"I'm going to eat it too, and braised pork!" Xizi was afraid that the master would forget his favorite dish, so he shrunk his neck and hid aside and whispered a reminder. Dong Rong looked funny, reached out and touched his little head, and responded, "This is not a rare dish, there is a pork belly at home, let's make it at night." ”

Kiko immediately clapped her hands and laughed happily, sat on a small stool at the door, drank a bowl of porridge and put down the dishes and chopsticks, obviously saving her stomach for the evening's big meal.

Soon everyone finished eating, and Dong Ping and Xizi were taken to take a nap to rest. The master and servant were also too excited at this time, and fatigue came up like a tide, and they each lay down and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, Dong Ping called Xizi to get up together, washed his hands and face and changed into clean clothes.

Dong Rong is taking a piece of dim sum and teasing Guoguo, this little guy has eaten and drunk well this month, and his small body has become a big circle, which is even more cute. But Silly Zhu sat at the table by the window and taught Steward Zhang to learn Arabic numerals, Steward Zhang bent over and listened very carefully, and the two stopped talking as soon as they saw Dong Ping come in. Steward Zhang hurriedly saluted, Dong Ping helped him with a smile and asked, "Didn't Uncle Zhang go back to the city, why did he come here again?" ”

As he spoke, his eyes blinked vigorously at his sister. Dong Rong guessed his brother's thoughts and said with a smile, "Brother Ping, don't worry, Uncle Zhang has already signed the employment contract, and he will be the chief steward of our orchard in the future." Although my method of settling accounts is simple, it is rare for ordinary people, just let your brother-in-law teach Uncle Zhang, and use this method to buy and sell accounts in the future, which is secret and safe. ”

Dong Ping remembered that he went to Beijing to sell fruits this time, and Manager Zhang had a lot of money but did not have the slightest dissent, and he was really loyal. Just now, he suspected that someone was coaxing his brother-in-law to teach thaumaturgy, which was really a bit undeserved, so his face slowly turned red.

Dong Rong naturally didn't want her brother to be embarrassed, so she hurriedly said, "The meal has just been prepared, and it just so happens that you have woken up, let's start the meal, and after eating, carefully think about the relief of the homeless." ”

"Okay, I'll help." Dong Ping hurriedly responded, and took Xizi to help set up the table and get the dishes and chopsticks. Soon a small clay pot full of braised pork, a plate of bacon fried cabbage, a plate of shredded sweet potatoes, a plate of fried peanuts were served, plus a large pot of steamed snow-white japonica rice, and the square table was full.

Steward Zhang also had to pick up some food and sit by the door to eat like Xizi, where was Dong Rong willing to let him do this, and resolutely invited him to sit in the guest seat.

If anyone who travels far away talks about what they miss most about home, it must be a familiar and delicious meal. Dong Ping woke up from sleep, he was already hungry, and he didn't care about any scholarly demeanor at this time, so he threw off his chopsticks and ate quickly. Steward Zhang rarely spoke, and his mouth was completely used to compete with the food.

Kiko next to the door also shook her head when she ate, shouting from time to time, "It's delicious, it's just this taste, I drool in my dreams!" ”

Dong Rong felt sorry for them, sleeping outside the house, eating and sleeping badly, adding a spoonful of broth to this one for a while, and a bowl of rice for that one, and eating a lively and busy meal.

Finally, everyone got off the table with a bulging belly, and the dishes and chopsticks were also picked up. Xizi went into the stove to pick up the stove with great eyes, and everyone drank tea to relieve the greasy while listening to Steward Zhang talk about the homeless people.

Steward Zhang is indeed a capable and shrewd person, and he has inquired into many trivial matters in just one noon. He carefully reported, "I have counted the number of displaced people outside the city, and I estimate that there are no less than four hundred. Among them, about 40% of the people who have the strength to work are in the prime of life, and the remaining 30% are old and weak women, and 30% are children. It was about to snow, and they were all dressed in single clothes, and they didn't have much covering. If you want to settle down everyone, cotton clothes and quilts alone will cost you a lot of silver. ”

Dong Rong nodded, frowned and thought about it, and said, "Aren't there old clothes in the pawnshops in the city, go there to buy some first, it's really not enough, so you can only pull new cloth and cotton and make them now." ”

"Or the owner thinks carefully," Steward Zhang patted his ass lightly, and then added, "I also went to various pawnshops and walked around, and there were only more than 200 pieces of old clothes from each family. But the price of cotton and cotton cloth has not risen much, and if all are counted, I am afraid that it will cost the family nearly two hundred taels of silver. ”

Dong Ping thought of a good idea when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "I don't know if those people in the city and outside the city have old cotton jackets and quilts, maybe you can collect some back." ”

Steward Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he praised, "The second son has a good idea, why didn't I think of it?" ”

Dong Rong also smiled, "It just so happens that Sister-in-law Liu has been in the city for a few months before, and they are very familiar, so I will ask them to do the old clothes tomorrow." ”

Women are naturally more frugal than men, and what they are best at is buying the best things for the least amount of money, and it is only fitting that they can do this.

