"How is the harvest this spring?" Kangxi asked with a smile.
Hearing someone shouting, the old man turned his head and saw a well-groomed young man standing not far ahead.
Judging from his appearance alone, this man appears to be very noble and well-connected.
The old man stood up quickly, bent down and put the big bowl on the stone where he was sitting. He raised his arm and put the worn and worn straw hat on his head, and then carefully asked: "The noble man is from this village.
Boss?"
They were all ordinary farmers hired by the manager of the village to farm in nearby villages. They only knew that the owner they worked for was powerful, but they did not know that this was actually an imperial village.
"No, I just have some friendship with the owner here. I thought the weather would be nice today, so I took my family here to have some fun."
Kangxi saw the old man's restraint, smiled and pointed at Qingyan and others standing behind him.
The old man followed Kangxi's movements and saw a beautiful young woman holding a little baby in her arms. There was also a little boy standing by her legs. Behind her were two young men who looked like servants. This was obviously
The family of four came out to enjoy the scenery and couldn't help but feel relieved.
He likes to get up early to do farm work. It is precisely because he has almost done the work for today that he comes to rest under the shade of the tree.
But although this is the reality, currently everyone is working in the fields, and I am the only one taking a break.
The wages offered by this Zhuangzi are high, and he is really afraid that this person is the boss. Seeing this scene, he will think that he is lazy, which will not be good.
Knowing that this person was not in charge, the old man relaxed visibly and became talkative: "To be honest, it's a little late for your noble man to come to play."
"If I had come a month earlier, the fruit trees planted on the village would have been in full bloom, with all kinds of colors, so pretty!"
"It doesn't matter. Now the fruits are green and the scenery on the branches is pretty good." Kangxi smiled brightly, and Baoqing also ran to him with small steps, looking up at the old man curiously.
Baocheng, who was awakened by the sound of talking, also opened his misty eyes. He was held in his arms by his aunt, yawned and looked around, and happened to see the old scalper lying in the shade of a tree and taking a nap.
"Auntie, big Moo Moo!" Yin Reng, who was still not quite sober, opened his eyes in an instant, and pointed excitedly at the old scalper in front of him who was more than twice the size of Mo Moo.
The farm cattle here all worked in the fields and were not as clean as the calves raised as pets in the palace. Naturally, Qingyan would not let Yinreng run off to play with the old scalper, so she had to divert his attention.
"Baocheng, let's go and listen to what the old uncle in front of us is talking about?" Qingyan shook the little prince in her arms.
When Yinreng saw Khan Ama and Dawa standing there, he nodded and agreed.
As Qingyan approached with Yinreng in her arms, she happened to hear the old man telling Kangxi that it had rained several times in the spring, and the vegetables on the land he was serving grew very well, and the steward paid him a lot of wages.
"I am not boasting as an old man, I am a good hand at farming and raising chickens."
When the old man talked about what he was good at, he became extremely confident and his voice improved a lot: "The vegetables I grow are so big and juicy that no one in the village can compare to them. The eggs I raise from the chickens are not only
There are many, and most of them are double yolk eggs!”
"A month ago, two acres of garlic seedlings I planted in my own land sprouted garlic sprouts. I took good care of them and took them to the stall to sell."
"Others sell it for eight cents per catty, but my good food sells for ten cents and is sold out in less than an hour, let alone my eggs. I pay three cents each and sell them to big restaurants in the inner city.
I made more than a dozen taels of silver in just one spring, and now my little grandson has been sent to a private school..."
Kangxi's eyes lit up when he saw the old man talking, and he felt comfortable in his heart. The people's life was good, which proved that he had governed the Qing Dynasty well. He only hoped that the world would settle down quickly, and all the people in the Qing Dynasty could live like this.
The life of an old man.
Listening to the old man's words, Qingyan felt that he was a happy and ambitious little old man who also had some wisdom in life. It is a principle that everyone in this world believes in not showing off his wealth.
If the old man were facing farmers similar to him, he would never say such a thing. Or he could see that there was no competition between them and him, so he actively promoted his own value.
When the old man was speaking in an extremely high mood, he was suddenly interrupted by Bao Qing frowning.
"Grandpa, have you been deceived?"
The old man pointed at himself inexplicably: "I wonder what this young man means?"
What does an old farming man like him deserve to be deceived?
"Baoqing, when you speak, you have to speak in full. Please explain your words clearly to me." Kangxi raised his hand and rubbed his son's head.
Baoqing raised his head and looked at his Khan Ama, then turned to the old man and continued: "A sister who was serving me wanted to eat two extra eggs one day, so she ran to the cook to buy them."
"I didn't expect that when she came back, she said angrily that one tael of silver could only buy two eggs. The eggs were so expensive that she didn't even have the money to buy them."
"Grandpa, why do you only sell it for three cents? Isn't it because you were deceived?"
