Ye Jiao was stunned for a moment, she didn't quite understand why the Zheng family came to find her.
But Qi Yun knew in his heart that even though Shi Tianrui and the Zheng family had not been here for a long time, but now that he and Shi Tianrui had a tacit understanding, then their maidens would also communicate with each other.
The communication of the ladies is always inseparable from the communication of the husband.
Moreover, Zheng's family was also a lord's daughter in the capital, and now she has followed Shi Tianrui to become a small county magistrate's wife, but in the capital, Zheng's family is still a lord's family that can't be beaten by wind and rain. It is good to be good.
Qi Yun would never let Ye Jiao work hard for her own affairs, but this time the Zheng family came to the door, and it was good for them to chat.
Qi Erlang let go of Ye Jiao and said with a smile, "Mrs. Shi is afraid that she heard that you are going to Beijing, so she came to see you off. It's alright to go and have a look, wrap your cloak tightly so you don't want to rush into the wind."
Ye Jiao heard the words and turned to look at Qi Yun: "Xianggong too, don't sit still when looking at the account book, get up and walk from time to time, and there is a new stew, made by Mother Mo, remember to drink it. "
Qi Yun: …
Mo's mother made the confinement soup for Ye Jiao, which may be effective, but the taste is really indescribable.
Qi Erlang still responded, promised to drink, and then took the hand stove and stuffed it for her.
Ye Jiao left with Xiao Su. When Tie Zi outside saw that there was only Qi Yun left in the house, he trotted in and handed over the bamboo tube he had just untied from the pigeon's leg: "Second Young Master, there is a letter from the border gate."
Qi Yun nodded, took the bamboo tube, pulled out the stopper, and poured out the note inside.
After unfolding it and examining it carefully, Qi Yun didn't say anything, he reached out and wanted to burn the note.
But before he raised his arm, he looked at Tie Zi.
This child has already become a half-year-old, and he is almost as tall as Qi Yun. Naturally, there are some things that he needs to know.
So, Qi Yun handed the note to Tie Zi: "Look at it."
Tie Zi hurriedly took it, looked down and frowned: "Why does someone want to jam our goods again?"
On the note, it was written that the caravan sent by Qi Yun was detained near the border.
In fact, for the caravan, this kind of thing is common.
Some local snakes will see that there are a lot of foreign caravan goods, and they will come to ask for some cheap, but it is only silver, and it is nothing.
Qi Yun's caravan had encountered it before, and it was only a matter of less than 100 yuan of money. For Qi Yun today, it was all small money. Qianglong didn't suppress the local snake, and it was enough to send some money.
It's just that the deducted goods are not ordinary ones that can be paid with money.
What the caravan is doing is the business of goods, buying and selling goods, and things cannot be thrown away casually when they are in their hands.
The detained goods look like asking for money, but they are actually malicious.
If they endure silently like this, I am afraid that anyone can step on their heads in the future.
But if he wanted to solve it, Tie Zi couldn't think of any solution for a while, and the more his eyebrows were wrinkled, the tighter he became.
Fortunately, Qi Yun didn't want him to think of a way, so he beckoned and said to Tie Zi, "Bring a chair and sit down."
Hearing this, Tie Zi was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and went to move the chair.
The excitement in his eyes could not be concealed.
He had been standing before, because no matter what the relationship was, Tie Zi was just a follower who did things behind Qi Yun, the servant, and they called Su Xiao Ye to save face, but in fact he was just running errands next to Qi Yun. .
Even if his owner sometimes makes one or two calls, it does not change Tie Zi's identity.
Tie Zi longed to be Qi Yun's student, but he never expected it, he only dared to think about it in his heart.
Now that Qi Yun can let him sit in the past, Tie Zi is already very happy.
Even if he is not a student, he has made some progress than before, even if it is just a small step, he is happy.
Then, Qi Yun saw Tie Zi preparing to put the chair in front of him...
He really meant to call Tiezi a little bit. In fact, when he asked him to visit the store in the capital before, Qi Yun felt that he was very obvious. After all, Tiezi was not a servant who signed a death contract, and he didn't even have a body contract, but only a tenant. Child, Qi Yun can take such an important matter because he has the heart to promote him.
It's just that Qi Yun himself didn't think that Tie Zi didn't dare to think about it until now, but now he just looked at himself with excitement.
Qi Erlang couldn't help staring at him and said, "Don't get so close."
Tie Zi heard the words, "Oh", and then obediently moved the chair to the opposite side of the table.
When he was seated, Qi Yun said, "Everything in the world, whether it's business or ordinary, is nothing more than planning and then doing things later. You should think about things like this before the caravan leaves."
Tie Zi nodded, bowed his head slightly, a little apologetically: "Second Young Master, I didn't expect..."
