Zhao Changqing went to ask Mr. Su.

Mr. Su said, "If you fight, two things are the most important. One is money and the other is people. Both are indispensable. The soldiers' weapons, food and grass are not trivial matters. Now Your Majesty has lost several sons due to the change of the palace, and only the second prince survives the disaster because of the vassal. The second prince has no talent. Your Majesty's most important thing now is not the war." But having a child must be the son.

Zhao Changqing has read some historical books and knows that the prince is a vassal that means losing the right to inherit the throne. Thinking that many princes are in the imperial capital, the only second prince is a vassal early, I think he is indeed a talentless person. In fact, the royal affairs have nothing to do with ordinary people like them. Zhao Changqing is concerned about, "Now, no transactions between border towns and Western barbarians are allowed, and the business of merchants will definitely be damaged."

"Other businesses are damaged, such as food, grass, and medicinal materials, and these two things are probably coming to a good year." Mr. Su said, "Lizi's words are reasonable. Although they can't fight for a while, they should slowly save some things at home. Even if it's my house, it's better to find a suitable seller to sell it."

Zhao Changqing said, "I'll ask the pears to do it. Let's slowly put some gold and silver in it."

Mr. Su smiled, "There is no need to hurry, just take it slowly. I haven't been so nervous yet, but I just found signs of my eyes. Otherwise, Li Zi wouldn't have sold buns now."

Zhao Changqing thought about it and responded with a smile.

Zhao Changqing found an opportunity to tell his parents privately, and Ling did not understand these things, so he asked her husband, "I haven't fought a war for decades, can I fight?"

Zhao Yong said, "Who said this? However, I heard that the camp outside trains troops every day, and even the garrison is stricter than before. What Changqing said is reasonable, be prepared and not worry about food. The food is saved after the farm is sent, so don't sell it for now. There is one thing right. Now it is not as harmonious as the Western Man. Food will become more and more valuable. You can buy some medicinal materials at home, and it is cheaper to use it yourself."

Zhao Yong asked Ling, "How is the shop's business now?"

Ling sighed, "It's still done now. After all, the fur came in from the Western Barbarians long ago. But what should I do next year? That's the matter."

Zhao Yong said, "Get some ordinary cloth and sell it slowly in the shop. If you don't lose money, you will stop one day when the war will be stopped. I will keep the people in the shop first, and I will still be able to reopen border trade with the Western Manchus in the future.

Ling said, "That's all we have to do."

Because the Zhao family is a military household, it is particularly sensitive to war.

Many of the rest of the people didn't realize anything. Mrs. Ling came to talk to her. Mrs. Ling reminded her that Mrs. Ling was quite dissatisfied, "I can't fight at home, it's been peaceful for many years. Just fight, we are far away from the pass. Besides, can the tens of thousands of troops be eaten and barbarians can enter the city? It's Changqing's father, although he is a military household, fortunately he works in the garrison, and even if he uses swords and guns, the border army will take the lead first. If he doesn't use the garrison, he can live a peaceful life." Instead, she persuaded Ling to have a message.

Ling felt relieved when she heard this and asked, "Second sister-in-law, is there something wrong?"

Mrs. Ling Er laughed embarrassedly, "It's hard to say that it's hard to open her mouth. Aseng plans to take the first exam for the scholar next year. Apart from going to school every day and studying hard every night, he works hard."

"Ateng has always been sensible and also knows how to be ambitious." Ling said.

"Yes." Speaking of his son, Mrs. Ling Er was full of pride and said, "If the child is ignorant, adults will be anxious. If he is too sensible, I feel very distressed. He has to study until midnight every day and is very sensible. I came to ask my sister if there is any bird's nest that my sister gave me last time? I wanted to buy some outside, but I was afraid that I would not know the basics of buying it outside. It would cost less money. If the food was not useful, wouldn't it delay A Teng?"

