After washing up, Gu Caiwei had changed back into women's clothing.
He sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and served Lu some tea in person.
She took out a tea cake with a phoenix pattern on it, crushed it with a tea grinder, and put it into the tea bowl.
Then slowly mix with boiling water to make tea paste.
Then add boiled spring water and stir with a tea spoon.
Until the tea paste becomes milky, bright white soup flowers emerge, and the fragrance of tea overflows from the cup.
Gu Caiwei then put down the tea spoon, picked up one of the tea bowls and brought it to Lu Jing, smiling.
"Come on, have a taste. This is a phoenix cake specially meant for the nobles in the palace. Even among the capital, it is difficult to drink it."
Lu Jing took the tea bowl and took a sip. It was indeed refreshing and had a long aftertaste.
Even a northerner like him, who used to drink tea from a thermos cup with boiling water, could still appreciate the extraordinary quality of this tea.
“Good tea.”
"No matter how good the tea is, it is no different from ordinary leaves if you don't meet anyone who understands tea. It's like the flowers in this yard. No matter how beautiful they bloom, no one wants to see them. It's just a solitary admiration."
Gu Caiwei looked at Lu Jing with burning eyes.
"I'm not someone who knows much about tea. I can't even tell you what's so good about this tea."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you like to drink, you don't have to say it out loud if you really like it." Gu Caiwei's eyes were flowing, but she was even more charming than Begonia in the courtyard.
"It has been two years since I said goodbye to you. When I first received the letter from Lu Lang, I thought I was dreaming. It wasn't until I read the letter over and over again that I couldn't help crying with joy.
"After that, he sent people to the dock to wait for him every day. The slave did not lie. When Xiaoqing came to find the slave, the slave was indeed discussing a business with someone. But when he heard that Lu Lang had arrived, his heart flew straight to the place. Come here.
"I didn't want to talk about business anymore, so I simply put off the business and rushed here immediately. I didn't even have time to change my clothes, and that's how the show happened in front of the door."
"Thank you for your hard work," Lu Jing put down the tea bowl, "In just a short period of time, you bought land for me and bought medicinal materials for me. By the way, how much money did you spend in total?"
"I have about three thousand taels of silver notes with me. If that's not enough, I helped the Imperial City Division kill a fugitive before, and there are still five thousand taels of silver that I can collect..."
"Do Lu Lang and the slave also want to see each other?" Gu Caiwei couldn't help but interrupt before Lu Jing finished speaking, "Don't worry, Lu Lang, this amount of money is nothing to the current slave, and these things are not worth mentioning." This is the meeting gift that I prepared for Lu Lang."
"Your meeting gift is a bit too expensive," Lu Jing shook his head, "One size fits all. Since I am asking you to help me, there is no reason for you to spend money."
Gu Caiwei bit her lip in grievance upon hearing this.
She didn't say anything, she just looked at Lu Jing with a look as if she was about to cry.
After a while, Lu Jing couldn't hold it any longer and had to give in.
"It's your gift to me, I have to pay you for the medicine no matter what, so don't try to fool me by just telling me the amount, because I will definitely have to buy it myself later."
"Four thousand one hundred taels." Gu Caiwei read the determination in Lu Jing's eyes and had to say helplessly.
"So expensive?" Lu Jing was stunned when he heard this.
He had previously bought half a year's supply in Wujiang City for only one thousand taels, but now three months' supply cost more than four thousand taels, which was more than eight times more expensive.
“I asked a few friends who are in the herbal medicine business, and they all told me that fire lantern grass and white-eye silkworm clothes were already in short supply at the end of last year. After that, the prices started to rise all the way, while the stocks of each store became less and less.
"It's almost hard to buy on the market now. This pack was made possible by my friends' help," Gu Caiwei said.
"All right."
Lu Jing actually knew before that Baicaomen sold his last batch of fire lantern grass and white-eyed silkworm clothes at the original price for his sake.
I just didn't expect that this favor was not light, it was worth at least seven thousand taels.
After thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask again, "What about this house?"
"Six thousand seven hundred taels."
"…………"
"The saying that land in the capital is expensive has a long history. In the important city, under the double towers, every inch of land is worth the same price as gold. It is not a place where the Xunqi family lives.
"Not to mention ordinary people, many of the local officials who came to Beijing to take up their posts were renting houses. Although the imperial court also provided a number of official residences, they were simply not enough. The most famous among them was the imperial censor, Cheng Qi.
"Although there is a certain suspicion of invitation, it is true that Mr. Qi is now in the fourth rank of the official residence. The whole family has lived in the capital for nearly ten years and is still renting an apartment."
"……excuse me."
Lu Jing originally thought that he was rich enough now. After all, a net worth of more than seven thousand taels is an unimaginable figure for ordinary people. Even in Wujiang City, which is known as the prosperous place in the world, as long as he does not squander it You can live a good life if you do.
Unexpectedly, I was educated on the first day I came to the capital.
Fortunately, he had vowed not to eat soft food, but the money he had on hand was not enough to buy land and medicine.
Gu Caiwei covered her mouth and snickered, "Many people will be frightened by the land price here when they first come to the capital. But I was not talking nonsense before. This amount of money might have been difficult for me to pay two years ago, but now it is indeed It’s not a problem.”
"It seems your business is doing well." Lu Jing actually discovered this when he first met Gu Caiwei.
She is completely different from the one who was lost and alone after Xiuxiu's death.
Not only is his energy and energy back, but he also appears confident in every move he makes.
Especially when he is dressed as a man, he is even more elegant. No wonder he is so fascinated by the little girls on the street.
"This is all thanks to Princess Fu'an," Gu Caiwei said, serving another bowl of tea for Lu Dingding. "The capital is not as good as other places. There are too many powerful people. If there is no one above to take care of it, a small business will be fine. If you want to make the business bigger, Almost impossible.
"After I returned to Beijing, I tried to find some opportunities, but when people saw that I was a woman and a widow, they basically didn't want to talk to me anymore. Later, I became a little discouraged and stayed at home. for quite some time.
"The slave's mother couldn't bear it anymore, so she asked the slave to accompany her to the temple to burn incense and relax. By chance, she met Princess Fu'an there.
"Princess Fu'an is as gentle as the rumors say. She listened patiently to the slave after explaining the slave's difficulties, and then asked the slave what he wanted to do. Although she did not guarantee anything at the time, after confirming that the slave was innocent and what she said was true, she soon Visit in person.
"The slave is allowed to move out if he encounters trouble in business in the future, and after the slave buys the charcoal kiln and burns the red charcoal, it is Princess Fu'an who helps the slave recommend the red charcoal to the procurement office in the palace.
"Afterwards, according to the custom, the slave would give her 30% of the stock, but she didn't want it." Gu Caiwei lamented, "No wonder the people in the capital say that Princess Fu'an is a goddess descended from heaven. She is beautiful and intelligent, and is the kindest noble person in the entire capital."
