Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Matter of Silver
Yuqing knew that Yan Shuangying and they had been following the carriage, but he didn't particularly feel what they were saying. I thought that they would have a chance to speak when they left the imperial city and walked on the official road, but they didn't expect that they turned to the mountain road when they left the imperial city. There was a sense of loss in my heart, and I was interrupted when I arrived at the villa. Because Ye Xuan's mother was already blocked at the gate of the villa, her face was as long as who owed her how much money she owed.
"Third uncle, are you waiting for Ye Xuan?" Seeing the eldest lady in the third room, Yuqing asked with a smile.
"Yuqing, you can be regarded as coming back, Xuan'er doesn't know the depth, you don't know, the palace is casually entered. Hey, why didn't Ye Xuan come back with you, my daughter? Seeing that the mother-in-law who jumped out of the carriage was supporting Yuqing, and did not see her daughter, the eldest lady of the third room was stunned all of a sudden.
"Third uncle, Ye Xuan was left by the emperor to speak."
"Yuqing, Ye Xuan was brought into the palace by you, and now that you are back, she was left behind, do you still resent us in your heart that our third room caused you trouble, and retaliated against us in disguise."
"Third uncle, what are you talking about, how can I be qualified to bring people into the palace, even if I am a maid-in-law, I can only bring one. It was she who asked for the consent of her father-in-law, and she followed, and when she entered the palace, I was busy treating the queen mother, and I didn't know why the emperor left her to talk with her. Oh, just ask this father-in-law and you'll know what's going on. Yuqing said with a restrained smile.
"It's really a country woman who doesn't know anything, it's a blessing for your family that your daughter is favored by the emperor, don't talk nonsense to find trouble for your daughter." The eunuch who drove the carriage nodded disdainfully, and drove the carriage away.
"What? If you really want to be a little wife for the emperor, you should be carried into the palace by a sedan chair, how can you send it to the door by yourself, how can I tell people. Yuqing Zhuang Master, you take me into the palace and talk to the emperor. “
"Third uncle, you are too elevated to Yuqing, Miss Ben entered the palace by order. Normally, dozens of meters away from the palace gate will be caught and hit the board, and if you don't get it right, you will be beheaded. Third uncle, Yuqing can't do this, Yuqing is very tired in the palace, and now she just wants to go home and rest for a while. ”
"How can that be, anyway, Ye Xuan followed you in the carriage in the palace, and she didn't come back when you came back, so I asked for someone to ask you for."
"Third uncle, can you be reasonable, haven't you heard that Ye Xuan was left by the emperor's favorite, and I may not be able to touch Ye Xuan's scenery in the future." Are you looking for someone to ask for it? Yu said with a cold face.
"The Divine Decree has arrived!" Just when Ye Xuanniang wanted to sprinkle, the father-in-law who had come to pass on the emperor's message came again, seeing that Yuqing was at the gate of the villa, and shouted loudly without even knocking on the door. This can be regarded as relieving Yuqing.
Yuqing knelt down with the people in front of the gate of the villa to receive the decree, and then stood up and kept the father-in-law who passed the decree and said: "Father-in-law, it is hard to come to the villa twice a day to pass the decree, and this hard work is used to buy a pot of good tea for my father-in-law." This is Miss Ye Xuan's mother, and her father-in-law is troubled to tell her about the previous matter. ”
"Little farmer, tell me what to say, she will talk about it later, you are too picky as the owner of the village. That lady in charge is more generous than you, and I can only take her into the palace to see the world when I give the silver. Who knows that people's lives have entered the eyes of the saints, and it is like a fatal thing for you to return to the palace, and now the saints are disgusted with you. Don't say it's useless, the holy decree says that the silver will be ready in three days, and when the time comes, the little owner will be able to understand something. The father-in-law who passed the decree looked at Yuqing arrogantly with the weight of the purse in his hand, glared at the eldest lady again, turned around and got into the carriage and left.
