On the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhao Mo got the income from selling cloth. The cost of the pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info is more than 3,000 taels, and the profit is nearly 2,000 taels of silver as soon as it enters and exits, which is almost doubled.

The people around him who had stopped him secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little ashamed. In particular, Zhao Mo did not come forward to do business in person, but instructed behind his back to contact the owner of the goods, the cloth village and the carriage and horse shop responsible for transporting the goods, all of which were done by Ah Shou. Zhao Mo acted like this, not only with measure, but also with benefits. In contrast, they are obviously the servants of big merchants such as the Wen family, but they are conservative and lack courage, and they really have no face.

After this incident, they were convinced by Zhao Mo, the little master. Zhao Mo planned to add industries in Jiangnan, and they were all actively helping to contribute. Zhao Shuo's hints, Zhao Mo did not hide it from them. Although the Qin family, Yongjiahou and his wife both said that they would bring Zhao Mo back with them when they returned to Beijing, who knows what will happen when the time comes? If the little master really stays in Jiangnan and settles down, he can live more comfortably in the future.

There are still people thinking that if they can stay in Jiangnan for a long time, ignore the entanglement between the prince of Beijing and his subsequent wife, and ignore those things that fight for power and profit, and just feel at ease to be a rich man in Jiangnan, it can be regarded as a good prospect. Zhao Mo, a son of the clan and the grandson of the prince, may not be distinguished in the capital, but in Jiangnan, as long as others know his identity, they will definitely only hold him, and they will never dare to be half slack!

Zhao Mo's subordinates were even more keen than himself to inquire about good fields and real estate in Jinling City, and some people listened to Zhao Mo's words and inquired about some businesses. It's just that it's the lunar month now, and generally no one will buy or sell property at this time, so they just inquire first.

Zhao Mo didn't mention these things in front of the Qin family, but only slightly revealed to Qin Hanzhen that the muslin business made a lot of money, and then ordered a table of noodles from a few famous restaurants outside to eat, which not only invited guests, but also saved trouble. As for the reason for the treat, he deduced that Laba was coming, and he only invited Laba in advance.

The custom of Laba has always been only to eat Laba porridge, Zhao Mo is a strong argument, Qin Bai and Niu couldn't cry or laugh, Qin Jian also took his hand to test his forehead to see if he was burned. Qin Hanzhen diverted the topic: "No matter what the reason is, anyway, Cousin Zhao has a treat, of course we can't live up to his kindness." Look, grandmother, this is your favorite pickled tuk xian. It must be that Cousin Zhao listened to me and Brother Lobby, and went to buy it to honor you. ”

Niu's family was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, and he praised Zhao Mo for having a heart. Everyone gathered around the table and enjoyed the food, where did anyone ask for the reason for the treat?

Zhao Mo persuaded Qin Bai and Qin Jian to use the dishes, turned around and glanced at Qin Hanzhen on the kang opposite, and both of them showed a tacit smile.

This day is the seventh day of the lunar month, to Laba, early in the morning, the family cooked Laba porridge, everyone sat around for breakfast, Qinzhuang side, the sect sent a letter over, inviting the six rooms and a group of people to wait for the Hui to eat Laba porridge.

There has always been an old practice in the Qin clan, on the day of Laba, the clan will be led by the clan woman to lead the female relatives of the clan to cook Laba porridge and distribute it to the clansmen. Every clan member must eat a bowl of porridge before it can be regarded as the Laba Festival. On this day, if any of the Qin clansmen in Qinzhuang failed to eat the porridge, they would definitely be sinners who were not recognized by the clansmen. This is a very serious matter, and no one in the clan dares to despise this bowl of porridge.

This year's Laba porridge in the clan was nominally cooked by the patriarch's wife Shen and her eldest daughter-in-law Feng, but everyone knows that Shen's health is not good, that is, it is just a good look, and the real work is done by Feng. It was also the first time in many years since her husband fell ill that she had returned to her duties as a patriarch. The sixth room has a good relationship with Qin Keliang and Feng's husband and wife, even if it is to support Feng's family, he can't neglect that bowl of porridge.

Qin Bai had already decided that Laba would return to the clan to live for a while on this day. The Feng clan had informed them earlier that the schedule of the big sacrifice in the clan would be the next year. Therefore, on the side of the sixth room, the luggage has been packed a long time ago. Zongfang's letter was delivered, Qin Bai and the others had breakfast, got on the car, rode on horseback, and the group left Jinling City and went in the direction of Qinzhuang, Jiangning.

Zhao Mo originally thought that what was the point of him going with the activities of the Qin clan, so he wanted to stay in the city. But Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jian both persuaded him that they were destined to live in Qin Zhuang for a while, so they couldn't just leave him alone in the city, right? Besides, it must be very lively in the Nianxia clan, there will be all kinds of bazaars and hundred operas, Qin Jian will definitely take Zhao Mo to play with him this time, Qin Hanzhen also wants to go out to open his eyes, and hopes that Zhao Mo will also go together. Zhao Mo couldn't resist them in the end, so he agreed to leave together.

