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At the beginning of the new year, a new shop opened on Suzaku Street, with a sign that reads "Qin's Cocoa Tea", and a small signboard underneath, "Nanyang Java Cocoa Tea Special Chain Shop". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin rushed to the party on the first day, and they smiled when they entered the door - the welcome was dressed as a pair of chubby Garfield. Jia Cong said in a low voice: "Second sister-in-law Liu liked Garfield many years ago. "The furnishings inside are straightforward, there is an exotic style, and the guys are all wearing exotic clothes, and the people in Beijing are very novel and interesting to see. In front of the counter stands a large sign with recipes for cocoa tea. There are some seats in the restaurant, so customers can sit and drink, buy and cook their own, and sell snacks. It's just that the price is the same - expensive. Comparable to the most expensive tea. There is no shortage of rich and noble people in Beijing, and whether it is expensive or not is not in the eyes.

People all over the world love to catch up with the strange, and they love to buy things that others also love, and cocoa tea is all available. I heard from the shopkeeper that in less than two hours on the opening day, the shop had already sold out the inventory of a warehouse; After seven days, they had to temporarily close the store and wait for the goods, which was another five days. When the shop reopened, there was already a long queue outside.

The military newspaper from Nanyang also came. According to Lin Daiyu's words, the fight was boring. They brought a lot of new bombs and improved hot air balloons to the Malay Islands, and the soldiers all replaced them with new breech guns. When the war was over, there were few immigrants, so they stayed behind and settled. In the name of Zhouji, he hired local people to build port roads, and cleaned up the remnants of a small country by the way. He never mentioned the matter of returning to China, and the letter that Situ Pan wanted to use Jarvis to send troops to North America had not yet reached Nanyang.

Jia Cong pondered: "I don't know how well the Mu family has learned." Originally, she was not in a hurry, but she was a little anxious. ”

Chen Ruijin ate cocoa tea and asked casually, "What's the hurry?" ”

Jia Cong said: "She was quite famous when she was in the northwest, she was good at appeasing the people of all ethnic groups, and she also had a lot of useful people. At that time, I don't know how many people I would let Mu take away, and those people have no place to use their strength now—the court has left them idle for many years. Sister Lin's younger brother is singing blackface at this time, and he will kill if he doesn't agree with him. If we don't wipe out the population as we did in Dongying, we will create all kinds of ethnic contradictions. King Yan wants to send his brother back to fight again. The best thing would have been for the two of them to come back after they had killed all the thorns on the Malay side, and Muhammad would lead her father's men over to take over. Beat a stick first, and then give a sweet date. ”

Chen Ruijin thought for a while: "Ming'er, I'll go to Dongping Wangfu and ask her how she is prepared." ”

"Hmm."

The next day, Chen Ruijin went over to inquire, and the prince of Dongping actually prepared more than 20 capable officials for his daughter! In the past few months, Mu has been learning this and that like a scientific examiner. At first, she Lao Tzu just taught casually, and she didn't want Mu Shi to learn quickly and well, and she could ask questions that her Lao Tzu couldn't answer for a while, so the prince of Dongping became interested. Jia Cong was happy for a long time after hearing about it: "All gentlemen in the world are the same." ”

Soon after the year, the Zhenguo Mansion was separated. Mrs. Niu tried her best to stop Niu Jiye from moving out, and she panicked day by day, and took out her anger at her daughter-in-law Jiang. Fortunately, soon there was a Huizhou prefect Liu sent someone to send his daughter's dowry, thinking that his daughter was not too young, and he had the intention to get married before Niu Jicheng sent out the army. The dowry list looked honest, and the Liu family promised to give them the supply of cocoa tea in the house in a few days, and Mrs. Niu felt much more comfortable. Fame and the like are nothing when they meet real money. Besides, as the days go by, who remembers?

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the capital was extremely lively, and Jia Cong was also ready to accompany his girlfriend to go shopping. The two of them were pondering what to wear at night in Lixiangyuan, when a small servant came in and replied: "There is a person outside the door, and the clothes seem to be ordinary people, asking to see Miss Chen." The look on his face was as if he was frightened. ”

Chen Ruijin asked, "Did he say his name?" ”

"That person's surname is Pan, and the third master and Miss Chen have both been to his house." "He said that Miss Chen wanted to take his daughter as an apprentice. Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin glanced at each other: Isn't that Liu Mingyi's adoptive father Pan Xigui? What is he going to do? The little servant added, "The empty hand does not bring a salute." ”

Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Hurry up and invite him in!" "The people who come out of the palace will definitely not lose their courtesy. I'm afraid something happened to their family.

