By the way, he also bought something. He wiped his hands with a cloth. Lin Yuanqiu quickly took off a cloth bag slightly larger than a money bag from his waist. He specially asked Zhong Yurou to make this bag. It was easy to use. Come and install the private seal. But now the bag contained more than just seals. Lin Yuanqiu opened the drawstring and quickly took out a beaded hairpin.
"Here, my husband bought this from Zhucui Pavilion. Put it on and see if you like it."
Normally, if there was nothing going on in the office, Lin Yuanqiu would go for a walk on the street, which would help him learn more about people's livelihood.
Zhu Cui Pavilion was a newly opened shop at the end of last year. Today Lin Yuanqiu also went in on a whim and took a look. He was quickly attracted by this gold hairpin inlaid with pearls. The main reason is that the fingertip-sized bead in it has a really good luster. I just wanted to buy it and give it to my wife.
Speaking of which, from getting married to now, Lin Yuanqiu has bought a lot of jewelry for Zhong Yurou, such as jade hairpins and gold hairpins. As long as he sees a good style, he will buy it.
Lin Yuanqiu has always believed that a man should not just talk about how good he is to his wife, but should take practical actions. In addition to being loyal to his marriage, other things like clothes and jewelry that a woman likes should be satisfied as long as they are within his ability.
Zhong Yurou was winding embroidery thread at the moment and couldn't make a move for a while.
Seeing this, Lin Yuanqiu came closer and helped insert the hairpin into his wife's bun.
"Yeah, it looks good." Lin Yuanqiu nodded, feeling that it was well worth the money.
At this time, the little baby on the crib started babbling again.
"What are Bao'er talking about?" Seeing his son's cute appearance, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly bent over and picked him up, "Do you also think that my mother is very good-looking?"
Zhong Yurou couldn't help laughing, "You're so young, how do you know if it looks good or not."
"That's not necessarily true. We Bao'er just can't speak yet, so we must understand clearly in our hearts. Don't you think so, Bao'er?"
Little Baoer grinned, as if he was agreeing with what his father said.
Lin Yuanqiu's heart suddenly filled with tears. Lin Yuanqiu was not boasting, but his baby was really cute, with a fair face, a round nose, and clear and bright eyebrows.
I remember when Bao'er was first born, everyone in his family said he looked like his father, but Lin Yuanqiu himself didn't see it. But as the child grows day by day, looking at it now, Lin Yuanqiu feels that he is simply a smaller version of himself.
The five- to six-month-old baby loves adults teasing him the most. After chatting with his son for a while, Lin Yuanqiu simply went to get a book and started reading to his son.
Look at little Bao'er again. He doesn't cry or fuss, and talks a few words from time to time. This serious little look seems like he is really listening carefully.
…
Obviously Emperor Jingkang was a person who could not tolerate sand in his eyes.
Not long after the third prince returned to the capital, Luo Wenqing, the prefect of Shizhou, was dismissed from office. The charge was for deceiving the emperor. Then there is the matter of Du Wei, the former magistrate of Hu County, who was posthumously awarded a posthumous title by the Holy Emperor.
Saibei is far away from the capital, so naturally the news was not so timely. By the time Lin Yuanqiu learned of the matter from the newspaper delivered to him, it was already more than a month later.
Lin Yuanqiu finally felt relieved when he saw that Mr. Du Weidu had been given a posthumous title by the Holy One, and that the Holy One had provided pensions to Du Zhi County's family.
Lin Yuanqiu has been waiting for news since he handed the note to the third prince, and now he is satisfied with the result.
I originally thought this matter should have come to an end here. Unexpectedly, in April, Zhong Rong suddenly received a notice of reinstatement from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, asking him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to take up a post. As for his position, he was a sixth-grade school captain in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, which was much higher than the previous captain of the capital. few.
Since there has been no movement since Ding You's recovery, Zhong Rong had prepared himself for the possibility of not being reinstated. Unexpectedly, he got the job today, and he was still a sixth-grade captain that he had never expected.
