Qi Yun only knew one person who could be called Third Young Master, and that was the one on the dragon chair.
This made Qi Yun a little surprised, and Ye Jiao didn't quite understand it. She grabbed Qi Yun's arm and asked, "Why is he here?" On the contrary, when Chu Chengyun came to the door, he always felt that something was wrong.
Qi Yun patted the back of Ye Jiao's hand and said slowly: "It's okay, he always came out to drink tea with Saburo before, the world belongs to him, he can do whatever he wants."
Ye Jiao thought it made sense, so she stopped asking more and let go of Qi Yun.
After Qi Yun left with Tie Zi, Xiao Su walked over quickly, fanning Ye Jiao with a fan, and said, "Second young lady, do you want to go back?"
Ye Jiao stood up, stretched out her hand and tugged at the tiny folds on her sleeves, and said with a smile, "There is nothing left or right, let's go, let's go and see the medicinal herbs, there should be a lot of them blooming by the day, just happened to find two Bring the well-opened pot to Huiniang."
Xiao Su responded and handed the fan to the woman beside her, then picked up a paper umbrella to hold it up, helped Ye Jiao block the sun, and then walked towards the medicinal herb garden.
And although Qi Yun had just appeased Ye Jiao, he was a little unsure in his heart.
Chu Chengyun often goes out of the palace, but his place has always been Qi Ming's small courtyard, or else it is a tea shop and wine shop, but he has never been to Qi's mansion.
This person would never come to his house for no reason. On the way to the front hall, Qi Yun was thinking about what Chu Chengyun's purpose was in his heart. When he saw Chu Chengyun, there was not much expression on Qi Yun's face.
Perhaps thinking too much will make his mind clearer, but Qi Yun is more stable now.
Before entering the door, he greeted Tie Zi and said in a low voice, "Make a pot of the former Mingqian Longjing, remember to skip the first brew and serve it carefully."
Tie Zi was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his voice: "Second Young Master, I heard Steward Qin say that we got Longjing very early in the future, so we can't take it out easily, so as not to cause disaster."
It's not that steward Qin's suspicion is random, but that there are many powerful people in this capital, so they think a lot.
Even if it's just a small tea, but you, a merchant's family, get it, but they don't, it will make people hate it.
It is a bit ridiculous to hold grudges against others for this reason, but the reality is that there is no way out. It is not easy in the capital, not only because the land here is expensive and it is difficult to make a living, but also because there are many more powerful people, you have to be careful everywhere.
Even if you don't take the initiative to offend people, you will be resented in the smallest details.
However, Qi Yun stretched out his hand and bent his index finger, tapped Tie Zi's forehead, and said lightly, "What character is that inside, and what do we usually do, do you think he really doesn't know?"
Tie Zi covered his forehead and was stunned when he heard the words.
Then I heard Qi Yun continue: "It is due to serve him with good tea. If I serve him with rough tea and drink it well myself, then I will be deceiving you."
Qi Yun knew very well that Chu Chengyun might not know the world, but he knew everything in the capital.
If the location of the palace cannot be fully grasped, then the emperor has nothing to do.
Tie Zi also realized later that he had said something wrong, his forehead was sweating, and he nodded repeatedly while covering his head.
Qi Yun didn't punish him, he just said: "Remember in the future, if you are a businessman, it would be stupid to always be honest, but to treat such a noble person, deliberately and deceived is asking for bad luck." Wei Dun, "As for how to benefit from this, it depends on how you grasp your own proportions."
Tie Zi nodded again, thinking in his heart that he would be fine if he did the first half of it first.
As for the second half... He is still far from the realm of his own young master who can become an emperor with empty gloves, take your time.
Tie Zi trotted to make tea, Qi Yun adjusted his clothes, and then walked into the front hall.
Because Qi Erlang had known Chu Chengyun early on, he had seen this person no matter what he looked like, and now he couldn't express the fear that ordinary people would have when they saw the empress and empress.
"Okay, Erlang and I don't need to be so polite." Chu Chengyun raised his hand with a smile and motioned Qi Yun to sit down.
