Blissful Days After Widowhood

     Mrs. Lu took her daughter-in-law and daughter, and Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi left the British government in one step.

    Little lady Lu, who had been dignified for a long time, was also loosening up, leaning her back against the throw pillow and muttering: "The mansion of the country is so grand, the mother personally led us there, accompanied by smiling faces. Nope, but we were allowed to sit for less than two quarters of an hour, and he still refused to accept our gift, for fear that he just didn't look down on our family."

    Mrs. Lu opened her mouth and said: "What my sister said, the general and the general's wife are not that kind of people. They should have something to do. As for those gifts, they should not look down on them, just The general's wife does not accept heavy gifts."

    The things that the Lu family sent in the past were very valuable, but Gu Yin didn’t point to this to make a fortune, and she didn’t know what rumors it caused, so she said that she didn’t accept heavy gifts and returned them all .

    Little Lady Lu crossed her arms and sarcastically said: "My sister-in-law knows people well. Speaking of which, it's all thanks to my sister-in-law for spending so much money today!"

    Mrs. Lu has a hard time saying.

    Gu Yin and her female guests in Yashe all have similar interests.

    Gu Yin really has an approachable temperament.

     Mrs. Lu asked her to hold the polo club. She told her that she could entertain some friends, which seemed lively.

    Little Lady Lu said she couldn't, so Mrs. Lu invited all her good friends over.

    On the day of the polo meeting, she explained to Gu Yin that Mrs. Lu wanted to go there on a temporary basis. In fact, Mrs. Lu didn't know about her sister-in-law at all, and she went with her on the same day. .

    Mrs. Lu really has no face, but she is not good at speaking ill of my sister-in-law in front of others.

    Who would have thought that she would provoke Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi so well?

    In the end, it was her fault.

    Mrs. Lu couldn't explain, she could only smile bitterly.

    The old lady Lu glanced at Mrs. Lu in the back, made her stop talking, and said again: "I don't blame your sister-in-law, you are the girl who made me arrogant and offended. people."

     Mrs. Lu left early, and Mrs. Lu was a young widow. She brought up a few children, and she also kept the Lu family's family business.

    She has a very high status in the Lu family, and she speaks the truth.

    Little Lady Lu is a posthumous child, although she is usually the most doted on, but after hearing her mother's words, she dare not speak again to stab Mrs. Lu.

    Back to Lu's house, Mrs. Lu asked Mrs. Lu to go back to the house for resettlement. Instead of waiting, she only brought Mrs. Lu to her house.

    Old Mrs. Lu caressed her hair lovingly, "How old you are, and saying such childish words. Naturally, I love Yuan Qi the most."

    Lu Yuanqi pouted and said, "Why doesn't that mother let me talk about my sister-in-law? This is what my sister-in-law provoked. I invited a guest of that identity without telling me in advance. I don’t have anything to ask for, so today I have to come to the door to apologize... I want my daughter to tell me, maybe it’s my sister-in-law doing this on purpose to make my daughter look ugly in front of people.”

      It is clear. The family members are simpler than ours. A daughter raised in this environment has no such scheming. Besides, she has been married to our family for a long time. Said, she designed your sister-in-law to be ugly, what can she do as a sister-in-law?"

    Lu Yuanqi was still not very happy, and Mrs. Lu continued: "But I did underestimate her before, I didn't expect her to be silent and know such a person. You have to show some respect to your sister-in-law."

    Lu Yuanqi said angrily, "I don't know which way my sister-in-law went."

     Turning her head, she pulled Old Madam Lu's hand and shook it again, "Mother, many families in the new dynasty have changed their families. Being aloof and invincible. We, a family of super-rich accumulated over generations, have to be subservient to such a family."

    If this was in the past, the young Lu Yuanqi would never have thought of this.

    But today, she went to the majestic and majestic British mansion together, and only then did she know that the noble family was such a splendid family.

    Of course, such a house can actually be bought by the Lu family, but the current status of businessmen is not low, but many regulated things are not available to businessmen.

    When she was at the polo field in front, Lu Yuanqi was still laughing at Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi who were wearing ordinary clothes.

    After more than ten years of smooth sailing, how can Lu Yuanqi accept this mental gap? That's why she blamed her sister-in-law for all the grievances.

