Chapter 200: Unexpected Joy

Haruka inquired about the news gradually increased.

The Yun family has been in Anyang Mansion for many years, and they are in that position, so they naturally attract much attention, including the inner house and the outer courtyard, and there are almost everywhere the eyes of attention, and there is naturally a lot of news that flows out. However, to Qiu Chen's ears, it was just a matter of wives and concubines competing for style, and conflicts between concubines and concubines.

Yun Jichen's father Yun Yizhou's private life is quite clean, only one wife and one concubine, two sons and two daughters, only one little daughter, Yun Yingying, who is just nine years old, is a concubine, and the two sons and eldest daughter are all from his wife Chang. Chang's is a side branch of the Chang family of Wei Guogong, although the Wei Guo Gong line is gradually declining, Yun Yizhou and Chang have always been in deep love, and they are in harmony. Yun Yizhou's only concubine, who is also Chang's girl, because of her good service, opened her face and gave Yun Yizhou a room, and after giving birth to Miss Yun Yingying, she was given the title of a concubine. Yes, the Yun family's private affairs are limited.

Huyan has just arrived, and as the highest military official in Anyang Prefecture, he has naturally received great attention. But Huyan Mansion doesn't even have a wife, just a concubine named Liu Meier, who was sent by Ou Dahai, the boss before Huyan's transfer. However, there is another thing that has attracted everyone's attention, that is, this Liu Meier is extremely favored, and now the family is dominant, in charge of the backyard of the Servant Mansion, and is called 'grandma' inside and out, such behavior of taking a concubine as a wife is a scandal in the eyes of many followers. It's just that because Huyan didn't marry, this kind of thing can't be put on the line. Everyone also laughed behind their backs to express their disdain.

No matter how ridiculous and disdainful, there is no hostess in the Mansion at the moment, and many people have moved their minds to Liu Meier, so Liu Meier's temper and personality habits have been probed. For example, Liu Meier is so luxurious, likes bright brocade dresses, jewelry is not red gold inlaid treasures, and she loves all kinds of incense, and she especially likes to make incense by herself, and even Liu Meier herself is proud of this skill. In addition, it is said that Liu Meier is good at dancing, and prefers to dance by lighting incense and dancing in the faint smoke of the aroma.

Brocade ...... Red Gold Inlaid Jewelry...... Incense ...... There is really nothing that does not burn silver. Qiu Chen smiled slightly, making Chunxiang on the other side a little stunned, I don't know why Mrs. Lu Dao likes a concubine in the Servant Mansion so much. Do you like it?

Qiu Chen said lightly: "It seems that Huyan's family background is quite thick......"

Chunxiang frowned slightly, as if searching for the news she had heard, and shook her head blankly: "Lord Servant has just been in office for less than half a year, but I haven't heard of any industry in Servant Mansion. …… Maybe it's an ancestral inheritance! ”

The ancestral inheritance, as far as Qiu Chen knows, is only two and a half thatched huts and three acres of land. Food and clothing are not guaranteed, where can there be money to support such a luxurious life and hobbies for a concubine?

Shaking his head, he put aside the sadness in his heart - it was not her Qiu Chen's feeling, it seemed that there was some feeling of begonias in this body. Qiu Chen didn't like this feeling of not belonging to herself, but it didn't prevent her from making a promise to Begonia. Before, Hu Yanxun only owed Haitang, and didn't owe her Qiu Chen anything. However, this is no longer the case.

"Yes, maybe it's an ancestral property!" Changing the topic, Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "Speaking of incense, I think it's pretty good, but I don't know which store in Anyang City has more authentic spices." ”

There are several flavors and fragrances in the workshop to make soap, but those things are all purchased by the Yun family and the Liao family caravan, Qiu Chen only used them before, and he really didn't pay attention to the spice shop in Anyang Mansion. Most of the incense incense in this era is still some natural spices, such as agarwood crumbs, sandalwood, benzoin, etc., which are burned in the incense burner when used to exude fragrance. It was smoky, and Qiu Chen didn't like it very much. If you propose essential oils, make them into aromatherapy lamps......

"This slave maid has also heard that it is said that the Shangji spice shop on Fuqian Street is the most complete and the best, and they are all brought back from the Western Regions by the merchant's own caravan." Haruka hurriedly replied.

