The location of the Jade Dragon Paper Store of the shopkeeper Zhou is neither in the innermost part of the most Liulichang West Street, nor in the outermost part of the bustling city. Most of the people who came into the store were literati and students, and the business was neither deserted, nor was it as busy as Ruiqian and Donggui's shops. However, the various ornaments that are put out are eye-catching. It is neither very expensive nor too low, and those who like to collect it by low-ranking officials can afford it. Many low-level officials don't expect that little money to live, and they have their own land or shops for their families or relatives to run, and there are those who are very well-off. Therefore, the novelty items of the shopkeeper Zhou are sold at a rate of three or five pieces a day. If you are particularly good-looking, you will need more money, and if you are usually good-looking, you will need less. It is also a percentage of the net profit for the shopkeeper Zhou, he sells three pieces a day and has a share of 750 Wen, the shopkeeper of Zhou can take this is not a decimal, 750 Wen, you can buy 500 catties of rice, enough for the whole family to eat for more than a month. The income is not small, and he also has his own paper and pen business.

After that, the government sent more goods, not only glassware, but also glass handicrafts, resin handicrafts, wood carvings, jade pendants, Buddhist beads, agate seals and so on. Among them, imitation jade cabbage, resin galloping horse, glass pixiu, ceramic Guan Gong statue, bronze cast golden turtle, coral ornaments, resin tigers, glass swans, resin bonsai, etc., will be put on the shelf, some people will ask the price, and they will not bargain much to buy and leave. The price of glass ornaments is higher than that of glassware, and the price of art is naturally higher than that of daily necessities.

The prince has personally bought these things, and Yun'er has also bought them, and I don't know how many of them are combined. At first, I bought it in small quantities, but later it was pulled back into a car. If it weren't for Yun'er having a schedule in her hand and looking at it all the time, she wouldn't have been able to remember what she had bought.

Shopkeeper Zhou is not to mention how good his sister, brother-in-law and niece are. Yun'er was smart and clever when she was young, and she could see that she loved calligraphy and painting when she was so young, and this uncle fully supported and helped her sister cultivate. Yun'er couldn't remember how much rice paper, ink and brush her uncle had used. Soon after returning from a foreign land, he asked his father if he had given his uncle any money to receive the goods. It was the antique calligraphy and paintings, oracle bones, and ancient money that my uncle received before leaving for a foreign land. The gentleman told Yun'er that enough money had been given. Before the three of them came back, they counted Shopkeeper Zhou in the scope of the merchants they had to take care of. Now his income is still very considerable, and every three days Tian Liang or Nalan comes to send more than a dozen ornaments to Shopkeeper Zhou. Slowly, the fame of the Jade Dragon Paper Store began to increase, and more and more people came to see the ornaments, and more and more people bought them. There are already signs of development. The prince was not worried about Mr. Zhou's father and son, a pair of Confucian merchants, and sent two personal soldiers to protect them secretly every day, and one person was on duty for half a day. From opening to closing, make sure no one smashes the store.

After the renovation of the three kitchens, the prince led people to transplant all kinds of seedlings raised in the greenhouse to the soil of Zhuangzi, such seedlings are mainly vegetable seedlings, medicinal seedlings and flower seedlings. Vegetable seedlings include broccoli seedlings, cauliflower seedlings, etc., which are not available in the Qing Dynasty, and fruit seedlings are salva melons, strawberries, kiwi seedlings, nectarines, etc.; The flower seedlings are mainly petunias and a bunch of red that can form a pattern. These are left around the buildings on the house to decorate the environment.

There are also small elm trees, lilac trees, and red plum trees that can form tree walls. Of course, there are also potted flowers, such as orchids, carnations, roses, moonflowers, lilies, and so on.

Not only the flower workers and handymen in the garden were busy, but even the girls and grandmothers who were cleaning the leaves were also busy, and the soldiers who were sent out to help did not touch the ground. The prince successively taught the skills of cultivating flowers, gardening for building landscapes and grafting fruit trees that he learned from foreign lands to the gardeners who had to learn, as well as the soldiers and girls who were interested in it, and the best one to learn was Jiang Zhutou, the husband of the cook Jiang Mama.

Ever since Concubine E raised the matter of her stepson, Yun'er was scared when she thought about it. If it weren't for the fact that Concubine E's thoughts could be choked, this matter would be really difficult to settle. Yun'er didn't know that the queen mother was also against it, the emperor was against it, and even all the concubines were against it. It's not uncommon for people to treat their own sons as treasures. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, only the emperor's bloodline is considered a positive branch, the emperor's own brothers are not ranked, and those royal relatives are even more forks.

After a few days, there was no movement, and the prince and Fujin often comforted her before she was relieved.

