Inside the house, Zhao Qingmiao was about to wake up, her eyelids were heavy and sour, she stretched out a jade hand to open the curtain, and suddenly felt a chill on her skin, so she simply arched her body into the warm quilt.

Zhao Yanjiu's words last night still lingered in his mind, and the handwriting of the letter lingered in his dreams......

After a long time, she was as casual as her, but she still decided to get up.

Chang Xi came in and helped with incense and clothes.

Zhao Qingmiao changed into a plum blossom dark embroidered stand-up collar skirt with a long skirt, which made her look beautiful.

Chang Xi combed her bun and inserted the hosta, and felt that she had a little loss, so she smiled and praised the person in the mirror: "Beauty is in the bones and not in the skin, Miss is really beautiful with bones and skin." ”

"......" Zhao Qingmiao got goosebumps, looked at Chang Xi from the bronze mirror, sighed helplessly, and said earnestly: "Ah Xi, don't say this kind of thing next time, I feel so panicked when I hear it." ”

Chang Xi smiled and nodded hurriedly, swallowed what he originally wanted to say back into his stomach, spit out the tip of his tongue and retreated to the side.

Zhao Qingmiao got up from the stool and lifted the bead curtain to come out, only to find that Shen Xiao was standing at the door wearing the robe with a dark background, his body was long and straight, and the bright light made his face clear, and he seemed to have returned a lot of white.

He also raised his deep eyes to look at it, and the corners of his mouth pulled a shallow arc.

The two eyes touched, Zhao Qingmiao fell into the wind, and hurriedly looked away with a slight blink.

Then the three of them walked to the side hall, and after taking their seats, Zhao Qingmiao looked at Steward Zhong and asked, "Uncle Zhong, where is my brother?" ”

Before Steward Zhong could speak, Chang Xi scooped a bowl of thick white porridge and handed it over, and replied first: "The eldest prince took my brother out early." ”

Zhao Qingmiao collected her thoughts: put other things aside for the time being, and fill your stomach first.

She held the edge of the bowl and blew lightly, took a sip of porridge, and picked up a chopstick of sweet and spicy green beans and radishes to mix the porridge. A bowl of hot porridge goes down to the stomach, and the warmth swims around the whole body, which is very comfortable.

After breakfast, she took someone to the shop as usual.

When the sedan chair landed, I heard Chang Xi say in surprise through the curtain: "Miss, my cousin has arrived." ”

- Cai Wenjing, why did he come?

Zhao Qingmiao had already opened the sedan curtain after thinking about it, and saw that Cai Wenjing and his little servant were indeed standing in front of the counter.

The bookkeeper and Xiao Er in the shop didn't know him, so they asked him to wait.

Zhao Qingmiao frowned slightly, stepped into the threshold with doubts, and blessed Cai Wenjing first: "I didn't know that my cousin-in-law would come, but the people below were lazy." Please sit in a private room. ”

"Cousin Qingmiao is polite, I'm here to talk about business today." Cai Wenjing's eyebrows are like distant mountains, his smile is gentle, and his wide-sleeved slanted shirt is lined with white shirts, and his gaze is bright and open.

Subsequently, Zhao Qingmiao led him to the private room in the attic.

There is a basin of Nantianzhu hanging by the windowsill, and a bucket bowl with ink turned over on the bookcase, which is quiet and fragrant, and the smoke is clustered into wisps.

Shen Xiaoduan's little guy looked like a small house, lowered his eyebrows and poured two cups of tea, and then gently put the pot of purple sand carving orchid back on the coffee table. His eyes swept over Cai Wenjing without a trace, this person's attitude towards Zhao Qingmiao was definitely ordinary, he quickly took a look at it, and stood sideways to the empty seat behind Zhao Qingmiao.

