The Lofty Fierce Consort

Chapter 149 (Catching bugs)

? With the addition of Xie Mao, things will develop easier than imagined.

The three parties proceed separately, and Yan Zhi is responsible for inquiring about the source of copper materials and the mass purchase of the trustees, while Xie Mao has more things to do. Not only does he need to send his subordinates to assist Yan Zhi, but also need to find skilled craftsmen and prepare workshops. And the proportion of copper coins and materials, etc., and Luo Huaiyuan’s responsibility is relatively simple, that is, ordering his subordinates to collect copper coins and transport them to Fuzhou, or order them to hand in monthly dividends instead of silver ingots or silver bills. It is all changed into copper coins. Therefore, it has added a lot of burden to the people under it. Without mentioning it, the first thing to transport is a very troublesome thing.

When busy, time always flies quickly. It was only June when Luo Huaiyuan arrived in Fuzhou, and it was already winter in a blink of an eye.

The weather in Fuzhou is extremely warm even in winter, which is incomparable to that in Yunzhou. At this time in Yunzhou, you have to wear furry clothes, but here is no more than a layer of jacket.

The first batch of cargo ships that transported copper coins has returned. The effect has surprised Xie Mao and the others. Just taking them out for another hand, they returned the silver equivalent to nearly three times the price. Then they ordered people to scatter the silver in exchange for copper coins, and once again gathered in Fuzhou.

Because transportation is not very developed at this time, and collecting copper coins is also extremely troublesome, this process takes almost two to three months. In other words, similar to this kind of business, they can only do it four or five times a year.

Even four or five times is enough to surprise people, because this is a windfall and a huge profit.

On the other hand, the craftsmen for casting have already been in place, and they have already opened the furnace to make the mother coin, and are experimenting with various ratios of copper coins to see which one has the best quality and is closest to the ones circulating on the market.

In fact, there have been a lot of privately cast copper coins since ancient times, but because the copper content in the copper coins cast by the court is more accurate, one more privately cast will only lose money, and the quality of the lesser coins is too poor, and the common people also see it. It comes to this private casting, and I don’t really recognize the account of this kind of private money. Therefore, there are currently no private coins in Daxi, but very few, because their profits are not high, and they risk being beheaded.

After seeing the direct delivery of copper coins from China to the sea in exchange for the huge profits obtained from silver, Xie Mao wondered why Luo Huaiyuan had to spend so much effort to buy copper materials overseas, and to transport them back another extra hand-made coin.

Luo Huaiyuan didn’t know how to explain the meaning of deflation to him, so he could only use the simplest analogy. If they collect a large amount of copper coins on the market, you must know that there are still a lot of poor people in Daxi. They usually trade in copper coins. If there is no use of copper coins, they can only barter. If it is more serious, it will cause the need to use it. When the higher silver is used for trading, the purchasing power of “money” will be greatly reduced, and the “money” will become worthless. At that time, even if they exchanged a large amount of silver, what’s the use, it is a waste of effort, the best case is to maintain a stable balance.

Xie Mao understands this truth, and understands that this kind of profitable business must be stopped in moderation. The most appropriate way is to find a stable source of copper overseas. It is the best way to bring in more of others. Therefore, he pays special attention to where there are copper mines, not to mention it for the time being.

The New Year’s Eve is approaching soon, and Luo Huaiyuan must return to Yunzhou.

After leaving everything in his hands to Yan Zhi, Xie Mao and others and his confidant, after saying goodbye to everyone, Luo Huaiyuan hurried to Yunzhou, hoping to rush back before the new year.

I have been separated from Yan Yan for nearly half a year. It’s not that I haven’t missed it, but I just understand that the difference at this time is to be able to be together longer in the future. The occasional biography of the swan goose on weekdays has long been unable to satisfy his hungry soul. At this moment of departure, Luo Huaiyuan returned home with an arrow.

***

On the other side, at the Cloud Palace.