Although I don’t know whether this promotion was because he saved the third prince or because of the annihilation of the Shanrong people, one thing Zhong Rong is certain about is that if his son-in-law had not entrusted him with the command of the soldiers in the military camp, he would have been promoted. He said, if his son-in-law hadn't come up with the plan to annihilate the Shanrong people, then no matter how hard he tried, he would never have had such a chance.
If Lin Yuanqiu knew what his father-in-law was thinking, he would definitely say that without his father-in-law, he would definitely not be able to annihilate all the invading Shanrong people.
Naturally, the matter of returning to Beijing to take up the post could not be delayed. If his father wanted to go back, Zhong Jinan and Zhong Jinhua would definitely have to go together, so the father and son quickly packed their belongings.
After being in contact with his father-in-law for such a long time, Lin Yuanqiu can naturally clearly feel the ambition in his heart, so Lin Yuanqiu is happy for his father-in-law's revolt from the bottom of his heart. In Lin Yuanqiu's view, his father-in-law's martial arts skills should not be let down. What’s more, it’s really nice to work in a camp on the outskirts of Beijing. You won’t have to be so far away from home like before.
Before leaving, Zhong Rong specially gave Zhong Yurou several land deeds to stores in Dinghu County so that his daughter could help take care of them.
The purpose of buying these shops was to wait for prices to rise before selling them. Now the store price is more than three times higher than before, and there is still room for growth, so Zhong Rong has no plans to sell the store.
After sending away his father-in-law and uncle, Lin Yuanqiu's daily life became more managed by the guards, and he also began to take care of matters in the military camp himself.
As the head of a state, he naturally has to firmly hold the military power in his hands. His father-in-law is one of his own, so Lin Yuanqiu can naturally rest assured. Now that he has left his father-in-law, he will definitely have to do everything himself.
At the end of the month, Lin Yuanqiu received a letter from Zhou Zixu. The letter said that Chunyan gave birth to a second son last month and that both mother and son were safe.
After Lin Sanzhu and Feng heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As Chunyan's delivery date approached, the couple couldn't eat well or sleep well these days.
At this moment, she finally let go of her worries, and quickly went to make clothes for her grandson while humming a ditty. It will be a hot day in a month or two, so Feng plans to make a few more coats, made of fine cotton, to wear on her grandson to ensure coolness and comfort.
Seeing the joy on his parents' faces and the worries he had felt for his eldest sister some time ago, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but sigh that the hearts of parents in the world are really pitiful.
Since having Bao'er, Lin Yuanqiu has become more aware of how much his parents worry about their three siblings. It is no exaggeration to say that children are the joy, anger, sorrow and joy of their parents.
Lin Yuanqiu unfolded the letter and continued reading.
After passing the self-examination as a Shujishi, Zhou Zixu went on duty in the Hanlin Academy. What I usually have to do is help the editors and editors search for information on history. Since many of my colleagues are of the same age, I won't feel bored every day.
At the end of the letter, Zhou Zixu wrote about how he and his teacher were surprised and very happy after learning that he had annihilated more than 3,000 mountain soldiers. Although it was the end, it felt like the finale.
In the end, Zhou Zixu lamented that it was a pity that he had never experienced it in person, which was extremely regretful.
Lin Yuanqiu put the letter away. He was also thinking about this matter. Although foreign officials were evaluated every three years according to regulations, annihilating the Shanrong people by himself could be regarded as a great achievement. But now, he is about to do so. Four months have passed and I haven't seen any commendation from the Holy One.
Is this planned to be saved until the three-year term is up?
Although he suspected this, Lin Yuanqiu still had expectations in his heart. As a result, the days passed by, even Bao'er's first birthday party passed, and there was no news from the capital.
Soon it was time for the persimmons to mature again. This time, Zhou's workshop posted a notice for harvesting the persimmon fruits early, just like last year.
Unexpectedly, there were fewer people sending persimmon fruits this year than last year.
