Zi'er obediently said "um", but did not get out of the car, but took out a goose-yellow purse from her arms, took out a small piece of silver from it, handed the silver to Ah Zheng with her little hand and said: "My money is all in Mrs. Chen, this is the largest piece of silver in my purse, you take it to buy marzipan first, buy less, and wait for me to go to Po Chen to ask for it, and then you buy more." ”

"Don't you know how much marzipan costs? Your silver is enough to buy dozens of catties of marzipan. Ah Zheng smiled helplessly, took the silver and put it back in the small purse for Zi'er, and said, "Don't worry, it's just to buy marzipan for your sister, and you don't need to take the money." As he spoke, he picked Zi'er off the car.

Ah Zheng advised: "Hurry up and go home honestly." If they find out that you are gone, you will have to worry about death, and your sister will worry about you. ”

put Zi'er in the courtyard and planned to close the door, but Zi'er pulled the door with her little hand to prevent Ah Zheng from closing it, Ah Zheng had to pause her movements, squatted down and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Zi'er said: "What others buy is what others buy, and what I buy is what I buy." I'm going to buy marzipan for my sister, and I'm going to ask for my money to buy it. ”

Ah Zheng was stunned, Zi'er had already reopened the small purse, unfolded the purse in front of Ah Zheng's eyes, and said, "I don't know how much it costs to buy marzipan, you can take it yourself." ”

Ah Zheng lowered his head, couldn't help laughing a few times, raised his head, looked at Zi'er's serious expression, looked at the purse in Zi'er's small hand with a gentle smile, roughly estimated, and then solemnly took out a small ingot of broken silver from it, and said, "These, almost enough for two catties." ”

Zi'er looked at the small piece of broken silver, and couldn't believe it: "Really? ”

Ah Zheng nodded: "Really, if you don't believe it, ask others yourself, how to sell marzipan." ”

"I believe in you." Zi'er said, and then instructed: "You go quickly, be careful on the road." After saying this, he obediently let Ah Zheng lock himself in the courtyard.

Ning Xia Qing slept for a long, long time.

It was as if her heart had been hanging in the air, and she had been reluctant to let go for a moment for so long, and when the matter finally came to an end, she had to put her heart down completely because of the long-term wear and tear.

She had many, many dreams.

She dreamed that she was on top of a small boat, and the current was turbulent and terrible, and the waves kept lapping against the boat, and the boat kept shaking, and the surging waves wet the boat, and the water overflowed into the boat.

She held a broken water scoop in her hand, and in order to scoop the water out, she was so tired that she was covered in sweat, but she also had to be careful of the reefs and shoals in the water, lest one accidentally destroy the boat and kill people.

Then she turned around and saw that her family was sitting in the stern, the old lady's face was pale and weak, Cao Shi stroked the old lady's chest vigorously, Ningxia Qing looked at the old lady like this, and couldn't help but be anxious. When she looked at Zi'er again, she saw Zi'er holding a small spoon in her hand, learning from Ningxia Qing, desperately scooping water.

Suddenly she felt that it was all worth it, and she continued to guard the ship until she touched a fluffy ball in her hand.

How can there be a ball on the water? She was very confused, so she touched it again, until the ball made an uncomfortable "hum", and she woke up from her dream, looked at her hand, and saw the "ball" lifted, opened her sleepy eyes, and then said stupidly: "Sister, are you better?" ”

Ning Ningqing asked in a hoarse voice, "You have been accompanying me?" ”

Zi'er replied, "Yes." But...... I just seem to have fallen asleep. Then Zi'er stood up, poured a cup of tea from the table, brought it to Ning Ningqing's bedside, and said, "Sister Cuiyu is boiling medicine in the kitchen, and I will serve my sister to drink tea." ”

As soon as Zi'er's tea was brought over, Cuiyu came in with a food box containing medicine, Cuiyu put the food box on the table, and asked suspiciously while taking the medicine: "Is it the tea that the second girl poured for the girl?" ”

"It's me." Zi'er replied proudly.

"Our two girls are really sensible!" Cuiyu praised a sentence, then brought the medicine to Ning Ningqing's bedside, and asked, "The girl slept for a while, do you feel better now?" ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled weakly, in fact, she didn't feel very good, now it seems that when she is at the most sick, the pain in her body has not been eliminated, and she sweats a lot, and she feels as if the whole person is empty.

She looked at the medicine in her hand, held her breath, closed her eyes and swallowed it all in one gulp.

The bitter taste exploded in her mouth, and she almost cried, this medicine is too bad to drink, right?!

Although she used to get sick and take medicine from time to time, she felt that today's medicine was definitely the most bitter one in her memory!

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and suddenly saw Zi'er standing in front of her with a plate and smiling, and Cuiyu was also standing beside Zi'er, looking at Ningxia Qing with a smile.

