"Mother, please rest assured, those cocoon sons have been carefully watched, and the quality is fine."

"Fourth, you and the third will deal with it together."

"Yes, Mother."

In the face of Mrs. Qiao's spare no effort to help pave the way for the fourth room, the people in the other rooms dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

The source of goods has been found, and the latter one is easy to solve, the Qiao family has technology and strength, and Qiao Siye has worked hard, so the progress is very fast. In order to ensure quality and progress, Qiao Siye took the little maid to eat and live in the factory, and was busy with the workers.

……

In the east courtyard, Qiao Lixi was eating cherries comfortably, "The cherries in the yard have borne fruit one after another, and some were sent to the middle courtyard before, so there is no need to send them this time." ”

"Yes, miss."

After thinking about it, Qiao Lixi said: "Send a basket to the Zhong family and ask him to send it to Gu Jinzhen." ”

Astragalus held back a smile and responded busily.

"Do you have something to say?" Qiao Yixi's eyes tightened dangerously.

"Miss Hui, the slave doesn't."

"Huh?" Qiao Lixi was obviously impatient.

Huang Qi hesitated for a moment before trying to say: "Miss, the slave just thinks that you treat Gu Gongzi differently."

After saying that, he blushed first and felt worried.

"Just because of a basket of cherries?" Qiao Yixi raised her eyebrows, "You think too much, it's just a courtesy, he sent so much game, if I don't send something over, Zhong Chenglin is talking in my ear all day long, I'm just trying to be clean." ”

Whether it's duplicity or seeking truth from facts, no one dares to question her words anyway.

"Miss, the fourth master hasn't been back for more than ten days." Astragalus said with a solemn expression.

"This batch of Shu brocade is so important, it is related to his glory and wealth and splendid future, can he not care? It is true to eat and live with workers, it is true to rush to weave Shu brocade, and it is also true to peek at the secret recipe. ”

Heh, do you really think that Qiao Laosi is so motivated to compete for the quota of the imperial businessman?

Without the support of those secret recipes, how could he survive until now.

"Miss?" Huang Qi looked at Qiao Yixi worriedly.

Qiao Yixi said with a smile: "The so-called secret recipe is just an exaggeration of the people in a few rooms, not so powerful, just a small means." ”

It is indeed just a small means, adding a taste of medicinal materials when dyeing, you can keep the color bright and beautiful, and there is an extra procedure, which is not cumbersome, common in daily life, but no one will use dyeing.

As for the improvement of weaving technology, the secret is naturally in the machine, if Qiao Laosi takes a closer look, he may be able to see it.

It's not that Qiao Yixi looks down on Qiao Laosi's IQ, it's true, the people of the Qiao family like to deceive themselves the most, who is to blame?

……

Southern Xinjiang.

A month has passed, and letters from the soldiers have been sent one after another, although Gu Jinzhen tries his best to maintain a calm mind, but every day, his eyes will always unconsciously sweep to the little soldier who is responsible for collecting letters.

Every day when he returned to the tent with a straight face, he would secretly look through the letters that had not been distributed, without his own name, and the next day his face became darker and darker, and the soldiers were trained to be more ruthless.

Just when Tang Yuan couldn't stand the low air pressure of his master, he was more active than Gu Jinzhen every day to sort out the letters, and strive to find the letter sent to the master as soon as possible, the hard work paid off, and on the last day, he finally waited for Qiao Yixi's package.

"Master! Father! Parcel from Miss Joe! Outside the tent, Tang Yuan howled happily.

"Package!" Gu Jinzhen got up quickly, and before he could lift his feet, he thought of something, first smoothed out the folds on his robe, then straightened his chest and stomach, and walked to the door of the tent with a splayed step calmly.

Tang Yuan was excitedly lifting the door curtain, holding an oiled paper package, and rushing in with his head buried.

"Steady! How did I teach you, everything should be steady, you are shocked, or my lieutenant, shame. Gu Jinzhen reprimanded Tang Yuan seriously, staring at the package in his arm for a moment.

The boxy package is not large, and you can feel the slightest chill when you get closer.

Is this put on the ice?

The rice balls pouted.

Obviously he wanted it in his heart, but he said sternly on his face that he didn't want to.

Who did you learn this virtue from?

Belly slander is belly slander, Tang Yuan has to make a more anxious appearance than Gu Jinzhen on his face, anxious about what the master is anxious about, but it is his duty.

"Master, isn't this the fact that my subordinates are happy and a little carried away when they see Miss Qiao's package?"

Gu Jinzhen dragged the package over, "Qiaoqiao gave me the package, what are you doing so carried away?" ”

"Subordinate, no, ......"

"Alright, stand down." Gu Jinzhen waved his hand and dismissed the rice balls in disgust.

Mei Zizi returned to the bookcase, took several deep breaths, and carefully unwrapped the package with reverence.

Cherry.

Not much, just a basket or so.

I was afraid that the road would break, so I wrapped a thick layer of oiled paper, and separated an oiled paper bag outside, and the oiled paper bag was full of broken ice.

This package must have been sent by Zhong Chenglin quickly, for fear of breaking it on the road, so when he got it, the broken ice had not completely melted, and it was still cold in his hand.

