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Chapter 116 Help If You Can

Qin Zhao took the letter paper, opened the wax seal, took out the letter and looked at it for a while, then showed a faint smile.

The letter was written by Ah Tie, in which he told her that he and Bajie had opened a firm named Showa in Anxi Duhu Mansion, specializing in the collection of incoming and outgoing goods. There was a David merchant who traveled to Anxi, but felt that it was risky to go out of the border. Yes, or merchants from the Western Regions entered the territory of David, but they were not familiar with the trade routes. The Showa firm bought the goods at a suitable price. The countries in the Western Regions have made a lot of direct transactions, but taking into account the risks and the cost of the transaction, the profits given by the Showa Trading Company are not low.

This firm mainly receives goods from new merchants. Of course, there are also old merchants who hand over the goods to Showa for distribution in order to save trouble.

This is also what Qin Zhao discussed with Ah Tie when he left Zhujiazhuang.

Since he and Bajie have been operating in Anxi Duhu Mansion for several years, it is not difficult to open a business.However, Qin Zhao had instructed that the movement of the trading firm should be small, and only trade some unnoticed goods.The gold, silver and jade wares are not involved, they are mainly the special products of the Kingdom of David and other countries in the Western Regions.The more novel the better, especially the seeds of crops, which are not found in the country, can be purchased privately by businessmen from the Western Regions, including Persia and other countries.

Because I and Ah Tie have no foundation now, the jerky business is good. After all, it has grown from a small one to a big one, and it started in the northwest, opening up the situation bit by bit, but it is not eye-catching. However, the business of the firm is dealing with customers and goods, and if one is not careful, it will cause disaster.Although Ah Tie said that their business has not been at the mercy of others, and they have taken root in the Anxi Protectorate so far, at least they have the strength to protect themselves.

But Qin Zhao didn't want to take any risks. Besides, now is the time to accumulate strength in a low-key manner. One day, there will be a place in the world that is enough for them to hire.

Although Ah Tie has ideas, Qin Zhao is the boss after all, and he is a person with strong execution ability.Naturally, it would not go against Qin Zhao's intention.

Qin Zhao didn't expect that in just a few months, the Showa Commercial Firm had already opened.

Ah Tie said in the letter that now that the business has just opened, it will try to open business routes to the capital and the Western Regions. When the time is right, he plans to let Bajie come to Chang'an and open a grocery store.If all goes well, in the middle of next year, Bajie will be able to bring his men to Chang'an City.Since they have already received several batches of goods, when they find a caravan they are familiar with, someone will come to Chang'an as a striker in the first spring of next year.

The letter also mentioned the matter of Yunrui's family back then. It is said that Xia Shi has invited his husband to study, Yuanzi is also very good, Yunrui is taking care of him in the workshop, and the business of Yamiaocai is as prosperous as before, everything is fine , Tell her not to worry.

Thinking of those personnel affairs in the past, Qin Zhao felt warm in his heart.I just hope that Bajie will come soon.

After reading the letter, Qin Zhao wrote a reply, telling her about her situation in the capital, saying that everything is fine, after writing, seal it, and give it to Qin He, who will hand it over to the sender.

Qin Zhao really wanted to meet the visitor, and then ask more carefully.After thinking about it, that's all.

Qin He smiled and said: "The person who sent the letter also brought some things to the princess, but the subordinate didn't bring it because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient for the princess. When the princess sees it is suitable, the subordinate will send it again?"

Qin Zhao didn't want to make trouble out of the ordinary. If she sent it to the mansion rashly, she had to explain it carefully. If it was said that it was sent by her adoptive parents, it was inevitable that some people would be curious about her affairs, and if they were not sure, they would check the merchant who entrusted the delivery. Wouldn't it be easy for the team to inquire carefully?Qin Zhao doesn't want to take any risks. When the safety of Yunrui's family cannot be absolutely guaranteed, she must avoid all possible dangers.

At the beginning, it was said that she was adopted by a wealthy family in Luoxia Town, Youzhou, but she hadn’t received any information about the specific family that Qin Zhe arranged. If I want to go out and take a stroll, then you just let Qin Lei and Qin Ming accompany me."

Qin He said with a smile: "Yes. Then let someone prepare a carriage for the princess, so that I can load the goods."

Qin Zhao nodded with a smile.The person her brother left for her was very winsome.She always travels on horseback, and since she wants to bring back things in the name of shopping, she can use a carriage to cover it up, put the goods on the cart first, and when she comes back, she only says that she just bought it because she misses the place she lived in the past.