…
Chapter 209 The imperial edict comes
At this time last year, Lin Sanzhu did not participate in the persimmon harvesting because he was out selling goods, so he did not know the grand occasion of last year's persimmon harvesting.
So when I saw people carrying persimmons over from time to time, I thought that I would definitely be able to harvest a lot this year.
Seeing the happy look on his third brother's face, Lin Dazhu couldn't help but say, "Last year, my second brother, I, and Yuan Feng Yuan Bai were so busy that we didn't even have time to sit down and drink water."
Lin Dazhu clearly remembers that many people lined up to be weighed at that time, and the queue could often line up from the door to the outside of the workshop wall. As for Yuan Feng, after being busy all day, the hands counting the copper coins were a little stiff.
"Are you so busy?" Lin Sanzhu felt a little incredible when he imagined such a scene.
But if there is such a big difference, then there must be something wrong. You must know that today is the first day of harvesting persimmon fruits. Normally, it should be the busiest.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanzhu quickly stood up and said, "Brother, let me go out and take a look."
With that said, he quickly left the workshop.
When he got to the street, Lin Sanzhu paid special attention to the people carrying persimmon fruits. The most indispensable thing today was the people picking persimmon fruits.
Lin Sanzhu soon saw that several people walking together carrying bamboo baskets went directly into the alleys on the side after passing Changwen Street. The direction of these alleys had nothing to do with Zhou Ji Workshop.
Lin Sanzhu already had a guess in his mind.
When he followed the people into the alley, the scene in front of him was just as Lin Sanzhu had imagined. Inside the open courtyard doors, many people were busy peeling persimmons around baskets.
Sure enough, everyone is making persimmons at home.
Lin Sanzhu then walked through a few more alleys. The situation was the same as what he saw just now. There were also several shops peeling and making persimmons.
Seeing these people smiling happily while peeling persimmons, Lin Sanzhu didn't know what to say for a moment. Although he knew that such a day would come sooner or later, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Returning to the workshop in a depressed mood, Lin Sanzhu told his eldest brother, second brother and nephew what he saw.
Lin Dazhu has always been a loyal person and has never thought about it at all. When he heard what his third brother said, he just woke up from a dream. No wonder the people who came to peel this year were all strangers. It seems that he came last year The people who peeled the persimmons all stayed at home and made their own persimmons.
Lin Yuanfeng sighed, "This auspicious wishful cake is simple and easy to make. We should have thought that such a day would come."
Lin Yuanhuai didn't think so, "Brother, although persimmon making is simple and easy to learn, there are several processes involved. Not to mention other things, just kneading out the core is not something you can learn at a glance. Remember, when we first learned how to make it, we had to squeeze through a lot of persimmons. Besides, when we recruited people last year, we specially divided the work for everyone. How could we learn it so quickly?"
After listening to Lin Yuanhuai's analysis, including Lin Sanzhu, they all thought it was quite reasonable. Now they felt a lot better. Then they thought about how they would make persimmons in a mess and not look good at all. When the time came to see them what to do.
But what Lin Dazhu and others didn't expect was that when they returned home from work and told Lin Yuanqiu about the matter, they were directly assigned a task.
Lin Sanzhu thought that he heard wrongly and asked quickly, "Shall you ask me and your uncle to teach the people how to make persimmons?"
Wu and Lao Lintou also found it difficult to understand. These people were obviously competing for business with them, so why did they worry that they had not cooked the persimmons well?
Well, Lin Yuanqiu nodded, indicating that this was exactly what he meant.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu did not expect that there would be people who "established their own business" so quickly. It would be false to say that he did not feel uncomfortable at this time. Originally, according to his idea, he planned to organize the people to start in two years. Make your own persimmons. In this way, while his family can earn more money, the people can also become more familiar with the method of making persimmon cakes.
As for why they care so much about earning more money, nonsense, this is their persimmon cake recipe, and they are not a rich family. Isn't it normal to want to earn more money?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu sighed in his heart. Sure enough, everyone has a self-interested heart. He is the same as these people. He also hopes that his family can earn money and his family can have a good life.