Carefully removing the oiled paper bag wrapped in crushed ice, looking at the pile of cherries with bright red colors, Gu Jinzhen smiled stupidly.

The cherries were the size of his fingers, round in shape, plump, and carefully topped with the leaves of the cherry tree to keep them fresh.

Jincheng to southern Xinjiang, said that it was not far away, said that it was not close, how could it take more than ten days, Zhong Chenglin did not know how many horses had died, and only then did he send him cherries in the shortest possible time.

With a sweep of his eyes, he saw the letter sandwiched in the middle, Gu Jinzhen picked his fingers and pinched the letter between his fingers.

The letter was written by Zhong Chenglin, first saying that Qiao Yixi took the initiative to let him help deliver these cherries, and then talked about the situation in Jincheng in detail.

Pinching the letter, Gu Jinzhen's attention returned to the cherry.

pursed his lips, pinched a cherry in his mouth with a solemn expression, turned the tip of his tongue, and bit it gently.

Sweet and sour, the taste is somewhat odd.

The initial sourness, with the taste of astringency, the body can't help but straighten, as if it is resisting something, and the sweetness that follows, warm and moist, without the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas, is like a stream flowing slowly, a little bit of erosion, a little bit of annexation, and finally a mouth full of sweetness.

"Sure enough, it was the cherry sent by Qiaoqiao, only Qiaoqiao's cherries have such a good appearance and taste." Gu Jinzhen muttered to herself and nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at not too many cherries, but also a lot of cherries, Gu Jinzhen thought about it, without a little hesitation, ate it all in one go, and at the end, carefully put away all the cherry seeds.

Lunch.

Gu Jinzhen held the bowl and looked at the food in front of him with a sad expression.

It's not that he's picky, he has been in the army for more than ten years, he eats very casually, and it's good to have a stutter, but it's a little special today.

Touched his cheeks sadly, he had already rinsed his mouth, but the sourness of his teeth was still faintly painful, not to mention the wild vegetables and mountain flavors, he just couldn't drink the porridge.

Sighing heavily, Gu Jinzhen poured the tea into the bowl, poked it twice, and swallowed the tea and rice into his stomach, his eyes were still rolling on the oiled paper, I don't know what Qiao Qiao will give him next time, if Qiao Qiao made it himself.

……

Jincheng.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is quite interesting, low-key into Shu, high-profile "draft".

Looking at a room full of dazzling Shu brocade, Qiao Lixi was a little funny.

The inconsistent attitude of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is interesting.

entered Shuzhou under the banner of electing imperial merchants, but the purpose was to help the emperor explore, or to explore the economy and topography here, or to go to Zhenyuanhou. After his whereabouts were exposed, he simply made a big "draft" to hide his true purpose. And these businessmen in Jincheng are still happily participating in it, thinking that the Ministry of Internal Affairs really attaches importance to them when they make such a big battle.

Glancing around boredly.

The best silk merchants in Shuzhou have arrived, some Qiao Yixi knows, and some have no impression at all.

The head of the Qiao family's several rooms was comfortable talking with the people around him.

Anyone will take advantage of the opportunity to expand their network.

Because the name of the Qiao family is there, the heads of several rooms are all touted objects, and the atmosphere is good.

The place of today's "draft" is the Jincheng Chamber of Commerce Club, and as the president, Qiao Lixi naturally has to arrange it well. However, she left this opportunity to Qiao Laosi and let him take full responsibility.

Fortunately, Qiao Laosi is a very measured person, and he didn't repaint the Chamber of Commerce because he wanted to collude with the people of the Internal Affairs Office.

This is the hall of the Chamber of Commerce, the hall of the Chamber of Commerce can accommodate nearly 100 people, not to mention, the line of sight and light are very open.

As early as a few days ago, the businessmen who were ready to participate in the "draft" took Shu Jin to Jincheng one after another, in order to cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officials of all sizes in Jincheng actively mobilized manpower, on the one hand, responsible for the safety of the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on the other hand, to maintain the law and order of Jincheng. Fortunately, the order of Jincheng has always been stable, but there is nothing special to pay attention to.

The people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not yet appeared, now is the time for businessmen to play freely, as early as the audition registration, the Chamber of Commerce in accordance with the order of everyone to sign up, issued a number plate, a total of 80 Shu brocade merchants to participate in the "draft".

Don't underestimate this number, this "draft", although it seems fair, there is no special limit, but there are still minimum requirements, and there can be 80 Shu brocade businessmen in Shuzhou to meet the requirements of the audition, which can be said to be a large number.

Eighty merchants, divided into four groups, each group of 20 companies together for the primary selection.

Qiao Lixi didn't know what the Internal Affairs Office was doing with this gimmick, anyway, it was okay, so she should join in the fun.

In the middle of the night, after a commotion, the people of the Internal Affairs Office, accompanied by officials, entered the house with a high spirit.

Qiao Yixi glanced at it carefully.

She didn't study the government and eunuchs, she didn't study them, how big the officials were and how big the eunuchs were on the other side, she didn't know what she was curious about, and the only thing she was curious about was that she could observe the eunuchs at close range.

After all, it is a species that has never been seen before, and there is a lot of interest.

Kneeling on the ground with everyone, Qiao Lixi pouted depressedly.

There was a half-yin sound overhead, and Qiao Yixi shivered and got goosebumps.