Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Suddenly seeing the total amount, everyone including Mrs. Zhang was shocked. They heard that the amount they gave was not a lot, except Mrs. Zhang said that she would pay the price of what Daiyu sold. It was Mrs. Peng, who paid 500 taels of silver, and the lowest was 300 taels. I didn't expect that the amount of money paid by three or forty people would be so huge.

Daiyu blushed, and said: "It turns out that my family has no money, so I did it on purpose. However, ladies and gentlemen, there is no need to worry about me. In fact, there is no need to spend a lot of money. If I regret it at this time, I will write it off from the paper. It’s not a small amount after all.”

She knew that not all the people were plotting against her husband and wife, and now she felt a little sorry for asking them to pay.

Of course, she just thinks that there must be innocent people among these people, and it is impossible for everyone to have evil intentions. However, she still can't find out who is really plotting against her. Not only did she fight back against Mrs. Zhang and others, but she also implicated them.

No matter what Mrs. Zhang and others thought, but in front of everyone, Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and said: "The county magistrate keeps the promise of a gentleman, so we will go back on our word? It's just a few taels of silver, and you can save money by buying a few more clothes." Come down, anyway, there are gentlemen whose salaries are enough to support the family. It is such a large amount of money, how should I manage it?"

After hearing these words, everyone nodded their heads to explain that they were not short of the money and would not regret it, and then asked Mrs. Zhang's questions, most of whom recommended Mrs. Zhang to be in charge.

Hearing them so, Daiyu's eyes flickered slightly.

As expected of the wife of the Jiedushi of Ping'an Prefecture, she reacted very quickly!

Daiyu already had a way to deal with it, and said with a smile: "Since you all have this intention, if I say it wrong, it will be my fault. Besides, I also have this intention when you are a highly respected wife. Look at this Well, Mrs. Zhang is in charge of the general ledger, and four wives are elected to supervise at the same time. Finally, the money is placed in the homes of a few trustworthy people. We have no face, if the money disappears in someone's house, they have to make up for it, how about it? Since it's my idea, I recommend myself for the position of supervisor, I wonder if it's okay?"

Everyone looked at each other, thought for a moment, and felt it was right. They all looked at Mrs. Zhang, and Mrs. Zhang couldn't say anything wrong. It was really Daiyu who had thought about everything, without any omissions, so she laughed and said: "The post of supervisor is a well-deserved one. .I’m getting older, so I’m not humble enough to give up the post of manager, and the remaining three supervisors and cashiers have to be selected after consideration.”

Hearing this, everyone enthusiastically recommended themselves, and finally three supervisors were selected, and ten of them deposited silver. Under Daiyu's secret control, one of the three supervisors was the wife of Emperor Changtai's confidant, and two of the ten depositors were elders. Taidi's confidants, the two families are the old part of the Wei family.

I also heard Daiyu say that there is nothing that cannot be said to others about this matter. In the end, everyone was very happy. They decided to sell the imperial gift and Daiyu's belongings within two days, and then everyone sent the money they paid to Daiyu. After counting and registering , Write down the contract, and then distribute it to ten families, leaving some for temporary gruel, and then withdraw the money after it is used up.

After a lot of busy work, we will leave in the evening.

As soon as the wives ordered you to leave, Daiyu asked people to release the news on the back, and heard that tens of thousands of taels of silver would be used to buy rice, cook porridge, and donate to her own people. The people in the city were all ecstatic.

Mrs. Zhang returned home in a hurry, and when she got home, she asked where Zhang Kuang was. Hearing that he was taking care of official business in the study, Mrs. Zhang's face immediately flashed an angry look, and she walked over without changing her clothes. Ji Ren sang and danced, Mrs. Zhang was furious, and said with a sneer, "Master is so at ease!"

