Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 358 Mother and child are safe, something seems to have happened in the south! (Please subscribe!!)

“I’ve never eaten any of these dishes!”

Zhu Yuanzhang said happily.

"There are not many dishes here, but they are all learned from Ouyang Lun and I. They taste very good. Many people praised them after eating them. Otherwise, how could I have so many people here to eat?"

Queen Ma said quite confidently.

"Is it delicious or not? We have to eat it!"

"Sister, we haven't eaten any of these things, so why don't you recommend one to me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the fold and said.

"Let me make you green pepper and shredded pork rice!"

"This dish is the best-selling dish here."

Queen Ma thought for a while and said.

"Okay! I want shredded pork and green pepper rice!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"Then Chongba, you sit here for a while, and I'll cook it for you myself!" After saying that, Queen Ma turned around and walked into the kitchen.

About a quarter of an hour later, Queen Ma came out carrying a bowl.

"Eat it!"

"Uh-huh."

Zhu Yuanzhang smelled it first and said, "It smells good! Just from the taste alone, you can tell that this dish tastes good."

Then Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the rice bowl and started eating.

Just after taking a bite, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes completely lit up.

"This tastes amazing!"

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang rolled up his sleeves, even put one leg on the bench, and started eating like crazy.

After all the chaos, Zhu Yuanzhang finished the bowl of rice bowl!

"Sister, it's so delicious, even better than my favorite Pearl White Jade Soup!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise, "Eating this green pepper and shredded pork rice bowl takes me back to the time when I was still begging for food. Every time I had a bowl of leftover rice, if there was a shredded pork in the leftover rice, we would remember it for a long time!" "

Empress Ma smiled and nodded, "There are many kinds of rice bowls, including tomato and egg rice bowl, potato and shredded pork rice rice bowl. The preparation method is relatively simple, and it is convenient to eat. I'm thinking I can open a restaurant like this in Mingjian." The restaurant, will there be a lot of people coming to eat!"

"Girl, someone will definitely eat it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "You have to open it in a place where there are many workers, such as construction sites, docks and other places. Everyone is busy working and doing things. It is a waste of time to eat ordinary vegetables. This kind of rice bowl is just right, as long as the price is cheap If it’s more affordable, there will definitely be a lot of customers!”

Queen Ma nodded, "That kid Ouyang told me the same thing, so I decided to go out of the palace and recruit some ordinary women outside, such as those who lost their husbands, and hand over this craft to her. Then help her open a restaurant like this, so that she has a means of making a living and will not go down the road of no return or become a man's vassal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Queen Ma's determined expression and knew that Queen Ma must do this. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty fought many battles. Although they won all of them, they also suffered a lot of casualties, and all of them died were men. , will inevitably leave behind widows and orphans. Although there are financial aids from the government and families, life is still very difficult for orphans and widowed mothers. The only option for widows is to remarry. If not, they can only help others with washing clothes and doing chores. Make money from things.

Queen Ma's method can really help these orphans and widowed mothers, and can also reduce a lot of burden on the Ming Dynasty.

"Sister, we don't object to you doing this, but we have to put the ugly words ahead. Although the imperial treasury is gradually filling up, there are still too many places that need to spend money. Under the current circumstances, no funds will be allocated. What kind of women's and children's club are you talking about?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Chongba, of course I know this." Empress Ma nodded, "You and Ouyang have already given four million taels, which is completely enough for the early expenses of the Women and Children's Society. I will try to achieve it before the four million taels are spent. Profitability, Ouyang gave me a lot of advice on this point, and I am confident that I can manage the women's and children's society well!"

"It's Ouyang Lun again!" Zhu Yuanzhang was quite depressed.

"By the way, Chongba, can you issue a decree to designate the Women's and Children's Society as the imperial government office." Queen Ma continued.

"That's no problem. Let's first set it as a second-grade yamen, which is at the same level as Dali Temple and Honglu Temple. The personnel grades will all be determined according to the second-grade yamen. However, whether it is the yamen of the Women's and Children's Society or officials at all levels, The temporary establishment can be canceled at any time if it fails." Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

"Okay!" Queen Ma nodded. She knew very well that it was not easy to get Zhu Yuanzhang to agree with this matter, so there was no need to expect too much.

"Then I appoint women as officials? Is that okay?" Queen Ma continued: "Now the key members of the Women and Children's Society are all women."

