Chapter 683 Reporting to the Princess
Little Nuobao had already climbed onto his second brother’s back. He had already touched the basket of radishes, picked a round one with good skin, rubbed it on his second brother’s clothes, and smiled as he nibbled on it, leaving a circle of teeth marks.
One bite, it still had the same old taste.
The crisp sweetness burst in the mouth, and the juiciness was accompanied by a hint of spiciness. Eating it in the summer was simply extremely refreshing!
The little fat girl swallowed it in one gulp, and ate more and more appetizingly. In the end, she almost buried her little face in the Persian radish.
Not far away, the adults who were still queuing had already started drooling.
Not to mention the children.
Some of them were afraid that their parents would take the radishes home and hide them for three or five days before eating them, so when their parents were not paying attention, they went around from behind them, took one out with their dirty hands, and showed off!
The adults were both angry and amused, and ran after them to complain, "It's true that a doghouse can't hide leftover steamed buns. Your stepmother should hide them when you get home. Otherwise, if they are left out in the open, the radishes won't even see the sun tomorrow morning."
Feng and the others were amused and giggled.
That's what children are like, casual and comfortable.
The farm was filled with a cheerful atmosphere and the sweetness of radishes.
After the three thousand kilograms of Persian radishes were unloaded in the workshop yard.
Jiang Fenghu wiped the mud off his hands, smiled and squeezed Zhang Xiucai, "You must be tired on the way. Come back with us to have dinner later. You haven't tasted my family's Qiqiao craftsmanship for a while."
Zhang Xiucai smiled shyly. Don't say it, he was really greedy.
But his stomach was eating faster than his mouth, and he "gurgled" twice, which was very appropriate.
Old Li came over and patted him twice, "Haha, I can see that you didn't eat well on the way! Tonight, we will also take advantage of you and go with you to have a meal. Your village uncle and I will accompany you to drink a few cups."
Feng stood up and greeted, "That's great, and Cuicui and her sister-in-law are coming too, let's have a good gathering together."
After returning, it goes without saying that the Jiang Mansion was soon filled with the aroma
of food. In the Jiang family's courtyard, the sound of laughter and cups was the most fireworks-like music in the world!
In addition to delivering Persian radishes, Zhang Xiucai came to Beijing this time, and he also wanted to take a look at the big academy here, and buy some of the best book titles, pens, ink and paper, so that he could take them back for the children in the village.
In fact, he planned to stay for only one day, and leave as soon as possible after buying.
In order to avoid delaying his schoolwork.
However, the Jiang family was reluctant to let him go, and after a lot of persuasion, he finally nodded and agreed to stay for at least three to five days.
On the morning of the second day, Feng asked Fengnian to take two days off and accompany Zhang Xiucai around the city.
In addition, she also wanted to prepare some gifts for the villagers and bring them back with the caravan.
"The escorts don't have to leave. They have already settled in the inn. We can rest assured that they will escort the scholar on the way back."
"Also, the last time we went back to the village was almost two years ago, and we left in such a hurry that we didn't buy anything for the folks."
As she said that, Feng took out a purse from the chest and took Li Qiqiao to the street. "This time, mother and I have to pick more. We should bring some things that can't be bought in Yuncheng to the folks, so that everyone can have fun."
Li Qiqiao nodded happily. "Okay, mother, since it's not too hot at this time, let's go early and come back early."
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law linked their arms and went to the east and west markets. After a lot of shopping, they picked out all kinds of food, clothing and daily necessities.
Feng first bought ten rolls of Zhang silk, which was more expensive than soft golden fragrant cloud yarn and the most fashionable material for making autumn and winter clothes.
In addition, she asked for one thousand kilograms of green stem rice and golden silk honey beans, and asked the servants to deliver them to Jiang's house. She
also bought a lot of wines such as women's red wine and milk wine, as well as high-quality cups and bowls.
Li Qiqiao was careful and followed behind to check for any omissions.
"Mother, the newly arrived cinnamon hair oil and peach rouge from Zhenbaozhai are selling well in the capital recently. Let's get some for the women in the village."
In this way, the mother and daughter strolled until the sun set, and only when the carriage was full did they put away their money bags.
On the other hand, Zhang Xiucai had seen several large academies and had a plan in mind. He would definitely re-plan the village school when he returned.
At present, although he could not see the teacher teaching during the summer vacation, just looking at other people's study rooms and displaying calligraphy and painting was a great gain.
Feng Jing saw that he liked it, so he said, "Uncle Xiucai, I will take you to the Imperial College tomorrow. Our Wu Jijiu is very easy to talk to. You have to tell him that you have a school and want to visit it. He will definitely let you in."
Zhang Xiucai was very happy when he heard it.
The Imperial College is the highest dream of all scholars in the world!
He will never have the opportunity to study there in his lifetime.
But he hopes that the children he teaches will have the opportunity to enter that most sacred place like Feng Jing one day in the future.
"Okay, that's great. This trip to Beijing will enrich me and teach my children well when I go back." Zhang Xiucai rubbed his hands happily.
Feng Jing nodded, and bought two sets of ancient books in woodcut editions on the way, and asked Zhang Xiucai to help take them back as gifts for Dean Wei.
As for the remaining Persian radishes, the adults don't have to think about selling them.
The Jiang family stored more than 100 kilograms in the cellar in the backyard, and there were more than 2,000 kilograms left. Feng Miao bought them all at once!
He brought two servants with him, and they moved all the radishes to the department store early in the morning!
When it opened at dawn, the stalls facing the street of the department store were already full, and a wall of these rare radishes was placed.
Anyone, young or old, can see it as long as they pass by.
It's so eye-catching!
In the past, when the Persian radish was first introduced to Beijing, it was bought by Han Shang and only supplied to the royal family.
But now, this thing is no longer exclusive to the royal family, but can be bought by everyone from dignitaries to peddlers.
Who wouldn't want to try it after seeing it!
Feng Miao is smart. He doesn't sell it by weight, but by piece.
"Persian radish, a product from outside the Great Wall, small ones are fifteen cents each, and big ones are twenty cents!"
However, he did not forget to limit the sales, and shouted, "Don't be greedy for delicious food, each person can only buy one."
"If you can spend more than ten taels of silver at a time in our department store, you can get one more for every ten taels you spend!" When
everyone heard this, they were even more eager to buy it.
Sometimes, the more limited something is, the more rare it seems.
This time, everyone rushed into the department store, and they almost broke the doorstep after only half a day.
Feng Miao was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing, knowing that this time, he could make a lot of money again.
After two days, the Jiang family was bustling.
Of course, the little fat girl couldn't stay idle at home, so in the afternoon, after changing into cool clothes, she accompanied Zhang Xiucai to the Imperial College first, and then went to the department store.
But before she could leave, she suddenly met Hu Laoliu who came to report the news at the door.
Hu Laoliu was sweating profusely, and his shoes were covered with mud. It was obvious that he had traveled a long way.
Xiao Nuobao braked and exclaimed in surprise, "Hu Laoliu, where are you from? By the way, this princess asked your eldest brother to keep an eye on the Li Mansion. Is there any movement?"
Hu Laoliu saluted and nodded quickly, "Princess, I am here to tell you the news!"
"My eldest brother and I have been following them for two days. The girl from the Li family was taken away by Gu Shuren. Yesterday, she first returned to Gu Shuren's house, but this morning she was quietly sent out of the city and hidden in a small villa on the outskirts of Beijing!"
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