Cai Wenjing pinched a sleeve and picked up the teacup, took a sip after sniffing, raised his eyebrows and immediately fell, and sighed: "Ten catties of tea to raise one or two buds, Junshan silver needles are good." ”

Zhao Qingmiao's eyes folded, thinking that your Cai family's drink is only much stronger than mine, but he said: "Generally, it's not new tea." I don't know why my cousin-in-law came? ”

Cai Wenjing gradually smiled, and said, "I'll get straight to the point." Last time, I mentioned to you that the government is in need of a batch of rice paper, which is precisely for the preparation of candidates for the autumn examination. The price should not be too high, but the material should be tough and moisturized. ”

There are also a lot of paper-producing shops in Luoyang, Zhao Qingmiao had doubts when he heard him casually mention it that day, but he didn't expect that he would come to talk in person today.

Zhao Qingmiao thought for a moment and asked him puzzledly: "Doesn't the government have inventory every year?" If it is used by students, it is to call all the merchants in Yongcheng, and a few hundred tickets are enough. The government only needs to tell them to go to the bidding room, and whoever has the best paper will buy whomever it is. What's the matter, it's still troublesome for the Cai family? ”

Cai Wenjing looked at her cautious words, smiled helplessly and replied: "Who is in business, who doesn't want to get close to the official family?" I deliberately took this deal in the hope that it would help my family in the future. ”

After speaking, his expression was a little melancholy.

Zhao Qingmiao was silent, and saw that he took another sip of tea and said: "The treasury department of the government originally prepared a batch of cotton rice paper, and the paper was soft and thin. ”

The raw materials of rice paper are sandalwood and straw, so it is easy to absorb water, and it is easy to be eaten by insects if it is not stored properly.

Zhao Qingmiao's eyes were clear, but there was still a trace of concern: "Who doesn't know that the Cai family's business is doing well, and there are many people in the city, but my cousin-in-law still came to pull me to procure, so I can't help but look up to it." ”

It is said that the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, where is the benefit of sending it to the door in the world, not to mention that these words came from the mouth of a businessman, Zhao Qingmiao had to have more eyes, but he didn't end up with a thankless ending.

Cai Wenjing was slightly stunned, and then sneered: "Are you still wary of me?" Not to mention the relationship between the three of us, the salt and grain business of the Cai family and the procurement of the four treasures of the study, isn't it your Miss Zhao Er's business? ”

Shen Xiao listened silently on the side, and sneered in his heart: Which of those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods in the court is not dressed in a sanctimonious manner, pretending to be righteous and righteous. So Zhao Qingmiao is right to be careful, God knows which kind of person Cai Wenjing is here.

Cai Wenjing smiled, and talked to Zhao Qingmiao about the details of procurement.

Zhao Qingmiao said: "Most of the merchants in the city are cotton rice paper, but I can purchase some pure skin rice paper, which is also tough and soft, suitable for books and paintings." Eat the ink evenly, and the ink color will not be scattered. It's up to the government to see if you want it. ”

"You just have to hand over the goods in three days, and you don't have to worry about the rest."

After the two finished talking, Zhao Qingmiao personally sent him out after going downstairs, and politely said goodbye to each other.

Just after Cai Wenjing turned around and walked away with the little servant, Zhao Qingmiao stood at the door carelessly, his eyes swept around the market, and suddenly stopped.

——There was a window open in the private room of the teahouse opposite, and a beautiful girl was sitting in it. But the gaze that fell was very unfriendly.

Chang Xizheng wondered why his young lady was in a daze, and then raised his head and looked over: "Miss, that person seems to be Miss Cousin, right?" ”

It's not like, it's Wang Yan.

I was still thinking about whether to go over and say hello, but the other party had already closed the window.

Zhao Qingmiao frowned and thought deeply: Come all the way from Cai's house in the south of the city to drink tea? It's not like hers. Wang Yan has always liked to go to the Silk Village or the Rouge Pavilion.

There was a flash of light in his eyes, and an incredible thought crossed his mind. Zhao Qingmiao thought of Cai Wenjing here: Didn't she come to find a husband?