Chapter 143 Grain
Dong Xiaoyou did not meet the eyes of Master Tian who hid a knife in his smile, but asked Lu'er to take a small piece of grain: "The courtesies are still exchanged, and I also ask Master Tian to accept a piece of the concubine's heart." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
All the people in the hall were shocked: they actually took this grain rice as a thank you gift, this prince and lady are no longer ordinary slamming the door! Yan Gang tried his best to hold back a smile, he looked at Tian Kai, and the corners of his mouth raised.
Tian Kai frowned, he looked at this Hu grain rice very seriously: they are all very ordinary grains, and although this Hu is a porcelain with a good texture, it is not worth a hundred dollars at most. Their Tian family did not rarely receive any thank-you gifts from the prince's mansion, but such a gift was simply an insult to their Tian family, which made Tian Kai angry.
Looking at Yan Gang's expression that seemed to be smiling, Dong Xiaoyou guessed that he wanted to wait to see the reflection of Master Tian and Young Master Tian, she smiled lightly and said to Yan Gang: "Lord Yan, the concubine has also prepared a gift for your Yan family, so it is better to hand it over at this time." As soon as she finished speaking, a maid behind Lu'er also brought a small amount of grain.
Seeing the grain rice that was exactly the same as before, Yan Gang was also angry in his heart now, and he couldn't laugh anymore.
"Madame...... It's too heavy. Master Tian said without changing his face, but his tone had become five points colder, and anyone who heard it understood that he was very unhappy in his heart.
These people will have such a reflection Naturally, Dong Xiaoyou expected it, she gently owed to Master Tian, and said plainly: "It's not very valuable, but it can be regarded as a little bit of the concubine's heart, and I hope that Master Tian can accept it." ”
The green tendons on Master Tian's forehead are up, but he is a very perceptive person, although it is said that Mrs. Rong was born in a merchant family, but this woman can be appreciated by the prince is not only outstanding. And at this time, such a small piece of grain rice as a return gift, I am afraid that it is not her nonsense, but it has a deep meaning. He had to calm down and think carefully: what did the prince's wife imply by this move?
"I don't know...... What does Madame have to say? Tian Kai also calmed down at this time, he knew that there were some words that his father was inconvenient to speak, but it was extremely appropriate for him to speak on his behalf at this time.
Dong Xiaoyou did not directly answer Tian Kai's question, but looked at the two small grains of rice, sighed and groaned: "At noon on the hoeing day, sweat drops fall into the soil. Who knows that Chinese food is hard work. ”
"Madame is very true." In this era, there are no five-character quatrains, so Dong Xiao's poems have a refreshing feeling for everyone in the hall, and the reason why the poem "Compassion for Nong" has been popular for hundreds of years is because it is both concise and profoundly describes the difficulties of farmers' farming.
"The farmers are really hard at work, and this grain of rice is hard-won, and it is the result of their hard work in the past year." Tian Kai said thoughtfully. At the same time, he faintly felt in his heart: This Mrs. Rong is really not simple, based on her words alone, it seems that her intention is not just to say that the grain is not easy to come by. So...... Her true intentions, could it be? The Tian family and the Yan family are both big grain households, could it be that the little lady has already hit the theme on her own grain? His eyes widened, and he looked at Dong Xiaoyou with some incredulity.
"Lord Tian can personally experience the hard work of the farmers, and that is also a blessing for the tenants of the Tian family," Dong Xiao smiled sweetly, making people feel that they had passed the first peach and plum race, "Over the years, not only all parts of the Central Plains, but also our Youzhou has been plagued by natural disasters." Many people sold their children and were displaced, and eventually starved to death. Only some lucky and strong prime-aged people have the opportunity to be taken in by wealthy families. ”
Listening to Dong Xiaoyou's words, several people suddenly changed their faces: Take in the homeless people as a trilogy! It seems that Mrs. Rong's intentions are not just for the food of the two families, which is already tantamount to accusations in disguise.
"I don't know, how many homeless people does the Tian family have to take in in a year?" Dong Xiaoyouliu raised his eyebrows and asked lightly, as if he was just casually mentioning.
But the expressions of Master Tian and Tian Kai were already very ugly, and they felt cold sweat crawling on their backs. In this way, Madame Rong had indeed suspected the assassin on their heads. However, Master Tian quickly calmed down, and at the moment there was no evidence that the assassin's matter was related to them, and those who were timid would be bad.
"Hehe, Mrs. is compassionate and compassionate, and the old man admires. Nowadays, my Han Dynasty has a lot of natural disasters every year, and although my Tian family has little grain and rice, they can't afford to support too many refugees, and they only occasionally open warehouses to help the surrounding neighbors. "He handed over all the weapons of the Tian family, and the Tian family didn't worry about the problem of grain and rice. If Mrs. Rong doesn't believe it, let her follow, anyway, she must make it clear that the Tian family does not support private soldiers and dead soldiers. It's a big deal to open a warehouse to help the victims a few times before the prince returns to Xuansu County, so that soon the reputation of the Tian family will spread.
"Master Tian is really a kind-hearted person." Dong Xiaoyou looked at him with respect, "The Tian family handed over so many weapons to the prince, presumably the loss must be great, right?" This matter of opening a warehouse and releasing grain, the concubine thought that it should be postponed for a while, so as not to damage the foundation of the Tian family. ”
"It's okay, Madame Rong." Master Tian said with a smile, "For the country and the people, this is what my Tian family should do." Although he had a smile on his face like a spring in March, his heart was like a cold winter: Little lady is a good method, although the Tian family has handed over weapons, but there is food, they will also be suspected of raising assassins. Only by obediently letting go of the weapons and food will the little lady dispel her doubts about the Tian family. If you dare not let it go, then the prince will come back, and the Tian family really has no good fruit to eat. After all, everyone has already sent the grain rice to the house.
