Chapter 220(1/2)
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhao Changqing and Xia Wen went to Zhu Qing's house to eat warm house wine, and also went to Pear Fruit. There was something else to ask Zhao Changqing, "There is an old Hanlin Academy to tell me about my dear."
Zhao Changqing hurriedly asked, "Which company is it?"
Li Guo smiled, "The Wang family of Cherry Hutong, I studied books with Wang Hanlin. It got ripe after a while. His family had a son and a daughter. What I told me was Miss Wang. Sister Qing, if you have time, you can help me see each other."
Zhao Changqing smiled, "What kind of thing do you like, tell me first. Then I will go and see you to know if Miss Wang is in line with your heart."
Li Guo scratched his head and said, "You don't have to look too good, don't be ugly, you can be average. The key is to be good-natured and have to be wise. There is nothing else. The Wang family is average, I know this. I am not a rich family. If my brother hadn't made money, he would be poor now. As long as he was a single-minded person, he would be able to do it." Li Guo was not the one who was very arrogant. Although he was a Hanlin, the situation at home was relatively complicated. Li Guo would be happy to be able to marry a wise girl who was wholeheartedly living.
Zhao Changqing smiled, "Don't worry, I'll send a post to the Wang family when I go back to see when they have time, and I'll visit them."
Li Guo smiled, "When I have a letter, ask Brother Awen to tell me."
"Don't worry."
Zhao Changqing went home to ask Xia Wen about Wang Hanlin. Xia Wen laughed, "It's strange that he always looked at Wang Hanlin and Li Guo's poems and paintings. Li Guo did such a big thing quietly. Wang Hanlin's official position is not high, he is from the sixth rank, but he is not very popular in the Hanlin Academy, and he is an honest person."
Zhao Changqing said, "Then I will tell someone to send a post."
Xia Wen laughed, "It's just half past August, so I'm bringing some things, that's what it means."
"Oh, by the way, I've prepared all the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, you see, it's still appropriate." As he said, Zhao Changqing found the gift list and handed it to Xia Wen, "It's just a few familiar families. The Cousin Qing's family has already been delivered today. There are also the husband's family, the clan's family, the uncle's family, the Song family, the Zheng sister's family, Li Guo, the cousin Teng, and the young master Fang... Is there anything else to add? Well, there is also Li Hanlin, which one?"
Li Hanlin is Xia Wen's head Shangguan. Xia Wen thought for a while and said, "It's better than Master Zheng."
Zhao Changqing smiled, "I heard that Lord Li is a master of winemaking."
Xia Wen laughed, "Yes, I just can't drink Lord Li's wine. Every year when Lord Li celebrates his birthday, he will hold wine at home. At that time, the entire Hanlin Academy, whether it is the bachelor's degree in the school or the little Hanlin like us, will come to the door with shame."
Zhao Changqing smiled, "I have met the eldest son of Lord Li's family before."
Xia Wenwei was surprised, "Is it the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple who took his fleet to sea? I heard that he has been going to sea for several years."
Zhao Changqing said, "At that time, Mr. Li was not Shaoqing, and the Western Man Shang had a good relationship with our court. He went to the border town to do business and found the Zheng family. Lord Zheng was also a seventh-rank censor. I had a good relationship with Sister Zheng and recommended the Western Man merchants to him. I hadn't seen him for many years, but I can only recognize this. You can know this. Don't let others know."
"Don't worry, can I still yell everywhere and make people laugh at me?" Xia Wen laughed, "I really didn't expect that Li Shaoqing had even been to the border town."
"Don't underestimate our border town." Zhao Changqing smiled, "Since the war with the Western Barbarians, the two countries have stopped trading, and many businesses have left. If you went to the border town earlier, the prosperity would not be inferior to Chengdu Prefecture."
Xia Wen laughed, "This is true." It was his first time to arrive in the border town, which was also shocked the prosperity of the border town.
After talking for a while, Zhao Changqing said, "Also, my second brother's birthday is coming. I want me to say that my second brother was born in a coincidence. It was just the Mid-Autumn Festival and the festival was over. I ordered people to make two new clothes. If you are your brother, prepare some things for your second brother. On the right day, I will send someone to my second brother."
Xia Wendao, "It's already decided, I'll take it back then."
"Don't forget."
As the two talked, Banxia came in and reported: Mr. Huang had something to do to find his big grandma.
Xia Wen said, "You go, I'll go to my father's place to take a look."
