But the salary of being a guard in the palace is very generous. Although Tang Jingyu had seen a lot of money before, the money was just passed through his hands once, and he couldn't keep it; But all the money issued by the royal palace is his own, and there are additional rewards for happy days or New Year's holidays when His Royal Highness is happy. When they arrived in the capital this year, it was already early February, but they were actually given a New Year's reward. At that time, Tang Jingyu and He Miao looked at the silver money and silk rewarded in front of them for a while, and they couldn't come back to their senses. Later, they inquired with other guards and learned that it was nothing in the palace of King Zhou. His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, his son, and the King of Runan have always been very good to the guards and rewarded them richly.

There were even guards who said: "The Zhou Wangfu is nothing. I have relatives who serve as guards in the palace, and they happen to be in front of His Majesty, although they are not personal guards, but every time the emperor leaves the palace, he will escort him. ”

"What do you think they have in reward? One hundred taels of silver per person for the New Year! And a whole piece of silk. Although it is not a good satin, it is also a good satin. The emperor would even reward them with various kinds of jewelry. ”

Hearing this, Tang Jingyu didn't react at that time, and after returning home, of course, he first criticized this corrupt behavior, criticizing the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for his own selfishness, and rewarding the guards with such a waste of people's fat and ointment squeezed from the people. But then there was a wave of envy in my heart: so much money! If I had so much money, I could buy whatever I wanted. What else do you need to weigh if you want new clothes? On the spot, he took out the money to buy the best clothes, and made two sets of each style, one for Sai'er to wear, and one for the warehouse to eat ashes.

Now, although Tang Jingyu's treatment is far inferior to that of the guards who escort the emperor, it is still possible to buy a few feet of fine silk for Sai'er to make clothes.

"Really?" Tang Sai'er had a look of surprise on his face.

"Of course it's true, when did my mother lie to you." He Miao wiped her hands, pinched her little nose, and smiled.

Tang Sai'er immediately cheered. Said loudly: "Mother is the best." ”

He Miao waited for her to be quiet, and was about to ask her what style she liked, so she could go to the silk shop to buy materials, but suddenly there was a sound of "boom boom" drumming from outside. Although He Miao had not been here for a long time, he also knew that this was the order of the convocation, so he hurriedly stood up and wiped his hands, hung up the clothes that had been washed to dry, and then walked out of the yard.

A white-faced bearded man in his thirties, holding a small drum in his hand, kept beating until everyone came out, then put down the drumsticks and said in a shrill voice: "The second princess wants to choose two little girls of six or seven years old to be maids by the county lord's side. If you have a little girl in your family who is six or seven years old, you will report your name and put on a new dress for the mother to choose. ”

When He Miao heard this, she immediately thought of her daughter, and it only took less than a moment to make a decision: not to let Sai'er be a maid! Their only child, it's too late to love, how can she be willing to give others the present.

But it backfired, the eunuch was the one in charge of them, and he knew everything about the situation in everyone's family, so he specially named Tang Sai'er's name: "He's, your little girl looks smart and very smart, after a while, you must dress her up better, dress her neatly, and let the princess and the second princess see it." ”

He Miao looked unwilling, but he could only agree.

After the eunuch had finished giving all his orders, He Miao returned to his yard, looked at Sai'er, who was carefree, and struggled for a while before saying, "Sai'er." ”

"Mother?" Tang Sai'er raised her head to look at her.

"King Zhou's mansion wants to select a maid for the county lord, Sai'er, you also have to participate in the selection."

"Choosing a maid for the county lord? Who is the county lord? Tang Sai'er asked curiously.

"The county lord is the daughter of the man who hired your father as a guard."

"So, what is a maid?"

"A maid is a person who serves others."

Tang Sai'er asked a few more questions, and He Miao answered them one by one. Of course, some of these answers were evasive in order not to hurt her young mind.

"That's great!" Tang Sai'er said happily: "Not only do I accompany this county lord to play, but I can also play with the county lord's very good toys, how good is this kind of thing." ”

He Miao opened his mouth to speak, but finally swallowed back. Sai'er may not be chosen, and I can't bear to say that, so I'd better wait for her father to talk to her in the evening." She thought.

She then began to dress up as Tang Sai'er. It didn't take long for the eunuch who had just ordered the matter to beat the drum again. He Miao knew that this was to gather the little girls, and although she was full of reluctance, she still took Sai'er out of the yard.

On the first day, there were two rounds of 'auditions,' and all the little girls of the same age in the house went through it, and most of them were screened down, and finally six little girls were left to wait for the selection to continue today.

Early this morning, the last little girl who was left behind was brought to the princess Gong and Princess Runan. After much deliberation, Princess Runan finally pointed to Tang Sai'er and another little girl and said, "It's just the two of them." ”

"Is it better for the prince and the second brother to decide on this matter?" Gong said.

"It's just to choose a maid for Ziya, not a guard, why do you need to tell my eldest brother and my husband?" Princess Runan said.

Gong didn't speak, but pointed to Tang Sai'er, who was looking curious at this time. Princess Runan suddenly realized and said, "I really need to let my eldest brother and husband come and see." ”

She immediately instructed the female officer to send Tang Sai'er and the other little girl who was selected to the main hall where Zhu Youwei and Zhu Youjia were.

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"......, that's what I did." After listening to Yun Xi's description, Zhu Youstew suddenly realized: "It turned out to be like this." He then exclaimed: "The imperial brother is really smart, how can I not think of it, younger brother." ”

"Historically, most of the cases have been a situation where there are more people and less land, and almost no one has ever thought about a situation where there are fewer people and more people." Yun Xi smiled and said: "Brother, I just looked at the current number of fields and population in the entire Ming Dynasty, and after learning that each farmer in the Ming Dynasty now has a lower average number of acres, I thought that if there were no big livestock, it would be impossible to cultivate so much land, and then I came up with such an idea." ”

Zhu Youstew thought about it, and was about to say something to respond to Yun Xi, but a little eunuch ran in, first saluted Yun Xi, and then saluted Zhu Youwei and Zhu Youxi, and said, "Your Majesty, two highnesses." The maids selected for the county lord have been selected, and the princess invites His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Runan to take a look. ”

Hearing this, Yun Xi's expression changed slightly, and he said to the little eunuch before Zhu Youwei spoke: "Since this is the case, let them come over and let me and my two younger brothers take a look." ”