I, the fox clan, Arita!

The daughter-in-law called himself, Zhang Chengye didn't dare to delay, turned around and let the little maid lead the way to find Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang had just given up her confinement, and she only spent a short time with the female relatives before going back to her courtyard to rest.

When Zhang Chengye came in, he saw his daughter-in-law was teasing his son. Seeing his son awake, Zhang Chengye excitedly went to tease him for a while. The baby who had just been one month old was sleepy, and soon he yawned and was sleepy. Mrs. Zhang asked the nanny to take her son down and put her son to sleep.

Then he smiled at his husband: "I heard Uncle Zhang say that the last dish today was given by the shopkeeper? It's the one who made rice cakes with hawthorn sauce, right?"

"It's him." Zhang Chengye sat next to his daughter-in-law, holding her white and tender hand and playing with it. He has been abstinent for several months, and he was a little distracted for a while.

Mrs. Zhang shot him a look, and said: "That shopkeeper Xiaoling really has a heart. When the banquet is over in the evening, you go and return him a gift and take some good satin."

Zhang Chengye said: "All listen to Madam."

Mrs. Zhang scolded with a smile: "Then I'll ask you to buy his hawthorn sauce and the grape sauce recipe, will you buy it or not?"

"Madam wants it, even if I go bankrupt, I will buy the prescription back!" Zhang Chengye said firmly.

"Slick tongue!" Mrs. Zhang gave Zhang Chengye a white look, "Who are you pretending to show? I heard from my sisters that all the food made from hawthorn by Xiaoling's shopkeeper was sold to 'Sheng Xiangju', except for 'Sheng Xiangju'. "Xiangju" can't be bought anywhere. It is said that the dried hawthorn fruit in the capital is very expensive, and the wives of rich families like to buy this as a snack.

This season, the hawthorn fruit tree has long since disappeared, and I will not be able to buy it even if I want to eat it. I think the shopkeeper Naling probably has never sold prescriptions, otherwise it is impossible that only 'Shengxiangju' has hawthorn sauce.From my point of view, Shopkeeper Ling did not sell the prescription because he wanted to make more money with the idea of ​​rare things, but now he has sold this season, and he will have to wait for ten months when the hawthorns mature next year.

If you go to buy prescriptions from him again now, he will probably let go, and when spring comes, let’s look for a mountain with a hawthorn tree, buy it and take care of it, and when autumn comes, we will make hawthorn jam. Where can't it be sold?This is also a big deal. "

Zhang Chengye stole the fragrance from his daughter-in-law's fair face, and boasted: "Madam is smart! She is simply a husband's Xieyuhua, and I have thought about it with my husband. I will go and take care of things. Ma'am, rest assured and wait for the good news!"

Mrs. Zhang raised her hand and hammered Zhang Chengye's arm, and Zhang Chengye walked away with a smile.

Lingshu and his eldest brother and sister-in-law had just finished their lunch. They usually waited until the guests of the host's house had finished eating before they started eating, so they ate late.

Just as she was about to go back to the wing room arranged for them to rest and digest food, the butler Zhang came and said that the master of the Zhang family asked Lingshu to discuss something. Lingshu guessed that it was probably because of the green ruyi dish. So glad to go.

Ling Shu followed Steward Zhang into a guest room. There were charcoal burning in the guest room, and it felt warm as soon as he entered. Zhang Chengye was sitting in the main seat and waiting, and there were two steaming cups of tea on the coffee table next to him.

Seeing Ling Shu, Zhang Chengye was really startled. He didn't expect the Ling shopkeeper to be so young. However, he has seen a lot of things in the world over the years, and after a brief gaffe, he returned to his original state. Shu despised him when he was young.

"Shopkeeper Ling, please sit down. I didn't expect Shopkeeper Ling to be so young. I really don't think it's the wave of the past. I don't feel it. Compared with you, I have to admit that I am old," Zhang Chengye said with a smile, "I'm crazy." How old are you, if Shopkeeper Ling doesn't mind, just call me brother, brother, this time I invite you to come over, because I want to discuss a business with brother Ling, I wonder if your recipe for hawthorn sauce is for sale? "

Lingshu raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard the words. He thought that the master of the Zhang family was going to ask about green bean sprouts, but why did he ask about hawthorn sauce?

