When they arrived at the prince's house, the prince was already ready, so he took Qiu Wuhen and drove to the house of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Last time Qiu Wuhen came home, after asking, it turned out that the Ministry of Household Affairs had sent an invitation to his family. Even if Qiu Wuhen was not at home, the invitation had to be sent. This was a courtesy. Originally, before Qiu Wuhen came back, the Su family planned to

I just wanted to give him a gift and not go away. But now that Qiu Wuhen is back, of course he has to go there in person.

The Minister of Household Affairs, whose surname was Fu and named Tianyuan, already knew that the prince was coming, so he went to the door to greet him in person. Zhu Qi introduced Qiu Wuhen to Fu Tianyuan. Fu Shangshu was surprised, looked at Qiu Wuhen up and down, and then said:

"So you are the official selling vegetables."

Qiu Wuhen's head was a bit big and he said: "What official selling vegetables?"

Fu Shangshu blurted out and regretted it. He was very embarrassed. He patted his head and said, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Master Qiu, I'm sorry!"

This aroused Zhu Qi's curiosity. He looked at Fu Shangshu curiously: "You just called Mr. Qiu a vegetable seller. What do you mean?"

Fu Shangshu was even more embarrassed and said: "Those are all nonsense said by the people below. Please don't take offense, Your Majesty. Your Majesty and Lord Qiu don't need to pay attention."

"What's going on with your half-talk? Let me tell you. To be honest, Lord Qiu is my sworn brother."

Fu Shangshu was even more embarrassed, and quickly said: "It's like this, these days in the cold winter, there are no vegetables for sale in the capital. The vegetables everyone brings from the south are very expensive and not fresh, and not many people can afford them. But then

In previous years, a large number of fresh vegetables suddenly appeared in the vegetable market this year, and the prices were not very expensive. Everyone thought it was very novel, so they asked the vegetable farmers and found out that they were wholesaled from Qiu Daren. Their vegetables use a special

It is grown in greenhouses, and many people wait in front of their homes every day. There is a long queue of vegetable farmers to bring in the vegetables, and it is fresh and delicious. It is really novel."

"Even the palace ordered vegetables from their family, because they felt reassured knowing that the vegetables were grown in their own yard by the family of an official named Qiu who was transferred from Yunduan County to the Xingren Division. And the palace was not very reassured at the beginning, and even sent someone to come here.

I checked the place where the vegetables were grown and took some vegetables to try and eat. Not only did they taste good, they were also safe and non-toxic, so they were asked to pay tribute to the palace regularly and the price would not let them suffer."

"As a result, the whole capital was in a sensation. Many large families ordered vegetables directly from them. Also, their vegetable garden was very large. The big house of the Minister of Rites was originally used as a racecourse, and all of it was planted.

Vegetable greenhouse. Therefore, in addition to supplying vegetables to the palace, it can also supply many dignitaries."

"In addition, there are many vegetables that can be sold to vegetable farmers for sale in the market. This is the most sensational thing in the entire capital this year. Mr. Qiu is called a vegetable seller, or vegetable official. To be honest, in my opinion, this is not

It’s not sarcastic, but rather a kind of kindness and gratitude. After all, it’s a blessing for everyone to be able to eat such good food in winter!”

Hearing this, Qiu Wuhen couldn't help but grin. He thought that greenhouse vegetables are more popular in the north than in the south, because the winter in the north is longer and the temperature is much lower than in modern times, almost in autumn.

It's winter, and vegetables can't be grown at all. But in greenhouses, that's not a problem.

It seems that what Zhu Qi said is true. Madam and the others are very good at doing business. They do not raise prices because of the scarcity of things, but sell at a reasonable price. This is why so many people have praised them, and even the imperial palace has come.

Ordering dishes, this honor alone cannot be bought with money. Qiu Wuhen has been busy these two days and has no time to take care of the vegetable garden. I did not expect that the vegetable garden is so prosperous and managed by my wife and others. It is really gratifying.

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When Zhu Qi heard this, he laughed and said: "So that's the case, that's great. I thought some bastard down there dared to spread rumors and slander my brother? This is a good thing."

Fu Shangshu hurriedly said: "No one dares to slander him. Not to mention that he is the prince's brother. Even if he is just an ordinary court official, he cannot be slandered. What's more, the conscience vegetables they sell are more expensive than summer

It’s not much more expensive than the other ones, and they also ask the vendors who sell it not to raise the price too much. They can only sell it at double the price at most. If you know who is raising the price, don’t even think about buying food from the Su family in the future.

Come on. Think about it, besides Mr. Qiu, who reads poetry and books and regards money as dirt, who else can achieve such a conscientious vegetable farmer?"

The three people walked in while talking. People passing by stopped to salute Zhu Qi and Fu Tianyuan. However, they were not familiar with Qiu Wuhen, so they couldn't help but whisper that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance could go out to greet him personally, and even accompany the prince.

He doesn't seem to be an ordinary person.

When Fu Tianyuan saw that Qiu Wuhen was not angry, he continued: "Master Qiu's wife is very powerful. My wife has a good relationship with Master Liu Chen and Liu. I often hear her talk about Master Qiu's wife."

