Chapter Twenty-Four: Qian Lan is a demon
Jiang Cailing stretched out her hand and slowly groped, Qian Lan saw that she was hooked, a sinister smile flashed in Qian Lan's beautiful eyes, she dodged sideways, pulled Jiang Cailing's wrist and took advantage of the situation, ensuring that she would become a soup chicken in the next second. Unexpectedly, Jiang Cailing didn't go blindfolded, but let Qian Lan fall into the waterhole with all her strength.
"Help! Help me! Qian Lan didn't know how to water, and struggled desperately after entering the water, but fortunately, there was a peasant woman who had a lot of water nearby and rescued Qian Lan from the pool.
The autumn wind carried the cold air, just came out of the water, the rouge gouache on Qian Lan's face was all dissolved, the two lips were frozen blue and purple, and the maid who carried her hurriedly took the cloak and wrapped Qian Lan, still her upper and lower teeth collided, and pointed at Jiang Cailing tremblingly, "You did it on purpose!" ”
Footsteps sounded behind him, and knowing that Gu Jiming had come over, Jiang Cailing smiled in her heart.
Seeing Gu Jiming coming over, Qian Lan didn't know how to be embarrassed now, just thinking that she was a pitiful beauty after falling into the water, and she didn't know that the eyebrows she carefully depicted were twisted and crooked, which was much uglier than the natural carved plain makeup.
Qian Lan rushed to Gu Jiming's side aggrievedly, pointed at Jiang Cailing and said pitifully, "I didn't expect Gu Xiang to be here, you have to call the shots for Lan'er!" Just now, a few of us saw Miss He Wu coming out alone, and it was inevitable that we would be lonely, so we wanted to play with her, but we didn't expect Miss He Wu to be ...... Push Lan'er into this cold pool! ”
Jiang Cailing didn't defend herself, pretending to be trembling all over, and she looked like she was empty-hearted.
The other noble ladies helped: "That's right, that's it, Lan'er made a voice just now, Miss He Wu knew that Lan'er was there, but she still pushed it vigorously, we all saw it with our own eyes." ”
Jiang Cailing narrowed her eyes, but her heart was full of joy.
Although she also carried the black pot, this time she took the initiative to choose to carry the pot.
There has never been a pot, she has carried it so willingly, so willingly.
"Hmm." Gu Jiming staggered Qian Lan's hand and walked to Jiang Cailing's side, followed by the nine singers holding warm wine, Gu Jiming poured two glasses of wine and handed them to Jiang Cailing, and said softly, "It's cold, drink to warm up." ”
Jiang Cailing's apricot eyes flashed with surprise, how could this be different from what she expected?
Seeing that Jiang Cailing was stunned, Jiu Ge smiled and spoke, "Just now, Xiangye saw that Miss He Wu was sweating lightly, and I was afraid that you would be blown cold by the wind, so I specially asked my subordinates to prepare warm wine, this wine is made of fruit, and you won't get drunk." ”
Qian Lan, who was shivering with cold on the side, looked at Gu Jiming in disbelief, and the others also looked at this scene in surprise.
Jiang Cailing hesitantly took the wine, what Gu Jiming should have seen in that direction just now was that she pushed Qian Lan into the water, how could she still stand on her side, shouldn't she point at her and scold the femme fatale?
Jiu Ge was about to retreat with the wine jug, as if he had just seen the people around him, his face showed concern, "What's wrong with Miss Qian, but I want to drink some warm wine too, but my subordinates only brought the cups of Xiangye and Miss He Wu, and Miss Qian brought the cups?" ”
A noble girl next to her exclaimed, "Could it be that He Ling'er came to Mingjing Mountain with Gu Xiang?" ”
"Yes, our Xiangye asked Miss He Wu to come to Mingjing Mountain to enjoy the maple leaves."
Jiu Ge spoke, a smile on the corner of his lips, and slowly retreated, not asking Qian Lan if she needed warm wine to warm her body.
