After winter, before the Wanshou Festival this year, a small battle broke out in the north. Due to raids, burning, looting, and looting, several small towns suffered varying losses and even suffered numerous casualties. When such a war happened near the end of the year, the people lamented and complained.
Heaven, the Holy One was furious, he was the main warlord, and caused a huge controversy in the court.
After such a battle, the emperor no longer wanted to hunt. Moreover, when he first heard about the war, his body felt cold again, so he simply canceled the hunting this winter, and the basketball game was also postponed.
It wasn't until mid-November, a few months before the Chinese New Year, that news came that the war in the north had ended. His Majesty's face looked a little better. It was only because of post-war appeasement and reconstruction that he allocated a large sum of money.
But during the summer drought, a large sum of money was allocated for disaster relief, and the treasury was tight, and the emperor became worried again.
As the New Year approaches, Kyoto is in full swing. Although the weather is cold, it does not dampen the interest of tourists. The streets are full of joy and are not affected at all.
Tian Minyan lifted the curtain of the car and took a look outside. The faces of the passers-by were filled with smiles, joy and pleasure. Thinking of the soldiers at the border and the people who had been plundered, she couldn't help but sigh.
Ruyi seemed to know what she was thinking, and advised: "Miss, everyone has his own destiny, and there is nothing we can do about it."
"That's right, but they don't know that in this country, some people don't have enough to eat or wear, and some people regard the things they don't want as life." Tian Minyan smiled bitterly, and his eyes fell on the children in brocade clothes on the street.
On the table, he was grabbing a piece of snack, but he didn't like it, so he threw it on the ground and walked away, while a beggar-looking child quickly jumped out, grabbed it on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ruyi also saw it and sighed but said nothing.
Tian Minyan looked at the sky again, it was dark, she pursed her lips and said: "Ruyi, when you go back to the house, you go to the accountant to count the money, buy ten quilts, and then buy a few baskets of large steamed buns, and send them to the Anmin House.
It seems like it’s going to snow again today.”
"Yes." Ruyi responded respectfully. My young lady is kind-hearted. If she were the noble girl next to her, she would know how to play rouge, gouache, play chess, calligraphy and painting at home, right?
"Miss, what about this gift for the Holy Wanshou Festival?" Jixiang asked with a frown: "The emerald pine and cypress trees that I looked at before have been bought by others. What should I do now? The He family is really hateful. Miss obviously asked to keep it.
Yes, it was sold in a blink of an eye. Isn’t this looking down on people?”
Tian Minyan smiled and said, "That's all, I have a better gift."
Jixiang was stunned: "Ah? When will Miss be ready?"
Tian Minyan smiled and said nothing. She was originally angry with the He family for going back on their word, but just after seeing the little beggar, she had a new idea. The treasury was empty, and wasn't His Majesty very sad?
"It's time to start cooking in the greenhouse in our house. Let's go back and prepare a flower pot with rich flowers carved on it. I'll use it." Tian Minyan ordered the two girls with a smile.
Ji Xiang Ruyi and Ji Xiang Ruyi looked at each other, neither of them quite sure what their young lady was planning, but seeing her relaxed expression and thinking that the young lady had always had an idea, they felt relieved.
When we returned to the uncle's house in Zhong County, the concierge said that Prince Xian had arrived and that he was accompanying him to talk in the side hall.
Tian Minyan was stunned, what was he doing?
The car entered the second door and returned to the courtyard. Tian Minyan thought for a while and then called Jixiang and said, "You go to the side hall to explore, what is the prince doing here?"
"Yes, miss."
After giving orders to Jixiang, she washed herself and changed into light clothes under the service of Qingzhi, drank tea to ward off the cold, and waited for Jixiang to come back.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Jixiang ran back panting and said, "Miss, we can't find anything. The people serving in the side hall have all been driven out of the courtyard by the prince."
Tian Minyan's hand holding the teacup paused, and she frowned and thought for a moment. Suddenly she remembered what he said in Fengshan, her face turned red, and she stood up. She was a little shy and a little worried. What would she say?
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Ji Xiang was very strange. He stared at Tian Minyan and said, "Miss?"
"It's nothing. You ask someone to find a flowerpot, and I'll go to the greenhouse."
"Why."
The greenhouse in Zhongxian County's uncle's house was built very large, like an arched greenhouse. The film was covered with a thick layer of dry grass, and then another layer of film. There were several servants covering the film.
The thin covering of snow was shoveled away.
Seeing Tian Minyan coming, they all walked up quickly and saluted. Tian Minyan smiled and said, "You go and do your work. I'll come over to take a look and dig out two good lettuces."
The little steward who served the hot shed was a rough lady, her husband's surname was Liu, and her family also had some thin farmland. When she entered the Zhong County uncle's house, no one wanted to come to take care of the hot shed, so Mrs. Liu volunteered and was promoted by Tian Minyan.
The little steward only has a small amount of money every month, not to mention the oil and water used to build this greenhouse, which makes those who didn't want to come in the first place feel heartbroken.
There was a fire pot placed in the greenhouse, which was as warm as spring. Looking around, there was a large, green field, and the leafy vegetables were growing happily. Tian Minyan laughed.
Mrs. Liu had been talking non-stop since she accompanied Tian Minyan into the greenhouse. She first praised Tian Minyan, and then talked about her merits intentionally or unintentionally. Jixiang's ears were numb when she heard it, and he interrupted her and said: "It's done, it's done, hurry up
Take her to the lettuce field, it's freezing, you bitch is so talkative."
"Yes, sister Jixiang, I talk too much." Mrs. Liu bowed and nodded in compliment, and led them around to the place where the lettuce was grown.
Many vegetables are grown in the greenhouse, including thick vegetables such as lettuce, garlic, scallions, cabbage, coriander, rapeseed, etc., which are all off-season green leafy vegetables.
"This is really the first time for me to grow leafy vegetables in winter. Look, it's so gratifying. I should be able to get up in two days." Mrs. Liu pointed to a lettuce field with a smile.
"You didn't spread the word, did you?" Ji Xiang asked with narrowed eyes.
"No, no, even the old slave's family didn't say anything about it. Without the eldest lady's order, the old slave didn't dare to pass it on." Mrs. Liu waved her hands quickly.
Tian Minyan smiled and said: "You cooked well. Go back to the accounting room to collect the five taels of silver reward."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Miss, for the reward."
"Let's get up. Although this greenhouse has a brazier, the ground is covered with mud, but it's too cold and not clean." Tian Minyan smiled and gave up.
"It doesn't matter, we are used to being rough with our hands and feet. Just wash it off later." Mrs. Liu patted the mud on her knees and said with a smile.
"Jixiang, you and Mrs. Liu go pick out some vegetables that have grown, and we can try them at our house tonight instead of eating radishes." Tian Minyan said again.
"Hey." Ji Xiang was delighted after hearing this.
Seeing them leaving, Tian Minyan started checking the lettuce field, preparing to pick two good lettuce plants to transplant into flower pots.
Looking at one, she curled her lips slightly and stretched out her hand to uproot it, but she heard a joking voice coming from behind: "You have never forgotten about being a farm girl, and you have even started growing vegetables."
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