Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 4 New Friends Winter and Summer

Ming Lanying looked back, she was a little girl about 13 years old, with delicate features, and a set of old clothes that were washed to the point of whitish starch, but clean and tidy.

The little girl looked at them uneasily, butcher Chen sighed, "Miss Dongxia, you see I don't have enough meat to sell, and I really can't give you credit today, why don't you come back tomorrow? I'll save some meat for you tomorrow." .”

Dongxia lowered her head, clutched the corners of her clothes with both hands uneasily, neither walked nor spoke, Chen Butcher was also helpless, Ming Lanying had a little impression of her in her memory.

"Are you...the granddaughter of Imperial Physician Zhao?"

Dong Xia unexpectedly nodded, "It's me, Mrs. Ming."

After recognizing Ming Lanying, her mood was complicated. Among the people who were exiled with Ye Juelu, the oldest doctor Zhao was in his 50s.

Imperial Physician Zhao has only one son. His son and daughter-in-law were involved in a case in the early years and should have been punished by the three clans.The emperor was merciful and only beheaded the couple, leaving behind a daughter, Dongxia, who lived with Imperial Physician Zhao, and exiled the grandfather and grandson.

Conditions in the frontier fortress were not good, Imperial Physician Zhao was getting older, and the father and son lived in a more difficult time in the frontier fortress. Ye Juelu often secretly helped them behind the back of the original owner.

"Miss Ming, can you give me some meat too? Today I am rich!" Dongxia looked at her timidly, and carefully took out a small piece of silver from her sleeve, "This silver...was originally bought by Brother Ye. It was stuffed into me, I shouldn't be like this..."

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, thinking that the pot of wound medicine that Ye Juelu brought back probably came from Imperial Physician Zhao.

Dongxia pinched the broken silver uneasily, "My grandfather said that as long as he is an old friend, it is his duty to see a doctor, and he does not charge money, but my grandfather is not feeling well today, so I want to make up for him, so I carry it on my back." He took this piece of silver..."

Dongxia was afraid that she would get angry and that she would take back the money, so she looked at Ming Lanying pitifully.

Ming Lanying sighed, Dongxia is a good boy, and she can't be hard-hearted towards such a good boy, but she has to take care of her family now, so she really can't take care of her, some small favors can still help .

"Dongxia, come back with me and help me cook. I'll give you some meat and I won't charge you any money. You can keep this money for other purposes, okay?"

Dongxia saluted her gratefully, "Thank you, Mrs. Ming, thank you, Mrs. Ming!"

There was still some dry food left in the morning, so Ming Lanying warmed it up first to pad Dongxia and Ning'er's stomachs, "Don't dislike it, pad your stomachs first."

Dongxia shook her head movedly, "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, Mrs. Ming... They used to say bad things about you, and I didn't do anything for you..."

Ming Lanying rubbed her head, "It's okay, it's all in the past, you eat some first, I will cook the meat, and I will take a big bowl back with you later."

"Thank you, Mrs. Ming!"

Although bone soup and pork belly cannot supplement calcium, they can still supplement some protein. Pork belly is just stewed with braised pork.

When it's ready, let Ning'er and Dongxia drink a bowl first, "Come Dongxia, eat a bowl of meat first, and I'll find a big bowl for you to fill."

Dongxia hadn't eaten such delicious meat for a long time, she was moved to tears while holding the bowl, Ning'er looked at Ming Lanying at a loss, Ming Lanying didn't expect that, she touched her little head helplessly and distressed, He also touched Ning'er's little head.

"Dongxia eat quickly, it will be late to go back later, your grandfather is worried, Ning'er also eat quickly, and send sister Dongxia back with mother later, okay?"

Ning'er nodded obediently, and Dongxia wiped away her tears, "Miss Ming, if you need help in the future, just come to me. Although I don't have any skills, it's better to see a doctor and get medicine, but Mistress Ming just calls me. go!"

"Hahahahahaha... I bought you for a bowl of meat? Then your grandfather will hate me to death. If there is something to do, I will call you Brother Ye. If there is meat, I will call you."

