Xu Weizhi returned home for the New Year and came to welcome Zhao Hao. On the contrary, Hua Shuyang and Bei Peijia, who were officials in Nanjing, returned to Wuxi for the New Year, and the other was in Kunshan to supervise the Water Transportation Evaluation Station. They were not in Jinling at this time.

"It's not hard, it's not hard." After hearing Old Man Yu's words, the young master laughed intriguingly: "Actually, if you want me to say, it's better to find a way to open a water gate on the stone city gate and connect the Furong Pond to the Qinhuai River. That's so exciting!"

"Nonsense." Zhao Hao kicked him gently in the butt and said, "I really don't know if the sky is high and the earth is thick?"

After all, Jinling is also a capital city. It is a hole in the city wall and opened the water gate? I am afraid that the Qinhuai River water will be sprayed to death by the censors before it has been attracted!

"Hehe, Master, am I just talking nonsense? What do I know?" Xu Weizhi quickly changed his words with a smile. Because his father was not favored by his grandfather, this kid had to try to make Xu Pengju happy since he was a child. After a long time, he seemed slick.

No wonder I can get involved in the film and television industry...

"By the way, Xiaozhi, is your grandfather getting better?" Zhao Hao asked in another question.

"It's very bad. Alas, it's seventy-three this year." Xu Weizhi shook his head and sighed, and said with sad expression: "Your Majesty sent an imperial physician from Beijing and invited Doctor Wan. Doctor Li came to the hospital. Everyone said that he was exhausted and the lights were gone. It's not a good day to go."

"If you have a warmer spring, you will get better." What else can Zhao Hao say? It's so good, go to die quickly?

"It's so bad, the imperial physician said, it's only been in the past or two months." Xu Weizhi lowered his voice and said, "My father is now in front of the old man's bed, otherwise he will definitely come to pick up his master."

"Oh, don't be too sad..." Zhao Hao patted Xiaozhi's shoulder and said, "Do you need me to visit Ling Zu?"

In theory, it should be said that the relationship between Zhao Hao and Xu Bangrui and his son should be visited.

"My father said that my grandfather is like this now, and he will only be sad when he sees him, so he won't have to visit him." Xu Weizhi said with a sad expression: "If my grandfather gets better after a while, I'll ask you to go through the mansion."

"Okay, listen to your father." Zhao Hao nodded and said no more. He knew that this was Xu Bangrui's concern. What if Xu Pengju suddenly turned back and begged him to release Xu Bangning back?

Although from an outsider's perspective, Xu Bangning can't threaten Xu Bangrui even if he comes back. He is not as generous as he is good at all.

But Xu Bangrui obviously doesn't want any mistakes at this critical moment. Of course, it is inevitable that Wuruo will be scolded by others behind their backs...

The atmosphere was a little dull for a moment, and Xu Weizhi whispered for a while: "It's still interesting to make a movie."

"Haha." Zhao Hao could guess that this kid probably watched a lot of bloody ethics dramas at home. He smiled and said, "You are a dignified young master, of course you can choose the way you want to go."

"It's a pity that I don't know when I will go back to Kunshan..." Xu Weizhi felt depressed.

Zhao Hao couldn't help but feel silent, thinking that this husband had failed a little bit. When he was about to come, his son was careful not to let him see others, and his grandson thought to get out soon...

Can you just say? It's right!

~~

While talking, the pleasure boat followed the Yulin River, where shops were lined with many shops, and came to the Furong Pool at the foot of Xiaocang Mountain.

I saw the huge lotus pond full of boats and boats with colorful silk and pearls everywhere, with silk and bamboo singing and dancing, as if I had arrived at the Qinhuai River.

There are also boats in the pond that are lined with horse-headed bamboo baskets, selling brocade flowers, fragrant medicine, sugar and dried candied fruits. In addition, there are some trick boats? There are poles more than three meters high on the boat. There are those light-shaped troupe boys who are on the pole, jumping ropes, pretending to be gods and ghosts, spitting fireworks, and juggling all kinds of chants to make the young men and wealthy businessmen on the flower boat smile.

The docks beside the pool are one by one. In just two years, more than a dozen four- or five-story buildings with carved beams and painted buildings have been built around Furong Pond. What makes the original taste stand out from the crowd? It is no longer so outstanding.

Yu Jiachang told Zhao Hao excitedly that the Qinhuai courtesan Qi Jingyun also moved to Xiaocang Mountain? He was in Xiaoxiang Tower not far from the Furong Pool.

"What do you want to tell me about this?" Zhao Hao glanced at him. This old man was also confused. Didn't he see my five golden flowers behind me?

Yu Jia's impression of Zhao Hao was still at the stage when the young master was still young, so he naturally didn't think about the dirty things? He still explained: "This is our status in Xiaocang Mountain! This time Miss Qi came, which means that our level has increased, and all businesses can increase by 10%!"

"This is pretty cool." Zhao Hao coughed twice, and the old man seemed to be really old when he didn't say that he was bald in front of the monk. He quickly changed the topic and said, "I think the streets of Zhuangyuan are also very lively."

I saw that the pedestrian street connecting Shichengmen and Yulin Heqian Street were lined up with shops, a wide range of signs, and the pedestrians were much more prosperous than when I came last year.

To a large extent, it was because a mountain shed was built in the open space in front of the mountain behind the street. Various opera troupes under the shed were performing magical abilities, singing and dancing, and the scales were tangled with each other, which attracted crowds of viewers. There were also hawkers selling medicine, hexagrams, flowers and melons wandering around, and the lively level was as close to the Confucius Temple fair.

