According to the wishes of the fifth master and the fifth wife, their youngest son has recently lost his life, and it is not a birthday celebration. They originally did not want to make a big deal, but the old lady of Songhetang feels sorry for their youngest son. These days, not only the fifth wife is sad, but also the fifth master has also lost his life.

Quite a few.

In order to make her son and daughter-in-law happy, the old lady personally spoke and asked the eldest lady to spend money from her husband's company to organize the fifth master's birthday banquet, and even booked the theater troupe in advance. The fifth master couldn't help but please the old lady, so he just

I sent a message to my colleagues and friends.

On June 13th, the Yang Mansion was very lively with the reception and reception. Of course, the banquet was held in the outer courtyard of Yang Mansion, but the inner courtyard was not quiet either. As the censor of the city, the fifth master did not have many colleagues, but he was

Chief Assistant Yao'er, there are anywhere from 100 to 80 officials in the capital who want to curry favor with the Chief Assistant for promotion and reap the benefits. Even if they didn't receive the invitation, they would shamelessly come to the door with gifts to congratulate them. It's so-called that you don't smile when you reach out.

People, everyone has come, you can’t push them out again. These officials brought their wives and children, and there were not a few who took the wife route. So there was also a big banquet in the inner courtyard, and only a few ladies were busy.

Can't even find the north.

Due to the unexpected large number of people coming, the eldest wife was not prepared, and the courtyard outside the courtyard was a little busy for a while. Yulan and other sisters came early in the morning to celebrate the birthday of the fifth uncle, and the eldest wife and the fifth wife also helped him.

Welcome, Madam, Miss or something.

There were more than a dozen tables set up in the inner courtyard, and the female relatives were accompanied by the eldest wife, the second wife, and the fifth wife. The table at Yulan was filled with official ladies, including Ma Yunniang, whom she met when she paid a birthday tribute to the Marquis of Jinghai last time.

I came with my father and brother to wish the Fifth Master a happy birthday.

As a close confidant of the emperor and a high-ranking official of the third rank, the commander of the Jinyiwei was given a lot of face. Naturally, he was invited to sit in the main hall of the outer courtyard. Yulan's long-awaited wish to meet the biggest spy leader in Da Chu seemed to be gone for a while.

It is difficult to achieve.

The social circles of the families of civil servants and the families of military generals are different. This is the first time they have met since they separated from Jinghaihou Mansion. Ma Yunniang was very happy to see Yulan, and held Yulan in her arms for a long time to talk thoughtful words. Did she see anyone nearby?

When people noticed them, Ma Yunniang came closer and asked softly: "Have you seen your cousin recently?"

Yulan just smiled: "We only met once on the day of my second sister's wedding. Why, you still miss cousin Minchun?"

Ma Yunniang spat at her and said: "You girl knows how to make fun of me!" She blushed and suddenly said excitedly, "I heard that he failed to get married to the third girl of Jiangxia Hou Mansion, and I don't know what he wants.

What kind of girl is she?"

After hearing this, Yulan couldn't help but tease her: "Oh, your chance will come soon. Hurry up and ask Mr. Ma to propose marriage. If this happens, you will be my cousin-in-law!"

Ma Yunniang's face turned red with embarrassment, and she raised her hand to hit her, "If you keep talking nonsense, see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

Yulan quickly begged for mercy: "Don't fight, don't fight!"

Ma Yunniang complained: "Why don't you know anything about your cousin?"

Yulan said anxiously: "I don't want to marry him, why do I know so much!"

The two of them were laughing and joking, when Yufei, Yuxin, Yuxia, Yuqing and several other girls came over to say hello, and the two of them quickly stopped the topic.

The meal lasted for more than an hour. During the meal, Yulan was given a few glasses of wine by Ma Yunniang, which made her head feel dizzy, so she took Xiaoyue to a nearby garden to sober up.

There was a small lake in the garden, and several rockeries were made from strange stones nearby. Yu Lan sat down on the rocks under the willow tree by the lake. Little did he know that there was a handsome and elegant young man in a brocade robe and jade belt hidden behind the rockery. He

He drank a few more glasses like rain and came out to sober up. He walked here and saw two little girls walking over from a distance. At that time, men and women were not close to each other, so he couldn't go out to meet each other, so he hid behind the rockery and prepared to go out.

Wait for Yulan's master and servant to leave before returning to the front yard.

It was a hot summer day, there was no wind, and Yulan was sweating on her forehead. Xiaoyu fanned her, and there was a puff of moisture from the lake. There was no one else around, so Yulan stretched out comfortably and said

: "Rest here for a while, so as not to go back to Ma Yunniang and force me to drink again."

The man couldn't help but grinned bitterly after hearing this.

Xiaoyue smiled and said: "I didn't expect that girl Ma is so delicate and frail, but she is a good drinker. I have been following the girl for so long, and this is the first time I have seen her so deflated." She smiled sweetly as she spoke.

Yulan smiled and scolded: "You are a filthy little girl who eats everything!"

