Flowers are expensive

Chapter 260 Li Hua's Warning to Xuan Zhen
When Er Guaizi heard Lihua's voice, he was almost startled and turned around hastily.Seeing that it was Lihua, he immediately bowed his head and nodded, "So it's you! What a coincidence, are you going out for a walk?"

Lihua glanced at the shopkeeper and asked, "Are you closing the shop here again?"

"You misunderstood!" Er Guaizi hurriedly explained, "This shop is asking for an offer, so the small one came to ask for the price."

"Why do you want to order again?" Li Hua glanced at the shopkeeper and asked, "Can't you continue the business?"

The shopkeeper bent down and said respectfully: "To tell you the truth, I really can't keep going. It was fine in the early winter, but now it's getting worse. While I still have some savings in my hand, I set up a shop and go back to my hometown for the time being. . Wait until next spring to make plans.”

"Why can't you go on? What do you sell here?" Lihua looked into the shop curiously.

"The small shop is no better than the big restaurant. It just sells some hot dishes and hot soup, and entertains passing businessmen. Small family members will get good food and make good rice wine. The business was pretty good. But now the customers are It’s getting less and less, and I can’t do it anymore!” “Even if we can’t do it, the shop is our own, so we can open it after closing the door and waiting for the snow to melt in spring? Why bother to build up the shop and leave? "

"This..." The shopkeeper seemed to hesitate to speak, as if there was something hard to say.

Lihua noticed this, and said as she went into the shop: "Your shop is not closed anyway, why don't you treat me today. I like to drink rice wine the most, and I want to taste it wherever I go. Why don't you give me two taels of rice wine?" ?”

Seeing what Lihua said, Er Guaizi didn't dare to talk anymore, so he asked Lihua to leave and left.The store owner followed him in, and said with some embarrassment: "Madam, I really didn't prepare any good dishes today. Besides, I don't want to do business, so I put away all the household items. Look..."

"No hurry," Li Hua asked the store owner to sit down first with a smile, "I just wanted to get rid of the gangsters. I have something to ask you, why are you leaving the city in such a hurry?"

"It's...it's nothing, it's just that the business is not easy to do."

"That doesn't make sense! There are always times when business is slow, and after that, there will be. There's no need to buy a shop, is there?"

"That's what I said, but..."

"Your shop is very good!" Wuye interjected, "You are quite famous in the city! We have bought the rice wine made by your proprietress before, it is really not bad! Where are we going to drink that rice wine?"

"Alas!" the shopkeeper sighed with sorrow, "If I can continue to do this, how can I be willing to pay for it? It's just that my son is currently studying books, and he has to take the Qiuwei exam next year, so there is no delay. In case there is a What is good or bad... Forget it, let’s not talk about it, if you want rice wine, I still have rice wine in my backyard, let me give you a jar!"

"Wait," Lihua stopped him and asked, "What if something bad happens? Uncle, I'm also in business, why don't you tell me something!"

The storekeeper glanced out, and said to Lihua mysteriously, "I won't hide it from you because we are all in the same business. If you have a store in your hand, hurry up and sell it!"

"Why?"

"Cough! This city will soon be uneven! Don't you see? There are more and more foreigners coming to the city recently, and they are all caused by the snow. I don't know how many more there will be in the future." Well! There are too many of these foreigners, so of course they can’t find jobs. Where can they eat if they don’t have jobs? Think about it, isn’t that going to be a mess? I heard that the owners of several shops on this street are closed. I have to go out of the city to avoid this disaster! My son can't be delayed, so I am in a hurry to leave."

"Is it that serious?"

"Don't you believe it! Go out and see that the prices of those shops have changed again this morning! It has increased by a few pennies compared to yesterday! If the increase continues like this, who else can eat it except the Lin Mansion and Youwang Mansion in the city?" dinner?"

Lihua didn't expect that she hadn't gone out for a few days, and there would be such a big change in the city, and it was even rumored that there was going to be chaos?Are the victims already out of control?What about the Ice Disabled Man?When Zhao Yuanyin was away, didn't he have the final say in the city?
While he was in a daze, three men came in from outside the shop.The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted them and asked them about the shop.It turned out that they were fellow villagers, and they were planning to buy a shop and go home together.From what they said, Lihua could tell that the shop was almost all allocated to the Lin family.

After coming out of the snack shop, Lihua kept frowning and kept silent, which made Wuye and Chun'er afraid to speak.Walking to the gate of Huiying Building, Lihua saw two children in dirty clothes sitting on the stone steps next to them, playing with a broken Cuju, their faces were red from the cold.When she was about to step forward to ask a question, a middle-aged woman ran out suddenly, and shouted to the two children with a smile on her face: "Quick, let's go in from the backyard. The boss of this house is willing to let me work. Today I have a job." The meal is eaten!"

The two children smiled and followed their mother to the back alley.Lihua's heart felt cold, and she couldn't help but sighed softly.Wuye asked: "Ma'am, are you still going in?"

Lihua turned her head and asked her: "Do you know how many shops in this city belong to the Lin family?"

"This servant doesn't know, but there should be a lot! The Lin family is a prominent family here, and their ancestral business is here!"

"Otherwise, you two have worked hard today, and I will treat you to soak your feet and drink tonight. Before that, you have to do something for me!"

That day until the evening, the three of Lihua did not return to the palace.You Xianer sent someone to Cuiyue's house, but Lihua didn't go there, so she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Tang Xuanzhen made a vegetarian meal for You Xian'er and sent it to the warm pavilion. Seeing that she was not moving her chopsticks, she asked, "Sister You, why don't you eat?"

