In the third year of this life, the drought from the sky affected the entire Youzhou Mansion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Fortunately, she was well prepared in a timely manner, and not only did her grange and shop not be damaged. Even hoarded Juqi to make a big profit.

Tong Jiang and Baoru had already locked up the inn when the victims broke into Xifang, and all the inventory in the warehouse was transported to the grange outside the city. And with the protection of Nangong Shumo, the things were not snatched away by the victims.

It is very unsafe inside and outside the city now, and Tong Jiang also took his family to the Zhuangzi in the morning snow. In addition to being at the Shikai pawnshop, Baoru often walks around the shogunate on weekdays. And Liuyun followed the prince of the county, although he couldn't come to the shogunate from time to time, but he also ordered his subordinates to strengthen the protection of the shogunate Chenxue.

Because the people sent by Liuyun were guarding outside the backyard of the shogunate, Baoru had to be very careful every time he returned to the shogunate, and the master had instructed him not to reveal his identity in front of the people of the county prince.

There was some food in the backyard, but it wasn't much. However, Mu Chenxue hid the food of the three of them for the winter in the cellar of the inn. When necessary, ask Baoru to help you get it, so as not to break into the backyard on a whim one day.

There were few families in the outer courtyard of the shogunate, but fortunately, the Qingwang Mansion still took care of Mu Qian, a six-rank official, so he sent two government soldiers to guard in front of the door. This frightened the victims, and the shogunate was safe for a while. But the eldest lady was still frightened, and gathered all the rough envoys and mothers-in-law who guarded the door to the upper room, guarding them day and night. Even the fourth sister and starling were detained in the upper room by the eldest lady.

"Mother, isn't it possible that this disaster victim is not even afraid of the government? There are guards of the palace at our doorstep! "The fourth sister has never seen any disaster victims, but she just listens to people talking about it every day, so she doesn't realize the horror of the disaster victims at all.

The eldest lady had never seen it before, but she went back to Chengfu a few days ago, and was almost blocked on the road by the victims, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of the city patrol guards, she was afraid that she would have fallen on the street, so she didn't even dare to go out of the inner courtyard door.

"What can't the victims do, now the outside has long been chaotic, I heard that not only the food storage at home was robbed in Xifang, but even a lot of people died, and the mass graves outside the city are no longer piled up at this time!" She hadn't seen it with her own eyes, but had heard it from her subordinates.

"Mother, since last year, my son hasn't eaten a good meal for a few days!" It's really a young man who doesn't know what to do, no matter how alarmist the eldest lady is, the fourth sister and starling don't take these people and things to heart. Even the starlings were clamoring for a big meal.

"Starling, you still look a little like this, if you let your father see it, I will punish you again!" Seeing that her son was not angry, the eldest lady was also a little angry. Although the house prepared winter grain early this morning, the price of grain was ridiculously high, and the eldest lady spent nearly 2,000 taels of silver to barely save the winter grain in the house.

For this eldest lady, she has been in pain for many days, and most of this flower is her own silver. This year's grange and shop are not as good as last year, all of them are at a loss, so the lord has not saved anything except the monthly salary in his hand. But no matter how difficult it is, you can't stop walking around this year. Therefore, the eldest lady even stopped the monthly routine of everyone in the house, and took out a lot of things from the private treasury and sold them, which made the face of the shogunate full.

Although these people are of little help to the shogunate on weekdays, they can't send people away empty-handed, and they still have to help one or two. The monthly savings are not enough to send these people away.

Fortunately, because of the influx of a large number of victims in the city, the various prefectures only gave each other some gifts during the New Year's Festival, and did not feast guests, which saved some trouble. Around the beginning of winter, the Qingwang Mansion began to open porridge sheds and collect grain from wealthy officials and merchants in the city as required. Because the shogunate had an official position from the six grades, the shogunate had to be levied two stones.

200 catties of grain is nothing in ordinary days, but this year's grain prices are so high, and now even if there is silver, there is nowhere to buy grain, and these 200 catties are enough for the people of Yifu to eat for more than half a month. But this is an order from King Qing, and they don't dare not give it.

The eldest lady took the opportunity to find an excuse and planned to send her aunt and concubines to her own Zhuangzi. In this way, the rest of the food in the house will only be enough to support his own children. But I also knew that the eldest master would not agree, and after thinking about it for three days, I thought of a way.

Early this morning, he sent Jinhong to the outer courtyard to invite the master into the inner courtyard, saying that he had something important to discuss. These days, the eldest lady is busy with the shogunate, and the eldest lady is not easy to caress the eldest lady, and follows Jinhong into the upper room.

"Sir!" The eldest lady poured a cup of tea for the master, and then sat down and said what she meant, "Qing Wangye Zhang Bang levied grain, but there are so many victims inside and outside the city, where is there enough food to eat with the levy." I'm afraid that this second and third grain levy is not far away. There is only a hundred stone of grain in the house, and if we come a few more times, I am afraid that we will starve ourselves! ”

This is exactly what Mu Qian is worried about, but if Prince Qing gives an order, he will not dare to disobey, "Madame has an idea!" "With the eldest master's understanding of Madame, Madame can go to the outer courtyard to invite herself, and she must have a success.

"The concubine thought that it would be better to send a few aunts and concubines to Zhuangzi, and then distribute some of the food in the house to them. Although Zhuangzi has nothing to do this year, he still has some grain in stock, which not only relieves the siege of the house, but also the location of Zhuangzi is remote, which is safer than the disaster in the city! "The eldest lady is calculating, but the eldest lady is not a fool, this is obviously the lady wants to banish a few aunts and concubines outside to fend for themselves.

"There are patrolling defenders in the city, which is naturally safer than outside the city, so let's wait!" The eldest master did not refuse immediately, if it was really time for life and death, he would have to be ruthless even if he was reluctant. But it's not that time yet.

The eldest lady also knew that if this kind of thing was not persuaded once, the lord would agree, and she only hoped that the second grain requisition order of the king would come sooner.

This matter spread throughout the shogunate the next day, and Jinhong was a big mouth, so naturally this news could not be hidden. Ma and Xu cried and went to the outer courtyard to beg the master to leave them behind. And Aunt Ding didn't have an idea, so she came to the backyard to discuss with Aunt Cheng.

The shogunate was already chaotic enough, and now it is even more chaotic. However, after hearing the news, Mu Chenxue found Baoru and planned to pave the way for herself. She wouldn't beg her indifferent father, she had already seen Mu Qian's personality clearly when his father ignored the three people in the backyard. So instead of relying on others, it is better to rely on yourself. And guarding her own grange, she had nothing to worry about. (To be continued.) )