Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

The county magistrate made the judgment quickly.

This incident took less than 8 days in total. The Li family was already on the road to exile.

Originally, Zhao Yuanzhen didn't intend to do such a drastic thing.

Unfortunately, the properties of their blood-sucking worms were exposed too early.

For the sake of the reputation of his son, daughter-in-law and the next generation, he had to take action early rather than let them make up rumors and cause a big storm.

It’s better for you to take action first.

What's more, this is not their fault at all.

The forged letter of severance of engagement was of no use. The actions of the Li family aroused public indignation and no one spoke for them.

Public opinion is focused on Zhao Yuanzhen's side.

Thinking about my two children, even though I can't take care of them, they can't starve to death.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked the servant to deliver some coarse grains, some common vegetables from the vegetable garden, and some coarse salt blocks.

There is no more, these are enough for them to maintain the most basic life. If they are given too much or too well, they will not be able to keep it.

It took more than a month for Zhao Yuanzhen and Li Zhijuan to receive a reply to their correspondence.

In the letter, Li Zhijuan expressed her support for her mother's approach and said she would do the same. She didn't know how to arrange for her brother's two children, so she asked Zhao Yuanzhen to help inquire. If the two were willing to sign an employment contract, they could do what they could in the farm.

If they are unwilling, Li Zhijuan is willing to give them some food every year to ensure the most basic living until the two of them start a family.

If it weren't for the cruelty of Li Zhijuan, her aunt, if Zhang Xinbai hadn't liked Li Zhijuan and begged Zhao Yuanzhen to take three taels of silver, she might have ended up like Daya, and been sold to a brothel by her brother, who was worse than an animal.

Although what adults do has nothing to do with children, she is not close to the entire Li family, not to mention Da Ya and Er Ya, whom she has hardly seen.

After reading the reply, Zhao Yuanzhen felt that Li Zhijuan was a good daughter-in-law who was clear-headed and not a pushover.

Zhao Yuanzhen did not go there in person for this matter. Instead, she found the Human Resources Department and asked them to ask Daya and Erya whether they were willing to work. They could eat and live in the farm, but they had to abide by the rules.

Da Ya and Er Ya discussed it and agreed.

Erya is still young, about 10 years old, and doesn't have any skills.

Although Daya is a little older, she doesn't have any skills. Fortunately, both of them are very hardworking.

The HR department assigned me cleaning tasks.

Dormitories and basic daily necessities were also distributed.

Zhao Yuanzhen told Zhang Yu to look after a few things and make sure they were not bullied, and for the rest he just had to maintain a normal attitude.

Zhang Yu said he understood.

In April, the temperature has risen a lot.

Zhuangzi has already started various farming methods, but the staple crops are still the same.

The difference is that this year I have saved a lot of farm manure, so I can use it as fertilizer on the land.

Everything in Zhangjiazhuang was in order, so Zhao Yuanzhen planned to take Lan Ying and Zhang Qingyan back to Beijing.

They haven't been back for a long time.

With the two of them, Zhao Yuanzhen added a folding bed to the RV, which was folded up during the day and put away at night.

The three women set off in a carriage.

Along the way, Zhao Yuanzhen also used a scanner to explore minerals and other natural resources.

The journey to the capital city, which was supposed to take less than a month, ended up taking three months.

After detecting mineral deposits in six locations, Zhao Yuanzhen looked at his points and saw that he still had more than 6 million left, which was enough for the time being. These were resources within the territory of the Daliang Dynasty, so Zhao Yuanzhen did not sell them.

But it is marked on the map.

The markings are very detailed, including mineral resources, specific range, output, depth, etc., all of which are scanned by the system.

When we arrived in Beijing, it was already July, the hottest time of the year.

During this period, take a rest at home and go out when it’s not so hot anymore.

The little ones at home can already run around the yard, especially Ziyou, who likes Zhao Yuanzhen very much and is very clingy.

I always want to sleep with my grandma at night.

Li Zhijuan and Qian Xiaohui are all living in Chengyuan. There are newly trained housekeepers in the village, so we just need to check on them regularly.

Zhao Yuanzhen also fully agreed.

Don't tire yourself out if others can do something for you.

The most worthy thing to celebrate is that Zhang Zijin passed the provincial examination this year and became a scholar.

Zijin is only 9 years old this year.

"Our Zijin is so amazing. He became a scholar several years earlier than your uncle. Look, what do you want? Grandma is going to give you a reward."

"Grandma, I don't want anything, I just want to travel around the famous mountains and rivers with you."

"It's very tiring for grandma to explore the mountains. She has to walk and climb. Sometimes she will encounter snakes, tigers, wolves, etc."

"Grandma, I'm not afraid. As the saying goes: reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I want to go with you. Grandma, please take me with you, okay?"

When he was 5 years old, he followed his family to escape famine and disaster, and experienced all kinds of disasters along the way. But looking back now, he feels that although those days were thrilling, they are more worth remembering. He does not want to continue taking the exam for the time being, and does not want to be like his uncle who had to enter the court at a young age.

Like an eagle with its wings tied, he wanted to follow his grandmother to see the famous mountains and rivers.

