Chapter 106: Flower Viewing Party
Although there are not many people in the workshop now, the formula given by the system is much simpler than the method that Ye Zhen figured out himself, and the process is simple.
Therefore, at the end of the day, she can make a lot of syrup, put it in her special "cold room", and it can be molded overnight.
Right now, there are hundreds of catties of rock candy in this house, how can she not like it?
Compared with the frosting made by the prefectural order, rock sugar not only has a higher yield, but also weighs more.
As long as Fu Ru'an opens the trade route to the Jiangnan region, the rock candy she makes can be sold at any time, and she will definitely make a lot of money at that time!
Not only was Ye Zhen busy here, but Fu Ruan was not idle.
Since he had the other party's medicine and his daily behavior was not hindered, Fu Ru'an's mind was much broader, and he no longer had the idea of waiting for death.
When he received the rock candy sent by Fu Heng, he was still quite shocked.
After all, the rock candy made by Ye Zhen is completely different from the frosting sent by Fu Shan from Jiangnan, one is as white as snow, and the other is like glass.
But according to what Fu Hengxin wrote, after he cut a small piece and put it in his mouth, he was completely convinced.
The amount of frosting is small, even if you scoop a full spoonful, it will turn into a small pool of sweet sugar water in your mouth.
The rock candy is very sincere, and it doesn't melt much in the mouth for a quarter of an hour, not to mention that the taste is more sweet and pure, especially in this summer, with a hint of coolness, it is even more refreshing.
Fu Ruan knew that Ye Zhen was a capable person, and when she agreed to cooperate with the other party, she didn't expect her to bring such a big surprise to herself!
And more importantly, just a palm-sized rock candy weighs a pound, if you take it out and sell it, will it make a profit?
But Fu Ruan did not rush to reply to Ye Hao, but waited for Fu Shan to return to Qingcheng and discussed it carefully with the other party.
After all, he had lived in a house for the first half of his life, and he had never handled the family's business, so he didn't have much experience in it.
Even if he came out of the Fu family later, it was only a year or two, and he didn't put all his attention on taking care of business.
How to run the rock sugar business, he still has to listen to the opinions given by Fu Shan, an experienced senior.
The Lingnan area and the Jiangnan area are actually not far apart, but the transportation in ancient times was not convenient, and the only way to go out was by horseback.
After Fu Shan received his young master's reply, he didn't even have time to check the account books of his remaining shops, so he hurriedly rode back on a fast horse.
This time, it was also delayed for a day or two.
After Fu Ru'an sent out the letter expressing his attitude, Fu Shan rushed to Qingcheng in the dust.
After seeing the rock candy sent by Ye Hao, he was also shocked, and he couldn't say anything other than a good word when he opened his mouth.
"Young Master, our rock candy is much better than the frosting that our subordinates bought with a lot of money before! The frosting is beautiful, but the practicality is extremely low! And our rock candy is not only good looking, but also extremely durable."
Holding a small piece of rock candy, Fu Shan was about to boast about the flowers, and he couldn't hide the expression of joy on his face.
Compared with his excited mood, Fu Ru'an calmed down a lot, just nodded slightly, nodded and instructed the other party to open up the trade route between the Lingnan region and the Jiangnan region as soon as possible.
In fact, the Fu family originally had a trade route from the Jiangnan area to the Lingnan area, but the latter was really poor, and this trade route was not used much.
On weekdays, I also transport some more common goods, and bring some brown sugar or fur that is abundant in the Lingnan area.
The price of brown sugar itself is low, and it can be seen everywhere in the Lingnan area, so the Fu family never thought of interfering in this business.
Now Fu Ruan wants to cooperate with Ye Hao to sell rock candy in the Jiangnan area, but he doesn't plan to use the Fu family's business routes.
His father, if nothing else, was a bit greedy as a businessman.
If his subordinates found out that they had this business, they would definitely not give up
Target.
Since the death of his mother, Fu Ruan has completely seen the face of his father who he once loved very much, and now he doesn't want to have anything to do with the other party anymore.
Therefore, for the transportation of rock sugar, he planned to open another trade route by himself.
This made Fu Shan a little difficult, and he pondered for a long time.
In ancient times, the distance was inconvenient, and there was only one official road between each city, and the others were small roads.
The Lingnan area is not populated, mostly small villages living in groups, and it is far from the capital, so there are more bandits in the mountains and forests.
Now that the world is difficult, I don't know which village people can't survive, so they occupy the mountain and do the work of robbery for the king.
The official road has always been patrolled and guarded by officers and soldiers, so those bandits did not dare to linger, but only dared to squat on the path to rob.
The Fu family's business route is the official road, and the guards trained and hired by the Fu family follow back and forth, and there has never been any major problems.
If Fu Ru'an didn't want to take advantage of the convenience of the Fu family's trade route, then Fu Shan would have to find someone to form a caravan and organize a trade route in Fu Ru'an's name again.
It's not difficult to say, after all, official roads are generally guarded by officers and soldiers, and it is difficult to run into bandits.
However, where to assemble reliable manpower is a big question.
The Fu family is a self-trained and cooperative guard for many years, so they are naturally reliable. And Fu Ru'an has those stewards and guards left by his mother, and it is enough to take care of him alone, but if he really wants to do it alone, this manpower is not enough.