"It doesn't matter this time, you should take one step and think three steps in the future." Qi Yun said while taking out a few books and handing them over to Tie Zi, "Look more and memorize them."
When he saw the book, Tie Zi's face was wrinkled, and he wanted to agree, but he was really not the material for reading.
Qi Yun was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Xiao Su watched Xu Bao reading last time, and she read with her, and often went to Mr. Feng to borrow books. Others know better than you."
Hearing this, Tie Zi really straightened up.
Not because he was afraid of being compared by Xiao Su, but because Tie Zi had a sense of crisis.
No wonder Sister Xiaosu has stopped pestering me recently, it turned out to be that Feng Xiucai! He already has a daughter-in-law, and he is more than a year older than Xiaosu. It's beautiful to think about it!
Tie Zi immediately said: "Second Young Master, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."
Qi Yun nodded, his expression unmoved, obviously expected this result.
Afterwards, Qi Yun took the note back, lit it with a fire stick, and threw it into the incense burner to burn it clean.
Tie Zi held the book in his arms, and then he remembered: "Second Young Master, what should we do this time?"
Qi Yun's tone was calm: "Don't worry, they won't detain them. The caravan has been arranged, and no one dares to move the goods this time."
His confidence came from the golden plaque and the twelve painters specially sent by Chu Chengyun.
These twelve painters are all top-notch. They are not master painters, but they are particularly good at map drawing. It can be said that they are the top masters who can control the error to a minimum.
In order to protect these twelve top painting masters, Chu Chengyun arranged for several masters to travel with the caravan. They can naturally handle such trivial matters as the seizure of goods, but it is a matter of great importance, and Qi Yun will not be too much. Inquire, only when they are their own shelter.
After a while, the pigeons will come with things to solve.
Sure enough, a servant came and said that there was movement in the pigeon cage in the backyard. Tie Zi hurriedly ran to see it, while Qi Yun said to the servant, "Go tell the small kitchen and bring some snacks to the front hall."
And when Xiao Su went into the front hall with the taro balls just out of the pot, Ye Jiao and Zheng Shi were chatting with a smile.
The two had known each other for a short time, but Zheng Shi was grateful to Ye Jiao in his heart, and at the same time knew that Shi Tianrui and Qi Yun were on good terms, so he wanted to get close to Ye Jiao.
And this thought seems to be calculated, but there is not too much selfishness, Ye Jiao is also willing to talk to her.
"The last time I saw Ning Bao and Ruyi, I felt like a match. Later, when I saw a pair of Eryu pendants, I thought they were very beautiful, so I thought of giving them a gift." After speaking, Zheng Shi took out a box and handed it to Ye Jiao.
This is not the first time Ye Jiao has received a gift from someone else. If it is from someone else, she will definitely not accept it. This is what Qi Yun told him. Good things will not fall in vain from the sky. These gifts are all tied with strings. It's sugar, with a knife behind it, untouchable.
But the Zheng family was different. Even if Ye Jiao didn't know the tacit understanding between Qi Yun and Shi Tianrui, Ye Jiao could see that the two families would be connected in the future.
Sending things is just to deepen the connection, but it is a good thing.
She took the box, opened it and took a look, and when she reached out her hand and touched her face, she was a little surprised: "Is this Ziyu?"
"Yes, Ziyu, after wearing it for a long time, it will warm up, which is good for the body." Zheng Shi said with a smile.
Speaking of purple jade, Ye Jiao remembered that she had a piece, and Qi Yun also had a piece, both of which were large, and the two small ones that Zheng sent, although they didn't look that big, they were better than the exquisite carvings. And it is a pair, which is especially suitable for this pair of twins.
Ye Jiao can now see whether the things are good or bad, she smiled and put them away, and then asked Xiao Su to carry two pots of flowers.
Zheng Shi subconsciously ducked back.
Last time, the Flan really terrified her. Even if Zheng shi later poisoned the concubine and made her suffer to death, she still couldn't solve the fear in her heart.
The flowers and plants in the house were pulled clean, and they were all flattened, leaving nothing left.
Seeing that she was afraid, Ye Jiao hurriedly said: "This is a medicinal flower I planted by myself, it is good for the body, and the last time I saw you have Fran but I didn't know it, I was afraid that the poisonous weed would attract poisonous insects. Two are the best for dispelling poisons. If you are afraid, it would be good for me to exchange snacks for you." With that, Ye Jiao called Xiao Su over, preparing to let her pack the taro balls for the Zheng family. take away.
But Zheng Shi reached out and gently held Ye Jiao's hand, and said softly, "It's okay, it's because I'm sick in my heart, and I can't think about it for a while. You are kind, Jiao Niang, I'll take this flower, and it will be fine. Plant it at home."