Qiu Chen smiled: "I wonder if there is a matter of going to the door?" If you can get them to bring spices to show us to pick and choose, it would be nice to choose some to smoke the clothes! ”

Chunxiang nodded with a smile and said, "Naturally, their generals not only come to do business, it is said that the generals of Shangji can also mix fragrances, and Mrs. can also let them mix a special spice according to their own preferences!" ”

"Really? The more I listen to it, the more interesting it gets! Qiu Chen smiled and showed anticipation.

In modern times, we have heard of a very mysterious perfumer, and it is said that a good perfumer can not only make a beautiful fragrance, but also be able to prepare therapeutic fragrances and essential oils according to the constitution of the person used...... In some countries, perfumers are treated with as much respect as doctors who save lives.

In modern times, there is no chance to meet people with mysterious colors, and when they come here, they can see the ancient version of perfumery, not to mention others, but as far as everyone is concerned, Qiu Chen is also very much looking forward to it.

Leaving the matter of contacting the Shangji spice shop to Chunxiang, Qiu Chen turned to arrange the personnel transferred from Liujiaao.

On the second day after Shen Hu returned to Liujiaao, the personnel that Qiu Chen wanted to mobilize rushed to Anyang City. This time, a total of three people were transferred, Liu Zhanxiang, Quan Ge'er and Qingjiang.

There was no accident when Qingjiang came over, but Liu Zhanxiang and Brother Quan were able to come over, which still made Qiu Chen a little surprised, because the prerequisite for her transfer this time was to sign a deed with the Lin family, and it was a lifelong deed, except that the children were not as good as slaves, there was no difference between selling themselves into slavery. Liu Zhanxiang and Brother Quan were able to sign the deed so happily, which can be said to be the greatest trust in the Lin family and her Qiu Chen, allowing them to bind their lives to the Lin family with complete confidence.

Qingjiang already knew gardening, so Qiu Chen arranged for him to go to Nannuma Lake, and after the infrastructure construction, he helped Yang Shuyong to plant lotus roots and raise fish. Liu Zhanxiang and Brother Quan were arranged to go to the workshop, because they signed the deed, Qiu Chen taught Liu Zhanxiang and Brother Quan the proportion and processing of raw materials. Both of them are now in the workshop in Anyang Mansion, and when the workshop in the capital is completed, one of them will be transferred from the two. If nothing else, Qiu Chen is willing to let Brother Quan enter Beijing, after all, Liu Zhanxiang has become a relative, and his wife is about to give birth recently, so he is far away, so it is inevitable that it will be inconvenient to take care of the family.

A few busy days have passed, and as the weather gets warmer, the day of the government trial list has arrived.

Because the Lin family has a house in Fucheng, and the crowd will be more crowded when the list is released, Qiu Chen did not go to see the list in person, but asked Qin Yong and Shen Hu to protect Lin Xu, Yao Yunxiu and Han Jingyu.

Sending a group of people out of the door, Qiu Chen was a little restless, and he couldn't help but look at the door of the house.

was restless, Chunxiang came in to report, saying that the general of Shang Ji came over with the goods.

Qiu Chen shook his head slightly, and then ordered: "Bring it into the small flower hall in front!" ”

She now knows better than anyone how terrible these people are to visit their homes, comparable to the modern paparazzi, and she wants to get into the privacy of other people's homes from their mouths, but she doesn't want to be invaded by others on her personal life.

The perfumer was mysterious and noble in Qiu Chen's mind, so he sent Chunxiang to pass the word, and Qiu Chen also solemnly washed it again, but consciously did not use soap. She remembered in a trance that in order to distinguish the smell of the fragrance, she had to avoid touching these fragrance-containing things beforehand, so as not to cause olfactory errors in the fragrance.

Wearing a set of milky white jacket skirts and a narrow waist gown with cyan cocoon silk on the outside, he took Qingxing to the courtyard.

It was quiet in the small flower hall, and no sound could be heard from outside.

Qiu Chen's master and servant stepped into the small flower hall, and at first glance they saw a woman in her early thirties sitting on the chair on the side, with a beautiful appearance, combing a bun, holding a golden hairpin and a red velvet flower on her sideburns, her face was covered with powder, her makeup was exquisite, she was wearing a crimson sleeved jacket, and her lower body was a wide skirt embroidered with four seasons of folded branches...... Dressed up directly and attentively like this, Qiu Chen secretly gave birth to a kind of appreciation.

