Song Ruo'e's luggage was all moved into the Zhanlu Courtyard of Zhongyuan with the concerted efforts of Shuiluxing and everyone in Bieyuan.
Zhanlu Courtyard is adjacent to Caiwei Courtyard where Yin Darong lives. Seeing that Song Ruo'e only brought one young maid with her, Yin Gong was worried that she would not be taken care of in her daily life, so he allocated eight capable maids and bought more for her.
Purchased a lot of furniture and supplies.
Xie Qin was not in a hurry to return to Beili, but chose to stay in Bachuan temporarily and stay with Song Ruo'e for a while.
Zhou Jun arranged a residence for the two of them and briefly described the daily life in the garden.
After speaking, Zhou Jun took out a thin book from his arms and handed it into Song Ruo'e's hands.
Song Ruo'e took the book and asked in confusion: "What is this?"
Zhou Jun: "I wanted to give you a gift earlier, but I guessed that lay people don't like gold and silver, so I wrote something casually. Take a look."
Song Ruo'e took a look at the cover of the book, which had the words "Wonderful Talks about the World" written on it, and asked, "What kind of book is this?"
Zhou Jun: "I have heard many interesting stories before, including lingering love and gods and ghosts, so I thought of recording them..."
"Each story is not long, less than ten pages. It roughly describes the plot, plot, and some main characters. I have no use in keeping this book. The layman is very talented in literature. Maybe I can select some of them and write them into masterpieces.
.So, I remembered that it would be better to give this book to you."
Song Ruo'e opened the book and read it, and saw stories such as "The Legend of White Snake", "The Immortal Couple", "Du Shiniang" etc. written in it.
Song Ruo'e read it carefully and turned every page slowly.
Zhou Jun was not in a hurry, he just talked to Xie Qin while waiting for Song Ruo'e to finish reading.
Less than half an hour later, Song Ruo'e let out a long breath.
She closed the page and said to Zhou Jun: "No matter which one of these stories you pick out, they should be famous all over the world, but I have never heard them. Erlang said, I heard them from others, who are they?"
After hearing this, Zhou Jun just smiled and said: "It's just some anecdotes from other places. It's normal for lay people not to have heard of them. What's more, I have added or subtracted some at my discretion."
Song Ruo'e stared at Zhou Jun, silent for a moment, and no longer planned to ask about the matter. She stood up and saluted Zhou Jun and said: "To Ruo'e, this book is a gift worth thousands of gold. I thank Erlang."
Zhou Jun waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's fine if you like it, layman. Today's hard work of driving and horse racing, you two should rest early, so I won't disturb you."
Seeing Zhou Jun preparing to leave, Song Ruo'e asked: "I heard from Xie Qin that when I was rescued earlier, I was already lifeless. Was it Erlang who used a trick to rescue me?"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he was startled. He slowly turned his head, first glanced at Jie Qin, and then said to Song Ruo'e, "It's just a simple effort."
Song Ruo'e bowed to Zhou Jun and said sternly: "Erlang saved my life, and I have this inscription on my body."
Zhou Jun took a peek at Song Ruo'e's face and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the latter's expression was normal.
It seems that Xie Qin did not tell Song Ruo'e the details of when she was rescued.
After a few words of modesty, Zhou Jun left Zhanlu Courtyard in a hurry.
After leaving the Zhongyuan, Zhou Jun passed through the middle gate and came to the outer garden.
Walking towards his small courtyard, before reaching the courtyard gate, Zhou Jun heard the discussion between Hua Yue and a group of girls from a distance.
Song Ruo'e's visit to Bieyuan made everyone in the garden extremely excited, and Hua Yue was one of them.
When she saw Zhou Jun entering the courtyard, she quickly walked over and asked, "Did Mr. Pang agree?"
Zhou Jun nodded.
Huayue and the other girls cheered.
Seeing this, Zhou Jun asked funnyly: "Why are you so happy that Song Ruo'e has moved into the hospital?"
Hua Yue: "The Yin family theater troupe goes over and over every day, all of which are dance plays and excellent plays. At first they look fresh, but over time they become boring. When Hanxiao layman comes, the troupe must have a new play. This is not
A good thing?"
