Syndicate Growth Manual

Cui Zhi was wearing a dark coat with Yuan satin embroidered with water patterns, but there was a golden long knife hanging from his waist, and he stepped on small puddles on the road with wooden clogs.

He had just eaten a bowl of Sophora japonica Lengtao in the restaurant, and he had something in his stomach, so he couldn't help but relax on the road.

"Mr., would you like to see the makeup?" The shopkeeper at the side saw him lingering, and greeted him attentively, "Boy, there are all kinds of goods here, all of which were bought from the Lanxiang Pavilion. Look, this is a box of pearl oysters. Send it to me." It couldn't be better for the little lady..."

Cui Zhi listened casually, reached out to pick up a box and looked at it.The small shell shone with pearls, and when opened, there was blood-like rouge inside, but it was not as good as what his mother and sisters used at home.

"Do you have any pearls and hairpins here?" He put down his makeup and asked, with a hint of carelessness in his tone.

The shopkeepers who walk around the streets are the best at seeing people. After looking at them from beginning to end, they know that the person in front of him must be a son of a high school, and he is not an ordinary noble, so he dare not neglect.As soon as he heard that Cui Zhi wanted to see the jewelry, he immediately bent down and took out a few exquisite brocade boxes from the bottom of the basket, and opened them for Cui Zhi to see.

"Look, this is the boy's pressed box item, the new style of Baoshan Building this summer," the little peddler continued, "This bat hairpin carved with suet and white jade symbolizes blessing... and this One, in the shape of a magpie climbing a plum blossom, ruby ​​and coral used for plum blossoms..."

Cui Zhi interrupted him and said, "A few of the styles you picked are from previous years, are there any more elegant ones?"

The salesman was only stunned for a moment, then looked down and picked out a hairpin: "Look, sir, how about this one?"

Cui Zhi looked at the hairpin, amazement flashed in his eyes, and he murmured: "I'm absolutely amazed that the plum blossoms are late, so I came to peek in the snow...it's really elegant." Find a better box to pack it in."

This hairpin is inconspicuous in the jeweled box, but it has a kind of charm when picked up alone.

The body of the hairpin is in the shape of a plum branch carved from white jade, with a little brown impurity at the nodules of the plum branch, as if the plum branch was covered by heavy snow, only a little brown branch exposed, very vivid.Soon to the head of the hairpin, there are a few half-bloomed red plums, small and delicate, as if they have a floral fragrance, and they are also carved along the red part, although they are few, they are lifelike.

The whole hairpin is in one piece, if it weren't for the quality of the jade itself, it wouldn't be called suet white. In terms of the carving and the aura in it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be the turn of this little peddler to sell it in the market.He picked up a bargain today.

Cui Zhi took the box, but the face of that little girl appeared in his mind.

I wonder if she will like it?

Cui Zhi's mood suddenly improved, and he walked out of Fangshi all the way with ease, and entered Shangfang.He walked all the way along Yumen Street, and when he passed the Zhongjun Mansion, he took a look at the majestic plaque. The porch was wide and the steps hung high, but the owner had not been there for many years.

The Jinwu guards guarding the Taoist sect saw Cui Zhi from afar and hurriedly lined up to greet him.

The leader of the Jinwu Guard saluted, and then asked: "Brother is not taking a rest today, why are you here again?"

Cui Zhi handed him the oil-paper bag, earthen pot, and a bunch of horn millet, and said with a smile: "Today is the holiday, but you are not allowed to go home. Isn't this something you can eat?"

The Jinwu Guard was not very old, and his baby face immediately smiled: "Brother really misses us!" He took the oiled paper bag and opened it, and there was neatly cut pork head inside, which was oily and fragrant, and it was delicious. There are at least [-] or [-] horned millets, which are as big as a whole pig's head. Although they are not big, they are famous in Jiangcheng by looking at the marks.The person next to him picked up the clay pot and sniffed it, and exclaimed in surprise: "The best Japanese spring wine!"

Suddenly burst into cheers.

The first few snatched a piece and chewed it into their mouths, and put the rest into a small house next to the Xuanmen.On weekdays, their shifts rest inside.

"Brother, do you want to go into the yard to rest?" the baby-face asked Cui Zhi, smacking his fingers.

Cui Zhi glared at him, seeing that he stopped licking his hands, he said: "I won't go in, just sit outside."

The baby face wondered: "What's the matter with you? I didn't see you coming over last year."

Cui Zhi's expression was indifferent: "Because I was on duty last year, don't you remember?" He paused and said, "I'm alone here, and I'm in the house, but for my own entertainment, why don't I come over and chat with you."

"Oh..." Babyface nodded in understanding.The eldest brother is different from them, they are all locals, but the eldest brother's home is far away in Qinghe, and the duty of the Jinwu Guard is, the more festivals, the more guarding and patrolling, if there is no family and friends, it is really boring.

This sit, then sit until the sunset.

Jinwu Guard is in charge of Zuo Jinwu, but You Jinwu is too old to be in charge. As Zuo Jinwu, Cui Zhi almost controls the power of Jinwu Guard.Regardless of his age, most people in the camp called him "big brother" to show their closeness and respect to him.

Because of this, Cui Zhi sat here, and the young men of the Jinwu Guard standing next to him all stood upright and straight, and those who were usually lazy and talkative also kept their mouths tightly shut, standing more vigorously than anyone else.But after such a day, it's really too much.

