Yangcheng

Qiu Xin hurried to escape with a lamp.

"You—" Tong Shaoxuan shouted, "Come back to me!"

Qiu Xin was too embarrassed to turn around: "I'm coming back, no...won't I disturb you and the young lady?"

It's no wonder Qiu Xin was thinking wildly.

One of them is naturally because of Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei's unexpected posture in the bamboo forest, it is indeed difficult for people not to think about it.

In the middle of the night, a pair of "lovers" who are about to get married overlap each other in the dim bamboo forest. What else can they do but intimate things?Could it be that you are studying "The Analects of Confucius"?

Second, the culprit is still the eldest lady.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, Qiu Xin carried a lantern and went around the yard as usual. Before going to bed, she checked the situation inside the house carefully to see if there was any movement and whether the doors were locked.

When passing by Tong Shaolin's bedroom, he heard a sound inside.

Qiu Xin was young, and grew up in the courtyard of the Tongfu, surrounded by older sisters. From time to time, some adult things slipped into her ears, which made her even more curious and yearning for it.And the eldest lady and the eldest lady are the favorite gossip among maidservants. Now that she heard such movements, she couldn't help but stop and approach the window...

The room was quiet for a while, and after a while, she heard the eldest lady's hum and the eldest lady's voice:

"...It seems that this place can be developed again, you like it very much."

These words clearly fell into Qiu Xin's ears, causing her face to turn red in an instant, and an incredible picture had already been constructed in her mind, as if she had been burned by fire, she fled away as if flying away.

Later, I met Fourth Lady and Young Madam here...

Qiu Xin's night can be described as colorful.

Tong Shaoxuan was almost pissed off by her: "Excuse me! We've been hit by pepper bombs and now we can't see at all. Come back and help us!"

Tang Jianwei stood up with difficulty: "...Qiu Xin, come here."

Only then did Qiu Xin turn her head slowly, and looked into the bamboo forest with the faint light from the gauze lamp, and indeed saw that Tang Jianwei's eyes had turned red, even though they were tightly closed, they were still very scary.

Qiu Xin said "Oh": "Si Niang, Young Madam, how are you all?!"

Tang Jianwei: "Accidentally got Anian's pepper balls in his eyes. You take us to the well to rinse."

"Okay! Okay! I'm coming, don't move, or you'll fall again!"

When Qiu Xin walked towards them in a panic, Tong Shaoxuan spat out the fine sand in his mouth, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the little maid in her family didn't listen to what she said at all... She said the same thing. It's useless to say it, but Tang Jianwei said it will work immediately.

What is this called?

"call!"

Tong Shaoqian was awakened by the sound of his own snoring, and when he woke up, he found that he had fallen asleep leaning against the back of the chair at some point.

Wiping the saliva from the corners of her mouth, she opened her eyes and looked around in a daze. Seeing that her cold and swollen toes were still drying, she finally remembered why she fell asleep sitting alone in the room.

What about Ah Nian?

Didn't you agree to ask Tang Jianwei to come over and show me the injury?Why didn't anyone come after going for a long time?

With one shoe on and the other dangling, Tong Shaoxuan struggled to jump to the window to look out, wanting to see where the two children were.

Coincidentally, after just looking at it, the two pushed the door open and entered.

"I've been asleep for a whole round." Tong Shaoqian joked, "You two finally remembered me as a patient. I thought you wouldn't come until tomorrow morning."

Tong Shaoxuan and Tang Jianwei turned their heads to look at her at the same time, their red and swollen eyes were exactly the same, so scared that Tong Shaoqian thought it was haunted, and almost sat down on the ground.

"Oh my mother! What kind of evil have you been besieged by?!" Tong Shaoqian couldn't control it, and soared out, even Ah Huang in the yard was frightened by her, and kept barking.

Although the faces were still scary to look at, the pepper powder was washed out with well water in time, and they could see things now, but the scary redness and swelling could only be eliminated after resting for three days.

Tong Shaoxuan resolutely refused to say how he did it.If her third sister knew about such a naive and embarrassing thing, it would mean that the whole family and even the entire Su county knew about it.

Such embarrassing things as being injured by a hidden weapon made by oneself may become an interesting thing that must be brought up every year in the first month of the lunar year—although it is not interesting at all to Tong Shaoxuan.

