Chapter 176: One Hundred Taels

King Chengjun looked at Zhiwan and asked, Zhiwan stretched out his hand, Poria sent seven or eight pieces of paper, Zhiwan handed it to King Chengjun, and said with a smile, "This prescription is medicine, and it is also to help the princess replenish her body, in addition, I also wrote a few prescriptions for dietary therapy, don't give the princess greasy food, mainly light and less sugar." ”

King Chengjun was relieved when he heard this, if even she couldn't cure his mother's illness, there was still a doctor in the world who could cure it, and he was a son, he really couldn't bear to take medicine all year round, but fortunately, he could refine medicine pills, and he was busy thanking Zhiwan and sending 10,000 taels of silver tickets.

After waiting for two teas, Zhiwan helped Princess Cheng take off the silver needle, Princess Cheng slept peacefully, slept less at night, and rarely slept well, so she didn't wake her up.

When she returned to Su Mansion, it was already noon, and the Su family was waiting for her to come back to have dinner, and she was a little uneasy to let the old lady and old lady wait.

However, she found that the Su family was a little gloomy, the maids walked back and forth, talking in a whisper, she listened to her ears, it seemed to be related to salt?

After entering the Shou'an Courtyard and sparing the sandalwood screen of Songhe's longevity, I heard Mrs. Su's anxious voice, "How is this good, the salt in previous years was safe, but this year's problem was wrong, and I was arrested by the Weiguo Mansion, only given seven days, where to get so much salt?" ”

Su Xue put her hand on Mrs. Su's shoulder and patted her with relief, "Mother, don't be too anxious, I heard that the little prince has a large amount of salt in Xinzhou's fiefdom, and Xinzhou is now struggling to mine, maybe my cousin can help with this." ”

Su Xiangxing shook his head, "That batch of salt is for the Northern Expeditionary Army, the quantity is huge, and it must not be sloppy, and Xinzhou is far from Yongzhou, even if it is a fast horse, it will take seven or eight days, and it will not be able to dissolve the fire." ”

Hearing Su Xiangxing's veto of the only way he could think of at present, the melancholy in the room became more and more intense.

Zhiwan looked even more confused and stepped in. He asked aloud, "Grandfather, grandmother, what's wrong?" ”

Not waiting for them to speak. Zhiwan saw a bag of salt on the rosewood table, walked over, grabbed a handful, sniffed it carefully, and the light under his eyes flashed, "Salt brine?" ”

Zhiwan's medical skills are extraordinary, and it is not surprising that he recognizes salt brine, Su Xiangxing sighed, "The salt for the soldiers of the imperial court has always been supplied by the Su family. Earlier, the court spread the word that Da Yue would send troops to Northern Qi, and urged the Su family to prepare salt early, who thought that it would not be used for half a year, and the salt warehouse did not know when it entered the water. Salt became salt brine due to dampness, fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise it was a mistake in the major event of the expedition, and the Su family couldn't afford to make up for how many heads. ”

Salt brine is poisonous, and if you eat too much, you will be poisoned, and even die, and people can't go without salt for a long time.

Zhiwan wondered. There is more than one salt warehouse, and all of them have deteriorated due to moisture, which is too much of a coincidence, and the Su family doesn't know that someone wants to take the Su family, but the person responsible for transporting salt doesn't care about it. As long as he eats salt, after the deadline, he can't explain to the court, so he will hand over the heads of the Su family to appease the holy anger.

Zhiwan put the salt brine back in the bag. wiped the salt grains on his hands with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Uncle, don't worry, the salt brine is poisonous, and if the poison is detoxified, it is not a big problem, as long as there are enough people, seven days is enough to make a difference." ”

Su Xiangxing's head was raised suddenly, he was drinking tea, and the old lady who was thinking about it choked on the tea, and glared at the old lady, but the stare was very gentle, "Zhiwan said that there is a way, there must be a way, I believe her." ”

Salt brine detoxification, but the salt brine is dissolved in water, filter out the toxins inside, the method is very simple, know the night to write down the operation process, Su Xiangxing can't take care of lunch, the dragon and the tiger step out, by the way Su Ang also called out, Su Ang is hungry, before leaving, the pastry plate is also served, shouting all the way, "Dad, it's not so urgent, eat some pastries to cushion your stomach first." ”

Knowing how to do things at night, in the eyes of the Su family, it is synonymous with stability and reliability, with her help, what else can't be solved, as soon as the gloom disappears, the Five Organs Temple began to resist, and the maid hurriedly put the meal on the table.

