Chapter 50: A Mass of Harmony
When Han Youniang heard the news that Xianggong had entered Beijing to become an official, she was like a happy magpie, and Yang Ling couldn't help but let go of her mind when she saw her being so happy and carried away, and temporarily put her doubts aside. He could feel the joy of the young lady and share that sweet feeling.
Han Youniang's face was swollen like a red apple, and she said happily: "I know that Xianggong is the most promising scholar, and he will definitely be a big official." When my father comes back, I will tell him that he must be very happy."
Yang Ling smiled and pulled her into his arms, and said softly: "Look at you, be happy, be quiet, just go back and tell your father-in-law, the official letter in the capital specifically states that it is not suitable to be publicized for the time being, and the fewer people who know, the better."
Han Youniang also said that this is the rule of Jinyiwei as an official, although it is a pity that Juefujun is a big official but he can't glorify the township, but since he said that he can't let people know, he said obediently: "Well, then I'll go back and inform my father, just don't say it."
The more gentle and obedient Han Youniang was, the more Yang Ling felt that he couldn't go away, although the empty check issued to Ma Li'er was just a mirror and a mansion in the sky, he still couldn't bear to hide it from the young lady, he sighed, buried his head in the young lady's neck, rubbed her delicate skin, and said cautiously: "Young lady, there is one more thing for Xianggong."
Han Youniang's delicate body trembled when she heard this, and her face suddenly blushed like fire, and she felt uncomfortable. After seeing Xianggong's heart-pounding murder weapon last night, the young lady remembered what the aunts and aunts told her when she left the cabinet, and she couldn't help but think about it. Who said girls don't have spring? Yang Ling slept soundly for a long time, and this little girl was still holding her cheeks, and she looked at him for half a night.
At this time, she was held in her arms by Yang Ling in such an intimate posture, and when she heard his warm language, she suddenly thought crookedly, and the hairs on the young lady's body stood up, and she said with a shy face: "Xianggong, what's the matter?" ”
Yang Ling stammered and confessed that he heard that Ma Ang was going to marry his sister to Bi Dusi as a concubine, and that he had made a three-year contract with her, and after explaining it, Yang Ling peeked at the young lady, only to see that the little girl's shoulders were broken, and her little face was obviously a little frustrated.
Yang Ling said guiltily: "Young lady, this matter is not good for me, but that Bidusi and my current three-year contract is just like that, Xianggong never thought that he would marry home when he saw a beautiful woman, with you, Xianggong is really content, don't be angry, okay?" ”
Han Youniang just heard the news, and she was really a little sad, but thinking about it, Xianggong's surname is indeed not a man with the surname Feng Liucheng, who is a big official who doesn't have a few wives and concubines? According to the rules, if he wants to take a concubine, he doesn't have to ask for his own consent at all, and now he is so cautious, for fear that he will be unhappy, and he should be content.
Daddy is right, the more my husband loves me, the more I have to introspect from time to time, and I must not be pampered and arrogant, and alas! Who told Xianggong to spend a night with others, compare his heart to his heart, if he is his own, he will not be able to marry anyone else from now on, and he will not harm Miss Ma for the rest of his life."
Thinking of this, the young lady cheered up and said to Yang Ling: "Xianggong, the young lady is not a jealous person, this is also the fate of Sister Li'er and you, in this case, let's ask the famous elders in the county to come forward, and settle this matter with the Ma family first."
Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Don't say it, let's not talk about it now, Bi Dusi is a person with status, as long as Miss Ma has made up his mind, he won't dare to do anything about forced marriage." Miss Ma will soon carry the coffin back to her hometown in Jinling, where the noble family is full of talents, and in three years, people may look at some young talents, so why tie them up."
Although Han Youniang said that she didn't want someone to share her husband's love with herself, she didn't like to listen to his words to belittle herself, in her little heart, her husband was the most capable and considerate husband.
