable, so don't you prevent this kind of thing?

Sanqi scratched his head: "The little one listened to the big brother of the guard through a sentence - saying that it was because of the improper inheritance, and the people below didn't dare to report it...... However, some people say that the reason for not reporting is that the county official is newly appointed, and if he reports the disaster, it will be unfavorable to his evaluation. ”

Taohua felt that there was nothing to say: "Now that something big is happening, his evaluation will be good?" "This kind of fooling can be fooled, after three years I patted my ass and left, who takes over the idea of who is down, it turns out that it has existed since ancient times, and I don't know how many people have suffered.

Sanqi pouted and said: "Now that his head has been cut off, what does it matter what kind of evaluation." ”

"Well deserved!" Mint hates the authentic.

"Then the imperial court has already ordered people to be sent to suppress the bandits?"

"It's almost discussed, I heard that Yu Rui was assigned - hey, do you remember the girl, it's the one who was beaten to pieces by our prince in the Xiyuan hunting ground!"

Sanqi had never been to the hunting ground, but it didn't prevent him from hearing how Tai Rui was defeated by Shen Shu twice, and even the commander of Jin Wuwei was lost, and he couldn't help but dance when he said it: "I heard that I lost the position of the commander in the palace that time, and I made a messenger in the Fifth Army, I heard that I wanted to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion, and the Yu family didn't hurry up to put people on to make meritorious contributions." I heard that he was not the only one in the Yu family. ”

Taohua was surprised: "I went there a lot?" ”

"I heard that there are a few more. It is said that the Chengenbo Mansion is planning to pass on the heir, and the people of the Yu family are now using their own means to compete for it. There are a few people who have a little bit of knowledge, and they want to take this opportunity to find a background, even if they can't look down on Chengenbo's Mansion, they can have an errand in the future. ”

Mint couldn't help laughing: "Where did you get all this news?" "The children of the Yu family follow the army to suppress bandits, but you can't just listen to them in the streets and alleys.

Sanqi grinned and said, "Don't hide it from my sister, I was told by the eldest brother of the guard of the Qian'er County Mansion when he came to deliver something." ”

He's talking about the first year of junior high school. The day before yesterday, Chuyi came over quietly and gave Taohua a box of gems.

The dowry of the princess of the county is paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the system. But the dowry is too much moisture, and with Shen Shu's current situation, the Internal Affairs Office is likely to make it look good on the outside and empty on the inside, so Taohua himself has to prepare some things. However, Jiang Xi's house is not a rich man, and some things are really unaffordable, but if he doesn't buy them, he will lose his identity when he goes out to socialize in the future. Shen Shu probably expected this, so he sent this box of gems.

There are a total of 20 gemstones, ranging in size, but the texture is good, and it can be used to inlay jewelry for a long time, which is what Taohua lacks most now. The things left by the Li family are quite good among the people, but for the princess of the county, they probably have to be worn daily.

"You're a clever ghost." Taohua smiled and raised her hand to nod at him, "Mint gave him that plate of black plum cake." ”

Sanqi accepted the black plum cake as a thanks, but did not go out immediately. Mint saw it at a glance, and said angrily: "If you have anything to say, be honest, haunted in front of the girl, be careful of your skin!" ”

Sanqi knelt down with a thud: "The slave maid is a little confused and wants to tell the girl, but she is afraid that she will say ...... overstep."

"Say it." Taohua also put away her smile, "If you overstep, go back and get the punishment yourself." ”

Sanqi's head almost hung down to his chest: "A few days ago, the second girl decided to marry, and the slave's sister went back and said that the second girl wanted to bring the slave and maid's family over to be a companion......"

"Father promised her how many people she could bring over - why, your family doesn't want to?"

Sanqi lowered his head: "The slave and maid family listen to the ...... of the master and the girl"

This means that I don't want to follow Jiang Yanhua. Mint snorted softly: "Don't use these words to prevaricate the girl, let's be honest." ”

"The slave maid wants to follow the girl...... Sanqi still said boldly, "The slave maid's father and mother want to listen to the master's orders, but the slave maid is a little selfish......"

