Chapter 422: Inducing Birth, Spitting in the Face of Elder Xu
It was the end of the year, and Han Shan came with the New Year's goods that Zhuangzi had prepared for the host family.
"Didn't you say that it's not necessary?"
Jiang Qingzhi, who was lazily reading a book on the kang, was a little dissatisfied when he heard the news. "Does Han Shan not understand or what?"
Li Tian sat opposite him making clothes, while Huang Yaner kept him company and helped.
"My husband, what you said is true. Which farm doesn't prepare New Year's goods for the master's family during the New Year? This is a rule that has been in place for thousands of years. Our family is very lenient. If we were to be more lax, it wouldn't be a relationship between master and servant."
Li Tian felt that her man was a little crazy.
"Does our family need this?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Whether it's missing or not is up to you. This is the rule!" Li Tian said, "The rules cannot be broken."
Jiang Qingzhi had a debate with her and was defeated.
This feudal woman!
Jiang Qingzhi showed his authority as the head of the family and said, "Let him take it back."
"Husband!" Li Tian said to Jiang Qingzhi in a serious manner for the first time: "Those things are not worth anything, so just don't take them. But if husband doesn't accept them, Han Shan and the others will be panicked..."
"Why is he so panicked?" Jiang Qingzhi was a little angry.
"Our family treats farmers generously, and the reputation of this kind man has gradually spread. Husband, do you know how many people have come to donate their land this year?"
Seeing Jiang Qingzhi's astonishment, Li Tian sighed and said, "There are more than 90 families, and these are the families that have reported the matter. There are even more families that have not reported the matter. If I let go of the restrictions, the land of the Bo family would be at least several thousand acres. And it is increasing year by year."
What the hell!
This anti-corruption campaign almost affected their own family.
Jiang Qingzhi was confused.
"If the annual gifts are not accepted, Han Shan will be panicked... He is afraid that he has done something wrong, and he is even more afraid that the Bo's Mansion will open up and take in people and land, and then his position as the head of the farm will be worthless. A bigger farm means a bigger profit, and the Bo's Mansion will only let people in the mansion manage it, and his family will become ordinary farmers. After all, no one wants to support idle people."
"You cruel woman!"
Jiang Qingzhi lay down, pulled up the quilt, and lay dead.
"Husband." Li Tian moved to sit over and said softly, "I know that in my husband's eyes, there is no difference between master and servant, and the servants in the house are grateful for this.
That night, the thieves broke into the house, and the servants rushed to the front yard with sticks, chairs, and even the maids with hairpins. Normally, if such a thing happened in a normal family, the servants would just hide and the master would not blame them.
"That's the guards' job." Huang Yaner said.
"I asked them afterwards." Li Tian said, "I asked them, aren't you afraid of being hurt by thieves? Someone said, Madam, if someone wants to hurt your family, what will you do? I said, even if I know I can't win, I will definitely fight them."
"Do you know what they said, sir?"
Seeing that Jiang Qingzhi didn't say anything, Li Tian smiled and said, "They say that villains are the same."
"My husband's kindness has been rewarded."
"I have never thought about repaying any favor. I just do what is in my heart," said Jiang Qingzhi.
"This is also what I admire about my husband." Li Tian said softly: "My husband's literary ability can make the world's scholars admire him, and his martial arts can make foreigners tremble with fear. When he is majestic, he can make people tremble, and when he is gentle, he can make his family feel warm. Husband, I am very happy to marry you!"
Li Tian lowered her head and found that her hand was held by Jiang Qingzhi without her knowing.
"I know that my husband has great ambitions in his heart, but many things cannot be rushed."
Jiang Qingzhi put his arm around his wife's waist.
"Yan'er is here?" Li Tian blushed and thought to herself, what are you trying to do in broad daylight?
Huang Yan'er quickly got off the kang and said, "I'll go see if the tea is ready."
She went out, closed the door behind her, and told the maids, "Don't disturb the master and the lady unless necessary."
"Yes."
After a long time, there was a noise from inside and the maids hurried in to serve.
A maid came to report, "Madam's family sent a lot of food."
Li Tian got up and went out to take the gift list.
