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Lady Lingdang whispered: "Blue Rose's business is good now, and many people outside are jealous. If you want to invite someone, you have to be careful, and you can only bring it back to the house after checking it. You call that person, and I will ask the last two people."
sentence!"
"Hey!" Huatu responded quickly, walked a few steps forward, and shouted into the flower garden: "Youbing, come here, our lady in charge wants to see you!"
Here, Lady Ling Dang sat in a small pavilion with Ling Dang, waiting slowly.
After a while, you saw You Bing walking over in a hurry. He bowed in front of Hua Tu first. After Hua Tu warned him a few times, he followed Hua Tu outside the pavilion, cupped his fists and said to Ling Dang Niang: "You Bing
I’ve seen the lady in charge!”
As soon as she heard the man's voice, Lady Lingdang's heart couldn't help but twitch. She stared at him intently, always feeling that he looked like the same person. Seeing him lowering his head, she couldn't help but say: "You put your head
lift it up."
You Bing whispered: "The little one is ugly, I'm afraid of scaring the lady in charge..."
Huatu quickly said: "Madam in charge, there was a fire in this person's house when he was a child, and his face was burned. It is really scary. Besides, there is Miss Lingdang here. Otherwise, don't look at it, in case it scares Lingdang.
Miss is not feeling well!"
Lady Lingdang frowned, stared at the man closely and whispered: "It doesn't matter, just raise your head!"
Youbing paused, seemed to hesitate, and finally raised his head. As soon as he raised his head, Lingdang's mother heard Lingdang's scream. She quickly turned around and hugged Lingdang, covering Lingdang's eyes. She couldn't believe it.
looking at the man's face.
The man is really ugly, and the scars on his face are indeed caused by fire many years ago, but those eyes... For some reason, Lady Ling Dang always feels that those eyes are very dark, which makes her feel uncomfortable.
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Yubing quickly lowered her head.
Ling Dang Niang asked in a low voice: "Your name is You Bing?"
Youbing nodded quickly, "Yes!"
"Where did you live before? Where did you learn how to grow flowers?" Ling Dang asked in a tight voice.
"The younger one was originally in the capital. He worked as a gardener in a wealthy family's house, so he knew how to grow flowers. Later, the wealthy family was implicated and fell into decline. The younger one had no place to go, so he had to walk around. Then he met the flower steward.
I just found this business! The lady in charge, I know that I am ugly and will scare the young lady and the young master. I promise, I will only stay in the flower room and will not wander around anywhere else! I am already hungry.
Oh my god, I just found a job that I can live in. Please, lady in charge, don’t kick the little one out just because he looks ugly. Please, lady in charge!” You Bing quickly knelt down and kowtowed while pleading.
Lady Lingdang breathed a sigh of relief. That person would not be so humble and would not kneel in front of her! She shook her head, feeling a little funny. The man in front of her was obviously a pitiful person. Why would she think of that?
A heartless person?
"Madam in charge, although this person looks ugly, he is really good at growing flowers. Now that our blue roses are selling well, Hua Ni and those few people are really too busy. Look at this..." Hua Tu also
Please plead for You Cake.
Just when Lady Lingdang was about to say something, she heard Shan Er's voice coming over: "So you are here, giving me a good meal!"
As soon as she saw Shan Er, Ling Dang's face couldn't help but blush. She stood up helplessly and told Hua Tu, "Let him do it first, and we'll talk about it later!"
"Hey! Why don't you quickly thank the lady in charge?" Huatu quickly took a handful of Youbing.
You Bing hurriedly kowtowed again to thank him, and followed Hua Tu to retreat.
"Mom, Uncle Shan is here again!" As soon as You Bing left, Ling Dang was no longer so scared. Seeing Shan Er running and sweating profusely, she covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing.
"You kid, do you even make fun of me?" Ling Dang's mother gently nodded Ling Dang's forehead. When she thought of what Shan Er had done and said these days, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head.