During Luo Huaiyuan’s absence, Yan Yan was very boring. The division of labor between the foreign affairs and internal affairs of the Yunwang Mansion is extremely clear. Everyone is methodical and according to the rules. In fact, there is nothing that needs her to deal with in normal times.

In her free time, she began to focus on Meixiang and Evian Yimeng.

These three close-knit maids have now become major problems. A few of them have been silent, and Yan Yan doesn’t know what to say. It’s just that Yan Yan can’t bear to see that the three are not young anymore, and they have not been married so far. They are all old people who have followed her for a long time.

There was no way, but an injunction was issued to let the three choose a partner to marry themselves out before this year.

In fact, it is not that the three of them do not worry about their own life events, but that there are only a handful of men who have stayed in the house for a long time and can see them. They all know that they should marry, but who can they marry? Can you have a good life after marrying? Would it be better to stay with the princess? These are all worth considering.

In particular, a few of them were born in families, and they have not seen their little sisters or maids who have a good relationship with them, who have been released to match people. When we meet again, the originally fresh and pleasant little girl turns her head into a woman who is worried about her life. That kind of image is really frightening.

Of course, Mei Xiang is naturally different from her. After all, they are the palace people around Princess Yun. They followed all the way from Weiyuanhoufu to the palace and even Yunzhou. Naturally, Yan Yan would not match the three at will. . And Yan Yan also spoke, and the right people in the house were randomly selected. As long as they liked it, she would send someone to talk about it. There was probably no difficulty.

Of course, this suitable candidate is also worth considering. Several people are not of high origin. Although slaves don’t have to worry about them at this time, it is only a sentence from Yan Yan to let them go, but what is the right target? The three of them also knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer, and they discussed it in private, and they all let the princess call the shots.

The problem returned to Yan Yan’s hands.

Reluctantly, she had no choice but to let her go. The three intimate palace members around her had to choose their husbands and sons, and those who wanted to marry could come and ask for it by themselves. It is required to be of equal age, no bad habits, good looks and good character. Of course, it’s not that you can come and marry a beautiful woman. First, you have to go through Yan Yan, and then you have to agree to the person involved.

After the news was released, many people were moved.

In the entire Yunwang Mansion, the house is not in advance, and the servants in the back house are all palace eunuchs, and the group that suits the largest group of Mei Xiang’s three persons is the mansion guard in the mansion. These people are of different ages. Since they can follow King Yun to Yunzhou, their family background is not very good. For them, they can get married with a group of big elders all the year round, marry a beautiful daughter-in-law, or be a grand palace person next to the princess. It is a joyous event from heaven. All of them began to introspect whether they were suitable for each other, if they wanted to marry, would they be rejected by the other party and so on.

Suddenly, a wave of stinky beauty arose among the government guards. In the past, all of them were rough and rough, but recently they all started to pay attention to their appearance.

The news reached Xianyun Temple, and Yan Yan couldn’t help laughing for a few days, and Mei Xiang blushed shyly. Until now, these few felt that they really wanted to marry.

Seeing that everyone’s heart is not acting, there are always a few who can’t stand their temper, and covertly handed over to the Xianyun Temple.

With the first one, there was a second and a third. Yan Yan did not reply to them either. Instead, they collected the information of these people, conducted some screening, and finally picked out the appropriate part for the three to see. .

This process is a long one. Don’t look at Yan Yan’s effort here. At this point, Mei Xiang is very concerned about herself. There was a agreeable object, and all started to play it in private. This time it has not been rare that a small palace man and a small **** went off the road and ran to the residence of the government guard.

The government guard also understands what this means. Those who don’t meet the conditions are ridiculing those who passed the word up, and those who are being ridiculed can’t help but think that they might just like themselves.

Press it without mentioning, and finally determined the final object.

Yan Yan found an excuse and summoned the three young guards to ask questions.

If the question is false, it is actually a face-to-face. After the three guards retreated, Mei Xiang and the others who were hiding behind the screen nodded shyly.

