Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 430, the door bolt is meritorious

In April, the canal, the river surface is fragrant, apricot blossoms seem to enter the water everywhere, and the bright colors are often seen beside the boats.

In a place where the current was slightly slow, two medium-sized merchant ships stopped. He Ning and Steward Xie stood on the prow of one, and the couple Song Han and Mrs. Zhu, Aunt Yuancai and their son stood on the other prow.

Song Han was ordered by his father to go to Beijing to resume his post last year, and he was also busy with Yanyan production and Yuanxiu production. This year, he elected another official post and took his wife with him.

He Ning went to the northwest to eat Qi Yue's marriage and wedding ceremony. Su Wang's mansion had no reason to celebrate Pingxi County's mansion. Butler Xie said that he would go to the northwest to see if there was any profitable business, so he accompanied He Ning.

He Ning still takes the imperial examination background as his main idea, and sometimes in the shop, he would ask Steward Xie for his business experience. In terms of business, He Ning gradually relied on Steward Xie more and more. Besides, going alone on the road is lonely, it is best to have Steward Xie as a companion.

Steward Xie only has the ability to go to the northwest to have a look. The source of the new collection of goods is clear. If Steward Xie is interested, he can send a steward to purchase the goods.

But no matter how hard he tries, he can't send out stewards who are as diligent as his parents and relatives, like Zhen's, He Feng, and Song Xun, who help their children buy goods, and Steward Xie has nowhere to find them.

Besides, it’s still the same sentence, the cost of buying goods by yourself is high, as long as you understand the way to do business, you can save other things.

Housekeeper Xie wanted to go south to "help" shopkeeper Zheng, but he was afraid that He Ning would be careless.

If you look to the northwest, He Ning will not be careless if the Duke Huguo's mansion is not careless.I want to ask that there is no restriction on entry and exit in the Northwest, why does Housekeeper Xie wait until He Ning arrives before he comes?

Northwest fur is regularly sold in Beijing. Not only Linjianghou's wife and his family are the hottest people, but many people make a trip to the northwest for nothing. The bandits in the northwest are sometimes ordinary people. There are several hills like hills in a radius of more than ten miles. People in the caravan seldom encounter people in the village who are not righteous, so they kill and snatch the caravan directly.

It is possible to make friends with the princes of the state. Tang Yuan and Tang Meng both clearly marked the price, and there is no deception. [-] for an ordinary official document, [-] can be taken care of by the nearby military camp, and more than [-] can invite the princes to come out and sit.It is always good for Pingxi County Palace to make money.

There are quite a few people who can afford [-] yuan, and there are not many people who can afford [-] yuan and Kenbo's life to go to the northwest to earn money.

And Ken Bo, a wealthy businessman, has long been in the northwest, and he will not wait until Beijing favors the fur in the northwest in recent years to see this trade route.

Among the businessmen in Beijing who returned one after another, the reputation of the Pingxi County Prince's Mansion as rich has risen again, and the lost lives have made most eager people look back.

Housekeeper Xie had calculated that if he wanted to go to the northwest to see Lord Yuan Yuan, he would either follow the convoy of the Duke Huguo's mansion, or pay a lot of money to hire escorts himself.

It doesn't sound pretty.

Mr. Yuan Yuan helped to receive the goods, and you still want to see it, don't you seem worried?
And he spent a lot of money, but Housekeeper Xie would not do it. He and the Meng family were not ignorant of money. It was a waste of money to visit Su Wang's mansion for a smooth business route.

He Ning bid farewell to him, and said that he would go to the northwest to have a drink, butler Xie sounded good, and he could take a boat with Brother Ning, and he could meet Mr. Yuan Yuan to say hello, butler Xie followed.

And Aunt Yuan Cai's mother and son were sent by Song Han along the way, which also made Yuan Xiu and others feel at ease.

So there are two boats going out of Beijing, and it is convenient to separate here. He Ning cupped his hands: "Master Song, let's not pass this time. I hope you will be an official and don't disappoint the expectations of your elders and sisters. Don't be promoted too fast, lest I look at you Not pleasing to the eyes."

It's not normal for Brother Ning to fail, and his brother-in-law doesn't like it.

