old lady in red

Shi Mei doesn't know how to farm, but she has one advantage, which is to know people and make good use of them.

She just provided money and land to come up with ideas to cultivate this area, and completely delegated power to Jia Mei and thirty old farmers.

Jia Mei is very safe in her work.

Shi Mei only said that sweet potato planting technology should not be allowed to flow out in the short term.

Jia Mei persuaded these old farmers to sign a 20-year long-term employment contract with Rongguo Mansion.

Before, because these people were not willing to sell themselves as slaves, Shi Mei just asked people to greet the government, and hired these people for half a year for a short period of time, so that they would not be driven out by the government.

Shi Mei is also watching and inspecting, these common people all claim to be crop masters.

However, there is no basis for words.

Shi Mei needs verification.

Furthermore, whether it is honest and hardworking remains to be investigated.

Now, a month and a half later, Jia Mei reflected that these people are good farmers, hardworking and simple, and there are almost no people who steal or play tricks.

30 families are basically a husband and wife who go to the fields to farm.

Children are not lazy, ten-year-old girls already know how to wash and cook to take care of younger siblings.

Boys gather firewood and graze cattle dung.

The five cattle in the farm are all in charge of the boys in the village.

Jia Mei was full of praise for these moves: "They are all honest farmers, the only shortcoming is that they eat a lot.

A little boy does not have three bowls of rice, and a girl needs two full bowls of rice to eat.

Adults can eat seven or eight bowls in one go.

It has been more than a month, and my appetite has not diminished!

The nephew had no choice but to buy them millet grains and ginseng to eat.

Ordinary people must be poor by them!

However, they are willing to work hard, digging the ground to a depth of two feet, and they are absolutely unambiguous in what they are told to do.

Speaking of which, they were much better than those tenants my nephew had seen before! "

Shi Mei nodded.

Although the tenants of the Rong Mansion were oppressed by Wufang, they had enough food and clothing these years and never starved to death.

These fleeing people are in danger.

Now that he is dying and has to survive, he is not allowed to sell himself and still has monthly money, so he will naturally cherish it very much.

Shi Mei said: "Since their conduct is good, we will immediately sign an employment contract with them, and there is a note in the contract that the mansion will provide their children with food, clothing, housing and transportation for free.

However, within five years, their children cannot go out to work. This is extremely important, and we must make it clear to them. If anyone disagrees, leave immediately, and we will never stop them. "

Shi Mei is already very lenient.

Shi Mei's wages are not low, and all food, clothing, housing and transportation are arranged, and the wages are two taels of silver per month.It is also a case of two or two months when the wife of the family goes to the ground like the man.Children who are willing to work as errands are also paid according to their work, and the more they work, the more they get.

Shi Mei will always pay attention to the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the future, so Shi Mei decided to meet these people.

Then, Shi Mei met the heads of thirty households.

Jia Mei said according to Jia Mu's request.Then put the employment contract on the table: "Those who agree to these contracts can sign and pledge, and then send it to the government for filing. After the pledge, you can't go back on your word. Those who violate the contract will be severely punished. You should think about it! "

Jia Mei is right.

Once the contract is signed, the Rong Mansion will pay a certain amount of housing expenses and let them send them home to resettle their elders.As collateral, the guide posts of these common people will be taken back to the Rongfu for safekeeping, and they will be treated as refugees if they go back and flee.

Those who have roads will only be escorted back to their places of origin, and those who do not have roads will be arrested and labored, waiting for identity verification.

Li Zhengxiang's old man had to provide money as a guarantee before he could return home.

Once caught, the host family must be compensated for the loss.

Most people can't afford it.

Thirty peasant households heard that they not only had food and clothing, but also housing expenses and monthly money. They all knelt down and kowtowed: "The benefactor took us in, treated us, fed us, and let our whole family escape with their lives. We are endlessly grateful, and we are not enough to repay, so there is no reason to regret and escape, is this still a person?"

Shi Mei said: "It's not a benefactor. In life, everyone has a narrow time, but you can't help me. Shall I help you?

Come and help me try to grow sweet potatoes, and I will also help you solve your worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Let me leave my words here, as long as the big guys help me to successfully plant sweet potatoes, the yield can be high, and the yield of sandy land and yellow land will exceed 20 catties. When the ten-year contract expires, no matter whether you continue to stay , or return home to live, I will never treat everyone badly! "

Once planted successfully, these people are agricultural technicians.If the imperial court took a fancy to the low-input and high-yield of sweet potatoes, these people would become a new force for sweet potatoes.He will definitely get preferential treatment from the imperial court.