"Gu Xiang, I know that you are engaged to Miss He Wu, but you can't be so biased?" Qian Lan said unwillingly, she thought that maybe Gu Jiming was not able to say anything because of the marriage, so she turned her gaze to Jiang Cailing, "He Ling'er, why don't you speak, is it possible that you don't admit the fact that you pushed me into the water just now?" Did you repeat your old tricks just now, Xiangxiang was killed like this! ”
Jiang Cailing hesitated for a moment, and Qian Lan stretched out her wet hand and vigorously tugged at her sleeve.
Gu Jiming stood in front of Jiang Cailing, "The matter of the six girls of the He family has come to light, Miss Qian said carefully." If Miss Qian thinks that Gu is biased, she can ask Father Ling to write an excerpt to sue me. ”
The facial features delicately depicted like a fine brush showed a detached look, and the cold look revealed by a pair of narrow eyes made Qian Lan feel cold from the bottom of her heart.
"I ......" Qian Lan's eyes were red with grievance, and she was a little frightened by the cold flames all over her body, and ran away crying wrapped in a cloak.
There were only two people left in the octagonal pavilion, the maple leaves were the same, Gu Jiming looked into the distance as if nothing had happened just now, Jiang Cailing frowned, and slowly spoke after a while, "Why are you helping me?" ”
"You are my unmarried wife, if I don't believe you, how can I live my life."
Lifetime......
Jiang Cailing was a little confused by these two words, life is so long, Gu Jiming, why can you say the word life so easily.
"There are so many people who like Gu Xiang, there are people who are beautiful and beautiful, and there are talented and amazing people, why did Gu Xiang take a fancy to me, don't tell me that it's because of the verbal fingertips for marriage."
"What about you, why don't you want to marry me."
Jiang Cailing was shocked, "I don't understand what you say." ”
Gu Jiming didn't speak again, like a thrush reflecting the ten-mile fire maple of Mingjing Mountain, giving birth to a touch of five temperatures on the originally cold facial features, which was very moving.
Just when Jiang Cailing thought that Gu Jiming would not answer, the sound of a golden jade tapping spilled from above her head.
"When I see a gentleman, Yunhu doesn't like it."
As if her heart had missed a beat, Jiang Cailing's apricot eyes were puzzled.
As the sun sets, the birds return home, and the golden afterglow of the sky is unreservedly sprinkled on the maple forest, gilding the mellow red with a layer of golden light.
returned to Hefu, and when she was about to fall asleep, Jiang Cailing's ears still echoed Gu Jiming's words.
Seeing the gentleman, Yunhu doesn't like it.
Who is the gentleman?
Who rejoices?
asked for the matter of Zhang Luo's store, and made an appointment with Hao Zheng, Jiang Cailing redressed as an old Tang woman, and went out of the house wearing a hat.
Walking to the agreed place, Hao Zheng looked puzzled as a strangely dressed woman walked towards him, and subconsciously took a step back.
Jiang Cailing said with a smile, "Brother Hao Zheng, it's me." ”
"Miss He?"
Jiang Cailing nodded, "I can't be known by my parents for the time being when I go out to open a shop, just dress up, Brother Hao don't be surprised, have you eaten?" ”
"I came here after eating, I helped the girl to investigate, a pharmacy on Wang'an Street in the West Market closed not long ago, I heard that it was a fake medicine, and the person was eaten, that location is a good place, do you want to go and see it today?"
"Thank you, Brother Hao."
The two walked to the shop on Wang'an Street and found that the shop was next to the Treasure House, sitting north and facing south, with plenty of space and a backyard just enough to grow medicinal herbs.
After discussing it with Hao Zheng again, Jiang Cailing determined this place and made a deposit with the landlord.
Hao Zheng's dark eyes were full of energy, "What is the name of this shop, the girl can think about it, if she thinks about it, I will prepare to make a plaque." ”
Jiang Cailing looked at the golden signboard of the Strange Treasure Residence next door, and a sly smile appeared on her face, "Let's call it Taozhen Residence." ”
"Taozhenju...... Will it collide with the name of the store next door? It's going to be a criticism, right? ”
"It's okay."
