Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 685 She followed him to Xijiang

I learned that they came from a small town in the south and came to the capital to seek refuge in Dingbei Marquis Mansion. There were no elders in the family, and the siblings were still in mourning. Out of etiquette, I never provoked her.

It was purely by chance that I met her in the fishery and salt approval office. It was a rare thing to see a woman in an office, not to mention that she was so beautiful.

That day, when I came out of my second brother's office and passed by a room, I caught a glimpse of a woman's figure from the corner of my eye. I had already passed the door, but for some reason I paused for a moment and then stepped back.

Then I saw her confused look. It turned out that she came here to apply for approval to buy fish salt, but it had not been processed yet.

I looked at the documents she brought, which were quite complete, but the manager Shi, who was in charge of the approval, was not there, which seemed to be a deliberate embarrassment for her. I couldn't stand the way Manager Shi abused his power for personal gain.

So, he asked Ah Cheng to find Manager Shi to help her solve the issue of fishery salt. But he was also worried that she would be embarrassed next time, so he asked her to directly apply for the approval authority for next year.

Then, during the casual chat, I learned that she was worried that her brother was too weak to bear the hardships of the imperial examination. So I thought that the Marquis's Mansion had always had pills to regulate the body for the men in the family, so I took the opportunity to return the gift and gave Xiaoyuan the pills.

However, I was scheming at the time and only gave her one month's supply. I wanted to take the opportunity of sending pills to Xiaoyuan every month so that I could see her more often. I was afraid that she would refuse, so I asked her for a thank-you gift.

I thought that this way we could have a mutual relationship, and I could see her more often, which would help her have an impression of me.

However, things did not go as smoothly as I had imagined. The egg yolk pastries I received several times afterwards were given to me by a man named Uncle Fu who was close to her, and I did not see her very often.

But there was nothing he could do. Although he really wanted to go to Qingyun Lane to see her, he was afraid that it would be too obvious and might disgust her. At that time, she was still in mourning.

Therefore, I suppressed my inner urge. I originally thought that I would approach her after she was out of mourning.

Who would have thought that just after she had finished her mourning period, the Second Lady Han actually proposed to her on behalf of her son Han Wenbing. In a fit of impulsiveness, without thinking about anything else, she directly ordered the guards to break his legs to ruin the marriage.

However, Han Wenbing's legs were not broken, but it confirmed another fact: he also liked her, and he liked her very much. This realization surprised him, but it also felt expected.

After all, it was normal for a pretty and smart girl like her to like her. So, I decided to take the initiative to find an opportunity to strike. Soon, I found another opportunity to meet her.

At that time, it was just after the Chinese New Year, and my father's comrades returned late, and the Marquis's Mansion wanted to entertain them. But during the Chinese New Year, it was impossible to buy so many ingredients at the market at once, so I thought of her Yuanying Manor.

I made this suggestion to my grandfather, and he sent Butler Bai to give it a try. Originally, this was something I didn't need to do personally, but I managed to take it on myself.

So, I finally met her. She was very good at business, and I had no intention of buying wine, but after she recommended it to me, I bought some.

During the chat, I asked her if the pills Xiaoyuan took were effective. I didn't ask her about the effectiveness to take credit, it was just a casual question, I didn't expect her to refuse my pills.

Of course, I didn't give her a chance to refuse. But I also knew that she had no intention of me. This realization made me a little hurt.

It's not that I want her to fall in love with me by giving her a few pills. I just don't like the feeling of being so clearly separated from her.

So, he tried to cover up the truth and comfort himself by saying that she was still in mourning period and not suitable for marriage, so she was embarrassed to take his pills, not that she had no feelings for him.

For a long time afterwards, I didn't find an excuse to look for her.

However, later on, my grandfather wanted to go to Yuanying Manor to buy a batch of salted duck eggs for my father in Xijiang. So, I skipped class again and followed Butler Bai over there. I hadn't seen her for a long time.

However, Mr. Bai, who originally only wanted to buy salted duck eggs, was sold the goods by her. Moreover, the next day, my grandfather went there in person and placed a large order. He also established a long-term cooperation with her.

My grandfather was full of praise for her cleverness and ability. It was also at that time that she provided my grandfather with moxa sticks and moxa incense pills, and also made the bamboo tubes that contained moxa sticks into reusable bamboo tubes and bamboo bowls.

She also changed the shape of the small pottery jars for pickled vegetables so that they could be boiled and cooked more conveniently. She put a lot of thought into everything she provided, making it more suitable for the soldiers to use. My grandfather appreciated her even more.

As a result, things from Yuanying Manor began to be sent to Western Xinjiang. She earned a lot of money, and her father also got a lot of good things.

I am happy with this situation. However, after this time, I haven't seen her for a long time. But I found that I would think of her from time to time, and I fell in love with her.

Now that she is married, she follows him to Western Xinjiang?

If it was really her, then...? Bai Yunhe himself didn't know what he was doing? What was he expecting?

When Yunying was still unmarried, he hadn't caught her. Now that she had been married for many years, what else did he want to do? What else could he do? Bai Yunhe despised himself.

Several prefects have gone back, but Hualei is even busier. Each prefect has submitted his performance report from last year.

In addition to reading these performance reports and understanding the conditions in each state capital, Hua Lei also gave the rice seeds she had purchased along the way to Feng Shuangxi.

Then he discussed with Feng Shuangxi in detail the purchasing locations of each rice variety, their respective advantages and disadvantages, one by one.

Let him choose two rice varieties that have certain differences in location but their advantages complement each other and cross-plant them. Hualei wants to try hybrid rice.

Hualei only knew the general principles of hybrid rice, but he had no idea how to plant it or how to select seeds with complementary qualities in the Dasheng Dynasty, which had no testing equipment.

Therefore, Hua Lei could only use the most stupid method and instruct Feng Shuangxi to sow the grain seeds purchased from different counties in strips and cross-sow them according to a certain pattern, in order to increase the rice yield.

Because she had no confidence, Hua Lei didn't have the courage to tell Feng Shuangxi that she was trying to grow hybrid rice.