There are many benefits.

After completing the contract, the Rongfu paid 50 taels to each of the 40 peasant households in one lump sum, of which 20 taels was the buyout fee for the [-]-year employment of the husband and wife.Subsidies for children not to go out to work for five years.

That is to say, from the date of signing this contract, these peasant couples cannot leave Rongfu at will for 20 years to make a living by themselves.

The children under their knees can only go out to work after five years.

Although it was unfair to the children, the Rong Mansion was responsible for raising them and taking care of their food and clothing for the past five years.

Such conditions, in this precarious age of hunger, are considered very generous.

After signing the contract, Shi Mei and Jia Mei carefully studied the planting records during this period.

Shi Mei discovered that there is almost no difference between black soil and sandy soil, and the slowest yellow soil takes [-] days to germinate, which is actually not too late.

Jia Mei also agrees with Shi Mei: "There seems to be no difference in raising seedlings. The seeds are planted on the 25th of the first lunar month. In order to prevent freezing, we piled three feet of straw on the seedbed. The fastest is black soil, which germinates in eight days, followed by sand. The land germinates in nine days. My nephew asked Zhang Bashi, and he said that it doesn't matter how soon the seedlings emerge, the key is to see the growth of the seedlings.

The seedling period in Fujian is about 45 days, no more than [-] days, and cuttings must be cut in mid-March.

The climate over there is higher than ours, so my nephew only allowed 25 days for seedling cultivation, from the [-]th of the first lunar month to the [-]th of March, exactly [-] days. "

Shi Mei nodded: "The weather is bad. It doesn't matter if it's a day or two late. How many seedlings will there be and how many fields will be planted? Anyway, we will prepare a lot of seeds. Two thousand catties, about ten per catty, one seed and one seedling, you count How much is it? According to the [-] to [-] plants we negotiated, it is four to five acres of land. If one seed and two seedlings, it is ten acres. Just now we saw that there are at least three seedlings, and there are many Five buds, don't be afraid even if the growth is slow. You are doing well, don't worry too much.

It's the first time to try planting, it's okay if it doesn't succeed, just continue next year.A seedling must bear more than one sweet potato. If there are four or five, six or seven, next year there will be more seeds, right? "

Jia Mei was under a lot of pressure, but Shi Mei's comfort made him feel much more relaxed.He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, the cuttings will definitely be able to be cut. When the weather is warmer in the second ten days, the straw can be uncovered and the Cui seedlings can be fertilized for the second time."

Shi Mei thought that it would be best to bring a batch of sweet potatoes to Beijing as a gift when she returned to Beijing, but when she thought about the fertilizer used for topdressing sweet potatoes, the original ecology is good, but there is a little bit of a shock.

Shi Mei looked very hesitant, and said, "Mei'er, the three-acre land is separately planted. When transplanting and fertilizing, only use plant ash and dry cow dung to soak and fertilize. It doesn't matter if the yield is slightly lower, remember?"

Jia Mei was stunned, but she immediately realized it and said with a smile, "Nephew has made a note, Auntie can rest assured."

This day Shi Mei rushed back to the residence before the sun went down.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were very happy along the way, and each of them chose a chrysanthemum green that they had been thinking about as their mount.

Yuan Chun and Jia Cong were also very happy, and Jia Zhu and Jia Lian carried them on horseback.

Yuan Chun danced happily: "Grandma, I named the Rouge Horse, and my aunt taught me how to write it. Grandma, do you know what the horse is called?"

All horses on the grasslands are paid tribute to the imperial court, like snow-white jade lions, jade unicorns, fiery red red rabbits and rouge horses, which ordinary people have no chance to see.

The pony that Jia Amnesty bought was called the rouge horse, the peach blossom horse, the chrysanthemum horse, but it was actually a variety of variegated horses.

Even if there are wealthy families in Kyoto, there are not many families who can raise horses for their children.

It is reasonable for the children to be happy.

Shi Mei was surprised: "Really, girl Yuan is really capable, what name did you give the horse?"

Yuan Chun said, "Snowflake!"

Shi Mei was surprised: "The rouge horse is not red, why did Yuan Er call her Snow Flower?"

Yuan Chun clapped his hands happily: "Grandmother, Yuan'er's pony has a lot of white dots on it, and the pieces are like snowflakes!"

