Red apricots make spring

Chapter 155
Ever since Lu Ce agreed to think of a solution for Mrs. Liu and Xiaohuan, he has been very busy, going out early every day and coming back late, and after a gentle day, it is rare to see him face to face, only living together at night When they are in the same room, the two of them can only talk a few words, and then they go to bed separately, that's all.

Lu Chenzhou never came to the door again, Wenrou had no choice but to wear the jade bracelet and keep it for him. These days, she was busy selling June persimmons and making chili sauce. She was also very busy. Originally, she wanted to find time for Xiaohuan There to find out if she likes Wen Gang or not, but thinking that Mrs. Liu might come back soon, this kind of thing should be kept secret between the mother and daughter, so she kept silent.

In the past few days, more than 100 baskets of June persimmons have been sold in the pastry shop, and more than 300 baskets have been sold in the fruit and vegetable market by Xizhu. Gentle and smooth, I received 500 taels of silver, and turned around all at once. Became a little rich woman.However, Mei Xiang has come back, and the pastry shop has to operate as usual. It can no longer sell only June persimmons, and the sales of June persimmons in the fruit and vegetable market have also fallen again and again. After all, this thing is not affordable for ordinary people. Trying something new, there is no reason to buy it again and again. There are still two thousand catties of June persimmon left, and she really doesn't know what to do with it.

"Why don't you sell it at a lower price, it's better than rotten in your hands." Xiaohuan gave her an idea and said, "It just so happens that the fifteenth day of this month is the Reunion Festival, and many people want to buy fruits and pastries for the moon. Sell ​​these June persimmons with cakes, the price will be slightly lower, I'm afraid someone will want it."

Reunion Festival?Gentle bowed her head and calculated, only to realize that it is already August. Although there is no such thing as the Mid-Autumn Festival here, it is called the Reunion Festival, but the days and customs are similar. It is on August [-]th, and every family has to enjoy the moon and eat melons and fruits, so He smiled and said, "If you don't mention it, I almost forgot."

"That's right! I was just going to remind you that when we were in the Zhao Mansion, we would reward some fruits during the reunion festival. Sister, do you want to prepare some rewards now?" Xiaohuan said, and took out the With a small bag of candied fruit, she turned back and leaned against the railing, picked up a vanilla plum, and looked at her with a smile.

"Of course." Gentle nodded slowly, remembering this, and then said with a smile: "Let's talk about the June persimmon first, I just thought about it, why don't these June persimmons be threaded with gold and silver thread, Make a bunch of two, and if someone buys a tael of silver in the pastry shop, they will give away a bunch, and take it home, whether it’s a gift for someone or for children to play, it’s very festive to look at.”

"It's feasible." Xiaohuan nodded and smiled deeply, "Everyone likes to take advantage of it. If it were me, and I bought [-] yuan of pastries, I would try to buy one or two to get the prize."

"Small retail is also available. A June persimmon is 300 yuan. Buy one and get one free. It's a disguised price reduction." Although Ruan Rou is not very good at doing business, she has experienced it in modern times. Under the banner of price reduction and gift, coaxing people to spend more money, in fact, looking back carefully, I only need to spend [-] yuan to buy the same thing, but in the end, I spent hundreds of dollars more in order to get some flashy gifts. Even if it is used to buy gifts alone, it is more than enough.

"Sister, you are really good at calculating!" Xiaohuan laughed and said, "In the past, a basket of June persimmons was sold in the shop for a tael of silver, and twenty of them were calculated in total, but it was only 75 Wen per one. It went up instead."

"No business, no adultery." Rourou couldn't help laughing and said, "I still buy one and get one free. After this calculation, it's only fifty cents a piece. Isn't the price reduced?"

Xiaohuan nodded and said: "Retail sales are the right thing. After all, people who are not very rich have to be careful in their daily lives. It's okay to spend a hundred yuan to buy two novelty fruits to try, but if you teach them to spend a tael of silver to buy a basket, it's a shame. Expensive."

"Let's sell it like this first. When I go back to Xizhu, I'll give him a call and ask him to lower the price of the June persimmons he sells in the fruit and vegetable market. Let's sell them for a penny and a basket. If anyone wants to sell them, Two hundred Wen a catty, you can earn some back. If there are any leftovers that cannot be sold, I have to try to dry some, and then make some June persimmon sauce, but I don’t know if it will be bad..." Gentle As he said that, he hesitated: "It's going to be a holiday, tell me, should I send some baskets of fruits and pastries to Lu's house?"

