Chapter 221 Chapter 221 Paper is Made
Fu Qingyu, who had been reviewing for half the night, didn't feel it was that cold. "This year is much better than last year." At least this year the hall was warm because of the burning charcoal. He didn't even have this condition last year.
Other charcoals are not as good as Silver Frost Charcoal. If you put it too close, it will not only have a strong smell, but it will even sting your eyes. Silver Frost Charcoal is useful, but it is expensive and in small quantities. Although Fu Qingyu is an emperor, he is very frugal and usually doesn't want to use it much. But this year is better. Although Silver Frost Charcoal is still so expensive, at least there is enough of it. Qi Yuanyang brings him 20 kilograms of it every month, which is more than enough for burning.
As Eunuch Fu added charcoal, he sighed, "The emperor is right. Although this year is still as cold as in previous years, it should be better than last year. At least there will be no shortage of silver frost charcoal." Last year it was so cold that he got frostbite on his hands, which was painful and itchy. This year there is an adequate supply of silver frost charcoal, so the emperor at least won't catch a cold.
"I heard that Yunrun's Silver Frost Charcoal is selling like hotcakes, but they've issued a purchase restriction? Why is that?"
Although Duke Fu often served the Emperor, as a palace insider, he naturally had his own sources of information. "Your Majesty, the shopkeeper said this order is to prevent the Silver Frost Charcoal from being maliciously monopolized. Those who have money can't buy up all the Silver Frost Charcoal at once, otherwise others will naturally have opportunities."
"I see." Fu Qingyu smiled, "I didn't expect the owner of this shop would be so thoughtful."
There is no shortage of rich people in the capital, but who doesn’t want to get richer once they have money?
If you buy all of this batch of silver frost charcoal and sell it at a high price, you will definitely make a lot of money.
However, the existence of the purchase restriction order avoids the possibility of this happening from the root.
Eunuch Fu was a keen observer, and he could tell that the emperor seemed to agree, so he chimed in, finally saying, "Your Majesty, does Imperial Concubine Qi need more deliveries?"
What to give?
It must be charcoal.
Give that woman charcoal?
Fu Qingyu didn't even think about it, "No! Every time her elder brother came to the palace, he always sent her off. Does he really need me to send her off?"
That woman is not a good person. Last time he turned over her card, Qi Qingyun actually dared to turn against him with a look of reluctance. That undisguised disgust really made people feel angry. If it weren't for the cooperation between them and Qi Qingyun being the "mother" of his eldest son, Fu Qingyu would definitely chop off her head.
Eunuch Fu was shocked. He didn't know what the emperor was angry about. It was obvious that the emperor usually flipped Concubine Qi's card the most.
He asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, where would you like to sleep tonight?"
This was indirectly asking Fu Qingyu whose card he was going to turn over tonight.
Unexpectedly, Fu Qingyu fell silent, as if he was thinking about something. He waved his hand to let Eunuch Fu go out first, and after a while he called out softly, "Fu Liu!"
Fu Liu, who was hiding in the dark, knelt on one knee behind Fu Qingyu in the blink of an eye, "Master!"
Fu Qingyu turned around, a smile on his face, "You've been hiding in the dark for so long, are you cold?"
Fuliu: "...My Lord, I am not cold."
It would be a lie to say that they are not cold. Their duty as secret guards is to protect their master. Wearing too much would only get in the way. Therefore, they are used to wearing thinner clothes than others, but that does not mean they have adapted to it.
Fu Qingyu shook his head and laughed, "You're being stubborn. There's no one here. Relax a little and warm yourself up by the fire."
"Master..." How could Fu Liu dare to say that? He came here to take up his post, not to take advantage of the situation. This was too unreasonable and would break the rules.
Fu Qingyu propped up his face with one hand on the table. He looked at the baby-faced Fu Liu and for some reason, he felt very happy. "It's okay. Rules are dead, but people are alive. Besides, are you going to go against what I said?"
Fu Liu hurriedly said, "I dare not!"
"If you don't dare, then be obedient." Fu Qingyu bent down and took out a small stool from under the desk and handed it to Fu Liu. "Sit here. Don't worry, it's just you and me here. Your boss won't find out."
