Fierce “Husband”

Jiang Kangning is an official and cannot be engaged in business according to law, so this time, Jiang Kangning is only assisting on the surface. Jiang Kangchen and Eunuch An are the main responsible personnel, but Eunuch An is a person in the palace, and many things are not good. Come forward, so the first person in charge is Jiang Kangchen. In Shao Yunan's view, the emperor was probably planning to train Jiang Kangchen to become an imperial merchant. The son of Marquis Hengyuan did a great job in business, but he did not do business for the emperor. The money he earned was his own, except for the taxes he paid. Royal merchants are different. Marquis Hengyuan is already very rich, and the emperor can no longer entrust him with the money-making business. Jiang Kangchen is Jiang Kangning's elder brother, and he is also related to Weng Lao. Shao Yunan guessed that this might be the emperor's willingness to hand over this matter to him. The main reason for Jiang Kangchen.

Eunuch An will not stay here for too long. He has determined that Shao Yunan has the most tea and wine in his hand, and then determined the amount that can be produced next year. After discussing the relevant matters, he will return to Beijing with the goods. . Shao Yunan and the emperor are considered a cooperative relationship. The emperor does not need to pay Shao Yunan for the goods first. Shao Yunan gets 30% of the profit from the sale of tea and wine. How to distribute the rest is the emperor's business, but Jiang Kangchen will definitely not be less.

This time, Shao Yun'an didn't keep a barrel of wine or a pound of tea, all of which were taken away by Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen. The person who has direct contact with Shao Yunan is Jiang Kangchen. After the first tea and wine business is completed, Jiang Kangchen will send a confidant to Yongxiu County, and this confidant will contact Shao Yunan directly in the future. Jiang Kangchen will also come over in person when necessary. . Jiang Kangning is an official. In order to avoid suspicion, he will minimize his involvement in business matters in the future.

What Mr. An wanted to take away was not only tea and wine, but also the recipes for making chrysanthemum tea, jasmine tea, rose tea, and bamboo leaf tea, recipes for making all kinds of jams, recipes for nearly a hundred dishes, and more than two dozen recipes. A simple dessert. Therefore, Jiang Kangchen will not only open a tea shop and fruit wine shop this time, but also a flower tea shop, a jam shop and a dessert shop and a restaurant. Shao Yunan will get 10% to 20% of the sales of all these shops and goods. Jiang Kangchen signed the contract with Shao Yunan, and Shao Yunan asked Wang Shijing to sign it and put his fingerprints, including the most profitable tea and wine contracts. His actions surprised both Jiang Kangning and Jiang Kangchen. Shao Yunan said that Wang Shijing was the head of the family, the fields and houses of the family were all in his name, and the majority of the family's income would be in Wang Shijing's name.

Wang Shijing himself didn't expect Shao Yun'an to do this, but he didn't push it, calmly signed his name and pressed his handprint. Others may be afraid of what he will do to betray Shao Yunan in the future. He knows in his heart that no matter how many deeds he has in his name, the actual head of the family is Shao Yunan; no matter how much money the family earns, it is Shao Yunan who holds the financial power. . Shao Yunan did this because he liked his performance, and he was happy.

Eunuch An and Jiang Kangchen are going back to Beijing. In addition to the goods to be taken away, Shao Yunan also has to prepare some specialties. Taking advantage of the name of the greenhouse, Shao Yunan took out a lot of vegetables from the space, eggplant, cabbage, leeks, bean sprouts, white radishes, and pumpkins, and asked Jiang Kangchen and Eunuch An to take them back to Beijing to eat. He put these dishes in wooden boxes, and sprinkled a little spiritual spring water to keep them fresh for more than ten days without spoiling. In the space, all the vegetables planted by Wang Shijing can be eaten, and the tea tree grows very fast, and the goat's milk can bear fruit in half a month at the latest. As for cucumbers and Xihonglin, Shao Gongan could only eat secretly with Wang Shijing.

In addition to these dishes, there are also crab legs, peach gum, dried mushrooms, and fungus that Shao Yunan dried. The crab legs and Taojiao An Gong Gong and Jiang Kangchen have never seen before. At this time people did not know the value of these things. Shao Yunan told the two about the effects of crab legs and peach gum. As soon as they heard that they were good for their health, Eunuch An immediately said that he would bring them to the queen, and the conversation revealed that the queen was not in good health.

Shao Yunan couldn't help but wonder: "Is there something wrong with Qiansui, Empress Jun? The grilled crab legs and peach gum are a bit cold. If you have a cold body, you can't eat more."

Eunuch An sighed and said worriedly: "Qiansui was injured when he went out with the emperor in his early years, and then he had a miscarriage. After that, his body was not healthy, and he often had abdominal pains, and the imperial physicians could not find out what was going on. The emperor and the queen have a deep relationship, and they are worried day and night."

Shao Yunan knew from Jiang Kangning that the queen was childless, and he asked, "Is it because of poor health after the miscarriage, or did it leave a problem after the injury?"

An Gong said: "The Queen has been seriously injured several times, and has been poisoned once. Her health was not good at first. Later, she was not able to save the child after she became pregnant, and her health became even worse after that."

