The road ahead was blocked by a wooden fence, and on the left and right sides were tall trees, and between the gaps were planted with thorns full of thorns, obscuring the view. The gentle sunlight shines through the gaps in the trees, and the air is filled with the rich fragrance of flowers, and bees and butterflies flutter among the flowers, and the life is endless.

Jiang Anyi stopped, remembering that this was once a wild pond wasteland, and in two years, it has completely changed. There was a guard at the wooden fence, and he greeted Jiang Anyong with a smile: "Second master, you are here." ”

Walking into the wooden fence, a beautiful arc stood out in front of everyone, which was the wall of the Jiang family's other industry. This walled wall is about two miles long, and at the ends of both ends are mountain cliffs, like a barrier embracing the mountain col in its arms.

The walled wall is about two zhang high, it looks more majestic than the city wall of the county seat, there is Zhuang Ding at the head of the wall to inspect, see people coming, someone puts down the suspension bridge, and sets up on the moat that is more than one zhang wide. Jiang Anyong proudly introduced to Siyu beside him: "The water of this river is all living water, from the waterfalls in the mountains, and there are fish, I will take you to see the waterfall later, it's beautiful." ”

Seeing his brother beating the wall with his hand, Jiang Anyong smiled and said: "Brother, these stones are more than a foot wide, and they are full of soil. ”

Mr. Zhang, Zhang Keji, the abandoned son of the Lu family, hasn't seen him for nearly a year. Jiang Anyi asked, "Mr. Zhang is good, can you get used to living here?" By the way, I've been busy these days, I haven't seen Zhen'er much, where has she gone? ”

Jiang Anyong said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang lives in the village, and he is in charge of everything in the village." Zhen'er and Yan'er are the best, the two are inseparable, and if you want to find Zhen'er, you have to ask Yan'er. ”

Yan'er wrinkled her little nose and said with a smile: "I want to accompany my sister-in-law, you are busy playing with Sister Siyu, Sister Zhen knows that she can't go to her brother at this time, so of course she will accompany her father in the village." ”

Zhang (Lu) Zhen is three years younger than Yan'er, Yan'er has an extra sister, she loves her very much, and she thinks about giving her sister anything delicious and fun.

As they spoke, they passed through the wall, and a busy scene appeared in front of them: the original wild pond was filled in, the pond was moved to the foot of the mountain to the south, and a waterfall fell down from the top and fell into the deep pool; The open space is neatly arranged by three vertical roads, and rows of houses are built within the square, and clothes are dried in the front yard of the houses, which seems to be the residence of the workshop workers.

Jiang Anyi was a little surprised, looking at the dozens of acres of land that were crowded, where did the wine shop and perfume shop go? Just as he was suspicious, a group of people came over on the middle road, carrying Zhang Keji, the silver mask on his face shining in the sun.

Zhang Keji has a girl next to her, it is Zhen'er, I haven't seen her for a year, Zhen'er has grown a lot taller, and her face is exotic and delicate. Seeing Jiang Anyi, Zhang Zhen trotted over to greet him, hugged Jiang Anyi tightly regardless of it, didn't speak, and kept shedding tears.

Jiang Anyi bowed down, touched Zhen'er's head and said, "What's the matter, are you unhappy to see your brother?" ”

Zhen'er's tears welled up even more, and she shook her head desperately, and it took a long time before she choked up and said, "Open...... Heart. ”

Zhang Keji stepped forward and arched his hand: "I have seen the main princess mother." Zhang congratulated the lord on his new marriage, but Zhang Mou's image was terrifying, and he could only pay tribute to the lord in the cottage for a cup, wishing the lord and his wife a hundred years of good together, and a harmonious old age. ”

Jiang Anyi held Zhang Keji's hand and said, "Mr. has been wronged." ”

Lingwei heard Jiang Anyi talk about Zhang Keji's origin, and knew that he was her husband's right-hand man, and the family property was all run by this person, so she said: "I've seen Mr." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare", Zhang Keji returned the salute and said with a smile: "Lord, everyone, let's talk inside." ”

Zhang Keji led the way inside, Jiang Anyi couldn't find the workshop all the way, and when he reached the end of the house, he suddenly realized. It turned out that five big holes had been dug out of the mountain wall, and Zhang Keji pointed to the cave and introduced it with a slight triumph: "Lord, in order to protect the brewing and perfume industry from being stolen by outsiders, Zhang specially moved the workshop to the cave. Lord, please see, the leftmost hole is used to store grain, the second hole is a winery, the middle is a wine cellar, the fourth hole is a perfume shop, and the fifth hole has some sundries. ”

Each cave is equipped with an iron gate in front of it, and the door is guarded day and night, Jiang Anyi visited several caves accompanied by Zhang Keji and found that the area in the cave is very large. Zhang Keji said on the side: "Lord, I found that these mountains are bluestone rocks, and I originally thought of using them to build a wall, but later dug deep holes. Lord, this grain storage hole is dug deep into the ground, and it can store at least 5,000 stone of grain, and now there are 2,000 stone of various grains. ”

Jiang Anyi was shocked in his heart, 2,000 stone of grain is more than 200,000 catties, and the whole family can't eat so much grain in a lifetime. Walking out of the grain storage cave and coming to the winery, Jiang Anyi found that the winery was lit and ventilated on the top of the mountain, and there were torches lit inside, so he was not depressed.

Seeing Jiang Anyi paying attention to the top of the mountain, Zhang Keji said with a smile: "Lord, the hill of the winery is relatively short, I have laid a Mingwa ceiling at the top of the mountain through the mountain, these Mingwa tiles are all purchased from the Western Regions, and the Mingwa ceiling of the perfume shop here cost 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Jiang Anyi gasped and said with a wry smile: "Mr. is really a master of spending money. "No wonder more than 700,000 taels of silver were spent by Zhang Keji, digging the mountain, and lighting were all piled up with silver, but the things in this cottage could not let the Yu family and the Guo family pay for it.