     Mrs. Lu didn't say a word, she just pondered.

    He is pregnant with two sons and a daughter. Over the years, she has stuffed a lot of concubines into her eldest son. Those women were also unhappy. Although she didn't want to admit it, Mrs. Lu knew in her heart that the problem was mostly the eldest son.

    Then there is the younger son who is one year older than Lu Yuanqi. He is indeterminate. I told him several good marriages. .

    If the son-in-law really wants to make it through, she and her children will have to make a living under the son-in-law in the future.

    Although her daughter is arrogant, her words are good. The new dynasty has a new atmosphere, and it is not enough to be content with being a wealthy businessman, and to find a way to climb up.

      It's your birthday, and it's time to look at the marriage."

    Lu Yuanqi lowered her eyes shyly, she was not stupid, she was consistent, she knew that her mother had listened to her words and wanted to find a good marriage for her!

    Later that day, Mrs. Lu invited the famous Iceman from Beijing.

    The ice man knew that the Lu family was rich and noble, if it was a marriage, it would have to get hundreds of red seals, so he was very attentive, and when he entered the room, he smiled and said, "Your miss is closed. Yueshy flower, knowledgeable and reasonable, I don’t know how many young talents are eagerly waiting for the young lady to say kiss. If this news is not released, the people who come back to propose marriage are afraid that the threshold of your family will be stepped down by three points.”

     Mrs. Lu first asked for a small red seal and handed it over, and directly put forward her own requirements.

    The Iceman smacked his tongue!

    This Lu family actually wanted to give the Lu family girl to a high-profile family, and it had to be a civilian family with a second-rank or higher official in the court, or a noble family who entered the stream!

    The red seal that I received immediately became extremely hot, and the Iceman was speechless for a long time.

    Of course, Mrs. Lu knows that her request is a bit difficult.

    So Mrs. Lu continued: "The little girl is the jewel in my palm, and the dowry will naturally be generous. When a girl in our house gets married, the public will give Wanliang a dowry."

     Iceman's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then heard Mrs. Lu continue: "Of course, this is the public, the little girl is the only direct daughter of the Lu family, I will also make allowances. Some... As for the subsidy, of course, it depends on the other party's conditions. After all, it will not be thinner than the public's share. There are others, you must understand. "

     Mrs. Lu meant that when Lu Yuanqi got married, she had at least 20,000 taels of silver as her dowry.

      Chickens with golden eggs can guarantee that you will not have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of your life!

    The Chu family, the direct daughter of a high-stakes family in Beijing, also has a dowry of 18,000 taels. The dowry that Mrs. Lu prepared for her daughter is definitely one of the best in Beijing.

      .

    Iceman smiled and nodded, while he put the red seal in his arms, and he should have done this errand!

    …

    Before noon, Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi finally found the pepper field on the deed.

    The field is not in the village, but in the mountains.

    Thanks to Wu Qingyi's many years of marching and fighting, and his ability to identify the way and find the way is superb, if Gu Yin came alone, I don't know how many wrong ways to go.

    The Liu family is a cheerful person, and the day they sent out the chili field has already made people talk about it.

    So after Gu Yin found the place, she took out the deed, the manager was very polite, and there was no reluctance, and immediately took them to see the fields.

    Not long after the pepper was sown, Gu Yin probably saw that it was growing well. She didn't know much about this, so she didn't say much.

    The ownership of the fields was confirmed quickly, and the rest were the farmers who tended the fields.

    If these farmers are tenants, then Gu Yin wants to keep them, but if they are the servants of the Liu family, then they themselves have no right to decide to stay.

    Gu Yin politely invited the steward aside, and was about to ask aloud when suddenly a disgraced middle-aged man ran out.

    He described the embarrassment, and shouted frantically: "The justice of the heavens, the justice of the heavens!"

     Then I sat on the ridge and cried!

    It seems that she has suffered a great grievance, a great grievance.

     Wu Qing immediately stepped forward and blocked Gu Yin from behind.

    The steward looked calm, turned his head to have someone come to pull the crying man away, bowed his hands in apology, and explained: "This field in the mountain was cultivated by the old man in the family when he was alive, and he is responsible for it. The staff are all servants of the family. Only this Mr. Yang was hired by the old man from outside. This Mr. Yang is a 'peasant idiot', which made you two laugh."

