"Grandma, the lady of the Duan family asks to see you. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Ziwei gently approached and bowed back.

"Which Duan lady?"

Gu Jialuo was sorting out some information about spring ploughing, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. Her time in the southwest is still short, and people with the surname Duan only recognize one Duan, and now they are doing a good job as the county magistrate's wife in Wusa.

Where did a Duan family lady come out at this time?

Ziwei hurriedly explained, "It's the second miss of the Zhan family—"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Jialuo remembered, slapped his forehead with his hand, and said with a smile: "I actually forgot about this incident, she married Duan Zhengdao a few years ago, isn't she the lady of the Duan family." ”

It's just that at first glance, it feels a little inconsistent, and Gu Jialuo didn't associate this title with Zhan Azhuo for a while.

"Please!"

Gu Jialuo put down the information in his hand, and the maid serving on the side hurriedly picked up a wet towel.

Gu Jialuo wiped his hands, stroked his sideburns, and lifted his feet to pull out the bed.

Ziwei stepped forward, bent down to help Gu Jialuo straighten out the folds of his clothes, and after seeing that there was no problem, she respectfully followed behind Gu Jialuo and went out of the west room together.

In the hall, Ah Zhuo was dressed in bright national costumes, with a long skirt swaying to the ground, and the silver ornaments on his head and body jingled, almost no different from before he got married.

"Azhuo is here? Hehe, farewell to Shuixi, it's been a long time, you've always been good? ”

Gu Jialuo said polite words with a smile, stood in front of Ah Zhuo, looked her up and down, and pretended to be satisfied and said: "Well, your complexion is not bad, obviously you, the 'lady of the Duan family', are doing very well." ”

If you are another bride, after listening to this joke, no matter what you think in your heart, you will express your shyness.

But who is Ah Zhuo, a straightforward and honest mountain girl, the most big lama's temperament, Gu Jialuo's joke not only made her blush, but she looked like she 'thought it was true', and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, since marrying my family Duan Lang, I have realized what true happiness and joy are." ”

"......" Gu Jialuo was speechless, Ah Zhuo, it's dirty, the newlywed little lady who said yes and was ashamed to answer?!

It's a man, he, he can't say such things to anyone, right?

"Ha, haha, I knew it would be like this, so that you can tease me?"

Ah Zhuo suddenly laughed, and her bright smile made her facial features more agile and vivid, as heartless and carefree as before.

Gu Jialuo was stunned, was she teased by Ah Zhuo?

“…… Haha, sister, you, and a few sisters-in-law, when they see me, they will ask such a question, I know you want to see me shy and embarrassed, but I don't,"

Ah Zhuo laughed so proudly, he bypassed Gu Jialuo directly, unceremoniously found a chair for himself, and sat down, "Besides, I'm not lying, Duan Lang and I-"

Saying that he was about to show affection, Gu Jialuo hurriedly stretched out his hand to interrupt her, "Okay, it's good that you live happily." By the way, what about your Duan Lang? ”

The little maid came in with a tea tray.

Ziwei took it over and placed the tea bowls, fruit bowls, and pastry boxes on the table one by one.

Ah Zhuo didn't need to be greeted, picked up the tea bowl, whistled and blew hot air, and then took a sip and said: "Originally, he wanted to come to visit your family Qi, but it was not a coincidence, your family Qi went to the countryside to preside over spring ploughing, so he went to the restaurant with a few former friends. ”

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of cut mango on the fruit plate and threw it into his mouth, and after two clicks, Ah Zhuo nodded again and again: "It tastes good, it's not from us, right?" ”

Gu Jialuo walked to the chair on Ah Zhuo's left side and sat down, and replied with a smile: "The one sent by Annan said that it was the first batch of fruits this year, which was more than a month earlier than ours. ”

"Eun, it's delicious, it's delicious!" Ah Zhuo finished eating a few times, and picked up another piece casually.

When she heard the word 'Annan', her eyes couldn't help but flicker, but they quickly covered it up again.

Gu Jialuo picked up the tea bowl and looked at Ah Zhuo while sipping the tea slowly.

Ah Zhuo tasted several kinds of fruits in the fruit bowl haughtily, and then took the wet handkerchief handed by the maid, wiped his hands, and Ah Zhuo was satisfied, "It's better for you to be here, there are all kinds of rare things, much better than our family." ”

This is the real nobleman, all in a remote place like Wumeng, and he has not forgotten all kinds of enjoyment.

Ah Zhuo was careless and careful, she didn't just care about eating, the moment she saw the fruit bowl, she had a vague number in her heart.

