Ning Xiu was naturally not very good at expressing his opinion on this topic.

First, he is not a nobleman, and secondly, this topic is indeed a bit taboo.

Xu Huaiyuan saw that Ning Xiu was silent, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, so he smiled and diverted the topic: "How long is Friend Ning going to stay in Nanjing this time?" ”

"It's not decided yet, but since I'm here, I'll stay for more than ten days."

Ning Xiu really didn't think about how long he wanted to stay in Jinling. He did not hesitate to come to Nanjing, a large part of the reason was to avoid the high eunuch and avoid getting on the thief ship of Wu Qingbo.

But like he said, since he came, he naturally had to have fun for a few days.

In any case, Nanjing is also the capital of the Ming Empire, and its prosperity is far from being comparable to Jingzhou and Wuchang.

"Hehe, Naning's friend's itinerary will be arranged by Xiao Ke."

Xu Huaiyuan said very proudly: "The Purple Mountain is a must, wait for me to transfer a few hundred horsemen and we will hunt together." ”

The corners of Ning Xiu's mouth hooked up with a wry smile.

This little grandfather Xu is really a proper gentleman.

But they do have the capital. Xu Bangrui, the Duke of Wei, is now in charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, and the mobilization of hundreds of officers and soldiers of the guard station is a matter of lip service.

Although it is said that the system of health centers now exists in name only, and the soldiers have seriously fled their nationality, it is not difficult to make up hundreds of flag-waving and shouting.

Ning Xiu knew that Xu Huaiyuan wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to play crazy, but he didn't say anything, and said with a slight bow: "Then Ning Mou is better to obey his fate than to be respectful." ”

Xu Huaiyuan was overjoyed to see Ning Xiu so upright: "After swimming in the Purple Mountain, let's go to Mochou Lake to have a look." It's very convenient, just outside my house. ”

When Xu Huaiyuan said this, his expression was extremely proud, and his eyebrows were about to fly.

"Everything is arranged by Grandpa Xu."

Ning Xiu had been to Nanjing in his previous life, but he had never been there in this life, and he really wanted to see the difference between ancient and modern Jinling.

"Ah, Xiao Ke forgot to ask, where does Friend Ning live now?"

Ning Xiu told Xu Huaiyuan the name of the inn, but Xu Huaiyuan shook his head again and again and said: "How can I live in the inn, it just so happens that I have a courtyard here that is empty, so I will ask the servants to clean it up, and Ning Friend will live for the time being." ”

Ning Xiu knew that a top-level nobleman like Wei Guogong had countless other houses under his name, and any set he took out was extremely luxurious.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Thank you Little Master Xu for your kindness." ”

It's not that he's greedy for pleasure, it's really uncomfortable to live in the inn, especially after saving little Lori, it's too inconvenient for three men and one woman to squeeze in the inn.

"I'll let the housekeeper know in a while, and friends Ning can move in at the earliest."

Ning Xiu was taken aback: "So fast? ”

Xu Huaiyuan said disapprerovantly: "What is this?" The house is also watched by people on weekdays, but it is not cleaned every day. ”

Ning Xiu secretly sighed in his heart, the powerful are powerful in the end, they are really a group of servants, calling and drinking at will.

"By the way, last time Friend Sun wrote to Xiao Ke, saying that Friend Ning planned to start a weaving workshop, I wonder if Xiao Ke has anything to help."

Ning Xiu's heart sank, and Sun Wufan was really a mouthful of people who couldn't hold the door.

He mentioned it to Sun Wufan, and this guy actually wrote a letter to Grandpa Xu.

Ning Xiu did have the idea of starting a weaving workshop, but this was before Eunuch Gao approached him and asked him to help Wu Qingbo Li Wei set up a weaving workshop.

Now the idea has basically been choked. Because Ning Xiu had just politely rejected Eunuch Gao, wouldn't opening a weaving workshop now be tantamount to slapping Eunuch Gao and Wu Qingbo in the face?

Ning Xiu smiled bitterly: "Little Grandpa Xu doesn't know anything, Ning Mou just had a whimsical idea about this matter, and he didn't think about it. ”

"What is the unspeakable secret of Friend Ning?"

Xu Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows and asked.

Under Xu Huaiyuan's repeated questioning, Ning Xiu finally sighed and told Xu Huaiyuan about the cause and effect of the matter.

Grandpa Xu patted his thigh and said, "What did I think was the matter, that's it?" ”

Ning Xiu nodded awkwardly, and was speechless for a while.

"This matter is simple, in the name of my Wei State Mansion to open a weaving workshop in Nanjing, no matter how long his high eunuch's hand is, can he still manage Nanjing?"

Xu Huaiyuan gave a solution easily, and Ning Xiu thought about it and felt that it was indeed feasible.

There is really no need to open the workshop in Jingzhou, as long as you can make money and open it anywhere.

