Extra 7: Events during the Changhua Years (Part 2) (Group Portraits)
Kang Zhi had not thought about what to do at first, but now that she saw Gu Erlang acting like this, she seemed to have an idea. She glared at him and bit back: "I haven't asked you about the director of the joint library. It is clear that you can make the following people
People come to deliver messages, but they always come to me in person... Tell me, what are your shady thoughts? If you dare to lie, I will see if I don’t chop you up today!"
"I..." Gu Erlang's face changed a bit: "I can't just stay bored in the library all day long...how can I make a mistake when I do my best!"
Kang Zhi didn't care whether his words were true or false.
Kang Zhi stared at the person in front of her and quickly weighed it in her mind.
First she asked herself, does she need to start a family?
There is no doubt about this.
Not everyone has to have a family. Sister Shepherd's Purse is also very chic, but Kang Zhi likes herself very much. She wants to have her own offspring, and it is best to have a daughter. She will compensate her children for everything she did not get when she was young.
, and then teach that child to be as powerful and brave as her, to be loyal and follow Your Majesty and His Majesty's children.
She is already over 20 years old and the world is at peace. It is a good time to start a family.
Since the answer is yes, then, what kind of person should she find to start a family?
Money? Power? Status? Ability? She has it all.
If you find someone with an ordinary appearance, what is she looking for?
As for the deeper things, this and that of human character and morality, they can all be faked. She, Kang Ani, only likes real things, at least good-looking ones, which she cannot fake. This is true.
In fact, when she wrote that reply, what flashed through her mind was the face in front of her.
Superficial means superficial. Superficial happiness is not a necessity of life, but most of the happiness in people's lives seems to be built up by these unnecessary things.
She has passed the stage of survival, and it is time to be superficial.
Kang Zhi's heart suddenly crossed, and she held the unsheathed knife in one hand, suppressing Gu Erlang who was trying to escape in the chair.
Gu Erlang was about to cry: "What on earth are you going to do!"
Kang Zhi was about to speak when Mrs. Shi's loud and enthusiastic voice could be heard faintly outside the hall: "...Look at how grand this general's mansion is!"
Kang Zhi immediately pulled Gu Erlang up from the chair and threatened in a low voice: "...Stand beside me, watch my eyes and act later! Stop talking nonsense, or I'll beat you up!"
Gu Erlang was confused and full of accusations, but he still arranged his robe and hair in his hands habitually.
The group of people was quickly invited into the hall, and Yuezhi's eyes reddened with joy when she saw her daughter.
Shi Wen's eyes immediately locked on Gu Erlang - did Kang Ani really have one?
Gu Erlang raised his hand to salute at Kang Zhi's threat, and his smile was forced to brighten.
"...Ani, who is this?" Yuezhi wiped her tears and asked at the right time.
Gu Erlang was about to report his official status when he heard Kang Zhi say simply and rudely: "This is my aunt, please call me aunt."
Gu Erlang: "?!"
this……
Gu Erlang's face was slightly distorted. Kang Zhi's hand behind her back was holding a knife. Covered by her wide robe, the scabbard pressed threateningly against Gu Erlang's waist.
Gu Erlang was horrified: "Ah..."
The next moment, he forced a standard smile and lowered his voice: "——Mother."
In the evening, when Gu Erlang returned home, he knelt in front of his mother's knees and cried: "...Auntie!"
"You can't care about your son's life or death. How can your son be Kang Ani's son-in-law?"
"..."
Mrs. Gu's wife gently patted her son's shoulder and back, and comforted her son softly. Seeing that her son couldn't listen at all, she could only sigh helplessly: "...General Kang is a confidant of the emperor, how can his arms reach his thighs?"
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"Our Gu family can be considered to have the merit of following the dragon!" Gu Erlang said: "...my son will write a letter to the capital to complain to the emperor!"
Before Gu Erlang finished speaking, he was suddenly slapped on the head.
Gu Erlang covered his head with one hand and looked up in disbelief at his mother, who was always known as a gentle woman.
"Why are you pretending to me again?" Madam Gu's wife changed her gentle tone and glared at her son: "You don't want to propose marriage at your age. Isn't it because you like General Kang but don't dare to say it? You are afraid and go to him to get close to him.
!This time I gave you a step, but you still keep pretending!"
She has noticed since she was a child that she has a bitchy temperament at heart this time, and she likes people who can bully him. When she met that little girl surnamed Kang, she matched his temperament!
The mother-in-law didn’t want to expose him, but he pretended again and again to get an advantage and act like a good boy, which made people upset!
Mrs. Gu's wife shook her hand that hurt from the beating, and Gu Erlang's mouth trembled. He felt that the mother in front of him was very strange... Sure enough, Jiangdu's increasingly strong wind of a shrew had still blown through the door of their Gu family?
Gu Erlang subconsciously turned to look at his father, and saw that his father seemed to have become accustomed to it. He just said to him: "Okay, there are many people in the family, and I don't expect you to carry on the family line..."