After Chu Yiqing left, Lady Lingdang discussed the matter in Lucheng with Dan Er. As time went by, the two of them became familiar with each other. Once, Dan Er even bought a gold-encrusted hairpin as a gift to her.
She was not willing to ask for it, but Shan Eryi was so excited that he actually said he wanted to marry her, which made her blush. From then on, she subconsciously avoided seeing Shan Eryi.
Gradually, rumors about Shan Er and Ling Dang Niang spread in the Chu Mansion and Hua Mansion in Lucheng. Even Ling Dang knew about it, but Ling Dang liked Shan Er very much.
"Uncle Shan!" Lingdang rushed up to Shan Er as soon as she saw her, and Shan Er took the opportunity to hug her up. He took out a small silver lock tied with a red string from his arms and put it on Ling Dang's hand.
superior.
"Do you like it?" Shan Er smiled.
The bell on the silver lock swayed, and he nodded quickly.
"Why did you buy her something again?" Lady Lingdang couldn't help complaining in a low voice when she saw it, "She is still young, how can she wear these things?"
"It's not worth it. I just let Dang Dang wear it for fun. Bell Dang Dang, Dang Dang, the bell on his body matches the name!" Shan Er said quickly, holding the bell and taking a step back, wary of Lady Bell taking it off.
"Okay, Ling Dang, you can go play in the flower hall in front. I bought you cakes and put them there. It's cool there. Your mother and I still have something to say!" Shan Er put down Ling Dang and said.
Lingdang nodded, looking at the bracelet carefully, and slowly walked away.
There were only two people left in the pavilion, Ling Dang Niang and Shan Er.
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly. After you finish talking, I can go back. There are still many things in the house!" Lady Lingdang turned her face and did not dare to look at him.
"Ms. Lingdang, um..." Shan Er also became embarrassed, rubbed his hands, lowered his head and said, "It's the same thing. If you agree, I'll find a matchmaker to come to your door... Don't worry, I can do this myself.
After all, I also like Lingdang very much. Don’t worry, I will definitely treat Lingdang as my daughter from now on..."
Lady Lingdang quickly said: "Brother Shan, please stop talking. I have said before that I have been with two men and I don't want to get married. In this life, I will just take Lingdang and follow Miss Chu."
!You are still young, you have never been married, and your conditions are good. How many older girls care about you? Why should you... don't mention this matter again. After all, I am a widow after all. What is the big deal?
It’s not good for bells either!”
Shan Eryi was startled and said in a low voice: "But I really like you, can't you... just not feel it at all? Does it matter that you are a widow? It's okay to know that you care about others. Apart from my mother, there are also
No one has ever made shoes for me, and I still wear such comfortable shoes!”
Lady Lingdang quickly raised her head and said: "Brother Shan, you really misunderstood. These shoes are made for the long-term workers in the house. Your feet are just the right size. They are not specially made for you..."
"Stop talking. Anyway, since I wore your shoes, all I have been thinking about is you. If you don't want to get married now, I will wait until you want to get married. I will find a matchmaker to come to your door.
But please stop hiding from me. There are many things going on in this shop and in Hua Mansion. You always avoid me and I can’t do my work!" Shan Er quickly raised his head and interrupted Ling Dang’s wife.
Lady Ling Dang didn't know what to say at the moment, she just nodded in panic and left quickly.
Looking at Ling Dang's back, Shan Er lowered his face in annoyance.
In the flowers not far away, Youbing sat on the ground and listened quietly, with a pair of dark eyes that were terrifying.
Chu Han, summer passed quickly and entered autumn. The fruit harvest in the orchard of Shangjia Village was once again abundant. In addition, the maritime traffic between Li State and Luo State gradually became normal. Chu Yiqing's mood gradually improved.
On this day, I took A Bao, Mai Xiang and the others back to Shangjia Village with Mrs. Huangfu to hold the opening ceremony of the orchard.
At this time last year, Chu Yiqing was busy working in Lucheng, so he didn't pay attention to the orchard. Now the orchard has doubled in size than before, except for the old people like Uncle Yu, Old Li Tou, and Old He Tou.