Chunxiang stood beside the woman, facing the door, and was the first to see Qiu Chen, and hurriedly greeted her. Then the woman stood up and stood there smiling.

"Madam, this is the general lady of Shang Ji, and her husband's surname is Ji!"

Qiu Chen smiled and said to the woman: "Ji Niangzi! ”

Ji Niangzi gracefully bent her knees and saluted, "Ji Zhang's family has seen Madame, please greet Madame!" ”

Qiu Chen walked up and sat down, motioned to Qingxing Chunxiang to hold Ji Niangzi, and said with a smile: "I heard that Ji Niangzi's perfumery skills are good, I have long wanted to see it." ”

"It's all the ladies and ladies who lift up, and the little women don't dare to be it!" Ji Niangzi had a polite smile on her face, and replied very decently.

Qiu Chen didn't talk around with her either, and said bluntly: "I can't wait, then ask Ji Niangzi to show us the spices you brought!" ”

Ji Zhang agreed, turned around and took a special four-layer wooden box from the table. At first glance, the box looks like a carved wooden chest, but when the side bezel is removed, four delicate drawers are revealed.

Ji Zhang's opened the top drawer and introduced: "The spices sold by the trumpet are all purchased from the Western Regions and the South by Shang Ji's own caravan, and there are both strange fragrances from the Western Regions and strange fragrances from overseas ships...... This layer is filled with sandalwood, although sandalwood is common, but the small sandalwood is all golden medicine sandalwood from Tianzhu Kingdom......"

Qiu Chen listened to Ji Niangzi's introduction in his ears, and his eyes had already fallen on the spices in the drawer. I only saw two rectangular porcelain boxes in the drawers...... She knew a little that by putting the spices in a porcelain box, she could use delicate packaging to increase the value of the spices, and secondly, to isolate the influence of spices from each other.

"These two boxes are full of golden pills?" Qiu Chen asked.

Ji Niangzi smiled and nodded: "These two boxes are both golden medicine sandalwood, but they are also a little different. The blue and white box is the surface spice of the golden sandalwood, and the core material of the golden sandalwood is contained in this pastel box, the fragrance is much stronger, and it is used to treat diseases naturally, and the curative effect is naturally much better! ”

"Oh? Is the effect of this golden medicine sandalwood different from sandalwood? ”

Sandalwood is used in medicine, Qiu Chen naturally knows the Tao, and its functions are to reduce swelling, stop bleeding, and fix pain. Treatment of swollen poison, bleeding of gold sores. According to the record of "Behind the Elbow", to treat gold sores, relieve pain, stop bleeding and build muscles, use red sandalwood to compress. To treat the poison and swelling of the stroke, acute pain, the red sandalwood is applied with vinegar.

However, it was the first time she had heard of this kind of golden sandalwood, and she didn't know if it was the same as the commonly used red sandalwood, and when she heard that it had medicinal value, Qiu Chen's interest was even more aroused.

Ji Niangzi had humility and a hint of pride on her face, and said with a smile: "Of course it's different, the golden medicine is fragrant and warm, which can refresh the mind, reduce fire, and remove pain." If you have dizziness and dark eyes, high blood and dry air, take a piece of golden medicine sandalwood incense, which can cure the disease. Wearing a gold medicine sandalwood purse on weekdays can also eliminate evil and disease, and all evil will not invade. ”

"Oh? How can it have such a good effect? That's a rarity! Qiu Chen looked at Ji Niangzi and smiled, her face was gentle, but she didn't have too much excitement.

Qiu Chen was more interested in the efficacy of drugs that she didn't know, and she was not interested in incense and wearing incense bags.

Ji Niangzi was slightly surprised, and after her face stiffened slightly, she continued to cheer up and said: "Naturally, although this gold medicine sandalwood is good, it is precious and rare after all, and this box of sapwood is just that, but it is the same price as gold; This box of core materials is extremely rare, and there are two small boxes in total, and the other box was asked for by Grandma Liu from the Servant Mansion...... Oh, I forgot it, Mrs. is a newcomer to the city, and she must not know how to do it, but Grandma Liu of the Mansion loves incense and understands incense, but she is much stronger than the little woman. But as long as she is optimistic about the fragrance of Lu, it must be a rare good thing! ”

Hearing the faint contempt in her words, Qiu Chen didn't care, and still smiled slightly: "So that's the case...... The grandmother of the house actually understands incense, which is really unexpected. I haven't heard of this kind of ability to know and understand incense, where can I learn it......"

