Red House Shoufu

Chapter 224 I, Jia Xichun, Are Not For Eating
Anyone else would definitely think that Jia Baoyu had a problem with him.But Lin Shu understood Jia Baoyu's temperament, and asked curiously, "Brother Bao, isn't he going to take the county test in February next year? Brother Lang is still young, why don't you come soon?"

"I……"

Jia Baoyu blushed, hesitating and not knowing how to answer this question.He didn't really want to take the road of imperial examinations, but when he faced his mother who had a stroke because of worrying about an accident, he was quick to speak and accepted the imperial examinations.

At this time, Jia Lian said: "Baoyu only cares about his nephew. My cousin doesn't know about it. Brother Zhu is just a young man in the middle school examination. Although he can't compare with his cousin's prodigy legend, he is definitely a first-class talent in Shuntian Mansion. Sister-in-law Zhu I hope Lan Geer will become a talent, and I am a little dazed, and Baoyu also wants to help her."

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought..."

Jia Baoyu quickly took over the conversation, and explained with a blushing face: "Brother Lan is a seed for reading, so maybe he can be like the eldest brother, and the junior test made my sister-in-law fulfill her wish."

Lin Shu smiled, didn't point out the matter, but said: "Brother Bao will transfer it to Brother Lan. If you want to come to Brother Bao's talent and learning, isn't the county examination easy?"

When it comes to the county examination, Jia Baoyu feels a little embarrassed.Coupled with Lin Shu's status as the world-renowned Wen Kui, the number one in the six yuan, the pressure on Jia Baoyu was even greater.

He could only nag and say: "By Biao Ge Lin..."

……

In Rongxi Hall, Jia Shishi was chatting with Xue Wangshi, and on the soft couch next to him was a baby girl spitting bubbles, surrounded by people.

The youngest, Xichun, climbed onto the soft couch and poked the baby's soft and tender face with her fingers.

Maybe it was the tactile sensation brought by the fingers touching the face, which made the baby feel itchy, and she giggled.

"Sister Feng, look at my niece laughing at me!"

Wang Xifeng picked up her dancing daughter, gently wiped the drool from her mouth with a handkerchief, and said to Xichun with a smile: "No wonder the elder sister's saliva has been increasing in the past two days, so it was you, the little aunt, who poked her." face."

"That's not true, the eldest sister drools only when she's hungry..."

"Wow wow wow..."

As if responding to Xichun's words, a baby's cries came from Rongxi Hall.Wang Xifeng frantically coaxed the child and called the nanny to nurse it.

After handing the child over to the nanny, Wang Xifeng stretched out her slender finger and poked Xichun's cheek lightly: "You, you are so annoying. Every time you poke the eldest sister to wake up, she will run away, and let me sleep. Uneasy."

Xichun hid behind Daiyu, bared her head and said, "I am a rare niece. The master dominates the elder sister every day, so I can only get close to her when she is sleeping..."

Daiyu rubbed Xichun's little head, pulled her into her arms, pinched her chubby face and said: "You can get up earlier, uncle is going to court in the morning, at this time eldest sister Wouldn’t it be yours? You’re the one staying in bed, so how can you blame Uncle?”

Hahahaha...

The group of people next to them changed to tease Xichun again, and the sisters were playing and making noise.

Wang Xue looked at her daughter Xue Baochai, the only one among them, with a dignified appearance, and couldn't help feeling a little sour.

If her own family can be as high-ranking and prominent as the Rongguo Mansion, her daughter doesn't have to live carefully every day.

"Auntie, did Brother Pan send you a letter?"

Seeing Wang Xue's expression a bit disgusted, Jia Shishi changed the subject and asked: "I didn't know that brother Pan also joined the army and went to Henan to fight the rebellion with Prince Zhongshun."

Speaking of Xue Pan, Xue Wang couldn't help wiping away tears.She was just a housewife, and she could still ask for advice with her elder brother, Wang Ziteng, or sister Jia Wang, but now one basically doesn't have much contact with each other, and the other is paralyzed on the bed.

Let's talk to my daughter Xue Baochai, and I feel that I can't help her daughter, so let's stop putting pressure on her.

Just like that, Xue Wang didn't even have anyone to confide in.Now when Jia Shishi mentioned his son Xue Pan, the sadness in his heart burst out instantly.

"Old lady, you don't know how I came here these days. Ever since I heard the news that Brother Pan is going south, I can't sleep all night..."

Xue Wang babbled and confide to Jia Shi for a long time, the crying made other people in the room look over.

Xue Baochai looked at the others apologetically, and quietly made amends: "Mother has been holding this in my heart for a long time, and I don't know how to ask, but I'm crying today. I disturbed everyone's interest..."

Wang Xifeng took Xue Baochai's hand and comforted him: "Why do the family say such things? Sister Bao is really serious. If you told me about this earlier, I would be able to comfort you."

"Yeah, my mother is worried when my son travels thousands of miles, not to mention that Brother Pan is going south with the army, with swords and swords, can Auntie not worry?"

Tanchun also comforted Xue Baochai: "Sister Bao, why don't you take your aunt to Bao'en Temple to relax, and ask the Bodhisattva to keep Brother Pan safe."

Wang Xifeng clapped his hands together: "Good idea, I originally wanted to go there too, but it was inconvenient to be pregnant with my eldest sister at that time, why don't we go together some other day?"

"Go, go, definitely go."

As soon as she heard that she was going to Baoen Temple, Xichun immediately raised her hand to express her opinion, and Yingchun pinched her little face smoothly: "Others are going to pray to Buddha to relax, but you should go eat the vegetarian food in Baoen Temple to satisfy your hunger."

"I also went to pray to the Bodhisattva, but it's good to eat some vegetarian food by the way. The vegetarian food in Baoen Temple is really delicious..."

The little sisters made up their minds in a short while, whether it's for peace or to satisfy their greed, it's also good to go to Baoen Temple to relax.

……

The emperor in the Palace of Qinzheng is also worried. This year's summer grain storage, due to the flooding of the Yellow River, Henan, a major grain-producing province, basically has no harvest.In addition, the number of people raising silkworms and mulberry in the south of the Yangtze River has increased, and the grain production has decreased, resulting in nearly [-]% less grain than in previous years.

"Old Wei Ge, the food from Huguang should be tight to Henan first, so there is no need to send it to the capital."

The emperor worriedly looked at the booklet sent by the Ministry of Households in his hand, and raised his head to ask Wei Qinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet sitting in the hall: "How much money is there in the Ministry of Households?"

Wei Qinghe replied: "There are only more than 200 million taels of silver left in Kuyin, of which 150 million is prepared to be sent to the Nine Sides for military pay."

"In other words, less than 1 million can be mobilized?"

The emperor sighed: "Big companion, transfer 2 million silver from the inner treasury to the household department..."

He turned his attention to Wei Qinghe again: "Let the Ministry of Households use the money to buy some grain in advance for preparation. Henan will have to rely on the imperial government for relief until next summer's harvest. It's impossible to have no grain."

Wei Qinghe bowed his hands to promise, and then asked with a smile: "The old minister dares to ask, what kind of thing is planted in His Majesty's Huangzhuang? A few days ago, the old minister accidentally entered the Huangzhuang by mistake, and was almost cut down by the embroidered clothes guards." !"

　I’m here today, it’s too late to get off work, and I didn’t have time to increase the size. I will take a chance to fish tomorrow during the day, so I can’t make time so tight!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)