Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 564: The Great Victory at the Yumen Gate (1)
Mrs. Ma took a closer look at the house deed, was very pleasantly surprised, completely relieved of sleepiness, and asked excitedly: "Dorang, besides you, who else has won the house as a gift from the prince?"

Qu Duo said proudly: "Everyone has followed my sister and brother-in-law to Longdi this time. My official position is not low, so I got this house."

He used to be a deputy in Chang'an Academy, but this time He Jingyan handed over a memorial to the imperial court and proposed him as a principal. He has already become a middle-level official of the Ding Dynasty from the fifth rank.

This is something he never dared to think about before.

Mrs. Ma said: "I heard from some wives on the way that the housing price in Jincheng is slightly lower than that of Daocheng Mansion in Shaanxi. I see that this house is located less than two miles away from Wangfu, and the housing price will not be less than 3000 taels , the furniture in the house can also be worth two or three hundred taels of silver."

Qu Duo nodded, and said in a low voice: "Sister and brother-in-law doubled the salaries of all the officials in our fief, and said that if you do a good job, there will be red envelopes at the end of the year."

He Jingyan and his wife treated them so kindly, and what they got in return was their hard work, and Qu Duo was one of them.

This time He Jingyan gave the officials who took care of his family members a day off, Qu Duo felt that he had a bad conscience and planned to do more work in the next few days to make up for the work he didn't do today.

"Before the prince and princess didn't reveal anything in Chang'an, who would have thought that they would make such a big deal when they made a move." Madam Ma collected the house deed, met Qu Duo's eager eyes, and said softly: "Duo Lang , I'll go to the children's room to settle it first."

At the same time, the family members of Officer Huben went out of the city in a carriage to the outskirts, and lived in a new home in a small independent courtyard. They were very pleasantly surprised when they saw the large-scale, all-in-one mahogany-furnished house. They got the title deed, and heard that their salary had doubled. , It's simply joy on top of joy.

"The prince said that only military officers whose family members have come and settled in Jincheng for more than five years can get such a house."

"Even though this house is in the suburbs, it can be worth 700 to 2000 taels, and the furniture is almost [-] taels."

Now that the imperial court does not fight the Xiongnu, the Tiger Ben army will not be able to generate war wealth, and the salary issued by the imperial court is only enough to support the family and cannot save money.

2000 taels of silver is already a very large sum.

Those family members who said they wanted to return to Chang'an gave up their thoughts so far, and never mentioned a word in front of their husband.

Let's say that it was noon when Li Jingjing woke up from sleep, and He Jingyan had just finished his business, so he came over to wait for her to have lunch together.

Li Yunxiao came one step earlier than He Jingyan, and had been waiting for almost half an hour.

His current job is the secretary of the palace. He came to Jincheng for more than 20 days from the sixth rank. He just recorded He Jingyan talking about big and small things with the officials, and occasionally expressed his opinions.

A few days ago, he accompanied He Jingyan to inspect the entire fief, and he had to go to two counties a day. He was so tired that he rode wildly in his dreams at night. It was normal for his skin to turn dark and his weight to lose weight.

"Second Brother, Husband, I'm making you hungry, I'm sorry." Li Jingjing changed into a light green dress, which made He Jingyan's eyes brighten.

He Jingyan said softly: "My lady, I didn't wait for you long, but my second brother waited for half an hour."

Li Yunxiao said with a silly smile: "It's okay. I'm not too hungry." He is famous for his patience, but it depends on who he is with.

Li Jingjing said with concern: "Which courtyard does Second Brother live in? After lunch, I'll go and have a look."

He Jingyan also gave Li Yunxiao a house a few days ago, but Li Yunxiao didn't go to live in it at all, saying that he wanted to supervise him for Li Jingjing, so he lived in the palace.

Li Yunxiao responded happily, and said: "Sister, I live in a yard next to a pond, not far from here."

Li Jingjing asked, "Have you ever gotten used to it?"

Li Yunxiao said carelessly: "I have been in Longdi for more than [-] days. I slept in this yard for a total of two nights, and then followed my brother-in-law to inspect the fiefdom."

He Jingyan said softly: "My lady, Longdi is very windy and sandy, and the climate is dry. I used to live in the north all year round, which is similar to here, and I have adapted to it." He added: "It's just that my second brother wakes up every morning and says his throat is smoking."

"Sister, I'm fine. I'm fine." Not only was Li Yunxiao's throat smoky, but he was also constipated.

Another depressing thing was that when he was patrolling with He Jingyan, the post stations in the county had no white rice, only flour. Even if he ate ten big steamed buns, he didn't feel full, and he would be hungry before the hour.

Li Jingjing said: "Second brother, I will make some medicine for you to eat." Then persuaded: "You should eat more fruits. I heard that the melons and fruits in Jincheng are very sweet, you should eat more."

The food in the dining room has been prepared, six dishes and one soup, cucumber mixed with small river prawns, old vinegar peanuts, braised Yellow River carp, scallion fried mutton, fried rape ginkgo, steamed pork ribs, scallop egg soup, staple food is rice, hand rolled Noodles, three delicacies buns, cold noodles.

Li Jingjing said heartily: "It's the end of May now, and Jincheng can still eat green vegetables. Once it enters September and the weather starts to get cold, I won't be able to eat them."

Li Yunxiao was finally able to eat white rice, and Xixi ate two more bowls.

With the company of his lovely wife, He Jingyan felt at ease and ate more than usual.

The three of them ate at the same table, and because they didn't have the habit of eating without talking, they talked while eating and enjoying themselves, as if they were in Chang'an.

After the meal, Li Jingjing went to look at the courtyard where Li Yunxiao lived, while He Jingyan went to the study, saw the urgent letter sent by the flying pigeon from Chang'an, frowned, and sighed, feeling sad from the heart.

It turned out that the two secret agents set up by the imperial court in Tianshui lived in the city mansion.

In the earthquake yesterday, the two spies were knocked unconscious by the tiles falling from the roof. After waking up, they quickly reported the information to Chang'an by flying pigeons, and then split up to inquire about the news.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in a village in the outskirts six miles away from Tianshui City Mansion. The whole village sank more than ten feet underground, and none of the villagers survived.

The Yun Clan, who were less than three miles away, only half collapsed thanks to the well-built house.

The old patriarch and the old lady of the Yun clan were killed, and 18 other members of the clan were seriously injured, 17 people were dead and their bodies were seen, and 25 people were missing and may be buried in the ground.

The city walls of Tianshui Mansion were old and hadn't been repaired all year round. They all collapsed, and all the officers and soldiers guarding the city were crushed to death before they could escape in time.

It was noon at that time, the people in Tianshui City Mansion were having their lunch, most of them were at home, the houses collapsed and many people were killed.

Ninety percent of the officials in the entire Dudu Mansion died in the earthquake, and very few officials survived.

Now the yamen of Tianshui Mansion is paralyzed, the surviving officials with the highest official positions in the Dudu Mansion have limited ability, and the disaster relief is slow.

The imperial court sent Prince He Yiyang, King Li Bing, Prince Li Yunqing, and Duke Tian Jin led [-] officers and soldiers of the Tian family army to escort food, clothing, and medicines to the disaster relief, and ordered all cities in Longdi to prepare for the disaster victims of Tianshui.

(End of this chapter)