Obviously the two boats were not far away, Song Han rolled his hand into a trumpet and put it on his lips, pretending to be far away and shouting: "Brother Ning, go to the northwest to find a good doctor, and when the boat stops at a different pier, find a good doctor as well. "

Housekeeper Xie laughed: "I'll remind him."

He Ning was annoyed, it was all caused by the green bamboos, Luan Ying [-] days later, when everyone moved back to the store, Brother Fat Ying became more and more fun, and the green bamboos became more and more unbalanced.

"Why do you give him brother Fat Ying for doing bad things, but my brother Jie hasn't come yet?"

He chanted too much, Song Han heard, took He Ning to see a doctor, said He Ning to drink tea on the second day, took He Ning to see a doctor, said He Ning to drink wine on the third day, and took He Ning to see a doctor.

At this time, He Ning pretended to be jealous that his uncle was an official, and the uncle continued to attack He Ning fundamentally: "Remember to see the doctors all the way, only you are sick, and the green bamboo is fine."

Along the way, Steward Xie laughed when he understood the lawsuit.

Fortunately, Shu Laibao helped: "Uncle, don't be greedy for cold."

He Ning smiled, seeing how pleasing Laibao was, and He Ning told him: "Go home and be obedient, and write letters if you want." He Ning didn't say who wrote the letters, and Yuan Caigu had also read books.

Aunt Yuancai cried, and hugged Shu Laibao and knelt down: "Kowtow to Uncle, thank you for taking care of me these two years." Laibao, who is over one and a half years old, is fat and big-eared, because he was raised well in his aunt's house.

In Yuanxiu's mansion, Yanyan Green Bamboo's shops are all in my aunt's house.

The two boats separated, the river was churning, He Ning and Steward Xie headed west, Song Han and his wife continued south with Aunt Cai, mother and son.Arriving in the northwest on this day, counting the days, it was two days before Qi Yue got married. He Ning brought Qi Jun, a member of the Qi family, butler Xie brought two nurses who knew kung fu, and invited two bodyguards Teacher, pick up the luggage and go to Pingxi County Prince's Mansion.

Qi Yue came out to pick him up, and went in to meet Mrs. Yuan, Yuan Yuan and his wife, and Yuan Yun. Qi Dong and Qi Xi came home from Beijing to work for a few days, and then came to the northwest.

He Ning said good things about Yuan Xiu and the others, and couldn't put it down while holding Yuan Gong.Yuanxiu has a son, Yanyan has a son, and Brother Ning also wonders why his brother Jie hasn't come yet.

When Steward Xie was chatting with Yuan Yuan, He Ning and Qi Yue found a place to sit alone, He Ning couldn't bear to smile: "Thank you, I have visited your Yue's family, so you are the last one."

Qi Yue, who is an outstanding talent in the new collection, is the ugliest one in the Prince's Mansion of Pingxi County.

Qi Yue replied slowly: "My kung fu is also the last one, including my mother-in-law and sister-in-law who have practiced martial arts since childhood, am I proud?"

He Ning naturally thought that he was the third child of Wannian in Xinji School, and he seemed to be doing well after entering Beijing. He was better than Shu Ze in one subject, while Qi Yue, the second child of Wannian, entered the high school, but he was the last of the two.

"These are enough for me to laugh when I go back to Beijing, haha, I'm dying of laughter." He Ning laughed wildly.

Qi Yue curled his lips: "It's enough to laugh for a while. If you laugh again, I thought you were envious of my wife."

He Ning wanted to laugh more and more: "You are the one who envies me for snatching a kiss in the middle of the night, haha, no more, shut up for a while, don't make me laugh."

There is an old apricot tree in the county prince's mansion. The red clouds above the two people's heads are under the tree. The stone table is square and there are tea and fruit products on it. Qi Yue pours tea for He Ning: "If you don't laugh if you change the topic, what's wrong with my dandy brother-in-law?" What kind of dude?"

In Qi Yue's mind, if the dandy doesn't change, he can only make embarrassments every year.

"Hahaha, don't talk about him, whoever you say is bad, but him, hahaha."

Qi Yue got angry, and raised his fist to punch out the stone table with a muffled sound: "He is Yanyan's husband, you should be careful to make Yanyan a joke."

He Ning wiped his tears and suppressed a smile: "You will laugh after listening to me. Brother Fat Ying, we moved back to the store for a hundred days. That night, the dude came and was very anxious. He asked me, where do I live, and what should I do? ?”