Besides, Nanjing is a hundred times more prosperous than Jiangling, and opening a workshop in Nanjing, the woven cloth can be directly sold to Jiangnan and save freight.

The only thing to consider is the question of how to cooperate.

"I don't know how Grandpa Xu plans to cooperate?"

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet, so why don't you plan a way for your friend to come out."

Xu Huaiyuan was bent on repaying his kindness, and naturally had no time to take care of such trivial matters.

Ning Xiu paused and said, "Why don't you let Grandpa Xu buy fifty percent of the shares, and then we will split fifty or fifty shares?" ”

With Ning Xiu's financial resources, there is naturally no problem in running a weaving workshop alone. The reason why he wanted Xu Huaiyuan to become a shareholder was to make the Wei Mansion his real backer.

Otherwise, if something happens to the Duke of Wei, the Xu family will not necessarily work hard to protect it.

The reason why Ning Xiu wanted to get involved in the weaving industry was naturally because he wanted to transform the loom.

The weaving efficiency of the loom that is now popular in the Jiangnan area is very low, and if he can transform the loom, it will complete a revolution in the weaving industry.

Xu Huaiyuan didn't have any concept about money, and since Ning Xiu proposed to cooperate, he waved his hand and agreed.

"I will do it according to what my friend said, and I will ask someone to take as much money as I need. As for the location of the weaving workshop, it will be left to Xiao Ke. My Xu family has a ready-made shop workshop, which can be renovated a little. ”

Ning Xiu said in his heart, okay, this is really a one-stop service.

The back of the capital is against the big tree to enjoy the shade, and he understands it today.

"This matter is settled, Friend Ning, go back and call Friend Sun together, let's go out of the city and climb the Purple Mountain!"

Xu Huaiyuan was in a fiery temperament, and he couldn't hold back his excitement and took the initiative to propose.

Ning Xiu naturally wouldn't sweep away his interest, and said lightly: "Dare not obey his fate." ”

However, he said that he turned back to the inn and told Sun and Liu about the matter.

Sun Wufan was ecstatic when he learned that he could live in the Wei State Gongye.

Liu Weining is much calmer, but it is always good to be able to change to a big mansion to live in.

As for cooperating with the Wei Mansion to set up a weaving workshop, Ning Xiu planned to talk to Sun Wufan after a while. Otherwise, with the big mouth of this dead fat man, it won't be long before the news spreads.

Since Wei Guogong's side of the business had not been cleaned up, Ning Xiu did not check out, planning to return from the Purple Mountain and leave the inn.

The three of them wore sassy clothes and only went to the direction of the Wei State Mansion.

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Although Sassa was a little restrained, he finally agreed to go to Purple Mountain with Ning Xiu and the others.

In fact, since Ning Xiu rescued her from the demon cave in Tianxiang Building, she secretly swore that she would do whatever Ning Xiu told her to do. In this life, I want to be a cow and a horse, and I want to repay Ning Xiu's kindness.

Even if Ning Xiu wanted her body, she would not refuse.

In comparison, what is it to travel together?

In fact, Ning Xiu pulled Sasa to go to Purple Mountain together, just to let her relax.

After all, Sassa has suffered a lot of inhuman torture in Tianxianglou, and contact with nature is naturally beneficial to the body and mind.

When the four of them arrived at the Wei State Mansion, they were all shocked.

I saw that hundreds of horsemen had been assembled in the open space in front of the mansion, all of them in fresh clothes and angry horses.

The first person is naturally Xu Huaiyuan, Xu Xiaogong.

I saw him dressed in a bright red troll, wearing a high felt hat, sheepskin boots, a sword at his waist, and a bow with horns, as if he was going out hunting.

Looking at the relatives around him, they are also dressed like this, but the clothes are not as gorgeous as Grandpa Xu.

There are even more people who raise flags and lead horses, which can't help but make people feel that it's good to have power.

Ning Xiu had long expected that Xu Huaiyuan's purpose of proposing to visit the Purple Mountain was "not pure", and now it seems that he had guessed it.

Young Grandpa Xu wants to hunt in the name of visiting the Purple Mountain.

Of course, the specific hunting location may not be the Purple Mountain, anyway, there are fast horses to travel, where to go is not a matter of whipping?

Ning Xiu didn't care much about this. He knew that the only way for a noble like Xu Huaiyuan to vent was hunting, and if he pinched this hobby for them, he would not have to suffocate to death?

Since it was a trip, it was natural to ride a horse, but Ning Xiu and the others did not have a horse.

But this matter is naturally difficult for Grandpa Xu.

Seeing Xu Huaiyuan's big hand, the entourage immediately brought three tall horses and a Mongolian dwarf.

The tall horse is for Ning Xiu, Sun Wufan, and Liu Weining to ride, and the Mongolian pony is for Sasa.

Ning Xiu saw that Xu Huaiyuan had arranged it so properly, and couldn't help but secretly add a little favor to him.

