Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

Chapter 184: Protecting the calf, Xu Miaoyun secretly looks at her, Lu requests to go to Tuqiao Village

This side of Tuqiao Village. new

Near noon.

Zhu Di carried the plow, and Xu Huizu and Mao Xiang each came back carrying a bunch of eels strung up with straw ropes.

inside the house.

Ma Xiuying heard the noise and looked along the window.

I couldn't help but smile when I saw the costumes of several people.

After a while.

Zhu Di came in after briefly washing up.

The first time, I ran to see the two little guys.

At noon in spring, a gentle breeze blew in through the window.

The paper pinwheels tied to the four corners of the crib slowly rotated.

The two little guys, neither crying nor fussing, stared at the windmill with their big black eyes.

See Zhu Di approaching.

Zhu Yongming kicked his two little feet and looked at it.

After a month of breastfeeding, Zhu Yongminghe had completely changed when he was born, and there was also a little baby fat on his little arms.

Zhu Qihua opened her little mouth, waving her two little hands, drooling, babbling, not knowing what to express.

Zhu Di stretched out his freshly washed and still wet fingers and gently tapped the two little guys on their foreheads.

The two little guys suddenly grinned.

…

Neither Ma Xiuying nor Xu Miaoyun said anything. They sat quietly on the edge of the bed, looking at Zhu Di and teasing the two little guys with silly smiles.

After a while, Zhu Di looked up.

Ma Xiuying asked with a smile: "Are there still many uncultivated fields?"

During this period, the fourth child went out early and came back late every day.

She looked relieved, but also felt distressed.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "All the paddy fields that can be watered have been plowed today. Next, there will be dry land and sloping land for planting cotton and corn."

"There are more than a dozen animals in the village this year, but we are actually not tired at all."

Ma Xiuying smiled and glared.

Having animals can only lighten the burden, but it is impossible not to be tired.

She's not a 'why not eat ground meat' kind of person.

Of course, she also knew that the fourth child didn't want her to worry.

Changing the subject with a smile, "When corn can be cooked and eaten this year, remember to send some back to mother. Miaoyun told mother that corn is especially delicious when cooked."

A few days ago, Shiro moved the dried and stored corn cobs here from the small yard next door.

She was also involved in threshing.

One corn cob can produce about three taels of corn, and three corn cobs can barely satisfy an adult, which is enough to consume a day's staple food!

This yield is amazing!

After threshing, Shiro also used a few corn kernels to give them a taste, pounded them into rice-sized pieces, and added them to millet porridge when making breakfast.

Not to mention, the porridge made with millet is particularly delicious, thicker and has a slight sweetness.

Come to think of it, just boiling corn grits into porridge would definitely not be bad.

According to Miaoyun, when the corn is tender, it is especially delicious when cooked.

This year Shiro and the others are cultivating corn on dry land. If the experiment in dry land is successful.

For Daming, there will be unimaginable benefits.

There are large areas of mountains and dry land in the north.

"Okay, when the time comes, my father-in-law, you and your father, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, everyone, everyone will have a share." Zhu Di promised with a smile and patted his chest.

Last year, the village harvested a total of four hundred and thirty corn cobs.

All the seeds are enough to plant four or five acres.

"You are the village chief. You have to set a good example and don't be too embarrassed to give us things." Ma Xiuying reminded with a smile.

Although the villagers are grateful to Shiro and Daya, they don't care.

But don’t go too far.

Human heart is lost in a little excessive behavior.

After all, the current Tuqiao Village is a rural village community model.

The crops grown in the fields belong to everyone in the village.

Zhu Di explained with a smile: "Mom, I know what you mean, but you are worrying too much. After the crops are planted, they belong to all the villagers in the village community."

"We also divided a small piece of corn, and then in this small piece of field, we made a more balanced balance based on the family and family size, and gave each family a piece of corn. This small piece of corn is for each family to freely use. Come and cook something for yourself and give it to your relatives..."

Not just corn.

Maizi also has such an arrangement.

When the green wheat season comes, the village has the habit of roasting green wheat ears.

Children like to eat it, and so do adults.

During the green wheat time last year, the children brought roasted green wheat ears to class, and they were eaten by him and Miaoyun.

