After Fang Yu told Pei Yao about this matter of a business scholar, he naturally didn't care.

There are some things that she can't meddle with at will.

Pei Yao is not the kind of monarch who can't listen to words, so he will naturally ask people to understand the things behind this.

In fact, it is true, Pei Yao quickly ordered someone to investigate the details of that person, and found that this person is quite famous in the local area, and his family is engaged in the cloth business, and his ancestors have been like this for three generations.

Although he is engaged in business, his family, both male and female, is a student, especially this man is very well educated, but because he has been in business for generations, he has no qualifications for scientific examinations, so even if he is talented, he can only do business with his family.

But his talent is in his body, but many readers have no prejudice against him, so he has also made a group of friends.

Pei Yao naturally wouldn't go to see this person in person, and after thinking about it, he handed over the matter to the local officials.

As for businessmen, whether they can participate in the scientific examination in the future, besides, this matter is very important, and it is not something that Pei Yao can change now.

So I stayed here for a few days and set off again.

After walking and stopping, after nearly two months of hard work, I finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Lanzhou.

Originally, it was hotter in the south, but it was already July by the time, so it was naturally even hotter.

Lanzhou's current Zhizhou surname Chen, full name Chen Zhili, is just in his early fifties this year, his spirit is very good, his body is tall, and he does not see a trace of rickets and thinness.

At this moment, he was already waiting respectfully at the door of the prepared mansion.

The guard of honor hugged the carriage and stopped, Pei Yao was first helped out of the car by Hong Zheng, and then reached out to help Fang Yu behind him, the movements of the two were skillful and natural, and the local officials in Lanzhou saw it like this, and they understood in their hearts that the imperial concubine was favored, and it was not a lie.

"Minister, see the emperor, the imperial concubine!"

Zhizhou Chen Shili took the lead, and the local officials of Lanzhou who came to take over knelt down and saluted together.

Pei Yao stood still before he smiled gently and said goodbye.

After a few words of greeting, he entered the palace with everyone.

Pei Yao was talking to the local officials in Lanzhou in the front yard, and Fang Yu was naturally inconvenient, so she was already in charge of the grandmother who led her to the back house to rest.

"This house is chic, when I got off the carriage, the palace felt that the heat was unstoppable, and this entered the courtyard, the coolness was slight, but it made people feel a lot more comfortable." Fang Yu held Yanwei's hand and watched as he walked.

I saw that the courtyard was cleverly and elegantly arranged, and the scenery of man-made bridges and flowing water could be seen everywhere, and the green plants and flowers were also very different from those in the palace, which were more dense and prosperous, surrounded by green shade.

The lady in charge replied with a smile, "Niangniang doesn't know, this house is the private property of the richest local family in Lanzhou, we are hot here all the year round, it is built for the summer, it cost a lot of money, just repaired, I haven't moved in, I heard that the emperor and Niangniang are coming to Lanzhou, and the Lord Zhizhou is worried that he doesn't know where to arrange for his residence, so he specially offered it." ”

"There is such a history." Fang Yu was a little curious, "This mansion is exquisitely and complicated, what kind of business do you call the richest man in Lanzhou?" ”

"Out to sea!" The lady in charge replied, with admiration on her face, "The emperor allowed our people from the coastal state to go to sea to trade many years ago, this rich family surnamed Yuan, at first he made a living by fishing and catching pearls, and then Master Yuan was bold and responded to the government and became the first batch of people to go to sea to do business. ”

Speaking of which, the lady in charge said again.

"Thanks to the emperor's open-mindedness, everyone is allowed to go to the sea to trade, otherwise, we are afraid that Lanzhou is not as prosperous as it is now, if Niangniang is free, you can go outside, there are many shops and vendors in the bazaar, all selling fresh things brought back from overseas, I can't say, I can also see some foreign people, hey, they look different from us!"

Talking about the development of Lanzhou over the years, the mother in charge is really happy, and her eyebrows are dancing.

Fang Yu listened, and was also curious, and was quite interested for a while, so he also pulled the grandmother to sit in the room for a while, and listened to her talk about the things in Lanzhou.

During lunch, Pei Yao didn't come back.

I guess this is going to talk about government affairs with the ministers in front of me.

He originally came here specifically for the matter of going to sea, Fang Yu just heard some things from the lady in charge, and he was quite interested, not to mention that Pei Yao was facing local officials, and what he learned was more detailed.

So Fang Yu didn't wait for him, finished lunch, walked around the courtyard where he lived, and then lay down and fell asleep in the afternoon.

And I woke up because of an upsetting itching sensation coming from the soles of my feet.

"It's not annoying!"

Fang Yu, who didn't sleep well, was a little angry at this time, so he kicked it unceremoniously.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw Pei Yao withdraw her hand and sit on the edge of the bed to look at her.

"Oh, Your Majesty!" Fang Yu frowned, turned over, and lay on the bed, "The concubines are going to be trapped to death!" ”

All the way over, the carriage was stuffy, even if there was an ice basin, it was still very hot, Fang Yu didn't rest well, this time the afternoon nap was really tired.

"Okay, okay, it's my mistake, I shouldn't bother you." Pei Yao was not annoyed, and sat closer to her with a smile, "I don't want to ask you if you want to go out with me later." ”

After he finished speaking, Fang Yu didn't squeak, and lay on his stomach for a while before he turned his head to reveal half of his face.

"It's hot."

"It won't be hot after a while, you get up, I ordered someone to prepare new clothes for you, let's go out, we have to pack up." Pei Yao reached out to pull her.

Fang Yu was helpless, so he pulled himself up, and called Qingrong and Yanwei to come in and dress her.

I knew from the mouths of the two maids that she had been asleep for an hour.

Well, it's time to get up, too.

Glancing at Pei Yao, who was obediently sitting next to him and waiting, Fang Yu's anger dissipated when he got up.

By the time it was cleaned up, the sun outside was already much milder.

The two went out hand in hand.

Although the markets are different from place to place, the markets in Lanzhou City are really interesting.

There are only a few people who sell snacks and daily necessities, and most of them are vendors who sell strange little things.

For example, the incense powder contained in various exquisite boxes, as well as the perfume in small bottles of glass, as well as the gadgets called clocks and watches that can keep time, and the mirrors that Fang Yu had seen many years ago, but they were made more exquisitely, and the sizes and styles were new.

There are also all kinds of fabrics that Fang Yu has never seen, patterns, although they feel not as good as the silk cloth of Daqi, but they are novel, and they have also picked a lot, and they are ready to take them back for research and research.

Those gold and silverware with different styles and craftsmanship from Daqi also made Fang Yu quite interested.

I bought a lot of them in a row, and the attendants who came with them were full of them.

"Madame, ma'am, buy less, you can't carry it." Pei Yao reluctantly whispered a word of persuasion.

But at this time, Fang Yu had already walked into a jewelry shop, which sold exotic jewelry from overseas.

Pei Yao only glanced at Fang Yu's expression, and he understood in his heart.

Yes, you have to buy it.

So he silently instructed Hong Zheng to let people send the things in their hands to the carriage first, and they would have to carry it later.

And as far as he commanded people, the shopkeeper in the store had already begun to introduce the jewelry in the store to Fang Yu. (End of chapter)

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