Qi Yue was caught off guard and burst into laughter: "What does he mean?"

"It means that you can't leave Brother Ying for a day. Do you know how lucky Brother Ying is? On the day he was born, Prince Yun, Princess Full Moon, and Sister Baitianxiu went." Although there is a letter that said, He Ning is still fresh Tell him like that.

Qi Yue smiled longingly: "I read the letter, and I know that I don't hold grudges against my son anymore. His marriage to sister Xiu is a match made in heaven."

He Ning was also ticked off and said: "Yes, I also resented my son for marrying sister Xiu, and I also resented Ding Yanyan, a dude."

"Hey, hey." Qi Yue yelled: "You are captured by me, what can I use to block my mouth, otherwise I will tell Lu Zhu, and only telling Lu Zhu is enough to scare you."

He Ning bowed and bowed, and Qi Yue let him go, and the two talked about playboys again.

Qi Yue said: "Although Brother Ying is blessed, he has another wife and children, so he can't just lose one of them."

He Ning also said: "He must come every night. Aren't we two second-entry houses back to back in our yard? The main room is connected to each other to open up, and the back main room is separated into two rooms. Yanyan's dowry girl waits on him. Live there and settle him down like this. The next day, Yanyan Luzhu hugged Brother Ying to see sister Xiu and Brother Long. From ten to fourteen, there is the first day of junior high school, we don't allow the dandy to live in the store, and we don't care if he doesn't come home, it's Feng's incompetence, he didn't treat Yanyan well at the beginning, and we don't care about it now, just don't let the dandy. Just come during the month. Fifteen to twenty-nine, return to Yanyan, Xu Wandan lives in the store to see Brother Ying."

Qi Yue is relieved.

Whether Qi Yue and He Ning, or Yuan Xiu, Yan Yan and Lu Zhu, they didn't use Luan Ying to keep Luan Jing's heart. On the contrary, they still didn't care about Luan Jing, thinking that he could disappear after finishing his errands. Because there is still a pair of wives and children, isn't it?

Luan Jing desperately wanted to live in the store, so he could barely divide it into two months, because Luan Jing was Brother Fat Ying's father after all.

Qi Yue was at ease again: "Sister Xiu and Shizi are here, so you can rest assured."

He Ning laughed at him: "Are you willing to admit that you just want to climb the high branch of the county magistrate? Yanyan can do it without you taking care of her."

Qi Yue smiled at him more leisurely: "As an elder brother, I should do my best."

"Yes, we also do our best to our sister." Tang Tiexue came from behind He Ning, carrying a tray of wine and vegetables.

He Ning froze, with a layer of red on his embarrassed cheeks, when the county lord left, he hurriedly said: "I, I, I shouldn't talk nonsense here, did the county lord hear?"

"It's okay, the county lord knew that I married her because of my younger sister." Qi Yue smiled very beautifully: "My parents-in-law know it, and my brother-in-law knows it too."

"You are really courageous and lucky." He Ning raised his thumb.

Qi Yue stopped holding his cup, and a scene of Yun Shizi fighting for him appeared in front of his eyes: "Yes, I am lucky."

Song Han and Aunt Yuancai's route was only on the waterway. On this day, they disembarked at the pier and asked the boat to wait. Aunt Yuancai's mother and son's things were loaded into two large carts. To Shu Ze's tenure, a county with about 800 people.

Seeing the arrival of the yamen, Aunt Yuan Cai couldn't hide her joy, she went up to the yamen servant with Shu Laibao in her arms and said, "I'm looking for Lord Shu."

"A complaint?"

"Don't complain, I'm his wife, and this is his son." Aunt Yuancai happily presented Laibao to show.

The yamen servant was taken aback, and looked at Aunt Yuancai's broad body, but she didn't dare to get angry because of her gorgeous clothes, and said coldly, "Nonsense! My grandma Shu is now in the backyard of the yamen, have you misidentified the place?"

Song Han, who was calling for the unloading of the car, heard it and came over and said, "Don't worry, Cai Gu. For me, I'm also an official. Your Lord Shu is from Xinji, and so are I and his wife. I sent his wife and children here specially. Where are you?" Another Grandma Shu ran out. Call her to confront her, or I will sue the province."

