Qin Xiaolan brought a celadon plate with mint and plum blossoms, and Miss Mu carefully served the food made of goat's milk.

"Let's go cut a golden cinnamon first, and if you think it's fishy when you eat the goat's milk, you can put a few cinnamon seeds." Diancui said to Miss Cui.

"Okay," Miss Cui smelled the sweet smell and agreed with a slight red face.

A few people here ate mint and cut the sweet and fragrant goat's milk, and chatted casually.

"It's rare that there is no rain these days, why don't we go boating and digging lotus root tomorrow, the lotus root glutinous rice cakes made by Mrs. last time are really delicious." Miss Mu suggested with a smile.

Miss Cui ate such sweet things, and heard that there were taro glutinous rice cakes that she had never heard of, and immediately agreed.

Diancui pinched Miss Mou's soft cheeks, and said with a smile that she still wanted to eat, be careful and fat, when Mrs. Mu and you made new clothes, they had to complain to me again that you were getting more and more expensive.

When Miss Mu heard this, she immediately pursed her mouth and complained that I can be blamed for this, and the food made by Mrs. is too delicious. My clothes fit and the lady has arranged them.

"If you say so, it's time for me to teach her how to make my clothes." Qin Xiaolan, who was elegantly eating mint slices on the side, also smiled.

Diancui can't cry or laugh, I don't know how to be grateful to Dade for eating and drinking for nothing, and I still want to rely on my clothes, what is the reason.

"I've never seen you eat before, where did you learn it?" Miss Cui was very curious, this was the first time she had come, and she thought that the other two would often be able to eat all kinds of novel food here. I also heard Qin Xiaolan and the others say that the small kitchen just now is only used by the lady to make pastries and snacks, and there are still a few kitchens that specialize in cooking, making pasta and rice dishes, making dixia offerings, and even pickled and stuffed vegetables......

"I came out to make hairpins since I was a child, and I love to fiddle in the kitchen on weekdays, just because I am greedy, I came up with these foods. But I didn't expect that your taste is the same as mine, and you can do it casually. Dian Cui can now tell some "lies" without blushing and without heartbeat.

"I can hear me say that our adults are very happy with the food made by Mrs., and every day Mrs. goes to the yamen to deliver food, and the adults are very happy and proud to eat, and others can look at it greedily." Miss Mu laughed.

Diancui blushed a little when she heard this, how did Miss Mu know about this, it must be Master Mu who went back and said to listen to Mrs., she heard it. Next time I go to the yamen to deliver food, I need to do more. This is also to blame, he told himself that the officials in the yamen are not used to eating intermittent food, let her cook less...... But I don't know that it is still like this, Yuan Zhiheng is so cautious, and Diancui only feels angry and funny.

"Madam," Xin'er, who was at the door at this time, came in with a smile on his face, and brought a few half-opened wood hibiscus in his hand, saying that this was sent by Yuan Lu, saying that the adult cut it and sent it.

Diancui took the wood hibiscus in front of everyone, carefully picked the leaves, and inserted them into a large bottle in the small tea room. Miss Mu is familiar with the way to help fetch water, and it is not strange to think about this kind of thing in the past few days.

"You have been married for more than a year, but every day it is sweeter than honey, I heard that some people have written about the two of you in a picture book." Qin Xiaolan has always liked to make fun of Cui, and at the same time sighed that there are several pairs of fairy couples like her in this world.

"Write a picture book?" Miss Cui was thoughtful and couldn't help but ask, "Why?" ”

But what is different about ordinary couples, Qin Xiaolan knew her thoughts, and deliberately said: "You don't know yet? A while ago, there was an accident in Mrs.'s house, and the adult sold the ancestral house to raise money with her. ”

"Sell the ancestral home!" Miss Cui couldn't help but widen her eyes, this ancestral house can be sold!

Qin Xiaolan looked at her stunned, patted her shoulder, and said with a smile that she came back to her senses, came back to her senses.

Miss Cui couldn't come back to her senses for a long time, and Diancui looked at her stunned appearance, and helplessly glanced at Qin Xiaolan.

The day of eating and drinking passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was getting dark.