Jia Min explained with a smile: "The horse Yuan girl picked should actually be called a peach blossom horse. It has heavy red hair mixed with white spots. If Yuan'er calls it a rouge horse, no one cares about her."

Yuan Chun pouted and argued: "Grandmother, it's a rouge horse. The fourth aunt is wrong. The one with white hair and red dots is the peach blossom horse! Grandma, tell me, are the peach blossoms red? Are the snowflakes white?"

Shi Mei and Jia Min looked at each other in blank dismay, this girl has such a strong temper, she is exactly the same as the Wang family.

However, what Shi Mei compares is Feng Lazi.

Jia Min refers to Wang.

But what can you say to a child who is just two years old?

Shi Mei is also not good at criticizing harshly, for fear of frightening the child and leaving it to be subtle in the future.

Shi Mei turned to ask Jia Cong: "Cong'er, my sister's horse is named Xue Hua, what kind of horse did you choose and what name did you give it?"

Jia Cong is ten months younger than Yuanchun, only one and a half years old. He is not like Jia Lian who speaks slickly for ten months. He just spoke clearly.

Before he could say anything, he smiled first, and then said to his pink fingers: "The mount my grandson picked has white hair and red hair. The second brother said it was a chrysanthemum horse because of its spots.

The eldest sister said it was a peach blossom horse, because the spots were red.

Grandson... the grandson was confused, so he just called him a little spot. "

Jia Lian said angrily: "I'm talking about the chrysanthemum horse. When did I say it was the chrysanthemum horse? You can't always remember!"

Jia Cong hid in Shi Mei's arms, and stuck out his head to talk back to Jia Lian: "Isn't Chrysanthemum Cong just a chrysanthemum horse?"

He looked up and looked at Shi Mei very aggrieved: "Grandmother, do you think so? Chrysanthemums, not chrysanthemums? Brother said it himself?"

Shi Mei smiled and patted Jia Cong: "Yes, it's the chrysanthemum horse!"

Jia Lian was about to protest when Shi Mei asked him, "Zhuer Lianer, what's your horse's name?"

Jia Zhu clasped her hands: "Returning to grandma, my grandson's horse is covered in white hair, and my grandson named it Yulong!"

Jia Lian curled her lips: "It's obviously a horse, but I want to be called a dragon!"

Shi Mei asked, "Where's Lian'er?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "The grandson also picked out a white horse, and the grandson named it Silver Fox. The silver fox runs so fast!"

Shi Mei curled her mouth: "Oh~!"

Jia Min and Jia Zhu couldn't help laughing.

Jia Zhu has a generous temper, and he takes care of Jia Lian's face.

Yuan Chun asked casually, "Second Brother Lian, it's obviously a horse, how can you say it's a fox?"

Jia Lian was right when he thought about it. Although he thought the silver fox was fast, his horse was named after the fox.

He was talking just now, making fun of Brother Jia Zhu.

Jia Lian rubbed his nose and blushed. Seeing that Shi Mei and Jia Min were laughing, he was immediately annoyed and ashamed, and made a face at Yuan Chun: "I want you to take care of me! My horse is my decision, it's called Yinhu, what's the matter?" ?”

Yuan Chun hid in Jia Min's arms and said aggrievedly, "It's unreasonable!"

Jia Cong had a good time with Yuan Chun these days, seeing Yuan Chun was angry and busy helping, he hid in Shi Mei's arms: "I don't care about you!"

Shi Mei, Jia Min and Jia Zhu were amused by the weird expressions of the three of them.

Shi Mei touched Jia Zhu to show her encouragement.

Jia Zhu is only six years old, and he knows how to let his younger siblings go.

Shi Mei's time travel has always been relatively smooth, but this time when she inspected Nongsang, something went wrong.

February twelve.

The next day Shimei inspects the farm.

Early in the morning, Yuan Chun and Jia Cong's nanny reported back and forth, saying that Yuan Chun and Jia Cong started sneezing and runny noses after they woke up.

Although it was a minor illness, the two nurses were in a panic, especially Yuan Chun's nurse, who was very nervous and begged Shi Mei to call a doctor.

Shi Mei was also taken aback, after all, the child is still young.

After Shi Mei took over the examination of the child, she found that the child was in good spirits, except for a stuffy and runny nose, there was no back symptom.

Shi Mei felt Yuan Chun's pulse first, and felt that Yuan Chun's pulse was smooth and strong.

