Yunqing announced his abdication. Because of the early signs, most of the courtiers were calm.
Qihao's succession did not change much. However, the emperor and Empress Dowager went out to play, which made many people uneasy.
When Ruhui heard this news, she couldn't help but ask mengrahi, "the emperor and the empress are really going on a tour?"
"It seems. But no one knows where they're going. " This must be confidential. If someone set up an ambush halfway, would it not be dangerous for the emperor and Empress Dowager.
Ruhui said with a smile, "the emperor and the empress are really free and easy. If they say that they can delegate power, they will do so." Although some emperors abdicated, they intervened in government affairs. The new emperor listened to him. The emperor and Empress Dowager were really and thoroughly decentralized when they went out. If you change it into ordinary people, you won't give up.
Mengrahi also felt that the emperors of all dynasties had several Zen positions. Let alone, the emperor is now in good health!
Ruhui took this as a digression. She asked the most concerned thing: "is there no suitable vacancy?" They don't want to go to the remote and backward county town.
Mengrahi said with a smile, "I heard the magistrate of Jiangning County returning home today, hoping to find this vacancy." Jiangnan's official position has always been a hot one. Without strong connections with Beijing, we can't find a shortage there. However, Mr. Meng is the Minister of the Ministry of punishment. There should be no problem in solving this problem.
It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes. The tan family are also interested in this shortage. The queen comes from the tan family. No one wants to conflict with them for the position of a county magistrate. In the end, they got the position.
Ruhui is a little stuffy.
He looked at her like this and said with a smile: "this is the way things are in the officialdom, even if they are in a safe position, they will change their minds in the end. What's more, we didn't have enough assurance. "
That's what they say, but Ruhui is still depressed. The main reason is that she doesn't want to stay in the capital anymore and wants to go out.
"I heard that Fortune Restaurant has a new dish. I'll take you to have a taste tomorrow," said Meng
Now that it's over, it's useless to be depressed. It's just weird. I don't have a queen like the tan family. The situation is not as good as that of others. I can only recognize it.
Ruhui said, "take Shiyin and the group brothers with you. Tomorrow we will go out for a good day."
The next day the family of four went out and didn't come back until evening. Needless to say, it's a big bag to carry home. But most of the things in it are from Shiyin and tuan'er.
I bought so many things, such as the depression in Hui's heart.
"It seems that I have to work hard to make money, otherwise I can't afford to support your mother and children," he joked
Ruhui said with a smile, "I'm waiting!"
Her tea house business is becoming more and more popular. Last year, she made more than 4000 liang of silver, and her clothes shop also made nearly 2000 Liang. In addition to the dowry of the shop land and the income of the mountain forest, the income last year was nearly 12000 yuan. Mengjia's income is only more than 20000 Liang a year, and her income accounts for nearly half of Mengjia's.
When grandma Meng Wu came with her daughter, she saw Shiyin riding a red Trojan horse.
Seeing her daughter's envious eyes, grandma Meng asked: "sister-in-law three, where did you buy this trojan horse? I'll buy one for the geese, too. "
Ruhui said with a smile, "don't spend that money, let the geese play with Shiyin." She often encourages Shiyin to go to Xiaoya and play with the sisters like Yaner. Children can't stay in the house all the time. Girls are better to be lively.
Let Yaner play with Shiyin. Chen sits down and chats with Ruhui.
Ruhui said with a smile, "how can you come to me today? Didn't go to the shop? " When Mrs. Meng San returned to her hometown, Chen family took the shop back and opened a dry fruit shop. It's a dry fruit shop. Actually, it sells a lot of things. It not only sells dried fruits such as chestnut and walnut, but also sells with peach crisp, mung bean cake, candy, etc.
In the first two months, he lost several liang of silver, in the third month, he broke even and began to make profits in the fourth month. After listening to Ruhui's advice, I prepared a lot of goods before December. At the end of the year alone, he made more than 180 liang of silver. You know, the rent of her shop in the previous year was 188 Liang silver.
The hands are loose, and grandma Meng has built a small kitchen in the yard. Because I had the right food, but in more than three months, there was meat on the goose's face. No longer like before, thin and small.
"The shop is on the right track, just go and see it occasionally." She dare not compare with such as Huibi, the shop can have 3402 income every year, she is satisfied.
Ruhui smiled and said, "do business with integrity. It doesn't matter if the price of the goods you sell is a little expensive. The goods must be better. We must never replace the inferior goods with the better ones, or give short weight to each other. If not, the shop will be closed. "
Chen nodded, "I see. Thank you, sister-in-law." Ruhui's advice has saved her a lot of detours.
After chatting for a while, they saw Chen's close servant girl came and said two words in her ear.
The smile on Chen's face was slightly restrained, and he said, "tell her I'm busy, I don't have time to see her."