When the group returned to Qinzhuang, it was almost noon. The servants in the six-room ancestral house had already cleaned the house, prepared hot food and hot water, and raised the brazier. Everyone in the sixth room ate and drank enough, took a hot bath, took a short break at noon, and went to the ancestral hall to receive Laba porridge in the afternoon. After eating porridge, some people came to visit Qin Bai and his wife in the sixth room, some people were concerned about whether they would not leave again before the year, some people mentioned the matter of clan studies, and Qin Jian's good clan brothers persuaded him to go out to play together. The six rooms are very lively.

Qin Hanzhen's side was also surrounded by the clan sisters. When the female elders of the clan heard that the sixth room had returned to the clan, they also brought their daughters-in-law or granddaughters-in-law to visit the sixth room. Considering that there were so many little girls who had not yet left the cabinet, it was not convenient for the wives and grandmothers to speak, so they drove the girls to the west room, occupied the east room by themselves, and talked with the Niu family about some gossip.

They are quite similar to Niu's temperament, and although Niu's chat with them, although some of them are too vulgar, most of the female relatives are similar to the friends she made when she was in Mizhi. Compared with the female relatives she recognized in the capital, Niu felt that these women were more amiable.

Qin Hanzhen actually wanted to talk to Zhao Mo and continue to draw the Jiangnan travel brochure with him, but the sisters of the clan stopped her, and she couldn't spoil her fun at this time, so she could only chat with them patiently.

This is not the same as the previous situation of gossiping in the theater garden. I don't know if it's because they are under the noses of the elders, or since that time, the sisters have been taught a lesson, they don't mention how the Xiao Huang clan is, and they don't talk about the gossip in the clan, they only pull Qin Hanzhen to talk about some things in Jinling City, or talk about the materials for making clothes in the New Year, fresh embroidery patterns, fat powder balm, gold and silver jewelry, and so on.

Qin Hanzhen was still a little interesting at first, but when he listened to it, he felt bored. She hadn't visited the Jinlou Silver Shop or the Silk Cloth Village much in Jinling City, so she could know a few new patterns of clothes and jewelry? When she was in the capital, because she had to keep filial piety, she would not be called when there was a banquet or an occasion to go out for entertainment in the Chengenhou Mansion, and what she could see was just the sisters in the family. The sisters asked her these things, and she really couldn't answer. But it is difficult for them to get out of the door, and their understanding of the popular fashion in Jinling City is even more limited. Qin Hanzhen was tired of hearing it, and continued to sit there, maintaining a smile on his face, but he was just barely responding to the story.

Just when she was getting more and more bored, thinking about what excuse she wanted to hide from her grandmother, and then take the opportunity to find an excuse to send the clansmen and daughters away, there was a sudden neighing of horses in the direction of the front yard, and many people were shouting, which seemed to be very lively.

Niu heard the movement and hurriedly asked people to inquire. After a while, a mother-in-law came to report with a smile: "Buddies are making trouble to compare riding and archery kung fu." They said that the area of the opera garden was big, and they wanted to compete there, and this time they were asking people to move arrows. ”

Niu Shi was taken aback, and then smiled: "Who came up with this new trick? But it was so cold outside, that they were told to put on more clothes, and the wind blew and they fell sick. Under the New Year, it is not auspicious. ”

An old woman next to her also smiled and said, "How can I go to the theater garden? The invited troupes have already moved in, and the furniture, tables and chairs have been arranged, but don't let them break things." Isn't there a threshing field to the east of Zhuangzi? Now it's empty, tell them to go there and play. ”

Another young daughter-in-law excitedly proposed: "Why don't we go and see the excitement too?" ”

Someone laughed at her: "You can't worry about your own son, don't you? Don't worry, they are all young brothers, can anyone be better than the other? It's just a joke." ”

The crowd unanimously agreed to go over and see the excitement. From the six-room ancestral house, the threshing field is not too far, and it is only a hundred steps to the place. Even in the clan, the ladies don't have to be very shy about it, they just need to dress warmly and walk over. The older ones can sit in a warm sedan chair, and the younger ones can ask the elders to hold hands or hold them in their arms. Qin Hanzhen also supported his grandmother Niu, put on a big cloak, and went over to watch the game with the flow.

When I arrived at the edge of the barn, the sect had already sent stewards and servants to come over, and the curtains to shelter from the wind and the tables and chairs for the elders to sit on were ready. Qin Hanzhen heard an aunt from a clan uncle whispering to someone: "In the end, she is a serious sect woman, and she acts differently from others." This famous lady from the family of poetry, books and etiquette, how can her upbringing be comparable to those who can only do superficial work?" Qin Hanzhen just didn't hear it.

Today's competition is all ten to sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers, most of them are children of the Qin clan, and there are also one or two teenagers with foreign surnames who come to visit relatives, among them, the most outstanding is Zhao Mo, presumably Qin Jian called him over. I saw that he was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, and a circle of white fluff came out of the neckline, which made his face like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and starry eyes. He jumped out of the crowd on horseback and brushed it to draw everyone's attention.

Qin Hanzhen swore that she had heard more than one clan sister sighing in private. Somehow, there was a sense of pride in her heart, but at the same time there was a little bit of sourness.