The same goes for Jia Cong.

Shi Mei immediately felt relieved, but only had a slight cold.

The child played very crazy yesterday, probably blown hair after sweating.

Shi Mei's experience growing up is that as long as a child does not have a fever, there is no problem with catching a cold.

Shi Mei ordered the small kitchen to cook cabbage porridge for breakfast for the children.

Shi Mei first used hot compresses to give them hot compresses, but the effect was not very good, and then used peppermint oil and camphor incense to unblock Yuanchun Jia Cong's nasal congestion.

After breakfast, let the two drink a cup of brown sugar ginger tea.

Then, Yuanchun Jia Cong said his nose was itchy.

Shi Mei then ordered the nanny to wash their nostrils with warm salt water.

Do this two or three times.

At Sishi, the sun was rising and Yang Qi was rising, and the two children basically had no other symptoms except a runny nose.

Yuan Chun and Jia Cong lay on the kang and played chess, and they were in good spirits.

At this point, Shimei's nervousness subsided immediately, and she decided not to ask a doctor, and let the children heal themselves and increase their resistance.

He also ordered the nanny to feed the child with boiled water every two quarters of an hour.

After arranging everything, Shi Mei went to have breakfast with peace of mind.

After breakfast, Shi Mei ordered the small kitchen to buy chickens weighing a pound, and ordered the fat wife to keep an eye on making scallion and white chicken soup, preparing to serve clear noodle soup to the grandchildren at noon.

Shi Mei had breakfast, and then went to play with Yuan Chun and Jia Cong.

At the beginning of noon, Shi Mei drank brown sugar ginger tea for the two of them, and the two of them sweated slightly.

Shi Mei personally guarded the two little grandchildren, wiped the front of their vests for them, and kept the children's vests dry.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Shi Mei was taking care of her two grandsons to eat scallion chicken noodle soup, when Zhang's and Wang's two sisters-in-law hurried over to visit.

Seeing the two daughters-in-law, Shi Mei smiled and said, "Which girl is talking too much and startled the two of you? Did you hear that Yuanchun Jia Cong had a runny nose? The children are fine, and I'm here. You can just worry about yourselves." of."

But I was thinking in my heart, the fence of Rongqingtang is not strong enough.

Where did this come from.

Shi Mei felt that the children were just suffering from a minor illness, so no one informed the two sisters-in-law at all.

Jia Cong and Jia Cong in Yuanchun were eating noodles and soup by themselves. When they saw their mother, they each raised their heads to say hello, and then lowered their heads and ate the noodles: Grandma's green onion noodles are delicious!

Mrs. Zhang smiled: "It's an old lady!"

While speaking, Mrs. Zhang approached her son naturally, reached out and touched his son, his forehead was not hot, and he immediately felt relieved.Then he asked Jia Cong if he felt uncomfortable.

Without raising his head, Jia Cong sucked on the noodles and said, "The nose is a little itchy."

Shi Mei reached out and stroked Jia Cong's face: "Two snot-nosed dragons, it's no wonder they don't itch. Eat quickly, and grandma will wash you with salt water after eating."

Jia Cong was young and had a good sense of face. It was rare for him to stop sucking and twist his body to protest: "Grandmother, no grandson!"

Shi Mei immediately comforted her grandson: "Yes, yes, Cong'er likes to be clean the most. I'm sick today. It's okay. I'll be fine tomorrow!"

Jia Cong nodded, and went back to compete with the noodles.

A lot of soup was sprinkled on the table, but more than half of it was eaten in his mouth.

While wiping up Jia Lian's spilled chicken soup, Zhao's mother took a moment to glance at Zhang shi.

Before, Mrs. Zhang asked Nanny Zhao to feed Jia Lian.

However, when they arrived at Rongqing Hall, the old lady did not allow Madam Zhao to feed, but only allowed her to take care of the child and clean the table for the child.

Shi Mei went smoothly and Jia Cong comforted Zhang: "The child has a good foundation, and he will be fine in three to five days."

Wang's side was next to Yuan Chun and couldn't help but learned that no doctor was invited, Wang exclaimed: "Madam, why don't you invite a doctor when you are sick? We are not poor and have no money?"

The child is the heart and soul of the mother, Shi Mei understands it very well, and patiently explained to the two sisters-in-law: "It's just a cold, there is no need to take medicine, children have the ability to heal themselves, so don't make a fuss when you see your child is sick.

