Lucky Star Gao Zhao

Chapter 686 Reserve Grain

Princess Pingwu said: "He has been back twice, besides, he came to Beijing since he was a child, so he grew up in Beijing, and he can't speak his hometown dialect very well. This time, he also found a Fujianese to accompany him."

The meaning in the words is a bit to refute what the concubine mother said just now.

Old Concubine Jia shook her head and said, "You don't understand, leaves fall back to their roots, nostalgia..."

She looked into the distance, with memories in her eyes, "Does the son-in-law often eat food from the south? Sometimes he hums a tune from his hometown?"

Princess Pingwu was just about to say that the son-in-law never hums a ditty, but seeing the expression of the concubine mother, she stopped.

"When I was young, I was afraid of a famine. Your grandfather saved some grain every year and stored it in the cellar in winter. One year the harvest was not good, and every family went out to beg for food. Your grandfather took your uncle and went with the villagers, or they would go home and steal it. Don’t tell anyone about the stored food. There’s no way, if someone finds out, the family will borrow a little, and if they don’t have enough, they will hate you for the rest of their lives. Your grandmother can’t bear to starve her family. I wanted to give some secretly, but was beaten up by your grandfather. I didn’t understand it at the time. I didn’t see your grandfather so stingy. My grandfather said, I can only protect my own children, because in the face of disasters, people are wolves. I We are wolves, and others are wolves. If we want to be kind, we can only harm the whole family and become meat in the mouth of wolves. When a girl feels sorry for her natal family, my aunt secretly gave food to her natal family. Later, her natal family came Borrowing, my uncle didn't give it to me because I couldn't afford it. Too many people borrowed it, and if I gave it to outsiders, my children would starve to death. As a result, my kind aunt was scolded by her natal family, and she was never allowed to return to her natal family. My mother just Understood, I also said that my father played well, otherwise the family would not be able to survive. Many people died of starvation that year. We have the food we have hidden, and we eat porridge where we can see rice grains every day. Both your uncle and I survived. gone."

Princess Pingwu listened quietly to what her concubine mother said. She, a princess who grew up in golden branches and jade leaves, could not understand suffering. She just felt that concubine mother was as old as she said, and every time she came, she would talk about her childhood in her hometown.

Looking at the mother and concubine in the memory, I heard the laughter of the daughter of the Huo family outside. In a woman's life, Princess Pingwu is rich and prosperous.

Gao Zhao, Jia Beishi and the others were looking at impatiens outside. Huo Yinggui said that Xichang Mansion also had them. She would dye her nails every year, and said that when the flowers bloomed, they would meet to dye them together.

Both Jia Beishi and Gao Zhao agreed to her. Jia Beishi has a gentle temperament, while Gao Zhao doesn't talk much to people he doesn't know well. Now that he is married, he is afraid of losing face and has to be more reserved, so he just listens to Huo Yinggui's chatter.

But Gao Zhao didn't think she was ruthless at all, she had a cheerful, lively, straightforward personality.

Although Jia Beishi didn't talk much, he didn't say nothing, and he always said something just right, without being awkward, so that Huo Yinggui would not be embarrassed when he joked alone.

When Princess Pingwu came out, she said that the concubine was tired and there was no need to go in to say goodbye, and the three of them went out of the palace with Princess Pingwu.

Gao Zhao helped her mother-in-law into the car, watching Huo Yinggui wave to her.

When I returned to the mansion, I saw a car at the door, which was often used by Prince Qing.

Princess Pingwu asked Gao Zhao to go back to the backyard. She guessed something happened, so she didn't let her daughter-in-law go to pay her respects.

Entering the house, seeing the dignified faces of Prince Consort and Prince Qing, I don't know what happened.

Seeing Princess Pingwu coming back, Prince Qing asked about the situation in the palace, and said that the minister of the Ministry of Rites handed over the papers early this morning, but no one came, saying that he had a sudden illness and asked to resign.

The emperor sent the imperial physician, who came back and said that Li Haituo suffered from vertigo and could not stand up.

After the death of Shangshu Youlao Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, there was a vacancy for the Shangshu, temporarily held by Qi Kaisen, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment. According to the routine, if nothing unexpected happens, Qi Kaisen will be the Shangshu in the future.

