Although Qin Fang has his own ideas and plans, he will never change his mind, that is, he will always leave a way out when doing things. He will not rush into risks. He has no backer, so he will not do some dangerous things. For example, he would never think of hiding sulfur mines and saltpeter mines. For example, he immediately presented the method of making ice from saltpeter to the emperor. He knew that with his status, the biggest backer was the emperor.
So, when Yang Haiyan said to present the potato flour and sweet potato flour to the emperor, he agreed. However, his agreement is one thing, and his wife's courage is another. But think about it, his wife is from the family of Taifu Yang, and Taifu Yang is a person who participated in the fight for the throne. It is normal for people from the Yang family to be courageous.
Qin Fang heard Yang Haiyan say that she was going to repay the emperor, and he smiled unkindly. His half-smiley eyes clearly told Yang Haiyan that he didn't believe her lies. They were all smart people, and such words would deceive his parents.
Yang Haiyan saw that he was smiling a little bit evilly, and asked unconvincedly: "Husband, what are you laughing at?"
Qin Fang immediately said: "I'm laughing at my wife who is the smartest." How could he tell the truth? To be honest, wife, I know why you want to repay the emperor? The emperor is a wise monarch. If you "repay" the emperor, even if the things the emperor gives are not as good as you expected, the emperor will not let you suffer losses. As a wise monarch, how could he take advantage of his subjects?
Yang Haiyan didn't know what he was thinking. It was almost two years since they got married. In Yang Haiyan's heart, Qin Fang had always been an upright and honest person. At first, her view of Qin Fang was based on the view of the characters in the book. In the book, he was a responsible person. No matter how the original owner struggled, he never said harsh words to her or took action. Therefore, Qin Fang left a good impression on her. When they met again, she was very satisfied with Qin Fang's appearance and figure. This was the type she liked, so she tried to get along with him, tried to date him, and also tried to tease him to make him sad. She knew very well that whether in modern times or in ancient times, the most important thing for a woman to live a happy life was to get a man's heart. Unless a woman plans to live her own life, she will not care about a man.
But as they got along for a longer time, she got to know Qin Fang better. He was a careful person who had plans for the future. He joined the army and wanted to make progress. When General Ao said that they might have to go to the capital, he took into account that Yang Haiyan didn't want to go, so he decided to retire and open an escort agency. This way of life is better than going home to
farm. From this incident, we can see that he is a person who takes one step and three steps, and will not panic when the time comes.
However, Yang Haiyan never knew that Qin Fang has another side. In front of her, he will hide his little thoughts and his dark side. Just like now, she doesn't know that Qin Fang has seen through her, but still says nice things to keep her from knowing.
Qin Fang is not hiding himself, he just wants her to be happy and live an easy life.
Yang Haiyan was of course happy to be praised, so she proudly told him about her plan, from franchising, franchise fees to management and so on. Qin Fang was also very considerate and offered her tea: "Please drink some water slowly and sip some tea first."
Yang Haiyan nodded, her mouth was indeed dry.
While Yang Haiyan was drinking tea, Qin Fang asked, "You mean, whether it is potato flour or sweet potato flour, their profits are twice that of potatoes and sweet potatoes?"
Yang Haiyan said, "Yes, this is still based on the pricing of flour. If the Ding family of potato flour and sweet potato flour is higher than that of flour, then the profit will be greater. Moreover, potatoes and sweet potatoes are sold for one penny per pound, but if they are purchased in large quantities, it is estimated that three pounds may be sold for one penny. But I think this is a good thing. The common people grow crops, and the aristocratic families make potato flour, and the money is made together."
She did not suggest that the common people join. First of all, the common people cannot afford the expensive franchise fee, and the money must be made from the aristocratic families. Secondly, the common people have no power and influence. Even if they get the franchise quota, they cannot keep it in the local area. If others go to make trouble, it will collapse after a few times. Therefore, this alliance must be from an aristocratic family, and it must be a family with good conduct that other powers dare not offend. Finally, the emperor was involved in this matter because if this was the emperor's plan, no one would dare to ruin the emperor's reputation. The emperor, who came from the usurpation of the throne, has a sharp knife, and no one is willing to try.
