For the first two months, no one came to receive the twenty copper coins, and it was not until the third month that a woman came to receive the thanks. Yan Niang asked carefully, only to learn that a Han man in their village married a girl from the Yi tribe, and she was the matchmaker who matched the two.

At the end of the month, there was a middle-aged man of the Yi tribe, who said that he had married a Han daughter-in-law to his son, and asked if he could receive the twenty copper coins.

Yan Niang verified and said: "Since your family has married a girl into the door, you must treat her well and not do anything oppressive." ”

The man nodded again and again to assure him, and Yan Niang handed over the twenty copper coins to him. A few women came one after another, including Yi and Hanmin, and they all matched several pairs of young men and women.

Mother Jiang watched her daughter-in-law busy with this matter, and couldn't help but sigh to Taozhi: "Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous woman, Yan Niang is virtuous and capable, and the burden on Cheng'er's shoulders should be lighter." After speaking, he sighed and said: "Seeing that their husband and wife love each other and support each other, I don't worry even if I close my eyes now." ”

Taozhi said: "The old lady will definitely live a hundred years!" ”

Jiang Mu didn't say anything when she heard it. She knew she wouldn't live to that time.

At night, Yan Niang told Jiang Yucheng about the daytime, and Jiang Yucheng boasted: "The lady is capable, which is really a blessing for her husband." ”

Yan Niang was a little ashamed. Suddenly, I heard him sigh and say: "Eh, the lady works hard for this family, and she has to use her own body to maintain the family, I really have no face." ”

Jiang Yucheng spent most of his monthly income on farming, and after exhausting himself, Jiang's mother handed over all the Jiang family's savings to Yan Niang, buying slaves and maids, buying food and clothing, and daily expenses, and those savings had already been spent. Fortunately, Yan Niang has some money herself, plus the dividends that Wu Niangzi gives her every year, so that she can maintain the family's expenses.

Jiang Yucheng turned over to face his wife and said softly: "I've been thinking in my heart these days, it's better to let the He family also do the red jade soup business, and we can also make a profit from it." ”

After speaking, he said: "My brother-in-law is going to participate in the Spring Festival next year, not to mention whether he can pass the exam for the time being, he is not a suitable person, the only suitable person is my brother-in-law's younger brother He Er." ”

Yan Niang was a little skeptical, "Will He Er agree?" ”

Jiang Yucheng said: "Tomorrow I will send a letter to my brother-in-law and ask him to lobby He Er, relying on his mouth, this thing should be done." ”

Sure enough, as Jiang Yucheng expected, He Wencai relied on his three-inch incorruptible tongue to successfully fool his younger brother to the point of exhaustion, and in order to show his sincerity, Jiang Yucheng personally went outside the city to greet him.

Jiang He's two families are in-laws, and they don't need to abide by too many etiquette and rules. After He Er came to Sui, Jiang Yucheng asked Yan Niang to vacate an empty house as He Er's bedroom. Another table of banquets was held, and it should be used to wash the dust for He Er.

Jiang's mother asked about the current situation of the He family at the banquet, and He Er knew that she wanted to ask her brother how his family was doing.

He smiled and said, "Auntie don't worry, my brother and sister-in-law and two nephews are all fine, when I went out this time, they prepared some things for me to bring, and I will send them to you later." ”

Mother Jiang nodded again and again, "It's good that they're doing well, good boy, thank you so much." ”

He Er hurriedly waved his hand and said that it was all a gesture.

Yan Niang and Jiang Yucheng looked at each other a little helplessly, obviously they would receive letters from their cousins every half month, and Jiang's mother was still relieved.

"Second uncle, is the elder brother okay?" A crisp voice sounded, and He Er hurriedly turned his head to look at her, "Your elder brother is very good, he was recently sent to the county school by your uncle, and he only has to go home once in ten days, so he is very busy." ”

With a full sigh, he pouted, "No wonder, he hasn't written to me for a long time." ”

Seeing her like this, He Er teased her: "Why don't you go back to Lingjiang Town with me, so that you can see your immortal brother." ”

Man Man shook his head, expressing his reluctance to leave his father.

He Er smiled and continued to drink with Jiang Yucheng.

As he drank, he became drunk and talked more.