Aunt Yuan Cai was even more anxious: "Don't say goodbye, it must be the Miao family playing tricks."

Seeing what he said, the yamen servant sent word inside, and after a long time, a woman surrounded by a woman and a maid walked out, and it turned out to be the Miao family.

Miao's yin and yang were strange: "Hey, sister is here? Why are you bringing a man with you?"

Aunt Yuancai was angry: "Who is your sister! The princess said in Beijing that a wife is a concubine or a concubine, so you have to call me grandma."

Shu Laibao had been listening to Yue's voice and looking at Yue's face. It was the first time he saw his mother was unhappy, so he hugged Aunt Yuancai tightly in fright.

Zhu Shi also said: "You are so ignorant, she is your serious mistress, she gave birth in Beijing so she can't follow her to take office, how dare you pretend to be grandma!"

The yamen servants were startled: "So this is Grandma Shu?"

Song Han's face darkened: "Where's Shu Ze! Tell him to come out and meet me! I'm older than him, so I can teach him a lesson!"

It turned out that Shu Ze seriously wanted to be a good official. In summer, he was away from the countryside for several days to prevent heatstroke, drought and flood. He left the day before yesterday and never came back.

Song Han had a solution. First let Zhu go in and help Aunt Cai's mother and son occupy the house, and then asked the government servants to invite the elders of the city to show their official seals in public, call out Aunt Cai and Miao, and let Miao personally admit that she was Concubine, kowtow to the mistress of Aunt Yuancai in public, and kowtow to the young master of Shu Laibao.

If he didn't do it, Song Han would sue Miao's concubine to act as the mistress, committing great disrespect.

Miao had no choice but to follow suit.

Song Han's family took out money and bought a lot of drinks, and the people who invited them had a meal.

There are too few people in this city, and in a small town of 800 people, rumors soon spread that everyone knew that Miao was not his wife, and the serious Grandma Shu came.

Aunt Yuan Cai wants to give Song Han money. She has accumulated savings from selling roasted seeds and nuts for several years.

Song Han didn't want it, he had green bamboo as a gift of silver, and his purse was full, so spending less than ten taels for Cai Gu was nothing.

Prices are low in this small town.

Song Han was worried, so he stayed for two days, talking with the elders in the city, and spreading the word that Aunt Yuancai was his wife.

Two days later, he had to take office, he couldn't stay long, so he took Zhu Shi to leave.

Aunt Yuancai carried Lai Bao to the city gate, thanked her again and again, Zhu Shi smiled and said: "Her Royal Highness, she said that a wife is a concubine or a concubine, and you should obey it if you are a relative. We are not relatives, but we should obey."

Song Han said: "I don't think Mrs. Miao is a kind face. Laibao is still young, so don't try to be idle. If you can't live, go back to Beijing."

Yuan Caigu even claimed it was, watched Song Han and his wife drive away, and carried Shu Laibao back to the city. Along the way, someone talked to her, and Yuan Caigu agreed loudly.

After entering the door, it was broken, and within an hour of sending Song Han away, the locked door was pried open, and when she walked in, the luggage of the two large carts was torn everywhere. Cousin Yuanxiu gave it to her. The nourishing items, because Cai Gu was still nursing the child, the items disappeared.

Yanyan Green Bamboo asked her to bring some dry goods, but there were also some soft goods from Yuancaigu.

This happened under the scorching sun, how could Aunt Yuan Cai think of it?Fortunately, she was born in a poor family, and all the large banknotes were in her bosom, and what she lost were some jewelry given to her by cousin Yuanxiu and cousin Yuanhui and others.

Aunt Yuancai sneered at Shu Laibao after breastfeeding, and called the yamen servants to watch the scene, and the yamen servants also had a headache: "Grandma, this is a housework for you."

Aunt Yuancai said: "I know. Please help me look after my son."

He gave them Laibao, picked up the latch and went to Miao's house, beat her and the mother-in-law and girls, and snatched his things back.

Ghosts and wolves were howling in the backyard of the yamen, Shu Laibao was so frightened that he burst into tears, Yuan Caigu came back with the things in his arms, and hugged his son again, Laibao tearfully said, "Mother, let's go home, we're not here, we're not here."

Aunt Yuancai was really sad now, and choked up and said: "This is your home. Your father is from Xinji, so you can either go back to Xinji to be your home, or your father is your home. Beijing is my aunt's home. .”