Except when eating, it makes my hands and mouth black.

But it tastes really delicious.

"In building rural village societies, we do not have a one-size-fits-all approach. After fully considering the original customs and habits, we flexibly adjust some details of the rural village societies, and implement the construction of rural village societies on the basis of retaining the original customs and customs as much as possible..."

…

Ma Xiuying listened and gradually became more serious.

She said that if the court wanted to build rural villages and communities, it must listen more to what Lao Si had to say.

See, not only can't the squire be introduced, but there are many details to consider.

These details determine success or failure!

Take the preservation of the original living habits of farmers.

This is very important!

If a policy, when first implemented, does not allow the people to see the benefits, it will first bring discomfort and inconvenience to the people.

At worst, there are complaints and opinions.

More importantly, it will end in failure!

‘I wonder if that face-conscious man will come tomorrow? ’

Ma Xiuying cursed, eagerly hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang could come to Tuqiao Village and sit down and have a talk with Zhu Di.

Listen to what Zhu Di has to say.

These words are very important!

"Mom, I'm going to cook."

Hearing the sound, Ma Xiuying came back to her senses, suppressed the complaints in her heart, and said, "You take a rest, Mingxia and Miaoyin are working on it."

During the conversation, Ma Xiuying looked to Xu Miaoyun for help.

Zhu Di noticed it keenly and said with a smile: "Mom, you can say whatever you want, don't do anything for Miaoyun."

Xu Miaoyun's face turned red, flushed, and she glared with a smile.

Ma Xiuying also stared with a smile, she really forgot about her mother after having a daughter-in-law!

"Tell me, mother."

Anyway, after a month of getting along, she had already warmed up Miaoyun. The fourth child hurt Miaoyun, and Miaoyun agreed. He had to agree, right?

Ma Xiuying looked at the two little guys in the crib, "It's about genealogy and names."

The smile on Zhu Di's face disappeared instantly.

‘Dog! After following your father, he changed his attitude whenever he was told! ’

When Ma Xiuying saw it, she was angry and funny. She laughed and cursed secretly. She knew Chongba and the character of this kind of man.

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This kind of man is extremely stubborn.

It's extremely difficult to get them to change their minds.

He said hurriedly: "Listen to what mother has to say first."

"Silang." Xu Miaoyun also comforted.

She didn't want to, but the queen mother said it, and as the daughter-in-law, she had to cooperate.

This is the wisdom of the Queen Mother.

Start with her first.

Zhu Di suppressed the strong resistance in his heart and listened patiently.

"Your father named Yong Ming Gao Chi, and named Qi Hua Yuying."

"What a bastard!" Zhu Di muttered softly.

They are all names from history.

Gao Chi is okay.

But the name of his little cotton-padded jacket, Yuying, is really a bit earthy, not as pleasant to the ears as Qihua.

Ma Xiuying smiled and glared. The name Yuying was indeed chosen hastily.

It was Chongba who came up with it while she was packing her things when she came to Doqiao Village from the palace.

The fourth child loves Qihua so much, and he will definitely not be happy when he hears this name.

"That's what Mom thinks. Gao Chi is the first name, Yongming is Gao Chi's cousin, and Qihua is Yuying's nickname. When the time comes, write both the cousin and nickname in the family tree."

This was a plan she thought would be acceptable to Lao Si and Chongba.

To put it bluntly, as a mother, she was trying to make peace between this stubborn father and son.

Zhu Di could feel Ma Xiuying's expectation and nodded without objection.

Ma Xiuying was encouraged to see that Zhu Di had no objection.

Immediately, he continued with serious words: "Fourth, you have to consider Gao Chi. You don't want to be a king or a vassal king, but what about Gao Chi? Is it like you are now..."

It is very dangerous for Laosi to restore the kingship.

But she wanted to find a prince or princess for her little grandson.

"Mother!" Zhu Di suddenly raised his head and interrupted Ma Xiuying: "Before Yong Ming and Qi Hua are minors, as their father, I have the right to make decisions on their behalf and will not accept any canonization from my father. .”

…

He will give both children a chance to choose.

I want to be the king or princess of the county.

Can.

