、、、、、、、、、、 When Xue Niang came back, she was still sitting under the lamp and waiting for her with Yuhe backgammon. Seeing her coming, the hot water supper was sent up in turn, and the supper was a fragrant chicken soup dumpling, Xue Niang sighed with satisfaction, squinted her eyes and sighed: "There are still people who are good, you can eat delicious food without waiting." ”

Peony looked at her with a smile and said, "Eat early and go to bed, tomorrow we will rush into the city early." ”

Xue Niang stopped her chopsticks and looked at Peony, her face full of reluctance: "Leave tomorrow morning?" "She hasn't had enough of it, and although she has been here for the saddest thing of her life, overall it is much more comfortable and free than staying at home in Beijing.

Peony said: "I have something important, and I must go back to the city tomorrow." I can't leave you here alone, if you still want to play, there will be opportunities in the future. ”

Xue Niang responded sullenly, pulled the noodles in the bowl with chopsticks, and said cautiously: "Sister He, then you can't forget what you promised me, and remember to play with me often in the future." She is very afraid that Peony will gradually distance herself from herself because of yesterday's events, and she will never interact with her again.

Peony touched her soft black hair and smiled, "That's nature." After the garden is built, I will invite you to play, have you forgotten? ”

Xue Niang believed Peony's words, happily ate all the bowls of dumplings, stroked her slightly convex belly, and went to sleep satisfied.

When the sky is about to dawn, the weather suddenly changes, and the wind and rain are loud. Peony was awakened by a loud explosion of thunder, bluffing into a cold sweat, and his heart beat faster. When he calmed down, he felt thirsty, and was about to get up to drink water, when there was a slight footstep of Yuhe outside, and then Yuhe took a gauze lamp and walked in lightly.

Peony shouted: "Yuhe." ”

Yuhe lifted the tent, took the lamp and went to see the peony's expression, reached into the quilt with one hand to touch whether her little clothes were dry, and said softly: "Danniang, are you awake?" Were you scared? The clothes are a little trendy, why don't you change them? You want to drink water, you wait. Yuhe quickly touched out and got a glass of warm water in.

Even after so long, Mother Lin and Yuhe still regard themselves as the children who need to be taken care of in their illness, and this kind of care and thoughtfulness comes from the heart and is not pretentious. Looking at the quiet and gentle expression of Yuhe under the lamp, Peony was moved in her heart, and couldn't help but shake Yuhe's hand and lie down: "Come up, let's lie down together." ”

Yuhe pursed his lips and smiled, only as Peony was afraid of thunder, so he took off his shoes and went to bed. Peony said softly: "This rain is really sudden. I don't know when it will stop, and if it goes on like this, how can I get back to the city? Yuhe replied affirmatively: "Don't worry, come and go quickly, and it will be sunny until dawn." ”

Although the rain fell heavily, it came and went as quickly as Yuhe had guessed, but the next day was not sunny again, but gloomy and sultry. It makes people feel that there is a slimy layer on their body, which is very uncomfortable.

The first thing the peony did when it got up was to check the seeds that had been sown yesterday, but when I saw that the straw was well covered and the rain was not down, I was relieved. He called Ah Tao and her younger brother Ah Shun over, told his sister and brother to take good care of this place, and told him some more things that should be paid attention to before preparing to leave.

Xue Niang because she was at the age of snooze, and she was tired of playing, and she was frightened by the thunder, she slept very badly, and she was still dizzy on the back of the horse, with her eyes half-closed, her head little by little, and she was shocked to see her mother's heartbeat, but no matter how they shouted, Xue Niang still did her own thing, so she almost lay on the back of the horse and slept with the horse's neck.

Peony looked funny at the same time, but also helpless, although he didn't want Jiang Changyang to wait for a long time, he could only let people lead Xue Niang's horse, and walked slowly, anyway, there was no sun, and it was no problem to walk slowly. Peony raised his eyes and looked over, Jiang Changyang and Wu were standing in the shade of the trees on the side talking, and the horses were pulling the grass freely to eat, and they didn't know how long they waited.

