An old lady's life

Not long after the princes left, Emperor Changping issued a decree to go to the Baiyu Palace to escape the summer heat on July [-]st. It was about half a month of busy work. After Emperor Changping and his party left, the capital was vacant again.

Jia She didn't fight for a place to travel this year, so when the emperor left, he went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice every day and came back quickly. This season, various gardens in central Beijing are open for free, and Jia She accompanied his family to visit the gardens every day.

Hongye doesn't think so, even the best scenery has been admired, but she still benefits from her son's kindness.

On this day, Hongye and his group visited Qinghe Garden. As the name suggests, Qinghe Garden is famous for its lotus flowers. Qinghe Garden shines brilliantly in just these two months every year.

There are more dignitaries missing, but there are also many ordinary tourists.

However, after Hongye and his party walked for a certain distance, before they reached the lotus pond, they met Princess Gong and Princess Qin, so they had to come forward to pay respects.

Princess Gong looks high-spirited, obviously ten years older than Princess Qin, but she looks much more energetic than Princess Qin. Of course, Princess Qin's gentle temperament attracts attention.

Hongye thought about the situation of Prince Gong's Mansion and Prince Qin's Mansion. Those who have sons really live comfortably, but those who don't have sons look at the bastards in the backyard, and feel all kinds of troubles.

Concubine Gongjun has two biological sons and one daughter under her knees, and one son and three daughters from a concubine.Princess Qinjun has only one biological daughter under her knees, but the two side concubines gave birth to a son, and the other concubines also have children.

Far away, Hongye also heard Princess Gongjun and Princess Qinjun discussing, and they seemed to be lamenting the pregnant Princess Zhaojun.

Princess Zhaojun is now six months pregnant, so after King Zhaojun went to Beijing on business, she declined all kinds of invitations and closed the house to raise her baby in peace.But this year, because the princes were all away on business, and Emperor Changping was escaping the summer heat, none of the concubines of the county followed.

On this side, Jia She led everyone to go to the lotus pond. He walked a few steps quickly to discuss with the steward of Qinghe Garden about chartering a boat.The lotus pond in Qinghe Garden is very large. This is running water, which is connected to the Jinghe River. There are large lotus flowers, and the lotus flowers are also blooming all over the lotus pond. The boats shuttle under the lotus leaves, which is very interesting.

The children couldn't wait anymore, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian followed Jia She to join in the fun, Jia Hu hugged Sister Shan and followed behind grandmother and mother.

Because it was Jia She who accompanied his mother, wife and children, so Wang did not come with her, and she stayed at Rongfu.The Wang family is already secretly choosing a date, and when Jia Zhengxiu is on holiday, it is time for Jia Zheng to accompany them to play.

Hongye let out her consciousness, scanned the lotus pond, and found that there were indeed several small boats floating on the water, and the lotus flowers on the large lotus leaves were in full bloom.

When withdrawing her consciousness, Hongye couldn't help being surprised, and a few elders came by another road.

Mrs. Zhang made an appointment with a few friends to visit Qinghe Garden. He actually knew that his daughter and son-in-law were playing around with his mother-in-law during this time, so he came to try his luck.

How could his three sons have this kind of interest? Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but feel depressed. He also wanted to have such a filial son.

Jia Hu embraced sister Shan to admire the flowers, and suddenly saw his grandfather, he opened his mouth and exclaimed, "Grandpa?" Called softly: "Grandfather."

Mrs. Zhang stroked his beard, and said in surprise, "Hu'er, sister Shan?" He looked at the three friends beside him, and said with a smile, "This is my eldest grandson, and this little girl can also be considered a granddaughter."

Hearing the surprised voice of his son behind him, Ms. Zhang turned her head to have a look, and immediately couldn't help but stepped forward: "Father?" Then she bowed to the other three uncles.

The three old people smiled and were very kind, and they called Zhang Shi by his baby name, which made Zhang Shi very shy.

Hong Ye walked slowly over, and exchanged greetings with Mrs. Zhang and the others. Over there, Jia She had already rented a boat. Looking back, he saw his old father-in-law and several gray-haired old men standing with his mother. Jia Amnesty was startled, and hurried over to greet him.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father-in-law, and pays respects to the old men." Although he didn't know each other, the people his father-in-law knew must be of extraordinary identities.

