Chapter 66: Candidates
Dong Ping's eyes inadvertently swept over the four apples of "Longevity Without Borders" placed together, and the next moment he immediately choked and coughed, blushing and having a thick neck, but still asked, "Sister... Sister, those four words... 10,000..."
Dong Rong reached out to help him pat his back twice and asked, "Long life without borders?" What's wrong? β
Dong Ping finally relieved himself, and hurriedly reminded in a low voice, "Sister, longevity can only be used on the emperor, otherwise whoever buys it and is involved in the first copy will be killed by the whole family!" β
Dong Rong quickly covered the remaining apples with a curtain and pushed them to the corner to hide them, and then responded, "I didn't plan to sell them to ordinary people, and one month will be the emperor's fiftieth birthday. Hey..."
Dong Rong didn't finish speaking, but Dong Ping almost burst into fire when he heard it, and praised happily, "Sister, you are so smart!" After saying that, he remembered something again, "Sister, who are you going to let go to Kyoto to sell fruits?" β
Dong Rong was stunned, she really didn't have time to think about it. Originally, she was looking forward to going out for a walk, but as a woman, it was really inconvenient to go out, and with all kinds of trivial things in the orchard and the small courtyard outside the city, it was not easy to leave for too long. But if you let the stupid pillar go, I am afraid that his straightforward temper will not only not be able to get the money back, but even take himself in. Thinking about it like this, this candidate is really a big problem.
Dong Ping saw that his sister was frowning, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart and carefully tested, "Sister, why don't I go." β
"You're going?" Dong Rong shook her head again and again, "There are seven or eight hundred miles from here to Kyoto, and it will take more than half a month to come and go, plus looking for an opportunity to sell fruits, how can it be delayed for a month." What about the schoolwork at the college? Besides, you're too young, and you haven't traveled far before, so I'm not at ease. β
Dong Ping has liked to read some travelogue miscellaneous books since he was a child, and he doesn't know how much envy of those hermit masters who have traveled all over the famous rivers and mountains, and now he suddenly has the opportunity to go out of Qingxian County to go to the capital of a country, and it is to help his sister do the right thing, how can he give up lightly?
"Sister, I will ask my husband for leave. You just promise, I'll keep it from trouble! β
Dong Rong is afraid that her brother will cause trouble, she is afraid of trouble and takes the initiative to find her brother! Although she had never walked around the Great Qi Kingdom, there were still many dangers in the modern society that was so developed in her previous life, not to mention that the transportation was not developed and the laws were not sound. The younger brother is already good-looking and beautiful, but if he encounters a bad guy with a bad intention, wouldn't he rob money and sex? Apples can be planted again, but my brother has nowhere to find them!
"No, absolutely not." Dong Rong shook her head like a rattle, no matter how much Dong Ping pleaded, she didn't agree. In the end, Dong Ping sat at the table in frustration and didn't speak, but the stupid pillar had seen enough of the excitement, and said coldly, "Let Steward Zhang go." β
As soon as Dong Ping heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted one after another, "Yes, yes." Didn't Steward Zhang just come back from the south, and he was running business outside all year round. Sister, why don't you let him go with me. If you can't trust him, then I'll be in charge of the money, and he'll just arrange for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. β
Dong Rong frowned and thought for a long time, but she also thought that this idea was good. She is well aware of Steward Zhang's shrewdness and ability, but the origin of this person is a little strange, and she has to test it again.
"Don't you be busy asking Mr. for leave first, and I'll talk about it after I ask Steward Zhang."
"Okay, I'll listen to my sister." Dong Ping consciously had a chance to travel, and he responded happily. provoked Dong Rong to reach out and knock on his head, and said angrily, "Now I know that I will listen to my sister, who is not reluctant?" β
Dong Ping blushed, and felt that he was a little childish, so he smirked and refused to respond.
The family of three carefully put the apples they were going to sell into the cabinet and hid them, and Silly Zhu took the initiative to go to Yu Guisheng to help get the customized wooden box. Dong Rong was naturally happy, praised him twice, and told him to pay attention to safety on the road and sent him down the mountain.
Dong Ping found the four treasures of the study, and excitedly wrote and painted and planned to bring some things out, Dong Rong shook his head and laughed, and finally tied an apron directly under the kitchen to fry and cook a good meal, celebrating the harvest of apples!
Besides, Murong Huaide left the orchard and rushed directly to the small courtyard in the east of the village. When Mr. Feng saw the big word "Shou" on the red apple, he was so shocked that the tea bowl in his hand almost fell.
The old man took the apple in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally rubbed it vigorously with a muslin cloth, and then sighed and said, "If there are really people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky." Over the years, we have produced many amazing and brilliant characters, but no one thought that such a miracle could be created by skillfully covering up and blocking the sun's exposure! β
Murong Huaide also nodded, very emotional, "The mind is indeed exquisite, I also felt that such a simple method was a bit child's play before, but I didn't expect to be able to really leave handwriting on the fruit." If this fruit is offered to the emperor, it will be a great joy to the sacred heart! β
Mr. Feng carefully put down the apple, pondered for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Huaide, there are no familiar merchants in Kyoto, if you bring this fruit into Beijing, I'm afraid it's a bit dangerous, don't you plan to go with you to protect it?" And this is the merit of offering auspiciousness to the emperor..."
