Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 248 The third day of the twelfth lunar month
It was almost noon when I returned home from the imperial city.

The sedan chair was blocked in the outer courtyard by a long-awaited blank, saying that it was Xieyi's father who came to deliver the theater troupe, and by the way, together with the elders from Qiao's, Sang's, and Li's families who came from Shandong at the beginning, they sent the treasurer of Yongzhai, Lu Yu, and others to rely on him. The elders of Zhu Yuan’s artisan households, the elders of the Humin servant households headed by a certain sack family, the elders brought back from Mingzhou, and the Mu family and Fan family who still recognized Zhu Yuan as the head of the family after returning the land. In short, the owners of the tenant households in the southern part of the city, such as the Zhuo family and the Zhuo family, came together to congratulate Zhu Yuan.

Liu Bai said it cautiously, kept looking at his lord's face, and finally emphasized: "My lord, I really just came to congratulate you, and... I also deliberately selected people who are full of good fortune and longevity."

The worry of blank space is also obvious.

The big family has many etiquettes, not to mention the royal family. Zhu Yuan said that today I only let Qiao's family take care of it, and didn't plan to hold a banquet at the house. However, Qiao Wang came here on his own initiative and brought a group of people .

Even though he has roughly figured out his own adult's personality in the past year, Liu Bai is still unavoidably worried.

What if the adults in the family feel that this is because the natal family came here to deliberately promote the status of Sister Xieyi, and thus get angry, what should I do?
Zhu Yuan, who was leaning on the sedan chair, was of course not angry.

In fact, he didn't know much about the rules of taking concubines in this era, and he didn't care about them in his bones. However, since he was in this era, he was always involuntary, so he ordered to keep a low profile before.

Now, since we are here, of course we must see you.

So he nodded and said: "It's in the main hall of the second courtyard. Remember to explain that you are not allowed to make any big gifts, just say a few auspicious words. In addition, um, since you come to the door, you must have happy money, which is also for auspiciousness. You go Instruct everyone to pack one."

Seeing what his lord said, Liu Bai relaxed, nodded, put down the car curtain, first followed his lord all the way to the main hall of the Second Courtyard, and asked his servants to take care of him before he went to call for someone.

After a while, old people in brand-new clothes came in, but the leader was not Qiao Wang, but Qingniang's uncle, whom he met once back to Jinling, named Li Mingli.

The reason why Zhu Yuan could remember his name was because Qingniang's deceased father was named Li Mingchen.

This name is too characteristic.

Although, in the name of "famous minister", he has only been a small official in his life, and he married his daughter as the second wife, Zhu Yuan can probably imagine what kind of person he is.

I didn't think much about it now, seeing a group of old men bowing to him to congratulate him, Zhu Yuan also responded with a smile.

Then invite to sit down.

Speaking of which, in just one year, Zhu Yuan's various families, no matter whether they are indentured or not, add up to 2000 people, which indirectly shows the power of power.

At present, each family only selected a total of 10 elderly people as representatives, and lined up on both sides in turn. Li Mingli was pushed by Qiao Wang to sit at the top on the left, and Qiao Wang sat on the right.

The servant brought tea, and everyone stopped talking about the inner courtyard. Qiao Wang took the initiative to talk, saying that the opera troupe he found had a good singing voice, and Zhu Yuan then asked about the recent affairs of each family.

In fact, of course I know.

For example, the families from Shandong were previously located in the north of Xuanwu Lake and around Mufu Mountain. With the recent "big fights" around Hongshan, each family, whether capable or incompetent, can find good jobs.Especially after Lao Zhu brought [-] artisan households in the first place, plus the recent addition of [-], the population around Xuanwu Lake has increased dramatically. It is conceivable that the number of managers needed has also increased.

Zhu Yuan didn't make special arrangements for this, but the identities of the various families are there. If he doesn't arrange it, someone will take the initiative to help arrange it.

Be a village head, become a government official, and so on.

For example, the sweeping steward of Jinling University who is responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the campus is Liu Bai's uncle, named Gu Sanliu.

Zhu Yuan's attitude towards this is that as long as you don't go too far, it's fine. In addition, you must tell him that this is also a part of the "Qi family", so that in the future, people around you will not cause trouble, and you don't know.

Qiao Wang and the others didn't stay too long. After chatting for a few words, they took the initiative to leave after less than a cup of tea.

He Xuan was in charge of sending them off, as well as the red envelopes he ordered earlier.

Zhu Yuanze returned to the inner house.

It is not a courtyard for daily living, but a courtyard in front. The main house has the same seven rooms and two entrances. Zhu Yuan ordered it to be used as a study before. The third courtyard in the middle is rarely visited.

