In July, when the sun was poisoning, it didn't rain for more than two months, let alone going out, or it was so hot in the house that I couldn't breathe.

Mingzhu has now moved to a shady house. But Rao is like this, and every day is also a torment for her.

Mingzhu wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief: "Mama Zhou, when did you say that such a day is a head!" I've heard that people are dying of thirst in some places. "Fortunately, her two sons have returned to the capital, and if they are here, she may not be worried!

Mama Zhou is the person who was given to Mingzhu by the Queen Mother, and she has gone through a lot of things: "Madam, the most important thing for you now is to raise the baby with peace of mind." Don't think much about the rest. "The problem is that Mingzhu thinks too much, except for making herself uncomfortable and increasing the burden on the master and them, it is useless.

Mingzhu muttered, "I don't know how the capital is?" "Ahem, this child came by too much coincidence, and she will follow her back to the capital later. has his mother's family to take care of him in the capital, and he doesn't have to drag his husband back here.

Mingzhu touched her belly and secretly thought in her heart that this baby must be a girl. From pregnancy to the present, the child is very well-behaved, which is completely different from the feeling of being pregnant with the first two.

Niu Yanghui came back in the evening, and Mingzhu was just about to have dinner. Niu Yanghui shook his head and said, "I still have something to go out, so I'll go after changing my clothes." ”

Mingzhu saw that Niu Yanghui's expression was ugly, and his heart suddenly changed, and he asked, "Husband, what's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Niu Yanghui said with a smile: "It's okay, you also know that there are many things in the yamen now, and everyone is too busy." You have a good baby at home, I probably won't be back tonight. ”

Mingzhu sent Niu Yanghui away and hurriedly asked people to go out to inquire about the news. The next day, Mingzhu got the news, and her face changed greatly: "Plague? There was a plague? ”

The steward who talked back and forth said: "Madame, don't worry, the place where the problem occurred is not Suzhou, but a neighboring province. The old man and the other adults are discussing countermeasures. "The situation in Suzhou is not bad, after all, there is a river next to it, although the river water is getting less and less, but after all, there is no water to drink, and now there are great benevolent people in Suzhou City giving porridge, although they are not full, but they will not starve to death. Because of this, many people from neighboring provinces fled to Suzhou City. Now that there is a plague outside, the problem has risen again.

Mama Zhou didn't stop Mingzhu from listening to these news, because she felt that the situation outside was very grim now, and she couldn't let Mingzhu's eyes be blackened and she didn't know anything. Moreover, now that there is a plague outside, although it is a little far away from Suzhou, it is still necessary to pay attention to what should be noted.

Mama Zhou instructed people to close the door tightly and not allow people to enter and exit at will. Because Mingzhu believed Yueyao's words and knew that there might be a drought, she bought a lot of food and daily necessities in the past few months. I don't have to worry about it for the time being, but the only thing I'm worried about now is that I can't infect the problem in Suzhou City.

Mingzhu said to herself: "I should have asked Yueyao more about things if I knew it." ”

Mama Zhou's eyelids jumped, some time ago, the two masters kept asking them to buy more food, so she wondered. Now that Madame suddenly came up with such a sentence, Mama Zhou inevitably didn't think much about it: "Madam, what are you talking about?" ”

Mingzhu realized that she had said the wrong thing, and covered it up: "I'm saying, if I had known that this would be the case here, I should have gone back to the capital with Yueyao." ”

Mama Zhou didn't want to think deeply, the Queen Mother gave her to Mingzhu, then her life and death were controlled by Mingzhu's hands: "As long as we are careful, Madame will be fine." ”

Yueyao, who was nagged by Mingzhu, was also very busy at this time. Although it has also rained in the capital for more than two months, the rain is insufficient, and the grain output has been reduced. Yueyao exempted the tenants from rent. Rao is so, and there are still many tenants who have a hard time.

Affected by the drought, the price of grain in the capital has risen rapidly in the past two months, and the grain at this time has more than doubled that of April.

Yue Yao was very strange: "Why doesn't the imperial court take out the grain and sell it at a low price?" ”

Xiang Wei said with a smile: "If the imperial court hadn't taken out its hand, do you think the current grain would still be at such a price!" At least it has to be multiplied several times. Xiang Wei felt that he was still the emperor's fine, and although the price of more than twice as much food was higher, many people could still afford it. The emperor's actions not only temporarily stabilized the stability of the capital, but also did not allow himself to suffer.

Yueyao didn't discuss the matter of food with Xiang Wei, but said: "I still have a lot of grain stored in my village, what do you say if someone gets the news and grabs the grain?" "Yueyao means to dispose of these grains.

Yueyao originally wanted to donate these grains, but after listening to Xiang Wei's words, the emperor felt that it was not good to give alms in vain, so she would not go to give porridge.

Xiang Wei made a good suggestion: "I think we can also sell these grains. It is not sold to the capital, but to those tenants in the capital. When the year is good, let them pay it back. This not only mitigates the risk, but also makes the tenants grateful to Dade, and Xiang Wei thinks it is very good.

Yueyao also thought that this idea was good: "Cheng, let the big housekeeper handle this matter!" After saying this, Yueyao remembered something: "How are Yuehuan and Chenghong doing?" ”

Yueyao originally wanted Xiang Wei to take Yuehuan and Chenghong to live in her house, and Yuehuan agreed at first, but later Tingyuan found a proper place for Yuehuan after he found out. Yuehuan felt that it was better to rely on her younger brother than on her cousin, so she politely rejected Yueyao.

