The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that on this day Princess Jian'an arranged the clothes for King Lu and sent him to study. A maid brought by Beijing came in and came back: "The door said that a woman dressed as a man came outside. She claimed to be from Jinling, and her surname was Xi. Auntie, I want to sell two recipes for a rich country to the King of Lu. Because she is a woman, she asked to see the princess, saying that it would be more convenient for each other."

Princess Jian'an frowned and said, "If it's a man, it must be recommended by yourself. Why is it a woman?"

Her nurse said from the side: "Since it's like this, it's gone."

Princess Jian'an said: "It's good to meet her, and see what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd. Maybe she recommended her brother. We're new here, we don't know the place well, so we just have to try our luck." The woman comes in.

Not long after, the Fourth Aunt Xi came in, dressed in blue cloth, at first glance she looked like a young scholar; with a handsome appearance, a bit of determination in the corners of her eyes and brows, with a small bamboo basket in her hand, she greeted Princess Jian'an like a man. He made a bow: "I have seen the princess."

Princess Jian'an asked her to sit down with a smile, and asked, "Miss, did you say there is a good recipe for a rich country?"

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "Yes. There are two prescriptions for women of the people, which can make the country rich."

Princess Jian'an said: "I would like to hear the details."

The fourth aunt Xi said: "Whether it is the world or one side, the people are happy and prosperous. The most important things for the people's happiness are food and salt. There have always been Cao Gang and Salt Gang in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are not managed by the government. Gein Its self-interest is great, people's heart for profit is very heavy, and the law is not bound. And these two self-interests are great, and the root is still insufficient supply. Both food and salt are insufficient, and if they are insufficient, they will be rare, and if they are rare, they will be expensive. The people's livelihood is difficult. Now I have two parties, which can produce grain and salt, so that the people will have salt without hunger and hunger."

Princess Jian'an's eyes widened unconsciously.

Fourth Aunt Xi lifted the cloth from the bamboo basket, and there was a small porcelain bowl inside.She took out the small bowl and pointed out: "This is the South American potato I steamed at the inn before I went out. It tastes sweet and delicious, but it's cold now, and it's probably completely cold now. Princess, do you want to try it?"

The woman standing beside hurriedly came up to stop her and said, "No, Your Highness, I'm afraid it's poisonous!"

Fourth Aunt Xi raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you want the little girl to taste it first?"

Princess Jian'an said calmly: "I've never met him before, and I have never offended anyone, so what's the benefit of poisoning me?"

Nai looked closely at the contents in the bowl, it was the size of a goose egg, light yellow in color, with some small holes on it, and asked, "Is this food?"

Fourth Aunt Xi gently rolled up her sleeves, twisted the thing up and peeled it off, the inside was still yellow, a bit like a sweet potato with the skin removed.She tried her best to break it, but she didn't move it, and looked up apologetically.Princess Jian'an laughed and ordered someone to take a knife to cut it open.

A maid brought a sky-blue Ru kiln plate and a silver knife.Fourth Aunt Xi glanced at the silver knife, took it out and cut it open, cut it into small pieces, twisted a piece into her mouth first, frowned and said, "It really doesn't taste that good when it's cold."

Princess Jian'an also twisted a piece of the mouth, it really tasted sweet, and said with a smile: "It's good for me to eat." Then she asked the maids at the side to taste it too.Others said it was sweet after eating it.

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "This product is high-yielding and easy to plant in any place. The most wonderful thing is that it can also bear fruit in autumn. It can grow into a crop in as short as a month and as long as one and a half months. If it can be promoted to the people, it will save one side if you say less. No famine."

Princess Jian'an said in surprise, "Really?"

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "Because of getting this thing, the western countries have completely eradicated the famine."

The maid who was one year older next to him said: "It's just for fun, but if you eat it as a meal, it will be a bit strange."

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "This girl probably has never been hungry. But in times of disaster, ordinary people even eat tree roots and turf. At least this can be used as a staple food."

Princess Jian'an frowned slightly and said, "I just don't know if the farmer is used to growing rice, would he be willing to grow this?"

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "Plant this after harvesting the rice in autumn, and it won't grow well if the weather is too hot. As the saying goes, a black cat and a white cat are good cats if they catch mice. Regardless of grains, they can fill their stomachs." It is good food."

Princess Jian'an suddenly laughed.Fourth Aunt Xi saw that her spirits brightened in an instant, although she was younger, she was already somewhat charming, so she nodded unconsciously.Nai also said: "It's just that the storage must be done properly. In addition, when eating, it must be steamed or boiled thoroughly, and it should not be eaten half-raw."

Princess Jian'an smiled and said, "The girl is here to sell this item."

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "Exactly."

"What about the other recipe?"

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "The method of drying salt in seawater has existed in ancient times, but the salt produced is thick and the output is small. It is not as good as boiling salt. Now I have a new method of drying salt, which can produce good salt." He took out a small paper bag from his pocket, "This is the newly produced salt."