Zhao Changqing sent Xia Wen out, and Mr. Huang came in. Mr. Huang was hired as the female husband of the Xia family. The salary was good. The family was kind. At first, he only taught Xia Yu, and later he added Zhao Lian. It was not heavy. He stayed in the Xia family very satisfied. This time he came because of Mid-Autumn Festival and wanted to go home for a few days. The holiday was the first time when he came to the Xia family to teach.
Zhao Changqing smiled, "This is right. When will Mr. Huang go home, I will order someone to prepare a carriage and horse for you."
Mr. Huang said, "My home is outside the city. I will be back after staying for a day. I think I will leave on August 14th and come back on June 16th."
"Okay. It's just that the holidays are also given to Sister Yu and Sister Lian." Zhao Changqing asked, "What are their homework?"
Mr. Huang said, "The two girls are both Huizhilanxin, Miss Lian is more diligent in needlework, and Miss Yu is younger, with a lively heart and prefers to draw."
Zhao Changqing nodded, sent the maid away and said, "Tell me what's wrong with it."
Mr. Huang, who comes to teach, knows who can best serve whoever he takes care of her. She was invited by Zhao Changqing. She dared not hide it in front of Zhao Changqing and said in a gentle voice, "To rely on my own selfish experience, Miss Lian's heart is not about studying and learning. The girl's family is older and she thinks a lot. Miss Yu plays chess well, but she works very hard in painting. I heard that the big grandma is also very good at painting."
Zhao Changqing said in a gentle voice, "As a child is young, he always likes to imitate his elders."
Mr. Huang laughed, "Yes."
Zhao Changqing said, "After the holiday, I will teach them some things about the account management step by step."
Mr. Huang said, “Yes.”
Zhao Changqing smiled, "Okay, on the 14th day, I sent someone to send my husband home. On the 16th morning, the husband just waited at home, and the carriage at home will pick you up."
Mr. Huang hurriedly thanked him, said a few words and said goodbye.
After Mr. Huang left, Zhao Changqing ordered Yongfu, "Prepare a festive gift for Mr. Huang and pay a month of silver. He told Mr. Huang that one month of silver is more money for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Yongfu responded and asked, "Grandma, which example will be used to draw Mr. Huang's tribute?"
Zhao Changqing said, "No one company needs to compare, just prepare two mutton, two mutton pork, two jars of wine, and six pieces of ordinary thick ingredients, and then put two liters of high-quality rice sent from the farm."
Yongfu smiled, "It's the most affordable."
Zhao Changqing smiled, "Remember to do it, let Mr. Huang go home lively."
Yongfu quickly agreed.
The two were talking, and Hong'er pouted in, mysteriously, "Grandma, that cousin Yang is here to deliver things again."
Zhao Changqing didn't think it was strange and said, "It's Mid-Autumn Festival, is it here to send holiday gifts?"
"There are only a few ceremonies, but there is something strange." Before Zhao Changqing asked, Hong'er said, "Miss Yang gave her another pair of shoes. Does she like making shoes very much?"
Zhao Changqing asked, "Did the wife wear shoes given by Miss Yang?"
"That's not."
Zhao Changqing said, "In the future, Miss Yang will deliver things to her home, remember to tell me."
Hong'er said, "Don't worry. I will remember this."
Zhao Changqing said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the Wang family in Cherry Hutong to deliver a post and tell Mrs. Wang that I am Liguo's sister. I will visit you when Mrs. Wang has time."
Hong'er said, "Yes."
Zhao Changqing ordered Yongfu, "Prepare the tribute from your husband's family first. I will go to talk to you tomorrow and take it over."
Yongfu said, "Yes."
Before the festival, every family was busy, but the Su family had no relatives, but there were a few friends. Mr. Su still had to prepare the festival gifts and ordered Su Bai's family to send them. This was the case with human feelings, and there were coming and going.
When Zhao Changqing arrived at the Su family, he happened to catch Su Bai going out. Zhao Changqing asked, "Abai, have you not gone to the yamen?"
Su Bai smiled, "For the holiday, my colleagues didn't have the time to compile books. I went around and came back first if I had nothing to do."
Zhao Changqing looked at several cars of things and asked, "Wouldn't he be sending holiday gifts to the Qi family?"
Su Bai smiled, "I got a few jars of good wine in front of me, and my sister accompanied my mother to drink a few drinks. I can't accompany my sister today."
Zhao Changqing glanced at his waist, which was not like his teacher's needlework, and he knew it in his heart, and smiled and said, "Go, don't delay you, ask your father-in-law to hit you."
Su Bai was embarrassed, "Sister has learned to say these strange words too." After asking Zhao Changqing to enter, Su Bai left.
