Originally, it was planned to stay in Jinhua County for only three days, because the relationship between the Su family and the small property could only be postponed, and in order to avoid the fifteenth law of the first day of the first month of the mountain bandits in Qishanzhai, Yi Kangwen instructed him to simply arrange the first day of the new year before setting off.

Lin Shi could only not, so he could only order him to settle down in Jinhua County temporarily, let the guards take care of the luggage and belongings, and others could take turns to go to the street to see the customs of Jinhua County, but remember not to cause trouble. The servants of the Yi family were really happy to learn that they could take turns to go out for a walk, and they were also very grateful to the Lin family for their tolerance.

And because Yi Ruonan and Su insisted on their own words, even Mo couldn't judge the truth or falsehood, so Mo only punished Yi Ruonan for kneeling for an hour. After all, Su lost her child, so Mo did not punish her again.

Yi Ruonan sat on a chair in the inn room, and the personal maid Chuntao was rubbing her reddened knees with ginger slices; Huang sat on the side and listened to his daughter's gasp in pain, very distressed.

When the maids were all sent out, Huang said to his daughter: "If you don't say it's just an uncle and grandmother, it's not your granddaughter, or it's not distressed, and the punishment is so heavy!" This daughter's family, if the bruises on her knees are not rubbed off, how can it be good to leave marks in the future! ”

"Hmph, where is my mother, in the way of torturing people, that old pious woman really taught me a lesson as her own granddaughter, not only said that I was ruthless, but also did not kneel at all. Speaking of which, my father is not angry, if it is my father who goes to Tongzhou to be an official, where is it my turn to get a big house to be in charge, then the old pious woman wants to please me in every possible way! Yi Ruonan was guilty, and his angry mouth did not choose to speak.

Huang sighed helplessly, she had already despaired of her husband. I heard that I was still found from Tianxianglou when I had an accident today, and I was also punished for kneeling after being scolded by the old lady for having no way to teach the girl, and after kneeling, I was angry and found myself angry. Huang had just had a fight with Yi Tangquan in the house, and the latter went to Wang's house after dropping a tea set, and she came to see her daughter's injury.

"You'd better be cautious in your words, after all, we're relying on the big house now. Before, the Mo family took the charge and accepted Su Li, so I could only grit my teeth in anger and endure it? Now we have to stay up, and when you get married in the future, and your brother is famous, this life will be better. This goes to Tongzhou, although it is not as prosperous as Kyoto, but it is also a rich place, you can rest assured, your mother will definitely find a good family for you in the future. Huang comforted Yi Ruonan, and no longer called Mo his aunt after the death.

All the hopes of the Huang family now are hanging on Yi Ruonan and Yi Hanchen, and what they think in their hearts is that they can only rely on their children to get ahead. As for Yi Ruofu, she is still young, so it is not in the Huang family's current considerations.

Yi Ruonan heard Huang talk about family affairs, but her face was not red and her heart was not beating, she was still a little shy when Huang said it in front of her for the first time, but now she is used to talking too much.

"Mother, don't worry, when I arrive in Tongzhou, I will definitely manage the relationship with the ladies of various prefectures, and you must also use your aunt's personal contacts to deal with those official wives, we can't always be suppressed by the big house. Now that the fourth brother has been engaged in business, he has taken refuge in the big house after all, so Feng Shi looks like an honest man, but he runs to his uncle and grandmother twice in three days, and we can't be unguarded. Wang's mother and daughter are still okay now, those two little ones are also girls, although Daddy loves to go to them, but they can't make big waves. It's that Su Shi, you have to be more careful of her in the future, just now I heard the doctor in my uncle's grandmother's room say that Su Shi was injured and may not get pregnant again for the rest of her life, I am afraid that she will retaliate. Yi Ruonan had calmed down and said to the Huang family in a logical manner.

"Hmph, what can Feng's mother and son do even if they take refuge in the big house? Now her son is just running errands for people, what is the difference between him and his subordinates! Nasu's ...... Wait, you just said revenge? Did you really push her? Why? Only then did Huang realize that Yi Ruonan's statement was wrong, and he was shocked.