In addition, Jin Yu arranged for two more people to take charge of the affairs. One was Old Li Tou's son named Li Sheng. He came to see Old Li Tou from Luo Country last year. Jin Yu heard that he had no relatives in Luo Country, so he kept him here.
The other one was the son-in-law of the old He family in the village, named Jinsuo. He was originally from Lianggetun, but was later recruited to Shangjia Village. Because he knew some knowledge about fruit and trees, he recommended himself to work, and was also favored by Jinyu.
Among them, he was promoted to be the steward of the orchard. Now, under the joint management of these five people, the orchard and the vineyard are in good shape. In addition, Chu Yiqing invented the method of pollination and grafting by Osmia bees.
Technology, these two orchards in Shangjia Village have become the largest orchards in the surrounding area for hundreds of miles, so as soon as they heard that the orchards were opening, all the nearby vendors gathered here, lining up before dawn, all wanting to grab one
The freshest fruits can be sold at a good price.
For such a big event as the opening of the orchard, Abao and Maixiang naturally wanted to watch the excitement. They got up early in the morning without being called by the adults, changed out of their usual silk and satin clothes, and put on long clothes and trousers of coarse cloth.
After tying up his sleeves and trouser legs tightly, he was allowed to enter the garden.
As soon as they entered the yard, looking at the bright red apples and the yellow pears on the fruit trees, A Bao and Mai Xiang were very happy for a long time. Especially A Bao, it made people happy.
He called Yu Xiaoyu and others, especially Sun Leisheng, who was always a good eater. Now that he saw so many fresh fruits, he naturally ate them with all his heart. A few children were playing in the garden, and the workers were
It's not as easy as them. Each person has a pair of scissors. The lower ones are fine, but the higher ones have to be picked on a ladder. In order to avoid crushing the fruit trees, this ladder was also designed by Chu Yiqing. The two ladders are combined to form a
It has a V shape, and the top is like a bench surface. People can sit on it, which is convenient and comfortable. It can also protect the fruit trees, killing three birds with one stone.
Although Jin Yu is pregnant, she still likes to join in the fun, especially this time Chu Yiqing and A Bao are back. She also asked Xia Zhi and the others to bring A Jin and A Yin with them, but she just told them not to delay the workers' work, and she
Then he sat in the tent set up with Chu Yiqing, helping Chu Yiqing keep track of the accounts, while taking the time to talk about household matters.
The workers picked the fruits, and the merchants collected the fruits. After a while, some of the merchants who received the fruits first went on the road with happy faces. As they walked, they said: "This year's fruits, whether they are apples, pears, or grapes, are longer than last year."
It's big and sweet. Although the price is a bit more expensive than last year, everyone's living conditions are better now and they are willing to eat it!"
"Have you heard that Miss Chu also wants to grow peaches from Rong County and winter dates from Yanjing? These two are specialties. Where can they be found elsewhere? But Miss Chu is very capable. She can even grow these rare fruit trees.
If you get it, let’s come early next year, get a good seat first, and then make a good profit!”
Everyone was very happy, smelling the fragrance of the fruit in their noses, imagining the good times in the future, and feeling particularly energetic on the road.
Old Mrs. Huangfu brought the women from the workshop of the house to deliver meals to the workers. She happened to meet these merchants head-on. These merchants knew Mrs. Huangfu to some extent, and they all came down to salute one by one, making the women in the workshop envious and said: "
Auntie, you are lucky. Look, all the shopkeepers, no matter how old they are, are all bowing to auntie. Who in our village can get this honor? I see that even Liang Juren from Liangtun does not have such a big face!"
Mrs. Huangfu said with a smile: "This is not just because of my family. Not only did you not expect it, but I also didn't expect it, old lady. I have been suffering all my life, and I will enjoy happiness when I am old!"
