In the years of ancient traders

On the day of the flower viewing banquet, Song Shu originally wanted to ask Song Anan to go with him, but these days he was too busy, and the two of them lived in the same room, so they couldn't talk well.But Song Anan didn't go, but Sanniang and Liuniang were interested, so Song Shu took them with him, and Yan Zhuo, who still lived in their house, went with him.

Although the name of the banquet was to appreciate flowers, most of the people invited were unmarried young men and women from various families. In fact, it was more like a group blind date.For the convenience of these little ladies and gentlemen, the rules of the banquet are not strict. Both men and women are in the same garden, and they can enjoy flowers and eat freely.

Yan Zhuo went to find the friends he knew, but he didn't go with them, the three of them stepped into the gate of the garden together.Sanniang and Liuniang both dressed up intentionally today, wearing newly made clothes and using fashionable materials.Sanniang wore a pink skirt, while Liuniang was bright yellow, bright and charming, no worse than the noble ladies in this garden.

"Brother, what kind of flower is that?" Liu Niang asked, pointing to a pot of red flowers.

"Peony? Maybe it's peony." Song Shu said, he didn't know much about flowers, so he couldn't be sure.

"There are so many flowers here." Sanniang said.

"There are not too many flowers here. There is a royal garden on the outskirts of Hengzhou City. There are lakes, rockeries, and countless rare flowers and plants inside. That is so beautiful." Xie Wan said, and greeted each other with Sanniang and Liuniang. , and said hello to Song Shu, "It's a pity that the garden is now owned by the Jiedu Envoy, who is frugal and rarely holds banquets, so it is difficult to have a chance to enter."

Sanniang and Liuniang had also met Xie Wan, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, Xie Wan asked Song Shu to go find her later, and went to greet other guests.

There are many flowers in the garden, and it is a scene within a few steps.Meals are prepared in the water pavilion next to the garden, and you can sit down and eat whenever you want.

Song Shu walked towards the waterside pavilion, and before he went in, he saw a young lady who often came to his hotpot restaurant, teaching his companion how to cook hotpot.At the other table, two young gentlemen brought two salt water popsicles from the attendant in the water pavilion.

"This thing is ice."

"How did you make this shape? Xie's family is really thoughtful. It's best to eat this cold thing in summer, and it's still a bit salty!"

"Why do I think it's sweet!"

"This thing wasn't made by the Xie family, just like the hot pot, it was made by that farmer surnamed Song."

"What are you eating? I'll have one too!"

Song Shu inquired many ways, and finally found saltpeter in Hengzhou City.

Saltpeter can quickly absorb the heat in the water, causing the water to condense into ice. With ice, all kinds of cold drinks are naturally not a problem.Salt water popsicles are easy to make, just add water, salt, sugar and starch. Song Shu asked a craftsman to make a lot of popsicle molds, pour the prepared salt water into them, and put them in the cellar filled with ice cubes. .

Liu Niang took San Niang to see the flowers, Song Shu left the waterside pavilion, and after a few steps, Xie Wan's maid came to invite her.Song Shu followed her into a pavilion behind the waterside pavilion, and sitting beside Xie Wan was a young man who was about the same age as Song Shu.

"Silang, this is my cousin Shen Qing, that is Shen Erlang." Xie Wan said.

Song Shu hurriedly said that it was a pleasure to meet, but the other party just gave up hastily.

"You are Song Silang?" Shen Qing looked Song Shu up and down, "It looks quite ordinary, but you really came up with the hot pot and popsicles?"

"Shen Er!" Xie Wan tugged at his sleeve and scolded him in a low voice.

"Wan'er, I ate the hot pot today, and I will ask the cook at home to make it for you another day, and keep it delicious!" Shen Qing said to Xie Wan again, and when those eyes saw Xie Wan, they immediately came alive, with the corners of the eyes and the brows smile.

"It's not big or small, it's called cousin." Xie Wan didn't appreciate it, she turned her head and said to Song Shu, "My cousin has been spoiled at home since he was a child, don't take it wrong, Shiro."

Song Shu waved his hand, holding back a smile.

That Shen Erlang is still a child at heart, what he thinks is written on his face.Xie Wan never put on airs as a lady in front of Song Shu. At first she called him Shopkeeper Song, then Song Silang, and after getting acquainted with him, she called him Silang directly.

Song Shu was younger than her, so she probably didn't think there was anything wrong with it, just treated her like a younger brother.

But to Shen Qing's ears, this title was probably a bit harsh.

"Cousin, let's enjoy the flowers, why did you ask him to come?" Shen Erlang was told by Xie Wan, and he reluctantly called his cousin.

"Thanks to Song Silang, we can have hot pot and popsicles at the banquet. Of course, he must be invited. There are also a few sisters in his family who are also of the right age. If we know each other, we should treat them as friends." Xie Wan said, "I heard everyone Cousin said, you opened a gambling house a few days ago?"

When Shen Erlang heard this, he immediately glanced at Song Shu: "Cousin, why are you even laughing at me? My gambling house collapsed, but it was accidental. I will open a restaurant in the future and invite the best in the city." The master is in charge."

"Are you still going to do business?" Xie Wan was a little surprised. Last time Song Shu mentioned the gambling house, she went to inquire about it. Shen Erlang opened a shop to do business. The source of money and silk is not disclosed.It is precisely because of this that she wants to match Song Shu today and buy the gambling house.

