What Shen Yiyao knew, Yan Yan naturally knew too.
She was thinking that her father had broken a jar
Falling or not dropping the jar is now harmless. I was worried that Jinhuatang would be unavoidable, so Yan Mo was sent over again. But this time Yan Mo didn't have any effect, her mother was calm.
Seeing this, Yan Yan was relieved.
Luo Huaiyuan has been diligent in visiting Zhuangzi recently.
Sometimes when he doesn't see Shen Qi, he touches it himself. After coming here, the first place to go is Jinhuatang. Every time she coaxes Shen Yiyao into a smile, she can't wait to take him as her own son.
Every time Luo Huaiyuan came, he had to bring a lot of things. Sometimes it is for food, sometimes for play, some for Shen Yiyao, and some for Yan Mo. On the other hand, Yan Yan knew that he had very few things, and even if he had, it was some cakes and fruits.
Shen Yiyao was very satisfied with this, Yuan'er was also a good boy who knew how to avoid taboos. So I felt more at ease with him, and didn't let Yan Yan avoid her, and only treated him as a nephew like Chen Qi.
The sky is getting warmer, and Zhuang Zishang has been very busy recently. The beginning of the year is spring, which is the season of busy farming.
Shen Yiyao, the dowry village, seems to have a large area, but in fact, only half of them can be used as farmland. Qiao Rong is a man of discretion. Some slopes and mountains are used to grow vegetables and fruit trees, or to raise chickens, ducks and livestock. Every year, Zhuangzi's profit, in addition to collecting land rent, grain, fruit from fruit trees, chickens, ducks and livestock, can also be sold for a lot of money.
That's why this Zhuangzi's prosperousness was counted among Shen Yiyao's dowry, and it was more prosperous than some shops.
The sky just met, and the open space beside the plum forest behind Guiyan Pavilion was opened.
Yan Yan had seen it a long time ago, but she never cared about it. She didn't know what was being built until Mei Xue came over to tell her. Mei Xue also learned from the little girl below, so she hurried back to learn from the girl.
The lady in the open space explained that she would build a martial arts field.
After Yan Yan heard this, her expression was a little stunned.
In fact, the reason why she can practice martial arts is more because Yan Ting wants her to learn. A child who is only four or five years old, how does she know what love is? Shen Yiyao told her many, many stories about her grandfather and her uncles, and she became interested in martial arts.
After studying for more than two years, Yan Ting went to the border, and her mother did not want her to learn. Only then did she know that Shen Yiyao didn't want her to practice martial arts from beginning to end.
The small martial arts field built for her before was also demolished. Mother said that girls should be elegant and dignified, and martial arts would be looked down upon. No one likes girls who dance with knives and guns. It's better to learn what girls should learn.
Yan Yan has stubborn energy, the more you don't want to, the more I want to learn. Gradually, it became a habit, and I really couldn't let it go. After that, the reason why I study hard and practice hard is because I really like it.
Yan Yan quickly threw away these thoughts.
One should look forward, not backward.
Now, that's fine.
She is good, her brother is good, and her mother is good, the sky is high and the earth is broad and sunny.
The martial arts field was soon built, and although it couldn't compare to the Duke's Mansion, it wasn't too small.
On the day it was built, while having dinner at Jinhuatang, Shen Yiyao said, "Mother doesn't stop you from practicing martial arts, but you are not too young now, and other things that you should learn should also be included in the regulations. Mo, it's time to ask a gentleman to enlighten him, I have already told Qiao Rong to do it."
Yan Yan made no comments.
After a woman gets married, she changes from a boudoir daughter to someone else's wife.
In addition to caring for her husband, honoring her in-laws, raising children, and managing the relationship between sister-in-law and sister-in-law, she also takes care of various internal and external affairs at home. The male lead is outside, the female lead is inside, the woman can't keep the house, and the life is not good.
