Jiang Chen didn't expect that Song Huizong would backtrack and ruthlessly backstab;

didn't expect Cai Jing not only to use his secret recipe to make money and political capital, but also to use him as a scapegrat and a prop for political performances.

After going to the inspection department and sending Jinbo jade liquid to formally thank Liu Feng and Zhou Wei, he returned home.

……

As soon as he got out of the carriage, his cousin Liu Zongyuan greeted him warmly from the door: "Brother Chen, are you back?" Today, the palace has sent a lot of rewards, including 20 sheep alone, as well as some silk, spices, and medicinal herbs. ”

"Hmm."

Jiang Chen nodded.

Although he only sold wine to Song Huizong for the price of two dairy sheep, Song Huizong remembered that he had made a contribution to the secret method, and also rewarded him with an additional thousand taels of gold.

And the so-called thousand taels of gold is not really a thousand taels of gold, but it just means that the reward is relatively rich.

So he didn't expect much, and after giving his cousin a strange look, he asked, "Didn't my cousin go to the Moon Tower today?" ”

"Went and came back."

The cousin smiled awkwardly, and said while taking Jiang Chen to the backyard: "Shopkeeper Pan was going to promote me to be the shopkeeper, responsible for the sale of the new sugar.

But there is no credible person to take care of such a large house of ours, and I am really not at ease;

And aren't you going to help Mingjie enter the palace? I'm afraid she'll be despised if she has a father who is a businessman, so I'm going to come back and talk to you before making a decision!" ”

Jiang Chen understood his thoughts as soon as he heard it, and nodded: "In this case, my cousin will help me manage the front house in the name of the elders." ”

As he spoke, he asked again, "Has the sugar of the shopkeeper Pan been made?" Is there anyone who is going to contact Wang Hakama and Gaofu? ”

"The white sugar has been made, not only the taste is pure, but also white as snow, it is indeed a good baby!

Shopkeeper Pan asked me to bring back some for my own use, and let me tell you that he has dragged someone to introduce you to the nobles, and there will be results tomorrow, so that you can wait with peace of mind. ”

As he spoke, his cousin took out a small packet of sugar from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Chen, saying, "Brother Chen, look, this is the sugar made by the shopkeeper Pan according to your secret recipe, but it's sweet." ”

Jiang Chen twisted a little and put it in his mouth to taste it, and nodded with satisfaction.

After chatting with my cousin for a while, I came to the back house.

Seeing that Xiang'er was helping Liu Yueniang and her daughters tidy up the warehouse, while staring at the twenty sheep tied to the garden, she couldn't help but smile and stepped forward to touch her little head and said, "Little girl, do you want to eat meat again?" ”

"Huh?

Uncle, are you back? I've seen my uncle! Congratulations to my uncle on his promotion! ”

Xiang'er was thinking about it, but Leng Buding was taken aback by Jiang Chen, and hurriedly saluted with a red face.

Liu Yueniang, Liu Mingjie, Liu Minghui and her aunt and daughters saw it, wiped the fine sweat on their foreheads, and greeted them with a face full of joy: "Congratulations to the official (cousin, master, and brother Chen) on his promotion!" ”

"Haha, good! Good! It's rare to be happy today, each person will be rewarded with ten yuan, please eat the whole sheep club! ”

Jiang Chen waved his hand and directly asked Liu Yuancheng to share the money with everyone.

He enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded and worshiped by beautiful women, and he was also happy to give his family more happiness in this rare peaceful day before the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, so he was not stingy.

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Thank you, cousin!"

“……”

The women were overjoyed and thanked one after another.

But when Jiang Chen asked them to make a whole sheep feast, they couldn't laugh anymore.

After looking at each other, Aunt Liu smiled bitterly at Jiang Chen: "Brother Chen, the price of mutton is more than 900 wen per catty, we haven't even eaten it, where can we cook it?" Look at this ......."

"Why don't you invite the two cooks back? Mrs. Wu and her daughter Hu Niu in Reed Lane are the best candidates. ”

My aunt suggested expectantly.

"Huh? Tiger girl? ”

The corners of Jiang Chen's mouth twitched, and he looked at Liu Yueniang inquiringly: "What do you think of the lady?" ”

Liu Yueniang nodded in approval and said: "Mrs. Wu and Hu Niu's mother and daughter used to be the cooks in Zhao Daxiang's mansion, but when Zhao's mansion fell, they went back to Reed Lane and made a living as helpers.

Both mother and daughter are well-known for being cheerful and straightforward, and if the husband wants to invite a cook, they are indeed rare and good candidates! ”

Hearing this, Liu Mingjie laughed on the side and said: "Cousin, Mrs. Wu can say that she wants to promise you the tiger girl as a concubine!" As long as you obey her, maybe this cook's salary will be saved. Hehehe! ”

"Naughty!"

Jiang Chen rubbed Liu Mingjie's little head angrily and funny.

After thinking about it, he said to his cousin: "Since everyone praises their mother and daughter, my cousin will take Pan Shun to invite them, and if they are willing, they will come over for a while."

In addition, help me take Wu Langzhong over, in addition to inviting him to eat mutton, I also have some business to ask him for help. ”

"Good! I'll take Pan Shun over. ”

My cousin promised to leave, but Liu Minghui, who was delicate and smart, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Fifth uncle, please help me send the ten yuan rewarded by the master to my father, and I must personally hand it over to him." Sorry for your help! ”

"Okay! Don't worry! ”

The cousin agreed, took the money and took Pan Shun away.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen glanced at Liu Minghui with appreciation, and then smiled at Liu Yueniang:

"Madam, it seems that the dinner will be held later today, so let's go shopping in the street with my husband? Buy you a few sets of clothes and hairpin rings for your husband. ”

After that, Jiang Chen directly took Liu Yueniang's little hand.

"Official, don't worry, wait for me to go back to the room and clean up."

Liu Yueniang was ashamed and happy, but she didn't refuse.

She knew that Jiang Chen would definitely not be allowed to participate in all kinds of banquets after becoming an official, and if she did not have clothes and accessories that matched her status, she would definitely harm the officials and be ridiculed.

So after going back to the room to clean up, he and Xiang'er put on a power fence and went out with Jiang Chen.

This made Liu Mingjie look full of envy.

My aunt felt a strong sense of remorse in her heart, and sighed secretly:

Alas! I knew that Brother Chen was so capable, and he shouldn't have regretted his marriage in the first place! Entering the palace to compete with the three thousand beauties for a nobleman who doesn't know how many years he can be favored, where can he be an official wife and be at ease?

……

In Liu Mingjie's eyes full of envy and his aunt's full of remorse, Jiang Chen, accompanied by Liu Yuancheng, took Liu Yueniang and the cheerful Xiang'er all the way out of the alley and came to the lively and bustling Dongmiao Street.

After walking a short distance, they saw a large-scale Lu's ready-to-wear store, so the group walked in.

Unexpectedly, he met Zhang Hongwen who was shopping for clothes here with his mother Sun Cuiyun and his two sisters Zhang Yuexin and Zhang Yue'e.

At the moment when Jiang Chen's brows furrowed, Zhang Hongwen looked at Liu Yueniang, who was wearing a power fence but could see her face at close range, and sneered:

"You, an ominous man who doesn't know how to keep a festival for your deceased husband, have the face to come to such a place? Don't get out of here yet! ”

……