Chapter 311: New Year's Gift
Yun Yao and Qi Jing came out of the palace, and Qi Jing stretched out his hand to help Yun Yao get into the car. [∞ eight [∞ eight] [∞ read [∞ book,.. o@
Yun Yao smiled, borrowed her strength to get into the carriage, and waited until she was seated in the carriage, and Qi Jing came up.
It was cold outside, and after Qi Jing sat down, he hugged Yun Yao in his arms and took a thick blanket to cover her.
Yun Yao was full of food at this time, and she was a little drowsy when she was smoked by the hot body temperature on Qi Jing's body, she yawned with satisfaction, and leaned on Qi Jing to talk.
"Xianggong, the eighth sister's life is really not good." Yun Yao thought about the meal she had in the palace, and she really felt sorry for Qi Bao Box.
Qi Jing sighed: "Now there are a hundred wastes to be revived, and His Majesty has a heart for the community, he would rather be wronged than increase the burden of the people, the eighth sister and His Majesty are also ******** thrifty, and now everything in the palace is not the same as before, when the emperor was the emperor, there were dozens or hundreds of dishes in a meal, and when he arrived here, there were only three or five dishes." ”
Yun Yao nodded and moved his arm: "I heard that most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace ate most of the leftover meals of the masters, although the emperor made a lot of each meal, but he ate the rest of the food, and it was not wasted, now that His Majesty and the eighth sister eat so much food, what can the people who serve them eat?" ”
When he said this, Qi Jing laughed.
He touched Yun Yao's hair and explained: "Your Majesty is a rare Ming Jun, and he is also a Renjun, he said that these palace maids and eunuchs are far away from their parents and relatives to enter the palace at a young age, and they are already very pitiful, and they have to ask them to eat leftovers every day, isn't it too cheap, so he specially made a big kitchen, cooking for the eunuchs and palace maids every day, according to the number of people in the palace, cooking and cooking every day, not to mention who is assigned to eat what dishes, make so many dozens of dishes and set up a long table, whoever likes to eat will take what, In this way, the people in the palace eat well and save time and effort, the most important thing is to save money, and show respect for people, which is really convenient in a few times. ”
Yun Yao was quite surprised when she heard it: "This method is good, I don't know who came up with it, and the idea is very fresh." ”
Qi Jing smiled again: "Who thinks about it, naturally you think." ”
"Me?" Yun Yao pointed at herself, looking so surprised that she couldn't do it: "Why don't I remember when I came up with such an idea?" ”
Qi Jing hugged Yun Yao a little tighter, held her hand that was still a little cold, and whispered: "When I was in Suzhou earlier, you gave the eighth sister such an idea at a flower appreciation banquet, and the eighth sister kept it in mind, and now she just took it out and used it, which is not what you thought of." ”
Yun Yao suddenly thought that she had really said so many words earlier, so she smiled: "I'm just talking nonsense, who knew that Eighth Sister would be serious." ”
The two arrived at the door of the house while talking, got out of the car, and walked to the house, Yun Yao and his party discussed the affairs of Qi Ze's family with Qi Jing.
After Yun Yao finished talking about the bad things in the Qi family, Qi Jing opened the curtain and asked her to enter the house, and beckoned the girl to bring hot tea and hot water over, Yun Yao asked Qi Jing while washing her hands: "I originally said that I would raise Qi Ze's family, after all, to make his family's life a little better, and he always thinks about his parents at home, but now that he looks at it, no matter how he raises his grandfather's uncle's virtue, no matter how he lifts it, I am afraid that they will be cheaper, but the Qi Ze family will have to suffer a dark loss." ”
Qi Jing also went over to wash his hands and face, and then took a hot towel to wipe his hands and face: "Don't worry about this, I'll do it, after a few **** take Qi Ze to the grave of Princess Changle first, and then settle the child down, this year's New Year's Festival, this child has to worship in the princess's mansion." ”
Yun Yao agreed, seeing that Qi Jing should not have any important business, she pulled him to talk, and told Qi Jing about the big and small things that had happened at home these days, Qi Jing listened carefully, and interjected a few words from time to time, coaxing Yun Yao was extremely happy.
Seeing that Qi Jing shouldn't go to the yamen today, Yun Yao was also interested, and pulled Qi Jing to go out to buy New Year's goods, and then wander around the street.
Qi Jing always thought that he had been busy since he entered Chang'an City, and everything outside the family was Yun Yao in Zhangluo, and he really snubbed Yun Yao, and he was a little reluctant to go, and when he saw that Yun Yao was happy, he went out with her.
At this time, Chang'an City has the prosperous appearance of the past, there are many people on the street, the tile fence that was extremely lively in the past has also opened, and many juggling and storytelling artists have also performed on stage.
There are also many food and wine shops that are open to welcome customers, grocery shops, all kinds of dim sum shops, and cloth shops are also open.
Yun Yao bought some brightly colored fabrics, and bought some snacks for Qi Jing to help her carry them, and the two of them swayed into the tile fence, first found a place to tell a story, sat down and listened to the book, and after listening to it for a while, they felt that it was not very interesting, so they went to watch the juggling.
At noon, Yun Yao was still a little reluctant to go home, so she found a warm restaurant to eat and continue to walk.
