Chapter 107: If you are abandoned by the emperor
The princess was born, the whole world celebrated, and Kandi allocated disaster relief food to Baisha County, the capital of Lizhou, so that the people could live a peaceful year.
The losses of the people in the villages in the county can be big or small, Ling Chaofeng and Xiaowan still paid out of their own pockets and entrusted their acquaintances to help them. Ling Chaofeng even came to Qingling Village in person and sent fifty taels of silver to his father-in-law, so that he could make up for the family's losses.
This is the first time that Xu has seen Xiaowan send real money to his home, and naturally he was unlucky to get home after such a disaster, but in the end it was silver, and her eyes were straight.
However, now he didn't dare to be tough in front of Foreman Mu, who said that he would use the money to buy wood bricks to repair the house, and then send some to the poor people in the village, she could only watch with a blank eye.
In this way, I remembered another person, and Aunt Wang's family together, the two of them brought some home-made food, regardless of whether the fence yard was still in a mess and had not been cleaned up, and first stepped on the muddy road and rushed to the town.
Baisha Town is also a flood of every household, especially the shops along the street, many goods have floated out, at this time the guys of the shops are busy picking up what they can ask for, and they have to fight with the people who come to pick up, and there is chaos everywhere, which makes people upset.
The rouge shop is okay, the shelves were originally built high and nailed firmly, there is no big loss in the store, the guys just need to wash and clean it, but the backyard is very embarrassing.
As soon as Xu and Aunt Wang came, they rolled up their sleeves and helped clean up without saying a word, Yue Huaiyin said again and again that there was no need, and Xu pretended: "We are just worried that you girls will not be able to keep busy, so we came to help, Miss Yue, don't be polite, they are all from our own family." ”
In this way, the two of them were in full swing, and sure enough, Yue Huaiyin would not disappoint them.
She had saved a lot of gold and silver in the Immortal Pavilion, enough for herself to live a few lifetimes abundantly, although the rouge shop couldn't do any business in Baisha Town, but there were a lot of lists from other places, and her savings plus making a living, although Xu and Aunt Wang were bottomless pits, she could also afford to fill them.
You know, what people who can be enclosed with money is the easiest thing in the world.
Xu and Aunt Wang, each got twenty taels of silver, Yue Huaiyin was embarrassed to say that the cash in the store was not enough, and the money village did not slow down at the moment, so it was not easy to get the silver.
But don't say twenty taels, it's two taels of silver, and the two women are also happy. And they not only brought back the silver back to the village, but also brought back the legend of the Lingxiao Inn.
Soon, the people of Qingling Village also knew that in this disaster, only the Lingxiao Inn was unscathed.
Originally, everyone was afraid of the inn because they were afraid that they would kill people and sell human meat buns, but now they are afraid of demons and monsters.
However, there is only one way to go to Baisha River Wharf, I don't know who started it, and I said to the county yamen that I wanted Ling Chaofeng to move the inn away, and asked the county master to drive them out of Baisha Town, which made a fuss.
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Ling Chaofeng was arrested and was about to be taken away, but before that, he knew from his friends in the town what the people were saying these days, and discussed with Xiaowan early that the unconscious official of the county lord was definitely going to come to extort the bamboo.
When Ling Chaofeng left, he brought a silver ticket, and when he arrived at the Yamen, he flatly denied that his inn had not been flooded, and the Tao was soaked beyond recognition, but the inn was tall and there was nothing wrong with the people.
After saying this, he gave the silver ticket, which was full of 1,000 taels of silver, and said that he asked the master to take it to help the victims.
The county master's eyes lit up, his eyeballs were about to fall out, and he heard Ling Chaofeng say that he was going to Lizhou Mansion again and asked Lord Liang to help the people there, no matter how stupid this dumb official was, he should understand.
Ling Chaofeng uses money to settle things, but if he is not satisfied with his feelings, he will use his relationship with the prefect to deal with him.
