However, Gu Qingci and Jiang Yun were not very familiar with each other, so he didn't care about it after a bit of doubt.
She and Jiang Rou strolled around Weirui Garden, then sat down on the balcony to rest, and saw the beautiful scenery again.
Jiang Rou is good at making tea, so she ordered someone to fetch the new tea cakes and a set of tea sets from Chuntou, and cook them by herself.
Although Gu Qingci didn't know much about tea, but she was born as a young lady, so she knew how to drink tea. It's been a long time since I married into Li's family and I haven't got these things, and today I'm going to be arty.
The taste of the new tea is particularly good, sweet and fresh, very suitable for Gu Qingci's mouth.
After being entertained for half a day, Gu Qingci said goodbye to Jiang Rou when a maid came from Xiaozhuxuan window to invite her, and then went to Li Chengze's side to go back with him.
Gu Qingci was curious about Jiang Rou, so he inquired with Li Chengze.
Li Cheng talked to her briefly.
Gu Qingwan listened for a while before realizing that she had misunderstood something.
Just now when she said that Xiaozhuxuanchuang belonged to Jiang Rou's family, she thought that the tea garden belonged to Mr. Qin, but she was completely mistaken.
Li Cheng said: "Brother Qin is the son-in-law of the Jiang family, so this tea garden naturally belongs to the Jiang family. You don't know Jiang Rou, but you should have heard of Beicha Jiang Mansion."
Gu Qingci took a deep breath, "Is that Jiang in Guangenhou's mansion? Is Jiang Rou his daughter?"
Of course, Gu Qingci of the Marquis of Guang'en knew that the Jiang family almost monopolized more than half of the tea market in the north. When the Holy Motherland conquered the world, it was the Jiang family who spent most of their wealth buying grain and horses as gifts to the Holy Ancestor.
Later, meritorious deeds were rewarded, and the Jiang family was granted the title of Marquis of Guang En. Moreover, the head of the previous generation of the Jiang family married a royal princess.
These are not secrets, Gu Qingci knows, but that's all he knows. Others have nowhere to know because they don't have much to do with themselves.
She didn't expect that Jiang Rou would be the Jiang family's daughter.
"Was it born to Marquis Guangen and Princess Jiarou?"
Li Cheng nodded, "The Marquis of Guang'en has no male heirs, only two daughters, one concubine and one concubine, the daughter of the princess is Jiang Rou, and his family did not adopt from a side branch, but chose to let his daughter take over. Qin Brother is the son-in-law of the Jiang family."
Only then did Gu Qingci sigh with emotion: "No wonder I see Sister Jiang's actions are self-contained, her manners are also very good, and she is friendly to others. She was originally from the Marquis of Guang En, and her mother is Princess Jiarou. Then what is the identity of your Brother Qin? How did you get married?"
Although this should not be said, the reality is that it is generally not a special case, and very few men are willing to be a son-in-law.
"I think Mr. Qin is handsome and dignified, and his appearance is not bad." She added.
Li Cheng patted Gu Qingci's forehead once, and said: "Brother Qin is certainly not bad, otherwise how could I meet him." But he didn't tell Gu Qingci any more.
After all, that is someone else's private matter.
Gu Qingci also had a big heart, if someone else came over, he might have to ask Li Cheng how he got along with Qin Ran. Although Qin Ran is the son-in-law, he has a much higher status than Li Chengze. Li Cheng wants to have no status, no family status, and a poor family background, but he is just a girl who married the second wife of the Mingde Marquis.
However, there are many people with noble status and prominent family affairs in Fengtai Academy, who would take Li Chengze seriously.
Earlier, Gu Qingci was going to tell Li Chengze that he saw Miss Cousin of Duke Cheng’s Mansion in the tea garden, but because of an accident, he immediately forgot about it until Li Cheng returned to the academy. Haven't remembered yet.
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On Li Chengze's side, most of his thoughts are now devoted to his studies, but he has not left behind the things that should be taken care of.
Although he didn’t go to the countryside for a few days back, Li Baode told him about the situation in the field. The water melons are growing very well, and the first batch is about to mature. Test the taste, pull it apart with a knife, good guy, the red flesh and black seeds are full of water.
Li Cheng then asked how it tasted, and Li Baode said it was sweet, saying that it must be a good seller, especially after spring and summer are coming, such juicy melons and fruits are the most thirst-quenching.
It's just that the Li family has been relying on rent collection for a living these years, and he didn't have a specific charter in his mind to ask Li Baode to sell things, so he waited for Li Chengze to come home before looking for him to find out.
Li Cheng pondered for a moment, telling Li Baode not to worry, just pay attention to the condition of the melon fields, pick them when they are all ripe, and then send someone to the academy to send him a letter.
He will contact a good person here, and when the time comes, let someone drive the car directly to pick up the goods.
Li Baode saw that his son had a plan in his mind, so he finally let go of his heart.
Water melon is a new variety of fruit, which has never been seen in the capital, so it can be expected to sell well. Li Cheng mainly wants to find a partner.
After all, his family can be regarded as weak, so don't look back and not make money, but let people trick you.
Li Cheng felt that Qin Ran was good, the two of them met because of a trivial matter, and after getting to know each other, they appreciated each other even more.
Qin Ran didn't shy away from his identity as a son-in-law, and he didn't see feelings of inferiority and resentment on his body, but there were also some gossip around him, mocking him for losing his manhood and relying on his wife's family for a position. Qin Ran always laughed off such rumors , don't take it to heart.
Li Cheng could see that Qin Ran might not be as simple as it appeared on the surface, but so what, it was better to be smart than stupid.
