Although Cao Hao was not in a hurry to let Yi Duli repay the money, he still secretly supported him for making the "child pillow" so quickly.

After all, according to what the sixteenth elder brother said, the account book of this "Hua Heaven" must be handed to the imperial front every month.

Yi Duli thought that if he took the post to the "treasure appraisal meeting", he would hide his identity and would not show off. But the capital is such a big place, where can it be hidden from people with intentions.

Although he sold it ten days after buying it, and lost more than 20,000 taels of silver, it cannot be said that Yidu was a loser, it can only be said that he did not have money, and even if he bought good things on impulse, he could not save them.

When the emperor has no money, it will never be a good thing for the courtiers to be rich. Now I look at a small loss, maybe I have taken advantage of it.

After seeing the "treasure appreciation meeting" of Hua Heaven twice, it was the end of July, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.

"Daoxiang Village" began to buy mooncakes, and compared with previous years, this year's mooncake gift boxes in Daoxiang Village are much more luxurious. The price is not cheap, from 28 taels of silver "Fulu Suxi" to 280 taels of silver "perfect".

can be sold so expensive, not because of how rare the moon cakes in this "Daoxiang Village" are, but because of the word "gift box" in this "moon cake gift box". This year's high-end gift boxes are all exquisite boxes made of real money.

The perfect moon cake box is made of pure gold twenty taels. The box of "Fulu Suki" used ten taels of silver.

Always, in addition to the cost of gold, silver and moon cakes, an average of 50 taels of silver can be earned per gift box.

Seven kinds of gift boxes, each with 500 boxes, are sold in ten Daoxiang Village shops in the capital.

The people of the capital still recognize the dumplings of "Daoxiang Village", and the gift box party appeared in the shop for a few days, and it was passed on by word of mouth, and it was well known to everyone.

However, there are still many people who talk about it, and few people who buy it. After all, this price is expensive, real relatives and friends walk around during the holidays, and it is better to send this than real money.

There are many people running for official positions this year, and this real money and decent "moon cake gift box" has suddenly become the first choice for gifts. There is a son of a senior member of the Southern Province who bought 50 boxes of "perfect" at once.

In this way, it can be regarded as a precedent. Those who ran for official positions shifted their attention to the "moon cake gift box" in Daoxiang Village.

On the seventh day of August, the 3,500 "mooncake gift boxes" in Daoxiang Village were sold out. This alone made Daoxiang Village enter 175,000 taels of silver.

Several shopkeepers, seeing that the momentum was good, had already come to Cao's Mansion to ask for instructions on whether to make another batch of "gift boxes". The mooncakes are all ready-made, mainly the mooncake boxes made of gold and silver.

Chu Yu rejected this suggestion and told them to concentrate on this piece of gluttony and stop thinking about tricks.

Daoxiang Village refused to add more "gift boxes", but other dim sum shops were already red-eyed. As early as when the gold and silver gift boxes in Daoxiang Village began to sell well, they began to follow the trend, but because they were not as famous as Daoxiang Village, the courtyard was a little deserted.

After the gift box in Daoxiang Village was sold out, those who were one step late couldn't look at ordinary moon cakes, so they went to other shops to buy gold and silver gift boxes.

In fact, this businessman has a keen eye for things, and it is not only the dumpling shops that follow the trend, but also the gold and silver buildings.

After the tenth day of August, there are already real gold and silver mooncake gift boxes. Not only is the box made of gold and silver, but the moon cakes inside are also pure gold and silver, and the amount is getting more and more sufficient.

It's just that they also understand that what they sell is a suitable situation. If the price is ruthless, then everyone will find their own goldsmith to make it. Therefore, it is just a price of gold and silver, raising one to two percent.

Although it can't be eaten, it looks like a "moon cake" after all, and if you have the cheekiness to take this to the door, you can also say that it is not suitable for the occasion. In this way, there are a lot of serious people who buy it, but the "moon cake gift box" of other dumpling shops does not seem to be so affordable, some cannot be sold, and they are unsalable in their hands.

It was only at this time that the shopkeepers of Daoxiang Village, who originally wanted to continue to sell "gift boxes", felt fortunate and only praised their wives for their "foresight".

In fact, it is not that Chu Yu has "foresight", but that Cao Hao, who made suggestions behind this, knows that "he will accept it when he sees it".

It is not only to make benefits, but also not to be eye-catching, which is in line with his way of life.

No, because there are few gift boxes in Daoxiang Village, they are sold out early, and the moon cakes of pure gold and sterling silver have come out, and no one pays attention to the silver that Daoxiang Village has earned first.

He also saw that Yiduli bought land to raise money, and thought of his own family.

If he goes to a foreign post, Xifu will not all go with him at that time, and the family will have to live in two places, and the cost of silver will be doubled. Coupled with the Dongfu side, if Cao Xiang returns to Beijing, he will face the situation of splitting up.

