Tie Kui Fanwai (One Hundred and Ten)

Yun Qing announced his abdication, because there were early signs of this, so most of the courtiers were still calm.

After Qihao succeeded to the throne, there were no major changes. However, the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother went out to play, which made many people uneasy.

When Ru Hui heard the news, she couldn't help but ask Meng Ranxi, "Did the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager really go sightseeing?"

"It seems to be. But where they go to play, no one knows." This must be kept secret. If not, someone set up an ambush halfway, wouldn't the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager be in danger.

Ruhui smiled and said, "The Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager are really free and easy. If they say they want to delegate power, they will delegate power." Some emperors still intervene in government affairs even though they have been enthroned, and the new emperor listens to him in everything. The trip of the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager really completely delegated power. If it is an ordinary person, who is willing to do so.

Meng Ranxi was also a little emotional, how many emperors in the past dynasties had Zen seats. Not to mention, the emperor is in good health now!

Ruhui also took this as a digression, and asked what she cared most: "Are there any suitable vacancies?" Neither the husband nor wife wanted to go to the remote and backward county.

Meng Ranxi smiled and said, "I heard today that the county magistrate of Jiangning County resigned and returned home, hoping to find this vacancy." Official positions in Jiangnan have always been in high demand. If you don't have strong connections with Beijing, you won't be able to find a job there. However, Mrs. Meng is the minister of the Ministry of punishment, so it should be no problem to seek this vacancy.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes. People in the Tan family also took a fancy to this lack. The queen came from the Tan family, and no one wanted to conflict with them for the position of county magistrate. In the end, this position was also taken by them.

Ruhui was a little bored.

Meng Ranxi looked at her like this, and said with a smile: "This is how things are in the officialdom. Even things that are sure to be sure will change in the end. What's more, we didn't have enough confidence in the first place."

That's what he said, but Ruhui was still very depressed. The main reason is that she doesn't want to stay in the capital anymore and wants to go out.

Meng Ranxi said, "I heard that Fuyun Restaurant has released a new dish. I'll take you to try it tomorrow?"

This is the end of the matter, and it is useless to be depressed. It's only strange that my family doesn't have a queen like the Tan family. It's not as good as others, so I can only admit it.

Ru Hui said: "Take Shi Yin and Brother Tuan with you, let's go out and have fun tomorrow."

The family of four went out the next day and didn't come back until the evening. Needless to say, it was another big bag and a small bag to carry home. But most of the things here belong to Shi Yin and Brother Tuan.

After buying so many things, the depression in Ruhui's heart was swept away.

Meng Ranxi looked at the things piled up on the table, and joked, "It seems that I have to work hard to make money, otherwise I won't be able to support you mother and child."

Ruhui smiled and said, "I'm waiting!"

Her teahouse business is getting more and more prosperous. Last year, she made more than four thousand taels of silver, and her clothes shop also made almost two thousand taels. Including the dowry shop property and the prospects of the mountains and forests, the income last year was nearly 10,000 taels. The Meng family's annual income is only over 20,000 taels, and her income accounts for nearly half of the Meng family's income.

When Grandma Meng Wu brought her daughter over, she saw Shiyin riding a small red wooden horse.

Seeing her daughter's envious eyes, Grandma Meng asked, "Sister-in-law three, where did you buy this wooden horse? I'll buy one for Yan'er too."

Ruhui said with a smile: "Don't waste the money, let Yan'er play with Shiyin." She often encourages Shiyin to go to play with sisters like Xiaoya and Yan'er. Children are always bored in the room, but it is better for girls to be more lively.

Let Yan'er play with Shi Yin, Chen sits down and chats with Ru Hui.

Ruhui smiled and said, "Why do you have time to come here today? Didn't you go to the shop?" After Mrs. Meng San returned to her hometown, Mrs. Chen took back the shop and opened a dried fruit shop by herself. It is said to be a dried fruit shop, but it actually sells more miscellaneous things. It not only sells dried fruits such as chestnuts and walnuts, but also sells them with peach cakes, mung bean cakes, candies, etc.

I lost several taels of silver in the first two months, broke even in the third month, and started to make a profit in the fourth month. After listening to Ruhui's suggestion, I prepared a lot of goods before the twelfth lunar month. In the month of the end of the year alone, he earned more than one hundred and eighty taels of silver. You know, the previous year's rent for her shop was only one hundred and eighty taels of silver.

With less cash, Grandma Meng Wu also built a small kitchen in the yard. Because he ate the food he wanted, Yan'er had meat on his face in just over three months. No longer like before, thin and small.

"The shop is on the right track, just visit it once in a while." She didn't dare to compare with Ruhui. She was satisfied with the annual income of three or four hundred taels from the shop.

Ruhui smiled and said: "You must be honest when doing business. It doesn't matter if the price of the things you sell is higher, the things must be good, and you must not pass them off as good ones, and you must not be short-changed. Otherwise, the reputation of the shop will be ruined. It's time to close."

Mrs. Chen nodded and said, "I see, thank you, sister-in-law three." Ruhui's advice saved her a lot of detours.

The two chatted for a while, and saw Chen's personal maid came over and whispered a few words in her ear.

The smile on Chen's face faded slightly, and she said, "Tell her that I'm busy and don't have time to see her."

