Flowers are expensive

Chapter 303 Xi Xi's Jang Geum Dinner 1
On the afternoon of the third day, after Zhao Xun went back to Yueyuan Residence to see Qiao Yuan's injury, he told Yuan Yin to go to Taolin.Yuan Yin asked him what he was doing, and he said to give Xixi the silver.Yuan Yin asked casually: "Why did she go to Taolin?" Zhao Xun smiled and said: "Perhaps the shopkeeper Meng arranged this on purpose. She is afraid that Xixi will contradict you again, so let you take your anger out on her father."

"The peach grove of the Meng Family?"

"Master, you probably haven't been there yet, right? Opposite the inn, across the stone bridge, there are contiguous orchards of Meng's family. Among them, there are the most peach trees, and there are also varieties of grapes, pears, apricots, etc. Why don't you go out for a stroll? Going shopping? Although peach blossoms are gone this season, it is the time when peaches are fragrant, so there should be a special scene.”

Yuan Yin paced back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back.Seeing this, Zhao Xun asked again, "Master, do you think there is something wrong?"

"Have our people checked in Taolin?"

"I've checked, and there is no trace of Qing Yi, does the master think that Qing Yi is hiding in the peach grove?"

Yuan Yin didn't answer, looked at Wan Nianqing in the yard, thought for a moment, turned around and said, "Let's go, go to Taolin."

At this time, Taolin was busy.Every late June and early July, Meng Furu will invite many temporary workers to help pick peaches, and it will take half a month to go there.

Yuan Yin's master and servant crossed the stone bridge and walked all the way into the forest.There are many small hills in the middle of Sichuan, and the slope is not high. At a glance, the waves undulate like a quilt, which is very spectacular.Zhao Xun sighed as he walked: "Five generations of the Meng family have worked hard, it is really not easy to have such a view. No wonder that every year when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, even the northerners will come here to smell the fragrance and live for a month and a half. Happy. I used to think that it was just literati who showed off their literary talents and picked good words to exaggerate. Now that I am in it, I know how comfortable this place is!"

"An Yi?" Yuan Yin glanced at him with a smile and said, "The local dialect you just learned?"

"Shu people say ease, which means satisfaction. These two words are just right, quiet and fun, who would not want to live like this."

"Or will you live here forever?"

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "The subordinates are just expressing emotion. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, you can only visit and live here. After all, the feeling of not having a home is uncomfortable. Take Hu Po as an example, the Jade Emperor is in front of him. His Majesty, I'm afraid he is a hundred reluctant!"

Yuan Yin smiled faintly, and continued walking forward with his hands behind his back.After passing a grove of peaches, and then a clump of grapes, there is a small river in front of you, which just comes from the east slope and goes straight to the west.When he was about to move, he suddenly heard a string of silver bell-like laughter coming from the river, and when he looked up, he saw a familiar face.

That familiar face is exactly Xixi.She and two women who came to help were sitting on the grass by the river to rest.Although the sun in the afternoon subsided somewhat, the hard work of picking peaches made her face glow and sweat profuse.

"Isn't that Miss Liang?" Zhao Xun smiled beside Yuan Yin, "I said I came to look for her, and I really met her!"

Xixi got up suddenly, picked up a basket of peaches, knelt down by the river, wiped off her sleeves, exposing her snow-white arms, and put her chest on the grass to wash the peaches in her hands .There were slight ripples on the surface of the water, but it was still clear and translucent like a mirror, which just reflected her delicate appearance. From a distance, it was very moving.

Yuan Yin watched from a distance, and another figure overlapped in his mind.Even he himself was a little dazed, why every time he sees Liang Xixi, he always thinks of Pear Blossom unconsciously?
After Xixi washed the peaches, she held them in her hands and took a big bite.The plump peach juice flowed from the corners of her pink lips. She raised her arm and wiped it boldly, then turned around and talked to the two women.

"Master, do you want to go there?" Zhao Xun asked, "Otherwise, the subordinate will go down and ask her to come over?"

Yuan Yin turned his body slightly, looked at the river and said, "Go."

When Zhao Xun walked over, the two women were so startled that they flapped their wings like swan geese, and quickly got up to salute.Xixi saw Yuanyin following the direction of his finger, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he followed Zhaoxun reluctantly.

When Xixi came to Yuanyin, she was still holding the unfinished peach in her hand, her cheeks were pink, her hair was wet and her temples were wet, and there were still drops of water on her white and tender arms, showing the dewy spirit of a young girl.She curtseyed stiffly and asked, "Excuse me...what's the matter?"

Yuan Yin glanced at her, stood sideways and said, "Zhao Xun, give it to her."

Zhao Xun took out a banknote and handed it to Xixi, "Miss Liang, you should accept it!"

"As I said, there is no need to pay any more, it will all be counted in the 50 taels." Xixi shook her head and refused.

"Miss Liang, this is what you deserve. At the beginning, my master agreed to exchange 500 taels for your prescription. This is what he said."

"But I also know that those prescriptions are not worth the price." Xi Xi still refused to accept.

"Whether it's worth it or not," Yuan Yin said while looking at the Taolin in the distance, "It's not up to you, it's up to me."

"Miss Liang, I understand what you have in mind. You are you, and Meng Furu's father is another matter. You just have to accept it with peace of mind."

Xixi looked at the banknote, but hadn't reached out to take it.After deliberating for a moment, she raised her head and said with a smile: "How about this! You can buy peaches with this money, okay?"

"Buying peaches?"

"That's right," Xixi nodded and said, "If you use this money to buy peaches, our shopkeeper Meng will give me a kickback. In this way, the peaches are also sold, and I also get the part of the money that I should take. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

Yuan Yin was a little confused, why is this girl willing to accept 50 taels but not 500 taels?No one thinks too much money!