"Dates, ginger, dried longans, pine nuts..."
The one who brought the gift was Chang's maid. She was taken to the backyard. Looking at the huge backyard, there were only a few maids and servants. She couldn't help but think it was a pity.
Li Tian met her in the backyard living room, "How are your parents?"
"The master and the mistress are doing well!" The maid looked up and said in surprise, "The second mistress has a rosy complexion, which shows that she is living a good life. I will report this to the mistress later so that she can be happy too."
Li Tian blushed, thinking of the previous reckless behavior, and quickly changed the subject, "Go back and tell mom that next time you send something, don't be so... conspicuous."
The maidservant was Chang's confidant and knew the purpose of the gift. "Isn't this a hint to my son-in-law? My wife said that if you are not feeling well, it would not be a big deal for my son-in-law to ask a few imperial doctors to take a look."
"I understand." Li Tian said helplessly.
Back in the bedroom, Jiang Qingzhi was reading a book.
"Father-in-law, you are too polite." Jiang Qingzhi put down the book.
"Do you know what was sent to me, my husband?" Li Tian sat down and said unhappily, "Dates, ginger, longan, and pine nuts."
"Have a baby soon?"
Father-in-law, no, you can’t do this.
Then it must be the work of my mother-in-law.
——Son-in-law, you are not young anymore, you have to hurry up!
Jiang Qingzhi looked at his wife with ill intentions, "How about trying harder?"
"The imperial physician said that my husband should take good care of himself during the winter and not...spend time." Li Tian asked in confusion, "Why is there still no news?"
Jiang Qingzhi had also thought about this matter. Although this body was a little weak, it was not to the point where he was exhausted and could not have any interest. On the contrary, he was quite interested. However, Li Tian was concerned about his health and refused to let him do whatever he wanted, so he had to restrain himself.
After lunch, Jiang Qingzhi went to the study.
First, I grabbed a handful of pine nuts given by my mother-in-law and ate them while thinking about it.
"Uncle Ding, could it be that your reproductive system was damaged when you traveled through time?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"That's not right. I am traveling through time and space with my soul, not my body."
"Several imperial doctors said that my kidneys are not deficient, so why is this?"
"Could it be the work of you, Master Ding?" Jiang Qingzhi felt that this was the only explanation that made sense.
"I am a human being, not a beast of burden." Jiang Qingzhi was furious. "If you piss me off, we'll go our separate ways!"
The big cauldron slowly turned, as if mocking Jiang Qingzhi. "Damn it, if it wasn't you, why is there still no news after such a long marriage?"
Jiang Qingzhi knew that if this was done by Da Ding, the murderous atmosphere would have been there by now.
If you can't have children, things will be troublesome.
Mr. Jiang didn't care about his face and went to the Duke's Mansion.
"Have a drink with my brother first."
The old playboy grabbed his younger brother and drank a few glasses of wine, making his mouth crooked and his eyes slanted. Then he started to ask about the matter.
"Offspring?" Zhu Xizhong looked his brother up and down, "Not bad?"
"It's true!" Jiang Qingzhi was right.
"That means it's not our destiny yet." Zhu Xizhong said, "I only have one son, and my brothers have no children... Damn it, the richer you are, the harder it is to have children. I don't know why."
Ok!
Jiang Qingzhi put his work aside, accompanied him for a drink, and went home drunk. On the way, he was invited to the West Garden by someone from the palace.
"Don't take the matter of offspring lightly!" The Taoist looked at his drunken appearance and said, "Make me some sobering soup."
Jiang Qingzhi chuckled, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."
"I thought the same thing back then. As time goes by, I feel more and more anxious. It's so hard..." Daoye's eyes were filled with sadness. "Don't delay. Get started now."
The infant mortality rate was quite high in this era, and Dao Ye was a victim.
"You are beautiful, if you can't make it, take a concubine!" said Emperor Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, I will work hard when I return." Jiang Qingzhi responded to the Taoist priest with a bitter face.
At this time, someone came to report, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Qian in Yunnan has a memorial."
"Oh!" Emperor Jiajing did not think that the three-year-old Duke of Qian could write a memorial, so it must be Mu Chaobi or Mu Gong's mother. "Who wrote it?"