    When the steward was talking, a few farmers came to fight Mr. Yang, but in the end, Mr. Yang was hired, not a servant of the Liu family, so they didn't dare to use force. People get hurt.

    Mr. Yang got up with their hands, but didn't go down, instead he staggered forward and said: "I read through the book of "Fansheng" and "Qimin Yaoshu", and I was addicted to this way Half my life... The people take food as their heaven, and food is based on agriculture, what's wrong with me being an 'agricultural idiot'? What's wrong! Shame? It's not shameful at all!"

    The manager was getting more and more headaches, but Gu Yin's eyes lit up and pushed Wu Qingyi lightly.

    Wu Qingyi moved away from her, and Gu Yin stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Yang, don't worry, you have something to say. You just said 'the law of heaven', what happened?"

    Then Mr. Yang saw that she had a good attitude, so he muttered: "Mr. Liu told me well when he was alive, which means that after the successful planting of this pepper, he will collect other novelties for me to plant. It's only been a few years now, the old man is dying, and the Liu family doesn't recognize what he said, and they sent me the chili fields easily... People take the tea to cool, and people take the tea to cool! "

    The steward interjected with a stern face: "Mr. Yang is careful! The Liu family has a clean and honest family, and the children and grandchildren are filial. How could the old man turn his face and not recognize him as soon as he left? You can show the contract with the old man back then. document evidence?"

    Mr. Yang said with a sullen expression: "The old man has been in the shopping mall for many years.

    The steward asked again: "Then the old man invited a gentleman to take care of these fields, but he said that he will give you these fields after they are planted?"

    "Neither... nor that."

    The steward rolled up his sleeves and said, "Isn't that the case? Mr. Yang just came to work for the Liu family. The Liu family has never treated you badly over the years, and the monthly wages are paid on time. Since the land belongs to The Liu family, it is the people of the Liu family who have the final say. Now the land has changed hands, and the family has paid a hard fee to the husband. With the money, the husband can do some small business or find another errand. It's not always difficult. Why keep messing around here?"

      Credentials.

    I just don't want the Liu family to give away the pepper fields!

    "If I want money, what can I do? I want to help you grow these peppers?" I went to grow flowers, and I didn’t even go to pay 10 taels of silver a month…”

    I can't figure it out anymore, maybe I'll go to the government. People like the Liu family are naturally not afraid of things, but they are afraid that Mr. Yang's open mouth will ruin the reputation of the Liu family.

    The manager had a headache, but he heard Gu Yin say: "Mr. Yang, can you listen to me?"

    Mr. Yang stopped his mouth and said suspiciously: "I just thought you were born, you should not be from the Liu family."

    Gu Yin explained that she is the new owner of these pepper fields.

    "Okay, it's you!" Mr. Yang didn't ask for help this time, he jumped up and pointed at her with trembling fingers.

    Gu Yin still thought he was going to scold people, she didn't think that Mr. Yang pointed at her for a long time, and finally just said aggrievedly: "You must treat them well, they are all from other places, It’s not easy to take root here. These fields are the ones that I have managed with great difficulty, so they are suitable for medium peppers, but not for other species. If you plant something else, you will have to wait for this batch of sown to grow into…”

    When he talked about the carefully cultivated peppers, he seemed to care for an orphan.

    The manager's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he slandered that he didn't know how the old man recruited such a lunatic!

    Gu Yin made a "please" gesture and invited Mr. Yang aside.

    The manager thought that he could not persuade Mr. Yang, the little lady in front of her was only in her early twenties, and naturally she had no such ability. But fortunately, this little lady's husband looks burly and has the strength. If they can't discuss and make trouble, the little lady's husband will go out and drive Mr. Yang away, which will not damage the reputation of the Liu family.

    The steward figured it out, but after half an hour, he saw Mr. Yang come back with a smile on his face.

    He ran to the steward excitedly, grabbed the steward's hand, and said in a loud voice, "I misunderstood your family, your family is really a good person, the whole family is a good person!"

    The manager is still unclear, so Mr. Yang happily ran away.

