69novels Chapter 116 116
Chapter 116 116
After Leng Yue left, the life in the palace returned to the usual calm, but there seemed to be something different.
Xiaobao and Xiaobei moved to Chunkong Yard.The courtyard, which was originally calm and solemn, seemed to become colorful overnight.There are toys of different age groups and brightly colored cloth strips in every corner.
Most of this is due to Wang Lingjun.
After the mining of iron ore got on track, Wang Lingjun became idle.I deal with some trivial official duties every day, and spend most of my time on the two babies.It's not that he has a lot of fatherly love, but because he thinks—other people's babies are very fun! !
From time to time, I pinched my arms and face, and accidentally made the baby cry, and the nurse helped to coax her.Looking at the white and tender little ball, I can go to heaven!Therefore, in the originally silent Chunkong Yard, Wang Lingjun's idiot laughter, the babies' crying, and Tao Jianran's exasperated reprimands can be heard from time to time, which can be described as extremely lively.
Because of the arrival of a new life, the whole palace was full of festive atmosphere. However, towards the north, dry land had quietly appeared.
After the beginning of spring in March, until April, there was not even a drop of rain!
Seeing the seedlings that I cultivated so hard are drying up little by little, and the water level in the river is dropping day by day, the farmers are almost in a hurry!I don't know who mentioned it first, but soon everyone thought of the nursery rhyme at the end of last year, and the saying of punishment from heaven quietly became popular among the people again.
At the same time, a prophecy from nowhere began to erupt among the people: if the cruel emperor is not replaced, there will be locust plagues this year!Even if they work hard to carry water and grow some crops, they will be eaten by locusts!
Naturally, Qi Jingqi couldn't hide the movement of the people, but he was powerless to refute, and he even began to wonder whether he had really done something wrong, and God would send this kind of punishment!
No, not right!He is the crown prince, and his ascension to the throne is justified!He is the real dragon emperor!
The two thoughts in Qi Jingqi's mind were inseparable, because of the severe drought, the court also had a lot of quarrels.Qi Jingqi sat on that luxurious dragon chair, her eyes were empty, like a puppet.
Tao Jianran learned that the drought had begun, and wanted to go out to see if Ning'an was affected with some anxiety.And how could Qi Bohan let Tao Yanran leave Yuezhou Mansion alone?He persuaded him very earnestly: "The county magistrate and magistrate will do these things, so don't try to steal their work. If you have nothing to do, why not go around the city and see the state of the people, so why bother to look far away. "
Tao Jianran knew that Qi Bohan didn't want to leave by himself, but he had to admit that what he said made sense.This drought is also one of the tests for the county magistrates. He has reminded the county magistrates so long in advance. If this work is not done well, then the county magistrate's position can be replaced!
So the next day, after having breakfast and kissing the two babies, Tao Jianran went to the street!
The Wang's Mansion is located in the very center of Yuezhou Mansion, with a street to the east, full of various mansions, all of which live in Ning'an Tu nationality families.The three large courtyards that were previously used as schools are on this street.
To the south is the residential area of ordinary people. Those who are rich will build a small house with bricks and tiles, while those who are poor will have earth walls and blue tiles, which is not much worse than the house of the Tao family.
To the west is the bazaar, with all kinds of small vendors, as well as street stalls set up by other people who came to the city to go to the market. ,
West Street is the daily consumption area of ordinary people, while North Street is the most prosperous commercial area in Yuezhou Prefecture.Xiangmanlou, Yubaolou, and Fuji Jewelry are all located on North Street.There is a street for eating, drinking and having fun here, and there is even the legendary Goulan Courtyard!
It's just that those brothels are only open at night, and Tao Jianran has to accompany Qi Bohan every night, and has never been out at night, so he has been in Yuezhou Mansion for two years, but he didn't know that Yuezhou Mansion still has such an industry!It is not known how much of this is Qi Bohan's guidance.
Tao Jianran came out today to observe the sentiments of the people, so instead of walking to the familiar North Street, he turned left directly.
The streets near the Wangfu are all bluestone slabs, spacious and clean.But the further you go west, the more dilapidated the bluestone slabs on the road, and many places are full of potholes.After walking for about 5 minutes, Tao Jianran could suddenly hear the voices of people not far away.
Two more steps forward, the bluestone slab is gone, and the ground is rammed earth.On the left and right sides of West Street are simple brick and tile storefronts, and the backyard of the store is the residence of the storekeepers.And in front of these shops are thatched sheds, which were built by the government and rented out to vendors.The rent is settled on a monthly basis, ten cents a month, which is not too expensive.
In front of these sheds, there are various small stalls placed directly on the ground.The market management in Yuezhou Prefecture is very strict. The areas where street stalls can be set up are divided into square grids. After entering the city, people can set up stalls in a certain grid for free for an hour, and if they exceed the time limit, they will have to pay a penny for an hour. rent.This is to ensure that every citizen who enters the city can have a place to set up a stall, and by the way, also generate income for the government.