The little ginseng laughed.
In fact, she didn't really care whether the Zheng family would take the flowers away, but the taro balls were left, which was good and still warm.
When Zheng Shi left with Hua, he didn't speak on the carriage.
Seeing that she was always so stuffy, the old woman who followed her whispered, "Madam, do you really want to plant?"
Zheng Shi nodded: "Seed."
The old woman was a little worried: "I've never seen this kind of flower before. Are you looking for someone to check if it's poisonous?"
"You haven't seen it before, but I have seen it. It was planted by the beautiful lady in her yard, so it's naturally fine." When Zheng shi spoke, he exhaled softly, "If I ask someone to check it now. Whether this flower is a poisonous weed, it will take only half a day for the Qi family Erlang to know, and the relationship between our two families will not be so harmonious by then."
The old woman was stunned: "How could..."
Zheng shi reached out and gently touched the delicate petals, and said in his mouth: "In this city, all the doctors and gardeners who are skilled in medicine are under Qi Yun's hands, do you think it will be possible?"
As soon as these words came out, the mother-in-law had sweat on her back.
In fact, she knew that the Qi family had a big business now, especially after the Shao family, who was backed by Shao Zhizhou before, arrived, the Qi family quickly swallowed the Shao family's shop, and quickly gained a firm foothold. A person who can make people tremble three times.
It's just that the Qi family has never been ostentatious, and even the family is still in the same place. It has never moved to the city, and there are very few things that deceive the market. Ordinary people only know that the shop has changed the sign, but they will not deliberately pay attention to the Qi family. how long it stretches.
Now that I think about it, it's already so powerful.
Zheng Shi was not afraid, on the contrary, she felt a lot more at ease.
The woman beside her had been with her since before she got married, and Zheng Shi did not hide it from her, and said slowly: "I have already replied to the letter I wrote to my mother's family before, and Jiao Niang's brother is indeed General Ye, who is very popular in the court today. , Princess Hua Ning's future concubine."
The old lady opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
After all, she looked at the Qi family as a country landlord, far from thinking that she had such a deep background.
Zheng shi said softly again: "Although I don't know what the benefits of being good friends with them are, there is no harm. I really like Jiao Niang's temperament. It's good to be friends. Now Jiao Niang is going to Beijing, luckily, sooner or later. I also want to go back to the capital."
The last sentence, Zheng Shi said through gritted teeth, with some ruthlessness that ordinary women do not have in his eyes.
She and her husband were driven out of the capital, or it was because of the power of the Zheng family that they were not completely excluded from their careers.
But Zheng Shi knew that he was going to go back sooner or later, and went back with his grandfather.
She would never let go of all those who wanted her daughter's life back then.
But until then, Zheng Shi still has to be her magistrate's wife.
Before getting off the carriage, Mrs. Zheng already had a smile, being gentle and virtuous, and while helping the old lady's hand to get out of the carriage, she said gently, "Tell someone to cook chicken soup, eat some noodles, and wait for the husband to come back to eat."
"Yes, ma'am."
At Qi's house, Ye Jiao was busy these two days, and didn't have much free time.
I thought before that Qi Yun's body was weak because he was holding less and making up less. The little ginseng didn't sleep with him in two separate beds at night, but was always crowded together and had to be wrapped around it. Get out on fire.
But the little ginseng, who was busy during the day and at night, was refreshed every day, but Qi Yun. According to the pulse, his physical weakness was relieved a lot, but he was obviously more tired than before. Even Tie Zi said that the second young master did not sleep well. Have dark circles.
When Qi Erlang watched Ye Jiao's energetic commander move things, he sighed in his heart, thinking that the soup still needs to be drunk, and it needs to be replenished.
Since he was leaving at noon, he had to pack all the boxes in the morning. Qi Yun just murmured a few times in his heart, and then went to Ye Jiao's side to help.
But as soon as he walked over, he saw Xiao Su was carrying a cage carefully preparing to put it behind the box to hide.
Qi Yun said, "What is that?"
Xiao Su shook for a while, then raised her head quickly, saw Qi Yun standing up straight, and replied honestly: "Back to the second young master, the second young mistress asked me to bring some of my own things, but I thought about it, I didn't have anything to bring, so I took it with me."
Ye Jiao also looked over and was a little curious: "Xiao Su, is it clothes or shoes? Why is it still in a cage?"
Xiao Su shook her head, not knowing how to explain, but before she could speak, a voice came out of the cage.
"Oh oh oh!"
Qi Yun: …
Ye Jiao: …
Hearing the movement, Xu Bao immediately ran over, hugged Xiao Su's leg, pointed his head to the cage and said, "It's the little black chicken!"