"What is this?" Ning Ningqing's tears hadn't been wiped away, and her eyes weren't completely clear.

Cuiyu said happily: "This is the second girl who deliberately took advantage of the fact that no one saw her, ran to find Ah Zheng, and asked Ah Zheng to buy the marzipan back for the girl." It's also my fault, the girl hasn't asked me to buy marzipan for several months, I actually forgot about this stubble, and forgot to ask Ah Zheng to buy it for the girl, but fortunately, the second girl thought about it. ”

Marzipan? Ning Xia Qing blinked, and his eyes gradually became clear, and he was suddenly evoked a memory.

She does like to eat marzipan, and she has loved it since she was a child.

It's just that after becoming Tan Wenshi's wife, the first thing her mother-in-law told her was that Tan Wenshi couldn't eat almonds, so she had to be careful, and almonds must not appear at home, lest Tan Wenshi eat them by mistake. She didn't dare to say in front of her mother-in-law that she liked marzipan, so she had to do as her mother-in-law instructed.

Later, she only ate marzipan once.

Half a year after she married Tan Wenshi, Tan Wenshi once accepted a gift from someone else, which was a packet of high-grade marzipan that was said to be the practice of the court of the previous dynasty. Tan Wenshi has never let outsiders know that he doesn't eat almonds, so he naturally accepted it with a smile, and gave it to Ningxia Qing after taking it home, so that Ningxia Qing ate them all immediately.

She hadn't eaten marzipan since, and she had almost forgotten the taste of marzipan and the taste of marzipan that time, but she remembered that she thought the pack was really delicious. may have seen that she was eating too happily, and Tan Wenshi asked her with a smile if she liked to eat.

She still remembers that Tan Wenshi's original words at that time were - "Do you like to eat marzipan?" If you like it, I'll buy it for you later. I know that my mother doesn't let almonds appear in the house, so let's buy them secretly behind my mother's back, so we know. ”

She remembered that she was very happy at the time, and only felt that Tan Wenshi's words were sweeter than marzipan, she smiled and shook her head, saying that she just thought that this pack of marzipan was really good, and she didn't like to eat this thing very much, so she asked Tan Wenshi not to take almonds home in the future.

Later, she never ate marzipan again, and slowly, she got used to it, and even after she was reborn at the age of sixteen, she completely forgot about marzipan, so she never asked Jade to buy it back for her.

If Zi'er hadn't remembered it for her, she would never have remembered how much she used to like marzipan.

She looked at something that was already very unfamiliar in front of her, and hesitantly stretched out her hand, hesitating, not knowing which piece to pick. She is not usually this kind of hesitant person, but now she is "reunited" with marzipan after a long absence, and she has mixed feelings in her heart, and she has some excessive expectations, so she is undecided.

"Zi'er, feed my sister." She gave up and said to Zi'er with a smile instead.

"Good!" Zi'er responded excitedly, and then picked up a piece and put it in Ning Ningqing's mouth, Ningxia Qing took the marzipan in her mouth, and the strong medicinal smell that forced her tears out just now was slowly suppressed by the sweetness little by little.

Zi'er blinked her eyes and asked expectantly, "Sister, is marzipan delicious?" ”

Ning Xia Qing smiled and kept nodding, Zi'er smiled even more happily, and Cuiyu added next to her: "I seem to have forgotten to say it just now, this is what the second girl paid for Ah Zheng to buy for the girl!" ”

Ning Ningqing's eyes widened in surprise, she looked at Zi'er and asked, "Your silver?" Where do you have any silver? ”

"I have New Year's money!" Zi'er replied, and then carefully confirmed: "Sister, is marzipan delicious?" ”

After getting an affirmative answer again, Zi'er patted her little chest with a smile and promised: "Then I will take out all the New Year's money to buy marzipan for my sister!" Ah Zheng told me that a small piece of silver can buy dozens of catties, so I can buy a lot of marzipan for my sister! ”

The two sisters talked, Mrs. Chen came to take Zi'er away, Ningxia Qing continued to lie down and rest, Cuiyu took out a small piece of silver, shook it in front of Ningxia Qing's eyes, and then walked to Ningxia Qing's dressing table, and said while moving her hand: "Ah Zheng said, this is the silver that the second girl gave him, he sent it back, let the girl keep it for the second girl, and I will put it in the second makeup box first." ”

Ning Xia Qing touched his forehead, which had receded a little, and asked weakly and lazily, "Huh?" What does he mean? ”

Cuiyu replied: "Ah Zheng said, the second girl is so young, how can she use the second girl's silver, so she sent it back." ”

Ning Xia Qing asked suspiciously, "Then why didn't you give Zi'er just now?" Instead, let me keep it? ”

