Chapter 1346 Preparing to Go South
Of course Shao Yunduan refused, saying that he was busy and couldn't leave, and he couldn't draw a bow or shoot an arrow, and could barely ride a horse, so it would be useless for him to go.
If Shao Yunduan had not wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River with Qiao Xuan to raise money for New Year expenses, the prince would have been reluctant to refuse out of consideration for their friendship and might have agreed on Shao Yunduan's behalf.
But it was obvious that the issue of New Year expenses was more important, so the prince went with the flow and followed Shao Yunduan's wishes and comforted Prince Arnold with a few words.
Prince Arnold is also a rare talent. Instead of being unhappy when he was rejected by Shao Yunduan, he admired him even more.
After all, not everyone would reject him! How many people would look for opportunities to curry favor with him even if they didn't have the chance?
Prince Arnold was afraid that he would be blamed by the prince, the superiors and others for rejecting him, so he took the initiative to speak for him, and smiled very kindly and told him that they would drink together when he was free. Anyway, he would stay in the capital for a long time, at least until the New Year and the next spring when the weather is warm.
Shao Yunduan was quite speechless. He actually didn't want to drink with this guy!
This group of people went hunting at the royal hunting ground which was more than 200 miles away from the capital. All the officials and guards in the capital who were in charge of the reception breathed a sigh of relief.
It's time to take a break and refresh yourself!
The prince had already made arrangements. In the next two days, Shao Yunduan went south to "do business" and inspect the canal shipping in the Jiangnan area. The round trip would take about thirty days.
We can set off as soon as the official ship is ready.
They don't have to worry about anything.
Sun Bai and Sun Qian still led a dozen East Palace guards to accompany them.
Before leaving Beijing, Qiao Xuan arranged the affairs in the capital.
This time she still took Lixia and Liqiu with her, while Qingyan and Songshi stayed in the capital.
The strawberry production had been greatly reduced by this time. Qiao Xuan informed the owner of Jinquanlou that the supply would be stopped in about ten days. If one wanted fresh strawberries, one would have to wait until late March or early April next year.
Although these strawberries have been improved through Qiao Xuan's wood-related abilities, the varieties have been greatly optimized and their ability to resist cold and frost has also been greatly enhanced.
However, there is an extremely cold period in the winter in Beijing. Without the protection of greenhouses, it is still a considerable challenge for strawberries to survive the winter safely.
Qiao Xuan must make preparations early when winter comes.
The stems and leaves of these strawberries must be removed, leaving only the roots, and then covered with thick straw. When the weather gets warmer in the spring of the following year, they can be allowed to grow again.
Although it's a pity for the owner of Jinquanlou, this is how the fruit grows. It has nothing to do with humans. It all depends on God.
He also specially prepared a generous gift and personally delivered it to the Shao family, asking Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan to sign a contract to continue to supply strawberries to his teahouse next year.
Qiao Xuan modified the contract and only said that she would guarantee to supply at least 200 kilograms a day once the quantity was sufficient, and the rest would be discussed later.
With Shao Yunduan, an official appointed by the imperial court and a favorite of the Eastern Palace, how could the shopkeeper dare to have any objection? Qiao Xuan was determined, and he didn't even dare to lobby a few more words, for fear of annoying her.
Fortunately, after such a long cooperation, he understood in his heart that Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan were not greedy and rampant people. Since they sold it to him first, they would not leave him out.
This is already very good, let’s forget about such good things as exclusive sales!
(End of this chapter)
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