Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 188 First Meeting Ruyi

Hualei was very happy. A duck weighing five or six kilograms could be sold for one or two taels of silver. Hualei received eight hundred coins for wholesale to restaurants, but the profit was still very good. Within a few days, several restaurants increased their orders.

When Lv Dianzhuan of the Imperial College heard about Hualei's newly developed roast duck, he originally thought that this girl might be targeting the Imperial College again, so he had been waiting for Hualei to come to the Imperial College. However, after waiting for more than ten days, Hualei did not come to the Imperial College.

It was very strange. After hearing people who had eaten Peking duck speak highly of it, Lu Dianzhuan, who had always been pragmatic and had a good mouth, felt that he had to confirm the facts. On the other hand, it was also to enrich the menu for the students of the Imperial College.

So, Lu Dianzhuan brought his subordinates and wandered to Hua Qianbian's shop. When he saw Hua Lei was not there, he didn't say anything and directly bought two roast ducks and brought them back to the Imperial College. He gave the dishes to a few doctors in charge of the imperial studies to try. Of course, the taste was passed unanimously, and the roast duck was served on the tables of the teachers in the Imperial College, and of course, on the tables of the students as well.

When Hua Lei found out that Lu Dianzhuan from the Imperial College had taken the initiative to put roast duck on the purchase list of the Imperial College, she was a little surprised. It was not because Hua Lei was trying to trick Lu Dianzhuan, but because she was really too busy.

During this time, she was still improving the taste of roast duck on the farm. She wanted to adjust it to a taste that she was satisfied with. On the other hand, she also thought that the Imperial College would soon be closed for the New Year holiday, and it would definitely be very busy before the New Year, so she would not be in the mood to change the menu.

After the Chinese New Year, when everything starts over, it will be better to sell roast ducks. So she had no plan to go to the Imperial College before the New Year. Unexpectedly, Lv Dianzhuan took the initiative to put roast ducks on the purchase list of the Imperial College. Hualei was really happy. In this way, roast ducks gradually opened up the market, and dozens of roast ducks could be sold every day.

Hua Lei thought, since roast duck is sold in Hua Qianbian's shop and braised food is also put in, then why not put some of the dried tofu, bean curd skin, blood tofu, and even soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts in the shop as well, and they can also use objects to exchange for them.

I don’t know why, but people nowadays are reluctant to buy things directly with copper coins, but are willing to exchange things for them. Therefore, the items exchanged from Hua Qianbian Shop are of various types.

Hua Lei returned to the Marquis' Mansion only when she finally felt that the taste of the roast duck satisfied her. There were only a dozen days left before the Chinese New Year.

Pei Ruyi, the eldest daughter of Dingbei Marquis, also returned to the capital with her husband to visit her family. Hua Lei, who had lived in the Marquis's mansion for a year and a half, also met Pei Ruyi, the eldest sister mentioned by Zhenzhu, for the first time.

As expected, as expected, this eldest daughter who satisfied both Pei Jingyang and Madam Han really had all the advantages of Pei Jingyang and Madam Han. She was tall and well-proportioned, with a beautiful yet generous face, very much like the face of peace and prosperity that Hualei had seen on the Internet in her previous life.

Judging from her appearance, she is indeed a well-behaved young lady from a noble family. But I heard that her personality is exactly like that of Old Madam Pei.

She was also proficient in horse riding and archery. Although her silver spear was not as good as Mrs. Pei's on the battlefield, she was unrivaled among the women in Shangjing. It was said that the men of marriageable age in Shangjing who loved Pei Ruyi went around Shangjing. Even the emperor in the imperial city had heard of Pei Ruyi's fame.

However, when she reached the age of 15, she found a man from an ordinary poor family who ranked fifth on the imperial examination list that year. After marrying him, she followed her husband to a town in the east to work as a minor local official. She had not returned to the capital for four years.

The main reason for coming back this time was that Ruyi's husband was promoted from the original county magistrate to the prefect, and he passed by Shangjing City on the way to his new county, so she simply set off twenty days earlier and returned to her parents' home in Shangjing City to celebrate the New Year.

The reason why Pei Ruyi got married in a hurry was that the old Marquis Pei heard the news that the emperor would select a concubine after the spring examination, and Pei Ruyi, who was fifteen years old and had already reached the age of marriage, was very likely to be on the candidate list. In addition, Pei Ruyi's reputation in the capital city meant that her entry into the palace was not a foregone conclusion, but it was almost certain.

The old marquis and Pei Jingyang both didn't want their eldest granddaughter to go to the backyard of the palace to accompany an old man who was about the same age as Pei Jingyang. Although the emperor, who was less than 40 years old, was well maintained and didn't look like an old man, being an insignificant one among the three thousand beauties in the palace and being trapped in that small courtyard for a lifetime was better than going to a world with a vast sky and land to be herself. In addition, Pei Ruyi's personality was not suitable for being trapped in the deep palace.

After consulting Pei Ruyi, Lord Pei personally took action and, when the results of the Spring Examination were announced, he captured Tang Yuancheng, who ranked fifth, and made him Ruyi's husband. Half a year later, the two got married and went to work far away, avoiding the selection of concubines that year.

After marriage, Ruyi and her husband lived in harmony and love each other very much. They now have a son and a daughter. Naturally, she brought the two children back with her this time.

The reason why Lord Pei did not choose his grandson-in-law from the top three was that he took into consideration that the top three had a great chance of entering the Hanlin Academy. If the emperor was unhappy at that time, then Ruyi's husband would not be able to get promoted in his life and might also be framed. Then Pei Ruyi's life would not be easy.

After comprehensive consideration and learning about Tang Yuancheng's character and habits from many sources, he took Pei Ruyi to see Tang Yuancheng secretly. After obtaining Pei Ruyi's approval, Lord Pei took decisive action on the day of the announcement and facilitated this marriage.

A few years passed, and although Ruyi's life in the county town was not as luxurious as when she lived in the marquis's mansion, the couple lived a happy life. Tang Yuancheng did not take concubines, and Pei Ruyi's life was just as her name suggested. It had to be said that the old marquis Pei had made the right choice.

At this time, Ruyi, who was sitting in Songhe Hall, was wearing a bright red dress with wide sleeves, which made her, who was already beautiful, even more radiant and dazzling. After leaving both children to Madam Han, Ruyi was now relaxed.

At this time, gifts were being distributed to the younger brothers and sisters in the house, either local specialty snacks or beautiful pearl jewelry.

The one given to Hualei was a milky white jade bracelet, which was a little loose on her slender wrist, but the beads were round and shiny, very beautiful. It was made of the same material as the pearl bracelet, and it was obvious that they were made from the same material.