"Zirun, don't you know, in the year after you left, how many interesting things happened in Lingjiang Town~Hiccup~" He burped and continued: "The new magistrate in our Yucheng County actually got along with Su Yuanwai's eldest daughter-in-law, this matter has spread all over Lingjiang Town and even Yucheng County, and everyone is waiting to see the jokes of the Su family, but he didn't even dare to say anything, the green piece on his head, ouch, I feel sorry for him." ”

Jiang Yucheng was surprised at this time, and asked: "When this kind of ugly thing happens, Su Yuanwai and Mrs. Su don't care?" ”

He Er took a sip of wine, "Su Yuan doesn't care about everything, Mrs. Su was so angry that she fell seriously ill and asked her son to divorce his wife, so the grandmother of the Su family simply threw a letter of harmony to the Su family, and went directly into the county mansion to be a second-room grandmother." What's even more shocking is that the aunt and grandmother of the Su family who gave birth to the fourth young master turned out to be the concubine of the rebel king. After the grandmother of the Su family became the second room of the magistrate, she reported the matter to the magistrate, except for the daughter she gave birth to, the Su family was all over. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yucheng's face changed, why didn't his brother-in-law mention this matter when he wrote to him?

The case of rebellion against the king was twenty years ago, and it was widely implicated at that time, and only one of the seven brothers of the first emperor survived King Gong, and none of the rest were spared. Although King Gong survived, in that disaster, Princess Gong died, and the prince fell ill and finally died early.

The first emperor ordered the execution of the rebel king's entire family, and even the baby was not spared, but he didn't know how the concubine of the rebel king escaped.

He Er fell asleep as he spoke, and Jiang Yucheng ordered someone to send him to the house to rest. Before going to bed, he told Yan Niang about the Su family, Yan Niang was shocked when she heard it, and hurriedly asked, "Will this matter affect you?" ”

Jiang Yucheng shook his head, "The blood of the rebel king is in the Su family, and it was the eldest young grandmother of the Su family who personally reported it, except for their own family, no one knows about it." Besides, Yucheng County was run by Fan Jue for more than ten years, and even if it is liquidated, it should be liquidated from him, and it can't involve me. ”

After hearing this, Yan Niang's heart fell down when she mentioned her throat. The couple talked a few more words, and gradually put the matter behind them.

He Er's main purpose was to buy medicinal herbs, and he couldn't wait to pull Jiang Yucheng out the next day. Because He Wencai was dedicated to the imperial examination, the He family's business was run by He Er.

The brothers had a good relationship, and He Wencai coaxed He Er to a moment of flickering, and after seeing the herbs for boiling red jade soup, it seemed that he saw countless winged silver flying in front of him.

Jiang Yucheng took He Er around the city, and after coming back, the two locked up in the study and discussed for a long time, and after coming out of the study, both of them had smiles on their faces that could not be hidden.

A few days later, He Er returned with the first batch of medicinal herbs, and he ordered three batches of medicinal herbs in Quansui, and the remaining two batches were sent to Lingjiang Town by Quansui's caravan.

At the beginning of April, the caravan of the Suisui Chamber of Commerce set off again to transport a large amount of red jade soup herbs to the capital. Affected by exhaustion, several neighboring counties also began to transport medicinal herbs to the capital, and for a while, the price of red jade soup herbs in Beijing plummeted for a while.

After learning about this situation, Jiang Yucheng convened the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce to find a way to solve the problem.

Master Jin Yu proposed that the red jade soup could be promoted to the whole country, not confined to the capital. Jiang Yucheng actually thought about this method, but he didn't know how to implement it.

Master Jin Yu said: "As long as Master Jiang comes forward to ask for an official identity for Hongyu Tang, I can handle the promotion." ”

Jiang Yucheng believed in Master Jin Yu's words and sent a letter to the teacher in Beijing. It didn't take long for him to receive a woodcut plaque written by Emperor Xianqing himself, with seven characters on it: "Red Jade Soup, a Specialty of Sui".

With the imperial plaque, the people have full confidence, and other counties do not dare to use the name of red jade soup anymore.

In order to regain the position of the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Master Jin Yu tried his best to promote it this time. I don't know what method he used, in just two months, most of the states and counties in the country knew about the reputation of red jade soup.

Another good thing is that the second season of golden potatoes is also harvested. In late May, the county's golden potato harvest was abundant, and the faces of the people were full of happy smiles.

Unfortunately, golden potatoes can only be planted twice a year, and the vines planted in summer and autumn grow very slowly, and the rate of hanging potatoes is very low.

After the failure of the trial planting, Jiang Yucheng and Song Xiu could only shift their attention to the cultivation of medicinal herbs. It was decided to plant golden potatoes in spring and winter, and to plant ginger with a short ripening cycle in summer and autumn, so that the slopes could be fully utilized.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, but I didn't expect that Wei Zhi's leg had a problem at this time.