Although the Jiang family property is large, but Qin Ran is not contaminated, he also has his own property and connections.
Li Cheng asked him to cooperate, and after briefly talking about the matter, Qin Ran became interested. If the water melon is really like Li Cheng's words, then it is indeed a good thing.
The little melon in Li Chengze's hand is the next best thing. The main thing is that the seedlings of the water melon will be planted in a large area later. That is the most important thing. When the news came that the melons were ripe and picked, Li Cheng turned around and informed Qin Ran, who immediately sent his capable people to Hekou Village.
Then the servant went to have a look and taste it again, his eyes were bright, and after agreeing with Li Baode, the water melons were transported away by car on the same day.
When I called back the next day, I told the whole thing with a smile on my face.
Li Chengze didn't have to worry anymore, Qin Ran took the water melons according to the price, and signed another contract with Li Chengze, planning to expand the scale of the water melons, and catch the opportunity, the melons can be sold during the hottest period in July and August Down the second batch.
As expected, the water melon is extremely easy to sell, with a sweet taste and plenty of water, and a beautiful flesh. It is big and cannot be cut open to buy, so it sells very quickly.
The quantity produced by several small sheds is also limited, and the output is not much, so the price of water melons is not cheap.
However, there is no shortage of rich people in the capital, so Qin Ran has a channel for such a new thing, and it didn't take much effort, and it was all sold out.
Li Cheng didn't plan to take a large amount of income from selling water melons, and gave it to Li Baode as family income.
Li Baode felt that this was all due to his son, and he didn't care about it. From the beginning of finding the seeds to cultivating the seedlings, his son took care of it. Li Cheng asked him to hold it. The whole family had to spend everywhere, so they couldn't just rely on the hundred acres of land to live.
So Li Baode still took it, but set aside another five hundred taels for Li Cheng to keep by his side, saying that it was all for him to socialize and socialize outside, and money was indispensable. The broadness made it unnecessary for him to wrong himself.
Li Cheng took it.
He goes to school here and discusses with his teachers and classmates every day. Qin Ran is already a Juren, and his homework knowledge is good, and he also helped Li Chengze a lot.
Li Cheng adapted to the ancient imperial examination questions, collected and summarized them, and got the guidance of a famous teacher and friend, so he became more and more refined in his homework.
Mr. Yan, who led his class, kept his expression on his face, but he noticed Li Chengze in his heart and observed him secretly.
Li Cheng adapted here like a duck to water.
But something happened in the Gu mansion.
Earlier, the second master saw a Young Master Sun in Duankang Palace in the middle, and wanted to marry Gu Qingwan over.
Aunt Zhou also agreed very much, as if she was so proud of herself.
I don't know how the second master got acquainted with him. First, he had to wait for the fourth girl Gu Qingjin to get married, so the second master didn't urge the second wife to go to the palace.
Now that Gu Qingjin has gone out of the house, Aunt Zhou asked the second elder to talk to his wife quickly and go to Duankang Palace to make a settlement.
Sure enough, the second master turned his back and went to order the second wife.
The second wife can't even pretend to be like him, like a Bodhisattva with lowered eyelids.
"The master is very capable, and he has prepared such a good family for the fifth girl. In this case, I, the aunt, can only go this way, lest others say that I am not kind." He just shirked that he was busy and asked someone to send the second master out.
Turning around, a sneer formed on the corner of her mouth.
A few days later, with a large group of maids and mothers, they went to the door of Prince Duankang's mansion.
Unexpectedly, within an hour, the second wife came out with a stiff face.
The second wife lost her temper, and went home all the way back from the palace, went directly to the old lady's Shoukang Hospital, and asked the servant girl to invite the eldest lady over.
Everyone was there, and the second wife started crying to them.
Saying that he is dead, that he is ashamed to see others, and that the embarrassment is thrown to other people's homes.
"I thought that the second master had already made up his mind with the person, and he had roughly agreed to reconcile, otherwise I would not have just entered the door of Prince Kang's mansion like this. But how did I know that the wife of the fifth room didn't recognize this matter at all, and didn't recognize it. Forget it, you know what she said, but she said it clearly, although their son in this house is not a talent, but this one seedling, even if he can't climb up to the princess and princess, he will definitely not marry one The concubine girl who was raised by the concubine also said that the fifth girl in our mansion is a talented woman who would write a couple of lines of poems when she sees someone, and their son is mediocre in learning, so he is not worthy of this."
"Mother and sister-in-law, listen to me. If someone humiliates me like this in person, I won't have the face to go out in the future." The second wife wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief as she spoke.
It sounded like he was blaming the Fifth Wife of Prince Duankang's Mansion, but in fact all the root causes were on Gu Qingwan.
How can the old lady not know about the messy things about the second room, the second son doting on his concubine and destroying his wife, it's already spoiling people to the limit.
"Useless things!" The old lady's face darkened, "A concubine and concubine can't manage well, I think you have been a wife for so many years for nothing!"
The scolding must have been a few words, but the second wife didn't take it to heart, knowing that the old lady's anger was not on her.
The old lady valued the reputation in the mansion the most, so Gu Qingwan's behavior is not good enough to call her aunt to raise her crookedly, but she shouldn't throw her face outside and tell others to laugh at Mingdehou's mansion.
The old lady hit the cane a few times, and told the old mother, "Aunt Zhou, the second room, instigated and educated the girl, and tied her up and sent her to a village in the countryside to think about her mistakes."
The second wife can't touch Aunt Zhou, but the old lady here is a matter of one sentence, who dares to disobey.
Even if the second master came, would he dare to contradict his mother for a concubine
The second wife smiled disdainfully.