The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 200 Concubine's Room
The Changbai Mountains are the highest mountain system on the eastern edge of Eurasia.

The highest peak is Jiangjunfeng in North Korea, Baiyun Peak in Dazhou, and Nuergansi, which is now lost in Dazhou.

The Far East that has not yet been occupied by Russia, Nuergansi, Liaozuo, the general term for many remaining veins of the Korean Peninsula.

There are countless wild fruits, mushrooms and wild animals in the mountains.

After a long winter and spring, before the autumn harvest, the Liao people with hunting experience called by the government stepped into the mountains one after another.

This is a grand safari.

People who enter the mountain are full of anticipation, and people outside the mountain are also full of longing.

The dried fruits, wild vegetables, wild animals and other food obtained will be distributed to the Liao people, and the various furs will be kept by the government.

After the generals recovered various places for several years and organized the people to produce, not only hemp and cotton, but also tussah silkworms in Liaodong began to be cultivated on a large scale.

Different from silkworms in the south, tussah silkworms must be raised in the mountains, and they have to patrol the mountains every day to drive away birds and insects that eat tussah silkworms.

At the end of April, the silkworm moths break their shells and produce seeds, and the silkworm seeds are transported to the homes of silkworm households in early May.

Cotton, linen, and silk are all produced.

With Jinzhou, Zhenjiang, and Changbai Mountain, there are more and more folk craftsmen, and there are more and more farm tools in people's homes.

Such as rakes, plowing pears, pinching knives, sickles, rollers, dustpans, baskets, spinning wheels and so on.

Li Wen obtained the general's permission to walk around Jinzhou and told him to return to the city before the city gate closed in the evening.

This is what I saw along the way.

The officials in the yamen in various places perform their own duties. Although there are many and complicated things, they are carried out in an orderly manner and step by step.

The people are poor, the officials are frugal, life is difficult, and the hearts of the people are passionate.

"I see why your officials are different from those in the Mainland?"

Li Wen looked at Li Chengxian curiously.

Not to mention the Great Zhou that he heard people mention overseas, Qian Fan and Jia Lian traveled thousands of miles, and they learned more and more about the country.

Just like domestic officials travel, even if it is just a street, they have to take a sedan chair, but here, officials walk on short roads, and ride horses and mules on long roads.

Only this point, the efficiency greatly exceeds the domestic.

Li Chengxian will be responsible for the opening of Jeju Island next year, so he is very enthusiastic about this sea merchant who came to explore the way.

Through Li Chengxian not despising their behavior, Li Wen is already looking forward to the opening of Jeju Island.

And when he heard that this person would be the chief official of Jeju Island, he became even more attentive.

The two walked together.

Along the way, Li Chengxian was not ashamed to ask his subordinates, asking about the details of maritime affairs, but Li Wen answered without reservation.

Li Chengxian took Li Wen's explanation and reflected the information he had collected, and the thoughts in his mind became more and more cheerful.

sea ​​trade.

Indeed, as the general said, there is much to be done.

In the future, if the imperial court is really unable to afford the military and food salaries of the army in the future, it can only be counted on the maritime trade.

Hearing Li Wen's question, the corners of Li Chengxian's mouth curled up proudly.

New things, new atmosphere.

The officials under the general's rule are all newly promoted with meritorious service, and have nothing to do with the country.

In addition, they all escaped from the quagmire, experienced suffering, and visible hope, so everyone forged ahead.

As the general said, the hardships that everyone suffered under the barbarian rule were also a kind of tempering in life and a kind of inner sublimation for everyone.

"People are all the same, but they have different experiences, so they have different requirements for people around them, and the common people can't get enough to eat.

There are generals at the top to supervise, and the people at the bottom have the feelings of the people. Even if there are officials who are greedy for enjoyment, they dare not take the lead. "

Hearing Li Chengxian's answer, Li Wen sighed inwardly.

The people here are really happy.

Li Wen's family is in Southeast Asia. Although the situation is declining day by day, they still have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. They are clearly richer than the people here, but they are panic-stricken.

Surrounded by races that are hostile to them, they dare not sleep soundly at night.

But in this strange place of Jinzhou, he actually felt a sense of peace in his heart, which made him extremely greedy.

No wonder old people often talk about returning fallen leaves to their roots.

"After I go back, I will convince everyone to purchase more food and ship it to Jeju Island. Even if it leads to returning empty ships, I don't care."

Hearing Li Wen's words, Li Chengxian became more and more satisfied with this person.

Seeing Li Chengxian's attitude, Li Wen was also very proud.

With the shrinking of overseas Han merchants, the number of vacant ships has increased, and many of them have begun to sell ships.

The boat is the most important.

But now, when they transport the ship to the destination, they often sell the goods and the ship together. The goods are sold locally, and the ship is sold to foreign counterparts.

These foreign counterparts are ruthless and keep the prices extremely low.

If you sell it at their price, you will lose money, if you don’t sell it, you will lose money if you keep it at home.

Although the profit of transporting grain to Jeju Island is not large, anyway, if you take a trip, you can make a little profit after removing the expenses.

And sometimes in business, profit is not the most important thing.

Even if there is no loss, and the favor of General Jinzhou can be exchanged, why not do it.

……

I negotiated with military and government officials along the way, and finally arrived at Zhenjiang, then Shicheng Island, and then returned to Jinzhou. It took more than two months.

At home, in Tang Qing'an's room, there were two more seductively dressed girls, which made people want to move.

Ying'er and Xiangling were both sold to the Xue family, and they were regarded as slaves in terms of status.

