Ye Pingrong was victorious and went to court, so the capital was very lively for a while, and when the liveliness passed, it would be July.
The people in the capital began to make arrangements again for the Qixi Festival.
On Qixi Festival, it is not only unmarried women who want to beg for marriage, but married women will also gather to have a banquet and games, and Jinling Zui, which has just been launched on the market, has quickly become prosperous because of this, and the supply is in short supply.
Qin Guanshi has been walking with wind in the past two days, even if he can maintain his usual gentleness and gentleness in front of Qi Yun, he speaks a lot faster than usual: "Second Young Master did not expect anything at all. Poor, the Qixi Festival is really good."
Qi Yun was sitting in the study fiddling with the wind wheel on the side, and when he heard the words, he said, "What's so good?"
I thought Steward Qin had a happy woman, but who knew that Steward Qin blurted out: "Of course Jinling is drunk and sells well, and this is the greatest good thing."
Qi Yun: …
Well, what was he expecting before? The temper in the eyes of the money-losing housekeeper will probably never change in this life.
Tie Zi, who was on the side, tried his best to hold back his smile and stretched out his hand to pull the rope beside him.
This rope drives the wind wheel that has been newly installed in the study these days.
Because of the merger of the original Wen family's house, Qi Yun's study was also changed. The green bamboo was planted in front, and the living water was drawn in. Even if this place is not as refreshing as the cool house, it is much better than the previous study. .
Originally, Qi Yun was not afraid of heat. In the past, he was always cold and cold. In summer, he could be held by Ye Jiao and used as Mrs. Zhu. He was always afraid of the cold and not the heat.
But now Qi Yun's body is much healthier, and his body is much hotter. In summer, he will inevitably feel the heat.
However, Qi Erlang still couldn't eat cold and cold things, and Ye Jiao also kept an eye on it. He was afraid of causing him to repeat himself, so he had to find another way to relieve the heat. Therefore, Ye Jiao specially asked a craftsman to come and stay in his room. On the windmill.
On the roof of the house hangs a row of large silk fans, which are led down with ropes, and the iron is slightly pulled, and these fans slowly shake, and naturally they can fan out the wind.
Tie Zi was originally looking at the ledger with one hand and the wind wheel with the other, but after Steward Qin came in, he focused his attention on Steward Qin.
Seeing steward Qin wanting to talk about Jinling's drunkenness, Tie Zi looked at Qi Yun and said, "Second Young Master, I'll go and see if Xing Cheo is okay."
Qi Yun waved his hand and said calmly, "You follow along, you don't have to go out."
Tie Zi then sat firmly, straightened his back, and listened intently to what they had to say.
Manager Qin didn't mind this, he just said with a smile: "Three hundred bottles of Jinling Drunken have been sold, but there are people from all walks of life who buy them, and many noble ladies have invited people to come early for this begging festival. Line up and sell them the most."
Qi Yun was not surprised by this: "Originally, the taste of Jinling's drunkenness is lighter, and the mouth is sweet, and it is not too spicy. It is normal for women to like it." Then Qi Yun paused, "But you should be cautious and do business. , seeking money but not anger.”
Manager Qin responded with a smile on his face, and handed the ledger to Qi Yun.
Qi Yun didn't open it immediately, but put it aside and said to Steward Qin, "I said before that I want to do this business with Princess Hua Ning, do you have any reply?"
Qin Guanshi's face slightly adjusted when he heard the words, and he said respectfully: "His Royal Highness, the eldest princess, had someone to talk to before, but because General Ye is busy with the military, he can't handle it for the time being, so the eldest princess has to personally inquire about this matter. I sent someone before. After speaking twice, the regulations have been drawn up, and we will negotiate after a few days when Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has free time."
Qi Yun couldn't help but glanced at Steward Qin, and said, "You seem to be paying more attention to this matter?" It was clear that Steward Qin was particularly unhappy at first.
This person is used to being a money fan, Jinling drunk is a huge profit, and the money will only get more and more.
Working with others is to give up the benefits that you can get, but the money that falls into your palm has to be watched helplessly by others. Manager Qin is naturally unhappy.
Qi Yun was very curious about what changed Steward Qin's mind.
As soon as these words came out, Manager Qin smiled: "Before, it was because I couldn't understand the owner's mind, but now I think about it, if there is Her Royal Highness, it will be beneficial to this business."
It was only in the past few days that he had figured it out.
Because the Qixi Festival is coming, Jinling is very good for drunk sales. Some want to drink it for themselves, and some want to give it away. After the goods are out, there are not a few people who are noisy.