Ji Niangzi tilted her chin slightly, and said: "That is, Grandma Liu sees that the little woman knows a little bit and can speak a little, so I mentioned a sentence or two to the little woman, it turns out that Grandma Liu's family is also in the spice business, specializing in spices from the north...... Later, after the war, she was transferred to the Servant's Mansion. It is such a delicate and delicate person who can win the eyes of the lord......"

Doing the spice business? This is the first time I've heard of it!

Qiu Chen listened with a smile, and when he heard that Ji Niangzi wanted to stop, he smiled and asked, "Hearing you say that, have you also seen Lord Shishi?" ”

Ji Niangzi nodded a little proudly, and said with a smile: "Lord Liu loves Grandma Liu very much, as long as Grandma Liu goes to the shop, Lord Lady will accompany her for most of the time!" ”

"Oh, that's it...... It's really rare! Qiu Chen smiled to hide his surprise, then changed the topic with a smile, and said, "Hearing what Ji Niangzi said, I really want to see such a precious golden medicine sandalwood core material...... Of course, if I'm really optimistic, Ji Niangzi will have to give me a real price, I can't compare with the grandmother of the house! ”

As soon as she heard this, Ji Niangzi's eyes lit up slightly, and then she smiled and agreed. Although Qiu Chen seemed to be stingy when he said it, Ji Niangzi was not afraid that she would not spend money, as long as she was moved, she was not afraid that she would not be able to pay the money.

However, Ji Niangzi did not take out the pastel box directly, but first took out the blue and white porcelain box and closed the drawer, and then carefully opened the lid of the blue and white porcelain box.

"Madame, behold, this color is golden, and it is like gold...... Pretty good, right? Ji Niangzi saw the business opportunity, and her attitude and language were a little eager, "You smell and see ...... again"

As she spoke, Ji Niangzi sent the box to Qiu Chen, and Qiu Chen waved his hand naturally, allowing the slight air flow to drive the fragrance, so as to avoid the nasal cavity being stimulated by too strong fragrance and losing the sensitivity of the sense of smell. The reason why Qiu Chen is so skilled and natural is because of the habit she developed in the laboratory, because when smelling the smell of reagents in the laboratory, in order to prevent the toxicity and irritation of some drugs, it is required to fan the airflow in the palm of the bottle at a distance from the bottle mouth, so as to achieve the purpose of smelling the smell.

It was such a small inadvertent action, which made her secretly surprised in the eyes of Ji Niangzi. This kind of incense movement gesture is so familiar, it's not like people who don't know incense can do it, it's completely an insider!

quickly hid the surprise in her eyes, and Ji Niangzi's next language attitude was more cautious in her courtesy.

Qiu Chen didn't know that a small action of his own attracted Ji Niangzi's suspicions, and after smelling it, he raised his eyes and smiled: "It's really good, it's thicker than the sandalwood fragrance you usually see...... Well, it's hard to know that the flavor is thick but not pungent, it's very pleasant! ”

Ji Niangzi nodded, put down the blue and white porcelain box, and immediately picked up the pastel porcelain box and sent it to Qiu Chen.

"Madam, please see, the color of this core material is much stronger, although this color is not as beautiful as the sapwood, but the medicinal effect is much better, and the fragrance is better. Each incense only needs a piece the size of a soybean grain, which can make the whole house smoked, and people live in the house, and their clothes do not need to be specially rested on the smoker cage, they can be dyed with fragrance, and it lasts for a month......

Qiu Chen looked over in slight surprise, "A month? ”

It's been a long time! As far as she knows, the general fragrance is emitted by the volatile oil in the plant, and the volatile oil only has such a name, it is naturally volatile oil, she really finds it hard to believe, but after the soybean-sized spice is incense, it can make people get the fragrance, not to mention, the fragrance can last for a month......

Ji Niangzi is used to seeing this kind of surprised expression, and this kind of expression is the most normal expression in her opinion. It's just that, given that Qiu Chen showed 'that hand' before, she secretly wondered if Qiu Chen's expression was pretending?