Seeing Mrs. Zhang rushing in suddenly, the complexions of the Ji people suddenly turned pale, and they all backed up a few steps, kneeling in the corner, Mrs. Zhang kicked one of them a few times, and said, "Get out! "

Several people crawled out as if their souls were scattered.

Zhang Kuang put down his wine glass, frowned and said, "Madam was wronged outside? Who told Madam to be wronged? Tell me, I will vent my anger on Madam. No one can surpass Madam in our Ping'an Prefecture."

Mrs. Zhang sat beside him and said: "Venture for me? What will the master do for me? If the general sent by the court, together with the wife of the county owner, had an accident with us, it would definitely shock the court and the public, and attract more people. The old and cunning people are also unknown. Yesterday, the master Ji said a few days ago that they will succeed, that they are young, they must have no countermeasures, and they are bound to lose their money. What will happen? Not only was it easily resolved by others, but today I was cut off. I lost thousands of taels of silver for nothing, and I can't even say a word about him."

The more Mrs. Zhang thought about it, the more angry she became, her face was full of hostility. She used to be fat and ugly, but when she was usually amiable, she was barely plain, but now she was angry, and she looked particularly ferocious and terrifying.

Zhang Kuang sighed: "Who would have thought that the county magistrate Jingxiao would be so smart at such a young age? I have been thinking about this clever plan for a long time, and I don't want her to dispel it so lightly. Even that Wei Ruolan, who has a firm heart, is also It's rare. Fortunately, there were many people who heard you talking that day, our people act in secret, and they can't find out about us no matter what."

Mrs. Zhang sarcastically said: "I can't find out, but I just wiped out everyone in a net to get revenge." As she spoke, she told her husband everything Daiyu said and did today, with anger and hatred still on her face.

Zhang Kuang was stunned, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "So, it's hard for them to handle."

Mrs. Zhang hummed, and said: "Let our people be more cautious, lest they see anything. The troops in Ping'an Prefecture are all in your hands. You are not afraid of General Wei, but they are today's confidantes. , must guard against."

Zhang Kuang drank the fine wine and ate some side dishes with two chopsticks. He said, "Mrs. don't say anything, I know in my heart that I have already given orders. Stop everything for now. Anyway, we are not in a hurry. Wei Ruolan did not speak yesterday and today. Go to the barracks to hand over people, what if the barracks are full of my men, what if he is afraid of him? Great things are not achieved by the quality of kung fu."

Mrs. Zhang said: "Both Jia's family and Wei's family have former headquarters in Ping'an Prefecture. They are thinking about their old love, so they may not be inclined to Wei Ruolan. What if they secretly communicated with Wei Ruolan?"

Zhang Kuang listened, turned his head to contemplate, then shook his head.

Seeing Mrs. Zhang's puzzled expression, Zhang Kuang said with a smile: "How many people are left in the old departments of those two families? The old people have almost died a long time ago, and those who survived have been dismissed and returned to the field. There have been recruits for decades. Replacement, the new officers and men have already been captured by me. Otherwise, if Wei Ruolan came, if the Jia family didn't say anything, would there be any reason for the old Wei family not to visit? Don't worry, Wei Ruolan has a better friendship with Liu Xianglian. Who else dares to go against my will and be nice to him? Just wait and see, sooner or later he will retreat in spite of difficulties. Just talking about suppressing bandits, is it so easy to suppress bandits? How many people have been sent by the imperial court over the years, All returned home without feathers, and there were countless casualties."

Mrs. Zhang frowned, she couldn't stop nodding and said: "What the master said is absolutely true. We have covered the sky here with one hand, and we have been in business for so many years. We can't let outsiders spoil our important events. This Jingxiao county lord is really a human sperm , Listening to her actions to resolve that matter and her words to sell things today, even I can't think of it."

Not only is she smart, but she is also beautiful, and even the most beautiful woman in Ping'an Prefecture is eclipsed in front of her. Mrs. Zhang is getting more and more jealous, and she has to smile when she speaks to her face.