When she sat down at the table, she found that the dishes were a little different today, Su Rou couldn't help it, "This is my idea, the chefs brought by my cousin haven't cooked much these days, I'm afraid they will be bored, so I asked them to cook a table of food, which are the most famous dishes in Kyoto, but those of us who haven't set foot in Kyoto are feasted on it." ”

Zhiwan saw it and began to hate her, "Say something nice about Kuang me." ”

Su Rou leaned on Zhiwan and grinned, "I don't have Cousin Kuang, there are indeed chefs hired from Kyoto in the house, how can they be compared with the chefs from the Zhennan Palace, but I heard that the cooks in the Zhennan Mansion are all from the imperial dining room, and I also taste what the imperial food tastes like." ”

This is true, there is indeed an imperial kitchen in Zhennan Wangfu, but it is not from the imperial dining room, but from Linmo Xuan Kuang, every time the emperor puts on a feast, Ye Guiyue eats and thinks it is good, and he begins to play the idea of the imperial kitchen, so that every time he invites him, Gonggong Xu is worried, the chefs in the imperial dining room are carefully selected, how can they be easily given away?

The guy's mouth was holding again, not eating delicately enough, and he didn't stretch out his chopsticks at all, so he went out this time and brought out all the three imperial chefs in Linmo Xuan.

Zhiwan is also very generous, since they love to eat the dishes made by the imperial kitchen, then leave one for the Su family, the old lady immediately shook his head and refused, "If you have this filial piety, your grandfather will be happy, and you can't get used to them too much." ”

This meal was very enjoyable, and I drank a few glasses of wine, which was naturally a tribute wine from the palace.

When I got out of Shou'an Hospital, I even got the wrong direction, returned to Peony Garden, and exhaled the wine to the two children for a while, and I couldn't bear it anymore, so I fell asleep.

Yao's mother looked at Zhiwan's back and scolded with a smile, "It's a shame that she still counts the amount of wine that the little prince has, and she doesn't look at who the little prince's alcohol consumption is." ”

Sister-in-law Qian hugged Chen'er, looked at his red little face, and was speechless for a while, she had never seen the princess of the county like this, and she couldn't wait to use the smell of wine to stun her son, the little prince was drunk, what good did she have?

But having said that, Yao's mother and sister-in-law Qian are also entangled, the little prince's alcohol is so poor, if he participates in the palace banquet in the future, wouldn't he be laughing to death?

In the copper furnace of birds and beasts, incense curls. There is also an ice basin at the foot of the bed, and I slept very deeply at night, and when I woke up, the sunset was gorgeous on the horizon. Tired birds return home.

After sleeping for a long time in the afternoon, I couldn't sleep at night, but tonight, the wind was raging, the branches were blowing, the breath was unbearable, and the window coffin was blown with a clang, and I was really worried about whether it was going to strike.

Yao's mother got up in her clothes and came in with a lotus lamp, and the candle flame was blown by the wind. A few more times narrowly missed.

It took a lot of effort to close the windows and light a few lights in the room before I went to see Zhiwan, only to find Zhiwan sitting on the bed with his arms outstretched. startled her, "Is the princess awake?" ”

Zhiwan shook his head, rubbed his shoulders and said, "I slept for a long time in the afternoon, I didn't sleep at all at night, you are tired for a day, go down and rest." ”

Yao's mother looked at the rain outside the window. A touch of sorrow and reminiscence flashed in her eyes, "The slave maid is panicking, twenty years ago, Yongzhou was also a drought for more than a month without rain, and after it began to rain at night, it didn't stop for half a month." Finally, the rain stopped, and the plague broke out again, and the slave's father and mother brothers and sisters also starved to death that year, and they were scattered, but fortunately, the eldest lady took pity. The slave maid entered the Su Mansion to serve and saved his life. ”

Yao's mother said, her eyes were slightly red, she wiped her tears with her sleeves, and the bottom of her eyes was the feeling of missing her relatives, since she entered the Su family, she was always thinking about her family, she would follow Su Xiangwan to Kyoto, one is that she is Su Xiangwan's personal maid, loyal to her, and the other is that she wants to leave Yongzhou and find her lost family, she also knows that there is little hope of survival, but there is always a little expectation, so that she will not be so lonely.

