Yu Xiaocao secretly gave him an expression of "You are really on the right track", and continued to use the strategy of mourning. Those big eyes, which are more innocent and pitiful than the little deer, will soften anyone's heart when they look at them.
"Third Young Master, what you said is true? Then Jiang Siniang's parents just let her come out and show her face?" Liu Shi seemed to be moved by the persuasion.
Zhou Zixu raised his eyebrows at Zhao Han, and continued: "The current emperor supports the improvement of women's status! After hearing about Jiang Siniang's deeds, the emperor even praised Jiang Siniang's "women don't give up their eyebrows". Jiang Siniang's parents also followed suit at the beginning. Auntie, you don't support it either. But with the emperor's approval, it will gradually stop. Now, Jiang Siniang's mother, when she is too busy, will help take care of some trivial matters in the embroidery room!"
"But... a girl who shows her face so much, how can she get married in the future!" Liu's worry turned out to be here.
Zhou Zixu said with a smile: "Don't worry about that. Jiang Siniang is so famous that the people who want to marry her are almost breaking the threshold. I heard that the eldest son of the prime minister is the Rongxuan Academy in our town. The eldest grandson also has a heart for Jiang Siniang, a self-reliant and self-reliant heroine. I have already entrusted someone to find a matchmaker, and it is said that it is almost inseparable!"
"A businessman, tell the prime minister's son? You're not fooling your aunt, are you?" Liu seems to have heard a fairy tale, and it's hard to believe it.
"If you don't believe me, go and inquire! Now the criteria for nobles in Beijing to choose their daughters-in-law are no longer those ladies who follow the three rules and four virtues, but women who are talented, virtuous, self-confident and self-reliant. The emperor said: A confident and self-reliant woman is the most beautiful woman." beautiful!"
Listening to Zhou Zixu's statement, Yu Xiaocao was full of curiosity and admiration for this high-ranking traveler. After experiencing Wu Zetian's attempt to usurp the throne in the Tang Dynasty, he still dared to improve the status of women and advocate women's rights. He really dared to risk the displeasure of the world!
Zhou Zixu continued to fool around: "Auntie, with Xiaocao's craftsmanship, after a few years of accumulation, he can definitely grow into a master of culinary arts! Jiang Siniang is a master of weaving and embroidery, and Xiaocao is worthy of her name. Sister Xiaocao, confined to the small place of our Tanggu Town, isn't it in vain that she is good at cooking?"
Mrs. Liu was fooled by him and couldn't find Bei. She glanced at her man hesitantly, and said softly: "Her father... how about you go to Fucheng with Cao'er tomorrow?"
"Thank you mom! Mom, you are the best!! I love you the most!!!" Xiaocao was ecstatic, threw herself on Liu Shi, and kissed her face a few times.
Caught off guard, Mrs. Liu was thrown and fell down in the vegetable field, crushing a few lettuces! She reprimanded angrily and amusedly: "You child, why are you crazy? Get up!!"
Yu Hai ate at the side and said authentically: "Just your mother? What's wrong with me as a father? Don't forget, tomorrow is your father and I will work hard to accompany you to Fucheng!"
Yu Xiaocao hurriedly shifted her target and appeased her jealous father: "Father is the best too! Xiaocao is so lucky to have the best father and mother in the whole world!"
"Sycophant!" Xiao Shitou said sourly because he only had two days off and lost the chance to go to Fucheng.
Yu Hang walked slowly to his little brother, patted his little head and said, "When you pass the examination of scholar and then Juren in the future, you will have the opportunity to go to Fucheng. If you envy it, you can achieve it with your own efforts!"
Little Shitou clenched his fists and said firmly, "Brother! The imperial examination is not my ultimate goal. My ultimate goal is the palace examination! I will definitely make my parents and second sister proud of me!"
"Well! I believe in you! Don't put too much pressure on yourself, as long as you work hard, you won't have any regrets!" Yu Hang didn't want my younger brother to destroy the child's nature because of the heavy schoolwork. While giving him confidence, Don't forget about chicken soup for the soul.
Zhou Zixu and Zhao Han felt very fresh about Xiaocao's rare childish side, and they both smiled knowingly.
Zhou Zixu took the lead and said, "Xiaocao, Uncle Yu, you won't really walk to Fucheng tomorrow, will you? If you walk for a day without rest, you may not be able to arrive. Can sister Xiaocao hold on?"
Xiaocao was afraid that her father would give up the idea of letting her go again, so she hurriedly said, "We have Xiao Hui! It is no problem for our donkey cart to pull four people!"
Xiaocao's earnest expression and tone amused Zhao Han. He smiled and said: "Our family has two horses, if Uncle Yu can ride a horse. Then I will ride one with Dad, and Uncle Yu and Xiaocao will ride one."
"Wow! Brother Han's family has horses? How about two more? Brother Han's family is so rich!" Due to the chaos and chaos during the founding of the country, the price of horses has skyrocketed. Let's put it this way, for ordinary people, buying a horse is like buying a car in modern times. The cheapest and most common horse costs more than one hundred taels of silver.
Yu Hang patted his little brother on the head, and said with a smile, "What are you envious of? It's not that our family can't afford a horse, but we don't need it right now! When you pass the exam, I'll buy you one too!"
