Mama Quan and Mama Lan hugged the child over. Because it was hot now, except for the clothes I was wearing, I only covered a very thin quilt, and even this small quilt was always kicked off by them. No way, it's too hot.

Tu Qingmei looked at the appearance of the three children, and said with a smile: "It's so interesting, the three children look like two!" After speaking, she poked Brother Xuan, who was sleeping soundly. Brother Xuan kicked his calf in protest, and then continued to sleep.

Tu Qingmei said with envy: "It's so good." After speaking, he took out the three golden longevity locks he had prepared, and said, "I didn't catch up with the three baptismal rites, so make up for it now." ”

Yuxi didn't refuse, and let the maid accept it: "Wait for the next time I come over, bring Ziyao and the others over, I haven't seen them for more than three years." ”

Tu Qingmei explained: "The children have traveled a long way, and they are not used to it when they first arrive in Ho City, so I will definitely bring them over next time." "A few children are uncomfortable when they arrive in Pickaxe City, where do she dare to bring them here.

Yuxi nodded and asked, "By the way, has Zi Yao insisted on practicing calligraphy in the past few years?"

Tu Qingmei said happily: "Yes, I insist on practicing for half an hour every day, and now my handwriting is much better than before." ”

As he was talking, Liu Er took Qihao's hand and walked in. Before, Liu Er said that she was no longer willing to take Qihao, but unfortunately it backfired, and Yuxi asked Liu Er to take Qihao this month. Liu Er was very reluctant, but she didn't want to disobey Yuxi, so she could only reluctantly agree. At first, Liu Er was very broken, but fortunately she is used to it now.

When Qi Hao saw Yuxi, he staggered to the bed and called out happily: "Mother." Then he tried to climb up, trying to get to bed.

Yuxi carried him to bed. Liu Er said: "Mother, the second brother, they are still in bed! Ah Hao is so naughty, what if you let him go to bed and beat the second brother?"

Many people don't understand why Yuxi did this? There are so many maids and wives in the mansion, and they can't let Liu Er take them. Only Mama Quan knows that Yuxi is cultivating Liu'er's patience, and by the way, she is also letting her sister and brother cultivate more feelings.

Yuxi smiled and said, "It's okay to have me." ”

When Liu Er heard this, she walked up to help Qihao take off his shoes. While taking off his shoes, he said, "Be good, you can't beat your brother, you know?" Before that, Qihao slapped his hand on Liu'er's face, and it hurt so much that Liu'er's tears came out.

Qi Hao spoke more clearly now, and said, "Mother, brother, play." "He meant to play with his younger brothers.

Yuxi took a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat on Qihao's forehead, and said with a smile: "The younger brothers are still young, and you can play with them in two years." "In two years, Qihao will have to be enlightened, and he won't have time to play if he wants to.

Tu Shi looked at Liu Er and said in surprise: "Ah, this is the second county lord, right?

Yuxi smiled and nodded: "Well, this is Liu'er, this is Qihao." After speaking, he said to Liu'er and Qihao: "Liu'er, Qihao, this is my aunt." ”

Liu Er called softly, and Qi Hao shouted in a loud voice: "Hello aunt." ”

This loud voice directly woke up the three brothers who were asleep. As soon as the three children woke up, they were clamoring to feed.

It was already more than a quarter of an hour after feeding the three children. Yuxi smiled at Tu Qingmei and said, "It is said that confinement should be clean, and I can't make trouble every day." ”

Tu Qingmei is a cool character, there are no twists and turns, and when she heard this, she smiled and said: "Your words are too hateful." I don't want to be made of it!" "What woman has given birth to four sons, and she is not allowed to walk sideways at home!"

Yuxi said: "Since you plan to live in Ho City permanently, you must have your own house? "Han Ji is the chief butler of the Pingxi Palace, and he still knows a lot about these things.

Tu Qingmei shook her head and said, "Wouldn't it be overkill to let Butler Han help me find a house." "It is said that the prime minister is a seven-rank official in front of the door, Yunqing is the boss of the northwest, and Han Ji, as the chief housekeeper of the Pingxi Palace, has to call Han Ye when he is doing things outside. However, Han Ji is very low-key, and he never bullies others. Because Han Ji is cautious, those who can't get used to him can't find a chance to deal with him.

