Temperament

After getting up and eating breakfast in the big house, Jiu Ling came down with a few hands, still wearing short sleeves and short skirts, standing pretty at the door of the big house, looking towards the stairs with a pair of beautiful eyes.

When Zhuo Tianyi came down with Shen Qinglan, Zheng Shuming and Zhou Yunlei, his eyes became warm again, and he looked at Zhuo Tianyi intently, as if he was not affected by the rejection of the invitation to dance last night at all.

Shen Qinglan was a little embarrassed, it seemed that she was not suitable to be present on this occasion, but after thinking about Zheng Shuming and Zhou Yunlei, she was not so entangled, anyway, this is also the official business of the Zhuo family.

Jiuling led a group of people through the stockade and walked up the mountain. Along the way, there were large tracts of medicinal herbs planted. There were hay huts next to the medicinal herb field, which were full of medicinal materials that had been picked and spread on bamboo mats to dry. The men and women of the Miao family are busy.

Shen Qinglan had read some medical books when she was in Meng's house, she had a little understanding of medical skills, and she also had some superficial knowledge about medicinal herbs. According to his opinion, these medicinal herbs are very good.As the chief shopkeeper of the Zhuo family's five herbal medicine shops in Jinyang, Zheng Shuming is an expert, and after a morning, he has almost read the selection of herbal medicines.

After eating the meals brought by the servants on the mountain, the group went to the living medicine field located in the shade of the mountain behind the Miao Village.The living medicine fields are all low bamboo sheds, which feel damp and cold as soon as you enter.On the mud floor of the bamboo hut, there are many pots and bowls upside down, and many Miao girls are busy working, and they treat Jiuling with respect.

Pass through the living medicine field and enter the back room, and you will find the stove where the living medicine is baked. The medicine racks are covered with baked snakes and insects, which look hideous and terrifying.

Zheng Shuming took a few from time to time, broke off a leg or half of the worm body, and chewed it gently in his mouth to check the quality. Shen Qinglan's hairs stood on end.Zhuo Tianyi hugged his shoulder lightly as if comforting, but he quickly knocked his hand off.

Zheng Shuming wrote down the selected medicinal materials on the paper until the group reached the last hut with a closed door. Jiuling stood in front of the door and did not intend to open the door. Zheng Shuming said strangely: "Miss Jiuling will not continue leading the way." ?”

Jiuling smiled and said: "This is the most precious medicinal material of our Miao family. I made it with my own hands. I won't sell it for a thousand gold unless...someone is willing to offer three sacrifices and six fruits 99 silver to welcome." His eyes turned to Zhuo Tianyi, and he looked at him without blinking.

Three Animals and Six Fruits 99 silver is the dowry gift required for the betrothal to a wealthy family of Heimiao. The meaning in Jiuling's words is clear, Zheng Shuming smiled and said nothing.

Zhuo Tianyi put his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Since it is a medicine that the daughter of the Miao family will not sell, then we will naturally not force it, senior brother, let's go here."

Zheng Shuming said "OK", and handed the name of the medicinal materials written down on the paper to Zhuo Tianyi, "It's all on it." Zhuo Tianyi took a look, and then handed the paper to Shen Qinglan, "Qinglan, after you go back Calculate the above medicinal materials and draw up a contract for me."

The price of medicinal materials has not changed in these years, Zheng Shuming knows it well, so Shen Qinglan has no objection, and accepts the paper manuscript without any objection.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jiu Ling's eyes were lonely, and his disappointment was beyond words, but it was only for a moment, and then he returned to his original expression.

A group of people left the stove and went back along the same road.When passing the living medicine field, a Miao man came across with a cage of centipedes and a cage of scorpions in each hand, obviously intending to enter the stove behind to bake and roast.

Shen Qinglan suddenly felt a wind with a fishy smell rushing towards her face, and a long and thin thing flashed in front of her eyes, only to hear Zhou Yunlei yell softly, "Be careful!" Zhuo Tianyi hugged the person into his arms, and turned halfway around with protection. a body.