In Chu Chengyun's heart, this Qi family Erlang has always been cold-hearted. Although he looks indifferent, he has always put the family and the world in his heart. The matter is still to help the disaster. In Chu Chengyun's heart, Qi Yun is like a hermit in the world, and he is the most benevolent.
And once this first impression is established, it is difficult to change, which makes Chu Chengyun more pleasing to the eye the more he looks at him.
Qi Yun was not as polite as he was, and sat opposite Chu Chengyun.
Chu Chengyun didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "I am here today for family affairs."
Qi Yun raised his eyes and looked at him, then said, "Is your majesty talking about Saburo's marriage?"
Chu Chengyun nodded with a smile: "Exactly, now the Meng family is very satisfied with Saburo. Before, they made a special trip to the palace to find the queen, and when they talked about this marriage, I came to ask when it would be settled."
Qi Yun's expression did not change, but he felt a little emotional in his heart. He only felt that his Saburo had a lot of face, and said that he actually wanted the laboring emperor to go there in person.
However, I am afraid that there is also Queen Meng's meaning in this. Chu Chengyun has always respected Queen Meng, and now that Queen Meng is marrying her sister, it can be regarded as a family matter if he comes to see it.
So Qi Yun no longer had many worries before, and just said slowly: "I told my parents before that the second old man especially likes Miss Meng Wu's talent and character, and he values this marriage very much. I heard that it was protected by His Majesty. The matchmaker was even more overjoyed, and had prepared a betrothal gift early, thinking that when His Majesty's decree came down, he would enter the capital and prepare the marriage application according to the custom."
After he finished speaking, Qi Yun asked someone to serve tea, but he glanced at Chu Chengyun casually, and he saw this man smiling broadly.
In fact, since the marriage between Qi Ming and Miss Meng Wu already has a tacit understanding, even if the second elders of the Qi family are not willing, there is no way to do so. The emperor's will, if you don't listen to it, you have to listen, not to mention this is the Qi family's high rise, how can the second elders be unwilling
But Chu Chengyun just wanted to hear this thank you.
No matter how he grasped the situation of the court on the dragon chair, and how many calculations and strategies he had in his heart, his personality had not changed, and he was still a kind-hearted person.
He can distinguish right from wrong, so he has judgments on court affairs and human feelings.
Qi Yun is a good person he considers, so his mind is not so heavy. Now, listening to Qi Yun's gratitude inside and out, Chu Chengyun is naturally happy.
That is to say, knowing Chu Chengyun's temper, Qi Yun only said such a thing.
Erlang of the Qi family smiled lightly, thinking in his heart how to write a letter to the second elder of the Qi family to invite them to come to Beijing.
At this moment, someone came in with tea. Chu Chengyun took the tea cup and took a sip. He knew that it was the best Mingqian Longjing, that is, the tea picked before the Qingming Festival. At this time, the Longjing tea is the most delicate, the tea soup is clear, and the entrance returns Gan, once you taste it, you will know that it is a treasure in tea.
Although it is not comparable to the tribute in the palace, it is also an excellent entrance.
Chu Chengyun drank a lot of good tea, but the tea was fresh. Longjing was really delicious before the Ming Dynasty, even if it was not a rare thing in Chu Chengyun's eyes, the mouth was clear enough to make him sigh: " It's good tea, really fresh."
Qi Yun said in a calm tone, "If Your Majesty likes it, I'll have someone pack some for you to take away later."
This made Chu Chengyun a little curious: "You shouldn't buy this tea."
What Qi Yun was waiting for was these words, his expression was still and his expression was calm, he looked at Chu Chengyun and said, "I made a tea garden in the south, and this is the tea produced there. It is naturally faster to travel by water, and the load is more convenient. The volume of goods is also large, and the stone and timber I used to build bridges for my hometown were transported by water."
Chu Chengyun knew that Qi Yun was building bridges and paving roads for his hometown. Hearing him mention it now, his face couldn't help but deepen his smile. He felt that this person was blessed by the village, and he was indeed a benevolent person.