An old man with a round face said with a smile: "This is the son-in-law Jaenhou that Lao Zhang always talks about?"

Another old man in a long gown also said with a smile: "He is indeed a young man with a good appearance and clear eyes."

Hongye suddenly laughed a little bit, commenting on her son in front of her mother, didn't they think about her feelings?She coughed and said with a faint smile: "Thank you Mr. Huo for your compliment, the dog has not done enough."

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly pulled a few grandsons to talk. The two old people who spoke immediately shut up, but the remaining one quickly changed the subject with a smile.

"Are you going to take a boat to enjoy the flowers in the middle of the lotus pond?" The old man was a little thin, and Mr. Zhang was also very thin. He was even thinner than Mr. Zhang. Everyone called him Tong Lao.

Jia Amnesty hurriedly said: "Yes, I wonder what arrangements the old men have?" The boat can accommodate so many people, but I don't know if the father-in-law has other arrangements.

Old Mrs. Zhang had two minds, and when he heard Jia She's words, he quickly said, "Then we don't want to charter a boat, how about we go with you?"

Jia She naturally obeyed, facing his father-in-law, Jia She instinctively put away his leisure, as if he was ready to fight at any time.

The steward of Qinghe Garden sent a man and a woman to row the boat. Mrs. Zhang held Miss Shan in her arms and watched the children playing in the water at the stern. Tea is prepared.

The weather is very hot, and there is a gust of breeze blowing on the surface of the lotus pond, which immediately makes people feel refreshed.Look at the boat shuttle under the large lotus leaves, and you can pick the lotus with your hands. The lotus has many colors, and it is complicated when you look at it.

Jia Amnesty has been listening attentively, while Hongye seldom speaks. She has always been a spectator when Mrs. Zhang and others are discussing politics and economy. She only shows a little interest when talking about those glorious days or celebrities in the past.

"In recent years, sea battles have become more frequent, and the emperor has paid more and more attention to the navy. The military pay, weapons, etc. have invested a lot in the navy." When talking about political economy, it is inevitable to talk about the focus of the future, and sea warfare is the top priority. .

Jia She had an idea, and nodded again and again: "Yes, there are many pirates." He glanced left and right, and then said: "My family bought five seagoing ships, and they often sail at sea these years. My subordinates say that those pirates are The strength is not much worse than the regular army, some pirates entrenched on unowned islands and robbed passing ships, but they caused Dafeng a lot of losses."

According to the reports of Zhou Chao and others, there are many islands in the sea area belonging to Dafeng. Except for some islands near the land that are occupied by the navy, other islands are uninhabited and are often used by the islands.

"Father-in-law, I want to ask you something." Jia She smiled and refilled the tea for Old Master Zhang, "I have asked people to inquire for a long time. It seems that the imperial court does not allow private trading of this island in the sea. What is the situation? "

Old Mrs. Zhang, Mr. Tong and the others stared at each other, and Mrs. Zhang frowned and asked, "Why do you ask this?"

Jia Amnesty scratched his head: "Didn't I see that maritime trade is flourishing, and I want to buy an island, build it, and let passing ships dock for supplies, so that it can last for a long time, so why worry about not making money?"

Mrs. Zhang was speechless for a while: "You only want to make money? Rongfu is short of money?" He glanced at Hongye from the corner of his eye, and now he would think too much about his son-in-law's every move.

Tong Lao, Huo Lao, and Shan Lao shook their heads. Huo Lao said: "Want to buy an island? This is temporarily impossible. Even if the imperial court relaxes the restrictions on this aspect, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it."

Jia She thought to himself, that's not necessarily true, but the future will be long, he is not in a hurry.

Shanlao and the others didn't have any more thoughts about this, they never thought of leaving the capital city or going to other places in Dafeng, and they were old and dying, and the fallen leaves returned to their roots, and they didn't want to die in a wandering place.What's more, the imperial court has always been inactive in foreign affairs, and the maritime trade was also compromised when the imperial court saw huge benefits. The islands were floating in the sea, thousands of miles away from the land, and the emperor could not rest assured that he would own his own island.

The boat stopped before reaching the center of the lotus pond. There were already several boats in the center, so they didn’t want to join in the fun with this boat, and they could also enjoy the beautiful scenery at the edge.

Looking around, there are large lotus leaves all around. Among the piles of lotus leaves, lotus flowers are towering one after another. The colors are different, and the scenery is myriad. , the whole lotus pond is a fairyland on earth.

