"Tell me, why did you come back a day late? Did my little sister keep you for one more night?"

After talking to Daohua and the others for a while, Li Xingchang asked his children to take the three of them out to play. After they left, he asked Li Xingnian.

Li Xingnian pretended to be mysterious and smiled: "Brother, guess where we stayed last night?"

Li Xingchang glared at Li Xingnian angrily: "How old are you, and you are still so immoral? Please tell me."

Fan and Jiang also looked at Li Xingnian curiously.

Li Xingnian coughed, cleared his throat, and said slightly excitedly: "Last night, we stayed at the Royal Palace in Mount Wuhua."

"What?!"

Li Xingchang and the other three were all shocked: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Li Xingnian was not in Moji this time and told Daohua about visiting Xiao Yeyang.

Hearing that the Daohua trio and the young prince were very familiar with each other, Li Xingchang sighed with a look on his face: "My little sister is finally getting ahead now."

Li Xingnian nodded: "Yes, as long as these three children are around, even if my brother-in-law dislikes businessmen, he still has to give his little sister some face."

Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Jiang looked at each other and whispered: "This woman, after all, has to rely on her own children. Only when the children are successful can they be strong."

Men, with three wives and four concubines, like the new and hate the old, are the most unreliable.

Li Xingchang: "I really didn't expect that the Yan family would have such an adventure."

Li Xingnian: "This is all thanks to that girl Daohua. If it weren't for her, I think our brother-in-law would still be in the position of county magistrate."

Mrs. Fan interjected: "This Daohua really doesn't look like she grew up in the countryside. Her appearance and bearing make her stand out more than some noble girls."

She really didn't expect Dao Hua to have such a beautiful face. What's even more surprising is her generous, calm and calm temperament. Fortunately, she was worried that the concubine in the Yan family's backyard would outshine her.

Li Xingnian smiled and said: "Old Mrs. Yan cherishes rice flowers very much, and she grows them well even in the countryside."

Ms. Jiang smiled and said, "I see, it's because my little sister has such a good foundation that she has such a smart daughter."

Fan: "Tell us quickly what the royal palace is like?"

Li Xingnian immediately described what he saw and heard in the palace one by one.

After talking about the palace, Li Xingnian took a sip of tea and started talking about other things.

"By the way, when I went over this time, my little sister told me privately that the girl Daohua has tinkered with some high-yield grain seeds, and her brother-in-law is trying to plant them. If they succeed, his political achievements will be at the top of the list.

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Li Xingchang's expression perked up: "Really?" The older his brother-in-law is, the better he will be to the Li family.

Li Xingnian nodded: "It's still in the experimental stage, but there is a high probability that it will be successful. The Yan family has already tried planting it before."

Li Xingchang was a little excited: "Increasing grain production is a great achievement. If this is promoted, our brother-in-law will increase again."

Li Xingnian continued with a smile: "My little sister also said that the watermelons sold so well last year, she also left some seeds for us to plant in our own farm."

Li Xingchang looked happy: "This is a good thing. The supply of watermelons last year was in short supply. When many people came to ask for it, we ran out of goods. At that time, I felt that we were at a loss. If we can grow it this year, we will definitely make a good profit.

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Li Xingnian: "By the way, brother, what do you think of the wine made from rice flowers?"

Li Xingchang immediately said: "Of course it tastes good, why, but what did the little sister say?"

Li Xingnian shook his head: "It's not my little sister, it's Daohua. She said she would sell us the brewing recipe. Do we want it?"

At this time, Li Xingchang, Fan and Jiang were all stunned.

After a while, Li Xingchang laughed and cursed: "How old is this girl that she dares to start her own business?"

Li Xingnian laughed a little when he thought of Daohua talking business with her in a serious manner: "She said she wanted to buy Zhuangzi and was short of money. There are many wine-making processes that require professional supervision, and she can't take care of it."

Fan asked curiously: "How much money does she want?"

Li Xingnian smiled again and said: "That girl said, let us give it as much as we want. She believes that her uncle and aunt will not let her suffer. Listen to what she said. She said it perfectly. I couldn't hold it back at the time and gave it to her directly.

