Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 354 Bad News and Good News

Now that the matter has been decided, Ding Wei let go of her heart, and the righteous brother and his wife finally entered the palace, so she had to entertain them no matter what.

So, he changed his clothes and went to the kitchen to take over the flustered Angelica, and quickly fried a few side dishes.

The three of them, together with the fat boy who was still in a bad mood, chatted, ate and drank with the breeze and blue sky outside the window, and enjoyed half a day of leisure.

The masters can be idle, but the servants cannot.The fast horses of the Fang family ran out of Kyoto early and headed for Quanzhou and neighboring Zhuzhou and Huizhou respectively.

Within a few days, the news was sent back.Fang Xin was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand, and finally wanted to hide the truth, but after hesitating, he finally brought Qixi into the palace.

No matter how close we get along, men and women are different after all.Previously, Gong Zhiming was in the palace, and when he walked back and forth, his brother was visiting his sister, and no one could say anything.Now that Gong Zhiming is away on an expedition, if he goes in and out of the harem without incident, it is easy to cause gossip for Ding Wei.

But with Hedy, there is no such worry.When the husband and wife visit their sister, everyone can only say hello.What's more, Chu Qixi was pregnant, so bored in the prime minister's mansion, she went to the palace for a walk, looking for something delicious to eat, and she should relax her mind.

Ding Wei didn't expect the news to come back so quickly, and she was taking Yunying's dried sausages to dry. The last time she sent food to the grassland, it was too hasty and she didn't have time to prepare many things.These days, when she has nothing to do, she thinks about it, and she really thinks of several delicious and shelf-stable foods, so she makes them and sends them over as soon as possible.

Hearing that the brother-in-law and best friend came running again, Ding Wei smiled while pulling the apron on her body, "Oh, I didn't make the delicious food, but I attracted the greedy cat first."

Everyone laughed when they thought of how Chu Qixi even ate and took food when she entered the palace last time.

"Young Madam Fang's baby is probably a little boy, so it's a good thing to be able to eat like this." Gu Nanny was busy with her hands, and smiled.The older a person is, the more he likes children, and the old lady can't wait to see bare-backed dolls running all over the courtyard.pity…

She cast a sad glance at Ding Wei's stomach, and secretly sighed.Previously, news came out from the previous dynasty that the emperor had been injured by poisoning and was inhumane.She purposely chased Uncle Yun and questioned him several times, and she was relieved when she found out that it was fake.But the two masters also get close every night, why don't they see the mistress is pregnant with another one?Could it be that the poison from the previous exposure still left the root of the disease, but Mr. Wei has not been diagnosed yet?
No, when the master comes back, I still have to find an opportunity to persuade him, and then find a good doctor to see him.

Ding Wei didn't know what the old mother was thinking about, but guessed that Fang Xin must have come here for the silver mine, so she frowned.

Sure enough, Fang Xin's complexion was very bad. Even Chu Qixi, who was carefree on weekdays, honestly asked for food and hid in the yard to tease Ang Geer.

"Brother Fang, what's the matter? But someone is doing something wrong!" Ding Wei poured a cup of tea for Fang Xin and brought it to him.

Seeing the crystal clear sweet white cup, Fang Xin was very reluctant, so he stretched out his hand and pushed the whole set away, and then put the letter sent back from the south in front of Ding Wei.

Ding Wei raised her brows, her premonition was even worse.

After he had to open the letter in front of him and read it at a glance, he was furious, grabbed the snack plate at hand and smashed it to pieces.

"These moths are really hateful!"

Fang Xin secretly stretched out his sleeve to block the set of sweet white cups, carefully persuaded, "Sister, don't be angry, this kind of thing can never be stopped anywhere. Fortunately, it was discovered early, as long as it is ruthless to rectify it, it will be fine in the future. "

Ding Wei kicked a few times hard, wanted to drink a cup of tea, but found that the tea set was hidden by Fang Xin, so she immediately turned her head to look at the plate "corpse" on the ground, feeling so distressed that she wanted to jump her feet.

"Oh, my Lotus Wen blue and white plate!"

Yun Ying, who was guarding the door, saw that the master was about to pick up the tiles, so she hurried forward to stop her, "Master, don't move! There are still some plates in the storeroom, just ask Bai Zhu to get another one later. It would be a bad thing if you cut off your hand." !"

Ding Wei was extremely frustrated, "A set of four has different textures, and if one is missing, the set will not be complete."

"Then let the official kiln fire it again."

Yunying went down after talking, and Fang Xin's tea was also handed over. Ding Wei took a big drink, and after a while, she calmed down and got a little better.But still sighed, wondering how to deal with it.

It turned out that at the beginning, only the Fang family and the Chu family were managing the silver mine, and Cheng Dayou was often supervised, which was pretty good.When crossing to the east that day, when clearing the East Island, the natives who were arrested were absent from work, and they dug out a certain amount of silver ore every day, and they were given two rough meals.

East Island was not unified at that time, and many so-called chiefs had different numbers of natives, and their lives were worse than those of the poorest people in Donghao.If not, the one or two thousand soldiers brought by the Chu family would not be able to conquer the entire island country so smoothly.