It is also necessary to know how to manage the family business and own dowry. Although there are stewards and shopkeepers to accompany the room and so on, at least the master must be able to employ people and understand accounts. If you make a fuss about buying an egg and daring to put it on the top of ten taels of silver, how many gold and silver mountains will be emptied.
Before Shen Yiyao came out of the cabinet, it is not unreasonable that people can be praised as the top lady. Not to mention that as a clan wife, you should be able to preside over household affairs and foreign affairs, housekeepers and accounts, and business. , not to mention the likes of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she was also known as a 'talented girl' in Beijing back then.
Since she has moved her heart to teach her daughter, she is serious. Also made some appropriate adjustments according to Yan Yan's character.
In this aspect of acupuncture, I don't expect Yan Yan to learn it.
You can let her play a whip, and let her embroider and do needlework. It is estimated that she will suffer more injuries on this day than in her entire life. There are also piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry, not to mention, Yan Yan does not like this set by nature.
But these are not too important. Qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry are right for these. Whoever plays with this after a woman is married, it is only used to pass the leisure time occasionally, and it will not be forced. As for cooking and acupuncture, Yan Yan will not marry too badly in the future. Everyday there are maids and old ladies to serve, there are people who make clothes with needles, and there are cooks in the kitchen. Shen Yiyao will turn her attention to taking care of her daughter. Household affairs and rules are above.
The so-called rules are just a convention in the behavior of people in a circle. Everyone else is like this. You are an outlier, and you have no culture and rules.
Shen Yiyao is from everyone's background, Yan Yan has been around her since she was a child, and she came from a wealthy background, so Yan Yan's rules are not bad. This aspect of the rules only needs to be carefully sculpted. Shen Yiyao thought about whether to invite Yan Yan to come back with a nurtured nanny in the palace, but she was rejected by Yan Yan, so she could only give up.
Then it was time to take care of the general affairs. Shen Yiyao decided to let her daughter follow her to learn directorship and check accounts.
At first, I just watched, to see how Shen Yiyao sat behind the screen and dealt with the manager and shopkeeper below, and then took the ledger and went back to ponder. If you don't understand, you can ask.
On the other hand, the careful maintenance of Yan Yan's body also began.
Yan Yan doesn't like to eat sweets, she only drinks tea every day, some desserts, etc., she doesn't like to eat, not to mention supplements, she finds it troublesome.
Tonics like bird's nest, ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, red ginseng, and Korean ginseng are never lacking in her house, but she is not used to having the kitchen do it. Every time I get it, I don't send it to Yan Mo, or I save it and forget it as soon as I put it away.
These things are precious, the girls above don't speak, and the girls below don't dare to mess around.
Several times before, Mei Xiang Mei Xue felt bad for the girl and wanted to stew her to make up for her body. Who would have thought that after stewing it, the girl didn't need it. It's not the time to eat. Yan Yan usually doesn't eat anything. When it's time to eat, she said that these things are not rice, and they are not a big deal.
Yes, Yan Yan needs to eat, because eating can replenish her physical strength, and she does not like things that are not meals.
In fact, Yan Yan's eating habits are very similar to those of the men in the town's government. She has five meals a day, one in the morning, one in the evening, and one in the morning. Because she has to exercise in the morning, she will use some things after getting up in the morning, and occasionally she will practice in the evening. Wu, so have something to eat before going to bed. She was physically exhausted and would be hungry at night if she didn't eat.
As for other times, she didn't have the habit of eating snacks or snacks.
Of course, it's not that Yan Yan is rustic. It's not surprising that the ladies and wives of any big family don't eat a tonic or something. There is also the fact that she was subtly influenced by people when she was very young.
This is to be mentioned before.
In Yan Yan's vague impression, the second uncle and the second aunt quarreled, because the second aunt had stewed some supplements for the second uncle.
Second Uncle Shen had a sentence that impressed Yan Yan quite deeply.
"You women have a lot of things to do. We martial arts practitioners need this supplement and that supplement? You see, from father to eldest brother, who has this habit, is not strong, and never gets sick."
Mrs. Shen murmured something in a low voice.