Yuxi held Tu Qingmei's hand and said, "I really treat you as a sister, you don't have to be polite to me, just open your mouth if you need help." ”

Tu Qingmei shook her head and said, "Yuxi, I don't plan to buy a big house this time, I just want to buy a courtyard with two entrances." ”

Yuxi was a little strange and asked, "This is too small, Zi Yao and Jing Yao will not have separate courtyards in the future." After finishing speaking, Yuxi asked again: "Is there not enough money?" The housing prices in Ho City are not comparable to those in Yucheng and Xinping.

Tu Qingmei didn't hide it from Yuxi, and said: "I'm afraid to buy a big yard, my sister-in-law will come to Hocheng with her family, and she will have to live with us when the time comes." "She really didn't want to live with that sister-in-law. In the past few years, she has also been the master of the house, how can she be willing to be pressed anymore now. If it's his hometown, he doesn't want to.

Yuxi hasn't paid much attention to the affairs of the Zhao family in the past few years, and it's a little strange to hear this: "Isn't it?, your in-laws are in Xinping City, and she, as the eldest daughter-in-law, doesn't stay in her hometown to serve the elderly and take care of her husband, what is she doing in Pickaxe City?"

Tu Qingmei is the kind of person who has one thing to say, and he does not hide Yuxi, saying: "The Zhao family used to be in the medicinal herb business, and each house had a lot of dividends every year. Since the business is gone, the dividends have been cut off. The eldest uncle and sister-in-law are used to being lavish, and the food is still the same as before, plus my eldest uncle now has four aunts and seven children, and the expenses are more than twice as much as before. There are only a few shops and 800 acres of fertile land at home, where is it enough. "Now the medicinal materials in the entire northwest are partly supplied by Wu Kuo, and partly by caravans. Without the middle link, only the medicinal materials save a lot of money every year compared with before.

Yuxi frowned and said, "You haven't split up yet?"

Tu Qingmei smiled bitterly: "At the beginning, the second master also sent all the money he got home. It was also after getting Brother Teng that he knew that he was planning for this family. "Brother Teng is the concubine who gave birth to a child.

Yuxi really didn't know these things: "Then in Xining for more than three years, haven't you and a few children had a hard time." "The northwest is now governed by clean and clean government, and corruption and bribery rarely happen. Moreover, Zhao Hao's position is not high, even if someone is filial, there will not be much.

Tu Qingmei shook her head and said: "It's not enough to suffer, it's the way the family is now, Zi Yao and Jing Yao will definitely not have much dowry when they marry in the future." I'm a mother, I just want to do more for them. ”

Yuxi smiled and said, "Don't think about it, Ziyao is only eleven years old this year, and there are still five or six years before she gets married, so you don't have to worry." Moreover, the dowry is secondary, and the main thing is to find a good family. "If the person you are looking for is not good, ten miles of red makeup will be useless.

Tu Qingmei nodded and said: "This is the reason, but I want to prepare more for the child as a mother." ”

Yuxi smiled and nodded: "Everyone who is a mother has this mind." By the way, how do you know that your sister-in-law will come to Ho City?"

Tu Qingmei said: "Someone in the mansion sent me a letter." My sister-in-law knew that my child and I were going to live in Hocheng for a long time, so she encouraged my eldest uncle to say that there were many famous doctors in Hocheng, and he might not be able to heal his injuries if he came to Hocheng. "Zhao Zhuo has been decadent since he was injured and disabled. In the past few years, she has received four concubines and gave birth to five more children. Master Zhao and Mrs. Zhao wanted to manage it, but they couldn't manage it at all, so they could only let him do it.

Yuxi thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, it is useless for you to buy a house with two entrances." When the time comes, they insist on moving in, and you can't help it. ”

Tu Qingmei said: "It's hard to buy one." ”

Yuxi shook his head and said, "How much money did your mother-in-law give you to settle down this time?"

Tu Qingmei didn't hide it, and said, "My mother-in-law asked someone to send me two thousand taels of silver. "In Ho City, as long as you don't pick a prosperous location, two thousand taels of silver can buy a three-entry courtyard. If the location is good, you can only buy a two-in.

Mrs. Zhao's accident is still relatively fair. But no matter how fair this is, there is also partiality. The eldest son has been abolished, and the second son has a good future, and the family will definitely favor the big house in the future. Yuxi said: "Trouble is coming, and you can't hide from it." Don't buy a two-entry yard because you want to avoid trouble, this courtyard may have to live for a lifetime! Or buy a three-entry yard, so that the two sisters also have their own courtyard. ”

Tu Qingmei thought for a while and nodded, "It's me who wants to fork." After a pause, Tu Qingmei said: "I still have some money on hand, and I want to take it out to buy two shops." After a few years, these two shops will be used as dowries for Zi Yao and Jing Yao. It's just that I'm not familiar with Ho Cheng, and I don't want to trouble my aunt......" Yuxi can say these words to her, and she is no longer polite.

