Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 124 Settlement
Qingzhou Prefecture

The hazy weather lasted for half a month, and the fog filled the air. Except for one rain at the beginning, it stopped and never rained again.Ah Zhen busily took out all the spring shirts prepared by the family, washed them and dried them, and all the maids and servants in the family also changed into new clothes, and they all looked radiant.

"A Zhen, don't be too busy, have those people settled down yet?" Su Tong opened the window, stretched his waist, and dressed neatly without A Zhen's service, "Let's buy a Zhuangzi quickly , we can’t keep those people staying in the hotel, and if we don’t solve the problem, it will be even more troublesome for them to cry and go blind.”

Unknowingly, she showed a bit of sadness on her face. At that time, she was impulsive and went crazy. As a result, not only that A-Xia, but six women including A-Xia all wanted to go with her.

Su Tong was as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't tell the pain, but she had no reason to deny what she had said, and she was not so thick-skinned.

In the end, Su Tong and Su Wencheng simply agreed to take these people away together. It happened that Wu Wenshu was also going back, and they walked together all the way, with a familiar guide leading the way, which was much smoother than their own.

When Wu Wenshu and Yang Zhixian heard that Su Tong was going to take these women away, they were also relieved. They also hired a carriage and sent people to help. It was not easy for the people in the Yamen. It was a big project for these women. According to experience, generally in such cases, family members do not want to recognize each other in the majority.

For the families of these women, it was very difficult for the girls in the family to marry a good family, and they couldn't afford a large dowry.

If they become relatives, the husband's family will simply report a death from illness, and at least they can continue. If people know that their bride has been kidnapped, and the color on the head is unclear, any man will feel ashamed, and he can't even think about it. If you don't want to think about it, let alone come to pick it up, such a woman can't go back to her mother's family, her husband's family refuses to take her, and if her heart is not strong enough, she may die or die.

Su Tong lay beside the window and sighed, which made Ah Zhen laugh: "Little lady, don't worry, as soon as you hear that you want to buy Zhuangzi, the stewards of the Guo family and the Zhong family will all come to the door. Those Zhuangzi are cheaper than the other, and It's almost the same for nothing, and there are more people who come with land deeds and house deeds, which is why our lord is not very happy, otherwise, you can build a few or eight villas by yourself, no problem."

"...Finally able to be a female yamen." Su Tong let out a long breath, picked up a few snacks on the table and ate a few pieces casually, but he was amused in his heart, as long as he was awarded a Jinshi, he would be a Officials, there is no reason to be poor. Su Wencheng had just passed the Jinshi examination and did not return to Taizhou. An elder from the Taizhou clan wrote a letter, saying that there were many landlords, wealthy households, and merchants there A large sum of family business must be invested in the Su family.

At that time, Su Wencheng was far away in Kaifeng, so he took this as a joke and told his family members. They knew that this was a customary rule in the officialdom. A precious daughter who can make a lot of money. Although the family business is not much, he is not greedy for money. He refuses all these people. .

Now in Qingzhou, there are more sugar-coated shells, but Su Wencheng has to learn to be flexible.

There is no way, he is now the general judge of Qingzhou, and the general judge is the deputy of the prefect in name, and his status is lower than that of the prefect. , Sometimes you have to be wary of the meaning of the general judgment, because the general judgment is sent by the official family, and there is also a very important duty-"Whether the ministers are good or not, and their duties are revised or abolished, you can hear about it."To put it bluntly, it has the right to supervise and can directly write to the emperor.

Like Su Wencheng, who occupies an important position and is an outsider, if he is too out of gregarious in Qingzhou, it will be terrible. If you don't abide by the rules that everyone else has agreed upon, you will naturally attract taboo and resentment.

Qingzhou is not as rich as Kaifeng and other places. Many ordinary people are very happy to vote for officials. At least they don't have to pay taxes, and there is less exploitation. It is absolutely lucky to have a good master who can rely on.

