Lord, don't be afraid, the princess is not angry

Chapter 90 Ginkgo
Yang Chengjian knew the idea of ​​planting trees on Suzaku Street within a few days.He remembered the ginkgo leaves he found in the makeup box of Empress Dowager Xun when he was a child. The Empress Dowager patiently explained to him what a ginkgo tree was and gave him a piece, but he somehow lost it.Later, when I talked about it with the queen, the queen suggested planting a ginkgo tree by the lake in the back garden of the palace.He thought it was a good idea, and he and the queen have been planting the tree in person.The ginkgo tree grew very well, but the queen left him one step ahead...

With a swipe of the pen, he agreed to the decision to plant ginkgo, and he also agreed that they should hang a unified bronze medal on the tree to mark the claimant, but the twelve or six pairs of trees near Suzaku Gate were not allowed to be listed. A ginkgo tree was planted in the bedroom where the Empress Dowager lived before her death to express her condolences.

This matter must be, the court has not yet issued an announcement, and the people below have already heard about it.Except for the six pairs of ginkgo trees close to the imperial city, the bronze medals on the rest of the ginkgo trees are priced according to their positions. The other six pairs of ginkgo trees close to the six pairs of ginkgo trees have been privately ordered by the Hou Fu and senior officials, ranging from 500 taels to 800 taels according to the distance. Wait.Don't look at the high price, such a position can't be grabbed by others if they want to.

When Zhuhua heard that the worst position would cost 100 taels, she rested her thoughts and thought to herself, she should not be taken advantage of.So when Yu Hou told her that he had left a piece for her, she wondered if she could sell it, but it was 100 taels?Well, she has something to eat and drink now, so she doesn't lack the 100 taels, and it is estimated that she can't buy the 100 taels in the place Yuhou left her.

Yu Hou made a special trip to talk about this when he was on his way to Chengfu, and he was very curious about how Miss Cheng would behave when his elders were away.

"Does Sanniang want to engrave her own name?" After all, it is not good for a woman to show her boudoir name to others.

Zhuhua also knew this, so she shook her head and said, "No need, just engrave 'Cheng San' on it. Lord Hou, how big is that brand?"

Yu Hou took paper and drew a slender strip about [-] centimeters long on it, which was a bit different from the wide and rectangular shape Zhuhua imagined.After thinking about it, she picked up a pen and raised it a little higher on the slender strip.

"Just writing the name is a bit boring, can you add something else?"

"What does San Niang want to add?"

The black and thin Zhuhua narrowed her eyes, Yu Hou thought she couldn't think of any sentences, and wanted to help her think a few words, but she glanced at the sky outside, suddenly thought of something, picked up a piece of paper and wrote down a line. Some immature words.

"Biyuntian, Huangyedi..." It seemed a bit insufficient, after Zhuhua wrote these two famous lines that she didn't know much, she picked out another line from other poems, "Who will listen to the sound of trees and autumn?"

After finishing writing, she added "Cheng Sanzhi's language" under the paper.

Yu Hou squinted his eyes, nodded and said, "I never thought Sanniang would have such a talent for writing."

"I heard it from other places. When I was shopping a few days ago, I heard someone say something. I hope that person won't come to my door one day." Zhuhua said a little embarrassed, and drew a similar one on the paper. Cuboid, write here "Chang'an Food Legend of So-and-so Restaurant".

"It's also good to guide people who are new to Chang'an." She joked.

Yu Hou's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself that it was a pity that Mao Geming didn't come with him, and the two of them might come up with some money-making ideas after discussing together.Thinking of this, he thought to himself, he didn't know why he looked at this little girl with no talent or appearance differently, maybe she was just talking nonsense when she was young.

"It's a pity that these good positions of yours are all sold out. If they are still available, recruit a group of reputable merchants and let them bid the price. The one with the highest price will get it."

It's a pity that Mao Geming hasn't sold the section where Mingdemen came in. He decided to sell it to the wealthy merchants in the city at a loss. The price should be higher in such a lively place, but he hasn't thought about how to decide it. Let the little girl from the Cheng family figure it out.

"Hey, I don't know how much my brand can sell for?" She said squinting at Yu Hou's expression, she really wanted to sell it, and she said it was for her own logical resale.

