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Chapter 254 Flourishing Leaves (Part [-])

The pear trees in the pear orchard bloomed tender buds one by one, clustered together in green and lovely, attracting whispering swallows to walk through them from time to time, and occasionally a few green grasses appeared on the dark ground, As the slight wind blew, Xiaocao shook her head and swayed her waist.Gu Xiyan was half leaning on the Concubine Xiang's couch, with her head lowered, and was seriously sewing the spring shirt in her hand. Between the black silk and the blue neckline, a white neck was exposed, crystal clear and transparent under the warm sunshine. Such as fine bone china.

Cuiyu raised her head, her eyes just fell on the place where the snow was bullying frost, and a few obscurity flashed across her expression.

Since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Gu Xiyan called Liu Meier to come, and began to let people from Liyuan follow Liu Meier to sew spring shirts.At first, people thought they were sewn for newly born children, but later found that the fabrics were rough, the styles were simple, and the clothes ranged in sizes from those worn by babies of a few months to those worn by adults in their twenties.Everyone was a little puzzled, but it was Mo Ju who told everyone that it was sewn for the children of the Gong family.

Cuiyu didn't have much interest, but Yanhong was very interested. She took the time to rest on her job and rushed to work day and night, saying that she had to finish it before the willow tree sprung.

Thinking of this, Cuiyu couldn't help laughing at herself, and turned her eyes to the pear tree in the yard.

The Young Madam conducted a selective admission in March, and made a clear definition of the authority of all the stewards in the mansion, and then asked the existing stewards to come forward and sign a certificate, so as to maintain the ability to complete the regulations on those certificates; A few old stewards who had worked in the Qi Mansion for more than [-] years in the procurement of the outer court were dissatisfied and unwilling to sign. The young lady immediately bought a few acres of Susukida for them to raise. As for the younger ones, or Whether it was to avoid errands and stay idle for a while, or to take a loan and drive out directly, including Jin Lu's family.

Everyone is spreading rumors in private that the young lady is going to "change the sky".

She listened, has been a little uneasy.

Others don't know, she is in Liyuan, and some things are clearest.

The young lady acted virtuous and virtuous in front of everyone, but behind her back she sent Aunt Yanxi, a surnamed Tian, ​​who was working under Aunt Gao, to serve Qi Yuzhi and his wife. After Qi Yuzhi and his wife entered the mansion at the age of [-], they have been living in separate rooms and have never been in the same room.It is said that the personal nanny of the eldest young mistress approached the young lady several times for this matter, but the young lady explained that it was a last resort to avoid any scandal during the illness.After hearing this, the nanny had no choice but to pray to God and Buddha to hope that Madam Xu would get better soon, but Madam Wei was going in and out of Xianji Courtyard, so Madam Xu's illness could not be cured so easily, let alone, she What I got was wind paralysis!
However, in the future, these things have nothing to do with her.

The young lady talked about a marriage for her.

She has met her future husband-in-law. He is the same age as her. He looks honest and honest. He is from Jiufeng. He opened a grain and oil shop in Jiufeng City. There are hundreds of acres of fertile land in the countryside. Chrysanthemum was compared to Hongyu, but Cuiyu was still greatly relieved to be released in such a decent way.

At the end of March, the young lady selected a group of close-fitting maids through General Gong's wife, all of whom were similar to Yan Hong. Her father died in battle, and now she is learning the rules from Duan Niang. She just waited for those people to get started. The wedding date will be fixed, probably in April or May.

Cuiyu was stunned, and Yun Shang, who was sitting beside her, abducted Cuiyu with her hands. Cuiyu came back to her senses, and asked Yun Chang with her eyes, but Yun Chang lowered her head and sewed the clothes on her own.

Cuiyu was stunned, and hurriedly lowered her head, looking around from the corner of her eye.

It turned out that the young lady had stopped her needlework, and Xing Yu was squatting down to put on her shoes.

The young lady has been pregnant for more than eight months, and she is about to give birth. The family's delivery room, stable wife, and nurse have all prepared four or five, and everyone is tremblingly waiting for the expected date of delivery.

Gu Xiyan stood up with the support of Mo Ju, and her gaze fell on her stomach.

She has a bosom, and she is already eight months old, but her belly is not big, she looks like someone who is only five or six months old, and since the child is four months old, she has to walk around the forest in front of Xianji courtyard every day After a few laps, although it can't be said that she walked like the wind, she didn't see the slightest swelling in her actions. Even Aunt Gao was very optimistic about her delivery situation.

She was doing needlework in the room by herself, feeling deserted. She knew that Yunshang and the others wanted to join in the fun when the sun was shining today and Zhang Autao was working in the pear grove. Who knew that when she came, The little girls who could not restrain their smiles became more restrained, and the atmosphere became a little dull.Gu Xiyan tried to tell a few jokes, but failed to turn the atmosphere around, she couldn't help but sighed in her heart, and decided to go and see the little girls who learned the rules from Duanniang in Yongcuiju.

The new girls are Sihong, Hongye, Chunxiu and Taozhi.

Gu Xiyan did not give new names to the maids who entered the mansion like the others, but let them keep their original names.

The young girls were of different ages, the older one was fifteen or six years old, and the younger one was only eleven or twelve years old. When they saw Gu Xiyan, they all stepped forward and bowed their knees to salute.