"We are also taking advantage of it. Now in our village, not to mention these eight villages, even in the entire Chuhan, there is no second rich village. We have also built a dam and opened a market. We are not afraid of rain in summer. We can sleep
I can sleep until dawn, but it’s still the same as before. I don’t dare to sleep when it thunders and rains, for fear that the river will flood the two acres of land! And that episode can be bought just two steps outside the door.
What I need is no worse than that town! I look at it, in a few years, that Wuming Town will move to our village!" Hu Ziniang laughed.
"No, there are dozens of girls in our village waiting to be married, and young men don't need any gifts to marry. Who would have dared to think of such a good day before?" Everyone said happily, while holding up the bags.
The newly rolled three-page cake, the stewed bone tofu soup, and the newly brewed chrysanthemum tea were brought into the orchard.
"It's already noon. You must be hungry. Come and have a rest!" Mrs. Huangfu said distressedly when she saw Chu Yiqing's busy face covered with sweat. "There is no shortage of manpower now. You can just watch from the side. You don't have to do it yourself."
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Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Mom, I'm not just watching from the side. I don't do it myself. You see, Sister Jinyu is keeping track of these accounts. This time the fruit harvest is great, and there are so many merchants. Just looking at the scales will take me a whole morning."
Never stopped!”
Looking at the orchard filled with people and laughter, Mrs. Huangfu couldn't help but smile with joy, "This is prosperous, it's better to stay like this forever!"
"I'm afraid it will take more than half a month to harvest the fruits this time, but I don't plan to sell them all. There are few ginger plants this year, and the ginger wells are all empty. I can store all the fruits in those ginger wells, so that I can still make a profit in winter.
Pen!" Chu Yiqing smiled.
"These apples and pears are better, and I think they can be saved, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for these grapes. In previous years, the ones that were not sold out were all made into wine!" Jin Yu said worriedly.
"Due to special circumstances last year, there were a lot of grapes left, and the wine saved was just enough. This year I plan to store half of it. It's cold in the cold, and the Jiangjing is like an icehouse. As long as the method is right, it can
You can keep it!" Chu Yiqing was just saying that when he saw Uncle Yu coming, he asked loudly: "Uncle Yu, have you kept the grapes I asked you to set aside?"
Uncle Yu quickly smiled and said: "Miss Chu, don't worry, I have reserved all the grapes you want to reserve. You won't water them for ten days before picking, right?"
Chu Yiqing nodded and said: "Yes, it is easy to store it this way!"
Uncle Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss Chu. I remembered that the grapes will be good this year, with less pests and plump bunches!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, remembering that earthen jars were needed to store grapes. A few days ago, she asked Shi Da to make a reservation in the town. She calculated that the days were almost there, and it was time to arrive!
Just as he was thinking about it, Shi Da and his wife came over. When they saw the busy scene in the orchard, they couldn't help but said with joy: "Miss Chu, this is such a big stall!"
Chu Yiqing smiled faintly. Hearing that the vat had arrived, he felt relieved and waited to store the remaining fruits after sending these merchants away.
"Stop working so hard. It's important to eat. This meal is still hot!" Mrs. Huangfu saw Chu Yiqing stopping at every moment and hurriedly stepped forward to remind him.
Chu Yiqing looked at the food and asked, "Mom, are you ready?"
"It's ready, don't worry, we still have it at home. If you don't have enough, go back and get it!" Mrs. Huangfu said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing nodded, walked outside the orchard, looked at the vendors who were pushing carriages or carts, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's just that it takes some time to pick the fruits one by one. Now,
It’s already noon, so let’s have some light meals, so I can tell you how much I care about you all!”
When the women from the village came here carrying cakes and bone soup, the vendors had already been so greedy that some of them could only bring out the dry steamed buns they brought to temporarily suppress their greed. Now I heard Chu Yiqing treat them to a meal.
, they were naturally overjoyed and said one after another: "It is really rare for people to do business with kindness and righteousness like Miss Chu. When I went to other places before, those people relied on their own rare goods to live. How can we be regarded as human beings? Let's line up outside.
