Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 138 Business
On the night when the Song Dynasty mission arrived at Chongyifang, it snowed for a while, and then it started to rain again the next morning, with snow mixed in the rain.

In such weather, it is impossible for the mission to continue on the road.

Rui Liu, the shopkeeper of Wanjia Restaurant, sent someone to send news to the capital that night.

The next day, Ji Huang and Lin Xiangzi braved the rain and came to Chongyifang.In fact, Han Wu also came to Chongyifang, but it was inconvenient for him to show up directly before confirming the intention of the Song Dynasty mission.

The mission of the Song State passed through the Rui State, and did not intend to stay too long, so it did not plan to deliver a formal edict to the Song royal family.

Ji Huang was holding a vacant position, and it was appropriate for him to come forward to receive the Song Dynasty mission.It won't appear to be Rui Guo's rudeness, and it won't be too formal.

Ji Huang and Huawen are old acquaintances.As nobles of the same class in neighboring countries, it is a routine operation for these families to have contacts.

Don't look at Ji Huang who is a bit out of tune at ordinary times, but he is not ambiguous when it comes to business.Huawen is also more relaxed when meeting acquaintances.The two talked happily when they met.

As for Lin Xiangzi, he followed Ji Huang as a counselor.Huawen just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously.

Huaying went to bed early last night and woke up before dawn.It's just that it's raining outside, so it's a bit boring to stay indoors.

Hua Ying grabbed the maid and said, "The people in the restaurant said they heard some storytelling last night, you go and find out what's going on."

After a while, the maid came back: "Lady, it's the Kunlun Tea Library on the street ahead. We saw it when we entered the workshop. It started at si o'clock in the morning. Do you want to take a look? The man said that there are many people. If you want to go , it’s better to get a private room early.”

Huaying picked up the cloak: "Come on, let's go and watch the excitement."

Huaying walked out with two maids, and met three Chinese people on the way.

Seeing Huaying's attire, Huawen frowned and said, "Where are you going?"

Huaying laughed dryly and said, "I heard that there is an interesting storyteller here, I'll take a look."

Ji Huang smoothed things over: "That's a coincidence, I'm about to go too, why don't Mrs. Ruohua go with us?"

When Ji Huang said this, his eyes were on Huawen.Obviously he also knows that the person who can make the decision is Chinese.

Hua Wen pondered for a while and said, "Then let's go together."

At this moment, there is still half an hour before Sishi, and the guests in the Kunlun Tea Library have not yet arrived, and the guys are running around to make preparations.

Because of the rain, two rows of shelves were placed under the porch in front of the store, which is convenient for customers to hang raincoats, umbrellas and the like.Dry straw mats and sackcloth are also placed at the door to allow guests to clean their shoes at the door.

The stove and charcoal basin for hot ginger tea were set up.Put on the charcoal basin earlier to make the first floor warmer and remove some moisture from rain and snow.

The grocery store opposite is busier than the tea library.

Due to the rain and snow in the early morning, fewer people came to the grocery store for breakfast, but it can be expected that more people will not go home for lunch than usual.

It happened that Laiqi Mountain sent fresh vegetables and fruits yesterday, so Cui Panpan wanted to be lazy and asked the guys to prepare more Mala Tang and barbecue.

So, the guys in the grocery store are busy stringing bamboo sticks at the moment.

The rain has lightened a lot now, but the patter is a bit annoying.The snow on the ground has not yet melted, mixed with rainwater, and it is most likely to stain the upper of the shoe when stepping on it.

The street where the two Kunlun stores are located is much cleaner than other streets.The guys got up early in the morning and cleared the snow off the whole street.

As soon as Hua Wen and the others stepped into this street, they could feel that the street was much cleaner and tidy.

Especially when it comes to the boundary of the two shops in Kunlun, the feeling is even more obvious.

The ground in front of the two stores in Kunlun is paved with pebbles and gravel about one foot wide and two feet long, separating the area in front of the store from the muddy road.

Many guests will wipe the mud on the soles of the shoes on the cobblestones, and then use the sackcloth to clean the shoes when they walk to the door.This will keep the store as clean as possible.

Huawen followed Ji Huang into the tea library.Huaying stopped in front of the door.

Huaying looked curiously at the grocery store opposite, and said to the maid beside her, "Tell me, my lord, I'll go to the store opposite."

One maid went to send a message to Huawen, and the other followed Huaying into the Kunlun grocery store.

"what is this?"

"This is a raincoat."

"What is this?"

"This is a down jacket."

"What about this?"

"This is the abacus, used by the shopkeeper to settle accounts."

"What are these foods?"

“Ma La Tang and BBQ.”

"Give me some."

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After a while, Huaying bought a bunch of things and came out.

She holds a white rabbit fur chashou in her right hand, and a bowl of Mala Tang in her left hand.The maid behind her had a bunch of things in her arms.Both of their hands were occupied, and the umbrella was held by the clerk of the grocery store.