Although Fu Liu is a secret guard and has been with Fu Qingyu for ten years, he is only twenty-six years old this year. Fu Qingyu kept him because he looked delicate and cute, and he made people feel happy just by looking at him.
Even though Fu Liu is not the oldest among the secret guards, he is actually one of the best. Although he is very powerful, he is so naive and cute in the eyes of Fu Qingyu. He always lets him do whatever he wants and is extremely obedient.
He was tired at this moment and wanted to take a rest, so he found random topics to talk to Fu Liu.
As they chatted, Fu Qingyu asked, "How is King Xiao doing recently?"
"My Lord, Prince Xiao has been doing well lately. He goes to the Yunrun Shop every day to warm himself by the fire and eats and drinks his fill before returning home. However, I have noticed that General Qin has been going to the Yunrun Shop intentionally or unintentionally lately."
Fu Liu did not stay by Fu Qingyu's side every day. Before, Prince Xiao almost died, and Fu Qingyu was so scared that he could not sleep in the middle of the night. He secretly went to the prince's mansion to check on him. Later, he was really worried, so he asked Fu Liu to keep an eye on him from time to time.
Speaking of Qin Feiyu, Fu Qingyu frowned and asked, "How is the marriage between General Qin and that person from the Jing family going?"
The marriage between the Qin and Jing families was not decided by him, and Fu Qingyu rarely asked about it. To be honest, he did not agree with the marriage between Qin Feiyu and Jing Yezhe. It would be fine if Qin Feiyu fell in love with Jing Mingze. After all, Jing Mingze was his capable subordinate, and his ability to do things and his way of dealing with people were impeccable. But Qin Feiyu insisted on falling in love with that Jing Shazhe. That person even asked Qin Feiyu to come and ask for his permission. Once he gave the order, Qin Feiyu had to marry. This person really had a good plan, and he saw through his scheme at a glance.
He actually wanted to use this method to completely tie Qin Feiyu to his side, and even wanted me to issue an order. What a joke, he is so shameless.
Thinking of this, Fu Qingyu couldn't help but feel angry, secretly thinking that Qin Feiyu was really blind, or he was just hungry, why did he fall in love with such a guy?
Fuliu: "General Qin called off the marriage, but the Jing family didn't want to, and Deputy General Jing is still trying to save it."
"Really?" Fu Qingyu was immediately happy. "Tell me about it in detail."
Fu Liu honestly told everything he knew, "I discovered that General Qin went to Yunrun Store several times, seemingly targeting Prince Xiao."
"Why did he go to see Xiao Hengzhi?"
Suddenly, a hot air surrounded his ears, and Fu Liu was startled. He turned around and saw someone very close to him. His eyes widened immediately. Such a close distance made people have wild thoughts. Some memories that were forcibly blocked broke out, and his baby face turned red uncontrollably.
Fu Qingyu felt even happier when he saw the frightened and embarrassed person.
Why!
He wanted to sigh.
This person has been the same for ten years and it's really frustrating.
"Why are you shy again? You've already given birth to two children, and you're not used to me being so close to you?"
Fu Liu shook his head in bewilderment, hesitating, "No, Master~"
It's not that he's not used to it, but...
Seeing Fu Liu's face flushed because of what he said, Fu Qingyu's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he took off his cloak as if he was thirsty and hot, his brows relaxed, and he seemed to be in a very good mood: "It's very late, let's go to bed, okay?"
"I... I will listen to my master." Fu Liu's face turned red and he didn't dare to look at anyone.
Fu Qingyu was a wise ruler, but that didn't mean he didn't value beauty.
As soon as the nonsense in my mind came up, I didn't even remember to ask about Xiao Hengzhi's gossip.
Gossip is not as good as sex!
Fu Qingyu didn't know why Qin Feiyu went to Yunrun Store to see Xiao Hengzhi, so how could Xiao Hengzhi himself not know?
Xiao Heng was lazily lying on the recliner, holding a book in one hand and grabbing food on the table with the other hand, looking very comfortable.
A "dong dong" sound was heard.
Hearing the knock on the door of the private room, Xiao Hengzhi thought it was the shopkeeper coming up to add more tea, and without even raising his eyelids, he said, "Come in."