Ling sighed, "What else does my sister-in-law don't know about my family affairs? If I have one, and my nephew, I will be willing to give up anything. Something happened to the Chu family before, Changqing's father descended to the general flag. Those who were intimate with me in the past became strangers. In the past, I sent them to my sister-in-law, but someone else gave them to me. Who would eat them in ordinary families? We are born with this kind of background and can't get used to that one, but now we really don't have it, so we're just asking my sister-in-law to go for nothing."

Mrs. Ling Er said, "Actually, I thought I was thinking about it, just by chance, come over and ask again. I will send someone to the medicine shop tomorrow, and at least I will say that some will come back. As Teng works so hard, I am afraid that he will hurt his god."

Ling said, "If he studies at night, he will stew something for him to eat at night, so don't lose his health."

"That's what I said." Mrs. Ling Er laughed, "Now I am not in good spirits. My third sister feels sorry for her brother, so she arranges a maid to get food for Aseng at night. She usually thinks that the third sister is too talkative, but when she thinks that she will get married next year, I will lose my arm."

Ling smiled, "What's the problem? I think A Teng is seventeen next year. Wouldn't the second sister-in-law be talking about marriage to him?"

"Say, why don't you say it?" Mrs. Ling smiled. "I used to think that he was studying hard, and it would be okay for two years later. Now I realize that your second brother and I are getting older. Not to mention the need to be energetic, even this head will not work sometimes. Last month, your second brother asked me to put it away fifty taels of silver, and I put it away immediately. Later, he mentioned this matter again, and I forgot it and said that he fooled me. I didn't know how my head moved this morning, and I remembered that there was such a thing again. I started talking to your second brother, and your second brother choked me, saying that this made him clear."

As he said that, both sister-in-law and sister-in-law laughed. Mrs. Ling Er said, "It's not that I'm boasting, I see, Aseng is not like the unpromising child. Our family is different from other people's families. Over the years, my elder brother and sister-in-law have treated Aseng as their son. In the future, Aseng will have to have two houses in the imperial examination step by step, so the burden will be heavier. Moreover, it's difficult to get the imperial examination step by step. How can those maids become? They still have to take care of Aseng carefully and gentlely. Therefore, I thought about telling him a capable and sensible daughter-in-law to him. When Aseng has a promising future, he will not be wronged."

Ling smiled, "Look at what my second sister-in-law said, our Aseng is capable, what kind of good daughter is not worthy of?"

Mrs. Ling took the opportunity to inquire with Ling, "Changqing is in April this year. She is born in April. Now it has passed. When will the wedding ceremony be held? Last time I went to pay my respects to my mother, and my mother even asked." This is about Mrs. Ling.

Ling smiled, "I was about to say that one day I would go back and tell my mother that it was the time for Changqing's birthday, and there was a lot of trouble at that time. Her father asked the monks in the temple to vote for a good day, and it was scheduled for the third day of the August 2018. Then the second sister-in-law and her third sister came here to be lively."

"You don't need to say that I'm going to come too." Mrs. Ling Er asked, "Are you ready? But if you want to help, don't meet me."

Ling smiled, "This is not a hurry. It's just that my confidant relatives and clan members will invite you to have a few tables of wine at that time."

Mrs. Ling asked Ling, "What are your plans for Changqing's marriage? The girl is old, can't delay it?"

Ling didn't take it seriously and smiled, "I discussed with her father. After staying at the wedding ceremony, I will discuss with her. She is the eldest daughter of the family. I discussed with her father. Girls should not marry out, and find a family of equal status nearby. In the future, I will take care of her, otherwise I will never get married even if I get married far away. What if I have any grievances and troubles in my in-laws' family and my mother's family is not here, what should I do?"

Mrs. Ling Er laughed, "My sister is thinking about the right thing. With Changqing's ability, whoever married is the blessing of whom? This child has no need to mention his appearance. The six sisters are together, and Changqing is a top student. He has also been studying and literate since he was a child, and he speaks and acts with his own style. Besides, I watched her grow up, and I was born with a pair of skilled hands. The needlework girl is better than her sisters. Who doesn't like her? When I was with her aunt, I said that Changqing came, and they all loved her."