But it doesn't matter, the recipe for hawthorn sauce was already going to be sold after he promised to give it to Shen Jiushao.

Zhang Chengye is also a shrewd person, the two of them met for the first time, and they called each other brothers as soon as they opened their mouths. What they said was very natural, and they smiled sincerely. With a three-point favor, it's no wonder the Zhang family can earn such a big family fortune.

"Brother Zhang is a talented person. He has a successful career and a beautiful family. It is a good time for the spring breeze. How can I be old? I think I am too young. I have a tender face and go out to do business. People don't trust me. I am so worried. "Who wouldn't say nice words, Lingshu also smiled, "I wonder how much Brother Zhang plans to pay for my family's hawthorn sauce recipe?"

"Hawthorn paste, hawthorn preserves, hawthorn jelly and grape jam together, I will offer 30 taels of silver." Since you can buy it, it's easy to say, Zhang Chengye didn't practice Tai Chi, and directly said the price.

Lingshu said: "It's not unusual to make hawthorn jelly. After the hawthorn jam is solidified, it will be ready. The grape jam is the same as the hawthorn jam. I'm not so selfish as to count this as a recipe, but you The price is too low, let me make a price, Brother Zhang, estimate it, the recipe of hawthorn sauce is 20 taels, the process of candied fruit is much more complicated than that of hawthorn sauce, the recipe of candied fruit is only 30 taels, what do you think?"

Zhang Chengye touched the non-existent beard on his chin and asked, "Is there no second price?"

"No." Lingshu shook his head and said, "In our entire Pingliang County, I guarantee that these prescriptions will only be sold to your family."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Chengye's eyes lit up.

How many villages are there in Pingliang County?How many households?If according to what the shopkeeper Xiaoling said, besides "Shengxiangju" and shopkeeper Ling's own house, only his Zhang family can make hawthorn sauce and preserved fruit, how much income would that be? !

He bought this recipe!

Zhang Chengye made a decision: "Okay, Brother Fang Zi bought it, but it must be clearly written on the contract."

"That's natural. In addition, I have another condition. Brother Zhang can't resell my prescription within ten years," Lingshu said with a smile, "It is precisely written down in black and white. Don't worry, Brother Zhang, so can I. .”

That means Fang Zi will deal with him as he pleases in ten years' time?

Zhang Chengye said in his heart, this shopkeeper Xiaoling really has a good mind. He will not resell the prescription for at least three to five years. He must first use this prescription to make enough money. Cooked food is not a rare thing anymore, and Fangzi is not worth much at that time, who will stare at the contract to care whether you resell it or not?

"Okay!" Zhang Chengye said, "Let's sum it up and draw up a contract. Oh, look at my head, there is one more thing I want to ask Brother Ling, how much does your 'Lv Ruyi' have?" Is it? I want to buy it for my own use at home. By the way, I would like to ask some old friends of mine, can the method of growing 'Lu Ruyi' be sold? How much is it?"

Lingshu smiled and said: "There are no extra vegetables today. If you want to eat, just wait for ten days and send someone to my house to buy it. As for learning how to grow this 'green ruyi' vegetable, it is not expensive. For ten taels of silver, the master will come to teach in person, including teaching and meeting, and also helping to supervise the building of bean sprouts houses, building shelves, and making wooden boxes. In short, it is a one-stop service that guarantees your satisfaction. money."

Zhang Chengye was stunned when he heard this, this little brother Ling is really talented!

"Brother Ling is really a wonderful person, brother, I feel ashamed of myself," Zhang Chengye sighed, "If so, I will tell them."

Zhang Chengye and Lingshu are not procrastinators, they discussed the contract of the hawthorn sauce recipe, and Zhang Chengye wrote it down on the paper. It just so happened that many guests came to the Zhang family today, including Zhang Chengye's eldest brother, Zhang Xingbang, the magistrate of the county. , it would be best to invite such an important person as a witness of the written evidence.

Lingshu thought that Mr. Zhang and Zhang Chengye were brothers. Although they were close relatives, he was not at ease to let him testify alone, so he proposed to invite an ordinary guest to testify together. Only after I got my fingerprints did I feel relieved.

