After Jia Zhen came back with the three little kids,
Xia Lu had already instructed the servants to prepare hot water and red ginger tea in case the three little kids were not used to it,
They were sick.
After the three little kids took a hot bath, they held the red ginger tea and drank it as they told Xia Lu about how they felt about swimming today.
"Sister-in-law, swimming is very, very fun," Jia Lian said.
"Yes, you can also play with the fish in the water." Jia Yao was also very excited.
"Yes." Lin Jinyu nodded vigorously,
He also liked to swim. Although learning how to swim was a little uncomfortable, but..,
After learning it, it was very, very fun. "Sister-in-law and Mother will also go swimming together." Lin Jinyu, who was only three years old now, did not quite understand the difference between men and women,
He only felt that if it was fun, he had to bring his sister-in-law and mother along.
Xia Lu thought to himself,
I want to swim too. This damned feudal society.
If she exposed the skin of other parts of her body outside..,
The final result..,
She might even be killed,
The more serious would be drowning in a pig cage. Clearly, in modern times..,
On the beach..,
She could still wear a bikini.
"Thank you, Jinyu,
Jinyu, as long as you have fun,
Your sister-in-law and I won't join in the fun. "Jia Min smiled,
Looking at Lin Jinyu's lively appearance, she was also happy.
Seeing that the invitation had failed, Lin Jinyu did not feel disappointed. He continued to hold the red ginger tea and drink it. Sister-in-law said that he had to finish the red ginger tea. Otherwise, if he got sick, not only would he not be able to swim tomorrow, but he would also have to drink bitter medicine.
Before dinner, the three little kids originally had to practice martial arts with Jia Zhen and Xia Lu. Xia Lu saw that they looked tired, so he ordered dinner in advance and let them rest after dinner. After all, the three little kids had already trained today. Swimming in the water for a long time was not a very easy thing to do.
After the little kids went to rest, Jia Zhen and Xia Lu began to feed each other moves in the courtyard. Other than when she was pregnant, Xia Lu had never lost her martial arts. Although Jia Zhen learned later, he was a man after all. He had great strength and lacked skills. He could completely use his strength to make up for it. Therefore, the two of them had always been evenly matched. No one could defeat the other.
Jia Min watched from the side as Xia Lu and Jia Zhen exchanged moves. She was envious. Among the women in the capital, she was considered to have married the best. Her husband was a descendant of five generations of marquises. Although she did not have a title, she was born third in the imperial examination. She had a strong momentum in the imperial court and was highly regarded. Their legitimate son had been in poor health earlier, but now he had recovered. In the backyard, she did not have a mother-in-law to set rules for her. Her husband also kept himself clean and did not bring back any random woman. Logically speaking, her life could not even be compared to that of the Empress. However, compared to Zheng's wife, she suddenly felt that her life was quite terrible. She was lethargic and did not have the vitality of Zheng's wife at all.
Jia Zhen and Xia Lu fought for almost an hour before they stopped, panting.
"Not bad, little Zheng 'er. You've improved so quickly." Jia Zhen was indeed the descendant of Ning Guogong. Although her father was a scholar, the genes in her bones were there. Her learning speed was really fast. She actually could not beat this guy. If they continued to fight, she would definitely be the one to lose. After all, a woman's physical strength could not be compared to a man's physical strength.
"Humph, that's natural." Jia Zhen smiled. He was so good. Jia Zhen did not hold back and accepted Xia Lu's praise.
"Clap, clap, clap." Jia Min clapped her hands and walked over. She said, "You two really only envy Yuan Yang and not immortals. You two are a match made in heaven."
"Isn't that right, Aunt Min?" Jia Zhen was proud. Humph, since Aunt Min said so, it meant that he and his wife were the most compatible. Those little vixens should all stay away from him.
Xia Lu glared at Jia Zhen and then said to Jia Min, "Aunt Min can also practice. Practicing the Five Animal Frolics or something is good for the body." Jia Min suggested. To be honest, the Lin family should move more. Their bodies were not good.