"Why did it get dark so early today?" Qin Xiaolan was a little surprised.

At this time, the maid outside ran in and said, "Madam, the sky is very overcast, is it going to rain again, do you want to clean up the yard?" ”

It turned out that it was not dark, but it was still overcast.

"Go ahead." Diancui saw that it was getting darker and worse, and hurriedly ordered, turned his head and said to the three young ladies: "Today is either a strong wind or a torrential rain, and the road is dangerous, don't go back to the three of you, I will send someone to your respective mansions to talk about it." ”

"It's okay," Qin Xiaolan has the best relationship with Dian Cui, and she is not very polite.

"What does Madame do to eat with us in the evening?" Miss Mu is young, and she doesn't need to avoid suspicion, and she can sleep in the inner courtyard of the yamen at night and talk with a few sisters at night, she still thinks it's quite fresh.

At this moment, he saw Yuan Zhiheng rushing over, and the sudden dark and dreary weather outside, he was panicked, and he was not at ease.

Seeing that Dian Cui was methodically directing his subordinates to clean up the yard, Yuan Zhiheng was relieved that the three young ladies came to visit.

Miss Cui now thinks that she is a friend of Diancui, and she has eaten other people's food, so she is embarrassed to stare at other people's public. But when I saluted, I accidentally glanced at it, and sighed in my heart, hey! It's so handsome!

The sky outside was too gloomy, and Diancui made small wontons with the mother-in-law and maids in the kitchen, and a few butterflies were simple stuffed vegetables. Just because they are all female guests today, they steamed a few soft and beautiful small pastries.

Because it was a family banquet, everyone gathered around and ate a few delicious and beautiful meals very sweetly. Qin Xiaolan was the most comfortable, and she also talked and laughed with Dian Cui during the banquet. The other two were much more restrained, Miss Mu was always afraid of Lord Yuan, so she only smirked and ate small wontons carefully and quickly; Miss Cui even lowered her head to the bowl of small wontons.

She was afraid that she would look up and see Lord Yuan, and she would be fascinated by people's "beauty", she was not very good-tempered and spoken, but she was very principled, and she was very happy to make dim sum together at noon, and Diancui was already a friend in her heart. If it's a friend's man, no matter how beautiful she is, she has to restrain it.

There were a few young women on the table, but Yuan Zhiheng was very comfortable, and he didn't have any special intimate behavior with Diancui, but everyone present could feel the tacit understanding between them and the slightest warmth between their eyebrows.

After dinner, Yuan Zhiheng, as the host, exchanged a few words with a few young ladies before going back to the study first. Diancui arranged a room for them, and the three of them were difficult to get out, so Diancui arranged a room with them. Seeing their excitement, Diancui complied with their request, carried a collapse and put it beside the bed, and took a few thick mattresses to make it.

The three of them were not afraid of the black clouds outside, so they nested on the bed and talked at night.

"Hey! Ay! Ay! As she spoke, Miss Cui suddenly sighed three times.

Her sudden melancholy stunned Miss Mou, Qin Xiaolan's eyes rolled and said with a smile, with Miss Cui's talent, what else is there to worry about.

"I'm good-looking, and my family background is not bad," Miss Cui pouted and sighed: "But there are very few sons in this world who are so handsome and talented, hey!" ”

"Poof", Miss Mu couldn't help laughing.

Qin Xiaolan hugged the brocade quilt, which was scented with lotus flowers, which was very fresh and pleasant, and suddenly looked at Miss Cui, who sighed, and said with a smile: "If you talk about a handsome man, I know that there is one, and his talent is not bad." ”

"Who?" Miss Cui hurriedly asked, and Miss Mu also grinned and waited for Qin Xiaolan to continue.

"Have you heard of the Wu family?"

"The Imperial Merchant Wu Family?" The name of the Wu family, and then they are rich in the world, Miss Cui has heard of it.

Qin Xiaolan said again: "The eldest son of the Wu family, known as the most beautiful man in the capital. ”

"Ah, more beautiful than Lord Yuan?" Miss Cui's mouth was faster than her brain, and she was a little embarrassed when she finished speaking, sticking out her tongue.

