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

Just as he finished expressing his feelings, he heard the servant come to report.

It was said that someone specifically asked for Zhao Yuanzhen.

Zhao Yuanzhen was quite confused. Usually, people coming to the village would go directly into the courtyard, but this person did not enter the courtyard and even asked someone to inform. Who was he?

Zhang Qingyan quickly took out her fur coat and put it on her, then she went out.

"Are you Zhao Yuanzhen?"

"Yes you are?"

"I was accepted by General Zhao Yuanlan. He asked me to deliver a letter to you."

Zhao Yuanlan's people, is he coming back?

Then he took the letter and opened it.

"Little sister

Seeing words is like meeting.

I am safe and have nothing to worry about.

I am writing this letter on October 10. I estimate that you will be able to reach the Yellow River the next day from the day you receive this letter. I will also resist the Yellow River at the same time as you arrive.

This time the military force has increased to 10 people, and crossing the river may trouble me again.

The weather is cold, so there is no need for my little sister to come with us. Just leave it to Xin Nian and Xin Bai.

Take care of yourself, little sister, at home.

We'll meet in 20 days.

Brother: Zhao Yuanlan. "

As expected, he was coming back. Zhao Yuanzhen took out four taels of silver and handed it to the messenger, then invited him to come upstairs.

"There are so many things to do in the army that I dare not delay any longer. Madam Zhang, I am leaving now."

Zhao Yuanzhen nodded and let him go.

Zhao Yuanzhen took the letter back to find Qian Xiaohui.

Let her pack her things, we are going to the Yellow River tomorrow.

Pack some bedding, tents, food, etc.

The tent was the one Zhao Yuanlan left behind last time.

Just pack up the stuff for 4 people.

The main thing is that they don’t have to row the boat, they just need to help watch over it.

Zhao Yuanzhen really didn't want to go, but there was nothing she could do. The bamboo raft was still in her space.

This time it's a 10-strong army, and if calculated based on the cost of crossing the river last time, then this time it would be more than 1660 taels of silver.

This money is all public money.

Yes, basically the family’s annual expenses are easily covered.

When she heard that she was going to the Yellow River, Zhang Qingyan also wanted to go with her. She felt that there were only a bunch of men there and no one would take care of her second sister-in-law.

My job is to take care of my second sister-in-law, so I have to go with her.

Zhao Yuanzhen tried to persuade her, but it didn't work. Forget it, let her go, just consider it as keeping her company. The two carriages on the left and right were also empty.

Both brothers wanted to go.

Zhao Yuanzhen: Drawing lots

If you are undecided, draw lots.

The result of drawing lots was that Zhang Xinbai won.

Zhang Xinnian curled his lips. Fine, I'll continue to make charcoal at home.

This time I will be there for about half a month.

The journey takes more than 7 days, and crossing the river also takes about 7 days.

Then he gave some instructions about the household affairs. Now the house is basically taken care of by his daughter-in-law, and he just reads books and drinks tea every day.

There's nothing to worry about leaving now.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that since he had been away for more than half a month, he should go to the old house and say hello.

Then Zhang Qingyan and her friend went to the old house.

After telling the purpose of his visit, he stayed for a while and then left.

Wu Erping looked at Zhang Qingyan, who was dressed neatly. Qingyan had become fatter, whiter, and more beautiful.

She no longer competes with Zhao Yuanzhen.

The main reason is that she can't compare with him because she doesn't have a brother who is a general, only a selfish and greedy one.

She did not learn to read and write since she was a child, but only did laundry, cooking and farm work.

She has no high-level martial arts skills, only the ability to curse in high-pitched and unique tones.

Woo woo woo.

So she can only compare with Zhang Qingyan. Today, she found that Zhang Qingyan, who seemed to have been sold, is living better than her.

"Zhang Qingshan, please divorce me. I also want to be bought by my second brother's wife."

Zhang Qingshan: Are you crazy? If I divorce you, you will go back to your Wu family, not our Zhang family.

Then he rolled his eyes at her and left.

Wu Erping: Poor me.

The next day, everyone got up early, had breakfast and left.

After three days of travel, when they arrived, Zhao Yuanlan also arrived.

This brother is quite good at calculating.

Zhao Yuanzhen quickly found an opportunity to release all the rafts.

Find someone to carry the raft.

Then they started calling on those who could row boats to come out and ferry people.

Zhao Yuanzhen and Zhao Yuanlan were chatting on the side.

"Little sister, didn't I tell you not to come over? It's too cold today, you'll freeze."

"It's okay, I'm wearing thick clothes, I just felt uneasy, so I came to take a look."

Zhao Yuanzhen: Actually, I didn’t want to come, but the raft is with me.

Zhao Yuanlan: My little sister is really worried about me and came here despite the severe cold.

"Come on, look what goodies I brought you."

Then he invited Zhao Yuanlan into his tent.

Zhao Yuanlan then moved out a large box.

Take out one by one from inside.

"These two furs, the light blue one is a fur coat, and the black one is a cloak. I think the colors are beautiful, the workmanship is good, the materials are good, and they are within the regulations, so I brought them back for you.