The marriage was decided like this, Yan Yan said that when His Royal Highness came back, she would arrange the marriage for the three of them.

King Yun is not in the mansion, and the slaves and maidservants of the Xianyun Temple know that they will come back years ago, but no one knows whether or not it will come back at the time.

***

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the new year is approaching day by day.

Because Luo Huaiyuan was not there, Yan Yan ordered that this year will not be as fanciful as last year. Naturally, I borrowed the words of King Yun. In addition, this year, there was still no decree to call King Yun to return to Beijing. Others just thought King Yun was in a bad mood, but they didn’t think much about it.

Although everything has been simplified, what should be done must be done in the same way. People in such a big province need a lot of preparation for a prosperous year.

The rewards that should be given are all given, and the whole house is full of joy, but Yan Yan, who has been busy with all this, feels a little dull.

In the past, I always felt that the product was tangled and rubbed around, and it was so annoying every day, and the real person was gone, Yan Yan realized that the habit he developed was terrible. Not to mention how uncomfortable it is to sleep alone at night, Yan Yan has never been able to practice martial arts. Every time she practices martial arts, she is also the most dedicated time. But since Luo Huaiyuan left, Yan Yan found that she was easily distracted when practicing martial arts.

Until the twenty-eighth day, I didn’t see that person come back. Yan Yan had already refused to report his expectation that he would come back this year.

There was heavy snow outside, and the winter in Yunzhou was extremely cold.

On the twenty-ninth day, Yan Yan rarely showed a lazy appearance. Not only did she have no morning exercises, but she didn’t even bother to move. I was nestled on the big kang for the whole day, and there was a book of wars in my hand.

Everyone in the Palace of Xianyun Hall held their breath, and their voices were a few degrees lower than usual. At the end of the night, Yan Yan suddenly dropped the scroll in her hand and went back to the back bedroom to rest.

I slept in a daze, and was suddenly awakened. Before she could react, the whole person was hugged by a cold arm.

It was soft, wide and soft, and the surprise in his heart was still blocked by the kiss of the other party.

This person seemed to rush back, without taking care of his appearance. The scum on his chin made Yan Yan’s delicate skin sore. Rubbing and rubbing his hands under the quilt, like a wolf. Yan Yan almost didn’t even react before she was caught in the gust of wind and rain.

After one incident, Yan Yan was so eager to forget it, and she was a little surprised. She seemed to see her astonishment clearly, and the face of the person who hugged her shook, and the shame was overwhelmed again.

“When did you come back? Do you need something to eat?”

The man didn’t relax, “Now I don’t want to eat anything, I just want to eat A Yan, but I am so greedy…”

The grunting finally disappeared, and because Yan Yan couldn’t listen to his obscene words, he blocked his nasty mouth.

With the buffer for the first time, Luo Huaiyuan was much more leisurely the second time, and he didn’t just blindly do it. He also knew to change the angle and adjust the posture, slowly and carefully, and finally even hugged Yan Yan to his body and said I rushed back all the way, and I really didn’t have the energy right now.

Seeing that this person is indeed dark, he also seemed to be very haggard, Yan Yan also let him go, just tossing until the second clock, the two men stopped.

After calling the people to prepare water, shower and change clothes, after washing, Yan Yan had already ordered the people to go to a table for supper, Luo Huaiyuan had a good meal, and the two of them went back to bed and rested.

***

Yan Yan felt that she had spent the whole New Year on the bed.

Luo Huaiyuan said that he drove back from Fuzhou all the way without stopping. He had suffered and suffered, so pitiful, he should take a good rest and raise his spirits. His so-called rest was dragging Yan Yan to stay with him on the couch. Of course, the two naturally couldn’t talk purely under the quilt, they would often crooked and crooked to the horizon.

Having **** too frequently, Yan Yan seemed a little worried.

She is now in filial piety. Although the two of them don’t pay attention to this, the people around them don’t dare to talk about their personal affairs outside, but in general it is not frequent. Especially in Beijing before, the two had been using contraception deliberately. After that, there was filial piety on their bodies, and naturally they could not have children during the period of filial piety, and contraception continued.