Steward Zhang was also reluctant to take on these trivial tasks, so when he saw this, he hurriedly talked about food, "Although there are the least displaced people here in our county, the four continents in the south are out of production, and the price of grain has more than doubled. If the owner wants to buy more, I will negotiate the price with the grain store, but it will not be reduced much. ”

Dong Rong had seen her own cellar before, and she still had a good idea in her heart. She smiled and picked up a stack of papers on the desk and said, "Fortunately, I didn't spare the silver at the beginning, saved a lot of extra grain, and planted a few acres of sweet potatoes at home, which should be enough to support two months." The remaining deficiencies, Manager Zhang will go to buy tomorrow, the price of grain is not outrageous now, and it may rise after the year. There are also oil, salt, clay pots, pottery bowls, iron pots, etc. ”

Dong Ping listened to his sister's arrangement on the side, and was very excited in his heart, and said eagerly, "Tomorrow, I will go shopping with Uncle Zhang, so my sister can rest assured." ”

Dong Rong knocked on his head and said angrily, "If you don't go, you have to go, did you forget to bring local products to the Jin Dong family?" ”

"Sister didn't say it, I really forgot."

"There's not a lot of delay in the academy, so you can go to class on vacation the day after tomorrow. These things at home are small things, but your future is the big thing. The way to read must be without distractions. ”

"Yes, I'll go back to the academy the day after tomorrow." Dong Ping got up and saluted, thanking his sister for her kind advice.

Dong Rong remembered that the academy had obtained the plaque, and instructed, "When you return to the academy, if someone mentions the auspicious fruit, you can't say much." You are now a new recruit, and you have traveled thousands of miles for gold and silver, and spreading the word is an obstacle to your reputation. Even if your husband and classmates ask about it in person, you have to say that someone in your family went to Kyoto to run errands, and you traveled south to increase your knowledge. Got it? ”

Dong Ping was already young, and this time because his own fruit brought such glory to the academy, he couldn't help but want to declare his merits and accept the praise of his husband and classmates. After all, everyone likes to be held high, and they don't like to be ridiculed and belittled.

But his sister told him like this, and he couldn't help but retort in a low voice, "Sister, there are people in Kyoto who know about this, and they can't hide it for a lifetime." Besides, isn't it a bad thing that the orchard at home has auspicious fruits? ”

Dong Rong put down the account book in her hand, looked at her younger brother carefully for a long time, and regretted it slightly. Shouldn't I have sent food to the college many times in the first place? Dong Ping has been surrounded by everyone in the past two months, although there has been no change on the surface, but compared with his previous steadiness and forbearance, he seems to be acting a little more impetuous.

The so-called extreme things must be opposed, her original intention was to help her younger brother win over her husband's classmates to isolate Xue Dashao, so that her younger brother would be bullied and no one would help her. Unexpectedly, I actually got this result.

Thinking of this, she turned cold and said loudly, "Dong Ping, you have to remember!" If a manly man wants to be praised by the world and praised and admired by his friends and teachers, he can only rely on his true skills, not those flattering things. If I knew in advance that planting a few auspicious fruits would make you lose your heart and the arrogance of the literati, then it would be okay not to plant this fruit. ”

Dong Ping didn't expect his sister to be annoyed, so he was stunned for a long time and then knelt down, "Eldest sister is angry, Brother Ping didn't do it right, you just beat and scold." Don't be angry... I..."

As soon as Steward Zhang saw that there was a gap between the masters, he quickly got up and was about to retreat. Dong Rong waved his hand to stop him, and then said to Dong Ping, "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the displaced people, you will go back to the academy for me to go back to the academy after entering the city early tomorrow morning to study." Copy the Analects every night and think about what you did wrong. When you figure it out, when will you come back. ”

Dong Ping wanted to beg for mercy again, but seeing that his sister's face was as cold as frost, he had to shut up, and went back to his room unhappy.

Dong Rong took a sip of tea, reorganized her thoughts, and then discussed the resettlement of the displaced people with Manager Zhang again. Fang Cai had already arranged most of the things clearly, so he didn't say a few words and went down the mountain without saying a few words.

Dong Rong sat silently at the table for a long time, and suddenly felt a warmth behind her, it turned out that the stupid pillar had taken her in his arms for some time. Dong Rong smiled bitterly, squeezed into his arms, and asked in a low voice, "Zhuzi, do you also think that I am making a fuss?" ”

Silly Zhu kissed her sideburns and responded, "No, you are for Brother Ping'er's good." ”

Dong Rong seemed to have finally found a confidant, turned around and put her arms around the neck of the stupid pillar, and said aggrievedly, "When I married you, I didn't even have a good shirt on my body. It was very bitter for a while, so I tried my best to make money, and wanted to live a good life without worrying about eating and drinking. Although he has made a lot of money now, is the method too cunning? Brother Ping watched from the sidelines, and his mind was inevitably affected. What if he becomes a sycophancy who only knows how to curry favor with Shangguan in the future..."

"No, Brother Ping is a good boy." Silly Zhu thought it was funny, this was really a bit unfounded, and he was too worried. But he knows the temper of his little daughter-in-law, how dare he pick up the tiger's whiskers at this time, so he just picks up the good ones.

"He's my brother and I certainly know he's a good boy. But I'm not afraid he'll turn into a bad boy..."

The young couple was talking, but Dong Ping suddenly opened the door and walked in. He originally listened to Steward Zhang leaving, thinking of coming over to beg for mercy, but he didn't expect to hear this. He couldn't bear it anymore and knelt down again, and said with tears in his eyes, "Eldest sister, it's all Brother Ping'er's bad and you have worked hard to disappoint you." Brother Ping must study hard in the future and be an upright gentleman. ”

(There are two sections of the spine in the back that I dare not straighten my back, and I finally boiled out a chapter, and my friends allowed me to be lazy, and I didn't code words in the afternoon.) I'll continue to do it tomorrow. Thank you for your support.,Friends who don't have a collection click on a collection.,Haha,My collection and subscription ratio is too weird.。 And thank you book friend 2218450 and Haoran for your support, hug, keep up the good work! ）