However, Chu Chengyun is more concerned about the waterway: "In this way, this water transport can not only be used to warn of floods, but also to carry passengers and send people. It seems that there are more uses."
Qi Yun nodded: "Exactly, if more ports can be built, the water transportation will be more developed, and when the river flows into the sea, what is it like on the other side of the sea, no one knows yet."
After Chu Chengyun heard the words, he thought about it in his heart, and felt that the words were reasonable.
Although there are now water transport yamen in the imperial court and there are many ships, most of the people transported are people, and a lot of goods are transported by water. However, because the construction of ships is time-consuming and labor-intensive, there are relatively more land transports.
If it is true that as Qi Yun said, the ships used by the folks can be so fast, then the increase in the construction of water transportation will naturally be a good thing for the country and the people.
In the past, the imperial court did not interfere much, it was to benefit the common people, not to let the official family monopolize it.
Now that we can increase the construction of water transportation, it is an excellent thing for both the court and the people.
And over there by the sea...
The more Chu Chengyun thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. When he looked at Qi Yun, it was as if he saw a lump of gold: "Erlang, Erlang, it would be great if you could become an official in the court."
Qi Yun smiled and said, "Caomin can't bear his body, so he can live longer in the market place. I hope your majesty has mercy."
Chu Chengyun just sighed and didn't force it, so he didn't mention it anymore, but talked about water transport with Qi Yun with great interest.
However, Tie Zi, who was on the side, stared at his second young master several times, and his eyes were first confused and then clear.
Originally, Tie Zi didn't quite understand why Qi Yun asked him to make tea, but now it's clear that Qi Yun had been trying to talk to Chu Chengyun about shipping goods by water from the very beginning.
Sure enough, every time I see this third young master, I have to gain something. The second young master of his own is a thief who does not go away... No, it is a well-planned plan.
And Chu Chengyun picked up the tea cup again, took a sip, put it aside, and turned to talk: "When the second elder of your family enters Beijing, you should tell the Meng family that the parents of the two parties must meet."
Qi Yun responded, put the tea cup aside, and replied, "It's easy to say, now that the river is open, the waterway is naturally faster, but after bringing my parents to Beijing, I still have to live in my house first, Saburo's The yard can be lived by itself, and it will be crowded for others to live in.”
Chu Chengyun smiled and said, "Isn't that your yard?"
As soon as Qi Yun heard it, he knew that Chu Chengyun knew when he bought the yard and rented it to Qi Ming, but this was because he cared about his younger brother, and there was nothing to hide, so he calmly replied: "Let your majesty laugh, that yard It is indeed a little smaller, and later…”
Having said that, Qi Yun paused and remembered another matter.
Since he was going to marry Qi Ming and marry a girl, then the house still had to be built.
Qi Ming lives in a yard now, not to mention whose size it is. He can't get married just by talking about the size. Usually, he can do it all by himself. Now he wants to marry a girl from the Meng family, a girl from a big family. , I'm afraid that Qi Ming's current courtyard is not as big as other people's houses. Since they are married, they shouldn't do anything that remembers bitterness and sweetness. It is always inappropriate to let others suffer.
But Qi Ming's current salary obviously cannot afford to buy a mansion.
Qi Yun thought, otherwise, he would buy a bigger one for his third brother with his own money
But in this capital, every inch of land is so precious, and even every tree has its own master. It is not easy to find a ready-made house.
Chu Chengyun seemed to see Qi Yun's thoughts, and said: "You don't need to take care of the house. Saburo and Xiao Yuanbai gave me a good idea, and I will give him a house someday. At that time, the tenure deeds of your ten shops will also be handed over to you."
When Qi Yun heard this, he stood up to salute and thank him, but his heart sank.
Chu Chengyun treats Qi Ming well, but he is not a temperament that will reward things for no reason.
This person said something lightly, but this is not easy.
However, when it comes to political affairs, Qi Yun didn't ask much, and after having a few words with Chu Chengyun, Chu Chengyun left the Qi Mansion with him.