"Can a woman be an official?" Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and nodded, "There is no precedent for a woman to be an official, but it can only be limited to the women and children's society. Once they leave the women and children's society, it will not count."

"it is good!"

Ten months passed in a flash.

The eighteenth year of Hongwu.

Princess Anqing was pregnant for ten months and finally gave birth.

Ouyang Lun clasped his hands and kept walking outside the room, looking quite nervous, looking into the room from time to time.

"Mother and child are safe, we must protect mother and child!"

Ouyang Lun prayed silently in his heart.

Zhou Bao came over.

"Master, several members of the clan heard that the eldest lady was about to give birth, so they came here with some gifts! Look!"

"How long has it been? How can I be in the mood to see this? Tell them to leave quickly!" Ouyang Lun said angrily.

"Yes, sir!" Zhou Bao nodded and turned around to deal with it.

"Wait, let them keep their things and leave!" Ouyang Lun stopped Zhou Bao and said.

"Okay." Zhou Bao nodded.

After Zhou Bao left, Ouyang Lun continued to pace nervously outside the room.

An Qing's shouts could be heard from time to time in the house.

"The Queen has arrived!"

The voice fell, and Queen Ma's figure appeared.

"My son-in-law has met the Queen's mother-in-law!"

Ouyang Lun stepped forward and saluted.

"No courtesy." Empress Ma raised her hand and said with concern: "Women give birth like this, it's like passing through the gate of hell. Ouyang, don't be anxious!"

Ouyang Lun nodded, "Now I like that all the pain Anqing suffered falls on me."

"A woman is pregnant for ten months and once she gives birth, only those who have experienced it can understand the pain. This is also the significance of my establishment of the Women's and Children's Society. If Anqing is an ordinary pregnant woman who is too poor to hire a midwife, our Women's and Children's Society We will help! This year, our Women's and Children's Society has helped thousands of pregnant women and allowed thousands of children to be born smoothly!" Queen Ma said with great pride.

"It is really a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty to meet a queen like you!" Ouyang Lun said sincerely.

"Ouyang. I want to thank you. If it weren't for your guidance and help, the Women's and Children's Society would not have developed so fast. Now the Women's and Children's Society has become more and more prestigious among the people. Many women want to Join the women's and children's society. More women want to be more independent and start their own careers!" Queen Ma looked at Ouyang Lun dotingly, "I would say you are the lucky star given to the Ming Dynasty by God. !”

"For a lucky star like you, God will definitely keep Anqing mother and son safe."

Just when Ouyang Lun wanted to be humble, a baby's cry sounded in the room.

Queen Ma smiled slightly and said, "Look, our Ming Dynasty's little lucky star is here too!" In the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After learning that Anqing was going into labor, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be calm and reviewed the memorial, but he couldn't read it at all.

"Wang Zhong!"

"The minister is here."

"How is Princess Anqing?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.

"Back to Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness Princess Anqing has started giving birth. The midwife, the imperial physician, and the miracle doctor Dai are all here!" Wang Zhong replied quickly.

"That's not what I want to know. I want to know whether Anqing gave birth successfully and whether the baby was a boy or a girl?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.

"This minister doesn't know either." Wang Zhong shook his head helplessly, "Your Majesty, the Clan's Mansion is not far from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, how about we go there now?"

"I said I wouldn't go!" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "I won't go to the clan mansion unless Ouyang Lun comes to see me first!"

"In this case, you immediately send someone to wait at the Zongren Mansion and report the news every quarter of an hour!" Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly.

"Yes, I'll do it now!" Wang Zhong agreed and quickly pushed it down to make arrangements.

"Huh, I'm not giving birth to a baby, why should I be nervous!" Zhu Yuanzhang found that his palms were sweating and muttered angrily.

After a while, someone came to report.

After listening to the report, Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down a little, "Humph, I thought that Ouyang Luntian was not afraid of anything! He is not so nervous that he is jumping up and down now! How can he be as calm as me!"

"Your Majesty, I heard that when Queen Ma gave birth to the Crown Prince, you didn't sleep all day and night?!" Wang Zhong whispered.

"Uh" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Wang Zhong angrily, "That's nonsense! I was fighting on the front line when the Queen gave birth to Biao'er. The reason why I didn't sleep all night was because I was fighting with the enemy!"

