Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 358
"I scolded people because I was so angry. Do you know who owns that silver mine?" The man looked ferocious, and asked the crowd through gritted teeth.

Everyone subconsciously stayed away from him for no other reason than they were really afraid of being taken by a mad dog.But the bones in the mad dog's mouth are still somewhat attractive.So someone responded, "Of course the silver mine belongs to the imperial court. I heard that it belongs to the queen, so I donated it to the treasury for free."

"Wrong!" The man said in a louder voice, annoyed, "The empress discovered the silver mine, but she only gave [-]% to the court. In fact, she took most of it. But the court bears all the bad reputation. Let's say this time Arrest people to do coolies. It was the queen who instructed the steward to do it, and finally pushed it to the court. Now that the scandal is about to be exposed, this is why the silver is sealed. The Ge family brothers are still lucky, and they came back alive. I heard that the silver mine The dead people here are almost piled up into a mountain.

"What, is what this person said true?" Everyone was terrified and confused. Could it be that what they heard before was all false?

Seeing that everyone frowned, the man looked unbelievable, but changed his expression, looking sad.

"To tell you the truth, my mother-in-law's brother died in the silver mine, and now the family is full of mourning. Pity my brother-in-law who is only 19 years old, when he was about to get married..."

Zhang Ba's man was talking, and his eyes were red, which shows that he is really sad.

Everyone felt sad and sympathetic, but some people couldn't help but retort, "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding? I think the empress is a good person. Among other things, only a few shops in our city are empresses." Settling the property of female soldiers, you don’t see them bullying other merchants on weekdays. And building bridges and paving roads, winter sheds cotton clothes, summer sheds medicines, it’s really good and couldn’t be better.”

"That's right. We were hit by insects earlier. Although the imperial court gave relief food, most of the households still didn't have enough to eat. Later, many people specially brought food to distribute to the farmers. I heard that it was also thanks to the empress."

In this way, everyone came to their senses, nodded and echoed, "Yes, the empress is most sympathetic to the hard work of the people, and will never do anything to harm the people."

Seeing that the instigation was unsuccessful, the man burst into tears with annoyance flashing in his eyes, "Brother, I'm sorry for being an older brother. You are so wronged, and now I tell everyone, but no one believes it! Brother I'm sorry that you were tortured to death at a young age, leaving your old mother unable to live. Under the cold and hunger, you almost cried and blinded your eyes. If you have a spirit in heaven, please bless that hypocritical and wicked woman to be punished !"

The so-called, a man does not flick his tears lightly.When no man was crying in the street, this man suddenly burst into tears, causing everyone to be at a loss as to what to do.On the other hand, someone at the side couldn't listen anymore, and angrily slapped the table.

"Presumptuous, who the hell are you? You deserve to die for maliciously insulting the empress!"

Although Li Erdan only had one arm, he was quite strong. He slapped the table so hard that the teacup rattled.He stood up and looked at the crowd, and shouted, "The Ge family brothers you mentioned just now are my uncles, my name is Li Erdan, and I lost an arm when I fought with the emperor earlier.

When I was in the army, I ate the porridge made by the Empress herself, and wore the clothes washed by the Empress. I would rather call her Sister Ding than the word Empress.

I know the matter of my uncle being arrested and sent to work hard in the silver mine from beginning to end, and I have just returned from Kyoto.If you want to know, I will tell you.But you must not listen to this person's nonsense, the empress is the kindest and most merciful empress in the world, no one can discredit her at will! "

Uncle of the Ge brothers?
When everyone heard the words, their eyes were as bright as searchlights, and they all stared like Li Erdan.When Desao saw his one arm and his face full of wind and frost, he believed it three points in his heart, and remembered that he fought for the country, so he added a little respect.

One of the middle-aged tea guests cupped his hands and saluted, and asked, "Brother Li, you said you came back from the capital. Could it be that Brother Ge was rescued after you ran away?"

Li Erdan nodded, and replied without hesitation, "Exactly, my uncle was arrested that day for no reason, and I went to the capital because I couldn't find anything to ask. I thought the empress was so valuable that I wouldn't pay attention to such a small person. But the Empress misses the past the most, she sent people south to dispose of it as soon as she learned about my brother-in-law. The silver mine was discovered by the fleet of the Empress Empress, and it was overseas. If she stayed alone, no one would say anything But before Emperor Xihao emptied the treasury, our emperor had to worry about silver every day. The empress was reluctant, so she divided most of the silver mine. Only a small part was reserved for herself, for the future prince Marriage, or natal family, or old acquaintances like me who are thick-skinned ask for help when they come to you. Do you think the empress is being stingy?"

"No!" Everyone nodded quickly after listening, but every woman doesn't have a little private room.The empress gave most of her own silver mine to the imperial court. The imperial court used it to repair river embankments, provide disaster relief, build roads and bridges, distribute food and wages, and guard the border.In fact, it is to distribute the benefits to all the people.

"The empress is benevolent and righteous, and most men are not necessarily more benevolent and righteous than the empress."