Gu Xiu said pragmatically: "If you enter the Junjun Mansion, our Gu family's backbone in Jiangdu will be strengthened."
Anyway, his eldest son got married early, and now he has grandchildren.
This time his son was originally not very useful, but for it to be used for such a purpose, it can be regarded as smoke coming from the ancestral grave.
So Gu Xiu waved his hand to his second son in a considerate manner: "Don't worry, go and live a good life with others."
Gu Erlang sobbed: "But my son is a descendant of a noble family, how can he be a son-in-law? And Kang Ani is domineering and ruthless..."
Mrs. Gu's wife interrupted her son: "That's why I ask you to come over, otherwise how can our family survive?"
Asking Kang Canjun to be your daughter-in-law is very bold.
Mrs. Gu admitted that she has become bolder now, but she is far from this bold.
When she thought about her daughter-in-law's illness, once she replaced her daughter-in-law's face with Kang Ani's, Mrs. Gu would immediately have the suffocating experience of having someone pinch her nose and pour medicine.
I'm afraid the potion should be light, but I'm afraid this daughter-in-law is impatient and will hurriedly have her troublesome old shell taken down and buried clean after only two days of service.
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Anyway, her son is so good at this, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.
So, in the ninth month of autumn in the third year of Changhua, the groom Gu Erlang, dressed in a bright red wedding dress, sat on horseback and was sent to General Mingwei's Mansion by the Gu family amidst a lot of playing and playing.
On the same day, a Jiangdu fleet that went to sea in the spring returned to the shore. The ship was shouting and unloading cargo, and was being inspected and counted by officials from the Municipal Shipping Department.
Yellow Fish walked down from the second floor of one of the big ships, stepped on the deck, and directed the boatmen to move it carefully.
Back then, when Jiangdu first opened its Municipal Shipping Department, Huang Ya was an inconspicuous little fisherman.
He once told his companions that he wanted to see what was going on outside the Yellow River, but his companions laughed at him for being so whimsical and daydreaming.
When the Municipal Shipping Department first sent people out to explore the sea route, Huang Yao was the first fisherman to raise his hand to participate.
After returning from successfully exploring the route, the caravan began to go out to sea, and the yellow croaker got the first opportunity to board the ship and work.
But at this time, there were still not many people who dared to go on a long voyage, so the boatmen who boarded the ship received many preferential treatment. In addition to the agreed remuneration, each person was also allowed to carry twenty kilograms of goods on board.
These twenty kilograms of goods can be any items that have been inspected by the Shipping Department, and can be sold or bartered after being brought to the destination.
Yellow Fish took out all his belongings, and collected enough money with relatives and friends, and used it all to buy a full twenty kilograms of medium and low-grade tea. In exchange for many carefully selected exotic products, he made a huge profit from it. He paid off
After borrowing all the debts and actively paying interest, there was a balance of one thousand taels.
Yellow Fish's wife couldn't believe it. This was almost a terrifying profit. They might not have been able to save so much money after ten years of fishing.
At this time, many people finally believed that they could make a lot of money by going to sea, and countless fishermen rushed to go to sea with the caravan. However, the conditions for boarding the ship began to tighten, and the benefits were not as generous as when they first went to sea.
Yellow croaker, who worked diligently and had accumulated experience, was still given priority to board the ship. He became the steward on the ship. The preferential treatment he received increased instead of decreasing. He was allowed to carry fifty kilograms of cargo out to sea at a time.
After several years of accumulation, this spring, he was able to rent a ship by himself, loaded with high-quality goods from Jiangdu's workshops, and went to sea with the Jiang family firm. Now he returned with a full load, exhausted but full of energy.
Every time Yellow Croaker goes to sea again, in addition to leaving enough life support for his wife and children, the rest of his wealth will be all on the boat.
Every time, someone said that he was taking too many risks, that he was deceived, and that he should no longer act like a gambler. You must know that the risk of going to sea is very high, and a capsize will take away everything from him. It is better to take what he has earned.
Keep the money, do a small business, and be safe.
But Huang Yao is not a person who only seeks stability. If he were, it would not be his first time to go to sea.
He wants to be the one who seizes opportunities.
He is not afraid of losing everything and starting from a small boatman again.
He was born on a fishing boat. Even if he lost his life and died on the yellow ocean where he was born and raised, it would not be a bad ending.
And as long as he survives, the experience he accumulates will always be more valuable.
Next year, he will rent a bigger boat and bring back more rare treasures!
There are two deified portraits hanging in the cabin of Huangyu, one is of the former prince Li Shang, and the other is the current emperor.
After all the goods were moved, Huang Yu took off the two portraits with his own hands, carefully rolled them up, and held them in his arms.
Officials from the Municipal Shipping Department have begun to inspect and count the yellow croaker cargo, and the Municipal Shipping Department collects the corresponding goods as shipping tax, which is also a form of taxation.
