After Xiao Yiran finished speaking, he knew that he had lost his words, so he hurriedly changed the topic and talked about his plan for the land in front of him. Of course, it is depicted according to the memory of the manor of the eldest uncle Sun Jidong.

Qingwen and Musk Yue, who were listening, nodded again and again, and finally Qingwen asked:

"Miss, after the Zhuangzi is built in the future, shouldn't I choose a name?"

"Yes, Miss."

Musk Moon echoed.

Xiao Yiran almost didn't even think about it, so he said casually:

"How about calling it 'Yiranju'?"

"What a name, miss. It has the name of the young lady, and it is very elegant. ”

The three of them talked and laughed, and did not return to the city until nearly noon, and then found a casual restaurant for lunch, and then returned to the Sun and Moon Boat on the Qinhuai River.

Since the "mixed up" came to make trouble, the Sun Moon Boat has not received guests, and has been hanging a sign that it is closed. This made Wang Ma and the other old people in the painting boat unable to hold their breath, and they came to ask Xiao Yiran when he would start receiving guests. Since Xiao Yiran bought Zhuangzi, he has long been willing to leave the painting boat business, and he has already begun to think about selling the painting boat in his hand, so he will naturally not be in a hurry to receive guests. I calculated my savings in my heart, thinking that one day after buying the painting boat, I would use some of the money to settle the people on the boat, especially the group of old people who had been following my mother Zhao Qian. As for the young people, such as Qingwen and Musk Yue, as well as the four dancing girls, they are almost at the age of marriage, if they are willing to go to Zhuangzi with themselves, it is naturally the best, if they are unwilling, Xiao Yiran does not intend to force them, like those old people, give them some money and send them to fend for themselves, that is.

Look at the end of the year, and it is also the busiest time of winter in the painting boat. Xiao Yiran still makes people hang up the sign of closure every day.

One day, Qingwen and Musk Yue accompanied Xiao Yiran to sit in the living room, and the two of them did not guess in their hearts the intention of the young lady to close down all the time, Qingwen couldn't help but ask tentatively:

"Miss, the painting boat is always resting like this, and the old customers have gone to other painting boats. Is the young lady planning to stop doing the art boat business? ”

"That's an idea."

"That?"

Qingwen originally wanted to ask, Miss can live there with Zhuangzi, but what about us people? It's just that when the words came to my mouth, I remembered that I and Musk Yue, as well as many girls and children on the painting boat, were all sold to the painting boat. The young lady is the owner of the painting boat, and naturally she is also her own master. Therefore, whether the young lady continues to open the painting boat or sells the painting boat to Zhuangzi, she always has to take them with her, so why bother to ask again?

"I've thought about it, you have also reached the age of marriage, if you are willing to follow me, I will naturally not object. But if you do not want it, I will give you back the deed, and I will not give you any money, and I will give you some money, which will be considered a dowry for you. ”

"Miss hasn't found anyone yet, so we're not in a hurry. Of course, where the young lady goes, we will follow. ”

Qingwen was the fastest, and as soon as Xiao Yiran's words fell, she said her thoughts, and Musk Yue also echoed:

"Yes, Miss, I will follow Miss too."

"Don't spread it for now, and when you have an eyebrow, you can tell the others."

Seeing Qingwen and Musk Yue nodding, Xiao Yiran said to the two again:

"Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, according to the old rules, is it time to make new clothes for everyone on the boat? I can't put it off any longer, and if I go on any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to get busy. Tomorrow, let Wang Ma accompany the two of you to go into the city to buy fabrics together, and by the way, buy New Year's goods. ”

After a while, Xiao Yiran said again:

"It's time to prepare for everyone's annual rituals. Just call a few more people tomorrow and buy everything at once. ”

After discussing for a while, Qingwen and Musk Yue began to clean up the living room. When she arrived at the door of the painting boat, Qingwen looked up and saw the plaque hanging on it, and couldn't help but ask Xiao Yiran:

"Miss, if you really want to sell the painting boat, what will happen to this plaque?"

Qingwen's meaning is very clear, and now that she knows that Zhu Zixiu is Zhu Di, the king of Yan, this plaque written by her own hand is naturally unusual.

After Xiao Yiran heard this, he was also stunned in his heart, yes, what should I do with this plaque? If it is sold with the painting boat, I am afraid that it will make Zhu Di unhappy. But where do you take it and put it? Get it to the future Zhuangzi? Xiao Yiran shook his head, if he really wanted to take it, there was still no place to hang it. If you hide it, you might as well sell it with the boat.

For a while, Xiao Yiran was worried again. Why did he just get rid of the entanglement of Zhao Heng, who was about to become Song Zhenzong, and met Zhu Di, who was about to become Ming Chengzu? Zhao Heng is okay, after all, when he was pestering himself at that time, although he secretly hid a Liu E, after all, he was nominally not married, but Zhu Di was different. Today's Zhu Di has already gotten married, not only has the main concubine, but even the side concubine has two concubines. Thinking of this, Xiao Yiran's face suddenly turned red, shook his head vigorously, and said secretly in his heart:

"What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly think of this? ”

Thinking of Zhao Heng, it is inevitable to think of Lin Chen again, counting the time, if it is still in the Northern Song Dynasty for nine years, Lin Chen and Princess Yinghui have been married for more than three months. Also, now that the end of the year is approaching, how are the parents in Yanshan Mansion? If it's really a dream, it's okay, if not, how sad should the parents who regard themselves as pearls be?

Xiao Yiran didn't dare to think about it anymore, got up and came to the outside of the painting boat, standing in the cold wind on the deck, looking at the gloomy sky. Suddenly, a few snowflakes fluttered down, and then a goose feather snow came overwhelmingly. In just a moment, Xiao Yiran, who was standing on the deck, turned into a snowman.

"Miss, go back to the cabin, it's windy, be careful of catching a cold."

Musk Yue walked over, took Xiao Yiran's arm back to the cabin, and moved the burning charcoal basin to Xiao Yiran's feet, flicked the burned charcoal ash, and added a few new pieces of charcoal. Xiao Yiran had just sat down for a while, and Qingwen, who was standing at the door admiring the snow, turned her head and shouted loudly to her:

"Miss, someone is coming, followed by a carriage."

"Who is it?"

"The snow is too big to see clearly."

Xiao Yiran stood up and came to the entrance, looked out, and saw four people walking in the wind and snow on foot, followed by a carriage. Looking at the appearance of the carriage, it is obvious that it is loaded with heavy loads. The group walked swiftly and soon came to the shore where the Sun and Moon Boat docked. One of them shouted:

"Excuse me, it's the Sun and Moon Boat that is moored?"

"Exactly, who are you and what is the matter here?"

I said yes and asked back.

"We are from the Yan Palace, and we are here to give Miss a New Year's gift on the order of the prince."

It's Yan Wang Zhu Di again. Xiao Yiran knew that since it was delivered, there was no reason not to accept it, so he had to ask Musk Yue to call Wang Ma and the others, help take the family members of the four palaces, and move all the goods on the carriage to the living room in the painting boat. After counting the goods in front of the gift list, the family of the royal palace turned around and said goodbye. Xiao Yiran hurriedly asked Qingwen and Musk Yue to seal four red envelopes of five taels of silver as a reward and stuffed them into the hands of the royal family.