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Chapter 221 Planting Peach Trees

"Then you go back." Chu Anlan waved his hand.

Just as he was about to leave, Ye Wanqing called him, "Doctor Gu."

"What else does Princess want to say?" Gu Chen asked.

Ye Wanqing looked at him and said, "You just said that if Xinrou is given the best medicinal herbs, she can recover from her illness for one to two years.

But what if it is not well taken care of?"

Gu Chen hesitated for a moment and replied, "That's half a year."

Half a year?

Ye Wanqing looked at Chu Anlan.

Chu Anlan was also looking at her: "Why are you looking at me? Just do whatever you want to do."

After saying that, he blinked and asked, "I guess you want to tell me that you want to send someone to find a wet nurse for Xiao Fengnian, right?"

Ye Wanqing's clear eyes reflected Chu Anlan's bright face: "The prince saw through it."

"This isn't seeing through." Chu Anlan held her hand: "This is called telepathy."

Ye Wanqing smiled.

"Ahem..." Gu Chen said, "I'm too sleepy, so I'll go back and catch up on my sleep."

"Go ahead." Chu Anlan waved his hand nonchalantly.

Gu Chen left with a guard.

After everyone left, Chu Anlan called Mo Yan and said, “You arrange two people to ask around in the city to see if there is a reliable wet nurse.

The monthly salary was given according to the standard for hiring wet nurses by the aristocratic families in the capital.

If there are any, let them sign up first, and after screening, bring them to me and Qing'er for our approval."

Mo Yan nodded: "I understand."

Chu Anlan looked at Ye Wanqing: "Then, shall we go to the orchard to pick fruit?"

"Let's go."

What Lin'an lacks the least is peach gardens.

Walking out of the long street and towards the mountain, you will see peach orchards. Looking around, you can see green with white or white with red peaches bending the branches.

You can smell the peach fragrance from a distance.

The owner of the peach orchard carried a scale and greeted enthusiastically: "Pick any fruit you like, it's free to eat!"

The servants were salivating.

Chu Anlan put his hands on his waist and pointed at the peach forest: "Kids, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you rush forward?"

As soon as he spoke, the group rushed into the peach orchard like hungry tigers and wolves, and dispersed in the orchard.

That look really looks like a group of monkeys returning to their hometown...

Chu Anlan laughed so hard that he fell backwards.

At this time, Jingchen, who rarely appeared, came over and whispered to Ye Wanqing: "Princess, I found that someone has been following us from a distance for the past two days.

At this moment, he is on the opposite mountain."

track?

Ye Wanqing frowned: "Can you tell who it is?"

Jingchen said: "I can't tell."

Ye Wanqing seemed to be thinking about something: "Let him follow first, don't let him know that he has been exposed."

When in the forest, Ye Wanqing vaguely felt that someone was following her. Even through the dense branches and leaves, the cool feeling remained unchanged.

However, the man had no intention of killing.

She pretended not to know and picked the fruit calmly.

Chu Anlan likes peach wine and wants to make more of it so that he can ship it back to Beijing to give to others.

I don't know which guard said, "Since the prince likes wine so much, why doesn't he open a restaurant?

In the restaurant, there are fine wines and delicacies from all over the Great Zhou..."

Open a restaurant?

Chu Anlan raised his eyebrows: "What's the point of opening a restaurant? If you want to open a restaurant, open a singing house. Singing houses make much more money than restaurants."

"Singing houses?" Qianxi asked curiously, "Prince, are there many singing girls and dancers in singing houses? They make a lot of money, right?" "It depends on the singing house." Chu Anlan replied, "Some singing houses only pay a fixed monthly salary.

Some singing houses, in addition to paying a fixed monthly salary, also give extra rewards based on the income that the singers and dancers bring to the singing house.

In addition, the tips given by the guests can also be distributed to them according to a certain ratio..."

Qianxi's eyes widened when she heard this: "So rich!"

