Chapter 12: Red Shop Don’t Touch

"What business is there to talk to me?" Ye Zhao retracted his feet, and it was okay to enjoy it for a while. After a long time, the matchmaker was impatient and gently hit his little pink fist, afraid that he would break his foot bones.

"I want to go to Shanghai." Su Hongniang's tone was very plain, but Ye Zhao was stunned: "Go to Shanghai?"

But Ye Zhao suddenly realized it and smiled and said, "Do you develop the 'underground party'?"

Su Hongniang praised: "You guy is getting smarter and smarter. How about you? Let me go with me? Introduce some people to know you."

Ye Zhao's heart moved, but he immediately sighed softly. Now is not the time when the young master is obsessed with beauty. Although he seems to be leisurely, Guangzhou is in a mess and the new policy is about to be developed. In fact, all major issues are decided by himself. How can he get out of the way for a while?

Seeing his expression, Su Hongniang chuckled and said, "There is no need to be embarrassed. When I come back from Shanghai, I can introduce someone to you."

Ye Zhao nodded, "Is it the top figure of the Fair Party?" He really wanted to meet him, but he would not meet them in this face and this identity. He said softly: "Be careful, do you want me to send someone to escort?"

Su Hongniang smiled slightly: "I can still take care of myself."

Ye Zhao nodded embarrassedly. Although the matchmaker was domineering and restrained in front of him, his pride was naturally revealed in his words and deeds.

"Master! The water is ready!" In the bathroom, there was a crisp sound of a little maid through the door. The bathroom also opened the door outside. The first thing the master did when he returned home was to take a bath. This was a rule. There was no need to give instructions. A few little girls brought in a bucket of hot water and prepared toiletries. As for the earth heating in the bathroom, they had already started to get angry. Although it was in Guangzhou, it was cold when taking a bath in the cold winter.

"You wash first, I will wash first?" Ye Zhao knew it was inappropriate after asking. He had no other meaning, but he felt that the matchmaker was in a dusty state. Even if he lived in Guangzhou, he would definitely not be as good as the washing conditions in his mansion. He wanted to make her take a comfortable bath here.

"Go and wash yours!" The matchmaker glared at Ye Zhao. Although she was not angry, she obviously misunderstood Ye Zhao's meaning.

Ye Zhao laughed dryly, got up, limped over and pushed open the door, and the little maids in the bathroom had already retreated.

"Matchmaker, come in and take a look." Ye Zhao waved to Matchmaker Su, "Come here!"

Su Hongniang didn't know what he was doing, so she came over strangely. Ye Zhao led her to introduce the environment in the bathroom, "Look, how comfortable is this wooden bucket to take a bath? Is the petals fragrant? This is called lotus soup. The prescription passed down from the previous dynasty, the skin is smoother and smoother as the skin washes. Here, toothbrush powder and toothbrush are new. When you brush your teeth here, you will go out..." Ye Zhao limped, but kept talking and trying hard to introduce the "perfect" bathroom that combines Chinese and Western styles, modern and classical combinations. Su Hongniang didn't find it funny.

"There are pajamas here. Look, these rose-red fits you wear and slippers are all brand new..." Ye Zhao finally led Su Maoniang to the closet near the north wall, opened the closet, and there were various pajamas inside. One of the sets of bright red silk pajamas and pajamas was extremely eye-catching. It was really made by Ye Zhao with matchmaker Su as the imaginary goal, but it was just fun, but he never thought that one day the matchmaker would come to wear it.

Ye Zhao said seriously: "You can take a comfortable and warm bath, stay here for one night, and I will accompany you to visit Guangzhou City tomorrow. Don't worry, I have no other intentions, I will go to the room next to me to sleep." This is what Ye Zhao said in his heart. I really hope that the matchmaker can wash away his fatigue and have a safe and stable sleep.

Su Hongniang stared at Ye Zhao for a few glances, and her eyes seemed to be able to see through Ye Zhao's heart. Fortunately, Ye Zhao had no ghosts in her heart and was very calm.

"Okay." Su Hongniang nodded gently.

"Then you wash it." Ye Zhao limped out again and took it to the door. Seeing Su Hongniang couldn't help but chuckled.

Lying on the soft couch, I tried my best not to listen to the faint sound of water in the bathroom, so as not to think about it, so I picked up the book, "Zizhi Tongjian" and started reading it randomly.

After flipping through the book, my thoughts gradually drifted to the development of Guangdong. On the railway, British engineers from India have already started to carry out preliminary work such as measurement planning. The establishment of the railway company was discussed by Li Xiaocun with British and French merchants. In the past few days, there have been many merchants from the United States, Prussia, Portugal and other countries who visited him, all of whom were here to "equality of interests", and he also asked Li Xiaocun to send him away.

In fact, in this era, almost all officials and businessmen who interacted with European and American countries were labeled as "thieves", just like Wu Chongyao. When he died of illness, everyone in Guangzhou praised him.

