An old lady's life

The first snow fell in the capital, and then the weather became more and more severe. When the snow fell heavily, the big families closed their doors, and only the small families were still busy running outside in order to make a living.

The imperial court does it every year to prevent snow disasters, but since last year, winter has become less difficult for the common people, because many people's houses are built with cement walls, and the effect of keeping out the cold is naturally better than that of wood or bamboo fences before. Much stronger.

Therefore, in mid-November, the papers presented from all over the country were all happy news. Emperor Changping was in a good mood, and he also participated in two plum appreciation banquets held in Beijing.

Those who went were lucky, and those who didn't felt sorry for each other, especially in 25 years, the year of spring. After the rural examination in September, people from all over the country went to Beijing one after another. This is the only chance to get in touch with the emperor in advance. Isn't it a pity to miss it?

Hongye is now liberated. During the three years of filial piety, she really worked hard to write questions for Jia Zheng's imperial examination. Guiyuan Bookstore is now famous, and even the houses in that area have become tight.

Looking at the heavy snow in the sky, Hongye suddenly remembered that Jia Zheng was still in charge of the Guiyuan Bookstore, but after he joined the Ministry of Industry, he was extremely busy, and he only took time to check on holidays. On the contrary, Mrs. Zhang fell in love with Guiyuan Bookstore, and went there to explain to the students every now and then, but he didn't set a time, but the students there had to be lucky to bump into him.

Since Jia pardoned Jia Zheng last time and asked his mother that difficult question, they have been reflecting on this question recently, and they have some insights in their hearts, but Hongye didn't intend to ask them, some things need to be pondered by themselves to be useful.

After dinner that day, Hongye brought up the management of Guiyuan Bookstore, "The second child is busy now and can't take care of the bookstore. From now on, Guiyuan Bookstore will be managed by Hu'er and Zhu'er."

As soon as the words fell, Jia She and the others were astonished, Hu'er and Zhu'er were both less than 20 years old.

Jia Lian immediately raised her hand to vote: "Grandmother, what about me? I can do many things!" Jia Lian was bitter about being rejected by his grandmother last time.

Hong Ye gave Jia Lian a funny look, and shook her head: "You can't, after you are eight years old, you will naturally have something to do, so don't compete with the two elder brothers this time."

She looked at Jia Hu and Jia Zhu, "Hu'er is the eldest brother, and the library is dominated by you, with Zhu'er as the assistant. Do you two have the confidence to manage the library well?"

As a child, I like to be affirmed by adults the most. The two nodded repeatedly, and Jia Hu even said: "I am willing to do it, and I will do it well."

Jia Zhu's eyes rolled: "Then if the bookstore earns money, can it be owned by me and my eldest brother?" Saving money from a private house is so tempting.

Hongye smiled and said, "Of course, but it's too cold now, and you will take over from next year. You must arrange your time reasonably and not delay your studies. Grandma just wants to train you. If it delays your studies, it will be putting the cart before the horse."

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu nodded repeatedly, they will definitely not occupy the time of reading.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng had no objection. Looking back on their own childhood, they were spoiled by their grandma (mother) and would be useless if they left home. They hoped that their son would become a talent.

During the last outing, Hongye said what she said to Jia Zheng and Wang Shi, that is, she walked through millions of lives in her sleep. When Jia Zheng was chatting with her elder brother, she naturally told Jia She. On the [-]nd, the two brothers got very drunk because of this. This time the wine tasted pretty good. Both of them just slept like dead pigs, and they didn't go crazy with alcohol.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang were a little worried that their son would not do well, and they didn't want to dampen their ambitions. After thinking about it, they would help them in private, as long as they didn't let the library get out of the basket, and whether they made money was secondary.

But it was obvious that Jia Hu and Jia Zhu were short-tempered. One day in late November, when the snow was not so heavy, the two little ones had a rest. After reporting back to their mother, they took a carriage and went to the library.

Jia Hu's health has recovered by 90.00%. Now he is taking medicine to strengthen his body, so apart from his cold hands and feet, he is not as afraid of winter as before. Besides, he also pays attention to keeping warm, and he will never be willful, yes After the two brothers came out and sent entourages, the mansion was quite at ease.

Behind the bookstore, the upper and lower floors of the bookstore are full of people. There are more people, and the room is much warmer. Before winter last year, the walls around the bookstore were repainted with cement paste. The ventilation is absolutely impenetrable, and the students brought their own hand stoves. With the encouragement of others, everyone can quickly enter the learning state.

After Jia Hu and Jia Zhu entered the bookstore, they acted separately. Naturally, they were only here to observe, not to interfere with the shopkeeper's work. In such a cold day, there were actually fewer people in the bookstore to buy books or pens and ink, and the shopkeeper was free. Most of the time, the brothers would ask questions separately, and Manager Tian didn't think too much about it, only thinking that the two young masters were interested, but he also shared a lot of management experience.

