Master of Rebirth

On Wang Qi's side, after the Yamen pronounced the case, Wang Sheng and others were acquitted.While Wang Qi breathed a sigh of relief, she still couldn't be happy in her heart.

Although Wang Qi was not present at the trial.But what Lianyi said in the court has spread throughout Pingyao County, and it is impossible for him not to have heard of it.Wang Qi didn't mind how people in the county talked about her, but only cared about Zhao Jing.Zhao Jing originally had a little affection for Lianyi because of Liu Yun's face, but now seeing that Lianyi sacrificed for him to this extent, according to Zhao Jing's character of knowing how to repay, I am afraid that he will feel indebted to Lianyi for the rest of his life.

Facts also proved that Wang Qi guessed right. After the case was judged, it proved that Wang Qi had not wronged Ripple. It was impossible for Zhao Jing not to know, but several days passed and there was no sign of him.Wang Qi couldn't help muttering in her heart, is he embarrassed to come?Still worried about Ripple?If it was the former, Wang Qi felt nothing. If it was the latter... Wang Qi's face sank, but she didn't want to think about it.After the case is over, there are still many things that need to be dealt with. Wang Qi tries to keep herself busy so as not to worry about these troubles.

What Lianyi said in the court had a considerable impact on Wang Qi and Linglongzhai, and the incident of poisoning made things worse.Wang Qi knew that Linglongzhai was in such a catastrophe, some people were waiting to make trouble, and it might be difficult to recover in a short time.Instead of opening the door amidst a lot of scolding, it is better to reorganize and wait for the limelight to pass.

Therefore, Wang Qi discussed with Wang Sheng and Chang'an Shangshun brothers, and they all felt that they should temporarily avoid the limelight.Wang Qi retained a few more capable people, and then arranged for Wang Sheng to pay the rest of them three months' salary so that they could fend for themselves.Linglong Zhai is temporarily closed.

It was getting colder and colder, Wang Qi was lying on a soft couch with a big cloak in her arms, a burning charcoal basin was placed in front of her, the room was burning with plum fragrance, and there was a wave of heating with plum fragrance floating around.

"Master." Wang Sheng opened the door and came in, and whispered to Wang Qi: "The little one is back."

Looking up and seeing Wang Sheng, Wang Qi asked, "Is everything settled?"

"It's already done." Linglongzhai was managed by Wang Sheng. Seeing it close, in just a few days, Wang Sheng seemed to have aged several years, and his face could not hide his fatigue and loneliness, "Grandma Zhang They cried and refused to leave, as did a few of the staff. The younger one assured them that if Linglong Zhai reopens in the future, they will definitely be invited back."

Wang Qi knew Mrs. Zhang and the others. They used to be Mrs. Ma's neighbors in the west of the county. They were simple and honest, and they worked hard.It's just that they are old and no one wants to use them.When Linglong Zhai first opened, Mrs. Ma took the initiative and recruited them to help with the washing and brushing, and finally had a good meal.Now that Linglongzhai is closed and closed, they have lost their livelihood, and the days to come will definitely be difficult.

Feeling that those women are really not easy, Wang Qi wanted to give them more money to live on, but unfortunately, she swallowed it before she could say it.Today's world is hard and life is not easy, everyone works together in Linglongzhai, if one favors the other and publicizes it, it will definitely arouse dissatisfaction from others.

You know, the people who work in Linglongzhai are ordinary people at the bottom.Although most of these people have no bad intentions, but their vision is limited and they only care about the interests in front of them.As long as money is involved, there is no big picture and no compassion.If one is not done well, not only is the money wasted, but both ends are not at the same level.Wang Qi has always understood the principle of not worrying about scarcity but about inequality.Now that Linglongzhai has become the target of public criticism, it is really unnecessary to add unnecessary trouble.

"Master." Seeing Wang Qi's deep frown and tired face, Wang Sheng felt guilty, knelt down and said, "The matter of Lianyi is due to the lax supervision of the little one, which caused such a catastrophe, I beg the young master to punish the young one. "

Wang Qi said: "How can I blame you for this matter? It is also my fault if I am wrong. At the beginning, I let her live with you, and I also agreed for her to go to Linglongzhai to help. Since Lianyi is the person I sent there, you Naturally, I will look at it differently, so how can I be suspicious? It is my fault that Linglongzhai will suffer this disaster."

"Master, don't say that." Wang Sheng grabbed Wang Qi's hand and said, "At any rate, County Magistrate Liu found out that ungrateful bitch Lian Yi, and repaid our innocence. Master, bear with me for a while, and wait for the limelight to pass. , we will definitely make a comeback.”

No wonder Wang Sheng blamed Lianyi for being ungrateful. Although Lianyi himself denied it, in Wang Sheng's view, Wang Qi gave her a place to live and never treated her badly.Lianyi lived in Wang Sheng's house for so long, and Wang Sheng's whole family took good care of her.Now she has done such vicious things, implicated many innocent people under the guise of avenging her benefactor, and ruined the reputation of Wang Qi and Linglongzhai.