Because of Ah Tie's letter, Qin Zhao remembered that Qin Zhe didn't know if he had arranged for the so-called rich family who adopted her.Although Qin Zhe only said thank you and didn't need Princess Jinyang to worry about it, it was impossible to cut off the contact with the adoptive parents they made up.Counting the days, there should be a letter from there.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhe began to miss him again, and wondered if he had a good life in Beiting.When he left Beijing, he said that he would send Shan Nian's coffin back to Beijing for burial next year.I really don't know when I can come back.Although after meeting Qin Zhe's brother and sister, they didn't spend much time together except for the journey from Zhujiazhuang to the capital, but Qin Zhe was the most important person in her heart besides those in Zhujiazhuang.

In the past and present, what is hidden under the alienated and meaningless appearance is actually her sincere heart for others, and she will remember anyone who has given her friendship in her heart.What's more, what Qin Zhe gave her was not just the so-called friendship.He is the most powerful tree behind her in this world, and Qin Zhao believes that one day, he will grow into a towering tree.

Qin Zhao talked about the oil workshop again, and the two talked for a while about how to improve the equipment. After Qin Zhao finalized all the details, Qin He got up and said goodbye: "This subordinate will go back now. If you think of any problems again, just send someone to call your subordinates and Qin Feng."

After sending Qin He away, Qin Zhao burned Ah Tie's letter.Standing in front of the wearer, he looked at it for a while, and when he calmed down, he called Zi Su to come up to study the ink, and began to draw the blueprint of the instrument quietly.

When working, the time passed very quickly. When Zisu came to ask when the dinner would be served, Qin Zhao had already drawn four or five sketches. When he heard Zisu's voice, he looked up and saw that the sun had already set in the west , early past lunch time.Zisu apologized: "It's not that this servant is bothering the princess on purpose. It's already past lunch time. These dishes have been heated twice in the small kitchen. The servant is afraid that the princess will starve. Although the business is important, I can't." Regardless of the body. The princess should not be angry with the servants."

Qin Zhao was also tired. After stretching himself, he squeezed Zisu's tender face with a smile, and said with a smile, "I don't blame you, I'm hungry too. I don't bother to go downstairs, you let someone take it to you." The food will be delivered."

After eating, Qin Zhao remembered what he said yesterday at the old concubine's place to make a few dishes to honor the old concubine.

Because I was busy, I forgot about it.

After lunch, Zisu came to pack things, Qin Zhao said with a smile: "In the future, you can just order others to do these things. You are not superhuman, and if you do it yourself, you will be exhausted?"

Zisu knew that Qin Zhao didn't like being close to others except herself, so how could she dare to call people into the building without permission?Hearing this, he smiled and said: "It's just serving the princess's daily life alone, so why are you tired? The servant is not a lady of everyone, why is she so delicate?"

Qin Zhao waved his hand: "Let others clean up, I have something to tell you."

Only then did Zisu call someone to go upstairs to clean up the dishes, and when the maid went down, Qin Zhao said, "Speaking of which, I remembered that although our Fucui Pavilion is not big, there are quite a lot of things to do, have you looked at it?" Are there any suitable people in our courtyard? I will also mention a few people to help you share some trivial matters. You can’t really entrust everything to you. If I have something to send you out, this courtyard can There’s really no one capable.”

Zisu thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Yun Xiang, who was in charge of flowers and plants, is a down-to-earth person. Caitang is good at sewing, and she is also agile. Caiyi is hardworking and kind. If the princess wants to employ people, these three servants look pretty good." .”

Yun Xiang had some impressions of Qin Zhao. When she got up to exercise every morning, the girl was already taking care of flowers and plants in the pavilion, but she had seen it several times. As for Caitang Caiyi, she couldn't remember which one it was.

"Since you think it's good, ask them to come over and let me have a look. If it looks okay, then ask them to try it first. Think about it too, make a distribution of things, and assign them according to what they are good at. It’s just on the head. I don’t have any rules here, but there is one thing, the matter is assigned to whose head, and if something happens in the future, if it’s not good enough, I’ll only look for her.”

"Slaves don't have to worry about it, let them go now." Zisu replied happily.With the other three maidservants working in front of the princess, she herself is not so conspicuous. Although the princess doesn't have many things to do, she is sometimes incapable of doing things by herself. more detailed.

Qin Zhao shook his head: "No rush, I have other things to arrange for you, let's deal with the important ones first, and then you can ask them to come over."

"What is the princess' order?"

Qin Zhaodao: "I'll make a list of ingredients, and you can send someone to the big kitchen to get them later, and just say I want them by name."