Although in recent years, the Eastern Mansion has also successively purchased foreign houses and land for the use of the family. But as a cousin, he never had a good time with his own son, and let his cousins break their fingers to pass the truth.

As early as when Daoxiang Village opened, he told his wife that he would take out some money in the future to supplement his younger brothers and sisters, and Chu Yu also responded.

He had already thought about it, and when the Dongfu family was divided, he would take out some silver coins and give them to the three cousins. After that, it is up to them to develop. The left and right are people who have started a family, and he, as an elder brother, can't take care of him for a lifetime.

In this way, those who were distributed to the three cousins, and those who were brought to other places after being released by themselves, needed a sum of money seriously, so he took advantage of the trend of everyone in the capital running for official positions, and gave his wife such an idea and made a small profit.

It's funny to say that some foreign officials, when they first arrived in the capital, were not well-informed, and they didn't know the relationship between Caofu and Daoxiang Village, so they sent the gift box of "Daoxiang Village" to Caofu.

There are a total of seven kinds of gift boxes in Daoxiang Village, and Cao Fu actually received three of them, including four boxes of silver gift boxes and four boxes of gold gift boxes.

The things at this entrance, even if they are bought by their own shop, change hands in the middle, and they can only be appreciated. Only the box, exquisitely made, Chu Yu distributed small objects to Niuniu and Tianhui.

This said, when Cao Hao was resting, he did not go out to send the festival, but stayed at home to wait for guests.

As early as three days ago, Nian Xi sent a prayer post, and he wanted to bring his wife to the door today.

Specially selected to visit Cao Hao's house, it can be seen that he also has a heart, plus the two families are serious brothers-in-law, Cao Hao, who is a brother-in-law, naturally has to be cautious. Although he knew in his heart that Nian Xiba was thanking him, he was not rude.

Hearing that her sister and brother-in-law came to visit, Chu Yu was full of joy.

Although the five Gegeges of Chunwangfu also married in Beijing, it is not easy to return to the palace because of the strictness of her husband's family, let alone a guest at her sister's house.

When Li heard this, he also attached great importance to it, and told Chu Yu to put up a good seat and not neglect his relatives.

Cao Hao is very glad that Nian Xi can survive the catastrophe of life and death, but he wants the most important backer of the Nian family, Nian Guifei, to live soon, and Nian Qianyao will also end up desolate, and he doesn't know what will happen to Nian Xi at that time, so the joy will fade a little.

Sometimes, it's harder to live than to die.

At the beginning of the morning (nine o'clock in the morning), Nian Xi and his wife arrived as scheduled.

Nian Xi still looks relatively thin, but he can see that sickbed in the same way. That time it was lifeless, but now it can't be said to be full of vitality, but also more energetic.

For such a serious illness, it is rare to have this improvement after three months of conditioning.

After arriving at Cao's Mansion, Nian Xi first went to the Lan Courtyard with Qi Gege to greet the Li family.

Earlier, he also accompanied the old lady of the Nian family to visit Cao's mansion, but he was a foreigner at that time, and he was eating tea in the front hall, so he was not qualified to enter the inner house; Now, they are serious in-laws, real relatives, and they want to see each other as a family.

Speaking of which, Nian Xi's maternal grandfather, Nalan Rongruo, is still Cao Yin's old friend. Although Nalan died early, Li also listened to her husband in her early years.

In addition, I have also heard about the situation of the sister-in-law of the Nian family, who lost his mother at a young age, his stepmother was unkind, he lived in Prince Yong's mansion when he was young, and when he grew up, he was also taken care of by his elderly grandfather, and Li felt a little more pity in his heart.

Between this questioning, she was not free to bring a little love.

In Nianxi's family, his stepmother was born in a clan and acted with arrogance; The aunt is quiet and polite and detached; Although his aunt loves him, because the age difference between his aunt and nephew is less than ten years, he is more like an eldest sister.

Li's loving attitude caused Nian Xi to be moved, and his reply also brought sincere closeness and respect.

Seeing him like this, Li felt more and more that he was worthy of being everyone's son, he was polite and polite, and he liked it even more, and said: "Since we are real relatives, if you don't dislike our family's low rank, you might as well walk around more in the future." Your brothers-in-law are not a few years apart, and you are officials in the same dynasty, so you should be close. ”

In Nian Xi's mind, the appearance of his biological mother has been blurred.

Although he had long known that Cao Hao had a dislike for his father, and the family was estranged in the same year, he was unwilling to go against Li's kindness, and looked at Cao Hao sitting next to him, Fang looked at Li, and said: "Mrs. Tai, the eldest brother-in-law is the life-saving benefactor of the younger generation, as long as the eldest brother-in-law is not clumsy of the younger generation, the younger generation is willing to ask the eldest brother-in-law for more advice on how to behave and do things." ”

This father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law are the three relatives that the flag people value the most. Nian Xi is happy to be close to his son, and Li is also happy.