And Qi Kaisen is the natal brother of the second princess' mother-in-law.

Now that there is a sudden vacancy for the Minister of Rites, I don't know which one the emperor will choose.

After hearing the situation, Princess Pingwu couldn't talk about it. She hadn't paid much attention to government affairs, and she wasn't familiar with the officials in Beijing.

Just jokingly said: "The emperor is so stingy, maybe he will choose someone like him. The twelve supervisors in the palace just follow the emperor wholeheartedly, let alone concubines, even the prince and princess. , it is more difficult than going to the sky to make the twelve prisons spend more money."

Prince Qing's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Then I guess it's Lord Huai, the grandfather of the nephew and son-in-law. If you want to talk about being stingy, Lord Huai would be ranked first. Compared with him, the Emperor is far behind."

Princess Pingwu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The marriage of the fifth prince and the sixth prince will be unlucky."

The second daughter, Wu Yu'e, would complain to her husband's house every time she went back to her natal home, saying that her grandfather, the general accountant, checked the accounts every day, and the whole family would be punished for spending an extra penny.Go to the Yamen during the day, go home to check the accounts at night, work hard, and never rest.Every woman in the house wants to eat something delicious and gets a dowry subsidy.

Lord Qing clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "If it's Master Huai, there will be a good show, haha!"

Consort Wu shook his head with a smile and said, "How can government affairs be trifling."

"That's not for sure. I think the older the emperor is, the more capricious he is. He always likes to catch people by surprise. When he sees others in a daze, he thinks that he is so smart. No one can guess him. Every time I go to say something, and then put on a face that makes you laugh again." If he guessed it, he will be very proud, and he will be happy to give the money."

Princess Pingwu persuaded: "Don't ask for money all the time, and make him unhappy, mother is still in the palace."

Prince Qing spread his hands and said: "If I don't ask for money, how can I explain that I spend so much? Sometimes I also buy good things for my nephew, otherwise why would he give me money?"

"That was bought for him with the money you asked for from which county king, can he not be happy?"

Prince Qing hehe said: "So, what I want to come and go is not how much I can spend from this house to that house?"

"You also restrain yourself, don't provoke him in a hurry."

Prince Qing fully agreed, and then said: "I found a maid for my niece and daughter-in-law. Her parents are from Fujian, so she can speak Hokkien since she was a child. Her parents and younger brother stayed in my house to work, and she followed you to Fujian. It's good to be an interpreter beside the niece and daughter-in-law, otherwise, after returning home, it will be inconvenient if you don't understand a sentence when dealing with the woman in the inner house."

Princess Pingwu was grateful for the thoughtfulness of the brother, but she pretended to be sarcastic and said, "Why didn't you arrange someone for me? I can't understand the words over there."

"It's fine if brother-in-law can understand, you and your husband go in and out together, there's no need."

Concubine Wu said: "Now I can't understand much anymore. I found a teacher who spoke the dialect of my hometown. I have to guess. So, this way, let Xunsheng learn together. It's okay to understand a little bit. It’s good to be able to say a few words, otherwise when I go back, I won’t even be able to address people.”

Prince Qing laughed, and said: "I asked first, what did my husband say, it was Tang Mo. Haha! Did my husband lie down and touch it?"

He didn't care about Princess Pingwu glaring at him, he insisted on letting Concubine Wu say what his daughter-in-law said or what his son said.

　Tang Mo, I was found by Du Niang, if there is anything wrong, please point it out.

　　Interpretation by Wang Zhongyi, an expert on ancient architecture and folklore in Fuzhou.

　　When Wang Shenzhi entered Fujian, many men died in the war, leaving a large number of women.So someone came up with a plan for Wang Shenzhi: make all the soldiers blindfolded and go up to touch the women in a row. Whoever touches them will be his wife.At that time, it was the Tang Dynasty, and those women in Fuzhou called the man who blindfolded and touched her husband as "Tang Mo", and the boy was called "Tang Mozai".

　　Why are girls called "Zhu Niangzi", Wang Zhongyi said, in the Tang Dynasty, Fujian was also called Wu Zhuguo.Therefore, women in Fujian are collectively called "Zhu Niang", so girls are naturally called "Zhu Niangzi".

　　
　
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