The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 103 Winter Snow Disaster
Officials came to Beijing one after another, and He Huai'an became even busier. Every morning after having breakfast with his family normally, he would apologize to Siyuan and Feiyu, and then he seldom stayed home all day, and came back very late at night. But he never went back to sleep in the inner courtyard, and stayed in the study of the outer courtyard all the time.

Although He Huai'an was so indifferent, Fang Xiuyi still asked the kitchen to prepare meals and soup every day, and as long as he didn't come back for dinner, he would send it to the yamen.Don't eat meat, the workload is heavy, but don't fall down.

Fang Xiuyi also tried to apologize. Although she didn't know where she was wrong, He Huai'an didn't respond after accepting the apology.This made Fang Xiuyi distressed, probably he had touched the most secret thing of Master Shangshu, otherwise why would he suddenly be in the current situation.Could it be that He Huai'an is really as rumored?If this is the case, it cannot be said clearly.

In this way, time hastily arrived at the New Year.But Fang Xiuyi was always in a low mood, it seemed that this year was not interesting, but he was busy preparing for the New Year every day because of Fei Yu's undiminished enthusiasm.

Even on New Year's Eve, He Huai'an returned home very late in the snow. He accompanied Fang Xiuyi and his two children to dinner, set off fireworks, and still slept in the study in the outer courtyard.Fang Xiuyi didn't know what to say, so she wrapped the dumplings with the cook at night.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, it was snowing heavily, and He Huai'an and the children waited for Fang Xiuyi to cook dumplings.Although there is a chef in the mansion, Fang Xiuyi still wants to make dumplings for the family on the first day of the new year.

"My lord, why don't you enter the palace today?" Fang Xiuyi knew that on the first day of the lunar new year last year, the emperor did not let the ministers enter the palace to congratulate him, so he should have gone this year, but seeing that He Huai'an still had time to sit at home and eat, he felt very sad. strangeness.

"This year, the snow is particularly heavy. The snowstorm in Shuntian Mansion and Baoding Mansion, plus the pilgrimage of foreign officials, makes the situation more complicated." He Huai'an briefly explained.He Huai'an now also knows that as long as there is no conspiracy involved, Fang Xiuyi can understand it if he mentions it a little bit.

Snowstorm?Fang Xiuyi's heart skipped a beat. She lived in the capital safely, and felt that the snow was falling pretty well.

"Then what should the court do?"

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as several non-governmental organizations, plus various localities, have mobilized a lot of people."

Before Fang Xiuyi had any further reaction, Shan Xing came in and reported that the butler wanted to see the adults and tell him something.

On the first day of the new year, what is so urgent?
After a while, He Huai'an came in and said to Xiuyi: "Xiuyi, prepare some dumplings and ask Sandong to send them to the study."

"What's the matter, my lord? Let's go there after eating, it won't take much time." Fang Xiuyi asked strangely.

"There are guests here, I'll accompany you for a while." He Huai'an didn't want to say more, "Siyuan, Feiyu, Daddy can't eat with you, you can eat slowly with your mother."

"Then Daddy must eat the copper coins from Mother!" Fei Yu was a little reluctant, but there was nothing he could do.

"Go slowly, Dad!" Siyuan stood up and said respectfully to He Huai'an.

Fang Xiu looked at the heavy snow outside and was still wondering, who went to someone else's house for dinner on the first morning of the new year?But his hands were not idle, and he sprinkled a handful of salt in the water to prevent the dumplings from sticking.After packing two bowls of soup, I also divided up various side dishes into several plates, put them all in the food box, and handed them to Sandong.

"San Dong, who is here?" Fang Xiuyi asked in a low voice.

When Sandong was taking the food box, he quickly said a few words: "Master Wen!"

It's Wen Renyi again!Fang Xiuyi was also helpless, he was the one who came to the mansion last year and ate all the copper coins she had wrapped.What is the matter with this person?