Poria went home happily and said it, because Jiang Yanhua had already promised her, and after her family passed, the shop would be handed over to them. But the two old ones were not particularly energetic, they only said that they wanted to listen to Jiang Xi, and the master would serve whoever he wanted.

But Sanqi was a little out of breath. Although Jiang Yanhua is not Jiang Xi's biological son, Jiang Xi treats her well on weekdays, and she is married to the Hanlin family.

"You don't want to go with the second girl?"

Sanqi hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave maid is not thinking about climbing high branches, seeing that the girl is going to be the princess of the county, she is thinking about the glory and wealth." The slave maid is just - one is to serve the girl, and the other is that the girl said in front of her that Liu Hanlin's family may not be good, and the slave maid also thinks that if the master is not good, the slave and maid are really ......, "No one wants to serve a mean master."

Taohua smiled: "I'm just guessing, it's not necessarily that the Liu family is not good." ”

Sanqi said with certainty: "The girl's vision is always accurate. "What has the big girl done over the years, which one is wrong? It's his father and mother who said that it's right to follow the big girl. A few days ago, the second girl decided on the family affairs of the Hanlin family, and he had already thought about it when the eldest girl had not moved here, no matter which family the eldest girl married in the future, he wanted to follow.

"Get up, I'll go back and talk to my father." Momoka nodded. Speaking of Poria's family, her father and mother are honest, and both of them have a bit of heart, but unfortunately for her, Poria's heart and eyes are not good.

Sanqi kowtowed again before leaving. Mint couldn't help but ask, "What is the girl going to do?" ”

Taohua asked her rhetorically: "What do you say?" ”

"The girl is going to marry into the county king's mansion in the future, there are many people there, although the prince loves it, the girl must also have her own people. The slave and maid looked at Sanqi's cleverness, and his father and mother were honest and willing to work, thinking that the girl could take them over. I just didn't expect ...... "I didn't expect Jiang Yanhua to start there."

"Probably because Poria is hot." Taohua said slowly, "But now she is still not so hot-hearted, it is not necessarily." ”

Peppermint burst out laughing. Her girl doesn't often say mean things, but she can choke people to death if she really says a word. Poria cocos is like a grass on the wall, she offended the girl before, and when she saw the second girl marrying a Hanlin, she was naturally busy sticking it up and wanted to climb high, and now the girl has become the princess of the county, even if she knows that the girl will not want her here, she will definitely die of discomfort.

Poria is indeed uncomfortable to death now. As the old saying goes, who knows which cloud has rain, she didn't feel anything when she heard it, but now she deeply understands the wisdom of this sentence. I knew that the eldest girl had the blessing of being the princess of the county, but what kind of ghost was she stunned in the first place, and she wanted to open the door of the treasury for his wife!

However, at this time, it is useless to say anything, there are all kinds of things sold in the world, but I have not heard of anyone who sells regret medicine. Now, Poria can only go to the Liu family with one mind.

The date of moving out of Jiang's house has been set, and Xiao's family has come to save it a few times, and he has kindly offered to help Jiang Yanhua buy a dowry. Cao's was quite tempted, but Jiang Xi politely refused, Cao's was disappointed, so he had to discuss the dowry with Jiang Yanhua behind closed doors, and the matter of moving was always handed over to Taohua.

