Chapter 52: A Warm and Affectionate Little Couple
After abusing the second room again, Xifeng and Jia Lian were in a good mood. finally no longer has to wear a mask to act, Jia Lian is in a good mood.
The two ate together, Xifeng looked at the account book, he also pretended to read the book on the side, Xifeng watered the flowers or teased the pair of lazy blue cats, and Jia Lian also squeezed next to him.
"That's how you usually serve two cats?" Jia Lian saw that Xifeng was very interested in this pair of blue cats, and he couldn't help but taste it in his heart: "Isn't it just for cats, as for being so careful?" Do you draw pictures to make clothes for them? β
"It's not the picture I painted, I said that I asked my aunt to help draw it, but then the second aunt saw it and worked with my aunt." When I returned to my parents' house a few days ago, Xifeng asked Lin to help her get clothes for the cat, and Lin responded with one bite. Mrs. Xue has a lot of time in addition to running a shop, so she works with the Lin family. No, two sets of small clothes were delivered in a few days.
Jia Lian looked at the pair of blue cats speechlessly: "Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Xue are very interested. β
"That's right," Xifeng's hands gently grabbed behind the heads of the two blue cats, and looked at Jia Lian: "When I was a child, I heard my aunt chatting with those ladies, and said that at that time, the current saint who was still a cold-faced seventh prince liked small animals very much, but is it true?" β
Jia Lian touched his chin and moved his neck: "That's true, the emperor likes dogs very much." When the emperor was still the prince, he once went hunting with the emperor and was plotted in the forest, but a hunting dog raised by the prince loyally protected the lord and bought time for us guards, but unfortunately the dog died later. β
"What type of dog does the emperor like?" Xifeng's eyes were shining, as if he had discovered a new continent, and Jia Lian was a little unaccustomed to seeing it.
But he had to answer Xifeng's questions: "The emperor likes dogs with a strong posture and a docile temper, but he also has a puppy like Jingba." In fact, as long as you don't be too noisy and disobedient, the emperor likes it. β
"Then if the master has a very likable dog, which is a breed that our Great Qi Country does not have, and dedicates it to the emperor, will the emperor want it?" Xifeng asked again.
"I don't think I will refuse." Not to mention what to offer, he Jia Lian, Zhong Qi, and Xiao Yang are the emperor's henchmen, how many times have they protected him from the sword and sword, if the three of them want to offer treasure to the emperor, as long as they don't go too far, the emperor should not refuse.
"Did you get a dog that we don't have in Daqi where you want to give it to the emperor first?" Jia Lian saw Xifeng's expression of succeeding in his treacherous schemes, and asked directly.
Xifeng didn't intend to hide it from Jia Lian: "That's true, when I was in Jinling before, I met two foreign businessmen and asked them to help me find some cats and dogs that we don't have, and the deposit has been paid." Originally, I didn't have much hope, but the day before yesterday I received a letter from the shopkeeper in Jinling, saying that they had arrived in Jinling, and not only brought the cats and dogs I wanted, but also many seeds, flowers, spices and gems. I guess it will be shipped in two months. β
"What do you want so many cats and dogs for?" Jia Lian was thoughtful, he knew that Xifeng had the heart to run the shop, but what can cats and dogs do?
"Of course, it's to develop the pet industry," Xifeng lowered his voice and approached Jia Lian with a smile: "One of my dowries is a Zhuangzi at the foot of Xiangye Mountain, twenty miles outside the North City Gate, with a large area and many houses. I plan to go back and put all the cats and dogs there, in fact, it is not only the pet industry, there are many things that dogs can do, such as search and rescue, tracking and so on. β
"You know what you mean by search and rescue, tracking, but what is the pet industry?" Sounds strange.
"Don't you think cats and dogs are cute, although they can't speak, but they are very loyal to their owners. For example, the hound you said saved our emperor. There are too many women in the back house who don't have children around, isn't it good to have a cat or dog to talk about to distract from comfort? And I found that my aunt and my second aunt have a good way of drawing all kinds of things, and when the time comes, I will ask the two of them to design a set of clothes every month, so that these cats and dogs can be cute little treasures. β
"I see you're a living treasure, what do you have in your head, how can you come up with strange things? It's not strange that it's not uncommon, there is really no pet industry in the entire Great Qi country. Even the search and rescue dogs and tracking dogs you mentioned are only things that only a very small number of yamen have. Jia Lian originally thought that he knew Xifeng very well, but now he realized that what he saw was only a small part.
Since Xifeng dared to say it, he was not afraid of Jia Lian's question, and he had already thought of a reason: "Do you remember that I was blind for a year when I was a child?" β
Jia Lian nodded, not only did he remember that Xifeng was blind, but he also knew that it was Wang Ren's bastard who caused Xifeng's blindness, and that bastard wanted him to help him find an errand for him years ago.
"When I was blind, I used to think that it would be nice to have a kitten or a puppy by my side. And because of my blindness, my nose and ears became more and more sensitive, and I thought, the nose and ears of dogs are much more powerful than those of people, and it would be great if they were used to catch bad people or thieves? I was a bit idle, and I was thinking a lot. Xifeng hugged Jia Lian's arm and looked up at him: "Will you think I'm too different from others, will you think I'll think I?"
