One of the characteristics of the ancient feudal dynasties was that the productivity was not high. Without the support of modern science and technology, there is no existence of machinery to replace manpower, generally speaking, the production level is low and mass production is impossible. Therefore, Rao is the richest Haoguo, and the same is the case, every household makes clothes, and generally selects their favorite fabrics from the store and goes home to do it themselves.

Of course, large households, especially those like Chu Mansion, are all measured, and the tailor in the shop is responsible for delivering the matter to the house. They are not short of money, and they will do it themselves unless it is a special case. For example, Li Xiao's current body was made by Chu Xin'er a few months ago, stitches and threads, full of sisterly love, wearing it, there is always an inexplicable warmth.

Gao Changyu reminded Li Xiao that he needed to change his clothes at the banquet, and now the clothes on his body were a lot more damaged on Wencheng Street that night, especially his shoulders. Chu Chu is skillful, and the sewing is the same as new, but this body, whether in terms of regulations or materials, is not suitable for the requirements of the palace, so naturally it cannot be brought to the banquet. Although his position is in the corner, he will be discovered, and when all nations come to court, the representatives of the participants are the faces of their respective countries. Although he is not from this world, he has lived in Haoguo for at least sixteen years, and he has some feelings.

The human heart is made of flesh, and human blood is hot.

"It looks like I'm not prepared." Gao Changyu looked at Li Xiao, and the latter's pause made her answer everything.

Also, Li Xiao has been hanging out with her for the past few days, and she lives in the annex of the Yuwang Mansion at night, and the two of them almost go in and out of the same house every day, from morning to night, almost devoted to the "tofu" business, how can they have time to prepare for those.

The business did not disappoint them, in just a few days, from the beginning of no one cared, to the current door, can get fifty taels a day, Aunt Huang's relatives did not stop supplying, about the first day of the new month, will send those leaves, fruits, one time is just enough for them to squander in the next month.

Regarding the costumes of the birthday banquet, she didn't think much about it, anyway, she never participated in it, so naturally, this time the Queen Mother's birthday banquet was also ignored by her. If it weren't for the three princes who suddenly said that sentence just now, I'm afraid she wouldn't have asked. She doesn't care, there are county lords' clothes in the palace, those, according to the etiquette system, no matter how many people in the palace can't snatch them, it's just Li Xiao......

This is not the first time Li Xiao has attended a birthday banquet. When I was in Chu Mansion, I participated in a lot of birthday banquets of all sizes, but at that time, Chu Xin'er was there, and he didn't need to worry about dressing, but now, ...... It's also because I'm busy with the "tofu" business that I didn't take this into account. Now that I think about it, it seems a little too late, even if I ask ten tailors to work overtime to sew, there is no way to finish it before tomorrow's banquet.

Shaking his head, he sighed, his good-looking face was full of helplessness: "Why did you suddenly ask about this?" ”

Sidestep the question.

"It's nothing, it's just listening to the Three Emperors just now...... The third prince said and asked. Gao Changyu tried to squeeze out a smile, and his voice was extremely subtle. Obviously, she was reluctant to mention the name of the third prince.

Although the three princes have never done anything to her personally, for more than ten years, whether it is the people in the palace or some children of the family outside the palace, there are three princes among them. The most obvious is that some time ago, the deputy pawn of the Xianwang Mansion who shot at her in Xiangmanlou, Dou Bi.

This is also the most obvious one, appearing directly as a dedication to the palace. In the past, the three princes would still care about the royal reputation and deliberately hide the power of the palace. Maybe it wasn't necessary to hide, or maybe it was instructed by someone. But no matter what the case is, the third prince is still the most personable prince in the hearts of the people, and he is also the one who has the most hope of becoming the next crown prince in the eyes of hundreds of officials. And the three princes are also the ones who hate the king the most among the princes.

Gao Changyu knew this very well, and the appearance of her nephew today made her heart feel uneasy. She was afraid of losing, even though she probably never had. But no matter how long it was, she would remember that night, the night she cried bitterly for the first time in the moonlight. Gao Changyu that night was really relaxed.

"Aunt Huang, come to a bowl of 'tofu'!"

When the team of the three princes had already left for half an hour, no one dared to appear on this street for a period of time just now, and they only appeared timidly when they knew that the team of the three princes had left.

The one who spoke was Uncle Wang next door who was driven away in a hurry after only half of the meal just now, he had never seen the three princes, not only him, most of the people in Jingshi had never seen the three princes, after all, the three princes had been very busy all these years, and rarely appeared in front of people, and with their identity, they couldn't be contacted. So just now, they didn't know that the person who appeared was the third prince, in the eyes of the people, this person was a child of a certain family in the city, and he was also a powerful kind of family, otherwise there would not be such a battle.

The soup is daunting.

A bowl of fairy tofu was quickly served. This is Uncle Wang's favorite "tofu", which is green and has an inexplicable sense of intimacy. Picking up the wooden spoon, he took a small bite, and every time he took a bite, Uncle Wang would close his eyes and taste it, reminiscing about the indescribable beauty just now.