It's a pity that Yu Hou didn't perceive the true meaning of her words, and just looked at her with a friendly face.When he saw that the population of Cheng's mansion was simple and low-key, the family must have surplus property. Although they had gold and silver tattoos on their clothes back then, as if telling the world that they were greedy for money, he didn't think the people in Cheng's mansion were vulgar. Unrestrained.Of course he was not wrong about this, but the Cheng family also really loves money, at least Zhuhua prefers real gold and silver to those flashy things.

She was like this in her previous life. She only accepted cash for Valentine's Day Christmas gifts. When her boyfriend gave her a gift for the first time, she said, "I like this gift very much, but please give me cash next time."She felt that when she said it in a joking tone, she shouldn't offend the other party, but she didn't know that the other party, her later husband, thought her vulgar since then.

But the two are still married. In fact, she also knows that there are many problems in their marriage. At that time, she just wanted to marry a passable person at the right age and settle down. She has always been a person who can make do, and there are some small friction Endurance is over, and if she can't bear it, she can live in the factory to calm down for a month before going back.This is a marriage that has not been tested carefully, but she never thought about getting a divorce, not because of the cost of divorce, but because it is more stable to get along with someone who is known and who is more obedient to her than an uncertain future .

After all, Yu Hou didn't answer Zhuhua's words, but asked her if she had any other ideas.

"Can this idea work, and won't it cause trouble for adults?" Zhuhua asked innocently.

"No, I can still help you. Next time, Uncle Yu will bring you a thank you gift."

Is there a thank you gift?Zhuhua's eyes lit up, and she immediately saluted with a smile, "Thank you Uncle Yu, you don't have to be so polite."

Qiu Yun behind her twitched her lips, the third young lady did too, no matter what, she had to push it a few more times, how could she be so impolite, and asking for things in the countryside is not so straightforward.But Yu Hou still felt that the child had a good temper, so he actually bought her a thank you gift when he went back, which made Yinhua envious.Zhuhua was always generous with what she received, if she had good sisters, she would definitely have a share, and the Sun family also had them, and the three maids around her could also share.

She was happy to give gifts, but she didn't think that the two brands she thought of had already been made into samples for those who were interested in buying them to watch.The above verse was also remembered and spread throughout the city of Chang'an. Many people couldn't help saying that Cheng San was a talented person. Because of his common name and because Marquis Yu deliberately concealed it, he knew that Cheng San was the third son of Cheng Dashan's family. There are not many daughters, and many people think that this is a pseudonym randomly chosen for sample purposes.But if you really want to ask, it is not difficult to know who Cheng San is.

No matter how many people know Cheng San's identity, this book has aroused the interest of many people.Others did not expect to be able to do so, and more people came to subscribe.Mao Geming was a smart one. He made it clear that only the signboards in the section of the city gate were allowed to display the slogans of merchants.However, the bidding method is not as straightforward as modern auctions. Everyone sits together and bids, but writes on a ball of paper, seals it up and hands it in, and the price is set once.And in three years, if any business has an accident, the brand will be removed, so as not to damage the reputation of the government.

After Zhuhua heard about it, she admired Mao Geming very much, and even suspected that he was also a time-traveler. After inquiring about him, she learned that he was born in the imperial examination for the first time, and his ranking was in the middle of the second class. It is a peasant household with a scholar for several generations in the family. The mother of the family is a merchant and is very good at doing business, and even brought him to learn some.In the previous dynasty, he married the daughter of a minor official, and became a ninth-rank minor official based on his relationship with his Yue family.It's a pity that not long after he took office, a new dynasty was established, and the Yue family was dismissed for various reasons.Although their family is a farmer, they did not divorce their wives because of the decline of the Yue family, but it was impossible to rely on the Yue family to become an official. Just when he was thinking about whether to go into business, the imperial court held an imperial examination.With the mood of giving it a try, he studied hard for several months and finally passed the palace examination. Although his ranking was not high, he was promoted faster than many people at the same level.