The more she thought about it, Yao's mother's tears were like beads with broken threads, she couldn't wipe them clean, and she didn't know how to comfort her at night, she had never seen Yao's mother cry, and she was a little panicked, "Yao's mother rest assured, Yongzhou is their homeland, if they are still alive, they will definitely come back to you, Ming'er I asked someone to write a notice to find people, posted everywhere, but this rain, if it is really as you said, it is necessary to take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Yao's mother was thinking about how to open this mouth with Zhiwan, she knew that Zhiwan was kind-hearted and would not ignore this matter, she didn't want to see the tragic situation of starvation and grief all over the wilderness.

This night, the rain was very heavy, the noisy rain couldn't sleep at all, Yao's mother was afraid that Zhiwan would be hot and frozen, and she didn't dare to sleep at all.

Poria and Bai Xiang were also woken up, and they were all gathered in Zhiwan's house, they had never seen such a heavy rain, and they were a little worried.

As soon as it rained, I didn't know it stopped, and I couldn't go to Shou'an Hospital to ask the old lady for peace, of course, the old lady didn't want to go late, the road was slippery and difficult to walk on rainy days, in case of falling, wouldn't she be worried about death, so I sent my henchman mother early in the morning to ask if I slept well last night, etc.

Bai Xiang went up the steps with an umbrella, looked at the half-wet skirt, and her delicate brows could be twisted into twists, and Zhuxiang hurriedly urged her, "Dare to drink a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold, so as not to catch a cold for a while." ”

Bai Xiang shook the rain on the hem of her skirt and said disapprovingly, "Where is it so delicate, although this rain is heavy, it is also summer, and changing clothes is not in the way, but it is a pity that there are flowers in the yard." ”

The rain came too fast at night, and everyone fell asleep again, and when they got up, those precious flowers had been beaten by the rain, and it was really distressing.

Zhu Xiang covered her mouth and smiled, "Those flowers will be defeated sooner or later, as long as they don't hurt the rhizomes, the same flowers will bloom brilliantly tomorrow, but it is rare to see you pity the flowers." ”

Bai Xiang's face was full of crimson because of her words, and chased her to fight, but Zhuxiang begged for mercy again and again, pushing her back to change her clothes.

In the main house, Zhiwan was sipping tea, Leng Mu told her the news of the inquiry, and she could hear that she was very tight, this rain was very heavy, she knew, she didn't know that the rain overnight made many people homeless.

Yao's mother wiped her eyes and said, "Poor people, it's good to have a thatched house to shelter from the wind and rain, and when you encounter strong winds and rains, it's no different from staying in the wind and rain. ”

Zhiwan also felt bitter when she heard it, and the maid in the house choked up, secretly wiping her tears, although the farmer was bitter, but she was also her own decision, if she was not forced to do so, how could they sell themselves into slavery, they were really forced by God!

The Su family is a family of goodness, and the Su family saved a lot of people during the flood and drought that year. This year is no exception.

Zhiwan looked at the non-stop rain outside, "While it's raining, the maids in the house have nothing to do, so ask them to help make steamed buns." Porridge, as well as medicinal soup. ”

Thinking that many people had no place to take refuge, she happened to buy two small courtyards and planned to demolish and rebuild them, which could be used to house those people at this time.

After the order, a small servant outside came in in the rain and said, "The princess of the county, the prefect asks to see you." ”

It was raining so heavily, and the prefect was still coming to her, so she should be in a hurry. Nodding his head, the little guy hurried out, leaving the rain in the ground.

