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After Jiang Yanyi went out, she asked the embroiderer in the clothing store next door, and found out about the most famous flower shop in Xizhou, so she took okra there.

The ancients loved flowers more than modern people. Jiang Yanyi has done a lot of market research these days and found that any restaurant with a bit of style will have a pot of flowers on the table.Even ordinary people, reluctant to spend money to buy, would go to the mountains to dig a few clumps of orchids and plant them in front of and behind their houses.

The literati also wrote lyrics, "Drinking banquets are not frequent, and the name "color" is also different. The green peaches are in full bloom, and the name is 'Aijiaozhiban'" in a toast.

This "Jiao" naturally refers to flowers.

Jiang Yan thought that by taking this opportunity, he could just buy some flowers back. After all, his hot pot restaurant is currently positioned as a mid-to-high end, and he can't lose the chain on this detail.

When she arrived at the Hujia Flower Village, she looked at the flowers that bloomed outside the season and admired the wisdom of the ancients.

Although it is common to see out-of-season flowers in later generations, it also benefits from high-tech hardware facilities and a large amount of experimental data.In ancient times, it all depended on the ingenuity of the florist to achieve this.

The manager of Huazhuang is a businessman. Seeing that Jiang Yanyi's clothes are not luxurious, but they are also very decent, he immediately greeted him warmly: "What flowers do you want to buy, lady?"

For women whose identities and ages are unclear, it is safest to call the title "Niangzi", just like calling a man "Girl".

Jiang Yan wanted to see other people's flower gardens, so she had to show some sincerity, she said: "I plan to open a restaurant, and I came here to see if there are any suitable flowers."

When the manager of the flower farm heard that he wanted to buy flowers for opening a restaurant, he immediately realized that this was a big business, and his attitude became a little warmer, and he led Jiang Yanyi to look at it: "The red plums will bloom in a few days, my wife might as well buy a plum blossom The tree was planted in the yard, and this red plum is also called "the banquet of pouring red", and it is a good omen to use it on the day of the store opening."

Jiang Yanyi nodded, but didn't show much interest.

The manager of Huazhuang is a businessman who knows how to observe "color" best. He immediately introduced the flowers next to him: "Youdao is crabapple 'warm makeup', daphne 'cold', peony 'cherish fragrance', look at it , which one do you like?" 1

Begonia peony is not a flower in season.

Jiang Yanyi said: "I want to visit the greenhouse in Guizhuang, is it convenient?"

The manager of Huazhuang hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "My lady comes with me."

Jiang Yanyi felt that the steward's agreement was too straightforward, so he wasn't afraid of stealing from his teacher?

When he saw the greenhouse where the flowers were grown, Jiang Yanyi realized that he was too naive just now.

This is just a flower house, which is larger than the entire yard she rented. It is tightly sealed on all sides, and the inside is only ventilated at certain times. The roof is made of extravagant glazed tiles so that light can pass through.As soon as you walk in, the heating inside rushes towards you.

The steward said quite complacently: "Every autumn and winter in this greenhouse, the earth dragons underneath have never been broken. Thanks to this, the flowers inside are always available in four seasons. Looking at the entire Xizhou, except for the greenhouse in the Duhu Mansion, there are no other places to see it. There is no bigger flower house than here."

Jiang Yanyi pretended to be calm and nodded, feeling bitter in his heart.

Not to mention building a flower house with glazed tiles, just using earth dragons to supply the whole autumn and winter, and charcoal fire money is not a small expense.

At that time, before the peppers are planted, he will have to go bankrupt first.

Jiang Yanyi was thinking about whether he could negotiate with the manager and rent a small piece of land in their greenhouse to grow peppers at his own expense.

However, before she could speak, there was an ambiguous sound under the cover of a Podocarpus pine in front of her.

"Master...don't make things difficult for your servant, let the young lady know, the young lady will beat the servant to death..."

"My darling, the Lord protects you, how dare she..."

The steward didn't expect the second generation ancestor of the mansion to be here, so he coughed twice in embarrassment to remind the people inside.

Jiang Yanyi was also quite uncomfortable, and said to the steward, "Please show me this experience, I've seen enough of it, I think the few autumn chrysanthemums outside are more suitable."

The steward understood what she meant, and also knew that she wanted to leave the greenhouse quickly, and was about to lure Jiang Yanyi out when the two people hiding behind the Luo Hansong came out, "Since the honored guest came to see the flowers and plants, he was in a hurry What are you doing?"

The man was thin and thin, his eyes were black and blue, even though he was wearing silk clothes, he looked like a monkey.

The servant girl next to him held his shirt around the neckline with his hands, with a pretty face on Xia Fei.

Jiang Yanyi only glanced at it before lowering his head.

The person in charge knew the details of the servant girl, she was originally serving in the young lady's room, because she was quite pretty, probably because she had some affair with the young master, so she was sent by the young lady to plant flowers and plants in the greenhouse.

Fearing that the second generation ancestor in the house would have some thoughts about the guests who came to buy flowers, the manager hurriedly said: "Young Master, this lady has already selected the flowers, and now the villain will take this lady out to get them."