Seeing everyone coming over in a strange and slow way, Jiang Changyang was a little strange, and after a closer look, he found the crux of the problem, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and laugh, he was really a child who hadn't grown up and hadn't suffered hardships.

Peony hurriedly beat his horse and ran over to make amends: "Jiang Gong, I'm really sorry for making you wait for a long time." Xue Niang didn't rest well, she couldn't get sober, she was afraid that something would happen to her, so she had to walk slowly like this, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to go fast. Why don't you go first, and I'll go into town and send her home, and then I'll go to you?" ”

Jiang Changyang said: "The place where I live is remote, and when you go back and forth from the various squares a few times, it will be dark, so it is better to go together, it is more appropriate." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Xue Niang, who was pecking rice on horseback, and it was easy to hold back her laughter.

Fu's mother was angry and anxious when she saw Xue Niang making such an ugly appearance in front of a foreign man, and couldn't help but get closer and whispered: "Xue Niang!" ”

Xue Niang squinted, looked at Fu's mother with a dull expression, and didn't speak, seeing that her eyelids were about to be glued together again. Fu's mother was in a hurry, patted her leg, and pointed to Jiang Changyang's master and servant in front. Xue Niang glanced at it, and her sluggish expression didn't change much. Fu's mother sighed helplessly, so she had to let her go.

Peony first brought Li Xun's apology to Jiang Changyang, and Jiang Changyang smiled slightly: "It's not a big deal, you don't need to take it to heart." ”

Peony had the heart to inquire about what Li Xun was asking for, but thinking that Li Xun didn't tell him, he didn't know the severity of asking Jiang Changyang no matter how important it was, so he turned to him to ask him about the Fuyuan monk: "I don't know if Jiang Gong knows if Master Fuyuan has come back from going out?" Not long ago, I asked someone to go to Hoshou Temple to see it, but he hasn't come back yet, and if this stone is successfully bought, he will have to help point it out. ”

Jiang Changyang said: "I'm back, I played chess with him a few days ago." ”

Peony said sadly: "I'm afraid that the next few days will be very hard for him, and I don't know if he is free." "She can't keep the Fuyuan monk to live in Fangyuan alone, and she can't ask the Fuyuan monk to go back and forth between the city and Fangyuan every day, so she can only bother which brother to live in Fangyuan for a few days and entertain the Fuyuan monk for her.

While he was thinking, Jiang Changyang had already said: "I am deliberately inviting him to live in my village for a few days, so that he will face me every day, but I am afraid that he will also be annoyed." If there is something for him to do, he will not be able to ask for it. He Niang doesn't have to go to him anymore, I'll bring him over tomorrow, you just need to prepare some vegetarian rice, good fruits, and good tea soup. ”

Peony smiled and said, "Look, I'll just say that there is always a good thing when I meet you." After saying this, she felt a little stupid again, and the latter one was obviously deliberately looking for an excuse to help her. Yes, the stone has not been bought, and the people will return the favor first, and she has to take out the strength to eat milk to do it well, otherwise she will be ashamed of the person. The old favor has not been paid off, and a new favor has been added, and when I think about it like this, the pressure suddenly doubles.

When Jiang Changyang heard Peony say this, he wanted to make a joke. But seeing that Peony suddenly turned her face sideways, her expression was also a little sneering, and her brows were slightly wrinkled, although she didn't know what she was thinking, but she also knew that she was uncomfortable, so she didn't continue her words with a very good look.

