Everyone was very happy at lunch today. The women were all dressed up beautifully, and the men were also very satisfied because they had been to the military camp and had seen the environment there. They looked at their wives from time to time and had to admit that women looked beautiful when they were dressed up.
Not only men think it is beautiful, but also women realize the importance of dressing for the first time. Maybe they knew it before, but they didn't dare to do it because of limited conditions. But now, they have the opportunity.
After dinner, everyone talked about the military camp fields again. Qin's father said, "Let's move there this afternoon. I see they are busy and we have nothing to do here, so let's go there."
Qin Fang had no objection. Not only were people used to being busy, but they also did need someone to manage them.
Yang Haiyan said, "Your father and uncle should go over there. Niu Dan won't leave, and uncle is not in a hurry to go back to his hometown, so they can stay for a few days and go to the fields over there. Mother, aunt and San Ya will stay in the mansion for a while. I will take them to get familiar with the county town. After all, they will live here in the future. Besides, the soldiers are eating at Niu Er's house now. Niu Da's wife, Niu Yi's wife and Niu Er's wife are all helping. The monthly salary is 200 wen for 10 soldiers, so 100 soldiers have a monthly salary of 200 wen. Niu Er's wife is also doing a good job, so mother and aunt are not in a hurry to go over there."
Qin Fang said: "I'll listen to you."
Mother Qin and Aunt Qin were reluctant to give up their monthly allowance, but what Yang Haiyan said made sense. Since they were here, they didn't have to worry about the daily routine. They could get familiar with the county and take a few days off.
Grandpa Qin said, "I'll go over and help too. The old lady will stay in the mansion."
Grandma Qin naturally had no objection, but said: "You are already old, don't compete with your sons for work."
Grandpa Qin hummed, thinking that the old woman despised him for being old. The way the old woman dressed up made him look several years older, which made him look even older.
Thinking of this, Grandpa Qin looked at Qin Fang with a somewhat obscure look in his eyes.
Qin Fang naturally felt Grandpa Qin's gaze, and he looked back at Grandpa Qin with some confusion.
Grandpa Qin snorted: "Afang, your wife is busy taking care of your grandma and the others, but you don't even lend a hand."
Qin Fang felt so innocent, he went to the military camp with them. But Qin Fang felt that this was inexplicable. Normally, his grandfather would not say such a thing, why did he suddenly say such a thing? Qin Fang looked at his grandfather, but he couldn't figure out why.
Not to mention Qin Fang, even Yang Haiyan didn't understand. However, Yang Haiyan did talk about another thing: "Today when I bought clothes for grandma and the others, I also bought clothes for grandpa, dad, second uncle, third uncle, Shouye, and Niu Dan. Shoucheng usually wears the school uniform of the college, so I didn't buy any."
Qin Shoucheng didn't care. Except for the days off, he usually wore the uniform of the county college, which was really too much. Moreover, he also had private clothes. His sister had four sets of clothes per season, so he also matched four sets per season. With the uniform, he had a lot more clothes.
Grandpa Qin paused and said: "Afang's wife, what's the point of buying them? They are all people who work in the fields." What he meant was, just buy it for me, an old man.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Grandpa Qin.
Grandpa Qin was very calm: "Look at Afang's wife, she is so filial, much more filial than Afang."
Qin Fang: “…” He finally understood. This is what his grandfather meant. He disliked him for not preparing new clothes for him.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Grandpa and second uncle's clothes were picked by grandma, dad's clothes were picked by mom, third uncle's clothes were picked by third aunt, and Shouye and Niudan's clothes were picked by me." When Qin Shoucheng was picking clothes in the morning, Niudan followed Qin Shoucheng to the college, but when they came back at noon, the child had already seen the clothes.
Grandma Qin said, "Although you are all people who need to work, you still need to prepare a set of decent clothes. However, the second son's wife and Erya are not here, so Yanyan will prepare cloth for them, but you can take it back when the time comes."
Uncle Qin said, "This... what are you going to do with this for them? It's a waste of money."
Grandma Qin glanced at him and said, "The elders have it, but they don't. Who knows what your mother-in-law will say when the time comes." But she also knew that the second son had good intentions and said what he meant. That was why Grandma Qin had no complaints about her. This was better than being more thoughtful.
In the afternoon, the men of Qin started to move things. Actually, it was nothing. They just moved their luggage and other things to the military camp. With the carriage, it was very convenient to move things. The women of Qin had never been there before, so they followed curiously to see.
Speaking of which, Yang Haiyan hadn't been to the military camp fields for a long time. She had only been there when she bought the fields and later when she planted crops.