Qiu Chen was a little farther away this time, waved his hand to fan the air and sniffed, leaned a little closer, sniffed once, as Ji Niangzi said, the core material of golden medicine sandalwood is indeed more fragrant than the sapwood, and according to Qiu Chen's observation and pondering, the reason why the core material is darker is because of the volatile oil, or the resin content containing volatile oil is higher, and after a long time of resin, more will be deposited, and the color will gradually deepen...... The same is true of the same kind of agarwood and sandalwood. Although the color and fragrance of this golden medicine sandalwood are different, the formation principle and the type of ingredients should be similar.

Looking at Qiu Chen's actions, Ji's eyes darkened slightly, and he was even more sure that Qiu Chen understood the fragrance, and then naturally put aside the previous contempt, but he was a little more dedicated when he spoke.

Qiu Chen left the two boxes of gold medicine sandalwood behind, and there was only one piece of ambergris in the remaining box, which was more peculiar, however, Qiu Chen had a little impression of this thing, as if it was sperm whale poop or vomit or something, besides, she had seen it in historical materials, ambergris was exclusive to the royal family in some dynasties, she didn't use it, and maybe she would commit some taboos, don't cause any trouble......

The price of two boxes of golden medicine sandalwood fruit is extremely expensive, as Ji said. There are very few gold medicine sandalwood in each box, only one tael of gold medicine sandalwood sapwood, and only six dollars in the core material, but it is enough to ask for thirty taels of silver, which is equivalent to three taels of gold. It's so much more expensive than gold!

However, Qiu Chen didn't bargain, after paying for the goods, he asked Qingxing to take two taels of silver to reward Ji's, which made Ji's surprised and happy, and the smile on his face was actually a little hot.

Without waiting for Ji to leave, Yuliang's voice came from the gate: "The second master is on the list!" The second master is on the list! ”

Qiu Chen, who had been unhurried just now, suddenly stood up and walked out quickly without stopping for half a moment.

Walking out of the small flower hall, Yu Liang had already run outside the second door, Qiu Chen hurriedly called him in a loud voice: "Yu Liang!" Is the second master on the list? How many? ”

Yu Liang ran too fast, heard Qiu Chen's call and rushed forward two steps before stopping, and immediately turned around and ran to Qiu Chen, gasping with joy on his face: "Madam, madam, the second master is on the list, third in the first class!" ”

"Oh, that's great!" Qiu Chen took out a golden bean from his pocket and threw it to Yu Liang, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's hard for you to run so far to report the news!" Take it! What about the second master? ”

Yu Liang was stunned for a moment holding the little golden bean before he came to his senses, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, "Mrs. Xie reward!" The second master and his classmates gathered, and the little one came back to deliver the letter and went back to serve! ”

Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to hold him and said with a smile: "You kid, what's the hurry, you're tired from running so far, and it's not too late to take a breath and drink saliva!" It's not like no one is following your second master! ”

Yu Liang blushed, lowered his eyes to hide the layer of mist that quickly rose in his eyes, thanked him repeatedly, and said, "Yes, madam, thank you Madame for your concern!" ”

Qiu Chen's face was full of joy, and he didn't pay much attention to the change in the child's expression, turned around and beckoned Chunxiang and said, "You go and get some water for Yuliang to drink, and then take a few pieces of snacks for him to eat." Later, the second master will get together with his classmates, and he will serve him, and he doesn't know how long it will take to eat! ”

Chunxiang hurriedly left Ji and hurriedly walked over, bowed his knees and thanked him, and then led Yuliang to the kitchen to drink water and eat.

Ji also heard Yu Liang's shout, and at this time he stepped forward to congratulate him: "Congratulations to Mrs., Mrs. Hexi, the second master can get the first and third place is really knowledgeable, it must be the title of the gold list, and the future is bright!" ”

Listening to this somewhat unobtrusive flattery, Qiu Chen only rejoiced. Qing Xing and Chen and others who heard the news also rushed over and said their joy repeatedly.