A quarter of an hour later, the prefect arrived, and his official robe was half wet. Seeing that his expression was anxious, his eyebrows were thoughtful, and his comments were good, he asked Bai Shao to bring a bowl of medicinal soup in the evening, and the prefect was grateful, and drank it all as if it were wine. Cai said, "Please also ask the princess of the county to be magnanimous and save me from the people of Yongzhou." ”

The prefect said, he actually knelt down for Zhiwan, Zhiwan raised his eyebrows, and quickly asked someone to help him up. "If you have something to say, why do you kneel, if I can help, I will do my best to help."

The prefect is an honest official, although he was born as a literati. But not rigid, otherwise a Zheng Zheng arrogant, how to kneel down for a woman, is really concerned about the people, the prefect is humane, "although there is surplus grain in the granary of Yongzhou, it can help the people, but the court has already sent an order, and more than half of the grain is to be delivered to the border pass, look at the posture of this rain, I am afraid that many places in the Dayue Dynasty will be devastated, and the North Qi and Nanshun have the heart of tigers and wolves, such an opportunity, how can they let it go, even if the ministers have the intention to open a warehouse to give food, but they can't ignore the border pass, I don't know how to be good, and ask the princess of the county to help come up with ideas, Can you help write the letter and fold it, deliver it to Kyoto as soon as possible, and allocate the disaster relief grain as soon as possible, so as to prevent the profiteers from raising prices and ...... when the time comes. ”

The prefect came to seek knowledge late is also a last resort, this rain has only been a day, although there are some disasters, but it does not reach the point where the imperial court is needed for disaster relief, but this rain is obviously going to rain for several days, and when the imperial court is needed for disaster relief, it is already too late, plus the precedent of allocating 100,000 yuan for disaster relief, and more than 10,000 or 20,000, doesn't that make him watch the people of Yongzhou die in his office?

First, his conscience is disturbed, and secondly, he has only come to Yongzhou for a year, and there is no possibility of recovery within two years due to this catastrophe, and his performance is bound to be poor, so he has no hope of promotion.

Zhiwan sipped tea, pondering his words, and had a three-point understanding in her heart, but she had heard Ye Guiyue say that the treasury was tight, and the emperor was already investigating the household department, so he must find a way to raise money to deal with the war.

In fact, the ancient emperor was still very smart, the courtiers were greedy for ink, he was clear in his heart, but he was conniving, and when it was time to kill him, the silver money that was greedy for ink before would come back without leaking, which could be regarded as putting the money in the minister's house, right?

It's a little difficult to deal with the war, isn't it adding fuel to the fire to disturb the emperor at this time?

Zhiwan thought for a while and said, "The prefect cares about the people, and the princess of this county is deeply grateful, but the imperial treasury is empty, and I am afraid that this piece will be handed over, and when the money is approved, Yongzhou will also be injured half, if the prefect wants to make a contribution, he should find a way to solve this crisis." ”

The prefect's eyes lit up, and before he came, he heard the maids whispering, saying that they were making steamed buns and boiling porridge for disaster relief, which showed that the princess of the county was generous and benevolent in her heart, and she would definitely not ignore the life and death of the people of Yongzhou, and was busy saluting, "Please also ask the princess of the county to teach." ”

Zhiwan smiled when he saw it, "I don't dare to give teaching, I see that there are many wealthy families in Yongzhou, and there are a lot of people who donate a little from this one and a little from that one." ”

When the prefect heard this, his face turned on his shoulder, "The princess of the county doesn't know, and the minister has also thought about disaster relief fundraising, but the merchants in Yongzhou have the same hatred and hatred, so they would rather open the door for disaster relief and win a good name, rather than hand over the money to the government and provide disaster relief on their behalf." ”

This is also true, Zhiwan was a little difficult, his brows were furrowed, his expression was not in a hurry, and the prefect did not dare to disturb, for fear of sparing her train of thought, so he stood and waited, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

The money is in the hands of others, and she can't force others to take it out, and they have to take it out willingly.