Wu saw it on the side, so he asked him to talk about his past in the army, but Jiang Changyang refused to talk about it, and only asked the peony: "I heard that people with high skills can make the same peony bloom several different colors of flowers." That method is also a bit unbelievable, it is actually to bury silver Zhu Danqing and other things next to the peony root, I have always refused to believe it. I wonder if He Niang can know its authenticity? ”

Peony said: "What are you talking about?" I haven't tried what you said about this method and don't know if it really works. However, I know a method, which is to graft many peony buds of different species and different colors on the same peony. After I survive, it's all kinds of brocade, it's very beautiful, and I want to raise it too. ”

She had already started to prepare for the preparation of cultivating assorted brocades, and she was waiting for the grafting season to arrive, and she would start immediately. This is a ready-made golden signboard. Think about it, what could be more eye-catching than making a few large peonies with different flowers?

For the confession of peony, Jiang Changyang was very surprised. He just chatted casually with Peony with the intention of changing the topic, who knew that she would treat others as treasures, and only tell him the legendary Fa. will tell others the secret method he has mastered, either this person is stupid, or this person trusts the other party very much. Peony is obviously not stupid, that is, trusting him.

Such a cool and unguarded woman, when she meets a righteous person, it is easy to get the respect of the other party and get the same return; But if you meet someone with bad intentions, I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss. Jiang Changyang was very emotional, silent for a moment, and said solemnly: "I just said casually, this is your skill to settle down and make a living, and you should easily tell others in the future." Piff is innocent of his guilt, not to mention that you are a woman, you have to be more careful. ”

Peony smiled: "Thank you for reminding me, I remembered." The reason why she said it was because she felt that it was not a big secret in the industry, and the reproduction of peonies at this time mainly depended on grafting, but anyone who knew the art of grafting could imagine it. However, not everyone can know the mystery, for example, how to choose the right rootstock and scion, how to choose a good combination, the appropriate time and method of grafting, post-grafting management, etc., but they are all very particular, so she will not casually tell others.

Easy to change his nature is difficult to change, Jiang Changyang obviously doesn't believe that Peony really listened, even if he did, it didn't necessarily really attract attention. He thought about it, and carefully picked an example of how gullible others and then led to the destruction of the family to Peony, intending to increase her vigilance.

In the past, parents and elders always liked to teach themselves in such a tone, and Peony felt that Jiang Changyang was like a teacher who worked hard to teach students, and he was obviously the one who was the student. Although she wanted to laugh very much, she understood his kindness, so she pretended to listen very seriously, and asked a question or two curiously from time to time in line with his storyline. Jiang Changyang saw that she listened carefully, so he was happy to tell the story more vividly. As a result, a group of people were educated, and even Xue Niang, who had been staring in a daze and only dozing off, woke up and listened with pricked ears.

Wu was obviously not interested in Jiang Changyang's story, and blinked his eyes and looked around. They are all people who listen to stories, but their expressions are different, and he quickly saw the difference from everyone's faces, Peony always has a smile on the corner of his lips, and his expression is very wrong, and that expression is obviously the expression of the child in his family when he listens to the story. He looked at Jiang Changyang, who was serious and devoted, and suddenly felt powerless, I hope he was wrong, the little lady of the He family has always liked to laugh.

After Jiang Changyang finished telling a story, he looked back at Peony, and was about to summarize two sentences, when he sensitively caught that familiar smile on Peony's face, and suddenly felt very embarrassed, blushing and turning his face sideways. Peony still didn't know that she had unconsciously revealed her true colors, and asked persistently: "Is this the end?" ”

Jiang Changyang pursed his lips and reluctantly whispered, "It's over." ”

Xue Niang's eyes widened: "Jiang Gongzhen can tell stories, better than my mother." There is still a long way to go, so let's talk about one more one. ”

Jiang Changyang blushed slightly and didn't speak, and after a long pause, he said, "I can't tell a story, only this, it's gone." ”

Xue Niang didn't care, and turned to look at Fu's mother: "Mom said." ”

Fu's mother saw that Xue Niang had finally returned to normal, so she didn't have any reason to follow it, so she picked out one of her best stories and told it, but it was about the flower demon repaying her kindness, but everyone listened to it with relish. Jiang Changyang exhaled lightly, and slowly adjusted his somewhat frustrated mood, but when he turned his eyes to Wu Dongruo's eyes, he hated Wu and wanted to whip him. Seeing that he was glaring at him viciously, Wu knew that something was wrong, and approached Peony with a turn of his horse's head, not giving him the slightest chance to plot against him.