Hearing Yang Ling say this, she put aside her jealousy, and said a little unconvinced: "Hmph, if that's the case, even if she is not blessed, who is good for me?" ”
Yang Ling's heart was warm by what she said, and she couldn't help but tease her: "Since Xianggong is so good, how about I find a few more sisters for you to come back?" ”
Han Youniang knew that Xianggong was teasing herself, but she couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, our pot can't cook so many people's food."
Yang Ling couldn't help laughing when she heard her come up with such a reason in a panic, but the young lady added: "Besides, Xianggong's health is not good, if you don't worry about it, I'm still worried."
Yang Ling's laughter stopped abruptly, and only after a while did he say "annoyed" and said, "What? Do you think I'm weak? Is Xianggong very weak? ”
"No, no, no", Han Youniang smiled, and her gentle voice seemed to coax a child: "The husband wronged others, people are saying that you are just right, hmm."
Before she finished speaking, Yang Ling kissed her little mouth all of a sudden, and thought hatefully in her heart: "Xiao Nizi was spoiled by me, and actually began to ridicule me, today I have to implement the family law, otherwise it won't be long before my husband will be lost."
Unexpectedly, after only kissing for a while, Yang Ling felt that something was swollen, and he couldn't help but look at the young lady's little mouth with embarrassment, and begged with "loss of power and humiliation of the country": "Good daughter-in-law, you can't stand it when you kiss your father-in-law, can you help your father-in-law?" Young lady, young lady".
Han Youniang smiled, quickly jumped away from his lap, and escaped, only to hear a clang, and the young lady's voice came in from outside the house: "Spring is hot, Xianggong drink more tea, take advantage of the good time, I'll wash the quilt."
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A hard-working little bee!
This is Yang Ling's evaluation of his beloved wife. He was not allowed to do it, the reason was that men should not fiddle with these things, because they were spoiled and became more and more arrogant, the bold little girl also added: "Men clean up things, rough hands, say that they are helping, the more they help, the more they help." My lord, you should sit there honestly."
Yang Xianggong sat honestly for a while, and saw Han Youniang rummaging through the cabinets, picking up the things to bring into Beijing, thinking that he should also clean up the accounts and sort out the secret letters of Jinyiwei, in case he needed to hand over when he entered Beijing, he didn't have to be in a hurry, so he said to the young lady and rushed back to the office.
Yang Ling combed through the letters, just locked into the cabinet with the goldfish lock, suddenly heard a dull sound of kicking the door outside, Yang Ling hurriedly got off the ground and put on his shoes, ran outside to pull the door, only to see Ma Li'er pad her hands with a towel, holding a steaming small iron pot standing at the door.
Yang Ling was surprised and hurriedly let her in. Ma Li'er put the iron pot on the table and said shyly: "I see that you are still dealing with official business at night, so I made something to eat, and I don't know if it suits your taste."
Yang Ling is no longer as muddy as when he first came to this era, what does it mean for a woman to take the initiative to cook for a man, he knows it like a mirror in his heart. "Three days into the kitchen, wash your hands to make soup", Ma Li'er wanted to serve him as a bride.
Yang Ling had eaten this thing when he went to a banquet in the county, and knew that the so-called side stove was hot pot, he opened the lid of the pot, and saw the emerald green mountain vegetables, black mushrooms, pink roe meat, green onions, and ginger slices in the steaming soup pot. Yang Ling couldn't help but praise: "It tastes so fragrant, it's better than what the master of Hongyan Tower makes."
Ma Li'er was praised by him, and immediately overjoyed, she took out chopsticks from her sleeve, and was about to let him taste it, when Han Youniang's excited voice came from outside the door: "Xianggong, the eldest brother brought back some rare things from Fucheng, this is."
With the voice, Han Youniang stepped into the door, and when she saw Ma Li'er also there, she couldn't help but be stunned. Although Ma Li'er said that she had been given to Cheng by Yang Ling, after all, her identity was still an outsider, and now she was caught by the young lady, and her face turned red suddenly.
