Every Red Mansion dungeon must play the ending of Long Aotian

After the secret package was sent away together with a thick stack of oil paintings and letters to Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu, Xing Xiuyan carried on her life step by step as usual.As she said, many merchants came to Zhuangzi not long after. Although merchants like Yanba couldn't get their hands on it, the salted fish meat with white salt grains was also a hot commodity.These merchants bought salted fish meat from the farmer like ants moving, and Xing Xiuyan recovered a lot of money from the farmer.

Xing Xiuyan immediately took out [-]% of it to buy land, because it is on the west side of the existing Zhuangzi, so it is called Xizhuang.

With the new Zhuangzi land, Xing Xiuyan began to hire people to build Xizhuang again.The first thing is to hire someone to repair the house, repair the warehouse, build cages, and prepare to grow alfalfa in the house, raise chickens, ducks, geese, and piglets.There is no way, there is a plague of locusts outside, and there is absolutely nothing to grow alfalfa under the sky.The second thing is to hire local children to raise earthworms and collect earthworm soil.

The Xing family already had rules for these things, and Chen Li was used to doing these things as the third housekeeper of the Lin family, so he didn't need Xing Xiuyan to bother.

But all the signs that followed made her worried.

There are more and more grasshoppers in the garden.Originally, alfalfa seeds were sown in the courtyard, but the weather warmed up a little, and the alfalfa sprouted. The tender leaves are lovely to look at. Occasionally, a grasshopper or two will jump on them, which is also interesting.

But these grasshoppers are not one or two, but at least one or twenty grasshoppers.This is not wonderful.

This is not a good sign.

Xing Xiuyan already knew that this year's locust plague had already begun.

You know, this is Langya County, Linhai, located in the southeast of Shandong.If this is the case here, let alone outside.

She can only arrange as much as possible to ensure the production of Zhuangzi, and try to stabilize people's hearts and settle the population as much as possible.

I thought that with salted fish meat and money and food, Langya County could at least calm down, at least better than Jimo County in the east and Gaomi County in the west, but who would have thought that Xing Xiuyan was sitting in the house this day, but Hearing loud noises outside.

At the beginning, Xing Xiuyan didn't pay attention, but the noise became louder and louder, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help but dropped his pen, stood up, frowned and said, "What's going on outside?"

Now is the year of famine, anything can happen, Xing Xiuyan has to be careful.

Seeing this, Mammy Cui sent a second-class girl out to inquire.

Yam was fine when it went out, but when it came back, it stumbled. When it entered the yard, it couldn't wait to stand still, and shouted:

"Girl! Girl! Not good! Not good!"

Zhuan'er was furious: "What bastard words! How have you been taught in the past! Have you forgotten it?"

Xing Xiuyan reached out to stop Zhuan'er, and said in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Shan Yao didn't care too much, and said loudly: "Yes, the county is going to sacrifice to the locust god! I chose the children of Zhuangzi."

"Bastard!"

Xing Xiu stood up abruptly.

Mother Cui hurriedly said: "Girl, this kind of stereotypes and bad habits have existed since ancient times, not to mention the turmoil outside! Girl, go with them. Don't get yourself into trouble!"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Grandma, you are doing it for me, how could I not know? But this year's locust plague has only just come to an end! If I hide now, they will say that I am the most suitable for worshiping the locust god in the future, what should I do? There are only zero or countless times of this kind of thing." Turning around, he ordered: "Tell the steward, let him save the child. In addition, encourage the people to hunt and kill locusts. Zhuangzi pays money, ten catties of locusts for a penny to collect locusts. Convert it into food! Let Chen Li figure it out!"

"Yes."

Shan Yao, Tian Qi, and Wasabi hurriedly split up.

Zhuan'er hurriedly whispered: "Girl, should we make preparations earlier?"

"what to prepare?"

"Of course, leave..."

Zhuan'er said the last two words very lightly.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Leave? Where can we go? Believe it or not, we just left Zhuangzi here, and we got news from outside? What's more, the superiors are also watching us."

After speaking, Xing Xiuyan sat down again.

After half an hour, Chen Li came back and brought a boy who looked about five years old, thin, with big timid eyes and a confused face.

Through the curtain, Chen Li said: "Returning to the second girl, Langya has always believed in ghosts and gods, and there are many gods and witches. Ten catties a penny can't command them. The villain can only raise the price to seven catties a penny, and he also used the sweet potatoes in stock. "

Needless to say the thrills here.If he hadn't used childcare to let farmers and tenants clearly see that locusts can be exchanged for money and food, I'm afraid they would not disperse in those days.

Xing Xiuyan nodded, and said, "It's fine if they can catch locusts by hand. You should keep an eye on them. Besides," Xing Xiuyan said to the girl, "Get some cotton clothes and bamboo hats for me. I want to catch locusts too."

Chen Li exclaimed: "Girl! No way~!"

"Ok?"

Chen Lidao: "Miss is merciful, and the villain knows it. But now that the outside world is watching, how can the girl be in danger? If the master finds out, he will definitely punish the villain, and please think twice!"

Before Chen Li left, he got Lin Ruhai's instruction that Xing Xiuyan's safety should be the top priority in everything.Xing Xiuyan's willingness to take the lead in hunting down locusts is very valuable, but Chen Li would never want to see Xing Xiuyan in danger.

