In August of the 29th year of Kangxi, Kangxi led his army to personally conquer Galdan. In September, the army returned to the court. Other book friends read normally: Although, this expedition to Galdan did not go as expected and he was able to capture Galdan in one fell swoop.
Dan, however, then came the good news from Mobei that "the four tribes of Khalkha and Mongolia have settled their differences and united as one", which made Kangxi very happy. He immediately sent a message to the Ministry of Rites to hold this year's New Year's Eve palace banquet, and also to
Announce three great things at the banquet.
As soon as this order was issued, the Ministry of Rites quickly started preparing for the palace banquet. As for the other departments, in addition to guessing what the three happy events mentioned by the emperor were, they all consciously worked overtime in order to successfully complete their respective tasks before the palace banquet.
Internal affairs. The emperor has said that this year's palace banquet, the leaders of the four Khalkha Mongolian tribes will enter the palace to attend the banquet and celebrate for three days. After the new year, work will not be resumed until the sixth day of the first lunar month.
Therefore, starting from the beginning of November, the Spring Festival atmosphere in the capital has begun to permeate early. Whether inside or outside the palace, or in the streets and alleys, everything is full of joy.
"It seems that everyone can have a good harvest this year." After checking the account books of "Guozhiyu", Jinxi sighed with a smile as he handed the hot tea to Raochan: "When the emperor is happy, the civil and military officials of the court will be happy.
Happy. When all the officials are happy, our small business will prosper. Book fans also like to read: Originally I just wanted to help consume the fresh fruits in Meishan Villa, but who would have expected that the business of 'Fruit Language' has become so prosperous! It's true!
Thank you for your hard work. Well, work hard these two months, and the profits earned will be given to everyone as year-end bonuses."
"Thank you Gege! I will tell them the good news now. Thanks to Gege, we can really have a good harvest this year. Hee hee..." Yao Chan happily heard Jin Xi announce the incentive measures.
Just barely applauded and danced for joy.
After several years of steady development, "Guozhiyu" has successively taken the two shops next door to the left and right under its wings, and expanded the Western Pastry Shop to three standard shops.
Nowadays, "The Language of Fruit" has successfully established a foothold in Beijing dim sum shops. Everyone in the capital, from an eighty-year-old man to a three-year-old child with a yellow mouth, knows about "The Language of Fruit".
famous name.
Even though there were indeed many unsighted local gangsters who wanted to make trouble at the beginning, once they saw that there were guards and police officers patrolling near the shop, they knew that the owner of this shop was not an ordinary person, so they did not dare to have any evil intentions again.
As the store expands, the number of manpower will naturally increase.
In the past two years, "Guozhiyu" has intermittently expanded from the original two people, Aunt Liu and Rao Chan, to ten employees. Of course, Aunt Liu and Rao Chan are still fully responsible for the kitchen. Regarding the recipe, Jinxi
Naturally, caution is paramount. Of the remaining eight employees, five female workers are responsible for the daily sales and cleaning arrangements of the three shops. The three male workers take turns to go to Meishan Villa and are responsible for the transportation of fresh fruits and eggs from Xiaotangshan to the inner city, as well as the purchase of kitchen items.
All materials needed.
Ever since the villagers of Xiaotangshan were convinced that the demand for eggs in "Guozhiyu" was steady and fixed twice a month. It was almost as much as they could get. Therefore, the villagers have regarded raising chickens as a part of their daily lives.
The top priority. Over the past two years, "Fruit Language" has made a lot of contributions to Xiaotangshan Village. At least it has greatly eased the daily life of the villagers. Expensive consumption that was unthinkable in the past is now unthinkable.
It will feel as painful as cutting flesh. Therefore, the villagers are very respectful to the capable eldest lady of Meishan Villa. Every household will send any good things at home to Meishan Villa and ask the housekeeper to deliver them to Jinxi.
Therefore, in addition to the seasonal fruits and collected eggs, the carriages that return from Xiaotangshan twice a month, as well as other book friends, also include the large and small parcels of kindness from the villagers.
Jin Xi persuaded them several times not to send her anything anymore. But the villagers still went their own way, and whenever their families got something new, they would give it to Jin Xi.
When Jinxi saw this, she was helpless and moved. In order to repay the villagers, she would also occasionally choose some "Miyu" aromatherapy shop, "Xunfang" fabric shop, and "Guozhiyu" snack shop
The special goods that Rido made were given to these villagers for her by her shop assistant.
This back and forth, the actions of the two parties formed an unwritten habit. The villagers of Xiaotangshan became another family member of Jinxi in the Qing Dynasty.
"Gege, these were brought back from Xiaotangshan yesterday. I don't know when Gege will come to inspect the store. I wanted Huzi to send them directly to Yingxi small building. The slave has checked and the items brought this time are basically the same.
They are all rice cakes made of roasted seeds and maltose, which are very durable. Oh, by the way, this... Huzi said that old man Gu from the East Village dug it from the mountains, and said it was a kind of herbal medicine. He also said that Princess must know it.
I insist on giving it to Princess as a New Year gift." Raochan came out of the back hall with a big baggage in her hand. She shook it open and saw that it contained various roasted seeds and candies, sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts, and millet cakes.
, rice cakes, sorghum cakes, buckwheat cakes... they must all be New Year's goods prepared by the villagers.