Seeing the young and old chatting endlessly, Hongye lost interest for a while, walked to the stern of the boat, and started playing with Mrs. Zhang and her grandchildren.

The river was very cold, and sister Shan was hugged by her brothers. Her upper body was sticking out of the boat, and more than half of her hands were in the water. She was still patting the water and laughing happily.

"Fun and fun."

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu didn't dare to let go, but Sister Shan was over three years old and not too light in weight, her arms always felt sore after being hugged for a long time, not to mention they were still young children.

"Sister Shan, is it alright?" Jia Zhu said tremblingly, for fear that her sister would fall into the water if she was not careful.

Mrs. Zhang stared at the children with a good look. The person who came out to appreciate the lotus should have a relaxed heart, but how can she be at ease when the children are so naughty?

Hongye laughed: "Okay, Hu'er Zhu'er hugged Sister Shan."

Sister Shan touched her icy face and closed her eyes with a smile. Some water droplets were stained on her face and clothes, but it was okay, the water droplets would evaporate after a while.

Jia Lian stared at the clear water and said regretfully, "I really want to take off my clothes and jump down for a couple of laps."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang tapped her son on the back of the head, "You still want to swim? At the level of your three-legged cat?" Mrs. Zhang felt really tired. After visiting the lotus pond this time, she would never come here again. Come here once. She has to worry more.

Jia Lian quickly hugged her mother's arms and acted like a baby. At this time, when the rowing women saw several boats in the center leaving, they quickly rowed the boats into the center to occupy the most favorable position.

Hongye glanced at the people on the first few boats, three of them were young gentlemen, and only the middle boat was surrounded by a group of coolly dressed women.

These scholars are not studying in the school now, but come out to swim the lotus pond with the women in the brothel, it is really elegant!

After those boats left, the only tourists left in the lotus pond were those who just came to admire the lotus. Although Hongye and Mrs. Zhang didn't talk to other people, they traveled together in the same place, and everyone looked at each other and smiled, which was considered a meeting.

Near noon, the sun had risen very high, Hongye and his boat circled the whole lotus pond, and returned to the original starting point.

Everyone hid under the big tree beside the lotus pond, looking at the sun in the sky, Mrs. Zhang was a little worried about her father and the old people, and a little annoyed that she shouldn't have spent so long in the lotus pond.

However, because of the many trees in Qinghe Garden, there are many shaded places. Everyone stepped on the shaded part and walked out of the garden. Several carriages were still waiting at the gate of the garden.

Meeting by chance is worse than meeting by chance, so Hongye and his party went to the restaurant for dinner with Mrs. Zhang.

Jia She, Jia Hu, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian accompanied the old man to eat, while the female relatives at Hongye ate alone. After the meal, Mr. Tong and the others did not need to be escorted. Their own carriage took them home, and Jia She sent Mrs. Zhang After returning to Zhang's house, he saw Mrs. Zhang enter Zhang's house, and then he returned to Rongfu.

Mrs. Zhang handed over Jia Zhu and sister Shan to Mrs. Wang, and asked Mrs. Wang to take the children back to the west courtyard for a nap. After watching her mother-in-law leave, she also ordered Jia Hu and Jia Lian to take a nap.

When Jia Amnesty came back, he went directly to Rong'an Hall, because on the way to send his father-in-law home just now, his father-in-law seemed to have intentionally told him something about the past.

Hong Ye was a little surprised when she saw Jia She came. After hearing Jia She finished speaking, she found out that there was such a story in the past that the imperial court did not let go of the private ownership of the island.

After Tai/zu founded the country, he gave preferential treatment to the soldiers who fought with him. Among them was General Cai. He has been fighting for the stability of Dafeng at the beginning of the founding of the country, but before the Tai/Zu could reward him again, Tai/Zu passed away, and the ancestors succeeded to the throne. Weak, the general is full of ambition, and wants to rebel and overthrow the Dafeng regime that has just been established for more than ten years. However, at this time, there are many ministers loyal to Taifeng, and the general is like a mouse crossing the street. At the beginning, a sea island was secretly established. Because the navy was not mature enough at the beginning of Dafeng’s establishment, it took about ten years to entangle with the general at sea before successfully destroying the general’s power. The general was dead, but his Later generations shielded from the sea, and did not know whether they were alive or dead.