Yun'er's pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses have quite good physical fitness and excellent appearance. This is the inheritance of the health genes of the prince's father and the excellent appearance of his parents. Gege can be seen to be unusually beautiful and dignified at such a young age, with the same double eyelids as Eniang's Danfeng eyes, pupils like black grapes, and long eyelashes curled upward; Lord Belle's big eyes are tiger-like, black and shiny. The skin of the two children is very white and tender, white and red, chubby, and there are pits when they clench their fists. Yun'er often calls them "baby Beibei little piggy", the pigs have been so good since they were young, and the prince, Fujin and Mr. and wife are particularly fond of it.

Lord Belle was so active that he didn't stop crawling around for a moment, and he was able to stand up against the wall and take a tentative step forward. The baby also followed his brother's example, standing against the wall, scared and excited. Maybe I think I'm very tall, and it looks like I'll be gone when I'm one year old.

The Queen Mother is still angry with Concubine E, and the more she thinks about it, the more angry she becomes. Relying on the emperor's favor, he is a little unbelievable. It seems that her children are the rightful prince, and the other children of the emperor are all decorations?

The Queen Mother is very optimistic about the third prince Xuanye, and is particularly concerned about Xuanye, in addition to often taking his homework, she also guides him to know some national events. This queen mother should be regarded as a politician, she sees many things accurately, and her support for the emperor is just right. But the emperor doesn't accept his mother's affection, maybe it's because the foreign juvenile rebellion period has not yet passed?

The queen mother was angry enough about Concubine E, but the emperor didn't treat it as a big deal, and just said a few words about Concubine E. He can also understand Concubine E's thoughts, his child is gone, and he wants to have another one as soon as possible. But the more anxious I was, the more I couldn't conceive, so I thought about it. How old is Concubine E? Under the age of twenty, what can you think of in everything?

The Queen Mother was most angry that Concubine E went to Rui Wang's Mansion to play prestige, as if other people's children were not children, they were objects, she wanted them, and others couldn't refute them. Adoptives are not dynamic and require the consent of the child's parents. It's good for her, she wants other people's children when she opens her mouth, as if she has given others a face.

But the emperor really doesn't know about this, and he can't blame the emperor. Everyone looks at the problem according to their own views and positions, and Concubine E is even more down in the heart of the Queen Mother. In the secret news of the Qing Palace, the death of Concubine Dong E is a mystery. In the official history, it is said that he died of illness, but the secret file of the Qing Palace does not say so.

If it weren't for Su Mo'er's constant persuasion, the Queen Mother would probably punish Concubine E severely, if that happens, the relationship between mother and son would be even more tense, which is what Su Mo'er is most worried about. But the Queen Mother seemed to have an uncertain idea in her heart, and she didn't know what she was going to do and how to do it. Anyway, the current opinion of Yun'er is quite good. The person who reported the news said that Yun'er's response, and the Queen Mother admired it very much.

Mrs. Chen's snacks have been trying to make them in full swing, and at the same time, she has passed on the skills she has learned to Dong Da, the eldest son of Mama Dong. Successively, the number of varieties of noodles has increased to more than 20 species. There are not only ramen noodles, cold noodles, wonton noodles, but also braised noodles, knife-cut noodles, cat ear noodles, fried noodles, marinated noodles, lo noodles, mixed sauce noodles, big knife noodles, sandwich noodles, lid topping noodles, oil-soaked noodles, boiled pot noodles, shredded pork noodles, egg noodles and so on. Moreover, Mrs. Chen is still trying to make new types of noodles, and there are more types of noodles. Slowly, Dong Da's small shop space is getting more and more tight, because noodles, a popular food, how expensive can it be? Ordinary people can afford to eat. And many of the types are new types of noodles that are not available in the Qing Dynasty. Many of the people who came to eat noodles were standing up, and then a large reinforced umbrella stand was erected outside the window and eight tables were placed. These new kinds of noodles all have local characteristics, but in the Qing Dynasty, saying the exotic place name will definitely cause some associations, or remove the place name to save trouble. For example: mixed noodles, soup noodles, dragon beard noodles, stewed noodles, boiled noodles, scallion oil noodles, pot lid noodles, Zhenzi noodles, clear soup beef noodles, hot dry noodles, dandan noodles, bean curd noodles, Yangchun noodles, plate noodles, sesame sauce noodles, cross-bridge rice noodles, rice noodles, etc. Dong Da had already hired three guys, and it was not enough to hire three more. The store has also expanded, and there is an endless stream of people eating noodles.

During this period, there were two incidents of smashing the field, one was to say that there was hair in the face, and the other was to say that there were fingernails. It's credible to have hair, but everyone loses their hair, and it doesn't necessarily mean that the noodle maker loses it. But the one who smashed the field insisted that it was the hair of a dead man, who had nothing to do with running to the dead man's head and dragging a few heads into the noodles? Or is it the dead who are coming to eat noodles? This is vexatiousness. Saying that there are fingernails is obviously malicious slander. Who comes to eat noodles and bring scissors to cut their fingernails? I just don't cut it, and I haven't heard of a piece of my fingernail falling off.