The county master is not so stupid, he is a sesame official, the annual salary is less than fifty taels of silver, he has solved a big case before waiting for the court to reward, and when he arrives at the end of the year, he hasn't even heard the sound of a copper plate, this year, it is in vain.
One thousand taels, the county master has never seen such a large amount of money in his life, so it can be seen how thick the family background of the Lingxiao Inn is, but he can put a long line to catch big fish, and slowly grind with them in the days to come.
In this way, Ling Chaofeng withdrew from the yamen without incident, and returned to the Lingxiao Inn under the strange gaze of the people on the street.
Yue Huaiyin stood in his own shop and watched, Ling Chaofeng must pass through here if he wants to go back, he is still so personable, how can he be so good-looking.
The weather is cold, passers-by are shrinking their heads, only he is swaggering, wearing a black coat, lined with a gray fur collar, and a cold and noble temperament, why can such a character come out in such a rural place.
Yue Huaiyin leaned on the door and looked at it stupidly for a long time.
On this day and night, the county lord came, this disaster made him busy, tired and half dead, and finally found comfort in the beauty, lying on the bed with a full face, and asked Yue Huaiyin to clean up for him.
Yue Huaiyin endured disgust and did things that were not done by people, and suddenly heard this bastard say: "Ling Chaofeng is so generous, now the lord and I, I am really powerful and rich, a thousand taels, in exchange for silver, can you bury the lord and me in it?" Hahaha......"
"Isn't it strange that there can be so many silver taels in just an inn?" Yue Huaiyin instigated.
"It doesn't matter how he got the money, if he can get the money, I can get the money, what can those noisy people give me?" The county magistrate took a sip and said, "The disaster relief grain money issued by the imperial court, I thought that I could peel off a layer of skin when I got my hands, but the old thing in Liang Governor's Mansion actually visited the villages and families in person, he thought that he was so high-spirited and bright, he must have filled his stomach first, and then took care of the life and death below." Old thing, he did this to me, and when I can get past him one day, I will kill him first. ”
Yue Huaiyin had a plan, so he coquettishly said: "My lord, the slave family has never seen such a large amount of silver tickets, can you reward the slave family for a look?" ”
The magistrate was also alert, and said angrily: "What's the matter, you took it and fled far away, what should the master do?" ”
Yue Huaiyin held his lifeline and said: "The slave family is your person, and death is your ghost, I am afraid that in the future, people will be old and yellow, and they will be disliked by adults, and now when they are young, they will serve you wholeheartedly." The heart of the slave family, the sun and the moon can be seen from the world, but I didn't expect the adults to be so suspicious of other people's hearts. ”
Her tearful appearance touched the soul of the old ghost, and she hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll come tomorrow night and let you take a look." However, Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day will not come at home, and after the fifth day of the new year, the master will live here fiercely for three days. ”
Yue Huaiyin smiled, but avoided his gaze, and immediately showed a vicious expression, Wait, a thousand taels, I will let you not have a tael of silver, Lingxiao Inn wanted to retreat and dream.
The next morning, sending away the old ghost, Yue Huaiyin locked himself in the room, the maidservant came to deliver tea, and at a glance saw that she was mixing something, just as it was a new product in the store, who could think about anything.
But at night, the magistrate came, and she brought the silver ticket to Yue Huaiyin, and she sprayed some water on the silver ticket while the old guy was asleep, and after it was dried, she put it back untouched.
On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, sending him out, and agreeing to see him on the fifth night of the first year, Yue Huaiyin deliberately reminded the county master to check the silver ticket, and he said with a smile that he would put it in a box to worship his ancestors during the New Year, and he would show it to his old mother, and he would have to be stunned for a long time.
Yue Huaiyin was even happier.
In the blink of an eye, it was another year of Chinese New Year's Eve, although Ershan was not at home, but Daqing and Susu brought two old mothers to come, the family was lively, and there was a doll about to be born in Xiaowan's stomach, and Lingxiao Inn could be described as prosperous.
After the meal, fireworks were set off, Xiao Wan was worried that the child in her womb would be afraid, but she didn't expect this little guy to be excited, and she drilled around in Xiao Wan's stomach, but called Xiao Wan couldn't eat, Ling Chaofeng sent her back to the room early.
