When he returned to Xiao Yiran, who lived in Yiran, he suddenly felt refreshed. I left Yiranju on September 18, and today is April 11, which is only seven days away, that is, a full seven months. Looking at the lotus pond and listening to the bamboo breeze, Xiao Yiran's mood is indescribable. After dinner, Liu Li and Zhou's sister-in-law came to pay Xiao Yiran a few years of bamboo shoot money.

"Miss, this year's bamboo shoots earn thirty percent more than last year, a total of twenty taels and five dollars of silver."

"Sister-in-law Zhou, Brother Liu, it's still the same rules as before. Qingwen, eighteen taels. ”

Xiao Yiran didn't count the extra five coins of silver, and Sister-in-law Zhou still had to push it, so Xiao Yiran waved her hand to stop it:

"Sister-in-law and eldest brother came together, do you want to inquire about Sister Xia'er?"

"Miss, why didn't Xia'er come back together?"

"Sister-in-law Zhou, that's the case. After the affairs of the Yan Wangfu have been resolved, there will be nothing for me. So I went to Wutai Mountain, and I came back directly from Wutai Mountain. Sister Xia'er and Mr. Chu were left behind by the palace and could not rush back until the project was almost completed. ”

"Isn't that going to take a few years?"

"Sister-in-law, Xia'er can just take this opportunity to learn more skills from her husband. If the eldest brother and sister-in-law really want to be Sister Xia'er, you can go to Beiping Mansion to see her. ”

Liu Li and Sister-in-law Zhou glanced at each other, and shook their heads at the same time:

"Wait a few years, just wait a few years, Beiping is so far away, don't go to see Xia'er."

The next morning, just after breakfast, Sun Cong arrived.

"Sun Gongzi came just in time, I want to build a pavilion in the bamboo forest, please ask Sun Gongzi to help me find people."

"Miss, how many people do you need?"

"Eight craftsmen want, and finally there are skilled hands who have built pavilions, and how many others need, please ask the craftsmen."

Sun Cong agreed, and then briefly talked about the business of the painting boat in the seven months after Xiao Yiran left, and handed Xiao Yiran a silver ticket of three hundred taels after speaking.

Then he talked about the matter of living comfortably during the time that Xiao Yiran left.

"After Miss left, there was nothing big in Yiranju, but there were more people who came to ask Miss to plan the house. In particular, Steward Hu of the Prime Minister's Mansion has personally come three times and sent his family to come twice. ”

"Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong."

Hu Weiyong, Xiao Yiran was shocked. The historical memory of his life when he was in college told Xiao Yiran that this Hu Weiyong was the first person killed by Zhu Yuanzhang on the charge of rebellion after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Hu Weiyong's case involved a large number of people, a wide range of involvement, and a long duration of the Ming Dynasty. If he is not mistaken, Hu Weiyong should have happened in the first month of the thirteenth year of Hongwu. It is already the middle of April in the twelfth year of Hongwu.

"Who else has been here?"

"In addition, there are also Jin Wangfu and Chu Wangfu, and there are also people coming."

Xiao Yiran knew that the King of Jin was Zhu Li, and the King of Chu was Zhu Zhen, and the two of them had met once in Sun and Moon Fang.

"Try not to leak the news of my return. Also, Sun Gongzi will help me hire a stable and old porter. ”

"Good concierge, please. If you want not to leak the news that the young lady has returned, I am afraid it is more difficult. ”

"If I don't hide it, I'll announce to the public that I suffered a cold on the way back and am now sick in bed."

Sun Cong didn't know why Xiao Yiran did this, it stands to reason that the people who came to invite Xiao Yiran were all powerful lords, and most people were afraid that they would rack their brains to get in touch with these people, but this young lady wanted to avoid them in every possible way. However, Sun Cong is also a smart person, since Xiao Yiran didn't say it, he didn't ask any further, and then nodded in agreement.

After Sun Cong said goodbye and left, Qingwen picked up the three hundred taels of silver tickets and said happily:

"Miss, don't say it, Sun Cong is really capable. It's been less than a year since I took over, and the business is almost catching up with my mother's time. ”

"How else can it be said that 'the prodigal son does not change his money'."

Sun Cong's work efficiency, Xiao Yiran is still very satisfied. Only a day later, the newly invited porter and the people who built the pavilion arrived together. For pavilions, although Xiao Yiran doesn't know much about architecture and style, he still has a lot in his mind. After briefly describing the craftsmen, they are all familiar hands who have built pavilions, and they immediately understood. Without Xiao Yiran's brain, the craftsman calculated the list of materials, as well as the amount of labor, etc. The rest is to hand it over to Sun Cong to purchase materials. Xiao Yiran just led the craftsman to the bamboo forest, chose the location of the pavilion, and handed it over to Sun Cong to handle everything.

Xiao Yiran returned to the fence courtyard and called the newly invited porter. He was a man in his early forties, of medium build, and looked very capable. This person's surname is Huang, his name is Huang Zhongren, and he is from the neighboring village of Song Jiatuan.

"Presumably, the salary and other matters, Sun Gongzi has already sued Uncle Huang, right?"

"Miss Hui, Childe has made it clear."

"The rules of Yiranju, in addition to wages, also have a festival every year. In addition, if you usually do a good job, there are red envelopes to get at the end of the year. ”

"Thank you, Miss."

