Every night on the boat, only wearing small clothes, lying on the deck chair, blowing a small breeze, drinking a little wine or fragrant tea, looking at the painting boats and embroidery boats coming and going on Xiaojing Lake and the singing and dancing of the servants on it, it is really very pleasant.

A few days ago, they had been on the boat of their Double Flag Gang in Zuojin, and today they arrived at the painting boat of Qunfang Pavilion again, which made Zhao Yingqi sigh, and the painting boat of the Qinglou was comfortable, not to mention anything else, the smell was too far away.

On one side is a group of water thieves, and on the other side is the fragrant maid Chu Nu, who knows what to choose with her toes.

"Hehe, since Zhao Gongzi likes it, why don't you talk to your mother about it, how about giving this painting boat to Gongzi?" Mu Lian listened to Zhao Yingqi complain about the smell on the ship of the Double Flag Gang, and poured a glass of wine for Zhao Yingqi with a smile and said with a smile.

"I still don't want it, such a good ship, I will send it when I say it, I really don't dare to accept it in the next, if I can, how about buying it in the next?" Zhao Yingqi took the fish meat that Liu Yilin picked for him, and thanked him.

This should have been Zhao Tong's job, but Liu Yilin saw that Zhao Yingqi ate quickly, so she helped Zhao Tong pick a thorn for Zhao Yingqi together.

"It's just spring, and the next month is the fattest time for the osmanthus fish, when the time comes, let's eat the osmanthus fish, the fish is delicious and has no small burrs, and it tastes the most comfortable." After Liu Yilin handed the fish meat with the thorns to Zhao Yingqi, she helped Zhao Tong on the other side fill the wine glass.

Zhao Yingqi saw that Liu Yilin did not pick up the stubble of Mulian, but talked about the fish, and couldn't help asking: "Miss Liu, do you know if the painting boat in your Qunfang Pavilion can be sold?" ”

Liu Yilin paused slightly, looked at the fact that there was no Qunfang Pavilion and a big teapot in the attic, and whispered: "If the son wants to buy, if he only buys the boat, the people on the boat are not very clean." ”

Mu Lian also remembered something, and then lowered her voice as well: "Yes, those people downstairs must not use it, they are ventilated." ”

Zhao Yingqi also understood when he heard them say this, Qunfang Pavilion, as the Xuanfu and even Dongwu, can be regarded as the premier Qinglou, naturally it is not simply to do some skin and meat business, the key is to listen to all kinds of news.

The eldest princess behind her disregards her reputation, and naturally she doesn't do this kind of business for that little money, but since she has talked about it here, Zhao Yingqi also has something she has always wanted to ask.

"I've always heard that the girls of Qunfang Pavilion are famous all over the world, but I don't know if Qunfang Pavilion has opened stores and museums in other countries?"

"Of course there is, in this world, but in any city that is a little bigger, there are sisters from our Qunfang Pavilion, and many of them are sisters who were together when we were children." Mulian smiled and asked, "What?" Has the gentleman been to Qunfang Pavilion in other places? ”

"I haven't been there, but I've heard a lot of the fame of the Fang Pavilion, and I want to come to this Fang Pavilion so famous, and the girls inside are all beautiful fairies, I can't help but be a little curious about how they came about." Zhao Yingqi said while eating the fish.

"It's all girls that mothers buy from all over the world, and then they are cultivated in Xuanfu, and those who are good in appearance and talent are just like us and stay and wait for the annual Huanhua to compete for the name of the Oiran, and the others go to various places."

Liu Yilin's words were not finished, but Zhao Yingqi also understood what was going on, presumably those who were not good looking and talented would do some simple singing and skin and meat business, or simply be a little maid like Xiaohong Xiaolan.

"Did all the girls in Qunfang Pavilion grow up in Xuanfu?" Zhao Yingqi asked.

"Yes, basically they all grew up together, no matter where the sisters in Tiannan and Haibei are the sisters who received the Xuanfu first, and only when they grow up will they go to the Qunfang Pavilion in various places, counting it, Sister Mu and I have not seen each other for a long time when we were children." Liu Yilin seems to miss those little sisters.

"Then have you ever heard of a girl named Feng Huanhuan?" Zhao Yingqi asked.

"Feng Huanhuan? Haven't heard of it, what? Is it also the girl from our Qunfang Pavilion? Mu Lian thought for a while and said, "I went all the way from the outer courtyard to the small courtyard, and I have never heard of this sister. ”

"Is it possible that you didn't grow up together and learn various crafts together? She's about your age, think again. Zhao Yingqi is still a little unwilling.

"No, Sister Mu and I have all gone from the two outer courtyards to the inner courtyards and then divided into their own small courtyards, the girls of the same age in Qunfang Pavilion all know, and the slightly older ones basically know, I have never heard of such a sister."

"Oh, that's it......" Zhao Yingqi replied, thinking about something.

"Who is this Sister Feng? Why did Childe ask about her? Liu Yilin couldn't help but asked.

"It's also from your Qunfang Pavilion, and it's still an Oiran, and it turns out to be the concubine of the prince of Northern Wednesday." Since he didn't ask anything, fortunately, Zhao Yingqi didn't think about it anymore.