Leave blank and they have already arranged it.

In addition to the sumptuous lunch, a small stage was set up in the spacious West Room.

Zhu Yuan was served in the east room and changed into a set of clothes before he came to the inner room of the west room and sat down at the dining table, surrounded by Liu Bai, Qing Niang, Luo Shui and a group of girls of all sizes. The sycamore that was eating also called out, but the white segmented fur on his body was replaced with a festive golden color today.

Touching Wutong's big head with fluffy hair, seeing the girl kneeling and sitting next to her feet waiting to start, Zhu Yuan was curious: "What kind of leather is this?"

"Fox fur," Luo Shui said, "My lord, is it pretty?"

Zhu Yuan nodded: "Not bad."

That's right, a group of girls called Wutong here at this time, and they still look like this... Really, it's like raising a cat or something.I have to say that even though they have been ruled by the Mongol Yuan for nearly a hundred years, the Han people are still very proud in this era, and they still look down on all kinds of barbarians from the bottom of their hearts.

After hundreds of years, um... I don't want to spoil the fun.

On the other side, I left blank to wait for Zhu Yuan to finish asking, and asked, "My lord, do you want to start?"

"Ah."

Lu Bai pointed to the stage outside again: "Do you want to put down the curtain?"

Zhu Yuan laughed: "I'm not a woman, what kind of curtains are you putting on? By the way... are they all actresses?"

Liu Bai nodded: "Yes."

Zhu Yuan stretched out his hand and rubbed Wutong's big head: "Then let's start."

Liu Bai motioned to the other two, Luo Shui and Qing Niang went out together, one passed the dishes and the other the play.

Soon, sumptuous dishes were served, and actors in costumes began to perform on the stage. Actresses in men’s clothes dressed as scholars, babbling and introducing themselves, surnamed Ning and surnamed Caichen, from Mingzhou, Zhejiang. When we arrived at the ancient temple in front of us, named 'Lan Ruo', we planned to rest for one night.

Zhu Yuan had no interest in opera at first, but there is really no entertainment in this day and age, and he enjoys listening to it now, especially the ladies beside him, after all, they are usually locked in the inner house for too long.

It's just that energy is limited.

After Zhu Yuan finished his meal, he continued to read a few folds, and soon became a little tired.

The girls around him skillfully removed the tables and chairs and replaced them with a low couch. Zhu Yuan ordered not to stop, mainly because he wanted the girls around him to finish watching, while he fell asleep slowly to the sound of the opera.

When I woke up again, it was already evening.

After taking a bath in business, followed by a sumptuous dinner accompanied by a song "The Story of the Pipa", after the end, I finally came to the back house.

Entering the master bedroom, red candles are shining brightly.

Lu Bai and the others didn't follow in, and were replaced by the two maids in red who had been waiting in advance.

Zhu Yuan didn't look at the maid, but his eyes had already fallen on Xie Yi beside the bed. She was dressed in a splendid red dress, her hair was full of emerald jewels, and her makeup was very in line with Zhu Yuan's aesthetics.

Walking closer, holding up the freehand face that was subconsciously lowering his head because of shyness, scrutinized it carefully, and said with a smile: "I just realized that I haven't seen you for several days, do you miss me?"

There was only light powder on Xieyi's face, and she couldn't hide the rosiness of her cheeks at all, she paused a little, and said obediently: "Think about it, my lord."

Zhu Yuan felt the palms of his hands a little hot. He liked warmth, so he moved closer and kissed the girl on the lips: "Tonight, I will call the officer."

Xieyi wanted to nod, but her face was still held in her hands, unable to move, she could only open her mouth and call out: "Officer~"

It sure got hotter.

Moreover, the sound was soft and waxy, Zhu Yuan couldn't bear it any longer, and stepped forward a little more, pushing the girl in front of him down.

Under the candle shadow.

This night, the spring is boundless.

On a new day, Zhu Yuan woke up and found that the girl beside him was already staring at him.One night passed, the pearls and emeralds on her head were long gone, let alone the other things, so she was very comfortable to snuggle up now.

Writing comments Zhu Yuan opened his eyes, became shy again, and wanted to get up: "I will wait for you to dress."

But was pulled down: "Stay in bed today."

So he lay down again.

Looking at each other, under the quilt, Xieyi boldly took the initiative to pull her own adult's little hand to her body, but did not speak.

Zhu Yuan could only speak first: "Is there anything you want to ask, for example, why is it the third day of the twelfth lunar month?"

Xie Yi hesitated for a while, did not ask, but said: "I... I am thinking about it in private, or... this is the day when my lord will leave the mountain."

