Economic and Trade Song Dynasty

Qin Juan looked at Seventh Brother eating grass, and laughed angrily: "What? Now you know how to eat grass?"

Seventh Brother seemed to know what he was talking about, and hummed twice.

Seeing that the horses were almost finished eating, Qin Juan went to the kitchen to bring a bucket of warm water and pour it into the manger.

The horses rushed to drink water, and when they were full, they nestled together. Qin Juan looked warm when the horses were crowded together.

He didn't stay for long, closed the door of the stable and stood there for a while, still a little worried that others would think about his horse.

In the future, he will still come over every meal time, so that Brother Qi will not be taken away without him knowing.

Qin Juan would go to the stables every day after dinner, feed the horses and comb their hair.

The spirit of a horse lies in the fact that it thinks it looks good. Unlike a cat, a horse grooms itself. The horse’s hair is combed by its owner. A diligent owner will often groom the horse. A horse that is often groomed The child's spirit is also different.

"Get up, comb your hair!" Qin Juan tapped Seventh Brother's back lightly with his foot.

The other horses have been combed, only Brother Qi is still lying on his stomach.

"Why, do you have to act like this every day? Without changing the script?" Qin Juan chuckled.

Seventh brother is more than two years old, naughty and arrogant, and his temperament is different from other horses. Qin Juan still knows that Seventh brother has been imprisoned for a long time and can't stay longer, so he deliberately loses his temper.

Even if Da Xuetian insisted on grooming them every day, Seventh Brother would not have the same spirit as before.

Qin Juan knelt down, stroked Seventh Brother's horse's head, and said with a smile, "I'll take you out in a few days."

Seventh Brother continued to lie on his stomach with a look of disdain.

Qin Juan didn't tell it to get up anymore, and just brushed its hair.

Seventh brother felt comfortable, otherwise he wouldn't let him groom him every day. Ma'er liked being served by others the most.

Suddenly Qin Juan heard footsteps, someone should be coming, he didn't pay attention, but soon realized that the footsteps were coming towards his stable.

He stood up immediately.

I saw that face, lean, slender eyebrows, and wheat-colored skin.

this person?

Qin Juan narrowed his eyes and suddenly thought of something.

"What do you mean?" Qin Juan threw the horse brush and walked over, making a gesture to lift the man's collar.

He had expected that this man would come to his stable these days.

Today should be because he was squatting to comb Seventh Brother's hair, and the wooden door of the stable blocked it, making the man mistakenly think that he had left.

The man was obviously surprised, stepped back and said, "I'll come and see my horse."

Because the man took a few steps back, Qin Juan calmed down a bit. He sneered and said, "Your horse is in my stable? You're coaxing ghosts!"

"..." The man didn't speak.

Qin Juan's eyes locked on the man's, and he took a few steps forward: "Why do you want to get close to my horse?"

Not only that, when Qin Juan was talking to this man, Seventh Brother had already stood up, and Seventh Brother looked at the man with friendly eyes.

Realizing this made Qin Juan feel very uncomfortable.

This man wants to get close to Seventh Brother, and then steal Seventh Brother away, what is that?Fortunately, the horse shop has been sealed so tightly recently that this man didn't get his way!

"Don't worry, I have no malicious intentions, nor do I want to steal your horse." After a pause, the man explained.

"It's not stealing a horse. Why are you approaching my horse? Don't tell me you know it!" Qin Juan shouted angrily.

The man froze for a moment, as if he felt the boyishness of this boy for a moment.

Childishness is the only way to have a good life after childhood. Such a teenager should have a good life and should not appear in such a place.

Only a gentle and rich village can raise a childish boy.

"Why don't you talk anymore?" Qin Juan took a step forward, as if he could punch this man with just raising his hand.

The man was silent for a while and didn't speak. He also saw that Qin Juan didn't believe his words. He didn't want to explain, nor did he want to argue with He Qinjuan, so he turned and left in an instant.

Just as Qin Juan was about to catch up, a few more people came from the stable.

Seeing this, Qin Juan couldn't chase him anymore. It wasn't a big deal at first, but it would be even worse if it made a big fuss.

I didn't see that man in the next few days, and Qin Juan didn't know which yard or room that man lived in.

After all, there are four large courtyards in the Ma Xing, with a total of forty or fifty rooms.

There are also three kitchens for meals.

Qin Juan didn't stand in the stable for a while, when a stranger called him, "Anuyi let you go over."

When Qin Juan heard this, he immediately thought of his batch of goods.

He didn't think too much, and followed the strong man to find Anui.

In Anui's room, Anui handed him a ledger.

On that ledger, it is written in Umu how much money he sold for his goods, how many days in total, how many people worked, and how much commission was required.

Qin Juan looked carefully and found that he still earned 300 taels.

"100 taels of commission?" To be honest, Qin Juan was very surprised.

Anui was upset: "Why... is there a problem?"

Qin Juan was silent for a moment, then closed the account book: "No problem."

The commission is very scary, but he himself said that he is not suspicious of employing people, and he is not suspicious of others, and there is a profit of 300 taels, which is the lowest amount he can accept, but the commission surprised him.

"That's good, this is silver, you keep it." Anuyi put a cloth bag on the table.