With the entry of Uncle Wang, the street slowly became lively, and there were more and more customers in the tea stalls, each asking for a bowl of "tofu", and they sat and chatted, chatting about everything that had just happened, or the gossip that could not be finished at the beginning. The atmosphere was not spoiled at all.

"It's still early, why don't you accompany Li to the market and pick clothes?" Li Xiao stood at the counter, looked at the guests who kept entering the tea stall, and said with a smile.

These people are all money.

At this time, it was the beginning of the unit, and vendors on the streets came out one after another. The weather is still a little hot, so they all choose to come to Aunt Huang's tea stall to drink a cup of herbal tea before leaving the stall, which is also the main reason why Li Xiao's "tofu" business has risen.

The tea stall is close to a downtown area, which is the same place where Gao Changyu took Li Xiao last time. The downtown is very large, and there are a lot of vendors coming and going, because of its good quality and low price, the flow of people can also be ranked in several downtown in Haoguo, if it is not for some famous shops, I am afraid that this downtown can be famous in Beijing.

"Okay." Gao Changyu nodded and glanced at the tea stall. The seats were full, and there was a queue outside.

Anyway, she has nothing to do now, and the business of the tea stall has their own Aunt Huang to help. They don't need to do much work, just pack the "tofu" and pour a small glass of sugar water, of course, the "tofu" is stored in a cool place, and when it comes, it is taken out of the cellar of the palace of the king of Yu, and it is very cold.

In the summer heat, a bowl is all you need.

"Young Master, where are you going?" Chu Chu, who bowed his head to keep accounts, heard that Li Xiao was going out for a meeting, and couldn't help asking.

Li Xiao smiled, rubbed the little girl's head, and said, "Go buy a dress to wear." ”

Since Chu Chu came back from Yuxian Ju, I don't know what happened, and suddenly I became obsessed with settling accounts, and the business ledgers in the tea stall were basically made by the little girl alone. Li Xiao has seen it, it is methodical, and there is no trace of mistakes. The most important thing is that the accounting method used by the little girl is actually the ninety-nine multiplication table and addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

It's hard to believe that arithmetic has been so developed in this era. He asked Chu Chu where he had learned this method. The little girl didn't shy away from it, and said: "It was when I was in the Yuxian Residence that day, there was a beautiful sister in the room in the courtyard, and she taught me." My sister is very powerful, I remember a lot of account books, and there are many other methods, but unfortunately I only learned this, otherwise I can help the young master more. ”

It can be seen that Chu Chu has a lot of respect for the beautiful sister in his mouth, the kind that the apprentice treats the master. This couldn't help but make Li Xiao interested in that woman, what kind of person is she who can use the ninety-nine multiplication table in this era. It can be called a contemporary Hua Luogeng.

The matter of going to the Jade Immortal Residence will be put aside for the time being. Now that he has stabilized the "tofu" business, he only needs to get the support of the Wan Guifei in the palace.

"Let's go." After rinsing his mouth, Li Xiao took Gao Changyu and left.

In Haoguo's fabric shops, there are sometimes several finished products for customers to see. The finished product can be sold, but the price is a little more expensive. And the size is not necessarily suitable, which is why the finished product can always exist from the opening of the store to the closure.

This time, the two of them are rushing to the finished product. Freshly made, naturally, there is not enough time.

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At the beginning of the unitary period, the palace was already busy. In all halls of the palace, there are thousands of eunuchs, palace maids, and guards, all of whom need to eat.

The emperor and his concubines had a royal study, and the palace ladies and eunuchs had a specific dine-in. Either way, we started preparing early.

The sky is faint, in the quiet imperial study, Emperor Hao, who is dressed in civilian clothes, is lying on his back, holding a book in one hand, frowning slightly, on the small table next to him, there are two jade bowls, look closer, what is contained in it is actually the two "tofu" made by Li Xiao. It was full, and there were a few scraps floating on it.

Although the birthday banquet is approaching, the six ministries and the major yamen are on vacation, but as the emperor, they still need to work overtime. Several Shangshu of the six departments are also in the country's affairs, and they can't rest yet. No, the birthday banquet, the Northland grassland, and a bunch of scattered trivial matters all need to be dealt with by them.

The two phases and the six departments each shared a little, but it was not enough, and the things were like mountains, overwhelming people.

"Your Majesty......" Xu Sheng ran from outside the hall, came to the front of the hall, and knelt down busily. He stretched his voice long.

"Coming?" Emperor Hao turned over, picked up a bowl of "tofu" casually, smelled it, then tilted it slightly, and poured it into his mouth. There were a few drops of leaking liquid, faintly flowing into the placket of the garment, disappearing into it.

Emperor Hao's drinking posture was extremely indecent, but no one in the palace dared to speak, and no one was surprised, as if he had already been accustomed to it.

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