I went to the queue for three days and three nights, and no one asked me, but when I got to Miss Chu, it was different, I felt warm in my heart!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "If it weren't for everyone, wouldn't all the fruits like mine rot on the branches? Besides, what we do is not a one-year business. This fruit will be harvested every year. This is the first time I have come here."
, we are considered acquaintances and have become friends the second time, so what does it mean to treat a friend to a meal?"
When everyone heard this, they felt even more happy. Some people even whispered in a low voice: "Who said Miss Chu is a murderer? You are really blind. Now that you look at it, you really can't believe this rumor!"
"I'm afraid those people who wanted to marry me were trying to ruin Miss Chu's reputation!" Someone immediately nodded in agreement.
In this way, everyone feels that Chu Yiqing is friendly, and the rumor that Miss Chu is a murderous demon will be disproven!
Chu Yiqing only thought that A Bao was bringing Yu Xiaoyu and the others to play, but he didn't expect that he was here to help. After they had enough fun and food in the garden, they immediately helped with the accounting. Especially A Bao, he actually came up with an ingenious idea to
The names and addresses of each vendor were all written down, and they said they wanted to organize some information. Those vendors ate Chu Yiqing's food and listened to Chu Yiqing's words, so they naturally did not resist and reported to the door.
Because of this, I feel that my relationship with the Chu family has become closer.
"Mom, look, there are vendors even in Pingliang, the capital city!" After dinner in the evening, Chu Yiqing was busy calculating money in the general account, and Abao suddenly showed Chu Yiqing the address books of those vendors.
"Indeed, there are quite a few!" Chu Yiqing did not expect that the statistics he taught A Bao would work. A Bao summarized the people from different places. It was clear at a glance how many vendors came to a place and what their names were.
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"Mom, I've thought about it. Aren't you in charge of the five major families? The transportation routes of the five major families extend in all directions. Why don't we wait until next year and use the transportation routes of the five major families to transport them and deliver them door-to-door. This way
It saves them the trouble of traveling back and forth, and secondly, it saves them from the dangers they encounter on the road, and thirdly, they can bring back fresh items from their side. Didn’t my mother say that doing business is about exchanging what we have?” Ah.
Bao lay on Chu Yiqing's lap and said.
Chu Yiqing was stunned. He didn't expect that at such a young age, Abao knew how to deliver goods to the door, and he took advantage of the voluntariness of the five major families. He couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that the tokens of these five major families are in your hands.
I can’t help but want to use it!”
Abao laughed and said: "This is called making full use of resources! In addition, mother, the two thousand people you support in Mingjian Villa cannot be allowed to eat and drink for free. Just like mother said, you must
Experience requires seeing the world! Five hundred people were left to guard Chu Han, and the remaining 1,500 people were divided into three groups and took turns to help the five major families guard and deliver goods. In this way, they could make full use of the people and save them time.
It’s free to eat, and secondly, it can test and select outstanding talents! I’m locked up in that Sword Villa every day for training, and you can’t tell!”
Chu Yiqing nodded, this is a good idea. In this way, his power will be in line with the five major families, so that the five major families will be truly in his hands!
"And the four cities of Yanjing, mother, I have thought about it too. Anyway, our Chu Han is not far away from there. Why don't we go there someday to have a look, buy some land and cultivate some people, we can't just hold it in vain
It’s a token, no one is there, and I don’t speak forcefully!”
In the four cities of Yanjing, Chu Yiqing was interested in establishing a trade route from Chu Han to Dai State. A Bao's proposal was exactly what she wanted, so she nodded and said: "You have a lot to think about, but the thoughts with my mother are the same."
It just so happens! In a few days, the orchard here will be almost tidied up, so we will take the time to take a look!"
Now Chu Yiqing also thought about it. Bai Yu came with the city lord's token. Although she deliberately found a reason, her identity as the princess of the Shura Kingdom could not be hidden for long. If there really was such a day, she also hoped to have it.
Ability to negotiate terms with Emperor Li instead of being a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!
