After receiving the order, the Nine Cities Soldiers and Horses Division began to search for the Tatars in detail, and there was a sudden rumor in the capital, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The people in the market are the most affected, and the Nine Cities Terracotta Division itself is the public security yamen, and they know a lot about the dwellings in the city, and this time they are ordered by the emperor, whether they are official houses or households, and whether the courtyard is large or small, they will enter and search, and no minister can be an exception.

Less than a day after the start of the large-scale search, there have been many changes in the city, and hundreds of "chaotic parties" have been found, but most of them are framed.

Stimulated by the bounty offered by the yamen, at this time there was revenge and revenge, and the neighbors in the street reported and exposed each other everywhere, so that those people who lived honestly locked their own doors, and needed the officers and soldiers to break open before they could enter.

In the war-torn years, no one talks about principles, now the Tartars are outside the city, and they may change dynasties at any time, and it is difficult to say whether the Mongols can save their lives when they come back, but it is always much better to have money, so if you have a little power in your hands, what you want to do at this time is how to use power to make money for yourself.

If a family does not pay "filial piety", the house will be restless and will be turned into a mess, or the pillars of the family will be taken away, and even the woman will be imprisoned for the crime of "thief".

In these years, a man's imprisonment may be a matter of a board, and the woman goes to prison, even if she comes out, there will be a loss of chastity and virtue.

Liu Jian's starting point was good, the purpose was to restrain the Tatars from engaging in intrigues and tricks, but when the order came to effect, the flavor changed, and the people of the yamen below artificially filled their pockets and delegated power layer by layer, and when they came to the soldiers, there were no taboos, and they could do whatever they wanted.

The people in the capital were panicked, and there was a scene of the end coming, and in the Shen Mansion, Xie Yun'er had already asked people to close the door of the house to prevent people from harassing the house.

The news of Shen Xi's "martyrdom" had reached the Shen Mansion on the first day, but only Xie Yun'er went out of the mansion to receive a letter of bereavement from the Ministry of War...... She didn't dare to publicize the matter, at this time, only she and Xiaoyu knew about it in the Shen Mansion, and the others were basically still in a state of ignorance.

Xie Yun'er knew that before the war was completely over, she couldn't ask the court about the whereabouts of Shen Xi's bones, so in addition to secretly washing her face with tears, she continued to be the hostess of a big family on the bright side and maintain order in the family.

When night falls, a candle is like a bean.

After dinner, Xiaoyu came to Xie Yun'er's room and told the housewife what she learned on the street, mainly to make Xie Yun'er mentally prepared.

“…… Madam, now the people in the city are harassed by the officers and soldiers very much, and I heard that even the mansions of the officials of the Sixth Ministry are not spared, and I am afraid that in a short time, those people will come to the door to ask for trouble. Xiaoyu said nervously.

Xie Yun'er's delicate body trembled slightly, but she didn't know if it was because of fear or sadness, Xie Yun'er said: "Those officials are ...... Don't even care about the royal law? ”

Xiaoyu looked sad: "Madame may not know the situation of the people, in the early years, slaves and maids experienced local wars, and the people in the official government at that time were even inferior to the chaotic party and thieves. ”

"At the moment of war, people only care about themselves, who still tells you about the king's law? Now only gold, silver and jewelry are the king's law, and I heard that some people refused to give their silver, and even women were imprisoned. ”

"It is reported that the people of the city defense yamen set the price code, and the seven-grade official gave ten taels of silver, and the six-grade twenty taels, which rose in turn. The slave and maid have calculated, a high-ranking official like the master will have to pay at least sixty taels, and in addition, he must give the filial piety silver of those yacha, otherwise they will make trouble! ”

"What, sixty taels of silver? We have just returned to the capital, and the imperial court has never issued a fortune in the past few months, where did the government get so much silver? Xie Yun'er was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

Xie Yun'er is responsible for eating, drinking, and Lazar in the whole family, and she took care of the family affairs in an orderly manner before, mainly because the family's income and expenditure were basically balanced.