Even though the Qi family is considered one of the best among merchants, the capital is full of powerful families, and they are really hated by others, I am afraid it will not be settled.
It is said that in the past two days, there have been many more people looking for trouble in the Qi family wine shop than usual.
Even though steward Qin loves money like his life, he also understands right and wrong.
With the support of the eldest princess, this business can last for a long time. Anyone who wants to do something has to consider whether they have the courage to offend Princess Hua Ning.
The benefit is to make more profits in the future. It is very cost-effective to buy Ping An with some money. After thinking about this, Manager Qin is naturally willing.
Seeing what he said clearly, Qi Yun nodded and looked at Tie Zi who was beside him.
Tie Zi also nodded, remembering what they said in his heart, and he would always use it in the future.
But about Ye Pingrong, Qi Yun didn't say much. He had guesses in his heart, but the guesses could not be known to outsiders.
Others may not know it, but Ye Jiao often goes in and out of Hua Ning's mansion, and she is also very concerned about her eldest brother, so she can find out that Ye Pingrong went to the palace to fight again not long ago, it seems that she wants to reinforce Liu Rong.
But in the end, Chu Chengyun did not send him, but let another old general who was slightly older and more experienced lead the troops.
When Ye Jiao heard it, she felt that there was nothing unusual inside and didn't care, but Qi Yun heard it in her ears, but took it to heart.
Now that Ye Pingrong has become a general, it is a matter of time for him to be awarded a title, and he has just returned from the border. It is time to recuperate, but he is going to ask for reinforcements. The reason Qi Yun can think of can only be because of him and Liu Rong. They have a very strong personal relationship, and Liu Rong is afraid that he is already in trouble at this moment.
As for what this trouble is, just by looking at Ye Pingrong's nervousness, you can tell it's no big deal.
But Qi Yun would choose to remain silent, even to Ye Jiao, he never said a word.
Not only because it was just a guess in his heart that could not be taken seriously, but also because everyone close to Liu Rong knew about the matter between Liu Rong and Shi Shi. Shi even went to Shi Tianrui to talk about it, which provoked the Lord Shi. After a few days of blackface, I thought that as long as Liu Rong returned, the two would get married.
Now that Liu Rong's side is not going well, ordinary people don't know, but those who are connected must know.
Ye Pingrong was the general, and Shi Tianrui was the privy clerk who was in charge of military affairs. They should all know this, but they both chose to hide it from the Shi family, and they had their own reasons.
Leading troops to fight, no matter how worried the people at the back are, it is useless, it is better to avoid talking about it, to avoid that worry, and also save the minds of those on the front line.
And as long as you want to hide this kind of news, you can hide it, just keep your mouth shut, and what you told Shi Shi in a hurry is either a grudge or something wrong.
Qi Yun didn't do this hateful thing, so he didn't think about it anymore, just picked up the account book and looked at it.
Steward Qin sat on the side and occasionally opened his mouth to talk about Jinling's drunkenness.
Qi Yun listened carefully, and after the account was clear, he put it aside again.
Manager Qin was about to leave when he heard Qi Yun say, "I have something to tell you in detail."
The usual Qi Yun said this, mostly because he had the idea of making money again.
Butler Qin's eyes lit up, his smile was still gentle, and he said in a gentle voice, "Master, please speak, the villain is all ears."
Qi Yun beckoned to Tie Zi, Tie Zi loosened the wind wheel pulling rope on the side, trotted over and stood aside, Qi Yun said: "Now the business on the river, we have done what we can do. Even if the court is now preparing to open a new port, it will still take a long time, so I think we should take a long-term view."
Manager Qin was stunned for a moment, as if puzzled.
But Tie Zi remembered what Qi Yun had said to Chu Chengyun before, and looked at Qi Yun directly.
He heard Qi Yun say, "If we can open a sea route, let's send a ship to try the sea, okay?"
The sea road has never been touched by anyone until now. Ordinary people's reverence for the sea is like reverence for the sky. Even if some people are curious about what the other side of the sea looks like, the ordinary trip to the sea is only nearby, and no one is far away. Dare to go.
If it were someone else, after hearing what Qi Yun said, he would say that he was whimsical.
But steward Qin was different.
Qi Yun was sure that this person was a money fan, and he was an extraordinary money maker. As long as he had money to earn, steward Qin would have unlimited courage and imagination.
Qi Yun always felt that it would be good to be obsessed with people and wealth, at least he was bold.