Ming Lanying found two big sea bowls for soup and meat, and asked Ning'er to take a basket of vegetables, "Let's go, we'll take you back, and stir-fry two vegetables to relieve the tiredness after eating too much meat."

Dongxia originally said that she was helping her with cooking, but she didn't help. She spent two bowls of meat in vain, and she was really embarrassed to ask for another basket of vegetables, "This is so embarrassing, no, no, no——"

"Okay, I know that your family also has vegetables, but my family has a lot of vegetables. If you don't eat them, it will be a waste. You can help me eat some. You are also growing up, so you should eat more meat and vegetables."

Dongxia has experienced so much at a young age, and she also understands that Ming Lanying is taking care of her. She hasn't felt this kind of warmth for a long time, and she is completely moved.

"Thank you, Mrs. Ming..."

After arriving at Zhaojiaming, Lan Ying realized that the place where the grandparents lived was worse than hers. The thatched house was neither warm in winter nor cool in summer, and it would be crumbling in strong winds. I don't know if it can withstand this year's snow.

"Grandfather, Mrs. Ming has sent me back."

Doctor Zhao is an upright and upright person, he can see everything on the surface, and he can also see some dislike and disdain for Ming Lanying, but he likes Ning'er very much.

Ming Lanying just pretended not to be able to see, but Imperial Physician Zhao is in a very bad condition now, only skin and bones are left, and the hand holding the crutch is shaking and cannot be stabilized.

"Senior Zhao, I'm here to thank you for your old magic medicine. I was scratched yesterday, but today I'm much better. Thank you."

Physician Zhao tapped on his crutches, "That bastard Ye Juelu actually lied to me! He even lied to me to ask someone else, so it was for you!"

Ming Lanying: "..." Okay, careless, I didn't expect her to be hated by everyone, Ye Juelu didn't even dare to say it when he bought medicine.

"I knew it was for you, so why waste my medicine!"

Ming Lanying: "..." I really can't catch up with you for a while.

"Grandfather!" Dongxia put down the bowl, and helped Imperial Physician Zhao to sit on a chair, "You can't explain my wife like this, other people's words can't be trusted, Miss Ming is the best person I've ever seen!"

Ming Lanying smiled and raised the sea bowl in her hand, "It's not wasted, I used your old medicine, and today I'm here to repay your old favor."

Seeing the meat in her bowl and the vegetables in her basket, Imperial Physician Zhao became even angrier, "You prodigal woman! Ye Juelu has been ruined by you!"

Ming Lanying: "..." I'll shut up, you can do whatever you want.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Imperial Physician Zhao became angry, "Stop talking! I'm right! It's all you!"

"Grandfather!" Dong Xia was also pressed by his grandfather, and dared to speak to his grandfather loudly, "You're saying that, I, I won't cook for you!"

"Okay, okay, it's okay." Ming Lanying patted Dongxia with a smile, "Your grandfather is right, but there are hidden secrets in these years, I just tell your grandfather clearly."

Imperial Physician Zhao was stunned, "Don't fool me, my old man is smart! It's not that easy to be fooled!"

"Yes, yes, you are so smart." Ming Lanying thought about it carefully, and she really thought of some problems, "It was a misunderstanding that my father married me to Ye Juelu. As long as he was a member of the princeling party , Anyone can stuff me in, just want to treat me as a spy."

Ming Lanying didn't blushed and didn't blink her eyes when she lied, three points were true and seven points were false, blending the true and the false, she was full of confidence.

"I don't want to do such a thing, so I deliberately quarreled with Ye Juelu, so that everyone knows that he doesn't like me, so my father won't ask me to do anything, at most he just abandoned me." Ming Ming Lanying pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes, "Actually, I have feelings for Ye Juelu. It wasn't me back then, it would be my younger sister. My younger sister is smarter than me, and she is more loved by my father and more obedient to my father. What if she married Ye Juelu and really harmed him?"