Yi Ruonan put down the hem of her skirt to cover the bruises on her knees, and said with some resentment: "This Su family tossed along the way by relying on pregnancy, so forget it, in the afternoon, Xia He asked the inn kitchen to boil me a pot of fish soup, and this Su family actually robbed the soup!" Along the way, she used the excuse that she was pregnant and couldn't smell fishy, so she didn't eat fish at all, so it can be seen that this is to show my face! When I was looking for her to reason, she was just about to go upstairs, and after arguing for a few words, I really couldn't get used to her arrogance, so I pushed her down. ”

Chun Tao and Xia He are Yi Ruonan's personal maids, and when Xia He came to report in the afternoon, he still had palm prints on his face, and Yi Ruonan was immediately angry, so she didn't regret pushing Su Shi, but felt quite relieved.

When Huang heard this, he was so anxious that he turned around the room: "How is this good!" Why are you so confused? If she wants to be arrogant, you just let her be arrogant first, and when Tongzhou is not as crowded as this, I will naturally think of cleaning her up! You've pushed her down like this now, and if the news gets out, your reputation will be ruined! ”

"Afraid of what? I've already said that the Su family slipped and fell down but wanted to blame me, isn't this even my uncle and grandmother unable to tell the truth? The Su family has been extremely rude all the way, no one will believe her, and her mother doesn't have to worry. Yi Ruonan said indifferently.

"I'm afraid that those outsiders will still have doubts after hearing these things." Huang was already half relieved to hear his daughter's words, but he was still worried.

Yi Ruonan sneered: "People look at the surface, in the future, the Su family can only be trapped in the inner house and be constrained by you, but I can be comfortable in front of those ladies and misses, as long as I am well-behaved, sensible and gentle, black can also be washed into white!" ”

Huang felt reasonable, the mother and daughter wanted a unified voice to the outside world after careful discussion, and they didn't notice that Yi Ruofu, who was lying on the bed at this time, had woken up, and her pupils were full of disbelief.

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Yi Xiangxiang found that Yi Ruofu was very wrong in the past two days, not only did she not like to make a lot of noise, but she even stopped chattering. She has to play with Yi Xiangxiang during the day, and even sleep with Yi Xiangxiang at night, giving people the feeling that Yi Xiangxiang is her own sister. Yi Xiangxiang was very distressed for a while, but she was also embarrassed to hit Yi Ruofu's enthusiasm too much, so she could only rely on Yi Ruofu. But it was only two days, and then Yi Ruofu saw the juggling troupe on the street during a shopping trip, so she no longer pestered Yi Xiangxiang, and took the little maid to watch the troupe do magic every day.

Yi Xiangxiang also watched two scenes, both of which were some small tricks that breathed fire and turned flowers, and the more eye-catching one was the broken boulder on his chest. She didn't think it was boring after watching it for a long time, so she asked the maid next to Yi Ruofu to take care of Miss Five, and left someone to go shopping by herself.

Yi Xiangxiang's days in Jinhua County were really boring, because she really had no place to go. She heard that there was a valley in the eastern suburbs of Jinhua County with good scenery, but because she was going out of the county seat, the Lin family didn't let her go at all.

In the past two days that Yi Xiangxiang has been wandering around the street, Yi Luochuan has been locked in the house to read and write, and Yi Xiangxiang can only wander around the county if he is not interested. Today, after leaving Yi Ruofu, she swept all the goods along the street, bought an identical hairpin for Le Qi and Qingxuan, a bracelet for Shumei and Huali, and a fine silk thread for Mama Li...... By the way, she also went to see the tofu Shih Tzu in the tofu shop, and she was really good-looking, but it was much worse than Qingxuan, and it was not even as good as Leqi; This made Yi Xiangxiang very disappointed, and secretly lamented that this ancient propaganda method was too distorted to the facts.

