I'm just a dude

Chapter 14

After Qi Yuan returned home, he found two pure gold heart-piercing boxes in the small jar.

However, Xu Yu left in a hurry just now, and did not mention such a thing.Qi Yuan had just guessed and thought about it again, so no matter how he looked at it, it wasn't for him.

In particular, the two characters "Zi" and "Jing" were engraved on the heart-piercing box respectively. According to the play, this must be an object that the young prince gave and received privately.Under this hesitation, he didn't dare to take it for himself, he only thought about sending it back to others someday.

Of course, the top priority is that he still has to make the fragrant pills first to prepare for the market at the beginning of the month.

In fact, Hufu and the others were selling faster this day. The [-] yuan per jar of incense pills was sold out within a short time after they arrived in West Garden.In the end, there were some fuquyixiang left, which were originally used for people to test the fragrance for nothing, but they were also bought by a beautiful girl.

Before leaving, the girl explained that the lady liked this fuquyi incense very much, and would like to ask if it can be made into fragrant cakes or fragrant pills, and the smell should last longer.If they had, they could spend some extra money.

Hufu handed over the money and the pot to Qi Yuan, and said excitedly, "Young master, that white plum fragrance is the best seller. Later, the slaves raised the price, and each pot was [-] cents more, so everyone rushed to buy this. A young lady said The white plum fragrance in our family is very similar to the soul-returning plum in Yangzhou Qi Mansion."

Qi Yuan lowered his head and counted the spices he was going to buy tomorrow, he was taken aback when he heard this: "Returning soul plum?"

Hu Fu nodded vigorously: "That's right, it's hard to buy Huihun plums in Qi Mansion. I heard from that girl that they only got five taels of silver for a box."

Qi Yuan was shocked, Qi Mansion's Huan Hun Mei was just an ordinary fragrance in Yangzhou, and the best one was only five hundred dollars, how could it be five taels of silver in Beijing?What's more, why didn't the Qi family know about this?

He had an intuition that something was strange, but he couldn't help but be moved.The main ingredients of Qifu's Huanhun plum are cloves and Linglingxiang, and the four holy products of incense are added, dipteroincense, agarwood, sandalwood and musk. It is not troublesome to make.

Now that he has money in hand, he can afford the raw materials. If he can make more than ten or twenty cans, and each can only sell for two or three taels, wouldn't it be a big profit?But after thinking about it, I felt wrong again.The utensils for grinding spices at his hand are very rough, if they are bought by someone who is interested, if you carefully distinguish them, it is easy to see the raw materials.

Xiangfang is the foundation of their business. Since the Huanhun plum is so in demand, he should be careful regardless of whether there is any problem behind it.

As for that Fuquxiang, he could only regret it.In fact, this kind of customized business is the best, and you can ask for the price at will.However, it will take at least a month to store the Fuqu Xiangwan, and he left early after a month.

After thinking about it, Qi Yuan had no choice but to let go of the idea of ​​getting rich. The next day, he still bought new spices and a dozen or so small jars to make some seasonal flower fragrances at home.

After working like this for two days, after filling up more than twenty small jars.He came up with two more incense recipes that don't need to be stored in the cellar, and he made them every day, wrapped them in tissue paper, asked Hufu to hide them in the basket when he went shopping for vegetables, and sold them along the way.

After a few days like this, I have saved a consistent amount of money.

March [-]st is here in the blink of an eye.

Hufu and the others got up before dawn, and while the woman guarding the back door was still awake, they quietly went out, hired a donkey cart, and went to the market early in the morning.

Qi Yuan was afraid that he would cause trouble if he went out, so he stayed at home by himself and secretly packed the package.

The original body doesn't have many valuable things, there are only a few old clothes in the whole wardrobe, and an earring hairpin.He put all his clothes in his luggage, and thought about pawning his ear hairpins for some money. The square scarf is especially important, and this is his customs clearance certificate when he is away from home, so he should keep it well.I was busy here, and there seemed to be some noise outside.

Qi Yuan thought that Hufu had come back, so he quickly pushed the burden away and turned to look.

It was Nanny Zhou who opened the door and came in.

Qi Yuan was taken aback.Hastily greeted him, covering the burden behind him.Fortunately, Nanny Zhou didn't pay attention, but said suspiciously: "Master, where is the tiger crouching over them?"

Qi Yuan hurriedly said: "I asked them to go shopping. Is Mammy looking for something?"

Nanny Zhou nodded and said, "Madam let the young master go over."

Qi Yuan felt a little guilty.Since he came back to this yard, he never went to look at Mrs. Peng.One is that you feel unfamiliar with the other party and don't want to go there.Another point is to think that I will escape in a few days, afraid that people will see the clues.

This time Nanny Zhou came to invite him suddenly, he didn't know what was going on, he was in a state of confusion, he adjusted his clothes slowly, and walked out behind her, seeing that he was almost there, Qi Yuan couldn't help asking "Mommy, I don't know why my mother told me to go there?"

Nanny Zhou said: "Of course it's because of the young master's going to the Imperial College."

Qi Yuan felt a little more at ease.