"It looks like the tone of the Duke of Qian's biological mother."
Emperor Jiajing took the memorial and raised his eyes later, with a stern look in his eyes. "Summon the ministers."
Jiang Qingzhi drank the sobering soup and decided not to go back, and instead attended a small court meeting.
Xu Jie was still as gentle as ever, and when he saw Jiang Qingzhi he smiled and nodded.
"Lord Xu looks so happy, is there some happy news?" Jiang Qingzhi was still drunk.
Yan Shifan also came today and said calmly: "Old clams give birth to pearls!"
Jiang Qingzhi chuckled, "Are you mocking Lord Xu for being a woman? Does Lord Xu have the courage to swallow Sima Yi's insult?"
Yan Shifan was stunned and wondered why Jiang Qingzhi was targeting Xu Jie?
Xu Jie still smiled.
"Qingzhi." The old dude came. Jiang Qingzhi admired his drinking capacity. No matter how much he drank, he could turn around and appear in the court with a normal expression.
When Jiang Qingzhi came over, Zhu Xizhong whispered, "The Qingci written by Xu Jie recently won the approval of His Majesty. Besides, Old Xu is not a bad person. Why do you always dislike him?"
"This person is born in the Year of the Snake."
"No way? Why do I remember that he is not a snake?"
"Black-necked snake. It coils in the dark, waiting for its opponent to show a flaw and then bites it. Old Zhu, don't underestimate this man. If things go wrong, the father and son of the Yan family will fall into his hands."
"Just him?" Zhu Xizhong burped and said disdainfully, "Everyone in Zhilu knows that Lord Xu is unrivaled in the world for his ability to swallow his pride. Now he can't even see the memorial. He has the status of a Lord, but he is just a subordinate to Yan Song and his son."
Emperor Jiajing has arrived.
"There's news from Yunnan." Emperor Jiajing glanced at Jiang Qingzhi.
Master Jiang was leaning behind the old dude in a daze. The Taoist knew that if he continued like this, the idiot would soon start to doze off.
"The Duke of Qian's mother and son are at odds with Mu Chaobi. Their biological mother has requested to come to the capital and settle there. What do you think?"
Before he finished speaking, someone said, "Your Majesty, this is an internal matter of the Mu family. I think it can be ignored."
"I second the proposal!"
"Your Majesty, the Mu clan has been fighting internally for many years. If the court takes action, no matter what the result is, it will cause complaints. In this case, let's just watch from the sidelines."
"I second the proposal!"
Just when the officials thought this was another exciting drama, someone lazily asked, "But what if the Duke of Qian was killed?"
Everyone looked over and Jiang Qingzhi said, "What did I say? If Mu Chaobi cannot inherit the title, he will definitely kill the Duke of Qian. Now he is here!"
"It's nothing but a fight. Which generation of the Duke of Qian's lineage has never been free from fighting?"
"Yes."
Jiang Qingzhi burped, shook his head and sighed.
"I bet that the news of the Duke of Qian's death is on the way right now."
Everyone laughed.
"Your Majesty, you can ask the Ministry of Rites to send someone to investigate." Yan Song's suggestion was quite conventional.
"Yes!" The Taoist nodded, and then the king and his ministers dispersed.
After leaving Wuyi Palace, Jiang Qingzhi and Zhu Xizhong spoke in low voices.
"Does Lord Changwei dare to bet on anything?" Chen Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, caught up and asked.
"Minister Chen is unwilling to accept his loss last time?" Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "How about we open the market separately?"
"No problem." Chen Yan said lightly.
"Three thousand strings of cash!" said Jiang Qingzhi.
Last time Jiang Qingzhi threw out the big satellite of increasing the output of biogas digesters, the capital opened a market for it. It is said that Chen Yan lost thousands of strings of cash.
Chen Yan sneered, "How about five thousand?"
This is the mentality of a gambler. I lost last time, so this time I must make back my money with interest.
"A gentleman's word is his bond!" Jiang Qingzhi raised his hand.
"It's hard to catch up with him!" Chen Yan raised his hand.
Snapped!
Now that everyone is watching, the bet is done.
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(End of this chapter)
