"So much?" Xia Qingyun flipped through it, all of them were the silver tickets of the Great Qi State Tongbao Bank, and wondered: "Fanbang also uses the silver tickets of the Qi State?" ”

"My lord, Miss! If the emperor listens to you, he should be happy! The Emperor Fu stroked his palms to the south and laughed.

Silver tickets only circulated in Qi and its affiliated countries, and these were naturally sold to his own business after he returned to China, and exchanged them for Xia Qingyun.

The shrewd Huangfu went south, and when he traded with the emperor of the Long Nose Country, he pointed to a set of bone china tea sets and said: "My set of tea sets, including a teapot, a milk cup, a sugar cup, six teacups, and six saucers, add up to a total of fifteen pieces, and they are also painted with flowers. So, a tea set for at least thirty of those colorless and goldless glasses! ”

Therefore, he only used a hundred sets of bone china tea sets to complete the task assigned by Xia Qingyun, and then used the rest to exchange for other styles of glassware.

And the remaining more than 4,000 tea, he bartered all the goods, exchanged for rare spices, clocks and other rare things in Qi country, yesterday to the capital, and Huangfu Huazang to discuss, Huangfu Huazang seized this opportunity to make friends with the lord of Taiping, immediately made a decision, at the best price according to the full order, exchanged for a silver ticket for him to bring.

Listening to Huangfu explain the reason to the south, Xia Qingyun smiled and said: "This business is too cost-effective, I want to buy a few merchant ships and go to sea with you to barter in the coming year." ”

"Absolutely!" Huangfu stretched his hand to the south, "There are a lot of merchant ships trading in Liwan every year. If you're lucky, you'll be able to buy a new boat for about a year, and you'll just need to recruit some sailors! ”

Xia Qingyun asked, "Is there only second-hand ship trading?" Is it possible to buy a new ship? ”

Huangfu explained to the south: "The new ship should be customized, in fact, the old ship of one or two years is no worse than the new ship, and it has been tested by the wind and waves at sea, and the safety is more guaranteed." Every year, when the merchant ships return, they are towed ashore to remove the seaweed shells that have grown on the bottom of the ship, and to re-polish and re-oil. Decks, masts, sails, etc. will also be renovated. Guaranteed for the next voyage. ”

"Then bother the young man, help me find a few ships in good condition, and find some sailors, and wait for the New Year. Set off with the Imperial Merchant Ship. ”

"It's a small thing. I'll write to the guy over there when I get back. The emperor promised to the south. Then he reminded: "However, there are also risks in going to sea, in case of wind and waves. Or hit the rocks, but it is empty of people and money. ”

"I know." Xia Qingyun nodded with a smile, walked to the desk, and raised a goblet, "It's a pity, only the quilt has no wine, otherwise we can celebrate." ”

"Who says no?" Huangfu replied with a smile to the south, "There are two large barrels of red wine and white wine, and the subordinates of the palace have been moved to the warehouse, and that thing is made from grapes, so it is best to keep it away from light." ”

"You even brought wine back?" Xia Qingyun got another surprise, lifted the skirt and ran to the warehouse, Huangfu hurriedly took two goblets to the south and followed her.

Lifting the red wine as bright as a ruby, Xia Qingyun took a deep breath, and the long-lost mellow fragrance wrapped her whole person, swaying gently, sipping lightly, tasting carefully, and being intoxicated by the intoxicating fragrance of red wine.

In the middle of the night, she flashed her long eyelashes, the corners of her eyes were crooked, and her face was flushed with reddish wine, "It's really good wine!" I didn't expect Fanbang to be able to make such high-quality wine now!

Huangfu Xiangnan didn't expect her to like it so much, and said with a smile: "This wine is sour and astringent, far less white than the pear blossoms in the Beijing Wine Workshop, I only brought these two barrels for you to taste, I knew earlier, I would have filled a few more barrels!" ”

"It's okay, I'm already pleasantly surprised!" Xia Qingyun thanked him sincerely, "When my merchant ships go to sea next year, I will bring more back." ”

"But," said Huangfu as if playing a trick to the south, he took out a cloth bag from his bosom, "I did bring some seeds back, but I don't know if we can plant them here." ”

As he spoke, he pulled out of the bag, "This bag is for grapes, this bag is for persimmons, and this bag is for carrots."

Xia Qingyun stroked his forehead, "Please, son, do you have any other good things, can you take them out together?" One after a while, it's almost stunning! ”

"It's gone, it's really gone this time!" Huangfu patted his deflated chest to the south, and as soon as he finished speaking, he remembered something, took out a pocket watch with a long chain in his sleeve, and smiled embarrassedly: "The last one!" ”

"Sent to me?" Xia Qingyun took a closer look, the small pocket watch was only the size of a copper coin, the rose gold case was carved with complicated patterns, and in the middle, a few rubies the size of millet grains were also used to inlay a beautiful rose. When I opened it again, there were a lot of hour, minute and second hands, ticking and ticking, crisp and no noise.

In her previous life, she never wore any quartz watches, electronic watches or the like, and her favorite was a mechanical watch. She feels that the ticking sound of the mechanical watch is like a soothing and rhythmic music, which will make people feel inexplicably moved to touch the heart, and will make people have a kind of tranquility away from the hustle and bustle.

Carefully putting away her pocket watch, she opened packet after bag of seeds, some recognizable, others unnamed. No matter what, as long as you throw it into the treasure pavilion, it only takes a day or two to take root and sprout, draw branches and grow leaves, and then you will naturally see the difference.

She and Huangfu Xiangnan each brought a glass of wine back to the study, chatting while tasting, Huangfu Xiangnan told a lot of interesting things about his trip, as for the storm, fighting with the sea monster and other thrilling links, but omitted to mention. Anyway, Xia Qingyun didn't go to sea again, so he didn't tell her about this, so as not to make her afraid.

It wasn't until dusk that Huangfu Xiangnan got up to say goodbye, Xia Qingyun wanted to keep him for dinner, Huangfu Xiangnan excused himself and said that he was nervous when he saw Zhenguo and his wife, so she smiled and didn't force it.

At dinner, Xia Qingyun took a few goblets and made a pot of red wine, so that Zhenguo and his wife and father could also taste it.

As the saying goes, the tea should be half, the wine should be full, and the wine should be poured to the full cup, so as to show sincerity. Xia Qingyun poured some more for everyone, and said with a smile: "Daddy and mother, it's not that I'm stingy and drink red wine, or just pour a little bit, so that the aroma of the wine and the air blend together, and slowly fill the wine glass, so that it is the most palatable to drink." ”

The first time they tasted the imported foreign wine, they were the same as Huangfu Xiangnan, they said that it was not as good as the grain wine of Qi State, but they were full of praise for the crystal clear, novel and unique shape of the goblet.

My mother is pregnant and can't drink alcohol, but she also took a sip from the cup and said with a smile: "Although the wine taste is a little sour, the aroma is very rich, both fruity and woody, if it is used as cooking wine, it should be very good." ”

Xia Qingyun hurriedly picked up the wine jug, and the baby said: "Mother, you can really choose, of course red wine is delicious when cooking, but I have traveled all the way to get such a barrel, I am reluctant to use it as cooking wine." ”

Everyone laughed, and Xia Qingyun said again: "Drinking a small glass of wine every night is very good for the body, Daddy and Mom might as well try it, and you will be able to sleep well." ”

"Ah" She looked at the couple of Zhenguo Gong, and changed her words: "You better not drink it yet, cough cough, that, it's not good for the next generation." (To be continued......)