As long as the child does not have a fever, there is no major problem.

Minor illnesses are cured, but they hurt the body.

It's not that there is an old saying that if you want a child to be safe, you will be hungry and cold.It is about training children's resistance and self-healing ability. "

The child's illness is really mild, and brown sugar ginger tea can take care of it, not to mention Shi Mei's two-pronged approach, boiled scallion and white chicken soup for the children, killing germs and replenishing energy.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly responded: "My wife is right, my daughter-in-law has seen it all!"

Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes at Mrs. Zhang and said, "Madam..."

Shi Mei pouted at Yuanchun Jia Cong: "Look at the two of them, they can eat and drink, and their spirits are good, they don't look sick, don't worry!"

Seeing that Shi Mei ignored her, Mrs. Wang flattered and sang along with Mrs. Zhang. She was annoyed, but she didn't dare to explode, so she had to patiently pester her: "Madam, our Yuan'er was spoiled and spoiled since childhood, and we are very delicate. In the past, even if you sneezed, you would have to ask a doctor for pulse..."

Shi Mei felt a little angry. Does this person understand human speech?He co-authored her to talk about farting for a long time?

Shi Mei didn't want to scare the children, but also wanted to save some face for her daughter-in-law.

Fortunately, Yuanchun Jia Cong had already eaten half of it, so it was okay to eat less when he caught a cold, so he ordered the nanny to take the child back to the Nuan Pavilion.

Only then did Shi Mei say: "It is precisely because of being spoiled and spoiled since childhood that the child is so delicate.

Now follow me, I will naturally take good care of them.The child has also seen it, there is no problem, you are tired, go back and rest, you have something to do in the afternoon.

Don't come here at night, I told Zhu'er and Lian'er to go home for dinner, so as not to get sick. "

Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't pay any attention to her words, Mrs. Wang became impatient: "Ma'am, let's ask a doctor to take a look. My daughter-in-law only has Yuan Yatou as a daughter..."

Shi Mei's patience also ran out: "I'm her real grandmother, can I harm her? I said it's okay and explained why, but you still insist on your own opinion and keep nagging, do you want me to swear?"

Zhang was terrified.It is impossible to let the mother-in-law swear and swear, and she is busy mediating: "Madam misunderstood, the second brother and sister are just anxious and have no such intentions."

After saying that, Mrs. Zhang persuaded Mrs. Wang: "Sister and sister, don't be too impatient..."

At this moment, Mrs. Wang also reflected that if she made her mother-in-law swear today, according to Jia Zheng's stubborn temper, he might turn his back on her immediately and want to divorce her.

Shouldn't it be possible for them to steal chickens and lose a lot of rice, but their mother and son caught the handle!

From then on, Jia Zheng was known for his temper, and he would sacrifice and threaten him from time to time.

In the past few years, Wang's ears have heard the cocoon's words: disobedience to mother-in-law, the crime lies in the seven!

Thinking of Jia Zheng, Wang shi immediately became cowardly: "Ma'am, you really misunderstood my daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law didn't mean that. The daughter-in-law is just worried about Yuan girl, afraid that she will be too delicate and drag her mother-in-law..."

This kind of blunt excuse is really not very clever, but it's good that she is willing to admit it.

Shi Mei didn't want to pursue further.

The Rong Mansion can't fall out with the Wang family, and Jia Zheng can't really divorce his wife.

Shi Mei couldn't beat her to death with a stick, she could only be vague.

Shi Mei waved her hand and said, "Go, I'm really worried about Yuan Chun, and you have to wait for her to recover before you pick her up."

Wang was secretly surprised.

It never occurred to her that her mother-in-law actually guessed her mind. She did have the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to return to Yuanchun.

Wang knew it, and absolutely couldn't admit it: "My daughter-in-law doesn't have such intentions..."

No such intention?

What about being a fool?

Shi Mei was very annoyed: "You know whether you know it intentionally or not. I don't blame you. What are you doing? Do you think it is my responsibility that the children are sick, I shouldn't take them out, I should apologize to you?

However, I don't feel the need to apologize!

Is there anything wrong with my mother-in-law taking her granddaughter out for an outing?

People eat five grains and suffer from all kinds of diseases. It is a normal thing, but how come it has become a big thing for you? "

At this moment, Mrs. Wang was so frightened that she could only wave her hands.

Shi Mei did not wrong the Wang family.