Hua Yuan was holding the letter in his hand and talking to Ji Huang beside him, when he saw Hua Ying rushed into the private room in a hurry.

"Brother, where should I sit?" Huaying asked, then turned to several guards and said, "You send two people to help them send their things back to the restaurant."

"What to send?" Hua Yuan frowned and looked at the maid who was following Huaying, seeing that the maid was holding a bunch of things with her arms full, "What mess did you buy?"

"Good things," Huaying smiled mysteriously, "Very useful good things, I even bought a few for my brother, I'll show you when I get back."

Seeing that Huaying refused to say anything, Hua Yuan waved his hand and told the guards to do something.

Huaying sat a little behind Huayuan's side.The maid asked the man to add another desk.

Chaoshou was put aside, and Malatang was placed on the table. Huaying smelled the aroma, and her saliva almost flowed down.

Hua Yuan turned his head to see Hua Ying's appearance, shook his head with a sigh, and asked the guards to put down the three curtains to block the outside view.

In the private room, Hua Yuan and Ji Huang sat side by side, and Lin Xiangzi sat behind them.In parallel, Lin Xiangzi is a little behind Huaying.

However, Lin Xiangzi is the closest to Huaying.

"Miss Hua, do you also like spicy hot pot?" Lin Xiangzi asked Hua Ying with a smile.

"It's the first time I ate it. It seems to be similar to the hot pot last night. I also heard that I like hot pot. Speaking of which, I attended palace banquets with my mother when I was young, and I was lucky enough to eat the Ding Shi in the palace. Hot pot and Ding Shi are also It’s almost the same, but better than Dingshi.”

Ding is a royal utensil.Hot pot is available to ordinary people.The two cannot be compared in the same breath.

Lin Xiangzi smiled and ignored the topic, and changed the subject to chat with Huaying for a few more words.

"The grocery store opposite often sells some new gadgets, did Mrs. Hua buy an abacus to play with?"

"I bought it. I bought five. I think it's interesting. I'll buy a few more and keep them as gifts."

Lin Xiangzi wanted to get close to Huaying, so he held Huaying and talked.

The Song Dynasty mission set off in a hurry, and the team also brought female family members with them, so they guessed that they had the intention of marrying.Lin Xiangzi wanted to get some inside stories out of Huaying, such as who the marriage partner was.

In Wanjia Restaurant.

Zhao Xu and Anan were also talking in the room.

"My lord, I just heard from the guys in the restaurant. They mentioned the Kunlun Mountain Girl. I asked a few questions, and I always felt that the Mountain Girl they mentioned was the one we knew."

"Did they say where the mountain girl is now?"

"It is said that they live on a nearby mountain called Laiqi Mountain. However, Shannv seems to have opened a shop in Chongyifang, and the name of the shop is Kunlun. Shall we go and have a look at the shop?"

"Come on, let's go and have a look. Have you asked where the store is?"

"I know where it is. When we entered Chongyifang, we passed by those two shops. I was curious and took a few extra glances at that time."

"Oh? Could it be that Shannv's shop is different?"

"My son will understand after reading it."

Zhaoxu and Anan came to the entrance of the two Kunlun stores, went to the grocery store, bought a few items each, and then went to the tea library.

There were still two quarters of an hour before the time for storytelling, and guests came one after another, making the lobby on the first floor a bit noisy.

Zhao Xu and Anan were not interested in storytelling, so they went up to the second floor when they heard that the store manager was upstairs.

In the tea room on the second floor, Cui Panpan and Han Wu were drinking tea.After hearing the movement, Han Wu went to the study, and Cui Panpan stepped forward to welcome the guests.

Cui Panpan felt familiar when he saw Anan at first, and immediately remembered them when he saw Zhaoxu.

Cui Panpan was very impressed with their master and servant, because Lin Xiaoxiao had repeatedly praised Zhaoxu for his good looks.

"It's you, please come in and sit down."

Cui Panpan made tea for Zhaoxu and Anan again, and asked each other what was going on.

"It turns out that Shannv is here. We couldn't believe it was such a coincidence when we first heard about it. When Shannv left Song State, didn't she say she was going to Qin State?"

"Hey, it's not because the Qin State was at war before, but it stopped recently. Why did you come here? Are you here to run business again?"

"No, we came with the Song Dynasty mission, and we were trapped here because of the rain and snow."

Anan gave an overview of the situation of the mission.Cui Panpan felt guilty for a while.

Because of his close relationship with Han Wu, Cui Panpan already knew that Han Wu sent people to tamper with the resurgence of the Jin-Chu war.Hearing that the State of Song wanted to form an alliance with the State of Qin because of the failure of the Alliance of Soldiers, Cui Panpan subconsciously glanced in the direction of the study.

The three talked for a while.Zhaoxu knew that Cui Panpan could make the decision, so he proposed to order a batch of raincoats.

There are a hundred raincoats in stock at the grocery store.Zhao Xu bought ten pieces.

