Chapter 1720 Chrysanthemum Engagement (2)
Later, the phoenix golden scale fish gave birth to puppies, and the couple of Marquis Jian'an gave the extra phoenix golden scale fish as precious gifts to their close relatives and friends. In this way, the phoenix golden scale fish became famous in the capital of Dajin.
Because the phoenix golden scale fish is beautiful and noble in appearance, it is very popular among the nobles in the capital. Everyone tries to buy one or two to raise them. The market price of phoenix golden scale fish has soared to 1,000 taels of silver per pair. However, even so, no one is willing to sell their hard-earned fish. Therefore, phoenix golden scale fish is a kind of fish that cannot be bought even if you have money in the capital of Dajin.
The Mu family was also fortunate to receive two phoenix golden scale fish from the couple of Marquis Jian'an. It is said that this fish is very delicate and needs to live under a constant temperature. It needs to burn charcoal in winter and ice in summer. For these two precious fish, at least 200 to 300 taels of silver are burned in a year. The couple felt that it was not cost-effective, so they gave it to Han, the head of the Hanlin Academy.
Unexpectedly, the emperor and the queen actually steamed and ate the fish worth a thousand gold coins. It was so extravagant!
In this way, wouldn’t the cost of their meal be thousands of taels of silver?
In fact, they didn’t know that the cost of this meal was definitely not thousands of taels of silver. The jar of fruit wine produced in the space alone was a priceless treasure. There were also abalone, scallops, and some strange vegetables they had never seen before. If they were sold, they would definitely sell for a high price!
After the meal, Mu Zhongqing and his two sons-in-law went to the main hall to drink tea and chat. It was time for the three milk buns to take a nap, so Caiwei took them back to the yard where they had lived before they got married to sleep, and Du also took Die'er back to sleep. Leaving Fei'er alone with nothing to do, she called Wen'er and Wu'er, took a ruler to measure their bodies, and prepared to go back and make a set of clothes for each of them.
The two little kids are at the age of growing up. The clothes made for them in winter are too small to wear now. Although there is no shortage of people doing needlework in the family, as an elder sister, she still wants to make clothes for her younger brothers. In the past two years, both her parents and Wen'er and Wu'er have worn her work.
Wen'er is already ten years old and looks like a teenager. He has a little bit of manliness. Wu'er is also seven years old. He is a head taller than Wen'er when he was seven years old. Maybe it's because the children's nutrition is up to par now, or it may be because of martial arts.
As early as three years ago, Nangong Yi sent a hidden guard to teach the two brothers-in-law martial arts. They started from the horse stance and internal strength training at the beginning. They started to learn step by step. Now these two little guys can easily knock down one or two adults.
After measuring the size, Fei'er asked Liuzhu to take a pen, write down their size, and asked about their homework.
After getting married in the past two years, Mo Ziqi often asked Fei'er to read more, saying that reading makes people wise. Now Fei'er has a good knowledge of literature.
She asked the two younger brothers a few questions, and the two little guys answered them fluently. She also gave them two couplets, and the two little guys answered them well. The couplets were neat and rhymed. Fei'er was very satisfied and said to the two brothers with a smile: "You answered very well. It seems that you have not wasted your time. To reward you, sister will make an extra set of clothes for each of you, plus a pair of shoes. How about it?"
Wu'er said: "Sister, you don't need to make clothes and shoes for Wu'er. Just make a set of underwear for Wu'er. Mother said that Wu'er will wear his brother's clothes in the future. In the past, we wore small clothes and shoes, so we didn't waste them. "
Now, although the Mu family is now rich and has no shortage of money, Mo Ziqi and his wife have always maintained a simple and frugal style. The family's diet is fixed at four dishes and one soup for each meal, which are all ordinary home-cooked dishes. They don't eat delicacies from land and sea. When the family goes out, they only wear silk clothes when they are outside. When they go home, they all change into cotton clothes. First, cotton clothes are comfortable to wear. Second, since they don't see outsiders at home, wearing cotton clothes also saves the silk from being wasted.