Zhao Shinan and Du Heng traveled on the train for two days and finally arrived in Beiping. As soon as he got off the train, Du Heng froze. Beiping in the first month of the year is still the season of snow and ice, Du Heng has never seen such weather, it is dry and cold, and he only feels that his head is frozen.

Fortunately, Mr. Li, a fellow villager, was already waiting at the train station and greeted the group warmly when he saw the group getting off the train. Mr. Li also did a silk business in Beiping, and also held an idle position in the government, but he spent money to buy a name, but he also lived a prosperous life. Pick Zhao Shinan and the others into the carriage and head towards the Shichahai area.

"Heather, the location of this courtyard is magnificent, needless to say, the price is a little higher. It was also left by the ancestors, and now that the brothers have left Beiping, they have to be sold. I'll say I'll rent it first, and if you like it, I'll talk to them about whether to rent or buy. "Mr. Li and Zhao Shinan know each other well, and they are also thoughtful.

Futaba curiously lifted the curtain on the side of the carriage, Du Heng opened his eyes weakly, looked at the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but let out a "huh". The trees were depressed and the snow was shining, but in front of me was a large lake, frozen into ice, and there were people skating on the ice. Du Heng struggled to raise his hand and pointed at the skater: "What are they doing?"

Mr. Li said with a smile: "Madame must have lived in Jiangnan for a long time, it was a group of children skating, the lake was frozen in winter, and the children were pulling ice carts to slide and play on it." ”

Du Heng only thought it was interesting, and he couldn't take his eyes off it. Zhao Shinan put down the curtain, and did not shy away from Mr. Li, took Du Heng into his arms, and said softly: "Rest, wait until your body is better, and you will have time to watch." Instead, he asked, "What kind of lake is this?"

"This is called Shichahai, also called Houhai. Mr. Li was interested, "This place is a treasure land of feng shui, and the Qianhai opposite the Houhai is in the palace." That's it," Mr. Li lifted the curtain, "there, that's the mansion of the pearl of the Kangxi Dynasty." "There, it is the residence of Emperor Xun Puyi's biological father, the regent Zaifeng. ”

Zhao Shinan was shocked when he heard this: "Is there still someone living now?"

"Yes, there are still a few old ladies in the old palace living in Zaifeng's mansion. So this place is the Qianlong Mansion, surrounded by royal relatives and nobles. The price of the yard is naturally higher. Mr. Li sighed, "The ancestors of this family are still the heads of the households." But the specifications of that mansion are still not comparable to the prince's mansion. ”

chatting, and after a while, the carriage passed through several alleys and arrived at the door of a courtyard, and Mr. Li got off first: "It's here." ”

Zhao Shinan helped Du Heng down, and a clear wind blew, blowing the whole person through. Du Heng only felt that his spirit was better, and with Zhao Shinan entered the courtyard, which was a courtyard with three entrances and exits, and a garden with a rockery spirit stone, it was naturally a lot smaller than the old mansion of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, but the building in Beiping was square, and the courtyard had its own lofty style, but it felt extraordinarily spacious.

The group walked from the first to the last, this tall and magnificent was exactly what Zhao Shinan wanted, and he looked at Du Heng unconsciously: "Heng'er, what do you think?"

The last entry is usually the master's bedroom, compared to the previous few in, the eaves are shorter, but there is more life, Du Heng looked at a plantain in the east in front of the house, the leaves fell in the west, I don't know what kind of tree, there is a swing next to the tree, I just feel that my heart is going to melt, the swing in the wall, Du Heng can't put it down and touches the swing, I like it very much, but I listen to Mr. Li's introduction all the way, and I always feel that this place is too ostentatious: "It's very good, will it be too extravagant?"

Zhao Shinan has always been flamboyant and doesn't care about these: "If you think it's good, buy it." How much does it cost?"

Mr. Li looked at Zhao Shinan and said hesitantly, "I said that I wanted two thousand five hundred oceans." Can't be cheaper. "At that time, an ordinary courtyard was only 400 oceans. This asking price is ridiculously high.

Du Heng was even more reluctant when he heard this, looked at Zhao Shinan and said, "It's better to rent it first." "Two thousand five hundred is for the Zhao family, and it is not a small number.

Zhao Shinan waved his hand: "It's worth buying." Du Heng likes it and doesn't feel distressed. At this time, Zhao Shinan realized that he poured all over the world, just for the taste of a smile. And in this family, there are only him and Du Heng, and there is no one else, even if it is worth it. Mr. Li said yes.

The people quickly cleaned up the yard, and the last thing they entered was the living room of Zhao Shinan and Du Heng, and the charcoal brazier was piled up, and it was suddenly warm. After repairing for a few days, Zhao Shinan took Du Heng to the house of the imperial physician outside Xihua Gate. Because of the letter from the provincial chairman, Imperial Doctor Wang was very polite to them.

Du Heng looked at the imperial doctor curiously, and there was no difference between ordinary Langzhong, not the crane-haired and childish face of the legendary divine doctor, with some five big and three thick, thick eyebrows and heavy beard. But as soon as the hand is on the pulse, you can see the difference. not only explained Du Heng's symptoms clearly, but even asked: "Mrs. Yin deficiency and kidney deficiency, so she has no children, right?"