The palace has a simple population. Although there is a big kitchen, it is only used to cook meals for the servants. The meals in Changning and Yixing are all cooked in the small kitchen of Her Royal Highness. The old dowager has her own small kitchen. All the officials in the palace and the servants' meals are also responsible for the supply of ingredients in the small kitchen. If there are special ingredients, the courtyards take the list and send them to the big kitchen, and then they buy them according to the arrangement.

Although Qin Zhao also has a small kitchen, he usually doesn't ask for anything specially, and he always delivers according to the order.Although she is particular about what she eats, she only wants the food to taste good, and she doesn't pay much attention to what she eats.

Because she didn't know why she suddenly wanted to order food, Zisu said: "Why did you think of ordering food? If there is something that is not always prepared, I'm afraid I will have to ask someone to buy it tomorrow morning."

Qin Zhao thought for a while, and asked, "Are you familiar with anyone in the big kitchen?" She herself hadn't been back to the mansion for a long time, so she didn't have much time to deal with people in the palace.It is said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, maybe someone will look down on her as the second wife's concubine, if this is the case, I am afraid that Zisu will send someone to ask for things, and it will be embarrassing for the people in Fucui Pavilion.

"Usually, the mother who brings the ingredients from the big kitchen is a kind person. We can chat with Li's mother, the little chef here. If it's just ordinary ingredients, they should be brought here soon."

If it is expensive, is there a problem?

Only then did Qin Zhao feel that she had been ignoring something. Although she didn't care much about the personnel relations in the palace, if she wanted to live comfortably in the palace, some things really couldn't be ignored. Although the people in the big kitchen, even if it was a manager Mom, you can't be regarded as a figure in the palace, but no matter how inconspicuous you are, you can't ignore them all.This is to remind her to maintain the relationship with the servants in the mansion well in the future.

"I have some jewelry that I don't usually use and is not expensive. You can pick a few and go to the big kitchen in person when you come back. We should take care of others to bring things over every day. It should be a sign. I also take some coppers. Seeing that they need to take care of things, they each gave a purse, saying that I am in a good mood today, and let them get a drink."

Seeing Qin Zhao, who has always been very indifferent to others, say this, Zisu was a little surprised.He laughed and said: "The servant will prepare in a while, and the princess will write down the list of ingredients, and the slave will deliver it in person in a while. By the way, what does the princess want to eat? I don't know if we can make it in the small kitchen. I'll let the cook take a look later, if it doesn't work, I'll go and ask the mothers in the small kitchen in the courtyard of Your Highness."

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "It's not that I want to eat, but I cooked a few meals for Grandpa Luo at the Duke of Yue's mansion, and then I remembered that I have some time to go back to the mansion, and there is nothing to honor the old concubine and the princess." , but the culinary skills are still good, so I want to cook by myself, and make some food for the elders, and show my heart."

Zisu was very happy when she heard this. Although the princess and the old concubine valued the Princess, but after all, she was young and a little generous. If she could think of this, and there was a gentleman standing behind her, she would not be afraid to live in the mansion. embarrassing.Although Zisu is pure and kind, she is not ignorant. If the princess fails to give birth to a son in the future, the mansion will probably be entrusted by the prince.After all, Mr. Lang is the eldest grandson of the palace.But that is a matter of the future, and the present day needs to be lived well.

It's just that there have been rumors in the mansion recently that after the next spring, the Jiedushi's family should return to Beijing. I heard that the second master of the Jiedushi's second wife married the Murong clan of the Anxi Duhufu Daduhujia's Murong Yun and the princess. They also returned to the capital together, and they will live in the capital in the future. Princess Yunhe is a stepmother after all, if she treats the princess badly and the lord is not in the capital, what will he do then?Even the position of Langjun, I am afraid that he will be threatened. After all, people say that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. If the second master favors the children born to Murong Shiyun and the princess...

Thinking of this, Zisu smiled and said: "I heard that the second master will return to the capital next spring. If I know that our princess is so capable, I don't know how happy I am. The princess is good at cooking, and this servant will also ask about the people in the mansion. Old man, ask the second master what kind of food he likes to eat, and the princess will try to cook it later, and if the second master returns to Beijing in the future, if he eats the food made by the princess, he will also like it."

Qin Zhao didn't expect Zisu to mention this.

After a year, it's time for Qin Huaiyong to come back.