    Gu Yin also came over and explained to him: "Mr. Yang and I have discussed it properly. He used to work for Liu's family, and then he will work for me. It's just that he changed his employer, and the others The conditions that Mrs. Liu agreed to remain unchanged, so Mr. Yang agreed."

    The steward said in surprise: "The conditions our grandfather promised..."

    Then he stopped abruptly and smiled awkwardly: "I mean, the conditions that Mr. Yang said the old man agreed to not only let him manage these fields, but also find novelty things. Plant it for him."

    It's nothing to be in charge of the fields, then Mr. Yang really has the ability to keep the fields well.

    The Liu family are not fools. When the peppers are mature, although they make little money, the first thing they think about is to sell the successfully bred peppers for the cost.

    But the front foot of the pepper was planted, and Mr. Yang said that he wanted to plant something new!

    The Liu family wanted to get rid of these fields quickly, and took the opportunity to get rid of Mr. Yang's big trouble.

    Gu Yin didn't say anything with a smile, "I know all about it, and I've agreed with Mr. Yang."

    The steward looked at her suspiciously.

    After the Liu family sent the fields out, they inquired about the origins of Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi.

    The former Mrs. Lu and the others were able to inquire about Gu Yin's identity, that is, Gu Yin saw that Mrs. Lu and others were of good character, and she really got along with them, and did not choose to hide it from them.

      After inquiring a bit, I only know that Gu Yin is the owner of Shiweitian.

    The business of this restaurant is really good. It has tinkered with a lot of new things, but it has only opened for a year. Do you have this capital?

    But the result is what I want, and the manager will not say much.

    Gu Yin asked about the peppers from the previous harvest, and the steward took them to a granary.

    The place is said to be a granary, but it is actually a few thatched cottages.

    The peppers were planted at the end of last year and only harvested once.

    More than half of them have been sold by the Liu family, and there are still dried peppers in a warehouse.

    Those peppers have been sun-dried and dehydrated, and the color is several shades darker than fresh peppers, but they are all bright and red, and they look much better than those shipped over long distances from overseas!

    "These peppers..."

    When Gu Yin asked, the manager said, "These rooms are also on the deed, so the things inside are also owned by you. It all depends on how you deal with it."

    The chili in a warehouse is worth a hundred taels at least.

    However, the Liu family is also a wealthy family accumulated over several generations. They have given away dozens of acres of pepper fields. Naturally, they will not begrudge them.

    Gu Yin thanked him again, and later made the settlement with the steward, and wrote a document, and the official took the farmers away.

    When the manager left, the smile on Gu Yin's face fully bloomed.

    Wu Qing had no expression on her face. Seeing her smile, her expression also loosened. She took her hand and asked, "You are so happy when you get a pepper?"

    Last year, when Gu Yin and Mrs Wang first arrived in the capital, Mrs. Wang led her to check the warehouse of the British government.

    There are so many gold and silver jewelry, famous paintings and antiques, silk and satin in it, Wang Shi looked at her with a smile, and Gu Yin was also happy at that time, but compared with the current reaction, At the time, she absolutely said her reaction was flat.

    If I had known these things would make her happy, then when the country was founded, he should not want those vulgar things.

    But at that time he didn't expect anything to happen.

    "It's not because of the pepper." Gu Yin explained with a smile: "It's because of Mr. Yang!"

    Compared to peppers, of course, agricultural talents like Mr. Yang are more valuable!

    Liu's family doesn't know treasures, and only treats Mr. Yang as a big trouble!

    Then Mrs. Liu is really a person. He was definitely ready to do something big when he was able to bring Mr. Yang under his command. He just said that he likes spicy food, and only let Mr. Yang come to plant peppers.

    If it's just for the peppers, can he promise Mr. Yang to provide him with new things in the future?

    Obviously to enter the food world.

    It's a pity that the descendants of the Liu family didn't understand his old man's mind at all, but she was a latecomer to pick up the leak!

    No one else was present, Gu Yin immediately told Wu Qingyi what she had guessed.

    Afterwards, Gu Yin went to Shuiyun Village again, saying that she had acquired some new fields, which were at the foot of the nearby mountain, and wanted to find someone to take care of.

