By the time the heavy snow stops and the sun emerges, giving off a little pale light, it is already the twelfth lunar month. The sun shines on the snow and the light is reflected. As long as you open your eyes and look outside, you will feel the light dazzling your eyes. This is not the worst, the worst.
What's more, the weather is getting colder. It's common sense that it's not cold when it's snowing. Coupled with the whistling wind, the feeling is really good.
When you take a breath outside, the hairs in your nose are instantly stiff and sore from the cold. When your nose is sore, tears come down. Therefore, people who come in from the outside all have red noses and eyes, looking pitiful.
The fourth master was sitting by the charcoal stove, playing with the roasted sweet potatoes inside, "I should go buy some for people to bring back today." Not only the waiters at home, but also the stewards in the shop and the village, everything that needs to be changed must be replaced.
Change. Whether it's the property divided from the family or the property in Lin Yutong's dowry, it's the same. Many families can't survive. At this time, they can give them a warm place to stay and a bowl of thin food a day.
Porridge, if you take the initiative to sell yourself to your door, I'm afraid I can't stop you.
Lin Yutong looked outside: "It's getting colder today. I'm afraid it will slowly get warmer after the first lunar month. People who can't stand this winter are really..." She shook her head, "Aren't we still divided?
A house? How about clearing out the house first, allocating part of the charcoal, and placing the people who bought it in the house outside first. We have two months as a buffer, so we can take a look at the background of these people."
The fourth master pondered for a long time before saying: "Okay..." He called Gui Wu and said: "First go to the grain store to see how much food you can buy. It doesn't need to be good, but you can eat it. Then ask if you can buy it.
How many cotton-padded clothes and quilts..."
Only then did Lin Yutong remember that the court had collected almost everything on the market for disaster relief. Even the ministers' homes were not spared. Several girls around him also handed in old clothes. But with the heavy snow and the roads blocked, where could they go?
None of the food can be transported into the capital. I'm afraid it's not a matter of rising prices for these things on the market. I'm afraid that if prices rise, I won't be able to buy anything even if I spend my money.
No wonder the Fourth Master was brooding just now. It was only then that he remembered that there was one thing. It is estimated that not many people like me would choose to buy people at this point. Just cotton-padded clothes, quilts and food would feed them for two months in vain.
The cost is higher than the person's worth.
She smiled coquettishly: "Compared with this money and human lives, human lives are more important. We don't have the ability to save so many people now, so let's save each one one by one."
Fourth Master looked at Gui Wu: "Have you heard what your grandma said? Go ahead!"
Guiwu swallowed back the words of persuasion he originally wanted to say, and said before leaving: "Master and grandma are both kind-hearted people."
Kindhearted person?
Just having a kind heart is useless! No matter how great your kindness is, it is limited by your own efforts.
After Guiwu went out, the two of them shared the roasted sweet potatoes. Lin Yutong sighed: "The sweet potatoes stored in the cellar are all frozen." Not to mention the cabbage and radishes, which were all frozen.
Fourth Master smiled: "The frozen tofu is really good. I'm going to serve simmered frozen tofu tonight. You did a good job last time."
As long as the soup base is good, the frozen tofu will soak up the soup, so you can only use it to go with the rice.
This damn weather has almost made people go crazy. There is nothing but eating and drinking. "The mung bean sprouts are done. Let's cook them with water tonight and eat them cold..."
While they were talking, Sanxi came in and whispered: "Master, shopkeeper Shi is here."
Jade in stone?
"Please!" Lin Yutong said, giving the half-eaten sweet potato to Fourth Master, and hurriedly wiped his hands with a handkerchief.
The Fourth Master, who never saw women, got up and took the half-eaten sweet potato that Lin Yutong stuffed into him, and entered the study, leaving the hall.
When Shi Zhongyu came in, he didn't dare to lean against the fire to keep warm. He just rubbed his face back and forth, fearing that he would get frostbite more easily when he was cold or hot.
"What's the matter? I sent someone to deliver the message. Why are you here?" Lin Yutong quickly brought her a bowl of ginger-date tea and asked, "What's so urgent?"
