I'm just a dude

When Qi Yuan got up, Fang Chenghe should have gone half way.Although the red-maned horse is a famous horse, Fang Chenghe is not good at riding a horse, so he probably can't go very fast.It may be difficult to catch up with Ruan Hong.

However, although Ruan Hong is arrogant and well-known, he doesn't like to hold grudges. Fang Chenghe is resourceful and articulate, so it is easy to resolve the misunderstanding.But Qi Yuan was more worrying.Although the old lady of the uncle's house is a stepmother and white, but this dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the "Law Code" even listed unfilial piety as one of the ten evils. penalty.

After all, Qi Yuan is a grandson, so it's all right to frighten the old lady Qi by contradicting him once in a while, but if there are troubles in the future, it will be difficult for him to even protect himself.

Xu Xuan was worried, seeing that Qi Yuan was full of food and wanted to play, she smiled helplessly, and told the boatman to go to Luoguo Bridge now.You Ji and several guards of the Duke's Mansion also got on the boat together.A group of people walked under the bridge early, watched the lotus for a while, then went ashore from the bridge and squeezed into the market.

Tongzhou City, as the center of the capital, is also the northernmost water transport, so the market is very prosperous.There are special markets for rice, oil, money, food, chariots and horses, firewood, wine, fruit and vegetables.Qi Yuan hasn't been around much yet, he looks here and there, and when he sees the sugar painting maker, he has to stretch his neck and stare for a long time, not willing to move.

He has gained a little weight in the past few days, and he looks like a young man carved in jade with exquisite eyebrows and eyes. Xu Yu beside him is dressed in a brocade robe and jade crown, with elegant eyebrows and elegant demeanor cultivated since childhood. Often, not long after the two of them stop, some common people and traders stop to watch.

Although Xu Yu has good self-restraint, she couldn't bear the unscrupulous stares from all around her.On the contrary, Qi Yuan didn't care too much, he was used to being praised since he was a child, and when he went out, he wished that everyone would look at him, but now that others gathered to watch, he was also calm, doing what he should do.

But Qi Yuan didn't bring much money, and he thought about renting a house in the future, so he was only willing to look at it, not willing to buy it.However, You Ji had already received Xu Xuan's advice that as long as Qi Yuan stayed there longer, after he left, You Ji would take someone to buy things.

In less than half a day, the hands of the guards were full of all kinds of things, except for all kinds of pastries, shortbread, apricot cheese, mincemeat cakes, etc., the others were mostly strange things, made by Gui people Wooden human faces, boneless lamps from Suzhou, small porcelain figurines from Jizhou, and even Mochale worth thousands.

Xu Wei only asked people to buy it quietly without making a fuss. After Qi Yuan was tired from shopping, he hinted to the guards to leave the food in the carriage and send the rest back to Beijing.Then he turned around and took Qi Yuan out of the city.

Qi Yuan trusted him with all his heart, seeing the crowds around him dwindling and the surrounding scenery becoming thinner, he didn't ask anything, just leaned on Xu Ting's lap and squinted his eyes to be lazy.

Xu Yu lowered her head and saw that there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, his lips were red and fragrant, and he looked like a child with pink cheeks. She couldn't help wiping his sweat with her sleeves and said with a smile, "You don't even ask where to go?" , aren't you afraid that I'll sell you?"

Qi Yuan's eyelashes trembled, but then he opened his dark eyes and asked curiously, "Sell me? Will it be worth much?"

"It depends on who you sell it to." Xu Yu teased him with a smile, "If it's sold to me, I'll pay any amount."

"If it's yours, what more money do you need? I wish I could go with you to the Duke's Mansion to eat delicious food and spicy food." Qi Yuan laughed for a while, then sighed softly.

That is to say, when I was with Xu Xuan, I was able to play so happily, but when I got home, I still had to think about how to make money quickly.The great talents of other people have already taken two consecutive exams in Yangzhou, and they have come here for a few months, but they have not achieved anything.

He bought some spices these days, but if he wanted to make incense for a living in the future, he definitely couldn't buy and sell them sporadically. It was better to change Peng's money-losing medicine shop into a spice shop.

But if he wants to open a shop, the channel for supplying materials will have to be more stable in the future. What he buys now is too expensive, and the tools must be prepared. Like now, everything is done by hand. It takes too long, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to supply the goods. .

Furthermore, he only knows how to make incense, but he doesn't know much about running a shop.The shopkeeper of the pharmacy didn't seem to be doing well. If he wanted to change his career, he really had to work hard.

The most important thing now is to arrange Yunlan well.Otherwise, the whole family will be in fear all day long, and nothing can be done.

Qi Yuan secretly planned in his heart.Xu Yu originally wanted to tease him a few words, but when he saw that he lowered his eyelashes and seemed to be thinking about something, she stopped talking and just hugged him quietly.

The car didn't go far, and stopped on an open ground.Qi Yuan heard horses neighing outside, so he quickly sat up and looked outside.

Xu Yu had already jumped out of the carriage, and stretched out his hand to help him: "Go, I'll take you to have a look."

