Back at the Qin family's house, Qin Ming asked Ada to call the guards brought by Li Shimin.
He brought Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling to the study.
As soon as Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling entered the study, they were surprised to find that Qin Ming's study was very strangely decorated.
There is no couch in the study, but there are several 3-foot-high tables and several chairs that look like bar stools, but these chairs are obviously different from bar stools.
I saw that the four legs of the chair were higher than a common desk. There were armrests on both sides, and the back was surrounded by a half circle of wood, which looked weird.
Qin Ming also saw the curiosity in the eyes of the two grain merchants, so he said:
"Mr. Li, housekeeper, these pieces of furniture were obtained by someone from reading ancient books. They were only made by someone two days ago. However, these pieces of furniture are very comfortable. You don't have to be polite to sit down."
Qin Ming sat down behind the desk and pointed to the two tables in front of him.
When Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling saw this, they followed Qin Ming's example and sat down.
After feeling it for a while, Li Shimin said:
"My little friend, you are such a wonderful person. This is the first time I have seen such a comfortable chair. Not even the palace has it."
Fang Xuanling also said:
“Indeed, this chair is very comfortable to sit on, and this desk is a perfect match with this chair.
If I could usually work on such a desk and chair, I think my efficiency would be much higher. Hey, I am old after all. I have been kneeling and sitting for a long time, and my waist can't bear it.
I wonder where I can buy these tables and chairs? "
Qin Ming thought that although this chair looked novel, it was not difficult to make once he had seen it before, and there was basically no confidentiality at all.
Instead of hiding each other, it is better to form a good relationship with the two of them.
So Qin Ming smiled and said:
“These are all drawings drawn by a certain person and made by his own craftsmen.
If you two gentlemen like it, I will give you the drawings when you leave, and you can take them back and find a craftsman to do it yourself. "
Fang Xuanling stroked his long beard, his expression hesitant.
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate, isn't it? After all, it would be rude for us not to send a greeting card to the house in advance.
We feel really embarrassed to take such precious drawings again. "
Li Shimin also said:
"Yes, that's right. Why don't we take it back like this? In two days, we will send a return gift to your house. What do you think, little friend?"
Qin Ming grinned when he heard this and said:
"Both brothers, you are so polite."
At this time Wan'er came in with hot water from outside.
"Sir, the water is boiled. This servant is here to make tea for you."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Just come and make some. You can go to the kitchen to arrange lunch."
"Yes, sir"
After saying this, Wan'er bowed to everyone and went out.
Qin Ming took the kettle, poured water into the teapot, and said:
"It's just right for you two to come today. Wan'er just roasted some tea leaves yesterday. It's just right for you two to taste it today. This way of drinking is very different from the past."
Li Shimin said: "Really? Then we should taste it carefully. A certain person and Lao Fang usually love tea."
After speaking, Li Shimin watched Qin Ming make tea. He was thinking in his heart.
As the emperor of a country, there is no tea that I have not tasted. Among the high-quality teas that Sichuan and other places in the south pay tribute every year, there is no good tea that I have not tasted.
Fang Xuanling beside him was also disapproving.
However, when they saw Qin Ming placing two bowls of light tea soup in front of them, the two of them were still attracted by the appearance of the tea soup.
The light yellow tea soup was crystal clear, with one or two tea leaves floating on it. It was as beautiful as a boat on the lake.
Seeing that the two of them were just looking at the tea soup, Qin Ming picked up the tea soup in front of him and said:
"Gentlemen, please have a taste."
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling also took a sip of the tea soup. It was slightly bitter in the mouth, but the aftertaste was slightly sweet.
The two couldn't help but take another sip before putting down their glasses.
The two looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's expressions.
Qin Ming was not surprised by this.
After all, the current way of drinking tea has gone through thousands of developments and improvements, and finally formed the way of drinking tea.
Qin Ming poured tea for the two of them and said:
"I don't know, you two gentlemen, you just said by the river that I wanted to talk to you about something. What did you mean?"
After the conversation just now, these novel furniture, and the novel way of drinking tea, Li Shimin also had a new understanding of the young man Qin Ming.
He also began to pay attention to it. After all, from the series of interactions just now, he also thought that Qin Ming had some abilities.
Hearing this he said:
"Master Qin, to be honest, I am a grain merchant and I pay special attention to news about grain. I recently heard that your village is planting wheat in the autumn, and I am really curious.
I wonder if I will be able to harvest next year if I farm this autumn?
After making inquiries, I found out that Mr. Qin was in charge of the farming in your village, so I took the liberty to visit you.
Also please give me some advice. "
Fang Xuanling also chimed in at this time:
"Yes, our master has always attached great importance to farming, thinking that if this can be done, we can also take this time to grow some food.
I also ask Mr. Qin to inform me that if there is any profit, there will be a generous reward. "
After hearing this, Qin Ming felt enlightened and said:
"I see, it doesn't hurt to inform the two gentlemen about this matter.
To be honest, I cannot say that I am 100% sure about plowing in autumn and harvesting in summer, but I am still 70% to 80% sure. "
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were both shocked when they heard this. They suppressed their excitement and Li Shimin asked:
"I would like to ask, where does Mr. Qin's confidence come from?"
Seeing the excitement of the two people, Qin Ming couldn't help but think that ancient people were really ignorant.
You are so excited about such a trivial matter. No matter how many Zhuangzi you have in your family, how many emperors can you have? It should be Emperor Li Er who should be excited.
But looking at the looks of these two people, one can tell that making money is not easy in any age, and besides, wasn’t he excited for a long time before?
So he put away his disdain.
After sorting out his words, Qin Ming said to the two of them:
"Since the head of the Li family also has Zhuangzi at home, I don't know if he has noticed it.
Every year after the autumn wheat harvest, there are some seeds left behind in the wheat field. They germinate in the autumn and mature in the early summer of the next year. What about this? "
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, both thinking, and immediately started asking people to go to the fields to inquire about this matter after returning.
But he said:
"To be fair to Mr. Qin, we have indeed never paid any attention to this matter."
After Qin Ming heard this, he joked to Fang Xuanling:
"Housekeeper Fang, it's normal that the Li family leader hasn't paid attention to this matter. After all, there are a lot of business matters that he needs to deal with.
But as a housekeeper, if you follow the autumn harvest every year and don't even notice the spring planting, you are a bit derelict in your duties.
A certain person once asked the housekeeper Lao Huang about this matter. He had seen scattered wheat ears in summer. "
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