Chapter Seventy-Eight: I Have a Dream
Not to mention this rare and gorgeous decoration, just to say that the warmth like spring when you enter the house is very pleasantly surprised.
"Miss Yan'er, it's so warm in your house." Fu Duozhi's cold limbs had gradually warmed up, and he felt comfortable, and couldn't help but praise.
Hearing Fu Duozhi's praise, Xia Yan just smiled and replied politely: "It's good if you like it." ”
"What kind of material is this window made of?" At this time, Fu Duozhi noticed that the light in this room was exceptionally good, and he couldn't help but look at the window, "Why is it so transparent?" ”
"It's called glass."
"Glass...... Glass. Fu Duozhi muttered quietly, but the person involuntarily stood up and slowly approached the window.
He stretched out his hand and touched it, and suddenly as if he remembered something, he walked outside again to take a look, and excitedly ran to Xia Yan and praised: "Okay! Good! The wonder of this window made the old man incomprehensible, I really didn't expect that this glass could only see the outside from the inside. Miss Yan'er, how did this come about? ”
"This ......" Xia Yan couldn't help but feel funny, why is this problem again, she really doesn't know.
But looking at Fu Duozhi's curious and expectant eyes, Xia Yan could only start to flicker again: "This is made by mixing some minerals together and firing them. ”
"What kind of mineral? And how to fire, like burning porcelain bricks? Fu Duozhi became more and more excited, and he almost grabbed Xia Yan's shoulder and shook it.
Just as he was listening to the answer with anticipation, he saw Xia Yan shake his head and said, "Uncle Fu, this is an ancestral secret recipe, and there is really nothing to say." ”
Fu Duozhi felt that it was a bit abrupt for him to do this, and hurriedly confessed: "The old man is just excited for a while, I hope Miss Yan'er doesn't mind." ”
"It doesn't matter."
"Miss Yan'er." Fu Duozhi suddenly got up and saluted Xia Yan, "I wonder if you can cooperate with our Ruyi Chamber of Commerce to burn glass?" Don't worry, we won't treat the girl badly. ”
Fu Duo thought that Xia Yan would definitely agree to him, so he waited for her to nod with anticipation.
Unexpectedly, she shook her head and said something that disappointed him: "I'm sorry Uncle Fu, I don't plan to burn glass, at least not in the past few years." ”
Hearing this answer, Fu Duozhi still didn't give up and asked, "Why is this?" You must know that this glass is a unique thing, if you sell it, it can be sold for a sky-high price. ”
"Because ......," Xia Yan smiled embarrassedly, "because I'm so busy." ”
As soon as Xia Yan's words fell, Fu Duozhi felt that he was about to squirt out a mouthful of old blood.
What is the reason for this? Because you're too busy, you don't make money if you have it?
"Miss Yan'er, do you know how much less money this reckless decision will make you?"
Xia Yan roared in her heart, of course she knew that she would make a lot less money, and she also wanted to sell glass, but she didn't know how to make the formula at all?
But Xia Yan, who has regarded flickering as one of the greatest joys in life, naturally will not lose face in front of others.
I saw her holding a shelf, pretending to be unfathomable: "Money is just something outside the body, and my ideals are much more important than money." ”
"What is your ideal?"
"Let the whole country of China eat my vegetables and grains." Xia Yan looked into the distance gently, "People can't just live for money, but also have a heart for the sake of others." Now that there is famine in many parts of China, there are homeless people everywhere, and people can't even eat enough, who cares about what is posted on the windows of their homes? Therefore, my current goal is to feed and clothe as many people as possible. ”
"Good!" Fu Duozhi couldn't help but admire, and got up and saluted Xia Yan again, "I didn't expect the girl to have a bodhisattva-like heart, which really makes the old man admire." Compared with the girl's ambition, the old man is really a little superficial. ”
Looking at Fu Duozhi's eyes full of admiration, Xia Yan smiled modestly on the surface, but he was already going crazy in his heart: I don't care if others eat well or not, I also want more money, my little one is still waiting for me! Can you please not look at me like that, I'm really not as virgin as you think......
But no matter how crazy Xia Yan is, Fu Duozhi can't feel it.
Xia Yan's smile fell in his eyes, only endless tenderness and compassion for the world, just like a goddess, holy and beautiful.
"Uncle Fu, don't you have something to discuss?" Xia Yan really couldn't stand Fu Duozhi's appreciative eyes, so he hurriedly forked the road.
"yes, yes." Being interrupted by her like this, Fu Duozhi finally remembered the right thing, "I don't know if Miss Yan'er's method of preserving oranges can be used on radishes and cabbage, the second young master wants to buy some in large quantities and send them to various places." But it's okay to talk about it closely, but it's not okay to go far. Last time I went to the capital, I brought some with me, but before I got to the place, the food became dry and flat, and I couldn't eat it at all. ”
"Absolutely." Xia Yan looked at Fu Duozhi with a smile, "It's just that my method of keeping fresh is not easy, and the price is ......."