Qiu Chen greeted Qingxing with a smile: "Hurry up, send the red envelopes that are ready for the gang, even with Ji Niangzi, it is rare to catch up with our family's big event so coincidentally!" Sister-in-law Chen, add two dishes at noon today, so that the whole family will be happy! ”

Qingxing and Chen agreed repeatedly, one took out a string of red envelopes from his sleeve and distributed it, and sure enough, even Ji's also shared one, Chen and the others thanked the reward, and went back to the kitchen to continue doing their work. Ji thanked him again, and then said goodbye and left.

When he got out of the Lin family, Ji poured out the hard little things in the red envelope, and it was actually a silver coot with a pen or two!

Ji Shi was speechless, and sighed secretly, obediently, this family looks inconspicuous, and they are really generous. In a short time she was rewarded with three taels of silver. Just now she saw that the girl was holding a small twenty red envelopes in her hand, and this one was twenty taels of silver...... If it is left in an ordinary house, it is a medium-sized family of more than a dozen people in Anyang Mansion, and the monthly expenditure of a family will not exceed five taels of silver!

Carefully carrying the reward of three taels of silver into his arms, Ji hugged the incense box in his arms, and secretly made up his mind to make good friends with this Lin family in the future!

The Lin family got the silver reward and added vegetables, and the whole family was happy, and even walking and working seemed to bring the wind, brisk and joyful.

In the evening, Brother Quan, Liu Zhanfeng, who went to the workshop, and Daxing and Qingjiang, who went to Nannuma Lake, rushed back, Lin Xu also rushed back with Yao Yunxiu and Han Jingyu with a slight sense of alcohol, and when he learned that Yao Yunxiu and Han Jingyu were also on the list, and Han Jingyu won the first case of the government test, the joy of the family was even stronger.

Qiu Chen gave a few brothers Quan's money to make up the silver, and went to the kitchen in person, arranged a table of sumptuous meals, and congratulated Lin Xu and the others.

After dinner, Lin Xu came to the Sanjin Courtyard where Qiu Chen lived and told Qiu Chen about the interesting things of the day.

Qiu Chen listened with a smile, and only after hearing Lin Xu say that he had rewarded the person who had reported the good news with all the scattered silver on his body, he realized that she always felt that something was missing when she got the news at noon...... It turned out that they found Lin Xu's main son and went to ask for money nearby!

Qiu Chen smiled and took another twenty taels of broken silver and handed it to Lin Xu, the uncle and sister-in-law gossiped for a while, Qiu Chen instructed Lin Xu to drink in moderation, and then took him to rest.

The government examination is over, and now it is nearly mid-March, and I will go to the provincial capital to participate in the hospital examination in May.

Coming all the way before, the county test, the government test, the reason why Lin Xu went so smoothly was inseparable from Yun Jichen's escort. Sent Lin Xu away, Qiu Chen couldn't help but be a little worried, at Lin Xu's current level, whether he could pass the college exam was only a matter of five or five, in the limited two months, if he could find a knowledgeable gentleman for Lin Xu to guide and guide, and come to a 'college entrance examination assault training'.

Qiu Chen frowned and began to search in her brain, these days, she asked Chunxiang to search for information without a specific goal, almost to the big families and celebrities in the entire city, she seemed to remember a particularly good teacher...... Well, remembered!

Thinking of the 'Mr. Teaching' in his memory, Qiu Chen frowned. The person in her memory is not an ordinary teacher, nor an ordinary scholar, but the famous Guo family master in Anyang Mansion, when he was a jinshi, he was a jinshi, and when he became a two-term prefect, Ding Wei went home and did not seek revenge, but concentrated on educating his back at home, the four sons have now taught two jinshi, and one has also passed the exam, if there is no accident, next year's spring will add another jinshi to the Guo family.

A four-jinshi, not to talk about this rare glory, just this painstaking solitude, it can be regarded as a reward. It can be predicted that after the younger generation of the Guo family has three jinshi, the Guo family will become more and more prosperous in the future for at least a few decades, far more powerful than when Master Guo worked alone at the beginning!

Compared with the teaching results of the three Jinshi taught by Master Guo, Qiu Chen appreciates this trade-off and retreat, and the mentality and mind of the person who can do this step are by no means comparable to ordinary people. If Lin Xu can get the guidance of this one, not to mention that he will definitely be able to pass the hospital examination, but it will definitely benefit Lin Xu a lot in the future.

