Qing Dai's questioning made Zhong Ziyuan smile a little bitterly, she swallowed the shortbread in her mouth with great effort, pointed to her shriveled belly and explained aggrievedly: "My little aunt, this month, you have either fed me medicine, or fed me tonics and porridge water every day. It's all soup, so it's no wonder I couldn't even vomit anything before. I'm so hungry and dizzy now that I want to eat something to fill my stomach, and you suspect that your young lady is crazy! I said, "Do you do that?"

Qing Dai's little face flushed, wrung the Jinpa in her hand, and twisted: "That's because Miss, you only drink these soups, and I also want to feed you some pastries and meat." But you're always choking, and I don't dare to feed it anymore. ”

Zhong Ziyuan saw that Qing Dai's little face was full of entanglement and guilt, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, I know you've done your best." As she spoke, she shook her slightly wide sleeves and teased: "Originally, I was worried that I couldn't lose weight when I was old, but this time it's good, I can eat and drink to my heart's content and not be afraid of growing meat." ”

Qingdai and Cardamom completely believed that their young lady was not crazy, she was really completely fine. They had been worried and scared for many days, and all their worries and worries were relaxed.

A piece of beef tongue crisp naturally couldn't fill Zhong Ziyuan's hungry stomach, and seeing that she began to pick and choose among the offerings again, Qingdai jumped up and said, "Miss, don't eat these cold." There's something ready in the kitchen, and I'm going to get some hot side dishes for you. ”

"Go ahead!"

Looking at Qing Daihuan's happy back, Zhong Ziyuan mischievously admonished: "Remember, your young lady doesn't want to drink tonic and gruel anymore." I just eat, eat. ”

"Hey! Know" Qingdai's crisp response voice came from afar, and Zhong Ziyuan turned around with satisfaction.

Cardamom sat back down at the stone table. She held her cheeks with both hands, her black eyes flashed, and she looked at Zhong Ziyuan curiously, looking like she wanted to say something.

Zhong Ziyuan smiled slightly, bent her finger and knocked on her head, and said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Cardamom smiled and put her hand down. Approached Zhong Ziyuan and whispered, "I just want to know, Miss, why did you laugh before?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan's eyes showed a touch of cunning. She said with a slight expression: "You want to! If you wake up one day and find that your dilapidated and uninhabitable house has become a large mansion with three entrances and three exits. The most important thing is that the fat on your body that you can't wait to cut off with a knife will disappear without a trace, then you have to wake up laughing before you dream! ”

Such a thrilling disaster was so understated in her mouth, and Cardamom's face turned black. A cold sweat broke out on his forehead. All right! When I didn't say hello to anything.

It didn't take long. Qing Dai cooked a pot of rice, stir-fried four specialty dishes, and served it hot. Zhong Ziyuan devoured two bowls of rice, and after sweeping most of the dishes in front of him like a wind, he felt that he was completely alive.

When she was eating, Qingdai and Cardamom watched with relish on the side, and helped her with vegetables from time to time. Fill the soup and add rice. It's a lot of fun. Zhong Ziyuan, who hadn't enjoyed this treatment for a long time, accidentally glanced at it, and her heart was sudden, and she always felt that their happy eyes were just like the swineherd when she saw her little pig eating happily.

Zhong Ziyuan burped, finally put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, took another sip of the fragrant tea soaked in Qingdai, sighed with satisfaction, and said, "It's so comfortable!" ”

Cardamom saw that she was full of food and drink, so she hurriedly took out a document from her sleeve pocket and handed it to her, saying, "Miss, I carry this on my body every day, and I don't even dare to take it out when I sleep." Now that you're all right, I'll give it back to you for safekeeping! ”

"What is this?" Zhong Ziyuan took the document curiously, opened it and took a look, only to know that it was actually a title deed stamped with a bright red official seal, and the contractor had three big characters written on it.

Cardamom explained on the side: "This is what Guo Shizi gave me earlier, and it is the title deed of this courtyard now. ”

Zhong Ziyuan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately looked at it carefully word by word. While she was watching, Cardamom explained on the side: "There are eight wings in the front yard of our house, plus a horse shed and a kitchen, and those wings have now been cleaned up, four of which are for Xiucai Lady and Sister-in-law Zhuang to lead the girls to work inside, and the other three are dedicated to storing medicinal herbs and finished pills, and one is for Fu Bo to live in."

