Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

After a few days, Mu Jiaojiao designed many clothing styles, and added the "Four Seasons Flowers Blooming" costume she had drawn earlier, and gave them to Zhao Jianjia, asking Zhao Jianjia and her brother to go to Maple Leaf City to order them together.

Mu Jiaojiao also designed a pattern for several people in the family and mixed it in together. The main reason was that the Chinese New Year was more than a month away, and it was the New Year, so of course people had to wear new clothes and new hats.

There has been no snow in Lihua Village this winter, so the people can still live a decent life. At least they won't freeze to death. If it snows, the weather will be too cold, and those who lack food and clothing will not be able to survive.

But the weather was getting colder day by day. Mu Jiaojiao heard from Jiang Jin that there was a snowstorm in the north and many people died in several counties.

Many people died because their houses collapsed due to the thick snow, or because the snow piled up and suddenly collapsed and buried them. There were also many people who died of freezing or starvation.

Mu Jiaojiao's family of four, Liu Nian and his servant Liu Xiaosi gathered in front of the brazier with a blazing charcoal fire, talking about these things.

"Dad, has the government allocated money for disaster relief?"

There was no smile on Jiang Mingzhao's little face, which revealed his worry. He was taught by his teacher to care about the world since he was a child. After wandering for these days, he was influenced by Mu Jiaojiao and should care about the people. After knowing the situation, he asked Jiang Jin.

"I heard that the court allocated one million taels of silver to buy warm clothing and a thousand dan of grain for disaster relief."

Ever since Liu Nian decided to step down again, he has been paying close attention to the situation in the court, so he has heard about all this.

"After all, there's not enough left. I'm afraid there will still be people trying to profit from the national crisis, and there won't be much left in the hands of the people. That would be a drop in the bucket and would be of no help."

Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but sigh, there are corrupt officials in every era, how can an official not be corrupt? After all this silver and grain has been embezzled by officials at all levels, I'm afraid the people will not be able to get much.

"Dad, can't you ask them not to be greedy?"

When Jiang Mingzhao heard his mother say this, he felt sad. People had lost their lives in the snow disaster and were waiting for these supplies, and the officials were still interfering.

"Zhao'er, this is what an emperor should think about. It is also the duty of an emperor to protect his people."

When Jiang Jin heard Jiang Mingzhao ask this, a trace of relief flashed in his eyes. He continued to say to Jiang Mingzhao:

"Officials have always protected each other since ancient times. It's impossible to eliminate these things nowadays, we can only reduce them."

"They have no regard for the interests of their country and their families. The people in the court are just sitting there doing nothing! They are so selfish!"

Liu Nian couldn't help but said indignantly that these officials only wanted to form cliques and protect their own wealth and glory. Have they ever thought about the difficult lives of the people?

"Dad, why didn't the royal grandfather take care of it? Isn't this the Jiang family's kingdom and the people?"

After hearing this, Jiang Mingzhao looked at Jiang Jin and asked a question. He still couldn't understand. Could it be that wealth and glory were more important than all these?

"Zhao'er, because in the eyes of your royal grandfather, the power in his hands is more important. He is jealous and suspicious. He was deceived and thought he controlled the life and death of everyone. In fact, he was just deceiving himself!

The suffering of the people is nothing compared to his current high position, so what does the life and death of the people have to do with him?

When Jiang Jin heard his son's question, he did not hide anything and told Jiang Mingzhao the whole thing clearly, saying these outrageous words without hesitation.

"Dad, I will never become a person like my royal grandfather!"

After listening to Jiang Jin's words, Jiang Mingzhao was silent for a while, and then said to Jiang Jin that he could not become a person like his royal grandfather, who distrusted everyone and was suspicious of everyone.

He even forced his father and mother to death. Now he dislikes his grandfather even more!

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jin touched Jiang Mingzhao's head with satisfaction. Zhao'er was raised and taught very well by Mu Jiaojiao.

"Ajin, next spring, I'll use the best fields to grow rice! I'll use the transplanting method."

After listening to the conversation between the father and son, Mu Jiaojiao made a decision. By the beginning of next spring, the peppers would be almost harvested, so she would use the prime land she bought to grow rice. In this era, food is really too important!

You still have to have food in your hands to stay calm.

"Well, as a husband, I always listen to my wife."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jin looked at his wife, his eyes filled with admiration for her, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

The couple decided to store food in a few words, and then they talked about other things.

It was such a cold day, so Mu Jiaojiao naturally arranged for everyone to cook hot pot, and even invited the secret guards in the tree to come down and eat hot pot.

Everyone felt hot after eating. Jiang Jin's secret guards and Wushuang, who often appeared in public, now like their mistress Mu Jiaojiao more and more.

Let me put it this way, if you don't obey the prince's orders, you will be punished and thrown back to the dark building to be retrained.

If they disobeyed Mu Jiaojiao's orders, they would be punished twice as much. They really dared not disobey and had no choice but to obey.

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The days passed in such an ordinary way. As the New Year was drawing to a close, on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Jianjia and Zhao Xiangyi both returned.

She also brought back the finished products of the clothing designs and a piece of news that the Liu family wanted to do business with her.

The so-called Liu family is actually the Liu Nian family, so Zhao Jianjia and Zhao Xiangyi went to the shop opened by the Liu family to make these clothes.

Of course, business matters will be discussed after the New Year. Today is Jiang Jin's birthday, and she is still preparing a birthday present for him.

Jiang Jin is a stingy man. People have told him that he can't be like those two kids. Having cake is not enough, he wants something else!

After everyone had a lively time during the day, Mu Jiaojiao cooked him a bowl of longevity noodles in the evening with a poached egg on top.

When the noodles were brought to Jiang Jin in the room, the man had a warm smile on his face, and his eyes were melting when he looked at Mu Jiaojiao.

"What are you standing there for? Eat!"

Mu Jiaojiao sat opposite him and saw that he was in a daze, not talking or eating, so she urged him.

"Hmm~"

Jiang Jin nodded like a puppy, picked up the chopsticks on the table, picked up one end of the noodles, slurped them up in one gulp, and then ate the fried egg. He also drank up the soup in the bowl.

"My lady, it's delicious!"

After finishing the meal, Jiang Jin was still not satisfied. He licked his lips and said to Mu Jiaojiao with a gentle smile.

"It's not delicious anymore, it only happens once a year."

Mu Jiaojiao looked at him, supported her chin with her hand, and said with a smile.

"My lady, that's enough."

Jiang Jin thought that once a year was enough. Good things become more precious when you think about them often.

"Is that enough? Then I won't give you this gift~"

As Mu Jiaojiao spoke, she took out a delicate and small sandalwood box from behind her. There were no patterns on the surface of the box, so it was impossible to tell what was inside.

When Jiang Jin heard this, smiles spread across his gentle face like ripples. He didn't expect that Mu Jiaojiao actually prepared a gift.

Today, from the excitement during the day, the blessings from the little ones, to the longevity noodles in the evening, he thought it was enough, but he didn't expect there would be a gift.