old lady in red

Shi Mei checked the court newspaper carefully every day, and when she saw Marquis Yan going into battle, Lin Ruhai suddenly jumped three steps to the fourth rank of official residence, so she knew that the new salt affairs policy was about to start in earnest.

In June, Jin Yiwei began to ransack homes and arrest people.Thirty percent of the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Officials were sacked.

Jin Yiwei locked and sealed the door without saying why.

Shi Mei suspects that this matter has something to do with Jiangnan Salt Affairs, so she asks Jin Shan to go to various teahouses and restaurants to inquire about it, and at the same time invites Jia Zheng to come.

As a result, Jia Zheng knew nothing about the court situation.

He said: "My mother asks what these things are for, and it has nothing to do with our family."

Shi Mei frowned: "When doing business, you have to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions.

Although the Ministry of Industry is the Qingshui Yamen, you can't just bury your head in thinking about civil engineering machines. You have to know about the court's movements, who can't see, and what banquets can't be eaten, right? "

Jia Zheng blushed and cupped his hands: "Since that's the case, son, let people ask."

Shi Mei said: "If you can make people ask, why should I inform you?

Are there still few people at home who can handle it?

I am asking you because you go to the imperial court every day and want to hear what other officials have to say.

Don't forget, your elder brother and brother-in-law are both in Jiangnan, shouldn't you inquire about the news about Jiangnan in the court, and ask my mother to order it personally? "

Hearing this, Jia Zheng was shocked.

That's right, my brother has been gone for several months, but he has never cared about him.

Jia Zheng was very ashamed, and a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead: "My son, go and discuss it with Brother Jing."

Shi Mei was discouraged. What Jia Jing knew, why did Jia Zheng need to go through it.

Shi Mei sighed: "Go to Wang's house and ask your uncle."

Jia Amnesty didn't dare to send letters home for fear of being intercepted, the Wang family should have channels.

Shi Mei didn't know if the imperial decree last month had anything to do with Jia Amnesty.

The appearance of Yan Hou shows that the situation in Jiangnan is tense, and Emperor Jiahe even sacrificed his son.

The housekeeper went to the Wang family and brought back Jia She who was a dandy in the south of the Yangtze River. He ate wine, went shopping, and treated the army as his family. He dragged him around the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to watch the scenery and fish.

Jia Amnesty often cooks whole fish banquets.

Shi Mei felt at ease instead.

That night, Shi Mei asked Jia Zhu to go to Meng Pozhai to search Jia Daishan's wall of books, and found the map of the territory of the Great Moon Dynasty.There is also an atlas of the eighteen provincial capitals.

Jia Zhu asked, "Grandmother, which provincial territory do you need?"

Jia Lian is more transparent than Jia Zhu.

All of a sudden, he drew out the map of the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River: "Grandma, do you want to see where my father and uncle are?

The grandson knows that here, this is Hangzhou, where the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal started, and my father was a general in this city.

One day and one night by boat from Hangzhou to Suzhou is enough,

Going on, you will arrive at Yangzhou, where my uncle is working as a salt road in Yangzhou..."

Jia Cong lay down on the table looking for icons: "This is my father, this is my uncle..."

Jia Rong also yelled: "My father, my uncle..."

Jia Cong twisted Jia Rong's ears: "Nonsense again, it's your great-grandfather, great-uncle..."

Jia Zhu asked, "Are you going to Jiangnan?"

Shi Mei said: "When I go to Jiangnan, I just look at it."

The atmosphere in Kyoto suddenly became depressed.

In the past, there were always three or five houses treating guests to dinner every month. From July onwards, the whole capital was completely silent.

Shi Mei's mood is also depressed, and she is always restless.

In the middle of July, Shi Mei took several children of the Zhang family to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and the three animals of the immortal way were dedicated to the ancestors.

Shimei's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law knelt three times and kowtowed nine times piously, praying to their ancestors to bless their children and grandchildren.