Tian Kai no longer despises Dong Xiaoyou at this moment, but appreciates it a little more: it's a pity that he didn't let him meet a few years earlier, otherwise he would have gone to the Xu family to propose marriage, and he would not have come to his house to put pressure at this moment. Ordinary women are not to say that they are here to exert pressure, just the assassination a few days ago is enough to scare them to the point that they dare not go out again.
Dong Xiaoyou said a few more polite words, she repeatedly said to Master Tian that there was no need to open a warehouse for grain relief, of course, the more she said this, the more people naturally had to do this. Sometimes, a refusal is more than a direct one. After the two sides settled the matter of Gu Mi, Master Tian finally asked the point: "Those weapons...... I don't know what to do with Mrs.? He naturally hoped that Dong Xiaoyou could leave all these weapons in the general's mansion, and when the prince returned, he would immediately submit a copy to the imperial court. When the time comes, let's see how the King of Luling will explain to the little officials with the sword and pen, I think Zhou Yafu was forced to die because of this, not to mention that he is a mere King of Luling?
"That's all your mansion, and the Yan Mansion sent it for the country, since it's for national affairs, how can our general's mansion be greedy for ink? The concubine has already made her own decisions and handed over all those weapons to the soldiers of Liaoyang City. Dong Xiaoyou replied while covering the ridicule at the corner of her mouth with her sleeve: The husband is not guilty, but Huaibi is guilty. With such a superficial truth, I really think she, the daughter of a businessman, doesn't understand? Or do these nobles really think that they only think about money? She would naturally get all these weapons out of the general's mansion before the prince returned, and she believed that even if the prince knew, he would definitely say that she had done a good job. If you wait until the prince comes back and then slowly move the weapons out of the house, it will be troublesome, but I am afraid that it will be too late.
After listening to Dong Xiaoyou's answer, Master Tian was almost so angry that he smashed the small cases in front of him: After so long, I didn't expect this woman to be a stupid woman! But he, a famous person, was actually forced to suffer heavy losses by a young lady, and Master Tian suddenly felt tightness in his chest and panting, and he just wanted to vomit blood in a mouthful. But the little lady is still in the hall, he is so old, he really doesn't want to be ugly.
Seeing that Master Tian's face was obviously pale, Tian Kai knew that his father must have been angry badly, although he was also very angry in his heart, but no one dared to attack at this moment, so he could only stand up and salute Dong Xiaoyou: "My father must have been sick, he has always been not well, and he can't entertain his wife more today." ”
Dong Xiaoyou nodded contentedly: "The concubine understands, then, disturb Lord Tian." The concubine will leave, and Lord Tian will not have to go out of the house to see him off. ”
Tian Kai instructed his subordinates to take Master Tian down to take care of him, but he still got up to send Dong Xiaoyou: "Madame, please, the hospitality is not good, please forgive Madame." ”
Before Dong Xiaoyou left the main hall, she turned around and saw that the two maids were helping Master Tian to leave slowly, and she deliberately said loudly; "The concubine is grateful to the people of Xuanwu County for Master Tian's kindness." After speaking, she lightly blessed and walked out of the main hall with the maids in a big way.
After listening to Dong Xiaoyou's words before leaving, Master Tian felt dizzy at the moment, a sweet throat, and he felt that he was about to vomit out a mouthful of blood. If it weren't for the prince who killed Helian, why would their Tian family have to look at the face of the prince's wife and act, alas, if one move is wrong, they will lose all the games. But fortunately, what the Tian family has been doing all this time is in the dark, otherwise this time it would really be difficult to escape the fate of extermination. Just the thought of losing not only more than a year's weapons, but also more grain and rice, made his heart ache like a knife.
"Master, do you want to put away this Hugu rice?" Coincidentally, at this time, a little girl who was not very sensible picked up the grain rice and walked to Master Tian and asked tremblingly.
Seeing the grain of rice in front of him, Master Tian felt as if his chest was about to be blown up, and he hatefully wanted to kick this little girl, when even if he pushed with both hands, he pushed the two maids who were holding him away, but he himself did not stand very steady, and the force of pushing people was not small, and he stepped on the air all of a sudden, and his body rushed forward and fell to the ground. When he fell heavily to the ground, the mouthful of blood that was finally stuffing in his throat gushed out, and the people around him were suddenly frightened and screamed: "Master! Master! ”
"Quick, go and invite Lang Zhong to come!" There was an uproar in the main hall.
Soon after Dong Xiaoyou left the main hall, she heard a commotion coming from inside, and she quietly picked up a handkerchief to block the corners of her mouth that had revealed a wicked smile.
Tian Kai next to him noticed her detailed action, and heard the noise coming from the main hall, he was naturally worried about his father, and he also had a sullen feeling in his heart: Hmph, the little lady should not be too proud. In the future, there will be times when you cry. He thought viciously.
Yan Gang's heart is also full of thoughts: the old man's health is not as good as that of Master Tian, it seems that he must send someone back to spread the news before the little lady goes to his house, otherwise the old man's illness will be ......
Dong Xiaoyou left Tian's house, and after saying goodbye to Tian Kai, he got into the carriage: "Let's go, go to Yan's house." ”
Led by Yan Gang, the group walked in the direction of Yan's house.