This shop belongs to his son, and he came here to help manage it. The shopkeeper only knew that the boss was on good terms with Prince Xiao, so he naturally provided him with delicious food and drinks.
"Handle it."
A familiar voice sounded above his head, and Xiao Hengzhi realized that it was not the shopkeeper who came in. Qin Feiyu came over again, "What are you doing here? I tell you, it's useless for you to stare at me. I won't tell you."
Xiao Hengzhi is a prince after all, but he is really narrow-minded. He knew that Qin Feiyu wanted to see his son, but he just didn't tell Qin Feiyu. It was not that he wanted to take revenge on Qin Feiyu. Of course, 30% of the reason he didn't tell Qin Feiyu was that he was angry and wanted to take revenge. The other 70% was that if Qin Feiyu didn't find out the truth about what happened that year, could he let Qin Feiyu recognize his son?
How could a general be forced to such a point? Could the other party be a simple character?
And if he doesn't find out the person who is determined to destroy him and Qin Feiyu, how can he prove his innocence?
He had been a scumbag who had abandoned his husband and children and played with his brother for more than ten years in Qin Feiyu's life! It didn't matter if he continued to be a scumbag for a few more years.
But no matter how angry he was, he couldn't bear to let it go!
He knew too well the feeling of being deceived. He had experienced it himself, so how could he bear to let Qin Feiyu go through the same thing?
He couldn't bear to do it, he really couldn't bear to do it!
Xiao Hengzhi hated himself for being soft-hearted. Ever since he learned from Xiao Ba that Qin Feiyu had been looking for the child for so many years, how could he not be soft-hearted?
Xiao Hengzhi was quite rude to Qin Feiyu, but Qin Feiyu didn't get angry. He chuckled softly and coaxed him gently, as if he was treating a tantrum child: "I'm not watching you, nor did I send anyone to do anything. I know you don't want the child to come back to me now. I will wait until the day you are willing to tell me."
"Then just wait. Why are you looking for me here?"
"Because I missed you."
These words came out without thinking, and Xiao Heng couldn't pretend anymore after hearing them.
Xiao Hengzhi found that his heart was beating as fast as before because of Qin Feiyu's "casual" ambiguous words. He couldn't help but feel angry at himself for not living up to his expectations. He was a typical example of forgetting the pain after the wound healed.
No, his scars haven't even healed yet.
"You are a brother, how can you be so shameless?" Xiao Hengzhi secretly underestimated himself: "You are a dog that can't change its nature."
It was like this before and it is still like this now!
Nothing has changed at all. I don't know if Jing Ye Ze is unwilling to cancel the engagement because he is just like me back then, who was so obsessed with Qin Fei Yu that he couldn't get over it.
Xiao Hengzhi felt even worse when he thought that Qin Feiyu had said the same things to him as to other men.
Qin Feiyu smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not shameless. If liking you is shameless, then I admit it."
Hearing this, Xiao Hengzhi snorted coldly.
here we go again!
Qin Feiyu is the best at this. The passionate, bold and strong love was something he could not resist in the past.
But Xiao Hengzhi was no longer the young man who had just begun to fall in love. "You are making up stories. How can you still have the nerve to say that you miss me after the way you did with Jing Ye Ze? I am a prince after all. What do you take me for? A general's concubine or a pet who obeys your orders with just a flick of your finger?"
I don’t know how Qin Feiyu has been getting by in the past few years. He is extremely thick-skinned and has an extremely strong heart.
If it were anyone else, their heart would have shattered into pieces. Qin Feiyu looked desolate, but his tone remained unchanged. He didn't sound hurt by Xiao Hengzhi's words. "No, you are nothing but the father of my child."
Since he didn't stab anyone, Xiao Hengzhi gritted his teeth and said, "...you are so cruel."
Qin Feiyu pulled a stool over and sat on the side, craning his neck to see what Xiao Hengzhi was reading. Xiao Hengzhi snapped the book shut, turned around, and pulled out a few bags from the side. "Take these back."
"What?" Qin Feiyu blinked in surprise.