In the cloth bag are six pieces of horseshoe silver.

Qin Juan picked it up and checked the authenticity. Whether it is worth two coins is hard to tell, but the money is real.

"Okay, you go back, I still have something to do." Anui said.

Qin Juan collected the horseshoe silver, and after returning to the room, he took out a piece and handed it to Taohua. The things in the bag were almost eaten up. Taohua has been going to the horse shop's kitchen to order food these days, and the money is needed.

Taohua froze for a moment, then looked at him.

Qin Juan: "You take it and arrange the meals."

Taohua nodded and accepted Horseshoe Silver.

Xiao Qu'er meditated for too long and slept for a while. Seeing Qin Juan came back, he sat up and suddenly asked, "Brother, when can we go out for a walk?"

"Not yet, but I believe it will be soon." Qin Juan walked over and said to him.

Xiao Qu'er: "Then can I go to the yard?"

Qin Juan found his shoes: "I'll take you to the yard."

Taohua wanted to stop her, but she didn't step forward to stop her.

Xiao Qu'er was not allowed to go out because there were many business travelers here, and there were officers, soldiers and people from the barracks.

Along the way, there were many children who were taken away by the army and bought by merchants.

This is also the reason why Taohua doesn't let Xiaoqu'er go to the courtyard for activities.

Qin Juan took Xiao Qu'er out.

This is the second time that Xiao Qu'er has come out of this yard since entering.

The snow in the yard was swept to the edge of the stone steps and piled up, and grass mats were placed where people often walked.

Xiao Qu'er went to the snowdrift, grabbed a ball of snow, kneaded it, and threw it away.

"Brother, when will the snow stop, I miss the sun so much."

"..." Qin Juan couldn't answer.

Taking a deep breath, he said, "It should take a long time."

"I really want to see Song Man, and I also want to see Yue Yue, Nu Nu and Mu Ya."

These were all Qin Juan told him when he was on the road, and he wrote them down after listening to them a lot.

"They will also be very happy to see you and will like you very much." Qin Juan held Xiao Qu'er's hand in his palm

"My flock should have given birth to a lot of lambs. We will all live there after we go back. There are many empty houses in the sheep house, and we are worried that no one lives there. After we go back, Muya won't be lonely anymore."

Qin Juan knew that Taohua and Gu Yue were both worried about this, and by telling Xiao Qu'er this, he was also telling them that he would not abandon them, and that if there was no war, he would give them a leisurely and comfortable life.

But if there is a war, he will definitely be transferred to fight.

The days passed quickly, and the Spring Festival came as scheduled. There is also this custom here, but it will not be particularly grand.

But for them Han and Miao people, the Spring Festival is very important, and they must have new clothes and New Year's Eve dinner.

Early in the morning, Taohua went to work in the kitchen. The three kitchens were so busy that Taohua couldn't find a free cook to help.

Strange, didn't Anuyi say a few days ago that not many people know how to cook New Year's Eve dinner.

Why are there so many people cooking New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve?

Qin Juan asked Anuyi to buy the chicken, duck and fish. It was getting late, so he found an empty stove and started to do it himself.

Not long after, Gu Yue came over.

"Why do you..." Gu Yue didn't come out often, Tao Hua was very surprised.

Gu Yue expected to be very busy today, so she came over with extra care.

"Let me help." Gu Yue rolled up her sleeves and walked over.

"Where's Xiao Qu'er?" Thinking of Xiao Qu'er, Tao Hua raised her head in shock.

Gu Yue: "Look at you, you were taken to the stable by Qin Juan."

The fact is that once Gu Yue entered the kitchen, he became more and more busy helping.

Ask him not to cut vegetables, not to kill fish, but to wash some simple fruits and vegetables.

Taohua thought she would know how to wash rice, so she gave him the rice, but the rice washed away by the water was enough for a bowl of rice.

Taohua is about to get angry, all she has to say is, get out!

Gu Yue seemed to know that she didn't do well, so she walked outside in a desperate manner, and said in a low voice, "Peach Blossom, I'm going to chop firewood."

Chopping firewood was not a problem for Gu Yue, so soon he came in with the firewood in his arms.

Seeing this, Tao Hua said: "First cook the chicken soup, then light the stove."

Gu Yue didn't feel uncomfortable being manipulated by Tao Hua, he moved quickly to light the fire, and it would be very neat if he was familiar with it.

He also suddenly felt that such a mediocre life, he did not reject it, and even liked it a little.

He occasionally wondered why he wanted to rebel so much at that time, why he wanted to have power so much.

It's really just about wanting to make yourself happy.

At that time, I wrongly and self-willedly thought that having power would make me happy.

And when he set foot on the road away from Yinshan, he gradually realized that sometimes leaving is also a kind of happiness.

"The general followed us to find your mother."

I don't know when Taohua said suddenly.

Tao Hua also thought of a rumor when she was on the road, saying that Gu Yue's biological mother had gone crazy and died not long after.

He was thinking that if Gu Yue's mother was not crazy or dead, then she must have escaped from Yinshan, or she was sent by the Gu family.

Gu Yue's icy eyes immediately looked at Tao Hua. It's not good to be found out about a secret that has been hidden for many years, very bad...