But at that time, they would be sensible, and he would tell them that when they become a county king or princess, they have to bear corresponding responsibilities!

Especially girls.

Royal women have been victims of marriage since ancient times.

It would be great if a man from the royal family married like him and Miaoyun.

Even if you don't like it, it's a big deal that you have to take a concubine.

But the women of the royal family did not have this freedom.

In history, Zhu Yuying was betrothed by her father to Yuan Rong, the son of Yuan Hong, the founding hero of the country.

He didn't know whether Zhu Yuying lived a happy life.

Anyway, the old man doesn't care, he is considering the overall interests of the Ming Dynasty.

He and Miaoyun will check what kind of husband his little cotton-padded jacket Qihua wants to choose, and will also give full consideration to little Qihua's happiness.

Without relying on his father, couldn't he, Zhu Silang, earn a share of the family fortune for his children?

"Mother." Zhu Di looked at Ma Xiuying seriously and said seriously: "I am also a father now, and I know how my father wants us to be included in the family tree."

"So Mom proposed, and I agreed."

"But just for the genealogy, before they are underage and have no choice whether to accept the canonization, Yong Ming and Qi Hua will not assume any responsibilities and obligations of the Ming Dynasty royal family."

The old man tormented him and forced him to do this and that.

He pinched his nose and admitted.

But the old man cannot ask Yong Ming and Qi Hua to assume these responsibilities and obligations.

"In terms of protecting the calf, you are just like your father!" Ma Xiuying laughed angrily and scolded, "Okay, mother agreed."

This pair of treasured father and son!

Xu Miaoyun secretly gave Zhu Di an admiring look.

Zhu Di smiled angrily and glared.

She is the most unfaithful and cowardly! Surrender yourself first, and then put all the pressure on him.

Are you making secret glances at me now, trying to please me?

No way!

Tomorrow is the last day of confinement, and soon she will have to fulfill her debtors' obligations!

…

The next day.

Five o'clock in the morning.

The ministers were still waiting outside Fengtian Hall for the start of the court.

The little eunuch hurried over and loudly announced: "Your Majesty has decreed that you will be exempted from court today!"

Hearing this, all the officials were shocked.

"In the more than nine years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, I can count the number of times I have been exempted from court on one hand."

"Your Majesty, is your dragon body feeling ill?"

"Everyone, today is the full moon day for the two children of Zhu Silang's family, right?"

"Did His Majesty go to Tuqiao Village? No way? No way!"

…

While the officials were talking in surprise, Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang looked at each other and glanced at Xu Da, who had turned and left.

Hu Weiyong rolled his eyes and quickly caught up with the young eunuch who announced the decree, "Eunuch, where has your Majesty been?"

"Hu Xiang, how can a little person like this slave know about His Majesty's itinerary?"

Hu Weiyong hit a soft nail and stamped his feet with a dark face.

…

at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang is in the East Palace.

Holding Zhu Xiongying, who was still sleeping, in his arms, he stood in front of a carriage and warned: "Remember, if there is anything delicious and fun to eat after you go, you should be thick-skinned and bring it back to Xiongying. Xiongying didn't see you Pass."

Crown Princess Chang stood to one side, lowered her head, trying not to laugh.

Zhu Biao suppressed his laughter and nodded, "I understand, Father."

In order to remind him of this, his father even skipped the morning court session.

"Father, you really don't want to come with us?" Zhu Biao still wanted to try harder.

snort!

'Your bastard brother has no filial piety at all. If he can ask someone to send a message back, even if he says: Old man, will you come to your grandson's full moon banquet? We will all go! ’

Zhu Yuanzhang recited Zhu Di's various unfilial acts in his heart, and said with a dark face: "You are all gone, who will take care of the hero? We are not going!"

The corners of Zhu Biao's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll leave right there..."

"Your Highness!"

At this moment, shouts came from outside the palace courtyard.

Zhu Biao followed the sound and couldn't help but frown slightly...

Concubine Lu appeared outside the palace courtyard...

"Father."

Mrs. Lu came and greeted Zhu Yuanzhang, but hesitated and hesitated, "Your Highness, can I go to Tuqiao Village with you?"

Zhu Biao's frown deepened...

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