Sure enough, after eating all the dumplings on the table, Fei Yu was the only one who ate a copper coin.

"Mom, how many bags did you pack this time?"

"Four." Fang Xiuyi was a little discouraged. If he had known earlier, he would have packed a few more, or made a mark. Who would have known that there would be an unexpected visitor.

"Mother, could it be that Master Wen is here again?" Fei Yu was very obsessed with the copper coins in the dumplings.

Fang Xiuyi smiled, but said nothing.

"Why does he come to grab this copper coin from us every time?"

"Fei Yu, speak carefully!" Siyuan reminded sternly.

"It's okay, next year, I'll just wrap copper coins in every dumpling!"

"Mother, is that still called eating dumplings?" Siyuan couldn't help laughing.

Fang Xiuyi and Fei Yu fantasized about that scene, and couldn't help laughing.

In the first month, He Huai'an was still busy with the assessment, and his relationship with Fang Xiuyi was also weak, except for breakfast, he hardly saw each other a few times a day.Even when Yunniang brought Lu Yanming over on the second day of junior high school, He Huai'an was never seen.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, the housekeeper came to find Fang Xiuyi.

"Ma'am, many houses in Shuntian Mansion have collapsed due to the snowstorm this year, and many people have flocked to the capital. Some mansions have started giving out porridge. Do we want to do something in our mansion?"

When He Huaian talked about the snow disaster that day, Fang Xiuyi had an idea, but it was interrupted later. Now that the housekeeper reminded her, she thought about it seriously.

"Since someone is giving porridge, then we won't do it. I have other plans, and I will discuss it with adults later."

That night, Fang Xiuyi sat in He Huai'an's study and waited, and finally fell asleep on the table. It was He Huai'an who came back and woke her up.

"Why are you sleeping here? Be careful if you catch a cold." He Huai'an took a coat and put it on Fang Xiuyi's body.

Fang Xiuyi had just been woken up, her eyes were foggy, and she didn't even know why she was here.

"I heard from Sandong that you have been waiting for me, what's the matter?" It might be Fang Xiuyi's illusion, she heard He Huai'an's tone with a hint of joy.

"There is one thing. My lord, didn't you talk about the snow disaster that day. Today, the housekeeper told me that someone started to give out porridge. But I think that giving out porridge can't solve the big problem, but it's okay to follow the authority. I'm not good at making troubles. What, but I can’t do nothing, so I think, is there a place in the capital that accepts donations? We can call on everyone to donate, and then the government and the people will jointly set up a special organization to use the money to rebuild their homes for the victims. , distribute quilts and clothes, and help them cultivate in the spring next year." Fang Xiuyi is not sure if there is any caring organization at this time, the country has natural and man-made disasters every year, and the national government can't solve all the problems, it will drag down the country!

After hearing this, He Huai'an didn't respond immediately, but just looked at what Fang Xiuyi was thinking.

"My lord, isn't this a bad idea? Shall we also give something to the victims?" Speaking of porridge, Fang Xiuyi was actually a little worried. After all, she didn't care about her bad reputation, but it didn't mean that others didn't. Care, if someone makes a fuss about this, it will be bad.

He Huai'an shook his head and said slowly: "You have a good idea. It has happened before. According to historical records, during Emperor Gaozu's reign, officials and gentry once funded border soldiers. We can learn from this approach."

"That's good. There are old rules, and things can be done easily. As for the donation, the items and quantity are not fixed, as long as it is valuable, including those jewelry that can be sold." Silver is cash after all, some people may I don't have much cash in my hand, but I still want to help others. It doesn't affect my life if I sell one or two pieces of jewelry in my hand. Moreover, it should be more convenient for the organization to sell them all.In fact, the idea of ​​an auction flashed through Fang Xiuyi's mind, but she thought it was too complicated, so she let it go.

"Okay, I will draw up a charter at night, and I will find someone to implement it tomorrow." He Huai'an is also a man of action, and he took out a booklet, "I prepared it a year ago, and I wanted to give it to you during the Chinese New Year, but I was too busy."