    The rent of the land she put out in front of her is 20% lower than usual, and the price is also fair when she comes to collect the mountain goods. The villagers have been thinking of her for a long time.

    In addition, Wu Qingyi came with him on this trip. Although the wounded soldiers were settled here by the will of Emperor Zhengyuan, I don’t know that this idea was made by Wu Qingyi, but not to mention this, they all He is very convinced of him, and many of them have received relief from the British government before, and they are even more grateful.

    Especially the man in a wheelchair from Wei San's mother's house, when he saw him and came over again, he almost struggled to kowtow to him, but Wu Qingyi stopped him.

    Everyone is scrambling to do this work, one is lower than the other, and there are even men like Wei San's family who say they don't want to be paid.

    The scene was so lively that it was about to be turned inward. Gu Yin finally spoke up, saying that they didn't want them to work in vain, but gave a fair price.

    The wounded soldiers still looked at Wu Qingyi, and Wu Qingyi followed: "The lady decides all these matters, and what she means is what I mean."

    Everyone came down and thanked them one after another.

    Gu Yin has selected people, explained the place to them, and asked them to connect with Mr. Yang.

    In the evening, Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi took a carriage back to the city.

    After a busy day, Gu Yin should be tired at the moment, but she is very excited today.

    She did not ask the coachman to drive the carriage back to the British government, but went to Shiweitian to put herself down first, and then asked the coachman to send Wu Qingyi back.

    When it was time to eat, Gu Yin hurriedly called the shopkeeper last week, Ge Zhuer and Wei Sanniang, together with the two chefs in the back kitchen, to hold a temporary management meeting to discuss own plan.

    A warehouse of chili peppers, and there is still a harvest in the future, if you come up with something special, it will not match them!

    Gu Yin's plan is to hold a spicy feast, just like the food festivals of later generations, after determining a theme, around this theme, make many different delicious food.

    As soon as this concept is explained, no one disagrees.

    Especially the shopkeeper Zhou and the two chefs, since the weather turned warmer and the hot pot and barbecue became popular, the business on the first and second floors has dropped a lot, and there is still a trend of declining.

    Instead, Ge Zhuer and Wei Sanniang are in charge of the elegant house on the third floor. The business has been on the rise since it opened, and there is now a small talk theater on the fifth floor. There is one more thing to do, and I prefer to spend time with food for the day.

    Where there are people, there is competition. Although Gu Yin has never criticized them, the three of them are of course not willing to be compared like this.

    Gu Yin is still happy to see this kind of healthy competition, so she immediately drew up a menu for the shopkeeper Zhou and the two cooks to bring back for details, if you have other ideas, you can also carry.

    Then write notices and draw flyers.

     Shopkeeper Zhou was used to writing notices, so he wrote it immediately, stating that in ten days, Shiweitian will hold a spicy food festival!

    The flyer also needs to wait for the menu to be determined before drawing. This step does not need to be outsourced, and Wu'an at home is a adept at it.

    When all these are done, the sky outside is completely dark, and the night market of the restaurant is also open.

    Gu Yin asked everyone to go first, and she should go home.

    However, when she went out to the street, Gu Yin found that the carriage was still in the same place—

    Taibai Street is bustling, and the only place to park horses and carts is the open space at the intersection.

    If the coachman left with the carriage and came back, he would not be in that position.

    Gu Yin trotted forward, lifted the curtain, and she saw Wu Qingyi waiting inside.

    He accompanies her for a whole day running around, and he is also quite tired. At this time, he folded his arms and leaned on the pillow, breathing evenly and fell asleep.

    Gu Yin glanced at the coachman, and the coachman handed over to her and begged for mercy, saying that she had persuaded Wu Qingyi, and it was Wu Qingyi who ordered it.

    Although they didn't speak, Wu Qingyi was used to being alert, and when he noticed the sound around him, he opened his eyes immediately.

    When it was clear that Gu Yin was standing in front of the carriage, he relaxed.

    He stretched out his hand towards her, Gu Yin immediately shook it back and was pulled into the carriage by him.

    "Are you tired? Go to sleep." His voice was full of sleepiness. After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and took Gu Yin in his arms, like coaxing a child. patted her on the back.

    Gu Yin leaned against his arms, her heart was soft and sore.