Shen Qinglan didn't know why, so she turned her head and saw a centipede that was as long as a foot lying on the ground in front of her. It had been split into two parts by Zhou Yunlei's palm, and it was still writhing its stump and tentacles. It's tangy.

He was startled, and quickly looked away.Zhuo Tianyi clasped his hands and patted him on the back a few times, "Don't be afraid, this thing flew out suddenly just now, luckily Yunlei moved fast, and he killed him already."

When the man saw it, he quickly put down the bamboo cage, picked it up with his hands, and babbled a string of Miao language towards Jiuling, with a very regretful tone.

Jiu Ling frowned, and said a few words to the man, who picked up the centipede and stuffed it into the bamboo cage, and walked towards the stove.

Zhuo Tianyi hugged Shen Qinglan and walked a few steps, and walked out of the bamboo shed of the living medicine field.Shen Qinglan pushed his hand away and looked behind. Both Zheng Shuming and Zhou Yunlei had normal expressions, and it was not surprising.Ji Jiuling just turned his head away, his eyes lowered.

Shen Qinglan wasn't sure if she saw anything, secretly worried, and it was inconvenient to observe carefully, so she could only remind herself to keep a distance from Zhuo Tianyi.

On the way back, Shen Qinglan always lagged behind, walking with Zheng Shuming and Zhou Yunlei, while Liu Zhuo Tianyi and Jiu Ling walked in front.It's just that Zhuo Tianyi always turns around to wait for him from time to time, or walks back to join him, leaving Jiuling aside.

Zheng Shuming just smiled and said nothing, Zhou Yunlei sighed secretly, Shen Qinglan couldn't think about it, and just prayed that Jiuling wouldn't see anything.Only Zhuo Tianyi is like a normal person, going his own way.

Back in the big house, Miao Wang Longjiu had been waiting for a long time.Zheng Shuming reported the price of medicinal materials, Shen Qinglan calculated the total, drew up two five-year contracts, and handed them over to Zhuo Tianyi.Zhuo Tianyi took a rough look, then he and Long Jiu each signed their names on it, stamped their seals, and each held a copy with Long Jiu.

Zhuo Tianyi then ordered the accompanying servants to deliver the deposit and gifts they had brought.Miao Jiang is located in a remote area, and there are few bank accounts. Over the years, Zhuo's business transactions with King Miao have been settled in cash.Zhuo Xiaocang and Long Jiu had a very good personal relationship, and this time they sent someone to send a gift, asking Zhuo Tianyi to give it to Miao Wang along with the deposit.

Zhuo Tianyi didn't interfere with Zhuo Xiaocang's actions, anyway, it was Zhuo Shi'an who was handing over to the old man, and he was no different, as long as the contract was signed and the deposit was paid.

So Zhuo Tianyi didn't care when he saw a few mahogany boxes mixed with the more than ten silver boxes being lifted up, he just regarded it as a gift from Zhuo Xiaocang to Long Jiu, turned to Long Jiu and said: " Uncle Long, here is the deposit, please count it face to face."

Long Jiu laughed, "Tianyi, Uncle Long has been doing business with your father for so many years, they are like brothers, can Uncle Long not trust you?"

Zhuo Tianyi said politely: "Uncle Long, my brothers and sisters will settle accounts clearly, not to mention uncles and nephews. The amount of money is not small, so please check it out face to face. If there are any omissions, Tianyi can order someone to make up for it immediately."

Seeing what he said, Long Jiu no longer refused, and immediately ordered someone to unpack the box for inspection.

Seeing those mahogany boxes mixed in among the black wooden boxes, Shen Qinglan immediately became worried, and couldn't help thinking that if Long Jiu dismantled those mahogany boxes, Zhuo Tianyi would find out that these boxes contained betrothal gifts. , what will happen.