Shen Ding said again: "Don't worry, your husband is very strong, you will know at night..."
Let the adults listen to it, and naturally understand the meaning.
But Yan Yan was still young at that time, she and Shen Qi were only three or four years old at that time, two little guys were sitting on the kang playing, who would have heard such an ear. If Mrs. Shen was made aware of her inadvertent actions back then, the impact would be so far-reaching, and she would definitely be ashamed and angry.
Fortunately, she didn't know.
Of course, these things are inappropriate for outsiders, but as a mother, Shen Yiyao also knows her daughter's temperament.
But when she was still young, Shen Yiyao let her alone, but now it's different. Daughter's family usually has menstruation in their teens. Before menstruation, this kind of internal maintenance of the body must start.
These are due to the current state of social life.
Women are different from men. They get married when they are teens, and after that, they marry their husbands, teach children, have children, and take care of the family. If you don't have a good foundation, your body will easily be depleted, and when you are a little older, you will be afflicted with diseases.
Therefore, mothers from large families usually start to nurse their daughters early. If there are any small problems in the body, they must be properly regulated, so that the childbirth will be smooth in the future. Therefore, the kind of person who only finds out that he has a deficiency of Qi and is not suitable for childbearing after getting married. This kind of situation rarely happens. Usually, when he is still in the boudoir, he is properly conditioned.
Of course, it is not only internal maintenance, but also external maintenance.
A woman is a person who pleases herself, and she can't be the daughter of others who are all fine-skinned and tender, while her own daughter is rough-skinned and thick-skinned, how can she be loved by her husband in the future. In particular, if the daughter is well-parented and raised well, it is also beneficial to say kisses in the future.
Shen Yiyao gave the order, and the maids of Guiyan Pavilion brought various nourishing products and health-preserving soup to Yan Yan every day. Thinking that this was arranged by her mother, Yan Yan pinched her nose and endured it.
He also took out various beauty secrets, made all kinds of strange pastes, powders, and liquids, and asked the maids to rub, wipe, and apply them on Yan Yan.
In the past, Yan Yan used to use water to fragrant the pancreas at most, but now it is no longer possible. She has to use rice juice first, then wash it with water, and then apply a special hair oil after washing, and comb it down from the head. , it takes 100 combs to finish.
In the past, Yan Yan took a bath, and it was done with a single wash, but now it can't be done. Every so often, she has to soak the soup with the medicinal juice petals. After soaking, wash it with water. She rubbed a massage all over her body.
Mei Xiang and the others are very interested. Which daughter doesn't like beauty, knowing that these are all beauty secrets that Mrs. Most of these recipes are not rumored, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are hard to buy. After pounding the girls every day, if there are any leftovers, they can also use them, and they are all overjoyed.
But Yan Yan is annoying, not to mention being tossed, the key is to waste time. In her mind, when there is time, she will go to practice martial arts.
Whenever Yan Yan showed impatience, several maids persuaded her in various ways. From Madam's painstaking efforts to its benefits, to the future generations of Hui Ze, all of them are presented.
But they are right, most of these private recipes are not passed down, they are all passed down from mother to daughter and passed down from generation to generation. Yan Yan doesn't like this set, what will she do when she has a daughter? She is naturally beautiful, what should I do if my daughter is not born beautiful in the future? And granddaughter, great-granddaughter...
This analogy was made by Mei Xue, and Yan Yan's heart skipped a beat when she heard it.
Evian also persuaded: "The girl is reluctant at the moment, it is because the girl is young, and when she grows up, she will know the benefits. Look at the madam, and then look at the madam. The age difference is not much, why does the madam look at it? Are you older than Madam? Madam went out and said she was eighteen, and some people believed it."
The poor Xue Shi was brought out to make a sharp contrast.
It's not that Xue's family is old, Xue's family is only in her thirties now, the key is that Shen Yiyao looks much younger than her, which forms a very sharp contrast.