Dong Da was embarrassed to come to the house to find rescue, and his daughter-in-law came to the house to find her mother-in-law. Mama Dong naturally wants to talk to Fu Jin, and Fu Jin will naturally know when he knows about the prince. Nothing else, the soldiers came forward and took the third batch of smashers outside the city and tied them to trees. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the autumn, so I have some blood here to replace the food money. Isn't it okay to be a moth who doesn't want to pay for food?

Since then, there have been pro-soldiers who have taken turns to press Dong Da, and those who want to eat white food have retreated.

Because he was too busy and didn't dare to recruit people he didn't know, Dong Da invited his brother-in-law to help. The energy of this brother-in-law was not expected by Dong Da, this person is quite shrewd, but his heart is not bad. He felt that his brother-in-law was too timid and suggested that he expand the store again because there were too many people coming to eat noodles. There are a lot of noodles suitable for the common people, cart pullers, firewood sellers, iron workers, vegetable sellers, all kinds of peddlers and pawns come here to eat noodles. The brother-in-law knew from his sister that his brother-in-law's noodle village was the dowry shop of King Rui's mansion and Fujin, and Dong Da's craftsmanship was learned from Mrs. Changshi in the mansion. I asked him if he had any other skills related to noodles. Dong Da tasted the sweetness of making money and went to the house to ask the old lady. Mama Dong told Fujin about it. Fu Jin discussed with the prince, and the prince said yes. Isn't business all about getting bigger and bigger? Noodles are pasta, and cakes are not also pasta? Mrs. Chen has already tried to make a lot of cakes, so she asked Dong Da to learn it. Dong Da has already worshiped Mrs. Chen's godmother, and he is doing things for the house, and he is also one of the franchise stores.

So Dong Da began to learn cake again. First of all, I learned casseroles and oil cakes. Casseroles are not one of a kind either. For example, meatball casserole, shredded chicken and potato flour casserole, spicy tofu casserole, cabbage stewed tofu casserole, spinach ball vermicelli casserole, fish head casserole, braised lamb leg casserole, mushroom chicken casserole, fat intestine casserole, sauerkraut casserole, white meat casserole, assorted casserole, snow cabbage tofu casserole, lion's head casserole, three fresh casserole, seafood casserole, pig's trotter casserole and other casseroles.

These casseroles can be eaten with a variety of cakes, such as scallion pancakes, egg cakes, corn tortillas, home-style meat cakes, potato cakes, yam cakes, celery cakes, home-style steamed cakes, bean paste pancakes, leek egg cakes, ham and green onion cakes, pan-fried lotus root cakes, dough cakes, spring cakes, tendon cakes, sugar shortbreads, Shandong pancakes and so on. Guests can choose their own pairing, or you can eat cakes and various soups at the same time, such as fish soup, tofu soup, seaweed soup, cabbage soup, egg soup, hot and sour soup, bean curd soup, pork rib soup, seafood soup, winter melon soup, chicken soup, duck blood soup, bean sprout soup, pig's trotter soup, radish soup and so on. There are all kinds of grades.

So the store expanded again, and a store next door also came over. Dong Da's brother-in-law stayed here as the second shopkeeper and was responsible for buying ingredients.

Mama Dong's second son, Dong Kui, has changed from the shopkeeper of the grocery store to the shopkeeper of the cloth village, and he is quite fast. The main thing is that Dong Kui is a diligent and inquisitive person like his brother, and in a short period of time, Dong Kui has mastered all the business of running a cloth village. Of course, this is related to the teachings of his master, the shopkeeper of Yulong Cloth Village, Chen Ruiqian not only told Dong Kui how to run the various businesses of the cloth village, but also introduced his own purchase channels to him. Dong Kui, like Ruiqian, in addition to selling cloth for the house, also buys goods by himself. Home weaving, homespun cloth, silk and satin are all operated, and even the cloth and art products sold in Yulong Cloth Village are also operated at the same time. What cloth to send to Ruiqian, what to send to Dong Kui.

Brother Dong Da is the son of Mama Dong, so he is naturally from Fujin's side, Chen Ruiqian is from Yun'er's side, and the prince treats it the same. But Mama Dong didn't see it that way, she kept Yun'er's concern for their mother and son firmly in her heart, and Yun'er repaid Mama Dong for her care all the time. Yun'er knew that in the years when she and Fujin had an awkward relationship, the four grandmothers in Fujin's room were very hostile to Yun'er, and only Mama Dong tried to persuade Fujin. This can be regarded as Yun'er's return to Mama Dong, right? Because these skills were learned by Yun'er, Mrs. Chen taught Dong Da, and the cloth was bought by Yun'er's silver, Mama Dong's mother and son were directly enjoying the favor of Master Yun! (To be continued.) )