Speaking of this, Ling's wife is even Mutou, and she guessed Mrs. Ling's second wife's feelings. If Ling Teng is not at all, she has grown up with Changqing since childhood, so she can see that they are in harmony. She is just Mrs. Ling, who has been a sister-in-law for many years. Ling knows that Mrs. Ling is very tricky and talented, so she can't agree to her. She smiled and said, "This child has always been her own good. Sister-in-law is her aunt, so naturally she thinks she is good."

Mrs. Ling Er laughed, "It's not that I think Changqing is good, it's that she is excellent."

The sister-in-law and sister-in-law were talking when they saw the white woman coming in and said happily, "Madam, a great happy event! a great happy event!"

Ling smiled, "It's so good, where did the happy events come from?"

The white woman smiled happily and said, "Lizi is here, saying that our master has been promoted to a hundred households!"

The smile on Ling's face couldn't be stopped at the moment. Mrs. Ling was even more impatient and asked quickly, "Where is your master? Why was he promoted to an official?"

Ling said, "Where is Lizi? Call him in!"

Lizi has been doing business outside for several years and knows some rules. Because she knows that Mrs. Ling is visiting, she has not entered the house directly. When she heard Ling call him, Lizi smiled and said, "I will send buns to the garrison, but it has happened to be a huge happy event! The emperor of the imperial capital issued an imperial edict to reward Uncle Yong for his merits in saving people and for his job as a hundred households! Uncle Yong and a general flag of Yu went to the general's mansion to receive the edict. When I heard the letter, I came back to report the good news to my aunt first!"

When Ling thought about it, she knew that it was her husband who saved Miss Song. She couldn't help but say, "I can't imagine it again! I can't imagine it again!"

Lizi was also very happy for Zhao Yong and said with a smile, "It can be seen that good people will be rewarded, and this is all the blessings of Uncle Yong!"

Ling's tears came out of joy, and she wiped her tears and said, "Hurry up, go to the old lady's place with me and ask the old lady to know, and I'm happy."

Mrs. Ling Er laughed, "Brother-in-law's luck is here! My sister has to set up two tables of wine and ask us to share this great event!"

"Yes! All!" Ling went to report the good news to Mrs. Zhao with neat legs. Mrs. Zhao was naturally happy. Even Mrs. Zhao Changqing, Zhao Rong and Mr. Su Lizi knew about it, and they were very happy.

Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "It can be seen that it is true that you don't think you will not do good deeds if you are young."

Zhao Changqing laughed, "Don't do it because of the small good, and don't do it because of the small evil."

"Yes, these two sentences." Old Mrs. Zhao said to Ling, "We will have fun now when we leave my uncle and wife to drink."

Mrs. Ling made up her fun and said a lot of good things. When she said goodbye next time, she couldn't stop being energetic, as if Ling Er uncle was promoted to the office. Ling Er uncle happened to be at home. Seeing his wife's situation, she quipped and asked, "Why are you so excited? Could it be that you have picked up silver on the road?"

Mrs. Ling Er smiled while changing her clothes, "It's not as good as this happy event when you pick up money on the road! You can't even guess it if you want to break your head!"

Uncle Ling handed her a cup of tea, smelled the wine on his wife and said, "It can be seen that he is happy today, why did he eat so much wine at his sister's house?"

Mrs. Ling Er took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I tell you, my brother-in-law has been promoted to a hundred families! My sister's family is so happy, I am also happy for my sister, so I drank a few more cups."

"Oh, this is something I never thought of." Ling Erwei was also happy and asked with a smile, "Why did he get promoted to a hundred households?"

Mrs. Ling Er sat on the kang and said, "It wasn't that the last time that the party was betrayed the party and kidnapped the prince of the county and a girl? My brother-in-law happened to save the girl. This was the court rewarded merits and promoted her to the brother-in-law. It was not something that was promoted by others before, like a rootless grass, and it was just like a rootless grass. This time, it was a hundred households that the emperor personally admired, and it was a real sixth rank!"