Thinking of these, and thinking about Shen Yiyao and the martial arts field, Yan Yan pinched her nose and continued to endure.
But don't say it, it's really useful.
Yan Yan practiced martial arts, and the joints of her hands and feet were unavoidably rough. Now they all feel smooth and tender. Yan Yan's foundation was originally white.
Gradually, it is no longer excluded.
When Luo Huaiyuan came again, he discovered this phenomenon.
A little closer, it smells so good!
He licked his face and smiled: "Sister Ayan, what have you wiped? It smells so good."
If you change to a normal boudoir daughter's house, you will definitely slap her and scold her as a disciple. Yan Yan didn't know if it was because she was too familiar with him, or because of her nature, and her expression was very calm, "My mother asked him to do it. She said that her daughter's family should pay more attention."
Accompanied by the voice, a faint fragrance hit Luo Huaiyuan. This kind of fragrance is very light, if there seems to be nothing, but people can't help but dream.
Luo Huaiyuan sniffed and sniffed, the aroma was different from the aroma just now, and when he looked at the jade skin and snow skin that was so close at hand, he was simply intoxicated.
How to do? No, no, no, no, how can the little princess be so attractive? Make him want to hold it in his arms and kiss him fiercely, two, three or four...
Yan Yan seemed to sense the other party's different gaze, and turned her face to the side, "What's the matter? Do you have something to say?"
Luo Huaiyuan touched his nose, and then remembered the purpose of coming here today: "I have something to do. I may have to leave the capital for a while."
"Leaving the capital?" Yan Yan was a little surprised, "Why?"
Generally speaking, the princes grew up in the palace, and when they were adults, they were divided into vassals, and they left the capital. They were not allowed to return to the capital without an edict. That is to say, the princes did not build a palace before they were crowned kings, and could only live in the palace.
This is to limit the princes to make courtiers, of course, there are exceptions, such as those who are very favored by His Majesty, the rules are naturally not the rules. Another example is Luo Huaiyuan, who provoked His Majesty's disgust early and threw it out of the palace. It can be said that he is out of sight and not bothered. It can also be said that Luo Huaiyuan may only stop at the king in his life.
"Go out and earn money!" Luo Huaiyuan said without any shame, "There are so many people in the house, and if the House of Internal Affairs sees people ordering food, if they don't make some money and come back, my Fourth Prince's House will soon be out of control."
Yan Yan glanced at him and felt that his statement was too exaggerated. No matter how it was in the boundary of the capital, how could the sage make his son unable to open the fire, at most he was not living well.
Luo Huaiyuan felt a little guilty at the sight of the little princess, and hurriedly told the truth, "Actually, I won't go out for too long, but there is one thing that I have to do in person, and I will be back in a few months, sister Ayan, you don't need to. worry about me."
Yan Yan is not worried, well, a little bit.
Because she knew that it was not as easy for him to leave the capital as she thought, not to mention whether he would be found in the palace, the eyeliner in his house was also a matter, and Luo Xiaopang was still so young, and he would travel thousands of miles. Will it be safe? He certainly couldn't bring many people with him. If he brought too many people, he would attract attention, and he might just go with a few people.
It really made Yan Yan guess right, that's what Luo Huaiyuan planned. He didn't plan to take anyone else with him except for a few whom he ensured loyalty.
Yan Yan wanted to ask again, seeing Cuiping coming here from a distance.
"Girl, Young Master Luo, Madam calls for a meal."
They had to press, and the two went to Jinhuatang.
In fact, Luo Huaiyuan's trip to Beijing this time was not without discretion.
His destination this time is Fuzhou.
After crossing over, Luo Huaiyuan also wanted to figure out where he was wearing. He had never heard of a dynasty called Daxi in Huaxia at that time. After checking many historical books and documents, I found that this place is also Huaxia, but it is not.
In general, there are Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties here, but the dynasties have been discontinued since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was not Zhu Yuanzhang, the cow herder who overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, but Luo Jian, the Tai/zu Emperor of the Daxi Dynasty.