Qin Fang said, "Then you write down the plan, and I will ask Tao Shan to send the memorial to the capital."
Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing and asked, "Will you not give the letter to Lord Du this time?"
Qin Fang couldn't help laughing, "The emperor mentioned in the letter that he asked Chief Steward Chi to pass on that if I have any problems, I can report them directly." This is mainly to prevent accidents in sulfur mines and saltpeter mines. "But I will also say something to Lord Du, after all, Lord Du has done me a favor." In fact, although they are not master and apprentice in name, they have a master-apprentice relationship. Moreover, Lord Du's letter this time also gave him a lot of advice.
Yang Haiyan said, "Then let Tao Shan send some potato flour and sweet potato flour to Lord Du's house. I will write down the methods of making potato flour and sweet potato flour. However, we don't make much potato flour and sweet potato flour now. These are made by me and Nanny Lian. Now we need to send them to the emperor and Lord Du. These small things are not enough."
Qin Fang said, "Okay."
After the couple discussed the business, they took a bath and went to bed. Speaking of which, Yang Haiyan has been very happy recently because Qin Fang no longer pesters her to have a child. Although Yang Haiyan didn't know why, she didn't ask, lest if she asked, Qin Fang would start to think about the child again.
Ten days later, a large amount of potato flour and sweet potato flour were ready. These were all dry flours. Yang Haiyan and the people from the General's Mansion made them, so the quantity was large.
After the potato flour and sweet potato flour were ready, Tao Shan set out with a letter to Lord Du and a memorial to the emperor. There were many things to bring on this trip, so Tao Shan also set out with two guards from the General's Mansion. During
these ten days, Meng Ping, who went to look for Aunt Fan, had returned. The reason why Aunt Fan didn't come back was because of her daughter's matter. Back then, Aunt Fan's daughter went to raise money, but before she raised any money, Aunt Fan was sent away by the pawnbroker. After her daughter knew about this, she fell seriously ill, and then she was ill again and again, and she never recovered. The
reason why Aunt Fan did not come back was that she was taking care of her daughter in her hometown. Originally, Aunt Fan had always been very passive in her hometown. Her daughter's in-laws and her ex-husband's family all teamed up to bully her, and she didn't want to cause trouble for the General's Mansion, so she never said that she was working in the General's Mansion. It was not until Meng Ping went there that everyone knew that Aunt Fan had a backer behind her, and they dared not bully Aunt Fan anymore, and Aunt Fan's life was a little easier.
Knowing that Aunt Fan was fine, Yang Haiyan was relieved. The kitchen is now in charge of Kun Zhang, Meng Qiu is Kun Zhang's assistant, and Yu Ma and Meng Ping are in charge of the sanitation of the courtyard, so the general's mansion actually bought only a few servants in Yunxiang County, and the number is very small. She thought that instead of buying servants and paying monthly wages, it would be better to directly hire private family members. In this way, the private family members don't have to look for work, and she doesn't have to find unfamiliar servants, which is the best of both worlds.
"Xiang Jun... Xiang Jun..." Yang Haiyan was taking a nap when she heard Nanny Lian's call.
"What's the matter?" Yang Haiyan got up. Although she was not tired recently, she was not relaxed either, because she was busy with potato flour and sweet potato flour for the past ten days. She must be very cautious and careful when handing things over to the emperor, for fear of accidents. So during those days, Yang Haiyan was very nervous. To be honest, she didn't dare to relax during those days. As long as the things didn't reach the emperor's hands and she didn't receive the emperor's reply, she would be worried.
In fact, her behavior was very bold, because the only thing she knew about the current emperor was what was written in the novel. The novel said that the only stain on the emperor was the prince. From a prince to an emperor, his life was wise and intelligent. However, because Yang Dahua and his wife were the protagonists, no one would care about this stain even if he chose the child who was supposed to be a legitimate prince as the prince. Because...how could a prince who was raised by the protagonist be any worse because of the influence of the protagonist's brilliance?
