Then there is no more

When Johnson's father-in-law and mother-in-law came, old Youtou was sitting on the threshold and sighing.The father-in-law said with some dissatisfaction: "What is this for? My daughter gave birth to the old You's family and is a great hero. Why is the child's grandfather still looking unhappy?" He was afraid that his daughter would suffer in the You's family.

The mother-in-law looked around, but she didn't see Johnson, and she immediately felt that the You family had not acted thoughtfully.

After being reminded by his youngest son, the old Youtou suddenly realized that the peaches that the Holy Majesty could eat recently were not the ones he picked out day and night a few days ago?Of course, even so, this Taozi went to the Holy Master for a while, and was touched by the Holy Master's dragon spirit, and the old Youtou was still very excited.

It's just that there seems to be something wrong with this peach...

Old Youtou sighed again.

When the in-laws saw this, they thought that Old Youtou was trying to show them face, and they almost got angry.

At this moment, Qiang Sheng hurried in from the outside with something in his arms. He didn't care to say hello to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. A steelyard comes back, which is a small scale specially used to measure medicinal materials, with high accuracy.

How much can a grain of rice weigh?This small scale can even weigh the weight of a grain of rice.After all, medicinal materials are used to treat diseases, and the requirements for accuracy must be very high.Moreover, things like ginseng and deer antler are worth a thousand dollars. If the scale is not accurate, the buyer or seller will lose money?

Old Youtou quickly took the scale and ran to the altar.Because he was running so fast, he staggered when he crossed the threshold.

When the in-laws saw that the You family didn't seem to be welcoming guests, they originally wanted to control their temper, but seeing the old You's appearance of encountering a major event, they calmed down and stopped talking.Johnson hurriedly led his father-in-law and mother-in-law to his wife's side, and asked them to take a good look at their newborn grandson.

Old Youtou took a peach from the plate of peaches that Bian Jingyu gave him and put it on the small scale.

Sure enough, the weight was wrong.

Bian Jingyu gave them a total of six peaches, but the weight of these six peaches was all wrong.Among them was a peach that was two grains heavier than the standard on their Huangzhuang.Although the naked eye can never see the difference between two grains of rice, but the heavier is the heavier!When peaches are transported from Huangzhuang to the palace, there will definitely be some changes, such as water evaporation and lighter weight.But it is easy to become lighter, so what is the reason for it to become heavier?

Looking at the texture of the peaches, these peaches are green with pink. The so-called texture refers to the pink color on the peaches.Among them was a peach, the pink color looked like a small semicircle with an inconspicuous gap.Peaches like this should actually be eliminated.

Why did old Youtou know so clearly?Because the peaches sent to the Holy Majesty were chosen by him and Johnson himself.

Every squeeze in the emperor's basic necessities of life is full of oil and water.Regardless of the insignificant status of small officials like Old Youtou, there are actually huge networks of interests here.However, Old Youtou was not good at making money and was very upright, so he was pushed out without a doubt.If he hadn't been handling the corn before and even the emperor knew about him, he would not only have been excluded, but he might have been thrown into prison for making a mistake.

Old Youtou was marginalized in Huangzhuang, and he was allowed to do any dirty and tiring work.

Picking peaches is a tiring job.

The peaches in Huangzhuang are carefully cared for, and each peach tree can grow about two hundred catties of peaches. There are hundreds of peach trees in Hot Spring Village, forming a beautiful peach forest.Therefore, although the peaches were born early, the yield is actually not low.But there was only one basket of peaches presented to the emperor. In the words of the head of the hot spring village, it was: "This is the first batch of peaches this year. Let the emperor have a taste."

A low-level official like this is actually the most capable of stealing and cheating.Picking a basket of peaches infrequently, it seems that these peaches are carefully cultivated by them, so that they can show their skills and win rewards.Besides, if there were more peaches, wouldn't everyone have them?Only when there are few peaches and all of them are given to the emperor, can the emperor be unique.Anyway, it is impossible for the emperor to know the actual production of peaches.Even if the emperor finds out, it's okay, and it's a respect to the sage to dedicate the best to the sage!This basket is the best they have picked out.

The actual production of peaches is large, but few are presented to the imperial court, so it can be done vigorously!

Not only are ugly peaches not to be rejected, but a series of standards have also been formulated. For example, weight, a little heavier is not acceptable, and a little lighter is not acceptable. Get the most beautiful ones.Therefore, picking peaches is actually quite tiring.Such tiring and unrewarding work was naturally assigned to Old Youtou, even though he was not originally from the hot spring village.

Old Youtou was very honest, he followed whatever standard he said, he was diligent and never made a mistake.If someone else were to do it, they might finish the job with one eye closed. Could the emperor really see the difference in the weight of a grain of rice?

This must not be possible.

Not to mention the emperor, it is the steward who is only one level above him, the head of the hot spring village, the guards who escorted Taozi all the way into the palace, the eunuchs and maids who served the emperor... Can they... Notice the difference in the weight of a grain of rice?Of course it's impossible.Therefore, the kind of thing that "brings the mediocre things to the imperial court, but keeps the best" often happens secretly in each Huangzhuang.

Only the old Youtou worked carefully, and he dared to swear to the ancestral tablet that absolutely every peach he picked met the strict standard.