Su Wencheng also understands that when he arrives in Qingzhou, he intends to do as the Romans do. As long as the people who come to vote are honest and just want to live a good life and seek safety, and they are not the kind of villains who want to bully others, he doesn't mind standing in the way. A windshield signboard.

Sure enough, within a few days, Miss Su got a very good price and bought a Zhuangzi, which was just used to house these poor women brought back by her.

Su Wencheng didn't object to this. It's just a few women, and his family can't afford to support them. His daughter has such a kind heart and deserves encouragement.

Originally, according to Su Wencheng's idea, these people were taken in. If they were willing, they could simply sign a contract and let them do some chores at home. Anyway, they are newcomers and the family is short of staff.A while ago, Aunt Ma also said that there were not enough cooks in the kitchen, and she was looking for some people to help.

But Su Tong felt an inexplicable unwillingness in his heart. If it was really like what his father said, these women were taken in and made to serve as maids, then why did these people come with him, even in the government, The government can also help them find someone to take over.

Even if the conditions of the Su family were better and the owner was more kind, to them, it was nothing more than half a catty, not much difference.

Sometimes Su Tong would feel oppressed when sitting at home. No matter how much her father loved her, no matter how free she was compared to other scholarly ladies, she still felt dissatisfied occasionally.

I remember the heroines in those time-traveling novels. When they go back to the past, they can smoothly integrate into the ancient life, live conscientiously, care for their husbands and children for a lifetime, and tolerate their husband’s concubines. They seem very rational and smart, because they The first thing that comes to mind is survival.

Su Tong herself also thinks that these heroines are amazing, and she thinks so too, even trying to do so, blending into this world, and gradually, working hard to become a heroine who may have some characteristics, may have a certain charm, but after all Will become an ordinary ancient woman.

But when the dissatisfaction in her heart grew day by day, and she got a very strange "school" for no reason, Su Tong's ambitions suddenly increased-she can actually do a lot, not just become a big girl step by step Lady.

In this world, the status of women has not had time to be lowered to the dust. Not only women, but also masters, servants, officials, and ministers are not like masters and servants in the later Qing Dynasty. Human beings, if she can influence some people a little bit, just the people around her, start with these women and teach them the skills that will allow her to live well.

It's not that Su Tong wants to be a pioneer of the feminist movement. If these women have a good marriage in the future and can obtain their own happiness, Su Tong will also be very happy, but she still feels that they cannot be allowed to meet After a tragedy like the one in front of me, I have no ability to survive. I can only wait for charity from others and pray for forgiveness from my family members. If the family members refuse to forgive me, I will not even be able to survive.

"Ah Zhen, I sorted out some things, and there are a few big ones in the East Wing. You send someone to deliver them to A Xia first. She can read, so let her take a look first."

A-Zhen was startled, and took the thick stack of papers handed over by Su Tong. She only glanced at it twice, then raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Little lady, are you teaching them how to make balm?"

Su Tong shrugged and said with a smile: "There must be a way to make a living in order to support yourself." A woman who has her own property and career, without her teaching, will naturally have persistence and pursuit, will become confident.

She has purified the essential oils of various plants by herself before, and the technology is very mature, so she just took it out for use.

These women are novices. For the time being, they can start with relatively simple things, such as balm, soap and so on. Later, they can also try to make some essential oils, mosquito repellent water, toilet water, etc., and it would be great if they can make perfume by the way. But that's all.

It's a pity that there is no way to form a large-scale production of perfumes and the like. It is okay to tinker with some by yourself. If you want to make them on a large scale, these are just equipment and utensils made by craftsmen by hand. It is really difficult to mass-produce. Fortunately, the quantity is small. There are ways to sell with a small quantity, and there are ways to sell with a large quantity and a large quantity. It is not impossible to treat it as a luxury.

Even in the 21st century, for things like perfume, the price of good quality is not very low.

(End of this chapter)