The city gates were already open, and the people queuing outside entered the city. Most people were entering the city at this time, and after noon, some people gradually left the city and went home.
The morning sun shone on the streets of Nanyang City. The streets were full of stalls, with meat and vegetable vendors, and fish were still alive, and the cries of selling were endless. People went out to buy vegetables in the morning, and pedestrians were walking on the street, forming a picture of a bustling market. The shops on the street were open, and the waiter was wiping the things in the store with a rag in his hand. While wiping, he yawned with his mouth open, looking like he had not slept enough.
Yipinzhai opens its doors very early in the morning for morning tea business. Cages of various sizes are placed in the lobby, filled with all kinds of snacks. The stove below is still heating up with charcoal to maintain the temperature. The snacks in the cages give off a fragrant aroma. "Sirs, please come in."
Mr. Zhou, Mr. Wang, Mr. Cai, you are here. There is still room for us. Please come in, sirs. "The waiter who greeted and saw off guests at the door was smart. He remembered all the regular customers of Yipinzhai clearly, and called them "old masters" one by one, which made the old masters happy.
There were many people who came to Yipinzhai to drink tea every day. If they wanted to drink tea, they had to come early, because there would be no seats for those who came late. Other restaurants also followed Yipinzhai's example and opened morning tea, but none of them were as delicious as the snacks in Yipinzhai.
When Qi Wanfeng woke up, he was the only one in the bed. His husband was nowhere to be seen. He must have gotten up long ago. The two little brothers had just woken up, and the others were gone. He took the two little ones to the compartment downstairs, and Aning and Bailian were already there, so he went downstairs to look for people.
"Baoer, Lele. "After asking the servant upstairs and finding them, Qi Wanfeng saw the two little ones sitting there obediently, presumably they had just eaten something. Baoer had a smiling face like a cat, and Le was wiping Baoer's face with his little hands. He smiled when he saw it.
'Mom.' When Baoer saw Am, he jumped up and ran over, hugging Am.
...Le was abandoned by Zhi.
Qi Wanfeng stretched out his hands to catch the little Baoer who came over, picked the child up, and saw that the little guy didn't even wipe his mouth clean, so he took out a silk cloth to wipe Baoer's mouth and hands, and then wiped Lele's as well.
Cao Xiangnan heard that Wanfeng was coming, so he came out.
Husband, I took them both out. "Qi Wanfeng said to her husband.
"Okay, you take them both upstairs, they have already had breakfast." Cao Xiangnan was afraid that Baoer would eat too much and get food stuck in his stomach, so he reminded Wanfeng not to feed Baoer. Qi Wanfeng said yes, and took the two children upstairs.
Xiangzai was still working beside his father. The child was one year older and acted more like a little adult.
Everyone got up one after another and went to the room to have breakfast tea.
This was the first time that so many of them sat together to have breakfast tea.
The table was filled with baskets of snacks. The snacks in Yipinzhai were famous for their deliciousness. The children were all sitting and eating snacks. Jingbaoer was sitting and eating obediently. The youngest of the Sun family was also able to eat some soft food. He was howling like a little wolf that had only eaten meat, making everyone laugh.
Cao Gang, who was sitting there drinking tea, glanced over there and smiled a little.
The small stove on the table was burning. Su Yining was drinking tea while drinking water. He took off his coarse linen clothes and put on silk satin. His hair was simply tied up with a jade hairpin. There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. He looked gentle and peaceful.
His eyes were focused and affectionate on his Ning'er. The Eighth Prince found that he could not see his Ning'er enough. His eyes fell on his Ning'er's fingers. He knew there were coarse strings on them. At night, he held these hands and stroked them carefully. After touching it, he knew that his Ning'er had suffered a lot outside with the children.
The tea was originally brewed by Ershun, who brewed the good tea into a dull and yellow color, and Fang Ziye left him. Su Yining was good at brewing tea, so he took the initiative to ask for help and took over the job of brewing tea. One can tell from his gestures that he is an expert in tea. The tea leaves he brewed are fresh and tender green, and the taste is fragrant. There is no need for servants to serve in the room, and they sit together to drink tea.
"Come, everyone try the tea I brew." After pouring out the brewed tea, Su Yining smiled and passed the tea over, letting everyone taste the taste of his brewed tea. Qi Wanfeng was very supportive and took it and said, "Then I have to taste it carefully." Although he didn't know much about tea, he could probably tell whether it tasted good or not. After passing it around, Su Yining handed the last cup to the prince sitting next to him. When he passed the tea, his fingers were touched and Su Yining suddenly shrank back. Although he lowered his head, he could feel the gaze falling on him.
The eighth prince took the tea, retracted his gaze, lowered his head to blow, took a sip, and said, "Good, good tea."
The color looked beautiful, smelled fragrant, and tasted even better. Everyone said it tasted good. Seeing the ambiguous feelings between Aning and her husband, knowing that they are a married couple and their children are already so grown up, everyone understands in their hearts, just smiles with their mouths covered, and does not say anything. But Su Yining's face turns red, and he looks away without looking at the man.
This skill of making tea was learned in the Prince Duan's Mansion. The prince likes to drink tea the most, so he learned the skill of making tea. Now thinking about those things, it seems that half a lifetime has passed, but he did not expect that one day he would make tea for his prince. Su Yining does not regret leaving the Prince Duan's Mansion. If possible, he probably will not want to go back to the Prince Duan Mansion in his life. It's just that there are some things that he can't decide, so he feels a little distressed.