As soon as Fang Xiu didn't know, she went in, took it over and opened it, and it turned out to be an account book, which was specially for her.

"My lord, this is..." It specifically records her property, including what He Huai'an gave her, all the rewards in the past year, and the gold ingots given by Wen Renyi, all of which are recorded in the book, and it is Feiyu's record Yes, she roughly estimated that there are almost 1 taels of silver property.

Fang Xiu stared at He Huai'an without knowing what he meant.

"I used to say that you can control the properties of the mansion as you like, but those are all in the Shangshu Mansion, not yours. Although you don't care much about these financial matters, I still prepare a private account book for you. Good. What’s yours is yours, and you can control what you want in the mansion, and money will be credited to your account every month.”

Fang Xiuyi really didn't know what to say. In the past year since she became Mrs. He, she really wasn't so attached to money, and He Huai'an had handed over all the power in the house to her.But now holding my own property in my hand, this feeling is really different. I used to feel at ease, but now I feel at ease.

"Thank you, my lord. I, I'm really happy. In the past, 100 taels was a huge sum of money. I never thought that I would have so much money one day." Fang Xiuyi caressed the account book, "By the way, my lord, here is How come there is still a twelve tael in the account?"

The ten taels was just recorded recently, and the details were not written.

"This was originally a surprise from Fei Yu, but now I give it to you in advance." The expression on He Huai'an's face was that kind of proud smile, "Fei Yu's jade carvings are very talented. A while ago, I rented a shop for her. She specializes in consigning her works. However, Fei Yu didn’t let me pay the rent. She earned all the money herself. Excluding the cost, the jade pendant that was just sold recently is the real money. She was going to give it to you and me. He and Siyuan are [-]% each, and I disagree, so she changed it to [-]% for you and me, and I asked her to give you my [-]% as well."

Fang Xiuyi couldn't stop her tears from streaming down her cheeks, touching the number twelve with trembling hands. Her children have all grown up and are so considerate. children, and now they can stand in front of her and protect her.

"Siyuan and Feiyu are the treasures that God rewarded me. I, I didn't do anything, how can I deserve them to treat me like this?" Fang Xiu said while crying, "I always want to let them be independent, but without me I can live a wonderful life, I really feel ashamed..."

"Xiuyi, that's wrong. What you give them is rare in this world. You let them have clear ambitions at a young age, provide them with the greatest opportunities, and let them learn even in difficult situations. If you hadn't paid so much, Siyuan and Feiyu would be in vain no matter how talented they are."

Fang Xiuyi didn't know whether she was touched or if she was wronged recently, anyway, she took this opportunity to cry enough in front of He Huai'an.He Huai'an was not good at handling such a situation, he was at a loss what to do, and Fang Xiuyi couldn't stop crying after all the good words. In the end, there was nothing he could do, so he asked Fang Xiuyi to help him draw up the regulations for the donation.

"Xiuyi, I will implement this matter tomorrow, so now you have to help me draw up a charter. This is the first time I do such a thing, and I need your help."

Fang Xiuyi cried for a long time, but she was actually tired too. Hearing He Huai'an's humiliation, she finally burst into laughter.

"I'm not very familiar with it, so I'll just tell you what I know, and adults can watch and adjust."

"Okay, hurry up and stop crying."

"By the way, my lord, please don't say it was my idea." Fang Xiuyi suddenly remembered this matter.

"Why? Do you know how much credit this is?" Although He Huai'an knew Fang Xiuyi's character, he could just take this opportunity to change the direction of the wind.

"My lord, I am actually an ordinary person. I may have thousands of thoughts in my heart, but there is actually only one way to go, which is to live a stable life as a family." Fang Xiu rubbed her swollen eyes, "I ask myself that I don't have the ability to carry such a heavy name, and I ask you to fulfill my weakness."