"No," Jia Lian's eyes were full of warm smiles, and he gently interrupted Xifeng's words, and took her into his arms: "Ye likes it tightly." Do you need help from this pet industry you are talking about? Jia Lian wanted to protect Xifeng, but he never thought of detaining Xifeng.
"Hmm," Xifeng crossed his fingers and thought for a while: "I'm afraid that I can't block the news with my limited ability, and I have to help me outside, let's cover this matter first, and when the time comes, I will prepare properly, pick a few cute pairs to give to the emperor, and then the master will help me hype it up." Up and down, if even the emperor likes our cats and dogs, I believe there will be many people who will patronize them. β
"Your abacus is really good," Jia Lian couldn't help but scratch Xifeng's nose: "I only found out today that I actually married a wealth fairy." β
Xifeng was a little embarrassed, she really couldn't afford this name, but she could only think of these things by relying on her in-depth understanding of cats and dogs in her previous life. But she wants to develop not only the pet industry, but also agriculture. Hopefully, the seeds Federo and Charles brought were all well-known and prolific.
"Master is helping you, how are you going to thank you?" Jia Lian suddenly blew in Xifeng's ear.
Xifeng only felt that the roots of his ears were numb, and he rubbed them unconsciously, and whispered to his fingers: "What does the master want?" β
"Master, I think," Jia Lian's slender fingers picked up Xifeng's chin, and his good-looking eyes narrowed slightly to patrol back and forth on Xifeng's lips and the bulging hill on his chest, and Xifeng's cheeks were red before he continued to whisper: "Let you accompany me to practice martial arts every night." β
"Okay." Xifeng didn't hesitate at all and blurted out. After speaking, he was stunned: "That's it?" "It's that simple?
Jia Lian touched the side of Xifeng's face with a smile, squinted his eyes and smiled: "If Feng'er wants to dedicate herself, you are very happy." β
"Ahem, that's good. It is very important to practice martial arts, and the master is the emperor's guard, and he can't be lax. I will definitely try to be a qualified and competent sparring partner. Xifeng hurriedly pulled the topic back. She really had her head squeezed by the door to ask that sentence, it's not good for her health to open meat at a young age.
Xifeng and Jia Lian are both actionists, and the two began to compare in the courtyard that night. It is not so much that Xifeng accompanies Jia Lian to practice martial arts, but that it is Jia Lian who guides Xifeng. In the past, when he practiced martial arts with Wang You in the palace, the head of the sect always said that Xifeng had spirituality, but in front of Jia Lian, Xifeng knew what the gap was. Jia Lian's time of practicing martial arts is not longer than Xifeng's, but his realm is not a little higher than Xifeng's.
Even if the two Xifeng are tied together, they can't beat him. He doesn't play according to common sense, and his moves are tricky and quirky, not only handsome but also very practical. The husband and wife are fighting back and forth very happily, but Zhao'er Wang'er and Qian Mama and others are shocked, and they always feel that the next moment the two are going to really fight.
On the second day, Jia Lian went to the palace on an errand in a good mood, seeing that Xifeng was getting closer and closer to him day by day, Jia Lian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Coincidentally, this day was the fourteenth day of the first month, and the emperor was in a good mood and rewarded Jia Lian, Zhong Qi, and Xiao Yang with a pair of palace lanterns.
The things in the palace look rich and festive. Jia Lian thought about going back and hanging it up for Xifeng. I thought that he had asked the lamp master to order two lamps before, and said that he would hand over the lights today, and after getting off work, Jia Lian rode a horse to get them.
When he returned to Jiafu, Jia Lian carried two teams of beautiful lanterns into the courtyard. Until she entered the house, Jia Lian was still in a good mood, imagining Xifeng's joy when she saw that he had specially prepared a gift for her.
It's just that Jia Lian never thought that although he had no rival in love, he had a very ignorant cousin-in-law.
The house is very lively, Mama Qian and the four maids are all around Xifeng is looking at a pair of marquees, very exquisite, painted with beauties writing poems, and there is a fragrant wind when you turn around.
Jia Lian was a little embarrassed carrying two pairs of lanterns.
Qian Mama and others quickly and automatically cleared the scene.
"You lantern?" Jia Lian didn't look like the style of Jia Fu: "Let the master do it yourself?" He regretted a little that he hadn't told SΓΉ Xifeng about preparing the lantern earlier. It's like Valentine's Day when he prepares roses, but when he comes home, he finds that the other party is holding a bouquet of roses.
"No, about half an hour ago, the cousin of the Xue family sent someone to send it. This doesn't look like tomorrow is the Shangyuan Festival. Brother Pan ordered a lot of lanterns for everyone. Xifeng said with a smile: "And Sister Yishu learned to mix rouge paste with sachets, and she also sent me two." I asked people to go to the storeroom and pick up some spices that I had bought before and send them over. "The spices that Xifeng bought when he was in Jinling before finally don't have to be put on hold anymore, and he picked a third of them for Yishu. If she is good, go back and send half of it.
Jia Lian wanted to grind his teeth angrily, this bastard Xue Pan was really underwhelmed!