Xiao Yiran didn't know about Zhu Di's arrival in Yiranju, although he wanted to go to the palace and express his gratitude to Zhu Di, knowing that Zhu Di must have a lot of things to do when he came back, so he planned to delay for a few days.

It's just that in the evening of the next day, Zhu Di and Chu Tian came to the Sun and Moon Boat together. Because the two came a little abruptly, Xiao Yiran only cared about saluting the two of them when they met at first sight, and did not notice that Zhu Di was followed by a person. After Zhu Di and Chu Tian sat down, they only heard Zhu Di shout outside:

"Come in."

With Zhu Di's shouting, a tall and thin figure appeared at the door of the painting boat, Xiao Yiran recognized at a glance that it was the "bastard" who came here last winter to make trouble, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhu Di in confusion.

"It's an acquaintance, so I don't need to be introduced by this king, right?"

Qingwen and Musk Yue, who were waiting next to them, still showed very unfriendly eyes when they saw "Mixed Up", and glared at him fiercely. I saw that "Mixed and Stingy" took two steps forward, stood in front of Xiao Yiran, bowed to the end, and said in his mouth:

"Villain Sun Cong, please forgive Miss for your rudeness last time."

"Miss Yiran, what Sun Cong did in the past is really hateful, but now he has repentance, then give him a chance to take care of the Sun Moon Boat for Miss Yiran in the future to pay for his sins."

What's going on? Xiao Yiran didn't understand for a while. The last time they saw off at the city gate, they both saw the figure of "Mixed Not Stingy", and the three of them thought they were dazzled, judging from today's scene, "Mixed Not Stingy" did follow Zhu Di to Zhongdu, that is to say, the three of them were not wrong that day.

"Since the prince said so, let him pass in the past."

Xiao Yiran didn't answer the second half of Zhu Di's sentence, and she hadn't figured out what Zhu Di meant in her heart.

"Lord Wang, even if the prince doesn't come today, Yiran also plans to attach a thank you to the prince."

"Hehe, what's there to thank for?"

"Whether it's the title deed or the New Year's gift, Yiran deserves it."

"So, didn't this king come to the door in person today?"

Listening to Zhu Di's meaning, it seemed to have another meaning, so Xiao Yiran remained silent and waited for Zhu Di to say it.

"Since Miss Yiran has built Yiran Residence, is the next step to sell the Sun Moon Boat?"

It seems that his careful thinking has been guessed by Zhu Di. Xiao Yiran nodded slightly.

"That's just right, how about Miss Yiran don't need to thank King Ben to buy the silver from the land into the Sun Moon Boat?"

"Lord, in this way, wouldn't Yiran owe the prince a greater favor? If the prince is interested in the painting boat, he will simply give it to the prince. ”

"Miss Yiran wants this king to be charged with forcibly taking people's money?"

"The prince is serious, it was originally the silver that Yiran owed the prince, how could he force it?"

"Hehe, don't argue with the prince and the young lady, let's talk about it."

Chu Tian, who had not spoken, interjected.

"Miss feels that she owes the prince a favor, and the prince is interested in this sun and moon boat. It's better to do this, Sun Moon Fang is still in Miss's name, but it will be handed over to Sun Cong to take care of it in the future. After that, half of the income of Sun Moon Boat will go to Miss and half to the prince, so good? ”

Xiao Yiran thought about it, this was also a way to repay Zhu Di's affection, so he nodded and agreed.

"Miss Yiran has no opinion, and this king has no opinion, so it's decided."

Turning his head to look at Sun Cong standing in front of him, he commanded:

"From tomorrow onwards, let's go to the painting boat to do things, and follow Miss Yiran's orders."

"Yes, lord."

agreed, Sun Cong turned around and went out.

"The prince just came back the day before yesterday, he should have a lot of things to do, why do you have time to come to the painting boat now?"

"Not just now, today the prince is on the construction site of Yiranju."

"Isn't it?"

Xiao Yiran looked at Zhu Di suspiciously.

"Hehe, this king saw the blueprint of Yiranju yesterday, and his heart was itching all night, so he went to Yiranju early in the morning."

"Little Yiranju, how can there be such magic to make the prince sleep at night?"

Miss Yiran didn't know that not only the prince, but also the old man, who had been immersed in the garden for a lifetime, was also deeply shocked by the idea of living in a natural way. The old man has a reluctant request, I wonder if Miss Yiran can agree? ”

"Mr. Chu is the best among them, how can he be so ridiculous? The old gentleman can only put forward any requests, and he will obey them all. ”

"Then the old man is cheeky."

"Old gentleman, please speak, Yiran listens."

"This time, I am responsible for the preparation of Yiran Residence, and I don't charge a penny for the old man, I just ask the young lady to be in the middle of Yiran Ju and give the old man a place to live. From then on, the old man washed his hands in the golden basin and lived in Yiran for a long time, I wonder if Miss Yiran is willing to take in the old man? ”

"How can the old gentleman say that, it is an honor to be a neighbor with an old man like the old gentleman."

"Does that mean Miss agreed?"

"I can't ask for it."

Xiao Yiran said very sincerely. This is indeed Xiao Yiran's sincere words, since August 16 last year, suddenly from the ninth year of the Taiping rejuvenation of the Northern Song Dynasty to the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Xiao Yiran has once again become a helpless and lonely person. In the past few years, in contact with Chutian, this old man is not only proficient in garden design, but also knows all about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is polite, easy-going and kind. Xiao Yiran had already accepted Chu Tian from the bottom of his heart.

