Su Wenyue was still thinking about how to solve the problem of hunger in the future. She couldn't run back to her parents' home every time she was hungry. Not only would it be inconvenient, but her in-laws would also have opinions. Wouldn't it be nice if her two half-sisters could send food to her frequently? No matter what their purpose was, she would get something real anyway.
Having lived one more lifetime, Su Wenyue has become indifferent to many things. Even if she is laughed at by her concubine's sisters, it doesn't matter to her. Her concubine's sisters have been suppressing her for so many years, so it's nothing to make them feel better. She is just lucky to be born in the wife's belly. Moreover, she knows that her husband Han Yu will climb higher and higher in the future and become a powerful official and favorite of the emperor, second only to the emperor and thousands of others. He has power and wealth, so there is nothing to be unbalanced about.
Actually, there are other ways to solve the problem of hunger. Nothing is difficult to solve with money. It's just that Su Wenyue is reluctant to spend money. Although her dowry is many times more than that of her two sisters, those precious things must be kept, the farm cannot be moved, and the food cannot be sold. In such troubled times, food is the foundation of life.
Although the world is in chaos now, it is still under control. No one has such a deep feeling yet. Su Wenyue knows from her experience that in a few years, the Daming court will be in complete chaos, with war and disorder, and food will become particularly precious. Especially after Wang Mang reformed the currency system, money became worthless. At the beginning, grain that cost dozens of coins per stone rose to two thousand coins. Everyone thought it was expensive enough and would not rise any more. They wanted to wait and see until the price of grain came down. However, the price of grain rose even more sharply, and later it reached an outrageous level, with each dou of grain worth one tael of gold.
It's not just the price of food, but everything else has gone up in price, especially medicinal herbs and the like, which are needed on the battlefield and have become scarce items. Even though Su Wenyue's dowry was generous, it couldn't withstand such spending, and she had spent all the boxes of things early on.
It was also at that time that Su Wenyue learned that her parents had given her a farm as a dowry. She could live a good life relying on the grain sent from the farm. However, she was really brainless at that time. She was actually deceived by Wang and easily sold such a large farm to someone else. What was the value of a farm that could produce grain at that time? When Master Su and Mrs. An found out, they were so angry that they almost fainted. Even if they regretted not teaching their daughter well, it was too late.
Su Wenyue had suffered so much and learned so many lessons in her previous life, and she understood the truths that she had learned. She had gained something from it. At the very least, she could use what she knew in advance to plan for herself and her family, to ensure stability for herself and her family in these troubled times, and she could even become an aid to Han Yu. Of course, whether or not she would help Han Yu depended on his performance.
Mrs. An watched the conversation between her daughter and the two concubines, feeling both amused and angry. Her heartless daughter was actually so cheerful. Didn't she see that those two troublesome things were really making fun of her? They were not really thinking about her, they were just slandering her and her in-laws. Besides, she had given her so much dowry, how could she really let her starve? Even if the Han family was not rich, they could just spend money to buy her something. Wasn't this daughter good at spending money before? Could it be that she knew to be frugal after getting married?
"You silly girl, you are so stupid. Can the Han family really lack your food? Besides, you still have your mother's family. Your parents are still alive. If they are gone, you still have your biological brother. How can it be the turn of your two illegitimate sisters to subsidize them? If it weren't for your mother's family, your two sisters wouldn't have such a good life now. So are you stupid?"
Su's mother's words were implicitly and explicitly pointing out that the two concubines' daughters only had the life they had today thanks to their family, and would be nothing if they left their parents' home. Yet she even dared to laugh at her daughters!
"But then again, how come I didn't know that you have such a good chef in your house? The chef at home was specially hired by the master at a high price. If he is better than the one at home, I will have to pay you a visit someday to try out the delicious food that is worthy of your showing off." If Su's mother had only let the concubine know her duty before, now it was a naked warning.
The two concubine daughters turned pale after hearing what Su's mother said. The reason why their husband's family married them was because they valued the strength behind the Su family and they could help each other. If they lost the support of their natal family, they would be nothing. Moreover, they had no legitimate brothers to help them. The only ones they could rely on were Su Hengyi and Su Hengxuan, the two legitimate sons, so they dared not offend their legitimate mother.
Han Yu watched from the side and understood why his wife was raised to be so innocent and naive. With such a smart and capable mother like his mother-in-law, who always protected his wife under her wings and cleared away all obstacles, allowing her to grow up without worries. No wonder she developed such a personality.
Although his wife's innocence and simplicity sometimes make him worried, Han Yu is still very grateful to his mother-in-law, because this is why he has such a lovely and naive daughter-in-law. If his wife really becomes like those two concubines, he would not want her no matter how capable she is. Sometimes it is better for women to be simple.
"I appreciate your kindness on behalf of my wife, but although my Han family is just a small family, we can still afford these things. You don't have to worry about it. I will take care of my wife and won't let her suffer."
Su Wenyue felt a little sad for the first time when she saw her mother and husband protecting their child: "No, no, of course the more delicious food the better, I won't be disgusted."
Han Yu felt that he had been helpless more and more since he got married. This careless girl, didn't she see that they were supporting her? Why did she come out to make trouble at this time! Is it really because he starved her for the past two days that her mind is full of food? Han Yu felt that this possibility was very high. It seemed that he really couldn't starve his wife anymore in the future, otherwise what if she became stupid because of hunger? She was stupid enough already.
"Yue Niang, you are such a silly girl. Seeing how greedy you are, just tell your husband what you want to eat. Why do you ask your sister for it? Since you married me, it is my duty as your husband to support you. I will definitely make you fat. I just found out that you like to eat roast chicken, roast duck, and roast goose. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Don't worry, I will make sure you eat as much as you want when I come back."
Han Yu rubbed Su Wenyue's head and said with a smile, but there was a warning in his eyes. If this stupid girl dared to ruin his plan again, he would see how he would deal with her when he got back.