Chapter three hundred and seventeen
After the Mid-Autumn Festival wedding with Luoer, he would take the bride back to visit his father-in-law according to the rules. King Kang's fief is in Jiangnan, and the vassal kings could not leave the fief without permission, and there was no saying that his father-in-law came to visit his son-in-law. It could only be Cao Hua.
Zhao Jie had long expected this matter and approved Cao Hua for half a year's vacation so that he could take the princess to Jiangnan to visit his father-in-law.
Half a year is a bit compact for a thousand miles. After all, it is not a Black Feather Guard who is rushing thousands of miles away. It takes two months to travel back and forth. My daughter's body is weak and she cannot be stuck on the boat all the time. She has to get off the boat and rest along the way, so as not to hurt her body when she is exhausted. She doesn't have long to stay.
I booked my departure at the end of March with Luoer. Luoer had already arranged the official boat and even prepared several large trucks of things. Except for normal gifts, all the remaining jewelry produced by Wanbaolou.
Although Cao Hua's reputation is not very good, the jewelry in Wanbaolou is indeed exquisite and impeccable, and Jiangnan is even more rare. A set of out-of-print hairpins "Shuitu Songtou" has risen to sky-high prices there and is deeply loved by the lady, so Luo'er naturally brought a lot of them.
It was already March 15th. Before leaving, I had to arrange the affairs of Dankuisi so that I would not make any mistakes.
The news from the Eagle Claw Room was all under the control of Old Man Lu. Now that he is leaving for half a year, Dian Kuisi's affairs are naturally handed over to Old Man Lu. The Black Feather Guard is the guard of the emperor and the capital, and he can only protect the safety of the emperor and the capital. He can go out for a short time, but if he leaves for too long, he will naturally not be able to take too many people away. He can only bring a hundred people to guard the safety.
In addition to normal work, firearms must also be considered. The first time I experienced actual combat on the Shanling River, the elm cannon was intimidating and played a great role, but the shortcomings were undoubtedly, even a rough person like Li Bairen.
If you shoot a few shells, the barrel will crack. If you are not careful, you will hurt your own people. And you will have almost no accuracy. It depends on the will of heaven. It is better to have a long time to work hard than a crossbow formation volley.
For this reason, Cao Hua explained the basic knowledge of shooting angles and parabolas with his memory and craftsmen in the court. He was not born in the military, but also an amateur. He could only let the craftsmen who were good at arithmetic carefully ponder and use time and experiments to build a set of theories suitable for artillery. As for the iron-casting cannon technology, the first batch of test items were probably not available at the end of the year, so he could only explore step by step.
I get Diankuis in the early morning every day. After arranging the matter, it is already dusk and there is almost no free time.
Jing Liu originally wanted to visit Chen Qingqiu who was still staying in the capital with him. He also felt a lot of work in his heart, and he had all kinds of love and complaints, but he didn't say anything when he saw that he was so busy. Cao Hua understood Jing Liu's thoughts, and took a day off his busy schedule and accompanied Jing Liu to the Chen family courtyard for one night.
Luoer is also a busy person. He leaned over to handle so many industries. He can't waste it for half a year after leaving. From spring planting to autumn harvesting, he has to be arranged in an orderly manner.
Cao Hua was so busy that Mrs. Jing was so relaxed that she couldn't see others. She wore a black feather guard uniform and followed Jing Feng around the streets of Yonglu every day, and then went to Diankuis to visit the three children she brought back. If she hadn't been raped once, she would have stayed outside at night.
After arranging all the messy things, the time has come to the end of the month, and the day of departure is not far away.
Cao Hua was only free at this time and had the opportunity to travel lightly to Yanglou Street to see what his shop had become...
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The gentle spring breeze blows from the window into the third floor window, rolling up the green silk curtain and the pages of the account book that have not yet been closed.
Su Xiangning opened the window and looked at the street. There were not many pedestrians on the street at sunset, and there was a little resentment between her eyebrows. She turned around and returned to the house, went downstairs to struggle with the tofu stall that had already turned yellow.
Because Chen Yu couldn't get up in the morning, Su Xiangning couldn't push the stone mill alone, and it was not easy for the shopkeeper to work overtime. The tofu stall was put down a few days after Cao Hua left.
The main reason is that I don’t know who to cook for.
Now that Cao Hua is back, the tofu stall naturally has to be supported. He is a little tired and can still bear it.
However, there was no customer at the stall for more than ten consecutive days, and Su Xiangning ate the tofu by herself, so she couldn't help feeling a little boring. But speaking of this, her skills have become better and better. If Cao Taisui comes here, she will definitely appreciate it.
Whenever Su Xiangning thinks of this, she becomes energetic again.
The guy helped to move the table and stool out and put it in the alley next to Shibaotang. Su Xiangning sat on the stool as usual, supporting her chin with her hands in a daze.
The guests who came out of Minglou in the morning and the updater who came home were already used to the boss's wife who was asking for trouble by herself. She often looked at her for a few times, and Su Xiangning also regarded her as if she hadn't seen it.