Poria was packing up her things, and she heard Cao's talking about the shop: "Your father has already put the shop down, you want to do some business, move there in a few days and go to see it." ”

Jiang Yanhua turned around and asked Poria Cocos: "Did you tell your father and mother?" If so, let your parents think about what business to do. ”

Poria hurriedly agreed, and went to the front to find her father and mother at night. Who knew that when this was said, her father and mother didn't respond, and after a while, her father said slowly: "If you want to talk about business, your father only knows how to sell medicine." But this medicine is easy to sell, and the second girl has to find someone else who knows how to do it. Let's manage the shop for the master, we have to let the master make money, if we have to lose money, it is better not to do this. ”

Poria listened to this tone and said busily: "No one is born to do business, Dad, you have at least done it in the medicine hall, why can't you do other business?" ”

Her mother sighed and came over to hold her daughter's hand: "You are not young anymore, my father and mother thought, it is better to take advantage of this time to find you a family affair." "The eldest girl has become the princess of the county, and the family can also follow the identity, if you go back to Wuxi, find a more solid farmer to marry, and you will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Father Poria has been an errand in Zhuangzi for all those years, and he really likes a few good young men.

Poria pulled her hand back: "Mother, what do you say!" The eldest girl can't climb there, and the second girl also wants to be Mrs. Hanlin, let's follow the past, the future is just right! "Why do you want her to marry back to the countryside at this time?

Her father knocked the hookah on the edge of the kang, and still said slowly: "Eat as much rice as you have the ability, no matter how good the future is, it depends on whether you can go up." ”

Poria suddenly became angry: "That road is all walked by people, others can walk, why can't I walk?" What is the ability of the mint next to the big girl, and now she is marrying with the big girl, I'm afraid that I won't kill her! I can't guarantee that I'll follow the prince in the past—"

This sentence came out of her mouth, and when she realized that something was wrong, she couldn't swallow it back. Her father couldn't help but change his face: "Although our family is a slave, we never want to be small for our master." ”

Anyway, the words have already been said, and it is impossible to take it back again, so Poria simply let go: "What about being small?" It is better for the children born in the future to be the masters than the children of the slaves and maids. ”

Sanqi jumped up: "Sister, what are you talking about!" "Is this disgusting that my father and mother are slaves?

Poria sneered: "Don't think I don't know, you don't want to follow the big girl yet." But you also think about your sister, now that I have offended the eldest girl, what future can I have? ”

Sanqi's face was flushed: "That's what you found yourself!" ”

"Yes, I found it myself!" Poria simply broke the jar and broke up, "I know, you are a son, and your father and mother value you and seek a future for you." What am I, if you exchange me for your future, the whole family is willing! In this case, if you take your Yangguan Road and I take my single-plank bridge, I don't believe that I can't walk out of my personal appearance! With that, he slammed the door and left.

Sanqi was so angry that he wanted to catch up, but his father stopped him: "That's it." Your sister is like this now, and she can't get to the big girl. Let her go, I can't say that I can have a good life with the second girl. ”

"Dad-" Sanqi was anxious. If a family follows a different master, how can the master trust you wholeheartedly?

His father let out a long sigh: "Although your sister is a little selfish, what she said is reasonable. Daddy values your future, but your sister is also the meat that fell from your mother's body—that's it, just look at your personal creation. As long as you are faithful, the big girl is not such a suspicious person. ”

Poria had trouble with her father, but she didn't dare to talk back to Jiang Yanhua immediately. She was afraid that she would lose her father and brother, and Jiang Yanhua didn't even want her. So Jiang Yanhua asked, and she prevaricated with words first, so within a few days, the Jiang family began to separate.

Before the separation, Xiaoxiao also held a family banquet in the house. On the one hand, she was happy that the concubines were gone, and she could live a quiet and happy life, but on the other hand, she regretted that after Taohua moved out, it would be difficult to get wet. Such a contradictory mood made her hold this family banquet well, but the whole family ate in harmony until the end, and the old lady Jiang threw a thunderbolt down, saying that he was going to Jiang Xi's house to live for a few days, so that he could read those lonely books borrowed by Ouchi.

Jiang Jun's face changed suddenly. Mrs. Jiang said that she was going to see a lone book, but if she really wanted to read it, she could borrow the book and read it at home, how could she go to her nephew's house to live and read it? If this gets out, isn't it a slap in the face? What do outsiders think, as the eldest son is not filial to his father, let the old father feel that his nephew's house is more comfortable than his own? Immediately Yushi can impeach him, okay?