Yi Xiangxiang, who has nothing to do, often goes in and out of the teahouse in addition to shopping, and the most she goes to is the teahouse she entered on the first day of coming to Jinhua County, called Lechuan Teahouse.

Lethe is not a blessed name, in the ancient language of the Li Dynasty, it is also said that Lethe River is the Lethe River in the underworld, since it is a title from the "underworld", it is naturally not a good name.

"Old steward, why is this teahouse called Lethe?" Yi Xiangxiang often appears in the teahouse these days, and the old housekeeper is very willing to solve her doubts when he sees that she is surrounded by servants and looks pink and cute.

"The name of this teahouse was given by the owner, saying that this Lethe River is the last river for the soul to enter the underworld, and people who cross this Lethe River have to drink the Lethe River to forget the past and reincarnate. This tea has a different taste, drinking tea can taste a hundred flavors of life, but also to solve the confusion in the heart, and even forget the sorrow, it is the owner of the name of this teahouse, named Lethe! The old steward said with a smile.

Yi Xiangxiang nodded and said politely: "I never thought there would be such a meaning, thank you for the old steward." She thought to herself, the owner of this teahouse is also a bit interesting, and it seems that he is also a person with a story.

"Sister Xiangxiang, are you here for tea again today?" Yi Xiangxiang was thinking about and guessing the story of the owner of the teahouse, and a bloody drama of love and hatred had been automatically added to her mind, Luo Minghao suddenly appeared beside her, so frightened that her story was broken, and the tea was spilled.

"Luo Minghao, what are you doing!" Yi Xiangxiang said angrily, she didn't call him little brother like she did when she saw Luo Minghao on the first day.

It is also fate, the Yi family and his party decided to stay in Jinhua County temporarily, and the wife of the Jinhua County official held a family banquet to invite them. All the masters of the Yi family went, and Yi Xiangxiang was naturally among them, so she saw the "little brother" in the green robe again at the banquet, and it turned out that this little brother was the eldest son of Luo Fei, the official of Jinhua County, Luo Minghao.

After Luo Minghao saw Yi Xiangxiang, he immediately introduced to Mrs. Luo, saying that this was the little sister he met on the street that day, the person who called him little brother obediently.

Since the banquet in Luofu, this Yi Xiangxiang and Luo Minghao have also known each other. Since then, Luo Minghao has met Yi Xiangxiang on the street or in a teahouse every day, and he has to ask her to call her brother; This shouting is polite, shouting two sentences Yi Xiangxiang always feels that she is at a loss, because she resolutely does not call her little brother, and even directly calls Luo Minghao by name, which makes the latter unhappy for several days.

Speaking of which, Luo Minghao is also different from ordinary people, he is not like an ordinary son-in-law, he either likes to visit flower buildings or loves to read; This Luo Minghao doesn't like beauty, and he has no interest in reading hard in the cold window, he likes to drill into the teahouse, and likes to listen to gossip and gossip in the market, which makes Yi Xiangxiang wonderful.

Of course, it's not just Luo Minghao who is wonderful, because the people who often appear in the teahouse with him are Ren Feihong and Xiang Yun who sat next to him last time. This Ren Feihong is the eldest son of Renjiazhuang in Jinhua County, according to Luo Minghao, this Ren family is all people who practice martial arts, and Ren Jiazhuang is still slightly famous in the rivers and lakes, so it is no wonder that Yi Xiangxiang saw the pride of people who practice martial arts in him. And this Yun is the son of the Xiang family, and his family is in the silk business, and the goods are even sold to Kyoto. Luo, Ren, and Xiang have known each other since childhood, and their feelings are also very deep.

Yi Xiangxiang felt that it was very fun for the identities of these three people to be mixed together, powerful, rich, and martial arts, but they lacked nothing.

"Minghao, don't bully Sister Xiangxiang all the time, how did she provoke you, you were so scared that her cup couldn't hold it steadily. Even if Sister Xiangxiang offends you, you have to show some of your manhood. Xiang Yunle walked in and sat next to Yi Xiangxiang to help her speak. The other two people were also polite, and they all sat down at Yi Xiangxiang's table.