He'd rather be busy himself.

Xing Xiuyan thought for a while and said, "Forget it. This is the child I saved this time? How old is it?"

"Yes, girl, he's eight years old."

"Where are his parents?"

"His father took the money, but his mother didn't dare to disobey her husband and just kept crying. Therefore, the villain said, this child is a member of the Zhuangzi when he works on the Zhuangzi, and our Zhuangzi paid the money and food and signed the contract. How can the money in our Zhuangzi be bought by one person and two families. It’s just that it’s stopped.”

Xing Xiuyan said: "Since that's the case, this child should trouble Uncle Chen."

"Yes."

Seeing that Xing Xiuyan had no other orders, Chen Li took the child and retreated.

This kind of child who has both parents but is still dull is the most troublesome.If it wasn't for the fact that the Lin family and the Xing family were powerful and the royal family stood behind them, Chen Li wouldn't have dared to keep this child.

As for now... the eight-year-old child, even if he looks thinner, is still a big child.If you teach for a few years, you can also work as an errand.

This incident gave Xing Xiuyan a sense of urgency.

The money and food on the Zhuangzi rushed out and were replaced by bags of locusts.Xing Xiuyan personally took the girls with a broom to dry, chop and grind the collected locusts into powder.Xing Xiu took pleasure in bitterness, and baked pancakes with locust powder mixed with thin mung bean noodles. Because salt and green onion were added, the taste was not bad.It's a pity that those girls dare not eat it, but she is the only one, but even at her growing age, she can't eat much.

Most of the locusts are sent to Xizhuang after a little processing, where they are used to feed poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, and piglets.

On the other side, Zhang Xiaoda, magistrate of Langya County, also got the news and was really shocked.

He was very afraid that something would happen to Xing Xiuyan.Not to mention that Xing Xiuyan is someone the emperor has to use, what will happen to the emperor if something happens to her, even Xing Zhong's anger is not something he can resist.

Zhang Xiaoda quickly took the time to visit Zhuangzi.

No, he just sat down in the main hall when he saw Gao Baobao coming in from the outside with a red face, and when he entered the room, he said loudly:

"Niece Xian, the announcer is here, bring your body tea quickly!"

Xing Xiuyan was very surprised: "Uncle Gao, why am I so happy?"

Gao Baobao said: "Long live Lin Ruhai, Minister of Lin, was made the Duke of Gaomi County, and his father, Xing Buzheng, was made the Duke of Jimo County. The first three generations descended. At this moment, the angel has arrived in Jinan. When I got the news, I came to Langya to congratulate my niece. Woolen cloth."

Xing Xiuyan said: "Sure enough, it's a happy event! The niece should thank her uncle very much. I just don't know if Wansui has any new arrangements for Laizhou?"

A glimmer of appreciation flashed in Gao Baobao's eyes.

He said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that Shengpingdu Prefecture and Jiaozhou are Zhili Prefectures, and Laizhou Prefecture is reduced to Laizhou."

Gao Baobao said it lightly, but Xing Xiuyan was terrified when he heard it.

In the previous dynasty, Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture were collectively called Denglai Qingdao. Of course, Laizhou Prefecture in the previous dynasty underwent several changes, and this change was related to whether Jiaozhou was established.When Jiaozhou Prefecture was established, this area was called Denglai Qingjiao Road. When it was not established, it was called Denglai Qingdao. In fact, it was only a change in name, but the area represented remained the same.The Guochao followed the previous dynasty, because there was no Jiaozhou Prefecture before, so there were only three prefectures in Denglaiqingdao, and Jiaozhou and Pingdu Prefecture were under the jurisdiction of Laizhou Prefecture.

But now, upgrading Pingdu Prefecture and Jiaozhou to Zhili Prefecture is tantamount to digging out these two state capitals from the territory of Denglai Qingdao area, and placing them directly under the name of the central government and under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

It looks ordinary, but it is actually unusual.

Xing Xiuyan immediately realized that if she was being watched all the time for what she did in Langya County, more than one person was watching the salt on her farm, and someone even reached out.In order to deal with the calculations, the emperor promoted Pingdu and Jiaozhou to Zhili.

In other words, from now on, Langya County, together with Jimo County and Gaomi County, belongs to Jiaozhou Prefecture and is under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Indeed much cheaper.

Thinking like this, but there is nothing on his face:

"That's how it is. It would be better if the new Jiaozhou magistrate could take office sooner. It's so chaotic outside, and the money and rations for this month are two days late. My niece is really thinking about it. I just want a good official who can do things to preside over the overall situation."

Gao Baobao said: "Don't worry, my niece. The new magistrate of Jiaozhou is an acquaintance of you and me, that is Lord Min Wan Chongmin. Lord Bai Xubai has also been promoted to the county magistrate of Jimo."

Jimo County is a medium-sized county, and Bai Xu's appointment as the magistrate of Jimo County, the sixth rank, is a promotion.

When Xing Xiuyan heard about it, she was overjoyed: "It really is the emperor's grace!"

She hurriedly asked the butler to prepare a banquet, and she wanted to entertain Gao Baobao and Zhang County Magistrate.

The author has something to say: Because there is food in Langya County now, and the people can eat half full and have money left over, that's why the matter ended so simply.

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