In the Guangfengshui backyard, Huo Xi is watching the cloth being put into storage.
Now the entire warehouse, including the Sanyuan Lane area, is almost entirely filled with cloth. If you don't win the bid, it will really be a bit of a headache.
"Uncle, pick up a dozen pieces of fine cotton cloth and send them to He Baihu's house. I heard that his children are still young, so I sent some cotton cloth to make spring clothes for them."
"Okay. Where is Yan Qianhu?"
Huo Xi thought for a while and said, "Give it to me too."
"Okay, I'll go there myself."
While the uncle and nephew were talking, the waiter came in with Kan Er.
"You are indeed here."
"Brother Mu?" Huo Xi was a little surprised, but quickly recovered and invited him to sit down at the stone table.
Yang Fu and his waiter went out to make tea for him.
Kan Er came in for the first time, looked around with curiosity, and said, "Not bad." The young lady did not sink because someone took away her identity. Instead, she continued to strive for self-improvement and blazed her own path.
Kan Er was impressed in his heart. The capital had seen many young ladies, but none of them were like the one in front of him.
Seeing Huo Xi looking at him, he smiled and said: "My young master really liked the whitebait you sent last time. He even ordered two more bowls of rice. No, the whitebait has also been finished. I stopped by to see if you have any more.
What fresh river food?”
Huo Xi laughed, there is nothing more joyful than sending a gift to someone's heart.
"As long as your young master likes to eat it. But whitebait tends to light, so we can only catch it at night. During this period, my family is busy, so I don't catch it at night anymore."
Kan Er felt a little regretful and asked casually: "What are you busy with?" What else could a fisherman be so busy that he forgot to fish?
"I...my uncle's shop has taken over the business of military uniforms for a guard station. He has been busy with this business these days. My parents are also helping to collect cloth from everywhere, so there is no time for fishing."
"Contracted the military uniform business of the guard station?" Is she so powerful? You thought this little lady was just a small business, and now she is capable of doing business with the government?
Huo Xi felt quite embarrassed after understanding Kan Er's gaze.
"There is a brother we know in the guardhouse. He happened to be the escort when we were transporting grain. He took good care of us along the way. This time it was also him who gave us the news, so we handed in the formal complaint. Now we still have it.
There is no public notice, Guangfeng Water is a very small business, and people may not be interested in it."
So that’s it. Kaner nodded.
Government contracting is complicated, and sometimes it depends not on strength, but more on the preferences of the superior officials. Guangfengshui only has a relationship with one hundred households, so it may be difficult to win the business of the entire health center.
"Hey, there's no whitebait to eat."
Huo Xi glanced at him, and after running around in the inner and outer cities these days, she also found out the other person's identity.
There is only one Mu Mansion in the inner city that meets the requirements.
Thinking about the young master who likes to keep a straight face, and thinking about all the news I heard about the young master, it is true that his identity is a bit embarrassing.
If Nian'er of her family is like this, no one in the mansion wants him alive. If the young master of the Mu family is like this, he is the son of a former marquis, and the Xiping Marquis Mansion is like a local emperor in the southwest. There are probably more people who want him dead.
.
Tsk tsk.
Somewhat sympathetic.
"The river delicacies in spring are not just whitebait. They are much more delicious." Thinking that his own whitebait would allow him to eat two more bowls of rice, Huo Xi couldn't help but speak.
"Oh? What else is delicious besides whitebait?" Kaner was very interested.
"There are many, such as river shrimp..."
"When were there no river shrimps?" Kan Er was not very interested.
“The spring river shrimp is delicious.”
Seeing that he was unmoved, Huo Xi added: "There are still mandarin fish in spring. Isn't there a poem that says, 'Egrets fly in front of Xisai Mountain, and peach blossoms flow into the flowing water and mandarin fish are fat'? Think about it, peach blossoms are in full bloom in spring,
The mandarin fish was blown down to the river by the wind, and the mandarin fish jumped out of the water to grab the peach blossoms to eat. The mandarin fish that ate the peach blossoms, tell me whether it tastes good or not?"
Kan Er swallowed hard, wondering how delicious the mandarin fish would be after eating peach blossoms!
"Can you catch it?"
"Yes. But if you want to eat peach blossom mandarin fish, it's not available in all waters. You have to go to the place where peach blossoms are planted on the river bank to find it."
"All you have to do is go find it. I'll cover the price."
"Okay, then I'll let my parents go look for it."
"Hmm." Kan Er licked his lips. He didn't expect such delicious food. He was really looking forward to it. Seeing the uncle of the young lady next to him swallowing his saliva, he suddenly felt like he was a member of the same group.
"What else is there?" There are many waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, so we can't just have one or two kinds of river delicacies, right?
"Yes, there is also Xishi tongue in spring, which is also the most delicious."
"Xi Shi tongue? What is that?" I've never heard of it.
"It's a river clam."
"River clams? Is that something edible?" It's hidden in the river mud. Could it be delicious?
Huo Xi looked like he didn't know what he was talking about: "You don't understand this. Spring river mussels are the fattest. If you can't make them delicious, you can't make them. Use them to make soup, and they'll be so delicious that your eyebrows will fall off!"
"Is it really that delicious?"
"Of course, haven't you heard the folk saying, 'Drink a bowl of clam soup in spring, and you won't get prickly heat or sores in summer.' It can be seen that it is a very good thing." Hey, you don't know the stuff.
Kan Er drooled again and nodded desperately: "Okay, okay, then just go find your house, we will take it all. You have the final say on the price."
Huo Xi raised her eyebrows. So the young master doesn't want to bargain anymore? "Okay, then... let's wait for three days. I'll pick it up again in three days."
"Okay, I'll come back in three days." Kan Er left happily.
"Xi'er, I guess I have to ask my brother-in-law to look for peach blossom mandarin fish in Taihu Lake. I'm afraid we don't have any here."
"Tell dad to go to Liuhe and have a look. Then pay attention to the boats coming from Taihu Lake and buy some with everyone."
Yang Fu nodded in agreement.
On the other hand, Kan Er went to the Imperial College to pick up his young master and take him out for lunch.
After finding a quiet restaurant, Kan Er talked about the various spring river delicacies he had heard from Huo Xi, drooling while talking. Mu Yan glared at him fiercely, holding chopsticks to a table of dishes and immediately started to
Lost my appetite.
Kan Er slapped himself on the mouth to make you want to stop talking. Can't you wait until the young master finishes eating?
Now not only the young master, but also he and Li Yi have lost their appetite for a table full of food.
The three of them finished eating without any taste, and Kan Er mentioned something again, saying that Guangfeng Shui was contracting the military uniforms for the guards.
"When can she come into contact with this level?" Mu Yan was a little confused.
"I heard that she knew a man from the health center, and that person gave her the news."
"Even if she submits the news and submits the letter of surrender, I'm afraid it won't be easy for her to be selected." Li Yi shook his head. There are many people watching business in the military. She is a small business with no identity and no background. I'm afraid it will be...
difficult.
"Master," Kan Er moved the bench to Mu Yan's side: "Master, please help her."
Mu Yan glanced at him sideways: "Why should I help her?"
"Master, we have to have some sympathy, don't we? Look at how pitiful this little lady is. She has such a noble status, but she has to live in the market and work hard to make a living. How difficult it is."
"She's not the only one in difficulty." Am I not in difficulty?
Ren Kaner had been grinding for a long time, but his young master just didn't let go.
Niangle, I can't read "Xi Shi Tongue" well, and I can't straighten my tongue~