"Okay, don't send it away. I will be back in a while."
Cheng Daqian was a restless man, and he proposed to leave Beijing before the snow had even melted.
Shen Xingluo and Cheng Xi sent people out. Su Zhan had prepared a strong horse for the old man and was waiting quietly.
"Dad, don't rush on your way, your health is the most important thing."
Cheng Xi also knew that her father was resolute and resolute. This time he was able to stay in the small Erjin courtyard for so long thanks to those potions. If he had been able to hold back and go out before, he would have been unable to hold back.
"The temperature has been low these days, and you have to go north to meet the people from the escort agency. It may be difficult to walk because of the snow on the road."
"I know, why did you become such a talkative girl?"
Cheng Dagan was grumbling in annoyance, but he was very happy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth turned up happily.
Oops, it’s so nice that his daughter still cares about him~
When Shen Xingluo saw Cheng Xi's twitching mouth, a smile spread in his eyes, "Dad, Xiaoxi is concerned about you. If you have any orders, you can send the brothers from the escort agency to the inn to deliver the message. Fuguang has been walking around, and he can still help. .”
"That kid is pretty good, but he's a bit cold."
Cheng Daqian's attitude toward people was as rough as his temperament, and he would look down on anyone with a strong fist.
"." Are you sure it's just a little cold?
Cheng Xi thought of Fuguang's expressionless face and twitched the corner of his mouth again.
Cheng Daqian was completely unaware of his daughter's slander. He took the reins from Su Zhan and turned over neatly and landed on the horse.
"You have prepared so many things for me. Even if I sleep outside, I won't be able to bear it. Don't worry."
Besides, since he got the superpower, he felt like he was twenty years younger. The fresh ice on the road didn't matter.
Shen Xingluo pulled Cheng Xi back.
"Have a nice trip to you."
"Everyone go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the alley, and the generous figure and the scolding disappeared in front of the two of them in just a moment.
"Dad is really energetic."
She is already in her forties and still likes to run around every day. Her drive is a hundred times stronger than that of a young person like her. Looking at his current physical condition, this situation is likely to continue for many years, right?
"That's a good thing."
Shen Xingluo said, "My father-in-law has his own favorite things, and his life is more colorful than ordinary people's."
"There's certainly enough variety."
Cheng Xi chuckled lightly, "The old man is now the leader of Hongwei Escort Agency. Bandits have to take a detour when they see him."
If he is around, the safety factor during dart walking will be directly improved by several levels.
As for whether there is any danger?
The two of them are not worried at all now. Not to mention Cheng Daqian's natural power. His martial arts skills originally had few rivals in the world, but now that his gold-type abilities have reached the first level, he can be said to be arrogant among the others.
"By the way, when will Fuguang come back? If he activates his powers and travels around, it will be an extra layer of protection."
"Su Zhan has already sent him a letter. He will definitely be back in the twelfth lunar month."
In the past year, Fuguang had been busy like a spinning top. He opened inns all over the place, not only returning them to Hongwei Escort to expand the population, but he also established a huge information network that integrated collection and transmission.
The news sent from various places has been sorted by Su Zhan, the first secretary, and has now accumulated in most of the study.
Cheng Xi knew that Shen Xingluo had a big plan to realize his ideals in his previous life. He also thought that the emperor was old and the court was unclear, so he had some guesses.
To pave the way for the future, he may be holding back a lot of action.
I'm afraid I'll be very busy in the future.
Hurry up and grab a lot of salted fish while you're free now, and make a fist!
***
After Cheng Daqian left, the Shen family courtyard quickly returned to its usual tranquility.
However, compared with the past days, everyone has extra ability training in their schedules, and they devote themselves wholeheartedly to the great cause of improving abilities.
Wang Shu and Su Zhan almost occupied the training room, either pulling each other to fight or occupying a couple to restore their abilities. Mr. Xu became very interested in the accelerating medicine, and the wood-type abilities radiated even in the greenhouse. The vegetables were all stained.
Shen Xingqi was the busiest because she had activated two kinds of superpowers, and she couldn't even cook three meals a day.
Cheng Xi became the most leisurely one in the family. After giving everyone instructions on their superpowers, she walked into the kitchen. Hundreds of wild duck eggs were placed in front of her.
That’s right, she’s pickling wild duck eggs again.
Thanks to everyone being busy upgrading their abilities, she managed to evacuate so many wild duck eggs from the system space without a trace, without arousing any suspicion.
The salted duck eggs, which are full of flavor, have soft yolks and have a unique taste, have been widely praised since the interview. In addition, Cheng Daqian took away most of them without any reason, and the rest was enough to eat only one meal a day.
Cheng Xi spent an hour successfully pickling hundreds of wild duck eggs. Looking at the several large black steel eggs neatly arranged in the corner of the kitchen, after thinking about it, he sent one of them to the space.
According to the time difference between inside and outside, this tank will be ready to eat in a few days, but there is no need to wait impatiently for a month.
When the snow on the ground had almost melted, Wangshu sent several invitations that looked simple but exquisite to Cheng Xi's hands.