"that is!"

Seeing this, Li Erdan hurriedly made persistent efforts, raised his hand and opened his package, revealing the brocade, jewelry, and two tightly wrapped coconuts, and said, "In order to avoid suspicion, the empress handed over the silver mine to the imperial court." After that, I didn't interfere again. As a result, the officials sent by the imperial court were greedy and treated absenteeism harshly, but they also hurt people's lives. After the empress knew about it, she sent people to rectify it. Those who stayed and continued to work were paid ten taels a month Those who don’t want to work, and those who want to go home are paid for their wages. You say my uncle brought silver, it must not be stealing silver mines, it’s their hard wages! It’s the people who lost their lives before, everyone There is also 100 taels of funeral silver."

After finishing speaking, he carefully stroked the brocade, jewelry box and coconut with a look of great treasure.

"I went to find my mother to complain. No matter what I said, I was causing trouble for my mother. But my mother was not only not angry, she also dragged her body for three months pregnant to run around for me. Finally, when she heard that I was going to get married, she even prepared these things herself. Brocade The jewelry and jewelry are for my daughter-in-law, who has never been married. The coconuts were brought back from Hainan. The empress specially brought me two filial mothers. If you don’t believe me, you can see if these things are made inside Yes. I am a retired wounded soldier, even if I tell a lie, I am incapable of finding these things as a cover!"

Hearing what he said, three or five people who sat close to him came over, and after looking at it carefully, they shouted, "Oh, it's really something from the palace. There are built-in marks on the jewelry, silk and satin That’s okay, it’s not a market item.”

"This round thing is a coconut. I heard that it can be stored for several months without spoiling, and the juice inside is very sweet." Some people wanted to pick up the coconut and knock it on, but seeing Li Erdan's nervous expression, he dismissed it. Thoughts, half envious and half regretful, said, "I heard that these coconuts are sold for a few taels of silver in Kyoto."

Li Erdan was a little proud, "Your Majesty said, the journey home is too long for me, and other fruits are perishable, but this coconut is the most troublesome."

Although the Hainan fleet often travels between Kyoto, the fruits transported are only enough to sell in Kyoto, and at most the cities near Kyoto can share a small part of the profit.Here in Huizhou, Zhuzhou, he only hears about his life, but doesn't see his appearance.

"Brother, you can share one of these coconuts, okay? I would like to give ten taels of silver!"

"No, it's better to share it with me, I will pay 20 taels!"

Everyone wants to share a coconut at this moment, take it home to give gifts or honor the elderly at home, how can they remember the nonsense of the man before.

But Li Erdan was hopeless, he waved his hand to stop the crowd's noise, and then stared at the man who wanted to go out.

"Hey, stop that man! Didn't you say that your uncle and brother also entered the silver mine? What's your name and where does your family live? I'll write to Kyoto to ask. If he really disappeared, the funeral silver Who swallowed it. If he is still alive, he will go home after a while. Maybe he is still working in the mine to earn wages, maybe!"

The man shook his head with a stiff face, and said as usual, "No need, we are a small family, so what if we say our name? If we can't find favors and go to the capital to file a complaint, maybe there will be disasters!"

These words were a bit sour, mocking Li Erdan for clearing the empress's name.

Li Erdan's eyes widened even more annoyed, and he scolded loudly, "If you don't want to say where you live, you are clearly talking nonsense, deliberately discrediting the queen's good name! Who are you, where did you come from, and what is your purpose? "

The man didn't answer, but his feet accelerated, and he disappeared after running out of the teahouse.Li Erdan stomped his feet in hatred, and it was too late to arrest him.

He could only cup his hands and say to the astonished crowd, "Brothers, folks, now that the emperor is away on an expedition, there are some youngsters who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. We must not be provoked by them. We must keep our eyes open. Bad guy, if you cause trouble for the empress, you are Donghao's sinner. Although I, Li Erdan, only have one arm left, the whole family is greatly favored by the empress. If anyone dares to slander the empress, my arm will also Hold the long knife!"

"Okay, Brother Li knows how to repay his kindness, it's enough to be righteous!"

"That's right, I also feel that that person just now has no good intentions!"

"Brother Li, when we get married, I will congratulate my brother!"

Everyone started to yell, and Li Erdan's anger dissipated, and he lost the fierceness he had just now.Scratching the back of his head and hands, he said shyly, "It's still early, it's still early!"

After finishing speaking, he quickly packed up the package, settled the tea money and left.It was funny and interesting to leave everyone behind, and finally sent servants to inquire.So, on the day Li Erdan got married, he found that his small courtyard could hardly stand up to people, and the congratulatory gifts were piled up for a whole house...

Of course, this is all for later, and the situation in the previous teahouse continued to happen in Zhuzhou and Huizhou.It's a pity that Huizhou, Zhuzhou, suffered a lot from the disaster this time, and Ding Wei's shop has a good reputation for its good deeds and good deeds.Most of the people who tried to incite were unsuccessful, and there were even two who were sent to the government office by veterans for questioning.

(End of this chapter)