"Please rest assured, Miss Yan'er." Fu Duozhi looked at her anxiously as if he was afraid that Xia Yan would change his hexagram, "I have discussed with the young master, in the future, the radishes and cabbage of the girl's family will be purchased by our Chamber of Commerce according to one or two catties of silver." ”
Or? That's a double of that.
It's just that if you give Fu some more diluted spiritual spring water, you can get twice as much silver, and I'm a little excited to think about it.
"I agreed, Uncle Fu, how much do you want to buy this time?"
"First of all, a thousand pounds each." Fu Duozhi looked at Xia Yan with some embarrassment, "Yan'er, you only planted one acre of land, is it enough?" ”
"Of course." Xia Yan patted his chest, "Don't worry, just send someone to pull it in seven days." ”
Xia Yan calculated carefully, these days, her radish and cabbage, which she specializes in planting, have produced many kinds of seeds, not to mention a thousand catties, even ten thousand catties are enough.
Receiving Xia Yan's reply, Fu Duozhi breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he remembered Xu Yichen's entrustment, and hurriedly asked, "Miss Yan'er, my second young master asked me to ask you a question, if you don't want to answer, forget it." ”
"You say."
"The young master thinks it's strange, where are the seeds of this radish and cabbage?"
"Just like green onions, when you are old, they will naturally bear seeds. However......" Xia Yan seemed to know the purpose of the Second Young Master of the Ruyi Chamber of Commerce, but he smiled without mind, "Unlike green onions, as long as these radishes and cabbages are pulled out of the ground once, even if they are planted again, they will not produce seeds. Therefore, your young master will probably never see it again. ”
Fu Duozhi has been in business for so many years, of course he knows what his young master has in mind. also heard the meaning of Xia Yan's words, and couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and asked, "Then can you sell us some of this?" ”
"Of course...... No, I won't sell it until I have to. Fu Duozhi's request was simply rejected by Xia Yan.
If the seeds are promoted, when will she earn the money to redeem the little one?
As for merit, whether it is selling seeds or vegetables, it is the same merit, and she will naturally choose the latter.
And what she didn't tell Fu Duozhi was that even if they took these seeds back to make seeds, the seeds would not be satisfactory. After all, without the third-generation seeds blessed by the spiritual spring, it would take two months to mature, and the finished product was much worse than Xia Yan's here.
Xia Yan's refusal was completely expected by Fu Duozhi, and he was not willing to sell the seeds easily.
So he didn't dwell on this issue more, but asked Xu Yichen the second question: "Our young master also asked you to ask, is the growth cycle of this orange tree really only one month?" ”
Hearing this question, Xia Yan was relieved, it seems that the second young master has sent someone to steal the sapling. But what's the use? Without the spiritual spring, it would take three years for this sapling to bear fruit.
But she couldn't tell them the truth, so she pretended to be innocent, blinked her eyes and said, "Uncle Fu, didn't you see the oranges grow and bear fruit with your own eyes, why do you still have such a question?" ”
"But for some reason, my young master just doesn't believe it." Fu Duozhi couldn't help but sigh, "A few days ago, the old man sent the second batch of oranges to the second young master, but there was only a month in between." But even if it was in front of him, he still didn't believe it. ”
Hearing Fu Duozhi's words, Xu Yichen's image was greatly discounted in Xia Yan's heart.
Isn't it an immortal-like person, how can he do this kind of stealing saplings?
"Hey, don't talk about him." Fu Duozhi suddenly sat upright and looked at Xia Yan with a reluctant look, "Miss Yan'er, in fact, the old man came here today to ...... In order to ......"
As he was talking, he saw An Zhi and Tinglan coming in with tea, and suddenly changed his words: "Who are these two girls?" ”
"My maids, Anzhi and Tinglan."
Servant girl? Just kidding, such a good-looking girl turned out to be just a maid?
"Miss Yan'er, are you joking?" Fu Duozhi looked at the two of them in disbelief, "Which family is willing to sell such a dusty girl to be a maid?" ”
This is not Fu Duozhi's fuss, he is also a person who has been to the capital many times, but in the capital, some first-class maids from high-ranking officials and nobles definitely do not have the appearance and temperament of Anzhi and Tinglan.
These two people feel more like official ladies.
Xia Yan seemed to be accustomed to people's reactions when she saw An Zhi and Tinglan, so she just smiled and said, "But the facts are in front of you, they were indeed sold, as for why, I don't know." ”
Fu Duozhi has long passed the age of romance, and when he sees Anzhi and Tinglan who can be his daughters at this time, he is more just amazed and appreciative.
Although he didn't know if Xia Yan really didn't know, or didn't want to tell him, he knew that he really shouldn't ask any more.
So he continued the unfinished topic and said, "The old man has come to bid farewell to the girl today. ”