When Steward Wei returned, it was still gloomy, but the next day it was a bright and good weather.After such a rain, the weather in Zhuoting County also became a lot colder.There was a plane tree in the yard of the grange, and when I woke up, I opened the window and saw the plane leaves falling on the ground.Wei Xi asked Xiao Qi to change her into slightly thicker clothes, stood in front of the window and slowly drank a glass of water, picked up the booklet that was placed aside, "Let's go, go to the field and have a look." ”The field was still a little muddy, Xiao Qi helped Wei Xi to be one foot deep and one foot shallow, and saw a lot of rice seedlings that were distorted by the rain.On the contrary, the beans planted by the tenant farmers in the vicinity have thin and stiff branches, and they are still in good spirits after the baptism of heavy rain.When walking back to Zhuangzi along the river embankment, many people came to say hello along the way."
Second Miss, morning.""
Second Miss, I've come to see the rice seedlings again so early!""
Second Miss, the mud by the river is a little slippery, be careful!"
After living in the Grange for so many days, Wei Xi gradually became familiar with the people on the farm and the surrounding tenant farmers.The people's awe and fear of this young lady at the beginning have changed from their respect and love now.In addition, Wei Xi has never put on any show, although the people look a little serious, but when talking to them, they have never had any sense of distance.So in everyone's hearts, the second miss is a good girl with a cold face but a kind heart.Wei Xi didn't know what everyone was saying about her.After returning for breakfast, she first instructed Wei San to send someone to the field to help the crooked rice seedlings, and was just about to go to the tofu workshop built by her mother to have a look, when she was about to leave the yard, she saw a fast horse coming straight forward.The horse stopped not far in front of her, and jumped down a man.Wei Xi recognized this person, one of the top ten captains of the Wei family's mansion soldiers, Wei Jiu."
Second Miss."
Wei Jiu stepped forward and got down on one knee."
What?""
The eldest young master and eldest lady are back."
Wei Xi's expression was followed by Yixi, his fingers grabbed the hem of his clothes, his breathing became a little shorter, and the smile on his face couldn't help but expand, "Did you just come back?"
”"Yes.""
Xiao Qi, go and call your mother back," Xiao Qi knows martial arts, and her feet are much faster than hers, "Let's go home." ”Seeing his young lady's excited appearance, Xiao Qi was busy with his blessings, and when he walked quickly to Wei Jiu's side, he bent down and grabbed the reins in his hand, "Wei Jiu, borrow your horse for use." ”The horses galloped away, and Wei Xi coughed lightly, "Wei Jiu, you have worked hard all the way, let's go drink a glass of water first." ”The tofu workshop is not far from the grange, thinking that his mother will return soon, Wei Xi did not return to the room, so he simply sat under the plane tree and waited.The east wing opened a window, and Dong Xueqing held the window sill with her hand, "Second sister Wei." ”Wei Xi was looking at the lines of a sycamore leaf that fell on the table, and turned his head to look at it when he heard the sound.The white-clothed girl under the windowsill smiled dignified and elegant, "I accidentally heard you talking to Wei Jiu just now, are Senior Sister Wei and Wei Gongzi back?"
”Wei Xi nodded leisurely, "Yes." ”Dong Xueqing, who waited for a while and didn't wait for Wei Xi to speak again, secretly gritted her teeth.People are relatives together, Wei Xi didn't take the initiative to invite her, she can't be cheeky and take the initiative to go back.Not long after, a two-horse carriage stopped at the gate of the grange, and Wei Xi saw that he was busy taking Wei Jiu over.got into the car, Fu Yuheng was sitting inside, and there was a six-layer food box next to him.When he saw Wei Xi coming up, he directly closed the door of the carriage, and asked, "Where is the girl Xueqing?"
”Wei Xi found a comfortable position to sit down, "Oh, she won't come back." ”Fu Yuheng looked at his little daughter's righteous appearance, and nodded Wei Xi's eyebrows with a smile, "You girl!"
”Wei Xi decisively changed the topic and pointed to the food box, "Mother, what is here?"
”"Tofu, soy milk, and tofu skin and dried tofu that were researched during this time.We've all eaten it, and let your brother and sister try it. ”When the carriage arrived at the county guard's mansion and entered the front yard, the father and son, who were talking in the main hall, hurriedly got up and greeted them."
Mother!""
Xixi!"
Wei Xi was hugged as soon as he got out of the carriage, "I haven't seen Xi Xi for so long, do you want to miss my sister?"
”Wei Xi's chin rested on Wei Yun's shoulder, and he looked at his father and eldest brother with a smile, and whispered, "Yes." ”Wei Zhao: "What about the big brother?"
”"I want to, too."