"Lord, this 100,000 taels of silver is not wronged, you see, the winery is divided into four ......" Zhang Keji took the first look at the steam-filled steaming workshop, walked through the green brick paving hall full of half-cooked grain, then a huge wine tank sunken in the ground, and finally a well-guarded steaming workshop, distilling and condensing the brewed liquor into a "burning knife".

Jiang Anyong took a breath intoxicated and sighed: "Every time I am most willing to come here, this smell is more fragrant than flowers." ”

Jiang Anyi glared at him and said to Jiang Huang: "Mother, you have to watch An Yong and don't let him drink, otherwise you will become a drunkard." ”

Jiang Anyong glanced at Siyu and argued: "Brother, you blame me, my mother only allowed me to drink half a catty a day, and Uncle Zhang was even more stingy, and it was more difficult to ask for wine from him than plucking the feathers from the iron rooster." ”

Everyone laughed when he said this, and Zhang Keji said: "Second master, I'm not okay for you, you listen to the lord also said, you are not allowed to drink, I must listen to the lord's orders." ”

Jiang Anyi didn't go into the wine cellar, but just asked about the production and sales, and the idlers of the perfume shop were exempted, Zhang Keji said: "The incense pickers inside are all selected cronies of the three families, and I asked them to bathe and change their clothes every day according to what the lord said, and the flower juice made is my personal ingredients, and even the Yu family and the Guo family don't know the recipe." ”

Jiang Anyi nodded, he didn't make a sound, perfume is the source of the Jiang family's wealth, and it is also the foundation of his life, and he can't be sloppy at all.

It's not early, Jiang Anyi asked his family to go back first, he came this time not only to visit, but also to discuss with Zhang Keji. Jiang Huang took Lingwei, Dong'er and others back, and Yan'er followed Zhen'er to muttered in her ear, it seemed that there was something good for her sister to keep. Zhen'er was obviously moved by Yan'er's words, said hello to Zhang Keji, and followed everyone back to the Jiang Mansion.

Zhang Keji's residence is in front of the fifth cave, the three houses are tidy up, the main house is sitting, and there are servants bringing tea, it seems that the Jiang Huang family takes good care of this Mr. Zhang's daily life. After a few words of gossip, Zhang Keji said: "The lord is here because after losing his office, I am afraid that some people will covet the industry and be worried." ”

Jiang Anyi nodded, frowned, and sighed: "The profit of perfume is too great, it is inevitable that some people will think about it, and they will not hide it from Mr. Wen Guogong in Kyoto, the son of Wen Guogong once wanted to ask for shares, and all kinds of incidents arose afterwards." I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid that it will affect my family, and my wealth will become the root cause of trouble. ”

Zhang Keji smiled and said: "The lord sees it well, there is no powerful wealth, it will only attract people to covet it, I am afraid that our county master will be the first to move his mind." However, don't worry, the current predicament is only temporary. ”

"Oh, sir teach me."

Zhang Keji pointed to the tea and said, "Lord, this is the new tea sent by Anlong Temple this year, the old lady treats Zhang very well, first bring it to me, and the lord tastes it." The fragrance is light and elegant, the aftertaste is sweet, the lord is really good eyesight, and he actually knows that there is such a good tea in the deep mountains. ”

Jiang Anyi was a little unapprehensive, took a sip of tea indiscriminately, and asked, "Mr. just said that the predicament is only temporary, I don't know how to solve it?" ”

Zhang Keji said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, wait for Zhang to come slowly." I have heard of the holy decree, and there are several points worth scrutinizing, one is that he was demoted to a common person and did not say that he would not be hired again, which shows that the Son of Heaven is beating you, and he does not really want to belittle you. ”

"The second is that the will of the palace should be issued after the Shangyuan Festival, and the congratulatory gifts of the queen's mother, the crown prince and Zhu Taiwei, Shen Guogong and others should be sent out at about the same time, if the Son of Heaven really has the heart to condemn the lord, how can these people's congratulatory gifts come."

Jiang Anyi perked up and said: "Yes, the officialdom is well-informed, if Banzai is really annoyed by me, these congratulatory gifts will be recovered even if they are sent." Two days ago, I received a letter from Master Yu, telling me to calm down and concentrate on studying. ”

"Since Lord Yu has this letter, then Zhang can conclude that in as little as half a year, as much as two years, the lord will inevitably recover." Zhang Keji said confidently. To tell the truth, after seeing the power, Jiang Anyi has a deep understanding of "breaking the state capital and destroying the county order", as a commoner, the prestige of a little Shilin is not enough to fight against those who covet it.

Zhang Keji put down the teacup, wiped his beard on the water, and said: "With my understanding of today's son, I am anxious for much merit, but I am not stupid, the talent of the lord is seen by everyone in the world, how much credit has been made in more than three years, I believe that the upright minister of the DPRK and the central government will inevitably say it for the lord." The marriage between the lord and the lord mother is hidden from the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven feels that he has been deceived, so he will deliberately suppress you, so that you can realize that the monarchy cannot be bullied, and when you want to use people, the Son of Heaven will inevitably think of the lord. ”

Jiang Anyi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Jiang is concerned about it, and when I listen to Mr., I am much more relieved." If you really have two years, you can take a break and spend time with your family. ”

Zhang Keji stood up and said: "Lord, the Jiang family's cottage is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be used to resist chaos, but it is limited to the terrain is too narrow and not a perfect place. Lord, please come with me. ”