Xiang Wei nodded and said, "The security over there is very good in the house that Ting Yuan bought for Yuehuan, you don't have to worry." Xiang Wei thinks that even the men of the next generation are still good. As for the girls of Yueyao's generation, Xiang Wei will not give an evaluation.

Yueyao only hopes that this natural disaster will pass as soon as possible and everyone will live a peaceful life.

Xiang Wei said with a smile: "If it weren't for your reminder this time, where would the capital be so calm now?" "It's because the emperor is prepared, so the capital is quite calm. If there is no preparation, a large number of displaced people will definitely flow into the capital at this time, and the capital will not be peaceful.

Yue Yao didn't relax when she heard this: "The capital is fine for the time being, but what about the northwest?" The Northwest is still losing the war, and I don't know what happened to Heyue now? "Yueyao has always been worried about An Zhichen in the northwest. It is a common occurrence to die in battles, and the war ahead has not been smooth, and tens of thousands of soldiers have died.

Xiang Wei couldn't help this: "The northwest has been peaceful for decades, and everyone from top to bottom has lived a comfortable life, and in the face of the barbarians full of hatred, they naturally fell into disadvantage. Fortunately, An Zhichen was prepared, otherwise the situation would be even worse than it is now. ”

Yue Yao is not familiar with government affairs, let alone military affairs: "You said that the Nine Emperor Princes went to the northwest, can you change the situation?" ”

Xiang Wei didn't answer this, but said: "Madame may not know that Emperor Yingzong said that the Northwest Army was a wolf. Even if the Northwest Army has slackened off and weakened its combat strength due to decades of tranquility, it will be enough to recover for such a long time. I think it won't be long before the tide of the battle will change. "A large amount of military materials such as grain, grass, military salaries, etc., which are required to fight a war, to be precise, are fought in the rear. And the barbarians can't be compared with the Great Yuan Dynasty at all in this regard, even if the Great Yuan Dynasty is full of disasters now.

Yue Yao said suspiciously: "What do you mean, whether the emperor asks the Nine Emperors or the Seventh Princes to go to the northwest, the result is the same?" ”

Xiang Wei nodded and said, "Yes, no matter which prince goes, the result will be our victory." Barbarians, just grasshoppers after autumn. ”

Yue Yao understood why the two sides were fighting so hard. When you go to the northwest, you can get the military power properly, and you can also add a glorious stroke to your life resume. On the other hand, going to Jiangnan for disaster relief is really a chore, and if you do it well, you should do it well, and if you don't do it well, you will be incompetent.

Xiang Wei frowned and said, "Yingyao and Yingyao have been back for a few days, why are they quiet?" "Under normal circumstances, the two children should come over to see Yueyao when they come back.

Yueyao felt that nine times out of ten, Old Lady Niu was blocking it: "I think, maybe Mingzhu still wants Kexin to be her daughter-in-law and the matter is known to Old Lady Niu." Yue Yao couldn't laugh or cry at Mingzhu's perseverance. If the small group doesn't succeed, let the two younger brothers go on top, what will this look like when it spreads. I don't know, I think Kexin can't get married, so she has to rely on the Niu family.

Xiang Wei felt that Mingzhu's idea was good: "Madam, I think you can think about it?" ”

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "Don't think about it, I won't agree." "Regardless of the rest, just because Master Niu dislikes her daughter like this, she still has to stuff her daughter into the Niu family, and I don't know that I really think that Kexin can't get married. Because Kexin will be burdened by her, the marriage will be a little difficult, but it is not really impossible to get married.

Xiang Wei looked at Yueyao's expression, and didn't say any more. At this time, the maid outside said that the Lin family had sent an invitation.

Xiang Wei's face was very ugly. Xiang Wei feels that Lin Qinghan is like a fly all the time now, and you want to ignore her, but she is always buzzing in front of you, so you can't ignore her.

Yueyao was tired of Lin Qinghan, but she didn't even accept the Lin family's posts. Yue Yao opened the big red gilded post, and saw that it was an invitation to Yue Yao to participate in Mrs. Lin's fiftieth birthday.

The corners of Yue Yao's mouth twitched: "At this time, the Lin family is still in the mood for a big birthday?" "Now the court is worried about internal and external troubles, and the courtiers below are all living with their heads shrunk. I'm afraid that one will accidentally attract the emperor's eyes.

In Xiang Wei's impression, Mrs. Lin is a very smart person, and she will definitely not do such a stupid thing. Even if Mrs. Lin is stupid, Master Lin, the head of the Lin family, is not stupid. Xiang Wei thought for a moment and said, "The Lin family should just invite relatives to a meal!" ”

Yueyao's expression is very subtle, it is true that she is a relative of the Lin family, but her relationship with Lin Qinghan, doesn't the Lin family know? If I knew, I wouldn't have invited her.

Xiang Wei felt that Yueyao was a complete waste of time: "When the time comes, just send a gift." "The number of courtesies that should be done is enough. If it weren't for the lesson she received in Jiangnan, Xiang Wei knew that if Yueyao had something wrong, she would implicate several children, and she wouldn't even recommend giving gifts.

Yue Yao smiled and nodded.