Sure enough, Manager Qin was not only not shocked, but he lowered his head slightly and began to think about the feasibility of this matter. After thinking for a while, he said to Qi Yun: "If it can be done, it is naturally very profitable, but there are also many risks. With the current capabilities of the shipyard, I am afraid that there is no way to build a ship that can sail for a long time at sea.”
Qi Yun said lightly: "What if the court supports it?"
Steward Qin's eyes lit up, and his face was overjoyed. He stood up and said, "This is very good. If the court supports it, this matter can be done!"
The corners of Qi Yun's mouth were slightly upturned, while Tie Zi looked at Steward Qin in surprise, as if he did not expect that the steward, who used to dress like a literati, would be so daring.
But if you think about it carefully, Steward Qin knows how to be a kung fu. Before, in front of Qi's house, in order to drive away Mrs. Shen, Steward Qin was no problem with one enemy and ten. Thinking that his scholarly dress was just fooling people.
Afterwards, Steward Qin, who suddenly had another goal, left and left to prepare for his dream of sailing.
Qi Yun looked at Tie Zi and said, "Just remember what you said just now."
Tie Zi knew that Qi Yun was cultivating him, so he naturally said very seriously: "Yes, I wrote it down."
Only then did Qi Yun nodded, picked up the tea cup beside him and took a sip, then said, "This milk tea tastes good, where's Jiao Niang?"
Tie Zi replied, "Mrs. Shi is here. She should be in the garden at the moment."
"Prepare a pot of this milk tea and send it to Jiao Niang."
"Yes."
In the corridor of the yard, Ye Jiao was holding Ruyi, Shi Shi was holding Ning Bao, the two were smiling and watching Xu Bao chasing butterflies everywhere.
Today is Qiqiao Festival, Shi Shi held a banquet in his orchard, but the banquet will not start until the sun sets.
It's still dog days, the sun is hot, people rarely go out during the daytime, and begging things are also arranged between evening and night, when the air is cooler so that they can be lively together.
Shi shi hugged Ning Bao, who was yawning while holding the wool ball, and smiled at Ye Jiao: "Even though it's hot today, the weather is very good, and the rain has stopped a while ago. The dark clouds dissipated, and the sky was naturally clear.”
Ye Jiao didn't care too much about whether it rained or not. She didn't even care too much about the Qiqiao Festival. When the little ginseng was not like an ordinary woman, she didn't ask for marriage. When she was an adult, she sat and married Qi On the bridal sedan chair, there is no need to ask for it at all, and the marriage is settled.
However, she still liked the custom of the Qiqiao Festival. Ye Jiao stretched out her hand and looked at the flowers and plants that had been crushed into mud on her fingernails. She shook it a little strangely, looked at Shi Shi and asked, "Really? Is there any color?"
Shi Shi smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand and gently pulled on her wrist: "I have to wait a little longer to get the color, don't worry."
This nail dyeing is a custom of the Qiqiao Festival, but Shi Shi can't tell exactly what it means. He just thought nail dyeing was interesting, so he came to play with Ye Jiao.
Ruyi is still young and doesn't know anything about the affairs of these daughters' homes, so she just eats cakes at the moment.
Seeing that my mother's fingertips are well-colored, she will shove it into her mouth.
Ye Jiao quickly took a piece of milk cake and fed it to her. Only then did she break Ruyi's thoughts, and Ruyi's attention was quickly attracted by the elder brother Longfengti who was holding the ball. She smiled and stretched out her hand to pinch Ning. Bao's shank.
Ning Bao was the one who didn't like to be rubbed the most among the children. No one else was allowed to touch him except those close to him. In addition, his strength was indeed much stronger than that of children of the same age, and it hurt to kick people.
It's just that Ruyi is an exception. Ning Bao will not object to what Ruyi wants to do. Even if Ruyi squeezes his legs and rubs his stomach now, Ning Bao just takes a look and flattens himself.
Shi Shi found them interesting, covered his lips and smiled, with love in his eyes.
Ye Jiao saw it a lot more, she knew the temper of her pair of children, she didn't restrain them, she just hugged Ruyi firmly so that she wouldn't fall, she looked at Mrs. Mo and said, "Go and call Xu Bao. Come in and eat some melons to cool off the heat, always running outside so you don't get exposed to the sun."
Mrs. Mo responded and walked down the steps to talk to Xu Bao.
Although Xiao Xubao hadn't caught the butterfly yet, he obediently followed Mrs. Mo into the promenade. Because this child usually sits in the room to read, this is already a lot of exercise today. Start panting.