Nanny Zhou sighed, and stopped suddenly: "Master... there is something, I don't know if I should say it or not."

They all stopped, and they still have to speak inappropriately.

Qi Yuan hurriedly said: "Ma'am, but it's okay to say."

"Madam told this old slave not to let the young master know, I was distracted by it." Zhou Nanny sighed, led Qi Yuan to stand in a secluded place, and then said, "On the day of the Flower Festival, the young master and the young master kun When you go out, Madam will be called to the Shouhe Hall."

Qi Yuan was taken aback, thinking why did the old witch do this again?

"The old lady still remembers the matter of seizing the title. That day, she found the lady's fault and asked her to kneel in the Buddhist hall for a day. The lady was afraid that the young master would be worried, so she asked the old slave and Miss Yunlan not to tell the young master. But these days, The old lady has been working harder on people, and during the day it is enough to let the madam serve according to the rules, but at night, the madam is asked to make a bed in her room so that the madam can serve tea at any time at night."

Nanny Zhou is Peng's dowry mother. When she said this, she couldn't help weeping secretly, and said in a low voice: "The young master is going to the Imperial College, and the madam will tell the young master not to go home regularly. But the old slave thought, the young master is now the wife. I hope that if the Imperial College can return home on vacation, I hope that the young master will not be obsessed with going out and come back early to visit his wife."

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "That's natural."

However, I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.After he returned to Yangzhou, he would definitely change his appearance and completely disregard his relationship with Uncle Zhongyuan's mansion.How is it possible to come back to visit from time to time?

Qi Yuan couldn't help being a little bored, and when he saw Peng Shi, he saw that she was a little thinner than before, her cheeks were deeply sunken, and she was so miserable that she didn't look like a human being. He felt more and more guilty, so he had to keep his head down silently.

But Mrs. Peng just smiled, looked at him without blinking, and asked gently: "Yuan'er, today you are going to the Ministry of Rites to be named, have you prepared anything?"

Before going to Guozijian, you need to register in the Ministry of Rites in advance, and then enter Taixue after a unified examination.Qi Yuan, Fang Cheng and those who entered the prison in March belonged to supplementary prisons and did not need to take the entrance examination, but they still had to go through the Ministry of Rites to register.

Qi Yuan had no plan to go at all, so he was unprepared for this matter.Now that Peng Shi asked, he just nodded vaguely.

Mrs. Peng, however, was eager to love her son, thinking that he was unwilling to let go, pulled Qi Yuan and said gently: "My mother knows that you have loved family since childhood, but the instructors of the Imperial College are all well-educated, and the school provides rice oil class papers, yes It's best for you. It's just one thing, I don't feel at ease for my mother..."

After she finished speaking, she paused slightly, looked into Qi Yuan's eyes and said, "Although you have a reputation for being smart since you were young, you have been confined at home these years, lacking experience, and seldom responding to things. Although the Imperial College is a place for studying scriptures , but human relations are also indispensable. Whether you are getting along with people or seeking practical learning, remember the words 'sincerity' and 'humbly'. Don't be tired of the name of a child prodigy."

Qi Yuan was slightly stunned, Mrs. Peng was preoccupied with herself now, but she was still full of thoughts on her son and daughter.It's a pity that the son who was known as a prodigy died early, and he will leave the day after tomorrow.

He hardly dared to look directly into Peng's eyes, nodded after a long time, and said in a muffled voice, "My child will remember."

Mrs. Peng nodded and smiled, but her eyes became moist again: "As for your father... don't worry about it. When he went to Yachuan, Aunt Fang followed him as a servant. It's inconvenient for your father to come with the family in the past two years. The contact is all relying on her secretly entrusting someone to send some messages. If something happened to your father this time, she must have informed us a long time ago. I guess for my mother, I am afraid that there are other reasons."

Qi Yuan was slightly surprised.He thought Uncle Zhong Yuan had really disappeared.

"But how did the rumor of rebellion spread?" Qi Yuan wondered, "Could it be that the military report is wrong?"

Mrs. Peng sighed lightly, shook her head and said: "That may not be the case. Don't forget, the old lady is the elder of the Bo family after all. She is so close to the Cai family, she might have been assigned to the second prince's party. Although my father and brother were demoted It was released outside, but he was always the first assistant student, supporting the prince's lineage... I guess, your father must have been implicated by some party. In fact, it was suddenly issued that day to let your father go to Yachuan to fight, and this matter is full of strangeness That's why Aunt Fang pretended to be a servant and went with him. If something unexpected happens, Aunt Fang has practiced martial arts since she was a child, so she can try her best to protect the master."

When she said this, she couldn't help sighing again: "The old lady must know something inside, otherwise, how could she be so eager to force you to give in, but the mother is stupid, watching her actions these days, I can't figure out what's going on there. Know something. I'm afraid now..."

I'm afraid that the Cai family will take Qi Zhuo as a chess piece, throw it away hastily after using it up, and try to seize his title again.

Although Qi Yuan never pays attention to the affairs of the court, but he has a clear mind on human relationships and the world, and he knows everything.When Peng talked about this, he consciously slipped his tongue and held back, and he just pretended that he didn't understand.

