Xia Jing tidied up for a while and then left with her maid to Qian Yamen.
Just after leaving the second door, the steward came to report that Xia's family had been invited to the flower hall for tea.
Xia Jing turned her steps slightly and walked along the corridor to the flower hall.
Flower Hall.
The Xia family looked at the simple flower hall with surprise in their eyes. Maybe they did not expect that the place where the dignified Prince Yipin lived would be so simple.
The maid came in to serve tea and then left.
Sister Xia held the tea cup in her hand and took a sip. Her mouth was filled with a bitter taste, and she noticed the dark tea soup in the tea cup.
"Hmm~ What kind of tea is this? Why is it so bitter?"
The others took a small taste, but the young children couldn't bear the pain and their mouths and noses wrinkled together.
Chen took a sip and found that the bitter taste was acceptable, "This should be the herbal tea that Lingnan people like to drink."
"Is this herbal tea?" Sister Xia shook her head, "The taste is too weird."
Mrs. Chen gloated: "The maid started asking us if we wanted to drink herbal tea or black tea. It was you who said you wanted to drink herbal tea."
"How did I know that herbal tea tastes like this? I thought it was cold tea." As she said this, Sister Xia looked at her children.
Sure enough, several children took a small taste and left it there without touching it.
Sister Xia is two years older than Xia Jing. She is the second eldest daughter of Xia's family, named Shani. There is an elder brother in front of her named Xia Qingshan.
At the age of fifteen, she married Li's eldest son, who also opened a small shop in the town. After the marriage, they gave birth to two sons and a daughter.
The eldest son is already married, the second son is fourteen, and the youngest daughter is thirteen this year.
The little girl originally wanted to find a handsome young man to get married as soon as possible, but natural disasters have occurred in recent years, so the matter has been delayed.
Of course, when I came to visit this time, my daughter-in-law did not come with her grandson. She only brought her three children.
"I heard herbal tea clears away heat and detoxifies. It's okay to drink it when we first arrive in Lingnan. We will have to get used to it gradually in the future."
Mrs. Chen advised the children, keeping her eyes on the door.
I really haven’t seen my second daughter for many years, and I feel nervous and uneasy. I wonder if my second daughter is doing well in the palace?
She suppressed her inner emotions and looked at the door from time to time, as well as other family members sitting in the flower hall.
Wu, the eldest daughter-in-law, noticed the look on her mother-in-law Chen's face and said with a smile: "I haven't seen my sister-in-law in so many years. I don't know if her appearance has changed."
Shani said with pity: "My little sister is really suffering a hard life. She followed the prince to such a remote place. It would be better if she followed the emperor to Jiankang. No matter how it is the southern capital city, it is better than staying in this corner at the foot of the mountain.
"
Mrs. Chen frowned and said bluntly: "What's so good about Jiankang? There are so many rules and regulations, but everyone is afraid of doing anything. Don't forget that the disaster is not over yet. Who knows how long this disaster will last?"
Finish."
"If you ask me, it would be good to come to Lingnan. If nothing else, at least there is no drought here. It is a kind of happiness to be at peace in this troubled world."
Everyone was surprised as they did not expect Chen to have such an opinion.
"Bah bang bang!"
Xia Jing heard Chen's remarks as soon as she arrived at the door and couldn't help but applaud her.
She did not expect that Chen would have such an understanding of the current situation. She was worthy of being a woman who dared to go out with Father Xia at such a young age.
"Well said!"
"Jing'er!" Chen stood up in surprise.
"Little sister!"
Xia Jing smiled and nodded to them, "Sister, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law."
He quickly walked a few steps and came to Mrs. Chen, helped her sit down and said, "Mom, sit down."
She hadn't seen her parents in person for at least ten years, but now that they were reunited, Xia Jing could still recall memories of them.
Now that she has replaced the original owner, of course she must take care of her family.
The most important thing is that the Xia family has pretty good character, except for the love-minded Sister Xia.
"Hey!" Chen's eyes were always glued to Xia Jing and never moved away.
Xia Jing felt helpless, but she also felt a little warm and could feel Chen's pure maternal love.
Mrs. Chen wiped the corners of her eyes, her face filled with joy, "Yes, I think the prince has not treated you badly in these years, you look really good."
In fact, whether a woman is well married and whether her life is satisfactory or not can be determined from her usual complexion.
Xia Jing is living a comfortable life these days. She insists on exercising every day. There is no sorrow in her eyebrows. Her energy and blood are good. Her whole person looks like she is exuding vitality from the inside out.
Xia Jing patted her hand and said, "I have lived a good life these years, you don't have to worry about me."