Unconsciously arrived in the city, from the past of Qixia to walk forward to the vicinity of Lanling Fang, Xue Niang knew that Peony and Jiang Changyang still had something to do, so she didn't want Peony to send, and led people home.

Jiang Changyang had already regained his previous freedom, and he and Peony entered the Lanling Fang Gate one after another, found the house of Yuan Shijiu's family, pointed out the door to Peony, and said: "He will definitely ask you if you want to buy all or some, if you buy it all, he will definitely lower the original price and sell it to you." Then, if he sells it to you at a low price, but you want to buy it at a high price, he will definitely give birth, and maybe the business will not work. You must know that he is a person with a strange and awkward temper, and it doesn't matter if he charges less money for the person who looks good, if he is not pleasing to the eye, he will deliberately make things difficult. ”

Peony smiled: "Then I have to pretend to be very picky, the more I annoy him, the better, but I can't make him completely hate me, and even refuse to do business with me, and drive me out mercilessly." As soon as he made things difficult for me, I stupidly bought all the stones at the high price he raised, didn't that mean? ”

Jiang Changyang nodded appreciatively and smiled: "That's what it means." It's just that I want you to pretend to be a villain, and I'm really sorry for you. But I think about it, it's natural for a woman to be picky, even if you can't grasp the proportion, he sees that you are a woman, and he is embarrassed to overdo it, and he will drive you out directly. ”

Peony took a few steps forward, turned back unconvinced, and said: "Men are more critical than women, where can this divide people according to men and women?" ”

Jiang Changyang let out an embarrassed "oh", he wanted to say that women are picky, and men are the exception, but he didn't say it in the end, watching Peony, Aunt Feng, and Yuhe go up the steps of Yuan Shijiu's family and knock on the door.

After the door was knocked about a stick of incense, there was a thin, sad face, the twelve-year-old boy came to answer the door, and when he saw a woman outside the door, he couldn't help but rub his eyes in surprise, and stammered a little: "You, who are you looking for?" ”

Peony raised her chin proudly and didn't speak, Yuhe said with a smile: "Little brother, I heard that there are stones to sell in the house, my mother wants to come and see, if it is agreeable, she will buy it." ”

The little guy looked at everyone suspiciously, and Peony said impatiently: "Is there any?" ”

The little guy nodded hurriedly: "Yes!" Yes! Yes! He didn't beckon them in, but rushed inside, shouting loudly as he ran: "Male, someone has come to buy stones!" The joy was palpable.

After a while, the skinny Yuan Shijiu slowly walked out, he was already yellow and thin, and today he was wearing a yellow round-necked narrow-sleeved shirt, and he looked even more sickly. Seeing everyone, he looked at the peony twice, and was silent and did not speak. Peony nervously wondered, could he still remember himself?

Yuan Shijiu said in a dumb voice: "You want to buy stones?" ”

Yuhe preemptively said: "Yes, my mother built a garden, urgently need good stones, I have been looking for a long time in the market, and I don't agree with it, I heard that there are stones to sell in the house, so I came to see it." ”

Yuan Shijiu said lightly: "Then how much do you want?" What kind of phase do you want? ”

Peony said lightly in his tone: "I can't put much in your courtyard, let's see first." Where are the stones? ”

Yuan Shijiu frowned, and said coldly: "My courtyard is probably not as big as the mansion, but there are really a lot of stones, and it is not bad." ”

When Peony heard what he said, she really remembered who she was. He was more and more careful not to show his feet, and he didn't dare to say more, so he only frowned and said coldly: "Let's watch it first." ”

Yuan Shijiu was a little angry, and after thinking for a while, he patiently led forward, walked through the front yard, and arrived at the back yard, Peony knew why he was so annoyed.