Where is this weakness? !It was clearly Fang Xiuyi's avoidance, the more attention-grabbing the name, the hotter it was.He Huai'an reached out to stroke Fang Xiuyi's hair, but retracted halfway, pretending nothing happened.

"Then tell me what you think."

Fang Xiu talked while thinking, and He Huai'an memorized while listening. In the end, Fang Xiuyi didn't know if it was formed, because she fell asleep while talking.

When she woke up the next day, Fang Xiuyi found that she was sleeping in He Huai'an's study, and the owner of the study had already gone to work.She saw that she hadn't changed her clothes, her hair was fine, He Huai'an took off her jewelry, but how could she go out in this state?This is the study in the outer courtyard, not in your own room in the inner courtyard.

"Ma'am, are you going to wake up?" Suddenly, Fang Xiuyi heard Mama Shi's voice outside.

"Mother Shi, come in quickly." Fang Xiuyi seemed to have met a savior.

Mother Shi led the maids to prepare the hot water, then walked around the screen and walked in, looking Fang Xiuyi up and down.

"What's the matter, Mama Shi, is there something wrong?" Fang Xiuyi felt that Mama Shi's eyes were strange.

"Did Madam sleep well last night?"

"Okay, let's discuss something with the adults, and I don't even know when I fell asleep. By the way, Mama Shi, what time is it?" The sky seems to be very gloomy.

"Ma'am, the time is right!"

"What? It's upright!" Fang Xiu stood up quickly in fright, "Quick, Mama Shi, where are my clothes?"

"Madam, don't worry, I've brought them all over. My lord has already explained it in the morning."

With the help of Mama Shi, Fang Xiuyi quickly changed her clothes, combed her hair, and ate something briefly, and then walked out of the study with some confidence.

"Ma'am!" Sandong stood at the door.

"Sandong!" Fang Xiuyi was a little embarrassed.

As soon as Fang Xiuyi walked to the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly thought of Siyuan.Ever since Siyuan started practicing martial arts, Fang Xiuyi has been fantasizing about various scenes almost every day, rarely going to the scene to watch, and occasionally going quietly. The last time I saw Siyuan's archery, such an achievement is not a day It can be done in two days.

Fang Xiu made a temporary diversion and went to Siyuan's room first. It was tidy, except for a few books he was reading spread out on the desk.She turned around and went to the backyard, where Siyuan practiced martial arts.

The backyard occupies a large area and is well equipped, with a slight gap in the wooden door.Fang Xiuyi stood quietly outside the door and looked in.

It was very cold, but the people inside were wearing thin clothes, some even only wore coats, and the shouts kept reaching Fang Xiuyi's ears.Siyuan was also dressed in unlined clothing and was practicing boxing with two people.They had just gone through more than a dozen moves when Siyuan was slammed hard by someone, and the sound of falling to the ground hit Fang Xiuyi's heart heavily.Siyuan quickly jumped up from the ground, continued to fight, and was thrown again.Fang Xiuyi didn't know how many times Siyuan had fallen, but the light in Siyuan's eyes was so bright.

At some point, the door opened, Zhuang Zhuang circled around Fang Xiu, and everyone suddenly faced each other.

"Ma'am!" The guards and the instructor shouted, it was the first time they saw Fang Xiuyi here, and they hurried back to the room to get dressed.

"Mother!" Siyuan quickly got up from the ground and ran over.

Sweat and mud were intertwined on Siyuan's face, and his clothes were covered in dust, which was a thousand miles away from the usual image of a handsome young man.

"I'm fine, just come over to take a look." Fang Xiuyi lovingly touched Siyuan's face, "It's hard work, isn't it?"

"It's not bitter, mother. You don't have to worry, the instructors take good care of me." Siyuan smiled innocently.

"You continue to practice, mother just came to see, nothing happened."

"Mom, it's time. I'll go change and have lunch with you."

In the past, they watched furtively and did not dare to face it, but now that they are open, they are more relaxed. Fang Xiuyi smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)