Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 199 Ruyi is angry

You have used up all your dowry and started giving away the jewelry that your father gave to Pearl. If one day your two uncles need money urgently and you can't afford it, will you give my farm and shop to them?"

"How is that possible? I won't." Madam Han was very angry and felt wronged.

"When you gave the hairpin to your cousin Qingge, did you ever think that it was a gift from your father to Zhenzhu?" Ruyi originally wanted to persuade her mother, but the more she tried to persuade her, the angrier she got, and she didn't want to persuade her anymore.

"Forget it, mother. I don't want to say anything anymore. You won't listen to anything I say anyway. I'll go back to the yard first." Ruyi stood up and left, leaving Madam Han sitting there in a daze, feeling aggrieved and angry.

Hua Lei didn't know what happened in the Marquis' Mansion. The two siblings had been living a leisurely life these days. They slept until they woke up naturally every day, had breakfast, read a book, and took a walk after getting up, and the day passed by quickly.

The two siblings also took a break to go shopping. Hualei went to a jewelry store on East Street and made two fat golden peanuts for Ruyi's two children. The names of the two children were engraved on the bottom of the peanuts. Peanuts were called "longevity fruit" in the Great Sheng Dynasty, which has a very good meaning. After making them, they were strung together with a red rope and put on the children's hands.

I had thought that when Ruyi and the others set off for Chengyun Prefecture, I would go to the city gate to see them off and give the two bracelets to the two children. Unexpectedly, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Ruyi, along with her husband, Zhenzhu, Rongjin, and Rongjue, came to Qingyun Lane.

When Aunt Fu pulled her out of bed and told her that the Marquis's Mansion had sent a servant over early in the morning, saying that Ruyi and the others were going to Qingyun Lane for lunch, Hualei was shocked.

This yard of my own is a bit shabby. Also, I didn't prepare so many vegetables at home. I hurriedly got up from the bed and went downstairs, only to find out that Uncle Fu had asked Xile to go to Yuanying Farm to get the ingredients back. Fortunately, there were chickens, ducks, meat and vegetables. I could get some from my own farm, otherwise there would be few people selling vegetables in the market outside.

Looking at the ingredients brought back, he and Auntie Song compiled a menu and asked Auntie Luo and Xiaoxiao to help Auntie Song prepare the dishes for lunch. He also took Xiaoyuan to tidy up the rooms upstairs and downstairs. Although they were shabby, there was nothing he could do but to make them clean and tidy.

Just after the hour of Chen in the morning, Ruyi and her friends arrived at Qingyun Lane in a carriage. Because the Hua family was still in mourning, Ruyi and her friends wore beige and lotus root-colored clothes to visit the family. Even the two children wore light-colored clothes, which showed that they were very thoughtful.

Hualei and her brother welcomed everyone into the main hall and served tea. Everyone chatted enthusiastically. Not long after sitting, Ruyi's husband Tang Yuancheng stood up and went to the bookstore in front. The bookstore did not close during the New Year, but it opened later in the morning and closed earlier in the evening than usual. At this time, there were no customers in the bookstore, only Ping An was guarding there.

Tang Yuancheng was not shy either. He looked through the bookstore inside and out, including the rice-shaped grid, field-shaped grid, square-shaped grid, books printed for the imperial examination, repaired official books printed for the imperial examination, and even the storybooks and picture albums on the other side. Finally, he asked Ping'an for a ruler and measured the dimensions of the bookcases, desks, and bookshelves. He wrote them down on a piece of paper and put it in his sleeve pocket.

Hualei didn't care about him and just let Ping'an look after him. She and Xiaoyuan sat in the main room to greet Ruyi, Zhenzhu, Rongjin and Rongjue. Since they were all family members, Ruyi didn't hide anything and told Hualei that the matter of Chengyunzhou's agency sales rights was probably a little bit clear. Although it couldn't be said to be set in stone, it was almost certain.

Chengyun Prefecture was included in the first batch of the list of the first batch of books for the imperial examination due to its developed economy. During this period, Tang Yuancheng and Mrs. Pei secretly got a lot of information, and the connections in the Marquis' Mansion also secretly helped. Chengyun Prefecture's agency rights for the imperial examination books were basically certain to be obtained.

Ruyi was originally planning to leave for Chengyun Prefecture on the 16th of the lunar year, but she set off on the 11th of the lunar year. After arriving there, she first found a store to open a bookstore. It would take at least three months to wait for the Ministry of Rites to release the news and confirm the sales rights, so Ruyi's bookstore would have time to prepare. She also found time to find a store to open a clothing workshop, replicating the operating model of Nishang Pavilion, and preparing to develop the two stores at the same time.

The farm and shop that Ruyi had put up for sale before the New Year were sold at a moderate price, although they were rushed because of the New Year. Therefore, Ruyi had enough money to make ends meet. This time when he went to Chengyunzhou, everything was ready, except for the east wind. Ruyi was very happy, and Hualei was very happy for Ruyi.

Several people were talking in the main room when they heard the voice of Agate in front of them yelling, "Hey, you guys came to Sister Hua's house, why didn't you call me? You are so mean. Are you secretly asking Sister Hua for the treasure bowl?" It turned out that Agate took her son to the Marquis' Mansion, but didn't see any of her sisters. When she heard Madam Pei say that they all came to Qingyun Lane, she took a carriage directly over.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed. Hualei hurriedly invited Manou and her daughter to sit in the main hall, served tea and chatted. It turned out that Manou heard that Ruyi was leaving early and knew that she was going to Chengyunzhou to open two stores. Fearing that Ruyi would be late, she specially asked the embroiderer in her own shop to make more than a dozen spring clothing samples for Ruyi to take, eight sets of regular styles and four sets of lolita styles that Hualei had given her.

In this way, Ruyi will not be in a hurry when she arrives in Chengyunzhou. After finding a store, she can directly hang out the sample clothes and start to customize or sell them. It also gives new embroiderers a reference for ready-made clothes. I am afraid that the embroiderers who have never made new ready-made clothes will not be able to complete them just by looking at the patterns. Manao is really thoughtful, and Hualei can't help but envy having such a sister. Ruyi is even happier and thanked Manao with joy.

Soon, it was time for lunch. Ruyi suggested that since they were all family members and the room was quite crowded, they should just sit at one table, so everyone sat at a large table in the main hall. As for the maids and servants who came with them, Hualei also asked Xiaoxiao and Xile to set up two small tables in the west wing. `

Because Ruyi and Manou's children are relatively young and are not suitable for eating adult food, Hualei specially made double-skin milk for the little ones. Considering Rongjue and Xiaoyuan, Hualei made a few more servings, but no red bean paste was added to the double-skin milk for the little children.