If I had not had the merit of identifying Guangzhou and the absolute prestige established in the bloody battle with the British and French coalition forces, my current actions would not have been better. Now the people are worshipping themselves randomly, and there are many rumors that I am the reincarnation of the god who descended to the earth. Even if what I did is absurd, the people would blindly believe and obey, so there was less resistance.

But I believe that with the implementation of Guangdong's new policy and the increase in exchanges with the outside world, the extreme xenophobia of the people will gradually change.

Extreme xenophobia is often a manifestation of lack of confidence. Today's xenophobia in China seems to be too confident in the public, but in fact it is still a fear of unknown external factors.

Tomorrow, my patrolman's job is to post some new notices passed down from the Marshal's Mansion, which mainly helps the people to break these fears. For example, the Western barbarians do not use human eyes to make medicine for medicine, and the Western barbarians are not devil warlocks, but they only have the same faces and different people in China, etc.

It is just a very simple explanation, but the officials have never done this. First, many officials are ignorant and do not understand Western technology at all. They can only explain it with magic and ghosts. Second, for officials, as long as they do not threaten their local rule, they can even maintain their authority, they will not explain it without despising them.

In fact, in this era, the best way to calm rumors is the official announcement. Ye Zhao remembered the hazy period when he was a child when he thought that the lead type in his book was all truth. He vaguely felt that the people are similar to the children of his own time, and that their understanding of the outside world is only instilled by others.

However, the majority of people who were illiterate in this era, especially in the countryside, were the gentry who had the right to speak.

He had already ordered Guangzhou Prefect Guo Jingzhi to convene a meeting with the landlords of Guangzhou Prefecture, so that they could not spread rumors in the countryside, and even set up a responsibility area to take responsibility for clearing rumors in various parts. Other governments also required Bai Gui to pass on orders.

In fact, this is just a temporary measure. When the countryside enlightenment primary school is running in the future, those teachers will be the main force in truly breaking ignorance.

The first secondary school you prepared for is naturally the teacher training college that trains the most primary teachers.

"What are you thinking?" Ye Zhao turned his head and saw a bright light in front of him. The red silk clothes made the matchmaker's skin look better than snow, with an extremely beautiful face and beautiful face.

"Ah, I, I'll go wash too, you go to bed." Ye Zhao quickly turned his eyes away, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the pair of small and enchanting red embroidered slippers, moving slightly for a few steps, thinking that they were giving way to him, but the small step was so tempting that every step seemed to be stepping on his heart, making his heart beat.

Embroidered shoes and snow feet, facing the tempting beauty of this true classical charm, I am afraid that any modern man will become an animal impulsively. Ye Zhao was chanting Amitabha in his heart, and it was so desperate that he ran into the bathroom.

When Ye Zhao brushed his teeth, the maids changed into lotus soup. When Ye Zhao untied his clothes into the bucket, the clothes on the mountain and river screen that blocked the wooden bucket were soon taken away by the maids.

"Master, what's wrong?" The little maid who had been waiting outside the south gate asked hurriedly through the door.

"It's okay." Ye Zhao wanted to get up, but who knew that as soon as his right foot was supported and he felt a pain in his heart and fell on the floor again.

"Master?" the maid asked anxiously.

"What's wrong?" The matchmaker's clear and delicate voice also reached the east door.

"It's okay, it's okay." Ye Zhao said repeatedly, this was too embarrassing.

But maybe he heard Ye Zhao’s voice was wrong, and the matchmaker, who had always been alert, kicked open the door with a snap. The red shadow flashed and he had already entered the bathroom.

Seeing Ye Zhao struggling to get up in a very embarrassing manner, Su Hongniang was startled and couldn't help laughing: "When will you look a little general?" She came over and helped Ye Zhao stand up.

As soon as Ye Zhao's right foot touched the ground, he frowned. Seeing this, Su Hongniang hesitated for a moment, stretched out her hands to Ye Zhao's armpits, raised Ye Zhao, and quickly walked out of the bathroom and passed through the main hall into the bedroom.

As if the clouds were flying, Ye Zhao woke up for a while and wanted to speak, he had been gently placed in front of the exquisite and complex cloud bed. What Ye Zhao was most satisfied with was his bed. The ancient cloud bed was extremely well-made, with fences, bed posts, teeth boards, four-legged and fence boards, and all carved patterns were carved. The front was decorated with a hanging flower door, which was exquisite and magnificent.

"What do you mean?" Ye Zhao was so amused and laughed and cried when he was carried around like a baby.

But Su Hongniang went to the bathroom like a gust of wind, took out a set of pajamas and threw them on the bed, saying, "Change it." She turned around and went to the main hall.

After Ye Zhao changed into his new dry pajamas, Su Hongniang entered the bedroom again, but her pretty face was obviously holding her smile. Ye Zhao felt so depressed, why did she have so embarrassing things in front of her?

He said softly: "I'm leaving, you can rest."
Chapter completed!