Mrs. Chen smiled and nodded: "As long as you live well."
After saying that, he glanced outside the door and asked, "Where's Chengmu? Why don't you see him? He must have grown into a young man, right?"
"He is now taller than the prince. Unfortunately, he has taken five thousand recruits to Linhai Town for training these days."
"Is Chengmu ready to lead the army?" Shani exclaimed, glanced at her son, and said with disdain: "These two of my family are not motivated at all. They only care about their own one-acre land all day long. They can't be alone outside.
He blocked me from one side, but now he still relies on his father to support him."
Xia Jing paid attention to the two red-faced boys sitting next to her, and smiled: "Everyone grows up in a different environment, and the skills they need to master are definitely different. No matter what a boy's ability is, at least he is considerate and sensible, which is the best character.
,Sister, don’t be too demanding."
I wanted to say, save some face for the children outside.
Shani disagreed: "The most important thing for a man is to be capable!"
She didn't want to delve into this topic, so she happened to see Bai Mei coming over with a tray, so Xia Jing waved her hand to distribute the gifts.
The juniors each get a copy, pen and ink for boys, and jewelry for girls.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen finally realized that she had not asked her junior to give Xia Jing a gift.
Xia Jing didn't care about this. What she wanted to know now was how the Xia family came to Lingnan and what happened along the way.
"Mom, if we don't see each other as a family, why did you come to Lingnan? Is the disaster in Yanzhou serious?"
Thinking of what she had seen and heard along the way, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but shudder, "Oh! It's a long story. We can meet again today. Fortunately, your father is alert."
Father Xia had long sensed that something was wrong and the weather was abnormally severe, so he persuaded the village chief in advance to take the whole village out to escape the famine.
Otherwise, if we escape later, we may not have the chance to reach Jingzhou or Lingnan.
"The whole village of us fled all the way to the south. Fortunately, we all united to resist foreign enemies and emergencies, so we were able to reach Jingzhou. When we were in Jingzhou, we heard the victims talking about King Qian, and we knew that you had come to Lingnan."
Xia Qingshan took a sip of herbal tea, frowned and continued: "We heard that you came to Lingnan, so we discussed with the village chief to join you. As a result, it kept raining in Guiyang County, and most of the villagers backed down.
Only our family has crossed Nanling, and the other villagers have settled in Guiyang County."
"It's not been an easy journey for everyone. It's great if we can settle down in Guiyang County with our family." Xia Jing didn't know the villagers, so she didn't care where they settled.
Instead, he asked about their residence, "Brother, where do you live now?"
After hearing this, Xia Qingshan answered her: "We are currently staying in an inn. It was too late on the day we entered the city and we didn't bother you. The next day, we were delayed for a few days because of a fever in my penis, so I kept putting it off until
I just came to see you today."
"How many days have you been here?" Only then did Xia Jing realize that Xia Dashu was missing, "What happened to Dashu?"
Xia Dashu, the fourth eldest son of the Xia family, is the youngest of the four siblings of the Xia family.
"I was injured. The wound was infected and I had a fever, but the fever has gone away."
Xia Qingshan then told the story of how they met bandits when they arrived in Lingnan, and finally sighed: "This journey can be described as a narrow escape from death. There are either refugees or bandits everywhere. Fortunately, my father is mature and hired a lot of guards before setting off.
, we can reach Lingnan safely."
Xia Jing nodded: "It'll be good as long as the fever is gone. It's not convenient for you to live in an inn after all, and we are also in a tight housing situation here. I'll send people to look for a house outside in the past two days. When it is purchased, you can move."
Xia Qingshan waved his hand, "Little sister, you don't have to worry. I have already sent someone out to inquire. Once the search is complete, we will notify you when we move."
"Okay, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me." Xia Jing simply said that she did not get entangled in this matter.
Due to the arrival of Xia's family, seven or eight tables were set up for lunch in the backyard of the government office. It was true to his words, the population was booming!
Xia Jing found out that King Qian, a noble man from Tianhuang, actually got along well with Father Xia and Brother Xia. They exchanged glasses of wine on the wine table and had a great time chatting.
He completely plays the role of a dirty son-in-law, treating his father-in-law with respect and his elder brother-in-law with respect.
Prince Qian felt the clinging gaze of the person next to him, turned his head and winked at Xia Jing mischievously, grinning.
Even Xia Jing did not expect that he would react like this. She was dumbfounded. What did this man mean?
Show merit?
"Hahaha" King Qian laughed out loud at her reaction.
"Your Majesty, what I just said was funny?" Xia Qingshan laughed at him inexplicably.