Princess Jian'an looked at the salt in the paper bag, and said, "It looks good, but unfortunately Luzhou is not near the sea."

Fourth Aunt Xi said: "Go to Linhai and buy some private land for workshops."

Princess Jian'an nodded and said: "That's the way. It's just that I can't decide this matter, I have to discuss it with my grandfather and uncle. I don't know where the girl lives? How can I find you in the future?"

Fourth Aunt Xi raised her eyebrows and asked: "Will the princess not ask carefully if what I said is true?"

Princess Jian'an smiled and said, "You don't need to ask, it must be true. I can trust Miss Four."

Fourth Aunt Xi was taken aback.

Princess Jian'an said: "A black cat is a white cat, if it catches a mouse, it is a good cat. I have never heard of this saying. I heard my second brother mention it in the past, and Mr. Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion once said this."

Fourth Gu Xi couldn't help laughing, and praised: "The princess is really smart."

Princess Jian'an said: "I have inquired about the fourth girl. The fourth girl rescued Lord Lin Hai's daughter with a few words at the old lady's birthday banquet in your mansion."

Fourth Aunt Xi glanced at her: "Help?"

Princess Jian'an said: "After the chaos in central Beijing, if I still don't understand that she sincerely doesn't want to marry my second brother, am I a fool?"

Fourth Aunt Xi smiled sweetly: "Princess is not stupid, she is smart." But she stood up and saluted, "My daughter, Jiashi Xichun."

Princess Jian'an accepted it indifferently, and said seriously: "Is the fourth girl here just to sell prescriptions in Luzhou?"

Jia Xichun said, "Yes."

Princess Jian'an said: "Why do you prefer Luzhou?"

Xichun said: "Luzhou is small, and the king of Lu is young. If you want to sit firmly, you must settle down. Therefore, he will value the people more than other princes, and my recipe will be sold easily."

Princess Jian'an sighed softly: "So that's the case. I'm still full of joy, because San Jia has taken a fancy to him."

Xichun asked softly, "Does King Lu have a heart for that chair?"

Princess Jian'an said: "Father's son, who doesn't have that thought?"

Xichun said: "At such a young age, without soldiers and money, what should I use to rob him?"

Princess Jian'an lowered her eyes and said, "My brother has a benevolent heart."

Xichun shook his head: "If the world is unified, and the former emperor was tyrannical and the people complained greatly, then the people will be safe if the emperor is established. The world is divided today, just like the end of the Han Dynasty... Liu Xuande is benevolent and righteous, so he lost."

Princess Jian'an hurriedly sat down and nodded, "Please give me your advice, Fourth Miss."

Xichun said, "Give up."

Princess Jian'an blinked.

"If he is benevolent and righteous, benevolence and righteousness will be defeated in troubled times. If he is not benevolent and righteous, he will be no different from other princes. He is no better than others. It is better to treat the people kindly, rest assured that Luzhou, and improve the army and simplify the administration to ensure the safety of one party. It cannot be said that the general situation will change in a hundred years, and the children and grandchildren will be blessed. What? King Zhuang of Chu once ruled for a while, and Chu was just a small and barren country at first.”

Princess Jian'an frowned and said: "In my opinion, is this world already broken? Maybe my royal father will come back suddenly?"

Xichun said: "And then? Will the lords disarm and surrender, and kill them immediately? Or do you think that as soon as the Supreme Emperor comes out, the soldiers and horses in the world will immediately surrender? Most of the commanders of the soldiers and horses have listed many crimes on the Supreme Emperor's desk, how could they not know."

Princess Jian'an said: "There are also people in the world. After all, the people are loyal and care about the overall situation."

Xichun wondered: "Who told you such a strange idea? The princess thought that the people of the world would leave their wives, children, children, clothes, food, and family property, and for the sake of the emperor who had never met but had collected taxes, she went to fight with bare hands against the soldiers of the world with bright guns and armor." Horses fight wars? When it comes to loyalty, the little girl reminded King Lu of one thing. There are not many people in the world who are educated, and they don’t necessarily care who is the emperor. If one tax is heavy and the tax is light, they will definitely support the one with light tax. Nai pointed to the unfinished potatoes and said, "They will be loyal to this thing if they don't keep them all. Food is the most important thing for the people. If the King of Lu even waived the salt lesson, they will be more loyal. If there is a The Japanese want to attack Luzhou, because they are afraid that the nearby princes will tax him more heavily, and they will desperately resist for the king of Lu. People are willing to make great efforts to protect themselves."

Princess Jian'an saw that she was talking about the seller's prescription again, and said with a smile: "The fourth girl is indeed here to sell things."

Xichun said: "It doesn't matter if it's a seller or not, it's reasonable for the princess to only listen to me."

Princess Jian'an sighed, "That's true."