Zhiwan thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he ordered Poria to say a word, Poria blinked her eyes down, and after a while, she took a brocade box and handed it to the prefect under Zhiwan's signal, "Go back and give this to the prefect's wife, and let her invite all the ladies and ladies in Yongzhou to taste tea, and I will also arrive tomorrow." ”

The prefect was stunned, let's talk about disaster relief, not tea, this rainy day, who is in the mood to taste tea, although there is a bit of thin noodles in Yongzhou, but on a rainy day, I don't know how many people will give face, this tea will not be easy to open!

Zhiwan ordered, and the prefect didn't dare not listen, but he was a little depressed in his heart, and retired with a heavy face.

As soon as he left, Zhiwan instructed Poria and Bai Xiang, "The cosmetics that I made before, I will do it now, the more the better, go down." ”

Poria blinked her eyes twice in confusion, blessed her body, and went down to work.

Besides, the prefect returned to the Sun Mansion with a melancholy face, and the prefect's wife greeted her, "Master, did the princess of the county promise to help?" ”

Governor Sun shook his head, took out the brocade box handed over by the little servant and gave it to the prefect's wife, "The princess of the county gave it to you." ”

The prefect's wife was overjoyed, the princess's reward was definitely extraordinary, she hurriedly opened it to take a look, her smile stopped abruptly, there were bottles and cans, and there were rolled up things, she didn't recognize any of them, she opened it carefully and smelled it, a faint fragrance, refreshing.

Under the porcelain box, there is also a piece of paper, on which is written how to use, the more the prefect lady looks at it, the more she likes it, her eyes are bright, some of her love is up, and she doesn't pay attention to the prefect, and rushes into the inner room.

When he came out again, the frightened Governor Sun was taken aback, "Why did you suddenly become so young?" ”

Mrs. Prefect touched her soft and smooth face, as well as her eyelashes, glanced at Governor Sun charmingly, and said with a smile, "With the help of the princess of the county, the lord will definitely be able to make great contributions to the court this time." ”

If you want to put it on in normal times, even if it is in the study, Governor Sun will be distracted, but the rain is gusting outside, and he really doesn't have the idea of being so stormy, but is a little impatient, "Tell me quickly." ”

The prefect's wife was not selling Guanzi, she sat down and said, "The concubine can be so young all of a sudden, it is all the magic of the brocade box brought back by the master, the concubine pondered for the first time, there is such an effect, but I can think of the preciousness, the princess of the county wants me to invite the ladies of Yongzhou to show off all the ladies, must be in the name of disaster relief, such strange things are sold to raise funds, the lord also knows, we women, the most love to mess with this face, even if you are thrifty and eat to dress up beautifully, as long as the Yongzhou ladies see my face, will they be reluctant to take out the silver?" ”

When Governor Sun heard this, he frowned and stretched his worried brows, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile, "Then according to Madame's opinion, how much silver should this brocade box sell for?" ”

The prefect's wife was slightly stunned, "Why do you want fifty taels?" ”

Governor Sun thought of the order of the princess of the county before leaving, and the price was double the price offered by the prefect's wife, that is, "one hundred taels." ”

The maid on the side of the prefect's wife began to gasp, that thing is so expensive, although there are many types in it, but the amount is small, it is estimated that a box can be used in two months, and the most expensive ordinary rouge is only twenty taels, but it can be used for two or three months.

The prefect's wife also felt that it was a little expensive, but when she thought that she had used it once, her skin was like a peeled egg, no matter how expensive it was, she had to buy it with all her heart!

Governor Sun looked at the rain outside, looked at the prefect's wife and said, "Go to the master's house and let his wife experience it too." ”

The prefect's wife was a little reluctant, and the prefect Sun said with a smile, "Go back and buy two more boxes for the prefect, it's considered compensation, okay?" ”

The prefect's wife has something to say, but if she doesn't give it, she has to go, so she immediately ordered the maid to make a sedan chair, went to the master's house, led the master's lady to hook, and went to several other ladies.

This kind of good thing, spread, the speed is very fast, the next morning, it was a torrential rain, and the front of the Sun Mansion was also full of carriages and sedan chairs.

Tea tasting is fake, face appreciation is real, the noble lady who came late is only a part of the show, how can there be a chance to try?

When I came late, the house was full of fifty or sixty people, some of whom took pity on their daughter's delicate body and did not allow her to come, otherwise there would be more.

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