The middle courtyard has a small garden and three independent small courtyards, a total of nine large rooms with ear rooms, and each courtyard is equipped with a small kitchen. It's just that because of the rush of time, only this small garden and the nearest one have been arranged. The other two sets of courtyards have been repaired on the outside, but the soft furniture inside is not yet fully prepared. As for the backyard! I won't talk about it, I'll wait for you to see for yourself. With that, a mischievous smile appeared on Cardamom's face.

Zhong Ziyuan didn't hear her words, her eyes were still wandering on the title deed, and she only replied casually: "There is one set of yards that is enough for us to live in, and the other two sets will be put first!" ”

There were not many words on the title deed, and Zhong Ziyuan quickly read all the contents of the title deed, but she still saw a few key numbers very clearly. Although she had already heard Cardamom say that she had a certain amount of psychological preparation, she was still very shocked when she saw the area of the house clearly described on the title deed.

You must know that this Chang'an City is worthy of the name at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and it is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the world. "The city is a jewel, the household is profitable, and the competition is luxurious" is the best portrayal of it. Therefore, the cost of living here is at least 30% higher than that of other state capitals, and naturally this land is more and more expensive. Guo Chengsi bought a house quickly, and it only took a month to tear down and rebuild, presumably the money and manpower he spent were very huge.

In addition, Qing Dai described in detail how Guo Chengsi took care of himself in the Shu Wang's Mansion this month, which made Zhong Ziyuan very moved. In the face of such deep friendship, it would be false to say that I was not moved.

But Zhong Ziyuan was moved, but also felt a little frightened. Suddenly, she felt that the thin piece of paper in her hand had become more than a thousand pounds, which gave her the illusion that she couldn't bear it.

She was silent for a while. Putting down the title deed in his hand, he asked: "I see that this title deed covers an extremely wide area, and it seems that Li Xiucai's family and the banker's house are occupied." Could it be that they have all moved away now? ”

Cardamom hurriedly replied, "Isn't it! However, when Guo Shizi proposed to buy a house near here. It was the two of them who were the first to agree, and the asking price was the lowest. Seeing Zhong Ziyuan's brows furrowed slightly, Cardamom hurriedly added: "But Guo Shizi didn't treat the two of them badly, he found two more houses nearby, and now they are all settled, and they come to us every day to help, without any delay at all." ”

"That's good." Zhong Ziyuan nodded slightly. He asked again: "How is the production and sales of Peach Blossom Beauty Pills this month?" ”

Speaking of this cardamom, her eyebrows fluttered more and more, and she replied proudly: "Those two time-honored pharmacies are really hand-eyed, I heard that they not only sold this peach blossom beauty pill to the palace." It was also quickly sent to the semicolons of the various state capitals below them. Now the ladies and ladies in the courtyard outside are all flocking to it. No, in just one month, the two pharmacies have placed orders seven or eight times, and each list is a thousand pills. 1,000 pills to be added. Now we still have a list of eight thousand pills on hand that has not been delivered!

At that time, we were repairing the yard again. There is not even a spacious place, which makes Sister-in-law Zhuang and Xiucai Niangzi anxious. Fortunately, there is a vacant warehouse in the Zhenguo Mansion near here, Guo Shizi lent it to us for a month, and I invited a few more girls to help without authorization, so as not to delay our business. However, although we are tired enough, we have earned a lot this month, excluding costs and labor costs. There are also various expenses, and we have earned 8,000 taels. I put every single one of them in the ledger. ”

"Earned so much in just one month?" Qingdai, who was sitting on the side, was also taken aback. She waited for Zhong Ziyuan in the palace of the prince of Shu all day long, and only heard Guo Chengsi mention it a few times in a trance, saying that her peach blossom beauty pills were selling very well, but she didn't expect it to be so good.

Cardamom smirked, "What do you know? That's because the medicinal materials we use to make pills are all non-top-notch, which invisibly increases the cost. If we use ordinary medicinal herbs, the silver we earn can at least double. ”

Cardamom's boasting succeeded in making Qing Dai's little mouth open into an O-shape in surprise. She clenched her pink fist and said vigorously: "Anyway, the recipes are the same, it's just that the quality of the medicinal materials is different." However, since the final outcome of these medicinal herbs is all broken and kneaded into pills, who knows what it will be like before it is broken. Next time, you can simply buy some cheap medicinal materials to reduce the cost! ”

"No, you're wrong." Zhong Ziyuan was not carried away by the eight thousand taels of silver, she said lightly: "If we choose cheap medicinal materials, we will definitely not be able to earn a penny of silver now." ”

"How so?" This time it was Cardamom and Indigo's turn to be puzzled.