But in fact, Yang Haiyan didn't know whether the current emperor was just like in the novel. After all, novels are written, and the people in novels are flesh and blood. But now, the people she comes into contact with are all flesh and blood.
Yang Haiyan was adventurous. With her understanding of the novel and the emperor's decision to make her a princess, she took a risk.
If the emperor was just like in the novel, then her risk was successful and she would be appreciated by the emperor. If it was not like in the novel, she would not take risks again. Based on this incident alone, the emperor would not put her to death. If the emperor really wanted to do something to her, she would be able to protect herself.
So she was still very nervous these days.
Nanny Lian said, "The soldiers guarding the city reported that Huang Huzi and the Qin family had arrived and had already reached the city gate. Huang Huzi asked him to tell Xiangjun first."
Yang Haiyan hurriedly said, "Quick, comb my hair for me, I have to go to the gate to meet them." She hadn't seen the Qin family for a whole year, and didn't know how they were doing. She didn't know how the Qin family chose this matter. But she was still happy that the Qin family could come, and it would be more lively in the future. Although she said she didn't like living with her parents-in-law, it was still lonely with only her husband and wife at home. Now that the Qin family had come, they would be arranged to live in the military camp field, and they would not live together, so she would have more places to move around.
Nanny Lian briefly tidied up Yang Haiyan's hair, which was messed up due to her nap, and then the two of them went to the gate of the General's Mansion to pick someone up.
Yang Haiyan: "Uncle Hong, open the front door, there will be guests coming later."
Uncle Hong: "Hey." Uncle Hong was also quite nervous when he heard Yang Haiyan say that there were guests coming.
Nanny Lian said, "They haven't arrived yet. The county gate is far from our house, and even the carriage will take a while. Don't be nervous, my lady."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "I am a little nervous. I haven't seen my grandfather and grandmother for a long time, as well as my father and mother. The soldiers just came to report, did they say who came today?"
Nanny Lian said, "I asked, and the soldiers said they didn't know who came specifically, but they said there were a lot of people, not only a lot of people, but also a lot of things on the carriage."
Yang Haiyan was unsure when she heard it. She didn't know who came, but the more people came, the happier Qin Fang should be. He was a filial person. He lived well outside, so he was worried about his family. Even if he sent money to his family every year, he knew that his family was frugal and reluctant to spend money. So I always wanted them to eat something good and not let them suffer.
But the people in the countryside are used to being frugal, so they are not willing to spend money.
Yang Haiyan thought that the old man was reluctant to spend money. Now that they live in Yunxiang County, they are always willing to eat the meat and vegetables she bought, because they are even more reluctant to see these vegetables go bad.
Nanny Lian suddenly said, "Here they come, look, there are a few carriages coming over there."
Yang Haiyan also saw it. Even if the people coming could not be seen clearly because of the distance, she could see that there were several carriages, which must belong to the Qin family.
Sure enough, when they got closer, they were indeed the Qin family, because the leader was Huang Huzi riding a horse, and behind him was Qin's father driving the carriage. The three brothers of Qin's father can all drive a horse-drawn carriage. The Qin family naturally does not have a horse-drawn carriage, but the Qin family has land, so they have rented ox-drawn and donkey-drawn carriages from other people. Driving a horse-drawn carriage is the same as driving an ox-drawn or donkey-drawn carriage, so the three brothers of Qin's father can all drive a horse-drawn carriage. Compared with ox-drawn or donkey-drawn carriages, the faster horse-drawn carriages are what the grandfathers like more.
Yang Haiyan walked out of the door unconsciously and took a few steps outside. Then, she saw the curtain of the first carriage open, and someone looked out from inside. It was her familiar mother Qin.