The day after we took over Taiyuan City, a large group of people were transporting supplies. They were the Sixth Prince's private cargo team that went out to hunt for novelties. We immediately seized them.

There are all kinds of goods, including a cart of leather, but you can't wear the rest because they are prohibited. I picked out two pieces that are not out of the regulations and left them for you. Except for the fact that they are not made of mink, everything else about them is top quality. I think you should like them."

A fur coat is a cloak with sleeves, and a cloak is a cape.

Zhao Yuanzhen took them and took a look, and found that they were all excellent.

The black one is an outer cloak, with fur on the outside. It is black in color, but with gold thread on the edges, embroidered with elegant patterns, and feels smooth and shiny, without any odor. There is even a faint fragrance, and it has a hat, with the fur facing outwards, which makes it look noble and luxurious.

Zhao Yuanzhen really likes it.

"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

"What are you talking about? This is what a big brother should do. Look at this. This pair of jade bracelets, the color and texture are good, I think they are good, so I'll leave them for you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took it and found a pair of imperial green glass jade bracelets.

This kind and water head are both in the 9 digits now. Then I put it on and it fits me well.

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"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

"Look at this. I heard from my subordinates that combing your hair regularly with a jade comb is good for your hair. I think this is good, so I'll leave it to you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took it and found it was a comb made of icy jade.

It felt warm to the touch, and it was actually warm jade.

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"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

"Look at this. Pearls of this size are not common. I think this pearl necklace is also good. I left it for you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took it and it was a pearl necklace that was about 9MM long.

In ancient times, there was no artificial breeding technology. This string of pearls is all wild. It is really not easy to collect such a large and round string of pearls. In addition, pearls in this dynasty were worth thousands of gold. This one is so big and there are so many. How much does it cost!

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"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

"Look at this. They call it a jade wheel. It is said to be good for beauty when rolled on the cheeks. I think it is good, so I left it for you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took it over. It was a jade roller made of warm jade, the same one that our Concubine Hua used to roll her face in the capital. This one was also very good.

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"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

Why do I feel like a thank-you machine?

"And this one, this is a headband inlaid with seven gemstones. It's just the right width to protect your forehead and should be able to keep you warm. I'll leave it to you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took it. This headband was a little wider than the average headband. There were seven gemstones inlaid on the fine cotton cloth, and the one in the middle was the largest. It was a ruby.

Symmetrically arranged next to them are emeralds, sapphires and amethysts.

There is cotton inside the headband, so it really keeps you warm when you wear it.

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"Thank you, brother. I like it very much. Thank you for your concern."

"That's all for now. The other things that women can wear are not suitable for you. Wear these first, and I'll find you something suitable later."

Phew, it’s done.

"Brother, if you take these away directly like this, will the Third Prince blame you?"

"No, I have already reported that it was you who found the military tokens. I said I would give you those rewards, and the Third Prince agreed."

"Then is it written what you took?"

If everything was written down, it would be very generous of the Third Prince to let him take it away.

All these add up to more than 100,000.

"I have written it. I have written a fur coat, a cloak, a comb, a necklace, a jade wheel, and a headband. Don't worry, sister, the Third Prince has approved it, and it will be fine."

Zhao Yuanzhen held his forehead and said, "You didn't mention anything about materials, texture, size, or value!"

As expected of you, Zhao Yuanlan. What a profiteer!

"That's good. Thank you, brother."

Then they were all collected.

"What are you thanking me for? We are siblings."

"Brother, have you ever thought about finding a sister-in-law?"

"No, I only thought about revenge before, but now I have to take revenge, so I don't have time to think about these things."

"Do you have a candidate that you like, or that you prefer, or that you think is pretty good?"

"No, you know I'm in the military camp every day, so I don't have the time."

"Yeah, do you want to find one?"

"Let's talk about it later. I'll think about it."

"Okay, I'll help you propose marriage then."

"Ok."

After chatting for a while, Zhao Yuanzhen returned to her tent with her gift.

"Second sister-in-law, you're back?"

Zhang Qingyan saw her holding a big box and quickly ran over to take it.

"what is this?"

"This is a gift from my eldest brother."

Then he opened the box and showed it to Zhang Qingyan.

Zhao Yuanzhen took out the cloak and tried it on.

Well, the size is right, but there is no mirror. But I like it very much, it is very beautiful.

"Second sister-in-law, this is very beautiful, especially when you wear it, it looks even better."

Black with gold embroidery thread, noble and elegant.

"I think it's good too. Let me take a look at this one."

Then he took off his cloak and put on the fur coat.

"This one looks good too, sister-in-law, I find that you look good in anything you wear!"

My second sister-in-law has a calm and confident feeling from the inside out. It is not the clothes that make her look good, but the clothes that make her look better.

"Just your sweet mouth."

Then I took out the jade wheel to try it. It was good. The warm jade rolled back and forth on my face, which was very comfortable.

Then I put everything away again.

Zhang Qingyan helped her pack it up carefully, covered the box, and placed it in the tent.