But Ye Jiao could see that Xu Bao was having a good time, and there was a smile on his face, she wiped his sweat with the handkerchief, pointed to the plate with the melons for him, and said softly, "Here, it's all. Let it cool down in the well."
Xu Bao took a piece and took a bite. His mouth was bulging. After swallowing it, he asked Ye Jiao, "Mother, isn't there a fruit on Bingjian's ice? This is not cold enough."
Ye Jiao pinched Xu Bao's little fleshy cheek, and said in her mouth, "You can't eat more of the ones in Bing Jian, or you'll have a bad stomach."
Xu Bao replied, and stopped asking, just continued eating melons.
This surprised Shi Shi who was beside him, and asked Ye Jiao in a low voice, "You are such a well-bred child, you are very reasonable, and you listen as soon as you say it. It's really not easy for a child of this age to be so obedient."
Ye Jiao didn't feel that she had taught Xu Bao too much, and she was not greedy for merit, she just said: "Xu Bao has read books since he was a child, he remembers everything in the book, and he thinks that what is said in the book is right," and then Ye Jiao looked at Xu Bao and said, "What does Xu Bao think?"
Xu Bao is nibbling on the melon, although his ears have been listening to the two of them talking, but there is no time to talk to each other.
Seeing Ye Jiao asking herself, he put the gnawed melon rind aside, wiped his mouth with a cloth handkerchief, and then said crisply, "A loving mother loves her son, not for retribution. Mother naturally loves her. Xu Bao, what she says is always good for Xu Bao, of course you have to listen."
Shi Shi heard the words, with surprise and envy in his eyes.
It's great that Xu Bao is so well-behaved, but how many children can say poems casually when they are so old
I really don't know whether to envy Ye Jiao or Xu Bao's talent and intelligence.
Ye Jiao smiled and touched the top of her baby's hair, looked at the time, and asked, "Usually you would go to Mr. Feng to study at this time, why didn't you go today?"
Xu Bao was holding the second piece of melon, and before he could say anything, he raised his head and looked at Ye Jiao and said, "Mr. wants to post a book, so he said he won't read today."
Books
Ye Jiao was puzzled, and Shi Shi explained: "Today is not only the Qixi Festival, but also the legendary Kuixing's birthday, scholars will hang out their books on this day, and they will also worship Kuixing. I think many scholars have gone out to party today. ."
When Xu Bao heard this, he couldn't even remember to eat the melon, but sat up straight and asked softly, "Auntie, what do you mean by worshipping Kuixing?"
Shi Shi smiled, and his voice slowed down when he spoke to the child: "I just hope that Kuixing will bless him to be the No. 1 Scholar in the imperial examinations."
As soon as Xu Bao heard this, there was an immediate reaction in his head.
High school champion is to be an official, a high-ranking official, and a prime minister!
Xu Bao, who will be an official slaughter as an adult life goal, immediately lost his mind to eat melons, got off the stone bench, bowed to Ye Jiao and Shi Shi, and trotted to find Feng Xiucai, ready to share with him. Post books, go back and test yourself as a champion.
Mrs. Mo hurriedly followed behind to protect her, for fear that Xu Bao would fall.
Ye Jiao didn't ask more, just smiled and watched Xu Bao walk away, then looked down at the nails on her hand, and said, "Can you get rid of it?"
Shi Shi felt that the time was almost there, so she asked Ning Bao and Ruyi to be carried to the small bed next to her, and she took the handkerchief and carefully removed the flower mud from Ye Jiao's nails.
Afterwards, Ye Jiao saw that her nails were covered with a layer of red color, not as thick as vermilion, but this layer of red color on the nails was also very beautiful.
Ye Jiao liked it when she saw it, and felt it was fresh.
Shishi said: "This color can last for a few days, and it will disappear if you wash it too much. If you like this color, you can buy more flowers for dyeing your nails. The colors are different."
Ye Jiao nodded with a smile, and then she took Shi Shi's hand and helped her get rid of the flower mud.
Because the two people used the same flower clay, when they were placed together, the nails of the two hands were very similar in color.
However, Shi's hands were no longer as delicate as a girl's, while Ye Jiao's hands were still as white and smooth as satin.
Shi Shi didn't feel angry when she saw this comparison. Instead, she felt that she was lucky. When she was at Wen's house, her hands were delicate, but her life was about to take hold. Now that she was playing with the orchard, she fell in love with wild things like fishing and boating. , The days are happy, and you don't care how your hands are.