"This can't be compared, and the appearance of adults can't be generalized as beautiful, but this eldest prince Wu is the cousin of Madame's mother's family, you can know a thing or two by looking at Madame's appearance."

The more the three girls chatted here, the more energetic they became, and Diancui and Yuan Zhiheng hugged each other early and fell asleep.

The rain never fell, but in the middle of the night, there was a strong wind, Diancui was awakened, sat on the couch for a long time, and suddenly woke Yuan Zhiheng up.

"What's wrong?" Yuan Zhiheng's tone was soft, with a hint of ignorance that he hadn't woken up.

"It's scary to blow such a strong wind."

"Don't be afraid, not afraid." Yuan Zhiheng propped her up and hugged her into his arms again, patted her back gently, and stared at her in a daze and endured sleep.

"Xianggong," Dian Cui suddenly said, "I'm afraid that such a strong wind tonight will destroy many crops in the farmer's house, hey!" ”

"Huh?" Yuan Zhiheng cheered up and said: "Now that the farmer's rice field has been harvested, this year's grain is fine. ”

"That'...... What about mulberry trees? Such a strong wind, if it is causing heavy rain, those mulberry trees will suffer, and the mulberry trees will suffer, and the biggest loss is the silkworm households, and this year's silk will definitely be in short supply. Dian Cui said again.

Tonight's strong winds are also giving Diancui an opportunity or an excuse.

When Yuan Zhiheng heard this, this sleepiness gradually disappeared.

"What the lady said is not unreasonable, but a strong wind alone cannot determine the next catastrophic weather." Yuan Zhiheng said seriously.

"Xianggong used to tell me a book, and he said that prevention is better than prevention, and this gale must have damaged a lot of mulberry trees. If you take early measures, you can resist other ...... even if there is no strong wind Bad weather. Diancui immediately said again.

That being said, it's probably hard to get Sannon to pay for the protection himself.

Looking at Dian Cui's expectant and worried eyes, Yuan Zhiheng was suddenly afraid of her sad expression after her refusal. So after thinking about it, he discussed: "If this is the case, let's wait a little longer, and if there is such bad weather again, I will order the whole city to protect against the storm?" ”

"It's okay," Diancui nodded obediently, looking out, and began to hope that there would be another storm before the hail arrived.

"Hurry up and go to sleep." Yuan Zhiheng got up and closed the window, stopped Diancui in his arms, patted her back again and again as usual, and fell asleep from time to time.

A few days later, just when Yuan Zhiheng was about to leave it behind, there was another strong wind that swept the world, and those magistrates from Gujun County came to report that those mulberry seedlings had been blown out by the roots, but fortunately, those big trees that had been in existence for many years were fine.

Yuan Zhiheng was thoughtful when he heard this, maybe what his lady said was really not bad!

But it is really difficult for them to ask those ordinary mulberry silkworm households to pay their own money. Yuan Zhiheng went to see Master Cui of Jiangnan Weaving, and this mulberry silk thing was his duty.

Yuan Zhiheng's intention was to have half of the silver from the Manufacturing Bureau and the yamen of each government, and the silkworm households made their own efforts to build protective sheds, but he didn't expect to be rejected by him.

Jiangnan weaving is a very rich yamen, by him out of a little silver but a dime, if he does not want to go out himself, can also report to the court, by the household a little money can also be solved, but that Cui is not oil and salt. This was a good thing for the benefit of the people, but he shirked it like this, as if he had other thoughts, Yuan Zhiheng angrily brushed his sleeves away.

Yuan Zhiheng wrote a letter to his boss, Lord Qin, the governor of Jiangnan River, who was the father of his brother-in-law Qin Ruofu, and it was not difficult to think about it.

But I didn't expect to have a reply for a long time.

Yuan Zhiheng was anxious here, and Diancui was even more anxious. Seeing that the hail is coming in less than a month, if you don't do any more protection, it will be too late.

Now that the second prince is favored, all the ministers who are attached to him have ascended to heaven like chickens and dogs, and they are rampant in the official/field, and those who do not stand on the side cannot speak with him. Because of Lord Cui's decision, Lord Qin has some concerns, and Yuan Zhiheng can also understand.

It's just that there are some things that can't wait.