This is a horse market, and there are many people coming and going. Fortunately, the people who come to buy horses are either rich or expensive, so the horse dealers are just more courteous to the two of them, and they don't watch them as they did just now.

Xu Yu is obviously more comfortable here, and said to Qi Yuan: "I heard from Ruan Hong that a group of ponies just came here, I'll take you to have a look."

Qi Yuan jumped out of the car and saw many fine horses around him, he couldn't help being surprised: "Is there a horse market here?"

"It's only a few years ago." Xu Yu said, "It's not as convenient as Liaodong and Yanning, where you can buy and sell frequently, but here it only opens twice a year, ten days at a time. So if you come later, you won't be able to buy it. It's a horse."

Due to the influence of the imperial court, the official market opens and closes from time to time, so on average, the horse market in Tongzhou only opens once a year.

While introducing, Xu Xuan led Qi Yuan inside, and finally stopped beside a tall horse dealer.The man had a high nose and deep eyes, but he could speak fluent Mandarin. When he saw Xu Yu, he cupped his hands: "Mr. Xu, are you here all right?"

Xu Yu nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, Brother Zheng. I heard that Brother Zheng got a new batch of foals?"

When the Zheng surnamed heard it, he laughed: "Mr. Xu is really a coincidence. My pony just arrived this morning. I haven't shown it to others yet." He didn't hesitate after finishing speaking, and took Xu Yu inside. Walk.

Qi Yuan curiously followed behind, and saw a few ponies tethered in a simple stable not far away. They had thin heads, tall necks, long limbs, light golden ponies, good coat color, big breasts and big eyes. There are ponies and several pure black horses with four hooves on the snow, all of them are majestic and noble.

Xu Yu was also a little surprised. The imperial court had very strict control over horses. These little ponies looked like exotic BMWs, even if they were not found in the palace. How did Zheng Qi get into Tongzhou?

He was surprised in his heart, and then thought again, if such a good BMW falls into the hands of others, it will inevitably be targeted by the government and asked to pay tribute to the court.Only these first- and second-rank officials in Beijing will not be blackmailed.

This Zheng Qi was able to transport the horses into Tongzhou, but also found a way to directly disclose the news to Ruan Hong. It seems that he has a good way.

However, a businessman, going through the danger of Wan Tao and the pain of leaving home, must deal with officials everywhere, and also have to be exploited by tax officials. As long as they don't do anything outrageous, Xu Yu has no problem with it.

Seeing a few BMWs now, he was secretly surprised, then calmed down and asked Qi Yuan, "Do you like any of them?"

Qi Yuan looked helplessly at a silver-white pony in the stable.The pony was the smallest in size, but extremely beautiful, with silver-white fur all over its body, shining metallic luster under the light, like fine silk and satin.There is only a black line on the tail, like a thick stroke of ink.

Qi Yuan watched intently, wanted to touch but didn't dare to touch, secretly squeezed the broken silver that Mrs. Peng gave him.

"Look first." Qi Yuan asked, "How much does this horse cost?"

"The market here is all fixed." Zheng Qi smiled, "The horses outside are worth ten gold each. Those are the best horses."

Qi Yuan heard the meaning behind his words and was taken aback, "Where are the people here?"

Zheng Qi: "The ones here cost fifty gold. You are Mr. Xu's friend. If you are interested, forty gold is enough."

Forty gold is 400 taels of silver!You can buy a big house in Beijing!

Qi Yuan thought that a few taels of silver for a horse would be enough, but now he couldn't help being dumbfounded, he didn't even have the courage to bargain.

Xu Yu was a little distracted just now, but now she guessed something when she heard his question, and shook her head at Zheng Qi from behind.

Zheng Qi was a little surprised, looked at Xu Xuan, and then at Qi Yuan, "But there are also cheaper ones."

He coughed lightly, pointed at the group of silver-white ponies in front of him, and said: "This horse is not big, but it has a very fierce temper, and ordinary people can't handle it. It will take more than a dozen people to change their hands."

Qi Yuan loves this one the most. Although he knows that he probably can't afford it, he still can't help asking: "Then how much does it cost?"

Zheng Qi squinted his eyes, seemingly looking at the pony, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at Xu Xuan.

"Five..." Zheng Qi took a deep breath, "Five Liang."

Qi Yuan: "Gold?"

"Of course!" Zheng Qi rolled his eyes, then saw Xu Xuan shaking his head, and changed his words abruptly, "...No."

"...five taels of silver?" Qi Yuan was taken aback, and then called out, "Five taels of silver?!!"

After he finished speaking, as if he was afraid that Zheng Qi would go back on his word, he turned his head and pulled Xu Wei to testify for him, and hurriedly said: "The boss said that this pony is only five taels of silver!"

Xu Yu looked down at him, and said with a smile, "Really? The price is quite good. My brother bought a pony in Liaodong, and it was only a few taels of silver."

Zheng Qi: "..."

The horses in the Liaodong horse market cost about ten taels, but the imperial court suppressed the price and did not give enough, so each horse cost six to seven taels.But this is only the local price. The horses are transported from the Liaodong or Yanning horse market, not to mention the feeding and care along the way, and there are many losses, so the price has already doubled here in the capital.