Hu Wanwan stared at Jiang Yanyi with both eyes, and pushed aside the manager with one hand, and said, "What flowers and plants did the lady like? Just take it, and the account will be recorded in my young master's name."

Although he only heard Jiang Yanyi's voice just now, after seeing countless women for so many years, he immediately recognized that she was a beauty, and the moment he saw it, it was true.

Jiang Yanyi guessed his identity when he heard the man in charge of Huazhuang called him young master.

Originally, I wanted to talk about renting a place to grow peppers, but now I just want to leave here quickly, she said: "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master, I don't see anything I want to buy for the time being, so I will leave."

After saying that, he took Okra's hand and walked away quickly.

Seeing that Hu Wanwan still wanted to chase, the steward of the flower house quickly stopped him and said, "Master, that's a son of a good family, not a maidservant of the house!"

Hu Wanwan's soul was almost gone, so he couldn't hear the steward's advice. He wanted to chase him out but was stopped by the steward. He simply grabbed the steward's collar and asked, "Who is that little lady? Where does she live?" place?"

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In addition, after Jiang Yanyi and Qiukui left the Hu family's flower farm, they were still in shock, and they found a hiding place to hide and saw that no one was chasing them, so they were relieved.

The two went to other flower shops, and found that they were all small workshops, even there was a flower house, and the out-of-season flowers planted in it were half-dead, which was nothing compared to the Hu family's flower house.

The only chili plant in my hand can grow seedlings, which is expensive, and Jiang Yanyi doesn't dare to be perfunctory about the greenhouse. If the seedlings freeze to death, it will be a big loss.

But she doesn't have the capital to build a flower house at the moment. After seeing their young owner in Hujiahuazhuang today, Jiang Yanyi dare not cooperate with them again.

The person in charge said that the Duhu Mansion still has a conservatory. Jiang Yan thought about the threshold of the Duhu Mansion, and Feng Shuo's inexplicable attitude that day, and he didn't have the courage to go to the Duhu Mansion to discuss the lease.

She sighed, at worst, she won't raise seedlings this winter, and wait for spring to raise seedlings.

After shopping around for an afternoon, Jiang Yanyi didn't bring back any potted flowers, but bought a few porcelain vases with flowers, and negotiated a deal with the proprietress of a small flower shop. She sent some freshly discounted flower branches from her shop, and the price was reasonable.

Hibiscus blooms just right in this season, and later in the year the flower shop proprietress has a lot of red plums, and it doesn't cost much to buy flower branches.

The two returned to the shop, thinking that today's unhappiness in Hu's Flower Manor would be over, but unexpectedly, the next day, Hu Wanwan came to the door.

Hu Wanwan was holding a pot of precious white chrysanthemums in his hands, and the seven or eight servants behind him were also holding pots of chrysanthemums in their hands.

When he saw Jiang Yanyi, his eyes were straightened, and he could hardly turn his eyes: "I heard that the little lady Aiju specially sent some here today."

Hu Wanwan is a well-known "loafer" in Xizhou City, he is so ostentatious today, many spectators have gathered around the door of the store.

When Jiang Yanyi opened the store today, the previously ordered plaque arrived, and the master carpenter would come to deliver the plaque in a while, but Hu Wanwan came to deliver it.

She was not like an ordinary girl from a good family. She was ashamed, angry and embarrassed when she encountered such a thing. She glanced at the crowd watching the excitement outside, her eyes were always clear and cold, and she was even able to calmly say to Hu Wanwan: "Please trouble Mr. Hu to help you!" I have a favor."

Hu Wanwan thought that she would twitch and say no to the flower, but unexpectedly she asked him to help her. She really deserves to be a little lady who can open the door for business by herself. many.

He said courteously: "Young lady, if you have any orders, just say so."

Jiang Yanyi said: "My shop is small, so I can't stand so many people, Young Master Hu, let your people get out first."

Hu Wanwan thought that the shop was not small, so seven or eight people couldn't stand up, but it was not good to save the pretty lady's face, so he made a gesture to get all the attendants to step down.

His followers were just about to put down the potted plants in their hands.

Jiang Yanyi said, "Bring the potted plants."

The followers looked at each other, waiting for Hu Wanwan to speak.

Jiang Yanyi smiled at him, "I'm sorry."

Hu Wanwan was dazzled by Jiang Yanyi's smile, and he didn't even remember that it was He Xi, but his eyes were dazed and he ordered his subordinates: "Do as you say! Do as the little lady says!"

The entourage he brought all retreated with potted plants.

Jiang Yanyi looked at him and continued to smile slightly: "Please trouble Mr. Hu to stand outside too."

Hu Wanwan couldn't figure out what kind of tricks she was playing, but with his ability to spend money like water, there was no woman in the entire Xizhou City that he couldn't deal with.This little lady has a natural and generous temperament, which is more delicious than the women he has seen before, and he is willing to make trouble with the beauty.

He stood at the door of the store and asked, "Is that so?"

Jiang Yanyi said: "Retreat a little more, and retreat to the bottom of the steps."