Mother Qin heard Father Qin say that he saw Yang Haiyan, so she came out to see. As a result, she really saw her daughter-in-law. She nervously shouted, "Yanyan." In addition to being nervous, she was also excited and happy, so her voice was particularly loud. But after shouting, she felt that she had made a mistake. How could she speak so loudly in this county? She would be laughed to death. Suddenly, Mother Qin felt embarrassed again, thinking that she had embarrassed her son and daughter-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Yang Haiyan also responded loudly, "Hey, mother, you are finally here. My husband has been talking about it these days and I can't eat because of it." It is impossible to make Qin Fang, a freeloader, unable to eat.
When Qin's mother heard her daughter-in-law's enthusiastic response, she was relieved. She was relieved that her daughter-in-law did not abandon her. When she heard her daughter-in-law talk about her son, Qin's mother's eyes were red. Compared with her son missing his parents, the parents missed their son more. Because they were worried that their son would have an accident outside. After all, military generals are very dangerous.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, Qin's father jumped off the carriage first, and then helped Qin's mother down. Yang Haiyan came to the side of the carriage, stretched out her hand, and called Qin's father at the same time: "Dad." She said to Qin's mother, "Mother, please be careful."
Qin's mother was actually a little cautious about her daughter-in-law. After all, in her heart, her daughter-in-law was a good match for her son. Even if she thought her son was good, she felt that her son was marrying up to her daughter-in-law. People say that it is difficult to get along with daughters-in-law from wealthy families. Mother Qin does not think that Yang Haiyan is difficult to get along with, but the mother-in-law from the farm always feels pressured to get along with daughters-in-law from wealthy families. But now, seeing the enthusiasm of her daughter-in-law, she feels a little relieved. Mother Qin said, "Don't worry, Yanyan, I'm used to doing rough work at home, this is nothing." After saying that, she jumped down.
Yang Haiyan didn't know what Mother Qin was thinking, but she had a good impression of her. Since ancient times, the problem of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been an extreme. A good mother-in-law is very good, and a bad mother-in-law is very bad. And in Yang Haiyan's heart, Mother Qin is probably that kind of good mother-in-law.
Seeing this, Yang Haiyan supported her and said, "Mother, besides you and father, who else came? Are grandpa and grandma here?"
"Yes, yes..." Grandma Qin's carriage was behind, and she heard what Yang Haiyan said and said it loudly. She said it loudly because she was worried that the eldest grandson's wife didn't hear it.
Seeing this, Yang Haiyan walked to the back and said, "Grandma is here, you must have had a hard time on the way?"
Grandma Qin smiled and said, "I am old, so it was a bit hard on the way, but I don't feel tired when I think of seeing you."
Yang Haiyan thought this grandma was interesting and her words were nice.
After Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin got off the carriage, the people in the other carriages also got off. The first and third wives were all here, and only Uncle Qin and Niu Dan were from the second wife. Niu Dan was the most lively, and was first called "Sister-in-law."
Yang Haiyan also liked lively, cute, and sensible children. As a person used to being alone, sometimes she wanted to have a lively home, but sometimes she was afraid of trouble. "It's only been a year since I last saw her, and Niu Dan has grown taller."
Niu Dan added, "I eat an egg every day." After the family was divided, the second wife also raised chickens, and Qin Erya knew simple needlework, so Aunt Qin would occasionally buy meat to supplement the family.
Yang Haiyan said, "Then starting from today, I will give you two eggs every day so that you can grow taller."
Niu Dan's eyes lit up: "Really? I love eating eggs."
Yang Haiyan said, "Of course it's true." After teasing Niu Dan for a while, she asked her second uncle, "Uncle, why didn't Aunt Qin and Erya come?"
Uncle Qin said honestly, "She..."
Grandma Qin said, "Yan Yan, let's talk about this inside."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she thought, could it be that Aunt Qin was making trouble? She did not ask any more questions, and greeted Uncle Qin's family: "Uncle, Aunt, San Ya, it's just right that San Ya is here, she can keep Si Ya company. By the way, Si Ya is Si Ya, I gave her a formal name according to Si Ya's ranking, Si Ya. Si means missing, Ya means sprouting."
