Hua Yun has been working in the fields with his father Xia Jianping since he was very young. The family was poor and couldn't afford to buy cattle, so it was often Xia Qingyun pulling the plow in front and Xiao Huayun following behind. Land preparation, rice planting, rice cutting, all kinds of work are done with ease.

Later, when life was better, he followed his father up the mountain to plant tea, reclaim terraced fields, and go to the workshop to help his mother keep accounts and calculate wages in his spare time.

Although he hadn't read the sage books, he was ripe with the practical textbooks compiled by Xia Qingyun in the Guolin Farmyard. In addition to being able to write commonly used characters, he also knows arithmetic geometry, crop cultivation knowledge, simple water conservancy, etc.

For more than half a year, he walked out of the mountains, went south to Yuzhou, and went north to the capital, his horizons have been broadened, and the pattern has become much larger. In addition, during the period of living in the Zhenguo Mansion, he often listened to Si Hongrui and Si Hongbowen comment on major events in the world, and the little boy's heart quietly sprouted a grand desire to seek well-being for the people of the world.

Therefore, as soon as Xia Qingyun mentioned it, Hua Yun volunteered to help.

Xia Qingyun said: "It's okay to go, but it's not to help, but to do things in a real way." Don't think that people ask you to be an official, at best, you are a master. Whatever is necessary to do it yourself, you can't be lazy. ”

Master is also known as a friend, a guest, a guest, etc., and is a common name for the staff. Although the master is a member of the government department, he generally does not have an official title and is not in the government system. The master is privately hired by the shogun, and the relationship with the shogunate is actually an employment relationship.

Xia Qingyun looked at his younger brother, who was a head taller than him, and felt relieved. He instructed with some unease: "The new science and technology scholars in Yuzhou are already Han scholars, and they can only save a part of their own money as your reward." So when you get over there, you don't need as much food and clothing as you do at home, so you can't complain about it when the time comes. ”

Hua Yun scratched the back of his head and asked puzzledly: "Then, I don't want to be paid, anyway, our family is not short of silver." ”

used to work in workshops and tea gardens, and Xia Qingyun gave Hua Yun two taels of silver every month, and Hua Yun saved up. In the countryside, the annual cost is only three or four taels of silver. Therefore he did not worry about starving himself.

Xia Qingyun smiled: "If you don't want to." On the contrary, it is not easy to be a master, and you can't tell you confidently if you have something. Keep your own money and marry a daughter-in-law in the future, and your sister will bring you another sum of silver. However, it is not a critical moment. I can't use it. ”

The two sisters and brothers discussed. Let Yao Xili go to the inn and ask. Hua Yun suddenly became a sweetheart, and they all rushed to invite him. Yao Xili replied with a smile that not only Hua Yun, but also many teenagers in the Guolin Farm were willing to go. Everyone immediately shouted to go to the farm immediately.

Yao Xili took a group of new officials to the farm and selected candidates one by one. These children all came from Yuzhou, and they didn't have to go back to their parents, but signed a contract directly from the farm yard, set a two-year period, and went on the road the next day.

Sent everyone away, Yao Xili and Hua Jingtian came to ask for the quota of the auction chain store. Xia Qingyun counted the days, the day after tomorrow was the second day of February, and he was originally scheduled to attend the tea party of the Seven Princes.

"The doppelganger lacks skills, and the auction has to be biased towards the two." She explained with a smile, discussed carefully with the two of them for a long time, ordered all the details that needed attention, and hurried back to the capital with Xue'er Qingmei and others.

"Mother, do you know what the mother of the Seventh Prince likes? The first time you go, you can't go empty-handed. ”

Xia Qingyun asked while accompanying Mrs. Zhenguo and her mother while sipping tea.

Mrs. Zhenguo tilted her head and thought for a long time, "I haven't seen the Ning family for many years, I only know that she has a cold temperament and doesn't like gold and jade things." By the way, I heard that her maiden family is a family of Xinglin, and the Ning family has liked the art of combining incense since she was a child, and it is said that it was because of the common fragrance in her room that the emperor had a preference for her, and also gave her the name of Concubine Xin. After being deposed from the palace, no one mentioned it again. ”

Her mother was pregnant and not suitable for drinking tea, so Xia Qingyun made a cup of flower and fruit tea for her with dried fruits.

She looked at the fruit in the cup, and suddenly said: "I have also heard that it is said that the Ning family made a kind of quadrangle incense back then, not using precious materials such as agarwood and ambergris, but using several kinds of fruit shells, its taste is fragrant and elegant, and it is unique among the concubines, so it attracted the attention of the emperor." ”

The words of the two mothers made Xia Qingyun have some expectations, incense has always been a mysterious and elegant art, listening to the piano, tasting tea, and fighting incense were once indispensable activities for literati and doctors.

"In that case, I'll bring her some flower dew. Last time, the Seventh Prince also said that she also likes to drink tea, and asked me for Golden Needle Black Tea, but I didn't bring much at the time, and I forgot to send it to him later. ”

Mrs. Zhenguo smiled: "Ning is an elegant person, she will definitely like it if you give her these." ”

"Then I'm going to get ready." Xia Qingyun said goodbye to the two mothers with a smile, and called Xue'er and Qingmei into the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion.

"Jasmine, roses, osmanthus, and just three kinds, go and pick as many as you want, and steam out the dew." I remember that there were some jade bottles, and I found them and used them to hold them. ”

Cher was about to run out of her jump, but Qingmei pulled her sleeve.

Qingmei asked: "Sister Qingyun, you said that the Ning clan has a cold temperament and is an elegant person, will these three kinds of flowers be too cheesy?" ”

Xia Qingyun cupped his cheeks and pondered, "I can't think of other flowers for a while, so what do you say should I use?" ”

Qingmei smiled, "Why don't we use gardenias, trafters and witch hazels?" Although the gardenia is strong, it is more elegant than jasmine, and the fragrance of citron and witch hazel has a slight hint of bitterness, which I think is more suitable for her temperament. ”

Xia Qingyun smiled: "It's up to you." As long as you don't bother. ”

To distill flower dew, you need to use fresh half-bloomed buds, jasmine roses and other flowers that bloom vigorously, and it is relatively easy to pick. Citron and witch hazel will take some effort.

Xue'er pushed Qingmei out, nagging as she walked: "As far as you have a lot of things, the left and right are for her, can she still pick us?" ”

Qingmei replied to her with a smile: "Sister Xue'er, it's okay if others say it's troublesome, you and I have magical powers, and you don't need to pick them one by one." ”

The two muttered and walked away, Xia Qingyun smiled lightly and took out some excellent tea leaves, packed them in small tubes, and planned to send them over tomorrow.

Inadvertently catching a glimpse of the small bamboo tube used to hold the messenger bird, she sighed slightly and looked out the window.

Hundreds of miles away, the county lord of Toya supported his chin with both hands, lifted the curtains of the carriage, and looked out of the window in a daze.

For three or four days in a row, except for the occasional go-get-out activity, she almost sat in the carriage, and even when she was eating, she no longer sat next to Si Hongbowen, but honestly followed Batu's side. (To be continued......)