However, thinking about it, Qiu Chen could only shake her head and sigh helplessly, after all, she had just arrived in Fucheng, and she couldn't talk to the Guo family no matter how she thought about it. Moreover, even if she could talk, she didn't think that the old man of the Guo family was so easy to talk and would easily agree to teach Lin Xu as a student.

Qingxing came over and persuaded: "Madam, the hour is not early, you should rest early." ”

Qiu Chen shook his head, went into the ear room to wash, and slept peacefully on the kang. She can't think of a way to think of a headache at this time, so it's better to rest well, and talk about it tomorrow.

The next day, Lin Xu, Yao Yunxiu, and Han Jingyu still had an appointment with someone, and went out after breakfast.

Qiu Chen didn't bother his brain at home, followed Brother Quan and Liu Zhanxiang to the workshop, after looking around, he was very satisfied with the progress of the workers, and explained to Liu Zhanxiang Brother Quan, Ming'er began to make high-grade soap, and rushed to Nanmar Lake with Daxing.

Nanmarsh Lake is only more than 20 miles away from Fucheng, and the carriage traveled all the way, and in less than an hour, it drove onto a bluestone road that had just been paved.

Daxing smiled and pointed to Qiu Chen: "Madam, look, this is our newly paved road, with this road, I am not afraid of delaying my walk when it rains in the future." ”

Qiu Chen was also squinting at the bluestone road under the wheels, because it had just been paved, the bluestone road was not too flat, some stones were still loose, and the carriage was a little bumpy on the top, but I believe that with the traffic and the treadmills, these bluestones will become more and more solid, and the road will be easier and smoother.

This bluestone road is not wide, only about three meters, only enough for a carriage to pass, but it extends from the official road to the depths of Nanmar Lake, to the high platform that Yang Shuyong and Qiu Chen are optimistic about, the length is seven or eight miles.

When the carriage stopped at the end of Qingshi Road, before he got out of the car, Qiu Chen saw two rows of neat houses and several rows of chicken coops and duck sheds not far away.

didn't enter the house, Qiu Chen looked around first.

didn't go far, and Zhou and Yang Shuyong came out together. Qiu Chen and his brother and sister-in-law have not seen each other for more than two months, so they are naturally happy and greeting, seeing that Yang Shuyong and Zhou are thinner than what they saw during the New Year, Qiu Chen will inevitably feel distressed.

The infrastructure of Nanmarsh Lake was basically completed, and Zhou found more than a dozen women to artificially hatch chicks in a row of houses behind. In this way, artificial incubation not only needs to keep warm from time to time, control the appropriate temperature, but also come over to turn the duck eggs twice a day, so that the eggs and duck eggs are heated more evenly. This batch of eggs has been hatching for more than ten days, and in another ten days, you will be able to see chicks and ducklings running all over the ground.

On the waterfront side of the platform, a small wooden pier has been built, and four small wooden boats have been tied to the pier.

Yang Shuyong said to Qiu Chen with a happy face: "We have everything here, but just wait for Lao He to come over and bring lotus root fish fry, and we can start planting lotus root and raising fish immediately." ”

There is news about Lao He Qiu Chen, Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing told her before that when they went south, they made a special trip to find Lao He, and it is said that Lao He has already contacted the lotus root, and Lao He has already done the ideological work of the family, and he will bring his family over this year, and if he is used to living, he will settle here.

This news is undoubtedly the best good news for Yang Shuyong, and the smile on his face immediately became profound and bright.

At noon, Qiu Chen had a simple but delicious and warm lunch at Nanmara Lake, Qiu Chen didn't stay any longer, and returned to the city with Daxing and Qin Yong, who followed the guards.

On the way back to the city, Qiu Chen kept thinking about where to buy some spices to improve the soap formula and make more high-end soap varieties. In addition, it is necessary to prepare for shampoo, shower gel and other materials that will be put into production soon, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the sales season of shampoo and shower gel is coming soon, and their manufacturers must make products at least two months in advance to catch up with the sales season.

The golden medicine sandalwood she got yesterday gave her an inspiration, and products made of such more precious spices can be made into high-end luxury goods. It's just that even the sapwood of gold medicine sandalwood is basically equivalent to gold, and the cost of spice additives for bath products is still too high.

What she is pondering at this moment is whether she can find similar spice raw materials, which can not only reduce the cost, but also achieve the purpose of improving the quality of the product......