Compared with other students from poor families, he knows how to deal with people and things, and he is not pedantic. Now that the emperor wants to promote poor families and suppress aristocratic families, he is naturally promoted quickly.And he did a good job in the Ministry of Household Affairs: when the Shangguan asked for the release of water, he slapped and released the water;When the Ministry of Industry went to approve the funds, he also ran into a wall with him. Now that he is here at the Ministry of Industry, the people in the Ministry of Industry still have lingering fears, and they are even more careful not to be selfish when ordering materials.

After inquiring clearly, apart from selling nameplates, he really didn't have anything that could be seen as time-traveling, Zhuhua also put this matter aside.

Because of this errand a few years ago, this year's holiday, there will be more people coming and going in Cheng's mansion. It is reasonable to go to other mansions to pay New Year's greetings. He was very face-to-face and somewhat intelligent, and many people asked Mrs. Sun to bring three young ladies with him when they entertained guests.The host felt that it would be bad for the three daughters of the Cheng family not to invite Jinhua, so they invited them all, but they didn't expect that it was Zhuhua who was left out because she was ill again.

This time she was sick for a long time.On New Year's Eve, she thought that she was finally ten years old, so she insisted on keeping vigil. After the vigil, she ate a large plate of dumplings, and then she had a stomachache that day.The family has almost figured out the illnesses that she will develop. Seeing that the medicine is pitiful, they even gave her some good pills. However, after taking the pills, her stomach recovered, but she started to have a fever and took a lot of medicine Finally, during the noon period, people who are healthy are still in good spirits, but at other times they are uncomfortable, and it doesn't look like they are seriously ill.

For this reason, Zhuhua also drank a cup of incense ash water.She didn't know it was incense ash, Sun put the incense ash in the medicine, she drank it in one gulp and didn't feel any difference, it was just bitter.It was not until after the Lantern Festival that she recovered from her illness.

Dabao and Erbao were taken over from their own home during the Chinese New Year. The father and son ordered a table of food from the restaurant to spend the deserted New Year. The Sun family also sent a few servants to help, which made Lao Hei feel very sorry.So when the fortifications in Chang'an City started, he put his son in the Cheng Mansion and went to the construction site to help.The fortification work in this city was not his responsibility, but in order to catch up with the work, more soldiers were dispatched.Lao Hei and Zhang Jutao didn't quite deal with it, so they tried their best to control the people below to do more things.

After a winter recuperation, the victims also want to do their part to repay the relief to the court, and this job sounds quite face-saving. It is said that the road they are going to build now is for many high-ranking officials to go to the court. They I dare not be indifferent.Of course, there are some sneaky and sneaky people in it, they always like to be lazy, their eyes are still spinning around, wondering if they can go to the beautiful house next door to get some good things out.Hei has always been merciless when dealing with these people.

When these victims lived in the resettlement area, they had a certain amount of food every month, and recorded how much they ate, and how much work they would have to pay next year, which was agreed at the beginning.Even if it is calculated carefully, their wages are kept very low, but none of the victims left the resettlement area, and even new victims kept rushing over, and there were even some small beggars wandering outside the guardrail.

Seeing them, Qin San seemed to see himself back then.He picked a few smart ones and bought them back, saying they were the current people.Usually the mansion only gave them a bite to eat, and said that there would be no monthly payment before they could work, but the children who were selected were very happy.After living in the Qin Mansion, the twins taken in by Qin San took care of them, and Qin San also taught them to read and write when he was free, which was much better than being a beggar.

Cheng Dashan also picked five, two for his son as long-term attendants, one for Dabao and Erbao, and one for Lao Hei. After agreeing on the deed, they will be sent to Cheng Dashan, and Lao Hei is not allowed to beat or scold. He was sure that Lao Hei would only buy from people he bought, but he would not buy from Cheng Dashan.Sure enough, although Lao Hei was still wary of this half-grown boy, he was still willing to let him follow, at most saying that he rarely did anything.After what happened last time, he also saw that he had to be with someone, otherwise there would be no one to report the accident.

Of the five boys Cheng Dashan chose for his family, except for Lao Hei who was older, about eight or nine years old, the rest were only three to five years old. They were all children who barely survived when they fled, and their parents were gone. , the four children followed the older one to beg for a living in Chang'an, and later heard that the military camp was looking for someone to work, so they joined in.After bringing them back to Cheng Mansion, the older one was renamed Zhonggu, the other four younger ones had a pair of cousins ​​who were renamed Zhongqiao and Zhongmai, and the other two were named Zhongmi and Zhongdou.Zhongmi and Zhongdou are older, and will follow Dabao and Erbao in the future.