Well, if she hadn't miscalculated, this plate of fruit alone would be worth dozens of taels of silver.

The most important thing is that there are several kinds of fruits in it, which are not supposed to be available at this time of year, and it must have cost a lot of money and manpower to appear here.

Gu Jialuo used such a valuable thing to entertain guests, firstly, to show his importance to the guests, and secondly, to show his strong strength.

At least Ah Zhuo saw it, and while secretly satisfied and happy, he also became more and more sure of his thoughts - don't easily provoke Gu Jialuo and his wife, they have money, power and backers, and they are really not easy to mess with!

The two gossiped a few words, and neither of them took the initiative to talk about the sensitive topic of He and Yingsu.

Gu Jialuo and Ah Zhuo were not in a hurry, as if they had forgotten the existence of the He family, and even more so as to block out the gossip that was spreading outside, they were just joking about some trivial matters in the family.

After pulling for more than half an hour, Ah Zhuo ate up two fruit plates and drank three rounds of tea, and then got up and said goodbye satisfied.

Gu Jialuo got up to send him off.

At the moment when Ah Zhuo crossed the threshold, he suddenly whispered to Gu Jialuo, "The He family is not like a good person, and the matter of Yingsu is still pleasant and cautious." ”

After that, she returned to her 'coquettish' appearance again, and said goodbye to Gu Jialuo with a smile.

Gu Jialuo whispered, "Thank you." ”

Then he politely sent Ah Zhuo and his party out of the back office.

"Grandma, what the hell is Miss Zhan Er doing here?"

Ziwei was far away, and did not hear the whispers of Gu Jialuo and Ah Zhuo, looked at the backs of Ah Zhuo and the others, and asked a little inexplicably.

"It's nothing, I guess I followed my husband back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, and came to see me by the way."

Gu Jialuo's eyes were a little complicated, she and Zhan Azhuo had contact a few times, and on the surface, the two got along very well, and they were as casual as good friends.

But in fact, both of them know in their hearts that they are in a cooperative relationship, one represents the husband and the other represents the family, you come and go, fair trade, and there is no personal feelings mixed at all.

That time, when King Xiaoliang colluded with the Ma family and sent heavy troops to besiege Wusa, Ah Zhuo knew everything but did not remind Gu Jialuo, but left quietly.

Ziwei and the others were all angry, thinking that Ah Zhuo was too uninteresting, and even Xiao Shisan said the words 'If you are not of my race, your heart will be different'.

Only Gu Jialuo has always been calm, because she knows very well the real relationship between her and Ah Zhuo, nothing else, just a business partner!

People are willing to remind that it is human affection, and it is normal if they are unwilling!

It's just that this time, Ah Zhuo reminded him suddenly, which made Gu Jialuo a little puzzled.

However, Gu Jialuo didn't think much about it, and she had more important things to do right now.

Qi Jin went to the countryside, although the government has Mr. Ji and Master Zhou, there are still some things that still need Gu Jialuo's help.

In addition, Xie Jiu arrived in Wumeng with two craftsmen invited from the Western Regions and a large bag of pepper seeds.

That's right, the head of the Xie family listened to Xie Jiu's report, and decided to cooperate with Qi Jinzhi and his wife to develop and plant pepper in the southwest.

The head of the Xie family is worthy of being a person who does great things, and he has no objection to Gu Jialuo's request and share, and has made it clear that Gu Jialuo is responsible for everything in the Southwest Pepper Plantation.

The Xie family only provided improved seeds, technical personnel, and future sales outlets, and as for site selection, planting, and later management, they were arranged by Gu Jialuo.

In the end, the two families were divided according to Gu Jialuo's requirements, Gu Jialuo accounted for 70%, and the Xie family only got 30%.

"The Xie family deserves to be the first imperial merchant of Daqi, and it is really courageous!"

After listening to Xie Jiu's reply from the head of the Xie family, Gu Jialuo was silent for a long time before he said this slowly.

Even Qi Jinzhi, who was in Shanyang County, couldn't help but praise when he heard this, "No wonder the Xie family has been prosperous for decades." ”

This vision and magnanimity alone are not comparable to ordinary businessmen.

The Xie family agreed to all of Gu Jialuo's requests, not because they were afraid of the power of Gu Jialuo and the family behind her, or because they simply didn't take the pepper business seriously, but they really saw the feasibility and bright prospects of the pepper plantation.

The reason why he cooperated like this was to monopolize the pepper plantations in the future.