"I can't bear Ye Juelu being harmed by them, why don't I come, because Ye Juelu doesn't like me, and my father doesn't want me, so it's good for Ye Juelu."

Imperial Physician Zhao couldn't believe it, "You, are you really trying to fool me?"

Ming Lanying secretly pinched herself, her eyes were full of tears, she said sincerely, "Of course it's all true, I have also become a jewelry recently, and I want to live a good life with Ye Juelu."

Imperial Physician Zhao sighed deeply, "...I don't believe your one-sided words, I want to ask Ye Juelu about this matter."

Ming Lanying: "Why do you ask him? He doesn't know about this, and I dare not tell him..."

"I know, what she said is true." Ye Juelu suddenly appeared at the door, his tall figure blocked half of the light, silently startling her.

After burning incense, Ming Lanying took Ning'er by the hand, and Ye Juelu followed behind the two of them with Kong Lanzi, and the family of three walked home slowly.

Ming Lanying: "Did you hear that?"

"Ah."

"Don't doubt me?"

"No, thank you today."

Ye Juelu not only questioned her, but also thanked her. If he hadn't been following her secretly, Ming Lanying might really think he is good.

"No, it's not for you."

Ye Juelu: "..."

After arriving home, Ming Lanying found a new bed board and a pile of sundries on the table, and asked Ye Juelu in surprise, "Did you buy everything back?"

"Well, the kitchen knife will be ready tomorrow."

Ming Lanying directed Ye Juelu to put the things in order, and simply fried a vegetable, and the family sat down and had dinner peacefully.

Ye Juelu consciously went to wash the dishes, Ning'er went to feed the lamb, and Ming Lanying took out the fabric to cut and mend while there was still light.Two pieces of cloth, Ye Juelu and Ning'er each had two sets, and it was almost winter, and they would change into new clothes after winter.

Ming Lanying sewed clothes while thinking about her own thoughts, and hurriedly finished Ye Juelu's outfit before falling asleep.

"Ye Juelu, go and try."

Ye Juelu held the new clothes in surprise, Ming Lanying touched Ning'er's little head, "Ning'er will have new clothes tomorrow."

Ning'er happily hugged Ming Lanying's arm and shook it.

Before going to bed at night, Ye Juelu suddenly said to her: "There is something I want to ask you."

"Tell me." Ming Lanying yawned lazily. The room is not big, and the bed Ye Juelu sleeps on is not far away. The sudden presence of a breath around her made her a little uncomfortable, and it was hard. To fall asleep and wake him up again.

"Emperor Zhao, if you can, I hope you can help me take care of me. I was seriously injured a few years ago. Without him, I would have passed away long ago. His old man has been kind to me, and this time I was involved."

"Okay, the frontier is cold and bitter, I don't worry about having him as a famous doctor here." Ming Lanying yawned again, trying to speak clearly, "Today's matter, what I said to Imperial Doctor Zhao is not all lies , but don't worry, I'm an abandoned son, I can't go back to the Ming family, and I won't go back, I will leave when I have a suitable opportunity in the future, and I will take Ning'er's words with me."

In the darkness, Ye Juelu's voice was slightly hoarse, "You are your grandfather's only granddaughter."

"What's the matter, but a useless abandoned son, he can have many granddaughters." Ming Lanying sighed, "I know Ning'er is your lifeblood, but he is also my lifeblood, if I leave Yes, you can marry again, but I don't worry if he falls into the hands of the stepmother."

Ye Juelu turned over, and Ming Lanying couldn't help but fell asleep, "Forget it, I'll talk about the future, anyway, I won't let Ning'er suffer any grievances."

*
The next day, Ye Juelu put on new clothes, Ming Lanying turned over and woke up for a while, "There are leftovers from last night in the pot, you ate them all, I'll make fresh ones for Ning'er."

Ye Juelu: "..."

After yawning and falling asleep again, Ye Juelu silently swept away the leftovers, took dry food and went out.

Ming Lanying had only slept for a while when she was awakened by a slight knock on the door outside, "Woman! Lazy woman, fat woman, come out!"