In addition, Zhao Xu wanted to order [-] raincoats.These [-] pieces are not taken away now, but will be taken when they return from Qin.

"When will you return from Qin?" Cui Panpan must ask clearly about the construction period, she doesn't want to work overtime.

"If the king of Qin finishes his birthday banquet, he probably won't return immediately, even if it's early, it will be three months later." Zhao Xu said.

"It's been so long and the construction period is in time, so how do you want to pay the deposit?" Cui Panpan asked.

"I plan to pay the full price. The price of the raincoat is not expensive. I can trust the reputation of shopkeeper Cui and Shannv. And, in case it is not convenient for us to come and pick up the goods, I will entrust other people in the family to pick up the goods, so that others will not be in trouble. Knowing the inside story caused misunderstanding." Zhao Xu said sincerely.

Cui Panpan agreed immediately.The contract was drawn up on the spot, and Zhao Xu paid the full amount directly.

After talking about the business, Zhaoxu proposed to visit Kunlun Mountain Girl, and Cui Panpan also readily agreed.

"It's raining right now, so the mission won't go on the road. If the rain stops, I'm afraid the mission will rush on the road immediately, so can we go up the mountain today to meet the mountain girl?"

Cui Panpan got up and went to the window to look at the sky, and said, "It's not raining very much at the moment, and the road can barely be walked. I'll teach someone how to rig a car, and you can go up the mountain with me."

Cui Panpan went to the study to talk to Han Wu, and then brought Zhaoxu and Anan to the backyard of the grocery store.

Amu was skilled in harnessing the carriage, and drove the carriage to Laiqi Mountain.

Kunlun produces its own linen, and Amu has already prepared equipment for the carriage in rainy days.The carriage was covered with linoleum on all sides, he himself had a raincoat, and the two horses also wore horse-shaped raincoats.

It's just that the road is a little muddy, and the speed of the carriage is not fast.

An hour later, Cui Panpan and the others arrived at Mount Laiqi.

After winter, most of the projects in the village stopped.

And because it was cloudy, rainy and snowy, Lin Xiaoxiao pulled a wire from the power distribution room to the cafeteria.In this way, everyone can move around in the cafeteria during the day and have enough lighting.Because Mrs. Jiang and the others often take their embroidery work to the cafeteria, Lin Xiaoxiao is very worried about their eyesight.

Where did the wire come from?Of course it was a lottery.Lin Xiaoxiao still controls the lottery draw, and will not exceed twice a month at most.

By the way, Lin Xiaoxiao's reputation is still more than 100 short of breaking through [-].She had a hunch that breaking [-] would definitely update the system functions.

Lin Xiaoxiao was also in the cafeteria at this time.She is discussing the application of mortise and tenon structure with craftsmen.The craftsmanship of craftsmen in this era is really exquisite, which made Lin Xiaoxiao admire her all over.

She even wondered if she could use mortise and tenon to recreate some instruments of later generations.Although metal materials are regulated, wood can be used casually.Some woods are very hard and can be better utilized.

The arrival of Zhao Xu and Anan surprised Lin Xiaoxiao.Although they met by chance, Lin Xiaoxiao had a good impression of both of them, especially the other's generosity.

Lin Xiaoxiao left them to eat in the village.

Because of the damp and cold weather, the village eats hot pot every three days to drive away the cold and dampness.The ingredients used in the village are even better than those in Chongyifang Restaurant, and they are all fresh.

Lin Xiaoxiao even took out fresh fruits and distributed them to everyone.

It was the first time for Zhao Xu and Anan to enjoy this kind of treatment. They all regarded these things as the "magic skills" of Shannv, and they valued and respected Lin Xiaoxiao more and more in their hearts.

Before going down the mountain, Lin Xiaoxiao gave Anan a can of fresh goat's milk and asked them to add ginger and drink it hot.

Lin Xiaoxiao has always kept the habit of hoarding goat milk.As long as she sees it, she will buy it.

Due to the humid weather in Ruiguo, some villagers had discomfort in their legs and feet, and there were faint signs of rheumatism.Lin Xiaoxiao immediately asked everyone to drink ginger milk tea with her.

All in all, it was a meeting that everyone was happy with.

After returning to the restaurant, Zhaoxu and Anan kept tight-lipped about what they had done during the two days, and did not tell Huayuan and Huaying about the Kunlun Mountain girl.

It's just that when Anan was heating goat's milk under the eaves, the aroma of the milk wafted to the yard next door, attracting Huaying.

"Why do you have fresh goat's milk, where did you get it?" Huaying pouted her nose, looking like she wanted to drink it.

Anan rolled his eyes and said, "I bought it at the Kunlun grocery store."

"Liar, I went to the grocery store this morning, but there is no goat milk in the store." Huaying said angrily.

Anan argued: "Not in the morning, but in the afternoon, if you don't believe me, ask someone to ask."

Anan was not afraid of Huaying being asked, because when Cui Panpan came back, he did ask the mountain girl how many jars of goat milk she wanted.

(End of this chapter)