Shu Shu touched her round belly. She was less than five months old and looked like she was seven months pregnant.
She was a little scared.
There are still more than a hundred days left, so how big will this belly be?
She just wanted to write a sentence directly, four months later.
The word "when the melon is ripe and the stalk falls off" has actually become a vision.
Let me quickly say this, in the blink of an eye, three months later...
Shu Shu was complaining silently when there was movement at the door.
Walnut came in and said: "Fu Jin, Shi Fujin sent someone just now to ask if Fujin is free this afternoon. If she is free, she would like to come over and talk to you."
Shu Shu said, "Don't wait until the afternoon. Go over there now and say I'm free. Please invite Shi Fujin to come over. It's time to have some pot at noon."
With the funeral of the old Duke, these relatives who wore filial piety returned to normal.
You can wear whatever you want, and you can eat and drink as you please.
Walnut responded and went to the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
After a while, Shi Fujin followed Walnut, followed by a girl holding a box in her hand.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, yesterday the shopkeeper came to do the accounting, and I found that the mirrors in the shop sell the best..."
Shi Fujin said with a bit of excitement, and motioned to the girl to put the box in and open it.
There are hand mirrors as big as a palm and a make-up mirror about a foot in diameter.
"This small mirror can be sold for twenty-two taels of silver, and the make-up mirror should be doubled..."
Shifujin was speechless.
For her, money is not bad, and she doesn't have much feeling about the amount of money.
It was Brother Ten who told her that this small hand mirror cost almost as much as two horses and three mules.
As she spoke, she opened a red brocade bag at the bottom, revealing several broken lenses inside.
"I broke one by mistake yesterday. Look at it, isn't it just glass? There is silver foil on the back, which is a mirror! If such a simple job could be made in-house, wouldn't the price come down? I
He also asked people to be sold to Mongolia..."
Shi Fujin felt that he had a heavy responsibility. There were more than 200 people in the prince's mansion. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs was paying for it on a monthly basis, but he would have to pay for it himself in the future.
Even if the tenth prince's salary is reduced, it will be the same. If you are not careful, you will lose money.
There will be a little brother and little princess in the future, but we can’t be short of money.
Shu Shu knew that this silver was not that silver.
Today's mirrors are still mercury mirrors.
She said: "We can't burn this kind of transparent glass. It's all foreign glass from Guangzhou, and it's not cheap. In the next year, we can ask our master to ask the master who makes colored glaze to see if he can imitate it."
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Shifu Jin said: "Even if glass is more expensive, it is definitely cheaper than buying a mirror directly."
Shu Shu nodded: "That's true."
Shi Fujin said proudly, "Sister-in-law Jiu, guess how much money our foreign goods shop has made in the past few months?"
It was opened around the end of September, so counting, it’s only been three months.
However, since there are many weddings in winter and there are many people preparing for betrothal gifts and dowries, plus foreign goods are in fashion now, the turnover and profit should be considerable.
Shu Shu's two silver buildings were doing well in winter, so she considered a number and said: "Five hundred taels?"
Shi Fujin chuckled and said, "After excluding monthly money and losses, we have a total of one thousand two hundred taels. Master Shi said that even if business is slower in other months, we can still have more than two thousand taels in a year."
Got it!"
Shu Shu heard this and said happily for her: "That's really good."
After these three months, it is equivalent to a year's profit from the two banks she owns.
Shi Fujin said with a smile: "Master Shi said, I will only make two or three years, and there will be more foreign goods shops in the capital. But I think that's okay. I will sell to Mongolia then."
Shu Shu praised: "It's good to have a plan. It's really good. I will be the breadwinner of the family in the future."
Shifu Jin said happily: "I want to save a lot of money, and then I will help my little brother and little princess to build a family. When I return to the Abahai tribe, I will also buy ten cars for my father and Ehe."
present!"
Shu Shu feels that Shi Fujin is in a good state. He can't just be a child all the time. It's good to grow up gradually in this way.
When it was time to eat, the table was set.
Because Shu Shu currently avoids spicy food, today’s lunch arrangement is a non-spicy pickled cabbage pot.
The side dishes are mutton slices, vermicelli, tofu skin, blood sausage, meatball platter, vegetable platter, and the main dish is hand-rolled lasagna.
The dipping sauce of fermented bean curd in sesame sauce also contains some chive flowers that Shi Fujin brought before.
Shifujin was smiling happily after eating. Seeing this, Shu Shu ate half a bowl of more food.
By the time the dining table was removed, Shi Fujin had already rubbed his belly and said, "I only had two bowls of noodles in the end. I was so panicked..."
Shu Shu also felt a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Chun saw him at the side and asked someone to prepare something to drink.
Shifujin’s is water mixed with hawthorn jam, while Shushu’s is barley tea.
"Gudugudu", a big bowl of hawthorn water, Shifujin drank it all in a few sips.
"I wonder if it is convenient for us and the others to eat?"
Shi Fujin was a little worried.
Shu Shu said: "Just deal with it. Bring a charcoal fire and you can have a warm meal."
At the beginning of the morning, it was more than forty miles to the blessed land of Fangshan.
It's all official roads. If the carriage moves quickly, it can be reached in an hour and a half.
But since it was a funeral, there was a burden to be placed on the coffin.
It cannot be pulled by a horse-drawn carriage.
If it is pulled by a horse-drawn carriage, it will cause the deceased to move in the coffin, which is unlucky.