Wang Shi thought this way before, thinking that her mother-in-law should not take her three-year-old child to play around.

However, Shi Mei felt that Yuan Chun and Jia Cong were both three years old, and both of them had strong bodies.

In spring, as long as you don't go to crowded places, go out to bask in the sun, run, and exercise your muscles and bones, it will be beneficial to your health.

A cold is just a small, unspoken illness, so don't worry about it at all.

This is the deviation of two cognitions.

The two sides have a difference of 5000 years of cultural heritage.

Shi Mei didn't intend to let them figure out why, but directly told them the results of 5000 years ago: children have self-healing ability, minor illnesses, don't worry!

Although Mrs. Zhang, a smart daughter-in-law, didn't understand, she accepted it directly.

However, Mrs. Wang was stubborn and insisted on breaking up with her mother-in-law.

Wang's daring to do this, can't blame Wang's entirely.

It was the previous owner, Mrs. Shi, who spoiled the Wang family.

Because Mrs. Shi wants to curry favor with Prince Teng, she especially values ​​Wang's daughter-in-law. Everything depends on Wang's wishes.

She has been in the mansion for five years, and it has always been smooth sailing, and she listens to what Jiamu says.

Now that Shi Mei has changed her previous style and is not used to her faults, she will be unbalanced!

I can't even find my place.

Speaking of which, Shi Mei had dealt with her several times back and forth, but Wang Shi had also been taught a lesson!

Mrs. Wang feels very sorry for her mother-in-law!

The reason why Mrs. Wang is so ruthless and comes out to her mother-in-law from time to time is because of her natal elder brother, Prince Teng, who is favored and generous.

The Wang family thought they had both sons and daughters, and her natal family was in power. Now that the Jia family has lost their pillars, they have to rely on the Wang family for help, so they absolutely dare not divorce her.

Otherwise, even though she faced her mother-in-law several times before, even though she was defeated, her foundation was not shaken.

The mother-in-law didn't even take away her housekeeping rights.

This made the Wang family more confident: Rongfu dare not offend the Wang family!

To say that this Wang family has really grasped the pulse of Rongfu.

Now is not the time for Rong Mansion to make enemies. No matter how Shi Mei hates the Wang family, she must tolerate the Wang family for Jia Zhu Yuanchun's sake.

The point is, even if Shi Mei took the risk of falling out with the Wang family, she divorced the Wang family.In the future, Jia Zheng's succession may not necessarily be much higher than Wang's.

If you encounter someone like the Xing family, it will be even more troublesome.

Mrs. Wang was finally taken away by Mrs. Zhang.

Shi Mei felt tired intuitively.

Jia Min came in at this time and squeezed Shi Mei's arm.

Before that, Shi Mei personally fed chicken soup and noodles to her grandchildren and spent a busy morning.

At this time, I was angry with Mrs. Wang again, and my elbow was really stiff.

So I enjoy my daughter's service: "It's still my smart little padded jacket that is caring!"

Jia Min pursed her lips and smiled, and said for a while, "I regret it very much, I should be cruel yesterday."

Shi Mei said: "There is no medicine for regret in the world. But since I took over Yuanchun, I am not afraid of Mrs. Wang's troubles. I am sure of Mrs. Wang's weight, and I can handle it! She only relies on her natal family's power, but I am not afraid of it." !

Do not worry!

Yuan Chun Cong'er is also fine, but yesterday he sweated and had a wind blowing. The illness is nothing serious, and it will be cured in three days!

If you go out in the future, remember to remind the nannies to wipe their septa in time.

I had a lot of things to do yesterday, and I was negligent. I should drink a bowl of ginger black tea for them when I get home, and then soak their feet in ginger water. "

Shi Mei's energy last night was all on sweet potatoes.

She summarized various relevant data of the three sweet potato test plots.

How the sweet potato test base is cultivated, the planting area, the number of seeds, the soil quality of the test field, weather, fertilization conditions, seedling emergence, etc., have all been recorded in a detailed form.

Just waiting for the sweet potatoes to be harvested is a complete reference manual for sweet potato cultivation.

Jia Min said: "Mom, you have to keep an eye on the sweet potatoes and take charge of the sacrifices, why don't I take care of Yuanchun Cong'er."

Shi Mei waved her hand: "No, I will only go out to inspect once in ten and a half months, and you can replace me at that time.

Your own affairs are the big ones.