In this kind of situation where the king sees the king, Yang Ling is also unprepared, the three of them stared at each other for a moment, and Han Youniang suddenly said with a smile: "Sister Li'er, you are also here." ”
Ma Li'er breathed a sigh of relief, and said a little cowardly: "Young sister, I made a side stove tonight, please try the taste of Brother Yang, my craftsmanship is not as good as your sister, if you don't dislike it, you can also try it."
Yang Ling saw that the young lady was holding a few things in her hand, and she couldn't see clearly from the light, so she couldn't help asking, "Young lady, what are you holding?" ”
Han Youniang said: "Xianggong, this is something that the eldest brother brought back from Fucheng, I heard that it was passed on to our Daming by the Fangang, called sweet potato, cooked and sweet, you taste it, oh, Sister Li'er, you can also taste it."
Yang Ling saw the thing in her hand, and couldn't help but wonder: "Sweet potato? "After a few careful looks, it is indeed two sweet potatoes.
Han Youniang said strangely: "Recognized? This is something that came from Fanbang, I heard the eldest brother say that there are people in the south who grow it, and it is a rare thing in our place, but it is not expensive, buy some and come back to try it."
Yang Ling hurriedly covered up: "I, when I went to Fucheng Township to try it, I saw this thing" He smiled: "I'm afraid that it has been left for a winter, there is less moisture, and it is sweeter when it is roasted." By the way, this thing is easier to grow and produce more than the grains on our side, so why not plant it in large quantities? It is estimated that one acre of land can produce a lot more grain."
Han Youniang looked at the thing in her hand curiously and said, "How can this thing be planted without seeds?" And I don't know if it's suitable for us to cultivate here, and the farmers all point to the harvest in the field, who dares to take the risk of planting it."
Only then did Yang Ling remember that he had never seen crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes suitable for cultivation in the north, and the crops here were basically still wheat, grain, beans, millet and other things. It seems that with the maritime trade, these foreign things have been introduced into the Ming Dynasty, but they have not yet been promoted, if these crops are promoted, it will have a great effect on the agricultural production of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Yang Ling knew that farmers valued their own land the most, and if they suddenly took some crops that they were not familiar with and asked them to replace the grain they had grown for hundreds of years, I am afraid that no one would dare to take this risk. If you can pay attention to it and promote it on a large scale by the imperial court, you can also count it as a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. ”
Thinking of this, Yang Ling was overjoyed, he knew that he had not moved, and the young lady must not have eaten a bite, so he happily took the sweet potato from the young lady's hand and broke a large piece, stuffed it into her small mouth affectionately, and said, "You taste it, see if it tastes delicious?" ”
With a flash of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Ma Li'er's face full of envy, and when she was also greedy for this rare thing that he had never seen before, he stuffed the sweet potato into her hand and said with a smile: "Come, you can taste it too, it's very sweet."
Ma Li'er snorted, glanced at him affectionately, and just put the sweet potato to her mouth, Han Youniang said "hmm", and her expression became a little strange. It turned out that Yang Ling broke a large piece and stuffed it in her mouth, and Han Youniang thought that her cheeks were too ugly, so she ate in a hurry and choked.
Seeing this, Ma Li'er hurriedly put down the sweet potato, helped the young lady to sit on the chair, and then picked up Yang Ling's teacup and said, "Young lady, you take a sip of tea."
The young lady took the cup and drank two sips to moisten her throat, smoothed her breath, glanced at her meaningfully, and said embarrassedly: "It's a joke for Sister Li'er, but this thing is really sweet, Sister Li'er, you can taste it too."
Ma Li'er answered and took the sweet potato, but handed the chopsticks to the young lady, and said softly: "My sister also tastes my skills, my cooking skills are not good, you don't want to laugh."
The two women, one eating sweet potatoes and the other tasting hot pot, suddenly became talking, laughing, and harmonious. Yang Ling stood aside, unaware that the House of Representatives and the Senate had just reached some kind of consensus on the issue of national sovereignty and joint governance.
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