Yan Yan has been drinking refuge soup. This refuge soup is naturally not the kind of inferior refuge soup that can harm a woman’s body. It is a secret recipe specially obtained by Luo Huaiyuan, which not only does not harm the woman’s body, but has a tonic effect.

There is only one thing about this avoiding soup, that is, it will be effective if you start taking it half a month in advance. Before Luo Huaiyuan was there, Yan Yan never stopped. After he went to Fuzhou, he stopped the decoction. However, he came back in a hurry this time, and he was so anxious, that is, they didn’t have any protective measures these days.

Especially for a while, Yan Yan also forgot about this, and several days have passed since she remembered it. Would you like to drink the medicine again, Yan Yan hesitated, maybe she already has it now?

This matter was told to Luo Huaiyuan, but he also seemed a bachelor, saying that he would not drink it for now, and wait until Yan Yan’s small day comes next month, and then consider the matter.

Because Yan Yan seemed very entangled in this matter, she naturally didn’t want Luo Huaiyuan to touch herself again, and had to wait for the fruit of her little day next month. But Luo Huaiyuan hasn’t eaten meat for half a year, so the fragrant and spicy meat is just right beside him. How could he not eat it?

In order to let his goal succeed, he flicked Yan Yan and said that he still had a temporary and safe way.

She couldn’t wear such a cheeky person, Yan Yan followed him for a trial. After listening to his explanation, I saw this method again. It seemed to be really useful, but Yan Yan didn’t insist on it anymore.

This whole month, Luo Huaiyuan had a very happy life.

The life of being away is really not for humans, this kind of nephrite jade warm and fragrant is the ultimate pursuit of his life.

By next month, before the small days came, Yan Yan began to get nervous.

On that day, I didn’t come.

Yan Yan’s body has been recovering very well, and there are very few occasions when a small day is not allowed, but it is normal to be one or two days in advance or one or two days later, so wait.

After waiting for another two days, it still didn’t come.

Yan Yan couldn’t help pressing him on the kang and beating him hard when he saw the man with a mean smile. Luo Huaiyuan received a painless pink fist, and when he got up, he hugged Yan Yan in his arms.

He always misrepresented a lot of truths, and after all his words were gone, he made Yan Yan less worried.

Indeed, what is there to worry about?

The matter of giving birth in the filial piety period is serious and serious, and it is not serious nor serious. It depends on how you and outsiders look at it. First of all, Yan Yan does not have a good impression of the old lady and Yan Ting, so there is no guilt. Next, according to the rule, Yan Yan does not need to keep filial piety. I said before that once he enters the royal gate, he is a royal person. The status of the royal family is above all else. If the wife of the royal family has any funerals, she does not need to obey the filial piety if she is not a close relative.

Even close relatives can depend on the situation. Those who are filial or afraid of people’s discussion will naturally show up. At the beginning, Yan Yan did not accept the decay according to the law, which is the so-called wearing a linen and wearing a filial piety, so it is not important to keep it for three years. It’s just that Yan Yan used to think that she was in the filial piety period, and Luo Huaiyuan let her go.

It’s not that time, and it’s not unreasonable to take out this fallacy.

What’s more, for the royal family, the heir is bigger than the sky.

Although Luo Huaiyuan and his wife are far away from the capital, they have a better understanding of the prince and the recent situation of King Qi of Jin. The prince has not given birth to a son, and the same is true of King Qi of Jin. Although they are both married, they do not know that there are other tricks in their genes. The two were the same as the prince, but there was also a concubine Ji who was pregnant, but either she had a miscarriage, or she was born as a baby girl.

Now, Yan Yan has a serious daughter-in-law, even in the period of filial piety, who would dare to say no? Unless you don’t want to mix up!

Because Yan Yan might be pregnant, he thinks of the Ji Feng on the side of Prince Jin Wang Qi, but Luo Huaiyuan feels vigilant.