Xiao Hengzhi pouted, "What else could it be? My brother and his son-in-law sent me this as a New Year gift. Do you want any?"
There was a loud bang of thunder.
Qin Feiyu almost fell off the stool. He stood up with a bang, "What did you say?"
Brother-in-law? ! !
His child got married?
Xiao Hengzhi was so pleased with Qin Feiyu's shocked expression, wanting to ask something but not knowing how to start. He was obviously happy and proud, but he pretended to be unhappy. "Are you deaf? These are all sent by my brothers and their husbands. You are their little father, so you should get some."
The New Year gifts sent by Qin Run really made him happy. He had never seen or eaten many of the things there. Moreover, Qin Run said in the letter that the bacon and sausages had a long shelf life, so his second brother and several nephews could take them to the southern border to improve their diet.
As for the meatballs and hot pot base, on the night of receiving the New Year gifts, Su Yan had someone make them according to the instructions written by Qin Run, and the whole family enjoyed them very comfortably.
Xiao Hengzhi was not in good health, but that was due to poisoning. He could not eat anything that was too spicy, but slightly spicy was no problem. The dried meat made by Xu Yunfan had both slightly spicy and heavily spicy flavors, so Xiao Hengzhi naturally included the slightly spicy part.
During the years of poisoning, the Xiao family treated him like a fragile porcelain doll, not allowing him to eat this or that. Most of the food he ate was light, so much so that Xiao Hengzhi's mouth was almost dry from the blandness.
Xiao Hengzhi's sense of taste had changed due to the poisoning, so things with unimportant tastes all looked the same to him.
He really liked these beef jerkys, but no matter how much he liked them, Xiao Hengzhi still gave half of them here for Qin Feiyu to take back.
Before Qin Feiyu recovered from the surprise of having a brother-in-law, Xiao Hengzhi had left without her knowing.
So, today, Xiao Hengzhi has been waiting for me to come over?
Realizing this, Qin Feiyu couldn't help herself. She wiped away her tears, squatted on the ground, opened the sack, and took out the things in the bag one by one.
Looking at these New Year gifts that were originally given to Xiao Hengzhi, Qin Feiyu's tears flowed even harder.
Among these things, 90% are food!
Why?
Moreover, these foods are also available in Yunrun Store...
Qin Feiyu guessed it at once.
Tears welled up in my eyes again.
Xiao Hengzhi is a man who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside, really... He is so nice, how can I not like him?
He promised not to tell me, but he gave me a clue.
Dali Village.
Qin Run was right. He said it would snow in two days, and it really snowed.
Xu Yunfan, who was dug out of bed by Qin Run early in the morning, looked at the pitch-black scene outside the room and felt tired. He grabbed the watch on the bedside table. Oh my god, it was half past five!
The cold air poured in from the gaps in the loosely closed window, making Xu Yunfan shiver. At this moment, Xu Yunfan suddenly envied Xiaobao.
In the past, Xiaobao would come over and "coax" him to wake up in a baby voice, but it was inconvenient to drive the ox cart too fast on snowy days, so Xu Yunfan, Aunt Qin and others had to go out early. At this time, Xiaobao was still snoring.
Xu Yunfan, who was drowsy, sat there drowsily, allowing Qin Run to find clothes for him and put them on him one by one.
There is a kind of coldness that your husband feels you are cold.
Xu Yunfan was covered with four pieces of clothing. Qin Run was finally satisfied. He glanced at the sleepy man and couldn't help laughing, "Are you still sleepy?"
"Yeah." Xu Yunfan let Qin Run fiddle with him. Even after being covered with four layers of clothes, he still felt listless. He felt weak all over, his throat was dry, and his nose was a little blocked. He felt so sleepy that he would snore as soon as he touched the pillow. "Brother Run, I'm so sleepy. I have no strength all over my body. I feel very uncomfortable."
At Xu Yunfan's age, he can eat and sleep well. Even if he goes to bed early at night, he still can't get up the next day.
He is different from other people who can't fall asleep after sleeping for a long time. Xu Yunfan becomes more and more sleepy the more he sleeps. Qin Run has tried it. If he doesn't shout, Xu Yunfan can sleep for six hours.
