Chapter 141 Three people face to face
When Li Heng left Beijing this time, in addition to dealing with cold-proof supplies, he also quietly went to see the high-yielding grain seeds he had bought from Shen You.
It was already past the latest planting time. According to the planting method Shen You gave him, he found someone to try to plant a small field in a suitable place.
Local hot springs were introduced to ensure that the food would not freeze. This was a method used by Gongtian, so that the palace could have fresh vegetables even in winter.
This consumes manpower and material resources, and is only suitable for experiments to see the results.
The rice has grown.
Each plant was astonishingly strong, and such a yield made the veteran, who was familiar with farming, cry on the spot.
This is the first time in my life that I have seen such rice. What kind of place is the ‘Western Region’ and how powerful it must be.
If we can plant it every year in the future, famine in Daqi will not be a problem.
When they learned that these seeds only cost a little gold and precious golden nanmu, everyone said it was worth it.
With such grain seeds, are you still afraid of the decline of Da Qi's national power?
These are all things Miss Shen brought.
Thinking of this, Li Heng's heart surged, and he just wanted to come back quickly and tell her the good news.
But she should not be in Daqi.
He was not that far away from Miss Shen, so the moment he knew she came to the Daqi Palace Banquet, he felt extremely excited.
He vaguely wondered if this meant that they were getting closer.
After the palace banquet, he followed her and saw another person standing next to her.
Everyone said that the Imperial Preceptor was a sycophant who deceived the public, but what he was doing now was beneficial to Da Qi.
He should respect the person who saved Da Qi.
It's just that he couldn't understand why his father, who was always suspicious of his illness, dared to give such great power to a person of unknown origin.
"I heard that Miss Shen went to the palace banquet."
Li Heng walked forward casually, with an upright posture, "I wanted to rush back, but I was a little slow."
After saying that, it was as if he just saw someone holding an umbrella next to him, "Is the Imperial Master here too?"
The two people stood facing each other, obviously not saying anything, and their eyes were calm, but the air was a little cold for no reason.
The smile on Wen Zhi's face did not diminish, "Since I have something important to do, there is no need to rush back."
The implication is that it doesn't matter whether he comes back or not, Shen You is not here to see him.
"After all, so many people in the capital are looking at you." Wen Zhi said calmly.
"Thanks for the tip." Li Heng thanked him with a smile, his words and deeds were appropriate, but there was no smile in his eyes.
He turned to Shen You and said in a familiar tone, "Where will Miss Shen go next? I know the capital fairly well and can guide the girl."
I said thank you for the tips, but I didn't actually listen to any of them.
Shen You kept an awkward but polite smile on her face. She was quite polite, but she just felt that something was wrong.
Just about to speak.
I heard Wen Zhi laughing leisurely next to me, his lazy voice filled with coldness,
"There's no need to go to my house together, right? You'd better take care of your own affairs first, there's going to be chaos in the north."
Li Heng's eyes narrowed slightly, and the cold snow fell on the dark cloak.
Before he could speak, Wen Zhi said to Shen You, "Look, he might be talking about a woman's reputation."
The tone was full of complaints.
Li Heng really didn't expect that he could talk like this, and his expression was confused.
I have never seen the Imperial Preceptor who could make Si Tianjian stand upright and say to the eunuch who manages the palace's warehouse, "Bring it to you" in front of the saint, to make such a gesture. Li Heng reacted and immediately explained, "Miss Shen, I didn't mean that."
At first, I thought in my mind that Miss Shen would have a bad reputation if she went to a man's house alone at night.
But then I thought about it, it was really inappropriate to apply these rules to Miss Shen.
Wen Zhi wanted to say something more, but Shen You tugged his sleeve and looked at her obediently and fell silent.
This is a big customer in front of us. How can we do business and offend people to death?
"Thank you for your kindness." Shen You said to Li Heng politely, "I came to the capital to do some business. I have already taken care of it, so I don't need to trouble you."
"The things in the shop have been sorted."
She was talking about cotton textile technical information.
"Okay." Li Heng heard her refusal and did not insist anymore. He only said, "If you need anything, girl, you can contact me at any time."
After saying goodbye politely, Shen You took the money settled in the shop and dragged Wen Zhi away.
In that awkward atmosphere, it's better to run away quickly.
The hairpins she prepared were all sold out, except for those specially reserved for the palace and the princess mansion.
Everyone watched as a box of silver was delivered to the carriage, which further confirmed that the business in the Western Region was led by the Imperial Master. It was only reasonable for him and the girl from Yunzhou to appear here today.
After making thousands of taels in one night, Shen You nodded with satisfaction. Will he sell modern fireworks next time during the Chinese New Year?
"You are still wearing his jade pendant. If you don't lose it, I will give you one."
Wen Zhi thought of the jade pendant lying in Shen You's cloth bag at this moment.
If it’s not just a token, who doesn’t have it anymore?
Shen You stopped, her tone was incredible and sad,
"You let me lose this seven-digit piece of top-quality mutton-fat jade? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
She couldn't throw away anything worth even one hundred yuan.
Wen Zhi paused, seeing that her face was full of true love for the seven-digit jade stone, and she curled up her mouth in silence.
On the winter solstice in Daqi, the night market can be open until two or three in the morning.
The snow had stopped by now, and the boat, carrying several women traveling together, slowly passed through the bridge. The people who had just bought the lantern hairpins couldn't wait to put them on, and they became a part of the grand scene.
Shen You and Wen Zhi did not ride back in a carriage, but walked slowly along the way, stopping when they saw something interesting.
I met quite a few acquaintances today. In a shop selling stationery and books, Xie Guanrong was startled for a moment, then he bent down and saluted Shen You where no one could see him.
The image of him now was completely different from the image he had when he escaped from the countryside and walked into the shop. Shen You almost didn't recognize him.
Xie Guanrong saw the immortal who saved his life at a glance.
He was appreciated for his work in epidemic control, so he had the opportunity to come to the capital to study. He worked here on weekdays to earn some money for himself and his brother.
Shen You bought a book about the history of Daqi and left the shop.
Good inkstones and brushes are difficult to buy in ordinary shops. I looked at a few and found nothing suitable for resale.
On the street not far away.
Liu Yunyan glanced at Shen You several times, with curiosity in his eyes.
She didn't react at first outside Liu's shop just now, but after thinking about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on her.
No one in the capital knew a person from Yunzhou, but his cousin and the prince all knew him, as well as the imperial master.
They are all people related to the business in the Western Regions, so this girl is the shopkeeper that the cousin mentioned.
The merchants from the Western Regions who brought them those delicious foods!
Liu Yunyan clenched his fist, thinking that he had seen him and really wanted to go up and make friends with him.
(End of chapter)