After Qi Yun sent him out, he came back and sat in the front hall for a long time, until the tea was cold and he didn't get up.
Tie Zi was standing beside him, and seeing that Qi Yun had no intention of leaving, he couldn't help but be a little worried.
At this time, he heard Qi Yun say, "Do you have something to ask me?"
Tie Zi first shook his head, then nodded again, and said, "Second Young Master, I don't quite understand why you have to talk to the emperor about water luck."
Nowadays, the biggest one who can do the waterway business is the Qi family.
It's easy to say, but if you want to do this business well, in addition to running the boat business, you have to buy a lot of shipbuilding shops.
Now that I finally saw some benefits, Qi Yun lightly stabbed it to Chu Chengyun, and took the initiative to tell Chu Chengyun a lot of truth.
Isn't this just giving the money you got to Tianjia
Qi Yun stood up, walked out to the corridor and said: "You can think of this, it's not bad, the previous accounts are not in vain, and I know how much money each shop in the family is making now."
Tie Zi won the compliment but did not lift his tail. He has been by Qi Yun's side for a long time, so he knew Qi Yun's temper.
This compliment is often followed by beating.
Sure enough, Qi Yun changed his tone and said, "However, you just wrote down this account, but didn't pay attention to it."
Tie Zi has always been eager to learn. Speaking of which, he is a servant who follows Qi Yun, but Qi Yun has always cultivated him like a disciple. At this moment, Tie Zi's face turned pale, and he bowed his head obediently and said, "I hope Second Young Master to clarify."
Qi Yun's voice was calm: "If you look carefully, you can compare it. Although the profits from this waterway are large, this month is a full 30% less than this time last year."
Tie Zi couldn't help but recall, nodded, and then frowned.
How could it be less
This business has always been bigger and bigger, unless the financial path is cut off, or there is no reason to go back more and more.
In the end, it was smaller than before when he arrived at Caoyun. It was better not to mention it. Now that Qi Yun mentioned it, Tie Zi could also perceive the unusualness inside.
Qi Yun didn't need him to make random guesses, and said directly: "The accounts are abnormal, naturally there is a reason, I wrote a letter to ask the shopkeeper Wei who is in charge of the water transport road before, and he said that it is because of the recent water thieves, and there will be hijacking from time to time. The appearance of bandits on the merchant ships interfered with the original operation."
Tie Zi was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted, saying: "Second Young Master means that this time I'm looking for... that one, in fact, to find shelter for our family's voice?"
Qi Yun nodded, his voice flat: "Because the imperial court didn't pay attention to it before, this gave ordinary merchants a chance to make money. Now it is impossible to get the blessing of the imperial court without making profits."
Because the imperial court encouraged merchants, there were many merchant ships on this waterway. The imperial court only collected taxes and set up water transport yamen to provide protection, but no one intervened. This gave the Qi family an opportunity to take away the ships and shops with relative ease.
But because of this, the water thieves were eyeing the Qi family. As for why the yamen suffered from their own losses, Qi Yun didn't want to delve into it.
It is common sense that the people do not fight against the officials.
But if the senses can't fight with the Tian family, it depends on how much courage they have.
Qi Yun simply looked for a backer, and even the biggest one, it was better to do it in one step than to suffer a loss everywhere.
Tie Zi was suddenly enlightened, and there was a smile on his face, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good deal.
But Qi Yun didn't look very happy. He was thinking about things in his heart, and his expression became much calmer.
When returning to the room, as soon as the door opened, Qi Yun heard Xu Bao's voice: "Mother, what do you want to hear, Xu Bao will tell you."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Yun stopped.
In this family, Qi Erlang has nothing to be afraid of, he is a little afraid of his own son.
It's not how scary Xu Bao is, but Xu Bao, a little bookworm, not only likes to read by himself, but also likes to read with others.
Especially when he met Qi Yun, Xu Bao always hugged Qi Yun's legs and refused to let him go.
