Everyone was very happy during lunch today. The women were all dressed up beautifully, and the men were also very satisfied because they had been to the military camp and the fields and had seen the environment there. They looked at their wives from time to time, and had to admit that women looked beautiful when they dressed up.
Not to mention that the men thought they were beautiful, even the women realized the importance of dressing for the first time. Maybe they understood it before, but they didn't dare to do it because of limited conditions. However, now they have the opportunity.
During the meal, everyone talked about the military camp and the fields again. Qin's father said, "Let's move over there in the afternoon. I see it's busy there, and we have nothing to do here, so let's go there."
Qin Fang had no objection. Not only was his family used to being busy, but there was also a need for someone to manage it there.
Yang Haiyan said, "Then father and uncle San will go there first. Niu Dan won't leave, and uncle Er is not in a hurry to go back to his hometown, so they can stay for a few days before leaving. They can go and see the fields there. Mother, aunt San and San Ya will stay in the mansion for a while. I will take them to get familiar with the county town. After all, they will live here in the future. And now the soldiers are eating at Niu Er's house. Niu Da's wife, Niu Yi's wife and Niu Er's wife are all helping. According to the monthly salary of 200 wen for 10 soldiers, 100 soldiers will have a monthly salary of 2 taels of silver. Niu Er's family is also happy. So mother and third aunt are not in a hurry to go there.
"I'll listen to you," said Qin Fang.
Mother Qin and third aunt Qin were a little reluctant to give up their monthly allowance, but what Yang Haiyan said made sense. Since they were here, they didn't have to worry about the day or two. They could get familiar with the county and rest for a few days.
Grandpa Qin said, "I'll go over to help too. I'll stay in the house."
Grandma Qin naturally had no objection, but, "You're already old. Don't compete with your sons for work."
Grandpa Qin nodded, thinking that the old woman was disgusted with him for being old. Look at the old woman, she looks several years older when she dresses up, which makes him look even older.
Thinking of this, Grandpa Qin looked at Qin Fang with a somewhat obscure look in his eyes.
Qin Fang naturally felt Grandpa Qin's gaze, and he looked back at Grandpa Qin with some confusion.
Grandpa Qin hummed and said, "Ah Fang, your wife is busy with your grandmother and the others, and you don't even help."
Qin Fang felt that he was innocent, because he went to the military camp with them. However, Qin Fang felt that this was inexplicable. Under normal circumstances, his grandfather would not say such a thing, why did he suddenly say such a thing? Qin Fang looked at his grandfather, but he couldn't figure it out.
Not to mention Qin Fang, even Yang Haiyan didn't understand. However, Yang Haiyan mentioned another thing: "Today, when I bought clothes for grandma and the others, I also bought clothes for grandpa, father, second uncle, third uncle, Shouye, and Niu Dan. Shoucheng usually wears the uniform of the college, so I didn't buy any."
Qin Shoucheng didn't care. Except for the time of rest, he usually wore the uniform of the county college, which was really too much. Moreover, he also had private clothes. His sister had four sets of clothes per season, and he also matched four sets per season. With the uniform, he had more clothes.
Grandpa Qin was stunned: "Afang wife, what's the point of buying them? They are all people working in the fields." It means, just buy it for me, an old man.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Grandpa Qin.
Grandpa Qin was very calm: "Look at Afang's wife, she is so filial, much more filial than Afang."
Qin Fang: "..." He finally understood that this was what his grandfather meant, he was mad at him for not preparing new clothes for him.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "Grandpa and Second Uncle's clothes were picked by grandma, Dad's clothes were picked by mother, Third Uncle's clothes were picked by aunt, Shouye and Niu Dan's clothes were picked by me." When picking clothes in the morning, Niu Dan followed Qin Shoucheng to the college, but when he came back at noon, the child had already seen the new clothes.
Grandma Qin said, "Although you are all working people, you should prepare two sets of decent clothes. However, the second son's wife and Erya are not here, so Yanyan prepared cloth for them, but you should take it back." Uncle
Qin said, "This... why prepare this for them? It's a waste of money."
Grandma Qin rolled her eyes at him, "Everyone has it, but they don't. Who knows what your wife will say when the time comes." But she also knew that the second son's family had good intentions and said what they meant. That's why Grandma Qin didn't feel dissatisfied with her. This is better than those who think too much.
In the afternoon, the men of the Qin family began to move. In fact, it was nothing. They just moved their luggage and other things to the military camp field. With the carriage, it was still very convenient to move things. The women of the Qin family had never been there before, so they followed curiously to see.
