Chapter 89: Secret Love
Jiang Chengfeng was talking until his mouth was dry, but Meng Jianglin frowned as he listened, obviously not understanding what Jiang Chengfeng said about developing technology. Jiang Chengfeng cursed himself for being stupid, because with the current acceptance of the people in Northern Tang, they would not take it seriously.
"By the way, does our Northern Tang Kingdom have any trading ports with these Western countries?" Jiang Chengfeng immediately shifted his attention to business development. He really wanted to make money from Western countries !
"No!" Meng Jianglin shook his head, thought for a while, and continued: "But there are many coastal cities that secretly trade with these Western countries! By the way, they also trade with Goryeo! However, I don't know whether they trade with Great Britain! In Jianghuai Province, Zhenjiang is one of the cities that secretly trade!"
Obviously, Meng Jianglin is very knowledgeable about national affairs and can talk about them like the back of his hand.
Jiang Chengfeng said "oh" and frowned without saying anything. Jiang Chengfeng didn't say anything, so Meng Jianglin didn't say anything either. He just held his cheek with his hand and looked at Jiang Chengfeng quietly, his heart was calm and peaceful.
After a while, Jiang Chengfeng came to his senses and said with a smile: "Are we getting off topic? Just now, you said you wanted something with a rose scent?"
Meng Jianglin nodded.
"Actually, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but I have only made one bottle at the moment, and I am ready to give this bottle of perfume to my beloved woman!" Jiang Chengfeng said seriously.
Meng Jianglin's heart was pounding. He didn't know who the beloved woman he was talking about was, or was it a hint?
Thinking of this, she felt her cheeks getting hot. She lowered her head and whispered, "You already have a woman you love?"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded and smiled. The delicate and lovely face of Ah Hui appeared in front of him again. He said, "Yes, this perfume is for that little girl. She is very important to me!"
Seeing Jiang Chengfeng's yearning look, Meng Jianglin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and felt empty in her heart. But soon, she suddenly woke up and thought to herself, what's wrong with me? Could it be that after spending time together for this period of time, I have fallen in love with him?
Meng Jianglin hurriedly recited the Qingxin Jue silently, forcing herself to stay calm. She was born into a noble family, and her heart was indifferent. Because of the martial arts she had learned, she had long been indifferent to the so-called love affairs between men and women in the world. But tonight, the long-buried feelings actually quietly grew and filled her whole heart.
"Congratulations! I just don't know whose daughter this is?" Meng Jianglin raised his eyes and said with a smile.
Seeing Meng Jianglin's indifferent look, Jiang Chengfeng touched his nose. He had previously thought that he was so charming that this girl had already been aroused by his love. Was he overthinking?
"Ahem..." Jiang Chengfeng said a little embarrassedly: "The one I told you about before was Miss Hui who opened a restaurant in Yipinxuan!"
Meng Jianglin's eyes darkened and he sighed, "The Luo family girl loves you deeply, so don't let her down!"
Jiang Chengfeng shook his head, "I won't!"
Meng Jianglin chuckled, raised his eyes again, and said "I really don't know what to say about you. There are many women around you. In addition to Miss Ah Hui, there is also Liu Yunxian, who seems to treat you very well!"
Jiang Chengfeng's old face turned red, he touched his nose, and smiled bitterly: "I can't help it, who made me so handsome!"
Meng Jianglin had long been accustomed to this guy's shamelessness. He covered his mouth and chuckled, and his mood became much more relaxed.
In the following few days, Jiang Chengfeng was busy as a dog. He first selected a mansion near the Shen Mansion and converted it into a perfume workshop. Then he found three old men including Uncle Wen to modify the manufacturing equipment.
There were no machines back then, so the only way to extract the juice of the clover was to use the most primitive pressing method, and then go through sedimentation and filtration to complete the extraction.
However, glass tubes became a problem. The glass shop did not have those thick and long glass tubes, and if iron tools were used, they would easily rust. Because the ironmaking technology at that time was relatively backward, the quality of ironmaking was generally not high.
After everyone brainstormed, Uncle Wen proposed to use bamboo tubes instead of glass tubes. After testing, it was indeed feasible, so they used high-quality bamboo instead of glass tubes.
Since the perfume workshop was initially established, Jiang Chengfeng stayed in the workshop almost every day, and even did not go to Liu Yunxian's banquet. It was strange to say, I don't know if Liu Yunxian knew that he was very busy, so she didn't send him an invitation these days.
After four or five days of hard work, the perfume workshop was basically built, and it was time for Yipinxuan to open. On the day before the opening, Jiang Chengfeng took time out to go to Yipinxuan. He learned from Uncle Luo that the opening was almost ready, and he finally relaxed.
On the opening day, Jiang Chengfeng put down everything he was doing and went straight to Yipinxuan.
At this time, Yipinxuan was decorated with lights and colors, and was in a festive mood. Above the main entrance of the restaurant, there was a huge gold-plated plaque with the three big characters of Yipinxuan shining brightly, and below it were the four small characters of Jianghuai Yeduo.
This plaque was written by Ye Duo, the Governor-General of Jianghuai. I don’t know what Ye Shengxian told his father.
Jiang Chengfeng knew that Governor Ye rarely wrote inscriptions for others. He did not expect that he would write an inscription for Yipinxuan this time, which even surprised Jiang Chengfeng himself.
Of course, Jiang Chengfeng had never met Governor Ye. Even for his son's sake, he would not personally write an inscription for an unknown small restaurant, right?
In Jiang Chengfeng's opinion, there must be something fishy going on, but he didn't know what it was and was too lazy to think about it.
In front of the Yipinxuan Restaurant, there was a temporary platform covered with red carpet, and below the platform, there were crowds of people watching the excitement.
Behind the platform, in front of the gate, stood twelve newly recruited servants of Yipinxuan, six men and six women. These servants wore work clothes designed by Jiang Chengfeng himself. The women wore bright red jackets and bright red trousers, which looked very festive. The men wore navy blue short coats, which were simple and capable.
Luo Youcai and his daughter also changed into new clothes and were standing in front of the restaurant door to welcome guests.
Jiang Chengfeng, who was squeezed in the crowd, grinned at Ah Hui, who was wearing a pink jacket and looked delicate and lovely. In the eyes of the beholder, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He thought Ah Hui was especially beautiful today, and he really wanted to rush up and give her a kiss.
Ah Hui had sharp eyes and soon spotted Jiang Chengfeng in the crowd. Her eyes lit up and she walked forward, "Brother Jiang!"
Considering many factors, Jiang Chengfeng did not plan to attend today's opening ceremony, just to watch. Unexpectedly, Ah Hui rushed over, and now everything was exposed!
Jiang Chengfeng smiled bitterly, knowing that he couldn't escape, so he took out the perfume he had prepared long ago from his arms and handed it to Ah Hui.
