Weak Concubine [Qing Wear + Red House]

Zhao Qian frowned:

"Can't get it?" What should I do, his people are waiting to use it.

"It's not necessarily impossible to get it. If you really need it so urgently, I suggest you ask your daughter-in-law and Jin Fujin to tell you, maybe you can come up with the money, but be careful that the prince will punish you after returning to the mansion."

Zhao Qian, who was turning to leave, retracted his feet:

"What's the reason? Why did Jin Fujin punish me after he came back with the money?"

The steward shook his head, Commander Zhao is good at doing practical things, but he can't turn a corner, and he is far behind in human affairs, thanks to the prince's trust in him.

They have also known each other for more than ten years, but they can still speak a few words, and said:

"I heard that your daughter-in-law brought a lot of dowry when she married you. If you are short of money, will you use your daughter-in-law's money?"

Zhao Qian said without thinking:

"How can that be done? How can a man use his wife's money?"

That's it, you know you can't use your own wife's, do you think you can use Fujin with your prince's self-esteem?

Zhao Qian obviously understood, but he still walked out without stopping. ,

The steward said curiously:

"Where are you going?"

"Go to see Jin Fujin, the prince can't use it, but I need it, and the ministry is still waiting to use it."

Account Manager: ...

Jinyao manages the accounts, so she knows that fourth master has spent a lot of money in the past year, and his savings are almost exhausted, so it is embarrassing to wait for the outside industry to send money in every quarter.

Now that the money has not arrived yet, Zhao Qian is in urgent need of money, so there is nothing to say, so he just asked Xi Ling to transfer 10 taels from him to Zhao Qian.

"Master, if you give Zhao Qian the money, the prince will not be happy if he finds out." Xi Ling said.

"A man's self-esteem, if you help him, you will still be suspected, hypocritical! Don't worry about him, Zhao Qian would not come to me if he didn't have an urgent need, first give him an emergency, and wait for the property to collect money before making up for it. .”

She never asked about fourth master's affairs and plans in court, but she could guess it from his actions.

Seeing that the account was being spent like running water, Jinyao couldn't help but sigh, this competition for savings is still a job that consumes money, and the amount of money feels like it won't be enough. No wonder Eighth Brother and the others put so much thought into it fiscal.

It seems that it really is not easy for him to be a man outside, and he has no helpers, so he has to do everything by himself.

This year the snow has been particularly heavy, especially in the one last night. The snow was as thick as a foot overnight, making it difficult to travel.

The roofs of some old houses in the capital were crushed, even the homes of the rich and powerful. Jinyao asked someone to check the whole house, and only two rooms were crushed in the stables. Fortunately, no horses were injured, so I can rest assured , called the servants of the whole mansion to start clearing the snow from the roof.

"Hiss, it's so cold, master, don't stand by the window and watch, it's windy there!"

Xizhi rubbed her hands.

"Have you heard how many people in the city were affected by the disaster?" If you are poor, you will take care of yourself alone, and if you are rich, you will take care of the world.Jin Yao is currently like this.

"Officials haven't figured it out yet, so I don't know the exact number, but it's said to be quite a lot."

Jin Yao sighed:

"You said that year after year, there are either floods or droughts, and snowstorms in winter. This is really difficult. Is it so difficult for ordinary people to live?"

"How can we say that those sad civilians are envious of us slaves. Although they are free, they work hard and run around every day for their livelihood. Although we are slaves, we don't have to worry about food, drink, and hard work. Which one is more comfortable?"

Mother Fang came over to try on Jinyao's newly made clothes, and when she heard what they said, she said:

"It's because you followed the right master. Do you see what happened to the slaves who followed the mean master? If you are satisfied with the present life, you should know how to cherish it, and you must do your best to repay the master!"

"What mother said is that we all put this gratitude in our hearts." The third-class girls at the door said.

Jinyao didn't care about their flattery, and said to Xizhi:

"Get ready, the sun is out, let's go to the street and have a look, if you have any difficulties, donate some."

Originally, he was only doing good things for himself, but now that he has three children, he has to do more for them, not to mention doing good deeds.

After arranging some important things in the mansion for today, the sun rose and it was not so cold outside, so Jinyao took people out of the mansion.

It just so happened that Ning Chuge came to play with her at this time, and when he saw that she was leaving the house, he wanted to follow her.

Jinyao thought for a while, agreed, and asked her servants to dress her up.

"Er Niang, what fun is there outside in winter? It's all snow and white, and I didn't see anything interesting!" Ning Chuge regretted it after he came out, and hugged the stove to keep warm.

"Wait patiently, it's almost here!" Jinyao decided to take Ning Chuge out on the spur of the moment, and then took her directly to the south of the outer city, where the civilians gathered.

There is a saying in the capital that "the east is rich, the west is rich, the south is poor, and the north is cheap".

Dongfu means that there are several piers built on the east side of the river, where many merchants live, most of them are trading places, and many novelties can be bought there.

Xigui naturally refers to the residence of officials, and officials are concentrated in the west of the city.

The poor in the south refers to the common people's living areas, mostly courtyards and the like, while the poor in the north is because all the low-class people gather there.