Then, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law actively participated in the preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, Shi Mei led the two prefectures of Rongning and Ningxia to hold a grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the moon god.

The purpose is to pray for relatives who are far away.

On August [-]th, the emperor and empress still did not hold a celebration.But he gave gifts to the princes and ministers.

Lin Jiarong's mansion has been rewarded like a prince's mansion.

Twelve baskets of various seasonal fruits, the rarest being lychees from Yunnan and Guizhou.

Twelve kinds of delicacies.

Fruits are easy to talk about, and you get one point for each place.

The rewarded royal meal is almost impossible to eat.

A large bowl of Dongpo meat, a bowl of blood sausage, a large fat intestine, a small fat intestine, a bowl of belly slices, and a chicken, duck, goose and fish.

The imperial dining room knew that the dishes were rewards, and they were boiled in salt water.

What the imperial gift meal is eaten is not the taste, but the honor.

If you can't eat it, you can't throw it to your slaves. This is disrespectful.

Shi Mei then held a banquet, and asked Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Jia Cong to be the hosts, and invited Mr. Private School and eight companions, as well as Bai Jintang.

Half the size, eat the poor old man.

This meat dish was killed by Mr. Li with eight boys and Bai Jintang in one go.

Jia Min's rewards are also like this, how can the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get enough.

Then, Jia Min hosted another banquet for her natal family.

The eight companions were all Jia Min's nephews, and Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, Jia Cong and Jia Rong Bai Jintang, a mighty group of foodies, went to Lin's house for another meal.

Then, when they left, everyone twisted a piece of fruit in their hands, and took away four champion and second-ranked golden pickles.

Lin's mother doesn't like other people, but likes this kind of half-sized children, who can eat and talk, and they are all handsome, fair, and talented.

With this joy, I took my grandson out and met my cousins.

Jia Rong bowed respectfully to the little cousin: "My nephew pays respects to the little cousin, the little cousin will live forever!"

A hundred years old is what Jia Rong's grandmother said when he sneezed.

His words were poor, but he moved flexibly to greet him.

Mother Lin was very happy to hear that, and gave Jia Rong another purse.

Jia Rong is a great-grandson alone, and none of his uncles would be jealous of him.

Shi Mei's gift to Jia Min was the fruit trees from Cuiwei Mountain in the back of her family. After two years of planting, jujubes, peaches, apples, lotus pomegranates, pomegranates, and grapes bear fruit for the first time.

All are fruitful varieties.

Jia Min only cares about delicious food, but Mother Lin likes this artistic conception: many children and many grandchildren.

Lin's mother thinks that besides Shi Mei's high-sighted eyes, her contempt for others, and her vengeance, there is another advantage that is not annoying, that is, she has good eyesight and knows how to give gifts.

In order to express her gratitude to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Shi, the gifts that Lin's mother gave to Shimei are also these varieties with many sons

The Lin family doesn't lack money, what they lack is popularity.

After learning the lesson from last time, Jia Zheng would buy some gifts and go to the Wang family during the rest and bathing season, so as to maintain friendly contacts with the Wang family.

In ten days, when colleagues treat guests, they don't just bury their heads in eating and drinking, and secretly pay attention to what everyone says.

Then, they used these outside news to discuss with Jia Jing. The two brothers felt that there was something tricky, so Jia Jing went to the house of the four princes and eight princes.

Jia Zheng went to Wang's house.

Afterwards, the information obtained will be collected in Shi Mei's hands.

The news about Wang Ziteng and the four princes and eight princes is better than that of Rongning and the Second Mansion.

Jia Amnesty didn't dare to write things in his letters home, and these places would reveal a thing or two.

Shi Mei received important news that Jia Amnesty and Lin Ruhai combined three swords.

Any salt merchant who made trouble for Lin Ruhai, Marquis of Yan, obstructed the New Deal, and Marquis Yan gave orders, and Jia She sent troops to surround the mansion.

