Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 98

The red candles were burning brightly in the new house, on the big red wedding bed, Gu Yunniang was sitting beside the bed with a hipa on her head, beside her were several bridesmaids, and two house maids stood beside her and talked with her.

These two house maids are Gu Yunniang's personal maids. They are both 16 years old this year. One is called Liu Huan and the other is called Meiyue.In ancient times, when young ladies got married, they usually had two house maids as dowry.

The status of Tongfang maids is rather embarrassing. They are higher status than ordinary maids, but they are not considered concubines.The male host has the right to enjoy the maids of the house. If the maids of the house give birth to a son, they will become concubines. Their status is closely related to the hostess.

Liu Huan and Meiyue's two daughters usually serve Gu Yunniang's mother, Song Shi, in the Qianhu house in Kelan Prefecture, and Song's family loves her daughter very much. Serve Gu Yunniang with you.

The second daughter came here as a dowry, and I don't know what the temperament and character of the host, Huang Laifu, will be, and how he will treat them in the future. Worried, while talking with Gu Yunniang.

Not to mention the little thoughts of Liu Huan and the second daughter of Meiyue, at this moment Gu Yunniang, sitting by the bed, was sweet, happy, and a little nervous.She remembered that when she was at home in Kelanzhou today, her mother combed her hair, while still muttering: "One comb, comb to the end. Second comb, white hair equal to eyebrows. Third comb, comb until the children and grandchildren are all over the ground..." He also told her some things about his daughter's family, which made Gu Yunniang shy and looking forward to it.

"I'm really married to Brother Laifu."

The noise coming from outside her ears made Gu Yunniang's heart surge. Since she was a child, Gu Yunniang knew that she was engaged to Huang Laifu and would marry him when she grew up.But as early as last year, Gu Yunniang still held a contemptuous attitude towards Huang Laifu, complaining that Huang Laifu was not making progress, but since Huang Laifu changed through time travel, the girls' minds also gradually changed, and finally it was a small inner heart. Filled with Huang Laifu's figure, she finally got married today, and she was very satisfied in her heart, with some shyness and joy of a bride.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly heard the bridesmaids and maids in the new house say: "Congratulations, Your Excellency."

Then I heard Huang Laifu's voice saying: "Excuse me, this is the happy money for you."

Then came the joyful voices of the bridesmaids: "Thank you, sir."

Gu Yunniang's heart couldn't help beating violently, and her face burned as if on fire.

Huang Laifu finally returned to his new house, which was built according to his original old house, and it was completely new at this time, with red lanterns hanging at the door, and red candles burning like arms in the house, he was full of joy.

Sitting next to the red bed was Gu Yunniang with a hipa on her head. Seeing this situation, Huang Laifu was also full of joy and anticipation. He has never enjoyed the real joy of being a loving wife and loving children. In this world, he suddenly looks forward to it.

A bridal bride said with a smile on her face: "My lord, please remove the hijab for the bride." As he spoke, he handed over a silver pick.

Huang Laifu lifted the hijab on Gu Yunniang's head with a silver pick according to his words, revealing a face of happiness and anger, looking at him affectionately, Huang Laifu couldn't help but stare blankly.

"Brother Laifu." Gu Yunniang said shyly, seeing her husband looking at her like this, she was also very happy in her heart.

Several bridesmaids glanced at each other, and one bridesmaid held out a silver plate with a few glasses of wine on it with a smile on her face, and said, "My lord, please have a drink with the bride at the Hebei Bar."

After drinking three sips of wine, the bridesmaids said: "It's getting late, please rest early, sir and the bride."

After talking, the bridesmaids smiled and said goodbye, and closed the door behind them.Huang Laifu, Gu Yunniang, and the two maids Liuhuan and Meiyue were left in the room...

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While Huang Laifu was happy in his bridal chamber, at the same time, after attending Huang Laifu's wedding, Zhang Wenbao, the head of the household department, returned to the Wuzhaibao official office and wrote a memorial in the room. This trip to Wuzhaibao, It can be said that it touched him a lot.

"Zhang Wenbao, the chief grain manager of Chen Shanxi Town, would like to press: In the early autumn of 18, I was ordered to enter the country to inspect the grain storage in Wuzhaibao. This year, there is a severe drought and famine. There is no smoke in the villages and villages along the way. The depression is miserable and unbearable. .On the northern side of Shanxi, in the land of Wuzhai Fort, the people are happy, the army is self-sufficient, and there is a strange 43 stones in the grain. This is all due to the contribution of Huang Laifu, a thousand households in Wuzhai Fort..."

"In my humble opinion, the Wuzhai Fort is surrounded by plains and plains, where the captives and horses are galloping. Now it is densely populated, and traders gather here. It is feared that it will be coveted by the captives. In addition, the Luya Mountain is densely forested, and the local bandits are easy to gather, causing external troubles and internal troubles. All should take precautions, but only give them to one thousand households. I am afraid that urgency will not help. It is recommended to set up a garrison. The imperial captives and the thieves will win both..."
"My minister thought that there is nothing good at raising an army to farm fields. Shanxi Town, from Yajiaodun to Laoniuwan, is more than a hundred miles on a side, and there are many soldiers. The border towns are also well-stocked. I ask you to clean up the military fields on the fortress, recruit refugees from various places, and imitate the waterwheel farmland in Wuzhaibao, so that they can be self-sufficient..."

"And the big waterwheel in Wuzhai Fort..."

On September 1590, 9 AD, the Imperial Palace in Beijing, early in the morning.

In the empty square inside the Huangji Gate, Yang Dawei, the school captain of the Jinyiwei—now a thousand households, Liu Shouyou, the captain of the Jinyiwei, quickly promoted Yang Dawei after he learned that the emperor was going to summon him.

At this time, he was standing with his head bowed, waiting respectfully for the emperor to summon him. Until now, he was still dizzy, as if he had been hit by a golden brick falling from the world, and he didn't understand why he was so lucky. Not to mention his sudden promotion, he also received a secret order that made all his colleagues jealous: the emperor wants to summon him.

Yang Dawei was puzzled, and finally stopped thinking about it. After receiving the secret order, he hurried to the capital. After a short wait, he received the emperor's order to receive him. At this time, he was standing in the square He didn't dare to move, only felt that there were officials walking up and down beside him from time to time, and all kinds of eyes were cast on him from time to time.

I don't know how long it took before a eunuch who passed the decree came to his side and said in a sharp voice, "You are that Jinyiwei Qianhu Yang Dawei?"

Yang Dawei hurriedly said: "It's the next official, it's the next official, there's Mr. Lao."

The eunuch who delivered the decree said: "Well, the emperor wants to summon you, so come with us."

Yang Dawei hurriedly followed the eunuch who passed the decree.

Along the way, there are many palaces with double eaves, with indescribable magnificence and charm. Yang Dawei didn't dare to look at them, but just followed the eunuch who passed the decree.

I don't know how long it took, and came outside a court, and the eunuch who passed the decree said to him: "You wait here, our family will report to the emperor."

Yang Dawei hurriedly stopped, not daring to look up.

Not long after, the eunuch who passed the decree came out and said to him: "Go in, the emperor orders you to go in."

Yang Dawei hurriedly followed the eunuch in, lowered his head and saw a big case in front of him, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Yang Dawei, a thousand households in Jinyi, Ningwuguan, Shanxi."

(End of this chapter)