"Father-in-law, the person in charge of the money in the villa is Miss Ye Xuan, she is not where the owner of the village is going to raise money for you." Yuqing used his internal force to spread the words to the official road, and it caused an echo in the hazy mountains, and the eunuch who delivered the decree couldn't even hear it.
"Yuqing, what do you mean, Ye Xuan has just entered the emperor's eyes, and you want to call her back? If you don't have a good background, how can you stand in the way of other people's wealth. ”
"Shut up! Miss Ben respects you as an elder and won't break with you this time, so don't blame me for being polite next time. Sixth mother-in-law, let's go back to the sixth courtyard. Yuqing was enraged and left the gate with the holy decree. Today's ghost five ghosts and six ghosts guarding the door looked at the eldest lady of the third room with a gloomy face, and hurriedly closed the heavy door of the villa.
"Wait, I haven't gone in yet." The eldest lady was so frightened that she didn't even dare to squeak when she was squeezed her heel, so she ran back to the third courtyard before she dared to pant normally. But I was very excited in my heart, Ye Xuan finally entered the palace and became the emperor's woman, and she could walk sideways in the villa in the future.
"Princess, I really haven't seen such a mother, is it still my own?" Dark Six said as he walked.
"Whatever, this dog emperor really dares to open his mouth, and it is five thousand taels of silver, I really think that the villa is a silver ticket."
"Princess, this matter is not negotiable?"
"What to discuss, the accounts of the villa are clear and clear, and the specific amount will be known by asking Zhen'er in the evening." Yuqing said helplessly. Five thousand taels of silver is not a big deal for her now, let alone the military pay for those warriors who helped Biansai fight against the Tartar Bandits. However, the money allocated to the villa must not be paid out of his own pocket, and it would be more useful to have the money directly given to his father.
"What? Five thousand taels of silver, the villa is only a little more than three thousand taels of silver, and it is still kept by Ye Xuan. What about Ye Xuan? Zhen'er was stopped by Yuqing when she came back from the villa restaurant, and she also showed her the holy decree. Zhen'er was so shocked that she almost jumped up, her heart really didn't let the people live.
"Miss Zhen'er, today Miss Ye Xuan begged for the consent of her father-in-law and followed our young lady to the palace. Miss was busy treating the Queen Mother, and Miss Ye Xuan was somehow favored by the emperor, so she didn't come back with our Miss and was left in the palace. The eldest lady of the third room made a lot of trouble, and finally came to persuade her father-in-law to preach this holy decree. Without waiting for Yuqing to speak, Dark Six made Ye Xuan's matter clear and concise.
Ye Xuan was really favored by the emperor, and she got what she wanted. Her mother is still making trouble with you, I'm afraid it's because it wasn't the sedan chair in the palace that brought it in. The two of them are careful and thoughtful, they both want to live without work, and they want to live more beautifully than others. Ye Xuan can't take out the silver ticket if he is not there, the place where the silver ticket is hidden is a double lock, and I only have one of the keys. I didn't go to the restaurant for the past two days, I just waited for someone from the court in the villa, and they couldn't take a tael of silver without Ye Xuan. Zhen'er said confidently.
"If you don't go, do you want to find a good shopkeeper or find a good bookkeeper."
"It's all found, I have already taken up my post yesterday, Ye Jing and I should be able to hand over the villa restaurant to them after a few days of observation."
"Oh, how did you find someone?"
"Yuqing, Ye Jing is looking for it, and people look very reliable. By the way, have you been too busy these past two days, Ye Jing didn't tell you. ”
"Busy, get up early and go to bed late, I really haven't had the time to talk to Jing'er in the past two days." Yuqing chatted with Zhen'er.
"Yes, I didn't see you when I ran in the morning, Ye Jing said you were still sleeping."
"Alas, Ye Xuan must not be able to take charge of the villa, I am also busy with a mess of things in the sixth courtyard, or choose a new owner, the two of us can still take him."