I lived here for seven or eight days and was served by Shao Yunan's food and desserts every day. Eunuch An did not shy away from this. The most important thing is that Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing's attitude towards them often makes Eunuch An forget that he is an eunuch. Even though Eunuch An could be regarded as a powerful man, in the eyes of others, he is a **** with six imperfections. Most of the respect others have for him is due to his identity, and a few really respect him.

For a person like Eunuch An, he can see clearly whether others are sincere or false towards him. There is no hidden contempt in Shao Yunan's respect for him, and when he talks to him sometimes, it is neither big nor small, but it is not contempt, but it is like treating him as an ordinary male elder. That's why Eunuch An was willing to tell Shao Yunan this.

Listening to Eunuch An's words, Shao Yunan thought to himself that it was because of a secret injury to the body that caused the miscarriage to damage the foundation. Often abdominal pain could not be caused by a miscarriage that was not cleaned up, right? The queen has never had children. I heard that the emperor still loves him very much. Letting the queen be in charge of the tea and wine business this time can also show the emperor's deep affection for the queen. Isn't it that there are not many people in the emperor's harem? .

An Gong said: "When we go back, let the imperial doctor see if the queen can take it. If the queen can use it, it will also have the effect of nourishing the body. In the future, Xiaoge Shao will also ask you to pay more attention to the crab feet and peach gum."

Shao Yun'an hurriedly said: "Master An, don't say that. It's just a little crab legs and peach gum, not to mention whether Empress Chitose can take it, even if it's for the emperor and Master An, it's good for you. I plan to sell it, and I will let Brother Kangchen send it to you after I collect it." Afterwards, Shao Yunan hesitated: "I have never given birth to a child, but I know that the body must be well conditioned before having a child, otherwise it will be easy to miscarry. Well, it is slippery tires. If the mother's body is cold, it will not be easy to conceive. Empress Chitose has been injured, and I don't know if my body has been conditioned before pregnancy."

Shao Yunan was glad that he had experienced the process of having a baby with his sister-in-law, otherwise how would he have known this. But thinking that the queen is a man, he shivered in his heart, and he still couldn't accept it!

Eunuch An immediately said: "Chitose's body has not been well after being injured several times. Chitose was also poisoned once, and that time when she was pregnant was a troubled time." Speaking of this, Eunuch An looked sad.

Shao Yunan thought about it and said, "Master An, I will make some Guyuan paste for Empress Chitose to eat. If Empress Chitose feels good after eating, I will make some for Brother Kangchen to send over."

Eunuch An's expression changed immediately: "Guyuan paste?"

Shao Yun'an said: "It is a kind of paste that can strengthen the root and cultivate the vitality, steamed with sesame seeds, walnuts, red dates, donkey-hide gelatin and rice wine."

Eunuch An immediately said, "Then you can write this recipe down, and if Qiansuo eats well, let the imperial doctor in the palace do it."

Shao Yun'an said: "Yes. But this Guyuan paste sounds easy to make, but the dosage should be adjusted according to the physical condition of the person taking it. If the spleen and stomach are deficient, you should add warming and nourishing ingredients, and if necessary, add Gouqi Qi and honey. The most important thing is that Ejiao must be soaked in yellow rice wine for ten days before making this Guyuan paste. This yellow rice wine is not the kind sold outside, and I brewed it myself, but because of the use of grain, I only brewed one. The small pot was originally intended for Nizi to use when she grows up. In addition, there are also requirements for the water to be made. The mountain spring water in our Xiushui Village is sweet and clear. The water you make tea is the mountain spring water, I am worried about the palace. There is a difference in the efficacy between the Guyuan paste I made and the one I made myself."

An Gong Gong said happily: "It's okay. If the imperial physicians do not work well, our family will come to Xiaoge Shao again. If not, our family will wait for the Guyuan paste to be ready before returning to Beijing, and let Kang first give the tea and wine. Chen bring it back."

Shao Yun'an said: "As long as you make arrangements here, Mr. An. I'll prepare now."

Eunuch An said expectantly: "This is annoying little brother Shao. I hope Chitose will have an effect after taking it."

The reason why Shao Yunan took up this nostalgia is firstly because of the relationship between the emperor and the queen; secondly, the queen is in charge of the business now. If the queen's body violates or has any accident, who knows what will happen if it is replaced by someone else. Guyuan paste is just a cover, what is really used is spiritual spring water and spiritual milk. As for the rice wine brewed for Nizi, it is even more nonsense. There are several good flower carvings on the tanks in the space, all of which he brewed himself with spiritual spring water in the past, just take out some. Dayan owns yellow rice wine, but it is mostly used for medicinal purposes, because it is made from grain, the yield is small, and the taste is not pure enough. Fortunately, there is Ejiao here, so Shao Yunan doesn't have to make excuses.