It wasn't until the evening that the little couple went home, as soon as Yun Yao entered the door, Haitang hurriedly greeted her, and while helping Yun Yao take off her coat and hang it up, she whispered: "Mrs., the Xue family in Yuzhou is here to give a New Year's gift, and the Fang family in Wancheng, Jinzhou also gave a New Year's gift. ”
"Fang family?" Yun Yao was also extremely puzzled when she heard this, and she couldn't remember how the Fang family came out for a while.
Instead, Qi Jing sneered: "You forgot who your eldest sister married, isn't it surnamed Fang, I haven't seen the Fang family walk around with us for many years, this cold New Year's gift, I'm afraid it's a plot or something." ”
Yun Yao then thought that she also had an eldest sister who had been an aunt to a magistrate surnamed Fang earlier, and now that this Fang family had sent a New Year's gift, couldn't it be that Yun Shan had straightened it out?
Not knowing Yun Shan's current situation, Yun Yao wanted to ask, so she went to Haitang and smiled: "What about the Fang family's New Year's gift?" By the way, there is also the Xue family's ...... You first call the person who gave the New Year's gift from the Xue family to me and ask me a few words, and wait for Ming'er to meet the people of the Fang family. ”
Haitang smiled and agreed, Yun Yao thought about seeing the people of the Xue family for a while, so she combed her hair again, put on a few more gold jewelry, and changed into clothes for visitors.
When she cleaned up, Haitang whispered at the door: "Mrs., the Xue family has asked Mrs. to come here." ”
Yun Yao walked out slowly: "Let them wait in the small flower hall first." ”
She walked a few steps, remembered one more thing, turned around and opened the box and took out a small box carved with red lacquer, called a little girl to hold it, and then entered the small flower hall.
The Xue family came from a thirty or forty-year-old mother-in-law, and this mother-in-law also brought a twelve or thirteen-year-old little girl who was not very sensible.
Seeing Yun Yao come in, the Xue family's mother-in-law and the little girl hurriedly got up and gave Yun Yao a salute very nervously.
Yun Yao smiled, sat down on a chair with soft cushions, and raised her hand: "Get up." ”
When the mother-in-law and the little girl got up, Yun Yao asked, "Who is this mother?" I hadn't seen you before. ”
The mother-in-law smiled: "The slave's surname is Zheng, and she is called Mrs. Zheng, this is the daughter of the slave, and the wife named her Chun Tao, you just need to call her Chun Tao." ”
"Mama Zheng, sit down." Yun Yao pointed to the chair beside her.
Mrs. Zheng didn't dare to sit on the high chair, so she sat down on the small pestle on the side, Chun Tao didn't dare to sit, so she stood behind Mrs. Zheng and hung her head and didn't dare to speak.
Yun Yao took a sip of tea, looked at Mrs. Zheng again, and saw that this woman looked quite honest and kind, and she didn't want to embarrass her, so she asked with a smile: "How are my second sister and second brother-in-law?" Can you still live now? Are my two nephews okay? Is your old lady tough? ”
As soon as Mrs. Zheng heard about the master's family, she grinned: "Okay, okay, our old lady is good, and the business is also open, the two little young masters are also fat, smart and sensible, and the old lady is also in good health, her eyes are not deaf or deaf, she has not lost a single tooth, and she can chew everything." ”
"That's fine." Yun Yao smiled and nodded: "I haven't seen my second sister for many years, and I don't know when our sisters will be able to meet?" ”
Mrs. Zheng immediately came to her senses: "Soon, soon, when the New Year is warm, our wife will bring the two young masters to Chang'an, and you and your wife will have time to talk at that time." ”
"Really?" Yun Yao hurriedly asked, "Isn't the second sister's family's business done?" What should the second sister do when the brother-in-law leaves? ”
Mrs. Zheng smiled: "Our lord said that business is not very easy to do now, so I wanted to come to Chang'an to see what can be operated, my wife is here to fight the outpost, my wife is here, and it won't be long before my lord comes." ”
Yun Yao lowered her head and thought carefully, although this Xue Manjin is shrewd, he has a good character and can be trusted, Yun Zhen is an honest person, and he usually takes care of her, and now she has a little ability, if she can, she can also help the Xue family.
Thinking so, Yun Yao smiled and said: "You go back and tell your wife, tell her to prepare early, come when the weather is warm, and don't need to buy any house, when you come, you will live here and be my companion first, and then slowly find a suitable house." ”
Mrs. Zheng was immediately overjoyed, and when she got up, she gave Yun Yao a snort: "The slave has thanked you for our old lady." ”
Yun Yao hurriedly asked the little girl to get her up: "Thank you, that's my sister and not an outsider." ”
Yun Yao called the little girl, took the lacquer box and handed it to Mrs. Zheng: "Although I also knew that my nephew was born in the early years, I had no choice but to leave it, and I didn't give any congratulatory gifts, but now that you are here, you will bring back the gifts I have saved over the years, and the full moon ceremony and first birthday gift of the two nephews are available." ”
Mrs. Zheng took it over, and saw that Yun Yao was a little tired on her face, so she had a great eye to leave.
Yun Yao didn't keep her, asked someone to send her out, and settled their mother and daughter.
After seeing Mrs. Zheng, Yun Yao asked the housekeeper to keep an eye on the people who came to give the New Year's gift to the Fang family, so that she could inquire about what the Fang family had done over the years, and it would be better if she could find out how Yun Shan was. (To be continued.) )