"But it's strange to say that we were so brave that night. We carried a knife and rushed into the enemy's formation, as if we were in a deserted place!"

"Wang Zhong, why are you laughing! Don't you believe it? You can go to Xu Da and Tang He about this, and they can testify. If they hadn't stopped us, we would have all gone to the Chinese army's tent of the Mongolian Tatars!"

"We are old now, but if I were ten years younger, I would definitely take you to the Northern Expedition to show you my imperial glory!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!" Wang Zhong said quickly.

"Weiwu. You just know how to shout "Weiwei!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

"Your Majesty, Princess Anqing has given birth to a boy! Mother and child are safe!" A eunuch ran in and said excitedly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the birth of your grandson!"

"Haha! Okay! Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang's nervousness disappeared, with a smile on his face.

"Woo-"

When the midwife came to Ouyang Lun with the baby in her arms and saw the baby crying, Ouyang Lun was at a loss.

It was Queen Ma who was guiding him from the side: "Ouyang, he is your child, you hug him! If you hug him, he won't cry."

"Mother-in-law, Queen, how should I hold him! I am not very strong, will it hurt him? He looks so weak!"

Ouyang Lun looked at the child and felt happy. He could somehow feel an invisible connection with the child, but he didn't dare to reach out and hug him.

"It's okay. As long as you kiss a little bit, it'll be fine. The midwife and I are watching from the side."

"Prince-in-law, just hold me like this."

After the midwife finished speaking, she sent the baby in her arms towards Ouyang Lu.

Ouyang Lun quickly wiped his hands on his clothes before catching the baby.

It's so light, it's like hugging a little cat

Miraculously, the baby who was crying immediately stopped crying after entering Ouyang Lun's arms, and instead stared at Ouyang Lun.

"He really stopped crying!"

"So good!"

Ouyang Lun looked at the baby with a doting expression, "Little guy, let's go see your mother together. Your mother suffered a lot in order to let you out!"

After saying that, Ouyang Lun entered the delivery room with the baby in his arms.

Although the room had been cleaned, there was still a faint smell of blood. Princess Anqing lay on the bed helplessly.

Ouyang Lun held the child and sat beside the bed.

"Anqing, how are you?"

"Husband, I'm fine, I'm just a little tired. Where is the child?"

"Where are you?"

Ouyang Lun gently placed the baby next to Princess Anqing.

Princess Anqing looked at the baby tenderly, leaned close and kissed the baby on the forehead.

"Husband, have you decided on a name for our child?"

"Name. How about calling me Ouyang Ping'an? Ping'an is the greatest blessing!"

"Ouyang Pingan. This little guy will be called Pingan from now on."

The birth of the child made Ouyang Lun calmer and even grew a beard.

From a handsome boy to a mature and steady man.

The weather is getting colder in the blink of an eye.

Ouyang Lun stood by the lake holding the two-month-old Ouyang Ping'an, with Zhou Bao following behind.

"The weather is really getting colder this year!" Zhou Bao looked at the snowflakes floating in the sky and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's much colder than in previous years!"

"Zhou Bao, how is the situation in Beizhili? Have you taken any measures to keep warm?"

Ouyang Lun asked in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured, Master. Mr. Li just sent someone to deliver a letter this morning, saying that now every household in Beizhili has a stove, and several large coal mines have been discovered. No matter how cold this winter is, Beizhili will not freeze to death." one person!"

"Master Li also sent people to deliver a lot of coal stoves and coal. He said he would send someone to deliver it immediately after he said it was finished."

Zhou Bao replied.

"Well, they are interested!" Ouyang Lun nodded, "Let the trading companies that sell coal stoves also sell in other provinces. The price must be more affordable. On the coal issue, we can cooperate with the local government in mining. The coal price must be stable. "

"Yes." Zhou Bao nodded, "Sir, Mr. Li also sent news that it is now difficult for northern trading companies, especially those in Beizhili, to enter the south to do business."

"Isn't this normal? The south is now managed by Li Shanchang. They are learning from the model of Beizhili. Business companies from North Zhili are entering in large numbers, which will compress the living space of local business companies in the south. Only then will they set up thresholds and be able to What we do is to find ways to improve the competitiveness of our products.”

"Master, not only that, Mr. Li and others said something seems to have happened in the south!"

(End of this chapter)