The two entered the back study building, walked lightly, and just looked at the people inside at the door. Someone saw it, but they thought it was two children, so they didn't take it seriously.

Jia Zhu covered her mouth and whispered in the elder brother's ear: "Brother, there are so many people!" Some of the men are working, some are arranging the bookcases, and some are registering the situation of borrowing, returning and copying books.

Jia Hu nodded, feeling a little agitated this time, Second Uncle's library really helped a lot of poor students, especially at the bookstore just now, some students couldn't make ends meet for a while, so they had to pay on credit, and shopkeeper Tian also asked Recorded them one by one, and said that these students were really not easy. All the students owed their debts and paid them back within a certain period of time. After all, students still have to take scientific examinations, and they value reputation most. Take your own future.

Of course, there are also those kind of rambunctious ones, which are more troublesome. Shopkeeper Tian can only bite the bullet and press the bills, but there are few such people. There are so many people coming and going in the library every day, no matter how rambunctious it is, it will have a bright future.

Going up to the second floor, the space on the second floor is the same as that on the first floor, but the bookcase occupies a larger area, taking up one-third of the space, and the seats are not full. The students are engrossed in reading, except for the boy who is arranging the bookcase Besides, no one noticed the arrival of the two children.

Jia Hu took her younger brother down from the second floor, then quietly left the first floor, and went back to the bookstore in front.

It gets dark early in winter, and Jia Hu and Jia Zhu returned home after spending an hour and a half in the bookstore. Although it was freezing and snowy outside, the two brothers were in a very hot mood.

"Brother, have you written down what shopkeeper Tian said?" The carriage has been improved. There is a space at the rear of the carriage for a stove in winter and an ice basin in summer. Heating or cooling air is passed into the carriage through the pipe opening. , the carriage will become warmer or cooler.

Jia Hu nodded. His memory has always been particularly good, which is the most enviable for those who want to take the imperial examination.

"Write it down, I don't understand it very well, but we will learn it slowly and we will figure it out."

Back in the mansion, the two went back to Jia Hu's study together, and the two little guys started to take notes, writing down all the points they remembered, and pondering slowly.

Hongye was relieved to see the two little guys discussing things in a decent manner, and they just took their free time to learn additional knowledge, and they did not delay their studies.

At the end of the year, Hongye listened to Jia She and Jia Zheng report on various matters in the government, and only then learned from Jia She that King Zhaojun and Shang Yong had not returned to Beijing.

Strange, didn't Ai Cao say that they returned to Beijing?

"Are you sure King Zhaojun and the others haven't returned to Beijing since they left Beijing in May? Could it be that they won't be able to spend the New Year in Beijing this year?" Hongye asked in surprise.

Where did they go?

Jia Amnesty shook his head: "Didn't go back to Beijing. The last time Zhou Chao and Boss Song returned to Beijing, when we reconciled the accounts, King Zhaojun didn't show up, but the entourage next to him showed up."

Hongye asked again: "Where is King Qin?"

"Prince Qinjun returned to Beijing after Mid-Autumn Festival." Jia She said, "He is a little later than uncle, and now the princes are all dealing with the matter of giving."

The princes have always been very enthusiastic about this kind of thing of winning people's hearts.

Hongye pondered for a while, and she didn't know where the emperor sent King Zhaojun and others, but she was sure that Emperor Changping would raise the issue of salt soon.

Jia Amnesty said enthusiastically, "Mother, there is news from the shipyard that around the end of February, the five ships we ordered will be ready."

"That's pretty good. Starting next year, Zhou Chao and the others won't have to go to Boss Song's boat. You need to negotiate with Boss Song and King Zhaojun about this." Get richer, and then drive the Lin family, and the affairs at sea will proceed slowly, and some specious news will be revealed, so that no matter whether it is the royal family or other aristocratic families, they should not doubt it.

Jia She nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I will save it."

It was Jia Zheng's turn, and his face was also a little bit happy. Their team had made some progress in researching glass, but now the weather is too cold, and the temperature in the boiler room can't go up, so more cases can only be waited for years. Come back to the experiment after the weather turns later.

Hong Ye smiled back, and it was worthwhile for her to beat the side drums every now and then, otherwise she would not get the monkey face Ma Yue if she wanted to use the full-length mirror?There is one in Lianhua Space, but it's a pity that it can't be used.

"Well done, I will give the craftsmen a holiday now, but you must take back your handwriting and keep it safe. You must also tell the craftsmen, this New Year's season, don't talk nonsense just because you drink too much, or let others get ahead of you. The hard work of these two years has been in vain. Also, Zhenger, you have to be more careful. Some betrayals in this world are due to insufficient interests. When the interests are sufficient, some people can kill their fathers and mothers, let alone mere inventions. .”

Jia Zheng nodded. Now he also knows his own personality flaws. He doesn't specifically tell himself to pay attention to the people and things around him. He can ignore everything, not to mention that his observation ability is not as good as that of his nephew and son.

The author has something to say: Good night everyone~