She is not afraid of anything, but as long as there is nothing wrong with each other, she is not a person who will take the initiative to cause trouble. If her biological mother, Mrs. Wen Guo, Mrs. Shan, was really killed by Qin Huaiyong, then Qin Huaiyong must not be able to. Be kind to her.It would be even more troublesome if there was any doubt about what she knew.And that Murong family, did he know about it, or participated in what happened back then?If this is the case, she has to guard against that family.

It's just that it's too early to think about this now. She just needs to build up her relationship network first. In the future, soldiers will block her, and water will flood her. It will not be so easy to make her unlucky.

But these have nothing to do with perilla.Qin Zhao smiled and said, "What you reminded is that I know it well, so you don't have to ask. We'll talk about the matter of your lord's return later."

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Zisu thought that she had been living outside since she was a child, so she probably had some resentment in her heart after all, so she didn't dare to say any more.

Helping Qin Zhao research ink, Qin Zhao wrote a list of ingredients, Zisu took the list and went to the big kitchen to ask for something.

But she didn't go alone, but took Caitang, who was very smart and talkative, took some small gold and silver jewelry and a few purses, and went to the big kitchen.Fortunately, the big kitchen heard that it was the main ingredient in Fuling County, so it didn't dare to be negligent. The mother who was in charge of distributing the ingredients took the two of them, packed the ingredients according to the list, and dismissed the poor woman in the kitchen. , sent it to Fucui Pavilion.

It's just that there are two things missing, the woman said with a smile: "The remaining two are not commonly used, and we don't have them in the kitchen. I hope that the two sisters will go back and help the servants and the princess to avenge their crimes. They will be bought early in the morning. There is no need for the two elder sisters to make another trip, when the time comes, they will be sent directly to the Fucui Pavilion."

Zisu asked for trouble, but was not in a hurry to leave, and said a few more words to that mother, and presented a silver bracelet. How could that mother dare to accept it, so she declined, and Zisu persuaded: " Mom should accept it. There will be a lot of troublesome things in the future. It’s not easy to bother Mom all the time. Besides, this is also rewarded by the princess. Although the things are not worth anything, it is a little thought from our princess. If mom doesn’t accept it, then It’s something bad.”

Seeing Zisu's sincerity, the mother accepted it.

Zisu and Caishang stayed in the kitchen for another half an hour, only chatting with others, and gave some purses or jewelry from the manager, before returning to Fucui Pavilion.

On the way, Zisu told Caishang again that the princess wanted Yun Xiang, Caiyi and Caishang to serve her personally. Caishang never expected such a good thing, and said excitedly: "It must be my sister who said good things for us. Caishang thanked my sister first, but Caitang is stupid, but I don't know if she can be a good job. The princess is indifferent, and Caitang is a little scared."

Zisu encouraged: "Don't look at the princess's cold face, in fact, she has a very good temper. I have never seen a girl from a family who is better than her. Don't be afraid. If you really can be selected, just do your best. Just work as an errand. When the princess knows your goodness, I won't lose you."

"Then, what can Caitang do?"

Zisu said: "You are a clever person, I think it is good to follow the princess. But the specifics are up to the princess. Don't think too much, the princess is really a good master. Although she treats people very little Close, but it's been a few days, have you ever seen her beat and scold anyone? Not to mention beating and scolding, she never even had a little bit of temper. You will know later. "

Caishang happily said: "I never thought that Caishang would have this day. If it can be used by the princess, maybe I can help the family in the future. Sister, you know, my mother is just a sweeper in the yard. Mother-in-law, there is an elder brother who has reached the age of marriage, and a younger brother who cannot go out to work for three to five years because of his young age. My father left early, and the family is really struggling. If I can be As a second-class maid last year, I could have more monthly money, and I could somewhat subsidize the family."

Caishang is the son of a family in the mansion, and the whole family works as errands in the palace. Her mother is a housewife, and her monthly bill is only five hundred wen.His elder brother was better, he worked in the carriage house, if he went out, there would always be someone who would curry favor with the palace, and occasionally he could get some rewards, but after all, the position was low, and the money was limited.His younger brother is only six or seven years old, and his health has always been poor. He has been taking medicine all year round. Isn't he poor?

Zisu recommended Caishang, in addition to the reason that this girl has a good heart, doesn't have so many twists and turns, and is smart, it is also because of her family's difficulties.It would be better than the current situation if he could win the eyes of the princess.The sisters who live in the first courtyard can help, and she also wants to help.

　Probably because of my computer, it is more troublesome to post now.Therefore, the time must not be fixed, and they will be posted first when they are free.Sorry.However, we will insist on updating 5000+ every day.Although my grades are not very satisfactory, I want to be a diligent author.Afraid of fat, come on.

　　
　
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