Jia Min was a little moved. She said, "Will it be troublesome for you?"
"It's okay. Let's play together." Thinking about the modern world, there were so many aunties who asked to dance together. She was only asking Jia Min to practice the Five Animal Frolics with her. It was already very classy, okay?
"Okay." Jia Min agreed readily.
"Then starting from dawn tomorrow, Aunt Min, change into some light clothes and we'll practice together." Xia Lu looked at Jia Min's clothes. Her exquisite hair bun, various hairpins on her head, and the fragrant jade pendant hanging on her body. Her clothes were definitely not suitable for martial arts practice, so Xia Lu had to remind her.
"Okay." Thinking about Lin Jinyu when they practiced together, Jia Min's heart burned even more.
At night, just as Xia Lu went to bed, Jia Zhen pressed Xia Lu under his body. He looked down at Xia Lu and said unhappily, "How long has it been? Your relationship with Aunt Min is already so good?"
Xia Lu looked at Jia Zhen's unhappy expression and understood that Jia Zhen's thoughts were crooked again. Well, if Jia Zhen admitted to her that he was gay, Jia Zhen would definitely think the same way if she saw him being intimate with a good-looking man. However, understanding was one thing. It was annoying to be misunderstood every time.
How can Aunt Min compare to you? You're handsome, majestic, and have a noble status. Moreover, you're so ambitious. Even though you've inherited a title, you haven't forgotten to work hard. You're already a scholar. When tomorrow comes, you'll definitely pass the imperial examinations. With you by my side, how can I fall for anyone else? "Xia Lu boasted carelessly.
Jia Zhen blushed and felt proud. He knew that the violent woman had deep feelings for him. She was shameless and could say anything. Only he could tolerate the violent woman. "It's good that you know. In the future, you have to keep a distance from Aunt Min."
"Yes, yes, yes," Xia Lu agreed carelessly.
Seeing that Xia Lu agreed, Jia Zhen proudly flipped off Xia Lu. Seeing that Jia Zhen had flipped off, Xia Lu narrowed her eyes. She flipped over and directly pressed on top of Jia Zhen. "Hehe, now it's my turn."
"What are you doing?" Jia Zhen looked at Xia Lu. He was excited and nervous.
"What do you think we can do in bed?" Xia Lu's hand moved down.
In the end, their bodies were entangled together. As they slept, Xia Lu whispered, "One day, I'll have a daughter."
The next day, Jia Min happened to appear at five o 'clock. She saw that Jia Zhen, Xia Lu, and the three little kids were already waiting. Jia Min hurriedly walked over and said, "Did you wait for too long?"
"No, Aunt Min looks good in this dress. You look like a lotus flower in clear water. It's a natural carving." Xia Lu looked at Jia Min's makeup and finally understood what the ancients meant when they said that heavy makeup was always appropriate. Yesterday, Jia Min was a graceful and rich madam. Today, Jia Min looked like an unmarried daughter. She was dressed in a moon-white dress embroidered with plum blossoms. She did not have her delicate hairstyle and looked like an unmarried daughter. Her hair was spread out, and her beautiful face looked shy because of her embarrassment. She was indeed the woman who gave birth to Jiang Zhu Fairy.
Hearing Xia Lu's praise, Jia Zhen narrowed his eyes. He felt a sense of crisis in his heart.
Xia Lu glanced at Jia Zhen and reached out to hold Jia Zhen's arm. She thought to herself, "Be good in front of outsiders."
Seeing that Xia Lu was holding his arm, Jia Zhen smiled happily. Yes, his wife still liked her the most.
Jia Min saw Jia Zhen and Xia Lu's little actions and smiled happily. Zheng's little thoughts were written all over his face. "Zheng's wife is also very beautiful. She and Zheng 'er look very compatible when they stand together. This is the so-called' kind man and woman '."
