"Hey, senior sister, you have a lot of noodle soup and shrimp." Ye Zhao suddenly pointed to the small bowl of blue and white porcelain in front of the matchmaker, and made a fuss.

The matchmaker was stunned, a little helpless, her eyes finally withdrew from the Lu family's attendant, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, just at that moment, there seemed to be an air flow surging at this table, and Xue Mingjiu and the others were a little breathless.

"Here you go." The matchmaker picked out the shrimp meat in the noodles and sent a chopstick to Ye Zhao's bowl.

Ye Zhao picked up the bowl very calmly, and with a suck, the shrimp meat was swallowed by him. Ah Cai and Xiao Qing both widened their eyes in surprise, Xue Mingjiu's face was extremely ugly, as the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog, but just now I could feel that if it wasn't for Ye A's big interruption, Ah Fu would definitely suffer a big loss, if it was in a place where there was no one in the suburbs, I was afraid that my tongue would not be able to keep it, and my sister-in-law was so resolute, it was inevitably boring.

Looking at the sister-in-law and Ye Ada's intimacy, Xue Mingjiu is even more angry, her sister-in-law has never been pretentious to men, and no man has ever dared to laugh with her, but this Ye Ada, how can he be able to eat his sister-in-law's saliva? Even if the children of the rivers and lakes are informal, this is the first time that the sister-in-law has been good to a man, and the good is excessive.

Lu Afu was already scared stupid, even if he was sluggish, he felt the danger just now, the hairs on his whole body stood up, and when the matchmaker turned his eyes away, he was sweating profusely, and his body was like being fished out of the water, and even when the big guy had eaten noodles and checked out, his legs were still trembling, and it took a long time to get up.

Out of Rongfu Zhai, the matchmaker and Ye Zhao went to the side to talk, while Xue Mingjiu and others waited far away.

It's warm, the sky is blue, and it's a good day today.

However, I have to part with the matchmaker again.

Ye Zhao sighed, looked at the matchmaker's pretty face lovingly, and said: "Matchmaker, otherwise, you can come to Guangzhou, help me come up with ideas or something, if you really want to lead the troops, I will choose a few battalions of armor soldiers for you to drive, by my side, I can always feel at ease." Don't worry, although I can't guarantee anything now, you will know in a few years or ten that I am not a hawk dog. Do you believe it? "It's the first time I've dissected someone's mind, and after last night, I really feel like I can talk about everything with the matchmaker.

The matchmaker nodded lightly: "I believe you." ”

"That?" Ye Zhao couldn't help but look forward to it.

"We'll talk about it later, okay?" The matchmaker's tone was soft, and she was a little pleading. Ye Zhao's heart is happy, in fact, he also wants to know that the matchmaker values love and righteousness, how can she abandon her brother who was born and died for the sake of her children's private feelings?

"Then be careful, if it is critical, you just have to report my Jingxiang's name!" Ye Zhao told him word by word, what he said was the most critical moment, such as if the matchmaker was captured by the Qing court, then he couldn't say anything, and he would protect her if he said anything.

Ye Zhao's meaning is naturally understood by the matchmaker, nodding slightly, the feeling of being cared for and protected by others is like a warm spring breeze, her heart is as strong as a matchmaker, and her heart is also soft and soft.

"What are you doing, what are you doing?" There was a noise from the Rongfu Zhai Gate.

The two black-uniformed patrolmen couldn't help but twist Lu Afu away, Xue Mingjiu, Ah Cai and Xiaoqing stepped forward to persuade them, and they became a mess.

"You did it, didn't you?" Su Hongniang looked at Ye Zhao helplessly, and Ye Zhao fell behind before coming forward to muttered a few words to the guards, naturally she couldn't escape the eyes of the matchmaker.

Ye Zhao smiled slightly: "Aren't you going to punish him?" Why do you dirty your hands and ask him to have his tongue? Hand? Foot? I've got you covered. ”

"Forget it, why bother to be like him." The matchmaker shook her head.