Xichun said: "I also hope that King Lu will not have daydreaming about the blue sky. It is really good to govern one side."

Princess Jian'an sighed again: "I have been taught." She suddenly smiled, "I know some of these principles, but I can't express them."

Xichun was stunned for a moment, then said: "Could it be that the princess wants to use my words to persuade Grandpa Ling?"

Princess Jian'an stood up and greeted her with happiness: "I borrowed it."

Xichun laughed and said, "What a little girl! She's really good."

Princess Jian'an asked again: "The two prescriptions that the fourth girl came to sell are important things, why didn't the men come out?"

Xichun said: "I want to go out for a walk by myself. It's rare that no one is in charge of leaving the capital. Seeing how big the world is can also gain insight."

Princess Jian'an sighed: "Master Jia Amnesty actually agreed, it is really rare."

Xichun smiled lightly, said no more, got up to leave.Princess Jian'an first ordered someone to take the Ru kiln plate containing potato cubes and the paper bag wrapped in salt to her brother and grandfather to taste, and then personally sent Jia Xichun to the gate of the house, and waved her hands.

When they got to the carriage and saw no one, Xichun opened the curtain and saw that Wu You was sitting inside and dozed off, so she gave him a thump: "Hello! Groom! Your lady is back!"

"Huh?" Wu You rubbed his eyes, "So fast."

Xichun pushed him and complained: "You are sleeping peacefully, and you are not afraid that I will be taken by them as a profiteer. Go out and drive the car!"

Wu You snorted and said, "That princess treats you respectfully, eating cold potatoes is delicious, and almost offering you as a female Zhuge, who will take you." After saying that, he stood up and climbed to the front, He raised his whip and shouted "Yo~~"

Xichun was startled, then sat in the car and covered her mouth with a smile.The wheels turned slightly, and the carriage jolted away.

Three days later, Princess Jian'an and King Lu's uncle Zeng Tuo came to the inn where Xichun Wu You lived to discuss matters.The two of them sold these two prescriptions to King Wu a few days ago, and now they sold them again.

After the business was done and the banknotes were in hand, the two of them were going to leave Luzhou and go to the next place.King Lu suddenly came to the inn in person, and bowed to Xichun with a sullen face: "I heard from my sister that the fourth girl is a strange woman. The little king received a letter from Uncle Jiuhuang the day before yesterday, asking the kings to either send people or go to Beijing in person." Discussing politics, discussing imperial examinations, river management and other matters. Xiao Wang is young and wants to ask the fourth girl for advice."

Seeing that he was just a child, Xichun said, "Does King Lu want to impress others?"

King Lu nodded and raised his face: "Although I am young, my ambition is not small."

Xichun said: "You are only six years old, so many uncles and brothers look at you with admiration. Luzhou is so small. If they don't kill you now, why don't they do it when you grow up and become more capable?"

King Lu was stunned, and turned his head to look at his uncle Zeng Ting who was standing beside him.

Zeng Ting was surprised, and immediately bowed to Jia Xichun: "Thank you for reminding me, miss! It's the right thing for us to hide our clumsiness now."

Xichun nodded and said: "If King Lu is happy, he can follow what others say. Why bother to use weapons when dealing with people who are good at persuasion?"

Because of a few gossips, Zeng Zhen took advantage of Xichun's good mood and asked, "I wonder which prince the Rongguo Mansion is optimistic about now?"

Xichun said: "It's early, all the princes will seal off An Ding, and some have not even settled down yet. How can we see that this meeting is good? Let's talk about ten years."

When Zeng Ting heard the word "Princes", a flash of gloom flashed across his face, and then a flash of joy flashed across his face, and he nodded repeatedly.

The two of them left for a while, and Xichun ordered her housekeeper Wu to see them off.At the entrance of the inn, Zeng Tun secretly slipped a piece of silver to Steward Wu, and asked in a low voice, "Is your girl married?"

Butler Wu took the money and hid it in his sleeve before saying in a low voice, "Yes."

Zeng Ting frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Which family?"

Butler Wu said: "I can't say anything about this villain. Anyway, he looks very good, and he has skills. The most rare thing is that he doesn't dislike fourth girl's pungentness."

Zeng Ting said: "Why are you four girls so aggressive?"

Steward Wu pulled his sleeves, and waved two fingers in front of his mouth: "Naturally, one must be polite in front of others, and immediately reveal one's original shape when outsiders are gone. It's amazing, our master can't afford to mess with her!"

Zeng Teng turned his head and took a few glances inside, doubtful, muttered: "It doesn't look like it."

King Lu leaned his head over and said in a low voice: "Last night, my aunt told me that there was a rumor in Beijing that the fourth girl is a shrew."

Zeng Ting hesitated for a moment, then looked back into the inn, sighed, "That's all." He led his nephew away.

Butler Wu hummed a tune with his money in his pocket and went back to report.