The capital still knows nothing about the war in Changzhou.

Another autumn rain has fallen, the frosty leaves have withered, and the weather has become colder. Many old, weak, sick and disabled people in Xiangpoyuan have already put on their jackets. Nianfu took advantage of his free time to find the stewards to plan the supplies for the winter.

The cotton-padded jackets are made new every year, and there are charcoal fires for heating. This year, the number of guards is even greater. Fortunately, there are subsidies from the court and the salaries of Ouyang Kang and Su Cheng, so the expenses are not big.

Oh, by the way, Little Potato Boy also has a portion.

Speaking of which, besides eating and sleeping, that boy did not contribute anything to the whole family. In addition to feeding himself, he could also feed many people.

Taking a look at the round sweet potato who was lying on the bed and practicing how to turn over on all fours under the strict supervision of Wangcai, Nianfu continued to guide the work.

"...Those guards are all great young men with big appetites. This year's cured fish and bacon should be better prepared. These must be prepared early to save the winter solstice and cost a few percent more."

"There are also things for getting married. Some of them have been distributed before. They should be almost done with the wedding dress embroidery, right? Tell them that as long as they are done, choose a good day in the twelfth lunar month and we will get it done for everyone.

It’s a good time to celebrate the New Year together.”

Liu'er's apprentice, the young maid Chunzhu, was writing furiously on the side, writing down the leadership's instructions and the tasks assigned to each person, so that he could be held accountable if he failed to implement them.

This is related to year-end benefits. The managers did not dare to neglect it. They took note of it carefully and put forward more reasonable suggestions.

For example, Guan Yuanzi told Nianfu that the bamboo shoots, dried flowers, chickens, ducks, etc. currently produced by Poyuan every year can completely meet most of the needs of the mansion, and the efficiency is quite high. But it is too wasteful to leave a place as big as Prince Ping's mansion empty.

Is it possible? Can we also implement the policy of breaking down the garden there? Anyway, we have trained experienced people at home, so there is no technical difficulty in management.

Ah Shun, the chief manager of Prince Ping's Mansion now actively agrees. He has long felt that the management of Poyuan is very good, and he wants to improve that side as well. He also promised not to change the structure of Prince Ping's Mansion, but to make full use of it.

, to save a good garden from being wasted.

With the size of Prince Ping's Mansion, he was confident that as long as the flower garden was tidied up, the supply of flowers for the entire dilapidated garden, even the idle garden, would definitely not be a problem. Of course, he also suggested that the princess should

When you feel better, it's time to go for a walk.

There was a lively conversation here, and Su Cheng sent someone over there, saying that he wanted to pick up the sweet potatoes and take a bath.

The servants in the room were a little surprised. Why take a bath in such a cold day? But Nianfu calmly waved his hand and motioned to the wet nurse to put a small cloak on Baishu and took him away.

At this point, Mr. Su Da is very fond of Nianfu Appetite. Children grow quickly and sweat easily even though the weather is not cold. Taking a bath every day is actually very healthy and scientific. It will not damage the so-called vitality at all.

Moreover, Su Cheng always chooses to take the sweet potatoes to wash them in the afternoon when the temperature is the highest, so she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

It's just that the temperature has dropped again today, so Su Cheng even burned a few more pots on the fire.

As soon as the sweet potatoes came in, my little face was steamed until it was white and rosy, and I screamed from the heat.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Su Cheng smiled and carried him to the stove and began to undress him.

She took off her cotton-padded jacket and pants. Baishu's true body was revealed, and the whole thing was just a small round piece of tender meat with white flowers. Not only that the meat that fell off from diarrhea last time has grown back, but also a lot of it has been added.

, even for his correspondingly grown stature, there is only more meat, not less.

This kid is really good at eating.

He started adding egg yolks at four months. He always added half and half. He finished the whole thing in one go and screamed unsatisfied. One bowl of rice porridge, pureed vegetables and so on, and one bowl was consumed.

The bowl was licked clean, and the intestines and stomach adapted so much that they made a croaking sound.

So Su Cheng observed it for several days and decided to add some ingredients to the white potatoes starting from today.

The little guy, who had stripped down to only his bellyband, was happily and neatly playing the game of turning over as a little turtle because he was less constrained by clothes. Suddenly, his little nose twitched and he became alert. His eyes were wide open and he stared closely.

Looking at the boy who came in with a big bucket, he frowned.

Su Cheng smiled softly and held him in her arms, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

But Baishu stared at him with an expression that clearly said, "Don't coax me, I won't be fooled."

Until the boy opened the lid of the bucket and poured the bucket of brewed concoction into the small tub specially designed for sweet potatoes. The little potato boy could no longer withstand such strong stimulation, and bad memories suddenly came to him.

The ground howled loudly.

Such a bitter taste is all medicine!

He will be angry if he drinks a bowl of it. With such a big bowl, he will not live anymore!

But no matter how hard he punched and kicked, trying to hold on to Su Cheng's clothes like an eight-clawed octopus, the cruel master still threw him and his clothes into the bathtub.

In the bathtub, there is a simple baby swimming ring made by Nianfu, imitating a leather ball. Two small leather bags are softly buckled on both sides of the neck, which can very well prevent the baby from drowning. A few small wooden ducks and potatoes are also placed in the tub.