Hu Wanwan was a little dazed: "What are you doing downstairs?"

The smile on Jiang Yanyi's face deepened: "Young Master Hu will find out in a while."

Hu Wanwan was fascinated by Jiang Yanyi's smile. He stood at the bottom of the steps and asked, "Is that so?"

Jiang Yanyi smiled and nodded, then closed the door with both hands.

With a "snap", the door of the shop closed, and there was even the sound of the bolt being locked inside.

There was a burst of laughter from the onlookers on the street, and Hu Wanwan realized that he had been tricked, his face turning blue and turning red.

Feng Shuo returned home in a carriage today, and when he was approaching the door of his house, he found that the road was blocked, and he also witnessed the farce when he was forced to stop.

The corners of his lips twitched unconsciously.

Ever since Xing Yao knew about Feng Shuo's thoughts on Jiang Yanyi, he also took care of everything related to Jiang Yanyi.

Right now, he asked the onlookers a few words to figure out the identity of Hu Wanwan.

He hurriedly reported to Feng Shuo: "This poppi is the young owner of the Hu family's flower village in the west of the city. Although the Hu family is a merchant, they are regarded as local snakes in Xizhou. The pot of peppers earlier was given by the Hu family."

Feng Shuo glanced faintly at the closed door of Jiang Yanyi's shop, his gaze fell on Hu Wanwan for a few seconds, and he put down the curtain.

Only then did the clear voice come from the carriage: "Check, how did she get entangled by the Hu family."

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Hu Wanwan knew that he was ashamed, and in front of so many people, he vowed to get back on the stage, and immediately said to seven or eight followers: "Break down the door for me! This shameless bitch!"

Jiang Yanyi and Qiukui hid in the backyard, listening to the slamming sound of the door in the front shop, Qiukui clutched the corner of Jiang Yanyi's clothes tightly in fear.

She said with a trembling voice: "Huahua, they...what if they come in?"

Jiang Yanyi was also afraid, but she was much calmer than Qiukui, she said: "Fuck, he smashed my door, and it's his fault to make trouble with the government!"

If it wasn't on Duhufu Street, Jiang Yanyi wouldn't dare to make such a big deal.

However, dignitaries from Xizhou gathered in Duhufu Avenue, and the state government government also paid attention to the patrols in this area. Basically, people from the government office passed by every half an hour.With so many people gathered outside, people from the yamen will definitely be attracted here soon.

But the people who came first were not from the yamen.

Hu Wanwan was letting his followers knock on the door, when an armored guard suddenly broke into the crowd. Ordinary people have never seen such a posture before, and they dared not watch the excitement anymore, and scattered like birds and beasts.

Hu Wanwan's entourage wanted to kick the door, but was kicked to the ground by the group of guards.

"Your uncle, do you know who you are beating?" Amidst the hustle and bustle, Hu Wanwan also dropped his ass. Crouching down, he opened his mouth to scold, but when he found an armored guard standing in front of him, this He shut up in panic.

"Misunderstanding! Master Jun, it's all a misunderstanding!" Hu Wanwan changed his face faster than turning the pages of a book, and smiled at Xing Yao.

Xing Yao looked at him coldly: "□□ Picking quarrels and provoking trouble in front of the Duhu Mansion, come here, take them all to the Xizhou government office!"

Hu Wanwan and his entourage were tied up like pigs taken to the butcher for slaughter, and were escorted to the Xizhou government office by the government soldiers who sealed the government.

Only then did Xing Yao return to the carriage: "My lord, why do you have to turn him over to the government office? Wouldn't it be easier for the government soldiers to teach this rascal a lesson?"

It is the rule for the military camp to ignore these trivial matters in the market.

But the palace soldiers of the palace can manage it.

Feng Shuo propped his elbows on the wall of the car, and was flipping through a volume of military books, his eye feathers swept a cold arc: "Since the Hu family is a local snake, it seems to have operations everywhere, let's see how the prefect of Xizhou handles this matter. "

When Feng Shuo said this, Xing Yao immediately understood what he meant, and by seeing the seriousness of the crimes punished by Zhizhou, he could find out what the relationship between the Hu family and the Xizhou government office was.

He finished rectifying the Xizhou military camp in less than half a month since he took office, and now it's time to rectify the government office.

When Feng Shuo returned to the mansion, the people below also inquired about the news that Jiang Yanyi went to Hu's Flower Manor yesterday.

Xing Yao looked at the person who had written the dragon and snake before the case, and told Feng Shuo the news reported by the people below: "The cook... no, the daughter of the Jiang family went to the Hu family's flower farm yesterday, and she seemed to want to buy flowers. But in the end, she left in a hurry. She went to a lot of flower shops, but she didn’t see many flowers. Instead, she always asked if they had a flower house, and she seemed to want to rent a flower house to grow something herself.”

Hearing this, Feng Shuo's pen-writing hand paused slightly.

An Fu on the side hurriedly said: "The flower house in our house is idle."

Feng Shuo looked up at An Fu, and An Fu shut up instantly.