Chapter 1453 Steward

In the blink of an eye, it was seven days, Ming Teng returned to Beijing from Pinggang, and brought back a lot of seafood from Pinggang.

Zhulan asked, "Was it changed?"

Now the high-grade seafood is kept in exchange for food, and Ming Teng brought back two big baskets.

Ming Teng nodded, "My grandson traded two carts of rice and five carts of rice bran, and my grandson chose several kinds of seafood that my family likes to eat."

Zhulan exhaled, afraid that Ming Teng would take it back directly, and now she was staring at the food, so it was better to be careful, as the family was not short of food for seafood, "The price of food on the market has increased these days."

Ming Teng sat a little far away from his grandma, he knew the smell on his body, "This year's money is not worth as much as in previous years?"

Zhulan also knows that the purchasing power of silver has declined due to food shortages and rising prices, and the imperial court dare not put gold mines into the market for fear of causing more serious inflation. How many days are you resting?"

Ming Teng and Xu Chen discussed that they would be alone for seven days. They don't need both of them to be in Pinggang, and they can take turns to rest. "Grandson can stay at home for seven days."

"Just to make up for you."

"Thank you grandma."

Ming Teng sat for a while and then went back to his yard. Grandpa and his father went to Zhuangzi, and he wanted to take his wife to live in Zhuangzi for a few days.

When I got back to the yard, I saw the lady sitting by the window in a daze, "What are you thinking about?"

Liu Jia said in surprise, "I'm back."

"Um."

Liu Jia smelled Xianggong's body, and her stomach was churning. She couldn't help retching, and she was so happy that the dowry mother-in-law was so happy that she hurriedly asked for a doctor.

Ming Teng, "Is your stomach uncomfortable?"

"Maybe I ate something wrong."

Liu Jia didn't think about pregnancy, her menstruation has always been accurate.

The doctor came very quickly, and after carefully examining the pulse, he said, "The spleen and stomach are deficient, and I need to nourish the spleen and stomach more recently."

Liu Jia knew in her heart that she was not pregnant, but she couldn't help but look forward to it. After the doctor left, she lost her energy.

Ming Teng came to his senses, "Are you in a hurry to have a child?"

"My sister-in-law became pregnant not long after entering the door.

It's been almost a year since I entered the house. My great-grandfather is getting old, and I've been looking forward to having a queen for the Rong family, so I'm impatient. "

Ming Teng sat down and said, "Children are fate, and they will come when they should. Let me tell you, you are not allowed to have any prescriptions for having children. Our family hates this the most."

Liu Jia didn't bother to take the medicine, because the medicine was 30% poisonous, and she was also afraid, "I'll make a note of it."

Ming Teng, "Tomorrow we will go to Zhuangzi to stay for a few days, and I will accompany you well."

"real?"

"real."

Liu Jia smiled openly. Since she got married, the husband-in-law hasn't been with her well.

The boundary of Zhangzhou, Zhangzhou is not far from the capital, if not for the influence of the snow, Changyi would go faster.

Entering Zhangzhou, Changyi just looked out the window when he had nothing to do, while Zhao huddled in his thick cloak, "What's so beautiful about the snow outside."

"I'll just take a look."

"It's really cold, and traveling in winter is too painful."

Even if the carriage has been modified, the heat preservation effect is still not good.

Changyi, "It's really cold this winter."

Mrs. Zhao felt sorry for her daughter, "The place managed by the son-in-law is short of everything, and my daughter and grandson are suffering."

Changyi was silent. When his father didn't take the imperial examination, his family's life was also poor. How long has it been? They can't go back to the poor life.

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Chang Yi asked, "What's wrong?"

The guards on horseback came over, "There are people blocking carts ahead to beg."

Changyi, "Are there many?"

The guard couldn't bear it, "There was only one family begging with a child. The youngest was about three years old, and the child's lips were blue from the cold."

