Blossoms in Adversity 惜花芷 Episode 34

Because of the severe drought, many ingredients rotted on the road. As a result, ingredients in the city became rare and expensive, and prices continued to rise. Some items were impossible to grab even if you had money. Huazhi spent a lot of money to prepare a banquet and invited the shopkeepers of various restaurants in the imperial capital to gather together. They proposed building ships and taking water routes to purchase ingredients from all over to supply the imperial capital restaurants. Although the shopkeepers had their doubts, Zhi Ming Lou took the lead, and Hua Zhi also promised that she would personally lead the team on the first trip. So everyone thought about it and agreed to Hua Zhi's suggestion. The funds have been raised, Hua Zhi personally selected the crew and successfully obtained the official documents from the shipping company.

Qisu Si could hardly afford to buy rice. When Gu Yanxi learned about it, he sent Chen Qing to arrest the shopkeepers who were hoarding goods and maliciously driving up prices, and held them in public for three days as a warning. Gu Yanxi reported the matter to Gu Chengtao, saying that it was rumored that the reason why it had not rained for three years was because of Jun Wudao. There was also a star king who came down to earth and spread a ballad, saying that Daqing would be destroyed by a natural disaster. Gu Chengtao was troubled by this matter, and Gu Yanxi said that he would definitely find out the whole story. Huazhi and Bai Mingxia discussed the voyage. Huazhi felt that Jinyang was rich in products and well-connected, making it a good destination. At the same time, she could visit Huarong privately. Gu Yanxi found out the source of the song and found that the person behind the scenes was from Jinyang, so with Gu Chengtao's permission, Gu Yanxi prepared to set off for Jinyang.

Everyone knew that Hua Zhi was going to Jinyang, so they all prepared gifts for her to bring to Hua Rong. Hua Zhi told Shen Qi that she was going to leave the ship. The sixth prince happened to be nearby. The sixth prince had not been out of the imperial capital since he was a child, so he wanted to go out and have a look. Shen Qi also thought that he could take the sixth prince with him, so Hua Zhi agreed. When Gu Yanxi went south, she discovered that Huazhi's boat was in front, so she followed from a distance and quietly helped Huazhi deal with the water thieves who wanted to rob Hua's family. Hua Rong and Jiang Zhengzhi personally took Hua Zhi into the house. The Jiang family's residence was more grand than the Hua family. Jiang Zhengzhi treated Hua Rong with great care and consideration. Hua Zhi was very happy. Huarong took Huazhi to play on the street, while Gu Yanxi was wandering alone on the street. Shen Qi bought oil cakes for the sixth prince. When he was about to eat them, the sixth prince saw a little beggar, so he gave the oil cakes to the little beggar and gave him all his pocket money. After Jiang Zhengzhi learned that Hua Zhi came to Jinyang to do business, he invited a guest to his house to meet Hua Zhi. This guest is a big shopkeeper in Jinyang, named Zeng Ming, who is broad-minded and lively.

Zeng Ming invited Huazhi to a tea party in the city and introduced her ceremoniously to the wives of some big shots in the city. The ladies were curious about the costumes of the people in the palace, and asked all kinds of questions around Hua Zhi. Hua Zhi was usually simple, so how could she care about these things, so she was confused by the questions. Fortunately, Bao Xia helped solve the problem. After Zeng Ming came out of Huazhi's place, he went to Gu Yanxi's appointment. He told Gu Yanxi that although Jinyang was rich, the most profitable thing was not business. Jinyang had a business that made huge profits.

The ladies are not only interested in the jewelry and cloth of the imperial capital, but Mrs. Zhou also wants to marry her sister-in-law to Shen Qi. As long as she is willing, she can marry him with a nod. After hearing this, Shen Qi was confused. Fortunately, Hua Zhi was there to help. Gu Yanxi and Chen Qing went to visit several gambling houses. Qing Yishui who patrolled the casinos was a member of the Lian family, so Gu Yanxi asked Chen Qing to investigate these gambling houses. Hua Zhi and Shen Qi were walking on the street and were attracted by the lanterns, so they put the lanterns together to make wishes. Gu Yanxi stopped silently and looked at Hua Zhi for a long time, but never came forward.

The ladies invited Hua Zhitong to go to the dharma ceremony to meet the Haoyue Immortal. They said that the Haoyue Immortal could tell the wind and rain, predict good and bad luck, and was very powerful. Huazhi was very interested when she heard it, but her dress was too plain, so the ladies prepared to dress her up. On the other side, Gu Yanxi also found out about the Haoyue Immortal Envoy and the Seven-Star Tower from Zeng Ming.