Marry a wife to be the emperor

After the approval of the above procedures, except for the basic publicity of the government, Pei Qinghong handed over the rest of the post office's publicity to those businessmen and his mother Ye Shi.From its establishment to its official operation, the post office was divided into various parts according to his plan, and other people from the Ministry of Industry did it.

Busy in the Ministry of Industry every day, Pei Qinghong is very pleased to witness the implementation of this plan from its embryonic form to the present, especially in recent days, the progress of this matter is moving forward at a high speed. From the time he signed the contract with him to the present, Things at the post office are gradually on track.

Pei Qinghong is not greedy either. Judging from the implementation speed of the new laws promulgated by the imperial court in the past, it will take at least three months for the government-run post office to go from operation to small profit, and then to be fully accepted by the people of the entire Yancheng. It will take at least four or five years to extend to the entire Lan country.

He didn't expect to become a fat man with one bite, but the first of the three fires in his new office burned very slowly, and he had to light his second and third fires before the benefits of the post office really became apparent. .

This time Pei Qinghong is going to start with water conservancy and farming. It took him six years from a small official of the Ministry of Industry to work as a minister of the Ministry of Industry today, and he has a lot to do with the management of water problems in Jingzhou and Qizhou.

Water conservancy is what he is good at, but the management of floods must be tailored to local conditions.As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, it is naturally impossible for him to leave the circle of power in the capital and go to various places to treat floods.

As for the fields, Lan country's agriculture is much more advanced than that of neighboring countries, and the water-scarce area in the north of Lan country has also appeared and vigorously promoted Karez under the suggestion of his predecessors.Combined with the limited good measures for the field in his previous life and the current situation in Lan Country, the only improvement measures that Pei Qinghong can propose are terraced fields and waterwheels.

In fact, Pei Qinghong thought about proposing these two proposals when he first joined the Ministry of Industry, but first, he did not go to various places for investigation, and second, he was worried that the minister of the Ministry of Industry would erase his achievements. It was pressed at the bottom of the file in his room, and it was only now that he dug it out again.

Recalling his days in Qizhou, Pei Qinghong spent all his free time in a day improving these two things, throwing four or five waste paper baskets full of waste drafts before finally modifying the finished product he was satisfied with.In the past few days of revising the draft, although he was not as enthusiastic as when he was newly married, he did not neglect his concern for Lan Min.

Half of the meals delivered to his room every day must be Lan Min's favorite dishes. If the corner of the other party's mouth is swollen, he will order his subordinates to make a cup of honeysuckle tea to clear the heat and relieve the fire. No matter how busy he is, he will insist on at least Straighten your clothes for your partner.

Pei Qinghong has always been extremely gentle and considerate to those close to him, his parents are loving, and his father is well taken care of by Ye Shi, so he usually can only express his concern verbally.

Pei Qingyi and Pei Qinghong, who lived in the same courtyard with him, took care of a lot of messes. When Pei Qinglin was young, his second elder brother would watch over him when he was sick. Although his care is limited, the brothers are still very close.

Now that he has his own husband and wife, this thoughtfulness is naturally applied to Lan Min.Half of the space in the bedroom is arranged according to his preferences, and the other half is in a style that Lan Min would like.

When Lan Min first married, there were inevitable frictions between the two, so after many things made the other party frown, he would explain clearly and keep these details in his mind.Of course, he would make it clear in advance about the things he couldn't bear, and when he needed the other party's patience. Except for the time Lan Min said, there was almost no blush between the two of them on trivial matters.

When Pei Qinghong was drawing pictures in the bedroom yesterday, in a moment of excitement, he raised his hand and dropped a pot of orchids that the other party raised on the windowsill. Originally, he was planning to find another pot to plant the orchids, but found that the stems and leaves of the orchids were just right. The broken pottery was cut into two sections.

He took the flowers and leaves to find the gardener in the mansion, but the man looked at the flower and shook his head: "In the mansion, there are Chunjian, Huilan, Hanlan, Sijilan, and Molan, but there is no such orchid. Where did you find this lotus orchid?"

"Is it very expensive? This is an orchid found at the flower and bird market." Only Pei Qingyi in the family likes this elegant thing the most. When it comes to all kinds of flowers, he knows all kinds of flowers. Pei Qinghong knows all kinds of grains and knows that this is an orchid , but do not know more details.

The gardener laughed and said, "This is a rare variety. Seeing how well he has been raised, the princes and nobles may not be willing to sell it after raising it. How can you find it in the flower and bird market casually? The second son is really joking." .”

"But the person who brought this flower back said that he bought it at the flower and bird market." He was still planning to buy a new pot the next day, and when he thought of something, Pei Qinghong turned around and took the orchid to go back, and asked about it tomorrow The specific situation of Pei Qingyi's lotus orchid.

