In the 22nd year of Jiahe, the war between Qi State and the Northern Kingdom became tense. If the war in the 21st year was a small fight, then after the spring of the 22nd year, the real war began, and a large number of refugees came to
There were wandering bandits everywhere, and some refugees even stole food and property. In order to collect grain and grass for the imperial court, the price of grain suddenly increased a lot compared to twenty years ago.
Gyeongju also saw the influx of many refugees, who were sallow and skinny and were begging everywhere. The governor of Gyeongju asked each county to set up temporary shelters for the refugees to live in. The governor's wife took the lead and set up a porridge tent to give out porridge and spread charity.
In Changping County, with the magistrate's wife as an example, the magistrate's wife also organized some officials' wives and merchants to discuss porridge distribution. The Cao family even set up a porridge shed early.
Can't go down.
The Cao family's porridge shed is the same as Su Liu's, and both families produce part of the food. In addition to porridge, there are also steamed buns. Although they are thick noodles, they already make people burst into tears. Naturally, people are grateful for this move, and some
The refugees who hated the rich and the merchants who hated the rich simply smashed and looted, but the Cao family and Su Liu's family were not affected at all.
Because the matter between Cao Kui and the Chen family had already been settled, when the two families built a porridge shed together, the Cao family refused to let Su Liu and the others provide food. Su Liu refused, so at least he got angry in the end.
If you give in, you will break off the relationship, and then give up.
As early as last year, Su Liu and the Cao family had secretly stockpiled a lot of grain, which came in handy. Because they had grain in stock, the price of grain had no impact on them.
The wedding date of Cao Mingzhu and Song Fei was finally set on the second day of August. In order to get married in the presence of both parents, they arranged the marriage between Cao Kui and Chen. The date of their marriage was set on the sixth day of May.
The Cao family is very busy with two marriages to be held within a year. Cao Mingzhu has to prepare the dowry for the wedding, and also has to take charge of the palace's middle minister and Cao Kui's marriage. It's a very busy time.
, wishing that Mrs. Chen would marry her immediately, so she asked Su Liu for help.
Normally, Su Liu is not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Cao family. After all, his name is not justified, but in extraordinary times, he has no choice but to be shameless, but he only takes over the task of delivering porridge in the porridge shed, and then Cao Kui and
Mrs. Chen had some ideas for her marriage. Even Su Xiao had to free up his hands to help with the family work. The two families were very busy.
The spring rain continued, and after the winter snow melted, the weather became unusually cold. Su Liu and two maids, Xue Luoshuang Ning, appeared in the Cao family's porridge shed. Looking at the long queue of refugees standing in the drizzle, she frowned.
frowned.
"Let them divide the porridge faster." Su Liu tilted his head slightly and asked Xueluo to call the lady in charge of the porridge shed to speak.
"Big girl." The lady in charge of the porridge shed, whose surname is Kong, is in charge of the kitchen in Cao Mansion. She knows that her young lady has a good relationship with this girl Su, and that the new wife her husband is going to marry is her mother.
Moreover, she is the fiancée of the general, so she is naturally respectful.
"Mrs. Kong, is this porridge enough?" Su Liu asked.
"That's enough, that's enough. I'm still suffering from the rest." Mrs. Kong said with a bow: "It seems that there are more refugees today. If the war continues to be uneven, then..."
Su Liu naturally knew her concerns. If the war was uneven, the refugees would not be able to return to their hometowns. No matter how much food they had, they would not be enough to provide food.
"The government has made a deal, and I think the court has its own arrangements." Su Liu smiled slightly, then glanced at the sky with drizzle, and said: "It is the spring rain period now, and I have watched everything in the past few days.
It won't clear up, and the spring cold will be terrible. Madam Kong, there is enough ginger in the house. Boil a few buckets and let them go to get rid of the cold. If it's not enough, just buy more."
Lady Kong was startled, and then she hurriedly complimented her: "Young girl has a kind heart, these people are very lucky."
"It's just what you can do, do what you can. If anyone asks, you can say it's your lady and the master's wish. In this way, in the future, when your lady marries to the prefect's family, no one will blame her because she is
I looked down upon him because he was a merchant." Su Liu said with a faint smile.
She is a layperson with a good reputation, so she can earn a lot, especially Cao Mingzhu. She was originally a merchant. If she has such a kind reputation, she may have an easier time in the Song family and the Anqing Hou Mansion in the future.
Mrs. Kong was really grateful at this time, thinking that it was no wonder that the young lady and Miss Su were on good terms, they were affectionate in their hearts. At that moment, she said a few more compliments and went down to prepare.
When the news reached Cao Mingzhu's ears, she was stunned, moved and pleased at the same time, and said: "This girl is so hard to hate."
In life, it is enough to have a confidant. She, Cao Mingzhu, is lucky to have a sister like Su Liu.
The ginger soup was quickly cooked, and brown sugar was added to it, but Madam Kong didn't just say it was the Cao family, she also hooked up with the Su Liu family, and used a very clever excuse, saying that the Cao family and the Su family were about to get together.
The marriage also made everyone feel happy, and the crowd erupted in thanksgiving and congratulations, and they started talking about it.
After hearing this, Su Liu showed a smile, this Lady Kong is also a wonderful person!
