Chapter 1453： housekeeper

In a 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, "Change?"

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

Ming Teng nodded, "The grandson used two cartons of rice and five cartons of rice bran for it. The grandson chose several kinds of seafood that he likes to eat."

Zhulan exhaled, afraid that Ming Teng would take it back directly. Now she is staring at the food. It's better to be careful. It's not bad for her to exchange seafood. "The price of food on the market has increased these days."

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

Zhulan also knew that the purchasing power of silver had declined due to the shortage of food and rising prices, and the court did not dare to put gold mines into the market, for fear of causing more serious inflation. How many days off?"

Ming Teng and Xu Chen negotiated that they would be alone for seven days, they don't need to be in Pinggang for two days, they can rest when they take turns. "Grandson can stay at home for seven days."

"Just to make up for you."

"Thank you milk."

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

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

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

"Ok."

Liu Jia smelled Xianggong's body, and her stomach was a little churning. She couldn't help retching. She was so happy that she broke the dowry girl, and hurriedly asked people to ask for a doctor.

Ming Teng, "Stomach discomfort?"

"Maybe I ate the wrong thing."

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

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

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 reacted, "Are you in a hurry to have a child?"

"My sister-in-law became pregnant not long after I entered the door. It's been almost a year since I entered the door, and I haven't even heard a word. My grandfather is old and has been looking forward to the success of the Rong family. I'm anxious."

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 eat any recipes that give birth to children. This is the most taboo in our family."

Liu Jia didn't think about taking the medicine, because the medicine is three-point poisonous, and she was afraid, "I wrote it down."

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

"real?"

"real."

Liu Jiamei smiled, since she got married, Xianggong hadn't been with her well.

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

Entering Zhangzhou, Changyi looked out the window when he had nothing to do, while Zhao shrank in his thick cloak, "It's snowing outside, what's so good about it."

"I'll take a look."

"It's so cold, it's too hard to travel in winter."

Even if the carriage has been remodeled, the thermal insulation effect is still not good.

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

The Zhao family felt sorry for her daughter, "The place managed by the son-in-law lacks everything, and the daughter and grandson suffer."

Changyi was silent. When his father did not take the imperial examinations, his own life was also hard. How long has it been? They can't go back to the hard days.

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

The **** on horseback came over, "There are people in front of you who are begging for money."

Changyi, "A lot?"

The guard couldn't bear it, "There is only one household with a child begging. The child is about three years younger, and the child's frozen lips are blue."

Changyi frowned and closed his heavy cloak, "I'll go take a look."

When Changyi came to the front, the guard was already treating the child. The child was wearing a guard's cape, and his face was blue and his breathing was very weak, as if he would die at any time.

A couple in their thirties were kneeling in the snow, and there were a few older children behind them. Each child was shaking from the cold. The children's jackets were stuffed with straw, which was not warm at all, and so were their shoes. , Kneeling in the snow like this, the children's frozen knees hurt and didn't say a word.

It's okay for a boy to be a little more fiery, but it's not a good day for a girl to survive and marry in such a cold weather.

Changyi thought about how difficult it was for the poor state this year. After seeing it with his own eyes, he sighed and motioned to the servant to sort out a carriage where the guards were resting, and let the family warm up first. If he didn't care, the temperature today would freeze people to death, even if they didn't freeze to death. also die from the cold.

The only way forward for this family is death.

In the palace of the capital, Zhou Shuren was tired. He, the court housekeeper, was worried about everything. He took over the statistics from King Qi, "So little?"

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

Zhou Shuren, "It seems to be raised in the south."

King Qi said, "The flood is afraid of the plague, and the south also killed a lot of livestock."

Zhou Shuren put down the data, "That's also how to support it."

The emperor said, "Then arrange it."

Zhou Shuren only provides ideas, regardless of the follow-up, someone who understands will manage it later.

The prince said, "There are foreign envoys who want to exchange fish cakes."

Zhou Shuren looked sideways, "What in exchange?"

The prince said, "Take the herbs in exchange."

Zhou Shuren didn't say a word and looked at the emperor. The emperor looked at him when he saw him, and said, "There are many people suffering from frostbite and illness this year. I think I can change some medicinal materials."

Zhou Shuren felt distressed when he thought of the medicinal herbs, and all the money he had finally saved up was gone now, so he said, "I think I can change it."

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

Zhou Shuren said in his heart that the prince said it was the emperor's order, 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 into its talents. The construction and sale of ships in these years has consumed too much wood. I think it can be replaced."

In recent years, he has also purchased foreign wood, but the price of ships sold has caused the price of foreign wood to rise a lot. Now that he can exchange fish cakes, he thinks it is worthwhile.

In the Zhou family, Zhulan looked at the account book. This month's expenses were a bit large. The biggest expense was the greenhouse. Zhuangzi has always had a greenhouse, but he did not build it on a large scale. This year, she and Zhou Shuren had a bad feeling. Let the boss go to Zhuangzi to build more greenhouses.

Xuemei, "Mother, my in-laws are also planning to build a greenhouseWhy do they want to build a greenhouse?"

"My in-laws want to grow some vegetables, and if they have a greenhouse, they can ripen earlier. My in-laws think the vegetables will sell for a lot of money next year."

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

"Well, every year my parents-in-law look forward to the beginning of spring. They can make a lot of money by growing vegetables in the spring."

Zhulan thought of Jiang Miao, "How about Miao Miao in her hometown?"

Xuemei, "I get angry when I think about it. The uncles didn't dare to write to us. They kept pestering Miao Miao and asked Miao Miao to intercede."

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

"My in-laws scolded the uncle a few times in front of me. The old lady's thoughts made us let out our anger, so I pretended not to understand. No one can intercede this time."

Zhulan said, "You just know what you have in mind."

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