Zhang Kuang said with a smile: "After all, she is the granddaughter of Rong Guogong. How precious was Jia Min back then? She has a very good demeanor. That old Lin Ruhai is dead, but the impact after death is far-reaching, which is not something ordinary people can do. I originally wanted to use Jia She's hand to do something in the capital, but it's a pity that Jia She is as cowardly as a mouse and can't be the master of the Rongguo Mansion, so he wrote a letter and rejected me. Anyway, he is an incompetent person, let's do it again Choose other people to do things, it’s not that you can’t find someone.”

Mrs. Zhang thought for a while, and was about to speak, when someone came to announce that Mr. Miao was coming to pay respects. Mrs. Zhang hurriedly swallowed her unfinished words, and said, "Well done, I don't have the patience to take care of Mrs. Jingxiao's things. Master Miao will see if he likes it, and if he likes it, he will give him a price and take it away, so that I won't bother." When she came out from Wei's house, she brought those rare things with her.

Zhang Kuang said with a smile: "Don't worry, ma'am, I think it was Miao Tong who heard the news and came to relieve Madam's worries." The big grain merchant Miao Tong took shelter under his sect, so he has business in Ping'an Prefecture today, and he has always been very filial.

Mrs. Zhang smiled, got up and went out to avoid it, while Zhang Kuang ordered people to remove the food and drink, and called Miao Tong to come in.

Noticing that Mr. Miao went in and out of Zhang's house, someone had informed Daiyu a long time ago.

Wei Ruolan was not at home, so she reported to Daiyu, because she knew that some of the thieves had entered and left Miao's house, Wei Ruolan and Daiyu asked people to watch them after they entered the city, but unfortunately they acted cautiously, so far no clues have been found.Wei Ruolan and Daiyu are still not sure whether the robbers and the Zhang family have any collusion. After all, it is very common for the Miao family to shelter high-ranking officials.

After hearing this, Daiyu kept it in her heart, and ordered them to continue to inquire, but she couldn't figure it out for the time being by relying on these alone.

Therefore, Daiyu didn't bother, and waited two days for Mrs. Zhang to send 5 taels of silver, of which 3 taels were obtained from selling the imperial gifts, 1 taels were obtained from selling Daiyu's belongings, and the remaining 1 taels Two were donated by Mrs. Zhang to do good deeds.

Daiyu was stunned, it would be good if she could sell these six items for more than 4 taels, but unexpectedly it was [-] taels.

According to the previous agreement, the wives of each family came in person, brought the money, and signed various contracts, and set aside 5000 taels of silver to buy brown rice, white rice, fine flour, coarse flour, etc., which are mixed together to cook porridge and steam steamed buns. It is cheap and easy to feed the hunger, and buy charcoal pots and cages and other things. Daiyu had ordered people to set up sheds and pile stoves in the streets and alleys.

5000 taels of silver can be used for a long time. After all, the people in the city are not much compared to the people in the counties and villages outside the city. The dignitaries living in the city, even the servants, will not come to eat these porridge.

Moreover, counting the people in the villages outside the city, a hundred thousand shi of white rice is enough to feed the autumn harvest.

The rampant banditry in Ping'an Prefecture did not happen in a year or two. It has been a year or two. Well, some people in Li could not afford to grow land, and most of them went to relatives. Although the remaining population was not small, it was more than half less than that of the romantic and wealthy lands. He was a tenant farmer of a rich family, and the robbers did not go to rob him, so he barely lived.

This has become a common problem. The high-ranking officials and dignitaries have a lot of good land, and they rent it out to the common people for cultivation, and collect rents at fixed rates.

When distributing porridge, Daiyu discussed with Mrs. Zhang, and each family appointed a steward to supervise each other. They also notified the villages outside the city to distribute porridge as appropriate.The so-called discretion, that is, if there is no shortage of food and drink at home, or those who come to take advantage of it for nothing will not be given. Daiyu sent another person to take care of this matter.At the same time, Daiyu ordered all the stewards to hire a lot of clean men and women to cook porridge and steam steamed buns. Everyone is willing to work.