It's just that Sassa has never ridden a horse after all, and he still doesn't dare to turn over after looking at the pony for a long time.

Ning Xiu frowned and said, "Otherwise, I'll ride with you." ”

Sasa's face immediately turned red like a pomegranate.

She lowered her head and bit her lip for a long time before she could spit out a word.

"Hmm."

Ning Xiu smiled and turned over on his horse, and then picked up Sassa and put it in front of him.

He smiled and said to Little Lori: "Actually, horseback riding is very simple, let me teach you, right?" ”

Little Lori wanted to speak and stopped, Ning Xiu held the reins with one hand, and waved the whip with the other hand, and the horse ran away.

The team went out of the city, and the situation was really mighty.

However, the people of Nanjing City were not frightened by this situation. In fact, they have long been commonplace.

The little grandfather of the Wei Mansion has to take the officers and soldiers of the guard to hunt every once in a while, and it is still a little strange at first glance, and he is numb after seeing more.

Although Ning Xiu's technique of driving a horse cannot be said to be proficient, it is sufficient.

In addition, he rode this red horse by gelding, very docile, and his steps were very steady.

Little Lori also found that there was not much difference between riding a horse and walking on flat ground, and a hanging heart gradually let go.

A group of people waited out of the city and went straight to the Purple Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, most of the soldiers stayed at the foot of the mountain, and Xu Huaiyuan only took a dozen horsemen and Ning Xiu and others up the mountain.

After all, the formation of so many people going up the mountain together is too big, and it will also affect the mood of the tour.

The Purple Mountain is famous, and Ning Xiu naturally has a great interest in this trip.

I saw the green trees along the way, and there was a small stream meandering through, which was very beautiful.

Although it was already autumn at this time, the weather was getting cooler, but there was no trace of autumn on this Purple Mountain.

Little Lori sat on the horse for half an hour, and gradually became bolder, and actually "snatched" the reins from Ning Xiu's hand, and controlled the horse in a good way.

Ning Xiu knew that this horse was very docile and would not be frightened to run the horse, so he tossed it by the little Lori.

Sun Wufan had been to the Purple Mountain, but Liu Weining had come for the first time, and he wrote poems after feeling emotional.

Xu Huaiyuan frowned slightly, he hated these sour and rotten literati singing and poetry the most, but it was only for Ning Xiu's face that he didn't have a seizure.

The group dismounted halfway up the mountain.

Xu Huaiyuan said with a smile: "Come on, come on, let's eat some roasted meat here." ”

Ning Xiu knew that Xu Huaiyuan was talking about barbecue, and quipped: "Ning knows a way to eat, which tastes better than ordinary grilling, I wonder if Grandpa Xu wants to try it?" ”

Xu Huaiyuan was already a foodie, and when he heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he urged: "Of course you have to try it." ”

Ning Xiu then instructed his attendants to chop the pieces of meat that were originally intended to be roasted into dices, then skewer them together with bamboo skewers, sprinkle salt and spices and put them aside for roasting.

After that, he made a simple grill, which was not very pretty, but more than enough for grilling meat.

Xu Huaiyuan looked at the newly made grill very curiously and said, "Friend Ning, what is this?" ”

Ning Xiu smiled: "This is a barbecue grill, I will put the meat skewers on it and roast it later." ”

Sun Wufan was already drooling: "Brother Ning Xian, what are you waiting for, hurry up and eat barbecue." ”

"I can't bake so many meat skewers alone, so why don't I let these retinues of the state mansion come."

Xu Huaiyuan immediately agreed: "Did you hear it, what are you still doing in a daze, don't make a fire to barbecue!" ”

As soon as Grandpa Xu gave an order, more than a dozen entourages immediately took action, moving firewood and twisting meat skewers, which were really energetic.

Ning Xiu also instructed them to turn the bamboo skewers from time to time to make the meat skewers heat evenly, and add some condiments to them from time to time.

Kebabs are a very technical job, and it looks simple and it is very difficult to cook well.

Ning Xiu stood aside and pointed out, correcting the mistakes of his entourage in time.

Young Master Xu on the side saw the rise, so he rolled up his sleeves and leaned over and said, "Friend Ning, I'll also bake a skewer." ”

Ning Xiu told Xu Huaiyuan about the baking method again, and Xu Huaiyuan couldn't wait to roast it.

It's just that Grandpa Xu's luck is really not very good, and as soon as he gets started, the wind direction changed, and Xu Huaiyuan choked and coughed.

"It's so choking that it's not coming, it's really choking."

Seeing that Xu Huaiyuan was smoked with a big black face, Ning Xiuqiang couldn't help but smile and said: "Barbecue is hard work, Grandpa Xu is still waiting on the side, and it will be roasted immediately." ”

"Hmm." Xu Huaiyuan responded, sat on the big rock, and stared helplessly at the barbecue grill.

At this time, some of the meat skewers have been crackled and the aroma of boiling meat comes to the nose.

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