You will have to go through these common affairs in the future. Your mother-in-law will suffer from three disasters and eight difficulties, and you have no sister-in-law, so everything depends on yourself.

The four Koi, Qingyan, Skylark, and Bailing around you are going to follow you out, and let them all learn, and they will also be a helper when the time comes. "

Jia Min pouted when she heard the words: "Did mother choose their four girls with outstanding looks for Big Brother Lin?"

Shi Mei was stunned, and immediately understood what Old Madam Shi meant!

Shi Mei pulled Jia Min to sit down, and scratched her mouth: "Look, you can hang oil bottles on your mouth. Don't you want my uncle to have someone in the house?"

Jia Min lowered her head shyly: "No way! I just don't want these sisters who grew up with me to have a relationship with me. If it's a girl from the Lin family, I can't help it."

Shi Mei lifted Jia Min's delicate chin and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. It's right for women not to like this kind of thing. Anyone who says they're not jealous is lying unless she's not a woman."

Jia Min pulled the ends of her hair back and forth, glanced shyly at her mother: "But mother, aren't you jealous?

Otherwise, why are you so kind to those aunts in the mansion?Let them not have to keep filial piety, and give them five hundred Anjia silver to return to their hometowns to take care of them.

For those who don't want to return home, they even arrange a farm for rent?Everyone in the clan praised you for being generous and virtuous! "

Shi Mei sympathizes with these women very much, they are petty with others, and after the man dies, they have to curry favor with their eldest wives.

Although they keep saying that they want to stay and serve Shi Mei, Shi Mei feels that they should not.

The point is that Shi Mei has no feelings for them.

If there is someone like Ping'er, she will stay.

Observing for several months, it is the master who is not in trouble.

Simply sent away beautifully.

The two concubines who gave the money were bought outside, and they had no children. There are brothers and nephews in the natal family.

Shimei also had the witness of the elders of the clan to give Yinzi.

500 taels is actually not much.

They stayed in the mansion with two taels per month, 240 taels for ten years, and 500 taels equivalent to 40 years of monthly bills.

The six concubines are all under 40 years old, and Shi Mei is counted according to the monthly rule of 80 years old.

These aunts also know well that they cannot survive to the age of 80.

Jia Daishan is not a stingy person. These aunts are good-looking and rewarded a lot.

They have also accumulated thousands of silver in private houses over the years.

With all this money, why look at people in the Rong Mansion?

Wouldn't it be more refreshing to go back and be a local rich man, or marry again based on your worth!

The other four had children, but Shi Mei wanted to release them, but they didn't want to leave the house, and wanted to leave a way for their daughters who married far away.

Those old things like Jia Dairu also disagreed.

Shi Mei had no other choice, so she took out an [-]-acre farm in the suburbs of Beijing to house the four of them.

It's just that they only have the right to use, not the right to buy and sell. After a hundred years, Zhuangzi will return them to Rongfu.

Jia Min said: "Father is the same, one and two have married the sisters so far away, and they didn't come back to attend the funeral after my father passed away! I don't know if my mother-in-law is too powerful?"

Shi Mei thought about Mrs. Shi's attitude towards the concubine's daughter, and then said: "At the beginning, I wanted to marry your sister to a rich family in Kyoto to be a concubine's daughter-in-law.

When a concubine's daughter marries a concubine's son, the family is right, and she is not bullied.

My natal historian is willing to accept one, the Wang family is also willing to marry a concubine, and there is another one that is going to be promised to the Xue family.

Your father doesn't know whether he listened to the instigation of those aunts, or what, and completely rejected my planned marriage.Personally show your three older sisters about their marriage.The two older ones are the sons of your family, and were promised to your father's subordinates.

In the past, people favored them, hoping to be promoted by your father.

Now that your father passed away and the crown prince fell, they were not implicated, and their situation is definitely not as good as before.

I don't know how your two sisters are doing.

Your eldest sister and father-in-law are stationed in Gansu, far away.In the first few years, I sent a letter back to Beijing, saying that I had a brother for the first time, and no one went to the house. I don't know if your father brought a gift or not.

"Your second sister-in-law's family is in Xi'an Mansion. She used to be a school lieutenant under your father. Later, your father also served as Minister of the Ministry of War and recommended him to be a captain under the general of Xi'an. On the surface, it was a mediocrity, but in fact it was secretly promoted.

You also know that your third sister is married to the second son of the Zhen family. It is said that she is handsome and talented, and given time, she will definitely be at the top of the high school.

