Chapter 1050: News Chapter 1050: News Editor: Atlas Studios The children were all very interested in the little babies.
After comparing them for a long ti, they ca to a conclusion.
“There’s no difference between a younger sister and a younger brother.
They’re both red and wrinkled, not good-looking at all.” Little An nodded in agreent.
“Just like my baby brother back then.” Hence, the four children dispersed after a while.
Instead, Little Bear and Little Fu stayed behind.
Little Bear stayed because he felt that as the eldest brother, he should take care of his younger siblings.
On the other hand, Little Fu was genuinely interested.
This was the first ti he had seen children younger than him.
Leaning on the edge of the cradle, he gingerly reached out to touch them.
Mu Yangling drank a bowl of soup and sighed.
“In the future, these two can only play with Little Fu.” Smiling, Little Madam Xia said, “Little An and the other three despise them for being too young and usually don’t have the patience to take care of Little Fu.
The previous day, the kitchen roasted so chestnuts.
I asked the kids to take Little Fu out to play.
Little An was impatient, so he simply peeled a handful of chestnuts for Little Fu to eat before going to play with Tiger Head and the others.
Fortunately, there were servant girls and maidservants watching from the side.
Otherwise, Little Fu would either choke or ruin his appetite after eating so many chestnuts.” “Children usually like to play with older children, but Little Fu likes those younger than him.” Little Madam Xia looked at her youngest son and shook her head with a smile.
“It’s because his older brothers don’t bring him along to play.
He usually stumbles and runs behind them, but he’s left behind five out of ten tis.
I feel sorry for him.” Mu Yangling also thought of the scene of Little Fu running around behind his four older brothers and could not help but laugh.
With a younger brother and sister, it was as if Little Fu had found new toys.
He no longer ran behind his older brothers.
Sotis, when Little An ca over to take him out to play, Little Fu would hug the bedpost and refuse to let go, causing Mu Yangling and Little Madam Xia to laugh.
Little An couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed upon seeing that his younger brother actually didn’t want to play with him anymore.
When the two children were one month old, they beca even fairer and more tender, looking adorable as their eyes darted around.
By now, Little Fu was even more reluctant to go out to play with Little An and the others.
When Mu Yangling said that they had lost Little Fu’s adoration because they didn’t bring their younger brother out to play, Tiger Head defended themselves with an excuse, “It’s cold outside.
Little Fu is afraid of the cold and doesn’t want to go out.” It was already November.
The cold wind in Guangdong was blowing, and the mountains in the north had been sealed off due to the heavy snow.
Looking outside and seeing the north wind blowing, Mu Yangling said worriedly, “I wonder if the New Year’s gifts for your maternal grandfather have arrived.” Qi Haoran lifted the curtain against the cold wind and entered.
He stomped his feet at the door, took off his coat, and handed it to the servants.
He then ward himself by the fire and only entered the inner room after feeling that the coldness from his body had almost dissipated.
When he heard this, he said, “It’s about ti.
Even if the snow in the north is heavy, it should have reached them since it’s been about a month.” The mont the two babies were born, Qi Haoran excitedly reported to the capital and Xingzhou Prefecture.
Knowing that winter was coming and the roads in the north were difficult to travel, he sent the New Year’s gifts alongside the ssage.
By now, it ought to have reached the recipients.
“It’s especially cold this year, and there are reports of disasters in the north and northwest.
The Imperial Court is already preparing for disaster relief.
As the commander-in-chief of the north, Father-in-law has to lead his n to help the local governnt offices clear the snow and build wooden houses.
He’ll definitely be busy.
You’ll probably have to wait until the new year before receiving their letter.” Qi Haoran comforted her.
“If you miss ho, I’ll write another letter and get the relay station to transfer it via the official route…” “Don’t.” Mu Yangling stopped him.
“I don’t have anything urgent to tell them.
I just wish to inform them that I’ve given birth.
