The business of the Cheng family's rouge shop has always been very good, and when Chu Yiyao walked in with them, Mrs. Cheng was taking her son to discuss the replenishment with the shopkeeper.

"Madam, the eldest lady of the Chu family is here." There was a maid on the side, Mrs. Cheng raised her eyes from the account book and saw Chu Yiyao and them, Cheng Shaopeng on the side also saw it, and also saw the three criminal girls behind Chu Yiyao.

"Mrs. Cheng, Brother Cheng." Chu Yiyao took them to look over, and inevitably met Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Shaopeng, and greeted them politely, "Cousin, this is Mrs. Cheng." ”

Xing Zishu and the others saluted Mrs. Cheng, standing beside Chu Yiyao gently, Mrs. Cheng looked at her twice, and her expression could not see joy and sorrow.

"I thought it was a few young ladies of the Chu family, all of them are so handsome, and I will be satisfied with Yilin's half in the future." Mrs. Cheng immediately smiled, looked at Chu Yiyao and said.

"Mrs. Cheng is talking about my cousin." Chu Yiyao's face showed a touch of abruptness, quite regretful, "My cousin suffered from the wind and cold on New Year's Eve, and she was much better, but I don't know what's going on, and it's not good until now, if it's cold today, I haven't gotten out of bed, and I still need to recuperate for a few days." ”

Chu Yiyao's words were two completely different reactions in the ears of Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Shaopeng, they were sick and weak, and they were not suitable for childbirth, but Cheng Shaopeng was only full of worries.

Mrs. Cheng took away the disgust in her eyes, beckoned her to come over and accompany Chu Yiyao and them to look around, glanced at her son beside her, her eyes were full of sorrow, but her eyes looked at Chu Yiyao and their direction.

Mrs. Cheng looked over, Xing Zishu's somewhat weak figure was not pleasant, so she said coldly, "Peng'er, your father is still in the firm, you go and take a look, there is still a shortage of what, send these to your father." ”…

Coming out of the rouge shop, Chu Yiyao took them to the center of the bazaar to guess the lantern riddle, and only halfway through, Cheng Shaopeng's figure appeared in front of him, it seemed that he was waiting for Chu Yiyao and them, and he was happy when he saw her face, "Yiyao, I want to ask, how is Miss Miaoluo's body?" ”

This is like asking a commonplace thing, Cheng Shaopeng didn't feel anything wrong, and asked her cousin how her cousin's illness was in front of Chu Yiyao, who was still his fiancée.

"Cousin, she's still lying down and resting, it should be much better, thank you Brother Cheng for your concern." Chu Yiyao took a deep breath and showed a smile, it wasn't that she couldn't get home, it was the concern on his face and the words that really made people angry.

"No, big brother, the friendship of concern will become when it arrives, send things and letters to the Chu family three times and twice, this will affect my reputation, if you like Sister Miaoluo and ask Mrs. Cheng to marry, you can also give your cousin a name, right?" Chu Yiyao didn't mind them tossing, she would applaud the stormy city, but she felt disgusted when she showed any concern in front of her.

"Yiyao, what are you talking about?" Cheng Shaopeng was stunned for a while, how could the girl who could only be a coquettish scoundrel in this memory talk to herself in an awe-inspiring tone, or if it was so serious, "Miss Chu will fall ill, and it is also because she came out to watch the fireworks, and it is reasonable for me to send something over." ”

"It's hard to see that my cousin doesn't wear enough clothes, and if she catches a cold, she gets sick, and it is also a relationship with Brother Cheng." Chu Yiyao suddenly smiled, and with this red light, it made the faint color on her cheeks, "We still have something to do, Brother Cheng, please take care of yourself." ”

Collecting a smile, Chu Yiyao said coldly, picking up Xing Zishu and leaving, Cheng Shaopeng hadn't recovered from the shock just now, thinking about how this was possible, while opening his mouth to keep people, "Yiyao, don't make trouble, it's always mine to say it." ”

"Well, it's Brother Cheng's, so before my cousin's body was not well, Brother Cheng remembered to care about her more, she didn't have a good appetite these days." Chu Yiyao said half-jokingly and left without looking back.

Cheng Shaopeng's heart was suddenly a little blocked, as if someone had exposed something, and he didn't want to admit it...

Chu Yiyao regretted that he couldn't hold back what he said, with Cheng Shaopeng's understanding, in the end, he must have been jealous and unreasonable, Xing Ziyu on the side grabbed her, and took the handkerchief from her hand funny, "If you tear it again, it will be broken, such a deep hatred." ”

"Sister Zishu, what do you think of Brother Cheng?" Chu Yiyao glanced at the handkerchief in her hand, changed her mind, and turned back to ask Xing Zishu, who thought about it and said with some reservations, "Young Master Cheng is a gentle person and treats people well. ”

"If such a person marries his cousin, is his cousin willing?" Xing Zishu blushed suddenly, pinched Chu Yiyao and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!" ”

"I'm not talking nonsense, I mean a talent like Brother Cheng, who has a good family background, a gentle temperament, and a polite treat, it should be good to be a husband." The more Chu Yiyao talked about Xing Zishu, the more shy she became, and finally went directly to cover Chu Yiyao's mouth, and scolded with a smile, "If you talk nonsense again, see that I don't sew your mouth and let you talk nonsense." ”

"Okay, okay, I won't say it!" Chu Yiyao begged for mercy, Xing Zishu just stopped, and at the end of the day, a little loneliness flashed in her eyes, and she pulled Chu Yiyao's hair and sighed, "With our identity, where is it worthy of Cheng Gongzi." ”

"Where is it not worthy!" Chu Yiyao pursed her mouth slightly, saw the look in her eyes clearly, and did not mention it again.