Yang Haiyan had not been to the military camp fields for a long time. She had only been there when she bought the fields and later when the grain crops were planted. When
she arrived at the military camp fields, Aunt Qin San said, "It's really nice here." The green grain crops had already grown. There was an independent small courtyard next to the fields, which was where the steward lived. There was also a large kitchen next to it, which was where everyone ate and where the soldiers rested.
Uncle Qin said, "This is the field we are going to take care of next. My eldest brother and his family live a little further away. It takes about a quarter of an hour to get there from here."
Qin Fang said, "Uncle, we have been there before."
Uncle Qin said, "Hey."
Uncle Qin led Aunt Qin into the small courtyard. It was clean and tidy inside. No one had ever lived there. The small courtyard was also newly built. Uncle Qin said, "We will live here in the future."
Aunt Qin said, "It's nice here, better than our hometown." When they were in their hometown, although they had separated, they still lived together. They didn't have their own small courtyard. "When the time comes, decorate Sanya's room nicely. I see Siya's room is decorated very beautifully. We don't compete with Siya, but we can give Sanya what we can afford, and we have to give it. In the future, when we add up the monthly allowance, we will have 700 wen, and we can save 4 taels of silver a year. We will save some money for Sanya then."
Uncle Qin nodded: "I'll listen to you. A Fang said that if we do well, there will be rewards. I don't know about this. A Fang said that the reward is money, so we have to work hard to do well."
Aunt Qin: "Yeah." She may not understand other principles, but she is definitely serious about doing things and can do well. "So after I come here, San Ya will stay in the general's mansion?"
Uncle Qin said, "Let's stay in the general's mansion for a while and see how things go. Didn't Afang's wife want to hire a teacher to teach them to read and write? Let San Ya live there first. San Ya is well-behaved and obedient, and won't cause them any trouble, as long as we don't lose our sense of propriety. When the time comes, we'll ask San Ya, and if she wants to come back, we'll take her back. Children will get used to living under someone else's cage after a long time."
Aunt Qin smiled and said, "I'll listen to you." It's okay to listen to her, the head of the family.
Beijing
This was Tao Shan's third visit to the capital, but this time he did not go to the Du Mansion first, but went to the gate of the Imperial Palace first, and handed Qin Fang's memorial and two large bags together to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper usually receives memorials from the Minister of State every day, but it was the first time that there were two large bags of other things in addition to the memorials.
However, the gatekeeper still took the things and sent them directly to the palace. After all, they were things for the emperor, and there were memorials here, so they dared not neglect them.
After Tao Shan delivered the things, he took people to the Du Mansion.
The emperor just left the court, and Qi State is not stable now, because the emperor seized the throne by force, so the enemy secretly contacted some princes in the royal family who failed to seize the throne, and those princes are also ready to make a move. This is also the reason why the emperor did not reward Qin Fang lavishly after he found the sulfur mine and saltpeter mine. Because once the reason for rewarding Qin Fang is known, and it is related to the sulfur mine and saltpeter mine, then the emperor's fire plan may not be so successful.
Therefore, the emperor suppressed Qin Fang's credit.
After the court, Du Ke, Wei Wu and others went to Yu's study. Looking at the emperor's gloomy face, everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.
The reason why the emperor was upset was not only because of internal troubles and external chaos, but also because of another reason that could not be mentioned: his son had not been found. Princess Yuan set herself on fire, and there was no child's body beside her, so the emperor concluded that his son was still alive. Taking a step back, even if there was a child's body next to Princess Yuan's body, the emperor knew that she would not kill her son. However, the child has not been found. He seized the throne in order to give her and the child a legitimate identity, but now that she is dead and their child has not been found, how can the emperor be happy?
The Emperor: "Keep a close eye on all places. If anyone takes action, arrest them for treason."
Du Ke: "Yes."
The Emperor looked at Chief Steward Chi: "Have you received any memorials from Wei Ting recently?" He was eager to know about the gunpowder. Once the gunpowder was established, he would not have to worry about internal or external troubles. Chief
Steward Chi said: "No, I am always watching."
The Emperor nodded. Just as he was about to say something, someone outside reported: "Your Majesty, there is a memorial from Yunxiang County." Under normal circumstances, this memorial would be put aside and delivered when the Emperor was free. But the main thing was that there were two large bags of things. The official who delivered the memorial was also worried that something would be delayed, so he reported, "In addition to the memorial, there are two large bags of things."
The Emperor: "Oh?" Hearing that it was a memorial from Yunxiang County, he suddenly felt better for some reason. Somewhat inexplicably, he felt that the memorials from Qin Fang always brought him surprises. Of course, the memorials from Yunxiang County could also be from the county magistrate of Yunxiang County, but he had a hunch that it was definitely from Qin Fang. "Bring it in."
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