"Boss! Boss's wife!"
Only then did Mrs. Cui remember the main purpose of coming to see her off. She rushed over anxiously and said, "Your little sister is also in the capital. Remember to go and see her."
If she hadn't been worried about her family's land, she would have wanted to follow her boss to the capital to find her daughter. The dead girl only wanted to enjoy herself and forget about her mother and brothers at home.
"Mom, the capital is so big, and my little sister didn't tell us when she left, where should we go to see her?" Cui Mengjin frowned.
Xu Yin looked at her nose and heart: I know, but I won’t tell.
But sometimes it just happens.
When they arrived in the capital, Chen Zhanpeng and his wife sent Xu Yin and his wife to the house that His Majesty had given them - a three-entry mansion located in Zouma Lane at the foot of the Imperial City. There was a lively market just a few steps outside.
As the name suggests, Zouma Alley is an alley where horse-drawn carriages often come and go. How can ordinary people use horse-drawn carriages when traveling? It means that the people who live here are all dignitaries.
The house that Xu Yin was rewarded was formerly the residence of a fourth-grade official. Because of the issue of partisanship, the new emperor had his official position removed and the residence confiscated, so it was conveniently awarded to Xu Yin.
Xu Yin: "..."
Sister, this is a mistake, right?
A group of people got off the carriage and were about to go in when the door of the house opposite opened. A young lady in rich clothes and jingle rings came out surrounded by maids, and her eyes collided with Xu Yin and others.
"Brother?" Cui Qiaoqiao recognized Cui Mengjin holding the child at a glance.
It took Cui Mengjin several glances before he was sure that the woman in front of him, who looked like a lotus in water, was his little sister.
"Qiaoqiao?" He couldn't believe it.
Cui Qiaoqiao was also in disbelief: "Brother, why did you come to the capital? Is your leg healed?"
As she spoke, her eyes fell on Xu Yin, her pupils narrowed: This fair-skinned, slender woman is actually the vicious Xu family?
"Come in and talk, don't block the way." Cui Mengjin caught the lady's look and greeted, "My mother has been thinking about you very much these years."
"Brother, this is... could this be your house?"
How could it be possible to ask this with your mouth and sneer in your heart!
But her eldest brother said: "Your Majesty gave it to your sister-in-law."
"What???"
Cui Qiaoqiao was really shocked now.
She often interacted with the Sixth Prince, so how could she not know that the house opposite was given to a little-known eighth-grade agricultural worker by His Majesty.
For this reason, the Sixth Prince complained more than once that his brother's decisions after becoming emperor were becoming increasingly incomprehensible. Even a farmer was qualified to live in the house in Zouma Lane.
Never would she have expected that the eighth-grade Sinong, who is highly regarded by His Majesty, would actually be her vicious sister-in-law?
How can this be! ! !
However, the facts were before her eyes, and she had no choice but to believe it.
When Cui Qiaoqiao left, she was so dazed that she walked unsteadily.
It stands to reason that someone in the family has become an official, even if it is only an eighth-grade peasant, Haolai is still an official, so she should be happy, but she is not happy at all.
Why was the Xu family awarded the award? How could that vicious woman be so virtuous!
Xu Yin didn't know her sister-in-law's psychological activities, so she sent Mr. Chen and his wife away and asked the servants to put away the luggage and clean the house. She took Comrade Xiaojin to visit the house.
At first, I was just wandering around. As I walked around, I felt that the patio was well designed and the hidden compartments in the bedrooms in the main courtyard were well arranged, so I decided to learn from them:
"When we build a house later, we will also have a hidden compartment like this in our bedroom."
"Puff..."
"The combination of the two patios at the front and back turns out to be a Bagua diagram, which is quite interesting."
"Puff..."
When she said something, her son blew a bubble, as if responding to her, which made the couple amused.
"Brother Chen, do you think it's good too?"
"Puff..."
"Hahaha!"
After laughing, continue shopping.
Wandering to the back garden: "This garden is too big, our family doesn't need it."
Her family has twenty acres of lotus pond, which is a large natural garden. The emperor's imperial garden must not be as big as her garden.
However, although the flowers and plants in this garden have withered, the varieties are not ordinary. When they see that the roots are still alive, they want to pack up the soil and take them back to Dawa Village.
The furniture in the house is all mahogany, which is precious, but Xu Yin feels that it is not as comfortable to use as her own set of brand-new carved furniture made by an old carpenter.
Cui Mengjin said: "Then we will go back after the interview? Build a blue brick courtyard that you like."
Xu Yin asked him: "Where would you like to settle down?"
"Wherever my wife is, that is the home of our father and son."
Xu Yin was happy and pinched his cheek. His little mouth was very coaxing.
Seeing this, Brother Chen followed suit and stretched out his little paws to scratch his father's face.
"Don't make trouble." Cui Mengjin easily held his son's two little paws with one hand.
"puff--"
The son came close to him and spit bubbles, which covered his father's face with saliva.
Xu Yin laughed when she saw it.
Cui Mengjin reluctantly put his son on the stone table in the back garden and let him sit and play with leaves.
The couple sat down on the stone bench, their hands protecting their son's back to prevent him from leaning back.
Xu Yin looked around. This house was nice, but she still preferred her home in Dawa Village. The walls didn't need to be so high, and the courtyard gate didn't need to be so tight. The door opened to her 20-acre open lotus pond. If you want to go up the mountain or go down the river, the paddy fields and dry land are close to your home. You can walk from the end of the village to the entrance of the village for up to a quarter of an hour. These conveniences are not available in the streets of Beijing.
Furthermore, the life of accompanying the emperor like a tiger under the emperor's nose is far less comfortable than that of Dawa Village.
The young couple then discussed: they should keep a low profile as much as possible while in the capital, not stand out or stand out, just for ordinary peasant couples who are lucky enough to be summoned by His Majesty, follow the example of Grandma Liu and enter the Grand View Garden, see the world, have a banquet and then return to their hometown!
The next day, the couple followed Chen Zhanpeng into the palace to have an audience.
The couple followed Grandma Liu's honest approach to the Grand View Garden. They answered whatever the emperor asked. For example, they bought the seeds from the Western Regions in Chunzhou Prefecture, came up with the method of retting and raising ducks in rice fields lazily, and accidentally discovered that lotus roots are edible. Of course... of course, the emperor would never say a word if he didn't ask.
The emperor had a good impression of the two of them, and after all, they helped him ascend to the throne.
After meeting them, I was amused by their simple and optimistic uprightness. I waved my hand and rewarded them again.
Xu Yin and Cui Mengjin looked at each other.
Thinking that he had brought a gift, he brought up a basket of papayas and a papaya tree with roots wrapped in soil.
"What is this?" the emperor asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, this is a fruit grown from seeds in the Western Regions. It is a bit astringent when eaten raw. The women tried to steam it and eat it. It is soft, glutinous and sweet, and after eating it, the skin color will become white and delicate..."
Before she could finish speaking, the emperor laughed and said, "Eating it can make people's skin fair and delicate? The queen and all the concubines will be very interested in this kind of food."
He waved his hand and asked someone to carry the basket down and give a portion to the ladies of the palace, including the princes and princesses.
The papaya tree was handed over to the garden officer.
As a result, just this basket of papayas almost made it impossible for Xu Yin and his wife to escape.
(End of chapter)
