Chapter 30: The Festival of Beggars
Originally, there was still a trace of respect in his heart, but he was immediately annoyed, and Lu Yuan stopped talking, sat down at the table, and drank tea. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
After pouring a cup of tea, he regained some reason, and said without looking back: "I don't know what is the important matter of Your Excellency's late night visit?" ”
"Not angry? You can't blame me for this today, I'm just sitting here waiting for you, and you did it yourself. The man in black spread his hands, and his words were not as cold as his expression, but with a hint of laughter.
Hearing the words of the man in black, Lu Yuan's heart moved, and he still said coldly: "Uninvited, non-guest, Your Excellency should just say something." ”
"Quite a temper! You can't really blame me for this, I want to be above board, but unfortunately I don't allow it! The man in black spread his hands regretfully, and after finishing speaking, he sat down at the table and poured a cup of tea and drank it.
Lu Yuan's expression also became serious, and the man in black drank two sips of tea and asked, "Have you ever thought about being a shopkeeper yourself?" ”
Lu Yuan bit the answer that he almost blurted out and remained silent.
Yuan Guang smiled slightly, and said coldly: "I haven't thought about it, it doesn't matter, under the Chen Ji warehouse, you will be the shopkeeper and the nominal proprietor, this is five hundred taels of silver tickets, and the start-up capital of the warehouse is also in it." ”
He continued: "Be cautious in the future, there are not many people as good as me." After speaking, he didn't wait for Lu Yuan to answer, and left.
Lu Yuan looked at the silver ticket on the table, demented and ignorant, his face was gloomy and uncertain, and he turned off the lights and went to bed after an hour.
A few days later, Lu Yuan took down the Chen Ji Warehouse and opened a new number, the name is very interesting, called the Ji Yuan Warehouse, and the traders who heard the news came to congratulate him.
Chu Shuhuang led people to wander around the South Market, calmly looking at the lively Jiyuan Warehouse, his heart was much more steady, and another major event settled down.
Due to the recent events, Chu Shuhuang has not been to his grandfather's house for a long time, and now that the matter at hand is almost handled, he plans to find a day to go to the Changguo Mansion to have a look.
Unintentionally inserted willows and willows, Ye Man became the queen, the Changguo Mansion retreated bravely and faded out of the government, although the queen was worried in her heart, she usually didn't have much contact. King Sheng is also due to his identity, and it is not appropriate to be too close to the Changguo Mansion, so only Chu Shuhuang runs every other day to greet him.
The people of the Changguo Mansion and the Ye clan who have gained fame are all officials outside, and those who have no fame are staying in their ancestral hometowns, and there are only three or five clansmen in Beijing, and all of them are not too high. The Ye clan didn't expect Ye Man to be the queen, and even the Ye clan didn't want it, but the matter has come to this point, the Ye clan still wants the Changguo Mansion to take care of it, and they have not stopped the Ye family's children from being officials and doing things, maybe the position is lower, but it is also a lot more stable, so the Changguo Mansion has been very stable over the years.
Chu Shuhuang was only seven years old, and he was also a child's play, so he didn't send someone to the Changguo Mansion in advance. On this day, after Chu Shuhuang woke up and freshened up, it was already past the hour, and Mama Lin had already made all the arrangements, and after breakfast, she tidied up again, and then boarded the carriage and went to the Changguo Mansion.
There are not many masters living in the Changguo Mansion, only the maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, the eldest uncle of the prince of Changguo, the eldest aunt of the wife of the prince, and the eldest uncle has two cousins under his knees, both of whom are married and work as magistrates outside, although the official position is not high, but he can do some practical things.
The Duchess of Changguo is kind and kind, likes flowers and plants, and usually spends most of these things. The old lady chattered with Chu Shuhuang about the history of these flowers, how to raise them, how many flowers bloomed, how did this come about, I especially like it, and it will bloom after a while. Chu Shuhuang listened carefully, realized the emotions of his grandmother in it, and was also playing his own little abacus, and finally was stunned to keep the seeds of the seeds, and the branches of the branches, and each variety begged for a lot.
Seeing Chu Shuhuang's enthusiasm, the Duchess of Changguo became more interested, and talked about planting again.
Changguo Mansion is a scholarly family, and the greatest pleasure of Changguo Gong is naturally those literati calligraphy and paintings. I had lunch at the Changguo Mansion and made up for sleep, and it was not until Shen Shi that I returned to the Anguo Mansion.
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Unconsciously, the time has reached the height of summer, and the courts of all dynasties will go to the palace on Nanshan to escape the summer, but the Chu State is poor, and the palace on Nanshan has never been repaired, and there is no rule for leaving the palace to escape the summer.
Chu Shuhuang thought about it, she couldn't find a place to escape the heat, all she had to do was to keep up with Hua Chang, and practice martial arts hard every day without moving.
When he is free and bored, he will walk around the mansion, and the huge Anguo Mansion also makes Chu Shuhuang feel bored.
Although the princess status is noble, it is also lonely. A few years ago, the queen also wanted to find some children for Chu Shuhuang, but Princess Yan was born with the big prince, and those stammering princesses were unwilling to deal with it. Most of the people who don't stammered were pure ministers in the court, and they didn't want to be close to the princess, and their closest cousins were not in the capital, so they had to give up in the end.
Mama Lin looked at the bored Chu Shuhuang and became troubled, and now the only people who can play with her are Princess Changyang in the palace and Jiang Li, who doesn't know her identity. Princess Changyang is much older, and although the two sisters usually have a good relationship, they rarely play together. Now that there is such a thing as the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, it is really hard to say what the situation will be in the end, even if you go out, you have to be cautious and careful.
Jiang Li doesn't know Chu Shuhuang's identity, but he can put aside the worldly habits and intersect, but there are too many differences in the levels of life, what can be suitable for Chu Shuhuang to play?
There is another person who is Hua Chang, although Mama Lin does not follow all the time, she can also feel the estrangement between the two, and now she does not look forward to the brother and sister being closer.
Fortunately, it is not too hot to put ice cubes in the house, Chu Shuhuang has arranged his schedule more, practicing calligraphy, learning the piano, reading, practicing martial arts, and taking care of some flowers and plants when he is free, and the days will not be so difficult.
Sitting in the hammock in the backyard on this day, watching the maid and woman hang various dexterous small objects such as ribbons, sachets, silk flowers, and even small lanterns in all corners of the Yinglan Pavilion, Chu Shuhuang asked Qinghe beside him: "What day is today?" ”
"Back to the princess, today is not a day, tomorrow is the Begging Festival, these are for tomorrow." Qinghe replied.
"Oh!" Chu Shuhuang became happy, "Begging Festival, what will be fun?" ”
"This begging festival is not an important festival, the slave maid listened to the people say, usually the Anguo Mansion is not enough, this year the princess is in the house, so these little things will be hung out to meet the occasion."
After listening to Qinghe's words, Chu Shuhuang still asked without giving up, "Is there no other arrangement?" ”
At this time, Mama Lin happened to come in from outside and heard the words of the two, and then said: "This begging festival is a festival of the folk daughter's family, and most of them worship the needle god under the moon on this day, and wear needles and beggars. Jiangnan folk will have some female red competitions, and the capital has also organized some clothing and decoration shops to compete on the day of the Qiqiao Festival a few years ago. Those stores took great pains to prepare, and the finished products of the competition were really sold at a good price, but the impact on the store's future business was not too great, and slowly no one participated. ”