History deviates from here, and then all the way to Siberia.
Many things have changed, and many things have not changed. For example, since the beginning of the dynasty, Daxi has repeatedly banned the sea. For example, when Taizong also had a eunuch who went to the West, he was not called Zheng He, but Wang Bao. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, when the sea was banned, it was only private but not officials, but Daxi was banned on the whole line, and private people were not allowed to go to sea. Fan state affiliated countries were allowed to pay tribute, but trading was not allowed.
The reason for this is unexplainable, and as Luo Huaiyuan's identity and what he only sees in the literature, it is just a glimpse of the leopard. But he only knew one thing, the sea ban would be lifted in one year, and maritime trade would be prosperous like never before. And Fuzhou is one of the ports rebuilt by Shiboji. As long as you can get a glimpse of the opportunity and put a foot in it, you will not have to worry about making a lot of money.
Of course, all this cannot be said to Yan Yan. He has no way to explain how he predicted it. Could it be that he lived two lifetimes? You were also my princess in my last life, but unfortunately I only dared to drool in my last life, and dared not take you down with real guns? It is estimated that he will be slapped against the wall by the little princess, and will not come back for a long time after sticking to it.
It's a pity that he underestimated Yan Yan's determination. Yan Yan is a straight-forward person and doesn't know how to beat around the bush. But this kind of person has one advantage, that is, he is stubborn enough.
Of course, the benefits of this stubbornness depend on how you look at it. For example, if she feels worried about you, she will be very attentive.
After the meal was over, Yan Yan used the excuse to go to Lincangju to wipe the cards, and both Luo Huaiyuan and Yan Mo slipped away.
When they arrived at Lincangju, the mother-in-law and the maids all chased out. When they chased Yan Mo, they looked at him in awe. In addition, she and Luo Huaiyuan had to be careful to avoid it, so Yan Mo survived proudly. It's good to be young.
If it wasn't for Yan Mo, Luo Huaiyuan would have wanted to shrink in the corner of the kang and bite the corner of his clothes when he saw Yan Yan's arrogant and mighty appearance. Fortunately, Yan Yan didn't allow him to continue to think about it, otherwise, this guy would have staged the King of Zhai vs. Little Sweetie in his mind.
"There's no one at the moment, tell me what are you going to do?"
Having been with Luo Huaiyuan for so long, Yan Yan can be considered to know him very well. To put it bluntly, this guy is a dead skinned person with a serious face. No matter what he does, regardless of whether he is serious or serious, he always looks like a hippie smiling face. Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, he still looks like a ghost.
Not as Yan Yan expected, at this point, Luo Huaiyuan was still talking about him, but he didn't want to tell the truth.
"You didn't take me as a friend."
Yan Yan didn't lose her temper, just looked at him and said this.
He was not afraid to speak harshly, but this sentence made Luo Huaiyuan cowardly. He wiped his face, "It's hard to say exactly, I didn't lie to you, I really made money."
"Where can't you make money, you have to go out of Beijing? And where are you going to go this time?"
Luo Huaiyuan wanted to burst into tears, but he found that he really had no resistance to the little princess. She raised her waist and stared, and he was defeated across the board.
"Fuzhou." He touched his nose and explained honestly, "Don't ask me how I know, the court will impose a sea ban in about a year, I want to test the water first."
Yan Yan didn't know what the relationship between Kaihaijing and Fuzhou was, but she was just a boudoir girl. But she knew that part of the reason why the sea was banned was because of sea pirates. That was once when I was a child in the mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, and I heard my grandfather and uncle say that.
"You're crazy, want money or life?"
Well, actually Luo Huaiyuan also knew that this was dangerous.
Because the court has repeatedly banned the sea, in addition to some other reasons, more than half of it is because of sea pirates. These pirates used ships as their maneuvers, and from time to time they went ashore to burn, kill, and loot.
In fact, where are these pirates as simple as pirates? There are ronin from Fusang, sea merchants whose business has been severely damaged due to the sea ban, and some ordinary people along the coast who are in trouble because they cannot go out to sea to fish.
