[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

In fact, everyone knows how many tricks there are in the palace, but the involvement is so wide that even the frugal Zhu Youtang would not dare to touch it, let alone Zhu Houzhao.The purchase price of an egg in the imperial dining room can be two renminbi, but in the world, an egg can be up to four renminbi, which shows that it is a waste of money.But Zhu Houzhao was already very satisfied. Compared with Emperor Guangxu's eight-and-a-half eggs, this price is already much more reliable.

The things around him are of great importance. Although Zhu Houzhao will not expose these things to the public, it does not mean that Zhu Houzhao wants his two younger siblings to be like the Gaoliang hakamas of this era, who only know how to enjoy themselves without knowing the price. Some basic things should be understood.

The old man who sold the vegetables had black and wrinkled skin that looked like dead tree bark, and the vegetables in the basket were not very fresh, presumably they were leftovers from the morning.There are few types left, only eggplant, cucumber, and lentils. There are also some leftover leaves of leeks in the other basket. You must have bought leeks before.

Seeing a few well-dressed children approaching, the old man thought it was a young man who was taking his younger siblings on a trip, and he probably wouldn't buy his own things, so he didn't say hello, just squatted there and watched silently.Unexpectedly, they came over, and the one who seemed the longest picked up an eggplant and asked how to sell it.

This child looks like a golden boy, the fly in the ointment is a few pockmarks on the smooth cheeks, the old man is a blessed man with some knowledge, and he survived the smallpox. "It's not that the eggplant is not fresh, it's just that the sun is getting brighter. It costs five cents a catty."

Zhu Houzhao also said that it was almost the same. These days, a catty of eggplant has disappeared, and the price is about the same even if it is not fresh. "Grandpa, how much is this eggplant this summer?"

The old man thought that Zhu Houzhao was too expensive, so he hurriedly said: "If the young master wants it, he can buy it for four renminbi. This summer, the eggplants cost three renminbi a catty, but these days these things have disappeared. These are the last few. This is more expensive. If you want to buy it, young master, you might as well buy more, I won’t be here tomorrow.”

The eggplants I planted by myself, the elder brother remembers that they are [-] cents a piece of silver. Although the two children are young and ignorant, they also recalled it at this time.Wormwood picked up a cucumber and asked, "How do you sell this?"

The old man in the countryside, where has he seen such a cute and cute little girl? Hearing her question, she replied: "This cucumber is only a few days old, so it is more expensive than ten cents a catty."

Although the cucumber in my hand is a bit old, it is still very bright, so it should be fine.It's a pity that cucumbers are the most expensive on the menu in the palace, one or two silver per catty.This is why Du Ruo widely sells cucumber seeds in the market, otherwise this cucumber is a precious item, and there was a story about a cucumber worth 100 taels of silver back then.

Ai Cao was depressed at this time, she thought Zhu Houzhao was coaxing her to play with Zhu Houwei in the palace.Zhu Houwei also sadly ignored Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao asked Liu Jin to pay to buy all the things, and the old man called out from behind, "Thank you, master and miss." He held a child with one hand and walked slowly.Ai Cao was in a low mood, and as she walked, she remembered the scene where Zhu Youzhan trained her earlier, tears welled up in her eyes and kept spinning.

Zhu Houzhao felt distressed when he saw it, sighed, and asked: "Have you all seen the prices of these things today?"

"Brother is lying." That's good, Zhu Houwei also started crying.In fact, it is understandable that Zhu Houwei and Ai Cao have worked so hard for several months. Whenever they have free time, they go to pull weeds in the vegetable field, lest there will be insects.After paying so much, the two children always thought that the money was earned by themselves, and there was so much difference between the two.They don't know anything yet, they just think Zhu Houzhao lied to them.

"You all think that elder brother lied to you?" Zhu Houzhao wiped away the tears from the faces of the two children, "What if I say that the prices of these dishes in the palace are like this?"

But the five-year-old Ai Cao didn't understand the twists and turns, and cried aggrievedly: "It's the elder brother who lied to me. I hate you." The older Zhu Houwei vaguely understood something, and was dumbfounded. stand there.

It was the first time to experience the suffering of the people, and Zhu Houzhao didn't want to have much effect, so it was just soft words to comfort wormwood.Zhu Houwei came out more than once, but he never came to buy things in person. At this time, he was shocked by such a reality, and he was only stunned for a moment, and then he came back to his senses.

"They have been greedy for so much money, why doesn't daddy care?" Zhu Houzhao heard this, and only thought Zhu Houwei was childish and cute.Liu Jin, Lu Liang and the others in the back could only smile wryly. They could only comfort themselves that the second prince was just young and ignorant, and that they were glad that they were not members of the respective divisions. Otherwise, one day this master would settle accounts...

"This is not just a question of being greedy for money. You will understand later." Zhu Houzhao patted Zhu Houwei's head and smiled.At this time, a peddler who was selling small pendants and small jade pieces saw a few very respectable children coming here, and thought he had found a trickster, so he hurriedly greeted there: "Miss is crying, young master, why don't you buy it?" The little jade rabbit with a piece of mutton fat jade coaxes the little lady."