"That's about it." Chu Anlan said, "As long as it's not a bad singing house, it's no problem to earn a few hundred taels a year.

The top player can earn about tens of thousands of taels."

The guard beside him counted on his fingers silently: "I get ten taels of silver a month, which is one hundred and twenty taels a year. Add the reward from the prince, and it will be about one hundred and fifty taels..."

Before he finished speaking, a peach leaf slanted into his hair.

Chu Anlan put his hands on his hips and said, "Wake up, there are no male singers in the singing hall. If you go in like this, you can only be a handyman.

In a month, at best, I can earn two taels of silver."

The guard laughed and said, "Maybe, one day in the future, the court will change the etiquette and we can open singing halls with male singers."

Change the etiquette?

Chu Anlan laughed and scolded: "Are you daydreaming about your Spring and Autumn period? It's ok to say this to me, but don't let others hear it.

Otherwise, I, the prince, will not be able to save your head."

The guard immediately said seriously: "I was wrong!"

Chu Anlan snorted, "As punishment, you will have to buy everyone a glass of iced drink! Buy them when we get down the mountain later!"

"Shall I buy another sheep?" The guard said, "I heard that the sheep in Lin'an are very delicious and suitable for boiling or roasting. I will treat everyone to roasted whole sheep or boiled sheep."

"Go away! Get out of the way!" Chu Anlan said, "I am here, how can it be your turn to buy sheep?

Tell me what you want to eat, and I will buy it for you!"

"Your Highness is very generous!" A guard shouted, "I want to eat beef!"

"Why don't you say you want to eat people?" Chu Anlan scolded with a smile, pretending to raise his foot to kick him: "If you want to go to jail, go eat by yourself, don't drag me into it."

The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty prohibited the private slaughter of cattle.

Apart from the royal family offering sacrifices to heaven, who dares to slaughter a cow?
Chu Anlan clapped his hands and said, "Okay, hurry up and pick the peaches. The sooner you finish picking, the sooner you can go back and rest.

Tonight, everyone will have extra meals."

When everyone heard this, they picked the fruits even harder.

Chu Anlan picked a big, red peach and came to Ye Wanqing with a smile: "Qing'er, are you tired?"

Ye Wanqing shook her head: "Not tired."

Chu Anlan lifted his robe and sat on a thick peach branch beside Ye Wanqing. He lowered his head to peel the peach skin and handed it to Ye Wanqing: "Taste it and see if it's sweet."

Ye Wanqing took a bite from his hand and said, "It's very sweet, with a strong peach flavor."

"Really? Let me try it." Chu Anlan took a bite of the place where she had bitten, "Hmm, it's really sweet!"

After saying that, he smiled brightly at her.

Ye Wanqing's face was a little hot: "If you like it, eat more. If the season is over, you will have to wait another year.

But you should eat in moderation and avoid getting an upset stomach."

Chu Anlan took another bite and said, "I heard that Lin'an is planting winter peaches! If they succeed, we will have peaches to eat in winter in a few years..."

Sweet peach juice flowed down his fingertips and dripped onto the green grass leaves.

I don't know what she thought of, two blushes appeared on Ye Wanqing's ears, and she turned her face away: "The climate in the capital should be able to grow winter peaches.

If you like it, you can try planting a few among the clouds and water."

"Really?" Chu Anlan's eyes lit up.

Ye Wanqing nodded: "I had nothing to do, so I read some local records and saw that some people had planted it.

However, it would probably be troublesome to maintain fruit trees.”

"I'm not afraid of trouble." Chu Anlan said, "Next year in March, I'll have someone plant a few trees among the clouds and water.

You can enjoy the flowers in spring and summer, and eat the fruits in winter.”

Ye Wanqing curved her eyes and said, "Okay."

"Do you like persimmon trees very much?" Chu Anlan asked: "I see that persimmon tree in Jinghong Garden, it seems to be quite old?

If you like, plant two persimmon trees as well."