When the servant girl heard the words, she withdrew.
"It's my sister-in-law," Chen said with a wry smile. I don't know where to find out that I have opened a shop to make money. I came here to tell me that my family is in a difficult situation. I have to borrow one hundred liang of silver to open my mouth. "
Such a person, such as Hui see more: "poor in downtown no one asked rich in the mountains have distant relatives, you do not pay attention to her."
"I know. Once borrowed, there will be a second, endless. " So she won't borrow a cent. Anyway, brother and sister-in-law can't count on it. They're going to turn over, so turn over.
In the evening, when mengrahi came back, his face was red. At a glance, I knew there was a happy event.
Ruhui laughed and joked: "so happy, is it promotion?"
Unless the ability is particularly outstanding or the backstage is particularly hard, all yamen departments are on the rise. Mengrahi just entered three years ago, and his promotion is not up to him. And this is also one of the reasons why Ruhui wants her to be released. She can be promoted quickly. And staying in the capital, promotion is too slow.
"You're right, it's promotion," he said with a smile
"You didn't lie to me?"
Mengrahi looked at Ruhui's uncertain appearance and thought it was very interesting: "what are you cheating on? It's true. I got a promotion. "
As soon as he asked Ruhui, he knew that the official in the original position had been impeached by the imperial history because of the quarrel between his wife and his concubine. With a wave of the emperor's pen, he took off his black hat. "
Hearing the reason, Ruhui looked at mengrahi and said, "Empress Dowager's mother hates to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife. He has enough courage to let his concubine's room press him on the head of the main room." Although the Empress Dowager was not there, the new emperor was taught by the Empress Dowager. I think so.
Mengrahi had no words: "it was the main office that poured out the foetal medicine to my concubine's room, almost one body and two lives. That concubine is a daughter of a good family, so this matter broke out. "
If Hui is the main room, naturally it is to protect the interests of the main room: "she did not do wrong, which woman would like to have children. But if it's me, I won't fill my concubine's room with medicine. I'll give the smelly man a bowl of Juezi soup. " Give your concubine the medicine to cure the symptoms. Let men not have children directly, solve the problem fundamentally.
"This chamber is not for himself to marry, it is forced to marry," explained menrahi. That concubine's room is the woman he likes. "
Ruhui just wants to ha ha: "what is forced is just an excuse for his cowardice and incompetence. In this way, he killed both women. "
When he heard it, he thought it made sense.
Ruhui warned: "I tell you, you don't want to play games for me. If not, I will make you regret for life. " It's easy to say that in this respect,
mengrahi said with a smile: "you don't have to worry about this, I won't take a concubine. In this life, you are enough. "
This is like a word that Hui loves to hear.
In a flash, it's time for another three-year meeting. Three years ago, Ruhui was so nervous that she had to take the exam. So she was surprised to see that she was very indifferent.
"You are so sure that he can pass the examination?"
"I have faith in my husband," Mrs. Meng said with a smile
As Hui can see, this is not true. At present, she was very strange. After returning, she asked maisui, "is there any quarrel between the fifth master and the fifth grandmother during this period?" Anyway, she didn't hear about the quarrel.
Maisui shook his head and said, "no! Mr. Wu spent most of his time in the academy and went home to study his lessons. Five grannies have been busy with business during this period. "
If Hui thought about it, he understood: "five Ye is very filial. If he passes the exam, he will plead with the old man to let the third lady come back." At that time, grandma Meng's life will not be so comfortable. So, grandma Meng is in a complicated mood!
However, thinking about Chen's changes, Ruhui feels that she may be worried too much. Chen family doesn't even care about Meng Guangwu's future. I'm afraid there's not much left in the couple's affection. After three madams Meng, there is no bargaining chip to suppress him.
After thinking about it, Ruhui asked him in the evening, "can the fifth brother pass the exam this time?"
Mengrahi shook his head and said, "there is something hanging. But don't tell me about it. Maybe I'm lucky and I won the exam! " There is also luck in the scientific examination. Like him, he was lucky. He studied with the number one scholar LAN Yanghui for more than a month, so his ranking was unexpected.
Ruhui asked, "if Meng Guangwu is in the middle of the exam, he will also enter the dynasty as an official, right?"
It's needless to say, for sure. After so many years of hard study, I still have to make a good career with the help of the imperial examination.
Ruhui chuckled and then said, "if Meng Guangwu is an official in the Qingshui yamen of the capital, he is OK. If you let it go, there is a mother like three aunts who wants money. Do you think he has good results? " Meng Guangwu will surely become a corrupt official because of her nature in the eyes of money. At that time, Meng Guangwu was either killed and exiled or imprisoned.
He said in silence, "let's wait for him to pass the exam." If Meng Guangwu passes the exam, he will certainly transfer Ruhui's words to old lord Meng.