Uncle Ling smiled and said, "My sister's family is lucky."

"Who said no?" Mrs. Ling Er chuckled softly, "It's our A Teng who is lucky. In the past, Changqing and the General's Mansion had a marriage, what can we do? No matter how it is, it can't compare to the General's Mansion. Now the marriage is gone, and my brother-in-law has been promoted to a hundred households. Next year, A Teng really becomes a scholar. I see that every marriage is accurate. Do you think our A Teng who is lucky?"

Uncle Ling threw cold water on his wife and said, "I still don't know what my sister or brother-in-law mean?"

"I asked today. My sister said she would not look for Changqing in the distance, so she would look for her nearest place. She would live close to her in the future, so she would take care of her in the future, for fear that she would suffer in her in-laws' house." Mrs. Ling Er curled her lips and said, "Sister is really worried. With Changqing's skills, who can tell her to suffer?" She couldn't even get a advantage in Zhao Changqing's hands. How could ordinary people fight Zhao Changqing?

Uncle Ling looked at his wife and said, "If you meet a foolish mother-in-law like you, it will be difficult to be a daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Ling smiled and said, "Don't choke me. I'm Dao Grandma, you're good, your father-in-law is good." She filled her tea with her, took a sip, and said to herself, "You don't know my temper yet, you are a person who is not interested. Besides, after all, she is Changqing's aunt, don't I know how to love her? Besides, if my sister is watching without blinking, how could I treat her harshly?" My sister-in-law is not easy to mess with!

Mrs. Ling Er said, "I have also seen it in the past two years that Changqing is indeed a good-looking person, but he is a little more powerful. At first, I thought about this, but now I think about it. In the future, this manager and shop business will not be able to get it. Besides, she has outstanding talents and can be said to be complete. And Aseng, I am his biological mother, I can't tell anything. Something I can't tell you. Changqing is not good at the Chu family. He would go to his aunt to greet him when he has time. He is extremely attentive. I have raised my son for others!"

"What's this?" said Ling Erwei.

"What? Tell the truth!" said Mrs. Ling Er, "It turns out that although my brother-in-law has been surrendered, we are relatives, let alone the marriage of A Teng, our family doesn't count. We have to ask the old lady, the elder brother and sister-in-law what the meaning of the old lady, the elder brother and sister-in-law. If you say other people, there will inevitably be something incomplete. If Changqing is said, everyone will be happy. I think it is this natural fate. Unexpectedly, today I asked me to encounter a happy event, and my brother-in-law has been promoted again. If this matter can be accomplished, it would be better!"

Mrs. Ling Er laughed, "I can't be happy in my heart, let alone you are my uncle. Don't think I'm pouring cold water on me. Today I asked my sister tentatively, and I don't think my sister is very happy. Could it be that my sister doesn't like us?"

Ling Er uncle thought for a moment and said, "My sister has always been very good to Aseng and valued him. She often praised Aseng for being ambitious. It's Aseng, she won't go there once or twice a month. My sister is very good at seeing the third sister, and she treats Aseng well. She is also his own nephew. How could she not look down on him?"

"Then, how come your sister is not happy?"

Ling Erwei looked at his wife and said, "Ask me, ask me, you want me to tell me that it is the trouble of your temper. Think about it, what you did. No matter how much your nephew kisses, he can't kiss his daughter. Besides, his sister and husband love Changqing so much, he would want to tell Changqing a happy marriage. Even if ordinary people say they have to ask about the elders of this family, they have to ask about your temper. With your temper, my sister probably wouldn't be happy to ask Changqing to marry him."

Mrs. Ling Er slapped the table and said angrily, "I'm just outspoken! Could it be that I really hold a grudge against me!"