"The Northern Wednesday Prince?" Mu Lian was a little curious: "I heard, isn't the prince of Northern Wednesday ......?" ”

"Killed by me?" Zhao Yingqi smiled slightly: "I didn't kill it, I was wronged in this matter." ”

"Then ......" Liu Yilin asked again, and looked at Zhao Yingqi worriedly: "The rumors of Princess Yongle and Gongzi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty...... But really? ”

Zhao Yingqi took the hand of the wine glass for a moment, and pretended to be stunned: "It's true, I really like Princess Yongle of the Northern Zhou Dynasty." ”

After speaking, Zhao Yingqi drank all the wine in the cup, and added: "But now that I have turned against Northern Zhou, it is impossible." ”

He sighed slightly.

"Love is the most suffocating sigh, don't be too uncomfortable, but there are still many good girls in this world, Childe is such a hero, he should have his good fate." Mu Lian comforted and helped Zhao Yingqi fill the wine.

"Yes, don't take it to heart, childe." Liu Yilin held Zhao Yingqi's hand, looked at Zhao Yingqi with a pair of big eyes, and her eyes flowed.

Zhao Yingqi smiled brightly and held Liu Yilin with his backhand: "It's okay, those who abandon me can't stay yesterday." ”

Seeing Zhao Yingqi's reaction and feeling the temperature of Zhao Yingqi's palm, although Liu Yilin was a little shy, she still mustered up the courage to look at Zhao Yingqi, tender as water.

……

Zhang Bo is the shopkeeper of Chen Guo's steel company in Xuanfu, and their steel company is also one of the largest steel companies in Chen Guo, named Hong Gang.

Today, I got a hundred catties of patterned steel from Zhao Yingqi's Baolin Pavilion, and there are still five hundred catties of reservations.

When he returned to his shop in Tongtie Lane, he quickly instructed his subordinates to send the silver tickets to Zhao Yingqi's Baolin Pavilion, and then walked to the blacksmith's workshop in the backyard, ready to discuss with his master master what kind of weapons these patterned steel and steel should be used.

Hong Gang's shop in Xuanfu is mainly to purchase ore shipped from Jinguo, so there is a lot of money on the counter, but what Zhang Bo didn't expect was that the money was still not enough...

Nothing else, just a guy from Chen Guo's head office came to the blacksmith workshop and sent a letter.

The letter asked Zhang Bo to quickly buy more iron ore and billets in Xuanfu, and then transport them back to China, according to the current price of iron ore and billets, to complete the task of the head office, at least 35,000 yuan is needed.

Originally, there was no problem, but when Zhang Bo heard what the guy said, he was a little worried.

It turned out that the Yue State attacked the Zheng State, which made the steel demand of the four countries of Chen, Wei, Zheng and Yue in the south very large, and the armor, spears and the like were forbidden to be sold abroad, and the weapons in the armies of the southern countries were all purchased ore from the north and then returned to China for casting.

They Hong Gang have such a great demand in Chen State, then Wei State, which is closer to Zheng State, is afraid that the demand will be even greater, not to mention Zheng Guo and Yue State in a state of war.

Such a large demand means that the price of steel will definitely rise, so the money on the counter will definitely not be enough.

The head office still has a time limit of 20 days to send ore and billets to Hongzhou, so in such a hurry, we can only rush to time as soon as possible, and place orders while the prices of ore and billets have not risen to a very outrageous time.

Zhang Bo thought so, and he didn't bother to find the master craftsman in the workshop, so he came out of the store again and went straight to the firm he often cooperated with.

After arriving, Zhang Bo was dumbfounded.

There were too many people to place orders, and even some trading houses that only made everyday ironware were waiting to place orders.

A not-so-good premonition came to my heart, and I quickly called a guy, asked and hurried to the backyard.

There are also several shopkeepers in the backyard waiting to place orders, these are all steel shops that often do military business, and it seems that they have also received news from their respective domestic head offices to buy ore and steel ingots.

Zhang Bo called a shopkeeper with a good relationship over and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation now?" Why is it so lively today? ”

"Hey, Lao Zhang, are you still pretending to be confused with my brother? The war between Yue and Zheng is getting more and more fierce, Chen, Wei, Yue, and Zheng are all stepping up the casting of weapons and armor, you see over there, even Xichu is coming, I don't believe you don't know about it? ”

"Hehe, brother naturally understands, but now I want to ask how the price is?" Zhang Bo laughed dryly.

"The price? Do you still need to ask? Now that the news is so widespread, the price has naturally risen a lot, I have only been here for less than half an hour, and the price has risen by almost half a year. After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was going to the crowd pile.

But Zhang Bo hurriedly pulled the shopkeeper over again and continued to ask: "Hey, hey, don't be in a hurry to leave, you haven't finished speaking, what's the matter with you not being able to place an order for half an hour?" And so many people who haven't placed an order? ”

"Oh, others don't know, you Hong Gang is from Chen Guo, don't you know yet?" The shopkeeper flicked his sleeves and continued to say in a quieter voice: "It's not him Chen's firm?" Now the second shopkeeper of Chen's firm is now in it to negotiate orders, it has been more than an hour, and we all have to pick up the leftovers of others. ”

As soon as Zhang Bo heard this, his heart became even more uneasy, the owner of Chen's firm is the second minister Chen Tao, and the second minister Chen Tao has a big enmity with Chen Guo, which is almost an open secret in Tongtie Alley.

"Alas, this dog's Chen's firm is too domineering, it doesn't allow you and me to live fast!" The shopkeeper sighed, made an appointment with Zhang Bo to drink in the evening, arched his hand and continued to gather over to the crowd and wait to enter the house to place an order.

Zhang Bo thought about it, and also scolded in a low voice: "Chen's firm on dog days!" ”