Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie kept following the donkey. Under the command of Nan Xing, the donkey walked and stopped all the way and was very obedient. It seemed that the donkey seller was not lying. This donkey really pulled a cart.
Seeing that the donkey was docile, Xie Yushu asked Nanxing to lead the cart to a rice and grain shop and bought a load of rice, a load of white flour, five loads of corn flour, a load of soybeans, and also bought twenty kilograms of millet and twenty kilograms of sorghum rice.
After leaving the grain store, they bought pumpkin seeds, zucchini, cucumbers, kidney beans, onions, ginger, garlic and pepper seeds from the stall next to them. The court would not distribute these rapeseeds, so since they had convenient conditions, they had better grow some by themselves. Eating is also convenient.
After selecting rapeseeds, she found a place to buy chickens and ducks along the market. Xie Yushu thought about the situation at home and there were almost no other living things except people. Xie Yushu thought about buying more. Which store would she go to? Working can be exchanged for wages, so I bought 300 chickens, 100 ducks and geese. In order to hold them, I bought four large bamboo baskets.
Now that I have money, I have to mention my living standard, so I bought two hundred eggs and one hundred duck eggs. I will eat the eggs on weekdays, and I plan to pickle the duck eggs. Thinking of this, I bought another two kilograms of salt. It's not Xie Yushu's fault, but the salt limit at this time. People can't buy more than two kilograms of salt at a time, for fear of you selling it privately.
Then came the seasonal fruits, three baskets of peaches, three baskets of plums, three baskets of white pears, and a basket of sand fruits.
Then I bought medicine twists, casseroles, and some other useful pharmaceutical tools, and made a delicate wooden storage box for the remaining ginseng plant. I also bought a few sealable porcelain bottles to store snake venom, gallbladder, and pills.
Thinking of the virtues of Mrs. Xiao's family, Xie Yushu spent a high price to buy an iron cabinet one meter high and one meter long. It was also equipped with three large locks, one for locking the iron cabinet, one for locking the house door, and one for locking the house door. Come and lock the door, so they don't treat you like outsiders!
After buying these things, they also bought a few jars of wine and dry food. The wine was used to refine the alcohol, and the dry food was left to eat on the road. They bought all kinds of things, and the donkey cart was almost full. The group finally set foot on the journey back to their hometown. .
The first stop was of course to Tai'an Mansion. I left a basket of peaches and pears for Xie Tianqi and the Liu brothers, and then went to see Han Zhongyu. Fortunately, Han Zhongyu was in the government office this time. When he heard that Xie Yushu was coming, he went directly to the backyard of the government office. received them.
Maybe it was because things were gradually getting on the right track, Han Zhongyu finally looked like a noble son, with a plump heaven, a sun-horned dragon, a long body, and a dark blue official robe that made him calm and majestic!
There are also new guards around, all of them are majestic and have a steady gait. At first glance, they are Lian Jiazi!
Seeing Xie Yushu sizing up several of his guards, her thick eyebrows frowned slightly and she put down the official document in her hand.
"These are my personal guards. One of those two is Han Zhong and the other is Han Yi. These two, this one is called Lan Ting and the other is Li Guang. They are both old people of the Han family. If you have anything to do, you can go to them directly! "
"Isn't that overkill! Let them follow you and serve the country! Of course, I won't be polite if you really need them!"
Han Zhongyu knew what she meant and didn't hesitate, but said
"I heard you were here a few days ago, but unfortunately I wasn't there those days! Sit down!"
As Han Zhongyu said this, he stood up and poured a cup of tea for Xie Yushu.
"It doesn't matter, I didn't have anything big to do that day anyway! I just heard that you became the governor here, so I came over to congratulate you!"
Han Zhongyu laughed after hearing this
"There's nothing to say congratulations to. I'm on a regular basis this time. This place is a mess. I was sent here to do coolies by the emperor!"
If you come over to say congratulations, just say it with your mouth? Where is my gift? "
Xie Yushu is so embarrassed! She really didn’t plan to give any congratulatory gifts! She was so poor that she couldn't give him ten taels of silver! I didn’t expect him to ask for it!
