She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 93 Going Home 3
Xu Shu was hugging A Niang's arm and whispering along in spite of everyone's eyes, as if half of her body was hanging on Pei Peng's body, when she heard Cheng Fei's loud voice, she couldn't help but tease:
"Auntie, you have to thank Yang Luo very much. You have only managed the wine for a few days, and Yang Luo will take care of the rest."

"Of course, of course,"

Cheng Fei waved his hand and said cheerfully:
"If this wine can be sold, ask my cousin to give him a bonus!"

Although Pei Peng had a lot to ask his daughter, he happily joined the topic at this time:

"San Niang, I will reward Yang Langjun, which is my recognition of his work. If you want to thank him, you have to prepare the gift yourself."

Cheng Fei is not such a person who doesn't understand etiquette, and she also feels that she should thank Yang Luo well.

After all, it was only Yang Luo who had such a good temper and took other people's affairs as his own to complete seriously. If it was Xu Zhao...

Hmph, he must not only not help, but also hurt you a few words.

So Cheng Fei saluted Yang Luo solemnly.

Pei Peng said to Yang Luo and Xu Zhao in a gentle voice:
"During this time, I have worked hard for you. I am not here. It is the first time that Ah Shu has experienced such a big thing. Thanks to your help."

She looked at Mr. Wu and the few people who had followed her for many years. She knew that they had also given a lot, but they knew themselves well and knew that they would not be stingy with rewards, so there was no need for them Point out this time.

She just smiled at them and accepted their greetings, then shook her daughter's warm hand and turned to look at her:

"Okay, don't stand at the door anymore, the weather is so hot, take us to see the welcome banquet you prepared."

Xu Shu got the news when Pei Peng and his party set foot on the land of Taizhou. She guessed that her mother would not eat in Fucheng, so she ordered the kitchen to prepare a welcome banquet.

Even the singing and dancing artists have been arranged.

These artisans are actually raised by the Princess Mansion itself. When they were in the capital, there were more people, and there were several teams. A garden was specially allocated for them to live in and rehearse at ordinary times.

However, after Pei Peng decided to go to Chengyang County, he sold some to his acquaintances, and left another group in the capital for emergencies. Chengyang County only brought dozens of people here, and gave them The treatment is not as good as that in the capital.

In addition, after arriving in Chengyang County, things continued to happen. Not only did Pei Peng and Xu Shu have no time to call them to perform, but Xu Qing also felt tired of watching them. In addition, the money at hand was not as abundant as before, so every time they were called to perform, they had to fight. Rewards, he is not willing to pay for less interesting entertainment.

Therefore, these craftsmen are in a state of panic, fearing that one day Pei Peng will not use them at all, and does not want to support them anymore.

You know, in the capital they can be resold to other nobles. In Chengyang County, it is difficult for local big families to support a whole class of dozens of people like them, so they will have to be reduced to a low-level place.

Faced with Xu Shu's rare arrangement, they put all their energy into performing the newly rehearsed dances and operas, trying to regain their favor.

Pei Peng hadn't relaxed so much for a while. Looking at the new repertoire, he also found it quite interesting, and asked Xu Shu:
"Is this what you instructed them to change? It has a fresh air that is different from the past. Well, if I have to say it, it seems to have a wild taste of the Northland. Not bad, not bad."

Xu Shu would not want to steal the credit of a group of actors, she honestly admitted:
"No, I haven't had time to pay attention to it during this time. It is said that they have made some changes based on what they saw and heard during the time in Chengyang County, and added local musical instruments and folk songs from Taizhou."

"Smart change."

Pei Peng boasted, and didn't ask any more questions.It wasn't until the performance on the stage was completely over and the actors knelt down to thank her that she asked loudly who the person who changed the tune was, and asked him to come to see her with the class leader in Shenshi the day after tomorrow.

"Aniang wants them to continue improving to entertain guests?"

Pei Peng shook his head:

"Chunchun is for entertaining guests, so there is no need to spend a lot of trouble on it. However, when I returned to Beijing this time, I also participated in many banquets, and found that Beijing and China are gradually changing the style of singing and dancing. Some people admire the mellowness from the south. Minor and curvaceous.

I thought, since the south can become popular, why not the north?I think the people who improve the style of music and dancing are quite talented. If you give them enough support, you should be able to make something that the nobles in the capital will like.

At that time, it will also be a sum of money to train more actors and send them to the capital. "

How much does this earn?Xu Shu wanted to ask.

After all, improving the style and cultivating an actor who is proficient in singing and dancing is not something that can be done in a day or two, and it will cost a lot of money. Instead of working hard on it, it is better...

However, when she and Pei Peng met their gazes, they suddenly thought of something - it's like how some people in the capital will train all kinds of beautiful girls and boys to entertain guests. On the surface, it is to entertain friends, but in fact it is to collect information.

Pei Peng has done similar things, such as the restaurants and teahouses she opened.

It's just that, compared to places of consumption that are open outside, people tend to be less defensive with their servants, and they are less defensive in private places.

Compared with raising maidservants and boys, Pei Peng still prefers to raise some actors to do these things.

Although they are all destined to be enslaved, the actor has a skill at least, even if he is hated by the nobles, he can still have a chance of survival.

Pei Peng will not flaunt that she is a good person. She also calls out servants and raises people to do hard work for her. She doesn't mind using others to achieve her goals, but since she has a choice, she doesn't mind giving these lives a hard time. People looking for a slightly easier way to go.

Xu Shu understood what A Niang meant, and added:
"It's quite appropriate. I heard that there is a place where the harvest has not been good in recent years, but the price of grain remains high. There are quite a few people selling children and women, and even Chengyang County has come. Let the steward pick it out at that time." , choose some good seedlings to raise, and it can be regarded as giving them a way out."

The mother and daughter sat close to each other, and at the top, no one else heard what they said.But they stopped cautiously and didn't say any more.

Pei Peng didn't even care about these little things. After letting his daughter understand what she meant, he let it go and tasted the wine that Cheng Fei had finally brewed.

The wines brewed by Cheng Fei were only made for trial production, so only two jars of each type were made.

And because there are still some fruits that are not suitable for wine making, or the brewing method is wrong, so it was not successful.

Therefore, at this reception banquet, everyone drank the wine that Pei Peng had stored before. Yang Luo arranged for the craftsman to hold more than a dozen jars of fruit wine with the clearest liquor and the most mellow taste until the wine was full. come up.

(End of this chapter)