"How long does my father plan to stay at the third brother's house?" Jiang Jun asked with a suppressed breath.

"Let's see first." Old lady Jiang replied expressionlessly, "I think your third brother won't dislike me and want to drive me back." ”

Does this mean that your son dislikes you? Jiang Jun felt that he was about to explode: "Sister Tao has to be married, and the next is about to perform six ceremonies, the third brother has a lot of things to do at home, if my father loves those lonely books, why don't you take them home and see them?" If you are afraid that someone will say that the third brother will lend the lonely book in the forbidden middle school at will, let Brother Song go to pick it up every day. ”

Old lady Jiang glanced at Jiang Songhua: "I found a academy for Brother Song, outside the capital, let's clean up in a few days." The children of the Ou family are also there, and they still have a care for each other. ”

Jiang Jun's face was even more ugly: "Brother Song'er is also studying where he is studying now, besides, there is Liu Hanlin pointing ...... "A Hanlin who has passed the exam is not better taught than those who have no reputation?"

Old lady Jiang was unmoved: "What Liu Hanlin teaches is some opportunistic things, it's good to learn a little, it's nonsense to expect to rely on that to advance." Liu Hanlin can use it, also because he has studied hard first, and he has some talent, you should also teach Brother Yu'er, small skills are not enough to stand up. ”

Jiang Yuhua couldn't help but blush during the banquet. Old lady Jiang didn't look at him, and continued: "Brother Song'er has not yet learned how to read, and it is useless to only learn how to write articles. There are miscellaneous schools in the academy over there, and it is only beneficial for him to study for a few days. ”

Jiang Jun's head was bruised: "Father also knows that Brother Song'er is not talented, and he also teaches him miscellaneous studies, wouldn't he be even more distracted!" ”

He was so red-faced, but Old Lady Jiang only said lightly: "Learn more things, and you will be able to stand on your own in the future even if you don't enter the office." And the head of the academy over there is a virtuous person, Song Ge'er has been influenced in the past, and he will stand up with virtue in the future, which is the most important thing. ”

Jiang Jun always felt that Mrs. Jiang's sentences seemed to be alluding to something, which made him want to lift the table but didn't dare. He really wanted to strictly reject that ghost academy and leave Jiang Songhua behind. But Old Lady Jiang's meaning is already very clear, if he twists Jiang Songhua's matter, then Old Lady Jiang will probably dare to live in Jiang Xi's house and not come back. Future and son, he has to choose one.

A room full of people looked at him, he sat stiffly for a moment, and still glanced at Jiang Songhua: "The academy that my grandfather found for you went to study as a good student." When he said this, he felt that there was a trace of sarcasm in Mrs. Jiang's eyes, but when he looked at it again, Mrs. Jiang had already turned his head and said to Jiang Xi: "You are not allowed to prepare deliberately, but you are just going to live for more than ten days." ”

Jiang Xi respectfully agreed, and tried to say something else to adjust the atmosphere, but the atmosphere in the banquet had dropped to the freezing point, and it was impossible to return to the original state. Old lady Jiang didn't seem to care, and left the table after a while, beckoning Jiang Songhua to help him go back to Baicaozhai.

Jiang Songhua didn't know whether to be happy or sad at this time. was pressed too hard by Jiang Jun, and he also wanted to leave his father's eyes to breathe a sigh of relief. But his grandfather actually made such a fuss with his father for him, and he felt that he was too unfilial.

Old lady Jiang didn't speak when he saw him with a tangled face, and walked straight to the door of Baicaozhai before saying, "Needless to say, it's a good thing that you can stand up is to give your family an extra way back." He seemed to be talking to himself, "If I had known, I would have let your father go out in the first place, but it's a pity that ......" It's a pity that the eldest son is too deeply influenced by the Yu family, and the father and son can't communicate at all, he is only afraid that he will fall into the pit of the Yu family and not come out, and he will fall down one day in the future......