On the teahouse not far away, Cao Jinrong had a smile on the corner of his mouth, a folding fan shook lightly in his hand, and asked in a lazy tone, "Then Cheng Shaopeng really said that?" ”

The entourage on the side affirmed, "Yes, Cheng Gongzi did say so." ”

"Didn't he have a verbal marriage contract with that girl from the Chu family?" A flash of interest flashed in Cao Jinrong's eyes, "It seems that this Young Master Cheng is also a fellow believer." ”

How dare the maids and entourage on the side disagree with the young master's self-deprecating words, they didn't dare to speak out on the side, Cao Jinrong closed the fan, and looked at Chu Yiyao's back thoughtfully

After the end of the fifteenth lantern festival, Chu Yiyao began to be busy, the seasoning brought by Datong had already been dried and picked, Chu Yiyao asked the second uncle to grind a large part of it into powder, and the vines planted in the greenhouse after the weather warmed up could also be moved to the ground to plant.

In addition to selling all kinds of seasonings, Chu Yiyao also placed the utensils made in the Qinghe kiln in the previous rouge shop to display the rouge gouache, which is small and suitable for gifts.

At the beginning of February, the wharf was lively again, the day of going to sea came, and the Chu family was also busy, Chu Zhong led the team, and Chu Hanlin wanted to personally follow him to Datong this year.

Chu Yiyao carefully wrapped the drawn drawings and handed them to Chu Zhong, "Uncle Zhong, here are the drawings of the dining utensils and the utensils I want, you give them to Master Guan." "Last year, the Chu family made a fortune because of the novel tableware, and this year there must be a lot of people who have learned from it, if you want to be slightly better, in addition to the quality, this is the way.

"Uncle Zhong, if you still have time, go find the medicinal herb I showed you last year, and set up a stall near the city gate, if you are lucky, you may be able to meet it." Chu Yiyao thought of Shen Shixuan and asked Chu Zhong to see if he could find the medicine when he had time.

Chu Zhong saw that she was instructing but never mentioned the matter of the trading house, and finally persuaded him, "Miss, if you are free, go to the trading house with the young grandmother to have a look." ”

"Uncle Zhong, there is a second brother in the business house, so if you and the second uncle are not there, he won't be able to take care of things." Chu Yiyao smiled, isn't this a rare opportunity, the second brother has been studying with Uncle Zhong for half a year, and he can always afford the daily life in the business bank.

"Besides, you and the second uncle will only go for two months, by the way, Uncle Zhong, I almost forgot, help me bring some more this." Chu Yiyao stuffed the list to Chu Zhong, and Chu Zhong took it and smiled, "Collect all kinds of condiments and recipes from Datong, eldest lady, are you planning to open a restaurant?" ”

Chu Yiyao blinked, "It's not that this is not impossible, take it first, and it will always be useful in the future." ”…

In the early morning of the eighth day of the second lunar month, the merchant ship went to sea, and at noon, Chu Yiyao went to Qin's house, took the 10,000 taels of silver that he had returned to Master Qin, and brought the condiments, and asked Master Qin to take them to their restaurant for the cook.

"What do you call it?" Master Qin took the bottle and opened it with curiosity and smelled it, a choking smell, with some spicy, but it smelled better than chili powder, black-gray powder.

"Uncle Qin, this is called Heichuan, only in my shop, this is the only one, you can't find it anywhere else." Chu Yiyao also brought a total of two cans, "This can enhance the flavor and remove the fishy, if you don't believe it, you can try it at home, and if you think it's good, you won't smash your signboard if you take it to the restaurant again." ”

"Girl, you can put it in my restaurant, if it tastes good, it can only be for us." Old Master Qin looked at her little idea and quipped.

"That's not good, Uncle Qin, if you help me spread the word in the restaurant, I will only charge you half of the price, which can be regarded as a thank you Uncle Qin." Chu Yiyao said with a smile, and Master Qin laughed out loud, "Okay, you little girl, wishful thinking is good, okay, I'll take this, try it first." ”

"Okay!" Chu Yiyao responded crisply.

When she went out, Qin Manqiu's maid took her to her yard, Qin Manqiu, who was already preparing to get married, had been out of the house recently, and when she saw her come in, she let the maids who were waiting all over her go out, so she pulled Chu Yiyao to sit down, and the first thing she said was to ask about Cheng Shaopeng, even if she didn't go out to stay in the Qin Mansion, she still knew some news outside, "How could your young lady Tang have something to do with him, you know what is said outside now, the eldest young master of the Cheng family heroically saves the beauty, Mrs. Cheng stops it, and Miss Chu Jiatang can't afford to be sick because of love, The eldest young master of the Cheng family ignored Mrs. Cheng's obstruction, abandoned the eldest lady of the Chu family, who had a marriage contract since childhood, and vowed to marry Miss Chu Jiatang. ”

Listening to Qin Manqiu's indignant tone, Chu Yiyao picked up a bamboo skewer and picked a piece of fruit on a plate and put it in his mouth, with a surprised face, "It's all rumored that he swore to marry Sister Miaoluo?" ”