It's just that Lingshu doesn't know how to write with a brush, and he dictated the recipes for hawthorn sauce and preserved fruit for Zhang Chengye to write.

After signing the contract, Lingshu got a 50 tael bank note, and Zhang Xingbang asked how to grow green bean sprouts.

"Master Zhang," Lingshu bowed respectfully, "If your lord wants it, Cao Min will offer it with both hands, how dare you accept your money."

"Hey, you are young, but you can talk." Zhang Xingbang stroked his beard and laughed, "I heard that people can come to teach planting?"

"Exactly." Ling Shu replied.

"Okay, let's make an appointment, and when the time comes, I will go to the official's mansion to teach the farmer how to grow this 'green ruyi' vegetable." Zhang Xingbang said.

Lingshu readily agreed, and neither of the two sides mentioned the matter of money or money.

The people don't fight with the officials, and Lingshu didn't expect to send out such petty favors. This Mr. Zhang can help him, he only wants to save his family from troubles, even though Mr. Zhang is the magistrate of the next county , is just a Zhima official, if there is anything to do, he can't control the county, but the relationship network behind him must not be bad, and these hidden relationships may come in handy someday.

Zhang Xingbang didn't say that he would give the money, but two other guests of the Zhang family paid Lingshu the deposit, saying that he wanted to learn the "Green Ruyi" planting method. Lingshu accepted the deposit, bursting with joy, and asked He gave the addresses of the two men and agreed on a time for their visit.

Fangzi was sold and the money was earned, Lingshu couldn't sit still.

want to go back home.

Inexplicably, he wanted to see Wei Xiuya very much.

Obviously when he was at home, he could only see him when he had three meals a day. He was busy at other times and never went to Wei Xiuya's room easily. Other than that, he turned into a little fox at night and went to talk to him. Wei Xiuya sleeps together.

It's just been out for a day and a night, Ling Shu's heart was full of missing Wei Xiuya, and he couldn't suppress it.

The Zhang family was still in charge of dinner, but Ling Shu refused. Anyway, the rice cakes are already steamed, and they just need to put hawthorn sauce on top. There is no need for them to stare at it. Zhang Chengye had no choice but to give Lingshu a bolt of silk, and asked the boy who picked them up to send them back.

Along the way, Lingshu returned home like an arrow, with the money he just earned in his arms, he wished he could show it off in front of Wei Xiuya right away, even if his eldest brother and sister-in-law wanted to chat with him, Lingshu was absent-minded.

The sun was slanting westward, and when the sun went down, I finally arrived home.

Before the bullock cart stopped, Ling Shu jumped off and went straight to Wei Xiuya's room.

Chen Lanzhi looked at Lingshu's back strangely from behind, and asked her man, "What's wrong with Xiaoshu? I think he's lost his mind along the way, didn't he earn dozens of taels of silver today?"

"I don't know." Chen Lanzhi was so thoughtful that even Yan Dachuan didn't understand things that she couldn't understand. He just said, "Is there something to go to Master Wei?"

"It should be..." Chen Lanzhi said uncertainly.

On the other side, Lingshu ran into the house excitedly, and saw Wei Xiuya leaning on the bed to read a book, still wearing his usual black robe, with lowered eyebrows, firm and resolute side face, straight nose bridge, he was indifferent for a while. I was stunned.

Wei Xiuya felt the cold air coming from outside the door, and when he looked up, he saw the young man standing there blankly, his eyes fascinated, Wei Xiuya's heart was beating, his lips curled up slightly, and he said with a smile: "You're back? Come in and warm yourself up, outside cold."

Lingshu came back to his senses, looked at Wei Xiuya's smile, suddenly felt his chest swell, and his heartbeat accelerated.

I really like him, what should I do?

The charcoal pot in the room was burning warmly, and Ling Shu's face flushed, and he didn't know if it was from embarrassment or from the heat.

He turned around and closed the door, walked towards Wei Xiuya, sat on the other side of the soft collapse, took out the 50 taels of silver note from his pocket and handed it to Wei Xiuya, with a pair of beautiful fox eyes shining, he said: "Look , I earned it."