"It's Ah Zheng who said, Ah Zheng said that the second girl really wants to buy candy for the girl to eat, if she returns the silver directly to the second girl, but she doesn't receive the second girl's love, the second girl will be sad. So Ah Zheng said that he would use the silver to buy candy, and let the girl give the silver to the second girl in the name of pocket money in the future. ”

Ning Ningqing couldn't help but be puzzled, frowned and asked, "So, whose silver did you buy that sugar?" In the end, is it the wife who gave out the silver, or Ah Zheng who gave the silver? ”

Cuiyu had already walked back to Ning Ningqing's bedside at this time, and was stunned when she heard Ningxia Qing ask like this, and muttered: "I really didn't ask Ah Zheng about this, otherwise I'll ask?" Or don't ask Ah Zheng, go ask Mrs.? ”

Ning Xia Qing hurriedly shook his head and said, "That's it, don't talk about this in front of your wife." In front of my wife, we should be Zi'er's silver. ”

Cuiyu nodded, tucked the corners of the quilt for Ningxia Qing, and said, "The girl has drunk the medicine, and it is time to rest." ”

Ning Xia Qing looked out the window and asked, "Is Shopkeeper Dong back?" ”

Cuiyu nodded, and Ningxia Qing said: "You help me up and freshen up, I want to say a few words to him." ”

Cuiyu was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Girl......"

Ning Xia Qing struggled to get up and said with a wry smile: "I know what you have to say. Don't worry, I won't talk to him for too long, just a few words. I will not go out of the courtyard, and you will call him to the east wing, and I will talk to him there. ”

Cuiyu had no choice but to agree, and reluctantly called Dong Zizhen, while Ningxia Qing simply dressed up by herself.

The price negotiated with the second master was 14 taels and 5 yuan, and the price given by Yao Sanxing was 15 taels and 8 yuan, and the extra silver was all Ningxia Qing. Yao Sanxing ordered a total of 6,500 horses, if nothing else, Ningxia Qing will make a net profit of more than 8,000 taels, and the silver spent on favors these days is not worth mentioning compared to this.

Not to mention that it is for a small Hua Caiyuan, even for a person with a family business like Tan Wenshi, it is very considerable to be able to earn in a transaction, and her hard work this time is indeed not in vain.

But this also means that she is too much in the limelight this time, and Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, not to mention that there are so many people eyeing Hua Caiyuan, and she will face an even less optimistic environment in the future.

East Wing.

Ningxia Qing sat on the main seat, Cuiyu stood beside Ning Ningqing, and Dong Zizhen sat at the bottom.

Dong Zizhen drank a lot of wine today, and his face was red until now. Dong Zizhen took a sip of tea to relieve the hangover, suddenly grinned, and said with a little drunkenness: "Boss, you take care of Cuiyu, don't let her stare at me so viciously." ”

Ningxia Qing was stunned.

Dong Zizhen complained with a sad face: "I heard Cuiyu say, the head of the house is sick, I understand the meaning of Cuiyu, Jade is for me not to bother the house, let the good life of the head rest." But now it's the boss who called me over, and you can't blame me...... Boss, you tell Jade not to look at me like an enemy, I feel hairy in my heart......"

Ning Xia Qing looked back, only to see that Cuiyu had innocently moved her gaze elsewhere, Ning Ningqing couldn't help laughing, Dong Zizhen and Cuiyu are really the two of them, they are both powerful people around them, but I don't know why, as soon as these two people get together, they always have trouble living in peace.

"Alright, you two don't mess around." Ning Ningqing soothed with a smile, and then said with a straight face: "Master Liu, I should have gone over in person, but I really can't go out now." You Ming'er picks a 'merit consummation', runs with Cuiyu, and hands over this letter to Master Liu by the way. ”

Ningxia Qing took out the letter and handed it to Dong Zizhen, Dong Zizhen took the letter, smiled and said: "The body of the family is not good, and he is so careful, he is really a heroine among women." ”

Ning Xia Qing said flatly: "You, don't flatter me." I'm worried that if you rush to find Master Liu, Master Liu may not be willing to see you. ”

Dong Zizhen nodded: "That Master Liu is famous in Meigong County, and I did hear that he has a bad temper. Dong Zizhen smirked: "If it's a person in the business field, no matter how bad his temper is, I can get close to him!" But for a craftsman like Master Liu, I'm a little out of luck......"

Ning Xia Qing smiled, turned his head and instructed Cuiyu: "You will go to Gu Gongzi in a while and bring me a few words." ”

Jade asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

Ning Xia Qing instructed: "You said, when I borrowed flowers before, I proposed to set up a banquet to thank Gu Gongzi for his help, but Gu Gongzi is not an ordinary man, and setting up a banquet to entertain is inevitably a kind of neglect of Gu Gongzi." That's why I tried to thank me separately, and I hope that Gu Gongzi will not refrain from resigning. ”

Jade nodded. Ning Xia Qing said again: "Also, you have to mention it in front of Gu Gongzi, I asked you to send a letter to Master Liu for me tomorrow, as long as you say so, he will understand." But don't mention my illness in front of him, and if he asks you, you just say I'm fine. ”

After instructing this matter, Ning Xia Qing asked Dong Zizhen again: "After I left the Xue Mansion today, how did you talk to Yao Sanxing?" ”

Dong Zizhen patted his chest and said proudly: "It's all over, and the delivery date has been set, just ten days later."