Zheng Qi remained silent, and looked at Qi Yuan again, wondering whose young master this is, who could make the third son of the Duke's Mansion spend a lot of money to buy him a smile?

He also knew that many of the rich and powerful's children in Beijing were fond of Long Yang and loved to be accompanied by child prostitutes. However, this young man had a natural demeanor, and he didn't look like someone else's pet.

Then again, if he is really a male favourite, with such a natural and lovely appearance, if he has money, he would be willing to buy a horse for him.

Zheng Qi shook his head secretly, seeing the young master turned back to confirm with himself, anxiously fearing that he would repent, he couldn't help but soften his heart, and laughed, "It's indeed five taels of silver."

Qi Yuan immediately took out the money bag from his sleeve, and weighed all the money, but it was just a little more than fifty taels.

This pony has not been tamed yet, so Zheng Qi needs to slowly tame it after sending it to the mansion.However, although Qi Yuan's family has a stable, those wicked servants are not reassuring.

After thinking about it again and again, he had to ask Xu Yu to take care of him for a few days.He also knew that it was expensive to raise horses, so he proposed to pay the cost of raising the horses himself, and asked someone to send the money to Xu Yu every once in a while.

When he mentioned this, Qi Yuan was still a little worried, afraid that Xu Yu would not ask for money.

Who knew that Xu Yu responded one by one, and was not polite to him at all.

Only then did Qi Yuan heave a sigh of relief.

Buying this pony was something out of the plan, Qi Yuan was so excited that he wished he could go home with his arms around the pony, but at the same time he felt sorry for the five liang of silver he had spent.Thinking about it again, the pony will have to rely on himself for food and drink in the future, and now he has no intention of wandering around and playing around.

When he got home in the afternoon, he rummaged through the box and cabinet by himself, and found out all the spices he had bought before.These spices are made of fuquyixiang.Qi Yuan weighed out one or two each of cloves, sandalwood, and nard pine, and separated out half a ounce of peony bark and Lingxiang, added fennel and musk, ground them into powder, and put them into small jars.

This is the lady's favorite fuquyi powder.Although what the other party wants most is incense pills, the most suitable for this fuchsia incense is tissue paper lining, put it in a sachet or handkerchief, and wear it close to the body.In summer, people wear light clothes, and the fragrance of lotus can float with the wind, like a water lily just blooming, which is most suitable for young girls.If the skin is sweaty, the aroma will be strong, adding a little charm.

Since there is no such fragrance of clothes in the capital, no one knows about it.It was Qi Yuan's first time to make private incense, besides intending to earn more money, he also wanted to trap regular customers.If the other party is satisfied with the use, he is willing to praise the person a few times and bring customers here, which will also facilitate him to open a store in the future to open up the situation.

Qi Yuan made a plan in his mind, put the powder in a cool place for storage, and went to the small kitchen to re-refine the honey with high spirits.

With Hu Fu not around, he had to do many trivial matters by himself.When Qi Yuan got up in the morning, he would chop wood and light a fire, refine it for half a day, go to Peng's to have dinner together, and in the afternoon, he would knead incense pills and dig a cellar for storage.Of course, in addition to Fuquxiang, he also made a little Qingyuan ointment incense, and gave it to Yunlan's maid, and went to the morning market to sell it scattered for a few days.

During this period, You Ji came to look for him almost every day, either to give him a gadget, or to ask him if he wanted to see his pony.

Qi Yuan couldn't remember it in his heart, but he wanted to make some simple fragrances piecemeal to earn rations for the pony, and he also had to make plans for Peng's shop, thinking about how to change it into a fragrance medicine shop, so that he could hire reliable people from there.

So You Ji invited several times, but he refused cruelly, and gave You Ji some money piecemeal, and told him carefully that he must feed the pony well, and come to him if the money is not enough.

He has the mentality of an old father all day long, even doing things a little more prudently than before.

Xu Yu went home several times and waited, but when she heard this answer, she almost vomited blood.He had no choice but to endure it, and sat in the Imperial College to attend lectures and exams with peace of mind.

It's only July, and Xu Ting has finished painting all [-] circles in the Zhixingtang.He performed well in examinations, dismissed officials as usual, and the six ministries and three divisions all wanted people one after another. Xu Wei still entered Dali Temple according to the wishes of the Duke.

Although Dali Temple's power is gradually weakening, in July, it still received a big case - the Yachuan army won three times and lost three times on the border, and now they are in a stalemate with the rebels.The commander-in-chief wrote to the imperial court to send more troops to support him. At the same time, he sent someone to escort a rebel back to Beijing, and he is now on his way.

That rebel was Qi Zhuo's personal soldier, Zhongyuan Bo, who joined the enemy army when Qi Zhuo disappeared, and was captured alive by our soldiers in the Battle of Dushui River.

According to this person's confession, when Qi Zhuo first entered Yachuan, he had already betrayed the country.

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ps: The information will be posted next time. The information about ancient toys will not be used in the article, but it is interesting to read the information.

pps: The main CP is slow to heat up. For the sake of harmony, love has to wait until the age of 18. In the early stage, Xu Xiaogong cultivated his pampering, and the two grew up separately