Any salt merchants who obstruct the distribution of salt tickets will immediately pursue them for interest.

Repay within a time limit, otherwise the property will be confiscated to pay off the debt.

When Shi Mei got the news, she immediately wrote a letter home to Jia She.

In addition to telling Jia Amnesty that everything is fine at home, if His Majesty rewarded you on the August Festival, you must do your job well, and don't disappoint the grace of the saints.

These words that Emperor Jiahe read and laughed secretly finished writing.

Write about things at home.

As a mother, I am in good health. I climb Cuiwei Mountain every day, can eat and drink, can sleep peacefully at night, can care for children, and can hold grandchildren.

The daughter-in-law is very virtuous and filial. She can go up to the hall, go down to the kitchen, and teach her son.

All the grandchildren are well-behaved and sensible, motivated in reading and practicing martial arts.

(Special note, Zhu'er, Lian'er and Zheng'er are in charge of Rongfu's foreign affairs.

In fact, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian took the lead.

Jia Zheng is just a hands-off official with a signboard. )

Therefore, my son is at ease with government affairs and does not need to worry about it.

Shi Mei finally wrote: I am the only worry for my mother, my son is in his thirties, thanks to the grace of God, he is the third rank.

Niang fears that you are young and energetic, impatient in life, and self-willed.

Once again earnestly advise, please remember!

I hope that my son can respectfully listen to the advice of his predecessors and the advice of his colleagues when enforcing the law, and be more considerate of the difficulties of the people.

The law is strict and there is no mercy.

I hope that my son will follow the principles of heaven and human harmony, and not hurt Yin Zhi.

Killing people to pay for their lives, paying debts to pay back money, is justified.

Xi Sheer, don't implicate innocent women and children!

Remember, remember!

In order to let Jia She feel the family atmosphere,

I understand that I have the heads of my family on my shoulders.

Shi Mei decided to let the whole family write letters.

Because Zhang has another letter, he doesn't talk to her.

Just ask Jia Zhu and Jia Cong to write a few words to their father.

Jia Lian wrote: My son is now learning the Analects of Confucius, and he can handle a [-]-jin sword and lift a [-]-jin halberd.You can climb Cuiwei Mountain with fifty catties of rice on your back.

Right now, he is teaching Cong'er's younger brother to make a post.

Cong'er's younger brother, Ziguihui, has been able to write, and he has also finished reciting the Three Character Classic and is writing silently.

The hundred family names have also been memorized and are being copied.

Right now, I am studying the poems of thousands of families, and there is also homework that my grandmother doesn't know, Li and Weng rhyme.

Brother Zhang'er has grown two catties, and his arms and legs are like lotus root joints. Grandma said that he should be on a diet.

Being too fat affects intelligence.

But dad, don't worry, Zhang'er is very smart, and he will not be stupid once.

Jia Cong wrote: Daddy, I am doing well. I get up on time, practice and study on time, and my grandmother, mother, and brothers all praise me.

Brother Zhang'er also likes me.

When will Daddy come back to Beijing, bring me something delicious!

Also, also, my son wants a Western pocket watch like his brother's, and a toy dug from a bamboo root. The last time my son bought it, he gave it to Zhang'er and Rong'er.

Oh, dad doesn't know, does he?

Rong'er is now our family.

As for why?

My son can't tell, you'll know when you come back.

Also, Rong'er is doing well now, and she is watching the nanny changing Zhang'er's diaper every day.

Also, reward that the parrot you bought for your son can learn to speak.

The last time Jinshan gave the rock eagle to his son, he caught a pheasant and came back.

Wow, the wings are colorful, and there are red crowns on the head.

The tail is so long, it looks like a phoenix.

Sister Yuan'er was very angry, thinking that Yanying was reckless.

Shut up Rockhawk's hungry stomach all day.

But my grandmother said that the golden rooster can be saved, and if I catch another one, it may give birth to many little phoenixes.

