Shu Blossoms

Chapter 95
When the eldest princess in Zheng Mansion heard Amu's words, she suddenly stood up and said dissatisfiedly: "This is still available on credit? There is no money in the treasury, so who are you fooling?"

As he spoke, he stared at Zheng Wei: "He just wants to hang on, he can drag on for as long as he can!"

Hearing this, Zheng Wei pursed his lips and smiled: "Uncle is right, it's too dazzling to give you these silver taels at one time, why don't you do this?"

She whispered a few words in the ear of the eldest princess, and the eldest princess nodded again and again, "Go and write these as a book, and ask Amu to send it to him. In this way, our majesty can't default on the debt."

Zheng Wei's idea is very simple, that is, to suggest to His Majesty that the remaining 5 taels can be temporarily stored in His Majesty's inner treasury, and His Majesty can also embezzle it if there is an urgent need, but it must be accounted independently by the Shaofu, with interest calculated every day and monthly. Report to the eldest princess once, and the eldest princess can withdraw interest from the treasury every year
As long as the Shaofu sent someone to bring the deed with the emperor's seal, the Zhou Emperor could send someone to fetch the food.

Amu smiled helplessly, whether he was here to be a escort or a messenger, the eldest princess would not go into the palace to talk about such a big thing in person, so it had to be passed on like this.

But he didn't dare to say anything, so he rode to Kyoto.

Although Emperor Zhou in the palace felt that the mother and daughter of Zheng Mansion were becoming more and more shrewd, but this matter was also beneficial to him, so he no longer cared about it, and made a private seal to let Zheng Mansion send someone to rush him with his part. Pulling food to the western suburbs.

Zheng Wei looked at the box full of gold, her eyes dazzled, she felt that she had never seen so much silver in her entire life.

This time, with the money to open the shop, Zheng Wei stretched out his fleshy little paw and picked one up to rub it.

The eldest princess was also happy and couldn't close her mouth. She counted them one by one, no more or no less, so she took the gold in Zheng Wei's hand, locked it and put it in the cage.

"Hey, A-Niang, I've given ideas and strengths, how about you give me some wages?"

Zheng Wei was in a hurry, hugging the princess's arm and acting like a spoiled child.

The eldest princess was unmoved, she stretched out her jade white finger and tapped Zheng Wei's fair and plump forehead, and said confidently, "Even you were born by A-niang, it takes so much trouble to raise you, so come up with an idea. Shouldn't it be?!"

Zheng Wei stomped his feet angrily, turned around angrily, and went to his grandmother to complain.

Mrs. Zheng smiled and reassured him: "What is your mother saving for? It's not because she wants to save more dowry for you and some dowry for your brother. If you need it urgently, grandma has some here."

Zheng Wei shook his head, "Grandma, keep it for yourself, I won't need it for the time being, I'm just angry with A-Niang."

Mrs. Zheng hugged her in her arms and comforted her: "It's not easy for your mother. Our family has a weaker family. To live decently in Jiankang City naturally requires careful planning."

"I used to wonder, A-niang is the eldest princess with a fief and food, and her salary is higher than that of a first-rank officer, not including the monthly fief tax, how can she live so frugally, and it is really I didn't see where her silver taels went. This time I know where my mother spent all the money, and she hoarded so much food quietly." Zheng Weiwo sighed in Madam Zheng's arms.

"Your mother is a kind person. Whenever the crops are out of stock, they will always be sold to the people who are in short supply at a price slightly lower than the market price, and the people of Zhuangzi in the western suburbs can go to Zhuangtou every year. She receives grain and seeds, and does not accept money. In the year of disaster, people will give out a lot of grain to help the victims who are about to starve to death.

Zheng Wei nodded in agreement.

"But you are right to persuade your mother to sell the grain to the imperial court. I knew early on that she likes to stock up on grain, but I didn't expect there to be more than [-] stone. We are all short of food, and our family is afraid that we will not be able to keep this food, and we are afraid that it will cause trouble!"

Mrs. Zheng praised Zheng Wei lovingly, and Zheng Wei leaned into her ear mysteriously and whispered: "Auntie said that Zhuangzi's leftover food is enough for us to eat for two years, so I'm not afraid of starvation."

Mrs. Zheng saw that Zheng Wei's little money fan was exactly like her mother, and couldn't help laughing.

In the afternoon, Zheng Weilai was resting beside Mrs. Zheng, and while she was sleeping in a haze, she heard a commotion outside.

She got up in a daze, walked to the door and asked Aro who was standing outside, "What happened?"

Seeing that Zheng Wei was awake, Ah Luo hurriedly came over to wash and change her clothes, and Xiaozui kept talking: "I heard that Sister A Qiao said that the damselfly mother Zou asked to see the old lady, so she knelt down and cried when she entered the door, saying that the damselfly was early yesterday morning. I went out to buy food, but I haven't come back to this day."

"Can I report to the official?" Zheng Wei took the towel and asked, wiping his face.

"It was said that I went to report to the official this morning, but the capital was busy preparing for the war, and many yamen had been transferred to guard, and there were not enough staff in the government, so only two people were sent to help in the search, and there was no letter until this hour. Now it's easy for things to happen when the army is in chaos, and the damselfly lady can't be in a hurry, so she can't be shameless and begged to our house."

Aro was a little worried about the damselfly, "Now that it's so messy outside, the damselfly won't be kidnapped, right?"

"There may be some trouble. We have to go to the yamen first to see if we have found it, and then we will send more people to look for it near the damselfly's house."

When Zheng Wei packed up and went to the front hall, the Zou family had calmed down a little, her eyes were red and swollen, and it looked like she had been crying for a day and a night.

And now her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and if she remembers correctly, she will have to give birth in ten days.

Their home in Nanshi was rebuilt last month, and the imperial court also distributed some food. Their mothers felt that they were too sorry to live in the mansion for free, so they had to move back.

Mrs. Zheng gave them a little money, and they went back and opened the bean shop again. The damselflies sent some fresh tofu to the house early in the morning. After a few words with the cook, he left.

Zheng Wei really hasn't seen her again these days.

Looking at Zou's pale face, she couldn't help but worry a little. There was no one to support the family.

Seeing Zheng Wei coming in, Mrs. Zou was busy propping herself up to stand up to salute, but Zheng Wei hurriedly stopped her, and A Luo and A Qiao supported her and sat down again.

At this time, a servant girl hurried in to report that the big housekeeper Qi had returned from the yamen.

When Mr. Zou heard the words, he quickly looked out the door, and the old lady also hurriedly said, "Let him in."

"What did the yamen say?"

After Butler Qi saluted, the old lady asked.

"Master Li said that it was the case of the damselfly that Zhang Zhu took on, and sent someone to check near the damselfly's house, but found nothing. Master Li said."

Butler Qi looked at Zou with some hesitation.

"Butler Qi, what did Mr. Li say, tell me, I want to know how my damselfly is doing?"

"This morning, there were five reporters in succession, saying that their children were all lost. The younger was five years old, and the older one was as big as a damselfly. Master Li showed me the registration of the report this morning, and Master Li judged that it should be A group of people deliberately committed crimes. And that girl Zhi Xuan is also lost!"

(End of this chapter)