When the two finally saw the general, they felt anxious and saluted Tang Qing'an in his wife's room.

"Ying'er, you have grown up too."

Tang Qing'an never expected that Aunt Xue would agree to give Ying'er to him, which caught him off guard.

Ying'er is Xue Baochai's personal servant girl, and according to the custom of Dazhou, she will accompany Xue Baochai to her husband's house.

Either become a Tongfang, or be promoted as a concubine.

It can be seen that the Xue family's family situation is getting worse and worse.

In fact, Tang Qing'an had known for a long time that Xue's life would become more and more difficult. When Xue Baochai and Xue Qin talked in the red building, it was like this.

Hearing Tang Qing'an's words, Ying'er didn't know if he was talking about her age or what.

Thinking of what Jin Chuaner said about the general's preferences, and the intimidation of the mothers of Jia's family when they left, she held back the shame in her heart and stood up.

"General Wanan."

Ying'er's actions were clearly seen by Tang Qing'an who was seated.

The simple plain white long brocade dress was tied around the waist with dark brown silk thread, which not only made the waist appear thinner, but also made the chest appear.

Ying'er, who was kneeling at Tang Qing'an's feet, had a spot of red in her neck, and she could only see a patch of white under the white flower tube top.

It is covered with a blue gauze, and the shoulders are faintly visible.

What's more, Ying'er grew up together, Tang Qing'an felt Qin Keqing's gaze beside him, and looked away uncomfortably.

I saw Xiangling on Yinger's side again.

Xiangling is honest.

But she was dressed the same as Ying'er, and she was more plump and upright, so she could see everything she saw from the heights.

Both of them were given to him by Jia's and Xue's houses. Although they didn't say it clearly, they can't be regarded as ordinary maids.

He must be accepted as a concubine, otherwise the Xue family will not mention it, and the Jia family will be somewhat dissatisfied with him, whether it is an old lady or several masters.

Ugh.

This is forcing him.

In the court, whether it was to dispel the court's concerns about him, or to ask for next year's military pay, food and supplies.

You can't do without Jia's house.

After figuring this out, Tang Qing'an had a reason to prevaricate Qin Keqing, and looked on confidently.

"You all get up, you don't have to be like this in the future, the rules at home are not stricter than Jia's, you can be more casual."

Xiangling didn't think too much, and got up with Ying'er after hearing the general's words.

Yinger stood up and pondered.

An Ge'er likes their clothes, does the meaning in his words make them more relaxed?

The nuns said that marrying a wife and a virtuous person, taking a concubine and a woman, the only thing for people like them to rely on is Israel.

Xiangling was dumbfounded, she couldn't think of so much, she couldn't imitate Xiangling, she didn't think about anything.

"Madam, how are Miss and Master doing now?"

As Tang Qing'an, there is no need to call Xue Baochai and Xue Pan that way, but one must not forget one's roots. He was taken in by the Xue family since he was a child.

Being able to have the former freedom is due to the care and concern of the Xue family.

Moreover, he still needs the support of the Jia family and all the nobles, and a good reputation of emphasizing love and righteousness is a great help.

"Mrs. and Miss are both well. As before, Uncle Xue spends less time at home and often goes out to socialize. Compared with Jinling, he puts more effort into it."

The two of them were one step away from Tang Qing'an, and the scent of their bodies spread into Tang Qing'an's nose.

"This is the seriousness. Brother Xue wants to support the family, so he should be more sensible, but it is difficult for him to wrong his temper like this."

Calling the young master before was a sign of respect, but this time calling him a brother is also a kind of intimacy.

When An Ge'er mentioned the matter in the mansion, Ying'er gradually relaxed, and his soft-spoken words gave Yinger the idea that she had done the right thing.

This is a good sign.

Talked to Yinger for a while, then looked at Xiangling.

Xue Pan was the domineering king in Jinling, and he had seen a lot of people in the market. He could beat someone to death for an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, which showed Xiangling's beauty.

These five years have passed, Tang Qing'an only thinks that this girl is really just like the one described in the Red Mansion, and her appearance is extremely attractive.

The most rare thing is the obedience on her face, from the inside out, which makes people sigh.

After asking Xiangling a few more words, Xiangling asked what she said, innocent and romantic.

In this way, Tang Qing'an finally ordered Zhou Shi to arrange two servant girls to wait on them and place them in the courtyard next door.

There are three houses in the yard next door, one for each of them in the east and west wings.

Hearing what the general said, Mrs. Zhou understood that they were taking the two of them as concubines.

It was dinner time.

Tang Qing'an sat in the main seat, with Qin on one side and Xiao Gan on the other, and Qingwen sat next to him and helped him eat.

The next one is Yinger and Xiangling.

After eating, each went back to his own room to wash up.

Ying'er washed it clean and used aromatherapy. She was only wearing lewd clothes and a thin silk coat, and she was restless in the room with nervousness.

Will Ange come to her room?

Thinking of what Mammy taught me again, her whole body became hotter, she gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.

If Angie came, she knew what would happen.

Although Xiangling is dumb, she is not stupid, she is more assertive than ordinary people.

She slept with Ying'er for the past two months, and slept alone today, knowing what it meant, but she guessed that the general would not come tonight.

The general and Ying'er have known each other since childhood, so they would naturally go to Ying'er's room.

Thinking of this, she turned on the lamp and fell asleep.

I didn't worry about it, what if the general doesn't spoil her and doesn't come to her room.

(End of this chapter)