Just a moment."

Li Xingchang laughed for a while, and then asked: "Do my younger sister and brother-in-law know about this?" Buying and selling recipes for making wine is a big deal.

These days, whether it’s making wine or making medicine, even if it’s a recipe, which family doesn’t treasure it carefully and pass it on from generation to generation like a family heirloom?

Li Xingnian: "My younger sister said that this is Daohua's own business, let her make her own decision. As for my brother-in-law, he never asks about these things."

Li Xingchang thought for a while: "Wine is a precious thing. If you really want to make it, you won't have to worry about selling it. It's feasible." He smiled and said, "In this way, I will personally talk to Daohua some time later.

This business."

Hearing this, Li Xingnian and the other three all laughed.

Mrs. Fan sighed: "It's not in vain that we send things to Daohua every year and hurt her a lot. This girl actually knows how to be grateful and know how to help her uncle's family."

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Yes." Chong Daohua took the initiative to sell the wine recipe to the Li family. It can be seen that this girl is close to the Li family.

In the courtyard of Li's house, Daohua was watching sisters Li Zixuan's performance with a look of amazement.

Li Zixuan plays the harp and Li Zixin dances. The two of them work together very well.

The music is beautiful and the dance is beautiful, which is very pleasing to the eye.

Yan Wenkai clapped and applauded from the side, and said to Daohua: "Sister, you should also learn a little bit."

Just as Daohua was about to nod, she heard Yan Wenxiu say from the side: "Big sister doesn't need to learn these things."

Yan Wenkai and Daohua were stunned for a moment at the same time, looking at their elder brother in confusion.

Yan Wenxiu did not explain, but went to the Li brothers to chat about other things.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Daohua was a little confused.

Yan Wenkai also looked confused, scratched the back of his head, and asked uncertainly: "Is it because singing and dancing are a way to entertain people and add to their entertainment?"

Daohua’s face showed a sudden realization.

Yes, in ancient times, dancing in public did not seem to be a glorious thing.

She just said that she had attended several banquets held by ladies from various families. Everyone gathered together to drink tea, admire flowers, recite poems and compose poems, etc. There was no talent show at all.

Daohua raised her eyes and looked at the two cousins ​​who were performing seriously on the stage, and sighed in her heart that the social circles in ancient times were really distinct. At the same time, from the gathering of girls, it can also be seen that the status of businessmen was not high.

Yan Wenkai was still thinking deeply. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that dancing in public to entertain people was not a good idea. He asked in confusion: "Since dancing is not good, why did uncle and the others let their two cousins ​​learn it?"

Daohua sighed: "Because the circle they are in needs it."

As long as the Li family has to deal with other businessmen, they will inevitably attend gatherings between businessmen. The other business ladies are all learning. If they don't learn, they won't be able to integrate into this circle.

Yan Wenkai thought for a while and felt that this was really the case.

Take their martial arts training with the young prince as an example. If he and his third brother don't work hard and can't keep up with the progress of the young prince and the others, and cannot fight with others during the sparring session, then even if they know the young prince first,

You can’t be in the same class as the young prince.

"It's not good to dance in public. How about we give our two cousins ​​a warning and tell them to stop dancing?"

Daohua shook her head quickly, looked around, and when she saw no one was paying attention to them, she whispered: "Don't, Fourth Brother, do you think your uncle and aunt don't know? They knew, but they still did it, they must have done it."

They have their own ideas and reasons."

"If we bring it up rashly, it will annoy them and make them think that we look down on them." She knew that her mother had always had a grudge against her background as a merchant.

Upon hearing this, Yan Wenkai immediately nodded and said that he would not say anything anymore.

"Cousin, what are you and fourth brother whispering about, and you don't even want to watch our performance?" Li Zixin's voice came over.

Yan Wenkai blurted out: "We are talking about how beautiful your dance is!"

Hearing this, Li Zixin stood on the stage and raised her head proudly: "Every time I attend other parties' banquets, my dance and big sister's music always win the first place."

Seeing the two sisters on the stage looking glorious and confident, Daohua smiled and clapped.
Chapter completed!