The servants in the palace are all in this situation, let alone the ordinary people outside.
Xiaohong also sat in the corner.
Xiaohong was holding a small bowl with a lot of rice in it.
After all, it's a strenuous job in this kitchen, and you can't walk without rice.
What Qian Ruoyu knows even more clearly is that being able to eat rice is not an easy task.
Ordinary people may not even be able to afford rice.
After thinking of this, Qian Ruoyu didn't say much, but returned to her Yueyage Pavilion.
Qian Ruoyu had just returned and said a few words to Yan'er, who then looked at her in shock.
"ah!"
"Empress, you...you said you want to improve the food!?"
Qian Ruoyu nodded slightly.
Qian Ruoyu was thinking about this all the way back.
After all, he is a servant of the palace, so the food is really not good enough.
At this time, Yan'er was also holding a bowl of rice, eating while listening to Qian Ruoyu's words.
There were still two grains of rice hanging from the corner of her mouth, and there were three dishes and one soup on the table. After all, Yueyage was Qian Ruoyu's place, so the dishes were naturally not bad.
Among the three bowls of food on the table, two were meat, and the rest was a portion of fried leeks, both of which were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Yan'er also relied on Qian Ruoyu's maid to be able to eat such good food.
After saying those words in shock, Yan'er quickly brought another bowl of rice to Qian Ruoyu.
"My dear, please eat first...this...this matter of improving food...what do you think?"
Qian Ruoyu said while eating.
"Forget it, it's nothing... You have to follow me to the back door of the palace before a quarter of an hour tomorrow morning. There are some things I need to tell you to do."
Yan'er nodded quickly after hearing this.
She is not a spoiled child, she has followed Qian Ruoyu since she was a child. However, Qian Ruoyu was cruel and unkind and had a very bad reputation.
Even so, Yan'er still sticks close to Qian Ruoyu and is one of the most loyal friends in Qian Ruoyu's life.
It is precisely because of this that Yan'er is not only able to endure hardships and stand hard work, but is also the most trustworthy person for Qian Ruoyu.
Listening to what Qian Ruoyu said, Yan'er nodded silently.
Early the next morning, before midnight, Yan'er had already gotten up.
Yan'er came to Qian Ruoyu's bedside and whispered softly.
"Empress...Empress, wake up..."
After struggling for almost a stick of incense, Qian Ruoyu hurriedly followed Yan'er to the back door of the palace.
Qian Ruoyu kept yawning along the way, but Yan'er was already in high spirits.
After arriving at the door, I saw Zhang Ma and Wang Po waiting for Qian Ruoyu at the back door.
"I've met your empress!"
The two said in unison.
When she saw these two people, Qian Ruoyu suddenly became energetic.
I immediately realized that it was time to get serious and I couldn't continue to feel sleepy.
Qian Ruoyu cheered up, and then the two of them said.
"I didn't expect that your Majesty would be able to come here so early... Madam, let's go buy groceries over there now."
Scattered shouts and shouts could be heard in their ears. Just as the two were about to take the lead, Qian Ruoyu stopped them.
"etc."
"Since this is my first time here, I need to take my maid to take a look. You can just stand at the back door and wait."
After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, Zhang Ma and Wang Po immediately stood where they were.
Qian Ruoyu also quickly took Yan'er out with her.
Yan'er said.
"Your Majesty, if Ma Zhang and Po Wang are with us, we won't have to suffer. Those vegetable sellers might want to rip us off at high prices..."
Qian Ruoyu smiled, but Zhang Ma and Wang Po couldn't let Zhang Ma and Wang Po know about this kind of thing.
Otherwise, how can you save money from it?
This is Qian Ruoyu’s way to save money!
After walking a few steps, the shouting and hawking sounds got closer and closer. Suddenly, more than a dozen small stalls appeared in front of me. There were several kinds of vegetables and fruits on each stall, and there was an endless stream of people selling them. The whole place
It looks extremely lively.
It turns out that in addition to selling vegetables to the palace, these vegetable farmers also come here to buy from other surrounding households.
The Night King's Mansion is located in the southwest corner of the capital, and this place is also the most wealthy and noble place in the entire capital.
In addition to the Night Prince's Mansion located here, among these three streets and six lanes, there are other Prince's Mansions and the residences of dignitaries in the capital.
It can be said that it is the most precious place in the entire capital, besides the imperial palace.
Most of the people who come here to buy groceries are people of the same age as Granny Wang and Mama Zhang. Although they look simple, their eyes are shrewd.
The reason why Qian Ruoyu didn't bring Zhang Ma and Wang Po here was because with these people here, could she still suffer a loss?
Seeing a stall selling leeks, Qian Ruoyu quickly walked up because there were two people standing next to the stall.
"A pound is worth a penny, a pound is worth a penny, hurry up and buy it when it's cheap."
The stall owner is an old woman, she looks to be around sixty, which is considered a long life these days.
On top of her stall, there were some leeks stacked up, which looked like they should weigh dozens of kilograms.
Qian Ruoyu looked at the old lady's dress. She didn't look like someone who usually farmed or hoeed the fields. Where did these leeks come from?
Qian Ruoyu didn't say anything, and then he saw two people in front of the stall buying more than ten kilograms of leeks and going home.
After the old lady greeted the two of them, she said to Qian Ruoyu.
"May I ask if this young lady needs anything?"
Then he looked at Qian Ruoyu up and down and said doubtfully.
"Excuse me, which family does the lady belong to? I have been selling vegetables here for several years and I have never seen you before."
Sure enough, she was not a poor person. Qian Ruoyu thought at first glance that maybe this old woman was a businessman.
Yan'er on the side said.
"My wife is the princess of the Night Palace!"
As soon as Yan'er opened her mouth, the old lady looked at Qian Ruoyu in surprise, and then quickly lowered her head.
"I've met the princess!"
"Here, in the past, servants of the prince's palace came here. Why did you become the princess and came here in person today..."
Qian Ruoyu said simply.
"Nothing, I just came here to take a look. You are not a vegetable farmer, but you can sell vegetables here. What's going on?"
Seeing that Qian Ruoyu spoke kindly, the old lady suddenly started chatting.
"Oh, my dear, you don't know something. This land is a piece of land specially set aside by the government for us people to sell vegetables and fruits here."
"But the government also said that only good vegetables and fruits can be sold here. After all, the people living here are all dignitaries! Don't you think so?"