If you want to make Taozhenju's reputation an instant hit, the first thing you need is a reputable person who inscribes the plaque.
And the reputable people around her didn't know that she had opened a shop, and she didn't want them to know.
A name came to mind, and Jiang Cailing thought about it, "Brother Hao, do you know where the best osmanthus wine is in Luoyang City?" ”
"Osmanthus wine? My mother is very good at brewing osmanthus wine, if you like to drink it, I will bring it to you in a few days. ”
Jiang Cailing's red lips were smiling, "Then I'll bother Brother Hao, I'll take care of the matter with the osmanthus wine plaque." ”。
Doing business is not afraid of criticism, but there will be people who want to see what is different from this store and the Treasure House and enter the store. Jiang Cailing is confident in her medicine, as long as someone comes, she will not let people leave empty-handed.
The next step is to recruit some smart guys.
Jiang Cailing posted a notice, hiring a guy at a high price, the price offered was three times that of other places, and a bonus would be issued according to the monthly profit of the store, so that many people came to apply, and there were two of them she was familiar with, and they were the two guys she saw in Qizhenju that day.
As for the interview, Jiang Cailing gave full authority to Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng is the head catcher, observes words and colors, and has a strong ability to capture details, and it is best for him to choose people.
Within two days, Hao Zheng selected three guys and two miscellaneous ones, let Jiang Cailing take a look, four men and one woman, and the clean and neat faces of the four young men made people look very comfortable. And what made Jiang Cailing's eyes shine was a woman, about twenty years old, with neat braids, who looked like a shrewd and capable person.
"This is the owner." Hao Zheng introduced Jiang Cailing to everyone.
When the five people saw Jiang Cailing, they all showed a look of surprise, but they didn't expect the owner to be a woman, looking at her slender figure, well-proportioned bones, and not very old.
One of them was a bold guy who looked at her, this guy was the youngest of everyone, fifteen years old, and the so-called born calf was not afraid of tigers, "I didn't expect the owner to be a woman, it's really amazing, I don't know what the owner is called?" ”
Jiang Cailing smiled and walked up to the young man, "What's your name." ”
"My name is Huzi, Dongjia, I used to be a seller, and many people will buy my things, and I can not only sell goods, but also recognize words!"
"I've read books, so why don't you continue to read?"
"It's not that my dad is a good gambler, and every day the creditor makes the family hide in Tibet, and there is no money to study. I saw the owner's recruitment notice, and the monthly salary was many times that of other places, so I thought I would try it. ”
Jiang Cailing nodded, judging from the conversation just now, Huzi is a sweet-mouthed person. If this tiger is diligent and capable, he will be recommended to his father's school after a while, and it is always good to study more.
"This is Huzi's sister, Qingniang." When Hao Zheng introduced the woman, he said one more thing, "Qingniang is a smart person, she is quick to work, and she also understands pharmacology." ”
"You know pharmacology?"
The young lady had a pair of slender eyes, and when she smiled, her whole eyes narrowed into a slit, and she replied eloquently, "Go back to the owner, we have been poor since we were children, and we often find some casual work, and later worked as an apprentice in the pharmacy, and it didn't take long for the owner to move the family south, and gave me some books, and I only learned some fur when I read it half-understood." ”
"It's also rare."
After getting acquainted with it for a while, Jiang Cailing discussed the decoration of the store with Hao Zheng, and handed Hao Zheng a silver ticket of two hundred taels, "Brother Hao has to worry more about these trivial matters, if the silver is not enough, come to Hefu to find me." ”
"Miss He is willing to give me a livelihood, and Hao is already grateful."
"I will make more pills in the next few days, and after ten days, I should be able to make the medicines I need for a period of time, and after this batch of pills is sold, I will make more if I sell well, and I won't produce if I don't sell well."
"Okay."
Before leaving, Qingniang suddenly grabbed Jiang Cailing and said in a low voice, "Dongjia, if you don't want people to recognize you, it's best to cover the scars on your fingers with fat powder next time." ”
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