"It's cold on the ground, you should get up first." Helping Wang Sheng up and letting him sit next to her, Wang Qi also sighed heavily: "Whether Linglongzhai will be able to open again is unknown, but we can't sit still Let's take this opportunity and think of other ways out, you can't hang yourself on a tree."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng immediately understood, "Master, do you want to find another way out?"

"Not bad." Wang Qi nodded.

Wang Sheng and Qi Xing's family have been with him for so many years, although they have no blood relationship at all, they are more like blood relatives.Over the years, Wang Qi has bought several good shops and fields, and saved a lot of money.The house rent and ground rent alone are a considerable amount of income, and with the blessing of Linglong Zhai, it is not a problem at all to support Wang Sheng and Qi Xing's family.

According to Wang Qi's previous thinking, if one day he really gets tired of the world of mortals and wants to live in seclusion, at least he can guarantee the future life of Wang Sheng and Qi Xing's family before he leaves.Now that she lost Linglongzhai, she naturally lost an arm.Wang Qi didn't want to worry about business, but he had to plan for the future.After all, there are unpredictable things in the sky, if you just live by rent and land rent, it doesn't matter if the world is peaceful, and if there is a bad year, you will definitely not be able to accept it.

"Although I have this plan, I can't think of what to do right now." Wang Qi said: "This matter has to be carefully considered."

"The little one has an idea, I don't know if it can be done." Wang Sheng said.

Over the years, Wang Sheng has been running Linglongzhai, and he has also dealt with many rich and noble families and seen some of the world.Seeing that he had something to say, Wang Qi simply said, "Let's listen."

"Actually, I heard it from my family." When he mentioned his wife, Mrs. Liu, Wang Sheng blushed, smiled embarrassedly, and said: "She often goes to some big families, and sees the wives and ladies in the inner house. Recently, a kind of embroidery has often been discussed. It is said that the relatives of Mrs. Zhang’s family bought it from the capital. The embroidery is bright in color and has various patterns. However, it seems that only the capital and Suzhou are sold. Suzhou is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, so it is not easy to travel, but the cost of going to the capital is not cheap. Although these ladies and ladies are greedy, they are helpless. If the young master can introduce that kind of embroidery to our county Come, maybe you can make a lot of money."

Wang Sheng's wife is Xinglin's younger sister. Although she is a girl, she is not satisfied with knitting women's red.Before leaving the cabinet, he studied medicine with his elder brother.After getting married, Wang Sheng did not detain her at home.In her free time, Mrs. Liu helped out at the Jishi Medical Center, and over time, she gained some fame.She is good at gynecology, and she is also a woman.Compared with ordinary doctors, many housewives prefer to ask her for treatment.Therefore, it is not surprising that Mrs. Liu often went to and from wealthy families.

Hearing what Wang Sheng said, Wang Qi was vaguely impressed.Some time ago, Qi Xing told him that Wang Yao also brought back a piece of precious embroidery to Mrs. Wang and Li.Mrs. Wang and Li loved that piece of embroidery so much that she often showed it off, which caused a great commotion among Mrs. Wang and Miss.

They should be talking about Suzhou embroidery.Although Suzhou Embroidery was not included in the royal use, it was loved by the royal family and nobles because of its beautiful patterns.The price is also extremely expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it.Although Pingyao County has a lot of arty wealthy households, with their abilities, it is okay to buy one for appearance.But if they are allowed to wear Suzhou embroidery every day, it will be impossible.

Knowing that Wang Sheng wanted to open an embroidery workshop, Wang Qi couldn't help but bow her head in thought.Although there is no embroidery workshop in Pingyao County, it is because embroidery belongs to knitting women's red, and almost every woman knows it, so it is not new.If there is no uniqueness in the embroidery workshop, it is bound to fail to attract business.

"Didn't the young master say it before? Rare things are more valuable." Wang Sheng said enthusiastically: "Many women can embroider, but the craftsmanship is good or bad. Although there are tailors in the county, the patterns on the clothes are very rare." Those types. Most people still buy cloth and let their daughter-in-law cut clothes. If they meet a virtuous man, they may be able to wear clothes with embroidered patterns. If the daughter-in-law is clumsy, she can only wear plain robes. Little thought Well, since there is no special embroidery workshop in the county, we can open one. If we can get that kind of embroidery, we will have a great reputation."

"Your idea is good, but you need to carefully consider it." After analyzing the price of Suzhou embroidery and the cost level of Pingyao County in detail, Wang Qi said tactfully: "Not to mention that Suzhou embroidery is expensive, some of them are high-ranking officials. Noble people are rushing to buy it, so they may not be interested in our small place. Even if we have the ability to connect with Suzhou, the people in our county can’t afford it.”