"Hehe, this king has long said that Miss Yiran must be welcome, and Old Chu has been nervous."

Zhu Di and Chu Tian sat in the painting boat for a while, and when it was time to hold the lamp, they did not stay for dinner, so they agreed to say goodbye and leave. Xiao Yiran also knew that Zhu Di had just returned from Fengyang, the capital of China, and there must be a lot of things to deal with, and Mr. Chu was worried about the construction of Yiran Residence, so he had no intention of keeping it.

"Miss, do you really want to let Liu's 'mess around' work on the painting boat?"

After Zhu Di and Chu Tian left, Qingwen asked in a muttered voice.

"The prince has spoken, how can he not believe it? Besides, I owe so much silver taels to the prince, although it is to let Sun Cong come to work on the painting boat, we only think that the painting boat is given to the prince, and in the future, the things on the painting boat, before moving to Yiranju, don't interfere anymore. ”

Hearing Xiao Yiran say this, Qingwen nodded reluctantly.

Early the next morning, Sun Cong came to the painting boat and first went to the living room to ask Xiao Yiran to show him.

"Although the villain used to **** linger in the painting boat, he is only very familiar with the operation of the painting boat, and I hope that the young lady will give me more advice."

Facing Sun Cong, who suddenly became polite, Xiao Yiran was a little uncomfortable for a while, paused, and then turned around and asked Qingwen to call Wang Ma. When Wang Ma came to the living room, she was also shocked when she saw "mixed up". Xiao Yiran didn't explain anything to her, but just instructed Wang's mother:

"Mother Wang, in the future, Sun Cong and Sun Gongzi will work on the painting boat. Wang Ma is an old man on the painting boat, some ways of doing business, and a little more mention of Sun Gongzi. In the future, according to the instructions of Lord Yan, the Sun and Moon Boat will be handed over to Sun Gongzi to take care of. Go back and tell everyone else to cooperate with Sun Gongzi and take care of the Sun and Moon Boat together. ”

Although Wang Ma was full of doubts, when she heard Xiao Yiran say that it was what Prince Yan meant, she immediately nodded and agreed.

"Miss doesn't have to call the villain by her son, just call Sun Cong."

"How can this be reasonable, in terms of age, Yiran should have been called the eldest brother, but considering that the son will take care of this painting boat in the future, it is more appropriate to call the son."

Turning his head to look at Qingwen and Musk Yue, he instructed the two of them to say:

"Inform everyone in the painting boat that they will call Sun Gongzi this way in the future."

"Miss, whether the painting boat will continue to be closed, or will it start business on another day, please tell Miss."

"It's been closed for a long time, since Sun Gongzi is here, let's take off the sign that is closed, and there is no need to choose a day, let's start business today." Musk Yue, lead Sun Gongzi to see all over the painting boat, Sun Gongzi has something he is not familiar with, and he must explain it clearly. By the way, call the princess together. ”

Musk Yue is not like Qingwen, but her temperament is much softer, and after listening to Miss's instructions, she led Sun Cong out.

"Miss, can you really change your 'mix of stinginess'?"

"I just commanded that he should be called Son."

"Yes, miss. Can Sun Gongzi change for the better? ”

"Don't you know the old saying that the prodigal son does not change his money? Don't let me hear those three words again. ”

This day was the 29th day of the fifth month of the 10th year of Hongwu, and the Sun Moon Boat began to receive guests again after eight months of closure. In order to let Sun Cong get started with it, and in order to let himself fade out of the audience's field of vision, Xiao Yiran retreated into the background from that day, and there were Wang Ma and Qingwen Musk Yue to assist Sun Cong in taking care of it. As for meeting those guests who wanted to listen to the little song and enjoy the singing and dancing, Xiao Yiran just sent the four dancers and the small band to deal with it, and he came out of Zhu Di and Chu Tian, and never showed up again.

By mid-June, Sun Cong was basically familiar with the Yiqiē on the painting boat, and on June 18, Sun Cong came to ask Xiao Yiran for advice.

"Miss, the business of the Sun Moon Boat is a little lighter than that of other painting boats. Is it possible to invite some well-known fans to come and support the façade? ”

The so-called fan head is a prostitute. Xiao Yiran also knew that since her mother Zhao Qian's death and sent all the fireworks girls in the painting boat out, she had been barely maintaining it by relying on her previous savings and Zhu Di's care. If you really want to make a living from the painting boat, you can't run it like this all the time.

"Since the painting boat has been handed over to Sun Gongzi to take care of, such a thing can be done by Gongzi, so there is no need to ask me. If you want to make money, you can't rely on just a few people at the moment. ”

Although Xiao Yiran didn't say it explicitly, the meaning of his words still agreed to Sun Cong's mention.

Sun Cong's work efficiency is still quite high, and after only a few days, he bought back a few fans who can be regarded as middle-to-upper, and Sun Moon Fang's business suddenly improved. Seeing that Sun Cong**** was busy, he no longer revealed his previous habit of "not being stingy", and Xiao Yiran gradually relaxed his heart. He no longer paid attention to the things on the Sun and Moon Boat, and went to the construction site of Yiranju every once in a while, counting his fingers, looking forward to the day of moving.