Uncle Ling waved his hand, "I can't say that I can't remember to hold grudges from this person. This is the first time my sister has married her daughter, and it's not an exaggeration to think about it. If I want me to tell you, I still have to mention this matter to my father and mother. If I ask my mother to speak, my sister must be more cautious."

Mrs. Ling Er smiled, "We want to go there. Don't worry, when you live your life in ordinary times, and you still have to slap your teeth, which family will not quarrel? Besides, I am born with a hurry! I have never been mean at home, and my sister is too careful. If this marriage can be accomplished, I will only treat Changqing as my daughter." Thinking of Zhao Yong being promoted to a hundred households, Mrs. Ling Er was already very happy and said to her husband, "Hurry up, take some money and buy some fruits on the way, and then go to the eldest brother's house to pay tribute to the old lady and the old man, and tell the second elders about the promotion of her brother-in-law. The second elders are not unhappy. Take advantage of the opportunity to talk about this marriage, what does the second elder mean? I think about it, there is nothing that the second elders are unwilling to do!"

Uncle Ling smiled, "This is right." As he said that, he found clothes to change his shoes, and bought the fruits and went to Uncle Ling's house.

Uncle Ling was quite neat and rented a car to buy fruits. In just half an hour, he arrived at Uncle Ling's house.

Uncle Ling is working in the yamen and has not yet returned home. Mrs. Ling is at home. Seeing Uncle Ling's second face full of joy, she smiled, "Why are the second brother here when he has time?"

Uncle Ling asked Mrs. Ling and smiled, "Today, A Teng's mother talked to her sister's house. She was meeting the happy event of her brother-in-law's promotion. I thought, this was a big happy event. Come and tell my father and mother that our family will also like happiness." This is the case with relatives, and they only hope for it but not bad. Besides, Ling is the real sister.

Mrs. Ling laughed as soon as she heard this, "I don't know! What kind of official position has my brother-in-law been promoted?"

"Hundred households, the emperor personally named a hundred households!" Ling Er's uncle handed the fruit to Mrs. Ling and went to his mother's house.

When Mrs. Ling heard about this, she was indeed extremely happy.

Old Mrs. Ling closed her hands and recited the Buddha several times, saying, "It's been up to you, I'll go to the temple to fulfill my wish tomorrow." The son-in-law was surrendered after taking over the official position. Old Mrs. Ling was extremely worried and went to comfort her daughter several times.

Ling Er's uncle smiled, "I know my father and mother are worried about my sister, so Aseng's mother hurriedly urged me to come over and say to my father and mother, brother and sister-in-law first, let's have fun together."

Grandpa Ling stroked his neat beard and smiled, "This is very true."

Mrs. Ling Sijie followed and said a lot of interesting words, and then she asked her uncle Ling for dinner. Mrs. Ling took her daughter out to prepare for dinner. Then Ling Erwei said about Ling Teng’s marriage and said, “Ateng will be seventeen next year. He wants to give it a try. If he wins occasionally, it will not be in vain for studying hard for the years.”

Grandpa Ling smiled and said, "I think that child is calm." He was extremely content with his words.

Ling Erwei laughed, "Anyway, he is willing to give it a try, so he asked him to take the exam. There is something I have always wanted to discuss with my father and mother."

"He is old in a blink of an eye, and it's seventeenth day of the Chinese New Year. In the past two years, some people have asked me about Aseng. Because he is determined to improve himself, I am afraid that he will be distracted from studying, so I didn't let go." Ling Erb. "But this study is not a good thing in a short while. The exam for a scholar is just the beginning, and my mother and I are older. When my third sister gets married, I wonder if I will tell you a marriage to Aseng, so that there is a caring person to take care of him. Besides, after getting married, I will know how to be more ambitious after the children get married."

Grandpa Ling nodded, "Very good."

Old Mrs. Ling asked, "Who did you fall in love with you?" Married people, their parents' orders, although they are grandparents, they mainly have to listen to Ling Teng's own father and mother's thoughts.
To be continued...