It’s hard to say which room contains the most valuable treasures. All the things he stored are valuable, but not particularly precious. The biggest feature is that they can all be used as money.
Spices are very popular among nobles in modern times. Good spices are more expensive than gold and can be exchanged for gold and silver at a rate of two taels.
"Mom, put them all away quickly. These things he saved are perfect for us. They don't have any markings on them. Take them back and use them as you please."
"This is what's prepared for us!"
Soooo cleaned up more than a dozen rooms.
"It's so satisfying! It's so satisfying! This refreshing feeling is so addictive. I want to do it again if there's such an opportunity next time."
"I was still wondering when you became a little money-grubber."
"Not really. At worst, I can just do more charity in the future. It's ill-gotten gains anyway, so why should I let them get away with it?"
The two returned to the small village and slept for only an hour before dawn.
"Madam, Madam Qi sent someone to deliver a letter early this morning saying that she has returned to the palace first. She will do what she promised you when she gets back."
Bai Zhiyue just woke up and hasn't gotten up yet
"You're back so early!"
"It looked like this servant had something urgent to do. She left before she could even finish packing her things."
She must be very anxious. She probably couldn't sleep last night. How could she feel at ease until this matter was clarified?
Bai Zhiyue was very relaxed. She had finally flown a kite that day, but the string was too long and it flew too high.
"Congcong, you guys fly up and see if you can help turn the angle of the kite so that it can fall down on its own."
“Ah, I can’t fly.”
"Neither can I."
Congcong flapped his wings and used all his strength to fly up, but he couldn't get up. He came down before flying more than 20 meters.
"Is he really too fat?"
Congcong began to doubt himself
"Mom, these birds can't fly high enough to catch up to the height of the kite."
"Haha, I'll make you fat to death."
Bai Zhiyue would never tell Congcong that it was the breed that limited it.
"Okay, from now on I'm going on a diet. Numbers 1, 2, and 3, you're going to join me."
It is absolutely impossible to watch others eat while you yourself cannot. If you want to diet, you must do it together.
Haha, I successfully tricked them into losing weight. They did get a little fat this winter, which is not good for them.
Finally, the kite could not be retrieved because the string was too tight to hold on to, so there was no choice but to cut the string and let it fly freely.
"Okay, it's free now. I won't play with it next time."
"How come you've had enough fun after just one time? Are you so impatient?"
“Something’s not right for me!”
"When I grow up, I'll draw lots of patterns and make all kinds of kites. It'll be fun to fly them with a lot of people. If you like, you can fly them then."
"Just watching you play."
Doudou feels that his mother's mentality is influenced by her previous life and she lacks a positive attitude towards life. He needs more guidance to let his mother experience more beautiful things.
She broke off a willow branch by the roadside, cut out a small section, twisted it left and right, twisted the bark off the branch, used a knife to scrape off the outer layer of bark at the front end, leaving the inner layer, and put it in her mouth to blow.
Not to mention that I can play a tune and it's quite loud, but my mouth feels bitter after playing it.
"Mom can also play this!"
"I'm older now, but I vaguely remember that when I was little, all the kids in the village played this way. Morning glories could be blown like little trumpets. I have some vague memories of the older kids climbing trees all over the mountains and fields to pick elm seeds, locust flowers, and even the cores of sycamore flowers."
"It's okay now. Mom, help me pick some to take home and eat. I also want to try the paulownia flower core to see if it's sweet."
“I want to eat too!”
Congcong has recovered from his doubts about his life.
"Why don't you just fly up and peck it yourself?"
"Yueyue feeds even sweeter!"
"I'll give you a poisonous flower to see if it's sweet!"
"Yueyue~ Can't you pamper me a little more?"
"Who was the one who wanted to go on a diet just now? If you want to eat, go work for yourself."
Bai Zhiyue didn't have a deep impression of these things, after all, she was still young at that time, but today when she saw the elm trees, locust trees, and sycamore trees everywhere, she recalled some scenes.
As a mother, of course she has to satisfy her son's request. She also wants to try it to see if it is really delicious and let her children enjoy it year after year.
"Hongying, go get a few more bamboo baskets, and we'll go pick some flowers."
You don't even need to climb the elm tree. Just choose the branch with the most elm seeds and cut off two large branches with a knife, which will be enough for several people to eat.
I cut down a few branches of early-blooming locust flowers, cut the half-bloomed locust flowers into bunches and put them into the basket, picked up a bunch and handed it to Qinglian.
"Give Doudou a taste of this, but remove the stem."
“It’s delicious, with a strong floral aroma.”
"Putong flower nectar is even better. I'll make it for you."
Bai Zhiyue's mood is obviously much better than before.
He climbed up a tall sycamore tree in a few steps, picked all the flowers in full bloom, including the stems, and filled a basket.
After coming down, I picked up one, took out the stem and put the core of the flower into Doudou's mouth.
“Is it sweet?”
"Yeah, it's sweeter than locust flowers, and delicious, just like eating honey."
Bai Zhiyue knew that her son had reached adulthood, but she was particularly happy when she saw him pursing his lips and his chubby face curled up.
"Mom eats too!"
“Okay, let’s eat together.”
"You two should try the Green Lotus and Red Tassel together."
After playing for three days, the group went back.
As soon as he entered the house, Yan Dong reported anxiously
"Madam, this is bad. The story about you and the Bai family is spreading everywhere."
"What's the story?"
"They're all saying that Madam is greedy and heartless, sucking the blood of her mother's family, and being extremely unfilial. They say that everything she took from the Bai family should be returned. They also say that someone like you wouldn't be truly loyal to the Emperor..."
"What's going on? I didn't do anything, but they still tried to link me to the Bai family. You know who can't stand this lady so much."
"I was very familiar with a street vendor, and after paying him some money, I learned that the story was first spread by the groom of Censor Wu.
Later, he saw many people he had rarely seen talking about this on the street. Gradually, the story became more and more outrageous, and now many people are cursing you.
"Censor Wu?"
"Mother, he was the censor who promised the King of Chu to kill us mother and son when the concubine cried out for help on the stage that day."
"Censor, he's holding a grudge and using the Bai family incident to exact revenge on me. This guy is truly speechless. He told me to die but didn't bother him first, instead he came to me first. Are all censors so petty?"
"I think it wasn't just him, otherwise so many people wouldn't show up suddenly, and the news wouldn't spread so quickly."
"Well, the person who did this is not the same kind of person. He is just an imperial censor and doesn't have that many people. It's not a lucrative job, so he doesn't have that much money to bribe people. I just don't know who else wants to make things difficult for me."
"Ma'am, what should we do then?"
"Don't worry about it. The Bai family will be executed in a few days, and the matter will be over. No one will keep talking about it."
"Then leave him alone. No matter how many people they send out, Madam, just remain calm in the face of all changes."
"Well, go ahead."
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