Taogen led the horse away, and Taozhi welcomed the two into the wine shop.

"Master Jiu, please wait for a moment. I'm going to invite my boss now."

"Go ahead, go ahead." Xiao Bi waved her hand and hurriedly picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea.

She wasted a lot of time arguing with Wei Chuo, and after riding for more than ten miles under the bright sun, she felt that her throat was about to smoke.

The tea was still warm, and she drank two cups in a row before she regained her composure.

"Brother Huan, do you think it's particularly hot this year?"

Huan Yu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The weather is indeed very hot, but this is the first summer I have spent in the capital, so it is not easy to compare."

Xiao Bi asked with great interest: "How does it compare with summer in Tianshui County?"

"Xiaojiu is very interested in Tianshui County?"

"I heard from Brother Huan that you often went hunting when you were in Tianshui County, so I want to ask you about it."

"Tianshui County has four distinct seasons, with dry and cold winters and warm and humid summers, but it is not as hot as the capital. It is indeed a suitable place to visit."

Xiao Bi clenched her chin and said, "I don't know when I will be free."

Huan Yu laughed: "How old are you? There will be many opportunities in the future."

"I hope..." Xiao Bi heard the footsteps and turned her head to look at the door of the wine shop.

"Well, Mr. Jiu, how are you, Mr. Huan?" Mrs. Tao walked in with a smile and saluted the two of them.

She was still dressed in red and looked even better than she had a few months ago.

Xiao Bi said: "It's already this season, why do I see you are busier than the last time you came here?"

The Peach Blossom Wine Shop is built in a peach grove. Every year when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, nobles from Beijing like to come to enjoy the flowers and drink. This is the busiest time for Mrs. Tao.

Once the flowering period is over, the scenery in the peach grove is not worth seeing. Except for some regular customers who come here for a few drinks from time to time, there are not many individual customers, so the business of the wine shop naturally slows down.

Xiao Bi is one of the regular customers and is very aware of these situations.

Mrs. Tao sat down next to her and said with a smile: "Businessmen all work hard. If the business of the wine shop is slow, it is natural to find other ways to make a fortune. Otherwise, how will we support the family?"

Master Jiu has not come to the shop to support you for a long time, so I thought you had left Beijing and gone to Yanmen County again."

Xiao Bi said: "I just returned to Beijing a few days ago, and as soon as I had free time, I came to Peach Blossom Restaurant. Madam, I must show off my skills."

Mrs. Tao smiled so hard that her eyes were blurred: "Master Jiu is too flattering to my family, you two wait a moment, I will cook some special dishes."

"No rush." ​​Xiao Bi raised her hand to stop Mrs. Tao from getting up: "I have some things I want to discuss with Mrs. Tao."

Mrs. Tao was really confused as to the purpose of her visit today.

It's not that she didn't react quickly enough, it's that she didn't connect the Duke's wife Xin with Xiao Bi at all.

She said sternly: "If Master Jiu has any orders, just tell me, and I will try my best to carry them out."

Xiao Bi then briefly explained her purpose of coming.

“…The second lady in our mansion fell in love with a small farm, but she didn’t expect that the owner was actually the eldest lady.

I heard someone said that you rejected her outright, so I wanted to ask what happened."

"Hey!" Mrs. Tao patted her leg: "I thought it was some big deal, but it turned out to be this...

It's not that the Nu family likes to talk about people behind their backs, the second lady in the house is really a bit overbearing.

The slave's small farm only has a total of one hundred and eighty acres of land.

It is indeed a lot for ordinary people, but what does it mean to the princes and nobles?

There are so many good farms near the capital, so why should she keep an eye on mine?

To put it bluntly, with the friendship between the Nu family and Jiu Ye over the years, even if she moves to a mountain of gold, I will never give her a second glance."

Huan Yu secretly thought, Xiao Jiu is not very old, but she has a lot of friends, and all of them are sincere to her.

Including himself, isn't he also planning to do his best to help her?

Xiao Bi's chest felt slightly congested.

She is just a half-grown child with irritable behavior, how can she be so virtuous and capable that she is valued by these people!

"Madam, how come your farm is located between the farms of the Anlu Marquis He's family and the Huaiyuan Marquis Wang's family?"

Mrs. Tao sighed: "My family is from a merchant family, and my father also opened a wine shop.

My father is hard-working and capable, and the business of the wine shop is very good.

The Anlu Marquis Mansion and the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion have long since declined, but the two marquises can't let go of their figures and still like to treat people to drinks and meals.

I can't afford to pay for dinner at a big restaurant, so I often take my friends to my restaurant for dinner.

Over time, they gradually became familiar with my father, but they also brought a lot of trouble to our family."

Xiao Bi sneered and said, "They must be eating and drinking for free in your restaurant?"

Mrs. Tao smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't it right? Although my wine shop has a good business, it actually doesn't make much money.

The two princes developed a habit in their early years of keeping accounts when going to restaurants to eat or drink. I also used this method in my restaurant.

My father dares to be angry but dare not speak out. After all, no matter how bad they are, they still have titles. How can they afford to offend a family like ours?

It wasn't until I got engaged that I settled the accounts with the two princes through my connections with my husband's family.

The two of them could not pay the money, so they had to allocate fifty acres of land from each family's farm to pay off the debt.

Later, when I got married, my father gave me the farm as a companion."

Xiao Bi said: "No wonder the Anlu Marquis Mansion and the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion have declined. With such unworthy descendants, how could your Majesty reuse them?"

Madam, don’t worry, this hundred acres of land is a dowry given to you by your father, and no one can force you to sell it.

If that mistress sends someone again, you still don’t have to pay attention to them, and I will take care of things."

Mrs. Tao couldn't ask too detailed questions, so she could only respond: "Thank you very much, Mr. Jiu."

As the sun set, Xiao Huan and his wife, who had eaten and drank enough, mounted their horses and returned to Beijing along the way they came.

Seeing no one around, Huan Yu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"Xiao Jiu, the reason why your mistress is interested in the one hundred acres of land is probably because of the other two farms, right?"

Xiao Bi chuckled and said: "Brother Huan suddenly mentioned this, maybe he also wants to get involved?"

"You can't say that. I just want to help you, but I'm afraid that if things are not arranged properly, it will be a disservice."

Xiao Bi didn't know what to say.

Family scandals should not be publicized, but Brother Huan already knows most of the scandals in his family, and the remaining half are just details.

People of their background generally don't like to get involved in other people's affairs, especially when privacy is involved, they avoid it.

Brother Huan has a cold temperament and rarely mentions his family affairs. Why is he so proactive this time?
Chapter completed!