A large cloth bag was also dragged in, and inside was a large stem-like object about fifty centimeters long, weighing about twenty or thirty kilograms, with a dark brown skin. Jinxi's eyes lit up, Polygonum multiflorum! And based on its length, it was still a plant with the characteristics of
Hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum!
She took the King of Chinese Herbal Medicine, which looked like a giant sweet potato, and nodded to Raochan with a smile, "It's a good thing. Take fifty taels of silver from my account and give it to Old Man Gu. Don't let anyone else see it.
By the way, I would like to give him a few words, saying that if you get such herbs next time, just send them and we will accept them."
Raochan nodded when she heard what her princess said. In the past few years, Jinxi has had a huge impact on their little maids. Not to mention Tuogege's blessing, the business of several shops is very good, and the business of Princess alone is very good.
Their personal abilities make them admire them endlessly.
"Let Huzi come in and lift this to the carriage for me. I'll go to the Nantang. If there's nothing else to do in the afternoon, I won't come over. If there's any news, I'll send someone to Yingxi House. Book fans also like to read:.
Amma will send someone with a message to me according to the priority."
Jinxi put Polygonum multiflorum back into the bag, clapped his hands clean, and gave serious instructions to Raochan.
She had never been to the Nantang Hall since she entered the palace at the beginning of the year. This time, if the Queen Mother had not shown her sympathy for her family and specially granted her the grace to come out of the palace to visit, she would not have been able to come to the Nantang Hall even once this year.
"Uncle Mo! Long time no see!" Jin Xi held up her skirt and jumped down from the carriage.
"Is Uncle Mo the only one you have eyes for?" Yinzhen, who was coming out of the church, asked with a chuckle when he saw Jinxi's straightforward actions.
"Eh? Are you there too?" Jin Xi stood there stunned, watching Yinzhen walk up to her and remove the fallen leaves from her head before she regained consciousness.
"I've been here much more often than you." Yinzhen replied with a smile.
"That's true. This year is almost coming to an end, and this is my first time here." Jinxi sighed softly and nodded in agreement. Once you enter the palace, there is no freedom at all.
"You are here just in time. Please tell me about the other courtyard later. It has been almost a year, how is the construction going?" When Jinxi saw him, she thought of the Queen Mother's gift to her that she had entrusted him with full authority last year.
The matter of the land deed.
"You two kids talk non-stop when you meet. It's windy outside, so go upstairs and have a good chat. Uncle will go to the kitchen to make you a pot of hot tea. Do you want to have lunch here?"
"I won't bother you, uncle. I promised E Niang to go home for lunch at noon." Jin Xi quickly waved her hand and declined. The Queen Mother only gave her three days of family leave. There were still many things to take care of, so she could only leave time for three meals.
Communicate with family members.
"Well, uncle knows that you are busy, so I won't leave you alone. Let's have a cup of tea to warm yourself up." Mo Linsheng nodded understandingly and went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea.
"Have you just arrived?" Seeing this, Jin Xi turned to look at Yinzhen doubtfully.
"Yes, I went to the teahouse first in the morning, and then to Jinxuiyi. As soon as I entered the church, you arrived at the back. Book fans also like to read:. Do you think Mr. Mo will suspect that we have an appointment?
"While speaking, Yinzhen glanced at her with a smile.
"It's possible. No wonder his eyes look weird." Jinxi nodded heavily, then thought of something, pulled him around and walked back to the carriage, "Come here, let me show you something."
"Polygonum multiflorum!" Yinzhen glanced at the mouth of Jinxi's open bag and replied affirmatively. "It looks like it's hundreds of years old. What? It's from your loyal Xiaotangshan villagers again.
?”
"That's an accurate guess!" Jin Xi smiled and glanced at him, "I remember you said that you wanted to open a big medical clinic that combines Chinese and Western medicine. For Western medicine, Captain Locke purchased it from Europe, so there must be a rich enough variety. For Chinese medicine,
, before I only considered buying it from a medicine dealer. Now, Old Man Gu gave me this Polygonum multiflorum, which suddenly made me think that the hot and humid terrain of Xiaotangshan must be suitable for the growth of many medicinal herbs. Moreover, because there is a former forbidden garden there, there are many
This dynasty's princes and ministers have a separate courtyard, and the medicine farmers outside do not dare to enter the mountains at will, and the aboriginal people in Xiaotangshan Village, except for Old Man Gu who has very poor legs and feet, the rest of them don't seem to know much about medicine..."
"You mean, we hire herbal farmers to go into the mountains to collect herbs?" After hearing this, Yinzhen roughly understood what Jinxi meant.
"That's not enough. Not only can you collect natural herbs, but you can also plant them in the valley." Jinxi narrowed her eyes and smiled, and told her her plan.
"This method is really good. Girl, you helped me solve another problem. How can I thank you?" Yinzhen raised his lips and smiled. There is no need to say more about the rest. As a businessman, he has already
I have a plan in mind.
About one-third of the farmland in Xiaotang Mountain is his private property, and it is not easy to build a medicinal material cultivation base. However, before that, he had been waiting for the various Western medicines that Captain Locke would bring from Europe. About Chinese medicine
He really didn't think about it that carefully.
However, as Jinxi said, since there is a natural medicinal material cultivation base available, why not save money? And it can also take care of the villagers in Xiaotangshan, isn’t it a matter of killing two birds with one stone?! (To be continued)