Sister Yuan'er is considering whether to let Yan Ying find another bird to come back.

……

Shi Mei saw that with Jia Cong's appearance, she was afraid to write about the pigeons on Cuiwei Mountain laying eggs, which pigeon's eggs were big, and which pigeon's eggs were flowery.

Shi Mei said: "Let's go here, brother still has to write, you have finished writing on this piece of paper."

Zhang'er couldn't write, so Shimei asked Zhang to print Zhang'er's little feet.

In this way, once Jia Amnesty becomes irritable, these memories may be able to suppress one or two.

Let him compare his heart with his heart, be more relaxed when enforcing the law, and try to leave some room for others.

Shi Mei wrote the letter and asked Jia Lian to entrust it directly to the post station and take the official route.

A copy was entrusted to Wang Ziteng, and sent to Jiangnan in advance with carrier pigeons.

The reason why Shi Mei wanted to use Wang's carrier pigeons was because the carrier pigeons were faster than the station.

He didn't use his own carrier pigeons because he was afraid of being discovered by the spy of Emperor Jiahe's lurking in Nanjing at this critical moment.

And the pigeons of the Wang family almost crossed the road in front of Emperor Jiahe.

Shi Mei dared to use the post station to post letters, so she was not afraid that Emperor Jiahe would peek at her.

Shi Mei's only purpose is to hope that Jia Amnesty can see the letter as soon as possible, so that there will be fewer murders.

Although Jia She said these words when he dealt with Wang Xiuhua, I'm afraid Jia She could get carried away.

On the ninth day of September, the Rongning Second Mansion worshiped the ancestors again.

This time there are two more Jia Jingyang and his wife.

Jia Jing and his wife prayed devoutly to their ancestors, and Jia Zhen went to the frontier with General Bai to patrol the border.

At this time, it was the season when the grassland tartars crossed the border and attacked the grass valley.

This foretells bloodshed.

Jia Zhen had to go.

His father-in-law, uncles and wives all have to go.

If he doesn't go, he will be out immediately.

For his wife, this kid also fought hard.

Jia Jing was both happy and worried.

Although the relationship between father and son is a bit tense, he is the only son, so he can't afford to lose.

In mid-September, Shi Mei received a reply letter from Jia She, in addition to Gao Xie's mother, who praised Jia Zhu and Jia Cong.

Then I replied a few words to my mother: You are paid, you are paid, the people are fat and the people are anointed.

Gentlemen love fortune, in a proper way!

The law is strict and there is no mercy.

Follow the law of heaven, don't hurt the Yin stallion.

Murder pays off lives, debts pay off.

Law enforcement is like a mountain, don't drag innocent women and children!

The mother's teaching, the son always remembers it in his heart, and will never let his mother's painstaking lessons live up to him!

Unfilial son, forgive me!

yours truly!

When Shi Mei saw this reply, her heart stopped.

This person Jia She, Shi Mei, has gradually grasped his pulse, or he will be stubborn and deny it to the death.

As long as it's something you admit, you won't go back on your word.

Shi Mei secretly felt relieved here.

Jia Zheng is now under Jia Jing's support, going out to socialize from time to time, Jin Shan reports to Shi Mei, they are all colleagues from the Ministry of Industry, there is nothing wrong with it.

Jin Shan also told Shi Mei that Jia Zheng seemed very depressed that he was not allowed to participate in the repair of the ancestral temple in Shengjing by the imperial court, and felt that he was underappreciated.

After all, his teacher Shan Ziye is a famous architect.

I feel that Shangshu suppresses newcomers.

In fact, Jia Zheng also misunderstood Master Shangshu.

In the past five years, the imperial court has not built any buildings. The Ministry of Industry is Qingshui Yamen, and the only outside water is construction projects.

After five years of no construction projects, birds have faded out of everyone's mouths.

