After Mu Yan became a frequent visitor to the family, Gong Ziyi became a frequent visitor to the Huo family.
He spoke humorously, and often ran outside, accumulating a lot of travel experiences. He told many twists and turns of his adventures in the grasslands, which made several children stunned.
Yang Fu and Yang were stunned.
Yang felt that he went deep into the hinterland of the grassland at a young age and was almost caught and could not come back. She felt sorry for his parents. They had not yet started a family. If something happened, their parents would feel very sad.
Yang Fu's blood was boiling after hearing this. Since he had been to Japan twice, he now yearned for the vast world. He thought about getting married and one day taking Huaiyu to see the great rivers and mountains together.
I couldn't help but chattered to the side and asked a lot of questions.
Gong Ziyi spoke seriously, and the listeners were mesmerized. At the end of his speech, it was dark and he took the opportunity to fall asleep in the guest room of the Huo family.
When Huo Nian saw that Brother Gong still called him sister and brother, he pulled the confused Mu Jie and murmured a few words, which made Mu Jie couldn't help but snicker.
When Mu Yan came back, Mu Jie couldn't hold back his words and joked with Mu Yan about his blind brother.
Mu Yan's eyes flashed.
From then on, Master Mu went to Huo's house every now and then to report. Gong Ziyi just walked in with his front legs, and he arrived with his hind legs.
Huo Xi looked at this and that, his head was confused.
Is it really the smell of rice from another pot? The rice at home is particularly fragrant? It made the two young masters not eat the delicacies from so many restaurants in the capital, but went to her house every day to report?
On the other side, the eyes of two men met in the air. They disliked each other and felt unhappy. But they didn't know the reason for their unhappiness.
Huo Xi didn't even know.
You can eat if you like. My family is no longer unable to afford food. Besides, when the two eldest young masters came back, they both prepared their own meals, including a lot of fish and meat.
This kind of person who comes to the house for a meal and prepares his own meals is the most popular with the host family. Moreover, he also prepares all the meals for the whole family, and he is polite and reasonable. The Yang family loves him like nothing.
I look forward to them coming to my door every day, looking at this one, I think this one is good, then I look at that one, I think that one is also good, covering my mouth and snickering.
Huo Xi is dull and his mind is full of business matters.
Mu Yan brought the news back to Beijing, and she also received a letter from Shopkeeper Shen. The letter talked about the renovation of Tianjin Wharf and the abandoned streets in Beijing.
Construction of both locations has now been completed.
Since the emperor recruited civilians to build the mausoleum, many people have gone north to buy property.
Originally, there were many unsold shops and warehouses at Tianjin's South Pier. Huo Xi originally thought it would take a long time for anyone to show interest in the construction of the North Pier. Unexpectedly, it only took so long that all the shops except those reserved by himself were sold.
Shopkeeper Shen said that North Pier is more popular now.
Originally, Huo Xi wanted to separate it from the South Pier, which was used for business, while she planned to build the North Pier for dining, accommodation, leisure and storage.
Unexpectedly, various shops have now been bought, and businessmen from all over have opened various food shops. The business of the inn has also been booming, and it is more popular than the South Pier.
When Shopkeeper Shen went to Tianjin, there were no shops left to sell. He didn't stay long and went to Peiping again.
The renovation of Beiping's abandoned street has also been completed. After he went there, he and Zhu Ji and others carried out interior and exterior decoration. The shops next to it did not have much business, but the perfume shop was still in trial operation and was crowded through the threshold.
Nowadays, there are many civilian craftsmen pouring into Peiping. They all live in rented places and there are no conditions for them to take a bath.
Not to mention these civilian craftsmen, even the ordinary people in Peiping who own a house may not be serious enough to build a bathroom at home.
With a perfume shop, you can enjoy a refreshing bath for a few pennies. If you go there several times a month, most people are willing to spend this money.
There are perfume shops that are affordable to the public, and there is also a shop dedicated to entertaining distinguished guests.
There are several courtyards built inside, and each courtyard is built into dozens of small private rooms. As long as you can spare the money, you can call in waiters to provide various services. Cut fruits and meals can be brought to the bathhouse and fed to the guests' mouths. .
It's a relaxing experience, and you feel lighter when you come out. People who have been there want to go again.
Business was booming. Shen Qianzhong was so busy that he was dizzy. He was immersed in the perfume shop and couldn't care less about his childhood.
Ji Fengshi recruited a lot of clerks and people who were good at farming, and several shopkeepers arranged them in the shop and the village. Now everything in Peiping was running smoothly, and Huo Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
When people are happy, they want to eat, drink and have fun. It happened that Gong Ziyi invited her to go to the lake, so she happily went with him.
Mu Yanwan took a step forward and only saw the two of them walking away side by side.
"Master, are you saying that Gong Ziyi really doesn't know that Madam Huo is a girl?"
"I don't know, otherwise why would you still call me a wise brother?" Kan Er said firmly.
Li Yi looked at Kan Er: "If you didn't know this when you were a child, how can you not tell now? In the Huo family, several children often say the wrong things, and how can he not know when they call sister, sister?"
Kan Er tilted his head, his face full of confusion: "That's right. But why are you pretending not to know."
Mu Yan turned around with a long look in his eyes.
"Master, where are you going? Aren't you going to the Huo family to see Master Jie?"
"Go home."
Early the next morning, the shopkeeper of Gong's shop hurried over and called Gong Ziyi away, saying that there was something wrong with a batch of goods.
Yang liked Gong Ziyi's bright and cheerful attitude very much and couldn't help but worry for him: "Is something going to happen? Why don't you ask your uncle to ask a few people he has friends with to help him take a look?"
"Don't worry, mother, his shop has been open for more than ten years. If it can't be handled, I'll help you then."
"Uh-huh."
After Yang responded, she glanced at Huo Xi: "Xi'er, I think this Young Master Gong is quite good. Like our family, they are all in business, and they are not the kind of people who always follow the rules. He is rich. He is cheerful, very amiable, and loves to laugh. My mother likes him very much."
After speaking, he secretly looked at Huo Xi's expression.
According to Yang, this young master Gong is a perfect match for his daughter.
We are all in business, unlike in an official's family, where women are required to stay at home. In the future, Xi'er will definitely not be restrained and not allowed to take care of business matters.
Moreover, she found that Young Master Gong's words were very interesting, much better than that cold and scary Young Master Mu. Whenever Young Master Mu came around, she could not even say a few words to him.
With the status of the Yang family and the Huo family, they didn't know where to find a good match for Xi'er. Now that someone came to her door of her own accord, she was naturally very happy.
I heard that the Gong family is a big salt merchant in Huai'an, and the conditions are good. If Xi'er marries into it, she will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of her life.
Yang was thinking secretly.
After hearing her words, Huo Xi felt a thunder strike.
"Mom, why did you think you were there?"
Huo Xi felt that she was only fourteen years old, and it was too early to talk about marriage. What was she doing in her previous life when she was fourteen? What day was she in junior high school? She had never thought about her life. Her mother thought very far ahead. of.
"Mom, didn't you hear him call me good brother?" How do brother and brother get married?