"I'm so happy to see you today. Let's have a drink." King Qian raised his glass and clinked it with Xia Qingshan.
In the next few days, Xia Jing did not go out. While tinkering with saltpeter, she paid attention to the situation of the Xia family.
"Princess, it's really cool in this room. How did you know that saltpeter can make ice?"
"I saw it in my journal."
Xia Jing was lying on the soft couch, holding a medical book in her hand and slowly flipping through it. Facing the maid's questions, she responded casually.
During this period of time, she had been suffering from the scorching heat in Lingnan, which made her accidentally think of making ice with saltpeter.
Two days ago, she asked the steward to help her buy saltpeter, but she didn't expect to actually buy it.
"Since making ice is so easy, Princess, we can open a shop to sell ice. We can sell ice in Lingnan." Bai Mei imagined the scene and felt a thrill in her body. "I'm afraid the threshold will be leveled."
"Selling ice?" Xia Jing looked away from the medical book and thought for a moment, "This is feasible. You can inform shopkeeper Ding and ask him to put up a sign in the shop and set the price. We will have new ones in two days."
When Bai Mei saw that her suggestion was adopted, she almost jumped up with joy, "I will inform shopkeeper Ding now."
After Bai Mei left, Xia Jing put down the medical book, reflected on herself, and asked: "Did I give you too little money as a reward these days, so that you are all thinking about how to make money?"
Hongmei pursed her lips and snickered, jokingly saying: "Then if you make money selling ice this month, reward her more."
"You can have this!" Xia Jing nodded seriously.
Hongmei was so happy that she imitated Baimei and said, "Haha, when that little girl holds the money, she will definitely say, eh, there is no place to spend the money in Lingnan."
Xia Jing smiled and asked, "Why?"
"Because there are no fashionable jewelry and clothes on Lingnan Street."
Xia Jing raised her eyebrows and shook her head: "What a pity."
Bai Mei notified Shopkeeper Ding, and when she entered the Yamen, she met Mrs. Wu, the eldest sister-in-law of the Xia family.
The two came in one after another. Xia Jing was slightly surprised, "Why are you free to come here today? Is there something going on at home?"
After Wu sat down, she took the almond milk from Hongmei and said, "I have something to trouble you."
"Oh, just tell me if you have anything to say." Xia Jing sat upright.
Wu took a sip of almond milk and her eyes lit up, this tasted delicious.
But no matter how delicious it was, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous at her sister-in-law's place. She put down the cup and talked about the purpose of coming here.
"It's not a big deal. Your brother has been all over the city in the past few days and hasn't found a house that suits his needs. So he asked me to ask you to see if you have any connections and know who wants to sell the house?"
Xia Jing frowned slightly, "Lingnan is not a prosperous place. How come you can't buy a house? What's the matter with you who don't like it?"
She remembered that the Mou family followed them to Lingnan and found a big house in two days.
Mrs. Wu sighed, "It's not that there are no houses for sale, it's just that there are a lot of people in the family, and my parents want to buy a big house where the whole family can live. After all, we are new to Lingnan, so it's safer for everyone to live together. What's the matter?
It’s easy to take care of each other.”
Xia Jing nodded. She was new here. Although she was supporting her, there was no problem with Father Xia's arrangements.
Wu continued: "It's just that after your eldest brother inquired for a few days, no one is willing to sell the big house. We think the small house is too small for a big family to live in."
Xia Jing will not believe that there is no big house for sale in the whole city. There must be something fishy in it!
"I will ask the housekeeper to investigate this matter. Sister-in-law, please go back and tell your parents not to worry. I will inform you when there is news."
"Okay, this is the best. We are here, we are unfamiliar with the place, and we can't understand what we are saying. It is really difficult for your elder brother to go out to inquire about information."
When Wu saw Xia Jing's immediate agreement, she felt relieved. Over the past few days, she had seen her husband go out early and come back late, looking exhausted, but she felt very sorry for her.
After seeing Wu off, Xia Jing's face darkened and she asked Hongmei to tell Butler Yan and ask him to send someone to find out what was going on.
Zeng Yan's work efficiency was as high as ever, and the results of the investigation were handed over to her within two days.
Xia Jing looked at the news in her hand, her pretty face was as gloomy as water, "What a Lingnan family, you must be monolithic, but I don't know if you are truly monolithic and invulnerable?"
Hongmei asked with concern: "Princess, are these aristocratic families responsible for this?"
Xia Jing snorted coldly: "Who could it be if they weren't them?"
There was just one thing she couldn't figure out: why would these aristocratic families target the Xia family?
Or are they only targeting immigrants who have moved from other places?
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