"What else to choose, I think it's Jing'er, your brother has a set of restaurants to take care of."
"That's also going to be through the Zhuang people's election, and everyone agrees."
"Okay, then it's decided, let's just post the notice. Just like when the three of us young ladies were the owners of the village, whoever has the ability will be the owner of the village. ”
"Is the owner of this poor mountain village so easy to be? The imperial court came to apportion the silver twice in three days, and the current villa is an empty shell. My youngest son is only 9 years old, and we just have that heart, the child is too young and doesn't have that ability. Hey, those who are literate are talking about it, how much silver do we have in this villa? "The notice for the election of the owner was posted before dawn, and people were already surrounded at the entrance of the villa.
"What is written behind this is the amount of silver sent to the lodge for ushering. These three young ladies in charge can save money. But that's it, and now there are more than 3,000 taels of silver in the villa. Have you heard of it? Yesterday, the imperial court issued a holy decree to hire mountain bandits to help fight the war, and the treasury was empty, and 5,000 taels of silver were sent to the villa. I can't get out the money allocated by the court alone. ”
Yo, no wonder the villa is going to change owners. But now the eldest male baby is only eleven or twelve years old, and calling a child to be the owner of the farm, isn't that fun? ”
"It can't be said that Ye Jing from the Sixth Courtyard is only 11 years old, isn't he in charge of the villa restaurant and his own noodle shop. It is said that the children of the poor are in charge early, so it is better to call Young Master Ye Jing of the Sixth Courtyard to take care of this villa. ”
"That's not appropriate, the three young ladies in charge are very good, why don't you do it?"
"What do you know? My family Ye Xuan is the emperor's concubine, how can she have the kung fu to take care of this small villa? Without my home, Ye Xuan Villa can't be played. ”
"Ye Xuanniang, are you true or false? The emperor hasn't reached the draft time yet, and he hasn't seen the sedan chair in the palace come to the villa to carry people. ”
"It's really rare and strange, yesterday my Xuanzi entered the palace with the owner, and my Xuanzi was in the eyes of the emperor. It's not like some people don't have a good background, and they go to the palace several times in vain. The words of the eldest lady of the third room immediately attracted a roll of eyes.
"Ye Xuan, her mother, we can understand it, it turned out that Ye Xuan of your family took the initiative to send it to the door. As the old saying goes, it's called a self-recommended pillow seat. ”
"Is it not necessary that the emperor's concubine is not necessarily? If you want to step on someone else now, this little mountain villa can't let you go. Why don't you follow your daughter into the palace to enjoy the blessings, our mountain villa temple can't afford your big Buddha. “
"Is Ye Xuan your own? I didn't see such a mother, and she still publicized this matter by herself, which is really shameless. “
For a while, there was everything to say, but Ye Xuanniang, who only said it, had no face. But she still has a very beautiful hope in her heart, once Ye Xuan is favored, she will settle accounts with these country women. Yuqing and Zhen'er also came at this time, and they were helpless when they saw this scene.
"Everyone is quiet, it's not the case that the villa is always a few of our young ladies in charge, seeing that the Qingqing Festival is only a few days away, and then the draft is coming. The villa still has to have a long-term villa, and in order to deal with those corpses, a few of us young ladies took care of the villa for a while. Now that Ye Xuan has entered the palace, and the two of us have passed the first year, the villa still has to elect a new owner. This time, I'm looking for a boy, and Zhen'er and I will take him for a while. Although the current boys in the villa are not very old, the aspirants are not old, and the children of the poor are in charge of the family early. Almost every family has come, and everyone picks which boy is qualified to be the owner. “
"Yes, the owner of Yuqing Village is telling the truth, although the boys in the villa are still young now, every yard has also begun to cultivate. Everyone lives in the same mountain village and knows each other. If you feel that any boy is good, you can nominate it, and there is no one in the villa. “
"Miss Zhen'er, what else are you promoting, it's just Young Master Ye Jing of the Sixth Courtyard, people have already taken care of their own noodle shop at a young age, don't look at the shop is not big, the business is good. Young Master Jing is also a generous and selfless child, and many women in the villa go to the Sixth Courtyard to learn the noodle craft. After the opening of the food court, the women will be able to use this craft to make money. A mother-in-law on the side side said loudly.