The morning light is just dew, and the warm spring sun shines on the street, carrying a bit of hazy brilliance.
The familiar figure did not appear at the end of the street. Instead, the sun shook the west and came out. He got up from Baibaozhai early in the morning and jumped to the front.
"Sister Su, come and have a bowl of tofu."
Su Xiangning was stunned for a moment, looked at the street, thought for a while, but she got up and took out the only bowl of tofu from the steamer, placed it on the table, and asked softly:
"Yu'er, why are you crazy? You're getting up before noon?"
Chen Yu sat at the table with a smile and picked up the small spoon: "I'm afraid that Sister Xiao Su is bored. Chen Yu is famous for his righteousness. How can I let my sisters suffer from grievances here?"
Su Xiangning had a gentle smile, obviously very heartwarming. She sat down opposite the small table and still looked at the street.
Chen Yu frowned his little eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I heard that the person named Cao will go to Jiangnan in a few days. The ship has already stopped at Guangji Wharf. When my house was unloading, I saw the princess commanding the servants to move things up there."
Su Xiangning had heard of it, and her eyes became more and more lost at this moment. She sighed lightly, but didn't say anything.
Chen Yu felt a little embarrassed and complained: "You wait here every morning. It has been more than ten days. The person surnamed Cao has not come. He will go to Jiangnan in a few days. He must have been here."
This obviously poked Su Xiangning's sore spot, and she sat on the stool and pursed her lips: "I didn't wait for him... I'm just bored..."
Chen Yu couldn't understand the sisters' thoughts, and then he said proudly:
"I'm here today to tell you good news."
"Hmm?" Su Xiangning was not very excited and turned her head to look at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows so hard that he leaned closer: "My family also has several shops in Hangzhou, so I told my father that he wanted to go to Jiangnan to take a walk. My father agreed. I loaded the boat yesterday and we will go to Jiangnan to wait. Then we will definitely scare the unfaithful man to death."
"How can this work?" Su Xiangning suddenly became anxious, hesitated, and was a little nervous: "Cao Hua must be busy with business and has no time to come. When he gets time, he will definitely come over. I will run to Jiangnan to wait, wouldn't it... Alas, forget it, you go by yourself..."
Chen Yu and his wife were very annoyed after picking up the tofu: "Sister Xiao Su, are you really stupid or fake? He has forgotten you for a long time, and even if he comes here, it will be a formality... Oh oh oh oh oh oh ~ who is so bold ~!"
Chen Yu was just saying this, and he felt his ears hurt and he was pinched and pulled.
She is a daughter-in-law, and even her father dared not to rape her. She had been bullied like this. She was both angry and shocked. She stood up angrily and crossed her waist, wanting to see who is so bold.
Turning back, I happened to see a handsome young man in white, holding a folding fan and looking at her with a smile, his eyes still had a bit of danger.
"Ah——Young Master Su!"
When Su Xiangning saw Cao Hua fall from the roof, she stood up with excitement and was so busy that she didn't know what to do.
Chen Yu was a little stunned, looked up at Cao Hua, who was much taller than her, and his eyebrows were frowning and his eyes became fierce:
"What do you mean by someone surnamed Cao?"
Cao Hua also frowned, and gently shook the folding fan and revealed the four big words "do whatever you want":
"Miss Shen, what's wrong?"
"What are you trying to pull my ears?"
Chen Yu is not afraid of Cao Hua. Although he is petite, his aura is not weak at all.
Cao Hua was puzzled: "Men and women should not be kinship, so Miss Shen should not swear to others."
"What?!"
Chen Yu suddenly became anxious. Unexpectedly, Cao Hua dared to twist her ears and dared not admit it. He immediately turned around and asked, "Sister Xiao Su, you just saw it clearly, did he touch me?"
Su Xiangning walked up to her with a little nervousness: "I...I didn't pay attention, Yu'er, please stop making trouble, Mr. Su came from afar..."
"Ha——?I'm making a fuss?"
Chen Yu was stunned, and then his whole body was trembling slightly, and the steps between his hair bun were shaking. After holding it in for a long time, he finally stomped his feet and turned to Cao Hua:
“Get out of here!”
Cao Hua turned sideways and looked down at the aggressive little Buddian walking by: "Miss Chen, I haven't paid for eating tofu yet, so it's not good to just leave like this, right?"
"What money do I pay for eating beans? I'll pay on credit!"
Chen Yu's shoulders trembled slightly, and he walked out without looking back, looking like he was very wronged.
However, after walking a long distance, Chen Yu's face suddenly turned red. He raised his hand and touched the earlobe that the man had just pinched down, and muttered in a low voice:
"I'm really hungry and I'm not going to eat... Bah, the toad wants to eat swan meat... I'm not fooled..."
Looking back, Sister Su was indeed smiling like spring breeze, and no longer had the resentment she had just now, and Chen Yu was even more angry.
Because of his constant looking back, he walked to the door of Baibaozhai and accidentally hit someone, which was soft and soft.
Chapter completed!