Fu Yuheng came down with the food box, smiled at the happy appearance of the three children, and couldn't help but smile and bend his eyes, "Go in first." ”When they got to the main hall and sat down again, Mama Rong brought new tea and silently led the maids to retreat.Fu Yuheng looked at the pair of children who sat down and sat down, and said after a while: "It's darker, it's thinner, and it's taller." ”The two have been gone for nearly three months, and the fourteen-year-old child, although there are fifty soldiers to follow the guard, but Jiangnan is such a long way from Yuezhou, how can parents not worry.Now seeing that the two children are still dancing and jumping although they have lost some weight, this heart finally fell back."
Tell me what you have seen and heard along the way, so that my mother and your father and Xi'er will also have a long experience.""
Ahem, I'll tell you."
Wei Yun picked up the teacup and drank it all, glanced at Wei Zhao obliquely, and stood up, "It took Xiao Zhao and me almost a month to reach the Jiangnan Territory, and I was busy on the road, so I didn't have time to take a closer look at the scenery along the way.However, after arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, we went directly down the river and arrived at the most prosperous Yangzhou border, and we still saw a lot of scenery by the river.I came forward to rent a house and was responsible for settling down, and Xiao Zhao was responsible for going out to find out the news. ”Speaking of this, Wei Yun patted his thigh, his eyebrows raised slightly, "I have to say that although the people over there in Jiangnan look weak, their brains are very shrewd.I rented that house for a month, and it would cost me at most thirty taels of silver in Zhuoting County, and I actually asked for one hundred taels in Jiangnan. ”Speaking of this, Wei Yun is still a little depressed, because with her intelligence, she couldn't cut the price, "Fortunately, within a few days, I asked Xiao Zhao about someone."
Yangzhou giant businessman Chen Sanwan will go to the famous restaurant Taiping Restaurant in Yangzhou on the eighth day of the new month to eat, we planned it, and we had a chance encounter on that day. ”"Of course, there were many people who had the same purpose that day, but fortunately, I was preempted by Xiao Zhao.That Boss Chen was not interested in rouge rice at first, but Xiao Zhao had a clever tongue, and we also brought rouge rice, which directly steamed out the back kitchen of the restaurant. ”"Daddy, Xixi," Wei Yun couldn't help laughing when he said this, "You don't know, when the shopkeeper brought the rouge rice, Boss Chen's eyes were straight. ”"However, the steamed rice from the rouge rice is really delicious."
Wei Yun couldn't help but think about the taste in her mouth when she first tasted it, "What the little sister said at the time was not an exaggeration at all, the color was as ruddy and oily as rouge, and she could smell the rich rice fragrance before she imported it, and after eating, it was even more fragrant, which was refreshing." ”"Okay," Fu Yuheng couldn't help but reach out and pat the back of Wei Yun's head, interrupting the aftertaste of the eldest daughter's face, "Besides, my mother's saliva is going to flow out."
And then what?
”Wei Yun smiled, "After eating the rice, Boss Chen slapped his thigh directly and asked us how many rouge rice we had, and he asked for it all." ”Wei Xi listened from the sidelines, not surprised at all.can become a giant businessman, and naturally you can see the huge profits of the existence of rouge rice.Xiao Zhao said that this rouge rice is currently only grown in a very small part of the land of Yuezhou, and the yield is scarce and extremely difficult to feed, but I didn't expect that Boss Chen was not disappointed, but looked even happier."
Later, when it came to the price, Xiao Zhao originally wanted to quote one pound of rouge rice for twenty catties of ordinary rice, but the boss Chen directly raised the price of one pound of rouge rice for thirty catties of ordinary rice, on the condition that this rouge rice was only sold to him."
Wei Xi nodded when she heard this, if she were that Chen Sanwan, she should have done the same at that time."
In the end, Xiao Zhao bargained with Boss Chen, and finally decided that one pound of rouge rice was exchanged for thirty catties of ordinary rice, but it was only limited to the Jiangnan boundary, with the river as the boundary, and out of the Jiangnan boundary, rouge rice can still find another buyer."
Wei Zhao glanced at her sister and added, "You still forgot a little.There is also a writing in the contract that you can pay a deposit of 30% in advance to fight for the right to purchase rouge rice. ”"Father, mother," Wei Zhao took a deep breath and looked serious, "The child was cautious at that time, just like that Chen Sanwan promised 10,000 catties of rouge rice, which was scheduled to be delivered before the year, and now the deposit of 90,000 catties of ordinary rice is being shipped from Jiangnan."
Our side?
”"Brother don't worry," Wei Xi looked confident, "I planted twenty acres of cochineal rice in the grange, this is the first crop, the yield per mu will be lower, about 800 catties, 10,000 catties is definitely enough." ”As soon as these words fell, Wei Zhao and Wei Yun were suddenly overjoyed, and their hearts hanging in the air were put down, and they praised in unison: "Xi Xi is really capable!"
”Wei Xi straightened his chest cooperatively.Wei Yan and Fu Yuheng glanced at each other, their eyes full of smiles.Fu Yuheng said: "You guys did a good job this time, but Xi'er has done two major things in these days!"
”As a mother, it's hard for her not to be proud!