Maybe it's a boy's nature, Xiao Shitou has been very obsessed with horses since he was young, his eyes lit up when he heard what his elder brother said, and said, "Brother, can you make the decision? Isn't the second sister in charge of our family's money?" Is it?"
Yu Hang pinched his little face, it felt good, no wonder the little girl likes to ravage the little guy's face so much. Before Xiao Shitou protested, he let go of his hand and said confidently: "When the elder brother is in good health, he will also help the family to make money. Don't you believe that the elder brother can save enough money to buy you horses when you take the exam for talent? "
Xiao Shitou thought that his elder brother was always reliable and would not brag about himself, so he nodded and said: "Brother, I believe in you! I'm just waiting for you to buy me a pony!!"
Over there, Yu Xiaocao and the others are still discussing how to go to Fucheng. Zhou Zixu looked at Yu Hai with some concern, and said, "Uncle Yu said he can ride a horse, but after all, he is rarely unskilled in riding a horse. It's not safe to travel long distances with Sister Xiaocao, right?"
Zhao Han seemed to have this concern too. He thought for a while and said, "How about getting up earlier and riding to the town. Isn't there a carriage going to Fucheng every morning in the town? The wheels of the carriage are made of rubber, and the grass sits It's more comfortable to wear."
"I can ride Xiao Hui! Xiao Hui is very good, and his pace is not slow!" When he is free, the grass and small stones will also climb on Xiao Hui's back, letting him run up the mountain road. two laps.
Although Zhou Zixu was a little worried, he still respected Xiaocao's choice. He said to Yu Hai: "Uncle Yu, why don't you ride my horse! My mount is a docile horse specially chosen by my mother. In this way, you can have one horse and one horse, and the road will be easier."
"Okay! Let's do it like this!" Yu Xiaocao happily decided, thinking about what to bring for this trip. Bring some water, dry food, etc. There is also entanglement, which is absolutely indispensable...
"That ginseng, Xiaocao, are you still going to sell it?" The ginseng that Xiaotangyuan found was at least five hundred years old, and it was very valuable.
There are many rich people in Fucheng, so it's not hard to find a buyer, but I'm afraid of being targeted by interested people. Although Zhao Han thinks that with his and his father's skills, a few petty thieves are still nothing to worry about. But Xiaocao followed, afraid that she would be frightened. Her body has always been quite weak, and if she is scared, she will not be beautiful.
"Ginseng? What ginseng?" Seeing Zhao Han's serious face, Zhou Zixu followed suit.
Xiaocao said casually: "The wild ginseng I dug up on the mountain last time is quite old, and I plan to sell it for money."
"If it is an old ginseng of some years, if you are not short of money to spend, I advise you to keep it, just in case in the future. After all, old ginseng is hard to come by in Tanggu Town." Zhou Zixu thought relatively long term. Both Xiaocao and her mother are not in good health. If there is an old Shen at home, if something happens, they can help them.
Zhao Han nodded in agreement: "I think so too! After all, he is an old ginseng with more than five hundred years..."
"Ginseng over five hundred years old? Are you still selling it? Are you stupid?? Keep it, you must keep it!! Do you know? In a big pharmacy like Tongrentang in the town, century-old ginseng is rarely seen, let alone a five-year-old ginseng. More than a hundred years? If you are short of money, you can get it from me first! Don’t sell ginseng!!”
When Zhou Zixu heard the year, he almost jumped up. In a family like theirs that has accumulated for hundreds of years, there is only one ginseng that is more than five hundred years old in the warehouse. Last time his grandfather got sick, if he hadn't cut a few ginseng whiskers and made soup, he might not be able to survive it! Old ginseng over 500 years old can't be bought by others with money, so why not sell it? It really went through the eyes of money!
"If you don't sell it, don't sell it! Why are you so excited?" Yu Xiaocao secretly rolled her eyes. However, keep it! Even though she now has the cheating tool of Xiaotianshi, its spiritual power will recover one day. If one day the cheating device is gone, this old ginseng may save their family's life.
After agreeing with Xiaocao and his son on the departure time tomorrow, Zhao Han said goodbye and left. He also had to go home and prepare the reasons for going to Fucheng.
As for the young man on Wednesday, he ate a simple and delicious breakfast at Yu's house, and took Yu Hai to the donkey cart to sell stewed vegetables at the wharf, and went to the construction site of the oyster sauce workshop at the wharf. At the most critical moment, don't worry if he doesn't stare!
At this time, the carriages transporting vegetables from Yao's family and Zhenxiu Restaurant also arrived. Yu Xiaocao ruled out the tomatoes planted by the public and became the most harvested vegetable.
Tomatoes irrigated with Lingshi water, whether eaten raw, stir-fried, or stewed, are rare and delicious. If eaten raw, it is sweet and sour, juicy, not only quenches thirst but also tastes good. When it comes to cooking, there are many kinds of dishes, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, scrambled tofu with tomatoes, fried rice cakes with tomatoes, beef brisket with tomatoes... Yu Xiaocao can cook dozens of dishes without repeating the same.
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Recently, I had a major business inspection, and I was so busy that I was dizzy. I copied almost 30 pages of lesson preparation in two days. I have to approve a set of essays... It's so dark and miserable!