After a while, Pan Xigui came in, his face was as ugly as gold paper. Chen Ruijin hurriedly asked: "But what happened to Mingyi?" ”

Pan Xigui muttered: "...... No. ”

Jia Cong pointed to the chair and said, "You sit down and speak slowly." Pan Xigui didn't dare to sit. Jia Cong smiled: "Shall we go to your house and sit too?" ”

Pan Xigui looked around with a wincing face, and Fang carefully sat on the edge of a chair. He hesitated for a moment before he said, "Just now, someone from Xiangyang Houfu has come to our house." ”

Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin glanced at each other. They all thought that something had happened to Liu Si and Qi's two, but it wasn't! Chen Ruijin asked, "Is it still that kid from Zhuang'er who injured Princess Lin'an?" ”

Pan Xigui shook his head: "That matter is long gone." This time...... Both of us are not sure. ”

Chen Ruijin said: "Don't worry, start from the beginning." What are they here for? ”

Pan Xigui said worriedly: "I don't know ......"

It turned out that yesterday morning, Qi's brother and sister-in-law suddenly came to the door to recognize their relatives. When she entered the door, she wiped her tears, saying that there had been no news since she entered the palace, and the family was worried. Later, I heard that the palace maid had been dismissed, and I searched everywhere to no avail, so it was easy to know that she was here, and I hurried over to see her. Seeing that their house was ruined, they all felt pity and blamed Qi for not coming back earlier. scolded Pan Xigui with a black face again.

Pan Xigui knew that they were relatives of Xiangyang Houfu, and besides, he himself was just an ordinary coachman, so he just hung his head and listened. At that time, Liu Mingyi heard that there were guests at home, and he jumped and ran back. When she entered the door, she heard the guest scolding her father. Why is this little girl afraid of others? came up and stopped Pan Xigui and angrily pointed at his own uncle: "Where did the wild man come from, and he didn't look at whose one-third of an acre of land this was, and he dared to spread wild!" The girl can throw you into the moat with her fingers to feed the king! ”

Qi was angry and funny. Liu Mingyi's original temperament was wild, which made Liu Xiaoqi more and more bold, and he often went outside to listen to comments, and he was not too old and not small. hurriedly shouted on the side: "Don't be rude." Pan Xigui also said: "This is a relative." ”

Liu Mingyi was not afraid of her old son at all, and said arrogantly: "Daddy, mother, this kind of relative who went to other people's houses to scold the street during the New Year, let's not do it." ”

Qi said: "Nonsense! This is your aunt and uncle! ”

Liu Mingyi didn't believe it: "When did I have an uncle and aunt?" Jumping out of the rocks? ”

Qi's elder brother hurriedly said: "Niece daughter, I am sure that you are an uncle." Your mother didn't come home after leaving the palace, and we didn't find out about your whereabouts until yesterday. ”

Liu Mingyi looked at him a few times and said, "What is my mother doing not to come home?" Did you feel sorry for her before? Qi's brother and sister-in-law were suddenly dumbfounded - how could such a young child know so many things? Liu Mingyi turned back to her mother and said, "Uncle Yin Qi from the bookstore said that relatives who haven't seen each other for a long time came to the door in vain, most of them to seek some benefits. What good do we have to give them? ”

Qi scolded her again: "Nonsense." Don't go to Yin Qi if you have nothing to do, and listen to what bastard he has to teach you. ”

Although Liu Mingyi is a child, Qi's brother and sister-in-law let her block a few words, and she didn't have the face to say anything, but left with a few words. The Qi family sent them out of the alley, and turned around and asked Liu Mingyi who taught these words. Liu Mingyi said: "I see that Uncle Yin's family always has relatives coming, so I think why don't we have relatives in our family?" Zhuang'er's brother said that his mother should have relatives in his family. Most of the time you didn't live in the early years, and you don't want to pay attention to them now. Qi couldn't help but burst into tears when he thought of such a difficult day in the palace. Liu Mingyi became more and more convinced that her uncle couldn't live up to her mother.

Qi sighed. Her brother was not a cold person, and he treated her very well in his early years. When Xiangyang Houfu wanted to take the Qi family to the top bag and enter the palace, she didn't dare to mess with the mansion, but her brother and mother refused, and her sister-in-law didn't say a word and only thought that she was a shadow. Then the Xiangyang Houfu forced each other with power, and her brother became more and more determined not to agree, and shouted that he wanted to sue the official, saying that the Xiangyang Houfu had committed the crime of bullying the king. At that time, Qi was full of thought that her brother could protect her from the unsightly place, and she was so happy that she shed several tears. didn't want to think that only two days later, when she saw the gift list sent by Xiangyang Houfu, her brother and mother hesitated. Three days later, Qi Jianhui, the uncle in the house, took a private house and sent another gift list. Her parents, brother and sister-in-law suddenly let the flower be photographed, and they stacked thousands of ways to persuade her to enter the palace in turn. said that she was dignified and noble, and she couldn't be a mother, for fear that she would not want to. Qi sat in front of the window all night, and the next day he agreed to enter the palace for the daughter of the Hou Mansion.

