Farmer’s Blessed Girl

Zhou Liru rummaged through and found a box, hugged it and ran to find Man Bao, "Little aunt, this is what you're looking for."

Man Bao happily took it and opened it to them, "Look at it."

Ming Da and Chang Yu couldn't hold back the "wow", and looked at the gems in the box with bright eyes. They were two huge gems, bigger than what they contained in the box.

Chang Yu picked up a red one and said in amazement, "It's time to hit the phoenix crown."

Man Bao nodded again and again, "That's right! That's what I thought when I saw them. When you get married, they can be inlaid on the phoenix crown."

Chang Yu: "You gave us? Forget it, you love money so much, and you are poorer than us, how can you ask for your things?"

She said generously: "How much did you buy, I bought it according to the price."

Man Bao smiled and said: "That's precious. I asked the merchants in the Western Regions, and they said that such a piece of brocade can be exchanged for at least 100 pieces of brocade."

Not to mention Chang Yu, Ming Da opened his mouth wide.

Chang Yu reluctantly put it down and said regretfully, "Forget it, I can't buy it for the time being."

The princess is also poor.

Man Bao put the ruby ​​in her hand, and put the other blue one in Mingda, smiling: "Send it to you, I found these two gems from the bandit's den, and it was a mess at the time. , Duan Inspector is not familiar with these, so I picked them first."

Holding the gem, Chang Yu couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to get married? Why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Man Bao said: "Such a big gem requires a lot of luxurious crowns to match it, I can't wear it."

Mingda couldn't help but burst out laughing. After collecting the gems, he asked, "What else did you take from the den of thieves?"

"That's too much," Man Bao said excitedly: "On this trip, my assets have tripled, and I don't even count the money I brought to the Western Regions to make money."

Chang Yu sighed, "No wonder so many people like to run to the Western Regions, even if there are many thieves there, they can't stop them."

Man Bao thought for a while and said, "It's not a lot of people, right? We met a caravan along the way, surnamed You, very pitiful. He was robbed by horse thieves on the way, and the things we got after the bandits were sent to Shazhou. If you sell it, it will be enough to travel and give pensions to the fallen soldiers, so it’s not a loss.”

Mingda said softly: "It's not a loss in the event of this accident, this is a great fortune."

"We also think that he is very lucky, but unfortunately he was gone when we returned to Shazhou, otherwise we would still be able to touch his joy when we came back along the same road."

Man Bao also took them to see her collection and the goods they brought back from the Western Regions. She took them to her room first, and took out big boxes and opened them for them to see, "These are the ones I picked and liked. Yes, I want to keep it for myself to make jewelry in the future, or keep it for my children and grandchildren, or use it as a gift in the future."

Mindalle, "Have you thought so far?"

"Of course," Man Bao said happily: "It makes people worry about the near future without far-sightedness. If one thinks farther, then there will be no worries in the long-term."

Then they led them to the warehouse to look at the boxes piled up inside. Seeing what was inside, Ming Da and Chang Yu were speechless, "So many gems and spices?"

Man Bao nodded, "Da Bolu and Xiao Bolu were at war, and there were rumors that our Dajin was not good in the Western Regions, so the trade route was cut off at once, and there were many bandits on the road, and some merchants from the Western Regions stayed there. Xizhou, can’t go back, can’t leave.”

"We brought a lot of cloth at the time, and basically we exchanged things with them," Man Baodao said, "There are also jades and gems in the Qiuci area in Xizhou, which are even cheaper. As long as you have gold and silver, you can buy them, not to mention We also brought some tea and cloth with us at the time, and only after this trip did I know that in the Western Regions, tea and cloth are harder currencies than gold and silver."

She said: "You may not be able to buy things with gold and silver, but you can definitely buy things with tea leaves and beautiful satin brocades."

Chang Yu's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he asked, "Is your family really not planning to take the road of the Western Regions?"

Man Bao shook his head, "The Western Regions are too far away, and it takes a year to go back and forth. Even if the trade routes are open now, it is very dangerous, and my fourth brother is not familiar with the business on the grasslands, so how can you go to the Western Regions?"

Chang Yu doubted, "You can go, why can't he be a big man? Is it because he doesn't have enough money? It doesn't matter, I have it."

Mingda said: "Sister, if it was a question of money before, but now do you think Manbao still lacks money?"

Chang Yu followed her gaze and looked at the things in the warehouse. The things here are actually far less valuable than the things in their private warehouses, but these are all commodities, which can be realized. It is a big deal to turn into gold and silver. The pen has been written, so Manbao and the others are really not short of money.

When it comes to gold and silver, Manbao might be richer than Changyu.

Chang Yu could only look at Man Bao faintly, his eyes were full of sorrow.

Man Bao smiled and said, "You have to eat every bite of the meal, and you have to walk step by step. You do business and it's not like me going to the Western Regions. The robbers can still ask the governor to come forward to suppress the bandits, the caravan is much more dangerous on the road, even if you want to go to the Western Regions, you have to do it step by step, and then I will talk about it when my fourth brother is familiar with the way."

After hearing her soften her tone, Chang Yu quickly asked, "You promised me and your fourth brother to conspire, bah, did you cooperate?"

Man Bao and Ming Da couldn't help but be happy, Man Bao nodded and said, "I agreed, but when will you marry and open a mansion?"

Chang Yu thought about the time, "The winter solstice will be over at the earliest."

Always be filial.

So, there are ten months left.

However, it takes so long to get married, but in private, you can discuss the marriage first and prepare things.

The three gathered in the room and whispered in whispers. At noon, the kitchen prepared a particularly sumptuous banquet, which was placed directly in the open house in the back garden.

Four tables were set up, and Man Bao and the others invited the princess to sit at a table alone, so they felt more comfortable.

Bai Shan ran to Mrs. Liu's table, muttered for a while, and then ran back and said to Man Bao, "My grandmother, Uncle Zhou, has negotiated that the family banquet will be arranged in April."

"Huh?" Man Bao looked up suspiciously.

Bai Shan explained: "I'm going to take the exam for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel. After the exam, I'll be in no hurry to entertain relatives and friends."

Only then did Man Bao understand, and nodded without any opinion.

Although entertaining relatives and friends is lively, it is also very tiring, and the meals at the banquet may not be comparable to those eaten on weekdays, so she does not have much expectations for entertaining relatives and friends.

But Bai Shan added two points of anticipation, because Madam Liu said on the table just now, "Alright, when he passes the examination requirements officer of the Ministry of Personnel, he will also mention the marriage of the two children to his in-laws. , I just happened to tell my relatives and friends that I had chosen a good day to invite them to have a wedding drink."

see you at nine

Man Bao: I'm so rich