"You have to ask your parents about this first. If they agree, I will take you there."

"Okay, grandma, I will definitely convince my parents, just wait for my good news."

Having said that, he ran off to find his parents.

This kid, but Zhao Yuanzhen also thinks that it is not a bad thing to go out more and see a wider world.

If Qian Xiaohui and Zhang Xinbai agree, take him with you.

After resting at home for a day, I went to Zhuangzi again.

He wanted to open a paint workshop in Zhuangzi and left one third of the fluorite ore.

In terms of technology, I personally gave them guidance for half a month, until they were familiar with the processes of various colors and had selected the color strips, before I dared to let them produce independently.

I renovated the shop whose lease had expired and opened a [Zhang Pigment Shop]. The business was similar to that of the shops in the trade market, but it was not just a single pigment. There were all kinds of things, and the main point was not to waste.

Only after finishing the work at hand did he have time to go to Butler Xiao to get his share.

He also brought a tortoise shell as a gift for Butler Xiao.

Zhao Yuanzhen kept half of the hawksbill turtle shell for herself.

One copy was given to housekeeper Xiao, and a whole piece was given to Zhang Xinbai, Zhang Xinnian, and Zhang Xinshu each.

Do whatever you want, you will get it in the end.

Butler Xiao likes this tortoise shell very much. It is hard to come by and very precious.

After settling the profits for more than a year, I received more than 500 million yuan.

After leaving the palace, Zhao Yuanzhen went to the general's mansion.

I've been busy since I came back and haven't visited my elder brother and sister-in-law, or my newborn nephew.

Yue Hongmian's child has been born, a little boy.

Zhao Yuanlan was very excited. He finally left a descendant for the Zhao family.

Zhao Yuanzhen was also very happy. She prepared a gift for Yue Hongmian, including a hawksbill turtle, a coral tree over 50 centimeters long, some good leather, and half a pound of ambergris.

"Sister-in-law, you have worked hard to give birth to children for our Zhao family. I haven't returned in time yet."

"Little sister, what are you talking about? It's enough that I care about you. You are busy too. I know it all."

"That's all thanks to sister-in-law for her hard work in raising the baby so well, making him plump and fair. Brother, this child will look like you when he grows up."

Between his eyebrows and eyes, there is a smaller version of Zhao Yuanlan.

"Yes, I feel the same way. There is nothing like me in your brother."

"Have you chosen a name yet, sister-in-law?"

"It was given by your eldest brother. His full name is Zhao Tunan and his nickname is Huanzhi."

"Tu Nan is unpredictable, changes are like Kun Peng! What a good name, but he still has to be the eldest brother."

"I just said it casually, I didn't expect there would be such a verse. Then I must tell Huanzhi that his name is Tunan, which is unpredictable and can change like Kunpeng."

Zhao Yuanlan had never heard of this poem before.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at Zhang Tunan’s rosy little face.

"Baby, are you feeling a little hot? I'll ask someone to bring some more ice cubes over later."

My brother and his family don’t have an ice cellar, and now that they have a baby, they must be careful not to let the little one get too hot.

"Yes, I also said I would buy some ice cubes. Huanzhi is quite clingy and afraid of heat."

Children are afraid of heat, especially little boys.

Zhao Yuanzhen saw that she was getting prickly heat due to the heat.

I'll buy a bamboo cart and send it over later. It will be cooler and the child will be more comfortable.

"Well, I'll send someone to deliver it to you later. Brother, I went to the North Sea this time. There is a large sea at the northernmost part. I have prepared a lot of seafood by the sea. I will send some to you later. For the rest, you can help me send some to the Queen."

"Okay, sis, no problem."

Zhao Yuanzhen stayed for a while and then went back. He asked someone to deliver seafood and ice to the general's mansion. Two large trucks of ice were transported there.

Let Yue Hongmian and Zhao Yuanlan both use it.

There are also things for the Queen.

There were some seafood, hawksbill turtles, and a piece of ambergris, not big, only about half a pound. After all, rare things are valuable.

I also bought two small bamboo carts and sent them over as well.

She delivered some ice to each shop, and filled up her own ice cellar and the beverage shop's ice cellar, so that people in each shop could feel more comfortable and not get too hot.

Zhao Yuanzhen also gave the accounts and money for the past year to Accountant Zhao for review.

Qian Xiaohui also handed over more than 1600 million taels of silver to Zhao Yuanzhen.

She kept it herself, but always felt uneasy.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave the three courtyards of theirs coral ornaments, one for each family. All of them were large coral plants.

A lot of furs and precious medicinal materials stored in the space were also left for the two daughters-in-law.

"Mom, this leather is really good."

"Well, it's not bad. I bought it in Jin Country. You can do whatever you want."

"Thank you, mother. You are the best."

For Li Zhijuan, Zhao Yuanzhen is better than her own mother.

"It's only natural to love your own daughter-in-law. Why are you being so polite?"

Teasing Xiao Ziyou, this little girl is so cute, with big eyes that are clearly black and white. Just looking at her makes me want to hug her and give her a kiss.