Children who dive less must not know about this!

Tong Shaoxuan was about to change the subject when Tang Jianwei, who was beside him, spoke bluntly:

"Just now, I was playing around with me, Anian, and I insisted on watching her pepper balls. As a result, both of us were injured. That's why we came late. Don't blame the third sister."

Tong Shaoxuan was heartbroken: "How did you tell the truth?!"

Tang Jianwei: "?"

Forget it, Tang Jianwei didn't know how broken Tong Shaoqian's mouth was, how many times he had bullied her over the years, and now there was such a funny thing, how could Tong Shaoqian let it go?

Tong Shaoxuan was ready to be ridiculed. Who would have thought that Tong Shaoqian had no intention of laughing at her at all. After listening to Tang Jianwei's words, he limped forward immediately, holding his sister's face in worry, Look carefully into her eyes:

"What's going on, you two, so careless! What do you do now? Does it hurt? Do you need to apply medicine?"

Tong Shaoqian's brows were all knit together, his eyes were full of distress, and his worried look didn't seem to be staged at all, he was genuinely worried about his sister.

This is not right!When did Tong Shaoqian really treat her gently like a sister? !

However, tonight, it was Tong Shaoxuan who was the first to be abnormal, and she was angry because of her sister, and now it seems reasonable for her sister to care about her instead.

but……

Instead of being ridiculed, Tong Shaoxuan was not used to it, but received a lot of concern.

She pushed away Tong Shaoqian's hand, saved her little face, and said firmly:

"It's okay. I know what I do best. After washing with a lot of water and resting for a few days, don't worry. I can't count on you for the rest. I just hope that you can control your mouth and don't go around talking about it. Just do it."

But Tong Shaoqian said: "I didn't think of it unless you said it. When I meet your two classmates next time, I must tell them as soon as possible."

"you?!"

Tong Shaoqian couldn't help laughing, and said to Tang Jianwei:

"My sister is so cute, she believes it when she says it, and gets angry when she teases her."

Tong Shaoxuan: "...Fart!"

Tong Shaoxuan immediately turned his head to look at Tang Jianwei with anticipation on his face - Tang Jianwei, you rectify my name!

Tang Jianwei, who was helping Tong Shaoqian to see the wound, completely failed his wife's expectations: "Yes, she is very easy to bully, and I always like to bully her."

Tong Shaoxuan: "??"

"Hey, what will you do in the future?" Tong Shaoqian shook his head worriedly at his sister, "You still want to become an official like this? Aren't you afraid that you will be bitten to the point where there is nothing left?"

Tong Shaoxuan was about to speak, but Tang Jianwei took it first:

"I think that Anian is particularly suitable for becoming an official. There are indeed open and hidden arrows in the court, but with me behind her to control the plan, she only needs to display her talents."

"Hey? Speaking of which, Mr. Tang used to work in the household department, right? You have met many high-ranking officials since you were a child, and you know a lot about official affairs?"

"I can't say I understand it, but I do know a thing or two about the basic rules of communication."

Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoqian chatted in such a nonchalant manner, talking about the sinister court for a while, and Tong Shaoxuan's simple mind for a while. All kinds of ugliness and all kinds of stupid things he did made Tang Jian lean forward and back with a smile, and it was obvious that he had written them down one by one.

Tong Shaoxuan: "..."

I am here and you are so rampant?Do you think I can't cure you without pepper bombs? !Believe it or not, I'll go back to my room to find a weapon right away?

Tong Shaoxuan really regretted asking Tang Jianwei to come here.

Aside from hurting his eyes during the trip to the West Courtyard, he still couldn't escape the fate of being shaken out of the black history in the end.

Tong Shaoxuan secretly made up his mind that she would ignore the matter of the third sister in the future!

no way!

As expected, Tong Shaoqian's toe bones were not broken. Under Tang Jianwei's wonderful hands, he could walk without any serious problems after three days.

Later, she never appeared in any circles related to Zhai Wulang, and saved all the monthly money, vowing never to spend it on any bastard again.

"In the future, I will only like people who like me, and only spend money on people who like me." Tong Shaoqian solemnly swore to himself.

Although she didn't take the initiative to find Zhai Wulang again, word of Zhai Wulang's abandonment still reached her ears.

