Hearing Princess Pingyang ask about the Yi Niang, Li Xiu was stunned, and after a while, he shook his head and said: "I really don't know this, I haven't been in contact with her usually, I just told Yuechan to go to her for a walk, or I'll call her to ask." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Princess Pingyang also nodded when she heard this, she was full of sympathy for Yi Niang's experience, and even to some extent, Yi Niang's experience was very similar to her, so she was also very concerned about Yi Niang's life after leaving the Pei family.

At that moment, Li Xiu instructed the maid beside Princess Pingyang to call Yuechan, and after a while, he saw her coming along the field path, first saluted Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang, and then looked at Li Xiu with an inquiring gaze, she was preparing lunch at home just now, and she didn't know what Li Xiu suddenly asked her to do?

"Yuechan, are you still used to living in the past few days, have you encountered any difficulties in life?" Princess Pingyang asked again.

Seeing that it was Princess Pingyang who asked about the situation on Yi Niang's side, Yuechan showed a little hesitation, and only after a while did she speak: "Princess Qiyu, after Yi Niang and their master and servant lived in the old house, I also often visited and sent some daily necessities, but they were unwilling to accept it, not even food, but used it as some dowry and then went to buy food. ”

"No, isn't her dowry burned?" Li Xiu was a little puzzled when he heard this, the fire that night burned for most of the night, and now there are still a lot of ashes in the open space on the side of the old mansion.

"Master, don't you know, when Yi Niang's mother died, she once left her some dowry, although it was not a particularly valuable thing, but it was also worth some money, and now their master and servant live on these dowries." Yuechan explained in a low voice, Originally, Yiniang didn't let her tell anyone about these things, especially Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang, but she always felt that if this continued, they would always have a day when they couldn't support it, so it was better to let their master know first, maybe there was a way to help them.

"This lady is really stubborn enough, even if it is the dowry left by her mother, she is not willing to accept what I give!" Li Xiu couldn't help but muttered to himself in surprise when he heard this.

"If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be willing to accept anything from you, and I'm sure that if they could find other places to live, they wouldn't be willing to live in your old house." Princess Pingyang shook her head helplessly at this time, she can understand Yi Niang more than anyone, it is estimated that in Yi Niang's heart, although Li Xiu is not as disgusting as Chai Shao in her heart, it is not much better, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with him.

"That's it, wait a minute, I'll let someone send something to the lady in my name, it's not a way to always be a thing." Princess Pingyang thought for a moment and suddenly spoke.

But as soon as Princess Pingyang's words fell, I saw Yuechan hesitate for a moment and finally spoke: "Princess, I don't think you have to send it, I'm afraid you won't accept it if you send it to Yiniang, she told me that she won't rely on anyone in the future, but rely on her own hands to live!" ”

"Nonsense, how can she survive on her own as a woman?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be a little angry when he heard this, it's not that he discriminates against women, but that there is no room for women to live independently in this society of Datang, and those who make money outside are men, and most women are just vassals of men, this is the reality, it is impossible for Yi Niang to live by her own ability.

"Master, don't underestimate the lady of the clothes, she has not only read, but also knows how to paint, especially I have seen that the embroidery she painted is very beautiful, and the embroidery is also very exquisite, it is even better than the embroidery in the south of the Yangtze River, like this embroidery should be able to sell at a good price, saving some food should be enough for them to live." Yuechan showed a very admiring expression at the moment and said, she was born in Jiangnan, and she asked herself that the embroidery was also very good, but compared with Yi Niang, it was a little worse.

"Oh, I didn't expect Yi Niang to have such a ability, no wonder she dared to say that she wanted to support herself?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but light up when she heard this, and said, in the eyes of women, embroidery is actually equivalent to a man's knowledge, and knowledgeable people are naturally respected.

"It takes a long time for an embroidery to be finished, and if you remove the cost, I'm afraid you won't make much money, and it is estimated that even they are a little tight when they eat." Li Xiu analyzed again at this time, he used to see Yuechan and Liu Er doing embroidery, and he also knew that this kind of work done with a needle and thread was very time-consuming, and the price was limited, so he was not very optimistic about the future life of the Yiniang.

"This is also a problem, but in addition to food and clothing, the master and servant of the clothes don't need too much money, and you can let Yuechan go to them often, so that we can know in time what problems we encounter." Princess Pingyang nodded at Li Xiu's words, and then proposed again that Yi Niang's stubbornness was beyond her expectations, so she could only let her do it first, and if it really didn't work, it would not be too late for them to help.

"What the princess said is that this summer is so hot, and I see that the lady and the servant are also uncomfortable every day, so this afternoon I am going to send them some saltpeter, so that they can also make ice to relieve the heat." Yuechan also opened her mouth at this time to agree with Princess Pingyang's words.

"Okay, Yuechan, you bother to care more about the situation of Yiniang and them." Li Xiu didn't bother to pay attention to the lady when he heard this, so he handed over all the things related to her to Yuechandao.