His backyard has a cave, which is many times larger than the front yard, and there are many strange stones everywhere, with a variety of species, unique shapes, delicate textures, white as jade, no holes, like a lying cow, a coiling dragon like a Lingbi stone; There are also sharp edges and corners, steep walls, peaks and peaks, exquisite stone rockeries; There are many holes and exquisitely colored lake stones; as well as the ethereal and clear, graceful and pretty white upper Kunshan stone; There are also earth onyx, luofu, geanium stone and the like. Piled up in the courtyard, like the mountains and five mountains, the holes and thousands of ravines are all in front of you.

There are so many good stones, I don't know how much effort he spent collecting them? I'm afraid I won't buy it easily until I have to, right? At this moment, Yuan Shijiu's heart must be like a knife. Peony tried her best to suppress her shock, raised her eyes and looked at Yuan Shijiu, who was faintly complacent, waiting to use reality to suppress her, and said disappreciatively: "It's not bad, so-so." Seeing a trace of annoyance flashing on Yuan Shijiu's face, his eyes became sharp.

Peony wiped a handful of cold sweat, deliberately picked up a small stone anywhere, and struck a few times on the largest and most beautiful Lingbi stone, which seemed rude but was actually lightly struck, and the Lingbi stone made a sound with a long aftertaste.

Yuan Shijiu was distressed to death when he saw her rude movements, and secretly cursed her dozens of times, but after hearing the sound of the Lingbi Stone, he thought that he was going to sell it anyway, so he forcibly suppressed his anger again. was about to introduce the origin and benefits of this stone to Peony, but saw Peony disdainfully threw the small stone in his hand and said, "This is not a real Lingbi Stone, right?" How does this sound wrong? ”

Dare Qing is a vulgar person who doesn't understand anything, Yuan Shijiu was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, and it was easy to resist the urge to drive people out, and sneered: "Don't pretend to understand if you don't understand!" If it's false, cut off my head and carry it up." ”

Seeing that he was furious, Peony was so angry that his lips trembled, and he forced himself to endure it, and secretly said that he couldn't go too far, and it was almost, so he stopped attacking his baby stone, and said lightly: "It's really true, why are you such a dead face?" Where can you do business like you? Her words made Yuan Shijiu a disdainful look.

Peony pretended to go back and forth in the courtyard a few times, knocking here, knocking there, seeing that the green tendons on Yuan Shijiu's forehead were violent, Fang said: "You can make a price." I want them all. Then he added: "You don't dare to sell fakes even if you want to." ”

Yuan Shijiu hated her to death, and he was thinking about how to clean her up, and even the thought of not selling it came out, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Fifty million dollars!" If you want it, don't pull it down! ”

Peony was so bluffed that she looked upside down, this old man, he really dared to speak, and he really hated her. Previously, Jiang Changyang and her estimated that the normal price would be about 20 million, and under normal circumstances, Yuan 19 would have made a move of about 10 million, but now it has doubled several times. She doesn't care, it's just the big man outside the door, and she doesn't know if she can come up with so much money? Well, if he can't take it out, she should stick it more, these stones are placed in the garden, which is also a big sight. It's just that if she doesn't bargain, it's impossible, and it doesn't fit her identity as a businessman and a woman.

She was thinking there, and Yuan Shijiu was also sneering at her expression, this fifty million money, although it was not a lot for the only daughter of a jewelry and spice merchant, it was definitely not a small amount. He just waited to see what the woman wanted next, and she thought she was sorry for a few stinky money.

saw that Peony suddenly changed his smiling face, and looked at him with blank eyes: "A little less, right?" It's expensive! It's going to die. ”

Yuan Shijiu was stunned for a while, but he still didn't like her, and said for a while: "Forty million, if you can't take it out, you will leave." Then he turned and walked away.

Peony hurriedly said loudly: "Who said I couldn't take it out?" That's it! Write the deed now! ”