As soon as she left the General's Mansion, Li Meirou got into the carriage and angrily said, "Why!! Why is that lowly girl from the countryside able to wear the clothes made by Mrs. Jiang herself? Does she deserve it! !"
Seeing her daughter's small face, Mrs. Li was so angry that she was almost out of shape, and she comforted her: "That girl, who runs to Zhuangzi all day long, has to wait on the fields, and also has to clean up vegetables, even if she puts on gorgeous feathers, the pheasant will also change." No Phoenix! My son is beautiful and dignified, with a slender figure, and it will be a great loss for her not to design clothes for us!"
If Yu Xiaocao heard this, she would definitely ask: Mrs. Li, did you come from the Republic of China? You are quite familiar with Ah Q! The spirit of Ah Q has been brought into full play, it is really a true transmission!
"Mother, what do you think everyone in Jiang thinks? If it is true as that bitch girl said, she has provided her with design inspiration, and you can give her two sets of clothes. Why do you promise to keep two sets of clothes in one season throughout the year?" Li Meirou expressed that she was very wronged, she couldn't get a suit of clothes on her mind, but that vulgar girl from the countryside wore four sets of clothes in rotation a year! !
Mrs. Li hurriedly comforted her daughter and said: "Rou'er, think about Jiang's family background, but they are just merchants. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and even lower than farmers. Although they are praised like a flower, they walk among the nobles with the highest status in the capital. In the women's circle, one must have low self-esteem. Now, suddenly there is a girl who is similar to her background, and the two of them naturally cherish each other!"
Li Meirou's face just cleared up. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she opened the curtain of the car to look around, and then said seriously: "Mother, you can't say this outside! Mr. Jiang's design has always been sought after by everyone. If it gets to her ears , our family is about to be treated as a rejection of clients by Linglong Embroidery Workshop! Be careful what you say!"
"It's still my daughter who is thoughtful! Well, don't say it!! From now on, it will only be in the inner courtyard, our mother and I will whisper!" Mrs. Li suddenly remembered the purpose of today's trip, has it been achieved or not
"Rou'er, it seems that Yu Xiaocao's future achievements are no worse than that of Jiang Siniang's. Now the vegetables and fruits this winter alone are enough to be remembered by the rich and powerful. I heard that the small tomatoes in the Wangzhuangzi of Yangjun are almost After catching up with Jiang Siniang's own design, it has become a capital for the rich and powerful to show off when entertaining guests."
Mrs. Li thought that Mrs. Fang was four or five years older than herself, but she looked only in her early thirties, and her skin was as tender as a little girl's. If it is really the effect of the peach blossom tea, once Yu Xiaocao spares time to make more peach blossom tea, whether it is for gifting or selling, it will definitely be more popular than the clothes made by Jiang Siniang herself.
Clothes, the craftsmanship is not as good as Jiang Siniang's, but they can also be used to decorate the appearance. But the skin is different, no matter how gorgeous and beautiful the clothes are, with a face like old tree bark, it will not be able to wear one or two of the effects of the clothes. The skin looks better and looks younger, and even the homely clothes can give off a different taste. Isn't Mrs. Fang today an example
Although Li Meirou was not convinced, she had to admit that this was the truth. Small tomatoes, a small box of ten taels of silver, containing less than a catty of fruit, the Shilang's Mansion can't afford it. But they sell in limited quantities, each store only sells 20 boxes a day.
There are so many dignitaries in Beijing, and there are some extremely rich merchants, let alone a hundred boxes a day, even ten times more can be digested! In the past two months, the Minister's Mansion has only snatched one box. Adding up the masters and sons of the Minister's Mansion, there are also ten juniors, and there are also concubines favored by their fathers. It is already very good for each person to get one or two. Rao even if she is favored in front of her parents, she is only given one more share than her elder brother and younger brothers.
The little tomato is small and exquisite, and the fruit is bright and red. After eating one, it is sweet and sour, and the juice fills the mouth, making people fall in love with this taste immediately. I heard that small tomatoes are not only delicious, but also good for health!
I heard that the little princess in the palace had a bad spleen and stomach a few days ago and refused to take medicine. Yu Xiaocao offered a basket of small tomatoes, and the little princess's health is so good without taking medicine! Now not only has my appetite improved, but also my complexion is good, and I am also much more lively. Concubine Li and her natal family have changed a lot in their attitude towards that lowly girl.
It's just a farmer who can make so many nobles treat him differently. This bitch is too lucky! Although Li Meirou despised Yu Xiaocao extremely in her heart, she thought of the stakes involved and felt that it was necessary for her to have a good relationship with this person, which would be extremely helpful to her and her family's future.
There is no need for her mother to persuade her, she has already figured it out, but she pretends to be wronged and said: "Mother, don't worry! My daughter will not trouble her recklessly in the future. If she is willing, my daughter will socialize with her like a friend." of."