In a daze, Wei Xiuya seemed to see a small animal asking for credit.

--Little Fox.

Wei Xiuya reached out and rubbed Lingshu's head, "It's amazing."

Although Wei Xiuya's tone was calm, but very determined, Lingshu immediately became happy, as if a candy had been stuffed into his heart.

"Are you tired?" Wei Xiuya looked at Lingshu.

Lingshu shook his head vigorously, "Not tired."

Wei Xiuya said: "Give me your hand."

Lingshu:? ? ?

Wei Xiuya directly grabbed Lingshu's two hands and covered them in his own.

Lingshu's face instantly flushed red.

"It's so cold," Wei Xiuya cupped Lingshu's hands to his lips, and reproached him, "Didn't I give you a pair of protective sleeves? I don't even know how to wear them when I go out."

"I..." Lingshu faltered, trying to pull his hand back from Wei Xiuya's grasp, but Wei Xiuya didn't seem to use much force, but Lingshu couldn't break free no matter what.

"The pair of protective sleeves were specially made for you to wear. If you don't wear them, they are meaningless. Don't feel bad that they are made of mink fur. Just make them after they are worn out." Wei Xiuya's voice It was very deep and pleasant to hear, and Lingshu felt that his ears were about to turn red.

"Don't move, be good," Wei Xiuya said again, "I'll put some antifreeze cream on you."

He took out a porcelain bottle from a small eight-treasure box next to it. As soon as the cap was opened, the ointment contained in it exuded a faint mint fragrance, mixed with a little medicinal fragrance.

Melting the ointment in his palm, Wei Xiuya didn't allow Lingshu to resist, grabbed his hand, then carefully spread it on his hand, kneading it with his fingers one by one, so that the medicine could be absorbed.

Wei Xiuya's hands are big and powerful, with slender fingers and well-defined joints. The wheat color looks very healthy. Perhaps it is because he has been practicing martial arts and holding a sword all year round. There is a thin layer of calluses on the tiger's mouth of his right hand, and he often works in spirit. Although the skin of his hands is white, But it was slightly rough, and the fingers of the two were intertwined, inexplicably indescribably pleasing to the eye.

Lingshu's breathing gradually became heavier, and he felt that he was about to be out of breath.

Wei Xiuya didn't speak, and Ling Shu didn't dare to speak, he just stared blankly at his handsome face, his heart pounding.

After wiping one hand, Wei Xiuya wiped Ling Shu's other hand.

Lingshu only felt that the time was hard, as if a century had passed.

After finally waiting for Wei Xiuya to finish applying the ointment for him, Ling Shu quickly withdrew his hand and said in a low voice, "Then, then I'll go and make you dinner."

"Don't worry," Wei Xiuya said, "I've been tired all day, take a rest at my place, don't cook tonight."

"But, but, aren't you not used to my mother's cooking?" Lingshu asked him with wide eyes, "By the way, how do you eat when I'm not at home?"

Wei Xiuya smiled lightly, "Naturally, I eat the food cooked by my godmother. My health is much better than before, don't worry."

"That's great!" Lingshu was really happy. Wei Xiuya's loss of appetite before had a lot to do with his mood, because his leg hurt and he was in a bad mood, so he couldn't eat. Now his leg can heal Well, sure enough, my appetite returned.

But wait!

"That's my godmother, not yours!" Lingshu said, "Why are you barking?"

"I regard you as my younger brother, and your godmother is naturally my godmother." Wei Xiuya looked calm.

"Is that so?" Lingshu blinked, why did he feel that something was wrong?

"Brothers don't distinguish between you and me." Wei Xiuya nodded confidently, but Lingshu still found this explanation a bit strange.

There was a knock on the door, Wei Xiuya said: "Come in."

The door opened, and Chen Guihua came in with a tray, cast a glance at Ling Shu, and said, "You haven't eaten dinner yet, you brat, you don't know where to eat when you come back, hurry up and eat while it's hot."

Lingshu:! ! !

"Mother... you... why are you here?" Ling Shu was stunned.

What happened during his absence? !Isn't his mother always afraid of Wei Xiuya? !Why do you dare to enter Wei Xiuya's room so casually right now?