Jinyi Music

Chapter 565 Mrs. You's Resentment
Si Lian knew her temperament, she smiled and didn't say much, then asked about the porridge,

"My daughter-in-law returned to Beijing by waterway all the way. When I arrived in Tongzhou, I heard that there was a plague of locusts near the capital. It was said that the locusts were flying all over the sky, and the crops were eaten up. There were already victims of the disaster entering the capital..."

It's just that those disaster victims were driven away by the people who knew the Wucheng soldiers and horses as soon as they entered the city. They could only wander outside the city and dare not enter the city!
Speaking of this Mrs. Liu is also worried,

"Isn't that right? Nowadays, the price of grain in the capital is rising day by day, and it has quadrupled compared to before. I have people go to the market every day to inquire. The price is really the same every day. Not willing to ship more... If several grain merchants join forces to hold on to the grain and refuse to sell it, judging by this posture, the price of grain will be sky-high at the end of the year!"

Liu sighed.

"It is estimated that after autumn, the capital will be full of disaster victims!"

If there are too many people, the soldiers and horses of the five cities will be useless, even the Jinyiwei can't help it, so they have to close the city gate or send the Jingwei to drive them away, but this is still not a solution!

Silian also nodded and sighed,
"The grain of the two ships can't last long, but fortunately, my daughter-in-law went to the south this time and bought a lot of grain, but the shipment will not start until His Majesty returns to Beijing..."

With the money given by Mou Biao later, she bought grain. In summer, when the monsoon was raging on the sea, their boats were afraid to go to sea. Silien had to buy grain with the grain merchants in the south, but the grain merchants also knew about Daqing. Many places in the territory were hit by disasters, and there was not enough food, so they took the opportunity to increase the price. Silian spent three times the price to buy a few boats, but now the river is closed for shipping, and the merchant ships can follow behind to enter Beijing after the dragon boat passes.

After hearing this, Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good to buy food, at least the mansion won't have to worry about food this year!"

Silian nodded,

"Naturally, the mansion has to be protected. The food in the future is going to be used for porridge..."

Liu nodded,

"It's a great thing for you to have such a kind heart. I don't want people to know about those grains, so I divided them into several batches and hid them in the private treasury of the mansion..."

The Mou Mansion occupies a vast area. When it was built, Mou Bin built a private treasury below. All the property in the private treasury was stored over the years. However, after he left, his sons divided the property into one. The land was much vacant, and Liu asked people to quietly transport the grain in in the middle of the night.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked for a while, and the mother-in-law came to report it outside.
"Old lady, the eldest lady is here!"

When You Shi came in and saw Si Lian, he smiled and said,
"Where did the eighth brothers and sisters go these days? How come the mother-in-law took over the imperial decree? The eunuch who announced the decree came that day and wanted to announce that the younger siblings would receive the decree, but I was shocked. I thought that the younger siblings were not in the house." Li, why did you come here to announce the decree?"

Silian replied,

"Before I got a minor illness, I went outside the city to recuperate. I couldn't go outside to see the wind, so I never returned to the city..."

"Oh I got it!"

You Shi nodded, not knowing whether to believe it or not, and asked Si Lian,
"The eighth brother and sister, are you alright?"

Silian nodded,

"It's really much better..."

He pointed to the thing in front of him and smiled,

"Ba Ye is about to return to Beijing. This is a special product from the south that someone sent back in advance. I picked some good ones and brought them to my mother-in-law and sister-in-law..."

You Shi looked over and laughed,

"It's hard for the eighth brother to have a heart!"

Picking up a piece of smooth and fine silk and caressing it, he praised,
"Sure enough, it's a good thing from the south. Look at the pattern, look at the weaver, we really don't have any..."

The three of them sat together talking and laughing, Si Lian left after having lunch in Mou Mansion, You Shi sent her out, and said to her with a smile,
"Eighth brother and sister, it's really thanks to you, I..."

Speaking of this, her face turned red, and she lowered her head to look at her abdomen. Si Lian immediately understood, and said pleasantly,

"Sister-in-law, do you have it?"

You Shi nodded and said in a low voice,

"It's not been three months yet, and I haven't settled down. No one in the family knows about it except your elder brother. I'll just tell you one!"

This child is not easy to come by, she cherishes it very much, Si Lian nodded knowingly, thought for a while and said,
"I have bird's nests from Java. I heard that the Han people from our side went there and hired local natives to pick them. The quality is several times better than the ones produced by us in Daqing. Because there are fewer boats going to sea, it is very expensive. It's so rare, I'll go back and ask someone to bring you some..."

Youshi knows that among the brothers of the Mou family, Bafang has the most money. The eighth brother and sister of his own family are not obvious on the surface, but they have flesh in their hearts. on, and laughed,

"Eighth brother and sister, you also know that my child has had a hard time, so I won't be polite!"

Silian nodded with a smile,

"Sister-in-law, why are you being polite to me!"