The boy usually doesn't want to go out when he gets in the water, and it makes him happy when he splashes around.

But today, he desperately wanted to go out and didn't want to stay. In the end, he even disobeyed and threw those little ducks at Su Cheng to vent his anger, but Su Cheng let him do whatever he wanted, but wouldn't let him come out.

It wasn't until he had brewed a cup of tea that his skin all over was red, then he was taken out of the potion. He was wrapped in a soft, thick cotton blanket that had made him sweat, and then he was rinsed with clean water.

Put on the clothes of Bai Du, whose limbs were limp and his eyes were dull after soaking, and he was wrapped up tightly and sent back to his mother.

Xiaoshuzai felt sad and angry in his heart. He never wanted to like his master or the little duck again. He even didn't want to like himself.

His whole body was in pain, and he was no longer the fragrant and white little potato boy he used to be. Wow, I feel so disgusted!

Fortunately, Baishu didn't suffer from depression for too long, and was soaked in the potion and fell asleep. So he didn't know what kind of stronger blow his poor mother suffered in his peaceful dream.

Just after finishing the housework, Nianfu also said that he would go to the kitchen to refresh his mind, but Cui Rong hurried back.

Calling everyone down, after saying a few words, Nianfu changed his clothes and went out, asked people to look at the sleeping Baishu, told the old lady and Su Cheng that Mrs. Guan was sick and wanted to go take a look, and took some supplements.

Just went out.

But she didn't go to Zhenyuan Hou Mansion when she went out, but left the city and went straight to Dr. Zou's house on the outskirts of Beijing.

Zou Yuanliang happened to be at home. He was a little surprised when he saw her coming, but it seemed to be expected. But his face was weird, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

Nian Fu understood something in his heart as soon as he saw it, "Doctor Zou, I won't say more. Let me go and see him first. Whether he sees him or not is his business, but whether he sees him or not is up to me."

Zou Yuanliang was helpless, sighed heavily, and took Nianfu to the backyard. He pointed to a secluded room and said nothing.

Nianfu took a breath, stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.

"Who is it? Come in." A familiar voice sounded in the house, bringing Nianfu a little surprise and warmth.

She summoned up the courage to push open the door, and the person inside looked at her in surprise. She moved her lips, as if she wanted to call Sister Nianfu, but in the end she lowered her eyes and just whispered, "Princess."

Without waiting for Nianfu to ask, Hou Fangyu told her, "The old man is very kind to my family. So when something happened to his family, he asked me to accompany him to Beijing. There is a wife watching at home, so it doesn't matter.

You go in, the old man is in the back room."

Nianfu looked at him, nodded wordlessly, and opened the door curtain. He saw an old man about eighty years old sitting silently in front of the window. His hair was as silver as silver, his body was plain, and his face was sad.

He seemed to know that she was coming, but he seemed not to know at all. Only a pair of old, spotted hands were clasped tightly on the crutches.

It was Dr. Sun who had met Nianfu once in Xuancheng.

Nianfu's tears fell instantly, and she walked a few steps to kneel down in front of him, "I'm sorry, old man, I'm really sorry!"

Dr. Sun's face trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't speak for a long time. In the end, he just turned his face silently, as if he never wanted to see the person in front of him again.

She covered her mouth while reciting her blessings, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know how to express her apology. But no matter how much she apologized, what would it mean to this old man?

The entire Sun family was wiped out, destroyed by Ruian's collusion with bandits, and completely destroyed by the woman who married into Prince Ping's palace.

Nianfu didn't know when or how she came out, but after she cried, she was eager to know the truth.

Hou Fangyu sighed, "Since General Min's rebellion, Lingzhou has been in chaos. But your house is fine. I sent people to check, and your grandpa's family is fine. They built a new house, and your cousin

I am still in school, and I have said that when I am older in two years, I will spread the tofu at home again."

After thanking him with tears in his eyes, Hou Fangyucai said with difficulty, "It's just the Sun family... Oh, that Ruian is so shameless."

Nianfu wiped away his tears and gritted his teeth and said, "Just tell me, there's nothing I can't hear."

Hou Fangyu glanced at her unbearably, and then said in a low voice, "She...she had an affair with someone, and was discovered by the Sun family's sister-in-law. The Sun family hadn't done anything yet, so she ran away first. Lingzhou was in chaos, and there was another incident.

News came from your family... Then Ruian led a group of bandits to the Sun family..."

Thinking of the legendary bloodshed, he really couldn't say anything, so he could only tell Nianfu, "Fortunately, Mr. Sun temporarily invited someone to visit an old friend that day and escaped disaster. But there were dozens of people in the Sun family.

Including the apprentices and servants, no one was spared. The youngest brother Xing’s body was not even found.”

Nianfu closed his eyes, but tears still fell down his cheeks. Although he didn't say it, with Yi Ruian's vicious personality, how could he be merciless once he decided to take revenge?

Although this matter was not her instigation, Ruian was married to the Sun family from the Mu family, so how could she live with her conscience?

After a pause, Hou Fangyu finally told her, "When Mr. Xu came, we found out that the owner of the silk shop who had an affair with Ruian turned out to be a bandit den behind him. Because this massacre of a family was too shocking in Xuancheng.

It is also related to the bandits, so I asked Mr. Sun to go to Beijing and report to Dali Temple."

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Chapter completed!