He was very angry and said to his wife's stomach: "Toss my mother again, wait for you to come out, and beat me every day." ”
Xiao Wan sneered: "What do children know, you are not allowed to hit children, that is the meat that fell from my body." ”
Ling Chaofeng is real: "If you are so naughty in the future, you can't fight it." ”
Xiaowan said: "You manage Ershan well, that is Ershan's temperament, what if ours is a stubborn girl or boy, the more you beat him, the more rebellious he becomes?" Besides, it's just a son, if it's a girl, are you willing to do it? ”
Ling Chaofeng said solemnly: "Whether it is a girl or not, as long as you dare to do something to make you sad, I will not spare them." ”
"Don't be angry, it's a big New Year." Xiao Wan hurriedly said, "Okay, how can you blush and have a thick neck, our child must be the best in the world, it will hurt and I will listen to you." If you don't say anything else, just me, can it be bad? ”
Ling Chaofeng calmed down a little at this time, and said distressedly: "I don't want you to suffer. ”
Xiao Wan smiled warmly: "It's not hard, it's not hard at all." If I want to say that I can be unhappy recently, it is probably that I was blackmailed by the county master for so much money for no reason. ”
Ling Chaofeng persuaded her: "When Lord Tang acquiesces to me to do it, take him away, and I'll get you back a thousand taels." ”
Xiaowan smiled happily: "I can wait, buying rice and oil for the people is better than for that beast." ”
Su Su's laughter came downstairs, Aunt Zhang's laughter, what a lively year, Xiaowan nested in her husband's arms and said: "I don't know how Ershan is doing in the capital, I really hope that next year, he can be with Lian Yi." ”
Ling Chaofeng said: "It will be." ”
"That's right." Xiaowan remembered one thing, and said cautiously, "Xianggong, Ershan is so promising, famous in the capital and even the whole country, more and more people know him, and more and more people will know about our Lingxiao Inn, is this good?" If the matter of us collecting money for the court is discovered and spread, should the emperor abandon us? ”
Ling Chaofeng looked at Xiao Wan in surprise, unconsciously, she had completely transformed from a silly girl in the countryside into a smart and stable little woman, although she was still delicate and soft and cute, but the things in her heart, the things in her head, every time he was impressed.
"Xianggong, if the emperor abandons us, will we never do anything for the court again, or will we completely disappear from the world?" Xiaowan was very serious, "Do you want to go incognito and start a new life somewhere else?" ”
Ling Chaofeng bowed: "If there is a day, we and the inn must disappear completely, naturally the emperor will not want our lives, and I will not compromise easily, but if there is a day, I will take you and Aunt Zhang and them and leave here." ”
Xiaowan said: "That's also how it should be, after all, once we are exposed, it will be useless to the emperor." ”
Ling Chaofeng said again: "But you don't have to worry because of Ershan. ”
"Really?"
"Ershan, he still has his own things to do, and that thing will make people ignore our existence."
Xiao Wan asked curiously: "What's the matter, Ershan is ......" The increasingly clever person suddenly understood, and whispered, "Xianggong, is it Ershan's life experience?" ”
Speaking of Chinese New Year's Eve and celebrating the emperor's daughter, the streets and alleys of the capital are lit up and lively, like a fairyland on earth.
Bi Fuzhong, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, sent the old lady back to the inner courtyard, and Bi Chengxiang and his wife returned to the bedroom.
Mrs. Bi changed his clothes for him, holding a thick cotton robe, and seeing that the man was calm and idle, she said: "It's been so long, you really don't plan to explain to me about the young man named Ling Chu?" ”
Bi Chengxiang looked at her and said lightly: "A country boy, what do you want to hear, do you really think he is in the industry?" Mother is old and dizzy, and you take it seriously. ”
"But......" Mrs. Bi looked apprehensive, "what if it's true?" ”
Prime Minister Bi Cheng said with a straight face: "How is it possible, he is already dead." ”