The head of the Xie family knew very well that Qi Jinzhi and his wife were not businessmen, and they promoted pepper plantations in order to find special crops for the people of Wumeng and develop the economy of Wumeng.

Once Qi Jinzhi has achieved tangible political achievements, whether it is encouragement or promotion from the imperial court, Qi Jinzhi will eventually leave the southwest and go to a more prosperous and promising place to serve.

Qi Jinzhi and his wife are gone, but the plantation cannot be moved.

So, who will be able to take over the plantation?

The answer is very simple, it must be the person who makes Gu Jialuo satisfied and reassured.

Everything the head of the Xie family is doing now seems to be a loss on the surface, but it is actually an investment, in order to gain income in a few years, or even more than ten years.

Therefore, instead of underestimating the pepper business, the Xie family almost listed this plan as the biggest business of the year.

Since last autumn, the Xie family has mobilized the strength of the entire family to find craftsmen who know how to cultivate pepper and buy good seeds at a high price.

The entire Xie family, from south to north, from east to west, nearly 100 branch shopkeepers started together, and searched for more than a month, until the Chinese New Year, only then did they dig four craftsmen from the Western Regions at sky-high prices to come to Daqi.

And that big bag of pepper seeds cost a lot of money.

These are all paid by the Xie family, and Gu Jialuo only needs to prepare the mountains and forests of the plantation and the farmers who can work in the fields. And the expenses of these two parts, compared with the money spent by the Xie family, are simply a drop in the bucket.

But for Gu Jialuo, it is not a simple matter to reclaim the hillside, recruit and manage farmers, and these few things alone keep her busy.

"Is there a letter from Qi Yutang over there?"

Gu Jialuo returned to the west room, spread out a stack of materials again, and asked as he looked at it.

Qi Yutang is the eldest son of the housekeeper Qi Jingui, and he is also the former Qi family army beaten out of the southwest battalion.

When he was in Wusa last year, Gu Jialuo also asked Qi Jingui's family to stage an 'Infernal Affairs' and beat Anayi fiercely.

Their family and Sun Dabao's family are all Qi Jinzhi and Gu Jialuo's most trusted confidants.

Gu Jialuo is an inner house woman, so naturally she can't do anything to show her face. In this plantation, it is necessary to choose a reliable and capable person to be in charge.

Gu Jialuo and Qi Jinzhi discussed, carefully analyzed the situation of Qi Jingui and Sun Dabao, and finally Qi Jinzhi decided to let Qi Yutang and his wife take care of the plantation.

"Back to grandma, there is no news today. However, the news received yesterday said that Steward Qi had recruited more than 20 farmers, and there were three peasant women who did rough work, all of whom were Mali people who were used to doing farm work."

Ziwei replied in detail, "In addition, Liu Hu is still ordering people to publicize it in the city, I believe that it won't be long before the news of your high price recruiting farmers will spread out of Fucheng, and more people will definitely ......come to sign up at that time."

The problem of manpower is not difficult, farm tools or something is even simpler, with the business giant of Xie's firm, what kind of farm tools are not a matter of words?

“…… Looks like the plantation is going well,"

Gu Jialuo breathed a sigh of relief and said with satisfaction, "At this rate, it will take about half a month to officially start farming." ”

Ziwei hurriedly nodded her head again and again.

Gu Jialuo suddenly remembered something, and his chin turned in the direction of the west: "Is there any movement over there in the past two days?" ”

Ziwei understood, knowing that Gu Jialuo was asking about He's, and replied: "Ask about spring ploughing every day, and Huixiang replied to her according to your meaning." Also, she went out three days ago, and Huixiang tried to follow her, but accidentally lost it. ”

Hui Xiang is Gu Jialuo's maid specially arranged for the He family, nominally to serve Dr. He, but in fact she is spying.

Gu Jialuo raised her eyebrows, "She's quite cautious." Tell Huixiang to keep an eye on her. If she asks for the address of the warbler millet again, she will tell her the location of the plantation. ”

"Yes." Ziwei answered, and then asked, "If she asks to go to the plantation, then, how should she reply?" ”

Gu Jialuo said indifferently: "How else can you answer?" Directly responding, now that the plantation has just been reclaimed, she can't see any problems even if she goes. ”

Ziwei thought about it a lot, and asked again: "It's so foolish now, but what about in the future?" "People are not stupid, they will not be persuaded at one time, and the He family will inevitably run to the plantation in the future.

Gu Jialuo smiled, "In the future? I'll continue to fool around in the future. ”

She had already secretly instructed Qi Yutang and prepared in advance, so she couldn't believe that she couldn't bluff a He Banxia?!

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