Yuxi smiled: "Let Han Ji help you inquire about it, and it will definitely not make you suffer when the time comes." "Han Ji came forward, and he must get a preferential price.

After talking, Tu Qingmei went home.

In the evening, Yunqing came back and said something to Yuxi: "Yuxi, Jiangnan's summer harvest this year is very good, and it should be no worse than last year." Yuxi said that there might be a drought in the south of the Yangtze River, but in fact, not only did there be no drought, but the wind and rain were smooth.

Yuxi smiled and said, "Is there anything unpleasant?" Looking at Yunqing's appearance, he knew that it was not a good thing.

Yunqing didn't hide it from Yuxi, and said: "Yu Baojia posted the official letter we wrote to him, saying that we harbored evil intentions and deliberately spread rumors. ”

Yuxi didn't care about these words at all, and said: "They can say whatever they like, don't care." By the way, since Jiangnan has a good summer harvest this year, we can take the opportunity to buy some more grain. "Anyway, when the flood comes, there's nothing. Instead of that, it is better to buy more and save it.

Yunqing couldn't cry and laughed, and said: "We can't put down the grain granary and still have to buy it? Are you addicted to buying grain?"

Yuxi said: "I'm not joking, we are storing artichokes, we should store more rice and noodles." Herui, I want Wu Kuo to buy 1 million stone of grain in Anhui and Jiangxi. The price is not a problem, but it must be guaranteed to arrive in the northwest within two months. "Grain purchased from Anhui and Jiangxi can be transported from Hubei to the northwest. The relationship between Hubei has been dredged, and all the things have been transported from Hubei in the past few years.

Yun Qing looked at Yuxi's appearance and asked, "Even if there is a drought in the northwest, the grain we have stored is enough for the people in the northwest to eat for more than a year." "What Yunqing said does not include the grain stocks on hand of the people.

Yuxi said: "I didn't say it, we store artichokes, no rice noodles. This time, the variety of food can be regarded as complete.

Yunqing said speechlessly: "Don't talk about the stored grain, let's just say that the corn and wheat in the field are growing well this year." Yuxi, do I really think we don't need to buy any more food?"

Yuxi's mind couldn't help but think of the tragic situation of mourning and cannibalism all over the savages, and he couldn't help but shudder. Yuxi said firmly: "It is necessary, it is necessary. Herui, a million quintals of grain is only two or three hundred thousand taels of silver. We have the money now and can afford it. ”

Yun Qing said amusefully and angrily: "We spent more than two million silver on the purchase of artichoke this year. "This is still a lot of artichoke left in the hands of the people and has not been sold, otherwise it is estimated that it will cost more than three million silver.

Yuxi said: "Didn't Yongcheng send 20,000 taels of gold last month? Anyway, I can't use it for the time being, so let's use it to buy grain first!"

Yun Qing was reluctant and said, "These 20,000 taels of gold can be used to buy other things." ”

No matter what Yuxi said this time, Yunqing didn't agree. Seeing this, Yuxi could only say: "Since you don't want to, then forget it." ”

In fact, Yuxi is not a person who compromises lightly. The next day, I wrote a letter and asked Mama Quan to hand it over to Xu Wu. Quan Mama said: "The princess said that it is not appropriate for the prince to know about this matter, and asked Lord Xu not to tell the prince about this matter." ”

Xu Wu asked, "Why can't you sue the prince?"

Mama Quan didn't hide it from Xu Wu, and said: "This letter is that the princess asked Wu Kuo to buy another million stone of grain, but unfortunately the prince did not agree. This is the only way for the princess to use this. "This letter is addressed to Wu Kuo.

Xu Wu said: "There is already a lot of grain stored in the northwest, so there is no need to buy more grain, right?"

Seeing that Xu Wu was a little hesitant, Mama Quan said, "What kind of character is the princess, you should know." Since she decided to do this, there must be a reason. ”

Xu Wu thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, I'll let someone send the letter to Wu Kuo now." But I'll tell you later. ”

Quan Mama said: "Then it will be later, otherwise the prince will send someone to recover the letter." "She didn't want to do it for nothing.

Xu Wu nodded in agreement.