Fu Shan pondered for an afternoon, but he didn't come up with a safe way. It's a pity that he just rushed back from Jiangnan tiredly, and before he could take a breath, he had to bother thinking about his young master.
Ye Hao didn't know anything about Fu Ru'an's difficulties, she was busy participating in the flower viewing party at this time.
The flower viewing party clearly stated that it was a gathering between women, so no one in the family could go with her, so after Lin Bin sent her to the gate of Wu's mansion, he went back alone.
Mrs. Wu had already prepared the carriage and dragged her with her.
I don't know if it was influenced by the two girls in front of me, since I found out that I was designed, Mrs. Wu has never brought any personal maids by her side.
For this, Ye Hao didn't think there was anything wrong. She is originally a modern person, and she doesn't like this habit of being served everywhere.
When he had entered the carriage, the coachman waved his whip and drove the carriage eastward.
The location of the cherry blossom viewing party is indicated on the invitation, and the pear orchard is also one of the few elegant places in the city, and many flowers and plants are planted on weekdays.
Not to mention that Song Wan has put a lot of effort into these days, and has made a lot of precious flowers here, which is even more beautiful and moving.
Because it was the bureau of the county commander's wife's group, there were people wearing officer and soldier uniforms guarding the door, and they let people in only after seeing the invitation.
Mrs. Wu and Ye Hao got out of the carriage, only to realize that many people had arrived in advance, all of them young or old ladies and misses.
In fact, everyone doesn't know, why did Song Wan suddenly hold a flower viewing party?
But no matter what the other party said, it was the wife of the local county order, and it was impossible for them to sit idly by and ignore the invitation sent by the other party, so they all rushed here with apprehension.
Men are not allowed to appear at the cherry blossom viewing party, so the prefectural magistrate, who is behind the actual cherry blossom viewing party, was not present.
But before Song Wan went out and rushed over, he told the other party carefully that he must have a good relationship with a woman named Ye Zhenfu's surname Xie.
It is not difficult to see from his words that the other party went to great lengths to make such a flower-viewing party in order to get closer to this person.
Although Song Wan didn't know who this Mrs. Xie was, in front of the county order, she could only nod her head and say yes.
When she got into the carriage and left the mansion, she asked the maid beside her with suspicion on her face, who is this Ye Hao?
Where does the maid know such a number one person? He could only shake his head blankly.
Song Wan had to press the doubts in her heart first, and after arriving at the pear orchard, she did not rush in to meet the guests, but took a detour to arrive
at the back door.
At this time, Song An was already waiting here with a bored face.
Song Wan had probed the tone of the county order before, and the other party would never attend such an occasion. In order to reflect the formality and grandeur of this flower viewing party, the concubines of various families are not allowed to participate.
It was precisely because of this that Song Wan dared to be bold and called her younger brother over and asked him to hide in the house to look at the ladies and ladies who were running and chatting in the yard.
You must know that such a move was extremely obscene in the eyes of the people at that time! If it weren't for the fact that all the people on the field were her own people, Song Wan wouldn't dare to take the risk of making such a play.
"You just stay in the house, don't make a sound, if you fancy any girl, just let the maid draw it."
After telling her younger brother, Song Wan gave the maid who was also waiting in the room another look, and then led her personal maid out on a detour.
Seeing that his sister was finally gone, Song An sat on the chair and looked out through the crack in the door with a bored expression.
He Song An is really not lustful at all!
Song Wan, who walked out of the side of the house, quickly changed into a smiling and smiling appearance, and gently greeted other acquaintances.
The pear orchard, the venue of this flower viewing party, is a large mansion with four entrances and four exits, and there are many precious flowers and plants in each courtyard, as well as a pavilion for people to rest.
Song Wan held a flower viewing party according to the format she had heard, and the door of the house was closed and no one was allowed to enter.
The ladies and ladies just walked around the yard and chatted. In the evening, you can have a light and elegant dinner in the gazebo in the courtyard, and the cherry blossom viewing party will be over.
It sounds like a simple and casual party, but it took her a lot of effort to prepare, and she has been busy these days.
On the other side, Mrs. Wu and Ye Hao also entered the pear orchard hand in arm, and as soon as they stepped into the door, they saw the scenery of the courtyard, and the thousands of charming flowers showed their own colors, which made people dazzled.
I have to say that this Song Wan still has some ability, and she places the flowers and plants in the courtyard extremely pleasing to the eye.
Even Ye Hao, who is used to seeing modern garden art, has to admire.
The two had barely walked a few steps in the first courtyard when they heard a man's voice in the distance.
"Cousin?"
Following the voice, as soon as Mrs. Wu raised her eyes, she saw the person she least wanted to see.
It was Song Wan with a gentle smile.
In fact, Song Wan didn't expect that she would meet Mrs. Wu as soon as she came out, and she had always hated and feared this cousin in her heart.
Especially after hearing that the chess pieces she had placed next to the other party were inexplicably sent away by the other party, she was even more frightened in her heart.
But she finally met, and she wanted to test it.
Seeing the people coming over, Mrs. Wu's face darkened significantly, and she whispered in Ye Hao's ear:
"She's Song Wan."
Ye Hao hadn't reacted yet, but Song Wan on the other side spoke to her:
"I wonder who this lady is?"