Being praised by Chu Yiqing, Ah Bao was overjoyed and said proudly: "Mom, has Ah Bao grown up? Can Ah Bao do big things for mother?"
Seeing his complacent look, Chu Yiqing couldn't help but pinch his little nose and said with a friendly smile: "Yes, A Bao is the best, A Bao is the smartest!"
Abao chuckled.
Chu Yiqing and Abao finally overcame a difficult situation and lived a peaceful life for the time being, but there were still people who were unwilling to be kicked out of Li Country.
In an inconspicuous small house in Wuming Town, Mr. Lan and Mrs. Lan looked at Lan Yi standing in front of them. They couldn't believe their eyes. How could their son become the crown prince of Luo Kingdom? Then their son
where it goes?
"Father, mother, I am indeed Lan Yi, and I am also Qu Yi!" Lan Yi whispered.
"You..." Mr. Lan stretched out his fingers tremblingly and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, did you kill one of our sons?"
"Dad, Mom, actually Lan Yi died ten years ago. He fell into the sea and drowned when he went to the pier to play. It was at that time that I discovered that Lan Yi was about the same age as me, and his appearance was somewhat similar.
, so I lied about hurting my face in a fall outside, covered my face and pretended to be Lan Yi. I waited two years before taking off the gauze on my face, because after two years, although my face looked a little different, because I
I have been with you all day long, so of course you have no doubts, just like that, I have settled down in this house!" Qu Yi said in a low voice.
"Yi'er is dead?" Mrs. Lan almost fainted, "Did you kill him? You must have killed him!"
"I said that he accidentally fell into the sea. Lan Hua also knew about this. Lan Hua was still the boy who was following Lan Yi back then. It was just that when he saw me, he had some imagination with Lan Yi. In addition, he thought that I
He has no father or mother, so he asked me to pretend to be Lan Yi!" Qu Yi said coldly.
"What are you talking about? These things are all Lan Hua..." Mr. Lan couldn't believe it. No wonder Lan Yi had shown extraordinary business talents since he was twelve years old. Originally, their Lan Mansion was just a small village with only a few boats.
In just a few years, the merchants suddenly became the major players monopolizing the maritime rights of Li and Luo. It turned out that all this was because of the identity of Prince Qu Yi!
Lan Die, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "Father, mother, you just treat him as your eldest brother, right?"
Qu Yi nodded and whispered: "Back then, in order to win the trust of my father, I had no choice but to leave the Luo Kingdom at a young age and arrived in the Li Kingdom alone. It was you who gave me care and warmth, and
Die'er, I have always regarded her as my biological sister! Father and mother, please come back to Luo Kingdom with me, I promise to treat you like my biological parents and let you live a long life!"
Lan Die also said: "Father, mother, now that you say you don't know anything, I'm afraid the people in Li country won't believe you, so why not just follow my eldest brother!"
Mr. Lan and the old lady looked at each other. They had not yet recovered from the pain of losing their son, so naturally they could not respond so quickly.
Landie stood up and said: "Brother, if they don't go with you, I will go with you. But before leaving, I want you to do one thing for me!"
Qu Yi turned to look at her: "What's the matter?"
"Helian Bingshuang is about to give birth, tell me, if I have Shangguan Yu's child in my hands, will he go to Luo Kingdom to beg me?" Lan Die suddenly smiled coldly.
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Thanks to juypjj for the flowers, a hundred flowers, hehe, every time jj makes a move, he is always generous, okay! Thanks to Qiu Xin and Feifei for their daily support, these two dears, they send diamonds every day, and Huahua returns
I am so grateful for the reward! I would like to thank Huahua and amiyixue1985 at the northwest corner of the Forbidden City for the reward. Dear friends, please support me in the future! Thank you all! It will be the weekend again soon, ah ah ah,
Xiaoyao really wants to rest, so that tomorrow and the next day, if there are no special circumstances, it will be 5,000. Xiaoyao also has a luxury. Let's continue working hard next week, okay?