"You won't be sleepy after you wash your face." Qin Run didn't think much about it. He simply thought that Xu Yunfan didn't get enough sleep and that was why he felt so weak.
Before Xu Yunfan came to Dayanchao, he was well taken care of by his family. He would exercise with his elder brother for an hour every day at home. He was in good health and had a good physique. He rarely caught a cold or fever, so he knew the symptoms of a cold and fever, but he never thought that one day he would be infected.
During the time he came to Dayan Dynasty, Xu Yunfan neglected to exercise. Although he could eat and sleep well, did a lot of work, and grew rapidly, he was not as strong as before.
Xu Yunfan felt his vision go black, and all his strength had gone out of him. He could no longer control the direction of his fall, and his forehead slammed against the blackboard. All he could hear were the students' terrified, shrill cries: "Master Xu!!"
At that moment, Xu Yunfan's eyes became darker and he saw stars. Before he fainted, Xu Yunfan only thought that his reputation was gone.
Qin Run was inspecting the paper mill today. After several months, the first batch of bamboo paper was finally produced.
Looking at the piles of neatly trimmed paper, not only Qin Run, but even the men in the factory could not hide their excitement. None of them could believe that after several months and going through so many complicated steps, they really made the paper!
Qin Run checked every stack to make sure that the paper quality was whiter than those sold in other bookstores, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Qin Dayou and others rubbed their palms happily. After seeing Qin Run touch it, they dared to touch it. It was ridiculous to say that these papers were made by their own hands, but at this time, they felt that it was unreal. They didn't even dare to touch it for fear of damaging it.
"That Yunfan kid is really amazing, really..." What does 'really' mean? The Qin man who spoke had never been to school and was too short of words to praise others. In short, he just thought Xu Yunfan was too amazing.
"Yes, after several months of hard work, we actually made paper. If we tell anyone about this, who would believe it?"
In their previous thinking, for them, are these things something that ordinary people can do?
Anyway, they didn't even know what the raw materials for papermaking were. Probably only those well-educated students knew this. But one day, the man from their Qin family who married into the Xiao Qin family called them and told them to dig holes and cut bamboos... They were all stunned.
What? ! !
Xu Yunfan actually said that he wanted to use bamboo to make paper, and the bamboo in Dali Village was not enough for him. He also took them to Xiaoqing Village to cut down the bamboo there and transport it back. They all remembered how much money Xu Yunfan had invested in the factory in the past few months.
No one really believed it at first, but they couldn't explain it, so they comforted themselves by saying that Xu Yunfan was from overseas, they wouldn't be able to do it, so what's so strange about Xu Yunfan being able to do it?
In this way, several months passed. They followed the steps Xu Yunfan said. They didn't know the purpose of the steps in the middle. They thought that they could make paper by doing so again and again, but they didn't.
They endured it, becoming more and more frustrated, until Xu Yunfan came over a couple of days ago and told them that it was okay.
You can imagine how everyone felt when they carefully tore off the dried bamboo paper.
The weather outside was cold, but inside the factory, everyone felt a warmth emanating from their bodies.
Due to the geographical location of Dali Village, the paper mill's factory building is different from other factories. There are even several pots of charcoal fire inside, so there is no need to worry about the undried bamboo paper freezing.
Qin Run counted them. There were hundreds of neatly arranged stacks of bamboo paper. How much silver would that be worth?
The paper mill is finally going to bring them profits!
Qin Run was happy and thought about going back to boil water and kill a chicken to make soup for Xu Yunfan tonight.
Before he could cool down, there was a sudden commotion outside. Sun Wu's voice, panting heavily like an ox, broke through the air, "Run'er, this is bad, come out quickly."
"What's wrong?" Qin Run came out calmly.
After all, he is a businessman. Qin Run talks about business with others more often and is no longer the Qin Run of the past. Now he is calm enough, never panics when encountering problems, and always remains composed.
But, for Qin Run, as long as it does not concern his relatives or Xu Yunfan, he can remain calm.
Sun Wu looked worried: "Yun Fan fainted!"
"Run-ge'er!!"
As soon as Sun Wu finished speaking, Qin Run felt dizzy and his brain went blank for a moment.
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