Zhao Xun also asked suspiciously: "If that's the case, wouldn't you gain much? Miss Liang, tell me what worries you have."

Xixi tossed the peach in her hand and said, "It's not a concern, but a principle."

"Miss Liang's principle is..."

"I'm not greedy for others, but others don't want to be greedy for me!"

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Yin was stunned, and immediately turned his head to look at Xixi in astonishment.Xixi was taken aback, and hurriedly took two steps back beside Zhaoxun, and asked, "I... I didn't say anything wrong, right? Is it against the law if you don't want your money?"

"What did you just say?" Yuan Yin stared at her and asked. "Principles... Didn't you guys ask me about the principles just now?" Looking at Yuan Yin's cold eyes, Xixi felt the hairs all over her body stand on end.

"Your principle?" Yuan Yin's tone was full of disbelief.

"That's right... Is there anything wrong with my principles? You can disagree, but I think so."

"Where did you learn it?"

Xixi was dumbfounded, and asked back: "Principles... can they be learned? Everyone has different beliefs, so the principles are naturally different. Isn't it too strange for you to ask?"

Zhao Xun also noticed something strange about Yuan Yin, and hurriedly asked: "Master, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing," Yuan Yin turned his face and replied coldly, "Just do as she said! Send Tao Zi to Jingyou City."

"Thank you very much!" Xi Xi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily, "If you are not in a hurry to get out of the forest, come with me to the young master's place to see the goods! All the peaches picked from the tree are placed in the young master's place." What about the basement in the other building! If you want to make a decision, just make a decision with the young master!"

"Well, Miss Laoliang will lead the way!"

Xixi led the two master and servant along the river bank to the east, turned over a small hill, and a sunken flat land appeared in front of them.The flat land is still full of fruit trees, but the only difference is that a small wooden house built on the edge of the river, semi-elliptical, with a small terrace and small stairs, has the taste of a fairy house in the forest.

Xixi pointed at the house and turned back with a smile, "That's the Eldest Young Master's annex! Let's go!"

Zhao Xun asked as he walked forward: "Master Meng's family lives here?"

"Our young master is a flower fanatic. He loves to play with fruit trees and flowers. He lives in this villa all year round and rarely goes out. This house was also designed and built by him." It was the first time Xixi saw this house. At that time, I felt that Meng Hengqing was going to be placed in modern times, and he was definitely a postdoctoral fellow in civil engineering!

"Young master! Young master! Are you there? Are you there?" Xixi ran to the wooden house and shouted briskly.

At this time, a young man, about 25 or [-] years old, emerged from the fruit forest. His forehead was sweating, his back was soaked, and he was holding a small hoe.Wiping his sweat, he asked, "Xixi, what's the matter?"

"Young master, there is a big deal!" Xi Xi laughed.

"Why do you need me for a big deal? You should go to Furu!"

"The person has already brought it for you, can you ignore it?"

"Really?" This young man is Meng Hengqing, wearing a blue shirt, sweating profusely, not at all like the young master of the Meng family.He turned his head and saw Yuanyin's master and servant, he hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Please go in and sit down, I will come after changing clothes!" The two guests go to the terrace and make tea!"

Meng Heng went to change his clothes lightly.Xixi led them up seven small steps, and after turning a corner, there was a small terrace with a table carved with wooden roots and a few stools carved with wooden roots.Next to it is a ready-made tea stove and tea set, which is complete.After Xixi asked them to sit down, she started looking for a fire pocket to light a fire and make tea.

After a while, Meng Hengqing changed into a homely blue satin shirt and came out, sat down and asked, "I don't know what big business you two want to talk about? My sister Furu has always been in charge of this big business, but I am not." Very good at it, but let’s talk about it first.”

Zhao Xun put down a 500 tael bill and said, "It's just to buy 500 tael of peaches."

"How much?" Meng Hengqing thought he heard it wrong, "Would you like to buy 500 taels or [-]?"

"500 taels," Zhao Xun said with a smile, "Is it possible to send it to Youwang Mansion in Jingyou City?"

Meng Hengqing's pupils widened in an instant, and he looked at Zhao Xun and Yuan Yin in surprise and asked, "The two...are from the Prince You's Mansion?"

"What's the matter? Don't you do business in Prince You's Mansion?"

"No, no, it's natural to do business!" Meng Hengqing pretended to be calm and perfunctory.Before he heard Meng Furu talk about his father being imprisoned in Prince You's Mansion, now that he is from Prince You's Mansion, he couldn't help being more careful.He asked: "I don't know why you two bought so many peaches? It is extremely difficult to preserve these peaches after they are ripe, and they will go bad if they are not eaten for a long time."

"You don't need to worry about this, we will take care of it, you just need to deliver the goods. The money is here, you take a look first."

"Well, as usual, I have to take you to have a look at the goods first, and we can deliver the goods if you like them," Meng Heng lightly got up and ordered Xixi, "Call us when the tea is ready, I will take it first The two guests go to the cellar for a look."

Xi Xi was about to answer, Yuan Yin said: "Zhao Xun, you just follow him, take a closer look—take a look."

Zhao Xun understood the meaning of the words behind Yuan Yin, nodded and followed Meng Hengqing to the cellar.After the two left, only Yuan Yin and Xixi were left on the terrace.

The terrace is very unique, and its orientation is excellent. It is backlit and shaded. It is a good place to enjoy the cool in summer, and its position is elevated, so it is easy to attract wind.Once the cool breeze passed, the entire terrace was as cool as a vent.But the coolness is cool, but it's embarrassing for Xixi, who wants to light a fire to make tea.

(End of this chapter)