Jia Zhen was even more proud. Just as he was about to say a few words of modesty, Jia Yao spoke, "Big Brother, Sister-in-law, do you still want to practice?" Jia Yao spread her hands. Adults were really troublesome.
"We'll start right away. First, move your muscles and bones, then practice the horse stance for fifteen minutes," Jia Zhen said coolly.
"Yes." After hearing Jia Zhen's order, the three little kids began to move their muscles and bones.
Xia Lu watched as the little kids began to move their muscles and bones. Then, he let go of Jia Zhen's arm and said to Jia Min, "Aunt Min, I'll teach you how to move your muscles and bones. You have to move your muscles and bones so that you won't strain them when you learn the Five Animal Frolics."
"Yes." Jia Min began to follow Xia Lu's movements very seriously.
Jia Zhen saw that Xia Lu was teaching Jia Min and pursed his lips. Alright, although he was a nephew, he was still a man. He could only let his wife do it. He was a little regretful. They were all family members who came to Zhuangzi to escape the summer heat. Why did he ask Aunt Min to come over? This way, his wife could only accompany him.
After a set of exercises, Jia Min's forehead was sweating slightly. Moreover, she was already feeling tired. Xia Lu looked at the beads of sweat on Jia Min's forehead. Her body's foundation was too weak.
"Aunt Min, do you want to rest for a while?" Xia Lu asked.
"It's okay. Let's continue. I didn't expect that just moving like this would make me so tired." Jia Min smiled bitterly. She used to think that her body was fine. Today, when she moved a little, she tested that her body was very weak.
"Okay, let's continue." Xia Lu led Jia Min to move her muscles and bones again. Since Jia Min's body was weak, even the movements of moving her muscles and bones were very difficult, let alone the movements of the Five Animal Frolics. Xia Lu could only proceed step by step. He let Jia Min move her muscles and bones more before learning the Five Animal Frolics.
After a few sets of exercises, Jia Min was completely lying down. She could only rest on the side. Then, she watched Xia Lu and Jia Zhen take the three little kids to exercise. Looking at this scene, Jia Min was very envious.
After breakfast, the three little kids followed Jia Zhen to learn.
"Aunt Min, they are going to learn. Let's go." Xia Lu didn't forget the real reason why he invited Jia Min over.
"Okay." Jia Min followed Xia Lu to the table where she wrote.
"Aunt Min, let me show you something first." Xia Lu took out the travel notes of Mrs. Sun he wrote and handed them to Jia Min.
"What is this?" Jia Min took the bound book and opened it. Xia Lu naturally didn't know how to bind a book. This was done for her by Jia Zhen himself. According to Jia Zhen, how could his wife's pen and ink be seen by those stinky men? Therefore, he could only do it himself.
"Aunt Min, take a look first." Xia Lu smiled. It wasn't that she was boasting shamelessly, but she felt that the travel notes of Mrs. Sun she wrote were better than the existing books on the market. Perhaps her literary talent was not as good as theirs, but in terms of the plot, it was very novel. There was survival, cooking, beautiful scenery, and an unyielding soul that resisted the secular world. Perhaps these contents were not worth mentioning in the 21st century era when online literature was rampant. However, in the current era, novels were either travel notes or novels about beautiful scholars. This was novel enough, okay?
Jia Min read the article carefully, and her expression changed according to Mrs. Sun's experience. When she saw that Mrs. Sun was still in her boudoir, she smiled knowingly. When she saw that Mrs. Sun was very satisfied and happy after getting married, she couldn't help but nod in approval. When Lord Sun became the top scholar and Mrs. Sun became the wife of the top scholar, she nodded happily. However, the satisfied and happy smile on Jia Min's face stopped abruptly at this time, because after she became the wife of the top scholar, the bad news of Mrs. Sun came.