Han Zhongyu looked at Xie Yushu's embarrassing look and raised his eyebrows and asked
"You really came here to say it with your mouth!"
"I heard that you are an honest official, I thought you didn't accept gifts!"
"I do not accept bribes, but there is still courtesy between friends."
"Then I came from Jinyang this time and brought you some fruit.
After hearing this, Han Zhongyu glanced around and said to Xie Yushu, "It's outside the door. I didn't ask to move in for fear of disturbing you!"
"do not bother!"
Han Zhongyu cherishes words like gold, but he is actually very greedy at heart. He came here without even bringing a maid, and he is surrounded by a bunch of big men. They are usually so busy that they only need to order and eat. Who has the time to spare? Go all the way to buy some fruit!
Moreover, there has just been a severe drought here, so there are very few vegetables. Three meals a day of pickle sticks. Even though he is not afraid of bitterness, he is still happy to eat something sweet!
Xie Yushu didn't know about Xiao Jiujiu in her heart. Seeing that he said he wouldn't disturb him, she asked Qu Xiaodie and Nan Xing to move the peaches and plums in.
Qu Xiaodie met Han Zhongyu and saluted Han Zhongyu directly. Han Zhongyu nodded. Nanxing had never seen such a big official before, and she was so nervous that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but didn't say anything. She was so anxious that she didn't know what to say. What to do.
Seeing that Nan Xing was too nervous, Xie Yushu thought that there was a difference between hearing and meeting, so she said, "This is my new girl, her name is Nan Xing!"
Han Zhongyu looked at it and said
"Get up!"
After hearing this, Nan Xing stood up and left with Qu Xiaodie!
As soon as he left the house, Nan Xing patted his chest and said
"I'm scared to death! Master Xiaodie, I won't cause trouble for the girl! The biggest official I've ever seen is the head of our village. When I think that Mr. Han is a third-grade official, my legs tremble. !”
Qu Xiaodie comforted her and said
"Master Han is a good official who makes decisions for the people. If you don't break the law, you don't have to be afraid!"
Nan Xing thought to himself, "Master Han, you are full of scary energy, how can you not be afraid!"
Han Zhongyu obviously didn't know that he had frightened a little girl so much that she was trembling. Now he was asking Xie Yushu about the current situation in his hometown. Xie Yushu said that the villagers had received relief grains and the seeds had been planted in the ground. Life was basically on the right track!
It's just that the weather in the north is very cold in winter. If there is heavy snow, it is easy to cause a snow disaster. At this time, everyone is busy repairing their houses.
Han Zhongyu has been growing up in Kyoto, and went to the south during his study tour. He either read about the situation in the north from books or heard from others. He has never really spent the winter in the north, but he has heard about winter places in the north in previous years. Snow disasters of varying degrees will occur, and people are often crushed to death and frozen to death!
But in previous years, he was busy pulling the pigtails of his colleagues in the Supervisory Yuan. He only sighed with emotion when he heard that he wanted to arrest a few more corrupt officials who were plundering people's wealth!
This year he came to the Northland in person, and the wealth and lives of the people in the entire mansion were really weighing on him. Only then did he truly feel the heavy burden on his body!
Thinking of the silver that was confiscated, apart from the part that went into the treasury, half was spent to raise relief grains and seeds. It is winter now, and apart from anything else, everyone must have cotton-padded clothes. This amount of money alone is quite a lot. , but also to prepare supplies for snow disasters, which is another sum of money, alas! How sad!
Thinking of this, Han Zhongyu's eyebrows that had finally been loosened wrinkled together again, and then he unconsciously asked, how cold can it be in the North? How much snow can collapse a house?
"How big is the wind? It's about that big..." Xie Yushu made an exaggerated circle with her hand,
Seeing Han Zhongyu looking at her like a fool, he hurriedly continued:
"The high autumn wind howled in August, rolling up the three-layered thatch on my house. The thatch flew across the outskirts of the river. The taller ones hung on the treetops, while the lower ones floated around the sinking pond.
Such a strong wind! "
