Xiao Jiaojiao suffered from morning sickness and had many babies, and was pampered by Qing Leng'

At two o'clock, Eunuch Hai walked up to Song Ming and whispered, "Your Majesty, the things have been retrieved."

Song Ming immediately put down his imperial pen after hearing this.

"Bring the stuff in."

He was still looking forward to the New Year gift from Xie Yuan.

After a while, Eunuch Wei came in carrying a wooden bucket and a small bundle.

Song Ming first took a look at the treasure fish in the barrel. They were glowing with silver and weighed about two or three pounds each.

Xie Yuan said that he had given him eight fish, but also said that this kind of fish was difficult to raise. Now there are only two left, and the rest should be dead.

"Leave it to the people in the imperial kitchen and stew it."

"Yes!"

Eunuch Wei left with the fish.

Song Ming opened the bag and saw a pair of strange things inside. Are these gloves? He studied it and put it on his hand, then made a fist. Well, it will not affect the command and memorial, and it is very warm.

He just wore it without taking it off, and he didn't know what was in the wooden box. Song Ming opened it at will and looked at the pile of banknotes. His breathing suddenly became rapid, and he scanned it like a thief. After glancing at the people on the left and right, he quickly closed the wooden box.

After a while, Song Ming finally realized that the ministers were not there, so why should he be panicking?

Xie Yuan really didn't know how to put it in a brocade box, which made him think it was not a particularly precious thing.

Song Ming cursed, opened the wooden box again, looked at the banknotes inside, and laughed in a good mood. No one would believe it. He had been on the throne for so many years, and although he had approved a lot of money, he still had a lot of money. This is the first time I have touched so many banknotes with my own hands.

This feeling of holding a thick stack of banknotes is really good, and Xie Yuan agrees with him very much.

Song Ming was no longer afraid of wasting time now. After squinting his eyes and counting carefully, he realized that it contained three months' tax revenue from Crucian Carp Island.

Xie Yuan did not give the money to the Ministry of Revenue, but gave it to him.

Song Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly understood what Xie Yuan meant.

He put the money into the wooden box and laughed, yes, yes, Xie Yuan really knows how to do things.

Withhold 400,000 taels? Forget it, he only kept 300,000 taels, and the provincial minister Jiang Shangshu cried out about poverty again.

Song Ming took out 300,000 taels and put it in his arms. He felt like he had become rich overnight. This was real money in his hand.

He was about to ask Hai Dagui to send the remaining money to the Ministry of Revenue when he saw him walking in with a memorial.

"Whose discount!"

"His Fifth Highness."

When he heard that it was from Xiao Wu, Song Ming took the memorial. After reading the memorial, a smile appeared on his face.

For more than half a year, Xiaowu would write two memorials to him wherever he went. The first one told him the basic situation of the place, and the second one told him that he had soaked the farmyard manure and was about to go down there. A place now.

Since leaving Ruzhou, he has visited relatively poor states and counties. He said that these states and counties are in greatest need of farm fertilizer now.

It can be said that the reason why farmyard fertilizer can be implemented so quickly and so smoothly is because of his son.

Through these memorials, Song Ming felt that his son's mentality had changed a lot recently, and Song Ming was happy to see this change. Only by truly understanding this great Chu could he know how to govern it.

However, since he has arrived at the border, he can go and see Xiao Rui. The two brothers and sisters can be taken care of when they are together.

Song Ming thought of this, wrote a letter to Song Ren, handed it to Hai Dajui and said: "Send it to Xiao Wu as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

Hai Dagui took the letter and left.

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In the border area, Song Ren received the letter on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Knowing that Xiaorui was in Fengtian County, Song Ren rushed there immediately. However, heavy snow blocked the road, so he spent a lot of effort until dusk. Arrive at Fengtian County.

Song Ren came to a house based on the address given by his father. Before he knocked on the door, he heard his sister's crisp voice.

"Lu Beiyou, don't run!"

"You'd be a fool if you don't run. Come on, catch up with me and I'll give it to you!"

"stop!"

Song Ren raised his eyebrows slightly. He gave up the idea of ​​knocking on the door and pushed the door open instead.

Song Rui, who was playing under the eaves, heard the knock on the door and turned to look over. The moment she saw Song Ren, she was surprised, happy, and a little guilty.

Lu Beiyou looked at the person walking in and raised his eyebrows involuntarily. Who is this person?

"Fifth brother!" Song Rui walked towards Song Ren with a happy face.

Lu Beiyou's frown instantly relaxed, it turned out to be his brother! Then he became a little nervous again.

"The ground is slippery, be careful not to fall."

Song Ren looked at his sister gently and reminded.

Song Rui walked up to him quickly: "Fifth brother, how did you know I'm here?"

Then he saw that one of his trouser legs was wet and hurriedly said: "Fifth brother, follow me into the house quickly."

Song Ren nodded, and just as his sister took two steps, the muscular young man walked over.

"Five brothers!"

Song Rui glanced at Lu Beiyou and blushed a little, but she still held his hand generously and introduced to Song Ren: "Fifth brother, his name is Lu Beiyou."

Song Ren's eyes lingered on the two people's clasped hands for a few breaths, and he looked at Lu Beiyou gently and nodded.

"Come in together!"

Lu Beiyou did not go in. He looked at Song Rui and said, "You talk to Fifth Brother first. I'll bring a jar of good wine over and have a nice drink with Fifth Brother later."

"it is good!"

The two walked into the main hall. Song Rui poured a glass of ginger water and handed it to Song Ren and said, "Fifth brother, please change your clothes first! Don't catch the cold."

Song Ren said "Hmm", drank the ginger water, and was led to the west room by a maid.

Seeing Song Ren leave, Song Rui couldn't help but tugged at the handkerchief in her hand. She might not be able to hide the matter between her and Lu Beiyou. She was sure of convincing her mother and concubine, but she didn't know whether her father would assign her to him. A member of the caravan.

Song Ren changed his clothes and came in. He looked at his sister who was lost in his own thoughts and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Song Rui came back to her senses instantly.

"I didn't think anything of it. When did Fifth Brother come to the border?"

"I came here at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. I received a letter from my father today. I just realized that you are here. My father misses you very much!"

"I was unfilial and made him worry."

"I thought you were going to visit the south. How did you end up here?"

"It's a coincidence!"

Song Rui told Song Ren carefully.

Seeing his sister slowly relaxing, Song Ren asked, "Have you told your father and Concubine Xian about the matter between you and Mr. Lu?"

Song Rui lowered her head and tugged at the handkerchief in her hand uneasily.

"not yet!"

Hearing this, Song Ren knew that Lu Beiyou's status must be somewhat low, otherwise she would have told her father and the Concubine Xian.

"Does he know your identity?"

Song Rui shook her head gently.

"I haven't told him yet."

After hearing this, Song Ren stopped asking any more questions and gently changed the subject.