There were many people in the room, it was very lively and noisy, and the worries in my heart gradually disappeared and became peaceful in this bustle, as if there was nothing worth worrying about. Life is a life of worry or not, so it is better to live peacefully.
Fang Ziye had a faint smile on his face. He saw the Eighth Prince who was doting on Su Yining, and he was completely different from the Eighth Prince he saw yesterday. This prince could not see anyone except Su Yining in his eyes, and he had no intention of paying attention to him. He just concentrated on drinking his tea. His appetite was not very good recently, and he had no appetite for the snacks on the table.
The two who had eaten their fill ran out to the balcony. Baoer lay on the railing and stared at the street below. Cao Ruile followed behind and stared at Baoer. Baoer turned back and called Le from time to time, sharing his little discovery with Lele, "Le, look, there's a monkey over there...
There's a man playing tricks with the monkey down there." Baoer saw it. His father usually took him to the street to watch the tricks. He had seen the little monkey once and remembered it from then on.
"Yeah. "No matter how impatient Cao Ruile is, he will never be impatient with Bao'er. Perhaps he has placed all his patience on Bao'er.
The two children, one active and one quiet, one relaxed and the other steady, grew up together and were inseparable.
A little white fox squatted on the shoulder of the little master, and an eagle stood on the railing with its eyes closed and sleeping. The two happy enemies of different species could live in peace for a while.
Fang Ziye noticed the two children outside and took a look from time to time. He saw that the boy from Cao Xiangnan's family could take care of Bao'er at such a young age. If he remembered correctly, Qi Wanfeng gave birth to Bao'er not long after he gave birth to his boy. In this way, the two children were not many days apart. Lele, on the other hand, took care of Bao'er like a little brother.
This is good, the two children grew up together, they have a good relationship, and they can take care of each other in the future.
He is also relieved to leave Baoer with Cao Xiangnan. Baoer is happy with Cao Xiangnan, and so many people spoil him.
He is also relieved about Cao Xiangnan and Qi Wanfeng. Maybe he is not as careful as those two in treating children. Baoer has not been with him since he was a child. It can be said that he, as a mother, is sorry for this child. Baoer should be a noble, but because of him, as a mother, he does not even have a formal identity.
It's just that wealth and humbleness, wealth is not necessarily a good thing, and humbleness is not necessarily a bad thing. Some people can't ask for a simple and happy life in their lives. Wealth is just a passing cloud, and a happy life is better than anything else.
When Cao Xiangnan came up, everyone was in the compartment. He sat down and drank a cup of tea, ate something, and said goodbye to everyone before going out again. He wanted to take this opportunity to go look for Sun Ji and take a look at the store. Otherwise, it would take who knows how long it would take for them to come back from Fengdu.
Qi Wanfeng saw that her husband had a lot of things to do, so he just let him do his own thing. They had more people here so they would have company for everything. Seeing that the two little ones had been outside for so long, Qi Wanfeng coaxed Baoer back into the house, and Le followed him in. Nanyang City had regained its former prosperity and bustle, and the war in the north had not affected it.
The refugees who arrived in Nanyang were settled by the government to work, and as long as they had a meal, those refugees would do all kinds of rough work. The pipelines in Fengdu had not been repaired for many years, and these people were just arranged to build bridges and roads. It would take at least ten or eight years to repair the pipelines. Those who survived the cold winter and left their homes to go to other places were no longer afraid of starving to death.
After the year, the emperor issued an order that if the refugees from various places returned to their original places, the local government should register them and arrange for the refugees who were willing to stay to work to continue to employ them. This is much better than the local government offices driving these refugees to come.
Cao Xiangnan met Sun Ji and told him about Fengdu. Gan Weiqi is now alive in Fengdu. Cao Xiangnan could probably guess what was going on between the two of them. Gan Weiqi left after Sun Ji got married, and they had to solve their own problems. All Cao Xiangnan could do was to bring the news of Gan Weiqi in Fengdu to Sun Ji. That was all he could do.
As for what Sun Ji was going to do, he had no control over it.
I'll go with you. "Sun Ji felt relieved when he heard that Gan Weiqi was in Fengdu. He had been worried about that man. The world is so big, and he didn't know where he had gone. Last year, there were constant natural disasters and man-made calamities. There was a war in the north, and that man was missing. Later, Sun Ji realized that he didn't know much about that man. One day, he disappeared, and he didn't even know where to find him.
"Sun Sheng and Sun Mao have followed me for so long, they know everything about the store. I will temporarily hand it over to them for a while, and then I will hurry back. I think nothing will happen...
He brought a few boys from the Sun family, and they all worked hard and did not let him down. Now Sun Sheng and Sun Mao can take on big responsibilities. As for the other two boys, they are smart enough, but they are too young and not steady enough in doing things. With time, they can also do the job.
Cao Xiangnan had also met a few boys and had a good impression of them. He felt relieved with Sun Ji around, and said, "Just take care of it. Get ready. We will leave in two days."
They can't stay in Nanyang for too long. They move slowly on the road. If they stay for too long, they may not be able to reach Fengdu until next year. Then the emperor will really blame them.
But he knew that with Fang Ziye's golden medal of immunity from death, the emperor would not take him as an example. What.
Since ancient times, emperors are the most heartless, and he was a little worried about Fang Ziye.
Everyone has their own destiny, so there is no need to worry too much. He went to Fengdu to meet the emperor. The emperor wanted to promote him, but he still wanted to take his wife and children back to Caojia Village to live their lives.
The two discussed for a while, and Sun Ji decided to go with them to Fengdu City.