Speaking of Qi Ke's marriage, the last thing Jinxi gave him was a medium-sized courtyard house located one mile east of Qianmen Street. It was also a good place to get some peace and quiet in the middle of the hustle and bustle. After Qi Ke married Wei Lan, Wei Lan's only
My younger brother Zhulang nominally lives in this elegantly decorated courtyard house donated by Jinxi.
In fact, Zhulang studied with Qi Ling and Qi Ling in the same room during the day, and lived in the same courtyard with Qi Ling at night. He also became a part of the Ulanala Mansion. After all, he was only eight years old, even if he was
Wei Lan and Qi Ke are not worried about being independent. At least they have to wait until he reaches fourteen years old before moving to a courtyard to live alone.
As for the original dilapidated old house, after careful consideration, Wei Lan decided to tear it down and rebuild it, and built a small welfare home for homeless orphans and widows. Instead, Wei Lan jointly founded the "Guang Na" with Jin Xi and Yinzhen.
"Tang" is similar.
Therefore, Jinxi approached Weilan to discuss whether it would be better to bring this small courtyard under the umbrella of "Guangnatang" as a branch of "Guangnatang" in the capital, which would not only relieve Weilan of the heavy responsibilities, but also
Helping Yinzhen attract some suitable talents can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Of course, after all, it is an old house left by three generations of the Cai family, and the owners of the small courtyard are still Zhulang, so they can only be regarded as being expropriated by "Guang Na Tang" without interest.
Wei Lan readily agreed.
She became pregnant with Fei Yanggu's first golden grandson two months after her marriage. She was looked after very carefully by several in-law-level elders in the house. Even if she wanted to go out to do something, she was too embarrassed to say anything. Lian Jinxi
He had no choice but to stop thinking about dragging her into "Xunfang Cloth Art Museum" or "Golden Thread Clothes" to help. His helpless expression immediately made Minrong, Qi Ke and others laugh.
Weilan really wanted to work for "Golden Thread Clothes". After all, the name of "Golden Thread Clothes" had spread all over the Qing Dynasty, and branches had opened all over the country. Girls and wives from ordinary families all hoped to be "golden thread clothes".
"Golden Thread Clothing" and became one of them, and all the noble ladies in the aristocratic circle hope to wear clothes and shoes from "Golden Thread Clothes" to show their decent status...
As for Jinxi, because she had seen Weilan's work, she wanted to recruit her. Whether she went to "Xunfang" or "Jinxiyi", at least it would be his and Yinzhen's shop. In the future, they would both belong to "Xunfang".
"Ying Xi Trading Company" is the general manager. With such a good craftsmanship, it would be a pity to be kept in the backyard as a husband and raise children for the rest of his life...
Unfortunately, after Qi Ke got married, she was busy with Xiao Yu and Qin Langyue's affairs. Before she could discuss the matter with Wei Lan, the good news of Wei Lan's pregnancy came.
Jinxi was so surprised that she rushed to her parents' home with a carriage of gifts the next day.
"Oh, sister-in-law, please take it easy. These are all pregnant people. Why are they still walking so hard..." Jin Xi saw Weilan striding like a meteor among the crowd who came out to welcome her out of the carriage. She was frightened.
You have to step forward quickly to help.
"Yes, it is said that the first three months is a dangerous period, but you must be careful." Minrong also raised her eyebrows and reminded worriedly. After two months of getting along with each other after the marriage, she had already put Wei into it.
Lan's temperament has been completely improved. She is a daughter-in-law. She is good at everything, but she is too independent and doesn't like to be dependent. Maybe it's because her parents died when she was young, and she has to drag her younger brother with her. In addition to feeling distressed, she is also worried about what she just did.
When she was pregnant with her child, she paid too little attention to her body.
"You don't need to worry too much. My sister-in-law is in good health. If she pays more attention, she doesn't need to squat in the room all day long and lie on the bed to recuperate the fetus. Proper walking can actually help her give birth in the future. But she must not be tired.
Already." Seeing this, Jinxi smiled and comforted Minrong.
Seeing Jinxi, a daughter-in-law who has not yet experienced childbirth, talking about these preparations for childbirth very rationally, Minrong and the two aunts looked at each other and smiled, "Come on, which one is more experienced, yours or my mother's?"
When Jinxi heard this, she stuck out her tongue playfully, "Although I am not as experienced as E Niang, I have the guidance of a famous teacher." Before she came, she specifically asked Dr. Liu from the Imperial Medical Department for advice on what to pay attention to during pregnancy.
And combined with the modern rules for pregnant women that she knows, she probably knows more than Minrong and several traditional women.
"You! Minrong shook his head with a smile, "Go in and talk quickly. Now that your sister-in-law is pregnant, let's go to Lanyuan to talk. Everything puts Weilan's comfort first." Minrong suggested this.
, both aunts and wives had no objections.
"Did you see that? Sister-in-law, my mother-in-law is a good mother-in-law who loves her daughter-in-law, right?!" Jinxi leaned close to Weilan's ear and asked with a smile.
Weilan nodded heavily with her ears red. She was indeed lucky to have met Qi Ke's family. The happiness after marriage completely overturned her previous expectations for married life. Why did the parents-in-law quarrel and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law vomited?
Angry, husband and wife fighting...this was the marital status of her former neighbors. Not every family was like this.
"What are you talking about?" Minrong looked at Jinxi with a smile and joked: "When did you become pregnant, my mother will love you even more..." which caused a burst of deep laughter from the two aunts.