The movements are gentle and generous, which is not the same as when he first came.

Gu Xiyan nodded slightly.

Somehow, she remembered the matter of accepting the kneeling of several girls from his family at Shi's house that day.

I don't know if that Miss Xu is still working in the Shi family.

She was just about to chat with the little girls when Xing Yu came to her: "Young madam, the twelve young mistresses of the Liu family are here!"

Liang Zhangzhu was called by Gu Xiyan.

"Oh!" She responded, said a few words to the little girls, and told Duan Niang before returning to the main room in Liyuan.

Liang Zhangzhu was standing under the eaves and waiting.

Since Liang Zhangzhu was entrusted with the letter last year, we haven't seen each other for almost a year.

Seeing Gu Xiyan coming, Liang Zhangzhu greeted her, Gu Xiyan greeted her politely, the two entered the room and sat down outside.

Mo Ju served tea to Liang Zhangzhu, and Gu Xiyan asked about Gu Panxi's recent situation.

When mentioning Gu Panxi, even Liang Zhangzhu had some irrepressible pride: "I worshiped under the old Mr. Hong Shaotong, and I passed the examination of scholar in March this year, No. 1, and the imperial court sealed the lin student, and the entire Jiangnan County It's a sensation... I'm going to take the township exam next fall!"

"Won a scholar, No.1..." Gu Xiyan's eyes were wide open, "Pan Xi, you're only 11 years old this year!"

Liang Zhangzhu and You Rong said: "Aspirations do not come at a young age... I heard from the head of the family that now Hong Shaotong has brought Young Master Gu by his side to teach him!"

Gu Xiyan's forehead was sweating.

The Gu family is indeed very good at reading.

I just don't know how to behave!

Liang Zhangzhu smiled again: "Since Madam Gu moved to the south of the Yangtze River, she has lived in secluded places. Even people from her natal family don't want to see her. She wholeheartedly guards Young Master Gu's life!" There was a hint of explanation in his tone.

Gu Xiyan was startled, but soon understood.

Liang Zhangzhu was telling her that Mrs. Liu was keeping chastity for Gu Baozhang in Shuzhou's hometown!

Hearing her here, she couldn't help but smile wryly.

If Liu Caixia can meet a suitable person, she will naturally support her remarriage with both hands. However, with Gu Panxi's "promising", I am afraid it will be difficult for Liu Caixia to remarry!
Gu Xiyan couldn't help sighing, but when she raised her eyes, she saw Liang Zhangzhu's scrutinizing gaze.

I was thinking wildly again.

She smiled faintly, changed the subject, and talked to Liang Zhangzhu about the purpose of calling her here.

"I heard that the young lady opened a coarse cloth shop in the suburbs of Yongzhou, and the business is pretty good."

Liang Zhangzhu was startled.

To be honest, every time she came to Qi Mansion to meet this young lady, she felt a little nervous.

She always speaks and acts with a hammer here and there, which makes people confused.

"Yeah!" Liang Zhangzhu said with a smile: "Our family started out as a weaving business. Although we can no longer weave top-level silks and satins such as gold silk and colored silk, there is no such ordinary coarse cloth in the entire Xia Kingdom. The goods are better than ours, and the price is lower than ours."

Gu Xiyan sent Siping to inquire about this matter in advance.

Ever since the Liu family lost their business with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they have switched to earning money from peddlers.Working hard on the original rough cotton cloth, after decades, the Liu family has produced a kind of cotton cloth called "stepping cloth" among the people. Although this kind of cotton cloth is rough, it is strong and cheap. It is not a problem to make a robe and wear it for ten years.In the past two or three years, this tread cloth has become popular from all over the world.

Gu Xiyan nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that Duke Yan's government is going to use your stepping cloth to make robes for the soldiers in the line. I don't know how the talk is going?"

Liang Zhangzhu couldn't help but "dong" in his heart.

If this business is completed, and then pushed from the Duke of Yan's mansion to other Duke's mansions or even Xizhao, then the Liu family can take this opportunity to clean up their past shame, deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs again, and have the opportunity to have a good relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Wu family in Jiangnan is vying for the weaving business in Jiangnan.

But I don't know what the young lady means by asking this?
Seeing that Liang Zhangzhu, who has always been generous and straightforward in front of her, is actually sweating on her temples, Gu Xiyan sighed a little.

If this business is to grow big, it must be an official businessman, but official businessman, official businessman, has always been the official before the businessman...

She originally wanted to ask Liang Zhangzhu for help, but the relationship is the relationship, and the relationship still needs to be talked about, so why make people unhappy.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly said: "It's like this. I heard that you are only going to provide cloth, and then other merchants will undertake the sewing. I just want to ask you to come up with an idea."

"Tell me!" Liang Zhangzhu also calmed down and listened carefully.

"See if our two families can cooperate. You will provide the cloth, and our people will be responsible for making the military robes!"

This is the business of the Duke of Yan's mansion... the money earned is also the money of the Duke of Yan's mansion... Who are we referring to?The other wives of the Qi family, or herself?
Liang Zhangzhu looked at Gu Xiyan dumbfounded: "Young Madam, do you want to do business?"

Gu Xiyan nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, I want to do business!"

(Addition in 1800! Today's update is around 21 o'clock in the evening.)
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