Chapter 84 The Grandfather Who Knows How to Enjoy Life
Jiang Jiu nodded hurriedly: "No, I'm not ready to get married, nor am I ready to fall in love. In short, everything came too suddenly, and I'm not ready."
Lu Yunyang let her go, half-lying there, lazily supporting his head with his hands, staring at Jiang Jiu with great interest, and laughing.
"Okay then. Whenever you're ready, we'll be together. No rush. I'll wait for you..."
This time, Lu Yunyang drank the tea that Jiang Jiu poured for him.
Jiang Jiu looked at Lu Yunyang suspiciously, and gradually she realized that Lu Yunyang was testing her just now.
In short, we are still one step behind.
Fortunately, his innocence was preserved.
The carriage soon arrived at Jiang Yuan's villa. Knowing that Prince Qi and Jiang Jiu would come together, the villa's housekeepers and guards all came out to greet them.
Jiang Jiu looked up at the name of the villa: "Yuanyuan."
This name is really straightforward, just call her Jiang Yuan
The small garden is OK.
Nanny Qian was standing next to the housekeeper. When she saw Jiang Jiu and Lu Yunyang, she hurried over to pay her respects.
"I have seen the prince, madam."
The housekeeper Guishu was older than Nanny Qian, and he knelt down with his men.
"I have met the prince, ma'am."
Lu Yunyang raised his hand slowly: "Forget about the formalities. I am staying in your garden today. I am sorry for causing trouble to you. Please forgive me."
He was quite polite in what he said, but he was not polite at all and took Jiang Jiu straight to the yard.
Nanny Qian followed Jiang Jiu and enthusiastically introduced the situation of the villa.
This yard itself is a mountain, with beautiful scenery everywhere.
There are farmlands at the foot of the mountain, and the farmlands are connected to villages where tenant farmers live. In early winter, the fields are planted with Chinese cabbages, which have just begun to grow and are lush green. The leaves are covered with white snow, which has not melted yet.
Further up is the orchard. The fruit trees have begun to shed their leaves. There are many varieties of fruit trees, including peach trees, pear trees, and persimmon trees that look like red lanterns.
The persimmons are still there, waiting to be picked.
"Is this a peach tree? It must be beautiful in the spring when the peach blossoms are in full bloom." Jiang Jiu didn't know the difference between grains and didn't know much about fruit trees, but he could recognize fruits.
Aunt Qian smiled and said, "These fruit trees were planted by people in the village. There is a canning factory at the foot of the mountain. The best fruits were first sent to the people in the other courtyard, and then sent to other shopkeepers."
"Finally, we make the fruits into canned syrup and sell them in the shop. We have canned peaches, canned pears, canned apples, canned hawthorns, and there are a lot of persimmons, so we make persimmon cakes."
Jiang Yao was determined to make money, so she would do anything to make money, but she also made her tenants very wealthy.
"The villagers living down the mountain are probably living a much better life than ordinary people."
Aunt Qian said proudly: "That's right. Many people wanted to become our tenants, but we didn't allow them. It was because they didn't choose to follow the boss in the first place."
After walking through the orchard, we arrived at the first courtyard. It was a wooden house with tatami mats, sliding doors, and fence walls. The decoration inside could be clearly seen from the outside.
Courtyards like this one get bigger and more luxurious as you go up the mountain.
Finally, Nanny Qian brought Jiang Jiu to the top floor, which was a large courtyard like a palace, with rockery, flowing water, and crabapple flowers.
The same tatami, Tang-style architecture and screens, the foundations below are all made of thick wood piles, and the most luxurious thing is that all the windows are made of glass.
The whole yard is spotless and spotless, and the sunlight shines in through the glass, making it look like glazed glass.
There weren't many furnishings in the house, but the wood used in the construction, the glass used in the windows, and the cushions and furniture were all luxurious.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the maids serving inside stood at the gate to welcome Jiang Jiu and Prince Qi.
Lu Yunyang turned his head and stretched out his hand to Jiang Jiu: "Together."
Jiang Jiu smiled slightly and took off his shoes first. The maid bent down and put the shoes on the shelf beside him, and then handed him a pair of clogs.
Lu Yunyang raised his eyebrows and asked the maid to change his shoes into a pair of wooden clogs.
After entering the room, Jiang Jiu left his clogs outside, and Lu Yunyang followed suit.
When I opened the door of the room, a wave of hot air hit me in the face.
Jiang Jiu was surprised: "This room is so warm, even in winter you don't need to wear too thick clothes."
Uncle Gui smiled proudly: "Hot water flows through the house, and it is like spring all year round."
It turned out to be natural floor heating, which was really enjoyable.
After entering the room, I felt warmth coming from the smooth floor. The room was very large, divided only by screens and lattice cabinets. It was obvious that not many people could enter this room.
There was only one main seat and two guest seats, all located in the main hall. They were covered with a long white carpet and a tea table. The main seat had a soft cushion.
As soon as Jiang Jiu sat on it, he didn't want to get up: "This is so comfortable."
On the left is the bedroom. Although it looks simple, the bed curtains are made of gauze, which is breathable and has a hazy feeling. There is a large wardrobe with an antique style. The most surprising thing is that there is a dressing mirror, which is more than one person tall and made of mercury.
Jiang Jiu stood forward and could clearly see the pores on his face.
She wiped it, but was not too surprised, because there are many of these things nowadays.
Lu Yunyang was even more shocked than her: "Is this a mirror? So this is what I look like. I am really very handsome."
Jiang Jiu was speechless: "The front is glass, and the back is painted with mercury. The glass is very delicately made, and the technology is very high-end. But why haven't I seen anyone using glass in Sucheng?"
After all, Lu Yunyang is from the royal family and has a wide range of knowledge.
"More than 20 years ago, it was monopolized by the royal family. No one except the royal family could use glass. I guess her glass factory should also be in the capital."
"I don't need it because I think it's too troublesome to transport the glass back and forth, and it's a waste of time and money."
The room on the right is the study. When you come to the study, besides some calligraphy and paintings, there are some ancient books. It can be seen that Jiang Yao has a wide range of interests and likes calligraphy and painting, but his calligraphy and painting are not good, and they are not good at painting either.
No one is perfect. Jiang Yao is already very good. If she can do everything, it would be too enviable.
They walked all the way until it was already noon.
Jiang Jiu and Lu Yunyang took a tour of the room, and then the maids served lunch.
The food was placed on the balcony behind the screen. There was a large balcony in the bedroom, enclosed by glass, with only a square table and two cushions on it.
It's just that the scenery behind the balcony is so beautiful.
Jiang Jiu then discovered that there was a cliff next to the balcony. From here he could have a panoramic view of the mountain scenery. Even the clouds at the edge of the mountain were not far away and within reach.
“The view is so nice, let’s put it here.”
The exquisite four dishes and one soup are as exquisite as the dishes prepared by Michelin chefs.
Seeing this, Lu Yunyang was very excited.
"What kind of dishes are these? Why haven't I seen any of them before?"
Jiang Jiu glanced at it calmly and said, "You can't see it, and neither can the royal family. It's all food that wastes the people's money."
As he spoke, Jiang Jiu introduced: "Coconut milk Tom Yum Goong is made with coconut fruit from the south. Try it and see if you are used to it."
"This is steak. I remember that people in Daning don't eat beef."
"This is a shrimp dumpling. The black color is truffles. Truffles are from the Northeast. The shrimps are river shrimps, which are difficult to store."
"This is salmon, raw, with mustard, spicy flavor."
Before Jiang Jiu finished his introduction, he suddenly heard a melodious flute sound.