After asking for peace at Li's place, Cao Hao accompanied Nian Xi to the living room in the front yard for tea, and Qigege was invited by Chu Yu to Wutong Garden, and the two sisters said something considerate.

As Cao Hao expected, Nian Xi and his wife came up to thank them for gratitude.

In addition to words of sincere gratitude, the couple also prepared a heavy gift. Part of it goes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and part of it is a tribute to the Li family and a meeting gift for the children.

Changsheng and Tianyou, Hengsheng, Tianhui, not to mention the uncles and nephews of the Cao family, even Niuniu, Zuo Zhu, and Zuo Cheng, the three children with foreign surnames, all have a share, which shows their intentions.

Chu Yu saw that the meeting gift prepared by the children was too heavy and refused to accept it.

Qi Gege hurriedly said: "If the eldest sister doesn't accept it, she won't wait to see our relatives." These things are carefully prepared after we discussed with the old lady, even if the eldest sister does not look at the relationship between the younger sister and our father, it is better to see it in the face of our old lady. ”

She brought out the elders, but Chu Yu didn't want to say anything.

Qigege diverged his words and wanted to see Tianhui and Niuniu.

When she was a child, she followed Qifujin to Caofu twice and met Niuniu and Tianhui.

Chu Yu asked someone to call Niuniu and Tianhui to come over, and after a while, the two came to meet the guests. One is called "Seventh Sister", one is called "Seventh Aunt", Qigege returned the gift, one is called "Sister Ping", and the other is called "Big Girl".

Speaking of which, she herself is only fifteen years old, and she is only one year older than Niuniu.

Just as Nian Xi has changed, in the past three months of hard work, Qigege has also faded from childishness, and his face is round, a little more feminine.

Chu Yu is a person who has come over, and he can see the difference, and he is relieved in his heart.

Since the brother-in-law has been able to round the house, the younger sister has hope. Even if the brother-in-law's illness recurs in the future, as long as the sister has a son and a half daughter, it can be regarded as something to rely on.

* Forbidden City, Yikun Palace.

Nian personally held a cup of tea and sent it to Yongzheng.

Yongzheng took it, took a bite, saw that she was weak, and said: "It's autumn, you also add clothes early, and you took medicine a few days ago, which is just better, if you get sick again, it's not so stubborn." ”

Nian's hearing these words of love, his face flushed a little, and said, "Emperor Xie is worried, the concubine is already very good." ”

She is the youngest of the wives and concubines of Yongzheng Qiandi, who entered the royal mansion in her teens and is in her early Chinese New Year's Eve.

On the woman next to her, at this age, Fanghua is no longer there, but in her it is an exception. She is still beautiful, retaining the sweetness and shyness of a young woman. It's just that there have been too many twists and turns over the years, and when she was enjoying the exclusive favor, she also experienced the pain of losing her child again and again, which made her brows more and more melancholy, but it made people feel more and more distressed.

Because of the pity for her suffering, Yongzheng has been a little more merciful and indulgent for this favorite concubine over the years.

Nian's health was not good a few days ago, and Yongzheng also said that he didn't turn over her brand, and now he is a little moved.

Nian Shi had something on his mind, and was thinking about how to speak, but he didn't pay attention to Yongzheng's reaction.

Yongzheng saw that her eyes flickered, and just when that little desire arose, she suddenly cooled down again, and said, "Concubine Ai's face is melancholy, but what is on her mind?" ”

In the past two years, there are not one or two courtiers who have secretly thrown themselves into the Nian family, and those people are not the majestic Fuyuan general Nian Qianyao, but the concubine in the palace who gave birth to a prince.

Yongzheng has experienced the pain of winning the heir in Kowloon, and he will not let his sons repeat the mistakes of the past. In addition to his love for the young concubine, he also gave birth to a sense of vigilance.

The reason why he did not come forward to interfere with the ministers' "standing in line" was that he wanted to use the whetstone of the Nian family to try to see who among the courtiers was selfish and who was truly loyal to the king.

Nian was about to ask him for an idea, but when he asked, he said, "It's not for Nian Xi." Although he is better now, who knows the future. I don't know which unscrupulous monk pleaded in front of the old lady, saying that Nian Xi and his father were only short of years old. The old lady was confused, and she was going to plan to pass Nian Xi to the long house. There is no heir in the long house, and it is normal for people to succeed a nephew, but there is no reason to succeed the eldest son of the second room. The last time the concubine returned to the province, she heard about it and persuaded the old lady. The old lady didn't say anything at the time, and the concubine only listened to his old man's advice. Unexpectedly, now that Nian Xi's illness has recovered, the old lady will bring up the matter again......"

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(To be continued)