Ye Zhao smiled: "That's okay, I'll let him go after a few days." ”

When Ye Zhao and the matchmaker walked over, the patrol had already forcibly twisted Lu Afu, Xue Mingjiu was so anxious that he turned around, and said to the matchmaker: "Sister-in-law, let's go quickly, Afu is a soft bone, and he can't stand the punishment, but don't sell us in a blink of an eye!" ”

The matchmaker frowned slightly: "You stay, find out the news, try to rescue him, if you really confess to us, the huge city of Guangzhou, can you really be arrested?" ”

Xue Mingjiu's fair face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "Then, okay, okay." Seeing Ye Zhao in a blink of an eye, his eyes lit up: "Brother Ye is a local, but what is the way?" ”

The matchmaker said lightly: "He has other secrets, and he can't help you." ”

Xue Mingjiu was silent.

Ye Zhao arched his hand: "Senior sister, Brother Xue, Ah Cai, Xiaoqing, don't pass by, get rich!" ”

Ah Cai and Xiaoqing both smiled and clenched their fists: "Brother Ye cherishes." "Since seeing the intimacy between Niangniang and Ye Zhao, the two of them love the house and Wu, but they have become more and more pleasing to the eye when they look at Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao smiled, turned around and strode away, but he was extremely melancholy in his heart, but he didn't know when he would meet the matchmaker next time.

...... "Peony Garden" is the name given by Ye Zhao to a cross-courtyard on the West Road of the Governor's Palace, this cross-courtyard is being built at the moment, the main house is being stripped off, and a three-story western-style building is ready to be built, called the western-style building, in fact, it is of course an antique attic full of oriental charm, but the structure is grand, there are many rooms, and the water supply and drainage are designed by foreign engineers, and in the city of Guangzhou, the first waterworks have begun to be prepared, although it can only supply the rich areas around the Governor's Palace, but it has also surprised the merchants of various countries. British immigrants on Hong Kong Island have been protesting for drinking water, but due to financial constraints, the waterworks promised by the British government in Hong Kong have not been moved for a long time, and will fall behind Guangzhou.

Standing outside the peony garden, Ye Zhao lit a cigar and pondered the efficiency of these craftsmen, although the waterworks would definitely not be able to run when the Peony Building was completed, the pipes would be erected and they would be brought in after the waterworks were completed.

In Guangzhou, drinking water is not a problem, especially in the rich areas, water sanitation is not a problem, and the construction of waterworks is just a brick throw, so that Guangzhou people have seen new things, numb, and are accustomed to some changes. In the future, improving sanitation throughout the city, such as laying water pipes that will gradually cover the entire city, will only be a gradual process.

It's just that in a short period of time, it is impossible to say that tap water can reach ordinary people's homes, so we can only adopt the old method, set up tap taps in pieces, and sell water to Guangzhou citizens at a low price.

The waterworks are completely government-owned, and the first batch of wealthy households who have invested in the water supply in advance have made great efforts to become a low-profit enterprise with the surname of public welfare, and it is good to maintain the maintenance and development of the waterworks and expenses.

With the development of Guangdong, Ye Zhao believes that the people of Guangdong will benefit from it, and the opportunities for employment and wealth creation will be no better than before.

As for the squires to reduce rents and interest rates, it is naturally imperative, and the situation of land annexation must be solved by itself, but it is necessary to adopt a more moderate approach, and it is necessary to take it slowly.

Just as he was pondering, there were footsteps behind him, "Master, the Vietnamese envoy is waiting." Chang Shun stood respectfully and respectfully with his hands bowed to his side.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, the Vietnamese envoy Ruan Bo Zhai had already been in Guangzhou for a few days, and had been waiting to meet him at the Vietnam Pavilion.

Although the normal route of the Vietnamese envoys to pay tribute was to enter the country through Guangxi, in fact, because of many reasons such as "escorting the division ship to Guangdong" and "escorting the three water bandits back to Guangdong", the Vietnamese mission had come to Guangzhou many times on business, and the Vietnamese embassy was in the south gate of Guangzhou, and the Vietnamese mission stayed in Guangzhou for many months, except for sightseeing, aiming to complete the mission assigned by the Vietnamese king.