When the lights were on, a carriage drove past on the Qilin Bridge in front of Yumen Street. There were four carriages driving around. The door was hung with black and gold embroidered curtains. It was obviously the carriage frame of some Wang Ji.

"Strange, the first few have already returned to the palace, why is this one coming back now?" Babyface muttered beside him, leading the people a few steps forward to stop the car.Even if you don't check, you have to take a look at the waist card.

Cui Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

He stood up and stood on the side of the Xuanmen with his hands behind his back, but his palms were slightly sweaty.

The car stopped a few meters away from the Xuanmen, and the little eunuch who was driving took the waist plate to show to the Jinwu Guard. The car walked forward a few steps, but stopped at the entrance of the Xuanmen.

"Is Master Zuo Jinwu and Cui here?" A soft female voice came from the car, with a clear enunciation, and it sounded like jade beads falling to the ears, crisp and sweet.

The baby face was stunned for a moment, and originally wanted to say that our adults have a rotation today, but suddenly realized something, turned to look at Cui Lingshi, and hesitated.

Cui Zhi didn't wait for him, he already raised his voice: "Cui Lingshi is here."

The car door opened immediately.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Min looked at the shallow water on the ground and hesitated for a while, then stepped on lotus-colored embroidered shoes and prepared to get out of the carriage.

"Minji, wait a moment." Cui Zhi stopped her, and whispered to Babyface, who immediately turned back to the small house next to the Taoist gate, and brought a pair of wooden clogs over after a few moments.

Cui Zhi fixed the teeth on the clogs, then walked to the carriage, leaned over gently and put the clogs away.He raised his head to meet Zhao Min's black and white eyes, smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand: "Please, Min Ji."

Zhao Min only glanced at him, then looked away, supported his arm and got out of the carriage, just stepped into the wooden clogs lightly, no longer afraid that the thin and thin shoes would be soaked by stagnant water.

"What's next for Min Ji?"

Zhao Min lowered his head slightly, took the burden from Bai Zhu, and said lightly to him: "Master Cui, please send this to General Xiguan's mansion for me."

Sure enough.

Cui Zhi let out a long sigh in his heart, and he could guess what was in the baggage.

He looked at Zhao Min in embarrassment and said in a low voice, "It's not that I don't want to help you. Didn't you also say that the monarch doesn't want you to have close contacts with Xiguan..."

In fact, it was the king who said that Zhao Jing was not allowed to send anything to Zhao Min. Zhao Min had no choice but to find out from somewhere that his younger brother was under Zhao Yuan, so he asked him for help.He and Zhao Chen actually had some contact in private, if Zhao Min's unintentional actions aroused the monarch's suspicion, it would not be worth the loss.

So when he said this, he was actually really embarrassed.

Zhao Min didn't insist on it, but looked at the bundle in his hand and sighed softly.

From Cui Zhi's angle, he could see the other party's curly and long eyelashes drooping in frustration, his skin is delicate and soft, and his red lips are full. Although he has always looked elegant, his appearance is full of vigor and beauty.

He only saw beauty.

So he softened again.

This is the reason why he came here specially for his rotation.Because today is the Dragon Boat Festival, this woman will definitely come to him, and he is only because of her silent pleading at this moment.

"Forget it, leave your things with me."

He quickly put away that faint smile, and took the burden from Zhao Min's hand.

Zhao Min's face immediately bloomed a small smile flower, as if adding luster and color, very eye-catching.Although the surrounding Jinwu Guards didn't dare to look at it blatantly, they were dazzled enough to see it from the corner of their eyes.

It really is Wang Ji, this temperament, this kind of beauty... Who said Min Ji of the Zhao family is ugly?It should be dragged out and beaten!

She thanked her and was about to get in the car, but Cui Zhi took out the slender brocade box from her bosom and stuffed it into her hand.

"It's a little bit of my heart, please accept it with Min Ji."

Zhao Min looked down at the things in his hand in surprise, and wanted to refuse, but accidentally looked directly at the sharpness in Cui Zhi's eyes.She was startled, and immediately thought of the word "threat", she retracted her hand, and thanked her again in a low voice.As soon as the word thanked her, the eyes of the young man on the other side softened immediately, as if she was quite satisfied with her behavior.

Baizhu sat silently on the carriage, watching their interaction back and forth in shock, and kept her mouth shut for a while.

When the carriage rumbled into the Taoist gate and slowly drove into the palace gate, Cui Zhi looked away, patted the corner of Shen Yi's clothes, and prepared to go home.

The baby face said narrowly: "We still have to watch until the middle of the night, isn't the elder brother accompanying us?"

Cui Zhi glanced at him unmoved, and Shi Shi ran away.

Zhao Min, who was sitting in the carriage, was overwhelmed and didn't return to his seat in panic for a long time.

She looked at the white jade plum blossom hairpin lying quietly in the brocade box, and unexpectedly thought of the phrase "I'm so surprised that the plum blossoms are late, so I'll try to peep in the snow"... Could it be that Cui Zhi was alluding to her?Obviously, it can bloom when all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, or when the autumn season is crisp and clear, but I chose the winter day with heavy snow, wind and snow.

Maybe, she was thinking too much...