Huang Yu greeted the officials enthusiastically. He was good at talking and doing things, and these officials were very willing to talk to him. He asked Mr. Han Zheng how he was doing, and then asked how he was doing the governor, and then
He clasped his hands in the direction of the capital, and his tone became more respectful: "Your Majesty's dragon body must be in good health too!"
"That is a natural thing. Our Majesty is still young! There is no need to ask!"
"Not long ago, a new maritime policy was promulgated...I heard that Lingnan is also preparing to let people explore the shipping routes."
"..."
After hearing these words, Yellow Fish nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, okay..."
He was very happy, so happy, but the sea breeze still stained the corners of his eyes with a hazy dampness.
Yes, Your Majesty is still young, and all this has just begun... There is nothing better than this.
Listening to the crashing of the waves and the shouts of the boatmen, Huang Yu turned his head and looked at the high platform for worshiping the sea not far away. In a daze, the grand scene of the young female governor here worshiping the sea was still before his eyes.
That year, a woman named Chang Sui Ning once recited the words of sacrifice to the sea here:
I respect the God who protects the sea, and I hope the sea will not rise and the waves will be calm and the wind will be calm.
Second, we respect the heaven, earth, sun and moon, and pray for a good harvest and prosperity for everyone.
Three respects to the ancestors of the sea, I wish to bless my people and go home in peace.
Yellow Fish has always believed that this is the blessing given by the new king to this sea area. He will stay here forever and protect every hard-working and brave people.
A hundred miles away, there is a sentry post three miles away, a heavily patrolled area, and a navy is practicing at sea.
Fang Chao, who directed the drill, was wearing a bunt and a red belt.
The big flag embroidered with the word "Sheng" was fluttering, making hunting noises, and the orderly shouts of the soldiers, and drifted to farther seas with the sea breeze.
In October, Mrs. Shi arrived in the prosperous Gyeonggi and met the emperor whom she longed for.
In November, a happy event was held at the governor's house in Hezhou, Huainan Province. The governor Yungui's younger brother Yungui got married.
At the same time, in Xuanzhou Prefecture on Jiangnan West Road, where business is flourishing next door, the princess Li Tong selected two beautiful male attendants.
In December, year-end work reports from various places arrived in the capital one after another. They listed the household registration, land reclamation, money and grain access, etc. for the year.
So all the ministries were very busy, and the emperor was also very busy. Fortunately, the Spring Festival was approaching. After this busy period, both the ministers and the emperor could take a rest and have a relaxing and comfortable Spring Festival.
This Spring Festival is very lively. On New Year’s Eve, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks never stops. Children carry lanterns and walk through the streets singing nursery rhymes of the prosperous age;
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The tribesmen in Cui Mansion gathered together in a noisy atmosphere. Cui Lang was drunk and pulled Qiao Yumian and insisted on asking the tribesmen to pay homage to the "Madam of the Household" one by one. Qiao Yumian was so embarrassed and annoyed that Mrs. Lu pulled her daughter-in-law behind her and tapped her son's forehead.
Gritting his teeth, he said that he would beat him when he was fifteen;
In Zheng Guogong's mansion, Wei Miaoqing ignored the rules and dragged Li Zhi back to the Wei family to celebrate New Year's Eve. As the son-in-law, Li Zhi did not dare to sit with his elders and stood there a little embarrassed. Wei Shuyi patted him on the shoulder and invited his sister-in-law to play chess in the study.
Then Wei Lianlian won three games;
Inside the Dengtai Building, the doors and windows were closed, and there was no light.
Meng Lie and A Che were called to the palace to celebrate the New Year.
In the Manna Palace, A Dian was chasing the cat in the palace courtyard. Wu Jue, who was looking up at the fireworks, told him to slow down. Meng Lie was explaining to Xi'er in the corridor about His Majesty's food and daily life. As for A Che, he insisted on going to the imperial dining room.
Making dumplings is still busy at the moment.
In the hall, in front of the big window, Zhai Xi smiled and put in a pot of hot tea, added three cups, and presented them to the three people who were sitting and talking.
"Teacher, this looks good, look at it!"
Sitting cross-legged, Li Suining held a teacup in one hand and pointed with the other to a cluster of bright fireworks that had just bloomed in the night sky outside the window.
When Jiaozi arrived, everyone ate dumplings together. Li Suining took Cui Jing to wish the teacher a happy New Year. A Dian saw him and hurriedly followed. Meng Lie and others also joined in the fun. The old lady took out a money bag from his sleeve and threw it to him.
Zhai Xi: "...I would have known that bringing me to the palace would be bad, so I would have given it to them!"
"It's gold!" A Dian pinched the golden beans in surprise and looked at the old master with admiration: "Master! Remember to come back next year!"
The Taifu waved his hands repeatedly: "Go, go, never come again, whoever wants to come will come..."
Wujue laughed loudly: "I will carry you here!"
While everyone was talking and laughing, Cui Jing smiled and handed her golden bean to Li Suining. Something as important as New Year's money should be kept by the most important person in the family.
The aroma of fireworks filled the air, and the sound of laughter filled the huge Manna Hall.