Jia Amnesty frowned and said: "The navy along the coast will patrol the islands every once in a while, and private ownership of the islands is not allowed."

Hongye was also a little speechless, and sighed: "Forget it, let's talk about it later." Although each era has a decree, but looking back on modern society, Hongye has given up hope for the privatization of this overhead Huaxia island.

Jia She bid farewell to his mother, thinking as he walked, he was almost at Rongxi Hall, he finally thought of it, turned around and wanted to go back to Rong'an Hall, remembering that his mother was afraid that he would take a lunch break, so he suppressed his excitement, and waited for some clues to come again. tell mother.

Around dusk, Jia Zheng came back with a big linen sack in his hand. As soon as he entered the front hall, he emptied out the contents of the sack, only to find many small wooden parts and several large discs. The disk is made of wood, but the wood is relatively heavy, and the fan-like leaves in the middle are relatively light.

Jia Zheng's behavior was unpredictable. After a while, the children came to hear the news. At this time, Jia Zheng had already assembled half of the fan.

"Second Uncle, what are you doing?" Jia Hu was a little confused, he knew that Second Uncle often made some gadgets, and all of them were made by Second Uncle himself, but this thing seemed bigger than anything before.

Sister Shan squatted on the ground, looked up at her father, and said in a childish voice, "Daddy, what are you doing? Is this another gift for Sister Shan?"

Jia Zheng took the time to stretch out a hand and rubbed Sister Shan's head: "When Daddy finishes assembling the fan, Sister Shan will not be afraid of the heat in summer."

The children looked at Jia Zheng suspiciously, and Hongye came after hearing the sound. She didn't find the children in the garden, and she heard the maid said that the second master was playing with some strange things when he came back.

After she came, Jia Zheng had almost assembled it. When Hongye saw it, a look of surprise appeared on her face. She didn't remember that Jia Zheng and the others had a research fan.

When Jia Zheng saw his mother, he stopped his hands and said, "Mom, this is a fan developed by other people in our Qianshan Workshop. I thought about it and got some parts and assembled it myself."

Jia Zheng is now a handicraft expert, as long as he understands the principle, he can make anything.

Hongye was not without surprise and said: "When did the research come out?"

Everyone couldn't help but touched it with their hands, but they still didn't understand what it was. Jia Hu and the others guessed it literally, fan?Is it fan?

While continuing to assemble, Jia Zheng said, "Old Ge and the others have been researching, but only in the last month have they made further progress. A few days ago, the wind finally came out. Everyone studied it, and it seems feasible. Lao Ge and the others have reported it. Hubu, this thing is easy to produce, and it can be presented to the emperor soon."

Sure enough, this is the convenience of having an inventor at home. Others still need to buy it, and assemble it directly at home.

It took another half a quarter of an hour for Jia Zheng to assemble the first heavy fan in Rongfu. After another half day of fiddling and winding, the fan finally creaked like an old bullock cart. Slow to fast, the wind blows from the front all of a sudden.

"Haha, it's so cool." Sister Shan stood facing the wind, bouncing around with her short body.

Jia Hu and the others were also surprised immediately, and crowded behind Sister Shan one after another, feeling the wind from the fan, which wasn't too strong, but it was amazing!

Hongye raised her eyebrows: "It's really windy!" These inventors are amazing. In such a simple environment, they actually researched the fan, although this bulky thing is very annoying.

Seeing that the children were happy, Jia Zheng started to assemble the next fan. The parts he brought back were enough to install three fans. In less than five days, every master room in the Rong Mansion was equipped with such a heavy fan.

But Jia Zheng’s colleague Lao Ge and others produced several fans in the fastest time. Lao Ge personally sent them to the Summer Resort. Hearing that Emperor Changping saw that this thing could fan the wind automatically, Longyan was very happy and rewarded a lot of fans. Everyone in Fanlaoge.

Fans became popular in thousands of households, and businessmen were even more impressed by the news. In just half a month, many shops in the capital put up fans. However, the price of fans is not low, 20 taels of silver, which is beyond the reach of ordinary families.But thanks to the various inventions of craftsmen over the past few years, everyone knows that the first things are indeed expensive, and when cheaper alternative materials are developed, the prices of these things will naturally drop.

The author has something to say: Sorry, it's so late today.