"It's so popular. Jinling is worthy of being Jinling. Suzhou is incomparable in this regard." Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile and said, "If I had known that the doorstep was so lively, why would I delay the road?"

"This is because according to the instructions of the young master, Xiaocangshan store was encouraged to open for business during the Spring Festival and then set up a shed to hire a opera troupe." Yu Jiachang said hurriedly, "Nowhere else has opened, so it naturally attracts everyone to us."

"Well." Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction. It was the Chinese New Year, and people had both money and leisure, so they naturally had strong entertainment needs. However, the music and entertainment venues, restaurants and shops in Nanjing were all closed during the New Year. Although the temple fairs were lively, they could only go shopping and not sit, let alone enjoying prostitutes with ease and comfort.

Mr. Zhao used this differentiated competition method to enhance Xiaocangshan's status. This year is the second year, and the effect is surprisingly good.

It was just that the effect was a bit too good, and there were crowds everywhere, which forced them to take a carriage and go around two miles away before they arrived at the tree-lined avenue up the mountain.

Knowing that he was annoying here, Yu Jiachang and others were tactful and did not follow him up the mountain. Xu Weizhi also returned to the Duke's Mansion.

Only after passing through the booth and going up the private roads did the world quiet down.

The convoy followed the lush mountain road and stopped in front of the half-mountain villa called "Liuyun Mountain Residence".

Knowing that the New Year was coming, Qiaoqiao had already brought the servants to clean the place in advance, the bedding and bedding were replaced with new ones, and flowers and fruits were also placed, which made Zhao Hao and the girls feel like they were back home.

"Wow, Sister Qiaoqiao, I love you so much." Li Mingyue happily held Qiaoqiao's arm and said, "The world is beautiful with you!"

This expresses everyone's voice. Without Qiaoqiao's days, life is indeed less delicious. No matter how many maids and maids there are, they cannot feel the fulfillment of being taken care of by their family.

"I can't do it either, I'm just doing it." Qiaoqiao felt a little embarrassed by the way she was praised, and quickly waved her hand and said, "Sit down and take a break, and wash and have some food later."

"I can finally eat the meal made by Sister Qiaoqiao again!" Zhao Hao was also very happy, threw himself on the long sofa, and said with a look of stooping his head, "I have lost weight during this period."

"Just talk nonsense." Qiaoqiao pretended to be fierce and said with a blank look: "The master who tastes very fresh cooks for you every day, isn't it better than what I cook?"

"It's better!" Before he finished speaking, the five people shook their heads together.

"Puchi..." Qiaoqiao laughed at the pitiful look of the five people, and rolled up her sleeves helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, you guys, I'll go to cook now."

"I'll help you." Sister Ma got up and followed.

"I'll go too." Zhang Xiaojing followed.

"If enough is enough, there will be chaos if there are too many people." Qiaoqiao quickly stopped the remaining two people, so as not to turn the kitchen into a battlefield.

"Then we won't cause trouble..." Li Mingyue and Jiang Xueying said with awkward smile, quite conscious and embarrassed.

"Just wait to eat."

~~

In fact, Qiaoqiao had prepared all kinds of ingredients long ago and started to get busy as soon as she entered the kitchen.

Ma Xianglan and Zhang Xiaojing also washed their hands, put on their aprons and sleeves, and prepared to help the kitchen.

"You can make dumplings with this pot of stuffing." Qiaoqiao was not polite and issued orders to the two while rolling the dough. "Let's eat steamed shrimp dumplings for lunch."

Ma Xianglan and Zhang Xiaojing hesitated for a moment, looked at each other and smiled. Then they picked up a filling and picked up the skins they rolled out by QQ, and pinched the dumplings. Their movements were very decent.

Moreover, the dumplings made were all very decent, and they were obviously not a newbie.

"Ms. Zhang's craftsmanship is very good." Qiao Qiao sincerely praised Miss Zhang.

"I will do some work for my mother at home..." Miss Zhang smiled embarrassedly: "My father has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years, and it is already very difficult to support a family. I can't let my children reach out and eat."

"Then you pretend you didn't know how to do it on New Year's Eve..." Sister Ma asked with a smile.

"It's the same as your thoughts." Miss Zhang said with a smile: "Good friend."

"I understand, good friend." Sister Ma nodded, naturally she didn't want to steal the limelight.

Qiaoqiao was confused when she heard this, and stopped thinking about it and continued to roll out her skin quickly.

White and round, and it is so piping... I said it was dumpling skin.

Almost finished wrapping a grate, Sister Ma put down the dumplings in her hand, waved her hand and asked several servants who were cooking fire to prepare the dishes to go out first, and then

Mysteriously said: "Qiaoqiao, the little county lord and Miss Jiang have set up a partnership and invited us to join the company."

"Oh? What company?" Qiaoqiao said indifferently: "You guys can play, I don't know how to do business. I used to tell customers that Wei Jixian was making money, but I often made the wrong accounts for them."

"You have to participate in this company because it is not a general business." Secretary Ma said, approaching Qiao Qiao's ear and lowered his voice to explain: "Its business scope is limited to..."

"Ah, young master?" Qiao Qiao was so shocked that she almost ate the rolling pin. "Do you want to sell him?"

"Hi." Ma Xianglan and Zhang Xiaojing were so amused that they had to break it with her and say.
Chapter completed!