Zhong Ziyuan also wanted to take the opportunity to knock these two little girls, don't be fooled by these blockages, and do things to destroy the city wall for a little profit. So she patiently explained: "The so-called penny is worth the penny, you are shrewd, and those drug dealers are more shrewd than you." Why the price of the same medicinal materials is so different is definitely not just a matter of quality. Because even the same medicinal herb still has the soft demand for the year and growth environment.

Different years and different environments will have a huge impact on the efficacy of the drug. There are also some unscrupulous pharmacists who will even mix similar dead branches and rotten leaves with medicinal herbs, and then sell them together at a lower price.

In fact, there are many doctors who sell finished pills in the pharmacy, and there are many people who are more skilled than me. But why did some sell prosperously, while others sold coldly, and finally ended in disgrace? There are only two words to explain. That's the efficacy. Of course, the best herbs will exert the most miraculous and rapid curative effects. With the best curative effect, our Peach Blossom Beauty Pills can be sold for a long time. Got it? ”

"Got it!" Qingdai, Cardamom agreed in unison.

The red candle on the table "crackled" to the end, and slowly extinguished after releasing the last glimmer of light. In the empty and dark courtyard, there was only one fish-scale lamp left, emitting a dim glow. A gust of evening wind blew, the branches and leaves in the yard swayed, the fallen leaves fluttered, and the wildflowers and vines in the corner of the wall were not willing to be lonely and rustled.

"It's a huge yard, but there are only three of us living in it, and it's still too deserted. We must find a way to rescue my father and mother earlier. If Aunt Zhu, Sister-in-law Liu's family, and Fang'er are all recovered, there will be a taste of home here. ”

Just thinking about it, I heard Qing Dai say: "There is still an hour before the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and you should go back to the room to rest, Miss." ”

Zhong Ziyuan's heart moved, and said, "I want to change my clothes and go back to Jia Ming, you go and call Fu Bo and go out with me." ”

"It's so late, and the bustle outside has almost dispersed, what are you going out for?" Qing Dai asked puzzled.

Zhong Ziyuan sighed: "I killed someone after all, although it was to save people and protect myself, but I always felt very uneasy in my heart." I want to take advantage of this last hour to go to the canal and put a river lantern on the side of the canal for the man who died in vain. I hope he can be reincarnated as soon as possible and be a good person in the next life" Anyway, in the previous life, she also received 28 years of legal education, although it was a life-and-death situation at that time, but after all, that person died at his own hands. Thinking about it at this moment, she still has a huge guilt in her heart.

Because the front yard and the middle yard were some distance apart, Fauber did not hear the movement of the three people in the courtyard. When Zhong Ziyuan was wearing a blue straight robe, he turned into Jia Ming standing in front of him. He thought he was dreaming. After being excited for a long time, Zhong Ziyuan took Qingdai and Cardamom and drove out of this alley briskly in a carriage driven by Fu Bo.

Because the night was deep, the pedestrians on the road had gradually dispersed a lot, and the carriage of the Zhong family galloped all the way to the edge of the canal unimpeded.

The riverside is always the liveliest spot, and even though it's already midday, there are still plenty of horse-drawn carriages parked on the shore, as the nightlife here has only just begun. Countless noisy, extravagant, and soft fragrance flower boats have long surrounded the wharf. From time to time, the beautiful sound of silk and bamboo wind music is accompanied by the singing of women, and laughter floats out of the flower boat.

Zhong Ziyuan got out of the carriage, saw this situation and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Let's go farther away and find a quieter place." ”

Qingdai and Cardamom naturally had no opinion, one of them carried a food box, the other held a river lantern, followed Zhong Ziyuan and walked through the dock unhurriedly, towards the sparsely populated place.

Originally, Zhong Ziyuan's mind was still a little chaotic and uncomfortable, but in order not to worry the two stupid girls, she endured it and didn't mention it. But walking by the river, blown by the slightly fishy river breeze, she felt refreshed, and her mushy mind gradually became clear. So on a whim, she shouted loudly to the river: "I, Jia Ming, are back again." (To be continued......)