The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 161 The Boat of Friendship

"Even if Xiaojing says yes, as long as she can do it alone, she won't refuse." Li Chengqian looked happy when Xuan Shijing agreed.

"His Royal Highness also knows about the private business of the Hou Mansion in the past two years." Xuan Shijing has nothing to hide from Li Chengqian about the business of the Hou Mansion. Li Chengqian is also one of the shareholders of Shengtang Group. Judging from the bonuses he received, he naturally knows what the business of the Hou Mansion is like.

Li Chengqian nodded: "I know this guy, I don't know what Xiaojing you want to do and need Gu's help."

"It's nothing. The money is piled up in Chang'an City to collect a few pieces of land, and I want to build some houses to sell. Your Highness, you also know that more and more people have settled in Chang'an in recent years. Every inch of land in Chang'an City is worth a lot of money." Xuan Shijing said: "What I want to talk about is this matter. Regarding the harvest of this land, the profit distribution is still the same as before."

Li Chengqian was puzzled: "Actually, Xiaojing, the money earned by your family doesn't need to be distributed to the three of us, so what are you doing?"

"The Chamber of Commerce of the prosperous Tang Dynasty has not been suppressed to death for more than ten years. In fact, it is also the credit of the three highnesses. After all, the names of the three highnesses are there, and those people dare not be too presumptuous." Xuan Shijing laughed. : "And, these years, His Royal Highness King Wei has helped Qiandui with many things."

"Qingque?" Li Chengqian looked at Xuan Shijing curiously.

"The chief officials in His Royal Highness Wei's mansion have been sent out, and they have been helping Qiandui to block the embarrassment of some officials in Chang'an." Xuan Shijing said: "This saves Qiandui a lot of trouble, at least after the caravan goes out. , not being exploited too much."

"I didn't expect Qing Que to be so caring, even Du Chuke was sent there." Li Chengqian sighed, "It seems that the Hou Mansion has been going all the way for more than ten years. It's really not easy. I'm ashamed. How can I help you?"

"Your Highness, don't worry about it, it's not too late to help." Xuan Shijing said with a smile: "It's about these houses."

"The land belongs to your Marquis Mansion, you just need to build it." Li Chengqian was puzzled, why did he have to be so cautious when building a house in Chang'an City.

He didn't know that Xuan Shijing's so-called piece of land was the entire Daozhengfang.

"His Royal Highness agrees?" Xuan Shijing looked at Li Chengqian and asked.

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian nodded: "It's a trivial matter, if Xiaojing has anything to do, you can just go to Gu."

"I'm looking for you?" Xuan Shijing said with a smile.

"What do you think?" Li Chengqian asked back.

"Your Highness, Young Master, we're here." The carriage stopped, and Long'er shouted into the carriage.

Xuan Shijing and Li Chengqian got up from the carriage and got out of the carriage. It was the first time for Li Chengqian to come here, and he looked up at the signboard of the shop. What did Xuan Shijing bring himself here for?
"Your Highness, ask your guards to bring your carriage here. You will need to use your carriage to get things to the palace later." Xuan Shijing walked into Li's shop as he said.

"Young Lord, why did you come here in person?" The shopkeeper who spoke to Xuan Shijing was the shopkeeper, and also the father of the young man he saw last time. The Uncle Li that Xuan Shijing was talking about was him.

"Uncle Li, long time no see." Xuan Shijing smiled and came forward to greet him.

"It's not been a long time, the young master has grown up so much, he really gives me problems as soon as we meet." Uncle Li laughed.

The so-called problem was the wicker chair in the shape of a bird's nest that Xuan Shijing wanted.

"Uncle Li's craftsmanship, Shijing is naturally trustworthy, how is it? Can it be done?" Xuan Shijing asked expectantly.

"It's done. The thing you want, Lord Hou, has been tossed to death." Uncle Li stroked his beard with a smile. Running up the mountain every day is to find suitable rattan for weaving. Fortunately, Huang Tian paid off, and let him make this rattan chair.

While speaking, Uncle Li's son had already moved out the swing chair and rattan chair from the corner, and placed them in front of Xuan Shijing, waiting for Xuan Shijing's inspection.

