The grass in the factory should be plucked

Jiang Li and the other man were looking at the newly painted house in the backyard when suddenly someone shouted, "Who?"

It turned out that Manager Liu noticed a light in the backyard and thought a thief had entered, so he hurried over to check.

"Uncle Liu, it's me."

Jiang Li walked out quickly.

"Miss? Thank you, sir?"

Manager Liu was shocked. "Why are you here?"

He's just like a thief. Instead of going through the front door, he climbed over the wall to get in.

Xie Changan smiled and said, "I happened to be on duty nearby, so I came to take a look."

Jiang Li was too embarrassed to say that they had come from Xie's house, so she nodded and said, "Yes, I just happened to be passing by, so I came in to check on you. I was afraid you were asleep, so I didn't want to wake you up."

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu felt distressed. His daughter had to be freezing outside in the middle of the night!

"Then why don't you take a rest at home? It's too cold. Can I make you some noodles?"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up. In the little noble's memory, she had seen the old Yuhang specialty noodles made by Aunt Lian, and blurted out: "I want to eat fried eel noodles!"

Manager Liu smiled bitterly: "Miss, where can you find eels in the middle of winter? How about mutton noodles?"

"Good!" Jiang Li also wanted to eat the hot and fragrant mutton noodles, "Put more toppings."

"Okay, where is Lord Xie?" Steward Liu asked again.

"Just be the same as her." Xie Changan said.

Manager Liu invited Jiang Li and Xie Chang'an to sit in the flower hall in the front yard, and ordered the servants to light the lamps and serve tea.

In the flower hall, the charcoal fire made the room warm. Jiang Li held a cup of hot West Lake Longjing tea and felt relaxed all over. "It's still more comfortable at home."

Xie Changan looked at her with narrowed eyes, like a lazy cat, and couldn't help but smile: "The nickname that mother-in-law gave you is really right. You are a little raccoon, greedy, cunning, and will grab you unexpectedly."

Jiang Li blushed when she heard him calling her "mother-in-law". "Who are you calling mother-in-law? Have you proposed to my mother?"

Xie Changan said seriously: "After you leave the palace, I will go through the three letters and six ceremonies, ask for a matchmaker and propose marriage. I will marry you in a formal way and bring you home in style."

He thought that even if she wanted to escape and could not restore her identity as the daughter of the Jiang family, he would arrange a way out for her so that she could appear in front of people openly.

Jiang Li's face flushed and her heart felt extremely sweet.

Manager Liu brought two bowls of braised mutton noodles. The chewy noodles were topped with plenty of mutton broth, and they were so delicious that you almost swallowed your tongue.

After finishing the noodles, Jiang Li happened to have something to discuss with Manager Liu.

Longmen Trading Company has just taken back two prosperous shops that were previously occupied by the Jiang family, one is a restaurant and the other is a teahouse.

The Jiang family was poorly managed, and under the deliberate run of Longmen Trading Company, the two restaurants and teahouses soon declared bankruptcy and were bought by Longmen Trading Company at a low price.

"The teahouse was transformed into an elegant gathering place, and the restaurant specialized in Jiangnan boat banquets." Jiang Li said.

It was the first time that Xie Changan saw her taking care of her own business so seriously, and he couldn't help but listen with great interest.

"Boat banquet? What a good idea!" Manager Liu's eyes lit up. The restaurant was located right next to the moat, perfect for a boat banquet.

Jiangnan boat banquets were popular in the Yuhang area. Xie Changan also had one when he went to Yuhang on business. The banquet was held on a painted boat and mainly featured river seafood.

While boating on the water, tasting delicious food, and listening to singing and dancing by singing girls, Xie Changan could foresee how booming the business would be after the boat banquet opened.

He couldn't help but smile. No wonder the little cat slave said that she would have a lot of money in the future. It turned out that she was not exaggerating.

"What happens when the river freezes in winter?" asked Manager Liu.