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"What..." This could also involve her. Jinxi couldn't help but blush, not to mention that this married woman in the Qing Dynasty was not as shy and timid when joking in front of others as she thought.
At least she is much more cheerful than a newly married modern woman like her.
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When they arrived at Lanyuan, where Qi Ke and Weilan lived after their marriage, Jinxi accompanied Weilan into the hall to rest first, while Minrong took his two aunts to pack up the large carriage brought by Jinxi to prepare the baby. After registering,
After putting it in the warehouse, when they saw something suitable for Weilan's body replenishment at the moment, they asked the maids to send it to the kitchen.
When they saw a package of dark, gray things that looked like mushrooms but not like mushrooms, they all looked at each other and asked, "What's on the gift list?" Minrong took the gift list from Dong'er in confusion and turned over it.
I turned it over and it said: "Dried black truffle slices."
"Isn't this one of the big harvests brought from Jiangnan a few days ago - black truffles? They are fresh. I have made several delicacies for you to try before. These have been dried into slices.
Just put a few slices aside when making soup to make the soup taste extraordinarily delicious. If your sister-in-law is pregnant, putting a few slices aside will be good for your health. Taking black-bone chicken soup from time to time is also good for the fetus.
, Just don’t overdo it.” Seeing Minrong and the other three walking in the door holding the bag of dried black truffle slices with doubtful expressions on their faces, Jin Xi guessed what their doubts were and explained with a smile.
"I felt a little strange. The omelette I tasted last time seemed to have different black beans than these. It turns out we are really a family..."
Minrong sighed after hearing this. Thinking of the fun story of her family tasting black truffle omelette together, Minrong couldn't help but want to laugh.
After my daughter came back from the south of the Yangtze River, she clamored to make them a delicious meal of game and mountain delicacies. They thought it was deer tail, hump or something like that. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a very ordinary-looking omelette. Although it was fried
The quality is very good, but it's still eggs. Which household doesn't have eggs...
But once I tasted it, I realized that it tastes really amazing.
"The natural color will be different after being dried, but the nutritional value is still the same." Jin Xi smiled happily. When he thought that these black truffles were found in large quantities in the deep forests of Xiaotangshan, he couldn't help but
Be happy and smile.
Can she be unhappy? This is a Pokémon that you may not even be able to buy for a lot of money. She accidentally discovered it in Wuyi Mountain and Xiaotang Mountain one after another. Even Heye Mountain, which had just become the secret guard base, also discovered it by chance.
News came from Qi Jiu and others, saying that a strange-looking wild mushroom was discovered deep in the mountain forest a while ago, which was very similar to the ingredients she used to cook a feast for them that day, and it was probably a black truffle.
In this way, her plan to make a fortune by using black truffles to break into the European aristocracy can be implemented. At the moment, Yinzhen selected a few trustworthy men, took hounds and sows to rummage through the deep mountains and wild forests around the capital.
Then he ordered Luo An to lead people to search in the mixed forest valleys in the south of the Yangtze River.
When the black truffles are excavated, they are quickly transported to the capital in the same condition as they were growing in the soil. Jinxi asked Qin Langyue to find an open space with no homes for a hundred miles in the northern suburbs of the capital. The terrain is high and does not accumulate water.
The sunlight is abundant and unobstructed, making it a good location for the establishment of a dry goods factory. Jinxi plans to process all the black truffles shipped to the capital here, expose them, slice them, package them, and store them in preparation for export.
After the batch of black truffles brought from Wuyi Mountain were made into dried slices, Jinxi selected some of the best quality, made them exquisitely packaged, and then headed to Weihai Port to meet up with Locke and others before going to "
Mo Linsheng, who crossed the sea on the "Memorial", asked him to take him to France and other places to assist Locke in promoting and selling black truffles to local nobles and royal families. After receiving the order, he returned to Qing Dynasty to pick up the goods.
However, at this time, it was no different than modern times. It would take at least half a year to travel to Europe. Therefore, Mo Linsheng asked Yinzhen to send another person to take care of Nantang affairs to take over his job, so that he could go to sea with peace of mind.
After much consideration, Yinzhen did not ask for anyone from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Instead, he directly transferred a secret guard from Heye Mountain to guard the safety of the south hall. He also chose a middle-aged woman in "Guangna Hall" who was agile and didn't talk much.
, let her clean the south hall.
The reason for this is that he takes into account the current special nature of Nantang. Today, Nantang has almost become a place where he, Bai Jin, Locke and others secretly discuss important matters. If a new servant who is too talkative is sent, he will definitely destroy it.
His future plan would be to replace him with one of his own and completely take Nantang under his wing.
"How about I cook a delicious black truffle dinner for my mother, aunt and sister-in-law at noon today?" Jinxi saw the smile on Minrong's face and knew that she was recalling the last time.
The scene when I tasted black truffle omelette for the first time in a month, I couldn't help but suggest.
"How is that appropriate?" Minrong frowned and disagreed. My daughter is also the prince Fujin after all. If the Holy Father knew that she cooked every time she returned to her parents' home, wouldn't it be an insult to the royal family?
"What's inappropriate about that? It's not like I don't cook in the palace. The Emperor, the Queen Mother, and Concubine De have all tasted my cooking. Then it's settled, Jiangrui and Xizhu, you can do whatever you want with me.
Let’s go.” Look at the time, it’s not too early. After a while, Yinzhen will come back with Amma. Jinxi rolls up her sleeves and does what she says. (To be continued)