Zhao Changqing told Mr. Su, "Abai's happy look is really awesome."
Mr. Su said, "I understand Abai. I only say I am a wife at the age of time, but the old bachelors are like this."
Zhao Changqing laughed and presented the gift list, "It's all local products from the village. I'm fine at home, so I'm just here to come and talk to the gentleman."
Mr. Su looked at it, put it by his hand, and smiled, "I thought you would be here two days ago."
"I can't hide it from you." Zhao Changqing sent Yan'er and Yongfu down. She and Mr. Su had many years of master-disciple, and their understanding of each other was better than that of ordinary people. Zhao Changqing said, "I thought about it and thought about it, and there are still many things I didn't think about it thoroughly."
Zhao Changqing is not a very agile person, and her advantage is patience. Zhao Changqing said, "How do you know that my team is real?"
Mr. Su said in a gentle voice, "I knew the first time you showed it to me. Do you remember? I reminded you to keep it well. Of course, you have always had a good habit of storing things, but I reminded you that only once, right?"
Zhao Changqing said, "Don't start a topic. What I want to know is why sir knows that my team is real."
Mr. Su laughed, "What's so strange about this? I'm already good at appreciating it. There are many imitations of purple jade and green clouds in this world, which is actually easy to judge. The characters engraved on the end are written by Emperor Fengwu. As long as you can identify the handwriting of Emperor Fengwu, you can identify the authenticity. Emperor Fengwu is a thousand years old, and his handwriting is already very rare, but it is not without it. There is a scenic spot in Duruoguo overseas, with the words written by Emperor Fengwu on it, so I can tell it."
"Sir, still out of the sea?"
Mr. Su smiled and didn't want to talk too much, "What happened when I was a child."
"I only knew about it when I saw the Fifth Princess' flute. The gentleman once told me before that I wanted to distinguish a fake and look at the authentic one and you will know it immediately." Zhao Changqing said, "In the past, I only thought it was an ordinary jade flute. Later, I knew that the purple jade and Qingyun were a treasure, and I only thought that the one in my hand was a better imitation. In fact, whether it was true or false was not the most important thing for me. What I don't understand is, if the one in Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was a fake, how dare he offer it?"
Mr. Su said, "Maybe Yong'an Hou didn't know that it was a fake, otherwise, he should not dare to take such a risk."
Zhao Changqing said, "I think so too, but I can't figure out why the authentic product came to Brother Chu. At least, General Chu and his wife didn't know that this jade flute was genuine. I think it was definitely not inherited from the Chu family."
Mr. Su said, "Do you want to ask me something about the Yong'an Marquis Mansion?"
Zhao Changqing said, "I went to buy a copy of Yong'an Hou."
Mr. Su was slightly shocked and then smiled, "Don't let Yong'an Hou know."
"There are cats and rats. If you dare to do this business, your reputation will not be too bad. Besides, what I bought is just some ordinary things, and it was useless for a lot of money, but it was actually useless." Zhao Changqing said, "So you still have to ask the sir."
"What I know is only some old things and new things." Mr. Su did not keep it a secret. She said frankly, "Even if the one in your hand is genuine, don't take it out for the time being. Yong'an Hou is not bad. Before he inherited the title, he was born in the list. Before he inherited the title, Yong'an Hou was a good man, so he adopted him. You must have heard of the farce in the Yong'an Hou's Mansion a few days ago. Yong'an Hou has never lacked decisiveness. He is good at pretending to be confused when he understands it. However, when it comes to profit and harm, he has made a decision better than anyone else. He is not a top figure in the court, but he is not bad. He is smart enough. His eldest daughter just said to the third son of the Lu'an Hou family. Lu'an Hou's second daughter married Peng Xiang's eldest grandson Peng Yanrong. Lu'an Hou's eldest daughter was the first crown prince's concubine. When something happened to the East Palace, the first crown prince's family passed away."
Zhao Changqing said, "What I want to do has nothing directly to do with the Yong'an Marquis Mansion."
"It seems like this now." Mr. Su said, "you have to wait a little longer."
Zhao Changqing sighed softly, "I don't know when I will wait."
"When the opportunity comes, you hit it with one blow. There are many things, there is no second chance."
Zhao Changqing seemed to be talking to himself, "Yes, I've been waiting for so long, it's not bad now."
The master and apprentice said something and tasted the good wine that Su Bai said at noon. Mr. Su smiled, "This year I brewed some peach wine and put it in the kiln to try it for you to taste it under the New Year."
To be continued...