As a rural woman, she didn't know how to socialize at all, nor did she know how to dress up. She had no taste and couldn't chat with those officials' wives at all. At first, Mrs. Sun couldn't help Lord Sun. She only dared to hide in the inner residence, afraid that she would embarrass Lord Sun if she went out. At this time, Lord Sun had a concubine, and all the external affairs were taken care of by the concubine. Mrs. Sun was even more introverted and submissive. She didn't dare to take half a step wrong. At this time, Jia Min frowned deeply.
Then, when Lord Sun turned 30, he had to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Because Lord Sun's mother only recognized Mrs. Sun, Lord Sun could only take Mrs. Sun back. Suddenly, there was a storm on the way. Lord Sun's boat was overturned by the big waves. Fortunately, Lord Sun and Mrs. Sun were washed to an island.
"What happened after that?" Jia Min was a little curious. What happened after they reached the island?
"No spoilers," Xia Lu shook his head and said.
"Did you write this?" Jia Min asked.
"Hehe, what do you think, Aunt Min?" Xia Lu looked at Jia Min expectantly.
"Obviously, the content after that on the island is the core of this book. How do you want me to evaluate it now? If you really want me to evaluate it, the story of your book is very novel. It's completely different from the stories of ordinary scholars and beauties. Moreover, it's very realistic. This Mrs. Sun is considered a peasant. Suddenly, a carp leaped over the dragon's gate. Suddenly, a typical miniature of a golden phoenix appeared. But after a long time, she did not receive the corresponding promotion. How can a woman who only knows how to take care of the family and revolves around the stove all day suddenly become a virtuous wife of an official? Therefore, generally, people who come from peasant households will choose to stop their wives and remarry. For Lord Sun to continue leaving his wife's position to Mrs. Sun, he can be considered to be very affectionate, "Jia Min said.
Xia Lu raised his eyebrows. As expected of Sister Lin's mother. She really hit the nail on the head.
"Although the content isn't bad, the literary talent is a little lacking. Lord Sun is a top scholar, after all. He's good at writing poems. What's the point of what you wrote on it? Also, the words used on it are a little too plain. Although others can understand it easily, it's too plain," Jia Min said.
Xia Lu pouted. She didn't want to. As someone who came from the 21st century, she didn't put in the effort to learn. Like Jia Zhen, she was already very good at her current level.
"What's the content at the end of your book? Let me give you a reference, "Jia Min asked.
Xia Lu roughly explained the content at the back. Mrs. Sun was born in the countryside. After rushing to the island, she looked for water to drink and wild vegetables to support herself and Lord Sun. On this kind of island, danger and opportunity always coexisted. When Mrs. Sun was able to survive well on the island, Mrs. Sun looked at the entire island differently. The seabirds in the distance and the scenery of the sea and the sky were the same color. Mrs. Sun suddenly fell in love with this kind of life. She felt that the woman who stayed in the backyard was not her. She should have another world. After being rescued, Mrs. Sun left the backyard and began her own journey.
"I see. She finally found her true heart," Jia Min said with a smile.
"Yes." Xia Lu nodded. This was originally a novel that awakened women. Xia Lu felt that since she came to this era, she had to leave something behind. Seeing the humble status of women in this era, Xia Lu felt that she should leave something behind. However, this era was too sensitive. Therefore, when men were in charge of society, she could only use this kind of content to let women understand their true hearts.
They shouldn't live like that. They had their own wonderful lives and shouldn't be the vassals of men. Xia Lu also knew that her strength was actually quite weak, but she had to work hard first. If she didn't even work hard, then nothing would change.
Jia Min looked at Xia Lu and smiled. She smiled very happily.
"Aunt Min, what are you smiling at?" Xia Lu was a little puzzled.
"It's nothing. This book is very good. After you finish writing it, let me read it. Otherwise, I'll always be thinking about it," Jia Min said with a smile. In fact, she said in her heart that only Zheng 'er's wife would write such a book because she lived a very pure life.
