[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

The Yan family has made great achievements, and it is very likely that they will be rewarded by the court this year, and may even be awarded an official title!

This news, together with the early warning of the locust plague, quickly detonated the entire Jia family, and even the craftsmen who were in charge of building the palace behind heard about it.Because of the early warning of the locust plague, people on the construction site were in panic.

There is no way, the natal families of the ladies in Beijing are building the family-saving villas, because they have to rush the construction period, so they hire many people, so they can find a job to do.But, are these royal palaces all over?Where do they go for work?

If this year is still a year of famine and a year of locust plagues, where will they find another job away from the construction of the palace?What else do you use to support your family?That's really not the last meal.

Thinking about it this way, some of the people below will naturally start procrastinating.There was also the clever one, a few people pooled a little money, and invited the stewards, servants, and long-term followers of Jia's family to drink.

The big butlers above, at the level of Lin Zhixiao and Wang Shanbao, cannot be invited, but the middle-level ones, as long as they are sincere, may still be invited.

Among them was a man named Wang Laizi, who brought the gift to Qin Xian.

This Qin Xian is Siqi's uncle, and he has been ordered by his niece long ago.Therefore, when others came to ask him for the first time, they still took Joe. When the other party came for the third time, after a few glasses of wine, Qin Xian began to run the train with his mouth full: "Brother Wang, you really asked the right person! You Do you know what my niece does? She was chosen by the mother to serve Miss Lin. She has been with Miss Lin for five or six years now! Things, other people don’t know, my niece must know. However, you also know that there are Shangshi Dianshi who came out of the palace and the servants of the young prison by your side. These people are in charge of everything around your mother. The maids and women in the house are all like sawed gourds now, even if the old lady asks questions, they will not open their mouths. Only I know more or less."

He was so happy that the people next to him kept adding wine to him: "It seems that we are blessed by our ancestors, please ask the right person. Old brother, you can break it down for us anyway, so that we can learn more."

A bunch of people came up to persuade them, Qin Xian took a sip of wine triumphantly, and then said: "You probably don't know, our master, in the palace under the tutelage of the princes who taught the old Prince Yizhong and the Supreme Emperor. A great Confucianist, so he has learned a lot of methods of governing the country and the world. If it weren't for the old Prince Yizhong's bad things, our master would have to go to the pavilion to pay homage to the prime minister. I am afraid that this mansion will have a higher level. Time is fate! Fuye, blessing! Our master learned so many skills in the palace, but he was also involved in the matter of the old Prince Yizhong, so he had to stay at home to avoid disaster, and even his own son, our Lian Even the second master can't get close, as long as he can teach our mother what he learned back then. It's also a good time for our mother to catch up. Today's Wansui is a meritocracy, and our mother has seized the opportunity of sweet potato again. With today!"

Qin Xian staggered and said: "The methods our master learned in the palace are not ordinary. After all, they were invited by the Supreme Emperor to teach the princes. Therefore, these methods must be rich! Powerful! At least this must be satisfied. You can only play with two conditions! Just like our master did, buying a large number of Zhuangzi in Gyeonggi, Yuzhou, and Qilu, where you have no money, no power, and no one in your hands, how can you play?"

"Yes yes yes! That's not the case! Only the family can do it!"

Qin Xiandao: "There is also the cousin girl of Wende Gong's family. You know, the four generations of the Lin family! Wende Gong's private property is as high as more than 300 million taels of silver! Even Miss Lin can only inherit 200% of it, so there are [-] million! In addition to the domestic servants brought up by the Lin family in several lifetimes, as well as Yu Yin of Duke Wen De, and Miss Lin's current status as the county monarch, this has become an arm of our empress!"

That Wang Laizi hurriedly said: "Mr. Lin County is so rich?!"

"Of course!" As he spoke, Qin Xianshen lowered his voice mysteriously, and said, "Having money is the next best thing. I heard that what our mother envies most is that the stewards of the Lin family are extremely capable! The same thing, when we In the mansion, there is nothing that cannot be done with 15 taels of silver, but the people of the Lin family can do it with only 10 taels, and it will not violate the laws of the country and will not harass the people! How are these people trained."

As he said that, Qin Xian shook his head again and again: "Our mother said that things like family tradition can only be polished by the family from generation to generation, and it is simply not enviable."

"What about the Yan family?"

Qin Xiandao: "The Yan family is in another picture. Do you know how much money the Yan family paid to get our mother's advice?"

Wang Laizi shook his head and said, "Old brother, how would I know."