After Zhou Jun heard this, his heart moved.
Song Ruo'e, who lives in Bieyuan, is famous in Chang'an, and the plays she wrote are even more popular. If an opera is rehearsed in her name and performed in Bachuan, wouldn't it attract people around her to watch it?
The commercial street next to Bachuan Lake can also be developed and gradually expanded through opera.
Zhou Jun was thinking about it, Hua Yue said goodbye to all the ladies, took out a letter from the study, and handed it to Zhou Jun: "A few days ago, Kong You received a letter."
Zhou Jun opened the letter and took a look.
Kong You said in the letter that the tea house in Huining has officially started construction.
Under the improvement of Master Mao Shun, the tea frying equipment has been equipped with rotating stir-frying paddles, pulley rail feeding and other mechanisms. Not only has the efficiency and output been greatly improved, but the quality of the cloud tea produced is more stable than last year.
Much better.
Kong You roughly estimated that the production of fried tea this year could reach 30,000 kilograms.
Zhou Jun took the letter and returned to the study after reading it.
Taking a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Zhou Jun began to write a letter to Kong You, explaining several things.
First of all, the prices of Chacha Seller and Shuofangjun will remain unchanged, and they will be shipped in batches and gradually increased.
Secondly, a part of the income from selling tea is paid to the craftsmen in the form of wages and improves their living standards and living conditions.
Finally, be careful not to let the news about the teahouse leak out.
After writing this, Zhou Jun handed the letter to Huayue and told her to find a reliable person and send it to Kong You.
After explaining this matter, Zhou Jun went back to his house and changed his clothes, then left his small courtyard and went to the residence of the Huihe people.
Hedari, the son of Tulishi, felt a little uncomfortable when he first moved into Bieyuan. Making fires for cooking, daily living, and traveling were all Uighur ways.
But a few months passed, and after living in the Villa for a long time, Hedari gradually became accustomed to the life of the Tang people.
Compared with the daily grilled, fried and cooked food of the Uighur people, he now prefers to eat stir-fried vegetables; compared to the tents he lived in in the past, he now prefers to live under a roof that can protect him from the wind and rain.
Hedari even gave himself and his guards a Tang name, in order to facilitate communication with others and integrate into the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.
Zhou Jun entered the residence of the Huihe people and saw at a glance that Hedari was cutting raw meat with a knife and feeding it into the mouth of a falcon parked on a wooden frame.
The falcon is covered in black feathers, its body is more than half a meter long, its beak and claws are sharp, shaped like a scimitar, and its eyes are so sharp that ordinary people will feel palpitated when they see it.
When I saw the stranger walking into the courtyard, the falcon spread its wings and started to sing.
Hedari quickly stroked its back, making the falcon calm down.
Zhou Jun looked surprised and asked Hedari: "Is this falcon eagle Haidongqing?"
Hedari nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhou Jun: "It dances gracefully with wide sleeves, like a bird coming from the east. Haidongqing is the totem of Mojie, and it is also called the God of Eagles. It originated from the white mountains and black waters. How did you get this eagle?"
Hedari said: "Not only are there black waters of the Bohai Sea, there are also sea greens near Shule in the Western Region. However, most sea greens in Bohai are winter migratory birds, while sea greens in the Shule area are resident birds.
The one we raise in our courtyard was purchased with a large sum of money from Shule Town in the Western Regions."
Zhou Jun was surprised when he heard this.
Shule Town is the city of Kashgar in later generations.
From his previous life, he roughly knew that Haidongqing came from the Heilongjiang area, but he did not expect that such a divine eagle also existed in Kashgar, Xinjiang.
Zhou Jun saw that the legs and feet of this Haidongqing were tied with copper pipes, and asked, "Is this falcon used to deliver letters?"
Hedari nodded again and said: "Yes, the Haidongqing is often used to deliver important letters in the Uighur Khan's tent. There were originally four. In the battle with the Turks a few years ago, one was shot and killed. Now there are only three.
Just."
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