Only then did Qiu Wuhen remember that Liu Chen was now the subordinate of Fu Tianyuan in front of him. A woman like An Yiru who knew how to cause trouble would naturally soon establish a relationship with Fu Tianyuan's wife.

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"Thank you, Master Fu, for your compliment."

Fu Tianyuan smiled and said, "It's true. I heard that in order to make the pork at home easier to sell, your wife actually wrote a lot of recipes and gave them away for free when selling pork. She even went to many adults' houses to ask the chefs to learn how to cook pork dishes.

, it’s really not easy.”

Qiu Wuhen paused and glanced at Fu Tianyuan. When he saw him looking at her with a smile, there was no hint of ridicule on his face, but genuine admiration. He couldn't help but feel sad, thinking that he was not at home, and his wife

It's really not easy.

"By the way, in addition to selling vegetables, the Su family also sells pork. This pork was sold last month. No one used to eat it because it had an unpleasant smell, but the pork they sell has no taste at all.

No, the pork tastes very fragrant. So it quickly became popular in the capital. Basically, there are relatively few available in the market, because the pig slaughter rate is not high. Everyone goes to the vegetable market to try the Su family's special pork.

Let’s go to the tavern for a banquet.”

"Fortunately, the price of pork is not expensive, so he can still afford it. I heard that the Su family has requested that this kind of meat is not allowed to be sold at high prices. Anyone who wants to sell it at a high price can't expect to buy from the Su family again. Qiu

Sir, during your absence, your wife and the others have really improved your reputation a lot, and you have quickly become a household name in the capital."

Qiu Wuhen said: "Oh, it's just a little fight to make some money, but I didn't expect it to be so popular. It's really beyond my expectation."

While talking, he came to the courtyard. There were already many guests in the courtyard. When they saw them, they all came up and bowed their hands and saluted. Of course, they also met Qiu Wuhen. After hearing that it was him, seven or eight out of ten people mentioned their home.

Vegetables and pork, especially vegetables. Pork is meat. Meat is not very new to everyone. The key is vegetables. Being able to eat fresh vegetables in winter was something you couldn’t even imagine before. Now you can do it, and

Without spending a lot of money, this matter has become the most talked about thing after dinner in the capital.

After the high-ranking officials in front of them had almost finished meeting, some junior officials came to meet them. Among them was Li Shimian, the eunuch and eunuch of the Imperial Academy. Li Shimian was the principal of the highest university in the Ming Dynasty. But in the eyes of these officials,

, he is just an academic, and he is also quite aloof, and he does not have much contact with people in the officialdom. Today I plan to go through the ceremony and give a gift. I will say a few words and it will be fine when the gift arrives. I am ready to leave.

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Unexpectedly, Li Shimian became more interested when he saw the young man following Zhu Qi, the King of Tao, and was introduced to him as Qiu Wuhen, a famous dish official in the capital.

Your Excellency is good at calligraphy."

Qiu Wuhen didn't expect that the Imperial Academy Supervisor didn't care about these vegetables and pork, but mentioned calligraphy. He couldn't help but be stunned. No one in the capital knew about his calligraphy. Qiu Wuhen smiled humbly.

Laughing, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, that's a ridiculous compliment. I can't even say he's good at it. He's just doodling casually, making people laugh."

"Guo Qian, I've seen your calligraphy, and it's really amazing."

"Where have you seen Mr. Li?"

"Our Imperial College has recently admitted a group of students, two of whom are said to be your students, named Fei Wutong and Fei Wudan. Yesterday I saw him copying a copybook in class, and I asked who it was because

I have never seen it before. He said it belongs to his mentor, the deputy secretary Zhengqiu Wuhen who has recently arrived in the pedestrian area of ​​​​the capital. I have looked at the calligraphy and it is indeed extraordinary. It is an eight-legged essay, but it is not used as a copybook.

It’s not bad, this character is indeed written with great grace, and it is impossible to write such a character without decades of skill.”

"But after I asked, I learned that you are actually not very old, so I was very puzzled, how could someone at your age write such calligraphy that took decades of practice? Today I am paying the minister a thousand pieces of gold.

When I get married, I really want to see Mr. Qiu’s calligraphy. Why don’t we make a calligraphy on the spot so that we can broaden our horizons? Is that okay?”

This Li Shimian is a person who loves calligraphy very much, to the point of obsession. In fact, there were few literati in ancient times who didn't love calligraphy. After all, this thing is a stepping stone to eating. It's hard to tell what your level is for a while.

, but how good your calligraphy is can be known at a glance. Therefore, many literati can become famous, first of all, they have a good calligraphy.

When Li Shimian saw the copybook written by Qiu Wuhen as a model essay for his disciples, he couldn't put it down and was filled with admiration. Unexpectedly, he actually saw him at the banquet today, and without caring about anything else, he took the liberty of asking Qiu Wuhen to write a calligraphy.

Li Shimian couldn't say that you write a calligraphy for me, or write a calligraphy so that we can see how high your level is. That would be inappropriate and very impolite. So he thought of a way to sum it up.
Chapter completed!