Taking cover with materials, Shao Yunan quickly entered the space to find flower carvings, rock candy, honey, wolfberry and red dates. There are walnuts and black sesame seeds on the outside. He poured out a small jar of Huadiao and soaked it in donkey-hide gelatin. Shao Yunan and Xiaguyuan ointment were given to Eunuch An, and he explained that two spoonfuls of this thing a day are enough. If you feel any discomfort, stop taking it. Not only the queen can eat it, but the emperor can also take it as long as the spleen and stomach are not deficient. Shao Yunan also bluntly said that he would make some for Eunuch An, and Eunuch An accepted it with a smile.

Eunuch An temporarily changed the itinerary. On the second day, Jiang Kangchen took eight carriages to take away all the fruit wine and tea that Shao Yunan had stored. He would board the boat directly from the river without stopping and return to Beijing. Jiang Kangning personally escorted his brother to the boat. . Eunuch An temporarily stayed in the Wang residence again. Since that day, Mrs. Wang has been very quiet. Wang Chunxiu, who was originally looking for an opportunity to get together with Jiang Kangning, didn't say that he couldn't find an opportunity. Jiang Kangning never came back after returning to the county office that night. There were two distinguished guests living in the new house. No matter how bold Wang Chunxiu was, he would not dare to come.

Eunuch An stayed in Wang's house every day to eat and drink. Although there was no good wine and good tea, the meals and desserts made by Shao Yunan made him linger. If it weren't for the skill of dessert being too challenging, Eunuch An would have wanted to open another serious dessert shop. The twenty dessert recipes Shao Yunan gave were all simple desserts that could be paired with jam. There is a large oven in the new house. Shao Yunan has nothing to do now. When the child is sent to him, he thinks about making desserts all day long. The two children's desserts are not the same every day. Old Cen and Mrs. Cen have also touched it. The two children will bring desserts every time they go there, and even Zhao Congbo and Wang Yan have a good time.

After soaking Ejiao for ten days, Shao Yunan began to make Guyuan paste. Black sesame seeds, walnuts, longan meat, and wolfberry are dried and ground into powder. Boil the soaked donkey-hide gelatin with rice wine. After boiling, add the above mixed powder, add honey, add a little rock sugar and start stirring. The modern method is to use a mixer to mix all the powders and then steam them in a pot, but there is no mixer here, so the ancient method can only be used. Shao Yunan likes to make desserts. When his sister-in-law makes Guyuan paste at home, he will help him. Therefore, Shao Yunan can use both ancient and modern methods.

However, there was no rock candy in the recipe he gave to Eunuch An, and there was no such thing as rock candy at this time. Of course, the essence of the Guyuan ointment he made consists of spiritual spring water and spiritual milk. It was cold and the palace also had an ice cellar, so Shao Yunan made more and packed four jars, including one from Mrs. An. He also made a simple antiseptic treatment so that the emperor and the queen could eat it in March of the following year. . Shao Yunan also instructed Eunuch An to eat it up to April, and if you don't finish it in April, don't take it again, you need to make it fresh.

The day after Shao Yunan made the Guyuan paste, Eunuch An set off for Beijing, and he could see that he was very anxious about this matter. After sending Eunuch An away, Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing were completely relieved. The two did not discriminate against eunuchs, but Eunuch An's status was noble after all, and living at home would always be a bit restrained. Wang Qing and Nizi usually don't dare to move forward, and the two children don't dare to stretch out their chopsticks when eating. There were no human rights in ancient times, and even if Shao Yunan had a modern soul, he would not dare to joke about his own life. If you are not careful, you will be killed and killed in minutes.

Eunuch An walked on the front foot, and Jiang Kangning came on the back foot. Jiang Kangning only relaxed when he came to Shao Yunan. As soon as he came, Shao Yunan asked, "Brother, how is the situation in the capital?"

Jiang Kangning showed a relaxed smile and said, "I'm here to tell you and the two of you about this."

Seeing his smiling face, Shao Yunan smiled immediately: "Big brother sat down and said, I'll make you tea."

Jiang Kangning raised his eyebrows: "Do you still have tea?"

Shao Yunan snorted: "Always keep a little bit."

"Hehe, you, you. Weixiong is really greedy. To tell you the truth, the tea you left for Weixiong was taken away by the eldest brother."

"what?"

Jiang Kangning was extremely helpless: "Big brother said that the tea and wine you gave me are worth several thousand taels of silver. Now it's more important to earn money. The emperor and the tutor each split half of the tea out."

Shao Yunan was speechless: "The emperor is so short of money."

Jiang Kangning sighed: "It will only be less money than you think. Have you made your Guyuan paste?"

Shao Yun'an said: "It's done. It was just done yesterday, and Mr. An left today. Can you see it?"

Jiang Kangning said: "I personally sent it to you, and I will come to you when I turn around." After a pause, he said, "Do you still have rice wine?"

"Yes. Big brother, do you want Guyuan paste?"

"Well." Jiang Kangning's face showed sadness. Shao Yunan hurriedly asked, "Brother, what happened?"

Jiang Kangning looked at Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing, and after a long silence, he asked, "Do you two know why you were so protective of you when you were a brother in the county school?"

Shao Yunan was stunned and shook his head. Jiang Kangning sighed and said, "What happened to the two of you reminded me of my brother."

"Brother Kang Chen?"

Jiang Kangning was silent for a long time, and then he spoke slowly.