"I didn't bully her!" Luo Minghao said depressedly, thinking that he didn't mean to be scary.

Yi Xiangxiang also knew that these three people had no ill will towards her, and they often drank tea and chatted in the teahouse in the past two days, although she didn't talk much, but several people were also friends, so she didn't stop them from sitting down. What do you mean by that? Oh, walking the rivers and lakes, many friends and many roads.

Xiang Yuncai didn't care what Luo Minghao said, he took a sip of the new tea, and said to Yi Xiangxiang as if flattering: "Sister Xiangxiang, if Minghao hadn't talked to us, I wouldn't have known that you were the eighth lady of the Yi family." Brother Xiang Yun, I heard that this Xile Building is personally managed by your mother, you see that I just helped you speak, when will you help me get a membership card. ”

Xiang Yun's words were very doggy, and there was a world of difference from the way he blamed himself for not stopping the merchant that day. Sure enough, businessmen have ever-changing faces, and Yi Xiangxiang secretly slandered herself.

Ren Feihong asked about this Xile Building last time, and he didn't know much about this restaurant, so he asked, "What membership card?" The name sounds quite novel. ”

Xiang Yun said very complacently: "You don't know this, right?" This membership card of the Joy Building...... It's a symbol of dignity......"

The membership card of the Joy Building, is Yi Xiangxiang moved from the modern era a while ago another way of publicity and money, all the guests who hold the membership card of the Joy Building, in all branches of the Joy Building dining and accommodation can be discounted by 20%. However, the membership card of Xile Lou is not something you can do after spending money and paying membership dues, and Xile Lou will judge whether the other party is worthy of issuing a card according to the identity and background of the card holder. As a result, having the membership card of the Joy House has gradually become a kind of show off of their identity by the upper class of the court.

Just kidding, can it not be a smash hit! This membership card was studied by Yi Xiangxiang for a long time before it was implemented, and I think that in modern times, the sentence "I have a membership card from such and such a place" is such and such a thing worth boasting about! After Yi Xiangxiang stabilized in the restaurant, she thought of the membership system; First, it can collect membership fees, and secondly, it also publicizes Xile Building in disguise. Anyway, the people who can spend money to buy members either eat at the Joy House often or buy them to show off; The former can enjoy a 20% discount is naturally not a loss, and the latter, after having a card, it can promote their consumption! Of course, Yi Xiangxiang also thought about it a lot, afraid that some people would find trouble with Xile Building because they couldn't get the membership card, so she set the number of membership cards in Xile Building at 100, and now the three stores are only open to the public for a total of 70 pieces, and the remaining 30 will be sold when the Xile Building in Kyoto opens. Now as long as the qualified people can open a card, and it is a first-come, first-served basis, and the remaining local tyrants who have not grabbed it can also spend money to buy a card with the person who grabbed the card, and then go to the joy building to change the name of the cardholder!

In this way, it is the 100 people who are annoying, either keeping their cards or being coerced and enticed by others to buy them.

Yi Xiangxiang actually didn't just think about this, she didn't expect Xile Building to be so popular, because she decided to give up the idea of opening Xile Building to the entire Li Dynasty, and only planned to open another one in Kyoto. Although the Li Dynasty did not restrict the families of officials from doing business, Yi Xiangxiang was still worried that once the Xile Building spread all over the world, it might attract the suspicion of the superior to his father. Yi Xiangxiang knows the truth that wealth is not exposed, so even if you want to make money in business, you must come in secret; The goal of Xile Building is too big, and it is directed at the Yi family, so it is better to stop as soon as possible.

Yi Xiangxiang began to miss modern again, so if it was in modern times, it would not be a problem to open ten hundred schools.

In fact, it was said that it was a hundred, and Yi Xiangxiang secretly made no less than a hundred, and no one would really count them anyway, right? And she, as the shopkeeper of the Joy Building, has to keep something good to give away. No, there is a favor to send now.