Tong Shaoqian didn't feel happy or unhappy, and even this matter didn't stay in her mind for a few moments, so she put it behind her.

Because she has more important things to do - to choose a wedding gift for the fourth sister and sister-in-law.

In order to give this congratulatory gift properly, she spent the past few days in the market, almost the entire store in Su county was leveled by her, but she failed to pick out any one she liked.

She knows her sister very well, and what she likes the most is hard-to-find hand-copied classics, which she is happy to use as clever parts, or to give bank notes directly.

After all, in order to complete all the organizational diagrams in the "Da Yan Crane Collection", besides brains, money is more important.

Only silver can be used to cast special metal parts, and Tong Shaoxuan doesn't like to trade the things he made for money, so the progress has not been fast.

The younger sister is easy to serve, but the well-informed daughter of the family is different.

The things here in Su County are probably all old gadgets that Boling had been popular a few years ago, and Tang Jianwei might not like them at all after spending money.

"Hey, what should I give..."

But Tong Shaoqian was worried.

"Sister Ah Shen."

Hearing someone calling him, Tong Shaoqian turned his head and found that it was Tong Shaoxuan's classmate Bai Erniang.

Bai Erniang was wearing an old cotton-padded jacket, and she was propping up the stalls of her shop, taking out all the items, and said hello when she saw Tong Shaoqian passing by.

Last time, it seems that Erniang Bai pushed Zhai Wulang away and saved her, right?Tong Shaoqian hadn't had time to thank him yet.

"What a thank you."

After hearing Tong Shaoqian's words, Erniang Bai arranged the pots of flowers, "You are Chang Si's sister, and seeing you in danger, I should stand up."

Unexpectedly, this little lady is two or three years younger than him. She usually has a cold face and is not very talkative. She is quite righteous.

"Then I won't talk nonsense anymore. Let's go outing together for the Shangsi Festival. That's the deal."

The Shangsi Festival on the [-]rd of March is a very important festival in the spring of Da Cang. Every year at this time, all the people of Da Cang will go to the riverside to have a spring feast, drink and bathe.

When the family goes out, it is natural to go to the river to wash their hands and feet, and it does not cost a penny.

But going out with friends is different, everyone has to pay, buy wine, meat, recite poems and fight against each other, which is expensive.

Bai Erniang's family was struggling to provide for her to study in Bailu Academy, and she didn't have such extra spare money to travel.

Tong Shaoqian sincerely invited her, and it's not good for her to pour cold water on her in person, so she just agreed first, and then found a reason to decline later.

For the first time, Tong Shaoqian knew that Bai Erniang's house was a flower seller, and the pots of flowers were very beautiful, and some potted plants were fun to play with.

"Even if Boling women are well-informed, they won't refuse good-looking things, right?"

Tong Shaoqian thought to himself, Tang Sanniang would move to the East Courtyard after getting married, and the East Courtyard was bare and there were no decorations, so a fastidious person like her would definitely not like it.Add some potted plants and flowers, no matter what, it won't be annoying.

Tong Shaoqian secretly praised himself for being smart, so he inquired with Bai Erniang.

I heard that this is a wedding gift for Tong Shaoxuan, and Erniang Bai couldn't ask for her money, so Tong Shaoqian quit:

"That's not okay, one thing is another thing, no matter what I buy it for, that's our business, if you don't want my money, I'll go to someone else's business!"

Saying that Tong Shaoqian really wanted to leave, he was stopped by Erniang Bai:

"Well then, let's give it together. You can give me half of the money. Actually, I'm also worried about what gift to give Changsi, after all, it's her wedding. After thinking about it for more than a month, I still have no idea. Ah Sister Shen reminded her so that it should be possible to help her decorate the yard! Sister Ah Shen, let’s make an agreement like this? After two days, when Chang Si is not around, I will bring a pot of flowers and plants to play in Tong’s Mansion for Chang Si. a surprise?"

"It's a bit difficult. During the first month, Chang Sike and we all lie at home. It's not easy to pull her out of the house."

"Looking for an excuse? Discuss with Tang Sanniang?"

Tong Shaoqian smiled and said: "Okay, leave it to me, I will notify you one day in advance."

With the foundation laid on the first day of the night market, Tang Jianwei's barbecue stall became more and more prosperous in the next few days, more and more chair cases were placed, and the cash register was soft.