This time, the maintenance of Fengxian Hall in Shengjing was nothing more than embezzling a northern garden in a deserted suburb.It is said that it was once the limbo of a concubine who fell out of favor.

Thinking of building a yard or palace next time, and then add it back.

Jia Zheng's virtues are obvious to all, how dare he let him know about such a wicked thing?

He just waited for the benefits to be shared.

With Jia Zheng's current status, no one dared to take advantage of him.

His elder brother, it is said that he even dared to beat the son of the Duke of Zhen, he beat the master who was fine.

Who dares to provoke?

When Shi Mei heard that Jia Zheng felt itchy, he wanted to build a garden.It's just a coincidence.

Shi Mei is planning to renovate the trails of Cuiwei Mountain.

Stone steps with patterns are chiseled out, stable handrails are made on both sides, and pavilions, tables and stools are built on the curved road for tourists to rest and drink when they are tired.

The materials needed for this road can be obtained locally. There are stones on the mountain and oak wood in the forest, and it doesn’t cost any money.

It's not considered a major construction project.

In this way, Jia Zheng's itching was resolved, and the mountain road at home was also built.

Shi Mei then invited Jia Zheng to discuss.

Jia Zheng is now doing nothing in the Ministry of Industry. Hearing his mother's orders, although he feels that he is overqualified, he still agrees.

Shi Mei then gave Jia Zheng a thousand silver as a labor fee.

It means that this is the design fee and the craftsman's labor and living expenses.

Jia Zheng resigned resolutely: "The son is receiving the monthly dividends in the mansion, this road is the road for the mother's morning exercise, and the son's family also occupies it.

My son also has this ability now, and if I ask my mother to pay me money, not to mention that my elder brother underestimates me, I will be ashamed to face others. "

Seeing his sincerity, Shi Mei withdrew the money and handed it to Mrs. Zhang to take it back to the public.

Let Mrs. Zhang know that Jia Zheng took advantage of his brother and sister-in-law, but he is the master who knows what is good and what is bad.

Mrs. Zhang also insisted on giving money: "The separation of the family is the mother's decision, and the daughter-in-law also agrees, and has no opinion at all.

Uncle now has two wives, concubines, and children. We are just in a difficult situation right now, and it will get better in a few years, and we can no longer take money from uncle's private house. "

Shi Mei nodded: "I know you are a virtuous person.

However, Zheng'er said, this is showing filial piety to me.

Their family also needs to use it for themselves, and they have a villa on the top of the mountain. It's not that he doesn't have money to build a road, so he deserves to do his best.

Besides, most of Yuan'er follows you, and you will take her out to socialize in the future, so do you want to count money for you? "

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said: "How can this be? The daughter-in-law doesn't say that she likes Yuan girl, but because she is connected with Lian'er by blood, the daughter-in-law should share."

Shi Mei said: "That's right, between brothers, you should help me, and I will help you, so that we can be harmonious."

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "My daughter-in-law has made a note."

Mrs. Zhang knows that her mother-in-law bought it for her second uncle.

In fact, she didn't need her mother-in-law to be so careful, she only said how many people were murdered by Cong'er's life.

For this point, she will never disobey her mother-in-law again.

After that, Jia Zheng went to the Yamen every day and began to take people to measure and take the thread in the back mountain, and Shan Ziye was also in the middle.

Every morning when Shi Mei climbed the mountain, she would monitor the progress.I found that Shan Ziye has a lot of experience in garden construction.

When choosing a path, you will deliberately turn to the edge of the cliff, or next to the steep slope, so that you can watch the distant scenery along the road.

However, Shi Mei does not want this kind of scenery to be adjusted on the dangerous peak. Shi Mei built this road to take her grandchildren to climb the mountain in the future.

At noon that day, Shi Mei approached Jia Zheng to express her opinion.