Dong Zi Zhenzhi said proudly: "Today in the Xue Mansion, everyone can see that we have strong connections. In fact, Yao Sanxing should have heard about the current situation of the infighting between the three masters of the Ning family, but because we are backed by the city, even if Yao Sanxing knows that this batch of materials is from the second master's workshop, he still chooses to cooperate with us. ”

Ning Ningqing nodded, and echoed: "He is a businessman, whether he can make money or not, and how much he can earn, it all depends on the face of the city ship, and the river system of Meigong County and Chengsong County is developed, and I don't know that thousands of merchant ships come and go between them in a day, and the city ship division can be said to firmly grasp the lifeblood of the merchants." Therefore, Yao Sanxing naturally will not let go of any opportunity to make friends with the city. ”

Ning Xia Qing said again: "But in the final analysis, Yao Sanxing is not stupid, 'Merit Perfection' is indeed a good material, which makes Yao Sanxing feel that it is profitable, otherwise Yao Sanxing would not have agreed to cooperate with us just for the sake of the face of the city." ”

Ningxia Qingyan is all here, in fact, has she said anything to Dong Zizhen.

In her memory, in a few years, there will be some unpeace in the court of the capital, and someone will rise to the top to compete for power, thus changing the distribution of interests in the whole world.

One of the results of the change in the pattern was that Meigongjun was taken seriously by the imperial court, which made Meigongjun a major treaty port, and the Meigongjun city directly related to this matter became more prosperous.

When Ning Xia Qing learned the specifications of the Xue Mansion business banquet, she felt that it was a little too powerful, and after thinking about it, with Yao Sanxing's status, Yao Sanxing may have heard the rumor that Meigong County would become a port, so he wanted to take advantage of this business banquet to occupy a place in the Meigong County shopping mall.

Ningxia Qing thought that since Yao Sanxing was to expand his sphere of influence in Meigong County, Yao Sanxing would inevitably actively want to cooperate with the merchants in Meigong County, and even relax the conditions, so Ningxia Qing also had a greater certainty.

What's more, Ningxia Qing pulled Gu Xuesong forward, how could Yao Sanxing, as a businessman, let go of this opportunity to show favor to the Bosi of Meigong County? If Yao Sanxing can really tie up with Gu Xuesong, he may be able to take advantage of the changes in the situation in a few years and get a share of the huge benefits that can be generated by the treaty port.

Naturally, she can't say these words to Dong Zizhen, and she can't say these words to anyone.

She asked instead, "What did the second master say?" Have you promised to add the logo of our Huacai Garden to the 'Perfection of Merit'? ”

Dong Zizhen replied: "The second master understands what we mean, and understands that we want to expand the reputation of Huacaiyuan through the 'consummation of merit', but the second master did not refuse, but just said that he would ponder for a few more days." ”

Dong Zizhen thought for a while and said, "I looked at the second master's face at that time, and I estimated that this thing could be done." I think the reason why the second master wants to think about it for a few more days may be that he doesn't want to agree to it and wants to bargain with the master again. ”

Ning Ningqing nodded, and Dong Zizhen smiled: "Don't worry, in the Xue Mansion today, everyone can see that Master Gu has a good eye for the master, who dares to offend the market boss?" Even if it is to curry favor with the city, no one dares not to give face to the master, so ah, the second master will definitely not give us face. ”

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she heard Dong Zizhen mention Gu Xuesong, and then took a sip of the teacup, hiding the blankness of her expression at the moment, and when she put down the teacup, she already looked as usual.

Although she is in the limelight in Xue Mansion today, the people present are all people in the same industry, and it is useless to be in the limelight in the same industry, if you want to sell something, you have to make a brand in the hearts of everyone who comes to buy things.

Everyone who does business understands the importance of visibility. Therefore, on each piece of material, the name of the workshop and the name of the craftsman will be printed in the corner that does not affect the cutting, so that everyone who buys the material can see the name of the workshop and the craftsman.

If the logo of Hua Cai Yuan can be printed on each "merit consummation", Hua Cai Yuan will be able to leave an impression in the hearts of all those who have bought "merit consummation".

She had this idea from the beginning, but she didn't tell Second Master Ning immediately, she didn't have any bargaining chips at that time, Second Master Ning would not agree, as long as she had the qualifications to negotiate the conditions, there was hope that this matter would come to fruition.