But the Shen family was forcibly sent back to the capital from Guangzhou, the incident happened suddenly, the cost on the way was not small, after returning to the capital, they encountered war, martial law in Beijing, the silver escorted to Beijing from all over the country was basically cut off, the household department had no money, and even the officials' money was cut off, and the Shen family began to be unable to make ends meet.

In the past, the income of the Shen family mainly relied on Shen Xi's income, and the income from business in the past was either taken out to buy industries, or diverted by the Zhou family for other purposes, or was quietly taken out by Shen Xi to open up markets in Guangzhou, Fujian and Zhejiang.

For two or three months in a row, they only couldn't get in and out, and with the soaring prices in the capital, the Shen family was almost to the point where they couldn't open the pot.

Xiaoyu said nervously: "Madam, if you really can't do it...... The slave maid has some savings here, mainly the monthly salary, as well as the dowry given by the master at the beginning, which should be used to save the emergency first! ”

Xiao Yu said, and took out a baggage, in which were placed some gold and silver jewelry, as well as copper coins and broken silver, adding up to more than twenty taels of silver...... There is not only her own share, but also Ma Jiu's salary.

Xie Yun'er hurriedly shook her head: "Xiaoyu, your money is not easy to come by, how can you let you pay the money when the disaster comes?" ”

Xiaoyu's face was full of gratitude: "At the beginning, it was the shopkeeper and the old lady who took me in, and even the ninth brother was able to eat in a dignified manner because of the favor of the master, but now that the master has an accident, the house is in need of silver, and the slave just wants to do his best!" ”

Thinking of Shen Xi's "martyrdom", Xiaoyu, who knew about the matter, couldn't help but wipe away tears.

Shen Xi played an indispensable role in the bond between the Shen and Lu families, and it was precisely because of the existence of Shen Xi that the business of the Shen family and the Lu family became bigger and bigger, and when the business reached a bottleneck, it was also Shen Xi who became an official, allowing the Shen family to rise and providing shelter for Xiaoyu and other subordinates.

Xie Yun'er is not a pedantic person, she knows that her family is extremely difficult, and at this time, she refuses Xiaoyu's kindness to let all the contradictions break out immediately, no matter what, stay up until the end of the war, confirm the news of the prime minister and then talk about other things.

Xie Yun'er said: "Xiaoyu, this silver, I will borrow it from you temporarily, and if the situation at home improves, I will pay you back immediately." Now we have to contact Xie Ge Lao as soon as possible and let Xie Ge Lao come forward to mediate, otherwise the people from the city defense yamen will come to the door, and there may be some trouble in the house...... I can't count on anyone else now! ”

Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Madam, don't worry, the slave will find a way to inform the ninth brother and let the ninth brother bring the letter to the Xie Mansion!" ”

"Hmm." Xie Yun'er had a little more hope on her face, she didn't want Shen Xi to have problems with the Shen family just after she died, so she could only stand up to it in one breath.

Seeing Xiaoyu leaving in a hurry, Xie Yun'er thought to herself, "Xianggong is leaving?" Why does it feel like I'm in a dream for the rest of my life? When I first woke up from this big dream, I felt that everything was just an empty space! Maybe I am an ominous person, so that Xiang Gong suffered a catastrophe, the Shen family may collapse like the Lu family, the Shen family lacks the backbone of Xiang Gong, what can I do in the future? ”

Looking at the empty room, Xie Yun'er felt lonely in her heart, and sadness came from it: "If it weren't for this big family and the promise to Xianggong, it would be better to just go like this and accompany Xianggong forever." ”

Xie Yun'er couldn't stop crying, but she choked up and kept warning herself: "No, no, I can't show sadness, so as not to let a few sisters notice the clues and be sad with me...... I can't let my mother-in-law notice it, but my mother-in-law is a careful person, and it's not easy to hide it from her! ”