Tang Jianwei's grilled skewers became even more popular than the fritters when he first arrived, and it quickly spread throughout Su County during the first month.

Grilled skewers and deep-fried dough sticks are not the same as top-filling breakfasts. They are magical foods that become more addictive and more delicious.

Even if they had eaten the night before, they could eat all they could and drink until dawn, and the next day they could smell the aroma of barbecue and see the noisy fireworks, but everyone still came one after another.

The spicy taste is paired with strong wine, and you can inhale a whole plate of spicy fried river snails, hot and sour arrowroot slices, and refreshing side dishes that go hand in hand with wine. It's really enjoyable.

There is a place to sit, side dishes and wine, reciting poems, making conversations and gossiping, what is the life of drinking and singing, and the boss's craftsmanship is really good, it is not difficult to eat skewers, and it is very addictive.

Taste stimulates the senses, making people linger, eat and drink with three or five friends, wishing to sleep directly on Tang Jianwei's stall.

What Tang Jianwei wanted was this excitement, and the guests came here to chat while eating, and they ate very slowly, some even staying for more than two hours at a time.

In order to entertain more guests, Tang Jianwei needs to lay more tables.

Gradually, the four tables became six, and in a blink of an eye they became eight. Today, Tang Jianwei planned to add eight directly, so that it would not be a problem to earn 15 taels of silver a night.

Tang's supper stalls occupied more and more land, and the surrounding small vendors naturally disagreed, and they all complained, feeling that their business was squeezed out, and they were not happy to let Tang Jianwei spread out.

"It's a small place, but you've already taken it, what shall we do?"

"That's right, they are all for business, why do you want to kill them all?"

Tang Jianwei knew that her spread was a little too big, but her skewers could sell better only if she made a bigger spread.

There are mobile stalls at the entrance of the square, and whoever arrives first will occupy the one, but if she makes people wait here before dawn and occupies half of the street, she will still be besieged by others.

If she had a permanent shop in the market at this time, she wouldn't have so many troubles.

Liquidity is both an advantage and a disadvantage of stalls.

However, this little matter did not bother Tang Jianwei.

Naturally, peace is the most important thing in doing business, and you should be polite to your customers. It is better not to provoke your colleagues, otherwise you can't imagine what kind of stumbling blocks your colleagues will make you behind, and the future will be troublesome .

Tang Jianwei plans to spend money to eliminate the disaster.

Tang Jianwei asked about the daily turnover of several nearby stalls, and after listening to it, he calculated that it was very suitable, so he directly "bought" the nearby stalls.

She gives the same water, but doesn't need anything from the other party, only the territory.

They are all businessmen, who can't settle accounts?

In this way, it means that they don't need to get up early or drink cold wind to look at the stalls in the first month, as long as they give up this place, they can earn a full day's money? !

What's the difference between this and money falling from the sky? !

Moreover, Boss Tang's settlement is done on a daily basis. If there are any changes in the future, they can just return the stall directly.

There are a lot of them and they are locals who have taken root in Su County for several generations, so naturally they will not be afraid of an outsider doing anything wrong.

During the negotiation, Tang Jianwei's night market stall had a scene of sixteen tables, and it was overcrowded every night. If you want to have a place, you can come here to occupy a table before dark.

On the third night, someone fought for the table, but the guests were terrified. It was Tang Jianwei who rushed in and tore the two parties apart, thus avoiding a more terrible bloody conflict.

Occupying the table is really annoying, Tang Jianwei has no room to expand, and some people like to come early to grab a seat, but only order a few skewers and a plate of spicy fried screws, and sit all night, which greatly delays business.

Tong Shaoxuan who came to help every night said to Tang Jianwei:

"You might as well set a lower limit, that is, only customers who buy 250 skewers or spend [-] Wen can sit for unlimited time."

"Isn't that offending customers?" Tang Jianwei disagreed, "Even if you spend less money, you are still customers. The first principle of doing business is not to classify customers into different classes. If you only make big money and don't look down on small money, the money will flow out. .”