Changyi frowned, and gathered his heavy cloak, "I'll go and have a look."

When Chang Yi came to the front, the guards were already treating the child. The child was wearing a guard's cloak, his face was blue and his breathing was very weak, as if he would die at any moment.

A couple in their thirties were kneeling in the snow, and there were several older children behind them. Each child was shaking from the cold. The jackets the children wore were filled with straw, which did not keep warm at all, and the same was true for their shoes. , Kneeling in the snow like this, the children endured the pain in their frozen knees and remained silent.

It’s okay for boys to be more angry, but girls are freezing in such a cold day, and it’s not a good day for them to survive and marry.

Changyi thought that the poverty-stricken state would suffer this year, sighed after seeing it with his own eyes, and signaled the servant to sort out the carriage where the guards were resting, and let the family warm up first, if he didn't care, the temperature today would freeze to death, even if it didn't They can also die from the cold.

The only way forward for this family is death.

In the palace of the capital, Zhou Shuren was tired. As a court steward, he was worried about everything. After receiving the statistics from King Qi, "So few?"

King Qi sighed, "There is not much food in the people's homes. After winter, most of the poultry will be killed to save food. Some of the remaining poultry will be killed and eaten during the New Year, and some will be saved for next year to lay eggs to subsidize the family. As for the larger living animals such as pigs and sheep , basically killed them in winter.”

Zhou Shuren, "Looks like it's going to be raised in the south."

King Qi said, "Flood floods are feared of plague, and many livestock have been killed in the south."

Zhou Shuren put down the data, "That also needs to be raised."

The emperor said, "Then arrange it."

Zhou Shuren only provides ideas, regardless of the follow-up, there will be people who understand behind it.

The prince said, "A foreign envoy wants to exchange fish cakes."

Zhou Shuren looked sideways, "What do you want in exchange?"

The prince said, "Take medicinal materials in exchange."

Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor without saying a word. The emperor always looked at him, and said, "There are a lot of people suffering from frostbite and disease this year. I think we can change some medicinal materials."

Zhou Shuren's heart aches when he thinks of medicinal materials. The family property he managed to save is gone now, and he said, "I think it can be exchanged."

The prince continued, "There is another country that trades wood for fish cakes."

Zhou Shuren said that the prince said it was the emperor's instruction, which shows that the emperor wanted to change the wood.

The emperor put his hands behind his back, "It takes many years for a tree to grow. The construction and sale of ships over the years have consumed too much wood. I think it can be replaced."

In the past few years, he has also bought foreign timber, but the price of the ship has caused the price of foreign timber to rise a lot. Now he can exchange it with fish cakes, and he thinks it is a good deal.

In the Zhou family, Zhulan looked at the account books. This month’s expenses are a bit high. The biggest expense is the greenhouse. Zhuangzi has always had a greenhouse, but there is no large-scale construction. This year, she and Zhou Shuren have a bad feeling. Let the boss go to Zhuangzi to build more greenhouses.

Xuemei, "Mom, my in-laws are also planning to build a greenhouse."

"Why do they want to build a greenhouse?"

"My parents-in-law want to grow some vegetables, and they can ripen earlier if they have a greenhouse. They think that next year, the vegetables can be sold for a lot of money."

Zhulan laughed, "Your parents-in-law have been growing vegetables for the past few years, and they are also experienced."

"Well, my parents-in-law look forward to the beginning of spring every year, and the vegetables they grow in spring can earn a lot of money."

Zhulan thought of Jiang Miao, "How is Miao Miao at home?"

Xuemei, "When I think about it, I get angry. The uncles dare not write to us, and they have been pestering Miu Miao, asking Miu Miu to help intercede."

"What did your mother-in-law say?"

"My in-laws scolded my uncle a lot in front of me. The old lady wanted to make us vent my anger, but I pretended not to understand. This time, no one can intercede."

Zhulan said, "It's good that you know what's in your mind."

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