"This—" Xiaohuan pondered: "It should be given as a gift, or else you should discuss it with your brother-in-law beforehand?"

"His temper is very stubborn. Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen out with his family and wouldn't go back for a year. I'm afraid that if I told him, he would just answer me with no words." Rourou said, sighing.

She didn't know why Lu Ce fell out with his family because of it, and it was hard to ask, after all, everyone has their own ideas and positions, just like she and Mother Wen had quarreled and got angry, and she could understand him .However, thinking that Lu Chenzhou would often go outside to see his grandson, and felt a little sympathetic to the old man, he wanted to send something back for Lu Ce, so he should care about Lu Chenzhou and teach him that his grandson still misses him. Don't be like her. Now that you want to honor your grandfather, you can't do it.

"Then you can give it away. As for whether the brother-in-law wants to reconcile with the family, it is his own business, and has nothing to do with the things you sent." Xiaohuan said, and took another candied date into the mouth.

"Well, then I'll get someone to carry twenty baskets of June persimmons later, and then add some cakes sold in the shop, and send them to Lu's house." Rourou said, thinking it was funny, I'm afraid it's prudent to give tomatoes as gifts She's the only one who's ever been there.

After the discussion was over, the two chatted a little more and went off to work separately.Rourou first searched for bamboo, and told him that the June persimmon would be sold at a lower price, and then asked Mrs. Sun, the cook, to be in charge of buying some fruit points for the reunion festival, and then she was relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that the lotus on the pond was blooming just right, and for a moment, he became greedy and wanted to pick some lotus, lotus root and lotus fruit for food, so he asked Caiyun to find two servants who knew how to water, and brought them to the pond to pick lotus. She walked slowly to the poolside in the garden by herself.

Under the shade of the tree, Genuine squatted by the pool and played with the water in a very inconspicuous way. Feeling the coolness with her fingertips, she regretted that she couldn't play in the water in broad daylight in a swimsuit these days. Who would have thought that a voice behind her suddenly said: "Be careful, don't slip and fall down."

"Thank you, I'll pay attention." Gentle turned around habitually to thank, but saw a white washed bamboo gown dangling in front of her eyes, and then remembered that it was time for Wen Gang to learn the piano, and the person in front of him, It was the luthier, Pei Jingxuan, who stood up and saluted him unconsciously, then turned around to avoid him.

Unexpectedly, Pei Jingxuan called to her from behind and said, "Young Master Wen is still coming to learn the piano after the hour today. He must have been delayed by something, but I don't know where to find him, and the housekeeper who brought me into the garden walked away again. , I don’t know if you can excuse me, Miss, to remind me?”

Hey?Wen Rou was a little surprised when she heard the words, her clothes were not too luxurious, it was normal for her to be mistaken for a maid, but her hair was completely up, she was dressed like a married woman, why did this person still call her a girl?Is he nearsighted?But it has nothing to do with her, she just nodded and said: "Okay."

Then he took two steps away, and saw Cai Yun holding up his skirt in the distance, followed by two servants running towards this side, and smiled at her while running: "Ma'am, I have called for someone to come."

This little girl has so much energy that she doesn't even want to walk properly.Rourou shook her head and smiled, but she heard Pei Jingxuan's slightly surprised voice behind him saying: "Mrs. Lu... I'm sorry... I was so abrupt earlier, I'm so sorry."

"Nothing." Rou Rou replied, seeing that Cai Yun had already run to her side, he smiled at her and said, "I'm sorry to bother you to run again and find Gang'er and Xiaohuan, saying that Mr. Pei is waiting where are they."

"Okay, I'll go." Cai Yun stopped and took a few breaths, then turned his head to look at Pei Jingxuan, and then ran away again holding his skirt.

Wenrou asked the two servants to go to the pond to pick some lotus, lotus root and lotus seeds, and then sent them to the kitchen, then nodded to Pei Jingxuan, and said: "Mr. Pei, please wait in the gazebo over there for a while, I will take a step first. "After finishing speaking, she turned around and went.

Although in her mind, it has nothing to do with standing and talking to a strange man, but since she has come to ancient times, in such a situation that is easy to be criticized, it is better for her to avoid taboos and be polite. No matter what troubles will arise, she can live her peaceful life with peace of mind.

Pei Jingxuan watched her go away, stretched out his index finger and rubbed the tip of his nose twice, thinking that this Mrs. Lu's appearance was somewhat similar to Wen Gang's, but why she was dressed so plainly, like a slightly decent maid, not at all. I can't see the aura of wealth and nobility, but I teach myself to make a joke, which is rude.
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(End of this chapter)