Hearing that the voice was the little gray squirrel from yesterday, Ming Lanying endured the anger of getting up, got out of bed softly, squinted her eyes and went to the door, "I will cut off the tongue of anyone who is arguing!"

"You are so scary!"

The little gray squirrel quickly climbed to the tree in the yard, watching her from a distance, Ming Lanying smoothed her hair with her hands.

"What are you doing here?"

The little gray squirrel jumped up and down on the branches violently, "Master Golden Eagle King asked me to tell you that the chicken you promised to give him yesterday was not delivered, you broke your promise and became fat!"

"Oh." Ming Lanying put her hair in a bun, "So what, I was busy yesterday, so I couldn't take it with me. It just so happened that the chicken was bought, and you, a competent subordinate, will bring it back to it later."

The little gray squirrel snorted coldly, "Master Golden Eagle King said, you are a woman, so I don't care about you, so I want you to bring it to him next time. He also said that your medicine is very effective. My lord needs to change to another place to recuperate. I will come to you in person in a while."

"Yeah okay."

"Why don't you look happy at all?"

Ming Lanying read with a smile on her face: "No, I'm very happy. I wish the Golden Eagle King a speedy recovery."

"That's about the same." The little gray squirrel gestured to the sky, "Not yet!"

An eagle suddenly landed in the yard, holding a fat rabbit in its sharp claws. As soon as the sharp claws were released, the fat rabbit ran away desperately. Ming Lanying's eyes widened. This thank you was fat enough. She like.

The little gray squirrel proudly said: "This is a gift from the Golden Eagle King. The lord also said that you are too fat, you need to exercise hard, otherwise you won't be able to fly and rule the world with your lord. It's your loss!"

The eagle also spoke: "I specially caught the fattest rabbit. It's too meaty and lazy. It doesn't run fast."

Ming Lanying: "..." I will bear it!Three months later, you're saying I'm fat, and I'll put your skin and cramps into stew!

Ming Lanying rolled up her sleeves, stared at the fat rabbit running around in the yard, snorting and catching the rabbit, she blocked the rabbit's terrified wailing for help, so that there would be no soft-heartedness in killing it, and no burden in eating it.

With her ability, if she is not so ruthless, she will only be a vegetarian for the rest of her life. The way of survival in nature is the law of the jungle.She is a human being, and she feels that she can't be a vegetarian for the rest of her life. She can only reduce the damage of both parties, block the ability of spiritual language communication, make quick and precise strikes, let them go away happily, respect the living beings, and respect the ingredients.

When Ning'er woke up, she saw her catching rabbits in the yard, happily joining the battle.

"Ning'er block it!"

"Ning'er scratch its ears, don't be afraid, mother will make you spicy rabbit meat today."

"Ning'er, be careful, don't fall."

When Ye Juelu came home at night, he saw that there was no light in the house from a distance, so he immediately ran back quickly.These days, he has been used to having a lamp waiting for him to go home every night, and the delicious and hot food that he can eat when he returns home. Tonight, when there is no lamp, he always feels that something happened.

Gently pushing the door open, smelling the smell of meat in the air, and hearing the steady breathing of the two women, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lighting an oil lamp with a torch, Ming Lanying woke up faintly, "You are back, the food is warming in the pot, you can eat it yourself."

She and Ning'er caught rabbits for a long time today, and both of them were very tired. She was too big to move around, and she was hit with injuries everywhere. I had dinner first and went to bed early.

Ye Juelu had good vision at night, saw the scratch on her forehead, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with your forehead?"

"Today, a rabbit came into the house. When I was catching the rabbit, I bumped into it. I peeled off the whole rabbit skin. Today is spicy rabbit meat. You should eat it quickly."

Ye Juelu: "..."

After saying a few words, Ming Lanying became less sleepy, turned over and sat up, watching Ye Juelu eat.I changed into new clothes today, with broad shoulders and narrow waist. It looks more energetic and looks better. It is worthy of the clothes made by her.

