"Minister Sun, this is your fault. You're a dignified minister, do you still need to ask me?”
Minister Sun was a little embarrassed. He was afraid that this would cause a rift between him and Qin Feng and affect the sale of salt. After all, salt production was the most important thing for him at the moment.
"Uncle Lan Tian, we just finished discussing the joining fee with His Majesty from the palace. We wanted to send someone to pick you up for a meal, but we didn't expect such a thing to happen.”
Minister Sun could only smile and apologize.
"Don't worry, Minister Sun. How could I lower myself to the level of a child? Lord Qi and I still have to discuss the matter of His Majesty's ice shop.”
A child who had yet to reach adulthood said something so mature. Everyone felt that it was very strange.
Qin Feng rejected them for a meal with the excuse of discussing the ice shop, so they couldn't say anything.
In fact, the main reason was that he realized that the food and wine in Chang 'an Residence were not as good as they were in Qin Manor. After all, he had not been used to the food here for the past few years. He had made quite a number of seasonings based on the books in the library in his mind.
After leaving Chang 'an Residence, Qin Feng and Qi Siyong also bid farewell to each other.
Qin Feng naturally returned home and lived a leisurely life. Qi Siyong rushed home without stopping and took out all the savings in the family. A part of them was to open a shop in Chang 'an City, and the other part was to buy spoons, bowls, fruits, and so on according to Qin Feng's request.
Of course, these were all arranged by him for the servants to do. He did not need to do it himself because he had more important things to do.
Qi Siyong called his daughter to the study room and told her about Qin Feng's glorious deeds.
"So, do you want to marry this young and promising Uncle Lan Tian?”
When he finished talking about the story, he saw that Qi Ruowei was nodding her head repeatedly as she listened. He thought that his daughter was also in love with her, so he went straight to the point and asked.
The young girl standing in front of Qi Siyong was tall and slender. Her black hair was like a waterfall that reached her waist. Her skin was fair and soft, her eyebrows were like distant black, her eyes were bright, and her teeth were white. She had a small cherry-like mouth. Although she still looked a little tender, one could tell that she was a beauty.
When Qi Ruowei heard her father's question, she opened her mouth in surprise and said,"What is it? His father was a scholar, a farmer, a businessman, and a businessman. He had only used some strange skills to accidentally meet Uncle Lan Tian. His daughter would not marry him.”
Qi Siyong felt a headache coming on. Just Uncle Lan Tian? He was an Earl, and many people would never be able to reach that level in their entire lives. Moreover, he could still be passed down.
Accidental? He also wanted to do this by accident, but the heavens did not give him a chance.
Qi Siyong sighed and said," Ruowei, I've committed a grave crime that has implicated nine families. If it wasn't for Qin Feng, we would have been beheaded long ago. You can take it as repaying my kindness. How about it?"”
" Father, there are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude," Qi Ruowei continued to argue." Why must a daughter devote herself to him? We can give him money."”
"I've already spent all my savings just now. Where is the money left? Moreover, Qin Feng and His Majesty had cooperated in the ice and salt business, so it was rare for him to make a lot of money every day.”
"Give him status and let him enter the official career," Qi Ruowei said, still unconvinced.”
Qi Siyong rolled his eyes." He's already Uncle Lan Tian at such a young age. Even I have to do whatever he says.”
"Then…then…"
After a long time, there was no reason. It seemed that the other party did not lack anything.
Seeing that his daughter had no reason to refute, Qi Siyong said,"Moreover, his father is also very handsome. There will definitely be many people who want to marry him in the future. If you hurry up now, you can still be the main wife.”
"Even if he is the Crown Prince, my daughter will not marry him.”
Qi Ruowei was also very temperamental and still refused.
Qi Siyong was a little annoyed by Qi Ruowei's repeated rebuttal."Bastard, you don't want to marry me? What do you want?”
"Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and workers are lowly. Even if he knows how to make salt and ice, it's difficult for him to be elegant. The person my daughter wants to marry must be talented and literary. Otherwise, she won't marry even if she dies.”
After Qi Ruowei finished speaking, she turned her head away sulkily and no longer looked at Qi Siyong.
Qi Siyong also knew that his daughter was a stubborn person who would not be persuaded by force or persuasion. Once she had set her eyes on a talented person, she would not change her mind. Otherwise, she would not have rejected so many marriage proposals previously.
Qi Siyong asked in his heart, Is Qin Feng talented?
Then, he denied himself. The strange Taoist master who followed him must have studied these strange techniques. Why would he learn these poems?
Moreover, these poems and songs were very dependent on talent. Although he had taken a fancy to Qin Feng, he did not feel that he had such talent.
Initially, he thought that this was a great opportunity to get close to Qin Feng. However, it was also filled with difficulties. In the future, he should persuade his daughter more. What if she changed her mind?
……
In order to perform well, Qi Siyong bought ten shops in one go. These few days, Qi Siyong had been very busy. The ice shop was about to open. The shop was decorated simply according to Qin Feng's design, and it welcomed its opening.
Speaking of opening, it couldn't be separated from the opening ceremony. In later generations, opening ceremonies would usually use fireworks and firecrackers. In the first year of Zhenguan, although gunpowder had already existed, it had not been used in the field of firecrackers.
Because of the short amount of time, Qin Feng did not have any paper clothes or other materials to make firecrackers. Therefore, he gave up the idea of using firecrackers.
Instead, they used firecrackers. These firecrackers were different from the firecrackers understood in the future. They were really burning bamboo.
When Qin Feng was bored and flipping through the History of the Tang Dynasty, he saw the records: "Li Wei, born on the 18th day of the 4th month of the 4th year of Tang Wude (AD 621).”
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was confused by mountain ghosts and was unable to cure him for a long time. Therefore, he issued an edict to seek medical treatment all over the country. At the age of twenty-four, Li Wei, a civilian hunter, responded to the imperial edict and announced the list. With the principle of hunting with a gun, he used a bamboo tube to fill saltpeter, which expelled the evil spirit of mandrill and made the emperor's dragon body recover. Therefore, Li Wei was granted the title of firecracker ancestor.
Burning bamboo joints, because the air in the bamboo cavity was heated and expanded, it caused the bamboo cavity to explode, resulting in a loud sound. This method could make a loud sound without using gunpowder.
Opening a business was a matter of great fortune. If gunpowder was used, it would turn a comedy into a tragedy if an accident happened. Most importantly, this did not match his cautious personality.
It was June in Chang 'an, and even the air was filled with heat. The scorching sun baked the earth, and people fanned themselves to drive away the scorching heat.
Qin Feng stood at the entrance of an ice shop not far from Chang 'an Restaurant, deliberately waiting for the temperature to rise before choosing to open.
Qin Feng estimated that it was about time and ordered the waiter to bring the bamboo joints that he had prepared in advance to the entrance of the shop.
Not far away, a luxuriously dressed youth witnessed everything and quietly left.
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