Therefore, during the more than forty miles, the pole pullers take turns lifting the pole, and the speed will slow down.
But there are also restrictions on burial.
Usually in the afternoon, around the time of application.
Avoid midday, and don't delay it until sunset.
Only when they are buried together or their bones are joined together, the child time will be chosen.
After the burial, the return trip will be quick.
You should be able to enter the city during the shift time...
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When it was time to hold the lantern, Shu Shu was looking forward to the return of Brother Nine.
It was windy last night and the temperature will drop a bit today.
It wasn't cold inside the carriage, but it wasn't good to be cold outside.
Don't be like my fourth brother a few days ago. It's hot or cold, and it's easy to catch a cold.
In the end, all we had to do was wait for Sun Jin to come.
"Fujin, Prince Ping is gone, and I haven't entered the city. I followed the other masters to Fayuan Temple first!"
After hearing this, Shu Shu immediately became nervous, her heart pounding, and said: "There was an accident on the road? Did the horse startle, or something?"
Prince Ping?
Isn’t that Nelf?
He is about the same age as his eldest brother, twenty-seven or eight years old.
Is this gone?
"Is anyone else injured?" She asked again without waiting for Sun Jin to answer.
Sun Jin hurriedly said: "There is no accident. Prince Ping has been suffering from colds and colds in the past few days. He asked someone to add an extra fumigation cage in the carriage and was poisoned by charcoal..."
At that time, the funeral procession had all arrived at Fangshan, and all the gentlemen nearby had got off the carriage. Only Prince Ping had not yet gotten off the carriage.
By the time everyone was buried, they had not yet appeared.
Prince Jian Yabu sent someone to call him, but there was no response in the carriage.
By the time everyone realized something was wrong and opened the carriage curtain, Nelford's face turned pale and he was already hard.
Sun Jin did not see the situation, but he heard what others said.
The entire funeral procession was in chaos.
"I told you to send him over to see what the regulations are and then come back to change clothes. Prince Jian has already entered the palace to ask for orders..."
Pingjun Prince Neerfu is a junior, he is the great-great-grandson of Prince Lilie. He is a generation younger than Jiu Age and the others, but he is the owner of the red flag.
Who would have thought that to send away a poor man, he would also have to pick up a banner owner and a prince.
Shu Shu was also speechless.
She had never met the prince, but she only knew that his son would be Cao Yin's son-in-law.
Cao Yin's eldest daughter, who later became the princess, is now raised in the inner court and is Fifteen Gege's companion.
Nerfo is only in his twenties, how old can his son be?
Another doll prince.
She should be raised by the inner court.
Shu Shu's mind was a little confused, so she put all this aside and asked Walnut to go to the dining room to prepare some vegetarian cakes for Sun Jin to bring over.
If I can't come back for a while, I can just wait for a while.
It's been a messy day and everyone must be hungry.
As for sending them to Fayuan Temple, they did not go directly to the city for mourning. This was because there were regulations that stipulated that the coffins of people who died in other places could not be transported back to the city for mourning unless they were national heroes and important officials and had received the emperor's order.
In addition, Prince Ping was a "mourning ghost" or died unexpectedly. According to current customs, he cannot be carried home. The funeral must be held in the temple so that the deceased can associate with gods and Buddhas, which will be of great benefit to his reincarnation.
This is a common saying in Beijing, "If you have never entered a temple in your life, you will still have to take a photo in the temple after your death (for mourning)".
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi's face was ashen, and just now his eldest brother had already rode over to announce the funeral.
The father and son looked at each other with ugly expressions on their faces.
In his early years, Nelford was raised in the inner court.
The young man lost his father, and after fifteen he was given the title of Beizi.
Later, his brother failed to live up to expectations and lost the title of the county king, so he attacked the county king.
Compared with other princes of the Lower Five Banners, the relationship between the royal family of Nelfu is relatively close.
There was a banging sound outside, it was time to watch, and Prince Jian Yabu had arrived.
Nelfu has already laid a funeral rite at Fayuan Temple, and still needs to ask for an order on how to carry out the funeral.
After hearing this, Kangxi couldn't sit still and said, "I'll go over and take a look."
This is his great-nephew who he grew up with. He is a good boy who is considerate and sensible.
I never expected that such an incident would happen.
Yabu advised: "Your Majesty, you cannot be humble and respectful..."
Kangxi shook his head and said: "That is the descendant of the meritorious king. He passed away like this, and my heart is sad..."
He glanced at Liang Jiugong and ordered: "Change clothes..."
Liang Jiugong bowed down, and after a moment, he came in with a set of gray plain cotton clothes.
Yabu immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, no, I'm afraid the prince will be uneasy..."
Kangxi stretched out his arms and let Liang Jiugong change his clothes.
The branch of Prince Ping's Palace is younger because the first king of this branch is the eldest son of Prince Lilie and the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizu.
The first king and the second generation king of this branch all had great military exploits and were the pillars of the Qing Dynasty.
It was passed down to Neerfu and has been the fourth generation of kings.
Kangxi went straight out of Xinuang Pavilion, and his eldest brother and Yabu followed. Ma Wu, the first-class guard who was on duty outside, immediately followed with others.
When the group of people came out of Qianqing Gate, there was already a carriage waiting here, and the accompanying guards were also waiting with their horses.
Kangxi got on the carriage, surrounded by guards, walked out of Daqing Gate and went straight to Xuanwu Gate.
Fayuan Temple is located on Nanheng Street outside Xuanwumen...
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