Chapter 242: Shirk
Zheng Ying met Li Chang'an who Mu Xiu returned home today, and the Li family, who came together, happened to bump into Zheng Yan coming to find Li Qiusui.
Mrs. Zheng promised her children to invite the Li family to come to the door as a guest, but the family came to the capital for a few months, kept shirking and making excuses in various ways, and the brother and sister felt embarrassed to go to the door of the Li family.
Zheng Yan's sisters and brothers understood their mother's thoughts, and they struggled for many days, and reluctantly found a name for flower-viewing and travel.
"At this time, the plum blossoms will bloom?" Li Qiusui asked.
It has to be the end of the year or the end of the year, Mrs. Zheng's intention is nothing more than not wanting to get too close to her family. I don't have to stick to others, and Zheng Yan's sisters and brothers lose their temper, and people treat them sincerely, she is not perfunctory, and she is sincere.
Zheng Yan sighed, "Isn't this an appointment made earlier, and we'll go together when it's time to open!"
Li Qiusui nodded, "You guys came just in time. They also said that the strawberries were ripe, and that they would send someone to send some to you, which would save you trouble."
Zheng Yan saw that Li Qiusui treated her as usual, so she quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and did not continue to dwell on the matter of appreciating plums, and left and right were just excuses to come to the door casually, "Strawberry? Is it these red fruits? It's as beautiful as a flower!"
Li Qiusui motioned for her to pick one and taste it.
Zheng Yan was not polite, looked around, picked a big and red one, carefully picked it off, and was not so particular, took a bite of the strawberry, and whimpered, "It's so sweet...... It's delicious!"
After eating what she was holding, Zheng Yan went to find the next target.
Li Qiusui handed her a small bamboo basket, "If you like it, pick more and bring it back." This is still the first batch of ripeness, and there are more to come, "If you want to eat it, you can come again."
Zheng Yan was embarrassed, afraid that the Li family would not know how rare it was to eat fresh fruits in the capital in winter, so she deliberately reminded: "How fresh and rare this thing is, it is a gift for the New Year...... You don't know that the boundaries of the capital, the so-called family origins, and famous families, are in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and there are a few more fresh methods that other families don't have, and you can ask three or five friends to chant poems and paint. As for your strawberries, I think, we can also be vassal, and we can have a feast to enjoy the flowers and eat the fruits......
The Li family has no connections in the capital, and although Zheng Yan is joking, she deliberately reminds Li Qiusui to get to know more people.
Li Qiusui waved his hand, "I'm busy enough to get dizzy about things at home, but I don't have time to do that."
There are many people, and the relationship between the families in the capital is complicated, so it is important to have the leisure time to live their own lives first.
"Sometimes I really envy this kind of heart of your family."
Zheng Yan started to be sensible, first learned to have a good relationship with people, the so-called poetry and painting, are all for going out without timidity, running to be gregarious, and going to the limelight to fight for fame, how many are for interest?
"Different paths lead to the same end...... It's all about living a good life......
A few little girls here laughed and laughed, and Zheng Ying and Li Changan stood outside looking at the overall structure of the greenhouse.
Zheng Ying, "Is the glass on the outside? I heard that it is the recipe of the Six Princes, and this thing is very versatile."
Many people installed on the windows, beautiful and bright, said that the imperial court Ministry of Industry is responsible for the door-to-door installation, his grandfather Mrs. Zheng greeted the palace, and assigned someone to go to the Ministry of Industry a few times, the family is not sure if it can be installed, just came in, and looked at it, the windows of the Li family were all equipped with glass, and even made a glass conservatory.
Li Changan knew that his sister gave the Sixth Prince Fangzi, and since he gave it, he didn't plan to get involved in it, so he said vaguely: "We all know, we just came to the capital, my father has an idea on his side, and it is too difficult to practice it in Huangzhuang. The Sixth Prince heard about the difficulties...... Hey, it's also because of the friendship in Linshan County that I used the first batch of defective products to make such a warm house."
The Li family was able to come to the capital to grow crops to increase production, and it happened that the sixth prince Fang Chenqi traveled to Linshan County and reported to Jiang County for recommendation together.
This kind of good thing that has all the benefits and no harm, whoever catches up is lucky.
Zheng Ying did not question Li Changan's words at all, and lowered her voice to help analyze the temperament and temper of the sixth prince
, "His Royal Highness the Sixth does not have the arrogance of the nobles of the heavens, although his face is more serious, he really has something to ask for, but anything that is not hurtful to heaven and reason, and violates the law and discipline, can really give ideas or do it directly."
Since he has a relationship with the Six Princes, and his family can't clearly stand up for protection, getting closer to the Six Princes' Mansion is more conducive to the Li family gaining a firm foothold in the capital as soon as possible.
Zheng Ying looked through the glass greenhouse and looked at the little girl talking to her sister, in the middle of a group of little girls, no matter how ordinary a home skirt, standing there casually, she couldn't hide the scorching gaze.
If he is two years older, has an official and a half-position, and has more say in the family, he will not suggest that the Li family rely on others.
Zheng Ying quietly let go of the clenched fist in her sleeve.
Li Changan didn't say much about his connection with the Six Princes, only nodded, signaling that he accepted the kindness of others.
Zheng Ying also said some connections between various families in the capital, which is the weak point of the Li family when they first arrived, one said cautiously, and the other listened seriously.
When the Zheng family sisters and brothers were sent away, Li Qiusui called Zhao Da and sent a basket of picked strawberries to the Six Princes' Mansion.
It is not easy to increase the output of the original grain varieties again in a short period of time, and seeing that the spring of the new year has passed, Li Sanzhu wants to make some achievements and strive to have more say in Huangzhuang, so he has to find another way.
The current glass workshop is no longer in the Prince's Mansion and has been moved outside the city.
Rao is good-tempered, and Fang Chenqi was also annoyed by waves of guests who came to the door.
Zhao Da came to the door, and the janitor had already been instructed, knowing that it was the Li family, so he didn't dare to embarrass a word, and helped call a few people to help and place a basket of fruits.
Everything is in order, Zhao Da is about to say goodbye and leave, and the gatekeeper hurriedly stops people, "We have already been ordered, let you go and say a word before leaving, the little one has already sent someone to find the manager......" Afraid that Zhao Da insisted on leaving, he hurriedly explained that he couldn't delay for a long time.
Zhao Da didn't dare to hold it up, and said that the prime minister's seven-rank official in front of the door was afraid of causing trouble to the master's disciples, so he explained humbly: "Brother is joking, I'm afraid of disturbing the purity of the house. You can't do without people on your side, I'll just wait for you."
The person who can let the master's personal service come over and advise, that is the master's meaning, how dare they be lazy, and hurriedly invite people to the pantry to sit down.
Carefully told the little guy to serve refreshments, "There are two boys over there. It's all inconsequential people, we can all call the shots, and we can send them away. Tell the master everything, or we will be useless......
Zhao Da echoed two sentences, "How can it, it's serious".
The two of them had a gossip or not, and Songyuan came over to invite someone, "It's Steward Zhao, you came in person!" Does Miss Li have something to explain? Why bother you to run and call me over, I can still help......
Zhao Da is still suspicious of not being so familiar with Songyuan, right? I haven't been in contact with it a few times in total, I don't know the truth, and I think I've become a big person?
"You are joking, that is, the fruit is ripe, and the girl sent the little one to your mansion to bring some over to taste."
"That's great! He also said that in this cold and snowy land, the charcoal basin has to be lit every day, and it is too difficult to eat a fruit."