Yi Xiangxiang almost didn't hesitate, she didn't have many friends after she came to this court, and it was also a fate to meet Luo Minghao and a few people in Jinhua County. So she generously asked Le Qi to take out a small sandalwood sign and take it, and threw it to Xiang Yun.

Xiang Yun saw that something was thrown over, and quickly caught it. Set down and take a look, the front of the sign is impressively "Xile Building" three big characters, the right corner with small characters written membership card.

Xiang Yun was dumbfounded, but he didn't expect this Yi Xiangxiang to be so simple: "No, this is given?" ”

"What else else?" Yi Xiangxiang asked very innocently.

Luo Minghao looked at the brand in Xiang Yun's hand, took it and looked at it and said, "This is nothing special?" Sister Xiangxiang, you have to talk to your aunt, this brand is too easy to be counterfeited, give me ten days and I can make a dozen. ”

Yi Xiangxiang heard Luo Minghao say this, although she knew that the other party was also kind, but she still looked at Luo Minghao with a look of "You are a fool". Please, what else did I do if it was easy to be counterfeited? Isn't it stupid??? Qing Xuan, who was standing behind Yi Xiangxiang, laughed directly.

"What are you laughing at, isn't that right? Isn't it the red sandalwood color lettering, it's very simple! Luo Minghao looked at Yi Xiangxiang's expression a little embarrassed, but he still stubbornly spoke again.

Qing Xuan has been with Yi Xiangxiang for so many days, and she also knows Yi Xiangxiang's obscurity, she saw that Yi Xiangxiang was not good to say much, so she opened her mouth to explain: "The color on this sandalwood is a special pigment, and it is our ...... It was developed by our wife herself, and only her wife knew how to mix the pigments. This pigment is not only unique in color, like red and green, but also the lady uses a special technique to soak the wooden sign in this pigment, which cannot be grinded off. ”

Qing Xuan paused and continued: "Luo Gongzi, the counterfeit you said, the color of the brand may be imitated, but it must also fade after rubbing. And Luo Gongzi, you look at it carefully, the words on it are engraved on the sandalwood before they are sealed, ordinary methods can't do this, it's not so easy to imitate. Besides, Gongzi must also have an account in Baofeng Qianzhuang, and you can see that someone can imitate Baofeng's seal? ”

Luo Minghao was just about to take a serious look after listening to Qing Xuan's words, but he was snatched up by Xiang Yun to observe. This look is true, the engraving is wrapped in an outer layer of pigment lacquer, as if looking at the carving inside through a mirror; He took out the vajra dagger that Ren Feihong was carrying next to him to poke the layer of colored paint, and found that it really couldn't be broken.

Xiang Yun said with a sigh: "This brand is wonderful! It's wonderful! ”

"And all the members with a brand, Xile Lou will be registered, that is, Xiang Gongzi's members are given by our young lady, and we will report to Mrs. when we go back, and register Gongzi's name in the list of Xile Lou membership cards." Qingxuan continued to illuminate Luo Minghao and others. She tilted her head and thought about it and said: "And this gift of the brand is different from others, the gift of a small branch carved on the back of the wooden card, indicating that the holder of the license and the master are friends, after Xiang Gongzi you arrived at the Xile Building, then you received super VIP treatment." ”

Before Qing Xuan finished speaking, Xiang Yun flipped to the back of the sign, and sure enough, he saw a small branch in the lower right corner.

In fact, this branch was originally Yi Xiangxiang wanted to engrave a letter "Y" to represent the surname of the Yi family. But as soon as she finished writing that day, Le Qi said that this character was very similar to the word for a maid, and Yi Xiangxiang added a few strokes to become a small branch.

"I want a membership badge too!" Luo Minghao saw Xiang Yun happily put the brand into his arms, and stretched out his hand to ask Yi Xiangxiang for it. The latter couldn't, so he asked Le Qi to take out two pieces and gave them to Luo Minghao and Ren Feihong respectively.

Losing a membership fee is nothing, losing three in one go, Yi Xiangxiang is really distressed.