"I'm not asking you to ignore customers who spend less money. You can limit the time, for example, for customers who buy less than 250 skewers or spend less than [-] Wen, limit the time for three sticks of incense, and leave when the incense burns out. You can also encourage customers who are not seated directly, give them a certain gift or discount, and someone will definitely be willing. In this way, the utilization rate of the seat can be improved. Maybe in the end, the turnover will remain the same, and you can pay less Some 'Lease' money."

Tang Jianwei was overjoyed after listening to it: "Okay, our Anian is not only good at ingenuity, but also has a set of business skills. Where did you learn these things?"

"Isn't it all learned from you recently? In addition to the smell of smoke and roast, it also smells of a lot of copper coins."

When Tong Shaoxuan fanned the charcoal fire with a cattail fan, he raised his eyebrows at Tang Jian with a little complacency.

"Tell me that both of us are so smart. After we get married, we will work together and become the richest man just around the corner."

Tong Shaoxuan was praised, he lowered his head in embarrassment, feeling warm in his heart.

According to Tong Shaoxuan's proposal, it has been implemented for a few days, the number of take-out people has increased, the unit price per table has increased, and the most important thing is that no one fights anymore.

The business was getting more and more prosperous, and the three of them alone couldn't keep up, so Tong Shaoxuan went to her family and maidservants for help.

There are too many people helping, but they are all improvised, and they are in a hurry.

Tang Jianwei wanted to recruit workers by herself, train helpers herself, or directly buy some slave children to raise and teach them, and keep them by her side, which would save her a lot of trouble in the future.

But all this has to be postponed.

Because the tenth day of the first lunar month is just around the corner, the day of her and Tong Shaoxuan's big wedding is coming.

The wedding dress has been pre-determined, and Tang Jianwei and Tong Shaoxuan have tried on it separately. The traditional wedding dress is a festive one, but in Tong Shaoxuan's view, it is too charming and a bit rustic.

However, I heard from the house slave that Tang Jianwei is as beautiful as a god in her wedding dress, she really has outstanding temperament, and can control everything.

Hearing this, Tong Shaoxuan felt itchy in his heart.

She also wanted to see how beautiful Tang Jianwei looked in her wedding dress!

Tomorrow is the day of the big wedding, and tonight the children's mansion will be lit up all night, and it will be lively all night long.

Tong Shaoqian followed her sisters to Tong Shaoxuan's bedroom to help her dress up.

Although Tang Jianwei lives in the Tong's Mansion and doesn't need to drive around the city for a while, he will also go to the West Courtyard to urge his makeup at dawn tomorrow.

Tomorrow the house will be full of guests, and the two of them will visit each guest one by one. Various etiquette and customs are indispensable, but it will take a whole day of tossing.

Song Qiao urged the dexterous elder daughter to hurry up and help Ah Nian get dressed, so as to give her some time to rest, even if it was just a short nap, it would be too hurtful to stay up all night and add the whole day tomorrow.

When Tong Shaoxuan heard her sisters mention that Tang Jianwei looked so good in clothes and makeup, she kept asking what she looked like, but her sisters laughed at her impatient look.

"What are you in a hurry for, you'll know soon." Tong Shaolin reinserted the green feather hairpin and the back of the jade comb into Tong Shaoxuan's newly arranged bun, supported his sister's shoulders, and said to her in the bronze mirror.

"That's right." Tong Shaoqian spoke aside, "You will not only see her wearing a wedding dress today, but also take off her wedding dress. Are you happy, are you excited?"

Tong Shaoxuan looked at her in disbelief: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Freeze said!Got a picture, okay? !

"What's the matter. Don't you make trouble in the bridal chamber when you get married?" Tong Shaoqian didn't understand, "Everyone is an adult, and the eldest sister and sister-in-law are still singing and singing every night. You have to work hard and follow the elder sister."

"Cough!" Lu Fan originally came with Tong Shaolin, but Tong Shaoqian didn't expect Tong Shaoqian to say this in public, and wished he could rush out immediately.

Tong Shaolin glanced at Tong Shaoqian lightly, which made her feel a chill in her heart.

Just when she thought that the elder sister was going to teach her a lesson, Tong Shaolin stepped aside, and Song Qiao with a black face appeared in front of her immediately.

Tong Shaoqian, who relied on the absence of his parents to speak freely: "..."

His buttocks tightened, and his little face turned pale.

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Here comes, the wedding is coming.

The hot and bustling bridal chamber night is just around the corner