That being the case, what happened to the substandard royal peach that Bian Jingyu gave him?

Thinking about it better, maybe this batch of imperial peaches is not the one that Lao Youtou picked, maybe they came in from other places?The emperor has more than one hot spring village!However, it is also possible that this batch of peaches has been transferred.If it was the latter case, someone tampered with the emperor's food... Oh my god, can the person in charge still live?The old Youtou was terrified, trembling and put the small scale aside.

Don't blame Old Youtou for being so overwhelmed, he is just the most ordinary and honest little person.

Countless cold sweats broke out on the back of the old Youtou in an instant.He also felt a chill on his neck, as if the big knife had already cut his neck.

If you keep this a secret...

Such an idea suddenly popped up in Old Youtou's heart.Yes!This peach has been bestowed by the emperor to Mr. Bian, the emperor must not have noticed anything wrong, as long as he does not tell the old man, this matter can be hidden quietly, and the lives of his family can be saved .

Pity his newborn grandson...

How could Old You be willing to let his family die!

However, another thought suddenly popped up in Old Youtou's heart.If someone really changed Yutao, what is the purpose of this person?He thought about the drama he had read during the Chinese New Year. A bad person wanted to murder a good person, so he changed the pastry for the good person. He wanted to poison the good person to death. As a result, the good person had a good life, and the pastry was eaten by a greedy cat. ... In case there is something wrong with this peach, Mr. Bian still has a big basket of peaches!

Old You was so anxious that he and his family were killed on one side, and Lord Bian and Lord Shen on the other.

April and May in the capital are normally rainy seasons, but for some reason, it suddenly started raining this afternoon.Bian Jingyu and Shen Yi had no choice but to cancel their plan to go out and stay at home to read and write.The Holy One bestowed a lot of peaches, and Bian Jingyu asked someone to put a plate at hand.He doesn't like peaches, but it's okay to smell them.Many of the fruit plates placed on the tables of wealthy families are actually for smelling.

Bian Jingyu was stunned for a moment when he heard that the old Youtou had come.They just sent old Youtou off in the morning, why is he here again at this time?

Bian Jingyu hurriedly asked someone to invite him in.

Old Youtou's body was already drenched, and he probably came here in the rain.

Bian Jingyu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "What made you come here in such a hurry! Why don't you change your clothes first, and I'll ask someone to bring you a set of clean clothes to change. Where's Johnson & Johnson? Didn’t you see Johnson?” Old You had brought his son with him before, but this time he didn’t.

Hearing Bian Jingyu's slightly concerned words, old Youtou's eyes welled up with tears.

The old man thought to himself, if the two adults were not kind, how could their family change their families?He has lived to this age, he has suffered the hardships of the first half of his life, and enjoyed the blessings of the second half of his life. If he dies, he will die. He only hopes that the two adults can save the lives of his family... Thinking about it this way, He said tremblingly: "My lord, the matter is very important, I, I..." Only when he opened his mouth did he realize that his tongue was dead.

Bian Jingyu and Shen Yi looked at each other, they didn't take old Youtou seriously, and hurriedly cleared the scene.

Old Youtou finally finished the story.Both Bian Jingyu and Shen Yi's eyes fell on the plate of peaches.The peaches were indeed brought up from the hot spring village, and they should have been the basket that old Youtou had chosen.In other words, the tribute to the emperor was indeed transferred!

Old Youtou also noticed the plate of peaches, and boldly looked at all the peaches, pointed to one of them and said, "Look, my lord, this pink color is not symmetrical. When I pick peaches, I don't want peaches like this." .” Actually, that asymmetry is not very obvious.Bian Jingyu took a special look at the peach to notice what old Youtou said.Therefore, without old Youtou, no one would be able to find out what was wrong with Taozi.

If it was someone else, even if they believed what Old Youtou said, they should be suspicious.Because the exchange of tribute is no small matter.

However, Bian Jingyu knew that Old Youtou was definitely not the kind of person who would just talk about it.

"The emperor pays attention to health maintenance, and there is one dietary taboo. The emperor will not eat anything that is not produced in the current season." Bian Jingyu said.

There is a saying in Chinese medicine that people should eat seasonal and local food, which is the best way to maintain their health.As Shengshang got older, he paid more and more attention to self-cultivation.Normal peaches will take another two or three months to ripen. Even if the Holy One wants to eat peaches, he will wait until then.If the basket of peaches brought up from the hot spring village was followed by the Holy Majesty's previous practice, most of the basket would be given to the prince, and the rest would be shared by the concubines.

"This time is really a coincidence. A few days ago, the emperor just reprimanded the prince again. And I saw a plate of peaches on the emperor's desk, and I said that the peaches smell really good. So, the emperor generously Give me a basket of peaches." Bian Jingyu said again.

The peach that was replaced was originally aimed at the prince?

Bian Jingyu also suspected that the peach had been poisoned.He asked someone to help Old You down to rest, and then asked someone to catch a live chicken.Tao Zi chopped up the chicken he was feeding, and the chicken was not dead, it was still alive and kicking.Another experiment was done with ducks and pigs, none of them died.

"Maybe Taozi was replaced for other reasons." Shen Yi said, "But if it was poisoned by someone, it would definitely not be an acute poison."

Therefore, chickens and ducks are fine for the time being, but it does not mean that peaches are fine.