In addition to the spice shop, the shop that sells spices more intensively is a medicine shop.

Qiu Chen pondered all the way, but decided to find a pharmacy first. She has no clue when she thinks about it so much, maybe she will be inspired when she sees the real thing!

The largest pharmacy in Anyang Mansion is naturally the Rejuvenation Hall, which is now thriving, and the other one is the Jishitang where Qiu Chen had guessed the riddle.

There was almost no need to ponder, Qiu Chen directly ordered Daxing to drive straight to Jishitang.

In the afternoon, there were several guests in Jishitang who were grabbing medicine, and on the other side, in a single room separated by a wall, they heard someone talking in a low voice, and the young man who greeted him looked at Qiu Chen's expression and said, "This lady, are you going to see a doctor or grab medicine?" If you want to see a doctor, please wait here, Mr. Yuan is treating someone, and I will see you in a while......"

Listening to the young man's introduction, Qiu Chen understood that the cubicle was the consultation room for Lang Zhongbei.

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile, and said to the young man: "I don't see a doctor, and I don't take medicine......"

Speaking of this, before the smile on the young man's face froze, Qiu Chen continued: "I want to exchange some good sandalwood, agarwood and other spices, can you take them out for me?" ”

As soon as he heard about buying spices, the smile on the young man's face was a little more earnest than before. Although the Ming Dynasty has a lot of land and resources, there are not many self-produced spices, whether it is a medicine shop or a spice shop, most of the spices sold are trafficked from overseas and the Western Regions, and the price is naturally not cheap, and the corresponding profits are not low. If you sell it for more money, the young man will naturally get more reward, and it is no wonder that the young man smiled in an instant.

"Madam, you have come to the right place to buy spices in the shop, although the shop is not a spice shop specializing in spices, there is no shortage of serious good things...... Please, the little one will go and bring it out for you......"

The young man politely led Qiu Chen through the lobby, into a small hall at the back of the lobby, and then quickly ran out of the hall to get spices.

Qiu Chen and Daxing glanced at each other, and they both laughed. This young man was obviously very jerky, thinking about leading them into the house, not to mention refreshments, and without even asking for a seat, he ran away on his own, really!

No one greeted them, and Qiu Chen and Daxing didn't treat themselves harshly, and sat on the chair by themselves. Not long after he took his seat, the curtain was lifted from outside, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked in with a smile on his face, followed by the reckless young man just now, who was holding two boxes in his hands. It's just that there is not much joy on the young man's face at this time, but more frustration, like a frosted eggplant, wilting!

"This lady, I make you smile, this child has only been here for a few days......" The middle-aged man said with a smile as he walked inside, but after seeing Qiu Chen, he was stunned, and after a while, a bright surprise suddenly burst out on his stiff face.

Qiu Chen also stood up and greeted the middle-aged man with a smile: "Shopkeeper, let's meet again!" ”

This shopkeeper is none other than the master of ceremonies who presides over the lantern riddle guessing activity on the stage during the Lantern Festival!

"Ah, haluha, what an accident, an unexpected joy...... Xiao Keyi's surname is Guo, Guo Huai'an, and he is the shopkeeper of the trumpet, and it is really an unexpected joy to be able to see Mrs. again! Guo Huai'an's face was full of joy, and he arched his hands politely.

However, such a surprise is still quite weird in Qiu Chen's opinion!

Anyway, she won two lanterns that day, and it was very measurable that people didn't hate her, how could she be so surprised? This shopkeeper Guo's unreasonable and earnest attitude aroused Qiu Chen's vigilance.

Secretly vigilant in his heart, Qiu Chen still had a faint smile on his face, and he also blessed himself slightly: "Shopkeeper Guo is really too polite, my surname is Yang, this is my housekeeper Liao Daxing, I am also very happy to see Shopkeeper Guo again." ”

"Ah, it turned out to be Mrs. Yang, Steward Liao! Mrs. Yang and Steward Liao, please take a seat! Shopkeeper Guo bowed his hand eagerly and stretched out his hand to invite Qiu Chen and Daxing to take a seat, and then immediately turned around and instructed the young man, "Don't hurry up and serve tea to Mrs. Yang and Steward Liao!" ”

The young man put the box in his hand a few times, agreed with a wilt, glanced at Qiu Chen with some grievances, and kicked and stomped out.