"Madam, these are flower-viewing stickers sent from several residences, inviting you to come and have a chat."
"Flower-appreciating stickers? What kind of flowers can you enjoy this season? Don't all the mansions in the capital have greenhouses?"
She didn’t remember that Dayan Dynasty was so fashionable!
"Maybe it's plum blossom viewing?"
Wangshu was not sure either. After all, she was a child of the world. She had not been to anyone else's house with her master for a few months since she had been in Beijing, and she had only had contact with the three young ladies from the Qu family.
As for what these ladies do all day long, it's really a mystery. I'm afraid that my wife and young lady also have a black eye, right?
I have to say that Wang Shu guessed it right. Cheng Xi really didn't know much about the daily life of ladies nowadays, and she only had the TV series and clips she had seen in her mind.
Then, it shouldn’t have any reference value?
"Let me consider."
Cheng Xi went through more than a dozen invitations one by one, and found that most of the people who sent her invitations were matrons below the fifth-rank official, and they were mainly civil servants of the Hanlin Academy. It was probably because of Shen Xingluo's current situation. Only positions will be available.
"There are really many invitations to enjoy the plum blossoms. The remaining ones have weddings in their families. They are getting married and have a full-moon feast for their new baby. They are looking forward to the feast."
"exist."
"Go and ask Su Zhan about the position of the companies that sent the invitations. If they are involved in party politics or have discord in their families, we will screen them out. Then let Su Zhan choose a decent gift to send over. I will take a look at the rest."
"yes."
Wang Shu left the room with the invitation, and Shen Xingqi, who was doing embroidery next to her, became a little curious.
"Sister-in-law, are we going to be invited?"
"Your brother is now an official in the court. This kind of human contact is unavoidable. You must go, but you can gain knowledge no matter where you go."
Cheng Xi told her about the current situation of the Shen family in Beijing in a few words, and the little girl quickly understood.
Generally speaking, the Shen family is currently unable to attract competition from various forces. Although Shen Xingluo won the top prize, he had to start from scratch on his way to becoming an official. He would not be involved in any circle according to his identity. Therefore, most of the people who posted to them were in the 5th category. The products are mainly the family members of officials below.
However, Shen Xingluo currently has another credit for discovering high-yielding potatoes, so it is true that he is being remembered.
"So my sister-in-law doesn't want to attend the banquets held by party and government officials?"
"It's for this reason. It's more because your brother doesn't want to take sides, and it's not convenient for us to get involved."
At least for now, I don’t want to show it, let alone let the higher-ups discover it.
Cheng Xi understood Shen Xingluo. It was not his dream to become a dragon, but to do something for the benefit of the people. However, the Shen family was currently weak and it was not the time to make drastic changes.
Shen Xingqi nodded thoughtfully.
"These things will trouble my sister-in-law. I will accompany my sister-in-law when the time comes."
"I have to take you with me. You will be old enough in a few days, and you will be a little grown-up~"
".()" His little face suddenly turned red!
Oops, why is this girl so thin-skinned?
No, no, we must train more!
Cheng Xi was secretly thinking about how to thicken his sister-in-law's face. Wangshu, who had just left for a short time, quickly returned with those gold-plated invitations in his hand.
"You found out so quickly?"
"Yes, Su Zhan read the host family on the invitation and picked it out according to the lady's wishes."
"With such high efficiency, I'm afraid the information about the court officials has been engraved into my brain."
Cheng Xi clicked his tongue twice and secretly thought that Su Zhan was a good intelligence leader. Such a talent would be at least a secretary-general in modern times.
She took the pile of invitations again and realized that the Hanlin Academy should not be underestimated. There were very few people who were neutral and had clean family backgrounds. There were even some people who even came to the dock early even though they had no real power.
With such a division, the original dozen or so invitations were suddenly reduced to three or four.
Cheng Xi: "?"
Is it so difficult to be a pure minister these days?
When Wang Shu saw his master picking up the remaining three or four copies to check, he repeated the information he heard from Su Zhan.
"This is a banquet hosted by the Song family's wife, the general magistrate of the capital. It is said to be a branch of the Protector's family. Although the Wufu family has left the Wufu family, they still move around frequently. There is also a full-moon banquet for the children at the house of the minister of household affairs."
Su Zhan is indeed the person Shen Xingluo likes. He can analyze each house with his eyes just by looking at the signature on the invitation. In addition, he often collects and summarizes information from various places, and he can also guess Shen Xingluo's thoughts. Transparent.
After Wang Shu explained, Cheng Xi also got a rough idea of several companies.
"Madam, do you need Su Zhan to prepare the gifts for these four families?"
"No, I'll do it."
In line with the idea that the Shen family can be pure ministers on the surface but cannot be lonely ministers, Cheng Xi paused for a few seconds and decisively decided on the gifts for the four families.
So when Shen Xingluo resigned from the Hanlin Academy, he heard about his wife's plan.
"Giving ginseng? Will all four families give away ginseng?"
"Yes, both ancient and modern ginseng is a scarce commodity, and ginseng that is over a hundred years old is hard to come by, so this is the most appropriate gift."