Zhu Hou takes care of the items he sells, although the quality is not flattering, but the shape is still good. The little rabbits, little gourds, and little toads are cute and cute, and they should be liked by children. Why don’t you buy some wormwood for Zhu Houwei to play with? .

"Do you like it? My brother will buy you a little rabbit, okay?" Ai Cao looked back, she was really attracted by the cute little thing, and even forgot to cry.

Others took Zhu Houzhao as a fool, but they didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to be different from those young princes.In the end, Zhu Houzhao spent twenty guanbao notes to buy several jade pieces with excellent carvings, and the remaining boss praised Zhu Houzhao's eloquence with a mournful face, and he was at a loss today.

The two little ones held their favorite things contentedly, hid behind Zhu Houzhao, pursed their lips and laughed, and forgot about the previous things to Java.

The primary goal has been achieved, and Zhu Houzhao didn't think about showing all the things to the two young children in one day, so he took the two children to stroll several streets, buying all kinds of puppets and other gadgets After a lot of talking, the last few people found a restaurant and ate some folk dishes before going back to the palace.

In the evening, Zhu Youtang asked Zhu Houzhao what he took them to do today, and Zhu Houzhao told the truth one by one.Hearing that there are many things that can be bought with a few pennies, he also sighed: "It's good if they know, they can also be diligent and thrifty in the future, and don't have to be deceived by servants."

Just knowing these things, Zhu Houwei and Ai Cao came to their senses after thinking about it slowly, and Mrs. Zhang told them many folk stories.The two of them changed their habit of being picky about what they eat and what they wear, and became economical. They refused to waste a little rice and a piece of clothing.

Of course, everyone is happy to see such a change.

Liu Dong's grandmother, Mrs. Bai, went away on October [-]th. Liu Dong naturally had to go home to pay tribute to her, and she had to keep a filial piety after the funeral. I'm afraid she couldn't be a companion.On the [-]th, Zhu Houzhao sent someone to pack up Liu Dong's things, wrote a letter to comfort Liu Dong, and told her that the green mountains will not change and the green waters will always flow, so that he should not worry about it and keep his filial piety at home. There is a time to see you again.

On the [-]th, Zhu Houzhao sent Gao Feng to Liu's Mansion, where he casually placed a stick of incense on Zhu Houzhao's behalf as a memorial service.After all, the deceased old lady was the concubine of old lady Liu, so she couldn't afford Zhu Houzhao's personal sacrifice.

When he came back, Gao Feng said that Liu Dong was in good spirits, but he was getting thinner and weaker, and brought back Liu Dong's pen holder with carved peaches, and asked if he had anything else to say, Gao Feng said that there was nothing else to say, only this one thing.Zhu Houzhao couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Could it be that he wished himself a long and healthy life?After thinking about it, I still don't understand, but where it is placed, that's all.

Du Ruo saw it, and took it out for a closer look. There was half a peach growing on the tree. Isn't this just a peach?It's just that Zhu Houzhao didn't know that Liu Dong had such thoughts, so he only regarded him as a flat peach.

It was said that Liu Dong was not in the right mind, and Du Ruo's face darkened instantly. He really wanted to smash this thing, but he was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would be suspicious.Anyway, Liu Dong has to keep a filial piety for his grandmother for a year. I heard that the old Zhang family is no longer useful. If he dies, it will take some time. Concerned, he gritted his teeth and put the things back in place.

In November, Zhu Hui returned to the court after a great victory. Zhu Houzhao went to the suburbs of Beijing to welcome the army in person, and Zhu Youtang waited at the Meridian Gate.The whole court celebrates, this is the first big victory of Ming Dynasty against Tatar in decades.

Zhu Houzhao managed to smile at Zhu Hui throughout the whole scene, and was so happy that Zhu Hui flew up to the clouds.Even the prince who has always disliked him treats him like this, which shows that he has made a great contribution, so he adds another ten points to his original complacency.

It turns out that the son who is not used to Zhu Hui has treated Zhu Hui with extra courtesy these two days. Zhu Youtang gave banquets and rewards, and he seemed to have swallowed several flies in his throat. Zhu Hui, who has made great achievements in the world, was thrown out.

Zhu Hou took care of his father for a few days, his face was pale and his spirit was not very good, he thought it was his old disease, but how could he know that it was because Zhu Youtang hated Zhu Hui.

The Beijing camp was reorganized and the Tatars were defeated. This year has also been enjoyable, and the celebrations in the entire capital are a bit more lively than in previous years.Even those military officers who were bleeding heavily because of the reorganization of the Beijing camp, also cheered up because of this big victory.

A few years ago, Zhu Youtang and Zhu Houzhao were busy summarizing the affairs of the year with various ministries, determining the budgets of the various ministries for the next year, rewarding those who are meritorious, finding out the reasons for those who are deficient, and not publishing the list for those who are wrong. The lively work is gone.

Zhu Houzhao is busy with political affairs, and Du Ruo is also busy, but he is so busy with various properties under his name.He was busy with the business of the property store under his name and receiving Xing Wu and his party who came back from Hangzhou.

The author has something to say: Sure enough, I was complained about the character description again, the scumbag author will work hard, please don't abandon me (???з??)