18. Chapter 18
Yonghe Marquis’ Mansion
The Crown Prince’s wife understood Yang Haiyan’s intention after reading the recipe. Such a simple recipe can be used by anyone.
Nanny: “It’s such a recipe. I can’t believe it. Miss, could this recipe be…” fake? “Think about it, it’s impossible. Mrs. Qin doesn’t have the guts to do that.”
The Crown Prince’s wife: “It’s indeed impossible. Nanny, ask the housekeeper to prepare three farms. The three farms should be in different places. Don’t let anyone know that these three farms are ours. One farm is dedicated to preparing this lye; one farm is dedicated to raising pigs, and the fat and oil from the pigs are sold; the last farm is for making soap.” The housekeeper is the nurse’s husband.
Nanny: “Hey.”
The Crown Prince’s wife: “In addition, the mansion should make a batch of soap according to this house first. You have to do it yourself, Nanny. Don’t let others do it, and don’t let anyone see it.”
Nanny: “Don’t worry, Miss, I know what’s going on.”
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After lunch, Yang Haiyan, who was content with money, took her husband to see the shop and make some purchases. Qin Fang's family didn't know about his marriage yet, so he had to send a message home. Therefore, Yang Haiyan prepared some gifts for the Qin family.
Because they didn't know the body shape of the Qin family, but Qin Fang had been away from home for four years, and his brothers and sisters had grown up. Yang Haiyan thought about it and felt that it was more convenient to prepare cloth and cotton for them, so that they could make their own clothes and the size would be combined.
If you buy cloth, blue and pink are more suitable for the two sisters. Blue and pink are not very picky about skin color. People with white skin and dark skin can wear them. This color is still relatively young. The two younger brothers are more convenient. Student blue is good. If the younger brother is studying, this color is very suitable for the student status. If the younger brother is not studying, it is also suitable for the boy who has not yet reached the age of twenty to wear this color.
Finally, Qin's father, Qin's mother, Qin's grandfather, and Qin's grandmother, all four of them are navy blue, Qin's father and Qin's grandfather are full color, Qin's mother and Qin's grandmother are navy blue with embroidery. As for Qin Fang's other blood relatives, Qin's uncles, they are not so particular.
Qin Fang didn't know much about shopping, so he stayed with Yang Haiyan, listening to her picking colors and asking the female shopkeeper, feeling warm in his heart.
After buying the things, they handed them to Qin Fang, a big guy, and went home.
After returning home, they started writing letters home.
After writing the letters, they took the letters and the things for the Qin family to the post station in the town. Generally speaking, there are no post stations for sending objects in the town, which are only available in the county. But this town is different because the military camp is nearby. There is a post station near each military camp, which is also convenient for the military camp to convey military information.
The post station is very rigorous. Put the things prepared by Yang Haiyan into the box, and then seal the box.
Yang Haiyan saw this for the first time, and didn't expect the post station to be very formal. This procedure is somewhat similar to modern express delivery.
After returning to the family compound from the post station, Sister Lu came to call people: "Haiyan, have you been to Dahua's house to help?"
We were going to Han Zhen's house for dinner in the evening. Yang Dahua had called Sister Lu to join us yesterday, so Sister Lu came to call people now. Because Han Zhen was not there, Qin Fang did not go and stayed at home reading and practicing calligraphy.
Yang Haiyan: "Sister Dahua, are you there? Sister Lu and I are here." She also carried a basket with bowls in it.
Yang Dahua: "Yes, yes, yes, you are here, come in quickly."
Yang Dahua also prepared two tables, referring to Yang Haiyan's, one for female guests and one for male guests. The difference is that Yang Dahua's dishes were not cooked by herself, but ordered from the restaurant, because Yang Dahua's cooking skills were really ordinary. If she cooked by herself, she was worried that Han Zhen would lose face among her colleagues. If she asked Yang Haiyan to help, she would be embarrassed to have so many dishes, so she simply ordered them from the restaurant herself.
Of course, not all dishes were set, such as braised pork intestines. Yang Haiyan taught her, so she made it herself. For example, pork rib soup, stir-fried cabbage, these simple dishes, she also made them herself.
In addition to the number of dishes, she referred to Yang Haiyan's, and the snacks were also referred to Yang Haiyan's. She even prepared the small red bag. They invited people to drink one after another. If there was a big difference, Han Zhen would be embarrassed, so for her man, Yang Dahua still worked hard.
Of course, Yang Haiyan didn't know what Yang Dahua was thinking. But even if she knew, she didn't have any ideas. She couldn't just do it casually for the sake of Yang Dahua and Han Zhen. She still wanted to let Qin Fang save face.
When it was time for dinner, Zhang's mother came with three children: "Han Zhen's family, I'm here to help. Tell me if you need me to do anything. I don't have other skills, but I can help."
Yang Dahua, Yang Haiyan and Lu Saozi looked at each other. No one expected Zhang's mother to come over on her own initiative. And if you really want to help, that's fine, but coming at mealtime, isn't that just pretending?