The people living in the inner city are all the children of the nobles of the Eight Banners, and the Nian family has only raised their citizenship for more than ten years, so the old house is in the west of the city.

The topic got far away, Jinyao took Ningchuge to the south of the city, and the bustling scene of people coming and going along the way made Ningchuge reluctant to look away, and excitedly pulled Jinyao to ask this and that.

Until she arrived at the civilian residential area in the south of the city, her eyes widened in shock after seeing a scene she had never seen before.

"Emiang, why are the houses here so dilapidated? Can people live in them? And aren't the houses all made of bricks? Why are they made of grass? Is this also the countryside?" She had only seen houses in the countryside. Grass, but it is all made of grass. I have never seen such half-brick and half-grass.

"This is the outskirts of the outer city. It's not the countryside. Most of the houses in the city are made of bricks, but most of the houses in the country are made of mud and grass." The thatched cottage that Ning Chuge saw should be half of the house collapsed and rebuilt , the owner's house did not buy bricks but used mud to repair half of the house, and replaced the roof with grass.

Ning Chuge half understood what he heard.Along the way, it turned out that the disaster here was more serious. The houses were old and in disrepair, so they were not strong enough. They couldn't bear the heavy snow in winter, and they couldn't bear the heavy rain in summer.

After walking not far, some houses were too damaged to live in. The yamen servants drove the owners out of the house and told them not to live anymore, and no matter where they could live, they begged and cried.

After one family finishes talking, go to another house.

In an open space, many people were sitting on straw piles surrounded by quilts, huddled together to keep warm.

Ning Chuge was puzzled when he saw it:

"Emiang, why don't those people go home to sleep, and sit outside wrapped in quilts, how cold is it?"

Jin Yao sighed:

"Their home was crushed by the snow last night, and they can't live in it. If they can't fix it, they won't have a home!"

"Ah? What will you do at night when there is no home in such a cold day?"

What can be done?Just make do with keeping warm, what else can I do!

The life of the poor is humane, they can't see a doctor when they are sick, and they have no ability to save themselves when they are hit by a disaster, what can they do?

Everything depends on God's will. If you can survive, you will survive. If you can't survive, you will die.

Seeing the two children grabbing half of the cornbread that was hardened by the cold, Ning Chuge was puzzled:

"Don't eat it, it's so dirty, can you still eat it, won't you get sick?" People around her told her that things that fall on the ground can't be eaten, and they will get sick.

Jin Yao took her little hand and pulled her body back out of the car window. A child's heart is always kind.

"Eating dirty things will make you sick, but these children have nothing to eat and are very hungry, so they will eat the buns even if they are dirty!"

Ningchuge moved her lips and did not speak. Jinyao knew that she should have a lot of questions to ask, and maybe she understood a lot. A four-year-old child already understands a lot of things.

Jin Yao took the opportunity to educate her:

"So you see, if you eat something that doesn't suit your taste, you have to throw it away. Compared with the children here, they don't even have a bite to eat, let alone your beautiful and delicious snacks. Do you think you are doing it right? wrong?"

Ning Chuge pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

After a while, he said:

"Then I won't throw it away casually in the future, and keep it for them to eat, okay?"

"Dim sum can't fill their stomachs. What they need is food, such as steamed buns, steamed buns, and steamed buns."

"So what can I do to help them?"

"You can pawn the collars you don't wear, beads, etc., and exchange them for coarse food. It's best to distribute them."

Ning Chuge touched the collar on her neck, this is what she likes, she is reluctant:

"Then I'll wait until I go back and look for the ones I don't like to wear, or those I don't want."

Jin Yao nodded:

"My daughter is awesome!" Jin Yao consciously taught her to be more loving, and used it to punish her temper.

Some children saw Jinyao's carriage parked by the side of the road, and gathered around curiously.

Jinyao asked someone to distribute the steamed stuffed buns they had specially brought with them before they left, and told the driver to continue on their way.

Sure enough, as soon as the buns were taken out, the children shouted in surprise, which attracted the attention of the adults, and the older children were smarter and ran after the carriage:

"Good-hearted wife, are you buying someone? Buy me, I am in good health, I don't eat much, and I can work!"

"Buy me, buy me!"

There are also children chasing and shouting.

Ning Chuge was afraid, and hid in Jinyao's arms, and she sat down in peace until the carriage drove her away:

"Emiang, why did they want us to buy them? Didn't they say that if you become a slave, you can't take the imperial examination and become an official?"

Jinyao wanted to sigh again, and touched the top of Ning Chuge's hair:

"Because their family is in trouble, maybe they don't have a pillar of support, and they are too young to work to earn wages to support the family. If they are sold as slaves, they can give the family a chance to survive, and they won't let themselves starve to death."

This method is correct. After selling oneself, there is still a chance to redeem one's body. Those who are ambitious and able to do things to please the master, learn the real skills, and when they grow up, they will receive the grace to redeem themselves, and they can still eat and eat.

In poor families like this, even if they don’t starve to death after being hit by a disaster, if they are hungry or full, they will have no chance to read and read, and they will still have no good way out when they grow up. How difficult it is for the children and grandchildren to stand up!

The car didn't go far, when he heard crying from a half-collapsed house on the side of the road, Ningchuge grabbed Jinyao's sleeve.