Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 14

Gu Yingxia said: "I'll go and look through the books."

She took out a local chronicle of Kyoto from Gu Yinwei's bookshelf, and started searching according to the time marked on the catalogue.

"Xuanhua has not had it for 15 years, and Xuanhua has not had it for 17 years."

Gu Yingxia found it unbelievable: "Why can't there be any information about these two time periods in the official history? It's not in my beloved concubine's book either, it seems to have been deliberately erased."

"What are you checking this for?"

"Second sister, aren't you curious? No matter how the monthly money of a court lady rises, it can increase up to four or five dollars a year. The origin of this gold is unknown."

"I'm curious."

"What are you curious about?"

"I'm curious why you dragged me and refused to let me sleep even if you didn't sleep yourself."

"Okay, let's go to bed first, anyway, we won't be able to find out for a while."

It was getting late, Gu Yinwei blew out the candles on the candlestick, and the two slept until dawn.

The day when the beautiful girls enter the palace is coming soon, and the stewards of Qifeng Pavilion have changed from leisurely snails to busy spinning tops.

Manager Xu asked: "Miss Pei, is there anything unusual about the residences of all the beautiful girls recently?"

"It's not the same, but there is one thing, I don't know if I should say it."

"speak."

"Near the Jianjia Courtyard lived two young ladies from the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Yesterday, Miss Gu San's maid suddenly fell to the ground and cried bitterly. After asking, I found out that she had lost something. I took people to look for it for a long time. The power of nine oxen and two tigers is not easy..."

"Talk about the point."

"Later I found a bundle from under the tree. The bundle seemed to have fallen out of the tree hole blown by the wind. The fabric looked like something from 30 years ago. It was getting dark at that time, and everyone was in a hurry to change shifts, so I didn't pay attention. look."

Manager Xu asked: "How do you judge the old things from 30 years ago?"

"The petals of Du Ruo are embroidered on the burden, and the servants recognize Du Ruo."

"The old things from the previous dynasty should not be left in the hands of the newcomers who are about to enter the palace. Go to the warehouse to get a sum of money and buy the old things back."

"How much money is appropriate for Manager Xu to pay?"

"Use 30 taels to buy old things from 300 years ago."

Ms. Pei's intestines are remorseful. If she knew that she was not in such a hurry to change shifts yesterday, she should have paid more attention. Anyway, she would not be free after returning home from shifts. If she stayed a little longer last night and took a few more glances, the 300 taels would be hers.

Seeing others pick up 300 taels for nothing is more painful than losing 300 taels yourself.

Ms. Pei walked slowly, trying to keep the 300 taels of silver in her hands for a while longer.

Seeing her clutching her chest, the two accompanying women asked with concern, "Miss Pei, do you have a chest pain?"

"Yeah." Not only the chest hurts, but also the flesh.

That's 300 taels, she earns three or two months a month, and it takes ten years for her to earn three hundred taels, ten years. With this 300 taels, she doesn't need to sell it to others for ten years, and can sleep in at home and eat. Stinky tofu, sleep late, pet cats.

"Your chest hurts like this, please sit down and rest for a while."

One of the two wives patted her on the back, and the other fanned her away.

After half a mile, Mrs. Pei walked for an hour, and she sighed as she walked, as if she was going to see the king of hell in the palace of the king of hell.

Gu Yingxia knew that Mrs. Pei was coming, so she prepared tea early and waited for her to come. After changing three cups of tea, no one came yet.

"Does Officer Pei walk with her feet tied? It takes so long for such a short distance."

"I went out to see it just now, and Lady Pei leaned against the pillars of the flower hall to rest her breath. She looked remorseful, as if she was unwilling to spend 300 taels to buy these old things from us."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Gu Yingxia's mind, "She will come later, you can act with winks, and we will help Second Sister sell all these purses."

Ms. Pei finally arrived. She took out 300 taels of silver note from her pocket and handed it to Gu Yingxia. Then she checked the letter and found that there was no trace of the letter being opened. She put it in her pocket and prepared to leave.

Ah Qing counted the bank notes and smiled happily.

"Fortunately, it is a purse opened by the gods. I just put it on yesterday, and today I picked up 300 taels."

Miss Pei fell into melancholy and didn't listen carefully to Ah Qing's flowers. One of the old mothers spoke to Ah Qing: "You actually have a purse opened by the gods? Sell me one, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and the doctor said the fetal position No, I want to ask for auspiciousness."

"This is my purse to bless my fortune and prosperity. If you want the mother to be healthy, you have to go to our second lady. Chu Chu beside her knows someone who is an expert in the world. She broke her hand and her bones can grow back again. How dare she Grab a two-pound Zhuyeqing with bare hands."

The old mother said: "It's really amazing! How much is a purse?"

"Two hundred and one."

The old mammy stopped talking, Ah Qing asked, "You think it's expensive?"

"It's not expensive, only good things are expensive. I don't think it's fake if the purse sells for two taels. It must be a good thing if it sells for 20 taels."

"I'm going to buy purses right now. When my daughter-in-law gives birth safely, I'll treat everyone to peanut candy."

The old mother found Chu Chu, and she took an old fairy one at a time, and said that she wanted to buy two purses to keep the mother safe.

Chu Chuhuang was sweating profusely, blinking at Gu Yin frequently.

Gu Yinwei took out a stack of talismans to choose from, then selected two and pasted them on the purse, and handed the purse to the old woman.

The old mammy reached out to pick it up, her hands were calloused, and she was a woman who did rough work.

"The second one is half price, let's give 30 taels for two purses."

The old mother put away the purse, took out 30 taels and handed it to Gu Yinwei, Gu Yinwei took the money and reminded: "Don't take the boat within three days."

The old mother saluted and said goodbye to Gu Yinwei, and said that she had written it down.

It rained heavily that night, and the old mother returned home with her purse.

The old mother's son broke his leg when he went to the mountains to collect medicine. The daughter-in-law never left their family. When she was not pregnant, she even washed clothes for others to make money. The daughter-in-law also spent a lot of money during pregnancy, but the old mother-in-law was very willing to give money to her daughter-in-law. money.

"Mom, what are you buying so many purses for? Spending money indiscriminately."

"Don't say that, the purse fairy has opened it, and bless you with a smooth delivery."

"Have you spent a lot of money?"

"Not much, not much, half a year's wages."

"Oh mother, take it and return it."

"I won't retreat. How can I retreat if the gods consecrated me to bless me with peace? The gods also said not to take a boat in the near future."

The pregnant woman lying on the bed sighed helplessly: "The head of the family, why don't you persuade the mother."

A crippled man held a bamboo basket woven from bamboo sticks in his hand, "My mother is good to you, she is good to me. If you are well, our family will be good. Why should I stop me? I think these two purses are well embroidered." , After you give birth, I will weave more baskets to earn more money, buy you needles and threads, and let you embroider for fun."

"Master, if you really buy needlework and embroidery cloth, I will definitely learn embroidery. Making embroidery is better than washing clothes for people. When we make money, we can build the house, and mother doesn't have to sweep the floor for people. "

"What are you leaving me as a wife to do in the city? I'll go back to my hometown to grow crops."

"Mother won't go back to the country, mother will live with us, let us honor you."

"If you really learn how to embroider in the future, I will bring a baby for you two, instead of going to the high gate compound to be a slave to others."

The rain gradually became heavier, and the pregnant woman suddenly shouted.

(End of this chapter)