Soon after she left, she sent a servant, Ba Jin, to bring over the bird's nest. You Shi asked someone to open it, and saw that the bird's nest in the box was finger-thick and as white as snow. Shi is very satisfied,
"Take this bird's nest to the library and stew a bowl every day..."

"Yes!"

The girls responded, and Youshi looked at the silk cloth on the table again, and said,
"Look, the goods from the south are different. Look at this weaver, this is the top-quality goods from Liansheng Weaving Workshop. No one in the capital city has such a pattern!"

"Isn't that right? When Madam went there yesterday, the old slave took a look. There was no such pattern in that store. The fabric was woven densely and tightly. When the autumn wind came and the weather became cooler, it could be finished." The robe is so beautiful to wear!"

"It's not... look at what kind of thread is mixed here, how can the light shine like this..."

You Shi was watching with the maids and women here, when Mou Wen came in with his robes lifted, and when he saw the pile of cloth on the table, he asked his wife with a smile,
"Is this the new shop in Jingli?"

Youshi laughed,

"This is not bought by my concubine. The eighth younger siblings came here and gave some to my mother-in-law and me!"

"Oh……"

Mou Wen nodded,

"I heard that His Majesty is going back to Beijing soon, I think Lao Ba should be back too..."

After a pause, he talked about the news in the capital,

"Your Majesty's trip to the south, Jin Yiwei has made great contributions, and he has handled several major cases... He has dealt with several big merchants in the south... I have said before that these merchants are not engaged in production, but only low. They earn more money than they earn, so they should be dealt with severely!"

You Shi is a woman from the capital, so she naturally knows that this means that her brother-in-law's official career will be smoother, so she can't help but feel secretly jealous.
"If I had known that Lao Jiu had taken a fancy to Mou Biao back then, I shouldn't have persuaded them. I thought of a way to win them over. Then isn't the wife of the Commander of Jin Yiwei our Xiao Jiu?"

Miss You Jiu's temper has not changed since she got married. After the initial sweetness with her husband-in-law, now the husband and wife are quarreling all day long, and the first one had a miscarriage, which is being raised at home. When seeing her, Xiao Jiu cried a lot, and You Shi felt uncomfortable seeing her!
Youshi just saw the prosperity and wealth of her uncle, and she didn't think about the temper of her little sister. If she and Mou Biao's irritable temper were really matched together, she would probably be in a fight and there would be no peace for the family. !

After cleaning his hands and face, Mou Wen also came over to look at the things on the table, and said with a smile,

"Lao Ba really has a heart. These ingredients are better than those sold in the capital. It seems that he has gained a lot from this trip to the south. If he has time, ask him out for a drink. Let's talk about it, brother!"

Youshi was jealous and sour when he said this,

"Is this what the eldest brother said? We are the eldest son of the house, but now the husband is just a small official, working at the same level. It is far worse than the old eight. Now he is a big official. It’s a big brother to curry favor with him!”

This side also complained that the dead father-in-law was really eccentric, if this job was given to the eldest son, she would be the one who is carrying things around now!

When I was thinking about it, I listened to Mou Wen,

"These few horses look bad, why don't you have someone send them to Mrs. Feng, she is also pregnant now!"

As soon as Youshi heard the idea of ​​jealousy in his heart, he was immediately thrown out of the sky, suppressing the sour water in his heart, nodded and smiled,

"Don't tell me my husband, I also plan to send some to Aunt Feng. After she gave birth earlier, she had a hard time taking care of her body. Now she is pregnant again. She has to be careful and serve her!"

Mou Wen's ears turned red when he said this, and he felt a little guilty when facing his wife. Aunt Feng was very sad for a while when Yuru was sent away. She often went to visit, and it turned out like this. If you are pregnant, this day is not too far away!
But Youshi has never been pregnant, Feng's body became weak after giving birth, and he made her pregnant again, this... this... It seems that I really don't care about it, it's worse than a beast!

Mou Wen felt a little shameless in front of his wife, said a few words casually, then excused to go to the study to read, got up and left, Youshi sneered when he saw his leaving back, turned to look at the fabric in front of him, his face became gloomy up,
"It's no wonder that father-in-law wants to pass on the position of Commander of Jinyiwei to Mou Biao, if it is passed on to Mou Wen..."

She has been married to her husband for many years, and she has seen clearly what he is like. He is indecisive, soft-hearted, and lustful. He is no match for his own brother. He has been married to Jia for many years. Look who he brought home, there are two There are two stunning girls, one fell in love with Lao Qi, and he gave it away immediately, and the other died of illness. I heard that those two girls have been in the mansion for a long time, and they have never been close to Lao Ba. The one who does great things is the one who has the strength of determination, like Mou Wen!

Not to mention Youshi's full of resentment towards her husband, but only that Silian received the news from Mou Biao after a few days, saying that the dragon boat had arrived in Tongzhou. Let's go to Tongzhou to meet Shengjia together.

This time His Majesty returned with a full load, and all the officials got the news early, and went to Tongzhou early to wait. Their idea was all to get a share of the pie, so everyone would not be left behind!
(End of this chapter)