These natives originally thought that it was time to die, but they didn't expect that as long as they did their work, they would have food to eat. They were overjoyed and worked very hard.

But the good times didn't last long. Later, when the production of the silver mine was distributed, the imperial court sent manpower to manage it, and the Chu family and Fang family's manpower slowly withdrew.As a result, something went wrong.

The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, and relying on the silver mines naturally have to pay more money for themselves.

The imperial court had agreed long ago that the aristocratic family would only share the money and not touch their hands, so most of the people sent were those who were quite clear among the officials.

There is a saying that everything in the world has value, and the reason why we can stick to it is because the value given is not enough.

These officials who once held the name of incorruptibility as if they were their lives have completely betrayed their firm beliefs in the pile of white money.

As a result, the tasks of the natives became heavier and heavier, and they got less and less food.From the first exhausted person appeared, it couldn't stop anymore.In just a few months, half of the natives have died, and there is a serious shortage of manpower, so they can only recruit people from their own countries.

The generous wages really attracted a large number of people without land to contribute to the island country.It's a pity that soon, those officials who were crazy about making money felt that the wages they paid were too much.As a result, missing persons appeared everywhere...

"Damn it, these damned things should be hacked into pieces!"

Thinking of the words in the letter describing the miserable life of the miners, Ding Wei felt the anger in her heart burn again.What she learned about reed sticks and body laborers when she was a child, she always thought they were fake, but she never thought that now in another world, she would actually become the master who exploits body laborers!
"The emperor is away on an expedition, and the matter of replacing officials cannot be carried out for the time being. For the current plan, we can only send someone to supervise."

Fang Xin was afraid that his sister-in-law would get angry, so he quickly said the countermeasure he had been thinking about for a long time.

Ding Wei also knew that this matter could not be as she thought, just cut off everyone, and then replaced the officials.Facing the pile of silver all day long, not everyone can withstand the temptation.If there is a batch, there will be a second batch. It is better to send people to supervise, change the silver mining system, and then find the right time to wipe out these moths.

"First of all, those people who were captured in the silver mine should be brought back, and each person should be compensated adequately. If any of them died, their family members should be found and the compensation should be doubled. Of course, it would be even better if there were those who wanted to stay and work. The salary should be more generous, limited to one year, and you can renew the contract when you are done, or you can go home."

Ding Wei thought about what to say, but she still felt unwilling to let those moths go, so she said again, "Those officials will be transferred to difficult and powerless positions first, and we will deal with them when the emperor comes back!"

Fang Xin hesitated, "It's better to give more money and seal the mouths of those captured people. Otherwise, if this matter spreads, it will hurt your reputation..."

Ding Wei waved her hands to stop her, "I didn't think carefully about this matter, so let them suffer. Why can't they be deprived of the right to complain about their grievances? Besides, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Hiding, the more people will be criticized. It's better to let the people know how stupid I am, a queen who was born as a cook, and they may be able to understand three points."

Fang Xin made sense after thinking about it, so he said, "Well, I will handle this matter myself, so you don't have to worry about it."

Hearing what he said, Ding Wei was also relieved, her expression relaxed a lot, and she said with a smile, "Then it will make big brother tired, but don't worry. When you are not at home, I will take care of Qixi's food, and I will guarantee you to come back The daughter-in-law I saw gained weight again."

Fang Xin subconsciously looked at his wife who was eating and drinking happily in the yard with snacks in one hand and fruit in the other, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

"Her stomach is like a blowing wind. It grows fast. If it grows longer, what should I do?"

"Brother, don't worry. When I was pregnant with Brother An, my stomach was bigger than Qixi's. Besides, she is now eating alone and two people!"

Ding Wei smiled and persuaded her a few words, and at the end, seeing Chu Qixi eating happily, she unconsciously took a bite of the meat floss pancake that Yunying brought newly.

But there was something wrong with this mouthful, and the fishy smell rushed into her nose. She couldn't bear it anymore, turned her head and vomited on the ground, and then retched non-stop.

Yunying jumped down, stepped forward to help pass water, and at the same time called Danggui outside the door to look for Gu Nanny.

On the contrary, Fang Xin was also terrified, wondering if it was the silver mine that he shouldn't tell the truth to his sister, and finally made her angry.If Gong Zhiming came back, he would be so distressed that he would be dispatched to Heishui City.

"What's the matter, isn't it all right just now? Do you want to find Shanyi to take a look?"

Fang Xin was anxious like ants on a hot pot, Ding Wei wiped her mouth, and laughed when she heard this, "Don't worry, brother, I'm a doctor, how can I... vomit!"

It's a pity that, halfway through her speech, she only glanced at the bitten meat floss pancake before throwing up again.Now Fang Xin didn't need to say anything, the old lady who hadn't entered the door immediately went to grab Shan Yi who was always guarding the small courtyard next door.

Chu Qixi heard the commotion in the yard, and hurried in with her belly on her stomach, and An Ge'er, who was playing football with her, also came in.

"mother!"

Brother An saw his mother lying weakly on the soft couch, his little face changed color with fright, he ran forward and hugged his mother and didn't let go.

(End of this chapter)