You Xian'er said: "Pear Blossom hasn't come back yet, I'm worried about her."

"Yeah, why hasn't she come back in such a cold day? Don't worry so much, godmother, she must have encountered something interesting and has forgotten the time. She is still with Wuye and Chun'er, nothing will happen " Tang Xuanzhen scooped up a bowl of lotus-flavored rice porridge and handed it to You Xian'er.

You Xian'er smelled the fragrance of the lotus, looked down and asked, "Where did the lotus leaves come from?"

"In spring, I dried some lotus leaves in the temple, crushed them into small pieces, and kept them with me! I know you like lotus leaf porridge, so I boiled some for you. I also sent some to Que Ling, no I know if it suits her taste."

You Xian'er nodded and smiled, "She won't like such light lotus leaf porridge, but I like it very much. Xuan Zhen, I have been thinking these days what kind of family is worthy of your good temperament ?”

"Are you bringing this up again? Didn't we agree to follow fate? Maybe I will meet one day! You don't have to worry about me, I believe in fate. You should drink porridge!"

You Xian'er put down the bowl and said, "I don't have any appetite for the time being. Li Hua just got back up and went out for a stroll, she really can't stay idle!"

"I probably haven't been to a place as big as Jingyou City before, so it's natural to be a little excited and curious. However, it's so late, she should send someone by her side to tell you that you are safe."

"That's right, I can rest assured, right?"

Tang Xuanzhen sat next to You Xian'er and said with a smile: "Perhaps it's just getting along with you. After all, she is a bit born, not as caring as Que Ling and I are with you. You have to let her take it easy. If she stays in the palace for a long time, then naturally As soon as I get close to you, I will gradually understand the rules. After all, she has just arrived, so you can't be too demanding on her."

When You Xian'er was about to answer, the door curtain rang, and Li Hua's head came in.She stomped her feet and ran in, laughing, "It's still warm here with the wet nurse! It's freezing to death outside!"

"You're finally back!" You Xian'er hurriedly said, "Where did you go? Is it freezing again? Shall I call Zhao Xun to show you?"

Lihua casually sat down on the warm couch, took the thermos from Dong'er and said with a smile, "I just came from them! I'm fine, I'm not cold at all."

"have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten, I ate with Que Ling and the others. Has the wet nurse eaten yet?"

Tang Xuanzhen replied: "The godmother is worried about you, she hasn't even eaten yet! Ma'am, you have to bring a letter back wherever you go next time, so that the godmother won't worry about it!"

Lihua smiled apologetically at You Xian'er and said, "I'm sorry, wet nurse! I chatted with Bingcan so much that I forgot the time, I won't do it next time!"

You Xian'er was so surprised: "You chatted with that piece of ice? You talked so much that you forgot the time? This is really an anecdote through the ages!"

"That's right! But chatting with him is really tiring, even more tiring than chatting with Zhao Yuanyin! When I say ten sentences, at most he can reply one word: Hmm!"

"Hahaha..." Everyone in the room laughed, only Tang Xuanzhen lowered her head and showed no expression.Everyone was joking about Lihua chatting with Bingcan, and she left the warm pavilion alone.When she came to the kitchen, she stood in front of the stove in a daze. It was not until Kalan ran in to find her that she came back to her senses and asked Kalan what's the matter.

Gan Lan said: "When did you come out? You don't have anything to do in the kitchen, so don't stay here, it's so cold."

She forced a smile and said, "I'm used to staying in the kitchen before, so I don't feel cold, not to mention I've stayed in colder days than this! Haven't you finished your meal in the warm pavilion?"

"Still chatting! But with Mrs. Ewha around, one meal can be worth two meals! It's not that I'm complaining, but you said she doesn't think about the people waiting to clean up, staying up all night in the cold." Oh, how sad it is!"

Tang Xuanzhen twitched a cold smile and said: "She is a wife, and it is natural for her to be served. What do you have to complain about?"

"Hey!" Gan Lan shook her head vigorously, "I don't know what our lord thinks! No matter how bad Princess Xuan is, she will always be a princess, but what is Mrs. Ewha? It's not that I, a servant, look down on her, she It would be nice if you were half as sensible as Miss Xuanzhen! Let’s take today’s incident as an example. Madam was so worried that she actually went to chat with Mr. Bingcan. Are there rules or not? Let outsiders know Now, what will be the misunderstanding?"

"Don't compare me with her, she belongs to the prince."

"I, Gan Lan, tell the truth. In terms of temperament and family background, how much do you beat her? A person like you, let alone a princess, can be an imperial concubine!"

Tang Xuanzhen couldn't help laughing, pinched Kale's cheek and said, "Your little mouth is so sweet! You praise me like a flower, I don't have anything good to reward you!"

Gan Lan held Tang Xuanzhen's arm and said: "I don't ask you to reward me, but I beg you to bring my slaves with you in the future. You are a nobleman of slaves, and you will be appointed to have great fortune in the future! Our wife has said that a person like you is worthy of our family." The prince can do it, let alone others."

Tang Xuanzhen was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "When did she say that?"

"When I delivered pearl tea to Madam last night, I heard Madam tell Sister Dong'er."

"What else did the lady say?"

"I didn't say anything else, just said that one sentence. What's the matter?" Gan Lan stared at Tang Xuanzhen Mimi and smiled, "Could it be that Miss Xuanzhen really has a heart for our prince?"

"What nonsense?" Tang Xuanzhen patted Cabbage's back lightly and said, "That's not the case!"

Gan Lan giggled and said, "I think it's pretty good too! No matter what you do, you won't lose to Mrs. Lihua! If you become a princess, wouldn't I be considered flying?"

(End of this chapter)