But basically no common people will "renew the fee". After all, they just come to the city to sell some vegetables or agricultural and sideline products grown by themselves. eat it!
Tao Jianran didn't go out until after breakfast, so when he arrived at West Street, the morning market was already over.So although the West Street is still lively at this time, it will not be as crowded as the morning market, which makes the dark guard following Tao Yanran heave a sigh of relief.
Wearing brocade clothes, Tao Jianran walked in places like West Street, like a phoenix that had fallen into a chicken coop, and immediately attracted the attention of the common people.Tao Jianran has long been used to this kind of gaze, so he didn't panic, instead, he strolled leisurely in the courtyard and looked at the environment of West Street.
Like all vegetable markets, there is always a lot of dirty water flowing around the fish stalls.The common people were not surprised, and when they occasionally encountered flies flying past their eyes, they just waved their hands subconsciously to drive them away, but Tao Jianran frowned slightly.
The dirtier the place, the more likely it is to breed diseases, not to mention the fact that medicine is so backward, prevention is much more important than cure.It seems that Niu Chenghong should come back and re-plan the sewage system of Yuezhou Prefecture.
Recording this idea in the system memo, Tao Yanran looked elsewhere and found a man in a police uniform standing in front of a stall.
On the stall was a dirty-looking gray cloth with some wilted vegetables on it.And the stall next door also happens to sell vegetables, but the vegetables are juicy and juicy, which makes people full of appetite at first glance. This contrast is quite strong.
The stall owner of the wilted yellow vegetables was an old woman with silver hair. It was still early spring, and the old woman only had two thin clothes on her body. Tao Jianran felt cold even looking at it.Under the watchful eyes of the policeman, she timidly tidied up her stall.
Tao Jianran couldn't bear to see it, so he went up to the policeman and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tao Jianran often went in and out of the palace and yamen, the arrester naturally recognized him, he quickly saluted, and said: "Go back to Master Tao, it's time for her to open the stall, we are asking her to put away the stall and give it to someone who will come later."
The old woman noticed that someone was coming again, she raised her head and peeked at Tao Jianran, seeing that he was dressed richly, she quickly lowered her head, wanting to close the stall quickly.But the more nervous she was, the more her body trembled. She took a vegetable three times, but it fell to the ground halfway, and she couldn't put it back in the basket.
Tao Jian couldn't see it, so he lifted his robe and squatted down, put the few yellow vegetables into the basket, and said to the old woman with a kind expression as much as possible: "Old woman, how much is this vegetable?" ? I bought them all."
The old woman let out an "Ah" in fright at Tao Yan's sudden intimacy, and sat down on the ground with her buttocks, which was originally squatting unsteadily.
Tao Jianran didn't expect that there would be a day when he could scare people, so he couldn't laugh or cry.And that catcher is a capable person, he hurriedly stepped forward to help the old woman, and shouted loudly in the old woman's ear: "Grandma! My lord wants to buy your food! You ask a price!"
The old woman was confused for a while before she came to her senses, stretched out a finger, and said inarticulately: "One for all."
Knowing that Tao Jianran didn't understand, the police quickly translated: "My lord, she said a penny."
"So cheap?" Tao Jianran was a little surprised. He took out his small purse, reached in and took it out for a long time. In fact, he asked the system to change him, and then took out two copper coins and handed them to the old woman: "Grandma, add another penny." Buy your basket, I didn't bring a basket with me."
The old woman didn't know if she understood, so she quickly waved her hand and only charged a penny.Fortunately, there was a catcher who explained to the old woman, and Tao Jianran insisted, so she put away the two cents and left.
The catcher was a clever one. After pondering Tao Jianran's psychology, he quickly introduced: "My lord, that grandma lives in South Street. But she is the only one in the house. She usually grows vegetables to make a living. When she is lucky, People who come out to buy from a kind-hearted rich family will spend a penny to buy all her vegetables and go back."
"Lonely old man?" Tao Yanran muttered, then turned around and saw the appreciative expression on the policeman's face, and smiled in his heart.Although he doesn't like flattering villains, he doesn't dislike flattering people who want to go up and have no bad intentions.
When the policeman let the old woman leave just now, he didn't drive the old woman away viciously, and he looked very familiar with the old woman. Tao Jianran knew that this person had a good heart, and maybe he could use it.So he turned to ask: "How many old people like Grandma are in Yuezhou Mansion?"
"Returning to your lord, it's not too many, only about three or four. After all, the past few years were not good, and many old people who had no one to support them went away one after another." Tao Jianran could also know.
The bureaucracy is corrupt, the aristocratic family oppresses, and the living space of ordinary people is already small, let alone these lonely old people.