The senior executives originally planned that when the young master of the family reached enlightenment, he would pick a few boys from the village to teach him for a few years. A child who was fished out of a difficult situation could be used.Ever since he fell ill, the executive felt deeply that he has no successors. His son has long since been a slave and is honest. Now that he bought a small village in the countryside, his life is easier. His old wife has long since passed away. The daily life is taken care of by the servants.

During his illness, although there were no disturbances in the mansion, he thought about the few stewards below. If he really went to the countryside to provide for the elderly, it would not be enough to appoint one of them to be the steward.One is too gentle, if they meet someone who is rude, they probably won't dare to send them away; the other is too snobbish, even though they treat guests differently, they can't neglect and offend unimportant guests; He is clever, but he is afraid of his wife, and his wife is a challenger, and she was bumped into and punished once by Mrs. Sun.

Now that he recovered from his illness, he reckoned that he could stay in Cheng's house until the young master got married, so he wanted to teach each of them.It's a pity that Zhonggu, who caught his eye the most, went to serve Lao Hei. The Zhongqiao and Zhongmai who will stay in the mansion in the future are too small, so he still has to pick people from other places.But as the young master's personal servant, he naturally had to teach him well so as not to disgrace the young master when he went out in the future.

Zhuhua finally heaved a sigh of relief, being taught by senior executives herself, these days she not only had to look after Dabao and Erbao, but also their servants Zhongmi and Zhongdou.Although Dabao and Erbao are like Ruyan and a few nuns, they love playing with Zhuhua the most. Even if Zhuhua is sick, they will stay on the bed anxiously. Every time they watch her drink medicine, they always shed a few tears for her. However, Zhuhua still dragged her sick body to comfort them.

Because she was ill, naturally she couldn't go to see the intestines, and every time she recovered from the illness, the intestines would never recognize her and always liked to gnaw her face.This child doesn't know how to grow up, his head is old and hard, once Zhuhua refused to let him chew her face, he bumped her head with his head, knocking out her nosebleeds, and Zhuhua was so angry that she even doubted herself The younger brother is Dabao and Erbao, not Changzi, who she personally named.

Although she was so angry that she decided not to hug him again, but after a few days passed, her intestines pulled her sleeves and wanted her to hug him, but she still hugged him helplessly, and then turned around and gave him to Jinhua.He has three older sisters, and everyone is rushing to hug her. How can she monopolize it all by herself.Qin San and Cheng Dashan went to other places to dig rivers, and Jin Hua didn't have to make shoes for Qin San anymore, so she was free and often went to see her younger brother at Sun's place.If it was in the countryside, the betrothed daughter would have to stay at home to embroider the wedding dress. Jin Hua was impatient with needlework, so when she went to pick out the material for the wedding dress, she picked a piece of red brocade with a peony pattern. It's too late to do it again.She was still growing up, and Mrs. Sun didn't let her cut the material.

Yinhua visits her intestines a few times a day when she is free, but Mrs. Sun has to check her carefully every time she comes here. Yinhua likes to embroider and bought a set of embroidery needles before. Needlework embroidery, she is indecisive, she picks up this one for gestures, and then picks up the other one. Once, a needle stuck in her clothes and brought it over without paying attention. When she hugged her intestines, she still A gash was made on Gut's hand.Fortunately, the saliva is not deep, and the intestines didn't even cry, just screamed a few times.Even so, Mrs. Sun was worried about letting her hug her again.

Yinhua was not annoyed by her dislike, this son was more valuable than a daughter, and this was the little brother the family had been looking forward to for many years, so naturally she should love her more.She thought about how many sons in the village used to eat meat but their daughters could only eat wild vegetables. Compared with them, the Sun family was considered better.She has a steelyard in her heart, if Mrs. Sun loves her son and wronged her, she will not complain at all, but Mrs. Sun cannot favor the two sisters, especially the younger sister.

(End of this chapter)