He doesn’t believe that any destiny is like this. The descendants of Luo’s surname have always been difficult. To put it bluntly, the so-called hardship is just the result of a lot of intrigue, you hurt me and I hurt you.

There was no movement from the prince’s concubine, and there were many concubines in the east palace, but they also gave birth to two little princesses. The prince did not give birth to a son. Can the family of Xu Guifei, who have fought with the prince for so many years, give birth to a son? I don’t know how much the Queen Xiao spent in it!

Including the difficulties of the prince’s heirs, who dares to say that Xu Guifei didn’t do anything in it?

Because the month is too young at the moment, the pulse cannot be detected, and Luo Huaiyuan simply did not recruit a good doctor from the Fuzhong Liang Medical Institute to ask for a pulse. Just confess to the people around Yan Yan and pay attention to them on weekdays. Until the end of this month, Yan Yan’s little days did not come.

No suspicion this time, there must be.

Because today is different from the past, Yan Yan’s living habits have also been greatly changed.

First of all, you can’t practice martial arts, and then you have to eat and sleep so that you can’t get angry. For this reason, Luo Huaiyuan almost never put her on his head as an ancestor.

The first time I became a father, I was still raising children with my beloved woman. It didn’t feel too wonderful. Luo Huaiyuan now doesn’t want to do anything anymore, and all his thoughts are on Yan Yan and the child in her belly.

I rack my brains to reminisce about the affairs of women giving birth in the modern era.

It is said that women will be deficient in calcium when they have children, so they should drink more milk and add more calcium. For this reason, Luo Huaiyuan worked hard and got a few cows from elsewhere, and fed them carefully all day long, so that his daughter-in-law could drink milk to supplement calcium.

There are also pregnant women who need to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, supplement various vitamins, and know that the weather in Yunzhou is cold. For this reason, it is clear that this is the day when spring is blooming. Luo Huaiyuan is already preparing to build a greenhouse, and he is ready to wait for some days. When it’s cold, I plant a variety of vegetables for my daughter-in-law to eat.

And eating more fish and more seafood is good for your health. Fuzhou just produces all kinds of seafood. Now Luo Huaiyuan’s subordinates over there have another task to transport seafood to Yunzhou.

Can’t feed? Dead by the time it arrives?

It doesn’t matter, the clever and witty King Yun has already figured out a way to transport seafood over long distances. Although Daxi’s current level of technology is a bit high, the price is greater than the price of the emperor in the Tang Dynasty when he pleased his concubine who liked to eat lychees, and for this reason, hurriedly sent fresh lychees every day.

But what is money?

For Luo Huaiyuan, money is a bastard, and he will earn it tomorrow if he spends it today!

He doesn’t have much, just money.

Isn’t it just the daughter-in-law who wants to eat fresh seafood?

eat! Enough pipe!

Obviously you forced Yan Yan to eat! With Daxi’s barren nurturing knowledge at this time, how can I know what to eat more seafood to supplement protein and calcium?

Yan Yan didn’t hurt her mouth at first, but she couldn’t swallow after he was tossing about it in such a serious way.

Seeing Yan Yan’s poor appetite, Luo Huaiyuan was more worried than she herself.

First persuade, but if persuasion fails, he will go into battle by himself. Relying on snacks such as kebabs in the early years, Luo Xiaopang, who dug the first pot of gold, was resurrected again, and he was full of skill points for proficient in all kinds of snacks overnight.

Of course, he would only say, and would not do it. For this reason, the cook in the Xianyundian kitchen was really made two big by him.

When the things were served without heavy samples, Yan Yan could still eat a few bites.

She also understands now that this person is worrying too much, if she appears to be unable to eat at all, he can toss it even harder.

Yan Yan couldn’t help but wet her eyes when she looked at this person who was busy trying to eat a bite before her.

If a husband is like this, what can a woman ask for!

Immediately, Yan Yan’s loss of appetite was healed.