When Hong Tao returned to Jiuquli, she happened to see a family moving into a courtyard. She took another look and saw that the other party was also seeing her. They both nodded and said hello, and then Hong Tao opened the door and entered the courtyard.
It was still early at that time, and only Qingyu and Shian were at home. They were both sitting in the shade of the tree meditating. When they heard her footsteps, they opened their eyes one after another.
"A new family moved next door, the same family that Qian Laoer brought to look at the house a few days ago." Hongtao sat over and poured herself a glass of water.
Seeing that she looked very good, Shi'an smiled and said, "It seems that the registration has passed."
Hong Tao raised an eyebrow, "Of course, I, Master Hong Tao, will take action, how can I be hindered by my young age." He added: "Besides, there is a junior sister who is the head of the family who personally predicts the luck, how can it be impossible?"
Qingyu smiled and made another hexagram casually, saying: "'Family'. Today there is a sign of 'Qijia'."
Hong Tao didn't understand yet, but Shi An thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the senior brother is coming back."
"Then let's go to the market to buy some meat and vegetables. There seems to be no vegetables at home." Hong Tao thought, and only ate a bowl of Yangchun noodles last night.
Qingyu and Shi'an both stood up. The three of them took a vegetable basket and went out.
It was already mid-afternoon, and there weren’t that many things in the vegetable and meat markets, and they weren’t that fresh either. The three of them went back and forth to choose, and finally chose four ribs, and bought some beans, melons, and some leafy vegetables.
Bring home a basket full.
When they got home, Zhufeng and Old Man Xu had already returned and were discussing something in the main room.
Shi'an put the vegetable basket in the kitchen, while Qingyu and Hongtao entered the main room first.
Hong Tao entered the room and said: "Dad, Grandpa Xu, you are back. A-mei just made a fortune and said you are coming back. We just went to the market to buy some vegetables and meat. Sister Lan is working hard tonight
, let her make braised pork ribs."
When Zhufeng saw his two little "daughters" whom he had not seen for a long time, he looked like a loving father and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. You have grown taller. Dad misses you."
Hongtao felt a little regretful, "It's a pity that everyone is busy recently and has no time to think about you."
Zhufeng smiled at Old Man Xu, "This kid is thin-skinned."
Old Man Xu laughed heartily, "I wonder how Lan Yatou is doing lately. Has she caused any trouble for you?"
"Sister Lan is following Aniang in the mountain pavilion. Everything is fine." Qingyu said with a smile and sat down.
Shi'an also walked in at this time, said hello to Zhufeng and Old Man Xu, and then sat down.
Zhufeng sighed again, "I haven't seen you for a while, but my boss looks stronger."
"Daddy has a good tan," Shi'an sighed.
"If you face the loess every day and turn your back to the sky, there is no reason not to get a tan." Zhufeng wiped his face carelessly and asked about everyone's recent situation. He was also shocked to learn that Hongtao was going to be a fan.
, but then I thought about it, with Hong Tao’s ability, it would be quite suitable to be the fang.
"It's just that you are at a disadvantage at your age. It's definitely not easy to grab business from a group of old and young men. When they see you as a little girl, they will definitely be embarrassed and excluded." Zhufeng said with some worry.
Hong Tao didn't care much, "When the soldiers come, we will block the water and cover it up with the earth." She is still afraid of these little human beings.
Old man Xu praised: "It's really admirable that the second young lady can take charge of her own business at such a young age. It's a blessing to chase the boss. The three children are all among the best and will become great talents in the future."
Zhufeng smiled and said politely, and they chatted for a while before Wen Ya and Xu Lan came back.
Xu Lan was very happy to see old man Xu and immediately went to the kitchen to cook. Qingyu and Hongtao followed her to help her.
Zhufeng chatted with Wen Ya about recent events and his plans again, "...Now there are no problems in the medicinal fields. In a few months we will be able to harvest two batches in autumn and winter. However, the quantity is large, so I plan to go for a run first.
In the pharmaceutical market, negotiate the price and quantity first."
Wen Ya nodded, "You have to confirm it first, so as not to find a buyer at the last minute when the medicinal materials are about to be harvested."
However, Old Man Xu looked pessimistic: "There are many medicinal materials and they are sold in batches to the medicine market. One problem is that the prices are very high. In the past, the medicinal materials in the medicinal fields on my mountain could only be counted as two or three copper coins per plant."
Zhufeng was surprised, "So cheap? I asked about it at the medicine store before, and they said it costs ten or twenty copper coins per plant."
"Normally, it should be worth this much, but you have a lot of medicinal materials. If you want to sell them all at once, the drug dealer will definitely lower the price." Old man Xu has been selling medicinal materials for his whole life, but he knows the market very well, and he looks helpless.
"Furthermore, medicinal materials are matured for a fixed period of time. Once they are mature, the quantity will be larger. At this time, drug dealers will get together and deliberately say that there are too many medicinal materials to lower the price.
The medicinal farmers have no choice. No matter how cheap they are, it is impossible not to sell them. The picked medicinal materials must be sold while they are fresh, and they can be sold in a day. The drug dealers only have that price, so there is nothing they can do if they do not sell them."
Zhufeng frowned tightly. He had been focusing on the medicine field recently and had not discussed this topic with Old Man Xu. At this time, he was shocked and unable to accept it.
"Two or three copper coins, this price is really not good. I will go and find out with those medicine dealers tomorrow. If they really refuse to let go, then we will have to make other plans for the sale of this medicinal material."
Wen Ya had an indignant look on her face: "Two or three copper coins, if you calculate it like this, you only get a few taels of silver per acre of land, and you only get a few taels of silver after a year of hard work. These drug dealers are too cunning."
Shi'an shook his head and sighed: "There is a saying: there is no businessman without a traitor."
Old man Xu also sighed, "Yes, the medicine farmers in the mountains have the same hard life as the tenant farmers."
They were silent for a moment, and Wen Ya started talking about the recent situation in Shan Pavilion. As they were chatting, they heard someone calling "Master" outside the courtyard. Wen Ya's face tightened, and she looked at Zhu Feng, "Your little nephew is here.
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At that time, at the gate of Taoyaju, He Yunshen was squinting his eyes and peering into the crack in the door. The head of the boy then looked around curiously, "I have heard that Jiuqu is haunted for a long time, and I have never dared to come and see it. It's not easy to see like this."
It doesn’t look like it’s haunted.”
He Yunshen took a step back in confusion, looked up at the door plaque, murmured, and asked Chang Sui, "I remember that my eldest brother seemed to have a house in Jiuqu. He said it was haunted and asked Fang Ya to sell it, right?"
Chang Sui nodded, "The eldest young master was so frightened at that time that he didn't go out for half a month. I don't know which house here it is."
He Yunshen looked both ways again, secretly thinking that it was not that coincidental, and murmuring, "I didn't expect that the master actually lives here. Isn't it haunted?" It took him a lot of effort to find out where the master of the Shange Pavilion lived.
, I really didn’t expect it to be in Jiuqu.
"If you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." A voice suddenly sounded next to him. He Yunshen and Chang Sui both screamed in fright. When they turned their heads, it was Si Wenzhi who was shaking his folding fan and looking at the master and servant with a smile.
Two people.
He Yunshen was so angry that he cursed: "Si, I think you are the ghost. You are a lingering ghost. You follow me wherever I go. You have nothing to do. Why are you following me all day long?"
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Si Wenzhi had some free time, shook his fan, and said to his servant: "Si Nan, Master, I'm here to visit the master, but some people always like to take themselves seriously."
"Si, Wen, Zhi. You asked for a beating." He Yunshen was about to punch him, but the door creaked open.