"The stone road should be built in a flat and wide place, and try to take big bends to slow down the steep slope, which is beneficial for children and the elderly to climb and exercise. If you want to watch the scenery, you can build a viewing pavilion in a dangerous place. However, viewing Guardrails must be built around the pavilion, just in case.”

Jia Zheng said: "Son, go and discuss with the master!"

Shi Mei said: "I'm not a suggestion, I'm a request, I hope you accept it. Otherwise, don't build it!"

The next day, Shi Mei went to climb the mountain again and found that the route map had been changed.

The masons under Jia Amnesty retook the route of the mountain road and changed it to the winding mountain road.

October of this year.

Concubine Zhen Gui suddenly fell ill, and it was said that it was very dangerous.

Princes and nobles all handed out signs and went to the palace to visit their sick.

Shi Mei and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yang family and the Zhang family also handed over the sign and went to the palace to visit the sick.

When they met this time, Shi Mei was taken aback. Concubine Zhen, who was still beautiful in the first month of the lunar year, suddenly had her eyes sunken and she was so thin that she seemed to fly away when the wind blows.

When Shi Mei stepped forward to speak, Concubine Zhen suddenly grabbed Shi Mei's hand and said, "Sister, let us go, otherwise, we won't be able to care about it."

Shocked, Shi Mei held Concubine Zhen's pulse with her backhand, and found that Concubine Zhen was actually physically healthy, she was just hungry.

Concubine Zhen is on a hunger strike?

why?

Shi Mei saluted halfway, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and wives don't understand, the Empress is the king, and the ministers and wives are the ministers, this sentence is unbearable for a sister and a minister.

Your Majesty is now a member of the royal family, and Your Majesty is a relative of your Majesty. If you have anything to do, please ask Your Majesty.

There is nothing in this world that His Majesty cannot do, so there is no need to ask outsiders. "

Shi Mei took the Yang family and the Zhang family out of the Yongshou Palace and went to the Queen's Yikun Palace.

The queen still looks good, her face is like a full moon, and her barren figure is very well-proportioned, but a few wrinkles have been added to the corners of her eyes, and her nasolabial folds have deepened.

The queen said: "The lady of the country came to visit the imperial concubine?"

Shi Mei nodded: "I want to report to the empress, the minister's wife has just arrived from Yongshou Palace."

The queen suddenly smiled: "Oh, who can tell clearly about the affairs of this world?

At the beginning, my natal family was imprisoned, and the whole family was copied and executed.

She came to me every day to make sarcastic remarks, and asked me for the phoenix seal several times.

It's just that she doesn't understand that the phoenix seal doesn't mean that I can give it if I want, nor can she get it if she wants it.

Concubine Zhen has a high opinion of herself and thinks she is different.

But I forgot, although Your Majesty misses the old days, although this palace has not picked a girl in the past three years.

However, younger and more beautiful than her is unknown. "

Shi Mei tried to plant a smile on her face, looking at her nose, nose, nose, and heart, and didn't speak a word.

The queen spoke for a while, then waved her hands: "Forget it, I'm too bored to stay here, the Duke and Madam don't know, but now the palace has changed to Concubine Fu Xian to assist the inner palace.

The Duke's wife has come to the palace, so it's better to pay a visit.

From now on, I'm afraid she will be asked to mediate about the marriage of this meritorious family. "

Shi Mei looked at Yang Shi.

Yang shook her head slightly. She had been ill for many years, and suddenly, she couldn't remember which lady it was.

The queen smiled: "It's strange to say that the second master of Rongfu is not good at making money.

This newly favored elder brother of Concubine Fu Xian is a Bachelor of Fu University of the Imperial Academy.

This Bachelor of Fu University was the examiner of Chunwei last year. "

作者有话要说：银河星爆评论：《红楼老太太》打分：2发表时间：2019-09-1914:18:15所评章节：14

Jia Zheng: She looks like a daughter-in-law from a distance, but looks like my father up close.

Under the candle, they were speechless relative to each other, full of awe and not daring to molest.

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