"The concierge is not complicated, just watch the door, and when someone comes, you have to inform in advance. In the near future, there may be a lot of people from the royal palace, including the Prime Minister's Mansion. Uncle Huang should remember that no matter who comes, if it comes to me, he will tell the other party, the young lady is sick in bed and cannot entertain guests. If the other party insists on seeing him, he also asks Uncle Huang to inform Qingwen and Musk Yue first. ”

"Yes, miss."

After arranging Huang Zhongren, Xiao Yiran instructed Qingwen and Musk Yuedao:

"For the next few months, I will have to pretend to be sick, and you two must cooperate well. I'll make a prescription when I go back, and ask Liu Lijing to grab the medicine, and what time do you boil it for me every morning. ”

"Isn't Miss really sick?"

"Qingwen, didn't you hear Miss say that she was pretending to be sick?"

"If you're pretending to be sick, why do you have to take medicine? Didn't you hear that the medicine is three parts poisonous? ”

"Hehe, nothing is absolute. I just prescribed a few medicines to clear my heart and lungs, and it didn't get in the way. ”

"Miss still understands pharmacology?"

"Haven't you ever eaten pork, haven't you ever seen a pig run?"

Xiao Yiran was in the ancient era, but he had directly commanded the Ministry of Health presided over by Xuanyun, and he still knew some simple medicinal materials. Immediately prescribed a prescription, mainly honeysuckle, astragalus, yellow essence, American ginseng, wolfberry, etc., which not only nourishes blood and qi, nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, and clears away heat and detoxifies medicinal materials.

Within a few days, the news that Xiao Yiran had returned to Yiranju spread out. The first one to come was the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion - Hu Xin. No matter how Huang Zhongren of the concierge explained, Hu Xin must see Xiao Yiran, no way, Huang Zhongren asked Hu Xin to wait in the concierge, ran in by himself, and told Sù Qingwen and Musk Yue. The two girls were boiling medicine for Xiao Yiran in the yard, and the yard was full of the smell of Chinese medicine.

Xiao Yiran, who got the news, hurriedly returned to the room and lay down on the bed, so that Huang Zhongren could bring Hu Xin over.

"Hu Xin, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, has seen Miss."

Hu Xin's words were polite, but his attitude was quite arrogant. It's just that his hands arched slightly forward, and his eyes looked at Xiao Yiran on the bed without hesitation.

"The little woman is in poor health and can't salute Steward Hu, please forgive Steward Hu."

Xiao Yiran, supported by Musk Yue, struggled to move his body and leaned on the futon at the head of the bed.

"I wonder what illness Miss has? Who should you ask for a diagnosis? ”

"Steward Lao Hu asked, it was not a serious illness. On the way back from Beiping, I occasionally felt a cold. At first, I didn't care about it, but I didn't want to do it day by day. It is the pulse of the nearby Liu Lang diagnosis. ”

Xiao Yiran didn't expect the other party to ask so confidently, because he didn't prepare a statement in advance, so he had to make it up.

"Where will the wild lang in the countryside see a doctor? When I turn around and send the imperial doctor in the palace to come, I will definitely get rid of the disease. ”

"How can the people's daughter trouble the imperial doctor, but Steward Hu's love is easy to understand."

"Hehe, Miss is polite. It was not for nothing that the imperial doctor came to consult the young lady. The young lady should know that this is the fourth time she has come to Yiranju. As for the purpose of coming here, I guess the young lady can guess it, right? ”

"Steward Hu also wants to invite the little girl to plan the house?"

"Exactly."

"Don't hide it from Steward Hu, the little woman doesn't understand this, it's just that when Mr. Chu was drawing the blueprint, she mentioned it by the way, and she didn't want to hit it crookedly, so she was misunderstood by Lord Yan."

"Why should Miss Yiran be humble, can't Prime Minister Hu invite Miss Fudo too?"

Hearing that the other party directly used the prime minister to pressure himself, Xiao Yiran was very disgusted in his heart. However, it cannot be shown on the face.

"May I ask Steward Hu, I wonder if the Prime Minister wants to rebuild the existing residence, or if he wants to build a new house?"

"It's a bit of both. It was renovated and expanded on top of the existing mansion. ”

"In this way, the folk girl will tell her bluntly."

"Miss, please speak."

"The study of gardening, the little woman has indeed never dabbled. If the prime minister insists on asking the little woman to make a move, there must be a person who understands the science of gardening. Other than that, the little woman couldn't do anything, not even draw blueprints. ”

Hu Xin stared at Xiao Yiran's face on the bed, as if to distinguish the truth from the falsehood.

"If Steward Hu doesn't believe it, you can inquire. Today, Mr. Chu Tian still stays in Beiping Mansion and supervises the construction of Yanwang Mansion. If the little woman was good at this, it would not be Mr. Chu Tian who would be left. ”

Hu Xin nodded, seeming to believe Xiao Yiran's words.

"Since the young lady told her bluntly, I will ask the prime minister when I go back next, and at the same time ask the imperial doctor to come and diagnose the young lady."

"Steward Hu, don't bother the imperial doctor."

"Miss doesn't need to be polite, I'm going to say goodbye."

Hu Xin walked on the road, and it was inevitable that he would have doubts in his heart. It is rumored that the owner of Yiranju is good at gardening, not only Yiranju is from the hands of Xiao Yiran, but also the rebuilt Suzhou Wuwang Mansion is also planned by Xiao Yiran and Chutian, and even Zhu Di, the king of Yan, invited Xiao Yiran to Beiping to plan the Yanwang Mansion. Is there really something wrong with the rumors?