To be honest, Ye Juelu looks very good, so it's no wonder that Song Shanshan is so focused on flying moths to the flames.She has slept with such a good-looking man. Although she has only slept with him once, she doesn't remember it yet, but it seems... pretty cool?

Ming Lanying shook her head, throwing out the messy thoughts, "Ye Juelu, go see if there is any chaff for sale tomorrow, and see what the price is, I want to build some bird nests near the house to attract wild ducks to lay eggs .”

Ye Juelu frowned slightly, "Whimsical."

Ming Lanying giggled, "Try it, it's okay, it's low cost, and you can earn some income."

It's autumn now, and the winter in the frontier is coming soon, so she needs to make more preparations, although it's not a good season to hatch eggs, but she has the help of the golden eagle king, the fox pretends to be the tiger and some chaff to lure, the wild duck will not refuse of.

In fact, she also thought about continuing to sell more recipes to get rich, but here is a frontier where good and bad people are mixed, and the top birds are shot at. Ye Juelu is not so easy to be exiled. She wants to live a good life and get rich when she is small.

You can try to set up a wild duck farm at low cost.

Ye Juelu agreed, as long as she takes good care of Ning'er, he can cooperate with her whim.

The next day, Ye Juelu told her after asking about it, a basket of rice bran costs six cents, and a duck can eat a basket of rice bran in one winter.

"You can try it." Ming Lanying calculated carefully, "There are so many wild ducks at no cost, keep them warm in winter, one egg in two or three days should be enough, and by the end of the year they can lay forty or fifty. Keep ten of them for us to eat, and sell the rest. Even if it costs two cents each, a duck can earn sixty to eighty cents. The more ducks, the more money. This is still a conservative estimate..."

Ye Juelu looked at her without speaking for a long time, Ming Lanying rolled her eyes in doubt, "What's wrong?"

"I didn't know before, you can still settle accounts."

"What's the matter, I know more than this." Ming Lanying smiled triumphantly, the hard work in the previous life, those gold-encrusted reputations are not in vain, and what I know is not just settling accounts.

Ye Juelu: "From now on, you will be the housekeeper."

Ming Lanying: "..."

She has never been so rare about this kind of money. The amount of money she had in her previous life was in the tens of nine digits. Now it is only a few hundred taels of silver and it really doesn't catch her eyes. But if she doesn't have it now, it doesn't mean she won't have it in the future!

Ming Lanying was very concerned about this wild duck plan, and Ye Juelu also cooperated with her, buying three big baskets of rice bran and returning.

Ming Lanying also specially went to find Dongxia, "Dongxia, come and do me a favor, I will take care of the food, there is meat!"

Imperial Physician Zhao asked, Ming Lanying couldn't talk about such a whimsical thing, so she lied and said that she wanted to learn from female celebrities, so she asked him to let her go.

Imperial Physician Zhao snorted, "It should have been like this a long time ago, I hope you can stop the loss in time in the future."

"Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely send Dongxia back to you later."

Dongxia wanted to defend Dr. Zhao, but Ming Lanying squeezed her hand to indicate that she was fine.

Ming Lanying took Dongxia home, pointed to the ladder Ye Juelu had just made this morning, "Dongxia, do you dare to climb the tree?"

"Dare!" Dongxia nodded resolutely, "In spring, I dared to climb trees to pick fruits without using a ladder."

She twisted her black braids on both sides, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to climb up the tree, Ming Lanying quickly grabbed her, "Slow down, I haven't finished talking yet, look at how anxious you are."

Dongxia smiled embarrassedly, "I really want to help Mrs. Ming."

Ming Lanying pinched her little face, "Don't worry, I'll help you later. I'll be making twice-cooked pork at noon today. You should eat more. Only when you're full will you have the strength to work."

"Ok!"

Ming Lanying briefly told her her thoughts, and Dongxia said in surprise: "If this works, others would have done it long ago...Ms. Ming, just tell me like this, in case I slipped my mouth Now, what should others do if they hear it?!"