The capital is different from the south of the Yangtze River. The rivers will freeze in winter.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "When the time comes, we can tie the pleasure boats to the shore in a row, and they will become private rooms. There are many things we can do on the ice, such as watching ice skating, ice lanterns, and fireworks."

"Girl is talented!"

Manager Liu couldn't help but give a thumbs up. As expected of his master's granddaughter, looking at her talent for business, she is indeed the bloodline of the Fang family!

Xie Changan couldn't help but smile. He seriously suspected that this girl just wanted to have fun, so she came up with so many tricks.

"What about Yaji? What is the girl going to do?"

Jiang Li said, "The spring examination is in February, and candidates from other places have already come to Beijing. I want to transform the teahouse into a place for scholars to recite poems and discuss philosophy."

"Invite a well-known talent to be the host of the gathering. The host will give a topic every day, and the participants can recite poems, write essays, discuss philosophy, or paint impromptu. Every month, the outstanding works will be selected and compiled into a book."

She has other uses for this gathering.

"Good!" Xie Changan couldn't help but applaud.

Although he was a military officer, he knew that this was a great act of kindness.

Literature carries the truth and educates people. Wise rulers in every dynasty have attached great importance to educating the people.

The elegant gathering not only provided a stage for scholars from all over the world to display their talents, but also contributed to the prosperity of the literary style of the Chu State.

He had to look at his little girl with new eyes and felt deeply proud of her.

I really don’t know how her great master could teach such a clever little girl.

"Your master must be a brilliant and talented person. It's a pity that I have no chance to meet him."

On the way back, Xie Changan couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder Jiang Li is different from ordinary girls in the boudoir. Her knowledge even exceeds that of the children of noble families and talented scholars in academies of her age.

"Besides practicing, what does your master teach you on a daily basis? The Four Books and Five Classics?"

He was very curious about Master Jiang Li's teaching methods.

"Just tell me stories, every day, about how Duke Xian of Jin pretended to be from Yu to destroy Guo, King Wuling of Zhao wore Hu clothing and rode and shot, and Lord Xinling stole the seal to save Zhao..."

In fact, when she was a child, she refused to go to bed at night. In order to coax her, Mingxuan Zhenjun told her famous people and historical facts in the mortal world as bedtime stories, and he wanted to tell her all about the three realms and six paths.

"I have a good memory. I remember everything Master says once."

Jiang Li said with a smile.

Xie Changan suddenly realized, no wonder the Master often said: "Using history as a mirror, we can understand the rise and fall; using people as a mirror, we can understand gains and losses."

He felt a little ashamed. Liao Wuyong had also hired a teacher to teach him. He was extremely talented in martial arts and only wanted to wield swords and guns, so he was much lazy in studying literature.

"In the future, you will teach our child literature, and I will teach him martial arts."

Xie Changan whispered in her ear.

Late at night on the street, the two of them rode together on a horse, Jiang Li leaned on his chest, and his cloak wrapped her tightly.

Wrapped in his warm breath, Jiang Li felt a little drowsy. Upon hearing his words, she immediately widened her eyes and looked up at him.

We're talking about having children in the future, which means, he's not... what?

Xie Changan looked down at her and smiled slightly: It's just what you think.

Jiang Li was so embarrassed that she buried her face in his chest.

Xie Changan smiled and said, "If your master were still alive, would he agree to our marriage?"

"My master will definitely be thankful that I met you and that you will not lock me up in the backyard and will indulge me to do what I want to do."

Jiang Li looked at him with sparkling eyes.

Xie Changan chuckled: "Then how do you plan to reward me?"

"What do you want again?"

Jiang Li's face suddenly fell when she heard that.

He smiled and said, "Now I am your future husband, when will you make me an undergarment?"

Jiang Li was so angry that she clenched her fist and hit him, "Are you done yet?"

"It's not over yet. We have a lifetime to spare. Take your time. There's no rush."