However, as a parent, Lin Yuanqiu knows that he still has the responsibility to benefit the people. Since the official is appointed to a certain place, he must pay more attention to the people here.
Since his original intention of dedicating the persimmon cake recipe was to allow the people of Yongning Prefecture and Dinghu County to have a stable source of income and no longer have to live a miserable life, then he must complete this matter.
Lin Yuanqiu quickly explained the reason for doing this, "Master, grandma, if our family doesn't try to control the quality of the persimmons, then the merchants who bought the persimmons this year may not come back in the future. Originally, we My family came up with this persimmon cake recipe just to let the people have more income and live a good life. There are many persimmon fruit trees in Saibei, and my grandson originally planned to make auspicious Ruyi cakes as special products of Yongning City and Dinghu County. But if no merchants come to visit, then our persimmon cake recipe and all the energy we spent previously will be in vain."
As soon as he heard that the persimmon cake recipe was going to waste, Old Lintou quickly thought of his little grandson's political achievements. Yes, when his family opened a workshop using persimmon cake recipe, in addition to making money, the main reason was to make Yongning Prefecture and Ding The people of Hu County have lived a good life. If the people have a good life, it means that the grandson has done a good job in governance. Naturally, good political achievements will come out. With political achievements, you can be promoted, and if you are promoted to a high official, the lintel of the Lin family will definitely be better. glory. As for their family, they no longer need to stay in Saibei.
Obviously, Old Lin was not the only one who reacted to Lin Yuanqiu's words. Lin Sanzhu, Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu, and Lin Yuanfeng all nodded their heads after hearing this, and immediately said that they would teach the people in the city how to make persimmons tomorrow.
At this time, everyone had the same idea. No matter how important it was to make money, it was not as important as having a good family background. They are all people who think about the younger generations of their families, and naturally hope that their children will have a good background.
After making up their minds, the Lin family quickly discussed the next arrangements.
The last idea I came up with was to set up information desks in Yongning City and Dinghu County tomorrow, and the men at home, except for one person in each of the two weekly diary workshops, would stay at the inquiry desk. Whenever the people didn't understand anything about making auspicious Ruyi cakes, they would be taught step by step. And you must be patient, don't do good things and then be blamed by others, which will be thankless.
The original manpower arrangement did not include Lao Lintou, but he couldn't stay at home unless Lin Sanzhu included him. In Lao Lintou's own words, he is no longer in his seventies or eighty, and his body is still strong.
…
On the second day, even fewer people came to send persimmon fruits to Zhou Ji's workshop.
It turned out that after seeing a neighbor making auspicious Ruyi cakes at home, many people followed suit.
At noon, there were yamen servants beating gongs and telling everyone that if you have any questions about making auspicious Ruyi cakes, you can go to the yamen gate and ask. Master Zhizhou has specially arranged someone to answer your questions.
Upon hearing that there was such a great thing, everyone, whether they were already making auspicious cakes or those who had no plans to do so, all came to the Yamen Gate.
Lin Dazhu and Lin Yuanbai were staying at the information desk in Yongning City. In addition to them, there were more than a dozen government officials on site to maintain order.
In order to make everyone understand more clearly, Lin Dazhu and Lin Yuanbai also brought a basket of freshly harvested persimmon fruits from the workshop and gave a direct demonstration to everyone on the spot.
The first step was peeling the persimmons, but even a six- or seven-year-old child could do this kind of work, so the people present didn't think it was that difficult to make auspicious Ruyi cakes.
But on the third day, it was a little difficult to remove the core of the auspicious Ruyi cake, because you had to control the force and squeeze out the core of the persimmon fruit without breaking the pulp when kneading.
Many people who only had to do peeling work in the workshops last year saw that the auspicious Ruyi cakes actually had to be cored, and immediately rushed home to make repairs.
Although there are more and more people making persimmons in the city, there are also many people picking and selling the fruits. According to their own calculations, at three cents per catty, their whole family can make a lot of money in one day.