About this time last year, of course, a little later, they were sent to serve Zhu Yuan, plus all kinds of things after that, Xie Yi is a smart girl, a little push back, you can guess the general idea.

As for...

On a deeper level, where did my lord come from? Xieyi knows that this is not something I can ask, because if I ask, there is a high probability that there will be no answer.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuan smiled and nodded: "Probably... yes."

'Rebirth' is equal to 'coming out of the mountain'.

It doesn't seem wrong either.

Having said this, Xieyi hesitated a little, and said: "My lord, I always feel that... you, you should still be married to the first house, slaves, always... always not on the stage."

At this time, Zhu Yuan couldn't hear such words, staring at the eyes of the girl beside him, a certain hand made a gesture to grasp the vital point: "Truth?"

Xieyi shrank her neck, paused, and then said: "Fake..." She still said: "...Slaves have selfish intentions, but they are thinking, you can't make adults disgraceful because of your own selfish intentions, you should Say it, still say it.”

Zhu Yuan squeezed a little punishingly, and heard Nizi's coquettish cry, said: "I said it at the beginning, it's not for you, it's just that I want to be free. As for you, as a concubine, you should be obedient Yes, what I say is what it is."

Xieyi blinked her eyes, and after a while, she unexpectedly insisted: "My lord, I'm not a sister of Qingniang. In the future... if my lord does something inappropriate, I still have to say it. Although, my lord probably You can’t do anything wrong, but you can’t forget your duty.”

"uh-huh……"

Immediately, Xieyi shrank her neck again, and suddenly remembered, she became a little more confident: "This, this is also what the empress told you."

Zhu Yuan looked at the anxious appearance of the girl next to him from a close distance, suddenly smiled, leaned over and kissed her, without further words, sat up and said, "Get up."

Xieyi followed her, called out, the curtain was pulled open, and the two maids who were still dressed in red began to serve with blushing faces.

After Zhu Yuan got dressed, Xi Jiangyue, who hadn't left last night, carefully brought over a pair of Bai Juan, glanced at the bright red dots on Bai Juan, her freehand face was covered with crimson color again, she still held it herself, and showed it to her adults Only then did they regard it as a treasure and put it into the mahogany box on the other side that was held by everyone in the court.

Zhu Yuan has never had certain complexes, and even found it very troublesome when he encountered such complexes in his previous life.However, I also know that girls in this day and age attach great importance to this, and when they see the appearance that Xie Yi deliberately showed her, they also show a satisfied expression in cooperation.

At breakfast, Xieyi finally stood by her side again.

The other side is blank.

Seeing the look of the little girl looking forward and timidly, obviously wanting another word from her adults, Zhu Yuan hung on purposely, and didn't speak again until the breakfast was over to confirm that a certain girl could start preparing her wedding dress .

Don't forget to emphasize.

I didn't forget it.

Next month, the third day of the junior high school.

At that time, it will be a new year, the second year of Hongwu.

After the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the busy days are still busy.

First of all, the second issue of "Da Ming Monthly" officially began to be printed after Lao Zhu personally reviewed it.

This time is still a summary of the first year of Hongwu, which is about to pass, but it also focuses on a series of recent major events.

For example, the determination of the ten departments of Zhongshu included a series of personnel appointments.

For example, Jinling University, National University, Jinling Military University, Jinling Medical University, and Jinling University of Technology were successively established. At the same time, after summarizing the approximate data of this year’s imperial examination, the imperial court also officially announced that the imperial examination will be held again in the same period next year.

For example, the first 'three-year plan', although the details of the plan are still being considered, this time some of the projects have also been officially announced to the public.

In addition to these major national events, the second chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and the second part of the "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", which many people pay attention to, also came as scheduled.

From the second episode, because of Zhu Yuan's limited memory, "Dream of Red Mansions" gradually began to deviate further from the past, which can be regarded as the independent play of the girls around.

As for the second chapter of "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", Zhu Yuan chose another well-known "Painted Skin" after consideration.

However, I don't remember much about the original story, so I took more of the movie version.

Zhu Yuan also gave an interlude, replacing the former ghost-hunting Taoist priest with "Yan Chixia", which can be regarded as a special cameo, probably intending to use this senior brother of "Li Xiaoyao" as a resident character.

So until the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Another important letter from the middle of Shu arrived in Jinling.

After the Micang Road was opened on the twenty-ninth day of the winter month, Chang Yuchun led an army and drove straight in, and on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Bing went to the city of Chongqing.Seeing that they were defeated, Xia Guojun and his ministers finally chose to surrender, and another short-lived separatist regime in central Shu in the history of China was declared to be destroyed.

(End of this chapter)