In the following days, Jia Zhen took the three little kids to play. Xia Lu and Jia Min had been discussing how to develop Mrs. Sun's travel notes. When they had a headache thinking about it, they would carry Jia Rong over and tease her. Everyone was so happy that they forgot about their home. At this time, the imperial court suddenly sent news that something had happened in Jiangnan.
Zhong 'er first came to report that something had happened in Jiangnan. This year, the weather was good and there were no disasters. However, the tax money sent from Jiangnan was not even as much as last year. The Emperor was furious and had already sent an imperial envoy to Jiangnan. Now, the entire court was shaken.
When Jia Zhen heard this, she immediately frowned and quickly said to Xia Lu, "Pack your things. We're going back to the capital."
"En." Xia Lu nodded.
At this time, the steward of the Lin family also came. "Madam, Master sent this old servant to pick you up. Master originally wanted to pick you up personally, but His Majesty suddenly summoned him and he couldn't leave for a while, so he sent this old servant over."
"Okay, I'll go back now." Jia Min was also anxious. Something had happened in Jiangnan, and it was a matter of tax. When the time came, there would definitely be a lot of people who would use their connections. Her master happened to be a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, so there would definitely be people who would use their connections to get to him. She had to be in charge of the harem. Those servants couldn't do anything. At this juncture, there couldn't be any mistakes.
Hearing that they were going back, among the four little kids, except for Jia Rong, who couldn't speak, the other three were unwilling. After going back, they wouldn't be able to swim. However, when they saw that Xia Lu and Jia Zhen's expressions weren't good, they didn't act shamelessly. Although they were unwilling, they still obediently followed Jia Zhen and Xia Lu back to Ningguo Province.
As soon as Jia Zhen came back, he was called by Jia Jing.
"Father, is Jiangnan really that daring?" Jia Zhen didn't believe it.
When he was in the Ministry of Revenue, Jiangnan's tax collection was getting worse year by year, but the situation wasn't too bad. When His Highness the Crown Prince was still alive, he proposed to rectify it. However, because it involved a lot of people, if a thorough investigation was carried out, there would be no one in the entire Jiangnan officialdom that could be used. At that time, when the Emperor was still the Emperor, he only sent someone to warn them. Jiangnan's tax collection was a little more restrained. However, if one stood by the river for too long, how could one's shoes not get wet? The current Emperor was a narrow-minded person. He should have thought of rectifying it long ago. Last year was a disaster year, so the Emperor couldn't make any big moves. Now that he was caught red-handed this year, how could the Emperor let go of this opportunity?
"In my opinion, rectifying it is a good thing. The Emperor won't be so strapped for money. Think about the disaster relief. If our family didn't pay off the debt, the Emperor would have opened his own private treasury." Jia Zhen curled his lips.
"It's good that you know. In the future, don't say such nonsense outside." Jia Jing glared at Jia Zhen.
"Oh." Jia Zhen felt a little wronged. He wasn't wrong. In Jiangnan, no matter which Prince ascended the throne, he would rectify it. The benefits were too great. Even if Jiangnan also participated in the fight for the throne and supported the Prince to ascend the throne, this Prince would still get rid of the donkey after it had outlived its usefulness and rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan.
"These days, guard the house well. Those people in Jiangnan are desperate," Jia Jing said.
"Father, don't worry. I will guard it well. Anyway, our family doesn't lack money. There's no need to hurt our relationship with the royal family for a little money."
"It's good that you understand. I'm just afraid that those people don't understand." Jia Jing sighed. Now that the world was peaceful, the nobles were weak. For the sake of the past glory, they would naturally take extreme measures. However, they didn't put in effort for their own descendants. Instead, they took the unorthodox path and ended up in prison. It was a pity.
"We can't care so much. Maybe they will think that we are blocking their way to make money," Jia Zhen said.
"I was just sighing. You have so much to say. Tomorrow, write me a policy on the tax issue." Jia Jing thought to himself, I can't control you.
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