Zhao Sichen is busy every day, and before he knows it, the time has come to October.

The summer heat subsides, and the autumn breeze gradually rises.

Zhao Sichen also tried to make incense.

The dignitaries and nobles of Daqing City are accustomed to incense on the stove in winter.

The fragrant honey is made into spices, which has been sought after in Daqing City, and has set off a wave of craze.

On this day, before Zhao Sichen went out, there was a knock on the door of Zhao's house.

Qingzhu opened the door and shouted happily: "Brother Tian is here." ”

Tian Hongda, like Wei Qianlang, raised his hand and threw out a broken silver as a reward.

Qingzhu grinned and took it, and welcomed Tian Hongda into the door.

Zhao Sichen saw that Tian Hongda was wearing a wool shoulder, and he was sweating hot.

I haven't seen him for two months, Tian Hongda's face is tanned, and he seems to have grown up a lot.

Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "How do you look, it's a little taller." ”

"Yes, eldest miss," Tian Hongda still smiled honestly, and compared with his hands: "I eat a lot of beef and mutton in the north, and in two months, I am half a head taller." ”

"Yes, eating more meat is good for your health, but you should not lack vegetables and fruits." Zhao Sichen said with a smile.

"Yes, there are not many vegetables and fruits in the north, but we brought a lot of seeds from Daqing City, and planted vegetables and fruits in the barracks, although the harvest is average, but we can also taste it."

Tian Hongda said, and took out a letter from his arms: "This is a letter from the third master to the eldest lady." ”

"For me?" Zhao Sichen's voice rose, and he was very happy.

"Yes, not long after I arrived in the Northland, the little third master wrote a letter. Letters are too slow to go through the station.

It just so happened that I was going back to Daqing City to do some errands, and the third master instructed me to hurry up and deliver this letter to you, the eldest lady, as soon as possible. ”

"How long have you been on the road?"

"If you go back to the eldest lady, the horse I came back from the north is a good horse, and it took a total of ten days for the two post stations to rest."

"If you hurry up, it is estimated that you will be able to get from the north to Daqing City in seven or eight days?"

Tian Hong laughed and said: "This way of running, first, people must be able to hold on, eat less and drink less." The second is to change horses at the post station. If it weren't for military supplies, I was afraid that ordinary people wouldn't be able to run at this speed. ”

Zhao Sichen smiled: "It should be like this." ”

While speaking, Zhao Sichen opened the letter, took a cursory look at the ten lines at a glance, and said with a smile: "It's just some homely words, and it's worth letting you send it in a hurry." ”

Tian Hongda smiled and said, "The little third master is in a hurry." ”

He also said: "As soon as we arrived in the north, we went to the market to buy some new things, and we were on our way from the north to Daqing City. The carriage pulls the goods, and it is not fast, and it is estimated that it will take half a month to arrive. ”

Zhao Sichen saw Tian Hong looking at him with a big smile, and couldn't help laughing: "It's late today, you go back to rest first, and I'll write a reply tomorrow." ”

Tian Hong laughed and said: "Back to the eldest lady, I still have an errand to do, I want to stay in Daqing City for two or three days, the eldest lady doesn't have to worry." ”

"Okay, then you can come to your house in three days to get the letter."

After sending Tian Hongda away, Zhao Sichen returned to the room, took out Wei Qianlang's letter again, and read it carefully.

Wei Qianlang's letter said a lot about it, saying that he had arrived in the north: "The climate here is dry, drinking water is precious, and melons and fruits are hard to find.

But the beef and mutton taste is excellent, especially the spice has a unique taste, sprinkled in the beef and mutton, which is both unique and delicious.

If you're in the Northland, try it.

There is a cook in my house who has learned to make a few dishes in the north, and next time let him return to Daqing City and teach the method to Sister Yunbi.

These new dishes are also very exotic, and they must be able to dazzle everyone in Daqing City......"

Wei Qianlang said and said, and talked about the northern customs: "The style of commerce and trade here has begun to take shape, but it is not grand, there are markets on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and most of the goods sold are local goods, and there are few foreign goods.

Therefore, tea is scarce here, porcelain is even more difficult to find, and even ordinary stoneware is expensive.

The style of women in the north is larger, and the women in Qingcheng are more daring, and there are many women who do business, and there are even women who work as coolies, and their strength is not inferior to that of men......

The temperature difference between day and night is very large, and they often wear single clothes during the day, and at night they need to be hairy.

It's only October now, and I don't know how cold it will be in the winter weather......"

Zhao Sichen smiled, didn't care about going out to inspect the shop, spread out the rice paper, picked up the pen and wrote a reply: "Everything is as usual in Daqing City, today's autumn wind is gradually rising, and the watermelon drink is also out of season......

The business of the restaurant is getting better and better, and after three months of booking, it is quite difficult that there are often regular customers who send people to say hello and want to cut the queue......

In addition, the women's school away from the dining house is getting better and better, there are many women in Daqing City who are very envious, Jia Niangzi discussed with me, and wanted to increase the number of women's schools, I have asked Jia Xiucai to help me find a house......

originally thought that Tian Li was just talking, or that the Tian family was against marriage. Unexpectedly, Tian Lili's parents came to the door in person to say goodbye, saying that it was rare for Tian Lili to be willing to marry Xuxian, and they would definitely treat the mandarin duck like their own daughter. The wedding is scheduled for the beginning of next year......

Mandarin ducks are very talented in making incense, and have developed several incense ......

The eldest prince will send someone to greet him every month, and the second princess, Yao Shitao, has also come to the dining house once.