"This is my mother's good daughter! You have been wronged. Didn't you fall in love with the gold thread inlaid treasure cloud pattern bracelet from my mother? Turn around and let the girl find it for you!" Mrs. Li said to her family. I am very pleased with my daughter's cooperation.
Li Meirou was overjoyed, but said hesitantly: "Isn't that bracelet said to be passed on to the daughter-in-law but not to the daughter-in-law? The sister-in-law seems to be very interested in it too!"
"Hmph! Give it to her? Why don't you take it to her natal family? Rou'er, in the future, you must not be like your sister-in-law who always wants to contribute to her natal family. Although our family is not prosperous, it is not enough for our daughter to support her. Husband's family looks down on my daughter-in-law!" For this daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li looked down on her daughter-in-law in every possible way. It's all the master's fault, what's wrong with you when you're drunk, you have to promise to be your son and daughter's in-laws. Now it's all right, there is an extra poor relative who always wants to grab things from the servant's mansion.
"Mother, what are you talking about!" Li Meirou blushed when she mentioned her own marriage. As long as she stays in the capital, it shouldn't be difficult for her to reap a good marriage as the eldest lady of a third-rank official family. So, what is the momentary grievance? However, she also knew that it was not the time to mention marriage recently. It's all the fault of Yu Xiaocao, that cheap girl, for ruining her reputation!
Mrs. Li rolled her eyes, and said, "I don't know where the Yu family girl's recipe for making peach blossom tea came from. If we have such a recipe, it will definitely make a fortune every day!"
Li Meirou thought for a while, the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened a bit, and said softly: "Mother, if the prescription that can make women younger is spread, people will definitely flock to it! There are many people in Beijing who are more powerful than General Fang. Go! You said, if this matter is publicized, can the sixth-rank official who was born as a peasant girl keep her prescription?"
"What do you mean?" Madam Li stared blankly at her little girl, her sinister gaze and ferocious expression made her feel strange.
"It's very simple! If I can't get it, I won't let that lowly girl get it!! No matter who gets this prescription, it's better than in that lowly girl's hands!" Li Meirou gritted her teeth.
Soon, the newly appointed Lord Yu had a recipe to make women look younger and more beautiful, and the news spread in the capital. All of a sudden, the clouds surged. Mrs. Fang became busy, and there were endless streams of people who came to inquire about the news.
After Yangjun Wang got the news, he smelled the conspiracy. He received a mission recently, and he really couldn't tell where he was from, so he sent two highly skilled bodyguards to Yu Xiaocao, and told the little girl to take the two of them with her when she went to and from Huangzhuang. Still worried, and sent two more kung fu girls to protect her. In the end, even Manager Liu was sent to Xiaocao's side, saying that when he was away, he would assist in the management of vegetables and fruits in the greenhouse in the village. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is protection in disguise.
Yu Xiaocao is not hypocritical, and accepts all the people who give it. The rumors in Beijing became more and more evil, saying that Yu Xiaocao can reverse the farming season and grow vegetables and fruits that are out of season, and has the ability to go against nature, making people rejuvenate! To say that it can make people younger and more beautiful, but it can incite the hearts of some ladies who love beauty. But rejuvenation makes more people tempted. Immortality is something that the kings of all dynasties have pursued. What's more, what about officials and common people
All of a sudden, Yu Xiaocao became the fattest meat, and there were people staring at her wherever she went. Fortunately, there were two masters dressed in the costumes of the first-class guards of Prince Jing's mansion, and the unfathomable Manager Liu who was beside Yang Junwang followed, which made most people rest their minds.
This wind also blew into the palace. Some favored concubines blew the pillow wind to the emperor, and even the empress paid more attention to this matter.
"Your Majesty, do you think there is really a prescription for rejuvenation in this world?" The Empress asked softly, looking at her face in the mirror that was no longer as fresh as it was in previous years.
Zhu Junfan chuckled and said, "You are still the mother of a country! Why do you believe the rumors of those ignorant people? Rejuvenation, if there is such a prescription, the emperors of all dynasties can let it go? Have you ever heard of it? , has there been an immortal person? Besides, Fei'er, how can you use rejuvenation medicine? Look at this face, it looks like eighteen. If you rejuvenate again, I will have an extra girl!"
The empress was elated by his honeyed words, but she tried her best to control the corners of her mouth, and said angrily, "What are you talking about! Let people hear the joke!"
Speaking of freshness, she is almost thirty, and she is definitely not as fresh as those seventeen or eighteen-year-old nobles and concubines who have just entered the palace. However, the emperor is not that greedy for new things. He has been on the throne for seven or eight years, and there are only four or five newcomers in the palace. What is this compared to the three thousand beauties in the previous court and harem
She grew up with the emperor as childhood sweethearts, no matter how favored other concubines are, they can't surpass her. Even though her skin is not as shiny as when she first married the emperor, and her voice is not as crisp as that time, the emperor's friendship with her has not diminished. She should be very satisfied! Even if she told herself countless times that she is a queen, why should she be compared with those concubines who serve Israel