So delay is fine.” Mu Yangling knew that the relay station system in this world completely relied on people riding horses to send the letters one by one.
Ordinary relay stations were fine.
Although they had to send letters in the cold wind and scorching heat, fortunately, ti was not especially rushed and the ssengers could rest for a while.
Official relay stations, especially the urgent official docunts, only sought speed even at the expense of human lives.
Every year, several ssengers died in various relay stations.
Since it was not an urgent letter, there was no need to use these resources and harm people for no reason.
Qi Haoran vaguely sensed her concerns and held her hand.
Mu Yangling looked at the group of children playing on the blanket and sighed.
“It’s only been a few years, but the weather has started to worsen again.
I wonder what will happen next year.” However, Qi Haoran was very confident.
“Fortunately, now that the national treasury is full, disaster relief is not a problem.
In addition, there are high-yielding grain seeds.
No matter how bad things get, they can’t be too bad.
The tariffs this year have been reduced a lot.
I went to the Mariti Trade Bureau today and Lord Liu said that the tariffs this year might account for 20% of the national treasury.
This is comparable to salt taxes.
In addition to the grain taxes and supplentary taxes received this year, the national treasury is at least 30% richer than before…” Although Qi Haoran did not say it explicitly, his expression was obvious.
Although there were natural disasters this winter, it wouldn’t be that bad for the commoners.
“Two months ago, the Imperial Astronor said that it would probably be snowing heavily this year.
All the governnt offices in the various places are prepared, and the houses in the slums have been reinforced.
Didn’t your newspaper spread this news?
Everyone is prepared.” Seeing that Mu Yangling was frowning, Qi Haoran comforted her.
“Father-in-law must have made preparations too.
Perhaps we will receive a letter from them next month.” However, the Mu family’s letter arrived in less than two days.
Along with the letter ca three carriages of things that they had prepared for the newborns and the other kids.
The people escorting the items were servants of the Mu family and the disabled soldiers who had retired from the army.
The items had been sent out in September, but they had been on the road for two months.
As the roads in the north were too difficult to travel, they had been stuck for almost a month.
On the way, they had also encountered a convoy from the Prince’s estate delivering New Year’s gifts.
It was said that they were still stuck on the road.
Liu Wu drank a bowl of hot soup and sat on a stool uneasily.
He said to Mu Yangling, “The snow is too heavy this year.
Do you still rember the year we escaped from the village?
It’s even worse than that.
One day in early September, it was a little windy in the evening, and in the latter half of the night, the snow suddenly fell with a whoosh.
This was even though it was perfectly fine the day before except that the skies were a tad gloomy.
It was as if soone was scattering chicken feathers in the sky.
We were woken up by the cold even though we were covered with a blanket.
Fortunately, the brick beds had been cleared beforehand, and there was enough firewood.
Also, because life’s been good these few years, every family had a few quilts, so nobody froze to death.
But when the governnt office conducted a house-to-house investigation the next day, they found six frozen corpses…” As Liu Wu was a mber of Liu clan, by right, Mu Yangling should call him uncle.
However, they were actually considered distant kin.
Because he was honest, Mu Shi had brought him ho to help the Mu family manage the farm.
The road was difficult to travel, and Mu Shi only sent him over because there wasn’t anyone else he could send.
Liu Wu was a little nervous about eting Mu Yangling.
After all, they had not seen each other for more than ten years.
The last ti he saw Mu Yangling, she was still a young lady who often carried prey to Uncle Liu’s house.
Now, she was the noble Princess Consort.
Mu Yangling did not expect the snow disaster in the north to be so serious.
Feeling a little uneasy, she asked, “If things are already like this here, isn’t the situation even more dire in the Jin Kingdom?” “That’s right.
I heard that countless cows and sheep froze to death.
Many people couldn’t survive and fled to Great Qi.
This ti, Great Jin didn’t stop them and just let the refugees co over.”
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