Usually Xu Bao would not bother his mother with reading, but today, the twins have not woken up, Feng Xiucai can't be disturbed by rest today, Shi Shi went to the academy again, and Xu Bao found Ye Jiao.
Although the little ginseng can read and memorize books such as the Medical Classics and Pharmacopoeia, Ye Jiao only reads what she needs when reading.
It is related to medicine for her and Qi Yun's future happiness.
Those with pictures and drawings... are also for happiness.
But Ye Jiao never read the Four Books and Five Classics, and she didn't need to rely on fame, so she didn't have any interest in these things. Now, when Xu Bao said that, Ye Jiao was not willing to reject her good treasure, but she didn't know how to make him memorize it. what.
After thinking about it, remembering the peony she went to see with Hua Ning and Shi Shi before, Ye Jiao put Xu Bao on her lap and hugged her, and said softly, "Then, Xu Bao will carry a peony for her mother. poem, okay?"
"it is good!"
The children next to him were terrified of being pulled out by their parents to memorize poems and essays, but Xu Bao straightened out his chest when it came to this, and his face was full of joy.
Without thinking much, he blurted out and said, "Flowers are born on the ground in Liuli, and the light and wind are dazzling and turn into purple clouds. Since the day of the goddess, the eyes have become clearer."
Ye Jiao blinked and couldn't help but ask, "Where are the peonies here?"
Xu Bao leaned against Ye Jiao's arms and said softly, "Zi Yunying is talking about peony."
"What do the last two sentences mean?"
"It is said that peony flowers are prettier than fairies in the sky."
Ye Jiao couldn't help laughing and pinched Xu Bao's face: "Xu Bao has seen fairies?"
Xu Bao raised his face with a smile, let Ye Jiao knead it, and said in his mouth, "I haven't seen it before, but Xu Bao knows that no matter how beautiful a fairy is, she won't be as good-looking as Mother."
Ye Jiao couldn't stop her coaxed smile. She hugged Xu Bao, who was chubby, and kissed him on the forehead, making Xu Bao laugh too, as if she was embarrassed, and buried her face in Ye Jiao. Jiao couldn't get up in her arms.
This made Qi Yun, who was standing inside and outside watching, helpless for a while.
He knew that Xu Bao read a lot, and also knew that Xu Bao liked to stick to Ye Jiao, but Qi Yun didn't expect that his eldest son had such a sweet mouth.
Who is this with? Obviously Qi Erlang felt that he couldn't say such a thing.
When he entered the door, Ye Jiao shouted with a smile: "Xiang Gong." But before Qi Yun responded, Xu Bao raised his face first.
Without Ye Jiao's help, he climbed down from Ye Jiao's legs, stood firmly on the ground, ran to Qi Yun with his short legs, and hugged Qi Yun's His calf raised his face and said crisply, "Daddy, Daddy, read books!"
Qi Yun: …
Qi Yun, who was caught, didn't want to agree, but seeing Ye Jiao staring at him, Qi Yun changed his mind.
Bending down and hugging Xu Bao, Qi Yun took him to sit on the soft couch. Qi Yun looked at Ye Jiao, who was looking at her with one hand on her face, and at Xu Bao who was staring at her with wide eyes. Erlang sighed with emotion that Xu Bao's eyes looked like Ye Jiao, his heart softened, and his mouth said, "What does Xu Bao want to hear?"
"The Song of the Five Sons!"
Qi Yun was a little surprised when he heard it. This is an article in "Shangshu". Even when Qi Yun was a child, he was about eight years old when he read it. He didn't expect his son to read it at the age of six. .
This made Qi Erlang interested, hugged Xu Bao tighter, and said, "Then let me say something, Xu Bao remembers one, okay?"
Xu Bao immediately nodded and smiled, looking particularly happy.
Then Qi Yun read to him, and Ye Jiao also listened. Because Qi Yun not only spoke articles when he was studying, but also told many stories related to articles, it didn't sound obscure or difficult to understand. But it is very funny and humorous, and Ye Jiao also likes to listen to it.