The matter finally came to an end, Wei's family had established a firm foothold in Ping'an City, Daiyu acted like a fish in water, and her reputation was in the sky, Wei Ruolan simply dropped ten clubs, and gradually took control of the military camp.Based on his capabilities, it will take some time to fully control them, but with the hearts of some convinced soldiers, Wei Ruolan can already assemble and train them to prepare for the suppression of bandits.

Only after he entered the barracks did he realize that except for the thousand soldiers managed by Liu Xianglian, the others were simply vulnerable. If there was a bandit attack and a civil uprising, they would be defeated like chickens and dogs.

Thinking of the imperial court allocating a large sum of money to raise such soldiers every year, Wei Ruolan secretly resented, and felt more and more worthless for Emperor Changtai.

While busy, the couple never forgot about Liu Xianglian's marriage.

Liu Xianglian is scheduled to hire on June [-]th, because his family and the Chen family are ordinary families, although Liu Xianglian has made a lot of money, they have bought houses and fields, so the dowry is not too much, and because the Chen family There are no relatives here, Liu Xianglian is alone, only some colleagues and soldiers come, and there are not many banquets prepared on the wedding day.

After the appointment, there is an application period, which is scheduled to be married on June 28.

June was extremely hot and rainy and rainy. Everyone said that June 28 was a good day, but it began to rain heavily at five drums.

Daiyu woke up when she heard the sound of rain, and said blankly: "If it rains like this, what should I do if it doesn't stop?" She and Yingchun didn't encounter such wind and rain when they came out of the pavilion, so they were a little startled.

Wei Ruolan followed her out of bed, picked up a piece of clothing to put on her, and said: "When we got married, God made it beautiful, but it's a pity that Erlang's marriage was not rewarded by God, so he had to work hard for the bearer and the bearer. As for the people who greeted and sent off their relatives Naturally, I can get through this day. Besides, the Liu family and Miss Chen live in very close houses, only two streets away, which relieves a lot of troubles."

Thinking of the scene on the day she got married, and listening to the sound of rain beating plantains outside the window, Daiyu couldn't help smiling, and said: "According to my calculations, we have only been married for more than two months, it seems like a few years have passed. "

Wei Ruolan smiled, full of tenderness and sweetness.

Since it was a good day for Liu Xianglian, they all washed and dressed early and went to the Chen family to help. Liu Xianglian took her wedding leave, but Wei Ruolan was on vacation, which was a coincidence. Follow your heart.

When it was the auspicious time to go out to welcome the relatives, the heavy rain continued, so Liu Xianglian had no choice but to put on a coir raincoat and an umbrella to go out against the wind and rain.

Daiyu and Yinglian sat in the room with Chen Rui. After putting on makeup, to comfort Chen Rui, Daiyu and Yinglian laughed together and said, "I will never forget such a heavy rain and such a strong wind in my life."

Chen Rui said helplessly: "Whether it's sunny or not is up to God, what can we do?"

It was a strange thing for Chen Rui to leave the pavilion in the wind and rain.

In this way, it is not easy for others to make a fuss. As soon as Liu Xianglian came, the doorkeeper Chen Jiading opened the door without embarrassment, and hurriedly invited in. After all the etiquette was done, Chen Yejun went out with Chen Rui on his back. Front, back, left, and right are Daiyu's maidservants holding umbrellas. Even so, they are all drenched, which makes people laugh.

Although the Chen family didn't invite many guests, the status of the Chen family is still there and they are very prominent. Chen Yejun has not been idle in the past few days since he came to Ping'an Prefecture. Many people invited him to have a drink, so more than ten tables were set up.

Daiyu naturally sits at the head of the table, and most of the guests recognize her, but it's not very interesting.