"It's okay, I'm sure you won't talk nonsense." Ming Lanying straightened her braids on both sides, "Besides, it depends on luck, even if others learn it, they may not be lucky enough to do it well. , I am your brother Ye who is used to making trouble casually."

Dongxia smiled innocently, "Brother Ye is so kind to you."

It was the first time that Ming Lanying was said like this, she was somewhat embarrassed, "Ahem, it's okay."

In winter and summer, the hands and feet are nimble, and the Minglan warbler can't climb, so she uses branches, dry grass and rags to make her nest underneath, and Ning'er also helps to draw and pull the small branches, running around so obediently.

In the evening, the two had made more than 30 nests and placed them on the tree. Ming Lanying looked at the fruits on the tree with satisfaction.

For dinner, I stewed braised rabbit meat, fried a piece of sweet and sour pork, fried a piece of green vegetables, even steamed the rice, and put them together to send back in winter and summer.

Ming Lanying left as soon as she delivered it to the door, and did not hear how Imperial Doctor Zhao jumped when she saw the food in the basket.

"Send her back! Look at her current appearance, does she look like a living? She came here to enjoy the blessing!"

Dongxia set up the meals, frowned and looked at him disapprovingly, "Grandfather, Mrs. Ming is not willing to take a bite herself, so don't talk about her like that anymore, she loves Big Brother Ye and Ning'er to make these delicious food Helped us, we can no longer see her in the same way as before."

Imperial Physician Zhao snorted and didn't speak, Dong Xia handed him the bowl, "Ms. Ming rubbed her forehead yesterday, today it's red and swollen, and her skin is broken. I want to ask you for some medicine but I dare not open my mouth."

Imperial Physician Zhao took two mouthfuls of rice, got up and went out.

"Where are you going, grandfather?"

"Hmph, I'm going to dispense medicine for that careless person! You can hit the wall when you walk, so keep your eyes open to catch your breath!"

Dong Xia hurriedly pulled him back, "Yes, yes, Mrs. Ming was also careless, you should go to dispense medicine after eating, if Mrs. Ming knows that you haven't eaten and then dispenses medicine for her, she won't dare to use it! "

Doctor Zhao obediently ate his meal before going to the dispensing shop. He cleaned up the dishes in winter and summer, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but smile.Grandfather was hard-spoken and soft-hearted, with a stubborn temper. In the past, Big Brother Ye wanted to help, but he was too busy to take care of himself and went straight. Grandfather has always refused to accept it. Now Lady Ming is getting better, and everything is slowly getting better.

Although Ye Juelu thought that Ming Lanying's idea was unreliable, but when he came back at night, he carefully checked each of them with a fire pocket, moved and strengthened the nests that were not strong.

The little sparrows who love to gossip and listen to the corner of the wall came, but this time they all knew that Ming Lanying could understand them, so they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"Ms. Ming, right? Mrs. Ming, Mrs. Ming, Mrs. Ming..."

"Ms. Ming is benefiting the birds!"

"It's indeed the woman that the Golden Eagle King likes! It's indeed the woman that the Golden Eagle King likes!"

"Unify the world! Dominate the world!"

Ming Lanying: "... whoever talks will be roasted."

Ye Juelu heard her suddenly say something out of nowhere, and looked at her suspiciously, "What did you say?"

"It's nothing, I'm going to sleep first."

Forget it, Ye Juelu is still here, I can't care about it, what kind of poison has this group of birds suffered, did the Golden Eagle King hang out with a rebel thief before!
After Ming Lanying entered the house, Ye Juelu jumped down from the tree, and in the bushes outside the fence, a dark shadow stalked and lowered his voice, "Boss... Your wife, did you find me? How, how did she compare It was more fierce than before!"

To roast people!

"No, she's been like this recently." Ye Juelu checked the fence, "Go to the blacksmith's shop for a night first, and I'll talk to you later."

"Okay, come here quickly, don't be discovered by your wife, it's too cruel, thank you for your hard work, boss..."

Ye Juelu: "..."

(End of this chapter)