Qin Shouye said: "Last year, Si Ya bragged about her name in the letter she sent me. It was my sister-in-law who gave her a very good name."
Yang Haiyan saw that Qin Shouye was in good spirits, and the boy had grown taller. Boys of this age grow the fastest. "Then you have to be careful, maybe when she comes back from the embroidery workshop, she will have to compete with you in learning characters."
Qin Shouye said: "I'm ashamed, maybe I don't know as many characters as she does." He has only studied for a year, and the characters he knows are limited.
Yang Haiyan said, "It's okay. Shoucheng has books there. You can go and read them. If you don't know a word, let Shoucheng teach you later."
Mother Qin said, "That's great."
Uncle Qin said, "Afang's wife, why don't you give our San Ya a formal name?"
Aunt Qin also thought it was a good idea, so she couldn't help but said, "San Ya and Si Ya are sisters. It's really good to have a formal name, but it's too troublesome for Yan Yan."
Qin San Ya also looked at Yang Haiyan expectantly.
Now Yang Haiyan was embarrassed: "This... Is it okay for me to choose it?" She looked at Grandma Qin. She named Si Ya because she thought that girls should have a formal name, and she was the eldest sister-in-law, and it was agreed by the eldest brother Qin Fang, so it was okay. But as for San Ya, after all, she was a cousin from the next room, and she didn't dare to make the decision.
Grandma Qin said, "What's the big deal? It's really good to let the eldest brother Afang name the boy and the eldest sister-in-law name the girl. Later, let Afang give Niu Dan a formal name." Mother
Qin said, "Then Yanyan can name Daya as well. When Uncle Er returns, he can take the name back."
Uncle Er Qin said, "Okay, that's fine. What about Erya's name?" He was honest and a little embarrassed to ask.
Yang Haiyan had a bottom line in her heart after hearing this. Did Uncle Er Qin still want to go back? "Then marry Erya as well. Daya, Erya, Sanya, I have to think about the names. I'll tell everyone later when my husband comes back and we have dinner. It's hot outside now, let's go in first."
Everyone was busy chatting and people were still outside.
Grandpa Qin said, "You ladies go in first, and stay outside to bask in the sun. Boss, you guys move the food in."
Yang Haiyan paused, "Food?"
Grandpa Qin said, "The trucks behind are all food. We thought that since we're all here, the food at home will get moldy if we leave it here, so we brought it all in."
Yang Haiyan praised, "Grandpa, you're really thoughtful." In fact, it would be exhausting to carry all the food along the way. But the old man was frugal, so she naturally wouldn't say anything. "Grandpa, you and everyone else can go in." Then, she said to Uncle Hong, "Uncle Hong, ask someone to move things." Uncle
Hong: "Yes."
Yang Haiyan took the opportunity to introduce: "Grandpa, grandma, Uncle Hong who just came in is the doorman of the family. There are few people in the family, and he is the doorman and the housekeeper of the mansion. And this is Nanny Lian, who is by my side. If you have any questions, you can find her. There are also..." She led everyone in while talking about things in the mansion.
After entering the general's mansion, the Qin family was stunned.
Because the general's mansion is a few years old, and it has only been repaired but not renovated, so when they were outside just now, they didn't think the general's mansion was magnificent, but now that they were inside, they saw the difference.
Grandma Qin exclaimed: "Oh, this... all the houses here belong to the generals?" It must not be.
Yang Haiyan explained with a smile: "This general's mansion was once the residence of a prince. The prince was the younger brother of the previous emperor, so his palace was very large. Later, the prince passed away and the palace became empty. After my husband and I came here, the palace was renovated into a general's mansion. However, it is only for us to live in temporarily. The general's mansion is not ours. If my husband is transferred to another place, the general's mansion will still be returned to the court. So the general's mansion is so big, let us live in it." Therefore, it all belongs to the court, and it doesn't matter whether it should be reduced or not.
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