noffsinger Chapter 167 8-year-old golden nanmu
Chapter 167 8-year-old golden nanmu
Two months have passed since the last time I made frostbite ointment.
September should have been the beginning of late autumn in Jindu, but snowflakes had already fallen last night.
The war between Lin State and Shen State has not yet been decided.
Zhou Chang almost "secluded himself" in the palace for more than two months.
The reason for "seclusion" is also a helpless move.
A few days after he "licked" the silver in the study that day, Jindu City experienced its second significant drop in temperature.
Zhong Yu's body had not yet fully recovered, but he still managed to come to the study room: "Your Majesty, the temperature has dropped suddenly. I still feel cold living in the palace. The people in Nilongfang in the west city should buy more cotton clothes and quilts. According to the situation this year, we should also start distributing porridge and medicine in advance."
Now Zhou Chang also knew that every autumn, Prince Yi would find a way to raise money and then use it on poor people and beggars. But this year, the weather was very special, so he had to raise money three or four months earlier.
Now facing Zhong Yu's weak body and expectant eyes, Zhou Chang couldn't say a word of "no" and didn't even dare to think about it.
Not to mention, there was 12,000 taels of silver placed in the middle of the study. There was no excuse at all. How could she not give it?
"Your Highness must have anticipated this. We have more money this year," Zhong Yu said, his eyes fixed on the lid of the box. A rare smile of relief spread across his lips. "The cold weather came too early. Many people sleeping on the streets without roofs over their heads will surely get sick from the cold. Fortunately, we have more money this year. The medicinal herbs we purchased some time ago will also be shipped back one after another. I believe that fewer people will die of cold or starvation this year."
"Mr. Zhong must have a savior complex." Zhou Chang only dared to think this secretly, and then made a hard decision to himself, "Mr. Zhong, please change this 10,000 taels of silver into silver notes, and use 5,000 taels first. At least let those who can't eat have a bowl of hot porridge in the cold weather."
Many poor people get sick not because they don’t take good care of their bodies or even because they are tired, but simply because they are hungry.
Therefore, providing porridge is even more important to poor people than providing medicine.
Zhou Chang did not need to be taught this truth; he understood it in his previous life.
Zhong Yu's frown did not relax: "Alas, the price of medicinal materials has risen sharply, and the medicine shop in Xinghuafang will be crowded soon. All the money of Siwei Medicine Shop has been spent on purchasing medicinal materials, and now there is no way to move it. Your Majesty, if there is no other plan, should the remaining five thousand taels be..."
I don't intend to leave her a single cent.
Zhou Chang gritted his teeth and pinched his thighs tightly with both hands to stop the urge to take a few ingots of silver to "calm his mind": "Forget it, the remaining five thousand taels, sir, take it too."
Zhong Yu then stood up, bowed happily and thanked him deeply.
Zhou Chang felt very upset when he saw the silver ingot worth ten thousand taels being carried away from him.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked Zhong Yu for another five hundred taels of silver.
He prepared himself mentally for another half day, holding onto the five hundred taels of silver he had requested to comfort himself. During the war, entertainment was banned across the country, and he had money but nowhere to spend it.
This is how I was able to "settle" the matter from my heart.
Fifteen thousand taels were donated in the blink of an eye, and the money owed to the Yuan family had to be paid.
Zhou Chang originally planned to pay the Yuan family one tael of silver for each snake, but Yuan Qi only asked for ten thousand taels of silver, including the snakes and the cost of Yaoyuefang.
Ten thousand taels was the deposit that Japan had already paid in advance to Yaoyuefang.
Zhou Chang did not show up, but he made Zhong Yu run three times for this matter, which was considered to be adding sincerity to sincerity, but the Yuan Qi family insisted on not accepting more.
Therefore, Zhou Chang no longer forced himself, and finally he had some pocket money left.
On the other hand, even with the silver in hand, the war between Lin State and Shen State is still going on.
Zhou Chang didn't know whether the king of Mirage Kingdom had strong vitality or Lin Kingdom was in decline. The more she learned about Lin Kingdom, the more she felt that it was impossible for such a great country to be unable to defeat a tiny country for such a long time.
But the news that came in was more pessimistic than the last.
What on earth is Xian Wang Fengzheng doing?
In the past, she only hoped that the ruler of the Mirage Kingdom would die soon, but now she also hopes that King Xian Fengzheng can really win a battle.
But yesterday I heard the news of another defeat on the North Vietnam front.
Although King Xian obtained supplies and the problem of soldiers freezing to death and frostbite was solved, his most recent proactive attack ended in failure because he was not good at fighting in ice and snow.
This is just adding insult to injury.
Zhou Chang first scared himself for most of the day, then convinced himself that he should think of a solution. However, not only did he not come up with anything, he became more and more annoyed the more he thought about it.
Not only that, last night Skinny Monkey brought back another piece of news, saying that the twelfth prince Feng Suo was ill.
Zhou Chang had little feelings for Feng Suo, but Prince Yi was extremely worried.
Therefore, early this morning, Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey all the way to the vicinity of Xihuamen, preparing to find some toys that children like to bring into the palace to visit the patient.
Unfortunately, the war was not going well and the imperial court’s ban on entertainment remained in place. After searching for a long time, no shop was open. This was the main reason why Zhou Chang was unable to “live broadcast and sell goods” during this period.
If there is nothing delicious or fun to do, then just go straight to the palace.
When the carriage reached Xihua Gate, it was stopped by the crowd.
For some reason, crowds of people suddenly gathered on both sides of the road, looking up and standing on tiptoe, not knowing what they were looking at.
The skinny monkey had to stop the carriage and randomly ask: "What are you doing?"
"Haven't you heard? Prince Duan found two sets of golden nanmu coffins that are eight hundred years old."
"Yes, it's rare to see this once in a thousand years, even ten thousand years. We have to take a look at it."
"We will enter Xihua Gate from this side in a moment. Once we enter the palace, we won't be able to see it anymore."
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Passersby answered one after another, craning their necks in anticipation.
"What's so good about golden nanmu? It doesn't even look like golden crispy candy. It's a pity that it can't be eaten." The skinny monkey is definitely not interested in anything other than food.
"Uh..." Zhou Chang's eyebrows trembled and he was stunned.
What? I was looking in the wrong direction, but Prince Duan found it instead?
Not only did they find them, but they found two?
Is it that the Tianjiansi's calculations are inaccurate, or is Prince Duan just too lucky?
"You may have seen it, but we ordinary people have never seen it, let alone an 800-year-old golden nanmu tree. I'm afraid it's hard to come across it once in a million years."
"Yes, I heard it's a whole piece of wood, so it can be used to make a whole coffin without any seams."
"It will last for a thousand years, will not rot for ten thousand years, and is not afraid of fire. The wood has its own golden threads, it sparkles, and emits a fragrance. You'd better open your eyes and take a look. You may only get to see it once in your lifetime."
I don't know who was loudly showing off his knowledge in the distance.
"That's right, that's why it can be used as the emperor's coffin."
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Zhou Chang was confused, not knowing whether to be happy or worried about this situation. "Give yourself some time, don't be anxious, take it one step at a time, one day at a time, please believe that life is resilient, cooperate with your upward heart, and don't give up loving yourself."