Shi Zhongyu picked up the tea cup and drank it, then took a deep breath, shuddered, and threw a big thunder at Lin Yutong, "Lin Yuzhi is pregnant!"
Aha?!
This is really...unexpected.
Lin Yutong calculated this, "It's been almost two months."
"This girl has been very ill these days and has not been doing well." Shi Zhongyu chuckled, "Of course, she also has her own faults. She seems to be afraid that I will send her out, so she keeps tossing her over and over again.
"I wasn't pregnant before, so that's okay. But now that I'm pregnant, if I keep going through this, the baby in my belly won't be able to bear it." She shook her head, "Tell me, why is this girl's mind so... unclear?"
"I can accept her and serve her well. This is my attitude in itself. Why should she bother with it? Not to mention her own suffering, I am also tired. It is the medicine that nourishes the body, doesn't it cost money?" Speaking of money.
, she laughed to herself. She also thought it was funny to care about this at this time, "Look at me, it's getting more and more useless. I kept talking about it but left out the most important thing. You said this unmarried and pregnant girl, this child
Now, should I give birth or not? Do you want to say hello to Lin Changgen of the Lin family? If something happens in the future, no one can blame you."
Is Lin Yuzhi the kind of person who is willing to listen to other people's advice?
If you want to call me Lin Yutong, you'd better not have this child. Jin Shouren probably won't admit it if you do. Now Chu Huaiyu and the girl who is serving the common room still don't believe it. Lin Yuzhi, both of them were acting randomly when they were unconscious.
After a lot of tinkering, it was born so quickly. But according to Lin Yuzhi's temperament, she really had to give birth to this child.
"It depends on what she wants." Lin Yutong thought for a long time and said, "If she thinks it's better to insist on giving birth, let her give birth."
"If that's the case..." Shi Zhongyu was a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid it's not suitable to live in the backyard of the shop." The situation became more and more complicated, and news came and went from her place more frequently. After all, it was inconvenient for an outsider to live there.
"It will be arranged in the house outside." Lin Yutong waved his hand casually, "If she is willing to run away by herself, tell her to run away casually. There is no need to look at her specially." Anyway, the news she got from her was what she said when she was confused.
She was talking in her sleep, and no one had asked her anything. Besides, that was probably all she knew. The rest were probably things she saw from her perspective, and were not accurate at all. So, let her be.
Shi Zhongyu nodded, "Okay, then I know what to do."
Lin Yutong glanced outside, and then asked Shi Zhongyu in a low voice: "What's going on with my mother?"
The corner of Shi Zhongyu's mouth moved, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "Master didn't ask me to tell you these things."
"Now that you've said it, my mother doesn't know either." Lin Yutong leaned over and said, "Hurry up and tell me, I've been so depressed in the house lately that I've become stupid."
Shi Zhongyu was looked at by Lin Yutong's little eyes and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He leaned over and whispered into Lin Yutong's ear: "The New Year's banquet is the end of the year."
The New Year is approaching a difficult time. It also means that this New Year's banquet is the time to serve big dishes.
As if afraid that Lin Yutong would ask more questions, Shi Zhongyu stood up and left in a numb voice.
Lin Yutong got up directly and went into the study. She knew that the fourth master could hear what the two said in the study, as long as they used a normal volume. Therefore, except for the last sentence, the fourth master should have heard everything. As soon as she entered, she saw the fourth master again
I was reading history books in my arms, and I didn’t know where I got the history of this dynasty. There is no official history of this dynasty. They are all things recorded by some historians or scholars.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Yutong leaned over to see what he was looking at so fascinatedly.
The fourth master pointed his finger at a line of words for Lin Yutong to read. Lin Yutong was shocked when he saw it. It recorded the vision of the current Prince Heng when he was born. It was said that when the child cried for the first time, suddenly,
Dark clouds cover the sun, strong winds rise, destroy everything, become unstoppable, etc.