But as soon as he turned around, he was stopped by the gardener: "Wait, second son, the person who raises orchids is probably bought from a big flower and bird market on the outskirts of the city. There is a man with a strange temper there. There are some rare varieties that are sold. If there is a predestined relationship with him, he will sell the flowers at a very low price. If it is not a predestined person, even if he knows the goods, he will not sell them no matter how high the price is. If you want to buy a new pot of petal lotus orchid, you can go to the flower and bird market to try."

Pei Qinghong paused, but left holding the tattered orchid that had been replaced with a new flower pot.On the second day, he went to the Hanlin Academy, but Pei Qingyi complained severely: "This is a petaled lotus orchid, and I can't afford it with a year's salary, so you just threw it away You fell like this, do you know that you are such a prodigal mother? This is a petal lotus orchid, what a waste of everything!"

Pei Qinghong was thoughtful: "Then is my one-year salary worth this pot of orchids?"

"If it was you, it should be about the same. In short, this is a rare treasure. Can money measure it?" Pei Qingyi's heartbroken expression didn't match that extremely handsome face at all.

Pei Qinghong said in a low tone: "Seven years ago, someone smashed Dad's favorite inkstone. It was my father's favorite inkstone. It was worth tens of thousands of gold. The most important thing is the thought in it. It was given to me by my mother." For his fortieth birthday gift, if father can find the culprit, let alone a pot of lotus orchids..."

Pei Qingyi immediately changed his face: "Father, the inkstone was swept down by the cat's tail! This lotus orchid is not as hard to find as I said. Ma Sima and Li Dadang, who is in the calligraphy and painting business, have petal lotus orchids at home. , and there's more than one pot. It's just that they are extremely loving people, so it's a bit difficult for them to cut off their love."

"I'm not going to buy it there, so I'm just asking at the flower and bird market on the outskirts of your city. Is there a strange man who will come out from time to time to sell some rare species, and the price is still very low for those who are destined?"

Pei Qingyi shook his head: "You also know that I haven't been to the flower and bird market for a long time in order to compile "The Spring and Autumn History of Dalan". I haven't heard of anyone selling flowers at a low price before, but there are indeed such weird people. I have come across birds that are sold at a low price, and it is also a rare species, which is somewhat similar to what you said."

In short, it is enough to have such a person. Pei Qinghong is going to buy the other party an identical orchid as an apology, but if it is really not possible, he will apologize. Min's attitude, the other party did not take this orchid too seriously.

Today, when he came back from the Ministry of Industry, he changed his official uniform and asked the coachman to drive to the flower and bird market. The place was far away from the lively center of the capital, but to his surprise, there were many people there.When he went, he was lucky to see a thin old man in black selling orchids there, and there were many people around the front. Pei Qinghong saw the thin old man's stall from a distance because of his height and long neck. The flowers in front are a pot of black orchids, and a pot of petal lotus orchids that grow very lushly.

But every Ailan who came up to ask the price went up, the old man didn't even lift his eyelids: "Not for sale!" Some of them raised their heads, looked at their faces and shook their heads: "Not for sale!" Dozens of people In the past, the old man only parted with one pot of black orchids, and sold them at a very high price. The cash transaction, one handed over the bank note and the other handed over the flower pot, and the old man would never give up the remaining petaled lotus orchids. willing to sell.

Probably everyone knows the strange temper of this old man, and the people who often hang out in the flower and bird market retreat one by one after being rejected, and a few who don't give up will still stop and watch, staring at the pot of orchids as if staring at themselves Dear lover.

Pei Qinghong waited until there were fewer people, then took a few steps forward, stood still in front of the old man, and asked, "What is the price of this potted lotus orchid?"

The old man raised his head, his lips moved but before he spoke, an arrogant and somewhat weird male voice rang out: "How much will it cost, our master wants it!"

Pei Qinghong got up and looked at the person who spoke. It was a small man with brown curly hair and blue eyes. The young man standing behind him had dazzling blond hair, blue eyes like opals, a tall and straight nose, and a slender figure. However, he was still a little shorter than himself.

The dress of the other party also has a foreign style. Pei Qinghong recalled that these two people arrived at the post house a few days ago, and they will meet at the Golden Luan Hall tomorrow.

Before he could speak, the old orchid seller spoke first: "I've already sold this orchid to this customer."

"How much money he pays, we can pay double the money." The brown-haired follower said.

"I can sell this flower to whoever I want. I have my rules. I won't sell it to you no matter how much you pay!" After speaking, he stuffed the pot of orchids on the ground into Pei Qinghong's arms, turned around and walked away. I walked away chicly.

Before he gave the money, Pei Qinghong stayed there with the orchid in his arms: "That old man!" He yelled, and started to chase after him, when a long knife inlaid with gemstones lay in front of him: " You can take the man, but keep the orchid! How much money you paid, our master will pay three times the price!"