"That's right." Shen Erlang was a little guilty, but in front of Xie Wan, especially with Song Shu on the side, he had to pretend to be confident and straighten his back no matter what.

Song Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but since Shen Erlang said that, it was his idea to tell him not to bet on the dealer again.

It's a pity that such a good shop facing the street was ruined by such a kid who doesn't know how to do business. If it weren't for his rich family, how could he keep occupying it.Although Song Shu was a little unhappy, he didn't show much. He lowered his head while drinking tea and adjusted his expression.

Afterwards, a few people talked again, and Song Shu felt that it was really boring, so he excused himself and left.

In the front garden, he saw Sanniang and Liuniang surrounded by some young ladies at a glance. The young ladies in this garden are either rich or expensive. I also tensed up and walked over quickly.

"Your lip color is so pretty, which rouge shop did you buy it from?" A little lady in a blue skirt asked Sanniang.

"And the incense you burn, I haven't smelled it before, is it a tribute from the palace?" Another little lady in green clothes said.

Sanniang had never seen such a battle before, she was a little embarrassed, so she had to truthfully say: "My younger brother bought this for me, and I don't know where it came from."

"Oh my god, your younger brother is too kind, my stinky younger brother quarrels with me all day long!"

"Which one is your younger brother? Are you married?"

"I like the salt water popsicles made by your family. It's so delicious." This is the little lady talking to Liu Niang. She is about the same height as Liu Niang, and she has some baby fat.

"Haha, you have a good tongue. My elder brother came up with this salt water popsicle. He said he can make milk and fruit flavored popsicles!" Liu Niang said, and the other young ladies around her were also surprised , shouted one after another, my elder brother let alone cook something for them to eat, anyone who does not come to snatch them is a good elder brother.

Song Shu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had overestimated these teenagers. Although they were born tall, they were far less complicated than he thought.

"Silang." Sanniang saw him and called out, and Liuniang heard him, and ran over to call brother.

Seeing him, the young ladies next to him all realized that it was the so-called elder brother/brother just now.In front of the Lord, of course, the little ladies were embarrassed to ask whether they were married or not, but they also asked shyly: "The lip gloss and spices are very good, where can I buy them?"

The lipstick was taken out by Song Shu from the space.He came to his farmhouse together, and there were guests' luggage inside. He thought he couldn't go back, so he cut off a piece of lipstick from a certain female guest, pressed it in a small porcelain box and gave it to San Niang.Also, the fragrance is not a spice, but a perfume, whether it is Chanel or Versace, Song Shu can't remember.

These things are okay for home use, but it is impossible to mass-produce them. After all, he doesn't know how to make lipstick and perfume. In the end, he can only infer that he bought them from a foreign businessman by chance, and he doesn't know which overseas country they are made in.The little ladies were a little disappointed when they heard this, but they also envied Sanniang and Liuniang even more. After all, this out-of-print good stuff is always exciting.

It's not good for Song Shu, a man, to always be stuck in the crowd of girls, so he went to Shuixie again, looking for a table, eating salt water popsicles, shabu-shabu, and stealing half a day's leisure.Unexpectedly, Yan Zhuo and his friends approached him as soon as he sat down.What's more unexpected is that Yan Zhuo's two friends also love math. Hearing that Song Shu knows a lot, they come to ask for advice, turning Song Shu's afternoon of eating hot pot and popsicles into a high school math class.

"I'm exhausted!" When he got home in the evening, Song Shu threw himself on the bed and didn't want to move.

Song Anan came in and saw him like that, pushed his legs that were dangling outside the bed with his knee, and wanted to ask him what's wrong.Song Shu opened his eyes and saw him, and for some reason complained to him on a whim: "Legs hurt, waist hurts, neck hurts."

Today's flower viewing banquet was completely turned into a mathematics teaching scene by Yan Zhuo. Not only the three of them, but also a few spectators came later. Surprised, of course there are also dismissive ones, but anyone who understands knows that Yan Zhuo is very talented in mathematics, he said yes, just follow along.

Surrounded by people who knew and didn't understand, Song Shu explained the Arabic numerals and various mathematical symbols again, and was able to escape until the flower viewing party was over.

Before leaving, Xie Wan specially came to say hello to him, she was very embarrassed that the matter of the casino was not brought about.

"Actually, she doesn't need to be sorry. Shen Erlang is the owner. He has the final say if he wants to sell or keep the money. Hey, it seems that I have to look for it again. Such a good building is really ruined by that brat. It hurts!" Song Song Shu didn't bother to hide in front of Song Anan, so he spoke bluntly, telling Song Anan all about the gambling house, "Well... it's comfortable, right, right, that's right there."

Song Anan probably saw him working hard, so he even helped him massage his sore back and thighs. The strength was moderate and extremely comfortable.Song Shu chatted about opening a hot pot restaurant while enjoying Song Anan's massage, and soon fell asleep.

He fell asleep until the sun went down, and it was Sanniang who came in and shook him awake: "Shiro, it's time to eat."

"Hmm..." Song Shu propped himself up, covered one side of his neck and turned his head, "Sister, why did you call me, Anan?"

"Anan? He hasn't come back yet!" Sanniang said.

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