The swing chair looks good, the whole body is painted with white paint, and holes are left on both sides. There is already a shelf outside the warm pavilion, and it will be directly hung on the shelf with iron chains. Xuan Shijing is looking at the rattan chair. , The rattan used for weaving is indeed of good quality, it looks thick, dense and thick, and the shape also meets Xuan Shijing's requirements.

Li Chengqian looked at the rattan chair on the ground, but he was a little curious: "Xiao Jing, what are you using this thing for? This round shape can't stand on the ground. Could it be that you want to take it back to hold miscellaneous things?" Is something not working?"

"This thing is for Princess Jinyang, and you will know how to use it when the time comes." Xuan Shijing said, then looked at Uncle Li, and asked, "Uncle Li, how long will it take to build a strong frame with wood?" ?”

Uncle Li is a veteran carpenter. He has been an apprentice carpenter since he was a teenager, and now he has become a carpenter himself. He has more than 30 years of experience in this industry. After a little thought, he opened his mouth. Said: "If there are ready-made materials, it will take about two hours for me and Quanzi to go together. If there is a helper, it will take about one hour."

"One hour." Xuan Shijing thought for a while, that's all, every hour is an hour, taking advantage of Li Chengqian bringing him into the palace today, we all tidy up together, and save another trip, although Xuan Shijing She is young now, but it is not a good thing to always run into the palace.

"Uncle Li, I would like to trouble you and Brother Li to come with us. This kind of handicraft work is really impossible without you." Xuan Shijing said.

Uncle Li glanced at the sky outside. At this time, the sun was still in mid-air. After thinking for a while, he accepted the errand, ordered his son to tidy up the store, and then closed the shop.

Li Chengqian called two guards in, one was carrying a white swing chair, the other was carrying a chair woven with rattan, and put them all on Li Chengqian's carriage. Fortunately, Li Chengqian's carriage was big enough, otherwise he had to hire another The bullock cart is gone.

In this way, two guards drove Li Chengqian's carriage, Li Chengqian was still sitting in the same carriage with Xuan Shijing, Long'er was also in the carriage, three people sat on the frame of Xuan Shijing's carriage, Shi Hu also There is Mrs. Li.

Fortunately, Xuan Shijing's carriage had two horses, so it would not be overloaded, and the two carriages drove slowly towards the palace.

The distance from the West Market to the Imperial Palace is not too far, at least it is much closer than to the East Market. Enter the Imperial City through the Shunyi Gate, and then enter the palace through the Chengtian Gate. Since there are things on the carriage, Li Chengqian asked Shi Hu to take it. With his token, he directly drove the carriage into the palace, and went straight to the hall on the first floor of the warm pavilion.

The Nuan Pavilion has been tidied up. Naturally, Princess Jinyang has also moved to a new home. Today is Princess Jinyang's first day in the Nuan Pavilion. Xuan Shijing's trip can be regarded as congratulations on Princess Jinyang's housewarming.

The carriage stopped steadily in the courtyard of the main building of the Nuan Pavilion. Li Chengqian got out of the carriage and ordered the guards around him to unload the things first, and then sent people to prepare the wood, and found a few people to help Uncle Li along the way.

Uncle Li originally thought that Xuan Shijing was going to take him back to the Hou Mansion to install these things, but he didn't expect to enter the palace directly. At the moment he entered the imperial city, Uncle Li was a little excited. It is a great honor to be able to make things for the royal family. In the future, I will really have an extra capital that I can brag to my grandson.

The voice in the courtyard was heard by the maids in the Nuan Pavilion a long time ago, so they went upstairs and reported it to Princess Jinyang. At this time, Princess Jinyang was practicing calligraphy and writing posts. When she heard that her prince's brother had come to the Nuan Pavilion, she immediately put down the Brush, and went downstairs.

"Brother Prince!" Princess Jinyang saw Li Chengqian in the hall, and faintly saw Xuan Shijing's figure outside: "Brother Jing is here too!" Her tone was filled with joy.

(End of this chapter)