When the servant girl heard the words, she withdrew.

Mrs. Chen smiled wryly and said, "It's my sister-in-law. I don't know where I found out that I made money by opening a shop. She came to tell me that my family is in a difficult situation, and I have to borrow a hundred taels of silver."

Such a person, Ruhui has seen a lot: "No one asks if you are poor in the downtown area and have distant relatives in the mountains, so just ignore her."

"I know. If you borrow once, there will be a second time, endlessly." Therefore, she will not borrow a penny. Anyway, brother and sister-in-law can't be trusted. If they want to turn their faces, they should turn their faces.

In the evening, when Meng Ranxi came back, her face was all red. When you see it, you know that there is a happy event.

Ruhui joked with a smile: "So happy, could it be that you have been promoted?"

Unless the ability is particularly outstanding or the background is particularly strong, all yamen will be promoted based on seniority. Meng Ranxi has only been here for three years, and it's not his turn to be promoted. And this is one of the reasons why Ruhui hopes that she will be released, and that she will be promoted quickly. But staying in the capital, the promotion was too slow.

Meng Ranxi smiled and said, "You're right, you've been promoted."

"You didn't lie to me?"

Seeing Ruhui's confused look, Meng Ranxi found it very interesting: "What did you lie to you for? It's true, you've been promoted to a higher level."

After asking Ruhui, she found out that the official in that position had been impeached by the censor because of a dispute between wives and concubines. With a wave of the emperor's imperial pen, he took off his black gauze hat. "

Hearing the reason, Ruhui looked at Meng Ranxi and said, "The empress dowager hates spoiling concubines and destroying wives the most. He is also courageous enough to allow the concubine's room to overwhelm the main room." Although the queen mother is not here, the new The emperor was taught by the queen mother. Thoughts, probably about the same.

Meng Ranxi was a little speechless: "It was the principal who poured the concubine's concubine with fetal medicine, and almost killed two people. That concubine is a girl from a good family, so this incident happened."

If Hui is the main wife, it is natural to protect the interests of the main wife: "She did nothing wrong, what woman would like a concubine's children. But if it were me, I would not drug the concubine's room, I would directly give the smelly A man drinks a bowl of Juezi soup." Giving the concubine a miscarriage medicine will treat the symptoms but not the root cause. It directly prevents men from having children and solves the problem fundamentally.

Meng Ranxi explained: "He didn't want to marry this wife himself, he was forced to marry. The concubine's room is the woman he likes."

Ruhui just wanted to hehe: "What is forced, it's just an excuse for his cowardice and incompetence. If he does this, he will kill both women."

When Meng Ranxi heard it, she felt it made sense.

Ruhui warned: "I tell you, don't make fun of me. Otherwise, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life." Everything else is easy to say, and this aspect is absolutely not allowed

Meng Ranxi smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this, I won't take concubines. In this life, having you is enough."

Ruhui loves to hear these words.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the triennial exam again. Three years ago, because Meng Ranxi was going to take the exam, Ruhui was very nervous. So Ruhui was very surprised to see Grandma Meng Wu who behaved very calmly.

"Are you so sure that Fifth Master will pass the exam?"

Grandma Meng Wu smiled and said, "I have confidence in my husband."

Ruhui could see that this was insincere. She was very surprised at the moment, and asked Mai Sui after she went back: "Did the fifth master and the fifth grandma quarrel during this time?" Anyway, she had never heard of the two quarreling.

Mai Sui shook his head and said, "No! Master Wu spends most of his time in the academy, and he also devotes himself to studying his homework when he returns home. Granny Wu has been busy with business matters during this time."

Ruhui understood after thinking about it: "Master Wu is very filial. If he passes the exam, he will plead with the old man to let the third lady come back." At that time, Grandma Meng Wu's life will not be so comfortable. Therefore, Grandma Meng Wu is in a complicated mood!

But thinking about the changes in the Chen family, Ruhui felt that she might be worrying too much. The Chen family doesn't even care about Meng Guangwu's future, and the relationship between husband and wife is probably not much left. Mrs. Meng San has no leverage to suppress him in the future.

After thinking for a while, Ruhui asked Meng Ranxi at night: "Can my fifth brother pass the exam this time?"

Meng Ranxi shook her head and said, "I'm a little concerned. But don't talk about it. Maybe you're lucky, and you'll pass the exam!" The scientific examination also has luck in it. It seemed that he was very lucky, and studied with Lan Yanghui, the number one scholar, for more than a month, so the ranking was beyond his expectation.

Ruhui asked: "If Meng Guangwu passes the exam, he will also enter the court as an official?"

Needless to say, this is for sure. After studying hard for so many years, Han Chuang had to take advantage of the imperial examination to seek a good future.

Ruhui smiled lightly, and then said: "If Meng Guangwu is an official in the Qingshui Yamen in the capital, it will be fine. If he is released outside, with a mother like the third aunt who is desperate for money, do you think he has good results?" As for Meng San Madam's greedy temperament will definitely make Meng Guangwu a corrupt official. At that time, Meng Guangwu will either be beheaded and exiled, or he will be imprisoned.

Meng Ranxi was silent for a while and said, "We'll talk about it after he passes the exam." If Meng Guangwu passed the exam, he would definitely relay Ruhui's words to Mrs. Meng.