The ancestor of the Zhen family is your father's aunt, so your third sister deserves preferential treatment.

However, she entered the house and had dystocia for a year, and the child did not stop.

Her biological mother is Aunt Liu, who was gifted to your father by Li Guogong, so she took the Liu family's surname, and actually has nothing to do with the Liu family.Otherwise, it would not be given away!

Aunt Liu is good at poetry and dance, and has a handsome appearance, which is very popular with your father.

Your third sister is good-looking, but because of her mother's status, she can't be called an official family. I originally planned to marry her to the second son of the Xue family.

The Xue family has no official rank, but is very rich.

Who knows that your father is dissatisfied and wants to marry her to the Zhen family.

Your third sister died, and Aunt Liu cried so hard that she fainted several times.

Your father was so distressed that he went to check it himself, but in the end he just discounted your third brother-in-law's leg.

The third son-in-law later married the cousin of his uncle's childhood sweetheart, and he didn't communicate with the Rong family at all, so naturally he would no longer recognize the Jia family.

Where is your eldest sister and second sister, your eldest brother sent someone to report the funeral, but they didn't go to the funeral.

I didn't inquire about the specific situation, Zuo was just following others, and he was afraid of getting involved. "

Jia Min said angrily: "Wait until the eldest brother and the second brother both win the Jinshi, and see what kind of face they have!"

Shi Mei smiled and said: "Then we have to wait until your elder brother and second brother win the award."

Jia Min smiled: "That's true. I hope that the eldest brother and the second brother can live up to their expectations and go to high school in one fell swoop. Let's see how they come to the door!"

Shi Mei patted Jia Min: "Do you still remember Zhu'er just learned to be compassionate to farmers? The author Li Shen's uncle, in order to get married with him, actually recognized Li Shen as his grandfather. Some people can do anything for their future. Come out, just wait and see, when the time comes, they must have thousands of reasons to come to recognize their relatives!"

Jia Min sighed: "Third sister is smart and beautiful. She is omnipotent in poetry, poetry, and Fu. She is proficient in everything. I didn't expect to be ruined by the Zhen family. According to me, my father should directly abolish him. What if he broke his leg?" , don’t you still marry wives and take concubines?”

Shi Mei touched Jia Min's forehead: "Do you still remember Zhen Mi from the Zhen family? Although she is only a concubine, she is very favored.

Your father can't do too much because of this.

If his leg is broken, even if he is talented, he will not even think about being an official in the imperial examination in this life.

Your father cut off his official career, and the Zhen family swallowed it, which is considered revenge.If you continue to entangle, others will say that your father is wrong.It was also because the third elder sister was too hot-tempered, and she led someone to arrest and rape her. She didn't hurt the cats and wild dogs, but ruined her own mother and child. "

Jia Min was stunned when he heard the words, and asked for a while, "Did the ancestors of the Zhen family not care about their nieces and grandnieces at all?"

Shi Mei was stunned for a moment, and said: "The third son-in-law is closer to her blood!"

Jia Min lowered her head and played with the silk handkerchief, pulling it back and forth, just feeling irritable, thinking that her mother-in-law has no relationship with Rongfu at all, so she doesn't know what will happen in the future!

How could Shi Mei not know what her little daughter was thinking.

She just came there not long ago, so she stroked Jia Min's frowning brows and said, "Are you thinking about your big brother Lin? Worrying about getting bullied?

Don't worry, you are different. The Lin family is in Kyoto, only two streets away from ours. With your brothers watching over us, who would dare to bully our little padded jackets?

Even if your brother fails, there is still your mother and me.If anyone dares to bully the pearl in our family's palm, see if I don't have a big mouth to whip him! "

Jia Min covered her face and leaned on Shi Mei's arm, acting coquettishly: "How can I think so, mother, don't make wild guesses!"

Shi Mei coaxed Jia Min: "Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense, let's go and see Yuan Chun and Cong Er."

But I envy Jia Min in my heart, it's nice to be young.

But Shi Mei said a lot of things to Jia Min, and then went to visit Yuan Chun and Cong Er who were sick.

As a result, the two little guys had a runny nose and played with the five sons.

Shimei and Jiamin hid behind the door curtain to watch them quarrel.

Cong'er couldn't beat Yuan Chun, she held Yuan Chun's last bead in her hand and shouted: "Sister, let me take another step..."

Yuan Chun Pout