When they arrived at the management field, Aunt Qin San exclaimed for the first time: "It's great here." The green crops had already grown. There was an independent small courtyard next to the field, which was where the manager lived. There was also a large kitchen next to it, which was where the bosses ate and where the soldiers rested.
Uncle Qin said, "This is the field we are going to take care of next. Big brother and the others are a little further away. It will take about a quarter of an hour to get there from here."
Qin Fang said: "Uncle San, we've been there."
Uncle Qin: "Hey."
Uncle Qin San took Aunt Qin San into the small courtyard. It was very clean and tidy. No one had ever lived there before. The small courtyard was also newly built. Uncle Qin San said, "We will live here from now on."
Aunt Qin said, "It's nice here, better than the old house." In the old house, although they had separated, they still lived together, and they didn't have their own small courtyard. "When the time comes, decorate Sanya's room well. I see Siya's room is decorated very beautifully. We don't compete with Siya, but we can't give Sanya anything we can afford. In the future, we will have a monthly allowance of 700 wen, and we can save 40,000 wen a year. Then save some money for Sanya."
Uncle Qin nodded: "I'll listen to you. Fang said that if we do well, there will be rewards. I don't know about this. Fang said that the reward is money, so we have to work hard to do well."
Aunt Qin: "Yes." She is not ignorant of other great principles, but she is definitely serious about doing things and can do them well. "After I come here, San Ya will stay in the general's mansion?"
Uncle Qin said, "We should stay in the general's mansion for a while to see how things go. Didn't Afang's wife ask a doctor to teach them how to read and write? Let Sanya live with us. Sanya is well-behaved and obedient, and won't cause them any trouble. As long as we don't lose our sense of propriety, it will be fine. When the time comes, we can ask Sanya. If she wants to come back, we will take her back. Children will not be used to living under someone else's roof for a long time."
Aunt Qin San listened and smiled: "I'll listen to you." There would definitely be no problem if she said so.
Capital
This was Tao Shan's third visit to the capital, but this time he did not go to the Du residence, but went to the gate of the imperial palace, and handed Qin Fang's memorial and a large bag to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper usually received memorials from the government every day, but it was the first time that there were large bags of things in addition to memorials like today.
However, the gatekeepers still took the gifts and sent them directly to the palace. After all, they were gifts for the emperor, and there were memorials to the emperor, so they dared not neglect them.
After Tao Shan delivered the things, he took people to Du's house.
The emperor just left the court, and Qi State is not stable now, because the emperor won the throne by seizing the throne, so the enemy secretly contacted some princes in the royal family who failed to seize the throne, and these princes are also ready to make a move. This is also the reason why Qin Fang found the sulfur mine and saltpeter mine, but the emperor did not reward him lavishly. Because once the reason for rewarding Qin Fang is known, it involves sulfur mines and saltpeter mines, then the emperor's major plan may not be successful.
Therefore, the emperor suppressed Qin Fang's contribution.
As soon as the court was over, Du Ke, Wei Wu and others went to the imperial chamber. Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.
The reason why the emperor was upset was not only because of internal and external troubles, but also because of another reason that could not be mentioned: his son had not been found. Princess Yuan set herself on fire and committed suicide. There was no child's body beside her, so the emperor concluded that his son was still alive. Taking a step back, even if there was a child's body next to Princess Yuan's body, the emperor knew that she would not kill her son. However, the child has not been found. He fought for the throne in order to give her and the child a legitimate identity, but now that she is dead and their child has not been found, how can the emperor be happy
Emperor: "Keep a close eye on the land you gave me. If anyone takes action, I will arrest them for treason."
Du Ke: “Yes.”
The emperor looked at Chief Steward Chi: "Have there been any memorials from Wei Ting recently?" He was eager to know about the Huo medicine. Once the Huo medicine was successful, no matter whether there were internal or external troubles, what would she be afraid of
Chief Chi said: "No, I am always watching."
The emperor nodded, and just as he was about to say something, someone outside reported, "Your Majesty, there is a memorial from Yunxiang County." Under normal circumstances, the memorial would be put aside and handed in when the emperor was free. But the main reason was that there were a few large bags of things, and the official who delivered the memorial was also worried that something important would be delayed, so he reported, "In addition to the memorial, there are a few large bags of things."
Emperor: "Oh?" Hearing that it was a memorial from Yunxiang County, he suddenly felt better for some reason. Somehow, he felt that the memorials from Qin Fang always brought him surprises. Of course, the memorials from Yunxiang County could also be from the county magistrate of Yunxiang County, but he had a hunch that it was definitely from Qin Fang. "Bring it in."