"Hahahahahahaha, sir, are you kidding me? Where can eggs be sold so expensively? They are not eggs laid by golden roosters!" The old man hurriedly waved his hand to reject it, still wondering in his heart, what is the identity of this family?
Why is it so weird?
When Kangxi heard Baoqing's words, he couldn't help but frown.
The old man said again: "The reason why I paid three cents is because there are many double-yolk eggs, so the price is a little higher. Normally, I can buy them for two cents. My little grandson can eat two eggs a day!"
"Old man, are all the eggs on the market priced at this price?" Kangxi asked in confusion.
"The prices must be different in different areas. In the suburbs of Beijing, the price of eggs is two or three cents. I guess the price in the inner city will be higher, but not much higher." The old man said sarcastically, and then leaned towards Kangxi.
He bowed and ran to the fields to continue working.
What kind of stupid people are these? The serving maid has to spend one tael of silver to buy two eggs from the cook, so how much does the master have to spend to eat the eggs?
It's not normal, it's not normal, it slipped away.
Kangxi's eyes darkened when he saw that the old man had already picked up a hoe and bent down to hoe the field.
Qingyan couldn't help but feel a twitch in her heart. Although she had never bought vegetables in her life, based on her experience in her previous life, she also knew that the price of these eggs was only a few pennies at most. How could she still sell them for taels of silver?
For my sake?
"Liang Jiugong, go tell Ziqing and Rongruo to drive to the vegetable market immediately."
"Yes, slave, go now." After hearing Kangxi's order, Liang Jiugong hurriedly ran back. This is terrible, something big is going to happen again!
After Kangxi and others finished shopping in the vegetable market, Liang Jiugong had already written down the prices of many ingredients in a booklet, and his hand trembled every time he wrote one.
The price of this pork is not as expensive as the eggs in the palace. Are these eggs still more expensive than meat?
Although Nalan Rongruo and Cao Yin who were following them didn't know why the emperor suddenly wanted to visit the vegetable market, looking at Liang Jiugong recording the prices of ingredients in detail, they knew that something else must be involved, so they conscientiously
He was guarding his masters and didn't even open his mouth to speak.
After checking the prices of all the ingredients sold in the vegetable market, a storm was brewing in Kangxi's eyes. The angrier he felt in his heart, the calmer and calmer his face became. He turned around and led the people into the carriage.
"Third Master, should we go back now? Or go to Hesheli Mansion?" Liang Jiugong turned his head and asked in a low voice toward the carriage.
"Go to Hesheli Mansion." Kangxi sat on the soft cushion and said with his eyes lightly closed.
"Quickly change direction." Liang Jiugong patted the apprentice driving beside him and said.
He Zhuer nodded quickly and pulled the reins in his hands to turn the carriage around.
After the carriage drove smoothly, he saw from the corner of his eye that his master was wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, and he also knew what his master was thinking. All the servants in the palace knew about this internal matter.
The job of purchasing in the mansion is the most popular and sought-after job, and this kind of fat job is usually only taken by the confidants in charge.
It is a tacit understanding that everyone buys a lot of oil and water. After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, so it is normal to receive rebates.
But I didn't expect them to be so brave. The eggs they sold to the palace maids alone were so expensive. I couldn't imagine how high the price they reported to the emperor must be.
Qingyan hugged the little prince in her arms and was speechless in her heart.
Today was obviously my birthday, what a wonderful day, but my life was ruined.
I left the palace in the morning, but now the sun has set in the west, and I haven't been able to see my family yet.
In just a few hours, Kangxi first discovered that the royal meal was wandering outside the palace, and then he unexpectedly learned that the price of wrappers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been falsely reported. Both methods were tricks to defraud the royal family. It is strange that Kangxi was not angry.
Woolen cloth!
When she left the palace, she could still feel Kangxi's good mood. Now the person sitting next to her was extremely low-pressure, and the jade ring that turned rapidly on his finger had already exposed the grievances in his heart.
To be able to make an emperor so angry, I don’t know what kind of trouble the palace will cause next...
Among this group of people, there were only two young children who could not understand the significance of the two things that happened today.
They came just to watch the excitement outside the palace, especially in the bustling vegetable market. The two brothers were so happy that they saw so many live chickens, ducks and fishes with their own eyes. If Qingyan hadn't stopped them, the brothers would have
The two of them are about to carry an extraordinary big white goose onto the carriage...
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It wasn't until the sky was filled with red sunset that the group arrived at Hesheli Mansion.
Qingyan got off the carriage with Yinreng in her arms and felt a little worried. Kangxi was greatly stimulated today. She was really afraid that her family would add to Kangxi's anger level because of their "extravagant".
As soon as she got off the carriage, Qingyan was stunned. She looked at the wooden-framed full-length mirrors placed next to the left and right stone lions in front of the mansion. Pedestrians curiously looked at them in front of them and talked in a hurry.
talk.