All those emperors would have fabricated a set of amazing visions. But Prince Heng is not yet an emperor, so there is no possibility of fabricating visions. What's more, the writing on this book is quite old. So,
Who would record the story of a little-known baby? In addition, this vision is not a good omen. Could it be that twenty or thirty years ago, someone would have thought of fabricating a bad omen to slander a child. At that time, even the emperor was just a prince?
Who would have thought so deeply? It’s not a mistake!
She read the record again and couldn't help but shake her head, "Who is the author of this book? If you are caught in the future..." Literary prisons are available all the time.
People's visions are filled with red light and bursts of fairy music. Prince Heng has become covered by dark clouds and the sun has disappeared.
This author is also brave, how come he dares to write anything?
"Shi Zhongyu said that the time was chosen for the New Year's Banquet." Lin Yutong took his eyes back from the book and said.
The fourth master looked not surprised at all, "...Don't think that Prince Heng will be in power soon. Concubine Gan will be able to control anything soon. This is simply impossible. This is a long-term process, and you must be mentally prepared. Only when you are in court
With her own power, and someone speaking out for her, she has completed the first step... Moreover, she has been labeled as a beloved concubine for too long, which is not good! Most people think that she is a concubine from the past.
If you don't change the impression of a person who is lascivious to serve others, it will never work! Only the word 'virtuous' can be considered as a foundation in people's hearts."
But it is so difficult to do this! She wants to be virtuous, but she is not a royal concubine. If she does not have the status of a beloved concubine, what can she rely on?
Lin Yutong was scratching his head.
She skipped the topic first and whispered: "If you look at it this way, Lin Yuzhi's pregnancy might really be an opportunity for her."
This child is actually a candidate if she wants to have step-heirs and grandchildren. Of course, the premise is that she gives birth to a son.
Although Prince Heng said at the beginning that he would adopt his own child, on the one hand, he was really unwilling to do so. On the other hand, at this moment, what Prince Heng said that day might not be able to change in the future. In this house
, as long as this news is released, everyone will be beaten to pieces.
I don't want to rob him, but I can't stand the disbelief of others. Therefore, if Jin Shouxin really has a concubine's eldest son, it is estimated that the Chu family will definitely help the child out.
The fourth master snorted softly: "They are all a group of people who are blinded by power. What will be the fate of the children sent to the palace in the future? These parents will never think twice about their children."
At night, Man Yue told Lin Yutong another piece of news, "...It's true! Master, I won't hear you wrong. That girl Kui Guo really said that."
It turned out that before dinner, Lin Yutong sent Man Yue to deliver some mung bean sprouts distributed at home to each room. However, when Man Yue carried the basket to deliver it to Qi Duoer, she heard Biguo say, "Our master has not been here these two days."
I'm so worried about my appetite that I don't know what to do, but you brought me some good things."
Man Yue thought they were just saying polite words and didn't take it seriously at first. She just said: "No wonder the masters are picky. It's been a month and there are no fresh vegetables. Even the meat is not the freshest. In the past, the river fresh food, Xiao
Who cares about crucian carp or something like that? What about now? Madam Prince sent so many three or five of them, as big as a palm, and they have become a rare thing."
Kuiguo shook his head: "We also made it for the master, and he vomited when he smelled the fishy smell. At first, he didn't feel anything, and now he can't even smell the smell of oily smoke. With white porridge and a plate of pickled cucumbers, this
How can it be? It makes my throat sore."
Man Yue was startled. This sounded like the way the wife who served on the stove looked like when she was pregnant. She couldn't eat anything. It was pickled cucumbers, sour beans, and pickled bamboo shoots. She stuffed them into her mouth desperately.
Thinking this, she couldn't help but tentatively said: "There is a lady watching over me, so it must be okay. There is also a greasy taste in my mouth." With her mother by her side, if she really was pregnant, she should have discovered it.
Unexpectedly, Kuiguo shook his head: "Our wife... has been ill for some days. She is groggy and can't get out of bed. She is afraid that she will be sick, so she doesn't even ask our master to come into the house..."
Man Yue came back and quickly reported: "...Maybe I thought too much."
No! This is not overthinking! Qi Duoer is probably really pregnant.