"Yes, Young Master Jing is very capable, the Sixth Courtyard has now bought a maid and a woman, and there are people who farm the land, but our courtyards can't catch up. If you can be a good family, you have the ability to be a good home in the villa. “
"What do you all know, although the boys are in charge of the six courtyards, it's not that one who has the final say, that Yuqing." The seventh uncle said with a stiff neck.
"Don't care who has the final say in the Six Courtyards, the Six Courtyards are doing better than the other courtyards. Ye Jing became the owner of the village, and Miss Yuqing was able to assist even more. His seventh uncle, your two courtyards are next to each other, you see what kind of life your seven courtyards are doing. “
"Can you handle it? My son is one year older than Ye Jing, and I elected my son to be the owner of the farm. Seventh Auntie's words immediately caused a burst of laughter and ridicule.
"His seventh uncle, your son is the owner of the village, does every courtyard wall have to lie down and smell the smell. If there is no good food, he will sprinkle and roll and cry, such a boy will not be able to put on his own clothes when he gets up in the morning. If the court really comes to the holy decree and appropriates something, you don't have to pee your pants in fear. “
"Who is better than your child, my son is the oldest boy in the villa, this is the advantage. He can't do it now, doesn't he still have a damn like me? “
"Hey, it's okay not to mention your mother, but it's even worse to mention you. In the winter, for the sake of those women who were arrested by the imperial court, your family can even take out the dried wild vegetables that have returned to the tide, and your son is the owner of the farm, and he doesn't treat the villa as your warehouse. “
"That is, how can you have the ability when you are one year older, and a person who has no interest is also a straw bag when he is eighty years old. Just choose Young Master Ye Jing to be the owner of the village, his seventh aunt, everyone understands your little abacus, so let's put it away and go back to the seventh courtyard to use it yourself. “
"Humph! When my son comes out in the future, it is not uncommon for us to have a broken owner. “
"Is Young Master Ye Jing here? If you have to choose a male baby to cultivate first, we agree with Young Master Ye Jing to be the owner of the village. One of the eldest clansmen said with his gray beard stroked.
"We don't have a problem with it, Miss Yuqing, you have to assist your brother for a while. When you get married, will you let it go? Another mother-in-law looked at Yuqing and said.
"Mother-in-law, the villa belongs to all the villagers in the villa, no matter who it is, Miss Zhen'er and I will do our best to help. Before we got married, Miss Zhen'er was also in charge of the money in the villa, and the accounts in the villa were still open every three months, so we asked everyone to supervise them together. In addition, it is necessary to cultivate a bookkeeper in the villa, which child can also recommend himself if he is literate and calculated, and come to the villa every day to learn accounting and financial management. Yuqing looked at these lovely villagers and said.
"Yes, there are still a few people in charge of the villa, except for Ye Jing, let's see which child is willing to endure hardships and is not afraid of trouble." Zhen'er also said that she had discussed the decision with Yuqing last night.
"My son, this child has been smart since he was a child, but he is only seven years old when he is younger, is Miss Yuqing so young?"
"Your son is a side branch, no." Yuqing hadn't said anything yet, Ye Xuanniang took it and said.
"Mrs. Sanfang, how can you still distinguish what kind of concubine side branch is so clear, who has the ability to do great things. Don't forget that you were arrested by the court soldiers, we didn't stand idly by, and we can't be without conscience. “
"Everyone is about to be the emperor's mother-in-law, so they use their conscience."
"The Divine Decree has arrived! Yip's Villa opened its door. A shrill voice interrupted the noise.