Yuechan also agreed obediently when she heard this, and then invited them back for lunch, it happened that Li Xiu was also tired and hungry at this time, and the three children all got up from the grass when they heard about eating, so a group of people returned home to prepare for dinner.

The first thing he did when he returned home, Li Xiu asked Yuechan to prepare a large amount of ice cubes for Boss Liu and them, in the busy farming season, they didn't have time to go home for lunch, they just had to eat something in the field, and even people in many places did not have the habit of eating lunch at all, usually two meals in the morning and evening, so that there was a lot of time to work in the middle.

Lunch was rice, and Yuechan also made a few small dishes that were hot and cold, although they were not hearty but very delicious, Li Xiu was also hungry, and after washing his hands and face, he picked up the rice bowl and started eating, Li Chengdao and Qi Niang also sat at the same table with him, and as a result, when the four masters and apprentices ate, it was like a war, and there was no demeanor in the past.

Li Chengqian is young, so naturally he can't rob the old Li Chengdao and Qi Niang, Princess Pingyang saw this and smiled to help him pick up the vegetables, which also made Li Chengqian smile at his aunt very gratefully, and then picked up the rice and ate it in a big gulp.

But just after eating a few bites, Li Chengqian accidentally dropped a piece of rice on the table, it was normal to encounter this kind of thing before, and he wouldn't pay attention to it, anyway, someone would clean it up, but today Li Chengqian looked at the rice on the table and hesitated, and finally reached out and picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth, which also made Li Xiu, who was secretly observing him, and Princess Pingyang looked at each other and smiled, it seems that today's hardship was not in vain, at least let Li Chengqian understand the truth that food is not easy to come by.

After lunch, Yuechan commanded a few maids to clean up, and waited for Li Xiu to take a bath and change clothes, and after Li Xiu lay down to take a nap, she was also free, so she asked people to go to the warehouse to get two bags of saltpeter, some time ago the price of saltpeter skyrocketed, money can't buy it, and now in addition to the entry of saltpeter from all over the world, the price of saltpeter has also dropped, but even so, Li Xiu still let people buy a lot of saltpeter to store.

When Yuechan pushed the saltpeter with a small cart, she didn't ask others to help, so she personally sent it to the door of the old mansion where Yiniang and the others lived, and then she stepped forward and knocked on the door, but soon heard a crisp voice asking: "Who?" ”

"It's me, open the door!" Yuechan heard the familiar voice inside, and immediately smiled.

"Ah, Sister Yuechan is here!" When the fan inside heard Yuechan's voice, she immediately shouted in surprise, and then the door was opened, revealing the cute little face of the fan inside, and then she didn't let go when she stepped forward to hug Yuechan.

"Okay, I'll bring you snacks in the car, but you can help me push the car in first." Yuechan couldn't help but smile when she saw Fan'er's excited appearance, Fan'er is a little gluttonous cat, which is very similar to Liu'er at home, so she will bring some snacks to Fan'er every time she comes, but not too much, otherwise Yiniang will not let Fan'er collect it.

"Well, thank you, Sister Yuechan!" As soon as Fan Er heard the dim sum, she immediately shouted happily, but when she saw the things in the car behind Yuechan, she couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Sister Yuechan, why did you send things again, Sister Yiniang, she will definitely not accept it!" ”

"This is not an ordinary thing, but saltpeter, which can be used to make ice, and now that the weather is so hot, don't you want to eat some ice food to cool off?" Yuechan said with a seductive expression at this time, she knew that Yi Niang was unwilling to accept things easily, but saltpeter was different, and she was sure that Yi Niang agreed to accept it.

"Ahh This is the saltpeter that the government says can be used to make ice? Great, finally have ice to eat! Fan'er was just a twelve-year-old child, and when she heard this, she immediately cheered happily, and then couldn't wait to help Yuechan push the car into the house.

But at this moment, Yi Niang heard the sound outside and walked out, when she saw Yuechan and Fan'er pushing a cart of things into the yard, she couldn't help frowning and said: "Yuechan, I appreciate your kindness, but you should bring it back." ”

"Sister Yi Niang, this is saltpeter, with it we have ice to eat, put a piece of ice in the room at night, and don't worry about not being able to sleep in the heat!" At this time, Fan Er exclaimed excitedly again, she was just an inconspicuous little girl in Pei Mansion before, and naturally she couldn't afford ice, but she had seen the lady and son in the mansion use ice, and she was just extremely envious at that time, but she didn't expect that she would be able to afford ice one day.

"Saltpeter?" Yi Niang frowned again when she heard this, if she remembered correctly, saltpeter ice seemed to have been discovered by Li Xiu, which also made her suddenly feel a little upset, and immediately refused again, "Those are not good, these saltpeters should be sent back!" (To be continued.) )