The princess Celestia's life lawsuit is not yet over, and it is said that the Lelin Houfu has also been pulled into the water......

Now no one in Daqing City dares to trouble me......"

There are so many things that I have written, and there always seems to be something unfinished in my heart, and I want to say it again, but I don't know what to say.

After writing a thick pile of letters, Zhao Sichen read it again, and didn't seem to say anything serious.

Three days later, Tian Hongda came to Zhao's house early in the morning and waited.

Zhao Sichen handed a thick letter to Tian Hongda.

Tian Hongda carefully put it into the oil bag he carried with him, and he was about to set off.

Zhao Sichen saw that Tian Li was haggard and a little distressed, and persuaded him: "You have been on the road for more than ten days, and when you arrived in Daqing City, you rushed to do errands.

After finishing an errand, why are you in a hurry to rush back?

Let's rest for a few days before leaving. ”

Tian Li had a bitter face-

Where did he dare!

Before he left, the little third master told him to go back immediately after getting Miss Zhao's letter.

If the third master knew that he was delayed in Daqing City for a few days, he was afraid that he would be beaten when he returned to the north.

It's just hard to say. Tian Li had no choice but to say: "The little one is not waiting around, I'm afraid that the little third master will not be used to it." ”

"Yes," Zhao Sichen said with a smile: "You little third master is not used to many people waiting, only you are a personal servant." Without you, I'm afraid that others won't be able to serve you well. ”

Tian Li smiled hesitantly.

He just came up with an excuse, but now he said that Wei Qianlang was in the Northland barracks, eating and living with ordinary soldiers, no different.

Tian Li saluted and turned over on his horse.

Zhao Sichen watched Tian Hongda gallop away on horseback, and couldn't help but praise: "What a loyal servant"

Since then, every month, a letter has come from the Northland.

Sometimes it was sent by the post station, and sometimes it was sent by the soldiers who returned to Daqing City from the north.

Steward Xing sent someone over every month to greet him, and by the way, he asked about Wei Qianlang's situation.

Occasionally, when Steward Xing met Zhao Sichen, he would joke: "The third master hasn't sent a letter to the house for half a year, I want to know the situation of the third master now, and I have to come to Miss Zhao." ”

Zhao Sichen was quite embarrassed.

Every month or two, a small caravan escorted the products of the northern land to Zhao's house.

Some specialties in the north gradually appeared in the shops on Zhao Sichen's West Street.

Zhao Sichen specially instructed Xuan Fugui to carefully note down which Beidi products were most popular with the nobles in Daqing City.

And which products are easy to transport and the most profitable.

In this way, you exchanged a few letters with me, and it came to the end of the year.

There is still more than a month before the Spring Festival, and Zhao Sichen cut the red window flowers early and put them in the letter.

He also made shoulders, knee pads, and cowhide boots.

In the letter, Zhao Sichen instructed Wei Qianlang to pay attention to keeping warm: "Don't save charcoal, keeping warm is the most important. I heard that the cold of the north is far greater than that of Daqing City. Don't freeze yourself. ”

Before the Spring Festival, Wei Qianlang's last letter from the Northland, about Zhao Sichen: "Wait until April next year, you can set off from Daqing City to the Northland."

There is no need to rush to the road, you can observe the folk customs and enjoy the scenery along the way.

At the beginning of May, when you come to the grassland, you will see the grassland warbler flying and the grass growing. ”

In the letter, he said: "This winter, the northern land is not cold, but it is quite stable.

The Northland military camp specially sent troops to the direction of Daqing City to exterminate several bandits.

At present, the Liukou in the direction of Daqing City to the north have basically been swept away.

The guards of the Three Princes' Mansion will go back for the New Year this time, and they will go north again after the New Year, and you can go together at that time. ”

If the soldiers in the Northland military camp saw this letter, I am afraid that they would suddenly realize: "No wonder, after the third prince came to the Northland, he hurriedly trained his troops, and sent troops to exterminate the Liukou many times, it turned out that it was for the sake of the New Year." ”

Zhao Sichen was also very happy when he saw the good news in the letter.

Although it was almost the end of the year, he still hurriedly instructed Xuan Fugui: "We have more honeydew and incense in our store."

In addition, we purchase polished rice, tea, porcelain, and cloth from the market...... The variety should be rich, and you don't need to have too many of each item, just prepare one or two boxes. ”

Xuan Fugui was a little embarrassed: "At present, in recent years, the prices of tea, cloth and grain have risen, if you are in a hurry, I am afraid that the price is not very good." ”

Xuan Fugui's words reminded Zhao Sichen, and she slapped her forehead-

She had just set off for the Northland a year later, and she was so anxious that she forgot about it.

I was dizzy for the first time.

Zhao Sichen had no choice but to smile and say to Xuan Fugui: "I'm not in a hurry, it's okay to buy it after the year." ”

He also sent someone to send a message to Sun Guanyu: "I am going to the Northland after the year, you can bring some goods with me, go to the Northland first to see if you can sell it, and I also want to see the goods that can be purchased in the Northland, Boss Sun can send someone to accompany me." ”

Soon, the person who used to send the message came back and told Zhao Sichen: "Sun Shaodong's family replied, and he personally went to the north to understand the situation after the year." ”

"He went in person?" Zhao Sichen was taken aback, but thinking about it, Sun Guanyu was born with a golden key, and it is estimated that he is idle in the rich township of Daqing City.

If he wants to go, let him go.

In addition, the Sun family has been rich for many generations, and the Sun family has few owners to travel, so there will be no shortage of guards with them, and it can also ensure the safety of everyone.