A four-character plaque with the name "Hershey House" hangs above the red-painted door, and the outside is also covered with a square glass frame inlaid with gold. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, it looks "golden".
Looking at the two young men in their third room, they were still standing in front of the full-length mirror, proudly telling the people how good, clear and convenient this glass mirror was.
Qingyan has no idea what the fuss is about!
"Aunt Erwa, your family is so rich. My mother-in-law doesn't even have a glass mirror." Baoqing said to Qingyan enviously.
"That mirror together is bigger than Khan Ama's!" Yinreng also waved his little arms and gestured.
Qingyan just felt like smoke was coming out from the top of her head. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig out a Forbidden City with her toes on the spot!
She finally understood why Ama was co-signed by the censors today. In today's era when glass is as expensive as gold, such a coquettish operation of placing a full-length glass mirror outside the door would really make people feel proud.
The Sheli family is no ordinary trench!
Kangxi glanced at Qingyan, whose face was slightly red, but said nothing.
Now the yamen officials have not yet gone off duty, and only the guards are guarding the door. Kangxi waved his hand slightly, and Liang Jiugong ran to the door.
The guard guarding the door was about to reach out and stop Liang Jiugong when he suddenly saw the gold medal he took out from his arms. He immediately knelt down in fear, and then several people followed him into the Hesheli Mansion.
After receiving the news, Mrs. Tong hurried to the front yard with her housekeeper. At a glance, she saw her daughter and Kangxi who was standing at the door of the house looking at Hesheli House. She suppressed her excitement and bowed to Kangxi and said: "
My wife is late to welcome the holy emissary, but she still hopes that the emperor will atone for her sins."
"Auntie, please wake up quickly. I was visiting privately incognito. I didn't notify you in advance. What's wrong with you?" Kangxi stepped forward to give him a hand. Mrs. Tong looked at him gratefully, and then turned her attention to Qingyan.
He wanted to bend down and salute her again.
How could Qingyan endure this? She quickly stepped forward to stop her with the little prince in her arms: "What are you doing, mother? Do you want your daughter to shorten her life?" We haven't seen each other in nearly a year, what's wrong with Qingyan?
Can you bear to have your mother bow her head and salute her as soon as they meet her?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms and showing intelligence all over his body. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though today was the first time they met, his relatives
But her grandson recognized him! They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year, how could Qingyan endure her mother bowing her head and saluting her when they met?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms, and his whole body was full of intelligence. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though it was the first time they met today, his relatives
But her grandson recognized him! They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year, how could Qingyan endure her mother bowing her head and saluting her when they met?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms, and his whole body was full of intelligence. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though it was the first time they met today, his relatives
But her grandson recognized him! They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year, how could Qingyan endure her mother bowing her head and saluting her when they met?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms, and his whole body was full of intelligence. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though it was the first time they met today, his relatives
But her grandson recognized him! They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year, how could Qingyan endure her mother bowing her head and saluting her when they met?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms, and his whole body was full of intelligence. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though it was the first time they met today, his relatives
But her grandson recognized him! They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year, how could Qingyan endure her mother bowing her head and saluting her when they met?
"My cousin is right, my aunt doesn't have to be so private in private." Kangxi also said to Tong with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty and My Master." When Tong heard the Emperor calling her daughter's cousin, the big stone that had been hanging in her heart was put down. It seemed that her Yan'er was getting along well with the Emperor in the palace, so she felt relieved.
.
Qingyan was embarrassed by the word "cousin". Didn't Kangxi still call herself "Little Hershey" in the palace?
This title should be given to the eldest cousin! This cousin is greasy and crooked, which is not suitable for her and Kangxi.
"Hello, Grandma San." Yinreng shouted to Mrs. Tong with a smile.
Only then did Mrs. Tong realize that the child in Qingyan's arms was actually the young prince in the palace. Thinking of the sister-in-law who was imprisoned in the courtyard of the long house, she also looked at the child with a slightly complicated heart.
For a moment, she didn't notice that the little prince actually knew her.
Mr. Tong and others had just walked into the hall, followed closely by Suo'etu, Gabra and others who were still wearing official uniforms and hurried in.
"This servant has met the emperor, the prince, brother Baoqing and the young master."
"Get up." Kangxi sat on the chair and looked at the shiny glass windows in the hall before he said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Suo'etu stood up, he glanced at his daughter sitting on the chair on the left without leaving any trace, and then when he was about to turn his head, he saw the little prince waving to him with a smile.
He paused for a moment, wondering what was going on. Why did the prince look like he had seen him before?
Gabra also saw his lovely grandson being held in his niece's arms, and his whole body was full of intelligence. He felt a wave of discomfort in his heart. Such a good child, his beauty will never be seen again...
Unexpectedly, when he was feeling sad, he suddenly saw Yin Reng blinking at him. Gabra's heart was stirred. Sure enough, the connection between blood is the closest. Even though it was the first time they met today, his relatives