But seeing Ye Jiao's hand looking good, Shi Shi couldn't help grasping it, pinching it, feeling very good.
Ye Jiao let her squeeze, smiled and said, "It's almost time to look at it, let's go to the orchard."
Shi Shi nodded, stood up, walked to the gate with Ye Jiao, and got into the carriage.
Because today is the Qiqiao Festival, there are many pedestrians walking on the street, and there are also many vendors on both sides. Ye Jiao and Shi Shi did not sit in the carriage all the time, but stopped and walked, and they would come down when they saw the things they liked. Check it out.
Whether it is a roadside vendor or a businessman sitting on both sides of the store, they will go to see it. If they like a small piece, they will buy it and give it to the girl next to him. If they like a big piece, they will buy it first and let the store owner Sent to the house later.
When they were tired from shopping, they returned to the carriage, which ran all the way to the orchard in the suburbs of Beijing.
Shi's orchard is on the outskirts, not far from the Zhuangzi that Qi Yun bought. Ye Jiao took a look when passing by. Seeing that it was almost rested inside, she thought that moving here later would be better than living in the capital. cooler.
When we got outside the orchard, we could see a lot of carriages parked nearby.
Although there are few brands on the outside of each frame, but most of the cars of big families are custom-made, and both the inside and the outside must be carefully decorated, the materials used are different, the patterns are different, and they have been seen many times. You can recognize whose carriage it is.
Ye Jiao is not as memorable as Qi Yun and Xu Bao, but there are not a few tea parties and flower banquets she attended in the capital, and she can recognize them all.
Looking at it, you can see that most of these people are high-profile families, but there are very few businessmen.
The reason for this is clear in Shi's heart. Now Shi Tianrui is flourishing in the imperial court, and he has firmly held his position. Everyone used to say that the position of Privy Councilor is poisonous. He has changed several times in three years, but now Shi Tianrui can control it. Living in the Privy Council, and being appreciated by the emperor, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shi Tianrui's future is boundless.
And Master Shi didn't have many relatives. The Zheng family was a noble family, and he couldn't climb high, but the Shi family was his biological sister, and he was happy to make friends.
Shi Shi has always been a good dancer. Even when it was difficult in the Wen family before, as long as he went out, Shi Shi was a frequent visitor to many tea parties, and he was very familiar with these scenes.
At this moment, she held Ye Jiao with a smile and said, "Let's go, I have prepared a lot of good fruits, as well as newly acquired lychee trees, which are very rare. They have to be eaten when they are fresh."
Ye Jiao is fond of sweets, and naturally likes lychees, so she enters the door with Shi Shi with a smile.
However, Ye Jiao did not go with Shi Shi to communicate with others. Little Ginseng is not a person who likes to do this. She came only for Shi Shi and this table of fruits.
When someone talks to her, she responds, but no one pays any attention to her, but she is happy and leisurely, peeling lychees and eating happily.
Shi Shi walked around outside and returned to Ye Jiao, saying, "Those girls who are not married are begging for tricks, some games are especially interesting, although you and I don't have to ask for marriage, it's interesting to go and have a look. ."
Ye Jiao put a freshly peeled lychee into Shi Shi's mouth and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll have a look later."
At this moment, someone came over and said, "Old slave greets Mrs. Qi, Mrs. Shi. I wonder if the two ladies are free? My master wants to come and talk to the two ladies."
Ye Jiao looked up and felt that this person was familiar. After thinking about it, she remembered that this person was the old woman who had kidnapped the Fourth Miss Zhu outside Qiming Gate before.
At that time, the old woman said that her master...
Shi Shi obviously recognized the old woman, so she smiled and said, "If you are free, please come over." After the old woman left, Shi Shi whispered to Ye Jiao, "Her master is Meng Meng. The fifth girl in the family, Meng Zhilan."
Ye Jiao blinked, then remembered that she had never seen Miss Meng Wu before, but now she finally wants to see it
But before Miss Meng Wu arrived, the old woman picked up the curtain and walked in quickly, and whispered to Shi Shi: "Madam, go out and have a look, there are two girls quarreling outside."
The author has something to say: Ruyi: pinch brother
Ning Bao: Well, for you
Xu Bao: pinch brother
Ning Bao: Squeeze it back
Xu Bao: ... ? ?
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Today the author is windy here and wants to go out for a walk, but in order not to be blown away, I choose to stay at home, be nice.jpg
I hope that tomorrow will be a good weather~