After leaving the palace, because there was nowhere to live, the Qi family also went home once, but did not go in. When I got to the left side of the house, I heard the mother-in-law in their house chatting with others, saying that the family road is difficult now, and yesterday Mrs. was glad that the young lady had entered the palace and saved a dowry money. Qi suddenly stopped, was silent for a moment, and turned to leave. They never went back since, and their family never heard from Qi's family. After many years, I don't know how they found it.

Qi wondered in his heart. The capital is so big, she doesn't go out of the door, how can her brother and sister-in-law find her? Besides, what do you do when you come here suddenly for no reason?

Because of this, she didn't sleep much last night. I don't want to be early this morning, two mothers-in-law suddenly came to Xiangyang Houfu and gave them a big car of New Year's Elixir. insisted that the Qi family was a girl from their house, who entered the palace a few years ago, and now she can be regarded as finding Yunyun. Qi and Pan Xigui became more and more uneasy.

Pan Xigui has been in the palace for many years, and he is naturally not a fool to be alive. There is no pie in the sky, and everything that is strange must have a reason. It must not be a trivial matter to be able to make Xiangyang Houfu post it to the door. The two of them are a coachman and an embroidery girl, even if they want to do something in that house, they can't stop it. I have to go to the Falcon Bookstore at the mouth of the alley. He didn't want to owe the favor to that family, because he remembered that Miss Chen in Rongguo Mansion said that she wanted to take her daughter as an apprentice, and heard about Jia Cong's name of "Nezha Nether", and Princess Jian'an had fought for their waists, so he came cheekily.

Chen Ruijin thought for a long time when he heard this, then turned his head and asked Jia Cong: "What benefits does Mingyi's mother have that is worth fishing for the Marquis of Xiangyang?" ”

Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "Where do I know!" She's just an ordinary embroiderer. Did someone take a fancy to what she embroidered? ”

Chen Ruijin said: "Her work plan is really good, and there is no second job in the world." Yang Song's sister-in-law's skills are now above her. Besides, she sells it for a cheap price. ”

Jia Cong said: "Then I can't guess." I'm afraid I have to go to Xiangyang Houfu to check. ”

Pan Xigui was so happy that he knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you!" I'm tired of the nobles! ”

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "Don't kowtow to people without moving." We really like Mingyi. If they beat Mingyi's idea, Mingyi will be implicated. Pan Xigui got up with a smile and bowed down to thank him.

Jia Cong looked at him, and suddenly said, "Do you think that brother of the owner of the bookstore next door is still interesting to the Qi family?" Pan Xigui's smile froze suddenly. Jia Cong said, "The people of that family have received a different education from ordinary people, and they don't have many natural ideas from others. I saw that he was mediocre with Qi's family, and he didn't want to chase her as his wife. He stayed near your house just for Mingyi. ”

Pan Xigui hung his head for a moment, unwilling to say: "Mingyi is my daughter!" ”

Jia Cong said: "If you really want to rob his daughter with him, I'm afraid you won't be able to rob it." He likes Mingyi as much as you do, he is his own father, and he is more capable than you. Pan Xigui's face suddenly turned white like paper. Jia Cong said, "Mr. Pan has been in the palace for many years, and he must have understood that no one in the world will help anyone for no reason. Falcon Bookstore will help your family because Mingyi is surnamed Liu, and we will help you because we like Mingyi, and we are not going to the two of you. If you don't want to be snatched away by someone, unless you have some skills. ”

Pan Xigui smiled bitterly: "I'm just an ordinary coachman, what can I do." ”

Jia Cong stood up and walked to his side with his hands in his hands and said, "Everyone has infinite potential, just see if they are forced to that job." Mr. Pan can live in the palace and raise a little girl, it is impossible to be incompetent. Now your family is not short of money. ”

Chen Ruijin said: "The business that Princess Jian'an and I did with Mingyi and her mother is enough for your family to live a happy life." ”

Jia Cong said: "What did you do in the palace in your early years?" ”

Pan Xigui said: "I am doing chores in the Yeting Palace. ”

"There's always a director."

Pan Xigui said ashamedly: "It's really just doing chores, and I don't know any godfather master with identity." ”

Jia Congqi said: "Can you feed Mingyi like this? ”

Pan Xigui said: "I can speak, and I can please all kinds of people." Besides, Mingyi doesn't get in the way of anyone. ”

Jia Cong became more and more surprised: "This kind of person can climb up the most, didn't you climb up?" ”

Pan Xigui lowered his head slightly: "A eunuch, what if you climb up?" The higher you go, the more dangerous it is. ”

Jia Cong nodded: "No ambition, but eloquence." This is also an unusual skill. If you're interested, I'll introduce you to a job. ”