Ye Hongyun was very happy to see Zhang Hulan, "You are finally back. I was so bored."
Zhang Hulan said with a smile: "Beijing is so big, there is no place you can't go to play."
"I brought you a few jars of wine that I brewed myself. Where should I put them?"
Zhang Hulan sent five jars to Ye Hongyun, three for Ye Hongyun and the other two for Wu Bangtai.
Although the Wang family and the Zhang family are relatives, Zhang Hulan and Ye Hongyun have a better relationship.
Ye Hongyun rolled her eyes. "What are you thinking of giving wine to a pregnant woman?"
Zhang Hulan didn't care about Ye Hongyun's rolling eyes, "I'm not asking you to drink it now, put this wine aside for a year before drinking it."
"I brought five jars here. Three are for you, and the other two are for Minister Wu."
"When I left, I went to the county government office and gave my brother-in-law a few jars. My brother-in-law was a little pitiful, feeling lonely and desolate."
Ye Hongyun sighed, "Alas, I definitely can't go over now, but he should be there soon.
I heard from my father-in-law that he might be transferred back to the capital in a few months."
"You don't have to worry too much. I told my eldest brother and his family to send chickens, ducks and wine to my brother-in-law regularly. You don't have to worry about food."
"I'm not worried about him." Ye Hongyun snorted, then went outside to look at the wine Zhang Hulan brought.
"You can't drink it now, but you can smell the alcohol."
Zhang Hulan opened a jar of wine and the aroma immediately wafted out.
Ye Hongyun smelled the aroma of wine and his eyes lit up. "Did you brew this wine?"
"Yes. I opened a winery and asked my eldest brother to help me make wine. This wine is made from lotus roots, and the taste is a little different from other wines."
Ye Hongyun wanted to taste the wine, but Zhang Hulan immediately sealed the bottle and told Ye Hongyun's maid, "Hide the wine and don't let your wife drink it secretly."
The maid pursed her lips and smiled secretly, "Okay Madam Zhang, I will definitely hide the wine."
Ye Hongyun rolled his eyes at Zhang Hulan again, then asked, "So are you planning to open a wine shop to sell wine?"
Zhang Hulan shook her head, "I won't open a wine shop. I sold all the wine to Xingren and asked him to open a wine shop to sell wine."
Ye Hongyun savoured it: "Your wife-in-law is really something, she always thinks of her nephew-in-law for all the good things."
"Why, you want to do business too?" Zhang Hulan asked.
“Who doesn’t want to make money from business?”
Zhang Hulan casually said, "How about we open a restaurant in Beijing together?"
Ye Hongyun's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"Really?" Zhang Hulan said, "I was planning to open a cooking school to teach people how to cook.
But now that I’m in Beijing, it definitely won’t work.
Besides, Xingren took Dahua away, and there was no one to help me."
"Then let's do it!" Ye Hongyun held Zhang Hulan's hand, very excited.
Zhang Hulan said: "If you really want to do it, then let's do it."
"Sure. I'll have someone look for a shop tomorrow." Ye Hongyun paused, then asked Zhang Hulan, "Do you mind if I bring someone in?"
"Who is it?"
"My sister." Ye Hongyun whispered to Zhang Hulan, "My sister is in charge of the harem. The imperial treasury is not full, and the emperor's inner treasury does not have much money. In order to save money for the emperor, my sister is also tightening her belt to make a living."
The national treasury is not very rich, but it is not as serious as Ye Hongyun said.
It is even more exaggerated that the concubines in the emperor's harem had to tighten their belts to make ends meet.
It’s just that Concubine Ye does save money for Emperor Yongxing on a daily basis.
Zhang Hulan was somewhat puzzled by a question, so she asked quietly, "Is it Imperial Concubine Ye who is in charge of the harem?"
Ye Hongyun nodded, "Yes."
"What about the Queen?"
Ye Hongyun leaned close to Zhang Hulan's ear and whispered, "The queen has passed away for many years, and the emperor has not appointed another queen in these years."
Zhang Hulan was very surprised, "The queen died?"
Ye Hongyun nodded, "You just came to the capital, so you don't know a lot of things. The queen died in a strange way, and she was pregnant with a dragon seed when she died."
Zhang Hulan was shocked. Was he killed by someone?
Zhang Hulan didn't ask any more questions. Some things are better not to know.
Afterwards, Zhang Hulan and Ye Hongyun talked about opening a restaurant, and she had no objection to Concubine Ye joining.
As for the cooking school, we’ll talk about it later. Let’s get the restaurant up and running first.
Finally, Zhang Hulan asked Ye Hongyun to send someone to take her to Qin Bingrong's home and the home of Minister of Works Zhai Chunyong.
She hadn’t thanked the two of them for helping to make the powder grinding machine last time, so she went to give them some wine.
Zhang Hulan also asked Ye Hongyun to tell Wu Bangtai that she would report to the Ministry of Revenue the next morning.
When Zhang Hulan delivered the wine and went home, it was almost dark.
When I got home, Zhang Xinyue, Zhang Xiaojun and the others had already returned home.
When Zhang Xinyue saw Zhang Hulan coming back, she immediately rushed over and hugged her, "Mom, I missed you so much!"
Zhang Hulan smiled and touched Zhang Xinyue's head. This little girl, who was already seven years old, was still a little clingy to her, but it was much better than before.
Zhang Hulan is now a little troubled by Zhang Xinyue and doesn't know how to arrange her future.
Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi will definitely be doing business in the future.
Among the three sisters, Zhang Xinyue is the smartest, but she seems to have no interest in business.
Zhang Hulan really didn't know what to let the little girl do in the future.
As for being a Taoist priest, Zhang Hulan has always just regarded it as Zhang Xinyue's hobby and would not let her take it as a career.
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The next day, Zhang Hulan and the others got up early.
Since several children were going to school, Zhang Hulan put on her official uniform and reported to the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi study at home.
When Zhang Hulan arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, Wu Bangtai waved at her with a smile, "Come on."
Zhang Hulan bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Wu!"
Wu Bangtai pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down first. I'll tell you what you are going to do."
After Zhang Hulan sat down, Wu Bangtai said, "This village of yours is newly established and is different from other villages.
Your village is just outside the city, and the Ministry of Revenue has allocated you 20 hectares of land.
You are mainly responsible for the cultivation of the hybrid rice you mentioned. In addition, there are some seeds donated by foreign countries. If you are interested, you can also try to grow them.
The staffing in this village is the same as that in other villages. During the time you were away, other staff have been dispatched to sort out the land.
When you get there, you can arrange what needs to be done. If you need anything, come to the Ministry of Revenue and see me directly."
"Thank you, sir!" Zhang Hulan thanked him.
Wu Bangtai stood up and said, "Let's go. I will take you to the village."
Zhang Hulan hurriedly said, "How dare I trouble Lord Wu? Lord Wu, please arrange for someone to take me there."
"It's okay. I don't have anything to do right now anyway."
Wu Bangtai stood up and took Zhang Hulan out of the Ministry of Revenue.
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