Xiaoyue said: "The theater troupe will start performing soon. This time, the eldest lady has invited the most famous Huizhou troupe in the capital. I heard that the Huizhou troupe is very difficult to recruit and the opportunity is rare. Don't you plan to go and listen to it, girl?" Xiaoyue said.

Yu is a theater fan. In fact, in ancient times, women in boudoirs lacked entertainment activities. Watching theater was a very important entertainment for wealthy families, so the proportion of theater fans among female relatives was very high.

Yulan couldn't appreciate this kind of ancient opera, so she said: "If you want to see it, go first. Anyway, it's not far from the flower hall. I'll go back by myself after I've had enough rest. Those babbling things

It’s so noisy, I really don’t know how you guys like it so much!”

Xiaoyue was a little unconvinced after hearing this, "Is there anything more interesting in this world than listening to a play?"

The man behind the rockery was also a theater fan, and he couldn't help but nod his head after hearing Xiaoyu's words.

Yulan said: "Of course there are, and there are more than the same!" Xiaoyue is still an ancient person after all, how can she imagine the rich and colorful entertainment activities in the future world.

Xiaoyue obviously didn't believe it, so she said: "That girl told me something different and asked me to open my eyes."

Yu Lan thought that there was no one else nearby, so she didn't pay much attention to what she said to her personal maid. She said: "It doesn't hurt to tell you a few things, such as operas, talk plays, male and female groups, and many more.

, these things are much more interesting than going to the theater. No matter which theater troupe they are, they only have a few plays that go back and forth. Of course, if you listen to them too much, you will get bored and bored. And their tone of voice is really not used to me!

"

What she said was so accurate that even the man behind the rockery couldn't help but nod in recognition.

Xiaoyue naturally asked her what is opera, what is drama, and what is a group. Yulan explained it concisely and concisely in a language that ancient people could understand. At this time, both Xiaoyue and the man were dumbfounded.

It was nothing when Xiaoyue arrived, but the man was well-informed, and his knowledge was a hundred times higher than that of Xiaoyue. He thought carefully about the manifestations Yulan said, and felt that the more he thought about it, the more useful it would be. If he followed Yulan's instructions,

As I said, if we really set up a drama troupe, a musical troupe or something like that, we are sure to become an instant hit.

The man couldn't help but become curious. He was in such a hurry to avoid Yulan just now that he didn't see Yulan's appearance clearly. He only felt that this little girl's voice was like an oriole coming out of the valley. It was very sweet. She was not very old by the sound of her voice. How could she sound like this?

What a fantastic idea.

Xiaoyue said: "Girl, what you are saying makes me confused, and I have never heard of any drama or anything like that?"

Yulan coughed and said: "If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future! I don't know if I will have the chance to see these in my lifetime..."

Xiaoyue scratched her head. After listening for a long time, she only understood a small part of it. She couldn't help but smile and said: "We seven girls are different. No wonder other girls read story books, but you like to read food and goods magazines."

Yu Lan smiled and said: "The Food Chronicles are much more interesting than those words. There are many great principles recorded in them, it depends on how you read them." Maybe it was because of drinking that Yu Lan was in a high mood, she

Said: "I'll give you an example. At the beginning of the founding of our country, Da Chu, the exchange price of silver rice was one tael of silver for one stone of rice. But today, the price of rice has become one tael of silver for one stone of rice. Judging from this matter,

It looks simple, but contains a lot of information."

Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask: "What information can this have? I only know that food is more expensive!"

Yu Lan explained: "Three generations of our country in Chu have been trying to encourage land reclamation. However, I checked the food records and found that the output of grain has increased, but not by much. The reason why the price of grain has increased so much is because

One reason is that there is more silver circulating in the market."

Yulan briefly explained inflation to Xiaoyue, and then put forward another point of view, "The silver mines in Dachu are limited. It is impossible to mine so much silver in just a few decades, let alone the silver mines."

It belongs to the government, and I checked the output, but there wasn't much at all. So I concluded that the silver must have flowed in from overseas."

Xiaoyue was already a little dizzy: "Inflow from overseas?"

Yulan nodded: "One of the very important policies of our country is the sea ban! How does the money flow in when the sea is banned? Then there is only one conclusion: smuggling is rampant in coastal areas!"

Xiaoyue seemed to understand what she heard, but the man hiding behind the rockery saw that she had accurately deduced such a conclusion from a simple market phenomenon. He was extremely shocked for a moment. He has an extremely huge intelligence network in his hands. Of course,

I know what Yu Lan said is absolutely correct.

In recent years, the imperial court has repeatedly issued edicts to implement sea bans, but the huge profits from overseas trade have made countless people take risks. Officials and businessmen in coastal provinces colluded, and smuggling trade was rampant. Every year, a large amount of silver flowed into Dachu, resulting in a decrease in the price of silver year by year.

Even he had only seen this phenomenon, but he had never connected the rise in food prices with overseas smuggling. Combined with her evaluation of the opera just now, this young woman is even more knowledgeable than the learned scholars.

many.
Chapter completed!