There is a folk custom: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't be greedy, it's the New Year." (Every day Chinese.) Twenty-three, sugar melons are sticky, twenty-four, sweeping the house, twenty-five, making tofu, twenty-six, stewed white meat...... "The twenty-sixth day of the lunar month is the day of stewed white meat.

From early in the morning, Yun Niang Ruan Yunsi Biqiu Zhongxiu was busy, putting a large piece of pork and bones into two large pots to stew, the stove is full of firewood, it is conceivable that these two big pots of bones must be steamed The skin and bones are rotten, and before noon, the fragrance will float everywhere.

Ruan Yunsi likes to eat skin jelly, so she made a pot with pork skin in advance, and now it has become a trembling pork skin jelly, she cut a large plate, and put steamed buns and some fried twist oil corners and other snacks on the stove, thinking that at noon, she can tear two rows of meat again, and she can make do with a meal.

Chapter 92: The Hou Mansion was busy, and suddenly heard someone shouting outside the courtyard, it was Wang Biao's voice, Ruan Yunsi hurriedly went to open the door, only to see a few big carriages outside, she "chuckled" in her heart, and couldn't help but secretly cry bitterly, thinking that it wouldn't be? The little grandfather is too unparticular, and he will send me New Year's goods at this time, and there are so many, we can't eat them all for three years, ...... How can you force things to do this?

Wang Biao saw what she was thinking, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry, girl, this is not a New Year's goods, it is a jacquard machine that our master asked someone to help the girl buy from Jiangnan Weaving." The master said, the girl has that...... What's that...... What is the ambition of the birds...... Strange, what kind of birds? I remembered it at the time, but why did I forget it now? ”

Ruan Yunsi saw that Wang Biao was just scratching his ears and cheeks there. I forgot what I wanted to say, I couldn't help crying and laughing, and hurriedly said: "Brother Wang is talking about the ambition of the bird?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's the ambition of the bird." Wang Biao slapped his thigh with joy, and then said with a smile: "My old man made the girl laugh, it was really because of the Chinese New Year, and the house was too busy." Ye is afraid that something will happen to these jacquard machines on the road, so let me lead a few hired cars and horses to help send them over, Ye said, the girl is the 92nd chapter of Youhong: Hou Fu Hu Zhi people, although the two jacquard machines are enough at the moment, I am afraid that they will not be enough in the future, so I simply bought you a few more, this thing is not cheap, the master said that if the girl has no money left in her hand now, she will slowly return it to Ye in the future. And don't be in a hurry. ”

Ruan Yunsi quietly looked at the big carriages, and watched Wang Biao beckon people to unload those jacquard machines. After counting, there were a total of three jacquard machines and six high-end looms, and Wang Biao also handed her a large bag of parts, and said with a smile: "The official of Jiangning weaving is very stammering with the master." It is said that these things can be rotated with parts on the loom. By the way, there are special leno weaving in these looms, special weaving velvet, in short, there are many types, and I am really busy now. I didn't have time to come, saying that I was waiting for him to come and tell the girl. ”

Ruan Yunsi stood in front of the two miscellaneous houses, looking at the nine looms that packed the room. If it is said that the heart can still be as still as water, it is false. She exhaled deeply, looked at Wang Biao and said, "Please ask Wang Escort to go back and thank the little grandfather on my behalf, I understand these things, this time, he really helped me a lot." ”

Wang Biao was surprised: "What? Do you understand? This...... That's impossible? Our little grandfather is the smartest and wisest, but he also studied with those officials for two whole days, and the officials also said, what kind of theory is this, you really have to get started, and I don't know how long it will take to hone it, girl, you can do it all? ”

Ruan Yunsi smiled: "Yes, I know everything, did your lord deliberately go to Jiangnan to buy this?" Although he is proficient in Wen Taowu, it is really difficult for him to learn this thing. ”

Wang Biao said with a smile: "No, it just so happens that the Guogong Mansion and the palace also want to buy some New Year's goods, because of the girl's matter, he took the initiative to ask for help, came and went in a hurry, less than twenty days to play back and forth, and the monkeys who followed the master were all tired and lay down, and the old Wang and I were in good shape, and when I went to Jiangnan, I mostly sat in the inn to guard things, otherwise if I ran around like them, I am afraid that the bones will also be scattered at this time." ”

As he spoke, the chariot guys unloaded a few more bags of things from the car, which was the New Year's gift for Ruan Yunsi. didn't even come over, but hired a carriage and horse shop, which shows how busy the Guogong Mansion is now.

Ruan Yunsi clenched her fists tightly, she felt that her heart and mind were full of the low smile of that wonderful man, and even a trace of regret was born in her heart, she knew that this was a dangerous signal, absolutely unacceptable.

"I wonder how much these looms cost?"

Even if she has 5,000 taels of silver in her hand, Ruan Yunsi is not confident at this time, how can such a high-end loom not cost a few hundred silver? I'm afraid that the five thousand taels of silver are really not enough, that is, Su Mingxi, if it is someone else, there may not be money to buy these, Jiangning Weaving is a real government yamen, in terms of weaving and dyeing, it is a monopoly, no matter how much money the common people have, they can't enter the door of others.