At this time, not only Du Heng, but also Zhao Shinan was extremely surprised, and he was more respectful to the imperial doctor: "Exactly." ”

"It's just like to be treated together. The imperial doctor said casually, but Zhao Shinan and Du Heng were stunned as if they had been pointed, for a long time, the two glanced at each other, and their eyes seemed to have passed a thousand years of vicissitudes.

Du Heng nodded desperately: "Okay, good." "Tears almost fell.

Doctor Wang first used acupuncture to treat the immediate weakness of Du Heng, and the traditional Chinese medicine was prepared to warm the kidneys and replenish qi.

Suddenly, all the gloom seemed to be cleared as if the clouds were clear, and the sickness and the child became full of hope. Coming out of the Imperial Physician Wang, Du Heng was in good spirits all the way, and his big eyes regained a few traces of brilliance. Even when I got to the shore of Shicha Sea, I had to get out of the carriage and take a walk. When they came that day, they were along the West Sea from west to east, on the north side of Shichahai. And today it happened to go to the south of Shichahai.

The sunset melts gold, the twilight clouds are combined, and under the oblique light of the setting sun, there is a large archway in the south, with the words "lotus market" written on it. Du Heng showed a long-lost smile: "There must be a lot of lotus flowers here in summer." ”

Zhao Shinan looked at Du Heng deeply and held her hand tightly: "Maybe." ”

Du Heng's face turned red, and he turned his head, but he was surprised. In the lotus market along the lake, there are a lot of fresh things. There are sugar people, noodle people, clay figures, and all kinds of juggling. It's very lively. Du Heng looked at it as he walked, his eyes lit up. When I arrived at a noodle stall, I couldn't move.

The craftsmanship of the noodle master is very exquisite, not only can make individual people, animals and plants, but also create landscapes. Put a lot of characters together and pinch it into a big picture. Du Heng looked very interesting, pointed to the lake and distant mountains behind him and asked, "Can you pinch these into it?"

"Absolutely. Would you like one?" the master picked up the dough in his hand.

Du Heng nodded: "Yes." Seeing Zhao Shinan standing on the side, he was in a rare good mood, and gently took Zhao Shinan by the side, a little shy: "Pinch me and him and the scenery behind you together." ”

"Yes, ma'am. The master's knife and pen are like a blade, pinching and sharpening while watching, Du Heng waited for a long time, only to feel that the cold air was surging up from the soles of his feet, and he couldn't help but stomp his feet.

"It's still time-consuming to make the dough, and if you take a photo, all the scenery will click. An onlooker next to him accosted a sentence.

"Photos?" Du Heng hadn't heard of.

"A few days ago, there was a Western master who took pictures here every day, and he didn't come out in the past few days. The man replied. Du Heng lowered his eyes in disappointment as he listened.

"There's still time for later. Next time I came to take a photo. Zhao Shinan squeezed Du Heng's hand, pursed his lips and smiled, "I will definitely take you to take a picture of insight." Du Heng nodded lightly.

In less than half an hour, a piece of ornament was pinched, Du Heng and Zhao Shinan in front, and mountains, lakes, and lotus market archways were pinched out carefully.

"It's a good workmanship. True. Du Heng couldn't put it down with the ornaments, but Zhao Shinan couldn't wait, so he pulled Du Heng out of the lotus market in a hurry and got into the carriage. The snow and ice can't stay any longer.

The two-leaf eyes in the carriage asked Du Heng, "Is it fun?"

"Fun. Makes you afraid of the cold. Du Heng handed the ornament to Futaba and sat in the carriage rubbing his feet back and forth to keep warm. Futaba looked at the eyeballs that were about to fall out.

"And the sugar man-" Du Heng was about to say, but he exclaimed, Zhao Shinan had already lifted her feet, put them on her legs and covered them with her hands.

Futaba hurriedly pinned his head to the side, but his face turned red. Du Heng's face was crimson and he struggled: "Don't-" but he panted without a few strokes.

"Don't move!" Zhao Shinan frowned. Du Heng's feet were like two ice lumps, slowly melted by Zhao Shinan.

Three months have passed in a blink of an eye, and it is already the end of April of the lunar calendar, and the city of Beiping is also full of peaches and plums, and the warmth is harmonious. Zhao Shinan opened two stores in Qianmen and Lotus Market. But it's not about selling fabrics, it's about customizing.

This is Zhao Shinan into Beiping after the investigation of the decision, the Beiping Emperor is not down, the city is more than the emperor's relatives, love to pay attention to the pomp and circumstance, if it is like ordinary people, come to pull a few feet of fabric, but like losing the identity. The fabrics in the shop are not sold, but only samples, and there is only one horse of each color. If someone takes a fancy to it, it will be transported from Yangzhou City at one time. And the biggest feature is that you can customize specific patterns in Yangzhou according to the requirements of guests.

In this way, the price is naturally expensive. At first, everyone was not optimistic about Zhao Shinan's distribution method, the businessman made small profits but sold quickly, and Zhao Shinan's method would inevitably make the circulation speed extremely slow. But the peculiar thing is that there is an endless stream of people who come to Zhao Shinan to customize silk brocade.

This is the difference between wealth and wealth. Where is "expensive" embodied? It is embodied in identity and exquisiteness. Doing business should also be adapted to local conditions, those in Beiping who like to pay attention to the dignity of the old dynasty officials, or the current dignitaries, everyone hopes that their brocade is the most unique private customization.