And now Guangxi has fallen into the hands of thieves, Yunnan and Guizhou are unstable, but the Vietnamese mission has only one path in Guangzhou, not to mention that the envoy sent by Ye Zhao to Vietnam has already sent an official letter, and Guangzhou has set up a prime minister's national affairs yamen.

The head of the Vietnamese mission this time is Nguyen Bo Zhai, who is a waiter of the Ministry of Ceremonies, and the word Bo Zhai is a word taken in Chinese, as for the real name, the pronunciation is strange, Ye Zhao forgot it after hearing it.

"Well, it's pretty much it!" Ye Zhao snuffed out the cigar in the ashtray, and Chang Shun hurriedly stretched out his hands and took the ashtray respectfully.

…… The selection of Vietnamese envoys to China was extremely strict, and the Vietnamese Ming Emperor had pardoned the decree that if the Qing envoys must be proficient in the language, the greedy would only be despised by other countries. This was because the Qing envoys had to not only recite poems together with Chinese officials, but also exchange poems with envoys from Korea and other countries, and the Vietnamese kings, who believed that they should be ranked first among the Chinese tributary states before Korea and other countries, also regarded this elegant place of poetry as a battlefield.

Nguyen Bo Zhai is a middle-aged man in his forties, with slightly dark skin, but thick eyebrows and big eyes, quite attractive, should be a Vietnamese beautiful man, extremely fluent in Chinese, if he didn't know his identity earlier, I am afraid that most of them will see him as a countryman.

"Ruan Bo Zhai, the envoy of the lower state, see the general!" Seeing Ye Zhao enter the side hall, Ruan Bozhai hurriedly bowed down to salute.

In the past few days, his own officials received him, and Bai Gui, the governor of Guangdong, was personally present at the banquet, which was also considered to have given him enough face.

"Don't be formal, it's hard to come from afar, sit!" After Ye Zhao sat down, he looked at him with a smile.

The little maid served fragrant tea, and the glazed colored bone china teacup made Ruan Bozhai admire, the Central Plains outstanding people, and the porcelain craftsmanship was breathtaking.

Ruan Bozhai looked at Ye Zhao again, and said sincerely: "The general's prestige, the subordinates admire it, the general breaks the Rakshasa, conquers Britain and France, spreads the prestige of China, and promotes the virtues of the Heavenly Dynasty, and the lord of the country is also very admired." Looking at this young commander, Ruan Bozhai was extremely surprised.

Although after the First Sino-British War, Vietnam gradually became suspicious of the powerful empire in the north, but there is no doubt that from ancient times to the present, obtaining the canonization of the Chinese emperor is the only way to stabilize the imperial power of the Vietnamese king.

The decline of the suzerainty state, the Vietnamese monarch and courtiers are extremely worried, even if they have always believed in their hearts that the Vietnamese state and the northern suzerainty are on an equal footing, but if they lose the protection of the northern empire, the Nguyen Dynasty is afraid that the edifice will fall.

But no, the peasant clan of Polok Prefecture suddenly started an incident after the old department of the Hengli Dynasty, and I heard that the bandits in Guangxi were expelled from the south and rose up, if it were not for the turmoil in the north, how could Vietnam be so calamitous and war-torn and chaotic?

Now that they heard that China's southern Xinjiang was pacified, the lord and his ministers were greatly relieved.

And the beautiful and handsome young nobleman opposite him is the rumored commander who defeated the Western red-haired ghost, how could Ruan Bozhai not be surprised?

Before coming to China, the lord of the state repeatedly told him to carefully observe the Chinese commander named Jing Xiang to see what kind of person he was, and to write down his words and deeds, no matter how big or small.

I really didn't expect that it was a young man who was only twenty years old, beautiful and bright, but sitting there, he had an invisible majesty.

(To be continued)