And most of the reason for the opening of the sea ban this time is to quell the disaster of bandits, because those officials in the DPRK and China have begun to gradually understand the truth that blocking is worse than sparse.
This matter was put on the agenda a few years ago, but the DPRK and China have been at a stalemate, so there is no decision.
Therefore, the coastal area is at the most chaotic time. Those pirate groups led by maritime merchants not only bribed the courtiers to speak for them, but also kept making chaos outside to put pressure on the court, pressing the court to open the ban.
Luo Huaiyuan has gone now, and he may encounter pirates causing chaos at some point, but behind the crisis there is also a huge business opportunity hidden. He knew that those maritime merchants who dominated the pirates would only be complacent for a while, and then they would be liquidated by the court one by one. At that time, a large piece of the cake would be freed up in maritime trade. Whoever has the ability to rush it will win.
As for if you ask him how he is going to grab that piece of cake, he will tell you that there must be a way to get to the mountain, anyway, go first.
Luo Huaiyuan picked up one or two things and listened to Yan Yan. Although Yan Yan didn't quite understand it, she also understood the opportunities and Luo Huaiyuan's determination to go.
"when are you leaving?"
"Just a few days."
"Then before you leave, come here again."
Hearing this, Luo Huaiyuan could not bear him even if he was only the little princess, but in fact he could bear her too. But for their future, this encounter must go. Maybe there are many difficulties ahead, but who knows if you haven't tried it
Luo Huaiyuan returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion before it got dark.
After returning to the mansion, he ate first, and then went around to the back room of Zhiyuan Hall, where he lived.
The door was closed tightly, no lights were lit inside, and five fingers were not visible. Luo Huaiyuan took out the fire book and lit the lamp, and walked towards the wall, only to see a person lying in the corner of the wall. His hands and feet were tied, and his mouth was gagged. When he saw Luo Huaiyuan, he whimpered and didn't know what to say.
Luo Huaiyuan smiled, "Are you hungry? It's my fault. I was so busy today that I forgot to bring you something to eat."
You not only forgot today, but also yesterday! The man who was bound was slandered.
This man is Mr. Xi.
At this time, he changed his usual pampered and light-hearted appearance.
"Don't be afraid, I won't bind you anymore." Luo Huaiyuan sounded like he was coaxing a child, took out the cloth from Eunuch Xi's mouth, and wiped the ashes from his face.
Just when Eunuch Xi opened his mouth to say something, something was suddenly stuffed in his mouth, and the thing melted in the mouth and disappeared in an instant.
"I finally got this thing, and it's actually used for you, but I can't help it. You belong to someone else, and I can't touch you. That's all I can do." Luo Huaiyuan looked regretful.
Eunuch Xi coughed twice, in vain: "What did Your Highness eat for this old slave?"
"It's nothing, it's just a medicine. It is said to be made from seven poisonous weeds and seven poisonous insects. It's not unusual on weekdays, but when the poison occurs, it takes seven days and seven nights to die."
Eunuch Xi suddenly changed color.
Luo Huaiyuan smiled and untied the ropes on his hands and feet: "Don't worry, no one will die now. From now on, I will give you an antidote once a year. As long as you are honest, I will keep you alive."
Eunuch Xi didn't know what to say anymore. He wanted to scold the man in front of him for a thousand times, but because he covered everything up for him, he actually gave him this kind of poison/drug he had never heard of before.
But can such a thing be said
Did he believe the Fourth Prince? After all, he is the queen.
That's all, he's here to retire anyway, let's continue to 'retire' in the future. I just don't know what the four princes are going to do, to make such a big move.
"What does Your Highness need the old slave to do?"
Hey, this old guy is sensible! Luo Huaiyuan was very satisfied.
"It's nothing, I'm going to leave the capital, and things in the manor will be left to Eunuch Lao Xi."
Eunuch Xi's tooth hurt so much that he just wanted to faint.