Hearing this, Wang Sheng knew that he was thinking of things simply, and he couldn't help but said disappointedly: "I saw that the rich and noble people in this county are very obsessed with this embroidery, so I thought it would make a lot of money."

What Wang Sheng said was true. Although Pingyao County is a small place, there are quite a few arty and rich people.They may not have much ink in their stomachs, but this does not affect their vanity and comparison.Since Suzhou embroidery can symbolize status and decency, they will flock to it.If there is a kind of embroidery that is not inferior to Suzhou embroidery in quality and not so expensive, maybe you can try it.

Thinking of this, Wang Qi suddenly remembered that when chatting with Zhao Ke before, he heard him mention that there is a place called Xiangjiang at the junction of Daliang Kingdom and Nanyue Kingdom.There is an ethnic group there called the Hu people.The Xiangjiang River is mountainous and hilly, and the geographical environment is harsh, which is not suitable for farming. However, there are many disputes among the tribes, and the people's life is difficult.But the women of the Hu family are masters of embroidery, and the patterns they embroider are comparable to Suzhou embroidery.It is only because of its remote location and turbulence that few people know about it.

Zhao Ke is an elegant person, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has a special liking for art.Whenever it is said that such exquisite embroidery cannot be widely circulated, and it may even be lost due to the war, the face is always full of regret.It's a pity that there have been wars among the Hu tribes all the year round, so naturally no one has carried forward Hu embroidery.

Wang Qi remembered that Zhao Ke said that in exchange for money and food, the victor would sell the captured women and children.But because they are of a different race, people from Daliang are unwilling to buy them, and the price is very low.If you can buy a group of Hu family women who can embroider at a low price, maybe you can use them to open an embroidery workshop.

"Let me think about this matter for a few days, you go back and prepare first, and take a long trip in two days." Wang Qi said.

Knowing that Wang Qi had a plan, Wang Sheng hurriedly asked, "What good idea did the young master have?"

Wang Qi didn't hide it, and told Wang Sheng about her thoughts.Wang Sheng's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Young master, if Hu embroidery is really no worse than Su embroidery, buying a Hu woman who can embroider Hu embroidery at a low price will make a lot of money."

But this time he didn't take it lightly, but said worriedly: "But the young one doesn't know embroidery, even if they are barbarian women, not all of them are good at embroidery. The young one is afraid of not knowing people, so it's useless to toss around." "

What Wang Sheng said was not unreasonable, Wang Qi thought for a while, and then said: "There is someone who may be able to help, let me ask him if he can help."

The person Wang Qi was talking about was Zhao Ke.

It's also fate, Zhao Ke was originally Wang Qi's friend in the last life, and in this life, he met in Beijing ahead of time and learned of his identity. Wang Qi thought that the two would never meet again.Who would have thought that after Zhao Jing left Pingyao County, Wang Qi traveled around and met him again.Zhao Ke was also obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and was attracted by Wang Qi's painting style. The two became close friends because of painting.Although Zhao Ke didn't reveal his identity to Wang Qi, Wang Qi didn't ask, the two traveled together for a period of time, only to feel that it was too late to meet each other.Afterwards, although we were far apart, we also exchanged letters during this period.

"I met a senior official Zhao during my travels. He has a good personality and has a lot of research on embroidery. He should be able to help us. However, he has traveled abroad all year round. Judging from the last letter, he should return to Beijing in a few days. It’s not urgent, you should rest at home for a few days. I’ll fix a book in two days, and you send it to the capital.” Thinking that Wang Sheng didn’t know Zhao Ke, he had to find someone he knew to go with him. Wang Qi continued: "When I went on a tour, I was always accompanied by Xiao Shun, and the official Zhao also knew each other. When the time comes, you can take Xiao Shun with you, and there will be someone to take care of you on the way."

Wang Sheng didn't know Zhao Ke's real identity, but seeing that he was from the capital, he naturally didn't dare to neglect him, and hurriedly said: "Young master, although this high official Zhao is familiar with you, we have traveled all the way to find someone for help, so we can't go empty-handed." go."

Zhao Ke's status is noble, and ordinary things naturally can't catch his eyes.Wang Qi thought, fortunately he likes the landscapes he painted, but unfortunately there are no new works recently.Sending old works seems insincere, and it will take time to draw a new one.

Wang Qi said unhurriedly: "I will prepare the gift, you go down first."

"Yes." Seeing that he was also tired, Wang Sheng saluted and left.

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The author has something to say:

I'm more than two hours late, I'm really sorry, I'm a bit busy these days, I don't want to fool the text, so I checked it a few times.

Zhao Ke, who appeared in this chapter, mentioned before that the little angel who forgot can go to Chapter 80. He is Wang Qi's friend for two lifetimes.Spoiler ahead, when Wang Qi is imprisoned by Zhao Jing later, this guest Zhao will help!I like imprisoned terriers the most, hahaha (the smile gradually changes)