With his temper, he would definitely turn his face and deny anyone in anger.In this way, he and Jiuling were completely smashed, and he and himself...

Fortunately, Long Jiu ordered someone to dismantle the black wooden boxes containing silver, let Jiu Ling inspect and count them, and then let his subordinates lift them down.

Shen Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the mahogany boxes being carried down together, and looked up at Zhuo Tianyi, but he didn't pay attention, and Gu Zi sat on his seat talking to Long Jiu.

It seems that, as Zhu Yun and Ju Qing said, he knew nothing about it, and he didn't want to care about Zhuo Xiaocang's dealings with Long Jiu.Shen Qinglan sighed secretly in her heart, and drove out other miscellaneous thoughts in her heart.Those have nothing to do with me.

Long Jiu talked with Zhuo Tianyi for a while and then left. Before leaving, he invited everyone from the Zhuo family to have dinner at his residence - Miao Palace at night.This kind of banquet after business is almost necessary, Zhuo Tianyi readily agreed, and went back to Diaojiaolou with everyone to rest for a while.

Entering Shen Qinglan's room, Zhuo Tianyi hugged him into his arms and kissed him passionately again. Shen Qinglan guessed that he couldn't do anything at this time, so she softened her body and let him kiss.Anyway, the dowry has already been paid, and when Jiu Ling comes to Zhuo Mansion in two months, his good situation of pushing himself forward will come to an end, and he will finally be able to live a clean life.

Zhuo Tianyi was overjoyed at his meekness, connivance, and even tenderness. The trip was fruitful, and Shen Qinglan's attitude had a fundamental change. It seemed that his mind had already begun to turn to himself.

I thought about how to prolong this kind of days to consolidate the effect in front of me.I touched Shen Qinglan's waist a few times, "How about, on the way back, you pass by Suizhou and Taizhou, and you follow me to inspect the shops there? There are many places with beautiful scenery, let's have a good time by the way. some time?"

Shen Qinglan naturally wouldn't refuse him at this time, endured the numbness on her lower back, and said "OK", in exchange for another almost suffocating kiss.

The two huddled together on the bed and took a nap for a few hours. At Youshi, they went to Longjiu's Miao Palace for dinner with the others on time.

The Miao Palace is said to be a palace, but in fact it is a little more luxuriously decorated than the big house for entertaining guests.Long Jiu held a banquet at his own residence instead of in the big house, showing the importance he attaches to the Zhuo family and his party.

But when they arrived at the Miao Palace, they realized that the banquet was almost the same as a family banquet.There was a lot of food and wine at the banquet, none of the Long family's subordinates were present, only Jiu Ling's uncles and elders accompanied her, and even her mother, Long Jiu's wife, was also there.

As for Jiu Ling herself, she was wearing a pink blouse, with gold silk embroidery on the neckline and cuffs, making her face even more beautiful, and with the sweet smile on the corners of her eyes and brows, anyone could see her The joy of the mood.Only when I met Zhuo Tianyi's eyes and got only a common nod and a glance, the smile on that face froze a bit.

When they were seated, the rest of the Zhuo family were arranged at another table, and Zhuo Tianyi and Gu Qingyang, the elders, were arranged at the same table as the Long Jiu family.

Zhuo Tianyi was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement, and forced Shen Qinglan to let him sit at the same table with him.Shen Qinglan hurriedly pushed his hand away, and said softly: "Guests do as they please, you are the head of the family, Mr. Gu is the elder, and it is right to sit at the table with the host. I am not self-respecting at the table with you, don't let I'm hard to be human."

Zhuo Tianyi was naturally satisfied with what he said, so he let Shen Qinglan sit at Zhou Yunlei's table.Shen Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as this scene was related to the dowry in the afternoon, it would not be difficult to see the purpose of the Long family—it was to see the new uncle, and he didn't want to be dragged to that table by Zhuo Tianyi to block the gun.

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