Qin Xian also said: "I don't know either. However, in the past six months, they have honored our mother as much as this! In the past two years, they have obeyed the orders of this mansion, and this is how they are today! I heard Mrs. Lin say in private that in addition to the silver pressed on the glass, they also removed their deposits on wine and juice, and their filial piety to our mother. There is more than 50 taels of silver thrown on the sea!"

"My God! 50 taels!"

"Pile it up, that's a mountain, right?"

There was a lot of discussion around.

Qin Xian said: "You have to exchange these silver coins for food! Let's look again! This is what I said, our mother's method is the method of governing the country and the world! Ordinary people can't play it. If you don't have money, don't even think about playing this!"

Someone on the side said: "Then, doesn't that mean that this year's locust plague is nothing to worry about?"

Qin Xiandao: "Isn't it? Our mother has already arranged it, and there are tens of millions of catties of sweet potatoes in the south waiting to be transported to Beijing! There are also chickens scattered in hundreds of villages scattered in Gyeonggi-do, Yuzhou, and Qilu. Ducks and geese! There are more than 10,000 poultry raised in each village, and even as many as [-]+! Do you think this year’s locust plague is still worrying? Yes, this year’s rice and noodle harvest is over, but our mother please You eat chicken and duck!"

"it is good!"

Immediately the surroundings were on fire.

Some of the craftsmen were quite literate, and they had heard of Emperor Hui of Jin's joke about why not eat minced meat. Therefore, even if they saw that Qin Xian, the servants of Jia's family, had full confidence in Jia Yan, But their hearts are still uneasy.

Soon, these craftsmen gathered together and whispered: "Why not eat minced meat? The Jia family can really say that! They are not afraid of choking!"

Pan You'an happened to be squeezed among these craftsmen, and when he saw this, he said, "Brothers, I worshiped Mama Huang who was next to Aunt Yan as a godmother a few days ago. Do you know what Mama Huang said?"

The craftsman surnamed Lao asked, "What is the origin of this mother Huang?"

"So you old brothers don't know? She came from the palace..."

Pan talked about Mrs. Huang's matter in an embarrassing manner, and then said: "I heard that last time, just a few days after the persuasion ceremony, the time when Long Live came, Concubine Shu mentioned to Long Live that there might be trouble this year. About the locust plague. It is said that Concubine Shu was worried that this year’s disaster would be too severe, and she might not be able to handle it alone, so she released such words in order to let the businessmen in Beijing follow her and fight for the disaster. Prepare for disasters this year."

The craftsman surnamed Lao said: "This is not bad!"

Another craftsman surnamed Luo said: "So, this locust plague is close to ten?"

The craftsman Gong Xing was silent for a long time, and then he said: "Don't tell me, how many times have we seen rain and snow since we started work on the [-]th of the first month? There were only two times in total, and it fell for less than three quarters of an hour. Xue Zhuzi, how about the other time? It was a moderate rain, and I played in less than half an hour! Isn’t this a drought? What is it? Last year’s locust plague, this year saw a drought. If God doesn’t show mercy and another locust plague comes, then It's really forcing us... Alas!"

It is not for nothing that the craftsman surnamed Gong said so.

Last year, in order to survive, he traded his eldest daughter, a 13-year-old girl, for five buckets of millet, and then dragged his family to the capital.

If there is still a disaster this year, after the construction of the palace is over, he doesn't know where to find work!

Then Pan You'an said: "Listen to my godmother, it's because the bridges and roads in the capital are all bad, and the money in the national treasury has been borrowed again. Long live is useless, so I let you ladies repair it at home. The purpose of visiting relatives' villas and palaces is for those of us refugees to find work and earn a living! Long live, I don't care about my reputation, this is why the Concubine Shu came up with such a method. In fact, it is to let those big men in Beijing The merchants got the news and saw that Yan's family followed her to have a good future for their children and grandchildren. In this way, big merchants from all over the country will follow her. Only when there is something wrong with the court in the future, or where there is a disaster, can she Instruct those merchants in time to transport rice, flour, food, etc. to the disaster area in time. It can also appease the people in time, so that the people will not be displaced..."

When the craftsman surnamed Gong heard this, he said, "I said, Xiao Panzi, you must have read books, right?"

Pan You'an said: "Hey, so what if you have read the book? Fleeing famine, just like everyone else, begging for food!"

"A scholar like you still does the same work as us?"

"Brother don't make fun of me. Who am I? I just know a few words, and then I can read an account book. The capital is prosperous, and there are many capable people. It's really a good position. Where can we get people like us? What about it? Can't you just beg for food with the old brothers?"