It took more than an hour to say this, and when Shitou returned home from school, Xu Bao hadn't finished listening.
Ordinary stones go to the swing frame to find Xubao. Xubao likes this swing frame very much. Every evening, he will put down his books and come out to play, saying that he can sit on the swing and fly high, and it is better to see the clouds in the evening.
But this time Shishi didn't find Xubao in the swing frame.
He turned his head and looked at the oiled paper bag in Qingfeng's hand, which contained the snacks he brought to Xu Bao, hesitated for a moment, then Shishi said, "Come, you can go with me and talk to the second aunt."
Qingfeng responded and followed behind the stone.
After walking through the long corridor, he came to the courtyard gate. After the stone entered, the iron guarding the door did not stop him, he just stepped aside and let him in.
Shitou stepped into the door, and just as he was about to shout, he heard Qi Yun's voice from the inner room: "There are rules and regulations, and the descendants of Jue. Guan Shi and Jun..."
This made Stone's scalp numb and stopped.
When Xiao Su saw him, she walked over and said with a smile, "Master Shitou, but did you come to see Master Xu?"
Shitou nodded, didn't move, just stretched out his hand and pointed inside: "Second Uncle and Xu Bao are inside?"
"here I am."
"How about reading?"
"Yup."
When Shi Shi heard this, his face felt a little distressed.
In order to have an explanation for Qi Zhao, Qi Yun has always been very strict in his homework for catching stones, and he is particularly ruthless in the examination.
Shitou didn't expect that the second uncle would treat Xu Bao so harshly... He didn't even learn this part...
My heart was full of sympathy for Xu Bao, but Shi Shi did not dare to go in, so he just stuffed the oiled paper bag with Xiao Su and threw a sentence: "Remember to give Xu Bao brother." Then he took Qing Feng and left.
In a trance, Xiao Su felt that this scene had happened before, but she couldn't remember when, so she just shook her head, put the oiled paper bag on the table, and closed the door gently, without disturbing the family of three inside.
In the room, Qi Yun went to hold the tea cup to moisten his throat after speaking the whole paragraph. Xu Bao had already started to silently recite the article just now with his eyes closed, but Ye Jiao, her eyes lit up when she looked at Qi Yun, and her smile was so soft very.
Qi Yun couldn't help but ask: "What is Jiao Niang looking at?"
Ye Jiao leaned over to Qi Yun's side, stretched out her hand to hold Qi Yun's arm, and said with a smile, "Look at Xianggong, Xianggong looks good."
Qi Yun didn't know why Ye Jiao said such a sentence, so he looked down at her and asked, "How can you look good?"
Ye Jiao doesn't know too many poems and songs, so she can't just recite poems like her own son, she just said in a soft and direct voice: "Xiang Gong is good-looking, and he will never tire of reading it for a lifetime."
At this moment, Qi Yun knew who Xu Baozui Tian inherited from his family.
He couldn't help but leaned in and kissed Ye Jiao's mouth. Ye Jiao widened her eyes and pushed him. Seeing that Xu Bao was not paying attention, she patted Qi Yun's shoulder: "What are you doing?"
Qi Yun put his chin on the woman's neck with a smile, and said softly, "I'll try it, Jiao Niang's mouth is sweet."
Ye Jiao was a little puzzled: "I haven't eaten, how can it be sweet?"
Qi Yun smiled lowly: "I think Jiao Niang is sweeter than honey."
The author has something to say: Xu Bao: It's not easy to be a mature and good baby [cover your eyes]
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When I wrote it, I kept looping that song in my head—
On the other side of the mountain, on the other side of the sea, there is a group of Smurfs~ They are lively and smart, they are naughty and sensitive~
cough cough
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The following is a little popular science of unimportant happiness that can be skipped -
1. Flowers are born on the ground of colored glaze, and the wind and the wind are dazzling. Ever since the goddess saw him in the plate, his eyes have become clearer. - Tang Yuanzhen's "Peony in Ximing Temple"
2. "Song of the Five Sons" comes from "Xiashu" in "Shangshu"