When Song Han didn't leave, Aunt Yuancai saw that women and maids obeyed Miao, that is to say, she was unmanned in the backyard of the yamen servants, and if she wanted to cook a meal, she had to hold Noble.

After Song Han left, Aunt Yuancai didn't even drink hot water. Miao's mother-in-law and maids never beat her. They were afraid of her and didn't dare to steal her things again, but cooking and boiling water If there is no Aunt Yuancai, take away the firewood after cooking, and throw a light stove to Aunt Yuancai.

Aunt Yuancai's anger is no small matter. Shu Ze has been married for many years and still looks down on her. She can bear it. What the princess said about wives and concubines, why should the Miao family neglect her?
She thought of what Luzhu said repeatedly before leaving the capital: "Your money is not allowed to be given to Shu Ze."

At that time, Aunt Cai didn't want to hear it, her left ear went in and her right ear went out, now it's better to keep the money in her hands, if she gave it to Shu Ze, she might fall into Miao's hands.

Fortunately, I have money in my hand. I buy all three meals a day outside. It must be more expensive to buy than to cook. Aunt Yuancai looks distressed, and there is something wrong. This is a small town, not a bustling place in Beijing. Before the curfew There are restaurants that are open, and there are few people walking on the street here when it is dark. Shu Laibao has a regular supper at night, and Yuan Caigu often chews the jerky brought by him to feed him.

Within a few days of staying, Shu Laibao, who was fat and big-eared, lost a lot of weight. Aunt Yuancai felt sorry for her. She regretted not listening to Luzhu. not too late.

Aunt Yuancai carried Shu Laibao to the street early in the morning, and returned in the evening as usual. After Miao and the others finished eating, they boiled hot water to wash them, and did not leave a drop of hot water for the mother and children. Aunt Yuancai held Laibao in one hand. , came back with a pot of hot water in one hand.

She fetched cold water by herself, washed Laibao, and coaxed him to sleep. When there was the sound of the third watch on the street, Aunt Yuancai quietly pulled out the latch and opened the door, grabbed a handful of soil under the tree in the yard, and moved it out of Miao's window , Divide the soil into several handfuls and sprinkle it on the windows, and play the sound of mice.

Sure enough, Mrs. Miao woke up and called the girl to go and see. The girl was lazy and pretended not to wake up, so she called the mother-in-law. .”

She opened the door and came, Yuancai knocked her down with a latch, ran back to the room in a hurry, closed the door gently, and inserted the latch.

Not long after, thieves broke into the yard, and Aunt Yuancai patted Laibao while quietly laughing.

The next day, the old lady could not work any more, and asked Miao to pay a lot of medical money. When Miao was in a state of desperation, Aunt Yuancai called to stay in the yamen servant: "I need someone to order in my room, and a lady happened to leave. This time I'll hire someone." Of course the yamen servant agreed.

Mrs. Miao cried and said that grandma beat people, but there was no evidence. The left-behind yamen servants were unwilling to take care of them. Mrs. Miao didn't care about grabbing things, and Mrs. Shu didn't care about beating people. , the Miao family and the mother-in-law and maids are not waiting, and the servants can see it.

Aunt Yuancai talked to people on the street for a few days, met many people, and successfully hired a woman back. On this day, there will be hot water for lunch, dinner, and evening.

As long as she doesn't meet Shu Ze, Aunt Yuan Cai is not considered a stupid woman. Just by seeing how she tricked Shu Ze, one can know that if she is witty, she has very good wit.

And she has money in her hand, why does she have to beat the mother-in-law to hire someone?Firstly, there was trouble with the Miao family, and secondly, Caigu Yuan didn't intend to hand over his private house. The people hired in this yard were spent on Shu Ze's money, and Caigu was saving money for Shu Ze.

In the night of this day, there was a tempting fragrance floating on the stove, and there was also Shu Laibao's supper.

Needless to say, Miao's teeth are itchy with hatred, but she has nothing to do about it. Official Shu Ze is too young and doesn't have much money. In the past two years, half of it was sent to Beijing to raise his son. I can't, I can only endure it.

She also envied Aunt Yuancai for having so many boxes and cages, and all the jewelery that was robbed and robbed were all pure gold, she was really rich.

(End of this chapter)