Yang Dahua: "No need, auntie, we're all done, sit over here." She moved a stool for Zhang's mother to sit on. People are here, so they can't be driven away.
After a while, the men came back and the meal officially started.
Because the Qin family is a little far from the Zhang family, it's not easy for Zhang's mother to feed her grandson before sending him home, so she said: "Qin Fang's wife, have you finished eating?"
Yang Haiyan: "Not yet." Although she didn't know what she was going to do, it was definitely not a good thing.
Zhang's mother: "Not yet, I saw you didn't move your chopsticks, so I thought you had finished eating. If you're done, help me take care of the child, I can just eat now."
Yang Haiyan: "No, I have a bad stomach and eat slowly." This person is mentally ill. I don't know why he picked her up.
Mother Zhang added, "There is a saying in our hometown that newlyweds who hug little boys more often can also get pregnant with big fat boys sooner."
Yang Haiyan didn't respond to her and quietly ate the vegetables that Mother Zhang hadn't touched. If you don't want to pay attention to someone, the smart thing to do is to ignore her and see how she performs a one-man show.
When Mother Zhang saw that Yang Haiyan didn't respond, she looked at Sister Lu, who was eating with her two sons, and then looked at Yang Dahua, who was also eating. She didn't say anything. She originally wanted Yang Haiyan to help her take care of her grandson, because she saw that Yang Haiyan didn't move her chopsticks and had clearly finished eating. Mother Zhang thought to herself, this prodigal woman, she won't even take care of a child.
After dinner, Yang Haiyan and Sister Lu helped Yang Dahua clean up and went home. They also carried the small red bag given by Yang Dahua, but the cakes in Yang Dahua's bag were bought by herself. There were six pieces in each bag, and each piece cost one penny. When putting it in, Yang Dahua's heart was bleeding.
After returning home, Yang Haiyan and Qin Fang took a shower and went to bed. Because it was still early, Qin Fang sat on the bed and read a book. When he came across a word he didn't know, he asked Yang Haiyan. Qin Fang really liked such a comfortable and relaxing night.
The next day
Qin Fang got up very early the next day because he had to go to hand over at Chenshi (7 o'clock), so he got up at Maoshi (5 o'clock). Yang Haiyan got up with him. After getting up, she used the leftover chicken soup from yesterday's lunch to make noodles for Qin Fang, and then packed the remaining chicken soup: "Husband, when you get to the military camp, remember to heat up the chicken soup. You can eat it at lunch. Don't save lunch. Eat more when you get food in the kitchen. There are also these cakes and biscuits. Take them to your subordinates to share." There are ten squad leaders under a centurion, and each team of ten people is a squad leader. The cakes and biscuits prepared by Yang Haiyan are enough for ten squad leaders.
Qin Fang: "I know." He knew that his wife was doing this for his own good, hoping that his subordinates would be more loyal to him, so he would not reject her kindness.
Yang Haiyan gave some instructions and went back to sleep.
After Qin Fang finished his meal and washed the dishes, he went to the room to check on his wife, and saw that his wife had fallen asleep again, so he gently closed the door. When he walked to the yard, he did not move the yard door that was locked from the inside, but went out. If the yard door was closed from the inside, no one from outside could come in, and it would be safer for his wife to sleep alone. Of course, some people could come in, but strangers would definitely be stopped if they came in.
Moreover, this is the family room of the military camp, and there are soldiers who are on leave today living in the family room, so people with ulterior motives will not come here. Otherwise, if the soldiers on leave are called here, no good will come to them.
After Yang Haiyan woke up, it was already 4:00 in the morning (8 o'clock). She first boiled two boiled eggs, and then did 20 minutes of fat-burning exercises. At 6:30 am, it was time for breakfast. The breakfast consisted of two egg whites and a cup of skim milk, which was made from skim milk powder bought on the platform.
After breakfast, Yang Haiyan went out. Life in ancient times was very boring, so she wanted to find something to do, preferably something that could kill some time and make some money. So, Yang Haiyan thought of opening a dim sum shop.
In this town, Yang Haiyan really didn't have to be afraid. The ruffians didn't dare to go against the people in the barracks. Qin Fang was a centurion. Not to mention the ruffians, even the mayor was polite to him, so Yang Haiyan was absolutely assured to open a dim sum shop here.
Not to mention, she and Yongji had some friendship. If there was any situation, she would definitely ask Yongji for help. Yang Haiyan was used to thinking twice before doing things, and was used to thinking about it herself, because her grandmother passed away early. After her grandmother passed away, she had to rely on herself for everything, so she was used to being independent.
Yang Haiyan went to the dental clinic. A broker is a business or middleman who helps buyers and sellers to make deals and collect commissions. There are two types of brokers: private brokers and official brokers. Official brokers have high commissions, but they are worry-free. Yang Haiyan wanted to get it done once and for all, so she went to an official broker.
In fact, many times, official brokers and private brokers are connected. Many official brokers get their resources from private brokers, and then give a portion of their commissions to private brokers.
Yang Haiyan asked around and found an official broker.
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