Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

"My family doesn't talk about that." Bai Yihong patted Jiang Yichun on the shoulder and called him over to prepare for dinner.

Bai Zepei glanced at him sympathetically, which made Jiang Yichun's heart freeze. He meant that he didn't have a good wife.

Looking at the Bai family who love each other, Jiang Yichun's heart was filled with chills. Why didn't he have such a good life and meet such a family?

But it doesn't matter, he has married into his wife, and the Bai family is his home. Thinking of this, he felt refreshed again.

Fortunately, the Bai family was not affected by the quaintness. After sitting together, they ate and chatted as usual.

The Bai family does not have the rule of "eating without speaking" like ordinary noble families. In Bai Ruozhu's view, everyone has their own things to do. After a busy day, isn't it best to get together for dinner and chat to bond?

"It turns out that when I went to buy grain today, the price actually increased." Bai Zehao said, "Isn't it because the harvest is bad somewhere?"

The Bai family has leased out all the land in Houshan Village. They send people to collect rent every six months and also ask farmers to provide grain directly. After all, it is too far to transport it to the capital. In the past, food was produced in farms on the outskirts of Beijing, but now that we are leaving Beijing, we can only collect food from grain stores.

Bai Ruozhu heard something unusual. Although she was not a serious official, her knowledge of the things she watched on TV and in books in her previous life was naturally much wider than that of the isolated ancient people.

"Is it possible that some big grain dealers know that a war is coming and are stocking up on grains in advance so that they can make a fortune after the war starts?" Bai Ruozhu said.

Originally, Jiang Yichun and Bai Zepei didn't take it seriously, but when Bai Ruozhu said this, the two of them glanced at each other and saw the solemn look in each other's eyes. What Ruozhu said was not impossible.

In the past, some grain merchants made money when the country was in dire straits. For example, if there was a famine somewhere, they would get the news and stock up on grains in advance, then inflate the price of grains to sky-high prices, and then make a fortune. The rich just spend their savings to buy rice and noodles, but what about the poor? Many poor people starved to death on the streets during such famine years.

There are also people who are hungry and eat bark, grass roots, and the rice warehouses of rich merchants are infested with rats. The rats are fat and oily, but the poor people can only starve to death.

During the reign of the late Emperor, there had been such a major case, which was even caused by collusion between officials and businessmen. The late Emperor found out everything through private visits incognito, and chopped off the heads of the officials and grain merchants who had committed the crime. For a time, this trend was suppressed. Later, There are also businessmen who take the opportunity to make some money from the national crisis, but they dare not go too far for fear of provoking sanctions from the court.

But now the situation is more subtle. If those businessmen really want to make money through war, they don't want to make money while making money for the country. They should call it for making money for the country. Moreover, it is not as easy to deal with as it was during the time of the late emperor. It might be possible to use the military power in hand to seize the private property of merchants. In addition, the emperors on both sides would protest in court and send people to incite them behind the scenes. It might lead to a large number of merchants defecting to Rui. The king's side.

"This matter should not be taken lightly." Bai Zepei said while taking a sip of wine.

Jiang Yichun also nodded in agreement, "Let me mention it to the emperor tomorrow morning. The best way to do this is to prevent it and come up with countermeasures in advance."

Bai Ruozhu raised his eyebrows, "This matter is very simple to say. The imperial court collects grain in advance. If the imperial court becomes the largest grain merchant, does the price have to be decided by the imperial court? Of course, it is not convenient for the imperial court to intervene in this matter, so it can be done The officials from the Ministry of Revenue came forward in the name of private businessmen."

Jiang Yichun and Bai Zepei both stared at Bai Ruozhu without saying anything. Bai Ruozhu was stunned. Could it be that what she said was wrong?

Bai Zehao laughed, "Little sister, why do I think you are the best to do this job? Those officials are not willing to be businessmen, and how can they be as smart as my little sister?"

"Brother, I don't want to do this kind of hard work. I have a big belly and I need to take a good rest." Bai Ruozhu immediately dismissed it. If the sky falls, there will be tall people holding it up. She will not rush forward this time. These court officials Big things are not as important as her two babies.

Jiang Yichun and Bai Zepei also laughed, but if Bai Ruozhu said she wouldn't do it, they would naturally push Bai Ruozhu away tomorrow.

After the meal, the family was in no hurry to leave. Xiao Dengdeng and Chen Xi were playing together. Everyone talked about the current situation, and then talked about the Bai family's caravan and the situation of Bai Zebo who was accompanying the caravan. The family The people are happy and the scene is very warm.

Suddenly, a maid hurriedly came to report, "Master, madam, Mrs. Gu hanged herself and was rescued by the guards, but she did not wake up."

Jiang Yichun stood up suddenly, frowning tightly, and told her to take good care of herself, why did she hang herself again?

It really complied with the saying of "cry once, make trouble and hang yourself three times"!

"Yichun, Ruozhu, you go and have a look, don't let anything really happen." Lin Ping'er was a sharp-tongued person and was already nervous.

"Yes, you go take a look and persuade her." Bai Yihong sighed heavily as he spoke.

Bai Ruozhu stood up and said, "Father, mother, I have caused trouble for you."

"Why do my family say this? Go back and take a look." Lin Ping'er said and hugged Dengden, "Your yard is in a mess right now. I will help you take care of Dengdeng and send it back to you later." "

Bai Ruozhu nodded, turned to look at Jiang Yichun, and saw a look of shame on his face.

It's not her who really causes trouble for her parents, but him.

Your mother stayed at her father-in-law's house when she was sick. She should have been grateful to her, thanked her properly, and kept in touch with her more often in the future. However, your mother's disease was not only contagious, but she also liked to run around and cause trouble for others. After saying a few words, she went to hang herself and cause trouble for others. .

Regardless of whether he really wanted to die or pretended to want to die, it would not be comfortable for anyone involved in this matter. Gu Yalai died, not to mention the bad luck, the Bai family still had to blame themselves. Even if Gu Ya is not dead, you come to stay as a guest, and you seem to be forced to hang yourself by the host. What is this?

Bai Ruozhu didn't say anything. She suddenly felt sympathy for Jiang Yichun. Thinking about it, he must regret going to Beijing to save his mother, right?

But Bai Ruozhu didn't blame him, she even understood him. In her previous life, her gambler father treated her so badly, but when he almost died of illness, she couldn't help but save him.

Sometimes it's not that you still have any feelings for that person, but that you just want to feel better and have a clear conscience.

When the two of them rushed back to the yard, they heard the cry of Gu Yalai's wet nurse. The cry was not tragic at all, and the nanny really felt sorry for Gu Yalai.

Bai Ruozhu's heart tightened, thinking that Gu Yalai had really died, so she hurriedly looked at Jiang Yichun.

"Ah Chun..."

"No matter what happens to her, she can't blame our family." Jiang Yichun said suddenly.

Bai Ruozhu was stunned for a moment. When she realized that "our family" he was talking about meant the Bai family, she couldn't help but smile, and her heart warmed up.

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Wait a minute, I’m still working hard~