Peng stopped the topic, dragged Qi Yuan to watch it for a while, from eating and drinking to bathing, changing clothes and quilts to making friends and appreciating teachers, he gave instructions on every detail for a long time.So much so that when Qi Yuan returned to his courtyard, he sighed for a long time for this loving mother.

He also had some troubles in his heart.

The little demon in Zhongyuanbo's mansion temple is very windy, if he really leaves, Peng's family will lose her husband and son, her family will be separated, and her hope will be completely lost.

This woman has a gentle temperament, loves her children, and is respectful to her elders, seeing her end up like this, Qi Yuan can't bear it.But thinking about it again, not to mention that he has never regarded himself as the Qi family, and often misses his biological parents, even if he is willing to stay in the uncle's house, I am afraid that he will not be able to help Peng.

Anyway, he won't pass the examination next year.If you can't pass the general examination, you can't be an official, and you can't leave the uncle's house with Peng's mother and daughter.After all, I still have no ability, so people can't count on it.Instead of this, it's better to go back quickly and pay others some money.

Qi Yuan sighed and thought to himself, at worst, when he returned to Yangzhou, he would send a letter from someone saying that he had traveled all over the world, and that he would give Peng 2000 taels more every year in the future.

This money can not only buy a good house, but also hire a few more loyal servants. If it is impossible to let Mrs. Peng also adopt a son, he will be more reliable than himself.

Thinking of this, he felt a little more comfortable, and once again sighed for Mrs. Peng's hard life, and went on to pack his baggage.

Hufu and the others came back very late, and they didn't return home until dusk.Qi Yuan was terribly worried, and when a few people came back and asked, he found out that only merchants with "city registration" and other licensed personnel were allowed to do business in this monthly fixed market. It is not a merchant, and there is no official document procedure, so it was blocked outside early.

Later, Hufu found the owner of a fragrant medicine stall, and discussed with him to sell it there.

Of course, in return, it is not good for them to leave immediately after selling their own things, and they still stand by the stall owners to greet customers.They didn't come back until the market closed at sunset and the stall owners closed their stalls and went home.

Fortunately, Xiangwan sold well.There are more than twenty small cans, even though they are sold cheaply, they can still fetch more than four pennies.

Qi Yuan took out the money and divided it among the three of them.

The little servant girl was both surprised and happy, and looked at him with Hu Fu.

Qi Yuan was full of worries, forced a smile and said: "You usually don't get any rewards for following me, so use this to buy something to eat. I'll give you a holiday tomorrow, and when I go to the Imperial College, you will go to my wife's place. I'm afraid I don't have time to have fun."

None of these three people had children, and they were even more happy when they heard that they had returned home.They thanked each other one by one, and rushed to cook.

After eating, Qi Yuan checked the bundles he packed during the day, found another net bag, wrapped the box of agarwood a few layers, put it in, and wrapped the silver in it.Two bundles, big and small, were placed on the head of the bed, covered with a quilt, and fell asleep hugging like this.

Early the next morning, the three of Hu Fu bid farewell to Qi Yuan together, and went home to visit their relatives.

Qi Yuan waited for them to leave, and first took the two heart-through boxes to the Duke's Mansion to find You Ji. After asking there, he found out that You Ji had followed Xu Xuan to Dengzhou, so he had to return without success and found a shop. I borrowed a pen and paper and wrote a letter for Menzi to forward.

On the way back, he found another donkey cart and asked people to wait for him at the entrance of the son-in-law's alley tomorrow morning.Consort Hutong is next to Bofu Hutong, Qi Yuan was afraid that it would be too conspicuous in front of his house, so he asked people to wait elsewhere.After arranging these, he returned to his home.

On the morning of the third day, the clapper of the fifth watch had just knocked, and Qi Yuan went out with his burden on his back.

Before leaving, he looked back at the room again.

He remembered that when he first arrived, the Four Treasures of the Study were neatly placed on the table under the window, and two brush pens hung on the pen stand, one was brand new, the other was almost half bald, but it was still carefully placed, obviously the original owner Not willing to throw it away.

In the two days since Qi Yuan came here, he pretended to practice calligraphy, and swiped the new brush casually a few times, but the tip of the pen was bent and ruined.He didn't cherish these things, so he threw them away when he turned around.

He also trashed half of the stack of lead mangosteen paper on the left side of the desk, and stuffed the rest back into the cabinet.As for the ink ingot and inkstone, I don't even know where it went.

Now the table is clean and empty, and the smell in the room is fragrant and clear, full of the smell of various incense pills and spices, and the original ink is not restored.Unknowingly, the traces of the original owner were gradually replaced by himself, and then wiped away.

Feeling ashamed, Qi Yuan bowed three times to the table, then went to the courtyard, and kowtowed three times in the direction of Peng's courtyard.

He quietly opened the back door of the uncle's mansion, and then gently closed it.The neighbors around hadn't opened their doors yet, Qi Yuan's heart was beating like thunder, and he walked faster and faster, and when he saw the car parked in front of him, he simply started to run in big strides.

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