How could Murong Huaide not know what the old man had calculated, he silently picked up the apple and wiped it, and put it on the table with a halve.
Old Man Feng's face immediately darkened, and he sighed softly. As a result, he heard Murong Huaide smile and said, "Sir, do you want to taste what this auspicious fruit tastes like?" β
"You stinky boy!" When Old Man Feng saw the smiling face of his disciple, he realized that he had been misled, so he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and he picked up the apple and was about to smash it.
"Sir's subordinates are merciful, this is auspicious, how many people can't eat it if they want to!"
"Don't think my old man is so foolish!" Old Man Feng took a heavy bite of the apple and retorted, "Didn't Miss Rong prepare more than a hundred?" Sue sΓΉ her, eat when you should eat! β
Murong Huaide remembered Dong Rong's appearance of munching on apples, and couldn't help but smile, "Sir, don't worry, she also understands the truth that scarcity is precious." β
Old Mr. Feng really couldn't see the disciple's appearance of favoring his wife, so he brought the topic back to the original point again, "Are you going to enter Kyoto again?" β
Murong Huaide put away his smile and shook his head in response, "No, Dong's younger brother invited himself to Beijing, and I plan to let Zhang Yang follow." As for... This auspicious merit, if the person is interested, give it to her. β
Mr. Feng was overjoyed, and replied again and again, "Naturally, this auspicious gift is a great opportunity to be named in front of the emperor, and when the time comes, she will be the concubine..."
Murong Huaide didn't want to listen any longer, he slowly put down the teacup, got up and saluted and said, "Sir, I still have something to do, I'll come to see you in a few days." β
"Oh, good, good." Although Mr. Feng regretted it, he also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he smiled and watched his disciple out of the courtyard, and then sighed lightly, "Take your time, blood is thicker than water." β
Dong Rong cooked the meal, served it on the table and waited for a while before seeing the stupid pillar come back with a wicker basket, so he stepped forward and complained, "Why did you come back, was it delayed on the way?" β
Silly Zhu said honestly, "I went to Old Man Feng's house." β
Dong Rong really didn't ask any more questions, pushed him to wash his hands, and then opened the wooden boxes one by one to take a closer look. Yu Guisheng's craftsmanship is already excellent, and this time he was instructed to deliberately and finely score three points, and the characters, flowers and birds are carved vividly. Dong Rong was extremely satisfied, put away the box and called Dong Ping to eat together. The family of three was worried about going to Kyoto, and they didn't want to drink, so they only ate a round belly to reward each other for their hard work these days.
Before noon on the second day, Steward Zhang, who received a message from Qiu's sister-in-law, came up the mountain. It was the first time he went to the Four Seasons Garden, and he couldn't help but admire this garden as he walked along the way, and he couldn't help but praise this garden as "a sparrow is small, but it has all kinds of organs". There are mountains and rivers, there are houses and pavilions, the paths are criss-crossed, seemingly scattered but orderly, and the surrounding area is surrounded by bushes, completely becoming a small world of its own, quiet and beautiful, making people want to return to old age at first sight.
Dong Rong is watching Zhao Qingshan and others pick apples, there is little rain this year, but the handymen work hard, they are never lazy to carry water and irrigate, plus the sunshine is long, the apples are big and red, and the juice is enough to bite it, sweet and sour. The handymen were busy picking and secretly swallowing saliva in their hands, Dong Rong smiled when she saw it, "How can anyone work hard to grow apples, and in the end they can't eat apples?" I'm not a mean proprietor, everyone likes to eat, just eat, and when I go back in the evening, I'll get a few for the children at home. β
"Haha, Xie Dongjia, the fruit grows well this year, and it's gluttonous when you look at it!"
"It's just that I want to take a few bites when I smell it."
Everyone smiled and thanked them, and then they couldn't wait to reach out and pick an apple and chew it. Dong Rong was bowing her head and calculating how many baskets of fruits to send to Aunt Cao and others to taste fresh, and Sister-in-law Liu, who stayed in the hut to take care of the door, rushed to report, "The owner, Steward Zhang is here, and I brought him tea." β
"Okay, I'll go back. My sister-in-law will stay and eat a few apples, and I'll just go back with the pillar. β
Dong Rong answered, and the stupid pillar standing not far away also walked over, and the little couple turned around the woods side by side and disappeared. A handyman laughed quietly while eating, "Our owner has closed the garden for more than a month, and I thought there were golden fruits in this forest, but I didn't expect there to be nothing." β
One of the people next to him also sighed and said, "What a good fruit, if it weren't for the owner who offended the villain and sold it to the fruit shop, how could he have seven or eight dollars per catty." β
Zhao Qingshan happened to come over, and when he heard this, he scolded, "You can't stop your mouth if you eat fruit, can you gossip about the owner?" The fruit does not sell for silver, and the owner does not give you a piece of bread! β
The two handymen bowed their heads in disagreement, and went to work quickly after eating the fruit.
Besides, Dong Rong and Silly Zhu went back to the hut together, and Steward Zhang was drinking tea with a tea bowl, and when he heard the movement, he hurriedly got up and saluted. Dong Rong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Manager Zhang doesn't have to be polite, sit down." βZM