Feng Jinyao looked at her shy look and then remembered that the shopkeeper Wang mentioned by Yun Xu seemed to be Xiangqiu's cousin.
At a young age, he became the shopkeeper of Fengjia Yiyuan's pawnshop. He has a pair of eyes that know the goods best. The pawnshop's profit this time was the first among many shops, and most of this was due to him.
It's a good thing that they can find their own destination.
Thinking of this, Feng Jinyao also enjoyed the beauty of adulthood.
"Don't worry, when the time comes I will add makeup to you, and Shopkeeper Wang will definitely not dare to underestimate you."
"Miss..." Xiangqiu called out coquettishly, looking very cute. However, Yunxu next to her saw that she was about to crawl into the ground with embarrassment, so she smiled and changed the subject.
"The snow came really late this year. It has only started to fall in the twelfth lunar month now. I'm afraid it will rain continuously in the spring next year."
This was a reminder to Feng Jinyao that Yun Xu was right. In the twelfth year of the Apocalypse, it did rain continuously throughout the year, which affected the harvest and also caused the price of food to skyrocket.
If this is the case, then they should prepare well in advance.
After squinting his eyes and thinking for a moment, he then ordered.
"Go and tell Uncle Fu to allocate 10% of the shop's income this year to stock up on grain, and put it on the farm where your mother was married, so that Mother Bai's son can watch it."
"10%? Is it too much?"
Yun Xu followed Feng Jinyao to calculate the accounts of these days, and naturally knew how much 10% was.
Today's grain prices are only seven or eight cents, so I'm afraid I would have to stock up on half of the village.
"No problem, just do as I say. In addition, let Zhuangtou find a few powerful farmers to divide the existing farmland into two and use half of it to plant lotus roots. This way, no matter how heavy the rain is, there will be no fear of losing the harvest."
Lotus root?
Yun Xu remembered that when she was young, she had seen people in the village planting crops, and that they were really not afraid of flooding. She immediately nodded and noted it down, and would make arrangements later.
After struggling all morning, I finally got everything arranged.
Choosing an afternoon when the sun was warmer, Feng Jinyao took the New Year gifts she had prepared and went to the Bai family to visit her relatives.
At this time in previous years, Mrs. Feng would go back to her parents' home with her things, and occasionally she would go with her. But this year was different. Mrs. Feng was ill in bed, and the power of housekeeping was given to her again, so she had to bear the burden of visiting relatives and friends.
Nature also belonged to her.
When the boy at the gate of Bai Mansion saw the Feng family's carriage, he immediately came forward to invite it, his words full of excitement.
"The third lady is finally here. The eldest lady has asked the younger one to wait here long ago, waiting for you to come."
"Auntie, you're welcome. Please lead the way."
Returning to the familiar Bai family again, her grandmother's birthday banquet seemed like yesterday. Thinking of her cousin's lovely smiling face, she couldn't help but feel happy.
I don’t know how she has been spending the past half month?
But she is still fighting with her cousin Bai Sihan.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw that I had arrived in front of my aunt's yard.
The capable mother Lin beside her had been waiting to greet her at the gate of the courtyard early. When she saw her, her face was filled with smiles.
"Miss, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Oh? Are your aunts okay today?"
"The princess came to talk to the eldest lady. I heard that you were coming, so she stayed here and waited. The eldest lady also sent a message early, asking you to wait for her for a while, and she would finish embroidering the red needlework.
come over."
Embroidered girl red?
Feng Jinyao couldn't help but picture her fuming look in her mind, and couldn't help but feel sorry for the silk she had "spoiled".
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the pond under the corridor. It was filled with hot spring water, so there were still a few koi swimming freely in it in the winter.
"My niece has met her eldest aunt and her fourth aunt."
"Here we come!" Auntie Lin looked at her, as if she was happy, and hurriedly called her to come and sit next to her.
It was cold in winter, so the two aunts nestled on the red sandalwood lotus-patterned roof under the open window, covered with lamb blankets, which kept them warmest.
My aunt was dressed plainly today, and her light-yellow jacket was warm and flattering to her complexion. If someone who didn't know better looked at her, they might have thought she was a newly married young lady.
The fourth aunt is really happy. She wears a palace-red gown embroidered with flowers, her hairpin and ring are inlaid with round East beads. She wears a pair of excellent mutton-fat jade bracelets on her wrists. She can see that she is looking forward to it.
I'm in a great mood.
Even the eyes he looked at Feng Jinyao were full of kindness.
"It's still snowing outside. Did it get cold on the way here?"
After saying that, he handed over the gilded peony hand burner in his hand.
The warmth started from the palm of my hand and spread, and soon my whole body was feeling warm as well.
"My mother is not suitable for going out because of her illness, so I'm here today to give her New Year's gifts. Nothing else. I just got some good leathers. I used them to make coats for my grandmother and several aunts. They are the most comfortable."
"You girl, you do remember us. It just so happened that my natal sister-in-law sent me a few baskets of snow pears and green dates from the south of the Yangtze River. They are best for moistening the lungs. You can take some back and give them to my eldest sister to try. Maybe they will help her cough.
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Feng Jinyao smiled and said yes.
"Sister-in-law, are there any happy events to be held in Beijing recently? I saw you two days ago and prepared some gifts. Which family are they for?"
Princess Wen Yi, the fourth aunt, suddenly asked. Although her mind was not as quick as Mrs. Bai's, her ability to interject a topic was still better than Wuhen's.
Feng Jinyao will be pregnant next year, and then she will start preparing for marriage negotiations. From now on, she will naturally integrate into the circle of famous aristocrats in Beijing.
So the two aunts from the Bai family talked about the recent happy events in Beijing, and also sorted out the circle of friends she would make in the future.
"It's the Liang family who hired me."
"Oh, Ding is the granddaughter from Xu Ge's hometown? Siruo has a good relationship with her, and I have met her a few times. She is a good girl with rules and principles, and she is generous and beautiful."
Mrs. Bai Si said appreciatively that she only had one daughter at her knees, and she liked that girl very much. If she had a son, she would definitely become a role model for a clan wife if she asked her to be her daughter-in-law.
"Who says otherwise? I heard that the Liang family spent a lot of money on this betrothal. The betrothal gift was carried into the Xu family like water. My natal sister-in-law was invited to watch the ceremony. She prepared twenty-eight pairs of red gold bracelets, not to mention
There were several large boxes full of silks and satins, top-quality seafood and four-season tea candies, and she was very excited when she saw them."
Mrs. Bai was born in the Lin family, a prestigious family, and was very popular in the circle of ladies in the capital. Therefore, if there was any trouble in other families, she had the best information than anyone else.
"The Liang family is just a minister of Dali Temple. He doesn't make much money on weekdays. It seems that he has emptied most of the Liang family's mansion."
"Yes, but there is only such a son. If you don't make love with him, who else can you make love with?"
The two sisters laughed heartily. Feng Jinyao listened to their casual banter, but she had other plans in mind.
Princess Wen Yi didn't know what she was thinking, but she was talking about another happy event.