"Hey, there is not much money, they don't use much jacquard machine, there are so two patterns, they weave thousands of horses, and there is no fun, so these are in the warehouse, I heard that the little grandfather wants to buy it, and immediately took it out, but the official of Jiangning weaving can say, if Miss Ruan can really weave a novel brocade, and let them get a piece of the pie, naturally, this is not to be taken seriously. Hey! ”

Ruan Yunsi knew in her heart that the officials of Jiangning Weaving and Su Mingxi said this kind of thing, not really wanting to get a piece of the pie, but not believing that the people could weave those complex crafts of brocade at all, the biggest Guiyun Xu family, there are only so many tricks, there have been no other talented people for so many years, why did a rising star suddenly emerge? The highest-ranking official in Jiangning Weaving is a third-grade official, can he not be arrogant?

didn't say this at the moment, just asked Wang Biao about the price, and finally Wang Biao touched his big head, and said with a smile: "These looms and jacquard machines cost about one or two thousand silver, and our lord has put on the girl, don't worry, this is the little grandfather to buy, otherwise I'm afraid I can't buy three thousand silver......

Wang Biao didn't wait to finish speaking, Ruan Yunsi went to take out three thousand taels of silver tickets he had saved, and said: "Brother Wang is right, this matter has already made the little grandfather help me too much, I can't let him take the money again, here is three thousand taels of silver, and the rest is my gratitude to him, without him, I can't buy such a good loom." ”

Wang Biao saw that Ruan Yunsi really took out the money, his eyes were a little straight, and then he hurriedly shook his hand and said: "No, I will get it if I take a thousand, the master originally said that you can't take out so much money, and you will gradually have a profit in the future." The girl should know that the lord will never ask for this money, if you really don't want to go, weave that good satin in the future, don't forget that our lord will do it. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Biao felt that something was wrong with this, and hurriedly explained: "Oh, that...... I don't mean anything else, I just say...... We...... Our lord also has a family, doesn't he? The girl's cloth is all right, and in the future you really weave a good fabric, don't forget to give some to the little grandfather, let him take it back, and please the wife and the girls.

Pushing back and forth, in the end, Wang Biao insisted on only accepting 1,000 taels of silver, probably because he was afraid that Ruan Yunsi would have to give more money, obviously it was close to noon, but the big man refused to eat a bite of rice, and ran away on the horse.

Ruan Yunsi saved the rest of the money, returned to the room and looked at the looms, now the house is full again, there is only one path for Zhong Nan to go to the kang to sleep, she touched the looms one by one, and saw Zhong Xiu and Biqiu Yunniang showing curious expressions, so she pointed to those looms and introduced: This is brocade, this is Saros, this is velvet, and there is one that is even more rare, it is actually a weaving tweed, Ruan Yunsi looked at it carefully, remembering that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were fabrics from foreign tribute. It has always been a very precious tribute, and I want to come to this loom to weave it, but in this way, in addition to silk and hemp silk and other materials, it is necessary to enter the wool, but there is very little wool in the green water city, and I am afraid that I have to go to the special big silk shop in the capital to get in.

"After the New Year, we will build a few rooms in the backyard and use them as utility rooms." Feeling the small place, Ruan Yunsi immediately made a decision, looking at the excited and confident look on her face, everyone couldn't help but be full of joy, only to feel that the future seemed to be more and more rushing.

Let's talk about Su Mingxi, he has been busy recently, a trip to Jiangnan is not in vain, the palace, the New Year's goods and tributes in his own house must be counted, not to mention, there are also gifts for the lord's family friends, many families walked down, only the legs were thin, and they didn't return to the house until the evening, but they passed by the Zhongxin Marquis's mansion, and saw Ruan Siqi coming out of the mansion, which was strikingly similar to the scene on the evening of the first day of the new year last year.

Su Mingxi had no choice but to get off the horse, but fortunately there were two burdens immediately, which were soft satin fabrics brought back from Jiangnan, which were rare in Beijing.

Ruan Siqi sincerely invited him into the mansion, and Su Mingxi also felt that the grievances between the two mansions should be settled, speaking of which, it was Ruan Mingxiang who was ignorant, and the faithful marquis also lost a daughter, wouldn't it be painful and hateful in his heart? Thinking of this, he ordered the book sweep to carry the two burdens and went in with him.

When the faithful Marquis heard that Su Mingxi had passed the house, he was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him in person, followed by the Marquis Mrs. Tong, who is now continuing the string, several people came to the hall and sat down, and after saying less than two words, Mrs. Tong tried her best to invite Su Mingxi to stay for dinner, Su Mingxi went to Ruan Yunsi because she was worried about Wang Biao, and she didn't know how things were going, so she naturally refused, but Tong's enthusiasm was like fire, and she didn't care that the loyal Marquis gave her a straight look, and said with a smile on her face: "The character and talent of the little grandfather, who in the capital doesn't know?" In the past day, we female relatives got together, and we only said that I don't know whose child is blessed to be your wife. Alas! It's all to blame for the three girls in our family, who are lonely, and a good family affair, but let her give birth to such a turmoil in vain, causing the little grandfather and our house to be far away, this is because we are sorry for you, fortunately you have a large number of adults, otherwise if it is someone else, I am afraid that we will not hate us for a lifetime. (To be continued) RQ!!