"Girl, look at that person, is it Uncle Su?" Shuang Ning suddenly tugged on Su Liu's sleeve.
Su Liu looked along her fingertips. Among the people crowded together, there was a man in ragged clothes and dirty hair. He was looking at her, holding a steamed bun in his hand. When he saw her, he quickly lowered his head.
Lost in the crowd.
Although it was just a glance, Su Liu still recognized it. It was indeed Su Changsheng, and her eyes narrowed.
Have you actually reduced yourself to a beggar?
Su Changsheng hurriedly ran out from the stinky crowd of refugees, feeling frightened in his heart. Mrs. Chen was actually going to marry Cao Kui? How dare she marry another man?
Thinking of his downfall, hiding from gambling houses and government officials, he was no different from a beggar, but they were getting married, rich and powerful, Su Changsheng only had to think about it
, I felt pain everywhere.
"Su Changsheng, you motherfucker, I finally found you son of a bitch. Where are you going to run away this time?"
Just when Su Changsheng was thinking about something, he was suddenly awakened by a voice. When he looked up, he almost lost his consciousness. The steamed buns he held in his hands rolled down, and he subconsciously ran forward.
Damn it, what are you thinking about? If not those thugs from the gambling shop, who are they? Damn it, you can recognize him like this, is he still a human being?
What was even more desperate was that he ran in a panic, but ended up running into a dead end. Looking at the tall alley wall in front of him, and then hearing the footsteps behind him, Su Changsheng's legs softened and he knelt on the ground.
God wants to kill me!
"Run, why don't you run?" Three burly men in gray clothes said, clasping their fingers, twisting their necks, and approaching him with a scornful smile.
Su Changsheng showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and said with a sly smile: "Master Hong, Master Zhou, hehe."
Before he could finish yelling, he felt a sharp pain all over his body. He was kicked on the waist and rolled to the ground with an ouch. Before he could beg for mercy, the fists on his body fell like raindrops.
"I told you to run, I told you to run, let me suffer in vain." The three men punched and kicked him.
Su Changsheng cried out in pain and begged for mercy: "Don't fight, I beg you, don't fight. Oh, I have money to pay back, I have."
After hearing this, a man waved his hand, and the other two immediately stopped. The man grabbed his clothes and asked with a ferocious face: "Where is the silver?" As he said this, he touched his body with one hand, and even after searching over and over, he didn't find any.
When the coin came, he immediately became angry: "Brother, you dare to lie to me, brothers, keep fighting."
The fists and kicks started to greet again. Su Changsheng rolled on the ground with a headache in his arms and said: "I'm serious, but it's not in my place. I know the Cao family, and the one who is giving porridge now is my daughter. She has money.
,Really."
The men were doubtful. They had heard that the Cao family who gave the porridge was a big businessman, and the daughter of the family was the most beautiful. Recently, they also heard that the Cao family was getting married to the Song prefect's family, and that the beautiful Cao was going to marry the son of the prefect's family.
With someone like Su Changsheng, how could he still recognize such a person?
Seeing their suspicion, Su Changsheng said again: "I'm not lying to you. My daughter is the fiancée of the general. She has a lot of money. As long as you let me go, I will definitely get the money to repay you."
How many people looked at each other, the general’s fiancée?
"Brother, it seems that there is such a thing. Hasn't General Zhenwei been in the town of Baise for many years? I heard that they are engaged, is it true?" A younger man asked.
"I swear, everything I said is true. If there is any lie, there will be thunder and lightning, all corpses will be destroyed, and all descendants will be extinct." In order to win their trust, Su Changsheng quickly raised his two fingers and swore an oath.
The ancients still believed in gambling oaths. Seeing this, the oldest man said: "Hmph! Let me believe you for once. If you really tell lies, hey, let's see if it's your mouth that's tough or my fist that's tough.
.Walk!"
Su Changsheng was dragged up by him, and he cried secretly in his heart. He had just seen Su Liuzai, but whether she would save him or not was still one thing!
After Su Liu inspected the porridge shed, she returned to Cao's house. As soon as she returned to the house, Cao Mingzhu called her over.
Cao Mingzhu first pulled her and blamed her for a while, saying that all the merits were put on their father and daughter, and so on. Then she took out a long list and said: "These are the betrothal gifts prepared by dad. See what is missing."
?Add more.”
Su Liu rolled his eyes and said: "I am from the bride's family, aren't you trying to make things difficult for me? My mother also said that this marriage is not a big deal, and the betrothal gift and other things are troublesome to move around, so it's almost just
That’s it, there are two families on the left and right, and we’ll invite you to a few more tables for banquets.”
"All in all, the mistress of our Cao family in the future will still have the proper etiquette." Cao Mingzhu's nanny, Mrs. Tang, said with a smile.
Su Liu had no choice but to take it and take a look at it. They were all in perfect condition and said, "In this case, I have to write the dowry list again."
Cao Mingzhu said hurriedly: "As long as someone gets married, it will be fine."
Everyone laughed, and at this moment, a little maid hurriedly came in, looked at Su Liu carefully, and said: "Miss, girl, there is someone outside who says he is Miss Su's father and is looking for Miss Su.
